rollover crash. two suspected car thieves tried to outrun police at stoneridge mall at 2:00 heading west on i- 580 reaching speeds of nearly 100 miles an hour before crashing at the castro valley boulevard exit. this is what was left of the getaway car that rolled over. it was badly damaged. the two suspects inside were arrested. we believe they were badly hurt. no other vehicles involved. but let's go to live pictures from chopper 5 now. a massive traffic backup along interstate 580. this looks bad. it was a lot worse. all the lanes were closed at one point this afternoon. then only one lane was open and traffic getting through but now we're told the crash scene itself has been cleared but as you can see, the afternoon commute is a mess. the damage has been done. it's been a painful commute with traffic stretching back for miles. we want to show you what in looks like on our traffic maps. here's the backup from the chase where it happened and the rollover accident there on 580.

you can see slow traffic beyond 680. we want to show you the gridlock on the eastshore freeway. interstate 80 towards the bay bridge, the backup stands to san pablo. tonight, the 49ers take on the pittsburgh steelers for one of the last games at candlestick park this season. with the plan for a new stadium in santa clara rolling forward, it doesn't appear there will be too many more. phil matier is at candlestick with what fans think about the plan to move th team south. phil. >> reporter: elizabeth, you take one look at the 49er faithful out here who gathered for this game -- [ applause and cheers ] >> >> reporter: -- the feelings and the party atmosphere has been going all day but the big question is will it travel south with the team santa clara? here's the story. >> reporter: it's a change that is getting mixed reviews from the 49ers faithful who have been coming here for years. >> not really happy since i

live in napa but we'll still go. >> reporter: adrian cruz isn't happy. >> i have feelings about that but i think it will be good overall. it's only a caltrain ride, 50 miles, right? >> reporter: it's not just the move to santa clara that has people talking. tickets at the new stadium are likely going to cost a lot more, as well. >> i don't like it. >> i think if they move i don't think i'll be a season ticketholder any more because it will be too expensive. >> reporter: today the name of the game was fun with the 49er faithful turning out in force and in a blink of an eye transforming this massive parking lot into an equally big football fest. even the cops joined in. >> beat the steelers! >> reporter: some came in costume. some were here before the tailgate showed up. danny of brisbane took the prize with joe montana sculpted into the back of his head.

he plans to stay on as a season ticketholder and move with the team to santa clara but there are a lot of people here concerned, especially about having to pay possibly thousands of dollars for those seat license fees at the new stadium. i have to tell you, when you look out at the crowd and you see the people and the fun, it really is a cross-section of the bay area. it would be a shame to lose them if they couldn't afford the fee. but that's business in sports these days. back to you guys. >> thank you, phil matier. stick around after eyewitness news for our special pre-game show countdown to kickoff with dennis o'donnell followed by the 49ers versus the steelers at 5:30. the bid to recall oakland mayor jean quan was launched amid the city's violent "occupy" protest but now powerful members of the so- called 99% are coming out in support of the embattled mayor. christin ayers live in oakland with their message of support tonight. >> reporter: allen, mayor quan has always enjoyed strong support amongst union leaders. but this is the first time an

organization as powerful as the alameda labor day council has come out against a recall urging oakland residents to cut quan some slack. >> i have had a good week. >> reporter: mayor jean quan celebrating a small victory at her annual christmas toy drive, the support of the alameda county labor union which today stood against an effort to throw her out of office. >> i'll use the word "outrageous" that people would organize to actually do a recall effort at this time. >> reporter: the union representing 100,000 alameda county workers called the money it costs to conduct a recall wasteful and claimed that while quan's popularity has plummeted, she has done nothing to merit a recall. >> the recall efforts are designated to get rid of elected officials who are corrupt, who are misusing finances, who are getting pay backs, mayor quan is none of those. >> reporter: but tell that to the campaign committee attempting to recall quan. >> people have just had enough. >> reporter: organizers claim

that the mayor mishandled "occupy oakland" protests, drove pom lar police chief anthony batts out of oakland, and did little to combat increased homicides this year. a poll december 8 showed that 47% of respondents supported a recall petition. about a third opposed it and 19% were not sure. >> whether you're liberal, moderate or conservative, there are a lot of people who want to recall mayor quan. >> reporter: last week organizers collected hundreds of the nearly 20,000 signatures needed to get a recall on next november's ballot. mayor quan says even with the support she received today she believes defeating the recall will be an uphill battle. >> people are having a hard time so it's easy to take it out on government. >> reporter: union leaders were also calling on city council members to come out in support of quan. it's not clear whether or not they will. the supporters of the petition have until may to get those 20,000 signatures. christin ayers, cbs 5. anytime now we expect the house of representatives to

