closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc drunk drivers in alameda county are being serveed a harsh lesson right now. i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. and i'm cheryl jennings. hundreds of arrest warns are being served for drunk driving convictions. >> amy hollyfield is live in livermore with the story. >> reporter: it is tough to track some of these people down. officers came here to find a man only to learn that he hasn't worked here in a year and a half. they are finding some people. they hope they are sending a strong message. instead of working her shift

at this safeway this morning this woman will put in time at the local jail. officers surprised her at work and arrested her as part of a warrant sweep targeted dui offenders. >> when you are driving, you are not in control of your vehicle and you can hurt somebody. try to get this out there that people that have been arrested for a possible violent -- you know it is potentially there, they need to take care of their warrants. >> reporter: the team of officers has 550 warrants throughout alameda county to serve. these are people who have a warrant for failing to appear in court for a dui charge. >> just have a warrant. when i'm running them in the system i can see a lot have multiple dui's as many as five. >> reporter: they are going to homes and workplaces to make the arrests during the holidays because people are more likely to drink and drive

during this time there is a way to an very the embarrassment of officers showing up and hauling offenders in. >> turn yourself in. that way you picked the day that you can get -- instead of us coming and taking you on christmas or new year's or a friday where you have to pen the whole weekend in jail. >> reporter: -- to spend the whole weekend in jail. >> reporter: they say each time they arrest 50 people. they will spend the rest of the week t on overtime. it is paid for by a state grant. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. santa clara county is offering a delayed christmas present to those with unpaid parking tickets. 50% off for certain tickets. the outstanding traffic case due to be paid in full and the last date on the payment january 1st, 2009. no civil assessment fee. the -- [ unintelligible ]

the program stars monday. right now aviation -- investigators looking into three airplane emergencies in northern california. a southwest flight this morning made an emergency landing after being hit by a bird shortly after takeoff. the 737 was grounded temporarily while crews checked for damage. flight 1166 took off bound for ontario, 25 onboard, nobody hurt. another investigation after a southwest airlines jet had to an individual tack off when two tires blew out last night -- takeoff when two tires blew out last night, 130 onboard, crews were called in to hose down the plane as a precaution. officials say crews inspected the runways but didn't find debris that could have been responsible forever the ruptures. all passengers were rebooked. right now federal aviation

investigators are on the scene of this crash in concord. sky 7 was over buchanan field yesterday afternoon. the pilot and passenger were treated for injuries and are doing okay. it is not known why the plane mised -- missed its intended runway the pilot didn't want to tell us what happened al inform he spoke with investigators. new occupy oakland camp set up now in a vacant lot mere mandela parkway the first time in more than -- near mandela parkway. the first time in more than five weeks. >> reporter: it is kind of a triangle plot of land. it is under lock and key you can see behind us, we are on the outside of the camp they have it locked at all entrances. earlier, they did let us in. we have video of that to show you. there are more than a dozen tents inside, maybe 16 and a dozen people.

the occupiers tell us it is private property. they have formed a tactical action committee for occupy oakland that is who behind the new camp. inside the camp they have conflict mediators and strict no drugs and alcohol policy they tell us. they are surviving on donated food and clothes inside. the occupier who spoke with us said they are looking to give the homeless food and shelter for winter. >> right there in front of the city's face and showing them they are not caring. what we have to do now is push forward and worry about ourselves and get each other involved and help each other out, because it seems like the city not going to do it >> reporter: you are looking now at video of frank ogawa plaza on november 22nd, that is how the last occupy camp came to be removed. police moved in after the city decided that location was no longer viable. as far as this location, police know of it.

think came out after neighbors called yesterday. the officers did come here but they confirm that it is right property and they are not going to do anything unless the owners come forward and ask for the "trespassers to be removed." the occupiers say they weren't able to find tax assessment records of this land so they don't know hot owners are. katie marzullo, abc7 news. the occupy movement has set up camp in iowa where the republican presidential caucus is set for next tuesday. occupiers want to turn the vote into what they call a raucous caucus planning protests at candidate events and polling stations. organizers say they want to an individual the homeless and violent aspects and concentrate and change. gop candidates are fanning out around the state today. broken water main causing a mess but not loss of service.

