jobless benefits start r unning out today for an estimated 2 million americans. some of those people looking for work are gathering in washington, d.c. right now. >> reporter: i'm jade hernandez. find out why the oakland police chief is seeking money in d.c. for programs right here at

home. a deadly overnight crash shut down a very busy bay area freeway is both a tragedy and a mystery. and there's one thing you should not do on this chilly first day of december. "mornings on 2" starts now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, december 1st. extended unemployment benefits start running out today for 2 million americans. that's after congress missed the midnight deadline to extend. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with more. >> reporter: good morning, tori. that's right. we're talking about an average of $300 a week that people who are unemployed get from the

government but that money stops today for many of them. let's take a live look at the senate floor. we are waiting to hear if there are any new plans today to give another lifeline to the l ong- term unemployed. congress failed to act before last night's midnight deadline. that means benefits run out today for 800,000 people. 2million americans, including 5 00,000 californians, will lose their benefits by the end of the year if congress does not okay another extension. >> anybody who thinks that the unemployed are being lazy and taking advantage of these systems are no grip on reality. there are 15 million unemployed people right now. and there are 3 million opened jobs. >> reporter: now, republicans and democrats who are blocking this benefits extension say they would be billing to change their minds if congress figures out a way to pay for it without adding to the deficit.

negotiations are going on at this hour -- at this hour. how to do that is really up in the air at this point. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. 7:02. well, oakland police chief anthony batts is in washington, d.c. looking for mine to make oakland schools a safer place for everybody. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us live. she's got all of the details. >> reporter: good morning. anthony batts is not going to be at police headquarters today. he's in washington, d.c. on a mission. he's collaborating with oakland unified school district superintendent tony smith to come up with a way to strengthen bonds and stuneds. the police department -- bonds and students. the police department would place six police officers at four schools. this would help deter crime and help to build better r

elationships with students on the verge of joining a gang or straying from school. today, chief batts is in d.c. lobbying for funding which needs 6 million in funding. we attended a press conference on monday, where the chief discussed kaiser's $10 million grant. >> the middle schools are l ooking to become our ground zero to make an impact in community policing in the city of oakland. >> reporter: this program would not take officers off the streets. it would, in fact, allow the department to hire back some of the officers laid off during the summer if they received summer. mayor-elect jean kwon -- jean quan >> we have to work to create jobs in this economy and that we have to deal with public

safety and that includes but for for me that's -- but for me that's community policing. >> reporter: we tried to get reaction from both the police department and school district. we'll let you know what they had to say coming up. in an hour we'll be hive at a middle school, one of those middle schools where officers would be placed if funding is garnered in washington, d.c. reporting live in oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. it is 7:05. overnight, a car crash in burlingame killed a ped and shut down a busy highway. it happened just before 1:30 a.m. on northbound highway 101 just north of broadway. highway patrol officers say a prius hit a man who was walking in the roadway for unknown reasons. he die -- he died at the scene. lanes reopened just to -- r

eopened to traffic just before 3:00 a.m. the investigation continue. this morning, testimony resumes in that richmond gang rape case. today is gonna be one big change outside the courthouse in martinez. the seven men accused of g ang- raping a richmond girl will no longer be paraded across the street, as you see here. that's because the county found courtroom place space in the n ewer courtroom right next to the jail. >> i think it is, you know, far more humane, the way they are b eing treated right now. and-- but i think the damage has been done. >> reporter: now, the preliminary hearing will be held at the newer courthouse for at least the next week. the judge is trying to determine if there is enough evidence to put the seven defendants on trial for last year's horrific gang-rape case that attracted nationwide attention. coming up at 7:30. we'll detail some of the graphic testimony.

7:06. in san jose, the overnight search for a mentally unstable woman has come to a happy e nding. they found her around 2:30 this morning. that was 11 hours after she disappeared from her san jose care home. so far, investigators have not revealed where or how she was found. but she appears to be in good health. the cold weather has police in san jose shifting their focus for the homeless. a fire near the river warns police will be asking those people in the area to leave in heaps of getting them into -- hopes of getting them into shelter today. last night, 80 blankets were passed out to help them stay warm in the freezing t emperatures. today is a winter spare the air day. it's in effect. as we look outside our window right now, there is a pretty picture, but it also means it's illegal to burn wood, fire

logs, pole ets -- pellets. if you are caught you could face a fine of $400. this remains in effect until tonight. let's check in with sal castanedo, see how the commute is going. sal? >> it's going pretty well. i think public transportation might be a good way for you for you to get to work today -- way for you to get to work today. the bridge is clouded -- the bridge is crowded. we have a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's a little bit crowded there. no major problems on the bridge right now. but the traffic is going to be busy. its improving a little bit. this is 880 northbound and southbound, traffic is moving well in front of the coliseum. also if you are driving on 280 in the south bay, we're looking at traffic that's moving along

very nicely northbound 280 traffic looking good getting up to highway 17. 7:08. let's go to steve. we have mostly clear skies. we'll start off with sun, cold this morning. a lot of low 30s. about 95% of the observation says somewhere around 32, 33, 34, just a few in the up are upper -- just a few in the upper 20s. there's been pretty good rain up north. it will eventually drop south and hang out over us. today looks pretty good. clouds to the north, sun to the south. a little warmer, even though we're starting off with the low 30s or mid-30s for some. we'll end up with upper 50s to a few low 60s. santarosa, yesterday, 55. we'll go 57 today. 58 in san francisco. danville and oakland in 59. 62 in san jose. 30s for many. 33 palo alto, 33 san rafael, 24

reno, 24 tahoe, which is better than it was 9 below the other day. 52 in eureka. tomorrow we'll start to inch that system here southward. two systems out there. there's one right here. that's the one we're actually concerned about. this one may end up heading towards southern california by the week. just so many ifs out there. we'll take it a day at a time. sun and clouds with more sun. a little bit warmer. highs, 50s to low 60s. sanjose, mountain view, gilroy, and redwood city. santacruz, flirting with that 60 degrees or even slightly warmer and then clouds start to drift in here. more likely though some rain moves in on friday, dave. >> okay, steve. 7:10. we just found out this morning that former california first lady virginia knight has died.

