the historic st. clair hotel is the newest acquisition of the investment group headed by the oakland a's owner keith wolff. >> we want to preserve the historic nature of it. >> reporter: it was built in 1926 and just a block from the fairmont which is also part of the empire. they plan to renovate the corridors and the 171 rooms. >> we paid about 17 milli$17 mi which is less than $100,000 a room. which we think is an asset for downtown san jose. >> reporter: some say it's a way to get a foot hold in san jose where he hopes to build a new stadium for the a's. >> one leads to the other, i think. >> wouldn't surprise me in the least. i know he's been behind the scenes trying to solidify his claim, i guess, to this area. >> reporter: but keith wolff says the st. clair was simply a good investment and cannot base their moves on a deal that has yet to be oh okayed by major league baseball. >> we purchased this as a stand-alone asset regardless of what happens to baseball. >> reporter: renovations are expected to

st. claire. only here do they strip you of everything but a naked cell.s rehabilitation at its finest. >> gilbert isn't the only inmate in seg expressing frustration. >> you're supposed to give me -- i've been in seg, man, since i've been here since 2004. they beat me, spray me in my mouth with four cans of mace. made me [ bleep ] myself. excuse my french. >> inmate jammy bell, convicted of receiving stolen property, claims the conditions in seg are intolerable. >> i can't breathe in here. i can't get nothing out of here. my toilet was full up with feces when i came here. they did not flush it or nothing. it was stinky and bugs and everything running around. they throw me in a cell. and i had to wait all day yesterday to get somebody to come turn the water back on. >> the following day, when seg inmates are allowed back outside for an hour of recreation, jammy bell expresses himself through his music. ♪ oh, baby ♪ tell me what i'm gonna do oh, baby ♪ ♪ tell me what i'm gonna do because if i lose you ♪ >> bell admits acting out in seg to draw attention to

st. claire in downtown san jose that group owns the fairmont and hilton in san jose no word on the purchaserice. >> for the first time in decades the annual holiday parade in san jose has been cancelled. budget deficit prevents them from funding the parade no outside vendors stepped in. >>> in this one year, 90 billion messages have been sent on twitter. [ unintelligible ] the ones that tell the story of 2011. >> reporter: it might seem impossible choosing the 10 best stories from more than 250 million tweets a day but they did it at twitter. co-founder gave us a rare look to show us how. >> 140 characters a year, [ unintelligible ] >> reporter: at the top of the top 10 list this one-liner from a man in pakistan. helicopter hovering above at 1 a.m. is a rare event. the world's first clue that osama bin laden had been killed. japanese earthquake and tsunami made the list, cleanup after the london riots and arab spring, welcome back egypt from a global moment to the universe of one life changed. homeless new yorker tweeting looking for my daughter after an 11 year search makes his plea on twi

st. claire hotel. the long-time developer in san jose says the deal has nothing to do with his efforts to move the as to the city. >>> two homes went up in flames in berkeley hills last night. neighbors say the flames shot 60 feet into the air. investigators say the fire may have started in the vegetation between the two homes. >>> san jose police got into a five-hour standoff with a man holding a machete. a security guard reported scott mckinnon to police just before 3 a.m. for refusing to turn down his music. police say when they arrived, mckinnon threatened them with a machete. he eventually walk outside with a bottle of alcohol and wouldn't surrender. a police dog attacked him and officers took him into custody. >>> iran is warning the united states, back off. tonight the islamic government has release what it says is proof that the u.s. is spying. as heather kovar tells us, iran is also making a threat that would certainly affect bay area gas prices. >>> reporter: iran says this is a u.s. aircraft

december 7th investigators believe that same woman robbed another wells fargo branch right here along st. clair road. >> she tends to wear the same clothing. it looks like she's wearing the same hoodie, and also the same boots, i believe they are uggs. >> the robberies have some bank customers worried about security. >> which is probably a caveat of some firepower. >> investigators are concerned the bank bandit could get more aggressive. >> even though they can become dangerous because we never know if they have weapons. >> now they hope these images help put her behind bars before someone gets hurt. >> investigators say that woman is in her 20s, between 5-foot 2, 5-foot 4, reporting live at police headquarters, wjz eye witness news megan, thank you. anyone with information on the bank bandit can call the fbi tip line at 410-265-8080. >>> a baltimore county teen is killed in a tragic accident. 15 year old ryan chase died this afternoon after he was hit by two cars. it happened near putty hill and wilson avenues and one car hit chase and the impact threw him into on coming traffic where he was h

