next week is a short week, holiday week, not a lot of traders in. that means low volume, high volatility. if the market continues and it wants to continue to move higher. we're going to see that magnified a little bit. >> reporter: but, other market pros worry about more financial troubles in europe and about higher interest rates. as a result, they say investors may be better off postponing stock purchases until after the new year. market strategist stephen wood says besides there are few catalysts that could push stocks higher before year-end. >> we've got a lot of what the market expected priced in already. so you've got the tax cut which has already happened, that's now at the president's desk. you've got the corporate earnings story which is winding down. also, you've got the stimulus qe2 from the federal reserve. >> reporter: for investors who steer clear of stocks in the next few weeks, it's important to note that most experts are still optimistic about the market in 2011. suzanne pratt, "nightly business report," new york. >> susie: speaking

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fleet week in october -- i've been involved in just about every fleet week. this year's was something off the charts, special, and important. we had a number of members of the fleet week -- they're here today. we want to commend them. fleet week had 8 ships this year. we have thousands of sailors and marines. i hope none of you have to buy a beer. i hope they were free pre we had 10 performances of the marine corps band. we have disaster preparedness programs. we had a high-level meeting that the general put together. i'm looking to be able to meet very interesting people. the general is that the top of the list. he was the chair of the fleet week effort this year. he took it over and brought it to new heights. he is a hero. not only did he served two combat tours in vietnam, he commanded the first marine division during desert shield and desert storm. his division, led by him, and defeated seven iraqi army divisions, sees a 280 international airport, and liberated kuwait city. after that, he went to work for bechtel, where he managed a $22 billion project fo

>> san francisco cocktail week. it is around the third week of september. we have not set a date this year. this past year, we did it the 21st or 22nd. it started around may 13, which the museum of the american cocktail in new orleans promoted in 2006. may 13 was world cocktail buffet, the 200th anniversary of the first publication of the word cocteau. the reached out to jeff, duncan, and myself, and people in san francisco and around the country to try to throw events to celebrate that. we said why just do one event on monday -- let's create an entire week ending date republic in seminars, cocktail parties -- we said why just do one event on one day. let's create an entire week including seminars, cocktail parties, and all kinds of things. as other cities started developing cocktail weeks, almost in competition with us, we started to realize it made more sense for us to move our week to september, when we had better weather, more produce rolling through the streets, and are not in competition with anybody else nationally. we can help bring more business to

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washington week." >> on this vote, the yeas are 277, the nays are 148. the motion is adopted. >> if we're serious about giving the economy movement again, we have to end all the uncertainty coming out of washington. gwen: republicans claim victory in the house, and democrats claim victory at the white house. >> i'm going to sign this bill to make sure that people are seeing a bigger paycheck come january. gwen: while senate republicans force democrats to slice billions of dollars in projects from both parties out of a budget bill. >> the american people said, enough with the spending. enough with the pork barrel earmark spending. >> but much remains to be completed. >> i don't think that's really what the american people want. we are in session. if necessary, up to january 5. gwen: even as the courts threaten to undercut the president's signature health care law. >> you have to stay within the boundaries of the constitution. gwen: plus, the war efforts in afghanistan. >> there will continue to be obst

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we'll see what happens in the next two weeks. if he can't relate to the eight the new board with four new members will choose. it kate thompson kron 4 news. >> of our police officer fired over her involvement in the fatal shooting of a non armed passenger oscar grant is getting a job back. you can see officer here, she's on the laughter that oscar grant marked by the arrow. she was fired in march after a law firm said she lied to investigators and in court about what happened in the near the day's shooting. today an arbitrator ruled that she should be in stated because the law firm did not adequately investigate the allegations that she lied. kron 4 talk to the attorney for the oscar grants family to get his reaction. >> i'm not surprised that the decision, i'm not surprised at it, as for my own case it's no significance, the man at which a boy to prosecute to the civil rights case against the various bart officers will not change. there's nothing in that decision that impacts highway will do the case, our case here is about how

