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they have caught a serial bird killer. the teenage boy
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shot dead 24 geese and ducks and injured many more between late october and early december. the suspect is a 17 year-old president. his age comes as no surprise to park visitors. age i thought, i would have definitely said that he was a minor. >> he is now locked up in a juvenile hall. this park visitors say that is a great news. concord police have not seen why this suspected bird killer shot geese and ducks. some people believe instead of punishment he should also get some help for his disturbing behavior. vmi and it is good that they have made him stop killing the birds, >>da: he shot the bird at close range. it happened five times.
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>>catherine: 20 families are without a home following an apartment fire in alameda. kron4 captured several pictures as firefighters to to the roof to helped put out fires and arrested at least two people. no one was injured. investigators are not sure how it started. damages are estimated at 1.5 million. >>marty: a saw a woman is accused of stealing jewelry from women. stand truck address of last was 66 gold necklaces from kids as six different schools according to authorities. the kids range in age from 6-8. she would pretend to be a family friend and remove the girls and necklaces and replace them with costume jewelry. she is now being held on $100,000 bail and is due to appear in court on tuesday. >>catherine: still to come, as quickly as the camps went down, new occupy protests are popping up. we will show you the latest occupy
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location. faugh >>marty: hazy skies in walnut creek. be extra careful as the venture on this early. the split rack
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>>marty: 50 arrests on saturday when occupiers tried to occupy a vacant lot. >>marty: >>ysabel: still to come, a payroll tax cut and why it is only temporary reprieve. >>marty: there is a part of
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the bay bridge obscured in fall. a forecast coming up. fed janu
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>> it is going to be chilly in san francisco today. temperatures elsewhere are pretty cold. napa is at a time out of the trees. 39 in being a half this year in
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san jose. we're dealing with false analogy yesterday. the worst conditions are along the delta. visibility is down to a quarter of a mile. your afternoon highs are a little bit colder than yesterday off. for the upper 50s in the east bay. soft you can see on the satellite and radar, a high-pressure is keeping the wet weather out of the area. we are expecting dry conditions in to the next work week. this is what the extended forecast looks like. partly sunny and partly cloudy skies and then a lot of sunshine towards the end of the week. >>marty: he may not have to worry about higher taxes at least for now. the temporary if payroll tax cut extension
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has passed the senate, but a longer lasting tax cut depends on the future of an oil pipe line. >> in an 89-tenable the senate passed a measure for a two month extension of the payroll tax cut after failing to agree on a longer one. the president applauded both sides for coming to a temporary solution. >> i want to thank both sides of congress for ensuring as we head into the holidays people at home do not have to worry about taxes going up. >> the short term deal is only a formality. >> this agreement is for two months it is my expectation and it would be inexcusable congress not to further extend this middle-class tax cut for the rest of the year. some
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>> the proposed pipeline would create thousands of jobs. some democrats say the pipe line needs more studying that the republicans want to get moving on it. >> it strengthens our national security by decreasing the amount of oil that we get from on firmly countries and would not cost taxpayers a dime. it is a private sector project that is ready to go. >> a vote in the house is expected next week. >>ysabel: police in east palo alto are searching for a gunman following the shooting of a 12 year-old boy that have defied a knife fact, investigators say there is no motive for the shooting and there are no suspect's description. the boy is in stable condition and expected to survive. >> in the north bay, a suspected would-be car thief is behind bars according to police. the car was stolen
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from its the driveway as the woman was living in a warm- up. the husband track down stolen car, a chase ensued which ended with the thief being held at gunpoint until the police arrived. >>marty: aaa is saying that more than 91 million americans will travel 50 mi. or more this year. here in california, a love of 24 million travelers are hitting the road or taking to the air. that is up 10 percent compared to last year but fewer people are expected at airports. only 8 percent of california travelers will fly this holidays and season. one reason for the decline is a 21% increase in airfare. >>catherine: many are unsure of and a defense to and during hollings some a a
