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the first big presidential contest in the west starts today. the familiar strategy c . the first big presidential contest in the west starts today. the familiar strategy candidates are using to take down the frontrunner. a shooting attack in the east bay injures four people. and people evacuated after water and pipeline floods in their homes. thank you for joining us. i'm anne makovec. >> i'm j im bernard, in to take another look at a beautiful weekend around the bay. lots of sunshine out there, a little patchy fog this morning. of course you can see the beginnings of a very nice weekend taking shape outside.
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we'll take a closer look at it for you, coming up in your complete forecast in just a few minutes. developing news out of the sierra, where a propane explosion has killed one person and forced 38 families to evacuate their homes. the blast happened near a marine corps training base in coleville last night. the home, which was part of a privatized military housing complex, was about 30 miles from that base. the explosion injured two people in addition to the one who was killed. seven homes were damaged. the cause is still under investigation, but it's believed to have been caused by the home's propane distribution system. police and occupy protesters are preparing for another demonstration tonight in oakland. more than 400 people were arrested last weekend. police say protesters threw rocks and bottles at them and there was a break-in at city hall. right now, at least a dozen protesters are under court order to stay away from frank ogawa
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plaza. hundreds of officers are expected to respond to tonight's march. today, voters will have their say in nevada in campaign 2012. and the mormon vote is likely to be a key factor. >> reporter: mitt romney is looking to make it two in a row with a win in saturday's nevada caucus. fresh from tuesday victory in the florida primary, the republican frontrunner is not taking anything for granted. >> i know i did well. i owe you a lot! thank you! >> reporter: gingrich says if he's elected he would push for a flat tax and a balanced budget. >> i have no intention of raising revenue to catch up with obama's spending. i have every intention of shrinking spending to get down to the level of revenues. >> reporter: states can also
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play a role in politics. mormons make up only 7% of nevada's population, but in the last caucus, they totaled roughly 25% of the vote. todd and his wife dee plan to vote for mitt romney in just a few hours. they were attracted to his experience and membership in the mormon church. >> i want to know my commander in chief prays to god that he believes that there is a higher power. >> prophecy, the coming of christ. >> reporter: the moodies are mormons, too, and unlike four years ago, todd isn't concerned romney's belief will deter his decision as president. >> as they see him, as they study the issues. >> reporter: despite john mccain's nomination in 2008, romney won nevada and scored 95% of the mormon vote. cbs news, las vegas. checking headlines around
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the bay, a water pipeline overflowed in fremont, damaging four homes and forcing evacuations. the water was at least half a foot deep in some area, flowing through yards and garages. a utility crew is working to repair the pipeline. it's 8-feet in diameter. the flooded homes are all on a hillside below the freeway. violent night in oakland, a surge of shootings there. four people were shot last night when a man opened fire on international boulevard near 45th avenue. paramedics transported people to highland hospital and eden medical center in castro valley. eight people have been shot in oakland in just the past two days. san francisco sheriff ross america ream me still cannot see his wife and son. the judge agreed to hold another hearing on wednesday. mirkarimi is accused of injuring his wife ileana lopez, but she wants her family reunited and
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says the stay-away order is harming their 2-year-old boy. last year was the deadliest on record for afghan civilians. a united nations report out today said more than 3000 people died violently in 2011. civilian deaths were up 8% from the previous year. more than three quarters were killed by insurgents, especially in suicide and roadside bombings. time to check your refrigerator. more than 1 million hard-cooked eggs are being recalled from 34 states, including california. here are examples of the labels involved. tests have revealed that some of the eggs may be contaminated with listeria bacteria. they came from a food company based in minnesota. so far, no reports of any illnesses. road crews are hard at work clearing snow in denver after being pounded by the strongest storm of the season. the city has more than 100 plows on duty right now to clear the streets. denver was blanketed with over 6 feet of snow.