day this week.t looks, like a sunday morning at 5:00 a.m. instead of a thursday. no delays for the westbound upper deck, no problems reported. your ride to the san mateo, pretty easy one for the last week as well. the changeable message sign is up, no problems reported as you can see traffic is still pretty light on the commute side which is westbound. golden gate pretty good, no problems here southbound on highway 101. minor problems on interstate 580 for your ride through richmond, an accident reported near the central off ramp. that is about the only thing worth of any interest. surf are easy ride for everyone. darya. >> developing straight a deadly shooting that happened last night in said san francisco six people shot, two dead. take a look at this map, it shows you where haven't had a plane and linden avenue. just over highway 101, at this point where the shooters are still on the list. >> to investigators say it happened on a plane, police have tape of this entire area as they continue their

barring significant weather delays, the work should take place in six weeks to eight weeks. we're looking forward to having this resolved to our satisfaction. again, the area that is being estivate it is approximately eight hundred cubic yards of soil along the besshoreline. i do not see carol anywhere. my congratulations to her for pushing this forward. hopefully we'll have a good report for you in eight weeks or so. next is the schedule of port commission meetings for 2011. it is our standard schedule, which is similar meetings in january, june, july, and august, and multiple meetings in february, march, april, may, september, and october. that is the same calendar as always. we do not fall on any holidays this year. i presume peter has updated you on the america's cup. a busy day. commissioner brandon: it was a unanimous decision? commissioner lazarus: it was a unanimous decision at the budget and finance committee yesterday. it was a 2-0 vote. today, it was an 11-0 vote in support of the america's cup. we are looking forward to having the mayor, and the head of the fund-

i would like to introduce one of the san francisco unified parents that have worked so hard all week long. [applause] >> i am very happy to be here and celebrating it inclusive school week and i hope that we came momentum and do this every year better and that this blossoms to the state level. children of all abilities are welcome everywhere. [applause] >> now it is mine pleasure to introduce rachel norton from the san francisco unified school board. >> thank you, everyone. it is exciting to be here today. we have been building up a bigger celebration of inclusive schools in san francisco. i really want to thank katherine for all the work that she did, the support for families, all of our administration, richard, carlos. we could not do this without this. >> our superintendent cannot be with us this afternoon but i am really pleased to introduce the deputy superintendent richard caranza. [applause] >> what a wonderful day and what a wonderful event. i say that with a heavy heart because our ultimate goal is when we don't have to celebrate inclusive schools week, when we celebrate eve

we want to do that in a week or so. we had to start this week with don't ask/don't tell. to enter your question, i do not make that judgment. -- to answer your question, do not make that judgment. the start treaty is a very significant thing. obviously, we have to fund the government. and we have to resolve that tax issue. >> i hear a glimmer of hope there, that come even if you did not get the closure of the things we, you might still be able to pass it. but that would have to be in a stripped-down form, right? >> it could have don't ask/don't tell. >> but besides that. abortions in military hospitals call last of a half ago. is that a fair assessment? >> it is a changed form? the house has adopted the bill. our senate committee has adopted the bill. hopefully, we could try to find common ground between those two bills in one alternative. the senate passed a bill and our committee has 800 pitches and the house has 1000 pages. but the staff is very familiar with those. >> your doing a behind-the- scenes, right? >> yes. >> 01 to wrap up a couple of these things. -- i want

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so it's a wet start to the new year and sunny up a we begin the work week next week. >> ring in theyear tomorrow. watch the rain. thanks very much. >> still ahead tonight. he said of the year brings an end to what may be the most popular film in history. >> plus the you tube video that roger ebert said is oscar that roger ebert said is oscar worthy. stay with us.i'll ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky, stinky ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty [ announcer ] hefty bags with unscented odor block technology... help neutralize odors and stop the stinkies. ♪ stinky, stinky, stinky ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty >> factory worker who i hope expired the famous rosie poster has died at the age of 86. she was 17 when photographed wearing the bandana on her headpiring bandana on her headpiring the 1942 ♪ . >> immortal in a song by pale paul. the last film developer stopped processing film today. it was produced by kodak 75 years ago. one of the last visitors to use the remain visitor was a worker from arkansas payed 15,000 dollars to have 1500 rolls developed. so long to them. >> this is video making round