"the l.a. times" said her grandson confirmed she died in her home. she was married to governor g oodwin night. after her husband lost the 1958 governor's race to pat brown, they moved to return to los angeles. virginia night was -- knight was 92 years old. severe storm threats. the strong weather system is on the move. the damage it caused and where it is headed now. and a way to mark world a.i.d.s. today in san francisco. and parents can sue their children's schools if they are not providing a certain service.

the east coast is preparing for more severe weather as heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds pushed toward the region. tornado watches are posted in the virginias. they are handing out sandbags to fight flooding in the d.c. area. yesterday, the storm brought four tornadoes to mississippi. some had winds up to 137 miles per hour. 32 people across that state were hurt but none of the injuries were serious. 56 homes were damaged in north georgia and a rock slide in tennessee blocked the highway between knoxville and the airport. the search doesn'ts for a hiker missing for five days now near mount whitney. 37-year-old christen mining of

portland is the focus of the search. in san francisco today, world a.i.d.s. day will be observed at the national a.i.d.s. memorial grove. the grove located in golden gate park was illuminated for the first time last night to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ryan white care act. ryan white was diagnosed with a.i.d.s. at 13 fought a courageous battle with a.i.d.s. discrimination in the late 1980s. ryan's mother spoke at the e vent. >> it isn't just about ryan. there are so many families that have been through this epidemic. they felt the same suffering and pain that i went through. >> during today's noontime on

-- observance there will be a memorial for ryan white. 7:16. now that the pentagon has released its report on the don't ask/don't tell policy, senate democrats want to hold a vote on repealing that policy this m onth. defense secretary robert gates, wants the senate to act before it adjourns this month. gates says there is an urgency to act because the courts could invalidate the policy without warning, leaving the military with no time to prepare for the change. >> i'm determined to see if the

law is repealed, the changes are implemented in such a way as to minimize any negative impact on the morale, co heren and e ffectiveness of combat units units that are deployed, about to deploy to the frontlines. >> that pentagon report c oncluded that revealing the ban on bays -- gays serving openly. senate democrats have s cheduled -- have scheduled hearings on repealing the policy beginning tomorrow. money seized from illegal pot farms is helping the mendocino county budget. officials say legal marijuana gardens could ward off future cuts. the sheriff says he will spend more than $450,000 collected primarily from pot busts to o ffset the department's overtime budget. supervisors voted to lee dues the number of proposed job cuts in the sheriff's office budget from 14 to 7. a program that issues p ermits allowing medical marijuana cooperatives to grow could generate more

than $ 600,000 for the budget next year. today, the san francisco board of supervisors will consider cost increases in the construction of a new police headquarters. city officials already approved plans for the $243 million b uilding last year before george gascon took over as police c hief. gas con is calling for security improves that would cause an additional $3 million. parents can sue their children's schools over a lack of education. this comes after a parent in the albany school district forced to sue cornell school to offer the required education. the code required elementary schools to offer 200 minutes every ten days. albany school district officials say they are

complying. 7:18. the food industry could soon face the biggest change in food safety standards in more than 20 years. it is now up to the house of representatives to approve a new bill on food safety a ftermakerring its way past the senate. now, if it becomes law, most food producers would have to document and trace their p roducts from the field all the way to the consumer. small farmers who sell their goods locally would be upset.

the fda could be -- dash would be able to conduct more inspections. those in favor of the stricter regulation and accountability say recent e. coli and salmonella outbreaks show as lack of authority and shortage of resources that the fda has to handle the cases. house democrats say they plan to accept the senate version and sent is to the president before the end of the week. new york university r esearchers say ruts of a new study are shocking. they examined 200 medications that included those for cold, allergies pain and stomach u pset. they found dosing -- dash dosing instructions are confusing. and 25% of the medications don't include a dosing device or a cup or a dropper.

the irs says there's a w indfall waiting for some bay area taxpayers. which agency would like to deliver money to the rightful own sneers and pg&e is offering a discount tied to the disaster. good morning. we have slow traffic all over the east bay and also slow traffic at one major bay area bridge. we'll tell you what the reason is and what you can do to get around it.

the irs has $700,000 worth of refund checks for taxpayers. the irs is holding on to refund checks for more than 2,000 people in the bay area. in most cases, the agency says

the checks were returned because the taxpayer moved and did not update their address for the post office or the irs. well, pg&e is asking for help from its customers on the peninsula and it is willing to pay. pg&e is offering $25 debit cards to customers in san francisco and san mateo county who lowered their use of natural gas this month. the pg&e has been running gas through its pipelines at a reduced pressure. now that it's getting colder, the company is worried, they won't be able to do that. customers who help out by c utting -- by cutting back on usage compared to the last three decembers will be rewarded. some drivers on highway 101 in sonoma county may notice something different. a higher speed limit between santa rosa and windsor. the speed limit has been raised back to 65 miles an hour. the limit was lowered to 55 miles an hour two years ago because of a construction project to widen highway 101 to

six lanes. >> all right. it is 7:24. speaking of highways, let's see how things are moving on the roads with sal castanedo. >> this is contra costa county. it's very busy. it widens out. it doesn't quite get up to the speed limit. and then 680 is slow from pleasant hill heading on down to walnut creek and then down to alamo, a little bit of s top- and-go there. if you are on a tight schedule, give yourself an extra ten. this is a look now at the map system that we have. remember when you see red or yellow, it means slow or

slower. you question -- you can see it's pretty slow which is unusual heading up -- heading down to highway 87. peninsula looks very good, 101 and 280 and marin -- in marin county. we are beating slowing on southbound 101 to highway 37. 7:25. let's go to steve. clear, mostly clear. it will be a mostly sunny day. temperatures rebounding from the immediately low 30s. some rain has made it up on the low coast. crescent city. other observer ron says the front has gone through but down to fort bragg, shelter cove, looks to be in line for showers and rain today. that system will eventually drop south. the timing on it is very difficult. there it is. we'll start off with sunshine today, and then up from the southwest later on today. late morning, early afternoon and then we'll get higher clouds

in there. if you think it's been a cold november for us -- and it has been -- the coldest november in 45 years for switzerland. yes. a lot of snow in the u.k., france, much of europe is r eally -- has really been hit hard with snow. it's not just us that's cold. 30s here or 40s. sanfrancisco at 44. two things going on, that front hanging up on the north part and there is a low to the left of your screen. i think it's going to southern california on the weekend. friday we'll go with gray

skies, light rain and kick it out of here for the weekend. the city of san jose tries to get the homeless off the streets and out of the cold. we'll tell you what's being p lanned for today. >> dramatic video of a t eenager's escape from captivity in tracy. we'll hear from the people who helped him. the city of oakland says it is still in the ballgame in the fight to build a new home for the as. an important meeting is s cheduled for today.