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check out that stuff, contrasting to our weekend around here, jim! >> dry and mild weather pattern for us. six more weeks in winter in store? we'll take a look at the weekend weather forecast, coming up. why some long-time 49ers fans say they are being sidelined by the team's move to santa clara. >> that's awful. the man who made ditching school irresistible, back to the super bowl, where people getting a sneak peek at the hot new ads and how to keep them kid-friendly. 200-million
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santa clara.
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. 7:09, and the 49ers are getting $200 million from the nfl to help build a new stadium in santa clara. another way the team is financing the project is a season ticket licensing fee. the 49ers are charging a 20,000, sometimes $30,000 fee for each seat to its season ticket holders. allen martin with the long-time fans who say they are getting squeezed out. >> we're just finishing our 63rd season with the 49ers. >> reporter: the edwards family has been loyal to the 49ers since they came to candlestick in '71, and before that, caesar stadium. >> the catch one, catch two, catch three. >> reporter: they say the team's plan to move to a new stadium in santa clara isn't in the play book for them. >> we're not going to be able to enjoy that anymore. it feels horrible. dad bought these tickets in 1948. >> reporter: they, and apparently many or long-time fans feel candlestick isn't the only thing 49ers are leaving
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behind. >> we talked to a number of people at the stadium and asked season ticket holders, are you going to renew your tickets? not a single one of them told us they would renew their tickets. that is not rewarding to the faithful. >> reporter: we took the question to the 49ers. >> what do you tell those people? >> i can certainly empathize with long-ticket holders that can't afford a club seat per se, but i would tell you and all the season ticket holders is there's a wide range of options for them. >> reporter: what isn't an option for some is the team's seat licensing fee, or what the 49ers are calling the stadium builder licenses. 20 to $30,000, just for the right to buy their season tickets. >> basically, here's how seat licensing would work. let's say i own this vending machine and you want to buy the candy bar that's in slot d-3 every week. you have to pay me a licensing fee of $100 before you can even put your money in and buy the candy bar in d-3. >> but once you buy that candy bar in d-3, it's yours. you can eat it or sell it.
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>> reporter: the 49ers didn't invent this revenue generator. personal seat licenses for new stadiums in the nfl started with the carolina panthers in 1993 and have been used to raise money for just about every new stadium built since then, including the palatial dallas cowboys stadium, where we found two licensing sees re-selling for a total of $85,000. that's for two decent seats on the 25-yard line. but what if the 49ers don't sell all those season tickets? >> we don't expect that at all. every new stadium that has opened has sold out. >> reporter: and he says the team has a 5000-person waiting list. but stanford professor roger noll says the team's math may not add up. >> what they have done is they have believed the financial projections about how much revenue is going to come in from, as i said, the naming rights, et cetera, and the amount they expect isn't impossible. it's just unlikely. >> my grandfather originally got the season tickets for the 49ers back in 1946. >> reporter: bob kenny says his
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grandfather was the second person to buy season tickets for the niners. he says his family, in his words, is going to bite the bullet and buy two season tickets. $40,000 for the seat licensing fees, and $325 per ticket per game. >> fortunately, my wife and i can use inheritance, so we have money we can play around with. couple years ago, i probably wouldn't have been able to do it without the extra income. >> reporter: should the 49ers and raiders be able to build and share a new stadium. seat licensees could work the same way the new york jets and giants do. fees could be less because they are essentially selling that same seat twice. if you have a story idea, log on to cbssf.com. click connect, scroll down to closer look, send me an e-mail. allen martin, cbs 5. . and it is of course a big weekend for football. super bowl tomorrow. barbecue weather will be
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stellar. jim? >> a super weekend taking shape here again, as once again the offshore is settling in, and we'll look for mild and dry conditions to continue here through the weekend into the beginning of the week. and that might aide the barbecues tomorrow for that big game out there. who's playing? i forgot. >> giants and-- >> yeah, we don't care. shifting winds back to an offshore breeze tomorrow, patchy fog this morning, sunny and warm through the afternoon, continued dry and mild here through the weekend, as we enjoy the offshore breeze setting up once again. it's very light, so it's not going to be a real dramatic warmup. we could see temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s here over the weekend. we look for moderate air quality into the beginning of the week and then chances of showers creep into the picture by midweek. we'll take a look at that in just a second. patchy fog out there this morning. winds shifting subtlely offshore, settling in warm this afternoon for most locations, as temperatures push the upper 60s.