we will look at that next week. it briefly, i think commissioner kingsley as a case she would like to add to the agenda for next week. any other items? commissioner dejesus: december 8, we will have progress reports from the police department. president mazzucco: i thought we were going to have one more meeting regarding where we were out before the progress report? commissioner dejesus: i thought he was going to tell us where he was in terms of -- he was going to tell us where they were with the revisions. because there is nothing to work with now. president mazzucco: will there be presentations? commissioner dejesus: they will tell us. president mazzucco: that sounds reasonable. anything else, commissioners? commissioners hammer: i will not be able to attend the meeting next week. other than disciplinary matters, which are closed session, and potentially this regarding shooting at moving vehicles, do we know of other matters that will be on the agenda next week? president mazzucco: there is no hot button issue. co

dry weather by the end of the week. here radar is showing new wet weather and to the north bay in fact do concede san rosa ride on through the wine country napa getting heavier downpours and also through petaluma right now rainfall rates coming down half an inch per hour moving through 1 01 and petaluma. getting heavier downpour's also of we are seeing thunderstorms within the past are continuing to see showers through vacaville. in the south bay more been hell is getting the best dose of wet weather this morning along highway 17 as a few sprinkles through san jose. snow falls in mount hamilton just some there was snow. still coming down in higher elevations. temperatures in the '40's and '50's. 46 a center rosa, 44 napa 40 los gatos. chances of rain through the evening as well tuesday hit or miss showers the better chance of heavier rain and thunderstorms tuesday night. and then by will late wednesday we should see rains tapered off in fact we could catch a break by the end of the workweek. thursday, friday brings this

a big week for president obama.esday cnn has learned he'll have a ceo summit across the street from the white house where he'll try to sell his controversial tax cut plan. then on thursday he releases a year-end review of afghanistan policy. officials say it will show some progress but also note a lot more work needs to be done. >> i'm barbara starr at the pentagon. this week the long-awaited report on the progress on the war in afghanistan. how much progress and how soon can troops really come home? and defense secretary robert gates still hopes that congress will do something about repealing don't ask, don't tell in the closing days of the congressional lame duck session. >> i'm paul steinhauser at the cnn political desk. new york city's independent mayor joins republicans and democrats and other independents to find non-partisan solutions to the nation's problems. the group is called no labels, and it kicks off tomorrow in new york city. later in the week, two men who may want to run for the house, former house s

we go to foxboro next week. right now i know it is a week-to-week thing.probably had seven best teams in the league at any given point this year but right now, there's nobody who doesn't think the new england patriots are the best. >> cris: it is a very clear-cut i think super bowl favorite at this point in the season. i also think a very clear-cut mvp right now with tom brady. we'll get a chance to see him and we'll also see if it snows up there. every time it snows, tom brady gets better. it's been remarkable, his streak of wins in the snow. >> al: see how aaron rodgers responds this week as well. next sunday night in foxboro, green bay against new england. meanwhile, tonight it was the philadelphia eagles coming to town in a game that features six lead changes. they won it 30-27. al michaels, cris collinsworth, andrea kremer, our whole crew saying goodnight from arlington, andrea kremer, our whole crew saying goodnight from arlington, texas. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> a carbon monoxide leak kills two people and sends 11 others to the hospi

two weeks ago, we had a review of the urban design opens this proposal. today, we have two important topics to discuss theory the first is the transportation program for the proposed project. second is the housing discussion, including issues related to the development agreement. you have with you a printout of these slides. i apologize we're not in our usual environment, but if you would like to turn around and look at the slides, some of them are animated. it is up to you. following this hearing, next week, we have the force informational hearing, during which we will discuss the economic feasibility and fiscal impact analysis. we do have a slot reserved for issues that due to time constraints and other things we have not covered to date and other issues the planning commission might want to discuss next week if you let us know today, and we are planning to have the initiation of the amendments, which was continued from hearings many weeks ago. then, in february, now february 3 -- it has been pushed back from late january -- what will be before you the