good morning. clear skies. sanjose is 36. that's mostly clear skies. there were a few upper 20s, lower 30s. we'll have sunshine today. high in san jose, 62. the cold weather has police in the south bay shifting their toe focus to the homeless now. claudine wong is in san jose where a homeless encampment can be moved today. >> reporter: good morning. the cleaning crews are out here. evidence that someone was making the river their home. there are a lot of people who will tell you that there are a lot of homeless to be found in

here. that could be the subject of the sweep today as city officials start focusing on these frigid conditions and the people who are living out on the street. now, we do know there is has been a lot of outreach towards the homeless, the homeless ministries making an effort to address their needs. dozen lined up at st. james park to get a blanket. people did say they are s truggling to survive. sometimes they fear they will not survive. >> it gets frozen here. once in a while, it gets -- you get a breeze from south and north. >> reporter: last year, 44 people died on the streets of dollar county. it's still unclear when the sweep will start today. we didn't see a -- we did see a flier last night saying people needed to clear their belongings out of here or they would do it for them.

people want -- the group wants them out bass of the conditions. more graphic testimony expected in the richmond g ang- rape case. a judge is deciding now whether there is enough evidence to try the seven men accused in the gang rape of a teenaged girl outside of a richmond homecoming dance last year. yesterday, one defendant identified the 19-year-old who was the first to force sex on the 16-year-old victim. police say a mob attack in the south bay is probably g ang- related. two men are recovering from injuries after police say they were attacked by a group of at least 15 men. the men used bats, chain, even metal rods. police laterrested several suspects and three juveniles were taken into custody. police say some of the attackers may have gotten away.

if you have any information about this case, contact the mountain view police department. prosecutors in the san joaquin valley have video that is disturbing. the 16-year-old boy entered a gym to ask for help two years ago today. he was dirty, emaciated and w earing only boxer shorts. he also had a chain around one ankle. the they helped the teen and called authorities. >> he quickly came up and said, will you help me? they are coming for me. help me. can i hide behind here. >> three adults pleaded guilty and face prison sentences of more than 30 years. a fourth man laces fife in prison after a jury convicted him last week. 7:34. the attorney representing barry bonds in his perjury trial now has the backing of one of the world's largest law firms.

allen ruby has signed on to become a partner of silicon valley-based law firm. and bonds has pleaded not guilty for testifying that he never knowingly used p erformance-enhancing drugs. the trial is currently scheduled for march. the city planning commission will consider a proposal for a new ballpark near jack london square. kraig debro joins us live now with more on the story. good morning, tori. >> apparently there's pluses and minuses. some of the excitement over the possibility of keeping the as in oakland will be heard in the planning commission meeting but some of the heartache will be heard there too. the city will push the site for a new stadium for the as at the meeting. the planning commission meeting will go forward with an

environmental impact report and that's the most important first step. the city is hoping to convince the as to stay in oakland with a 39,000-seat ballpark which the city says fits in the overall redevelopment of the area. this includes the waterfront development and the jack london square. if it is built here, 16 businesses would have to go. the list includes a training center and the 80-year-old coffee company. >> that's true. they need a mud stadium. i-- i -- they need a new stadium. i think it could be a shame to lose pierless. >> or choose. >> don't make me to do. [ laughter ] >> i think it would be great. i think it would be a great improvement for oakland. it would be a good thing. >> the oakland as have been playing in the oakland coliseum since 1968. but age isn't the only factor,

major league baseball wants the team to build a smaller arena. lou we'll wants to -- lew wolff and mayor reed says a committee formed has not yet been issuing any recommendations. so they are declining to move forward. they would need those recommendations by 2:00 p.m. today if you want to get specific in order for that ballot initiative to get on next spring's ballot. later this morning, we will try again to talk to some people who frequent some of these businesses who think -- who think what they think about s eeking another alternative.

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 n ews. a new deal it expected to bring new life to oakland's jack landon square. the port -- jack london square. theport commission voted to allow market street capital partners to take over a majority stake in ownership. right now, many buildings sit empty despite a million-dollar investment. >> he does look nice. we're used to more people. a lot of people. >> i try to come here as often as i can. the coffee shops are gone. the bookstore is gone that bass down one block from here. >> the -- that was down one block from here. >> the investors have not given any details about how they plan to renew revitalization efforts. the california high-speed rail authority will vote tomorrow on building 65 miles of track between two small

central valley towns. one congressman says not so f ast. they want the federal government to step in. dennis cardoza wants the t ransportation secretary to investigate rail authority. he says voters who approve the funding for the project didn't think the first segment would be built between two small towns. this $43 billion project is eventually supposed to connect san francisco and anaheim by the year 2020. won't it take like three hours or something? >> yes. >> let's check in with sal. let's see how traffic is moving. he said it's -- it's going okay so far, still? >> it's going okay. we just got word of a new accident. it just came in on marsh creek road in contra costa county. i'm trying to figure out a cross street. let's go to some of the pictures here. mostly sunny 280 looks pretty good -- northbound 280 looks pretty good here.

we haven't had too many major issues here as you drive up to the valley. it's been a little better. this is a look at the westbound been, traffic is moving well g etting into san francisco with no major problems. once you get on the bridge. it's a 20-minute delay. plan accordingly. this morning's commute on highway 4 in contra costa county busy coming up to concord, southbound 680, concord to walnut creek some slowing there. let's go to steve. a very good morning. sunshine, a few high clouds. but overall, mostly sunny and temperatures cold again but it does look like maybe the pattern is changing. maybe the pattern is changing as we get a more milder pattern. rain up on the north coast. this system up there is p rojected by some of the forecast models to slide south over the next 36 to 8 -- 36 to 48 hours. if you are heading south, you

might encounter rain. some partly cloudy skies, mostly sunny. more sunshine toward the peninsula, south bay and east bay. mostly sunny today. clouds north. warmer to the south. clouds increase tomorrow. they will come down from the north. one forecast model has rain on it tomorrow evening. clouds increase. it does look like some rain. after that all bets are out. i'm thinking the next system in the pipeline will go over southern california, not over u s. just have a plan-b in your back pocket for the weekend in case this whole scenario melts down. what we're looking at today is to the north. we'll start off with sunshine. our mountain view target forecast started off 34 cold degrees. we'll go for a high of 60 which would be near normal for this time of year. temperatures they've been below for the longest time. 55 yesterday in santa rosa. we'll go 57. a few more clouds to the north but more sun to the south.