vote down an extension on the payroll tax break. it put an extra $1,000 in the average paycheck this year. the senate approved a two-month version of the deal over the weekend but house republicans want a year-long deal. they are calling on senators to return from vacation and renegotiate a plan. >> we owe post a senate bill because doing a two-month extension instead of a full year extension causes uncertainty for job creators. >> we remain hopeful that the house will act, that house republicans will do the right thing. >> president obama does favor a year-long extension in the long term. if lawmakers can't work out a deal before the end of the year, the social security tax break and some unemployment benefits will expire new year's day. as north koreans mourn the dictator they called their dear leader, international attention is focused on kim jong-il's successor, his son. as tina kraus reports the world is watching for any signs of a

turbulent transition in a nation that has been pursuing nuclear weapons. >> reporter: north koreans sobbed as they watched the news of kim jong-il's death. [ crying ] >> reporter: a news anchor also teared up. [ crying ] >> reporter: how can he pass away like this, asked this man? i'm so heartbroken, he says. the 69-year-old dear leader as supporters called him died saturday of a heart attack. kim was known as a master manipulator with nuclear ambition. his death has world leaders watching north korea closely. >> my biggest concern is a potential military clash between the north and south, a provocation by the north. >> reporter: ounce of south koreans celebrated the death. they hope relations will improve with their biggest enemy. the u.s. has more than 28,000 troops stationed in south korea to keep stability in the korean peninsula. >> we reiterate our hope for

improved relations with the people of north korea and remain deeply concerned about their well-being. >> reporter: kim's third son, kim jong-un, is the heir apparent to the family dine city but it's unclear how effective the 20 something will be at leading the isolated nation. some analysts believe north korea will make a bold move in the wake of kim's death to prove their power. >> just to reminds everybody as they tend to often do that they are still there, they're still armed and still have teeth. >> reporter: but for the next 10 days, north koreans will show their vulnerability as they mourn the dictator who ruled their country for 17 years. [ crying ] >> reporter: tina kraus, cbs news. public services for warren hellman a bay area venture capitalist and a passionate philanthropist is planned for this week. 77-year-old hellman died on sunday from leukemia. he co-founded a firm hellman and friedman, he created the

new site bay citizen and the hardly strictly bluegrass festival. public services will be wednesday at the congregation emanuel in the city at 1:00 in the afternoon. a milestone for the new bay bridge with some very heavy strings attached. >> this is not your grandfather's suspension bridge. >> what it takes to hold up something this big with wires, no thicker than a pencil. it's not always easy to be able to afford all the things you want to get your family for christmas. i'm ann notarangelo in concord with the good news some families are getting about the bills they owe. a white-out for christmas? the blinding blizzard threatening to strand thousands of air travelers.

world's longest suspension s. don ford shows us keep your eyes on the road as caltrans begins stringing cable from one of the world's longest suspension bridges. don ford shows us why the next step for the bay bridge project

may be distracting for drivers. >> reporter: the construction of the bay bridge has reached another milestone. the world record cabling job has begun. >> everything that's been done to date is basically been working up to this point. >> reporter: the cables are laid out in a massive warehouse and inspected carefully. but what looks like four separate cables is not. it is one continuous long piece that starts on one side, travels up to the tower, and back down. but it doesn't stop. it circles under the roadbed, travels back to the tower again, finally reaching the same side of the bridge that it started from. a lot like a giant sling. caltrans' director explains it. >> the cable will have 137 strands and in each strand is a combination of 127 steel wires. >> reporter: caltrans says it will take nearly a year to complete the installation. then more time to calibrate the load. the bay bridge is expected to

be finished in 2013. with all this aerial work starting, caltrans is concerned about distracted drivers on the old bay bridge so they built a special public access area where you can get out and safely watch the whole show. on treasure island, don ford, cbs 5. responding to the "occupy" movement hasn't been cheap. the price tag for the protests in san francisco, the bay area, that started three months ago is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. the police overtime tab is now $500,000. that number keeps growing as officers continue to guard justin herman plaza. the department of public works estimates it has spent about $47,000. the recreation and parks department has spent about $50,000 just on replanting the plaza. it's moving day in menlo park as facebook takes up shop in its new headquarters. we'll tell you what that means for the local community. and they look, they see clothes, they see shoes, they see toys and they say i want to

pay that off. >> they're paying it forward and it's catching on. the layaway angels paying for strangers' christmas presents. from the cbs 5 weather center, good evening, everyone. taking a look outside where we currently have temperatures still in the mid-60s. the full pinpoint forecast as we slide towards christmas as eyewitness news continues.