supervisor mar: i was just going to say that from your presentation last week and this week, i also understand that the boat is coming up in early january for the puc, so that is, like, in the first couple of weeks of january -- i understand that the vote is coming up. you have given the review that there is about 80 different projects you are trying to pull together, and i think it is within your first week of trying to be on the job as well, and i understand the geographical scope, so the scope is pretty broad of what your doing. i just wanted to ask to get more information also about project will and the high school student work and what we are doing with the san francisco unified school district downtown, which is more information about how i can be supported as well, but i really appreciate the presentation as well. supervisor maxwell: colleagues, then, if there are no more questions or comments, thank you, all of you, for coming in. why don't we filed this -- why don't we file this? item one. >> item 1, ordinance amending the administrative code regarding the appeals process under the ca

week . the most exchange for the most part this week is flag index because i think the incredible enthusiasm we saw last friday of last friday's trading after the after russia won the world cup bid for twenty eight team a lot of died out throughout the week there's profit taking cetera so the only real the main events this week was with x five final e-mails in the acquisition of paper that acquisition looked to be done a pretty much. your average market valuations it doesn't look at they got a new bidding war with wal-mart that was good for x five but as a whole the market was basically flat on the week. the national bank of ukraine will add the ruble to its currency reserves bank officials say the decision has already been approved by the i.m.f. it's part of a plan to boost the role of national currencies and take. a look or as planning to sell why they have billion dollars of convertible bonds due to in two thousand and fifteen is the russian oil giants first sale of such debt in almost a

that week. but my success change for the most part this week is flat because i think the incredible enthusiasm we saw last friday last friday's trading after the after russia won the world cup bid for twenty eight teams a lot of died out throughout the week this profit taking cetera so the only real the main events this week was with x five finally announcing the acquisition of paper that acquisition looked to be done a pretty much. your average market valuations it doesn't look at they got a bidding war with wal-mart that was good for x five but as a whole the market was basically flat on the week the u.s. regulators have frozen the assets of unnamed investors who bought shares in a russian jews group we'll done just before pepsico announced its takeover bed one of them use a swiss bank account to buy four hundred thousand american depository receipts which are a proxy for with bill down shares on the new york stock exchange it's illegal in most developed markets to use inside information to pr

i had in complete packages from the previous week as well as this week and i tried to go between the meeting report and the outcome of what was counted and approved but the package was in complete and i have not even seen the previous memo. i would ask that we continue this a little bit further out. >> that a motion? >> yes. >> is there a second? >> seconded. >> demotion to continue -- of the motion to continue. >> there is only one more hearing this year, that would be december 16th. if it needs to go further, it can go further. it electronicly until that -- until that is done. i have a hard cope. so if you want a transcript, can make copies. and provide those for you but it is not in electronic format. >> that would be fine, including the memo which i do not have. if you would indicate whether or not you want a hard copy, i'll make that happen for you. >> i'll make you all hard copy. by doing so, i'll just -- if i get someone to scan it into the system for me, i will be able to make it electronicly available to everybody. >> okay. could woe then make sure because the meeting was ra

heightened alert in embassys this week. >>> here in the u.s. the weather is hampering travels in the southeast. delta cancelled 500 flights nationwide because of snowfalls, that includes 300 of the 800 departures from the atlanta hub. they say all its passengers have been advised of the cancellations. they are go among several carriers that need to reschedule flights over the weekend. so far so good on the west coast. let's get a check on the forecast with kristine hanson. >> we don't have any rainfall quite yet but a line of showers will produce some rain. it will produce some wind. national weather service has issued a wind advisory that will be 7:00 this morning to 4:00, even stronger gusts along the coast. all of this will produce rain for us and snow in the sierra. we'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >>> rain here means more snow in the sierra with some 260 inches, that disclose to a record. -- that is close to a record. >> the ski areas are expecting the busiest week of the year. >> i started boarding a long time ago but i hav

louis next week. seahawks play at tampa bay. i mean, incredible. >>> eagles and giants, 14 seconds left, tied, deshawn jackson back to return the punt. >> deshawn jackson gets blocked! are you kidding! deshawn jackson! still not in, and now in for the touchdown! no flag! unbelievable! >>> after being down 28-10, philadelphia scored 4 touchdowns in the final 8 minutes to stun the giants and take over sole possession of first place in the nfc east. >>> for over 30 years, ucla had the longest winning streak in college basketball, until today. uconn women made it 88 straight. hasn't seen his team lose since 2008. buckeyes can't convert the easy layup. uconn takes it the other way. 2 of her 26, streak continues. uconn rolls 81-50, but don't expect it to change the head coach. >> i don't know that that's changing me a whole lot right now. you know, i'm going to a good restaurant tonight, going to have a good bottle of wine. i would have done that either way. it will taste a little better tonight, though. >> he would have had the bottl

