he told the mercury news it was clear it wasn't functioning well. they killed eight people last year. the new spending plan will be in addition to the $2.2 billion to be spent on pipeline repairs and ren novations. they will speed up retears to minor leaks and cut the time it takes to start new service to business customers. reporting live in oakland, christie smith. >> thank you. >>> a bay area congresswoman rapping up her attempt to live on food stamps today. that's for the record is $4.50 per taint. she and several other house democrats taking on the food step challenge to protest potential cuts to food assistance programs. >>> more construction work to replace doyle drive. it could cause trouble for your weekend plans. parts of highway 1 will be closed as work continues to rebuild the drive. crews are recon figuring doyle. this weekend's work will replace highway 1 north of the mcarthur tunnel. construction will shut down the ramp from northbound 1 to northbound 101 from 9:30 tonight to 9:00 this morning. >> the construction can always wreak havo

"mercury news" reports the increase up for a vote today would be cancelled if the state can come through with some much- needed money. >>> the coach at penn state said he contacted police after seeing jerry sandusky raping a child in a shower. mcqueary we can sent an email saying i did stop it not physically but made sure it was stopped by the time i left the locker room. i had discussion with police and the university in charge of police officers. cbs news caught up with mike mcqueary yesterday. >> your emotions right now? >> all over the place. just kind of shaken. >> reporter: crazy? >> crazy. >> reporter: you said what, like a snow globe? >> yes, sir. >> mcqueary has been on leave since receiving those death threats and heavily criticized for not stopping that assault. he is the defensive coordinator for penn state. >>> the former penn state head football coach joe paterno could be getting ready for civil lawsuits. the "new york times" reports he transferred full owner ship of his home who his wife for $1. the transaction took place long before all this back in july before the scanda

"the mercury news" reports the limit wile voluntary for the schools..d each school will have to par its signs. thanks, lawrence. you've heard about heart, lr you've heard about heart, lr and kidney transplants. how about cartilage transplant? doctors say 75- percent of people who are physically ae will get a knee injury at se point. once you injure the cartilage in your knee it doesn't heal. the cushion wears away, exposing the nes and the bone, causing pain.t a new technique that involvs transplanting a healthy cartilage from a cadaver is showing lots of promise. dr. james gladstone/orthopec surgeon "over time it bindso the underlying bone of the defect and then to the carte surfaces around the defect o that it forms a new cartilae layer." that new layer can head off future arthritis. the transplant only works in patients who l have healthy cartilage that cells can bind to. check your in- box for a dea air lines e-mail... if you have one, it may be a scam. delta says customers are geg messages saying they purchaa delta ticket from new york y to san francisco and that an invoice or rece

he tells mercury news he has 8 million dollars of his company's money.s going to yank it all out. it could land in a local bank. the decision comes before what is being dubbed bank transfer day. that is tomorrow, november 5th. this is when activists are urging everyone nationwide to switch from big cher shl bank to the smaller one. the not for profit credit union or just a local bank. this morning we are in touch with the fox family. mr. fox will hold a news conference here at 11:00 this morning. >> marla, thank you very much. a bay area congresswoman wrapping up her attempt to live on food stamps today. san francisco representative jackie spear has been trying to live on a food stamp budget since monday. that is $4.50 per day for food. spear said she wanted to experience the way low-income force americans are trying to live. they took on the food stamp challenge to protest potential cuts to food assistant programs. good morning. the dow and nasdaq trading slightly lower. it's group on we want to pay attention to. it has not yet started trading. in for g

also the mercury news reports a 67-year-old woman was in the crosswalk. she dried from her injuries. and over a weekend a 20-year-old woman was hit and killed in south san jose while walking to the mall. three people, either a pedestrian or bicyclist have been hit and killed in san jose in the past five days. police are taking the time to remind all of us it is getting darker earlier. whether you're running, walking or biking, it's very important to wear bright clothing or invest in reflective gear. >>> a memorial will be held for a san jose teen killed in his backyard two years ago. he was killed on november 10th, 2009. police say he was stabbed repeatedly by classmates jay williams and randy thompson. officers believe the teens were into satanism and that russell's death may have been linked to a satanic ritual. tonight's memorial will be held in san jose. >>> a public memorial will be held for the five people with special needs who died in a fire. the fire swept through the adult residential facility on saturday night. two employees tried to save the f

this is according to san jose mercury news. this elementary school district is borrowing on the market. mid year is february 1st. it's estimated the state will cut $4 billion that officials say that will force almost all of the state's 1,000 districts to make more cuts. this breaks down to roughly $180 per student. now i mentioned potentially more furloughs, but as far as layoffs, a state law stops districts for laying off teachers ahead of mid-year cuts. so teaching positions are relatively stable at this point. but it's a new story here in san jose. it's comprised of 17 elementary schools. they may have to cut the school year by three days. it all depends on what governor jerry brown cuts in february. >> thank you very much. >>> got to keep the umbrella handy. time to check in with christina loren. >> it is that time again, isn't it. now you can see we're getting a little bit of rainfall. as we zoom in, not much action. just an isolated cell to the north of san francisco. throughout the day today we'll see more of the activit