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a a a a a a and and >> your babysitter, your hair dresser, people taking care of you on a daily basis. >>reporter: some guidelines for good tips, your hair salon, your babysitter, and evenings pay such--plus a small gift from the kids. housekeepers, up to one week's pay and a gift. cash is received as a tip for a serve- added gesture that
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will not cost a thing. for more >>ysabel: here is a live look outside for mt. tam. we will be right back. hot he
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and on top of you have scratch
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>>marty: said 2011 shocked,
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muffled for roughly three launch a cable network. the final episode of the oprah winfrey show appeared in may 5th for another came from longtime talk-show cohoes, regis philbin fifth fifth final live with regis and kelly show airs in november. actor charlie sheen found himself jobless in 2011 so, all flickr local. after a hospitalization and subsequent stay in a rehab, his show went on hiatus. when he lashed out in a series of interviews, he was fired. he then embarked on a cross-country tour called charlie sheen live. also causing a stir in 2011, its lindsay lohan, she was
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charged with stealing a necklace and violating her probation. >> probation as a gift. there is something called looking a gift horse in the mouth. flickr >> she only spend a few hours behind bars harry potter hit the big screen raking in more than $168 million in its opening weekend. that was a new record. fiance's baby bald became the center of attention at the mtv music awards to country music fulfill sugar land was moments from taking the stage when high winds caused the entire structure to collapse. foreshore seven people died and dozens more were injured. sugar land
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made an emotional returned to indiana for an emotional concert. families of some of the victims filed a lawsuit against the group sang that they should have canceled the concert because of inclement weather. the rep for sugar land had no comment. the doctor of michael jackson was convicted of murder in connection with the pop star's death and sentenced to four years in prison. the year's biggest celebrity wedding, kim kardashian and her nba fleer has an serramonte and filed for divorce 72 days later. >>marty: what a year. >>ysabel: the war and a rock is at an end. we will show you the final should lead in the countries. >>marty: here is a live look outside golden gate bridge. overcast skies and chilly
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temperatures. we will be right back. "
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>>mark: this is sunset over a rock just before the last u.s. troops leave the country. in the hours leading up to withdraw, troops were preparing for the departure. the last american convoy crossed over the border into kuwait this morning. the nearly nine year war cost over $100,000--killed over 100,000 people. amid lingering doubts about the country's security, one man says his heart goes out to the iraqi people. >> it is a feeling of elation for to see the we have accomplished in the last feed and a half years into the part of the last
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movement. >> >>marty: there were some tears and hugs. the departure of the last troops was low-key. >>ysabel: here is a quick look outside as an attack on our weather. this is the view of san francisco but as the concede there is still on a fog. >>marty: let's go ahead and find out the weather forecast. >>janu: here is a live look outside, a rawhide overcast skies. hough the only a hothouse janu >> the dry weather pattern will continue to work with. let's take a look at temperatures. still pretty chilly in places like napa. upper 30s for santa rosa and fairfield as well as along the east bay shoreline. 41 in redwood city and 30 in san jose. visibility is
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still an issue, especially along the adults of. the extra careful if you are driving. as we set the clock ahead, we will see some clear conditions as well as lingering cloud cover in the fall. by 5:00 p.m. it will start to push in going widespread into the overnight our serious tougher to feel little bit cooler than yesterday. 57 in and snug in the livermore. 55 in half moon bay. 58 for santa rosa, 56 expected for napa and 54 expected for san francisco. this is what your 7 day around the bay looks like. partly cloudy and partly sunny conditions for the rest of the week with dry weather. the time right now is a 30 3:00 a.m..