one thing i've noticed though, is, when putting together these temperatures they are falling short of projections. upper 50s. only mid-50s for many. it's tough this time of year. the temperature drops fast, about 4:30, 4:45, 31, napa, santa rosa. 30s for everyone here except san francisco at 34. oakland, berkeley holding onto 39. palmsprings, 38. 24 in tahoe. 24 in reno. tahoe two days ago was 9 below. things are coming up a little bit of cloud cover and breeze. 37 monterey, l.a.x. has a little bit of a breeze. that's why they are in the 5 0s. two things to look at. one would be this system. if you are a contractor and you work outside, everything is good today. i think you are all right tomorrow. this should slide south. that one right there. that slow, i think thatted is slides into southern california sunday. was the -- that's the way it

looks now. sun today, some clouds and warmer. cool tomorrow. if you can get the 62, that's not too bad. upper 50, mid-50s for some. some low 60s for others and mostly cloudy tomorrow as that system drops. some rain will make it into the north bay late and we'll carry it into friday and see improving conditions on the weekend. thank you, steve. yahoo! reveals the most searched items of the year so far. for the first first time -- for the first time in a while, it wasn't the person but an event. and the founder of wikileaks is now on a most-wanted list. it's not due to the documents released. it's involving criminal charges against women.

the dow up sharply. this after a report that small businesses are hiring more workers than economists e xpected. they added 93,000 jobs in november. commits were expecting an increase higher. cyber sales topped 1 million for the first time. 7:46. well, on the flip side, novarro, the drug company, will cut 1700 sales jobs from the payroll. they announced all will come from the general medical sales force. the business will be hurt, they say, when the patent on its high blood pressure medication expires. it's not saying where the workers will be laid off or

located. google says it will attempt to answer questions by european union anti-trust investigators. they want to find out if google manipulates its search results to get out competition. fogle is accuse of sending traffic to its own -- google is accused of sending traffic to its own services. competitors claim their services frequently appear lower than googles on google's search result pages. >> the founder of wikileaks is on the most-wanted agency from the national police agency. julian assange is being sought in a rape case. this one involves two women in sweden. the exact whereabouts of assange are not phone but he's believed to be in britton. well, today secretary of state, hillary clinton, is in

kazic -- kazakhstan. the leaders there are among those sited by american d iplomats in the cable. for example, the company's defense minister is someone who enjoy -- is described as someone who enjoys drinking himself in a stupor. we'll have the latest from washington, d.c. from the wicki leaks fall out -- fallout today. kamala harris officially declared victory over her republican challenger, los angeles district attorney, steve cooley. she beat cooly by -- cooley by less than 1% of the vote. >> congratulations. >> harris celebrated her victory last night. the 46-year-old pledged to focus on mortgage fraud and environmental issues. on january 3rd, she will make

history as the first woman and first minority in california to hold that position and we now know the final results of another close race with the november 2nd election. with all of the votes counted, incumbent democrat jerry mcnerney has less than 48% while david harmer has just under 47%. the margin of victory came down to just 2600 votes in contra costa, alameda and santa clara county. harmer received most of his v otes in the more conservative san joaquin county. we told but this story yesterday, wells fargo will donate $5,000 to help replace equipment stolen from a school in belmont. police say burglars broke into the school over the weekend.

apple is also helping -- s tepping up and donating loaner equipment. 7:49. the nation's third largest theater chain is being accused of violating disability laws. a group of deaf and h ard-of- hearinggoers are complaining because they say they've he refused to put in closed captioning. well, yahoo! of sunnyvale is compying its list and review and what -- compiling its list and review of what people search f or. it is reported that the gulf leak was number one, number

two, world cup and then celebrities, miley cry tis, kim kardashian and lady gaga. stars are using their internet-fan base to help raise money for the keep the child alive charity. the celebrities say they will return to their social media when the charity races $ 1 million. >> two big california fires have let to -- led to one big s ettlement. pg&e agrees to pay up while at the same time denying the ill -- denying the allegations. no plan to slow down the big de signed by one of the busiest men in showbiz.

the first day of hanukkah begins today. governor schwarzenegger got an early start. take a lack. >> the governor actually d amagessed and passed out gifts at the state capitol t was part of the 17th annual menorah lighting ceremony. hanukkah lasts eight ninths. today is the 55th anniversary of a pivotal moment in the u.s. civil nt. on december 1st, 1955, rosa parks refused to move from t he -- to the back of a city bus in montgomery, alabama and was arrested. that led to a year-long boycott of the city long system of a court ruling and the move to d esegregate buses. some call her the mother of civil rights movement. she died five years ago at the age of 92. pg&e has just agreed to settle a lawsuit over two

wildfires for $2.5 million. the money will cover the cost for the stevens fire. it burned 151 acres in 2007. the and the hopper creek fire in napa county, that one burned 400 acres in 2006. state fire officials sued pg&e for the money last year. they say the fires were due to poorly maintained power lines. ryan seacrest has signed a new three-year, $60 million deal with clear channel communications. besides "e." he produces shows like "keeping up with the kardashians." under the new agreement he will continue on air as ryan seacrest and develop new products. i-- i don't know when he s leeps. >> when does he sleep? >> and started tv right here on

"mornings on 2." he's making more than derek jeter. >> yeah, he is. if you are at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's backed up for a 20-minute delay. you will see some busy traffic there. it's kind of been bad. a couple of people had some bad days 0 the bridge and stalled vehicles and now it's actually not that good. let's take a look at interstate 880 northbound on the right. you can see it's okay. but it's getting more prouded -- more crowded on the way to downtown oakland. we have a head-on collision on clayton on marsh creek road. it's about a half-mile rest o f -- wet of that trailer park. two air ambulances are on the way. also, a lot of ground crews there. this is marsh creek road, about a half-mile west. 7:56. let's go to steve. >> we have rain to the north. mostly sunny skies. it looks like it will hold that way for a while. temperatures today starting to

rebound from the low 30s. a few high clouds will drift in later on. but a little bit more sunshine. there's the rain. north of fort bragg. that system is supposed to -- supposed to drop south and a threat of rain thursday night into friday. i'm not -- i'm not really sold on it. there is another system to the left of the screen. all of those combined are give -- are giving everybody weather fits. today, 50s, a few low 60s. temperatures, november was a cold, cold month. we're actually near average to slightly above on a few of these forecasted highs. 57 santa rosa, 58 san francisco. 59 danville. bump you up 5. oakland, 59 and 62 san jose after yesterday's 57. a lot of low 32, 33, 34s this morning. 30s all the way from redding to palm springs and las vegas. the one system to the north

will slide south. sun and clouds. a little warmer. cool to mild, though, in the shade it's just cold. you go in the sun for a couple of hours. not too bad. more clouds move in thursday. friday for everybody, then c learing out a little bit better on the weekend. tori and dave. 7:57. unemployment benefits for 2 million americans are set to expire this month. what some of those unemployed workers are doing today to urge and extension of their benefits. anthony batts is in washington right now. how that visit could pay off for dozens of schools.