the san jose mercury news says the cash strapped city will have to borrow six million dollars of theng from the team used for moving utilities and installing sidewalks in preparing for construction. >>> this story should be some relief to anyone who drives highway 101 in marin during peak commute hours. the highway patrol has just launched a new program with the single goal of keeping traffic moving. traffic 101 san rafael, light we are off-peak now. under the new plan called clear several officers will be assigned to do nothing except clear minor accidents quickly during peak commute times. the units will not investigate the accidents that will be done by other patrol officers later on after the vehicles are off the road. >>> more victims come forward claiming child sexual abuse. the former football coach denies all charges. next hear his explanation for what happened in the school's shower. >>> the great inflation, we'll tell you the latest about these two conjoined twins leaving and going home doing great. >> also the great inflation that is now an fbi investigation. the hacking t

the mercury news reports the city wants to borrow $6 million from the team. the money will be used for moving utilities and installing sidewalks. >> the road to economic recover. >> what president obama says is the key. >> robbed for the second time. what was taken and why. >> the rush to save the holiday season but but it layaway really a bargain. >> leigh: hi there. fair skies across the bay area. it's been a terrific weekend. get ready for big weather changes, though. the accuweather seven-day >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> the key to a faster american economic recovery according to president obama. >> this is where we do most of our trade and where we saw most of our experts. it's also the fastest growing region in the world, and as a consequence, the asia pacific region is key to achieving my goal of doubling u.s. exports and creating new jobs. >> the president spoke at the final summit meeting of the asia pacific economic corporation forum. he was joined by leaders of 21 nations whose countries account for roughly hal

the mercury news says they city has to borrow $6 million for the team. the money is used for moving utilities and installing sidewalks. >> a man dubbed supermario is charged with taking care of italy's mushrooming debt. >> if you have time but not money, more stores are offering layaway plans for your holiday gifts. one lawmakers wants the retailers to come clean about the fees. >> leigh: what a terrific day it's been. hi there, i'm leigh glaser. enjoy the next couple of days because we have some big weather changes by the latter part of the work week. we'll look at the seven-day forecast and [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is norma. who is inundated with all the information concerning the medicare part d changes this year. so she scheduled an appointment with her walgreens pharmacist... who prepared a free medicare part d report for her and showed plan options that can help her save money. if you have an anthem part d plan and want to keep walgreens in-network... schedule an appointment with your walgreens pharmacist today to revie

the san jose mercury news reports that city officials are warning unless the city workers are willing to modify their pension program, firefighters and police officers would have to be laid off that would lead to response times. every city library and community center would have to close. there will be no more city recreation centers. also, no money to repair roads. the dire predictions were released as city leaders make their case for he clairing a fiscal emergency and cutting back pensions without negotiating. a vote is expected in the next two weeks. >>> latest snapshot of the u.s. economy shows the number of people applying for unemployment benefits went up last week after two months of steady declines. labor department says weekly unemployment applications increased by 2,000 last week the second increase in six weeks despite that the four week average fell to its lowest since april. experts say that is a sign companies are laying off fewer workers. >>> that is not the case for nokia the number two mobile technology company is slashing 17,000 jobs worldwide by 2013, nearly 23% of

travel experts tell the mercury news most people cut back early because of money concerns.ow they're easing their grips on the wallet for the holiday. tomorrow is expected to be the busiest travel day of the year. >>> it will be busy, but some people won't be visiting family this year. almost one in five will spend thanksgiving with coworkers in or out of the office. 18% of americans say they'll be working. about 90% of those surveyed say they would rather spend the day with a family and not their coworkers. nothing personal. >> hey, wait a minute. >> i mig come visit you anyway. >> i will be here on thanksgiving. we're giving jon the turkey day off. probably won't be a lot of traffic on thanksgiving day, mike. but definitely tomorrow. what about this morning right now? >> right now it's pretty calm as well. we're looking at 580. we had an accident blocking all lanes just moments ago. all lanes clear toward the toll pla ska. you can see the lights all the way from the marin side. no slowing through novato to the golden gate bridge. >> you've been kind enough to bring in bak

president of the bart board suggesting late night bart service a year ago but told the san jose mercury news that making it happen is more complicated than he thought. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> 4:37 now. >>> new unemployment figures for california to be released later this morning with the hopes the jobless rate will continue to drop. it fell to 11.9%. california employers added nearly 12,000 new jobs that munch the stay has the second highest unemployment rate of any state in the nation, behind nevada. >>> -- >>> a federal ruling on prop 8 could come soon. yesterday the state supreme court gave prop 8 supporters the legal standing to defend the initiative in court the governor and attorney general have refused to do so. a lawyer who is challenging prop 8 says he thinks the 9th circuit court of appeals will rule between now and february. >>> 4:38. saw a little rain in the lafayette area on 24 as i was headed in. apparently that is roughly the scene of a fatal accident. >> right. let's get details on both beginning with the weather portion. >>> very scattered and starting to fall apart o

