in an hour and a half a uc regents meeting will resume. but where will protesters be? that story straight ahead. general motors is now free from government control. who are the big winners and losers? plus, police say one member of the world champion san francisco giant was caught stealing. mornings on 2 begins right now. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu, mornings on 2. >> good morning to you. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm dave clark. >> i'm torrey campbell. it is thursday, november 189th. the vote is today on a uc tuition hike that has sparked violent protests. uc regents meet in san francisco in just over an hour from now. ktvu's jade hernandez is live from the mission bay campus. you have more on another round of student protests that are

planned today, right, jade? >> that is right. organizers told us they didn't want to divulge where or when they would hold the biggest protest today but that has not stopped campus police from keeping the barricades up this morning. media was not allowed in to a meeting with protesters last night with berkeley and neither were authorities and their decision to protest spontaneously maybe because of what happened here at the community center. three uc officers faced a crowd of four dozen trying to enter a hall by a garage. they scuffled with the crowd as he tried to clear it. he then drew his gun. san francisco police chief called those gathered an angry and unruly and aggressive crowd. >> where an officer was rushed and surrounded by a group of

demonstrators. the crowd disarmed the officer of his be toll on the. the officer was injured and he drew his weapon to protect himself. >> reporter: 15 people were pepper sprayed. 13 people were arrested. 11 students and four uc police officers suffered injuries. >> an officer was rushed. the barricade was used against the officer. another officer was attempted to pull over the barricade by the crowd and pepper spray was used as a defense to that activity. they discussed demonstrations planned today. media was not allowed, neither were authorities and protests are expected to take place at the campuses within the uc system today. we just don't know the

specifics. the regents vote will be around 10:00 this morning. the meeting will resume in an hour and a half. as i mentioned, police are out here this morning and they have bare dades in front of the building where the meeting is supposed to take place. it has been a year and a half since general motors filed for bankruptcy and basically became the property of the u.s. government. now the u.s. automaker is making its comeback on wall street. allison burns reports taxpayers are getting some of their money back, right, allison? >> reporter: good morning. that's right. the u.s. government bailout of general motors totaled $50 billion. now it looks like taxpayers are on track to get about half of that back. nowing we showed you the new ceo of general motors ringing the opening bell at the new york stock exchange, as the

company marked its return to wall street just about 30 minutes ago. in an interview this morning the cio said he expects to boost profits and hiring and to continue to pay back the government as it becomes a publicly traded company. unions stand to make a bundle today but 401-k holders, pension funds and anyone who owned gm stock before the bailout are losing out. gm stock offering is potentially worth $23 billion and could be the largest ipo in history. gm set the initial price of $33 a share. it is already up to $35. now the feds today are unloading 400 million shares. and after today the government will no longer be the majority shareholder in the company, but still have about a third stake in general motors. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> thank you, allison.

looking live at the big board right now, you can see the dow is up significantly right now. it has gone to -- up 148 at the moment, due partly to general motors' ipo but also a bit of confidence that ireland will work out details for a bailout. the dow up 147 and the nasdaq up 35 and the s&p is up 15. he's known for stealing bases, but one little known member of the giants is accused of stealing from his former boss. investigators in new jersey say darin ford stole $2,000 from a car dealership where he once worked. ford originally claimed that a gunman stole the money from him. police say they found evidence that no such robbery ever happened. darin ford briefly played for the giants this year after getting called up from the minors in september. we're now hearing that the

former attorney for unicef is resigning from the practice of law after implicated in a plot to kill witnesses in the bailey murder case. according to court papers, brown smuggled a hit list out of jail in march that named witnesses that her client wanted to have killed to prevent their testimony in his upcoming trial. following her implication in the plot, brown resigned as bay's attorney and they tell the bailey project that brown is giving up the law practice. she's not been charged with any crime. more chilling testimony is expected in the richmond gang rape case. a judge is deciding whether there is enough evidence to put the seven defendants on trial for the horrifying gang rape of a 16-year-old girl. yesterday the testimony of one arresting officer stunned the martinez courtroom. officer lewis says one suspect claimed the teenager girl was drunk and had consensual sex

with the men. however, prosecutors say they have evidence she was the innocent victim of a savage attack. >> dare to say that contribute critical was putting it minor. she had injuries that were life- threatening, and that's going to be introduced through these records. >> reporter: so far only five of the scheduled 20 witnesses have testified in a hearing that was expected to wrap up before thanksgiving. i want could now last until christmas. 7:07. b.a.r.t. will be voting on fare prices for the west dublin pleasantton station. construction is expected to be funnished next -- finished next year. a round trip ticket for san francisco would be 10.80 there's and getting to and from the airport would cost $20.80. all right. it may be a little difficult

getting around valet hoe. there is a crash in valet hoe near the 780 interchange. put it on the map and show you traffic will be busy getting up. there westbound traffic is typically the commute direction here. it is at 780 east. i don't see a lot of red but a little yellow. not a lot of slow traffic yet. i see some slow traffic on highway 12 but not on 80 so far. move the maps to the peninsula. southbound 280 an accident at 380. and there is one also the exit beforehand. my suspicious it is the same accident. if you are going to the airport use 101 for now. it's better than 280 at this point. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. westbound a 15-minute delay but nothing unusual going on. in is a typical commute. looking at 280. it is thick through downtown for the trip to the west

valley. no major problems on 101, 280 or 85 trying to get in the valley. here's steve. >> thank you. we have a partly cloudy skies, cold out there but the really cold air will arrive saturday, saturday night in to sunday. right now the leading edge of the first system getting rain to the knot coast, and it is possible this could slide far enough south in to mend seen know county. this weaker part of the system begins to move over the bay area and then it is reinforced with the colder air. after that, saturday and sunday look for us, this time of the year really cold. the system continues to slowly march south. some low clouds in advance. you can see them in the gray there and higher clouds from the southwest. keep an eye on that. that could enhance the rainfall. we don't expect that to happen but something to keep an eye on. the bigger story is the cold

air coming if but we will get fog out of it. cooler today. 50s and 80s. berkeley -- 60s. berkeley our target forecast, 59. much cooler than the past couple of days as the low clouds and fog are in place. the same for san francisco, 49 right now. go 52, 57 and high of 59. 30s, 40s and 50s. concord and liver core 39. tahoe 43, south wind will do that. that's why they are warmer. if you have to travel to the mountains do it today or friday morning. get up there. the snow level will be 1500 feet by sunday night and monday. this could be a good snow producer. more snow than rain as far as amounts go. 40s for some and 50s for

others. the cold air is in vancouver but it will plunge south ward the next 24 to 48 hours. some sun and then increasing clouds slowly. it will be cooler, though. 50s and 60s. cooler 0 on the coast. clouds and rain develops on friday. now, saturday, i put the cold air here baze i think that's the bigger story. if you are going to the big game, rain in the morning and then a break and then the cool air moves in. next system is saturday night in to sunday morning and then we are cold and showery. i'm live at the concord police station where police detectives have just arrived to try to crack the case of a man missing more than a week. we'll tell you how you may be able to help authorities. we have learned when the senate may end the don't ask don't tell policy and the predictions about the outcome of that vote. and what sarah palin is saying

