joining me on this special night, my last, as host here are jill tucker, "san francisco chronicle". lisa vor der brugen, "bay area news group." paul rogers, environment writer for "san jose mercury news." and carla marinucci, "san francisco chronicle," senior political reporter. carla, you get to have all the fun. you were in chicago on tuesday night. tell us what was it like. were people surprised at the close, the short drama? >> well, you know, belva, we were in the snoechs the snoeno hampshire, you know how dramatic it was all the way through. just amazing to be there on that final night. this was a much different election night than 2008, when 250,000 people greeted this sort of landmark moment. barack obama is more weathered, he's -- >> belva: graying. >> graying, but boy, the -- the democrats there, it was just pandemonium. and i think -- this time, it was tears of relief. instead of joy. that this contest has been so tough, so expensive and so important in so many ways and we saw it so negative that i think people are glad it's over, but to be there and to watch the president

san francisco. coming up next. >>> good evening. i'm spencer michaels. welcome to this week in northern california. joining me tonight, marisa lagos, san francisco chronicle, city hall reporter. hari sreenivasan, senior correspondent for the pbs news hour. lauren sommer, science and environment reporter. and josh richman, bay area news group political reporter. josh, let's start with you. all of a sudden it seems like california, which was in the depths, is now rolling in money. and there's more taxes, we've passed proposition 30. i can't believe there's that much of a turn-around. is there? >> well, there is a turn-around. i wouldn't say we're rolling in money. i've never seen a state so happy to a $1.9 billion deficit over the next year and a half. that's basically where we're at. now, you have to look at that deficit, even though it's the size of wyoming's entire budget, in the context of a $42 billion deficit and $6 billion deficit, we've worn it down over time. with the passage of prop 30 last week, we have money coming in for the next several years to support education, k-12 education, college education and also to help out balancing out some of the

when the san francisco chronicle endorsed me they called my website smart. i hope you agree. check it out, enguard yo.com. that's engardio,.com. if you're you like what you see, share it with your friends. i'll work for you, not for the special interests that back other candidates. if you want a true candidate vote for joel engardio as district 7 supervisor. thank you. >> hello, my name is mike garcia and i'm running for supervisor in district 7. i'm proud to be endorsed by the incumbent district 7 sean elsbernd as well as supervisors scott weaner, carmen chu, and alioto-pier and barbara coffman. many organizations have endorsed me kg building owners managers and association e san francisco apartment association, the association of realtors, plan c, the chinese american democratic club, the alice lgbt democratic club and the coalition for responsible growth to name but a few. i am originally from norxv and new orleans and i have an mba. i was one of nine children. when i was in new orleans i started two businesses. a band booking agency and management marketing consulting fir

. >>> the san francisco chronicle reports crews have almost finished shifting 2 5,000 tons of concreterom its temporary report structure. crews were worried they could put back construction and it is scheduled to go by the end of next year. all level smith will be evaluated after leaving the game with a concussion. in the meantime, they led the team to a tie against the others with the st. louis rams. 49ers kicker david acres made a field goal to send it into overtime and he missed it after the game. they also missed a field goal winning try and the field time would end, nfl's first tie in four years. >>> the raiders tied a team record yesterday for the most point allowed. they scored on the first 6 of 7 possessions on a fake field goal. >>> i thought it was weird they would end the game in a tie yesterday. >> that is the first four and it is absolutely a waste of time. good morning everybody. let's look at the commute now. now if you are driving around the bay area, they mentioned earlier some schools were out, and if you are just watching for the heck of it, this is interstate 880, n

. >>> according to the san francisco chronicle, they report that the group, women for accountability made lead the effort to take out sheriff ross mirkarimi. many voted to reinstate him but they don't want a sheriff who has been convicted of buy lense. he is on investigation as of awe to prevent that. >> it is being called a fiscal cliff and the president and the white house returned to the white house and before returning, he called congressional leaders to work together and at least for the moment everybody is talking being bipartisanship. >> if there is a way to work together 0 othe challenges we need to work together. >> we need this which i see in an enormouslies totive sense -- if they don't automatic tax increases could kick in for all americans with massive spending cuts. >>> they will hold a record number of commerce seats and she is now representing massachusetts. women also want first term and all of the 120 u.s. senate seats will be occupied by women. they a elected its first all european women. >> this is the newest chick fillet in the bay -- chick-fil- a area. dozens of