lew wolff's group is reportedly paying for the st. clair hotel in san jose.t was built in 1926 and it is in the national register of historic places. wolf and his partners also own the fair monthotel in san jose just up the street. >> tonight not even the new year yet. the rumor mill buzzing about apple's plans for 2012. we hear rumblings they'll enter the tv market with two different sets. reporting they will offer a 32 and 37-inch itv sometime by summer and even speculation the new sets will feature a siri like voice control system. so far, not a single comment from apple. >>> here's a question to think about. if you had to borrow a cup of sugar from any celebrity on the planet, who would it be? coming up, the list of the most desirable big nameeighbors and no, ladies, it's not brad pitt. ♪ [ female announcer ] during the holidays, there's a lot to get done. and safeway select appetizers help you rise to every occasion. ♪ from delectable to amazing. there are over 20 affordable safeway select appetizers ♪ to make all of your gatherings just as merry as can

east on rte. 50 at just passed cape st. clair is shutdown due to a tractor-trailer that is looking a product. they're trying to figure out what type of product it is. the issue is this still do not know exactly what the product is. the traffic, look at this. the traffic is all the way past 97. if you are trying to get from the western shore to the eastern shore, if you get off ramp -- other than that, it's is going to be extremely slow glowing -- slow going. >> what a mess. >> in no kidding. a marine survives an attack and it did not have been when he was fighting overseas. >> i have been to iraq and afghanistan. i come home -- >> how he got more than he bargained for. >> and maryland state senator calls for action following the arrests of two abortion >> iac call in pennsylvania could force a corner to move dozens of graves. he must decide whether to move at least 54 grave sitter now being threatened by the approaching water. families own each individual spot so they are not sure where the braves could be moved. five columns hav

they have completely closed eastbound 50 between cape st. clair and white hall road.an expect major, major delays along route 50 back to an indianapolis affecting 50 as far back as 97 at this time. major problems here. maryland department is in route to the scene. they will assist the an arundel county hazmat units that a embellished here. this will go into the evening hours. they have not identified the material and we have no injuries at this time. back to you. >> thank you. looking a that backup, mde better get there quickly. >> a man set fire to multiple vehicles putting some special landmarks in danger. kye has details on this. kye. >> one of the fires nearly burned down a home once occupied by morrison, lead singer of the doors. it was the second day of arsons in that area. two people were arrested thursday, but those men remain in custody. dozens were forced to leave their homes and power went out. one firefighter had burn wounds >>> no other injuries were reported. >> police are still searching for suspects. >> the winning 16 1/2 million dollars lottery ticket

st. claire road. there's no word on whether the driver will face any charges. >>> a baltimore county firefighter is recovering from injuries sustained while battling a house fire. at the scene of western run road after 11:00 yesterday morning. a volunteer firefighter suffered a twisted knee and was transported for treatment. investigators believe the fire was caused by a malfunctionle furnace. no one else was injure in that fire. >>> a homeless man is behind bars accused of starting a motel fire earlier this week. they believe barry lee murphy started that fire at the white elk motel during a fight with a female acquaintance. it happened before 9:00 on monday night. none of the people staying in the motel were hurt. >> now to an i-team follow-up. the case of chapman, the investment banker in 2004 of defrauding the state system. chapman will soon be a fre man. according to the federal bureau of prisons, he's scheduled to be released from custody this weekend. nate chapman worked as a station pension fu

st. claire road to the junction at 97. no word on whether the driver will face any charges. >>> baltimore county firefighters are recovering from injuries sustained yesterday while battling a house fire in cob keysville. it was at the 1300 block of western run road. a volunteer firefighter suffered a twisted knee and was transported to gbmc for treatment. investigators believe the fire was caused by a malfunctioning furnace, no one else is injured. >>> a homeless man is accused of starting a motel fire earlier this week. police tell the news that they believe barry lee murphy started the fire at the white elk motel in a fight with a female acquaintance just before 9:00 on monday. none of the people staying at the hotel were hurt. >>> the case of mason chapman, that investment banker convicted in 2004 for defrauding maryland's state prison system. chapman will be a free man. according to the federal bureau of prisons, he's scheduled to be released from federal custody sometime this weekend. nate chapman worked as a fund man

st. claire road to the junction at 97. no word if the driver will face any charges. >>> a pault county firefighter is suffering from many injuries while battling a fire. that was at wes tefrn run road after 11:00 yesterday morning. a volunteer fire department suffered a twisted knee and taken to gbmc for treatment. investigators believe the fire was caused by a malfunctioning furnace. >>> preparations are under way frp the annual new year's eve celebration in downtown baltimore. crews have been working for days lining up 2,000 fireworker shells for this year's 18-minute show at the baltimore harbor. the police department is busy setting up a fence around the harbor. revelers will only be able to enter the area from nine entrances. >> grateful for all of the agencies that are participating helping us to produce this show to make it a safe and family friendly and fun show for a all. >> the celebration kicks off tonight. stephanie mayor rawlings blake will be on hand to help to celebrate. street parking will be limited. back