about a possible run for the white house. the bold statement she just made that has everybody talking this ocooer feoel cort eeit t totr r

for those getting ready for the day multitasking we have cool conditions out there but a combination of low and high clouds. cooler today with 50s and 60s. an east bay man has been missing for more than a week, and police are asking for your help in finding him. ktvu channel reporter is at the concord police station. you have spoken to a worried co- worker. >> brian has virtually vanished without a trace. in a letter to ktvu, his father

says there has been no activity in his bank account or credit cards more than a week and his family is growing more concerned as each day goes by. this is the day where brian was last seen. the 33-year-old father of two was leaving the restaurant his father owns in pleasant hill. he had just finished hi work shift. it was a tuesday night, november 11th. his dad said he had an argue with his wife the night before bit was still out of character for him to take off abruptly. they say he went back after work and grabbed, money, clothes and camping gear and they believe he could be in the big sur area where he sometimes goes camping. the mood around think restaurant has been heavy. >> really sad cause he's missing and he's a really friendly guy. he was always here in the morning and laughing and it's really, really sad that he is missing. >> reporter: authorities say

erb was driving a large, dark blue, 2004 four door ford pickup with rnia license plate number 7 p 34 t 09. it has a long bed, pinted windows and a fox motorcycle sticker on the back window. investigators do not expect foul play, but consider brian to be at risk. so they need to find him to make sure he is okay. the lead detective at the concord police station has been working on the case and is due back right now. we will hopefully talk to him this morning and bring you details later in the show. live in concord, channel 2 news. it is 7:18. an unusual kidnapping for ransom case. san jose police stressing the importance of reporting crimes. a business owner was kidnapped at gun point earlier this month but the family did not contact investigators until the next

day. >> in this case there was a delay. we want to encourage others if a crime occurred notify the police department as soon as possible. >> reporter: five people are under arrest for the kidnapping. police say the men dressed as police officers and kidnapped the victim at gun point on november 4th. the suspects then reportedly asked the victim's family for $1 million. police eventually rescued the victim. sarah palin says she believes she could beat president obama if she decides to run for president in 2012. in a new york times magazine interview, sarah palin said she is considering running for president and is talking about it with her family and advisers. in an interview with barbara walters, sarah palin was asked if she thought she could beat president obama and she said "i believe so." nancy pelosi says she is looking forward to working with republican colleagues when they take over control of the house of representatives in january.

yesterday democrats chose pelosi to represent them as minority leader. >> we extend the hand of friendship to the republicans. we look forward to hearing their ideas on job creation and deficit reduction. >> reporter: the republicans chose the current minority leader john boehner as the house speaker. the upcoming hearing on proposition 8 will be carried on live tv. the court of appeals in san francisco will allow c-span to broadcast the december 6th hearing. a judge overturned prop 8 saying the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. now supporters of the ballot measure are appealing that ruling. the senate may vote on ending the don't ask don't tell policy in the military but the outcome is unpredictable. senate majority leader reid says he will call for a vote after thanksgiving to allow gay service members to serve openly in the u.s. military.

but several leading republicans, including senator john mccain oppose an end to don't ask, don't tell. some valet hoe parents are angry about an anti-bullying campaign that deals with sexuality. it is called respect for all. it involves students watching a short film for year but some parents say they should be allowed to choose whether their children see the film and others were angry they were never notified. it is part of a settlement reached with the american civil liberties union after a gay student was harassed. the student body president at fresno state revealed he is living in the country illegally. pedro ramirez has lived here since he was years old. he didn't find out about his illegal status until he applied for scholarships and grants in high school. a state bill allows him to pay

in state tuition to go to school. he said he didn't consider his status when he ran for office. >> student government, i'm here to serve the students, not the state of california or, you know, the federal government. >> reporter: ramirez said he will not resign unless the students who elected him demand it. continue sanders is offering a 2 a thousand dollars college scholarship in a contest on twitter. kfc is asking high school seniors to make a brief statement about why they deserve the award. some early entries have said things like make a positive change in society and holy heck, i love that chicken. the deadline is november 26th. what's the limit on twitter, 180 characters. you have to be pretty succinct. remember the chilean minors

that were -- miners that were rescued. all 43 arrived in the u.s. this morning and why they are heading to los angeles right now. a pedestrian is hit and killed by a ucf shuttle bus and it's caught on tape. what the school is saying about the driver this morning. traffic is looking good heading south. i will tell you more. plus word of an injury crash in san francisco that just popped

check this out. right now all of the rescued miners from chile are on a plane to los angeles. when they arrived in atlanta's airport, from chile, a couple of hours ago, they then boarded a flight to l.a. they have been invited, along with five rescuers, to be the special guests at a heros tribute on saturday night. while in southern california

they plan to do sightseeing and shopping and for many of them in the first time they have ever been outside of chile a van that provides services to the homeless will take place today. it will provide flu shots to hair cuts to veterans benefit and employment health. the events will be on bay road from 9:00 in the morning until 2:00. a 65-year-old woman is dead after hit by a ucf shuttle bus in san francisco. police say the victim was in a crosswalk at gary leavenworth yesterday afternoon when the passenger van made a turn and hit her. it was caught on a nearby surveillance camera. at the top of the screen, you can see the woman crossing the street. the ucf bus then makes the left turn and suddenly stops. ucf says the bus driver involved in the crash was hired

three years ago and had a clean driving record. the driver stayed on the scene and gave a statement to police. it is unknown if the driver will face charges. let's see what is happening on the roads now. how's the commute? >> we will start with the south bay this time around. northbound 280 traffic is busy in to the valley, which is typical. looking for crashes and i don't see anything going on right now that would cause alarm. traffic is moving well. a couple of things in the east bay and one in san francisco i will tell you about in just a moment here. go to the bay bridge. it is backed up for a 15 to 20- minute delay. nothing unusual. there crossing in to san francisco. if you are going to get off at the ninth street off ramp, there is an injury accident reported there. the vehicles have been moved to 8th and harrison or they are being moved now. this caused traffic in san francisco to be slow if you are on 101 or westbound 80.

an accident at railroad avenue. a pickup involved. we will check out the highway 4 camera and see if we can find it. 7:25. let's go to steve. good morning. we have partly cloudy skies out there. cooler. temperatures were in the 30s for some cked up low clouds and starting to warm up a little bit concord, buchanan and livermore. they are 34, 35. the weak system is inching south ward. could give us rain this evening more likely tomorrow but the cooling trend has begun and then the colder trend will kick in tomorrow and start to filter in here on saturday. so some low clouds, fog and sunny. partly sunny today. higher clouds from the southwest. so forecast for today has instead of 70s a lot of 60s. 59 san francisco. mid-60s elsewhere. pretty good drop from the 70s yesterday. some of the low cloudiness that

sends temperatures up, same for palo alto they were 43 and now 47. 51 san francisco. oakland and berkeley. the key is not the front it is a weak system. that is cold. i'm telling you that is cold air and that will move in on saturday. fog and cold and then some sun today. so partly sunny, partly cloudy. 50s and 60s. cooler on the coast. north not too bad. this is not a strong system but the leading edge of the cold air and the cold moves in with off and on rain and one system saturday in to sunday and then just darn cold. why some people say regular users of golden gate park have nothing to fear from the most recent violence that has happened here. biotech giant has bad news for hundreds of workers here in the bay area.