as for people taken into custody for failure to disperse and other charges, the san jose mercury news says they came from as far away as texas, michigan, new york, out iewts, new jersey and oregon. >> it is going to get close to freezing in the bay area. >> sandhya patel is here with the weekend forecast. >> by the morning we are looking at icy cold conditions. let's show you the current observations of how cold it is at this hour. it is 36 degrees right now. santa rosa, 43 degrees. we pan around and we will show you what it looks likother part. bay area down to 39 degrees. clear skies and cold air mass in place. livermore is dropping. 41 degrees. the coldest area is looking to be right in this vicinity, and that's why the frost advisory is in from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. two hours of freezing conditions, 28 to 32°. other areas carmel valley and salinas valley and hollister valley. besides the pros econ decisions we are looking at rain coming tomorrow of the i will let you know when. >> it could be snow. >> pg&e detects a tiny leak in the transition line that exploded in the san bruno disast

as for people taken into custody for failure to disperse and other charges, the san jose mercury news says they came from as far away as texas, michigan, new york, out iewts, new jersey and oregon. >> it is going to get close to freezing in the bay area. >> sandhya patel is here with the weekend forecast. >> by the morning we are looking at icy cold conditions. let's show you the current observations of how cold it is at this hour. it is 36 degrees right now. santa rosa, 43 degrees. we pan around and we will show you what it looks like in other parts. bay area down to 39 degrees. clear skies and cold air mass in place. livermore is dropping. 41 degrees. the coldest area is looking to be right in this vicinity, and that's why the frost advisory is in from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. two hours of freezing conditions, 28 to 32°. other areas carmel valley and salinas valley and hollister valley. besides the pros econ decisions we are looking at rain coming tomorrow of the i will let you know when. >> it could be snow. >> pg&e detects a tiny leak in the transition line that exploded in the san bruno

he tells mercury news he's not sure where he's going to put his money but it could land in a local bank. his decision comes just before what is being dubbed bank transfer today. tomorrow activists are urging everyone nationwide to move their money from the big guys to the little ones like a community bank of a credit union. me fox is a beverage tribute tor in the south bay. they distribute beer, energy drinks and water. now fox says his bank transfer could take up to six months, and it's going to cost him at least $30,000. >> all right. well, 30,000. thank you very much. the occupy movement in oakland is getting as much, if not more attention than the original movement on wall street. thanks to tear gas and broken windows. last night a special city council meeting to address concerns from both sides. >> tlstz a group of pieceful people who are angry. they are saying in a word, enough. it's a very strong zbrup of people into violence. all kinds of other things. >> the violence in oakland has been grabbing headlines more so than the cause of the occupy noouchlt. the man you just saw says

the "mercury news" reports the increase up for a vote today would be cancelled if the state comes through with some money. >>> time now, 5:12. taking no chances with safety, the plan of action after a bay bridge inspector is fired. and a rare glimpse of apple genius. the never-before-seen footage of steve jobs hitting the big screen today. can i, can i (repeated) v.o: can now be enjoyed in your coffee ( can i, can i (repeated) ) v.o: only international delight v.o: put's the real flavours from v.o: your favourite treats inside confiscated after an overnit >>> back now at 5:15 on your wednesday here. in the headlines, seven arrests, 11 tents confiscated after an overnight raid of "occupy sf." this is market street early this morning. protestors are now set to meet with mayor ed lee about the big camp that remains at justin herman plaza. >>> university police are watching "occupy cal" protestors at sproul plaza this morning. police have told the protestors they may not camp at the site. but they have not taken action to remove any of the tents in the area and there are several. >>> and pres

the mercury news says the cash strapped city will have to borrow six million dollars of the funding from the team. the money will be used for moving utilities and installing sidewalks in preparation for the stadium construction. >>> state assemblywoman returns to a san francisco courtroom today after pleading not guilty to a felony grand theft charge. accused of trying to steal $2500 worth of clothing from a san francisco neiman marcus. security guards stopped her as she was leaving with a bag containing items she hadn't paid for. her spokesman says it was an honest mistake. she remains free on $15,000 bail. >>> today is the first official day of the commercial drunkness crab season. the start is being -- being delayed. fishermen are ready to go, pots are stacked high on boats fishermen and buyers have not been able to come to terps on a price. last year the biggest crab haul on record this year's prospects look good once the season kicks off. come on guys, we're hungry. >> i know. it is not the weather. that didn't cause the delay. it couldn't be better. >> no, it is economics. to cheer

the san francisco mercury news reports the mayor wants to raise the pot tax from 7% to 10% for one year that will bring in one millions to pay for an election. >>> 4:38. we've been telling you how the wind is affecting the weather. especially regarding wildfire danger. >> let's get more details from mike. >> we were hoping the winds would subside by 6:00, looks like it will take until 9:00. it is going to be breezy during the morning commute. high pressure still hanging around as the morning wears on it will slide east and that's when the winds will calm with the winds the microclimb prevalent from the sheltered areas fremont at 48 same at santa rosa novato at 46 the rest of news the 50s even 60s around fairfield, oakland, san francisco and towards half moon bay. visibility unlimited due to the offshore winds. by 8:00, we start to get calmness in the valleys. more 40s show up. in the2%kp 40s and 50s. high clouds and sun around noon. low to mid 60s for the coast into oakland and san rafael, napa, santa rosa everybody else mid to upper 60s, 4:00 upper 60s along the coast everybody else i