that's according to a source who spoke with the "san francisco chronicle." executive director omar benjamin retired monday abruptly, amid scrutiny about travel and other expenses. >>> some naked people are likely to show up on the steps of san francisco city hall at noon today. a protest is planned against a proposed ban on nudity in the city. a lawyer says she plans to take the case to federal court. she wants to block san francisco supervisors from voting next tuesday on the ban. >> i'm hoping they brought their sunscreen today. >> if you are heading outside today, it's not as cold as it has been. we have patchy fog in toward parts of the north bay valley. temperatures fairly mild compared to last couple of days. it is 48 degrees in concord. 56 in oakland. 55 degrees in san francisco. high pressure will strengthen. looking at the warmest day of the week. these temperatures are going to soar this afternoon. >>> right now it is dry expecting those changes later on in the week. roadwork on the upper deck. we have emergency work in san jose. southbound 880 that

times," the san francisco chronicle which did the same thing, when it gets into the variety which is where he picked it up. and then it comes back and i'm david duke. >> no, no, no. address this. does that concern you? >> yes, because you should not be categorized as someone like david duke. you are nowhere near that. >> what you are answering my questions. >> okay. >> bill: then what should be done? >> what should be done? >> bill: yes. >> you have you say the media like it's one monolithic entity. there are certain people who will be over the top. >> bill: there are a lot of them. >> it happens on both sides. >> bill: well, hold it come on. it doesn't happen on both sides. >> sure, it does. >> bill: there are a few conservative web sites and i have never seen anything like this. >> come on, obama is a marxist, a muslim. >> bill: that's the president. you follow conservative web sites, right? >> i do. monica memo.com. colmes just said what i just presented happens on the right, too. i don't follow it, does it? >> it does not happen the way you describe on the right. look, i wrote a

according to the san francisco chronicle, he evacuated his bus after somebody started smashing the windows. police are looking for somebody seen on video starting the fire. >>> good afternoon, most live blue skies, for the afternoon giving you a live look from mt. diablo, good air quality, good to moderate around the region and plenty of sunshine. 73 in santa rosa, livermore for you, 78 into san jose, along the coast reported at passive can, 74 in san francisco, these numbers are warmer and all in awe well above average. by wednesday we are looking at a cool down and a drop in temperatures are looking anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees and wednesday is sort of a transition day and thursday, we are talking the possibility of snow levels down to 2 5,000 feet with this storm so you know it is going to be a cold storm. a winter weather advisory is already anticipated for the sierra and the ridge of high pressure is beginning to break down, yesterday it was a clear art. we are now beginning to see this push a little bit east and we are beginning to fill it. this system is showing not a lot of rain b

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. >>> and they showed a disturbing number of research animals and that's according to the san francisco chroniclehich obtained the records and the chronicle report says violations of the federal welfare act persisted after they paid more than $90,000 to settle animal neglect charges against it. >>> the humane society will pay owners to bring their dogs in to be spayed and neutered. it applies to san mateo county and they will pay $20 and the peninsular said it is a response to the high number of dogs in bay area shelters. >>> san jose leaders are getting ready to make a big and controversial move at the city's airport. they may give airport staffers and biologists the okay to shoot at birds to scare them away, but for the most part they will use blanks. the current city law allows them to fire guns and there are more than 108 bird strikes since 2009. it happened when they hit the engines of a southwest -- when birds hit the engines of a southwest airlines jet. >>> and good day for the second half of your day, from the estuary you can see hazy sunshine and low clouds in the background. still fog r

according to the "san francisco chronicle," the city's insurance policy does not cover torching of busesacing the coach will cost $700,000. >>> happening right now, workers at raley's grocery stores are striking. the walkout began after contract talks broke off early yesterday. the key stick points are medical benefits, elimination of premium pay for working sunday, and a proposed wage freeze. raley's says it needs to cut costs because of growing competition from nonunionized companies like walmart. >>> in the middle of dealing with superstorm sandy's aftermath, new jerseyans dealt with an earthquake this morning. that 2.2 earthquake shook around 1 a.m. people reported hearing a loud boom and feeling buildings shaking. but there are no reports of any damage, at least earthquake related. >>> new jersey is beginning to clean up downed power lines, debris and other hurricane damage. it is now one week and millions in the east are still without power. lines to public transit stretch for miles during commute times and gas can still be found just in limited supply. >>> still much more to come

one concern shared by all of the editorial boards including the "san jose mercury news", san francisco chroniclees, they urge a no on 37 vote. we have the backing for the no campaign essentially of the entire agriculture industry concerned about getting food. grocery retailers are concerned about this. we have business support. >> cheryl: what about this information, misinformation? >> academy of nutrition. >> in stanford we've edited that stanford represented accurately in the ad. we fixed it. it's on the air. it's been addressed. you know, this is what we're talking about. we should be here talking about proposition 37 not about an edited ad that is airing. >> i think everybody is concerned about what is in our food. so is that fair we should know what is in our food? >> absolutely. people want to know. we have endorsements about consumers union and california nurses and largest labor and environmental health. 2,000 groups in all, people have serious concerns and questions about health risks and allergies massive amounts of pesticides and fields getting contaminated. that is why 2,000 farmers