4:30 this morning crews were notified of a break at the intersection of william and leonard drive. crews found a broken 12 inch main that is near a middle school, it was not damaged crews are cleaning up, no estimate on when the pipe is going to be fixed. san francisco giants say they are ready for a fight to a's out of the south bay for months the a's have been pushing forward with plans to move to san jose the winter meetings in two weeks the giants are reminding everyone that they own the territorial rights to the south bay and they are not ready to give them up. despite the high profile dispute the issue is not on the agenda for that owner's meeting in two weeks. just ahead, what person do you admire the most in the world? which man or woman may the top of the list? new study challenges a government warning about the popular blood thinner plavix. the protest happening now

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the rare got a rare look inside north korea today as the nation paid respects to its late leader kim jong il. >> reporter: as north korea's military elite fill in the plaza the body of kim jong il

made a grand entrance courted by his son kim jong un and the head of military behind the new leader, the man reportedly in control of the power behind the scenes. they passed by places that he used to reside and work. citizens shown on television displayed incredible emotions. are these wailings genuine? >> i can't imagine anyone having genuine sorrow and condolences for this leader. but they are scared. these are all staged. >> reporter: look closer the crying is proportional to the proximity of the camera, analysts say. the question is will this young leader of the 1.2 million strong army be able to carry on his father's iron grip? seoul, south korea. new analysis of plavix

mandated by the fda. plavix is a safe and effective medication for patients. the warning cautions the drug has diminished effectiveness in people who -- might lead to an increase in cardiovascular events such as heart disease or bleeding. the new analysis suggests it is time to rethink that warning. nursing mothers right now are holding nurse-ins at target stores across the nation to protest after a texas mom claims she was harassed at the for for nursing her baby. in nurse-in, in emeryville is one of 100 scheduled. they organized after a claim of harassment from the mom who says she was at the woman's department nursing her baby covered by a blanket when target workers began giving her a hard time. >> they all came and started walking by and shaking their head like you kow, rolling their eyes and shaking their

head no, no like i'm doing something so horrible. i'm feeding my baby. >> target released a statement, guests who choose to breast-feed in public areas of the store are welcome to do south without being made to feel uncomfortable. target says it will inform the employees about the breast-feeding policy. frances dinglasan in for mike nicco today. >> there's still a chance of rain heading our way. even though we've got this beautiful live shot of blue skies some clouds are moving in. i'll tell you about the chances of rain and i'll have your seven day forecast, coming up. also coming up, hannibal lecter, bambi and forest gump , all different but memorable movie characters. now they've one historic thing in common. wrao >> former senator arlen specter takes up a second career in stand up.

the shots he took at former colleagues. @

my mom always said, life was like a box of chocolates. >> okay that line from forest gump will now be preserved

forever. the 1994 hitucomw starring tom hanks was one of 25 films chosen today to be included in this year's national film registry the library of congress picks films it considereds to be significant to american culture. -- this year's list spans more than 80 years the oldest movies selected were from 1912, one is the cry of the children. others on the list, charlie chaplain's first feature the kid, silence of the lambs and bam me. >> i'm going to have to -- bambi. >> i'm going to rewatch everything. >> i remember how creepy silence of the lambs was. frances is here with a look the forecast. still a chance of rain? >> still a chance of rain. we took it off then put it back in. however, still turning out to be a beautiful day. a couple live camera shots here's one from heavenly, looks beautiful but the snow is still sparse, unfortunately,

it doesn't look like they will get much snow this week slight chance of rain possibly today light as well. you will see cloud cover there we'll show you another live shot we are looking from mount tamalpais south towards san francisco and the pacific coast to the right you will notice coastal clouds. we are going to see cloud cover move in starting from the north and spreading south. i'll tell you to current temperatures right now. starting -- i'll take to you current temperatures right now. moving quickly into the 50s, 55 in san francisco, 56 in san jose. still hanging on to the 40s in fairfield and antioch, 49 for you there and 48 in antioch. temperatures are going to be on the mild side today for highs and lows. we are a few degrees warmer than what we expect for this time of year. chance of showers i'll talk about that again in the north