the mercury news reports the cash strapped city will have to borrow six million dollars in funding fromhe team. if approve the money would be used for moving utilities and installing sidewalks. >>> 4:40. if you take bart in morning or ac transit your ride may be affected right now as a result of that showdown shaping up at occupy oakland. >> if your ride takes you through downtown oakland driving or on mass transit you want to think about alternate routes. >>> weather taking an alternate route than what we dealt with over the weekend. continuing to move towards the east. with it, it will take all the wet weather for the next several days. a few high clouds mixed with sunshine. otherwise nice day. however, this morning we are still dealing with fog. up in the north bay valleys quarter of a mile in santa rosa same in novato. everybody else okay. then you look at winds calm in the north bay, gusting to 33 miles per hour at sfo. 22 at half moon bay. 18 hayward, 16 at fairfield. everybody else not dealing with such thick fog be careful in the north bay. fog hanging around through 8:00 and so

fox told the mercury news he hopes to influence others. people acting in community together has been pushing for families and businesses to digest their money out of the big banks and are thrilled with fox's decision. >> it's a very personal thing. and so people don't need to make this big public statement, but do it. they are doing it. >> fox says taking out those millions will take six months and end up costing him about $30,000. >>> well your opportunity to do the same is coming this weekend. the occupy movement has designated this saturday as national bank transfer day. protesters asking everyone angry about high fees to take their money out of big banks and to transfer it to credit unions. >> i really don't like using banks anyways. a lot of red tape. >> it makes me not want to bank with those banks that charge additional fees. >>> the president of the california banking association says protesters have it all wrong. in addition to philanthropy, banks pay taxes, credit unions don't. a mass transfer of money could mean a loss of $8 bil

the san jose mercury news says the cash strapped city will have to borrow six million dollars of theng from the team used for moving utilities and installing sidewalks in preparing for construction. >>> this story should be some relief to anyone who drives highway 101 in marin during peak commute hours. the highway patrol has just launched a new program with the single goal of keeping traffic moving. traffic 101 san rafael, light we are off-peak now. under the new plan called clear several officers will be assigned to do nothing except clear minor accidents quickly during peak commute times. the units will not investigate the accidents that will be done by other patrol officers later on after the vehicles are off the road. >>> more victims come forward claiming child sexual abuse. the former football coach denies all charges. next hear his explanation for what happened in the school's shower. >>> the great inflation we'll tell you the latest about these two conjoined twins leaving and going home doing great. >> also the great inflation that is now an fbi investigation. the hacking th

anthony change captured this week in venzuela according to our media partner san jose mercury news. chang accused of rig ago toy robot dog with pipe bomb 10 yearsing ago second it to the home of estranged wife in san jose. her brother patrick was killed instantly when the package exploded. chang likely extradited to the u.s. to face federal murder charges. >> cain is the first 2012 presidential conditioned at that time to get secret service prosecute texas. cain asked for protection after receiving several death threats. department of homeland security and congress approved the request today and agents are already with the candidate tonight in fact. secret service protection is given to each major party nominee but it can be provided earlier ifrcums. >>> new questions tonight about the death of alaska trees natalie wood 30 years after she died off catalina island. her death was reopened. los angeles sheriff's department officials say new information led to this decision but wouldn't give any additional details. wood drowned in 1981 after night of partying with her husband robert wag

the "mercury news" says that would pay for a citywide vote on whether to repeal the city's marijuana regulations. those regulations call for the number of pot clubs in the city to be whittled down to just 10. people in the industry are insisting that that is not workable. >>> harold camping says he is embarrassed for his family radio ministry. that's because camping's end of the world predictions, well, as we all know, failed to come true. the 90-year-old man expected the "rapture" in may then october. he was wrong. the "chronicle" reports long time employees report that camping has resigned -- that his resignation sun true. >>> we have been talking about the red flag warning with fires in the north bay now still looking at red flag warnings across the higher peaks in the bay area and east bay hills. some gusts over 40 miles per hour. so something to watch out for and be very careful this morning as the red flag warning is staying up now until 9:00 in the morning. then winds subside with changes coming up. gusts very high this morning gusting to 45 over mount diablo and, of course, t

he told the mercury news that such a declaration is a risk that the city might have to take to avoid insolvency. they are currently negotiating with unions who proposed a deal saving about $500 million over five years, but some in city hall say that figure is overstated. >>> oakland police are investigating two shootings that left three people wounded. paramedics took one person to highland hospital. about ten hours earlier, a gunman shot two people in east oakland. police say they arrived at the scene at 18th and rose dale to find two wounded people inside the car. and the paramedics took them to the hospital. their conditions, they have not been released. no arrests have been made. >>> time now is 7:19. well the 49ers, their record has improved now to 7-1. and after another victory on the road. they took advantage on that one for the next play. look at what he did. a touchdown pass to bruce miller. and david akers kicked four field goals. and they set a record with their fifth straight 100-yard rushing game. and the niners won about 19-11. >>> and now the raiders, well, they fell t