. >>> san francisco deputy sheriff remains on the job after pleading not guilty to misdemeanor charges. according to the san francisco chronicle it happened last month when green was off duty. green got into an argument with her sister's neighbor over work he'd been mired to do for her sister. felony conspiracy and making threats. the deputies attorney says -- for department policy. fourteen is on administrative duty. >>> police in oakland are looking for a man in connection to rape. they found the victim standing on international boulevard yesterday afternoon wearing only her underwear. the victim who is believed to be as young as 17 said she was raped in the car. he may be driving a light blue older model cadillac. >>> we have continuing coverage out of the mideast just a few hours ago a bomb exploded on israeli bus near the country's military head quarters. at least ten people were hurt. there are reports that they left a package on the bus at first and it exploded after he got off the bus. this comes as hillary clinton is shuttling back and forth. we are looking at new video of clinton immediating with palestinian presiden

the cardinal beat the bruins last week but the ticket manager tells the san francisco chronicle the weather is hurting ticket sales. >>> we have a section on the pack 12 championship game on our website and watch the game right here on ktvu channel 2, our coverage begins at 4:30 after an early edition of the news. also if you are going to game you can check weather conditions by using the ktvu mobile apps on your apple and and android devices. kt ktvu channel 2 news at noon continues in a moment. on your prepaid card? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card with no fee reloads and withdrawals at chase atms. all for one flat monthly fee so there's zero confusion. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid.

i'm not just talking about support from the newspapers like the bay area reporter or the san francisco chronicle or community leaders or groups that support this and including the castro neighborhood valley association, the triangle association, the castro benefit district and i am talking about everyone that works and play in this neighborhood. some say this is because of straight people invading the castro, or more children raised in the castrooir vocal business owners. that is not the case. in fact few merchants have been vocal about this matter. i say this as a gay man who was drawn to the cat castro and i found some of the rhetoric around this issue to be offensive in its demonization of straight people and gay and straight people who have children. it's not fool yourself. straight people have always lived in the area. many have never left. many moved in ten, 20, 30 years ago that those who are gay did. and children have been here and maybe not as many but quite a few. in fact there are schools within a few blocks of castro and market. i say these things not to do this but it's a very adult

in addition they are looking for this man, the san francisco chronicle caught a photo of him using a barricade to smash the windshield. she dressed in a red and gray striped long sleeved shirt. and police have not found these arsonists we showed you last week. you can see them setting fire to the bus in this video. >> they are all felony crimes. arson damaging the muni bus. reckless acts on the street. they are all very serious crimes. as you heard from our district attorney and our city attorney, they are going to prosecute to the fullest. >> reporter: the city attorney also promised police that those convicted will be forced to pay restitution. the mayor says the cost to replace the bus is a million dollars. ama dates, abc news. >>> new at 11:00, an elderly man died after being struck by a hit and run driver. witnesses say the 93-year-old victim was riding a mobility scooter across fifth street west when he was hit. it appears he was in the crosswalk. he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. they spotted a chrysler pt cruiser on napa road. they believe the 80-yea

. >>> the city of oakland, according to the "san francisco chronicle," there is a burglary in the city once every 43 minutes and is facing a rise in homicide this year and there are 200 fewer officers on duty now than four years ago. >>> still ahead, an airport security breach caught on camera. >> where a traveler videoed this illegal exchange of baggage. >> and a scary warning from doctors about a very popular breakfast beverage. the drink that could cause sudden death if mixed with the wrong medicine. >> storm system winding down at least number one. the others still winding up and these are going to be bigger on the way. we'll talk about that coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, serious security breach at an serious security breach at an airport in atlanta.. a man sitt ting lot at >>> take a look at this. the faa is investigating a serious security breach at an airport in atlanta. a man sitting in the waiting lot at hartsfield-jackson international airport captured this with his cell phone. a woman tosses a bag over a fence to an airport worker. the bag is stuck and the worker climbs up