union has not come up with t stocks opened the week with a loss, dow down 100 on news that european union hasn't come up with the money for a bailout fund and shares in zynga dropped another 5% today. facebook employees have a new home. the social networking site did haul everything into its new headquarters in menlo park. mark sayre with more on the move and what it means for the community, too. >> reporter: well, allen, this move actually began last august but it's ramped up in the past two weeks and the final employees reported here to the new headquarters this morning. for commuters along the bay front expressway, you will see a very familiar thumbs up on the sign in front of the new campus, a few balloons visible in the parking lots and facebook says it even provided

maps to employees to find their new desks. facebook did provide a few still photos from inside the new campus. they say that as of today, about 2,000 people are working here at what was once the campus of sun microsystems. and at rival of -- the arrival of facebook brings good news for some nearby businesses, including a restaurant that saw a big dip in business when sun moved out. >> i'm excited. hopefully we can have a big line in here. >> facebookers come on over, huh? >> finally. >> reporter: now, facebook's move also represents a move from santa clara county in palo alto into san mateo county. the company says it is working hard to be a good neighbor. it plans to launch something called facebucks to encourage its employees to leave the campus to leave the on-site dining room, for example, and to spend money in the local community. facebook also has plans to growth campus in the come years to over 9,000 employees in the coming years to. do that, they need approval

from the city in menlo park. there is a hearing on this in january. mark sayre, cbs 5. they are paying it forward and their holiday generosity is spreading across the country. strangers are randomly paying off other people's layaway debt. ann notarangelo is in concord where layaway angels landed on kmart. ann. >> reporter: elizabeth, at this one store alone, about 20 people have had their layaway debt almost completely wiped out. people are walking in and paying somebody else's bill and this feel-good gesture is catching on. >> these are all from saturday. >> reporter: receipts on the wall indicate the layaway angels who have flown into the kmart in concord paying off thousands of dollars of someone else's layaway debt. boxes waiting for pickup like these filled with toys and clothes are paid for by strangers. the gestured started in the midwest last week and is going nationwide. it's making christmas brighter

for other families. >> they look, they see clothes, shoes, toys, they say i want to pay that off. >> reporter: the balance is usually a penny just enough that the layaway stays on the books for pickup. marty assumes the role of one of santa's els when she calls customers to let them know their bill is paid. do you love-making those calls? >> yes, makes me cry sometimes. >> reporter: most are stunned. one man was angry thinking he was being harassed. >> won't you stop calling me? i'm coming it pay just not not. sir, i'm not calling about that. i'm calling to let you know that your layaway has been paid off. >> reporter: what did he say? >> you're joking it? [ laughter ] >> definitely. >> reporter: norma says the benefactors are all ages, some give a few dollars, some give hundreds, even thousands. but the majority don't seem wealthy. >> she told my, i'm not rich, don't take me wrong but i have a little extra to give so i want to give. >> reporter: kmart seems to be

the favorite spot for angels to land perhaps because the chain has had a layaway program for decades. it seems around the clock, somewhere an angel is getting its wings. >> that is a beautiful thing that people still have love in their hearts to be able to help others. >> that's amazing. i where someone would do that for me -- i wish someone would do that for me. >> reporter: most of these anonymous benefactors don't want anything in return and don't want the receipt so they can claim the donation on their taxes. >> talk about the real holiday spirit. thank you. want to see what you're missing? maybe you're not really missing this. a dangerous winter snowstorm pounding the great plains and parts of the southwest. blizzard warnings went up from new mexico to kansas. some places up to 15 inches of snow. the storm is expected to put a kink in some holiday travel in several major interstates, possibly the airports. stay tuned for that. it's expected to move out of the region by midday tomorrow. makes us really grateful for the weather here in the bay area, right, roberta?