that is according to the "san jose mercury news". take a look at the breakdown 32 in oakland 42 from other bay area cities 15 from other parts of california and 9 from out of state. as for people taken into custody for failure to disperse mercury news says they came as far as from michigan, new jersey utah and oregon. >> today marks one year since the sentencing of death of justices justices. here was released in june after johannes mehserle. oscar grant's family and friends will hold a rally from 5:00 to 7:00 at the plaza tonight. they will call for an end to what they describe as a policy of police containment of the after ri kwan and latino communities here in oakland. >> today credit unions will be open extra hours. movement was designed to punish banks for proposed debit card fees. bank of america joined chase and wells fargo and backed off the plans. we spoke to the organizer and she says the campaign should not be confused with the occupy wall street movement or anger over the mortgage mess. >> a handful of the organizers the

"mercury news" reports california's top analyst says it is, quote, highly uncertain that the full project will ever be built. the current plan is to spend $6 billion in state and federal money to begin the system in the san joaquin valley. the analysts office says the money would be better spent elsewhere. >>> and there is life at the end of the caldecott tunnel. the east and west side of the tunnels met and broke through yesterday afternoon. it marks the end of excavation on the top part of the four bore. cool stuff. >> if you ever commute at the wrong hours from orinda into berkeley -- >> big problem. >> -- you are clapping right now the. they have to open one tunnel for eastbound and then they do it westbound and it gets all clogged up. so that will be quite a sight when that thing is done. >>> big problem today weather- wise is wind. >> what's going on? >> got those winds kicking up. they haven't kicked in yet so we are still seeing dense fog around the bay area this morning and looks like that will stick around in the morning hours but as the wind kicks up the fog will blow out of to

anthony change captured this week in venzuela according to our media partner san jose mercury news. chang accused of rig ago toy robot dog with pipe bomb 10 yearsing ago second it to the home of estranged wife in san jose. her brother patrick was killed instantly when the package exploded. chang likely extradited to the u.s. to face federal murder charges. >> cain is the first 2012 presidential conditioned at that time to get secret service prosecute texas. cain asked for protection after receiving several death threats. department of homeland security and congress approved the request today and agents are already with the candidate tonight in fact. secret service protection is given to each major party nominee but it can be provided earlier if circumstances demand it. >>> new questions tonight about the death of alaska trees natalie wood 30 years after she died off catalina island. her death was reopened. los angeles sheriff's department officials say new information led to this decision but wouldn't give any additional details. wood drowned in 1981 after night of partying with her

the san jose mercury news reports that city officials are warning unless the city workers are willingmodify their pension program firefighters and police officers would have to be laid off that would lead to longer response times. every city library and community center would have to close. there will be no more city recreation centers. also no money to repair roads. the dire predictions were released as city leaders make their case for he clairing a fiscal emergency and cutting back pensions without negotiating. a vote is expected in the next two weeks. >>> latest snapshot of the u.s. economy shows the number of people applying for unemployment benefits went up last week after two months of steady declines. labor department says weekly unemployment applications increased by 2000 last week the second increase in six weeks despite that the four week average fell to its lowest since april. experts say that is a sign companies are laying off fewer workers. >>> that is not the case for nokia the number two mobile technology company is slashing 17,000 jobs worldwide by 2013 nearly 23% of i

"mercury news" reports the increase is up for a vote today. it would be cancelled if the state comes through with more money. >>> for the first time, we're hearing from the penn state football coach who said he saw former colleague rape a young boy but didn't call police. cbs news investigative reporter arman keteyian caught up with him. >> reporter: describe your emotions right now. >> uhm....... all over the place. just kind of shaken. >> reporter: crazy? >> crazy. >> reporter: you said what like a -- >> snow globe. >> reporter: snow globe? >> yes, sir. >> that's penn state's defensive coordinator mcqueary on leave since receiving death threats and heavily criticized for not stopping the assault that he witnessed. yesterday, a newspaper obtained an email that mcqueary apparent had sent to a friend dated november 8. mcqueary wrote, i did stop it, not physically but made sure it was stopped when i left that locker room. i did have discussions with police and with the officials at the university in charge of the police. no one can imagine my th

angry and then the other one he quotes he runs another journalism school used to understand as a mercury news he says i can't paint a picture of typical leaders and followers have i simply not followed it closely enough and then he says are the protesters exit lehman millionaires who lost it all in the meltdown or are they regular people who just can't get jobs this is the this is just astonishing that these guys who are supposed to be the professional question asker is and the narrator's of the american people are so add of touch with the concerns and the traumas that ordinary americans are facing and have been facing for years the seventy students walked out of the harvard economics class being taught by former bush economic advisor greg manque you and they said we're walking out today to join a boston wide march protesting the corporatization of higher education as part of the global occupy wall street movement since the biased nature of economics ten contributes to and symbolizes the increasing economic inequality in america were walking out of your class today both to protest your inadeq