plus, it's a big buzz on the internet this morning. facebook and my space are teaming

uc police are bracing for more protests today as uc regents take a vote on a controversial 8% tuition hike.

violent protests yesterday ended with a dozen arrests. jade hernandez is live from the mission bay campus where there is already a police presence there. >> yesterday we knew protesters were going to be bussed in from various uc schools and we knew demonstrators would be outside of the mission bay community center. that's because uc regents board members were going to discuss an 8% tuition hike. today they did not want to divulge where they would hold the biggest protest and this is the reason why. police clashed with 300 demonstrators here at the community center. ktvu watched as they tried to get through the garage. a crowd of four dozen, pushed and shoving ensued. one officer who appears was left behind as fell he officers exited through a garage elevator scuffled with the crowd. as he tried to clear it, he drew his gun on those around him. >> we tried to get in going

through the stairwell and they started to go up the stairwell. they were like hitting the steps with the billy clubs trying to get us to get out. >> the officer was rushed and surrounded by a group of demonstrators. the crowd disarmed the officer of his baton. the officer was injured. while he did draw his weapon to protect himself. >> reporter: outside the garage, behind the building, at least 15 people were pepper sprayed and police pulled out batons on protesters who tried to charge past officers and barricades where board members and regents were meeting. 13 were arrested and four police officers suffer minor injuries. students are upset because the proposed tuition hike vote will follow last year's 32% fee hike pushing tuition up $822 from this year. about 40 demonstrators last night held a meeting on uc berkeley's campus to discuss

demonstrations planned today. the media was not allowed inside. neither were police. i want to bring you back here to the mission bay community center. this is ucf's building right here. you can see campus police are here. they have barricades up, and this time yesterday morning there were already protesters out here. this morning, not the case but police are not taking any chances. they are still a heavy presence here in san francisco. reporting live, jade hernandez, channel 2 news. mixed news about jobs this morning from the labor department. initial unemployment claims are up 289,000. that is what was expected. officials say it is an indication that fewer jobs are being cut but not many new jobs are being created. well n the bay area, one of the largest biotech companies

plans to lay off 750 workers. rumors at again tech have been swirling last year when it was purchased by roche roche. more than 600 people would lose their jobs at genetech headquarters in south san francisco with 100 more let go from the vacville manufacturing facility. but employees say they don't know who will be let go. >> people are guarded about it. they, you know, they are worried about the future. they have no control over what's going on. >> reporter: a spokeswoman says the first round of cuts will come in mid january with more cuts continuing through december of 2012. state farm insurance is also cutting bay area jobs. the company plans to close the regional office and move the operations to bakersfield. state farm says it will help

relocate most of the 850 employees to the new kern county offices. state farm will also close nine smaller offices, including one in san francisco. the changes were part of a statewide restructuring plan that state farm says will improve efficiency. foreclosures are forcing home prices lower, and some of the hardest hit markets. san francisco based firm trulia says some markets have hit an all time high. minneapolis had the steepest reductions. fresno, long beach and sacramento were also on the list. trulia says individual sellers are having a tough time competing with low prices on foreclosured homes. a big announce by two big social networking sites. facebook and my space sent an e- mail to news organizations overnight about an invitation only event at noon.

there are few details about what they will be announcing, but there are rumors that my space may offer a facebook connect feature across its site. my space is struggling to maintain membership as facebook popularity increases. san francisco police are looking for suspects in a stabbing at golden gate park. this is the latest in a string of violent incidents at the bay area's most popular park. one man has some firsthand knowledge of the violence. good morning, craig. >> good morning. the longer we stay here the more stories we hear about the pearl perils of golden gate park. a man was stabbed right where we are. and we spoke to a man who said he witnessed that attack. >> he jumped on top of a dude and stabs him in the back with a screw driver type of thing. >> you saw that. >> yeah. >> reporter: last sunday a man

walking his dog found a body and severed arm. on the south side of the polo thing. police have not identify the body or said how the arm was severed but said both were the homeless encampments but no evidence that there is any connection between them and the body. >> i'm a runner and i live a couple of blocks from here and i love to go to the park and using the park and it makes me less comfortable going there. >> i bike every day and i run three times a week in the park and i would love to be in there at 5:30, but it is dark. >> but you are not. >> i know i shouldn't. every once in a while i do and i live to get up in the morning -- i live for the opportunity to get up in the morning and take a run but i know it isn't safe. >> reporter: a man attributes

it to underground economies in the park but it is not only homeless people but their pets. in july two unleashed dogs attacked three people in the park sending them to the hospital. san francisco police officers had to shoot one of the dogs and wound it before it could get away d escape. a second ago, before we came on. i was talking to a group of people who say they live in the park and they say there is a suspect in custody and the stabbing happened on tuesday night. i will find out from the police station around the corner if that is in fact the case. reporting live in san francisco, channel 2 news. >> thank a wanted man led pitts police on a wild chase in a stolen car. police first saw lloyd harris in the back of an suv last night. when they tried to pull the vehicle over, harris jumped between the two men in the front seats and forced them out. harris drove away, but he crashed in to a center divider

at california avenue and police say harris got out of the car and ran on to highway 4. he tried to force two different drivers to open their car doors, but both cars drove away. as harris was trying to pull a woman out of yet another car, police tackled and arrested him. to one was hurt. >> all right. we want to check in again with sal, starting in the south bay and downtown san jose. >> slow there. dave, good morning to you. let me start that again. my mouth is not working properly properly. no word of accidents or stalled vehicles and when i say that sometimes things pop up. a loose animal at 880. i usually don't report that but it is there. maybe someone is chasing dogs around the freeway. westbound bay bridge, traffic is backed up for a 1 a to 20 minute -- 15 to 20 minute

delay. so steady with no major issues. show you the peninsula. we had an accident at 280 at 380. the area is not looking so good. daly city, south san francisco, not that great right now. 101 is okay to san mateo. across the bay if you are driving on 880 southbound speeds are down to 17 miles an hour, which is pretty slow obviously. when you see red on the map map it means traffic is pretty slow. on the san mateo bridge it is nice and green across foster city. let's go to steve. partly sunny, low clouds and a lot of fog last night reduced visibility. that's lifted a bit. the big message for friday in to sunday is it will get really cold for us. i know it is november but this is an extremely cold air mass that will be moving in on saturday and sunday. if you must travel, there is nothing up there right now. the wind picked up.

gusts 25, tahoe, truck key and reno. looking for gusts to 100 miles an hour over the passes and very cold air with possibility of feet in snow by sunday. so just, if you have to go, just get up there but the snow level will come down to 1500 feet by sunday night and monday. so we could have snow around here, as well. the sierra will get hit with pretty good snow. we will have some rain but more to the north an east of us. the first part of the system is hanging up. clouds are increasing mend seen know and lake county. this enhanced the fog and low clouds. possibility some of it could make for rain this evening. more likely overnight in to tomorrow. fog and sun and clouds and cooler today. 50s and 60s. good-bye to the 70s. the berkeley forecast for my friend shirley in berkeley. she wants me to mention berkeley, 56 and 59 on the highs. we had some 30s this morning.