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here's a look at the effects of that offshore breeze. minimal clouds around the bay, patchy fog. storm track staying offshore and beginning to weaken out there. it will be approaching the coast here through the next couple of days, likely to arrive through the day on tuesday, bringing with it a slight chance of showers. but i think what we'll see here is some slip, one leg going to the north, one to our south. that will be midweek before we see the ramifications of that. patchy fog and offshore shift for the weekend, keeping us dry and mild for the foreseeable future. mostly sunny conditions and temperatures, as mentioned, bumping into the upper 60s to low 70s for the warmer locations. there's some of that patchy fog monday as the clouds increase and a chance of showers approach the coast, coming ashore early tuesday morning. but again, that looks to be a light rain maker for us, as i think most of it will miss us. mid to upper 60s across the bay today.
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slightly warmer tomorrow, even back to the beach looking for low 60s today. mid-50s in the city and upper 60s in the fringe locations. possibly a low 70 or two today or tomorrow, as temperatures peek out tomorrow, gradually cooling into the beginning of the week. by tuesday, we'll look at the slight chance of showers coming back into the picture. doesn't look like it will amount to much, but could mix up our weather pattern here with a few light rain sprinkles here and there. as we see conditions drying out again for the end of the week and into the weekend, we continue this dry and mild pattern, despite what punxsutawney phil said yesterday, which was six more weeks of winter. right now, the only winter we can find is moving through the midwest and denver, with the snow there. indianapolis, well, they are in a dome. it will be 60 degrees and dry. there you go, anne. >> regardless, the kind of weather that makes us feel really good about where we live, so i like it.
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a pricey tradition for super bowl sunday, speaking of. spending millions on super bowl ads. some of these ads cost around $3.5 million. will people get an encore presentation of those commercials? thanks to social media. >> now people are trying to share it beforehand, because they found that people actually have -- are better receptive. they see the spots, like them and they kind of wait to see them again. >> now, advertisers want to generate buzz across as many platforms as possible, so some of the ads will feature codes that viewers can scan with their smartphones and that will take them right to a product's website. well, coming up, the bottom line for the star pitcher of the san francisco giants, and the one person you may want to forget to invite to your super bowl party. check out this champion eater, coming up next in sports. is that sports? i guess so.
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. today's tip of the day is with a produce that sometimes you don't know whether to put it in the vase or cook with it. i like to cook with it. look at this kale. there's so many different colors. make sure the colors are vibrant when you buy them.
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the green should be green, the purple, deep purple. the bottom right here, free from any cracking whatsoever, and here, nice and clear, free from cracking or browning. when you bring them home, simply open up that bag, put it in the refrigerator. one to two days at the most. this may look like it will last a long time, but it really doesn't. the longer you hold it, that nutritional value and flavor will deplete. buy them and enjoy them. flowering kale. blanch them, steam them a little bit, saute them with garlic and olive oil, a little red pepper flakes, and fresh tomatoes at the end and you'll love it. i just like to look at it! i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. . >> it is pretty! what was supposed to be a private call between the fbi and scotland yard about internet security, 16 1/2 minutes of the conversation ended up posted online by the hacking group