according to our partner, mercury news, one spotted the man wearing a mass skpk body armor jogging near the post office minutes before the package was put in that box. >> and of course we'll keep you updated on that. checking healthy living news, scientists found using wireless internet on a lap top could harm a man's fertility. and reports sperm were significantly damaged after four hours of exposure to wi-fi. experts say research is preliminary. they're recommending more study autos another new study says hitting a soccer ball with his head too often could cause brain injury. doctors found those who headed the ball more than 1300 times per year were prone to traumatic brain damage. scans show excessive heading was associated with memory impairment and slower processes. experts say the affects are not clear. >> a new gallup poll shows americans are 20 pounds heavier than 20 years ago. and nearly 70% of those polled said they're over ideal weight but that is on the rise. now, most say they'd like to weigh 181 pounds, most women would like to be 138 pounds. >> now, big tech news of the d

according to our media partner mercury news, they are going to have to borrow $6 million of that from the team. the money will be spent over five months starting in january to do things like move utilities and put in sidewalks to prepare for construction. critics say the public funds are at risk because not all of the financing is in place to complete that project. >>> lisa argen is here now to tell us what is ahead for the week weather-wise. >> some people have the 49ers on their mind. it's going down to the sixth day and you'll see some of this, some clouds and beautiful shot from mount tam with the layering of clouds out there. we'll talk about an extended dry cell coming up. >> also ahead, carolyn johnson and her trip to sierra leone where the rain is relentless but switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> we've been talking about the niners game. it's usually windy out at the stick. >> not too bad. we'll have dry northwesterly winds for much of the beginning of

our media partner mercury news reports that san ramon high school is mourning the death of superior with a coral. he died fighting in afghanistan. the defense department does confirm the death of a guards man from san jose. sharon walsh died in afghanistan. walsh was assigned to 185th police battalion. his on unit deployed for afghanistan on a one-year tour. >> social media sites like facebook are not just popular with consumers, also a new avenue for advertisers. david louie shows us the novel ways they are using social media and why consumers are pushing back. >> facebook allows people to share their lives, photos and their likes with friends. with 800 million users it has become a place advertisers and marketers go to reach consumers. it's hard to escape the ads and campaigns and proliferation is starting to cause irritation among users. >> would it take you away from facebook? >> if they get more intrusive, yes. >> social media advertising is still in its infancy representing $1 billion a year in spending. but experts say it will explode to $20 billion within too three to five years.

the san jose mercury news says the cash strapped city will have to borrow six million dollars of thehe money will be used for moving utilities and installing sidewalks in preparation for stadium construction. >>> today the first official day of the commercial dungeness crab season. the start is being delayed. crab fishermen are ready to go, fishermen and buyers have not been able to come to terms on a price. last year fishermen pulled in the biggest crab haul on record but didn't like the price they got. prospects look good once the season officially kicks off. we all hope that is very, very soon. >> i'll vote for that. >> yeah. >> i'll vote for that twice. 6:35 time for a check on the forecast. >>> good morning. have you looked outside the uplighting of the clouds, beautiful colors, pinks, yellows even a little orange and red this morning thanks to the jet stream just far enough east keeping the storms away every once in a while we get high clouds cooler this morning everywhere mountain view, los gatos warm rising keeping you a little warmer cold air sinking through the ref of our n

. >>> according to the san jose mercury news eight new charter schools opened this year in santa clara county with 1600 students five more approved to open in august another 20 are up for consideration. district officials say attitudes are changing about charter schools because the schools have had success with low income students. the charter schools are public but not governed by the district or the state. >>> winter storm that blew through the bay area brought a little snow and mostly slush to the sierra. a lot of people decided to spend thanksgiving on the slopes despite the less than ideal conditions. >> reporter: these are the crazy folks that for whatever reason love stuff like this. when mother nature brought rain instead of snow turkey day could have been a letdown. >> slushy >> reporter: in true holiday spirits, everyone is making best of it. >> good to come up and have a nice day out. >> reporter: they are having a nice day from europe enjoying a holiday full of firsts. >> it is like a miniature christmas. like a practice run for christmas in america lovely. it is an excuse

according to mercury news, there have been four serious crashes during the evening rush hour. in the three workdays since the time change. in the past five days, three people, either a pedestrian or bike rider was hit and killed. just last night before 7:00, a 44-year-old san jose man was hit while riding his bike on fully near galveston. he is in the hospital with potentially life threatening injuries. now the cause of the accident is under investigation, but police say the driver is cooperating with them. alcohol or drug don't seem to be a factor. on saturday night a 20-year-old woman was walking to the mall in south san jose when she was hit and killed about 8:00. the drivers in that crash are cooperating with police. in fact no arrests have been made in all the crashes no. charges have been filed. police are certainly taking time to remind us on the roads, pedestrians, bike riders, drivers to pay attention because of the recent time change. they say if you're going to go for the easy run or ride your bike home from work, hop on the skateboard, it's very important to wear r