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>>catherine: first layaway return for the holiday season and now, layaway angels are popping up and pain of the accounts of unsuspecting people. it reportedly started in a kmart in michigan. nichole shanafelt visited a hayward store and found some very happy recipients. >> god is good. my grandkids have been blessed. >>nichole: a kmart employee called his home is a that santa claus paid off for the way down. family, pick up your layaway, santa claus has paid it off. i started crying tears of joy. this is a big purchase. i have four grandchildren. i made sure that they thought everything i think they needed it everything i think they wanted. toys, bikes, >>nichole: her leeway balance totaled $700. she is one of dozens of lucky
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recipients at the start. if you very generous secret santas have come into this or contributing more than $11,000 to pay off the leeway for complete strangers. >> it is a big deal for me because i have never won anything. >> bless secret santa. he just does not know how grateful he has made my grandkids christmas. >>nichole: these and thankful customers carried out shopping carts full of goods, i found another secrecy as offensive pitting $100 towards more lay with accounts various >> i just wanted to do something for people who may not be able, who may not be as a 4 2/5. felt the recipient has a joyous christmas that is all that i would like to see, that everyone have a joyous, merry christmas. >>marty: it is a heartwarming story. coming
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up, a word cannibal continues to be the top of the town in dublin. we will explain would midwesterners are doing to try to ease the fear of residents. >>ysabel: here is a live look outside in san francisco. we will be right back.
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>>marty: smith busters will no longer need take until there is in review of the show's fifth safety procedures. this comes after the mets hired a cannonball and in nearby of the neighborhood. yesterday, the county and crewmembers met with people from the finish eighth attack of the incident.
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>> they met with the members of the community. with grandma how how >> met busters has been filming at the facility for several years and holds the fatal vehicle to continue using the facility. cahow
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report about whether or not the television show continues the use of the facility, the sheriff's office wanted one thing to be clear. >>officer: hon. not allow it can to be fired again. >>reporter: there is no myth about the damage a cannonball can wreak. >>catherine: if coming off-- >>ysabel: coming out if we will discuss the missile faddle set a wait soldiers coming home from the war. >>marty: dense fog in some spots. will be right back
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>>marty: here are some blue skies in the bay area but you have to get to the fog and clouds to see a hurry the janu >> we have some sunshine over the san mateo bridge and overcast skies as well. it is for each of the in san mateo. 42 degrees. 56 by noon. fox 50 degrees by 8:00 p.m.. temperatures are pretty chilly. upper 30s in santa rosa and nevada. mid- 40s for half moon bay. 38 in san jose. visibility is still an issue. we have areas of dense fog especially along the delta. the red indicates visibility down to a quarter of a mile. a half mile for areas
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indicated in orange and yellow is indicating visibility down to 1 mi.. use extra caution if you're driving. the afternoon highs are a little bit cooler today than yesterday. mid- 50s expected in half moon bay. in the north bay, chilly temperatures there as well. does 58 for fairfield and 57 and concord. satellite and radar is showing high pressure out of our area. we are seeing drive for an extended period of time, right into the work week. their raiders game will start at 1 05 pm and belong to about 57 degrees 5:03 p.m.. offs this is what your 7 day around the bay looks like. in a lot of sunshine towards the end of the workweek. a 40 6:00 a.m.. los >>catherine: the last of
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american troops have now left a rock. the nearly nine years of war has ended. this was the scene as the last forces left from an air force base in cali, closing the gates behind them. nato has announce it will withdraw all tubes by december 31st. >>marty: many troops coming home will face post- traumatic stress disorder. >>catherine: the way to treat these soldiers has not always been clear cut. this is a veteran that has served at the medical army corps and air file all military leaders treehouse how hall has causes >>catherine: do you have to look at a broader diagnoses? >> i think you ought to look at all the considerations. this particular war has introduced improvised explosive devices. that has been making changes. we
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have an explosion that have affected soldiers and caused the symptoms that you get with concussions. any number of them on many deployment or missions have had these events happened to them. you have that, you have the emotional stress. it is an environment that is harsh. there are toxins and other environmental factors that we do not see or hear. i think is best to look at the whole picture of what these soldiers experience in thinking about what they're going through now and how best to treat them. as they begin to come home and are seeking treatment, what are some of the tools that are being used? >> this is a cap that we used to do in e.g. which is an electoral encephalogram. it is a brain wave test. it is an office based procedure. it is very easy
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and comparatively inexpensive. you can do this test for a couple of purposes. one is, you can analyze the information and to detect what is evidence of them having a confession and to see if there are symptoms of and attention or in their management or sleep problems, the other thing is, you can also analyze the data and see, what medications would work fast. it takes the trial and error out of prescriptions. >>catherine: bmx path there are case histories that can be looked at. if is the military's acknowledging these issues and giving everyone will? we have heard stories where they are still not getting what they need.