. >> hi, i'm joel, the only candidate endorsed by the san francisco chronicle to be your next supervisorstrict 7. i'm running for supervisor because we don't need city hall to ban toys and happy meals. we need city hall to fill potholes. you know, we paid to fill those potholes twice. first in taxes and then a bond. but do you think our streets are twice as good? we need accountability for our money. we also need common sense. i know common sense is a buzz word, but people are hungry for it. i love john stewart in the daily show, but san francisco has to stop giving him such easy material for his jokes. if you're tired of city hall not focusing on the basic, if you're tired of your house being the city's atm and if you're tired of the same old politics and the same old choices, i offer you an independent choice for supervisor. i'll be your advocate. if you're like me, you want san francisco to be an off beat tolerant and fun. but you also expect a functioning city that buses run on time, potholes get paved, and city programs are held accountable nor how they spend our money. i'll be your

san francisco in more ways than one. it's also hitting schools. turns out more than 4100 students played hooky to attend that parade and celebrate the big victory, according to san francisco chronicle. each of those students costs the district $38 in state funding that adds up to a total loss of about $159,000. >>> 4:45. samsung giving apple some serious competition. into and a look at how futures are trading we turn to jackie deangeles live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning, marla. the futures lower as the markets are coming off a down week. we saw the dow and the nasdaq ending in negative territory. utility and energy stocks, they were lagging and of course, that was in the wake of monday's super storm. stocks gave up early gains on friday, despite that bether-than-expected jobs report. today, we will get data on the nation's services on the non-manufacturing sector, the dow dropping 139 points on friday to close at 13,093. the nasdaq lose 7 to close at 2,9826789 samsung says it sold more than 30 million of its galaxy s 3 smartphones which launched in may that makes it one of the fastest selling devices ever. samsung generated nearly 70% of the profit in i

the san francisco chronicle published an article in summer about parking

stanford's ticket manager tells the san francisco chronicle the weather has hurt ticket sales. we have complete pac 12 championship coverage on our website ktvu.com. you can watch tonight's 5:00 game right here on ktvu channel 2 our coverages begins at 4:30 after an early edition of the news. >>> this morning president obama travels to a toy factory in pennsylvania to make a new appeal for his end of fiscal cliff. he will make the case that congress needs to take action to stop taxes from going up on middle class consumers. republicans say they are not impressed with the president's latest proposal brought to capitol hill yesterday by timothy geithner. the white house proposal consists of $1.6 trillion over a decade. the administration wants $50 billion for infrastructure spending in 2015. the president is offering to support an unspecified amount of spending cuts this year. >>> the $1 bill may be on its way out. congressional auditors want to do away with the dollar bill and replace them with $1 coins. they say the switch could save taxpayers more than $40 billion over the nex

the san francisco chronicle published an article in summer about parking of giants fans, how they circle around, looking for spots to avoid the $40 traffic fees. this neighborhood around that venue is very different. bunch of small streets. anyway, i'm surely come to more meetings and address this but please consider this, thank you. >> thank you. i do not have any other speaker cards. if you have not had a chance to speak but would like to, line up and we will hear your comments. good afternoon, joshua arsay with bright line. i want to make sure chair chu and supervisor kim you are aware this morning something historic happened with respect to this. this is the first time private project has agreed to follow mandatory local hiring. this is historic. i say that because there is a lot of excitement. one of us on the community side in working with laborers, carpenters and other trades and warriors folks are excited about is the project is fiscally feasible. we needed to know that before we did that. the thing is one of the unsung community heros to get us to do that is abu, from bay view h

in the meantime the san francisco chronicle reports an independent test of surrounding neighborhoods found cancer-causing chemicals still present in and around homes. chevron insists there is not significant risk from the fire citing the conclusion of experts that analyze the fire right after it happened. >>> an alabama judge dropping handgun charges against rolando mcclain. he was to serve 180 days in jail. his accuser no longer wants to press any charges, but the nfl could still take action in this case. >>> 4:51. speaking of the raiders, team owner mark davis apologizing to fans this morning. we'll tell you why coming up. >>> plus new support today for the planned warriors arena along that san francisco embarcadero. we'll tell you more. >>> and a live look outhere over by oakland. we'll show you what's going on that might affect you if you're trying to get onto the nimitz freeway. >>> all right, 49er fans, a big-time showdown between your team and the bears tonight. two of the nfl's biggest defenses going head to head, taking center stage on monday night football. the winner movin