. >>> thee popular san francisco -- three popule san francisco -based ride sharing are being investigated for not having enough insurance and not enrolling drivers in controlled substance and alcohol testing programs. regulators compared the companies to taxi services. but the ride-share people argue they simply help people with cars connect with people who need rides. they are also the target of a class action lawsuit filed by san francisco taxi drivers. they say the service is taking fares away. >>> the cleanup and preparations are in full-swing tonight in daly city after a mountain of mud buried part of the neighborhood there early tuesday. it happened when a pipe burst and washed a huge chunk of hillside onto a city street. with rain in the forecast, residents are using bails of hey and bulldozers to shore up the hill. >> we're making sure the work we've done is doing its job to protect the residents and the neighborhood, not causing any adverse mud flows or what have you. >> i think right now, it's not stabilized because of the sink hole. >> crews spent much of the day digging a tren

san francisco-based travel company -- let's go to a different story.ayor jean quan will be at a slum occasion. the 34th annual memorial service for those killed in the jones town massacre. town officials will take part in memorial service at oakland's evergreen cemetery. it was back on november 18, 1978 when san mateo congressman leo ryan and his legal aid, jacky speer, went to investigate the people's temple cult involving many bay area people under consult leader jim jones. it turned violent. congressman ryan was shot and killed. speer and others were left for dead . then consult members were given cyanide-layed kool-aid. 900 men and women died. speer went on to serve san mateo in congress. >>> now to the other story about san francisco based travel company air b & b. it relies on a community of online users to connect team with accommodations worldwide. new services should expand the company's reach in the tourism industry. >> christina rents out a home in her san francisco victorian to international visitors. about 100 this the past two years. she

. >>> san francisco based wells fargo is donating $1 million to relief efforts. the company announced 250,000 to the red cross. the remaining money goes to other non-profits that are working on relief and recovery efforts. if you would like to help you can make donations to the red cross at wells fargo atms. google created a map with up to date information. users can find idetails on -- find find details there and -- find details there. >>> nurses at six hospitals walked off the job today protesting their contract dispute. dozens walked the picket line this morning in oakland. the union says sutter is demanding reductions in patient care and standards in contracts. >> we are heroes every day that we go in to work. setting our contract. we are ready to bargain with them. >> a official tells ktvu channel 2 news the nurses are paid very well and urge the union to accept the company's office. >>> ross posted a mix sales report today. same store sales in october rose 4%, that was higher than they expected but lower than wall street's predictions. that sent shares down

. >>> san francisco-based company helping sandy victims find free housing.creating a donated stan did housing directory it an -- sandy housing directory. several hundred new yorkers have offered their homes. air b & b is an online rental service that provides temporary lodging in 5,000 cities around the world. >>> did you turn on your heater this morning? >> yeah, the -- >> the winds blowing now on mount tamalpais gusting up to 40, 45 miles per hour the rush of cold air coming in now. live doppler dialed up to the north looking at eureka healthy wall of there, -- wall of water upper 40s, fairfield, napa, santa rosa low to mid 50s rest of us. low to mid 50s monterey bay inland to gilroy, 57 salinas. breezy, showers today and tomorrow, thunder and small hail possible tonight into tomorrow then chilly mornings sunday and monday morning still the threat of frost in the forecast. cold front came through last night while you were sleeping that's why our sky became partly cloudy and why it is so windy cold air rushes in. this is going to hang around through the wee

. >> the ceo of san francisco based sales force says the company has made its mark in the cloud. the company says it is the first to exceed $3 billion in annual revenue in cloud computing. sales for the quarter at $788 million in revenue. the stock rose to more than $148 a share. >> a new report finds silicone valley is at the top of the list for startups. the research grope named silicon valley first in categories including funding, repeat business and education levels. tel aviv came in second. >> it's been raining up north much of the day. it's raining hard. you talk to folks and find out there's light sprinkles here. light sprinkles there. in the north bay a consistent rainfall. live storm trackinger illustrates that. the front drapes itself over the north bay. san francisco at the north park. up by treasure island you have rain now. that's windshield wiper stuff. you see heavier rain. daly city you're getting significant or moderate rainfall. this is effectively putting a damper on that afternoon commute. we're in richmond right now. we have showers up in the richmond area as

. >> dan: san francisco based zynga. for the first time apps like farmville and words for friends is extending the charity arm to benefit toys for tots. they will offer themed items embedded in their games with proceeds to buy gifts for needy children. for a list of toy dra drives in the bay area go to abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. >> live look at live doppler 7-hd. >> you can see a big storm is moving into the bay area. should bring us a fair amount of rain. it is fairly slow moving. kx ñ >>> i'm carolyn johnson. coming up. be here for sandhya patel's updated forecast. never before heard facts about the chowchilla kidnapping case from one of kidnappers himself. plus, a real fighter. michael finney explains how social media is helping bring new hope to a bay area woman and her battle against cancer. mom and pop strikes back. designed to bring in customers and save you money. that is coming up at >>> this is "world news." tonight, power lunch. what happened when governor mitt romney walked into the white house