jobless benefits start r unning out today for 2 million americans. we're waiting to find if there will be any more renewals. >> reporter: find out why the chief of police in oakland is seeking money in washington, d.c. right now to seek money. the second hour of "mornings on right

now. good morning. it's wednesday, december 1st. well, oakland police chief anthony batts right now -- right now is in washington, d.c. he's looking for money to make school safer for everybody. jade hernandez has more from westlake middle school with the story. >> reporter: good morning. we're live at one of the s chools, which if chief bafts is successful -- batts is successful, he's on a mission to seek out funding for this n ewly-conceived program. chief batts collaboratedith tony chicago to come up with a way to strengthen -- smith to

come up with a way to strengthen kids and schools. today, chief batts is in washington, d.c. for funding of $6 million. we attended a press conference on monday where the chief discussed kaiser permanente's $ 1.10.5 million grant. this program would not take officers off the streets. we spoke to a 7th grader on the honor role here at westlake. these are his thoughts about police officers on his campus. >> people do net in trouble a lot. >> reporter: he's a sixth grader here at westlake. he says the community service

officers on campus set a good example for studentsle we saw some officers patrolling this morning. in d.c. chief batts will meet with dianne feinstein, barbara boxer as well as u.s. representative barbara lee and the assistant a.g. among with these. we also are waiting to hear back reaction from chief batts' visit today and tomorrow in washington, d.c. reporting live from oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. it is 8:03. unemployed workers from all over the country will rally in washington, d.c. today with democratic leaders as ktvu's alison burns reports, the call for an extension of -- they are calling for an extension of u nemployment benefits after a critical deadline. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, tori. local members of congress, nancy pelosi, and george miller are among those leading today's rally, calling for another

lifeline for unemployed workers. congress failed to meet last night's midnight deadline to extend federal benefits for the long-term unemployed. that means about 800,000 people will stop getting their money today. 2million americans, including 5 00,000 californians, will lose their benefits by the end of the year if congress does not act. republicans and some democrats are blocking the benefit's extension because they say it will add to the defendant sit. democratic leaders are r idiculing the argument. >> it doesn't make any sense. our economy still has a long way to go on the road to recover. near are -- there are five job seekers for every open position. the unemployment rate stands at 9.6% and senate republicans think now is a good time to cut families off from the support they depend on? >> now we're take taking a live look at the senate floor. we're waiting to find out if there will be any more des --

deals today to extend u nemployment insurance. i just talked to a top d emocratic aide who says it is likely that any extension will be tied to a deal on the b ush- era tax cuts that expire at the end of this month. but how it's going to play out is all still up in the air right now as the negotiations go on this hour. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. there are some good news this morning about job growth. payroll processor, adp says payroll among private sector employers increased by 93,000 in november. analysts had expected only an increase of 70,000. it's the 10th consecutive month of increases. nearly 80,000 of those jobs were service-related jobs. while this good production sector added 18,,000 jobs. overnight a car crash in burlingame killed a ped and shut down a very busy highway

for -- killed a pedestrian and shut down a very busy highway for a time. the chp says the driver of a toyota prius hit a man walking in the roadway for still unknown reasons. that man died there at the s cene. the driver of the prius was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the lanes out there reopened to traffic just before 3:00 a.m. but the investigation continues. 8:05. testimony resumes in the richmond gang-rape case but today there will be one big change outside the courthouse in mars -- martinez. the seven men accused of gang raping a richmond girl will no longer be paraded across the street as you see here. that's because the county found courtroom space in the newer courthouse next to the jail. >> i think it is, you know, far more humane, the way they are b eing treated right now and -- but i think the damage has been done. >> the preliminary hearing will

be held at the newer courthouse for at least another week. the judge is trying to determine if there's enough evidence to put the seven defendants on trial for last year's horrific gang-rape case that gained national attention. that overnight search for a mentally disabled woman has e nded happily. police tell us they found 53- year-old laura elaine jones randall at about 2:30 this morning. that was 11 hours after she disappeared from her san jose care home. so far, the investigators haven't told us where or how she was found. but it appears that she is in good health. 8:07. today, is a winter spare the air day. that means it's illegal to burn wood, fire logs, pellets or any other solid materials. violators could face fines up to $400. the spare the air restrictions lee main in effect -- remain in

effect until tonight. hey, sal, how are we driving now? are we banking ourselves on the road? i-- are we behaving ourselves on the road? >> i think we are. but we do have some signature delays out there. first of all, the toll plaza is getting better. it's improving after we had a couple of earlier stalls. the traffic is bagged up this morning. it's now looking normal, about a 20-minute delay there. moving along to a head-on collision in contra costa c ounty. head-on collision on marsh creek road, 1500 marsh creek road, in that area, about a half-mile west of the park. two medical helicopters on the scene don't use clayton right now because it is a big mess with the emergency creeks -- vehicles. here's steve. thank you, sir. mostly sunny, a few high clouds, a little haze there.

but overall, the rain is staying to the north, we have mostly sunny skies for us. this system is supposed to drop south tomorrow giveth the north bay some rain. but there's pretty good rain up towards crescent city. pretty good rain the last month for northern california. yet the pattern so far, peninsula, south bay not that much rain. north bay is way love. colder. that's for sure. you expect that with a stronger la nina year. clouds to the north, warmer, sunny to the south. later today clouds will skirt in the area. maybe a plan b as we head t owards friday and saturday, this does not look like a strong testimony. it does have a lot of moisture with it by the time it drops south, drops south, it will

give us clouds. there's a second system out there. mountain view started off at 34 this morning. 52 at noon. 60 for the high. that's a heat wave compared to where they've been. mostly sunny and a little w armer. sanfrancisco, 58. average this time of year, 58. there you go. all of the records on this date, 1959 when it was a warm 71 in san francisco. oakland, 59. one above average. 57 santa rosa, 2 below, 64 sunnyvale and mountain view. that's right there according to climatology. 32 in santa rosa, napa, san rafael was down to 33. they are starting to warm up. concord, livermore, still 33. it's cold. if you are in the shade -- i have to walk over here to jack london square. in the shade, it's freezing. sanjose 39. other observer in blossom hill is 34. you get away from the little heat island. >> the tarmac. 40 in redding.