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mel filth. the va is making a conscientious effort could do what needs to be done we have had 2.5 million men and women who have to cliff some of the multiple times are. they are all changed. this test been an incredible experience. at one point or another they probably all have something that bothers them. 30 percent-40 percent of 2.5 million have been affected. is that is close to 1 million. that is a public health challenge. these systems, to go out and get them into treatment will be an incredible effort. we have to put a lot of energy and to access. cough >>catherine: it is not just
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about giving them drugs. thief >> medication's helped but they make soldiers feel different. many would rather not take. if they are in active duty, it can diminish their visual acuity. >> let's talk about the drug issue. you believe one-third of soldiers are addicted to pain medication? >> they are on pain medication and probably overusing them. they have been carrying 90 counterattacks on all of their deployments and have a lot of aches and pains. for very commonly, the first and we do is give their handle on. maybe not addictive, but clearly overusing them. >>ysabel: what is the impact on society? >> up society can see that they have a lot of young
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gentlemen that are looking for employment. i think employers are doing well but worried about carrying these people into the work force. the could have a crack. sixth tough >>ysabel: here is some information on his program if the phone number to call for if >>marty: still ahead, the weather forecasting and mornings.
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>>marty: the hyde galaxy necklace smart phone is google's fled to devise.
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gabe slate is showing as the in and out of this new phone. >>gabe: the next as is the first smart phone on the market to peter a slight curve in its form factor. this makes it easier to hold when you're playing with it and when are making phone calls it is great because it is the space light curve in your hand a. >> i'd really like " curve of his all perianth the phone has something new that no other phone has perianth there is no need to draw a pattern or enter a thin number. i had another first if phi pham off my phone fan did was not on law for their face fear reified fm 4 my fax of security and number.
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fifth pretty cool. it at the time of 4.6 in. screen, great for watching videos. if the first google flight should phone film whose the buttons. there are no button one of the phone. there are now in for fun of the tax- free period for the iphones sandwich if and 4.0 fury if fat for and more responsive to touch. there is technology built in for making mobile payment. the family unveil of the android floor phone from verizon and on the market now. the device is $300 with a two- year contract. here is a tip. right now amazon have the upper $115 with a two- year contract.
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>>ysabel: coming up, a look at the morning's top stories. >>marty: overcast skies, the forecast is coming up.
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>>ysabel: sums of rise santa's all around the nation helping out the cash strapped. >>marty: more on the last troops out of iraq coming up. >>marty: we have seen overcast skies for the last couple of hours.