>> today's high temperatures 52 degrees in san francisco. and in kentfield. that was the cool spot. the warmest location was concord at 63 degrees. there the number was 5 to 7 degrees above normal. good evening, everyone. our live cbs 5 weather camera looking at at seamless sky out there. unlimited visibility and officially sundown at 4:53 but still seeing hints of the sunshine. temperatures into the 50s and 60s. tonight if you have plans to head out perhaps engage in a little bit of christmas shoppping, we will have temperatures in the 50s for the next 60 to about 70 minutes. otherwise, mostly sunny skies. tonight with the clarity, lots of clear skies, overnight we will experience widespread frost inland and perhaps a tad of patchy inland fog throughout the eastern neighborhoods. otherwise, we have this area of low pressure to the south of the bay area. it caused a couple of sprinkles early on. high pressure the key component producing that offshore wind out of the northeast, extremely

mild days and dry conditions. tonight with the drier air mass in place, below freezing in throughout santa rosa and sonoma, cotati, penngrove. otherwise it will be freezing in throughout the tri-valley, 40 bayside, upper 30s around santa clara through willow glen. 36 downtown san jose. tomorrow's daytime highs very similar to today in the mid- and high 50s through the low and mid-60s away from the bay. the winds will be offshore out of the northeast about 5 to 10 miles per hour. the extended forecast does call for a string of sunshiny days each and every day. a few clouds drifting in and out but overall -- i was taking a look this morning at the extended forecast and going all the way 14 days out. not a raindrop in sight here in the bay area which means no snow for tahoe, as well. we have already fallen to 39% of normal as far as the rainfall stats are concerned in the san jose area. so time to bring it on. >> have to catch up. thank you. they made it sound like a cure-all. pun pill a day this protects -- one pill a day this protects

you from cancer and broken bones. experts now say not so fast. the new evidence about what vitamin d really does.

let's take a look at chopper 5 live over the toll plaza interstate 80. this has just become a big mess, people trying to get into the city. this all follows a rollover accident that happened about 2, 2:30 this afternoon, which was on 580 in castro valley just east of 880. but traffic this monday night is just a mess. we'll keep an eye on it for you. one pill that can make your bones stronger and reduce the risk of cancer. sounds like a wonder summent but new research says not so fast. randall pinkston with the new evidence about the benefits and risks of vitamin d. >> reporter: 64-year-old diane rigo has been taking vitamin d for 10 years. >> i take 1,000 units daily. >> hi, doctor. >> reporter: studies have suggested that take vitamin d supplements can reduce

fractures in older adults. now a new review of the latest research shows vitamin d combined with calcium does lower the risk of broken factures especially in older women. but taking it alone is not effective. >> it's controversial. it's hard to see if it prevents fractures. >> reporter: it's also been studied in its role to prevent cancer but researchers need more evidence, they say. and high doses of vitamin d can cause other health problems such as kidney stones but when it comes to preventing bone fractures, doctors say vitamin d and calcium work together. >> vitamin d helps absorb calcium. calcium is critical to bone health. >> reporter: the problem is, everyone absorbs vitamin d differently. so it's important to check with your doctor about the right amount to take. one doctor recommends older patients like rigo take vitamin d supplements if their levels are low. >> call me on monday.

>> okay. >> reporter: a government panel will use the new information to recommend the best dose of vitamin d for good health. randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. well, more animals rending up at shelters and with rescue groups and, of course, they need to be fed. well, that's where today's generous donation comes in. look at that, bags of food. 8,000 pounds of pet food being donated by manufacturers. the shelters say people are, of course, turning in their pets voluntarily because they can't afford to keep them. but low-income families who have pets are keeping them and then finding it difficult to put food in the bowl. >> i don't really know how far it will go but it will go -- 1,000 pounds will feed a lot. >> shelters and groups in san francisco, oakland and benicia all received donations. >> between that miracle angels story -- >> the layaway. >> -- yeah. and this story. this is a feel-good newscast. >> and you know what, it's a

feel good day when you go outside. our live cbs 5 weather camera pick up -- official sundown at 4:53 but look at the sun. a few high, thin clouds across the horizon there. >> beautiful. >> the winds are calm. not even a ripple on the bay. now, everybody watching monday night football is going to see this and everybody is going to want to flock to california! [ laughter ] >> always happens, doesn't it? >> kind of looks golden san francisco 49er sunset. >> that means a win! thanks for watching us this special 4:00 newscast. 49ers pre-game show is next. >> and then the game. stay tuned. wahoo! ♪ [ ukulele strumming ]

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