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called anonymous. bob ore explains how it happened. >> reporter: it was a routine conference call, with cyber experts from the fbi and scotland yard, discussing strategy for taking down the hacker group, anonymous. but the agents didn't know there was a third party on the line. the target of the call, anonymous, was listening in as agents discussed potential suspects. >> -- subject of west midlands police. >> did he indicate who he was working with? >> reporter: the fbi and scotland yard said no operations were compromised, noting it was not classified and not conduct order a secure line. still, the security breach is an embarrassment, surfacing just hours after the fbi director muller warned congress of emerging cyber risks. >> i do believe the cyber threat
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will equal or surpass counterterrorism in the future. >> reporter: sources say in this case, anonymous got lucky after one of the investigators was sloppy. this memo advertising the conference call and access code was circulated last month among the fbi, scotland yard, and a number of european police agencies. sources say one of the recipients of the memo then forwarded it to a private e-mail address and opened it on an outside computer. that police official's e-mail address had been previously hacked by anonymous. with the phone number and password, anonymous simply dialed in to the conference. now, anonymous is taking a bit of a victory lap. after releasing the fbi call, hackers shut down police weekends in boston and salt lake city, and the justice ministry's site in greece. bob ore, cbs news, washington. . closer to home, activists are hoping san francisco voters will help keep coit tower commercial-free. they plan to turn signatures in on monday to get an initiatives
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on the june ballot. the law would limit the amount of private parties and commercial events held at coit tower. right now, the parks department is trying to get approval to rent out the viewing area once a month. >> our number one concern is that not enough attention and resources are going to coit tower, that it's being treated more like sort of a cash cow than a respected place that needs to be around for another 80 years. >> the money that we earn translates into programs and services and gardeners and custodians that we don't have to cut. >> reporter: the parks department has had to cut $43 million from its budget over the last seven years. it faces a $4 million shortfall this year. well, tim lincecum explains his contract decision, and a record is shattered for eating chicken wings. kim coyle has more in sports. good morning, everyone. the giants held their media day yesterday, and tim lincecum got the chance to explain why he didn't want to sign a long-term
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deal. >> i've always been that guy. like even last year, i don't know what going to happen three years from now. i don't know how i'll feel. a lot of things can happen in a year's time. given that, like i said, i like to keep the options open, biggest thing for me. it says nothing about, you know, not wanting to be here, not wanting to be a giant. i would love to be a giant my whole career. winds up to 35 miles an hour forced play to be suspended at the qatar masters where john daly has a one-stroke lead. back in the states, the phoenix open, nothing beats the 16th hole in scottsdale. [ crowds cheer ] >> he sinks the birdie, but it's spencer lavine with a one-shot lead. and finally, wing bowl xx. kobe yach key shattered the record, eating 337 wings in 30 minutes. in other words, don't invite him to your super bowl party.
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that's a look at sports. see you tonight at 5:30. well, tomorrow on weekend early edition, two memorable moments from mitt romney's campaign. that infamous comment on poor people, plus an endorsement from donald trump. >> it was a confirmation of everything that i don't care about poor people symbolizes. and when donald trump shows up to say, i agree with you, he lives that life, you know, the billionaire apprentice, all of those things, all designed, by the way, to promote trump's show. also tomorrow, a closer look at the facebook ipo. that starts at 7:30 a.m., right here on cbs 5. a budget game that looks a lot like monopoly. coming up in the next hour, how innovation games is helping local governments with their significant money issue. also, help for homeowners this weekend. where they are lighting up for free mortgage advice, today.
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and san francisco's 'em battled sheriff and his plea to a judge to see his wife and son. we'll be right back. the republican race for president now takes center stage in nevada.