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>>marty: it looks like a ball humbug kind of day. janu >> it is starting to look more like december. here is a live look for mt. tam. a blanket of low cloud cover as well as areas of dense fog. in times of the fall, as his is the afternoon, cloudy conditions. all the dry weather will continue into the work week. temperatures are slow to warm today. 38 in oakland. 41 in mountain view, 42 in fremont. let's talk about the low visibility. visibility is down to a quarter of a mile. by 1:00 p.m. we could see some breaks in sunshine. the
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highs today are slightly cooler than yesterday. here is what they look like. 54 expected in san francisco. five we will stay dry and mild through the work week. a lot of sunshine towards the end of the week. >>marty: it has taken nearly nine years but the last americans troops left a rock at the crack of dawn things the wharf. from now go inside that historic moment. fifth >> with a bat, the last of the u.s. troops left a rock. about 500 soldiers and more than 100 military
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vehicles cross the border into kuwait under the cover of night. the commanders year his emotions. >> it is a feeling of elation at to see what we have a conflict in the last 8.5 years and to be part of the last movement out of iraq is hard to put words to. >> a former national security adviser for iraq explained the milestone fit >> i think this is a jubilant moment. and a raft, we feel like we've foam the country now. we now have our sovereignty and independence completely. this sense of belonging is now sky high. >> one thing important to
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understand kof the iraqi future is up to iraq, just as it has stood for several years. have we have seen in other countries, sometimes of friendships developed better if you are not to have the presence inside >>ysabel: manny is an army private accused of leaking was a fight were documents that ended up on the wikileaks web site. he was serving in a rock when he downloaded the materials. yesterday is gender identity, and testimony. they reported a female alter ego as they seek to establish a state of mind. one persons testified he kept the folder of articles about gender identity. >>marty: at the former czechoslovak in president has dived. he was the head
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of the movement that split czechoslovakia into two different countries. czechoslovakian and slovakia. he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom. the highest u.s. civilian the work. he was awarded up by george w. bush. he was 75 years old. if >>ysabel: police say a teenager is in custody in connection with the deaths of dozens of ducks in geese. da lin has more. >>da: concord police say they have felt for a serial port killer. they say the teenage boy shot dead 24 if you scanned ducks and injured many more between late october and early december. the suspect is a 17 year-old and his aides
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comes as no surprise to park visitors. that made you were to ask me what if i thought, would definitely say a minor. >> he is now locked up at a juvenile hall. >> i think it's good that he is no longer fill in the ducks and geese. the amount the team a shot the bird at close range. death >>marty: 20 families are without a home following an apartment fire that half of the short point court near was line drive in alameda. did your captured several
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photos. they arrested at least two people and no one was injured. the damage is estimated at $1.5 million. >>ysabel: police say that this woman took necklaces from six different children, the kids range in age from 6-8. she is now being held on 100 of dollars. >>marty: san francisco's embarcadero and undergoing big changes as the city prepares for the america's cup. >>ysabel: here is a live look outside of. look at how far the it is. packed
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>>marty: the planning commission approved the plan for the city's water from earlier this week. as kate thompson explains, opponents say the environmental report was a rush to judgment. >>reporter: the massive report that was approved unanimously by the planning commission was rushed says opponents. they are concerned that the america's cup into the construction and crowds along with it will cause damage to places like christy hill and san crowds into residential neighborhoods. >> so far, technically, the environmental report pretends as it google will be on the waterfront. >>reporter: supporters say that the report restoral and that the plan's approval will bring cash and construction to the waterfront. >> a cleaner, safer waterfront. a waterfront that more people can access and enjoy.
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>>reporter: san francisco says the current cruise terminal is outdated, with the approval, they will get a new one built. >> this is a huge public investment. it has not happened in over 50 years. >>ysabel: police in one bay area city are offering to babysit your house of the holidays if you and your family leave town. >>marty: a live look outside in san francisco, a chilly forecast.
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>>marty: here is a beautiful area, mt. tam. >>ysabel: engineer also has a another look at what hour
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for today. >>janu: it will be a little bit cooler than yesterday. here is a live look from the golden gate bridge. overcast skies. temperatures are slightly starting to warm. love visibility is still an issue, especially along the delta. we are still dealing with areas of dense fog. here are your respective highs for today. satellite