we go to foxboro next week. right now i know it is a week-to-week thing.probably had seven best teams in the league at any given point this year but right nowthere's nobody who doesn't think the new england patriots are the best. >> cris: it is a very clear-cut i think super bowl favorite at this point in the season. i also think a very clear-cut mvp right now with tom brady. we'll get a chance to see him and we'll also see if it snows up there. every time it snows, tom brady gets better. it's been remarkable, his streak of wins in the snow. >> al: see how aaron rodgers responds this week as well. next sunday night in foxboro, green bay against new england. meanwhile, tonight it was the philadphia eagles coming to town in a game that features six lead changes. they won it 30-27. al michaels, cris collinsworth, andrea kremer, our whole crew saying goodnight from arlington, andrea kremer, our whole crew saying goodnight from arlington, texas. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com forty years ag he wasn't worried about retirement. he'd yet to hear of mutual f

>> finally. >> who are those guys in week to week you never know what you will get with the niners. this was impressive today. >> who is the nfc west who who are the rams and the cardinals and the seahawks. five turnovers made the niners game a lot easier and we don't know who they will be. >> we will take it. coming up at ten, with less than two weeks until christmas it's crunch time for charities. whale what showed up in a salvation army kettle. >>> that's the news. hope to see you back tonight.

then last week, the tax deal.in typical washington fashion, more and more goodies were piled on: new spending, tax cuts for businesses, tax cuts for the rich, tax cuts for the middle class, tax cuts for the poor. even tax cuts for the deceased. and no one paid for anything. here's a stunner-- the decade- long cost of this tax plan is larger than all the savings from the fiscal commission's plan. somebody better call the bowles- simpson team back to washington. we're going to need them again. listen, we need more short-term stimulus, but this was more like a drunken, debt-financed bonanza. and by not combining any short- term stimulus with a budget fix, we failed to enact the model of spend now, save later that is watching washington last week was like watching a junkie promising this hit will be the last. let's just hope our creditors don't stage an intervention before we can get this borrowing addiction under control. i'm maya macguineas. >> susie: and finally, will it be elementary for watson? that's what fans o

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he died after small arms fire this week. after graduating, he got a scholarship to play baseball at virginia wesleyan but didn't take long for him to decide he wanted a career in the military. >> he looked at all the serves, the coast guard and air force, the marines and met with recruiters. he was a -- it was a well- thought out decision. >> he wanted to serve his country and that is what we had to let him do. >> he will be buried at arlington national cemetery, his wife pregnant with their first child, will receive the flag. >>> gas prices are on the rise but we have something that can help you save cash at the pump. the new chevy volt is being rolled out for customers. we have your sneak peek coming up. >> it's going to abe big weekend for christmas parties and we want to make sure you get home safely. the washington regional alcohol program is kicking off the sober ride program tonight, running through january 1st and just call 1-800-200-taxi between 10:00 p.m. and six a.m. nightly. get a free cab ride home as long as it

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level since august of 2008. >> rates on fixed mortgages rose for four weeks this week hitting 4.61%. sharply from last week's rate it's all well above the rate a month ago which was the lowest on record dating back to 1971. analysts say rising rate discourages homeowners interested in refinancing. >> ford says they are rehiring workers 1800 workers it will build the ford escape it says is investing six thunder million dollars in the plant many of the new workers will come from a pool of employees laid off at the plants all 04 plans to hire new employes the louisville plant will be shut down for your wallet is retooled. >> bill bond bill the insurance company is taking a key step to pay off the bailout which is worth $182 billion the companies could pay off a loan from the federal reserve that will clear the way for the treasury to sell off the government's stake the treasury stake in in a a i g will raise from 80 percent all the way to 92% as part of the deals >>. we're following this story as we are waiting for authorities to set this house on fire it is filled authorities to set th