clouds moving in. 26 reno which is one cooler than tahoe. don't see that all of the time. fresno 38. sacramento at 34. 30s down to southern california. we'll be sunny until the system spins in clouds late morning, early afternoon and supposedly this is all driving south tomorrow. sun, clouds, mostly sunny. cool to mild. in the sun which doesn't last very long. upper 50s, low 60s. tomorrow we cloud it up and that system drops down, so look for a mostly cloudy rain develops late more likely overnight thursday into friday. partly cloudy, clearing s aturday. mostly sunny on sunday. 8:11. we've-- we're just learning that a former california first lady has died. the "the los angeles times" says virginia knight's grandson she died monday at her home in los angeles. she was married to governor g oodwin knight in 1954 in the state ate first gubernatorial

wedding. after her husband loss the race to pat brown, the couple r eturned to los angeles. she was 92. 8:11. a new court rule something out. parents can actually sue their children's schools if there's no p.e. why this is a case with a bay area connection.

the east coast is preparing for more bad weather. tornado watches are posted for the virginias and they are s anding out sandbags to fight flooding in washington, d.c. yesterday, the storm brought four tornadoes to mississippi with winds up to 137 miles per hour. thirty-two people across that state were injured. 56 homes in were damaged in georgia and a rock slide in tennessee blocked the highway between knoxville and the airport. the search is still going o n -- is still going on for a hiker missing for five days now. the 56-year-old man from portland is the focus of the search. mining spent last thursday night at lower boy scout lake and then the next morning he told them he planned to head back down the trail but no one

has seen him since. word a.i.d.s. day will be observed at the national a.i.d.s. memorial grove. the grove located in golden gate park was illuminated for the first time to celebrate the 21st aer -- 21st a nniversary. sharon stone will be at the usf campus tonight. she will talk about her human rights work on behalf of women throughout south and southeast asia. tonight's event begins at 5:45. it's free an open -- and open to the public. this morning, a giant red ribbon hangs on the white house to mark world a.i.d.s. day. at the same time, international organizes -- organizations say there's mixed news about the fight against a.i.d.s.

the united nations says cases involving childrenning in 11 asian subject countries have increased in the last decade. parts of africa continue to be affected the most by the a.i.d.s. epidemic. 8:16. now that the pentagon has released its report on don't a sk/don't tell policy, senate democrats want to hold a vote on repea peeling that policy t his -- repealing that policy this month. robert gates the vote before they adjourn this month. senate democrats have scheduled hearings on repealing repealing that policy begin tomorrow. the fallout begins to the release of documents by wicki leaks. nicole collins is live with all of the latest. >> reporter: good morning.

julian assange, the founder of wicki leaks, finds himself on the most-wanted list of i nterpoll. the world police put out an alert for him for a sex crime in sweden. he's suspected of rape, sexual molestation and illegal use of force in separate incidents in august. asawning is in a undisclosed location today but still t alking. he told "time magazine -- that hillary clinton should resign. he also defended his decision to release the documents, r esponding to the criticism that the release puts lives in p rison. >> this oh, has a four-year publishing -- as far as we are

aware, no individual -- [inaudible] >> reporter: he also told "forbes" magazine that a big u.s. bank is the next target for wikileak. in 2009, he says he has the hard drive of the bank of america executive. the bank dismissed the speculation that it's the bank in question. i nicole collins, back to you. money sized from alameda pot farms is helping the budget and they say legal gardens could ward off future cuts. the sheriff said he will spend more than $450,000 collected primarily from pot busts to o ffset the overtime budget. supervisors voted to reduce the number of votes from 14 to 7. parents can sue their children's public schools over the lack of physical education. that's according to a california appeals court. it comes after a parent in the albany school district sued to

force cornell elementary school to offer the required physical education. the education code requires elementary schools to offer 200 minutes every ten days. albany school district officials maintain they are c ompalestining. we just spoke to the department of education. they say they have not seen the ruling's yet but they believe kids should be offered all of the physical education minutes that are allotted in this s tate's education code. just turning 8:20. why pg&e is offering a discount. it's tied to a recent disaster. plus -- the change drivers will see on a popular stretch of highway 101 in sonoma county.

the latest numbers just came in for u.s. car and truck sales. general motors just announced its sales jumped 11% over november of last year. now, the experts say that's a sign that buyers are starting to feel more confident. ford will announce its numbers letter -- later this morning. pacific gas and electric is looking for help from its customers on the peninsula and it is willing to pay. the utility has been running gas through the pipelines and r

educed pressure since the san bruno disaster. now that it's getting colder authorities worry it won't be possible to do so. so they are offering debit cards to customers who cut their use of natural gas this month. some drivers on highway 101 in sonoma county may notice a higher speed limit between santa rosa and windsor. the speed limit has been raised back to 65 miles an hour. the limit was lowered to 55 two years ago because of a construction project to widen highway 101 to six lanes. i wonder how many people went 55. >> no one i knew. [ laughter ] >> you just go with the fro of traffic. let's see what sal is seeing on the roads right now. >> everybody behaving? >> i can't drive. i drive the speed limit. thank you. let's take a look at what we have. although a couple can of

tickets have today otherwise. this is the bay bridge. traffic is moving well at the toll plaza -- well, it's moving well on the bridge, about a 15 to 20-minute delay on the toll plaza. sanmateo bridge looks good. there was a caltrain delay of about 15 minutes on one of the trains, trains number 210, that one may already be there. if caltrain is running slow it's because of an earlier medical emergency. >> thank you. sammy hager. >> you are welcome. it's another cold one, s tarting off in the 30s. just get yourself in the sun. it's not that bad but in the shade it continues to be very cold and stays cold. there would be -- there could be a very spread. the-- there's two systems. one to the north and another one. we have a lot of suns. about but a lot of clouds are

moving in. clouds are to the north. sun. 50s to a few low 60s. mountain view is our target forecast. 34 to start the morning off. we'll go 60. some clouds rolling in later on. same for san francisco, starting off with sun and mostly sunny and a little warmer and we'll go high with 58. 39 oakland, berkeley. 33 concord/livermore. 27 tahoe. yet, truckee is 18. the rain in eureka and then 30s in ukiah. sacramento, fresno and even down to palm springs and las vegas at last hour they are in the 40s. there is also a low spinning out there. probably that will play into our friday or maybe early saturday forecast. sun and clouds. some upper 50s. sun for a while and then clouds come in later on. we'll claude it up tomorrow and then maybe bring some rain in the north bay. we'll drag the system across thursday/friday. kind of a gray day. clouds linger into saturday

morning and then mostly sunny. 8:26. it is very cold and very tense at one bay area homeless camp. also, the city of oakland says it's still in the ballgame in the fight to build a new home for the as. a very important meeting is scheduled for today. it's a big night for seafood. many bay area restaurants are participating in a c oast-to- coast event tonight.