they are telling mercury news, quote, the authority will comply fully with state environmental law. so no doubt about it, the ongoing court battle will continue. there will be an opening ceremony at 11:00 a.m. and a parade downtown at noon. that means street closures and possible delays. the parade starts at market and montgomery streets and ends at the civic center plaza. to find out if your route will be impacted, go to sfmta.com. >>> cities all over the bay area will hold events for veterans day. palo alto will plant trees at 9:00 this morning. also congressman mcnerny will kick off a fund-raiser. at 10:15 they'll hold a special concert for the veterans. and remembrance day ceremony. that's a great one to go to. it starts at 11:00. santa clara will honor veterans at 3:00 p.m. at the veterans memorial in central park. >> we were warned november showers are coming. they are here now. christina loren can tell us how long the rain will last. >> jon kelley, showers will subside as we wake up tomorrow morning. just in time for the weekend. we have rough drive free this morning. we've h

according to a mercury news column, the blue ribbon panel apparently met with ace executives two weeks ago to talk about the ballpark plan. he speculates that they could come up at the owner's meeting in january. >> kind of like thanksgiving menus everywhere. this weather forecast is like a mixed bag buffet, right? >> yes, a mixed bag buffet that you pay a lot of money to enjoy. one of the reasons we all live in the bay area is we get boufl weather, even this time of year. bay area potent storm moving through the east. right now for us we don't have a potent storm. we could see up wards of a quarter inch. maybe half an inch before all is said and done. here is the front. today we're sandwiched between systems here. you can see the clouds up and around the ridge of high pressure. it will keep us dry today. but this front is trying to get in. so this ridge will break down through the next 24 hours, allowing showers to move in. enjoy what we have for you today. 61 as you make your way home from work. remember, it's an abbreviated workweek. you see this front arrive. at 1:00 a.m. on thursd

the "mercury news" reports monday's agenda expands the time set aside for student voices from the usual 20 minutes to one hour. students say they will complain about system-wide tuition hikes and express outrage over the pepper spraying of protestors by campus police. they will repeat their call for the dismissal the uc davis chancellor, and attempt to shut down the campus with a general strike. the protest locations include uc. san francisco, uc davis and uc l.a. andmer schedule. >>> and members of san francisco protestors promise to retake their encampment. they are setting up near the federal reserve. a post says they have set up an information table this morning but have not tried to put up any tents which police ordered removed last weekend. yesterday they joined forces with other groups to march for immigrants' rights. ♪ >> the crowd marched from justin herman plaza to 16th and mission street and up mission to 14th, the heavily populated latino district. that comes one day after dozens squared off with san francisco police while trying to discourage people from shopping near union

our media partner, the mercury news, reports the cash-strapped city will have to borrow $6 million ofhe money will be spend over five months, starting in january, to do things like move utilities and put in sidewalks to prepare the site for construction. critics say the public funds are at risk because not all of the financing is in place to complete the project. >>> california's youngest students may soon start kindergarten later and stay there longer. it's a way of saving the state money. we have the story. >> karate-loving nathaniel green is doing well in kindergarten. his dad credits transitional kindergarten for his success. >> i'm learning to read words like here, down, stuff like that. >> they did a lot of arts and crafts that enabled him on making shapes that was precursors to letters. i think that was in particular was a great aspect to the curriculum. >> a new law will require kids to be five years old when entering kindergarten. the cutoff birthday will be september instead of december to make sure four year olds are not in kindergarten. >> california was one of the few sta

our media partner, the mercury news, reports the cash-strapped city will have to borrow $6 million oft from the team. the money will be spend over five months, starting in january, to do things like move utilities and put in sidewalks to prepare the site for construction. critics say the public funds are at risk because not all of the financing is in place to complete the project. >>> california's youngest students may soon start kindergarten later and stay there longer. yes, you can figure out the reason why. the state is -- it's a way of saving money for the state. abc7s capital correspondent nannette miranda has the story. >> karate-loving green is doing well in kindergarten. his dad credits transitional kindergarten for his success. >> i'm learning to read words like here, down, stuff like that. >> they did a lot of arts and crafts that enabled him on making shapes that was precursors to letters. i think that was in particular was a great aspect to the curriculum. >> a new law will require kids to be five years old when entering kindergarten. the cutoff birthday will be september

people arrested during the general striking protest were from oakland according to the san jose mercury news. breakdown. 32 from oakland. from a from other bay area cities. 15 are from parts of california. and 9 are from out of state. as for the people taken into custody for failure to disburse and other charges, the newspaper says they came from as far away as texas, michigan, new york, utah, new jersey and oregon. >>> occupy movement began on wall street and tonight new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he will not tolerate what happened here in oakland. >> you see what happened like in oakland 5,000 people in the street burning. we are not going to have that here. anybody that think that is we are doing nothing is wrong. anybody whether thinks we are going to tolerate behavior that is not protected is wrong. >>reporter: mayor bloomberg says he's particularly concerned about the demonstrations affects on downtown businesses. >> in the mean time they turn their folk to us the nation bi biggest bank today. they took part in a stroller march through downtown oakland and walked to wells f