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. voters here in the west are finally getting their say in the republican race for president, taking center stage right now just to our east. how religion may play a factor in the national contest. and sheriff mirkarimi's plea before a judge to see his wife and son. a little known legal rule that could end up working in his favor. plus, another big occupy protest set for tonight in oakland. the stay-away order for some members of the occupation. welcome back to weekend early edition. it is just about 7:30 on february 4th, super bowl weekend. thank you for joining us. i'm anne makovec. >> and i'm jim bernard in to take a look at your weekend weather pattern. it's official, it's gorgeous out there. looks like another high and dry day across the bay. temperatures will be warming through the weekend, as we see a bit of an offshore breeze setting up once again. that means high pressure system will hang on into early next week, with a slight chance of
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showers showing up on tuesday. but it's nothing to get real excited about. we'll take a closer look, coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks, jim. today, voters in nevada will take part in republican caucus to choose the person they want to run against president obama. mitt romney is the favorite right now, with a lead of 20 points in the most recent polls. he has an existing network of support in nevada, from his 2008 campaign. and he is likely to benefit from a large number of mormon voters there, but there is some hope that romney's religion is less important nationally. >> that is less of a factor as they hear mitt romney and as they see him and as they study the issue. newt gingrich is acknowledging romney's advantage going into today's vote in nevada. the former house speaker says he is hoping to secure a second place finish. ron paul and rick santorum are also on the ballot. new this morning, a water
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pipeline overflowed in fremont, damaging at least five homes and forcing a dozen families to evacuate. the water was at least half a foot deep in some areas, flowing through yards and garages. a utilities crew is now working to repair the pipeline. it is 8 feet in diameter, and runs along interstate 680. the flooded homes are all on a hill side below the freeway. developing news out of the sierra, where a propane explosion killed one person and forced 38 families to evacuate their homes. the blast happened near a marine corps training base in coleville overnight. the home, part of a privatized military housing complex, was about 30 miles from that base. two other people were hospitalized from the explosion in addition to the one person who was killed. seven other homes were damaged as well. the cause is still under investigation, but it's believed to have been caused by the home's propane distribution system. police and occupy protesters are preparing for another occupy demonstration tonight in
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oakland. last weekend, more than 400 people were arrested. police say protesters threw rocks and bottles at them, and there was a mass break-in at city hall. right now, at least a dozen protesters are under court-imposed orders to stay away from frank ogawa plaza. the police department has canceled days off for hundreds of officers to respond to tonight's march. an emotional plea from the san francisco sheriff who is accused of domestic violence. a protective order is now stopping ross mirkarimi from seeing his wife and son. now his wife is using a certain legal tactic to break the court-ordered restraining order. linda yee explains rule 19. >> i miss my son terribly and he misses me. >> reporter: choking back tears, sheriff ross mirkarimi walked away from a court that denied his request to see his 2-year-old son. but he'll get a chance to argue his case in family court next wednesday. >> we don't know what they are going to order. could he just have general visit
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to the son? could that be a family member standing by? if they tell him he has to stand on one leg and skype, he'll do it. >> reporter: mirkarimi's stay-away order was issued last month, after he was arrested and charged with physically abusing his wife and endangering his son. but his wife, ileana lopez, denies her husband hurt her and supports a reunited family. in her pleas to the court, she says their son frequently cries. my son theo is asking for his father every day. he waits for ross on the stairs in the morning, hoping ross will be there to take him to school. he runs to the window in the evenings, looking for ross. lopez and her attorneys show off theo's colored drawings and what he wrote two days ago. >> he says i love you, daddy, i love you, mommy. >> reporter: attorneys for the couple argue the law allows families to reunite, even as domestic violence cases, it's called rule 19. >> they explicitly say that
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severing all contact between an offending parent and the children may exacerbate the harm and not be in the best interest of the children or the family unit. >> reporter: linda yee, cbs 5. and a judge is going to decide on wednesday whether or not to grant those visitation rights. as it stands right now, the restraining order remains in effect through his trial, and that trial is set to start on february 24th. more bay area headlines now. red light cameras have some fuming in fremont. ten intersections in that city are equipped with those cameras, and some people plan on protesting them today. organizers say the cameras are nothing more than a revenue stream for the city. police say they have seen a decrease in accidents, though, because of them. firefighters in heyward were able to put out a fire at a pool house before it spread to any neighboring homes, luckily. the fire started yesterday after the owner turned on a newly installed fireplace, but the flue cap had not been installed on the roof, so the convected heat ended up in the attic,
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triggering that fire. hundreds of homeowners are headed to the cow palace today, searching for a solution do their mortgage nightmare. check out those lines yesterday. that was the first day of the mortgage event. people stood in line for hours with hopes of lower monthly mortgage payments. the event is organized by the nonprofit neighborhood assistance cooperation of america. it is 7:35, and a fan party for the giants later this morning. and it's going to be gorgeous. >> super. and the offshore flow is back in town. skies clear and warm, upper 60s to low 70s for the interior locations. mid-60s around the bay and at the ball park. you can't beat this pattern, as we'll see it continue, dry and mild through the weekend. the rest of your forecast details, coming up. also, the most famous love story for dogs gets a high tech
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makeover. how "lady and the tramp" will entertain fans new and old. plus, the games that help city governments and businesses make tough decisions. a rep from innovation games joins us live in studio, coming up next.