good morning. clouds will come in later

today. highs today 50s and very low 60s. with the cold weather we've had, it has police in the south bay shifting their focus towards the homeless. claudine wong is in san jose. there's some special efforts happening right now to help those in need. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. i just got off the phone with the san jose police department where we're learning more about exactly what they are gonna do regards to homeless out in the guadalupe parkway and elsewhere. this is a situation where a lot of homeless live in encampments along the river. we've seen people pull out blankets and san jose police tell me this morning,ty used to actually come out here -- they used to actually come out here and they would do the cleanup in the metro unit. because of budget cuts. what they do instead is help t he -- whoever is in charge of that pacific air -- specific area, help them with the c leanup. they are gonna do that on saturday. this weekend they are gonna put

everyone together. the san jose police officers are gonna help with basic security at that -- as that cleanup. they go in encampment and tell the people who are there you can stay if you want. after the cleanup is over, you can come back. this is what they consider a city-wide effort, a community effort. there was actually a program last night to give out free blankets, that was happening at st. james park. we were there when dozens of home les people lined up to g et -- homeless people lined up to get blankets. that was done by the outreach program and it was just trying to help the homeless stay warm. certainly the nights have been very, very brutal and make it through. some have been making it to shelters and some have not. this is a cleanup effort that's underway just to kind of clean up the -- clean up the debris that's been around these areas. they say they are gonna clean

up the area and then tell the h omeless they are allowed to come back if they want to. they are also going to be o ffering drug downing -- drug counseling anything they can to reach out to the homeless population and help them any way they can. live in san jose, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. it's 8:31. prosecutors in san joaquin valley have released dramatic teenaged -- dramatic video moments after he escaped c aptivity. we want to warn you some may find this video to be d isturbing. the 16-year-old boy entered a gym to ask for help two years ago today. he was dirty, emaciating and wearing only boxer shorts. he also had a chain around one ankle. employees help the -- helped the teen and calmed authority. >> he quickly came up and just said will you help me. they are coming for me. help me, can i hide behind here. three adults are pleading guilty in this case and faced

prison sentences. a fourth man faces life in prison after a jury convicted him last week. police say a mob attack in the south bay was gang-related. two men are recovering after police say they were attacked by at least 15 men sunday a fternoon. men used bats, chains and metal rods. the police say the attackers fled the scene but later a rrested suspects. police say some of the attackers may have gotten away if you have any information you are asked to call the mountain view police department. the attorneys representing barry bonds in his perjury trial has a blocking of one of the largest law firms. 65-year-old allen ruby has s igned on to become a partner of the silly-con valley law firm. bonds has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ply -- that he lied to a federal grand jury in

2003 when he testified he never knowingly used p erformance- enhancing drugs. today the city of oakland will step up its fight to save the a s. city planning commission will consider a proposal for a new ballpark near jack london square to keep the team in the city. kraig debro jones us live in the city. >> reporter: it's a site the city favors. it has business units and residential units. that area is very close to ktvu and jack london square. but to be sure there will be a lot of excitement, tonight's planning commission, keeping the as in oakland there will be a lot of heartache to. that meeting starts at 6:00 tonight. the city of oakland will push the new stadium. the a planning commission will present the plan and go forward with an environmental impact report, the most important first step. they hope to seat a 39,000 seat

ballpark which the city says fits into the overall redevelopment of the area. if it is built here, 16 businesses would have to go, the list includes and oakland fire department training center and the 80-year-old coffee company. >> it's nice to come in. i like the place but i'm an as fan this would be a great to have a stadium here. if they could do that. i'm dubious about it actually happening. i'm happy either bay -- i'm happy either way. it would be easier to move pier than the as. >> the as have been playing in oakland at the coliseum. age isn't the only reason the owners want a new stadium. major league baseball wants smaller and more intimate stadiums. wolf told the sf business times that the victory site isn't even on the radar.

team's ownership has been l ooking to new a in san jose. sanjose mayor chuck reed says a committee formed by major league baseball to give direction on a san jose stadium has not issued any recommendations yet. reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 n ews. >> all right, kraig. thank you. 8:35. the california high speed rail authority votes tomorrow on building 65 miles of track between two small towns. congressman dennis cardoza wants the secretary transportation authority to investigate the rail authority. he says voters who approve funding for the authority didn't think the third segment would be built between two small towns. the project is eventually supposed to connect san

francisco and anaheim by the year 2020. >> just about nine years away. 8:36. we want to check in with sal. an unwelcomed surprise in san jose. it's a wood chipper that fell on the freeway to a truck at 101. the freeway, they are clearing it now. the traffic is slow heading down there. we can -- usually we get a little about the if -- a little bit of a slowdown, if you are trying to get to the airport, give yourself extra time. we're looking at the commute. 880ened in, a little bit slow as you pass the coliseum. slow traffic as you get up to the bay bridge toll plaza. i better get this right. the boss asked me i need to use the been into -- the bay bridge into san francisco. how bad is it? about 20 minutes now. once you get on the bring it

should be okay 23450 san francisco. 8:37, let's go to steve. >> mostly clear. a few high clouds. mainly to the north. mostly sunny, that will give way to partly cloudy later on today. today is kind of the transition day. we had a few of those higher clouds. eureka, crescent city. shelter cove. this system will start to slide south starting tomorrow giving us cloudy to mostly cloudy s kies. it looks like eventually some rain late thursday into friday. it's not a very strong system. it's a weak system. it may be more of a nuisance than anything else. there's one little bugaboo at the forecast. mostly sunny, a few clouds to the north. warmer, 50s. clouds increase tomorrow. it looks like rain on friday. maybe even into friday night into early saturday? the reason being there's two things going on, the one up here and then there is another low and combination of these two want to come right towards

us. it looks like the low will go to southern california by saturday and sunday. which will leave us on the drier side. clouds north, sun south. it's been a long time since we've had temperatures at average or above. today is one of those days. maybe it will be more of a mild pattern. 58 san francisco. that's average. 1959. the records were set. oakland, 59. 1 above. santarosa, 2 below. that's where you should be. 62 would be two above. still some 30s. probably now a few more 40s but in the last half hour, 30s and 40s, san francisco 45. 27 tahoe. 18 at truckee. 50s because of the rain, clouds up in eureka. 30s made it all the way to eureka. we can see how the system d eepens right here. that fires up the ridge of high pressure right there.