with you this week.'s a great weekend in your life and that we see you all right back here on monday. until then, good night. >>> new video just released an east bay sex offender chased through a store after the assault of a 2-year-old girl in diaper autos and folsom state prison. cell phones are a huge problem in california prisons. so out of control charles manson got caught with one. >> and a former bart police officer wants out of jail. how the judge answered his request. >> and demolition day for a downtown relic. tonight the $4 billion project to replace the transbay terminal. >> this just in. surveillance video of the suspect in attempted rape of a 2-year-old girl on wednesday. just after he leaves the camera view, a couple customers tackled him, held him down until police arrived. >> the man arrested at that store appeared in court today and was denied bail. he did not enter a plea on four felony counts. the suspected assault happened wednesday inside of a store

after gaining 80 points last week. and the nasdaq index gained 5 last week to close at 4622. >>> americans are spending more this holiday season compared to last year. mastercard is in fact keeping track. it says retail revenue is mostly higher than last year, especially from sales from clothing, jewelry and luxury items. and the one exception is consumer electronics. >>> and there could be fewer shopping trips on wall street. "the new york times" reports many back office and midlevel workers will not be getting an wall bonus. that's virtually unheard of in high-finance circles but the best performers will still be rewarded handsomely so. that could mean millions of dollar checks for those at the top tier. >>> well, tv commercials could soon come looking for you.ctv il directv is planning to launch what it calls addressable ads in the coming years. it would match commercials to individual households. for example, families with dogs, would see dog food ads. >>> "tron: legacy" was the make's number one movie. the sci-fi

than stocks maxime orlowski from here wraps up the week film review to bordeaux for. this week was relatively calm and that's mostly because the majority of the market players example large ones from europe and the us on christmas holiday season are really changed as we would treat volumes very little but also global tools you know one of the interesting events of this week was the disclosure of channels from the alleged merger between. units which longer don't distort and this company. and positive price outlook for russian commodities including oil spills a continued appreciation of the russian ruble the head of the london school of economics believes that the russian ruble has strong prospects for becoming a hedge currency. i think the ruble can be an interesting hedge against other currencies but also for there to be a lot of russian bonds traded internationally and russian equities traded internationally because where are the assets for people to buy to hold these massive reserves and i don't think at the moment there are enough assets for the ruble to become a v

last week and this coming week are the weeks for selling champagne. >> i bet. >> it's a huge chunk. >ge chunk of the business is happening the last couple weeks of the year. >> oh, yeah. advancing the business in the fourth quarter as a whole. that's relatively true of the wine business in general. particularly true of champagne. and they would love people to drink champagne year round but it's associated with holidays and social occasions, celebrations. >> this is a special one. >> we brought a particularly special cristal which was created -- the original version was created for czars in russia. >> oh, really? >> back in that era when everything french was the thing to have in russia. this is the top, top wine from a producer. in this case roterer. it's about $220 a bottle. >> wow. >> not a small expense. >> is that the top champagne? >> this and dom perignon and krug are at the top of the heap. the reason i put it in a white wine glass is champagne like this has so much complexity it's more like drinking a great white wine with bubbles. it can age the same way a great wine could. y

we're going to stay rather active in the week ahead. can't pull out an isolated shower, maybe brief moderate rainfall. overall, your sunday and most of your monday should be pretty darn quiet. temperatures tonight will be on the mild side relatively speaking. 45 freemont tonight, 48 san francisco. winds will be light and variable for the most part, which is nice to see after these 50 mile per hour gusts earlier today. can't rule out 60 degrees or so around gilroy, tomorrow afternoon, 58 evergreen, 57 in palo alto. 55 stinson beach. a few scattered showers, most of those will be north of the golden gate bridge, into marin county, sonoma. a few scattered showers possible throughout your sunday. they will be sporadic and not terribly intense. how about the extended forecast? well, mainly dry into monday. another storm system moves in tuesday and wednesday, and we're going to go with about a two day on, two day off pattern for the next week or so which takes us into new years. >> very nice, i liked it today. thank you very much. >>> a holid