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enjoys a care-free rite of . about 20 minutes before 8:00. a south bay woman is going the extra mile to make sure every child enjoys a care-free rite of passage. as sharon chen reports, this week's jefferson award winner is providing brand-new bicycles. >> push, push, push! >> reporter: the parents of 6-year-old alicia and 5-year-old cheyenne had just moved the family from a garage to an apartment in gilroy. they couldn't afford christmas presents, so santa brought the bicycles. >> i'm excited. >> i like riding the bike all the time. >> reporter: susan's nonprofit orchestrated the surprise. it gives low income kids in santa clara county new bicycles.
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>> these kids that are getting the bikes that we distribute are the kings and queens of hand-me-downs. so we made a decision early on that a bike, which is the number one requested gift item by the kids we serve, that should be theirs, brand-spanking-new. >> reporter: susan started the nonprofit after an unhappy christmas. she said she grew up in a low income family that couldn't always afford presents, so she made sure to shower her kids with gifts. then, it got out of hand. >> i went to their house for christmas and there were more presents than there was room, and i thought, oh, gosh, this is what i've created! and that's not what christmas is about or should be about. >> reporter: the next christmas in 2003, the santa clara valley medical center nurse manager collected money from her colleagues to buy bikes for unprivileged kids. >> we got 12 bikes that year and next year, we started earlier and we got 40 bikes. >> reporter: in 2005, susan
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founded turning wheels for kids. today, it distributes bicycles to more than 30 charities at christmas and pediatric clinics year round. from the giveaways to the bike repair clinics, susan dreams big. >> when she said 200 bikes and we went, oh, that's a lot of money, sue, that's a lot of money. i mean, how are we going to do that? >> reporter: that year, they doubled their goal. and last christmas, more than 800 volunteers, including susan's family, assembled 2400 bicycles to give away. >> all right. >> reporter: besides the girls' bikes, their father joe got one for grocery shopping. >> makes you think there's still people out there that care. >> if you do the work that you love, you will never work a day in your life. that's turning wheels for kids. i have a passion for it. i love it. >> reporter: so for giving children their own bicycle, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to susan runsfold. sharon chen, cbs 5.
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>> very cool. and it's going to be a gorgeous day to ride a bike or whatever you are planning this weekend. spring in february. jim, what do you think? >> super weather pattern, a very familiar one this winter, as we've got a lot of weekends like this. looks like we'll have another one, with high pressure continuing to prevail. bit of an offshore breeze developing around the bay today. sunny at the golden gate at this hour. a little patchy fog showing up early this morning, but gave way to mostly sunny skies. warm temperatures in the mid to upper 30s out across the interior, into the mid-40s already at the bay. we see a great shot across the city this morning, with just high, thin cloud cover out there. winds shifting to more offshore direction. patchy fog clearing out at the coast. sunny and warm through the afternoon. continued dry and mild into the beginning of the week. slight chance of shower shows up midweek, but it's a minor event. you see the effects of the offshore breeze, as clouds clear out along the bay. we do have a weak frontal system
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parked offshore. it will stay stationery until about tuesday, then remnants of this will make its way to the coast. but for today, patchy fog in the offshore breeze will keep us high and dry, continued dry and mild through the weekend, under mostly sunny conditions. by the time the front approaches the region, i expect most the energy to go to the north and south. we'll see that on tuesday, with a few showers likely across the area, but they won't amount to much as we look for a minor weather pattern to develop for midweek. we'll look for mid to upper 60s today for the warmer locations, mid to low 60s back near the water. again, a very lovely february day here, as we see temperatures continuing above seasonal norms into the beginning of the week. warmest day, probably tomorrow. then we'll cool into the beginning of the week. slight chance of showers arrives on tuesday with increasing clouds and then we'll dry it out again and do this all over for next weekend, as we continue
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this very mild spring pattern into next weekend. also, second snow survey took place last week. officially they stand at 38% of snow pack in the highcountry of the sierra. that's a dry year. there you go, anne. >> thanks, jim. san jose leaders are scrambling to deal with a possible $40 million budget shortfall. last month, they invited everyday citizens to play a money game, allowing them to register their opinions on what they needed and what they could live without. >> when we get done with the entire process, i want to make sure that the budget we adopt reflects the values and priorities of our community. >> this marks the second year of the budget games in san jose. the city says the exercise with the company innovation games helps leaders decide what should make it into next year's spending plan. now, the company is making a name for itself, by helping cities and other businesses deal with these tough decisions. lou komen with innovation games