we get that. this system will drop south below is going to inch towards us on saturday and then -- the low is going to inch toward us on saturday. and then some clouds coming in warmer. highs, 50s, 60s. in the sun, not too bad. sunset is very, very early as you know. cloudy tomorrow, then rain develops in the north bay thursday night. friday, saturday morning cloudy. mostly sunny on sunny -- on sunday dave. >> today there could be more crab. with the opening of the north coast crabbing today. take a look at a san francisco wharf. they are busy down there. now the dungeness crab season opened. some fisherman are putting a lid on their products until a

price war is re-- is resolved until 9:00. restaurants across the u.s. restaurants will serve up seafood to show that it's safe to eat after the bp spill. seafood from the gulf can be the most tested. tonight, 150 restaurants from louisiana to san francisco and new york will participate in america's night out for gulf seafood. many of those restaurants are here in this area -- here in the bay area. >> i love that shrimp. >> paying very close attention. >> something is happening out. troubled independent section in the tenderloin is getting a very close -- intersection in the tenderloin that's getting very tough. the nation's third largest theater chain is facing a local lawsuit. what deaf moviegoers are forcing them to to do.

starting today the window for the maverick contest is officially open. 24 of the best surfers will be waiting for the conditions to be called. they are on 24 hours' notice to compete. >> and more graphic testimony is expected today in the richmond gang rape case. a judge is deciding whether there is enough evidence to try the seven men accused in the gang rape of a teenaged girl outside of a richmond high dance last year. anthony batts is in washington, d.c. this morning. he's looking for money to help make oakland schools a safer place. jade hernandez joins us now with now with some reaction with parents and students at

one school that would benefit from the pilot program. good morning, jade. >> good morning. students and parents have a strong opinion about -- about placing police officers on middle school campuses. we're live at one of the schools where chief anthony batts is successful -- if successful would receive six officers on campus. the chief is seeking funding from lawmakers for a newly conceived program in collaboration from the oakland school district. the police department would assign six police officers to each of the four schools. the officer presence would e nforce safety, steer kids away from crime and gays and would build better relationships with

students. one man said the students need to see more police on campus. >> in this -- kids they are getting high and if the mom is getting high, the dad is getting high, nobody can help each other. >> reporter: the sixth grader here says they do try to take an interest in students and they like that. the chief will meet with dianne feinstein, barbara lee, and the assistant a.g.

among others so he can seek funding for the pilot program that would place officers right here at the schools. back to you. >> thank you, jade. 8:47. a pilot program in san francisco is aiming to reduce rammant illegal pill sales at a troubled tenderloin intersection. according to the "examiner" police are performing biweekly nighttime stings at turk and leavenworth street. they are also working with the d.a.'s office 20 stiffen the consequences -- consequences. 1400 sales jobs are gonna be cut by the swits drug novarris. they say they are taketh the step now because the business will be hurt when the patent on its high bloop meditation runs out. it's not saying where the jobs and workers are locate.

the internal revenue service has 700,,000 worth of refund checks for bay area taxpayers waiting to be delivered. aid cording to the san francisco examiner, the irs is holding on to refund checks for more than 2,000 people right here in the bay area. in most cases, the irs says the checks were returned because the taxpayer moved and didn't update their address with the post office or the irs. 8:48. the nation's third largest theater chain is being accused of violating disability laws, the group of deaf and hard of hearing moviegoers have filed a lawsuit against sinemark. they say the chain has refused to install closed captioning equipment. the devices would allow patrons to read captions in any seat without affecting other moviegoers. this chain has 300 theaters nationwide, including four

here. yahoo! reports the gulf oil spill was the most idea search so far, celebrity, miley sigh russ, kim kardashian and lady gaga wounded -- rounded out the number five. 22-year-old ashley karakkes guess by the user name "the ashes." it's also the name of a cricket tournament in it australia. she's never played cricket and don't know anybody about it until thousands of people s uddenly following -- started following her. >> and i was getting these n otenycations in the middle of the night. i sent out a message to everybody and said i'm not a freakin' cricket match.

>> she also shut off her notifications button. she may take up the free offer by qantas airlines to fly to australia and attend cricket matches. stars including lady gaga, justin timerrer lake and usher are shutting down their internet sights and using -- raising money to keep the child alive. they will return to their social media accounts when the charity raises $1 million. if you want to find out what you are up to, you have to donate some money and then they will be back online. we're fi ought about an fbi sting right here in the bay a rea. the counterfeit items the agents found that have some movie studios very nervous. no plans to slow down. why one of the busiest man in show business has $60 million

more reasons to smile today.

the chp is reviewing 911 tapes to find out what left a high school player in coma. investigators say caroline hansen was on her way to a g irls' volleyball game on saturday when she was broadsided by a car. the crash caused a multi-car

pileup. she was hit at least twice. hansen is considered to be best one of the water polo players in the bay area. parents can sue their children's public schools to force them to provide the minimum amount of physical education. this comes after a parent in the albany district sued to force cornell the required p.e. retalked to a lawyer -- we t alked to a lawyer r epresenting -- >> they have a p.e. program but it's much shorter than required. and then the kids weren't a llowed to run during p.e. o ften. they were sitting around. >> the california education code requires elementary schools to offer 200 minutes of physical education every ten days. last year one of the parents in the albany school district believed that cornell elementary was not meeting that

minimum and sued the school district. the fbi say they've uncovered a massive movie and music bootlegging operation with ties to the bay area. they say they seized $2 million worth of counterfeit in the san jose warehouse and sound bootlegging setups in san mateo and modesto. many of these were copies of movies still in theaters. the investigation into that -- into this ring began in august. "american idol" host ryan seacrest is just expanding his media. he signed a new three-year, $ 60 million deal with clear channel communications. seacrest produces shows like "keeping up with the k ardashians." and unthis new deal -- under in

new deal he will continue to host "on air with ryan seacrest" and produce new shows. former as star short shop miguel tejeda signed a one-year contract with the giants. giants just lost their short u three-year deal with the d odgers. >> so i guess the giants will be looking at derek jeter, sal? >> you never know. it could still happen, tori. let's go out and see what we have now with the morning commute. the traffic is going to be busy in san jose, southbound, 880 because of an earlier problem. give yourself extra time if you are going to the airport. 880 in oakland, the traffic is going to be busy. let's go to the toll plaza. sanfrancisco still a 20-minute delay and san francisco northbound 101 busy approaching

the skyway. let's go to steve. >> hazy sunshine, 30s and 40s will give way to 50s and a few 60s. mostly sunny, partly cloudy later on. we'll cloud it up on thursday. rain can make it to the north. maybe carrying it into early saturday and then clearing. sunday should be mostly sunny. that will do it for us. thank force watching, everyone. >> bye now.