now the clouds will come in and we start to warm up. concord and liver more are 39. a bunch of 47s, 48. 45 napa, santa rosa. 43 in the mountains, 34 uruguay ya. redding was down to 85. and then the clouds came in. now 42 but the possibility of snow on the valley floor. yes. could happen as we get toward sunday and that cold air comes in. the colder air will be standard northeastern california and sacramento valley. we will get our fair share. if you are going to the big game it will get colder throughout the game. that's the big story. 50s and 60s today. tomorrow we bring in rain and cooler air. here's the cold air on saturday and then darn cold and showery on sunday and monday. >> thank you. while we are bracing for cold weather, many state lawmakers are hanging out in

hawaii. what they are doing there and who paid for their trip? tiger woods is known for being a private person. we will tell you how that has changed in the past couple of days.

good morning. so far on wall street, of course, one of the reasons general motors is pulling out the biggest newest ipo in a democratmatic return to the stock market. the initial price was $33. right now gm trading at 35.51. also good news that ireland's financial worries are easing up a bit helping the markets.

the dow is 17 -- is up 170 right now. and the nasdaq and s&p 19. california lawmakers packed their bags for hawaii to mix business with pleasure. pam cook is live from the newsroom now with some details. good morning, pam. >> good morning. in the midst of a huge budget deficit, several state lawmakers are on the islands mixing with special interest groups. taxpayers are apparently not paying for the trips, but the travel and lodging is provided by donation groups. some of the most powerful special interest groups. drug companies, pg&e and southern california edison are there. critic says they are basically vacationing with corporate executives and lobbyists who are looking for their vote when they head to sacramento next month. organizers of the conference argue that taking trips to relaxing settings such as maw by allow public policymakers

get to know each over on a personal level. huffman state assemblyman from san rafeal tells the "sacramento bee" he has such limited vacation time that mixing business with pleasure would not fly with his family and political advisers add it is risky since the next attack add could feature you lounging on the beach while the economy suffers. we should note that most of the state's 120 lawmakers are not participating in the hien conferences -- hawaiien conferences held right now. 7:47. the latest numbers in the state attorney general's race shows harris is maintaining her lead over republican steve cooley. harris ' lead is a little over 30,000 with 46% of the vote, compared to 45.6 for cooley. several hundred thousand ballots remain to be counted. the outcome must be officially announced by december 3rd. supporters of medical

marijuana dispensaries are following the attorney general race. the l.a. district attorney said he considers the dispensaries to be illegal retail outlets. the campaign manager for the san francisco d.a. says she supports the legal use of medical marijuana. the attorney for philadelphia fill phillip -- are sealed. his attorney says releasing the grand jury transcripts and other documents would jeopardize his right to a fair trial. the hearing on that request is set for next month. sacramento attorneys involved in a bang beating case are vowing they will drag facebook in to court for access to postings by one of the jurors. they say the juror posted trial updates and they want to see a feedback from friend -- they want to see if feedback from

friends influenced his decision. they try to balance privacy with public safety concerns. it has until december 17th to produce the records. world champion boxer lent his voice to a special cause while entertaining bay area fans ♪ [ music ] hundreds turned out in vallejo to help raise money for the foundation which helps educate children in the philippines. he rose out of poverty in that country to become the greatest boxer in the world. he holds eight world boxing titles and he is also a congressman in the philippines [ inaudible ] >> we're proud to be filipino and proud to have him part of us. >> reporter: fans paid $150 to see him last night and many

walked away with autographs. some city officials were on hand to announce the city will recognize december 10th as manny paquillo day. >> tiger woods sent out a tweet saying he decided to finally try out twitter and he thanks fans for support. he wrote a piece talking about his divorce from elin after a cheating scandal that started to unravel last thanksgiving. woods says he is struggling to learn from the terrible choices and mistakes he made. a long awaited exchapterrer in the harry potter movies dunn open until tomorrow but a lot of people have already seen the first 36 minutes. >> i must be the one to kill harry potter. >> wow! warner brothers studio says that much of the movie was posted on the internet on monday night. they are trying to filing out who put it there and are trying

to get illegal copies removed. if that doesn't seem to have dampened the enthusiasm of local fans. san jose's tech museum is holding a midnight showing in the imax theater but it is already sold out. >> i can't wait for that movie to come out. such a big harry potter fan. a northern california school employee is receiving death threats. the controversy that has prompted the trouble. also, armed robbers terrorize children at gun point. look at these pictures. you'll see the video and police hope it will lead to an arrest

. a warning from police after several robberies and attempted robberies in palo alto. police say a man drove in to his garage at 9:30 an was approached by a man with a gun who demanded money.

after a brief scuffle the suspect ran off. 30 minutes later, police say another man was approached by three people near university avenue and seneca street. one of them had a gun and demanded money. a fight broke out between the victim and the suspects, and those suspects ran off. police aren't sure if the attempted robberies are connected. you have got to see this. police in the east bay hope surveillance tape will lead to an arrest after a terrifying takeover robbery. three gunmen targeted a newark restaurant that prides itself on family fun. the three men burst in to this chuck e. cheese restaurant on saturday night and ordered the 40 customers in to a storage room. a lot of those customers were children. >> i'm sure it was traumatic especially for the children and very aggressive takeover. >> i wouldn't feel safe to bring my kids back there. >> it is an unfortunate thing but there are people out there that are on drugs and certain other things that is going to affect them and they are going

to go and do whatever they need to do. >> reporter: police say at this point they only have a vague description of the three gunmen. the investigation continues. it is 7:54. a northern california school district employee has reportedly received death threats following a national media coverage of a recent american flag ban story. a 13-year-old boy was ordered to remove a u.s. flag from his bike saying it was prompting complaints and raising racial tensions. the school reversed the decision after receiving complaints across the country. the threatened employee did not want to be identified but kcra confirmed at least two school board trustees have received threats also. sal knows what is happening on the roads in contra costa county. how are they looking? >> we have had a couple of accidents on highway 4 and it

is pretty slow as a result. you can see how crowded it is to the willow pass grade. slow traffic out to 242. that's where people split off. you will see slow traffic heading down there. also this morning, we are looking at the commute on 80 which hasn't changed. people like to check in with the bay bridge but steady and slow, between 15 and 20 minute delay. talk about the santa santa cruz mountains a slow down to the main part of the valley and then 85 you can see a lot of road sensors are turning red there from 7 to the valley. a lot of red where you may expect to see it. 280 at 880. there's a crash there. the peninsula, i would say that you should use 280 because there's a lot of slow traffic in both directions but 280 looks better. we have some breaks in the clouds and low clouds, few high clouds but some areas are

clear. the marin close coast looks clear. it is hit and miss. it will be cooler today. we will end up with 50s and 60s. rain to the north. it will get here late tonight in to tomorrow and then the cold air comes in. i never want to scare anybody or alarm anyone but the message is colder by saturday and sunday. 40s and 50s. we will get some rain, but again the bigger story is the cold air. first system comes in, weakens considerably, we are not expecting much out of this. we started the week with 80s and windy, warm conditions. that's cold anytime of the year but arriving early this year. fog an cold, some sun, not a total wash, just cooler. breezy, as well. fairfield west southwest at 20 miles an hour. usually that is something i bring up in the summer. tomorrow we begin with clouds and some rain and cold air

arrives on saturday afternoon. that's why i went colder and windy more than the rain on saturday. and then really cold. some lows. wind protected areas will dip to the upper 20s. >> all right. thank you, steve. some bay area parents are angry about a program designed to stop school bullies. also, no kids allowed. look at what an's bay playground looks like this morning. why the police are investigating. a little known member of the giants and police on the east coast say they caught him stealing.