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and radar call is filling this will and wet weather out of this is clearly a here is a look are your 7 day around the courthouse. highs in the low 60's and 40's at the coast. thirties' inland. >>ysabel: law enforcement officials did not necessarily see an increase in home break-ins and burglaries during a holiday. nonetheless there is a high cost to pay in property and the emotional security. while you are away, burglars will slake. fourth
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>> why not have some extra sense of security when you go on vacation. >> an unattended house can always the target. >> in december 18th, october 9th and in november there were 11. police say that many as could have been prevented. >>reporter: how often looking something suspicious is going on in one of these homes? >>officer: most of the time, we go out there and we find an unlocked door or window. not broken into, but unlocked. thick a door or window that the homeowner for god's law. >>ysabel: you can find a link to the forms on our web site, www.kron4.com. it thick
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>>marty: as nasa's retired spacecraft are moving to museums of, nasa is looking at future of space travel and the public and private sectors. >>reporter: the first of nasa's space shuttle want in 1981. the shuttle program ended on july 21st of 2011 after its final trip to the international space station. half the nasa shuttle was the first first reusable spacecraft. it was launched by a rocket, or read it like a spacecraft and landed five years lane. more than 4000 for members have traveled. >> each was an excel
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challenged >>reporter: the program did not come without cost. columbia burned up on reentry into 1986, challenger exploded after liftoff. >> we will never forget them as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye. >>reporter: in 2004 president george good be bush issued any directives for u.s. space travel which included its lands and the shuttle program. >> it is time for america to take the next steps. >>reporter: until nasa develops vehicles to replace this shuttle, astronauts will have to hitch a ride aboard russian shuttles. the end of the shuttle program cemented nearly 8000 job cuts at nasa. the agency is looking towards the future. >> there is no question about our leadership in
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exploration inside space flight. we have been the leader for many decades. we will maintain that leadership. >>reporter: nasa is working on its next human spacecraft which is designed for deep human--deep space human eye wall. cut the plants send astronauts to mars in to see 30. >>reporter: private companies will also play a major role in manned space flights. space explores and technology has a contract with nasa to supply car go two of the international space station.
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>>catherine: facebook time line is now active. it will soon be rolled out to all facebook users. in september, mark zuckerburg introduced the new application. gabe slate walked us through how it works. >>gabe: eventually you'll see in invite on your profile page to enroll yourself into the time line. choose a photo for your cover. your cover is the first thing people will seek. it is kind of like the new profile picture. it is displayed much bigger. your time line is the story of your life. if you are encouraged to do stories of your wedding coming rhetorician or when you got
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your first car. baseball will organize the dates of the stores. the more you scroll down, the deeper you get into someone's life and path. on the right you will see years and dates in a rundown. your posts or stories as they will be called, it they can easily be hidden. at any time, you can be to them to friends, the public or keep them hidden. when you create the time line you have seven days to review it and add things fellow of year in your time line. q. can choose to publish your time line at any time, but if you decide to wait, your time line will go live automatically after seven days. the new timeline will close your profile your stories and pictures will still be there. in the past, whenever facebook has made changes it has caused a huge backlash. this is the
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biggest change viet! this is a big risk for them. for if you have tried the new timeline, let me know what he thinks. >>marty: still ahead, u.s. troops are returning home from robb just in time for the holidays off. will have a look at the last hours before they left. >>ysabel: you cannot see much in walnut creek. it is very overcast out there. >>marty: is definitely. >> we will be right back.
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announcer: this is the kron4 news. >>marty: >>ysabel: we are here with
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you until 9--we are back in here with you until 10:00 a.m.. >>janu: overcast skies. we are waking up the low clouds and areas of dense fog. into the afternoon, partly cloudy with slightly cooler to is that yesterday. the let's take a look at those temperatures. a mixed bag of '30's and 40's. hall upper '30's through antioch in the little more. areas of especially dense fog near the delta. conditions are slowly improving in the north bay. by 5:00 p.m. the clearing will fullback dan and the widespread into the overnight hours. partly clad
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in a cooler conditions expected today. here is what the highs look like for today. in the north bay, chilly conditions there as well. >>janu: sunny skies in the clear conditions for the rest of the week and into next weekend. >>marty: at sunset in a rock just before the last u.s. troops leave the country. in the hours leading up to the withdrawal, troops were preparing for the departure. the last american convoy crossed over the border into kuwait this morning. the nearly nine year war killed 4500 americans and over 100,000 iraqi lives.