the mercury news reports monday's agenda expands the time set aside for student voices from the usual 20 minutes to one hour. students say they will complain about system-wide tuition hikes and express outrage over the pepper spraying of protestors by campus police. they will repeat their call for dismiss alf the uc davis chancellor, and attempt to shut down the campus with a general strike. the protest locations include u. c. san francisco, u. c. davis and u. c. l.a. and members of san francisco protestors promise to retake their encampment. they are setting up near the federal reserve. a post says they have set up an information table this morning but have not tried to put up any tents which police ordered removed last weekend. yesterday they underforces with other groups to march for immigrants' rights. ♪. >> the crowd marched from justin herman plaza to 16th and mission street and up mission to 24th, the heavily populated latino district. that comes one day after dozens squared off with san francisco police while trying to discourage people from shopping near union square on black

the "mercury news" reports orbitz expects it to be the least busy of the top 50 airports in the country. the airport says its flights are full and if they had more flights they would have more passengers. >> that's lawrence's favorite airport. >> it is? >> yeah. i live closer to the san francisco airport but i drive down there because it's less hassle. >> never use san jose airport. i grew up in the bay area. >> i've even been there. >> i've been there, too. you have to get with the program. >> we'll take a field trip for you. >> check it out. >>> weather-wise, good day to fly? >> it's going to be a little touch and go as we'll see scattered showers around the bay area. seeing some of that this morning, most light stuff so far. and just some sprinkles showing up outside but toward the afternoon, yup, we have some cloudy skies and some pretty chilly conditions around the bay area were the chance of some scattered showers -- with the chance of some scattered showers. over the weekend partly cloudy into saturday. a chance of showers into sunday. and then monday and tuesday, we should dry o

the "mercury news" reports california's legislative analyst says it is highly uncertain that the fullject had ever be built. current plan is to spend $6 billion in state and federal money to begin the system in the san joaquin valley. the analyst office says the money would be better spent elsewhere, especially in this economy. >>> there is light at the end of the caldecott tunnel. the east/west side of the tunnels met and broke through yesterday. it marks the end of excavation on the top part of fourth bore. the $390 million project aims to relieve congestion on state highway 24 between orinda and oakland. and being an east bay-er from orinda, everyone is applauding. it's a mess there. they need help. >>> now to a daring stunt high over the swiss alps. >> what you're about to see may look like a scene from "mission: impossible." despite the music, we are actually going to show this to you. this is 51-year-old swiss inventor who does all his own stunt. you may know him as jet man. he suited up in a custom built jet suit on his back and took to the skies with actual jets. the jet suit

the "mercury news" points out what's really cool about this is only five countries have reached the oneatt mark, germany, spain, japan, italy and the czech republic and now california. kind of cool. >> our own country. >> of course, gigawatts in back to the future, remember that 1.97 gigawatts? >> wow, look at you. >> this close to pouring a delore yen. >>> occupy protests about to hit a local college campus. thousands could soon occupy one school. >>> a $15,000 reward being offered in a cold case murder. >>> it's chilly out there this morning. we'll see the sunshine and 70s later today. after that record rainfall in the forecast potentially. we'll take you through that coming up. >>> as you lumber down the highway, i've got lumber on the highway. we'll give you the latest for san francisco and how this is going to change your flow. >>> taking a live look outside from the south bay this morning. it is cold out there this morning. overlooking san jose. but as christina mentioned, it's going to warm up nice rain come. omes. 57 n. >>> new this morning, less than a week after a 14-year-old

prior to that, he worked with the pass -- pasedena star news and the san jose mercury news. in 2001, mr. willman was awarded the pulitzer prize for his work in the discovery of seven drugs that were erroneously approvedded by the food and drugged a mrgs. he has been the recipient of many other awards including the national press club award as well as the george polk award. that work was his work on presidential finance and the improper use of funds for presidential campaigns. the work of david willman has not simply been read and placed on a shelf or in terms of newspapers, read and placed in the recycling bin. instead, his work has gone on to change public policy. for example, in 2005, his work changed a policy at the national institute of health regarding the payments to government scientists and those payments coming from drug manufacturers. in 2008, he was cited by the scripts of the howard foundation for his investigative reporting in the anthrax investigation. he was begin the award for the top news story in the washington, d.c. area in 2008, and that's the reason we'r

tonight, the "san jose mercury" news reports that protesters have shut down the port of oakland.housands are now gathered at the port's gates. >>> coming up, we're less than a week away from the election day in ohio. so what does governor john kasich have up his sleeve? we'll tell you next. >>> by joining together, we will get people back to work. after all, we want our kids to chase their dreams right here in ohio. >> vote yes on issue 2. >> you can smell the desperation of ohio governor john kasich and supporters of issue 2. polls show voters are prepared to repeal ohio's union busting law next tuesday. so kasich is going across the state telling people to vote yes on the issue 2 for the kids. a new ad by building a better ohio, a pro-issue 2 group, is pushing the same message. >> you give them life. you give them love. you give them hope. but as ohio fails to give our children opportunity, they're chasing their dreams far from home. by voting yes on issue 2, we'll improve our economy and our kids can find work and success here in ohio. because if we don't offer our children a