right now we are closely watching gm stock has the giant automaker returns as a publicly traded company. i'm live in concord where we have just spoken to police about the case of a missing concord man. we'll tell you what they had to say coming up. one player for the world champion giants faces some serious charges back east. the second hour of mornings on 2 starts right now.

good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. >> the vote is today on a uc tuition hike that has triggered violent protests. in about 30 minutes from right now, uc regents will meet in san francisco. ktvu jade hernandez is live with the latest on those planned protests. good morning, jade. >> reporter: yesterday we knew protesters were going to be bussed in from various uc schools an we knew demonstrators would be at this ucsf recreation center. what is missing is protesters. in fact we just got off the phone with a protester who had helped tooling news yesterday an she told me that yesterday's protests were very organized an todays are going to be campus specific. this is the reason why. yesterday uc police clashed

with 300 demonstrators here at u cbs sf community center. protesters tried to get in through the garage. a crowd of four dozen surged, pushing and shoving ensued. one officer who appears was left behind as his fellow officers exited through a garage elevator scuffled with a crowd as he tried to clear it and he drew his gun on those around him. >> we tried to go down the stairwell an they pushed up the stairwell. someone fell across me and they were like hitting the steps with the billy club trying to get us to go out. >> the officer was rushed an surrounded by a group of demonstrators. the crowd disarmed the officer of his baton. the officer was injured. he did draw his weapon to protect himself. >> reporter: outside of the garage, behind the building, at least 15 people were pepper sprayed and police pulled batons on protesters who tried

to charge past officers and barricades. 13 were arrested, four student and four officers were hurt. about 40 demonstrators held a meeting on the campus last night to discuss demonstrations planned today. the media was not allowed inside. neither were police. but we're told this morning that each campus will hold their own specific demonstration, and i also checked in with berkeley police and uc berkeley police. all is calm on the campus and in the city right now. uc regents vote here at mission bay is expected around 10:00 this morning. the meeting resumes in a half hour. reporting live from san francisco, ktvu, channel 2

news. general motors is making a big comeback on wall street this morning. the iconic american automaker is being reborn as a publicly traded company. and as allison burns reports from our washington, d.c. bureau, taxpayers could be getting some of their money back. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you. it has been almost a year and a half since the federal government took control of general motors with a $50 billion bailout. but this morning, as the new gm ceo rang the opening bell on wall street, the feds were selling off their majority share in the company. gm will still owe the government more than $22 billion, and this morning ceo dan hackerson would not say when taxpayers would be paid in full. >> i'm hopeful and i'm not saying it can't happen. i just don't know what the markets will do. but i do think the company is well positioned, producing the best cars in the world. >> reporter: as for the winners and the losers in gm's

comeback, the losers have been 408 k holders -- 401-k holders and pension holders and anyone who owned gm stocks before today. but the unions are the winners and could see big returns today. president obama calls it a milestone in the turn around the ofay iconic company and the entire american auto industry. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. stocks bounded higher on interest in the public offering and over ireland resolving their debt crisis. there was a strong reading on manufacturing activity from the federal reserve bank of philadelphia. the dow is up right now 188. he's known for stealing bases, but one little-known member of the world champion san francisco giants is accused of stealing from his former boss. investigators in new jersey say

darin ford stole $2,000 from a car dwell dealership he used to work at. ford originally claimed the gunman stole the money from him. but police say they found evidence that no robbery ever took place. ford played briefly for the giants this year after getting called up from the minors in september. the former attorney for yousef bay the 4th is resigning from the practice of law. brown allegedly smuggled a hit list of people her client wanted to have killed. following her implication in the plot, brown resigned as bay's attorney. now sources say that brown plans to give up her law practice. she has not been charged with any crime. more chilling testimony is expected today in the richmond gang rape case. a judge is deciding whether there is enough evidence to put

the seven defendants on trial for last year's horrifying gang rape of a 16-year-old girl. yesterday, the testimony of one arresting officer stunned the courtroom. officer gary lewis says one suspect claimed the girl was drunk and had consensual sex with the men. however, prosecutors say they have evidence she was the innocent victim of a savage attack. >> dare to say that critical was putting it minor. she had injuries that were life- threatening, and that's going to be introduced through the records. >> reporter: so far only five of the scheduled 20 witnesses have testified at a hearing that was expected to wrap up before thanksgiving. it could now last until christmas. see what is happening on the roads. sal, what's happening on the toll plaza? >> little improvement and some improvement in the east bay commute as i think the peak of the commute may be over. you can see more room after you

have been watching it a long time you realize there is more room and movement. if it stays that way we will see clearing by 9:00. unless something happens on the bridge and then all bets are off. an injury accident at the corner of 8th and harrison, which is right down there where a lot of cars come off and on the freeway. so maybe having a role in the slow downs. we are looking at the commute on the peninsula. i circled the area because it will be pretty slow here on 101. it is becoming slower and slower as the road sensors keep changing. there are -- actually let's see, a stalled vehicle is down there. but there's really not much going on the peninsula. if you are driving to the south bay, traffic is -- let me move this up here -- traffic will be a little slow on 280. but 101 is taking a beating from 680 to mountain view. plenty going on.

it is already breezy and windy for some. it's a cool breeze. a couple of the e-mails coming in, jenny says it is cold out there. yes, it is. and not really a lot of clouds. low clouds, few high clouds. the system in the north will be weak but it is a sign of a pretty good cold snap for us between now and monday. today we will have some partly sunny skies. but with the breeze in place it's cold with some 40s. sun and clouds today, cooler. partly sunny, breezy. friday through sunday, the main message is the colder air coming in. saturday the cold air plunges in here and carries us in to sunday and monday. heavy snow in the mountains. winter storm warnings are out but the national weather service in reno is talking about a couple of feet at lake level and five plus above the 7,000-foot level. let's not forget shasta, as well. good snow up there. very cold overnight lows next