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>> it is a feeling of deletion. to see will we have accomplished in the last eats when five years in to be part of the last movement out of iraq, it is hard of awards to. >>marty: there were some tears and hugs the otherwise for the departure was very low-key. they rolled out across the border into neighboring kuwait. earth >>marty: it has been three months since the occupy movement began in new york. while most camps have been removed, the movement is still gaining ground especially here in the bay area. >>ysabel: this was the scene in a redwood city. protesters marched in a rally against big banks to. at one point they stormed a chase thing. demonstrators safe forcing the closure of
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camps will not and the movement. >> as people understand the issues more deeply, i do not think these are things you cannot easily be evicted because they do not participate in a particular time or space. >> we are wrapping up the events that we're doing. we're what to do more in the future. we're definitely going to still try to get the word out. >>marty: occupy protesters tried to retake the park. does with squared off with police. >>marty: the protesters original encampment was shut down to. >>ysabel: first layaway
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return for the holiday season, now lay awake in seoul. it started at a kmart can issue-affiliate nichole shanafelt has more information. >> god is good. my grandkids have been blessed. >>nichole: a kmart employee called this woman telling her that her lee witt was paid off. >> she called and said, come up and pick up their layaway, santa claus has faded off. i have four grandchildren, i tried to make sure if they got everything i think they needed and wanted. toulouse, likes,. >>nichole: she is just one of dozens of lucky recipients at this k-mart. a few generous secret santas
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have come into this dark and forbidding more than $11,000 to pay off the leeway counts of complete strangers. >> it is a big deal to me because i have never won anything. >> bless secrets and said. he has made my grandkids christmas painful. >> i found another secret santa contributing $100 towards more leeway in council. she wanted to remain anonymous. >> my husband and i wanted to do something for people that may not be in our position, that may not be as fortunate. we hope the recipient has a joyous christmas. that is all that i would like to see is that everyone have a joyous, merry christmas. it's
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>>ysabel: here is another live look outside the golden gate bridge. a beautiful bright blue sky clear if we do have some overcast conditions. we will be right back. thoughts sphere is
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>>da: of the fight over a payroll tax cut may have been put to bed, at least for now. a temporary tax cut extension has passed the senate but the passing of a longer lasting cut may depend on the future of an oil pipeline. >> under the previous order, as amended has passed. >>reporter: the senate passed a measure for a two month extension of the payroll tax cut after failing to agree on a longer one. the president applauded both sides for coming to a temporary solution. >>president obama: i am glad that both sides came together and i want to thank them for insuring that as we
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head into the holidays, people at home do not have to worry about their taxes going up. >>reporter: the president said the short form deal is a formality. >>president obama: this agreement is for two months that it is my expectation, in fact it would be inexcusable for congress not to further extend this middle-class tax cut for the rest of the year. >>reporter: this calls for the president to make a decision on the keystone pipeline. some democrats said the pipeline needs more study while republicans want to get moving. >> it strengthens our natural security by decreasing the will we get from on firmly countries and it would not cost taxpayers a dime. a private sector project that is ready to go. >> the measure still needs to pass the house. a vote in the house is expected next week. >>marty: tickets for
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monday's night's 49ers game is a hot item. many people seem to be willing to pay a lot of money for monday night football. others have decided that seeing the month television is not such a bad idea. >> it was a little too expensive. almost $300 for not very good seeds? it's it is how i am sure people felt for giants tickets when it went to the world series. i am not doing it! >>ysabel: j.r stone sat down with experts at see above. >> right now we have seen a high ticket demand on stepup. digresses are pretty high. >>j.r.: the 49ers in the steelers' tickets are high, $230 on stub of. the monday game as the highest price in the entire nfl. let's just say that this season did not exactly start like this for the 49ers. >> interestingly enough that the start of the season, a
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ticket prices for a home opener against the seahawks were as low as 755 per ticket. i am not joking! we saw the ticket prices go down to $5 the day before and kept creeping down further and further all the way down to 755. you are seeing that prices are in the realm of what we saw for the giants and their world series games. >>j.r.: there is some good news about ticket prices. right now it is cheaper to get a 49ers a playoff tickets that it is to go to monday's game. $150 cheaper. that could change by monday. >> it may be in your favor to wait things out and see how they will. if he sees something you like, go ahead and pull the trigger. i guarantee someone else will buy them. >>marty: they are trying to entice fans to get to the game early. concession stand prices are being dropped 50%
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between the hours of the 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.. bill goal is to get the fans in the seeds by the 5:30 p.m. kickoff time. that's 50 percent of does not include alcohol. they are also asking fans to keep the noise down while the 49ers have the ball curious >> tickets right now are selling between $2.30 $9 per ticket. >>ysabel: coming up we have some tasty holiday dishes even find around the bay area. yeah >>marty: here is a live look outside the san francisco skyline.