bay we keep that today through friday. it is going to be dry for new year's weekend. if you have plans to go out, then it should be okay for now. we'llke a look at the satellite image. we see this tail end of this storm system and we are going to getlouds moving in. even though we are seeing a lot of sunshine clouds expected to move into the afternoon the areas of green shows rain heading our way. the storms in the pacific kept north by the jet stream and this area of high pressure. latest models shows some of the light rain moving closer than we originally forecasted. thursday night into friday we night see light rain all the way down possibly the peninsula coast as well could be widespread drizzle for your friday morning commute. but the rain amounts we are talking about very light possibly a few hundredths of an inch to a 10th of an inch.

today the clouds move in overall, upper 50s to low 60s. look for 62 in santa rosa, 59 san rafael, 58 san francisco, 61 in oakland and pretty comfortable in san jose 62°. where there will be fewer clouds and warmer weather is in the monterey bay area. temperatures up a few more degrees there, mid 60s for you. 64 in watsonville, 63 in santa cruz, in salinas. if you are traveling around the state look for some of this rainy weather in the northern end of the stay. tonight with the increasing cloud cover we'll -- we'll see milder temperatures thursday morning a lot of 40s even 50° in san francisco, 44 tonight in san jose. here's your seven day forecast, we've got that slight chance of rain, mainly confining it to north bay, i showed you that one model that way show drizzle along the peninsula coast still dry for the weekend and warm at least for

the beginning of the next work week. which is the new year. >> yes. >> thanks frances. passengers aboard a cruise into history this spring will be spending a small fortune to relive an iconic anniversary to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic. a british cruise line is retracing the doomed ship's only voyage. a chartered ocean liner will sail from england to the point off newfoundland where the titanic had!7j its date with destiny 100 years ago. the liner will arrive april 15th, the day the ship sank after hitting an iceberg. the cruise has sold out. the cost was up to $15,000 per person. >> wow. >> the answer to the question of what do you do when you retire from congress is perform stand-up comedy. former pennsylvania senator arlen specter took the stage at the helium club in

philadelphia last night. he's 81-years-old he joked that having a second career as a comedian is a natural given all his time in congress. >> been in senate for 30 years so i'm used to comedy. will rogers said when congress passes a law it becomes a joke when congress tells a joke it becomes a law and i thought which would tell some of the stories about some of my colleagues, bill clinton and ed rendell and herman cain and chris christie and some other people. >> we haven't her the reviews, you did hear the applause. specter says humor is elevating. he thought he did well he's not sure whether he will be asked to come back. two politicians top the most admired man and woman list for 2011. the annual gallup poll says secretary of state hillary rodham clinton topped the list of most add fired women for a record 16th time rounding out the top five, oprah, first lady michelle

obama, sarah palin and former secretary of state condoleeza rice. now the men, president obama won the title for the fourth straight year followed by former presidents, george w. bush and bill clinton, reverend billy graham and warren buffett rounded out the top five. coming up next, we'll all be admiring or verying this next person. >> the winning -- or

. new york is getting ready. workers in times square are putting the final touches on the crystal ball, 288 waterford triangles are being installed, displaying the theme of let there be friendship. each year a million pack in to times square to ring in the new year. today at 3:00, olympic skater and bay area native bryan boy tan know and john oliver from the daily show -- then at 4:00, how brushing your teeth could help prevent you from developing knew money the surprising results in -- pneumonia. the surprising results in a new study. those stories and more at 4:00 and 5. the only winning mega millions lottery ticket was

sold in middle island, new york. >> the big ticket may not have been sold in the golden state, however three tickets sold in california did match five numbers, did not get the mega number. >> each ticket is worth $388,000, far short of the 208 million that the person in new york won. here are the winning numbers: 23, 32, 33, 39, 43 and the mega number is 8. >> not one is mine. >> we'll all be back tomorrow. >> definitely. from all of us here at abc 7 news, thanks for joining us. news, thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a

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