week, probably tuesday and wednesday there will be some 20s in wind protected areas. for november this deserves a wow. this is taking shape starting today. remember sunday and monday when it was 84 degrees. remember that? boy is it changing fast. the system right there may give light right to lake county for us the beginning of the cooling. 50s and 60s. the berkeley forecast, some breaks in the clouds but 40s and 50s, mid to upper 50s for the high. that's it. same for san francisco. start at 49 and go for 59. some partly sunny skies but low clouds, as well. combine a 15 to 25-mile an hour breeze with a 44-degree temperature, concord, livermore that is a cold snap. 45 napa santa rosa. 40s and low 50s for everybody. 43 tahoe. a south wind which is why they warm up. same for reno. been windy up there. 40s and some 30s with 50s in

southern california. that is the first system. it will weaken considerably as it comes in. it's the cold low as that drives south it will end up out of crescent city by saturday night and sunday. that's when the cold air pours in here. some fog, cold, breezy and cooler today. higher clouds inch in more toward the north bay later on. 50s and 60s for the highs. again, i'm jumping the gun on the overnight low for monday. the message to get out there will be the cold lows on tuesday and also on wednesday. until then, colder air arrives and off and on rain will take us in to saturday night and sunday morning. >> thank you. investigators say there was a suspicious playground fire at richmond's valley view elementary school. the ktvu's cameras were out there a while ago. here's what the school's playground looks like this morning. that fire started at 11:00 on tuesday night. it destroyed a children's slide and other play equipment out there. the area that was burned is now

fenced off. the classes at the school continue as scheduled. there's a statewide search for an east bay man this morning. where brian erb was last seen and what police told us moments ago about his disappearance. what sarah palin is saying about a possible run for the white house. the bold statement she made that has everyone talking this morning. a california student body president is the center of a controversy. a secret he's been hiding for years.

the search continues on for a missing man. >> they wand want to find brian erb and make sure he is okay. this is pictures where he was last seen. the picture of the restaurant his father owns in pleasant hills. the father of two was leaving the restaurant he had just finished his work shift on november 11th. it was a thursday night. brian's dad says his son had an argument with his wife the night before, but it would still be out of character for him to take off so abruptly. >> currently we're investigating the case to find out the whereabout of mr. erb. we have no indication there was any foul play at this time. we have done an extensive

background checks in to cell phone records and credit card history and have no information on his whereabouts. >> reporter: authorities say erb was driving a large, dark blue pickup with california license plate number 7p34909. it has a long bed, tinted window, and a fox motorcycle stick attorney back win de. police say that he went back to his house after work and grabbed money and clothes as well as camping gear. he frequently camps in the big sur area. so they have located the authorities in that area. time is 8:18. an unusual kidnapping has police stressing the importance of reporting crimes. a local business owner was kidnapped at gun point earlier this month but the family didn't contact investigators until the next day.

>> in this case, there was a delay. rather than criticize the victims in this case we want to encourage others that if any crime occurs least please notify the police department as soon as possible. >> reporter: police say the men dressed as police officers and kidnapped the victim at gun point on november 4th. the suspects then reportedly asked the victim's family for a $1 million ransom. police eventually rescued the victim. sarah palin says she believes she could beat president obama if she decides to run for president in 2012. in a new york times magazine interview, sarah palin said she is considering running for president and is discussing it with her family and advisers. in an interview with barbara walters, sarah palin was asked if she thought she could beat president obama. she said, i believe so. house speaker nancy pelosi says she looks forward to

working with republican colleagues when they take over the house in january. yesterday democrats chose her to continue to represent them as minority leader. >> i would say to the american people we extend a hand of friendship to the republicans and look forward to hearing their ideas on job creation and deficit reduction. >> reporter: republicans chose the current minority leader john boehner to be the new house speaker. this upcoming hearing on california's proposition 8 will be broadcast on live television. the court of appeals in san francisco will allow c-span to broadcast the december 6th hearing. a judge overturned proposition 8 saying the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. now supporters of the ballot measure are appealing that ruling. and the senate may soon vote on ending the military's don't ask, don't tell policy but the outcome is

unpredictable. senate majority leader reid says he will call for a vote after thanksgiving to allow gay service members to serve openly in the u.s. military. however, several leading republicans, including judgment item are opposing ending the don't ask, don't tell policy. some parents are upset about a new anti-bullying curriculum that deals with homosexuality. it is called respect for all and consists of students watching a short film once a year. some parents say they should be allowed to choose whether their children see the film. others are angry claiming they were not notified. the curriculum is part of a settlement the district reached with the american civil liberties union after a gay student was harassed. the student body presidents at fresno state revealed he is living in the country illegally. he has lived in the u.s. since the age of 3. he said he did not find out about his illegal status until he applied for scholarships and grants in high school. he says his counselors told him

about a state bill that allows him to pay in-state tuition to go to school. he said he did not consider his status an issue when running for office. >> there's no citizenship requirement to be a student office holder. it is student government. i'm here to serve the students, not the state of california or the federal government. >> reporter: ramirez says he will not resign unless the students who elected him demand it. colonel sanders is offering a $20,000 scholarship in a contest on twitter. kfc is asking high school seniors to make a brief statement about why they deserve the award. some of the early entries have said things like making a positive change in society and holy heck, i love that chicken. the deadline for entries is november 26th. >> $20,000 is a pretty generous amount there. all 33 of the rescued

chilean miners arrived in the u.s. this morning. why they are heading to los angeles right now. and a ucsf shuttle hits and kills a pedestrian in walk. what they are saying about the driver this morning. and northbound 101 san jose, some slow traffic this morning. it is really slow all the way in to sunnyvale. we will look at the bay area bridges coming up next.

all 33 of the rescues chilean miners are on a plane to los angeles. they are special guests at a heros tribute. they plan to do sightseeing and shopping. for many, in the first time they have ever been outside of chile. a memorial service for former san francisco police chief fagan will be held tomorrow. the died of an apparent heart attack while visiting his girlfriend in london ten days ago. he was 60 years old. his career will be linked to the scandal in 2002. his son is one of three off- duty officers who allegedly beat up two men during a drunken brawl over a bag of fajitas. a woman has died after

being hit bay shuttle bus in san francisco. police say the victim was in the cross walk at gary and leavenworth yesterday afternoon when the passenger van made a turn and hit her. it was actually captured on a nearby surveillance camera. look at the top of the screen. you can see the woman crossing the street. the ucf bus makes a left turn on gary and suddenly stops. the bus driver involved in the crash was hired three years ago and had a clean driving record. the driver remained at the scene and gave a full statement to the police. we still don't know if the driver will face charges. we want to check in with sal. what's happening on the bridges? >> things are getting busier on the bridges. also in san francisco, just heard san francisco fire department dispatched to an accident northbound on ma sonic at ofarrell. and we will see what's going on there. with the commute. this is a look at the westbound bay bridge. that traffic looks pretty good.