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>>ysabel: we are back and taking another quick look outside. this picture has not changed in at least a half an hour. a lot of fog out there. >> we have some chilly temperatures. janu >> a chilly and overcast. take a look at this shot from the mt. tam cam. a fleet of low cloud cover. we are waking up to areas of dense fog. san rafael is only at about 40 degrees. 53 by noon hitting an afternoon high of 55 and dropping down to the mid-40s by 8:00 p.m.. temperatures outside are a mixed bag of '30's and 40's. 39 in santa rosa, 38 in napa. upper '40's along the coast. in the south bay we are still dealing with low visibility. we should see some improvements as we head into the afternoon
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hours. things will be slightly cooler today the estate. in the north bay, it will be pretty chilly. san the satellite and radar is showing a high pressure ridge over the bay area. it will stay dry for the rest of the work week. the lions versus the raiders today at 1 05 p.m.. we will warm to about 57 by 3:00 p.m.. your extended forecast is showing as dry and mild weather will continue. 9:48 a.m.. >>ysabel: manny delicious holiday meals are already being served at restaurants around the bay area. >>marty: joining us is the
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editor of san francisco's tasting table. you have such a lousy job. >>ysabel: we feel so bad for you. >> we have a daily e-mail that we provide a food and drink recommendation for each day of the week. i think of it as my favorite things. a look at what my favorite things he can't drink food wise in san francisco are. >>ysabel: are used during holiday specials for us or just food in general? >>caller: these five dishes are things that are on the winter menus at these restaurants. some of them seasonal specials, some of them he confined year round. i think it is perfect for the weather we will be having. one of my favorite things is the french onion soup at absinthe. this is the son marrow from a more love. we also have this
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solves a verdict. spread it on toast. this is a wood roasted crabs. every monday night through jan. 83 course $35 many. the but these local dentists crabs on a local fire and a roast them. you get a craft, a starter in desert for $35. cuff and we also have another have dish here which is from the high clonic-just iconic swan wooster depot. it is a huge pile of dead as crabs and topped with thousand island dressing. this place is a great spot. >>ysabel: tell us how you find the restaurants? the do
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this by yourself? >> yes. i disney out a lot. i tried a lot of different things. >>ysabel: you go all around it? >> yes. moseley sanford's is go but also oakland and napa ended down the peninsula. >>marty: how long the be doing this? >> for the last year. >>marty: in the year, what trends have you seen? >> we are seeing in laughlin southern food. i hope that 2012 will be the year of the pastry chef. i am a sweet freak. i am hoping that we
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will see more green deserts. >> i love this french onion soup. it is a rich beef and chicken broth with, as onions and over-the-top, a blanket of cheese. you can get that on the bar menu any time of the week. you can also get a fabulous cocktail with it. this is great before the nutcracker or the opera. >>marty: if you would like more information on the tasting table, take a look at your screen, nothing and joined a daily e-mail list.
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>>ysabel: thank you for joining us. happy holidays. cox >>marty: some giant pandas decided to put on a show in the snow. more on that, nothing. fed hall
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>>marty: here is a live look from the sierra. you can see highway 80, not a lot of slow. that is the big issue >> they had some much last year and hardly any this year. we're hoping for more snow and rain. correct
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>> here in california, 11.4 million travelers will be hitting the road or taking to the air. all atoms cent compared to last year. only about 8 percent of california travelers like this holiday season. >>ysabel: these and the bears are put on a show. this is the natural reserve. eight year at the park says they really love the winter weather. fan >>marty: they look like kids having done. >>ysabel: we will see you
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next week and at the same time on saturday.
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