st. claire road to the junction of 97. no word on if the driver will face charges. >> a baltimore county firefighter is recovering from injuries sustained from a house fire. sky team 11 is over the scene in western run road after 11:00 yesterday morning. volunteer firefighters suffered a twisted knee and was transported to gbmc for treatment. investigators believe the fire was caused by a malfunctioning furnace. no one else was injured. >>> a homeless man is behind bars accused of starting a motel fire earlier this week. they believe barry lee murphy started the fire at the white elk motel in the fight with a female acquaintance. it happened just before 9:00 on monday night. none of the people staying at the motel were hurt. >> now to a i team follow-up, the case of nathan chapman, the banker convicted of defrauding maryland state pension system, chapman will soon be a free man according to the federal bureau of prisons. he's scheduled to be released sometime this weekend. he worked as a state pension fund manager but foun

now let's say hello to sunny st. clairt to have the scales tip against her on "the biggest loser." good morning. you look beautiful. >> thank you. >> and i love you have the belt on to accentuate the fact that you have a great waistline. >> thank you so much. >> you were around 277, i worked 76 pounds. you were close to being in the 100s when you left the show. where are you now? >> i'm at 176. >> you look amazing. that last show when you fell off the show, your face looked like you were in shock because here you had worked out so hard and then the scale said you had only lost one pound. were you like come on? >> i know, i was in shock. i was at a loss for words, which doesn't happen often. but, yeah, i was shocked. i was hoping to get into the 100s and i knew that was going to be the week. when i lost only a pound, i was kind of bummed and i was concerned that i would probably get voted off. >> now you're back home, back to work and for everybody that's really a tough spot. how are you doing now that you're back? >> well,

. >> host: st. clair missouri, larry independent line.. >> caller: hi, thank you for taking my paul -- call. i would like to ask about the accident that happened on interstate 44 which prompted you to come to this plea. the young man with texting i believe and he ran into the back of a tractor. however there were two school buses traveling and the people that were in line because of the accident said the school buses came pipeline so evidently they were driving too fast. i am not sure if the young man was killed because he ran into the tractor or because the bus ran into him. my thing is that one of the bus drivers was like 75 years old. that may be a little too old to be out driving school children. so can you just address the fact of the bus drivers driving school children around, being of an age where they are confident? >> guest: there were a lot of questions actually in that call. the actual sequence of events was initiated when a 19-year-old driver either sent or received 11 text messages in the 11 minutes before the accident, chang

who broke into a south side church rectory and brutally beat and 80 year-old priest muriel clair is live at st. margaret of scotland roman catholic church >>parishioners here asking why anyone would want to beat up a defenseless 80 year-old priest? >>i said what? this can be ... i was just broken hearted >>the attack on the priest took place shortly after midnight last night at the rectory of st. margaret of scott and church the priest awoke to find three men standing over his bed demanding money and when he didn't move fast enough they beat him in the robbed him. sheriff john dart is a parishioner here and was outraged >>this is one of those that outrages everyone he was not just any 80 year-old senior he was also a priest to give to the community it chalks everyone appalls them and who are these cowards who do such a thing ... >>we interviewed sheriff tom dart inside of the rectory and we were able to visit with the priest for a few minutes he is badly bruised and swollen he suffered four or five broken ribs he seems to be in good spirits considering the situation doctors are indicating that

wgn's muriel clair is live in skokie with the latest >>as you could probably see over my shoulder there's still lots of activity going on here one person has been transported to nearby st. francis hospital we have yet to learn what his condition has the explosion occurred around 9:00 this morning at 8734 campbell and skokie affair the force of the explosion was so strong that ripped away the facade of the two-story building sending the bricks and glass flying and the noise could be heard at least a block away ... >>i woke up to a loud bang and i looked out the window and there was glass blowing out i got my mom and my sister out of bed and told them there was a fire when i got dressed and came outside there was a man on the ground while my sister was telling everyone to move the cars out of the way i grabbed the man i sat him down across the street police came and got into an ambulance >>the building had already exploded for it and out we're ready and one victim in the building we are unsure if he was the man walking by or we are investigating this >>fire officials say that the building was under renovation the cause of the explosion is under investigation fire officia

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