getting a little better. golden gate, richmond bridge traffic have not been a problem all morning long. we had a couple of minor issues but if you take those bridges you know what you are going to get, a decent commute. temperatures warmed up. >> i got a record of 28 in clear lake. that's cold. there is some cold air for sunday in to monday. fog and clouds, partly sunny. cooler today, breezy at times. the system in the north producing rain to crescent city, eureka. it will stay up there and weaken considerably. increasing clouds from that system today. fog and sun. breezy with 50s and 60s for temperatures. concord, livermore both made it

to 39. palo alto 49. 50 san jose. the cold air will dig near the oregon california border by late saturday in to sunday. and then just pump in really cold air. so fog and cold out there. some sun. clouds, breezy, cooler, though. 50s an 60s for the temperatures and everything starts to change tomorrow night. more clouds and cooler weather than any rain. light on late friday and saturday rain and a break on saturday afternoon. another system on saturday night in to sunday. and then a cold showery pattern in to monday. people who live in golden gate park say the people that use it only for recreation have nothing to fear for the most recent episodes of violence. a temporary reprieve. thousands of bay area parents get more time to line up child care plans. and critics question why

some lawmakers are spending time on an island

good morning. uc regents are meeting right now on ucsf's mission bay campus. in fact, in an hour and a half from now, they will be voting on an 8% tuition increase. police are everywhere outside of the building where the regents are meeting. you can see barricades are up again. so far, we haven't seen any sign of protesters, but there will be demonstrations on all ten uc campuses. now, in the meantime, questions are being raised

about campus police officer who pulled his gun on a crowd of protesters yesterday. this happened when police were holding the line near elevators in the campus parking garage. protesters tried to get in the conference hall. this officer pulled his gun as he struggled with the student demonstrators. now, a professor at uc hastings college of law saw this. this is what he said about this incident. >> i can't watch that tape and say that the officer made a mistake. i can say the campus police should have had it better staffed. >> reporter: the chief said the crowd hit the baton out of the officer's harm are arms and he was hit in the head with the baton but you can't see it in the video. an investigation continues. this morning's labor department report on unemployment is mixed news.

initial claims are up by 2,000 to 439,000. that's about what economists had predicted. continuing claims fell by 48,000 to 4.3 million. those numbers indicate few jobs are being cut, but there are also no signs for any new ones being created. one of the biggest biotech firms plans to layoff 750 local workers. rumors about layoffs have been swirling since last year when it was bought by roche. a company e-mail announced the news most were dreading. more than 600 people would lose their jobs at genetech. but worker says they don't know who will be let go. >> people kind of a little guarded about it. they are worried about the

future. they have no control over what's going on. >> reporter: a genetech spokeswoman says the first round of cuts will come in mid january with more cuts through december of 2012. state farm insurance is also cutting bay area jobs. the company plans to close the regional office and move the operations to bakersfield. state farm says it will help relocate most of the 450 workers to the new kern county offices. state farm will also close nine smaller offices, including one in san francisco. the changes are part of a statewide restructuring plan that state farm says will improve efficiency. the time is 8:33. state subsidies for child care will continue until december 31st under the welfare to work program. 55,000 california kids were originally supposed to lose their child care slots on november 1st because of budget cuts, but now this third extension of time gives parents

time to find a new program. some state lawmakers were hoping to restore funding when they reconvene next month. two dozen state lawmakers are spending time this month discussing green energy, health care, government reform and other big issues at a conference in maui. the lawmakers airfare and lodging for the conference are paid for in return for their participation. representatives will be joining the lawmakers at the conference. critics say the lawmakers are basically on vacation with corporate executives and lobbyists who will be looking for their votes when they head back to sacramento. 7:30. the latest numbers in the state attorney general's race show democrat harris is maintaining her lead over republican. harris lead is a little over 30,000 with 46% of the vote compared to 45.6 for cooley. several hundred thousand ballots remain to be counted.

the outcome must be officially announced by december 3rd. supporters of medical marijuana dispensaries are closely following this state attorney general race. steve cooley the l.a. district attorney said he considers the dispensaries to be illegal retail outlets. the campaign manager for harris, san francisco's d.a. says she supports the legal use of medical marijuana. we're still getting new information about a man who was shot in emeryville last night. police say the man flagged down a chp officer near powell street and christy avenue at 9:30 last night telling them he had been shot. the man was rushed to a local hospital. he continues to recover this morning. still no arrests have been made. a richmond teenager has died after a shooting in broad daylight. now, police say the 18-year-old was near south 30th street and cutting boulevard with at least two oh people yesterday morning. a gunman walked up and opened

fire on the group. the teenager died at the scene. investigators say the shooter jumped in to a dark blue chevy suburban and took off. they say the getaway vehicle is about 5 to 10 years old. san francisco police are investigating a stabbing at golden gate park. it's the latest in a string of violent incidents at the bay area's most popular park. craig spoke to one man who has firsthand knowledge of the problem and he is joining us live with an update. >> reporter: good morning. in fact a couple of people we spoke to this morning say they were here on tuesday knight. i did just speak with not only the park police, which is basic lay substation here at golden gate park, just around the corner and police headquarters within the hour and both say they have no information on whether or not there is a suspect in that tuesday night stabbing. it happened 6:15 on tuesday night. police say a 19-year-old man was stabbed twice in the back and it is the latest in a series of violent episodes here

at the golden gate park's recent history. sunday's news maybe the most disturbing of them all. a man walking his dog found a body and a severed arm of on the south side of the polo field. police have not identified the body or said how the arm was severed but said both were decomposing when found. the area is known to have homeless encampments but there is no evidence there is any connection between them and the body. although homeless people we spoke to said the victims and the suspects are often other people who live in the park and not people who use golden gate park for only recreational purposes. >> that makes me feel safer, yes. but it is still concerning that it is happening at all in this neighborhood. i feel like it is overall a safe place to live. >> i noticed in the news it is supposed to be transient on transient crimes but i don't see where people in the park might be next or someone from

that scene. so it disturbs me and my friends. so i worry about it a lot. >> it is not only people who are the assailants. last july, two unleashed dogs attacked three people in the park sending them to the hospital. police officers had to shoot and wound one of the dogs before it could escape in to the park. live in san francisco, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> 87. a wanted man led police on a wild chase in a stolen car. police say they first saw lloyd harris in the back of an suv last night when they tried to pull the vehicle over, harris jumped between the two in the front seat and forced them out. harris drove away. but crashed in to a center divide at california avenue and love ridge road. police say that harris then got out of the car and ran on to highway 4. he tried to force two driver drivers to open their doors but both drove

away. he was trying to pull a woman out of another car and police tackled and arrested him. no one was hurt. sal says things in our commute are a little better, right? >> that's right. we are seeing slight improvement all over the place. some commutes you are probably not going to like what you see still. go the bay bridge. you can tell if you look at the bay bridge you can see the ramp isn't as thick as before and it is moving through. as we get closer to 9:00 you might see improvement on the way to have the luxury of waiting around. it will clear out for you. this morning's drive will be okay if you are driving in san francisco. a little slowing on 101. slow from about the 280 interchange up to the 80 split. again, it's not that deep. only taking a few minutes and improvement on 280 northbound. it was crowded getting in to the valley. 101, even 101 improved as i was looking at it off camera here. we are doing pretty well in in

the south bay right now. we have partly sunny skies and kind of cool and breezy for many. temperatures come down today. not bad yesterday just not as warm as sunday and monday where we had the mid-80s. but that is long gone. by the weekend some locations hard pressed to get over 50 degrees for high inland. and the coast 55 or 56. inland it will turn cold. little cooler today. the system is moving in to lake county and sonoma county. fog some of it hit and miss. some sun and fog. sun and clouds, cooler. 50s and 60s for temperatures. had a couple of 30s for a while and then fog came in and wind picked up. everybody is close. the big news is the front coming in but that's the first of what will be a rather strong surge of some very cold air as the low off of vancouver