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joins us now. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. very cool process how this goes. explain to the viewers the process. this is a day-long event. >> yeah, it's a day-long event, and what we did, we worked with the city to create two forms of possible proposals. one, with a set of items that citizens could purchase and to get the money, there was a set of proposals that citizens could cut in terms of cost savings, or they could enact new taxes. what we were studying through the citizen engagement is would citizens enact new taxes and would citizens make cuts? and if they did that, would they then spend that money on different budget items? so basically they are being put into the politician's shoes so they see how difficult the decisions are. >> absolutely. and like politicians, they are not working solo. there are websites that say give us your ideas on the budget, because they are too easy because you don't have to have any conversations.
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when you're sitting with citizens, and you have one point of view and the other person has a point of view, you have to talk it out. that's what the city council has to do. they have to balance the needs with the different districts in the city. you've done this two years in san jose. what are the things that come out on top, the things that everybody wants to preserve in the budget? >> it's not so much that there's a specific item that citizens want to preserve. what they want to preserve is a vibrant, healthy community with parks and roads. so they have this kind of altruistic approach that they then realize, how do we compare our ideals and values with the realities of what it costs? so that's absolutely consistent. we want a good city, we want safe neighborhoods, we want effective police and fire. and how do we get there is the interesting part. that is interesting. and negotiation, obviously a big factor in that. we talked about citizen representatives from all aspects of the community. and you were telling me, even the occupy movement has weighed in on this. at first, they said they were going to come to the event and
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you don't know if that's going to mean trouble. tell me how you dealt with that. >> well, i have some contacts in the occupy movement, and we are celebrating the notion of civic engagement. so we asked them if they were going to participate, if they could find a way to participate respectfully, because this was such a serious game. and they did a wonderful job. they distributed a flyer to the tables that we had the materials on, and they were able to present their point of view and they did it in a wonderfully respectful way. and what were some of the things that they were wanting people to do? >> well, one of the things they wanted people to do was to focus on public education and also continue to work on parks and safety, which were congruent with many of the citizen choices. one of the funding items, for example, was increasing the number of police by 40 service officers, and that was something that was in alignment with both the citizens and with the occupy movement. we're talking about adding services and adding officers, and preserving parks. then obviously the question of taxes comes up, and that is a
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big part of the process. but it's a hot button issue. does that get political in these little groups? >> it does. so the way we organize the game, we put seven citizens together at a table. what we find is that when you're working with citizens one on one in a small group, you're not acting like a democrat, you're not acting like a republican or libertarian. you're acting like a citizen. and those debates get tough. now, some tables did enact a tax, and some didn't. we then look at the reasons why and we try to give the mayor and the budget staff feedback on here's what the sentiment of the citizens seems to be. and i know did you this pro bono for the city of san jose. your company normally works with businesses, but pro bono for the city, that is a wonderful offering. >> yeah, well, it's our facilitators and a network of facilitators around the world. and they are very committed to the notion of civic engagement. we were very happy to provide over $125,000 of pro bono
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services. that's wonderful. the city leaders in san jose say they are taking this into consideration. lou komen with innovation games, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. cheers from across the bond. more on the british film festival this weekend. and harry potter, all grown up. next in liam's list, daniel radcliffe and his new ghost story at the box office. we'll be right back.