settles around crescent city by sunday night. that is going to pump in cold air for us. fog and cold. sunshine but clouds. breezy and cooler today. temperatures 50s and 60s. near average on the temperatures and tomorrow they start to go below. rain tomorrow, not really a rainer tomorrow but more likely late friday in to saturday. should be a break on saturday afternoon but that's when the cold air moves in and saturday in to sunday morning we will get some rain and then cold and showery in to monday. >> if you had clear skies overnight where you lived there was a spectacular show in the sky. early this morning, hours ago, if you look to the east, you could see the final peak hours of the leonid meteor shower. and some are saying they saw as many as 15 meteors, each hour. incredible. >> amazing. 19 minutes before 9:00. known for their rivalry, two social networking giants come together today for a big announcement. and as we head through the

important holiday shopping season, an important e-tailor is accused of misleading customers. and tiger woods known for being a private person. we will tell you how that has all changed the past couple of days.

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of the congregation to do the same. >> it starts out really platonic. hi, how are you? how are you doing? i really used to like you in high school or in college. hey, why did we break up? and so forth and so on and what are you doing and before you know it connections are being made. >> reporter: at first he suggested that married couples share their pass words but said that didn't work. mr. miller is a married father of six and admits he has a facebook account that says he plans to deactivate it this weekend. >> legal action against a popular e-tailer. the company is fighting back against strong allegations. we have more on the story. >> district attorneys from seven northern california

counties are suing erstock.com. the suit claims the company misleads customers about how much money they actually save by shopping on the site. and since 2006 overstock's claims of discounts were often based on the company's own arbitrary markups ratherrer than competitors prices. one example cited in the lawsuit a patio for $449 that overstock said sold for $1,000 elsewhere. when the outdoor furniture was delivered it had a 249 wal-mart price tag. executives at overstock.com say the company is known for offering quality products at great prices. and that the company has tried to work with the northern california offices on the issues mentioned in in the lawsuit. civil complaint was filed by district attorneys in self counties and it requests $15

million in restitution and pen tallties. it is not clear -- penalties. it is not clear if custers will see any of that money if it is retrieved in court. it is 8:47. in a new statement, the mayor is denying media reports that he is considering leaving office before his term ends in january. also in his final state of city address posted on-line, he said that oakland is safe and more financially stable than when he first took office. in the 68-page farewelling he said in the last year disease homicides are down 28% and violent crime down 14%. the mayor pointed to new small businesses and increasing employment, despite the recession. long time congressman rangel is expected to find out his punishment today for ethics violations. you are looking a live picture ahead of a meeting with committee members. these are live pictures from

washington, d.c. house committee convicted him yesterday on 11 counts of ethics violations and today he plans to plead for "a drop of fairness and mercy." he also told reporters there's no evidence of corruption or self enrichment from his deeds. punishment could range from a simple reprimand or censure to an expulsion. former president george h. bush will receive the highest civilian honor next year from president obama. the white house announced the former president will be among 15 people receiving the presidential medal of freedom. the nation's 41st president will be honored for his contribution to america's interests and world peace. other recipients include german chancellor merkel, maya angelo and billionaire investor warren buffett. world champion boxer manny paquillo was in the bay area to lend his voice to a special

cause. and that's what he did ♪ [ music ] ♪ hundreds turned out in vallejo to raise money for the foundation. it helps to educate children in the philippines. he rose out of poverty in the philippines to become perhaps the greatest boxer in the world. he holds eight world boxing titles. hee also a congressman in the philippines. >> i focus on the fight and after the fight i have to focus on my work. >> we're proud to be filipino and proud to have him part of us. >> reporter: meantime, new this morning, tmz is now reporting he is facing a $10 million lawsuit over allegations signed a recording contract but didn't deliver any songs. tiger woods has been busy on twitter this morning following a radio interview. tiger woods posted his first tweet yesterday.

he said he finally decided to try twitter. he also recently wrote an article talking about his divorce from elin after the cheating scandal that started unraveling last thanksgiving. tiger woods said he is still struggling to learn from terrible choices and mistakes that he made. ten minutes before 9:00, the long-awaited next chapterrer in the harry potter movies does not open in theaters until tomorrow, but many people have already seen the first 36 minutes. >> i must be the one to kill harry potter. >> warner brothers studios says that much of the movie was posted on the internet on monday night. now it is trying to figure out who put it there. it is also working to get the illegal copies of the film removed. it does not seem to have dampened the enthusiasm of fans. there is a midnight showing the high max theater and it is already sold out. it is almost like she's part of the family.

the scottish singing sensation that reached an incredible milestone ♪ [ music ] remember susan boyle? she's become the first female artist to have a number one album in the united states and britain twice in one year. the beatles did that in 1969, and before that the monkees did it in 1967. ms. boast boyle's latest album reached number one in the u.k. and topped the american charts yesterday. a new study reveals the new views on american families. and many say marriage is becoming obsolete. speaking of weddings. we have details on the royal engagement and who will pay the bill for the 3q

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a northern california school employee has received death threats over an american flag story. this 13-year-old boy was told to remove a flag from his bike saying it was prompting complaints and raising some racial tensions. the school reversed the decision after getting complaints from all over the country. the threatened employee did not want to be identified but

sacramento tv station kcra confirmed two school board trustees have also received threats. britain's fragile economy could make it tough to plan the wedding. it must be grand but not so expensive it offends taxpayers. they may exvows at westminster abbey. money for the wedding could come from the government but the queen, prince charles and middle don's parents are expected to help to foot the bill. marriage may be becoming obsolete. that's according to four in ten people surveyed in a new study by the pugh research center and "time" magazine. the study found 29% of children under the age of 18 live with a parent who's divorced, separated or never married. that's five times the amount in 1960. this news follows the new census data released in september that showed marriage is at an all-time low of 52%

for adults 18 and over. we want to check in with sal. apparently some reports of a gas line break south. >> yeah, a gas leak. i will put it op the map. it is not broadway which a lot of people confuse. you go down california and make the right where the starbuck and the burrito shop are. like the main drag. by no report of a street closure but may see utility crews in the area. at this time of the morning not that heavily traveled. this will be a problem later on perhaps if you are going to be in there. but right now not reportedly causing a problem. the bay bridge is clearing out. you can see it is backed to the middle of the parking lot. the morning commute is okay in san francisco with some slowing approaching downtown. here's steve. partly sunny and low clouds and higher clouds starting to work in to the north bay but partly sunny and cool and breezy today. highs 50s and 60s.

weak system comes in, but it will begin the colder air and some rain on friday. stronger part of the system on saturday. not only saturday morning but late saturday night in to sunday. and then it gets really cold around here. i mean really cold for us. >> time to protect the plants. >> tuesday and wednesday of next week when the skies clear out and some 20s will be possible. >> all right. >> thank you for