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person-to-person - next week. charlie rose and lara logan the footsteps of . 7:51. cbs news is bringing back the popular person to person series next week, following in the footsteps of edward r murrow and his insightful profiles of newsmakers and celebrities, and one of their first guests is george clooney. >> honestly, this is where i hang out. >> reporter: george clooney is kind of nauseating, because he's ridiculously good looking and successful. but when you talk to him and you realize he's doing what he's
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doing for the right reasons, investing a lot of his own money, incredibly smart, genuine, you have to not just like him, but you have to respect him. >> for the first interviews, they will feature warren buffett and jon bon jovi. that starts wednesday at 8:00 p.m. on cbs 5. harry potter's daniel radcliffe takes on an adult thriller, and a new way to enjoy disney's "lady and the tramp." liam mayclem with his box office preview. daniel radcliffe shakes off his harry potter uniform for the role of a lawyer haunted by a vengeful ghost in the "woman in black." this horror flick is brimming with cliches, but radcliffe is brilliant, and for that reason, i recommend it. it's creepy and it's now playing. you'll love the mostly british film festival from the uk, the eight-day fest of san
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francisco's vogue theater and the san rafael film center, featuring the creme de la creme movies from britain, australia, ireland, and south africa, and it's now under way. n]♪ to dvd, the disney classic "lady and the tramp" out in blu-ray tuesday. look out for amazing extras, including a feature with walt disney's daughter, diane, speaking about her famous dad's favorite things. n]♪ and finally, performing arts presents a musical classic, guys and dolls at san mateo high school. final performance is this saturday and sunday. there's your liam's list recap. have a fab weekend! cheers! >> so many things to do, and then of course there's the super bowl. coming up next, one more look at today's top stories. nevada voters select their choice for the republican presidential nomination. the expectations from the frontrunner and his rival, coming up next.
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a propane explosion has killed one person, and fo . well, here's a look at this morning's top stories. a propane explosion has killed one person and forced 38 families to evacuate their homes. this happened near a marine corps training base in coleville last night. protesters plan another occupy demonstration tonight in oakland. they plan to march from city hall to police headquarters. last weekend, more than 400 people were arrested. and today, voters in nevada will take part in republican caucus for president. mitt romney is well ahead in opinion polls right now. newt gingrich is lowering his expectations, saying he's hoping to come in second place. tomorrow here on weekend early edition, two memorable moments from mitt romney's presidential campaign. that infamous comment on poor people, plus an endorsement from
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the donald. >> it was a confirmation of everything that i don't care about poor people symbolizes. >> oh. >> and then donald trump shows up to say, i agree with you, he lives that life, you know, the billionaire apprentice. all of those things, all designed, by the way, to promote trump's show. also tomorrow, we'll take a closer look at that facebook ipo. our show begins at 7:30 a.m. here on cbs 5. time for a last look at weather. we can't take enough looks at it. it's gorgeous. >> going to be a super weekend for whatever festivities you may have planned, as once again, high pressure sets up with offshore breeze for the weekend. it will be very light, but enough to keep the clouds to a minimum. we'll see sunny skies, warm temperatures, and dry through the weekend. slight chance of showers creeps into the picture by midweek, but even that doesn't look like it's going to amount to much. we'll do it all over again next weekend, with more dry, sunny
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weather expected. get used to this pattern, even though we are falling behind on rainfall totals. there's still a lot of spring left. >> much hope for that rainfall on tuesday? >> a few sprinkles is about it. >> doesn't sound helpful. >> not going to help the rainfall numbers, no. finally this morning, watch out, heidi klum. some fresh faces are hitting the runway. they look like they are cooperating pretty well, too! decked out doggies strutting their first at the first-annual hot dog san francisco fashion show last night. cbs 5's julie watts was among the judges. proceeds go to canine companions for independence, which provides assistance dogs for the disabled free of charge. now, remember, fan fest day at at&t park for giants fans today. gates open at 10:00 a.m. thank you for joining us this morning. >> have a good one. it was supposed to be a private
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