. >>> the san francisco based zynga has lost another senior officer. the move comes with a reorganization of zynga's top management. zynga is best known for its farmville and cityville games. >>> a man has recanted his claims of having sex with a sesame street puppeteer when the man was a teenager. he went on leave from sesame street yesterday when the claim of underaged sex first came to life. the unidentified man now says their relationship was adult and consensual. clash says he is relieved that this quote painful allegation has been put to rest. >>> we are along a small creek in placer county that a long time ago had a healthy salmon run. we'll tell you what's being done that may make that happen again. >> right now i'm tracking the heat and then i'm tracking the rain. it's all headed your way. we'll have details of everything coming up here in just a couple of minutes. >>> the executive director of the port of oakland omar benjamin has resigned following a ktvu investigation into questionable spending by port fishes fishes -- port officials in a s

, it is from a website, home remodeling magazine, there is a long list of things supposedly san francisco-based, adjusted for local conditions, and how much of the cost you can expect to recoup for the work you're doing in the building. if you're doing work because you want to live there and you want to appreciate the improvement, that is different. if you're doing work with a clear eye to how much you can get back, i am shocked to see under the column that says "cost recouped," there's not a single one of these things that says you can get back all of your cost, not one. some of them you get back a lot. most of them you do not do too well. is there anything where you recoup your full cost? golden gate bridge. >> there you go. >> in terms of immediate value, part of this is a function of our limited housing supply, really. that affects the value, of course. if you do a bathroom remodels, they are saying the job cost $18,000, you might recoup $15,000. the hard part in determining that, to compare apples and apples, is to look at a house in the sunset district with a single-family home with one b

t san francisco have nominated their favorite destinations, experiences, local businesses, and nonprofit organizations in their neighborhoods, and we will be presenting a guide to san francisco based on this. in terms of the role the city is playing, i think the biggest role in city could play would be to make compliance with existing laws and regulations more clear and more easy for local residents. london, for example, is doing a great job of this in anticipation of the olympics. they have run out of hotel rooms, and they realize that the whole purpose of the olympics was to create economic development in some of the most underserved areas of the city, and they are not getting that. we will be working collaborative lee to come up with a solution to solve that problem. they have created a wonderful website that clearly states what you need to do to be compliant. >> that is what christopher is doing in london then, right? >> yes. >> one more question for jay, and i think we should open up for questions from everyone here. tell us what existing city initiatives -- you know, this -- the schering economy working group will interface with or connect with, and how does it fit in with e

and i also see that san francisco, based on your market research, is almost like a perfect city to operate in given the density and many, many people that don't have cars. but i'm just wondering if you could respond to some of those. >>> absolutely. i'll use my two minutes i guess for this portion. you're correct. 5,000 vehicles worldwide, 625 are fully electric vehicles. they are all the smart [speaker not understood]. i think the pressure, combustion engine state and electric engine state are the same vehicle. just a different power train. we have two of those cities, amsterdam and san diego which are the all electric, and they naturally bring about some challenges with electric vehicle structure. what woe do in other market street, hybrid approach, we have st. austin, texas, [speaker not understood]. in portland we have 30 electric vehicles and we have 2 80 combustion engines. so, you have a typical fleet size that fleet between, say, on the low side 250 and on the maybe higher side around 500 vehicles. what that does is a city of san francisco size, 40 square miles gives us an adequate

telegraph hill community member who passed away in 1998, not only the president of his own san francisco-based company, but an urban conservationist who made his mark on a ridge route on a rocky ridge in telegraph hill that the city had once considered unusable. mr. early single handedly created a spot of greenery that is now named for him the jack e. early park and for his efforts he won an award from san francisco beautiful and was nominated for environmental prize by friends of the urban forest. when mr. early passed in 1998 he bequested five large evergreen trees to the city and those trees were planted at washington square park in may of last year. this legislation again would allow us to accept a gift of this plaque to really commemorate his efforts and what he was able to do to create some greenery in one of the densest and least green spaces in san francisco. >> thank you. so, if there are no questions, let's open it for public comment. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. so, colleagues, can we move this forward without objec

. >> san francisco based travel company air b and b relies on a community of users and new services shouldnd the reach in the tourism industry. abc 7 news explains the impact of the growth on the city. it began four years ago. christina rents out a room to international visitors about 100 in the past two years. she showcases her place on air b and b. this tourism is being brought >> interesting. you've tried it. >> lots of people use it. >> interesting. >> you don't want to go anywhere next couple days. weekend may be another matter. >> yes. nice, warm coming up for us. >> mild, it's going to be milder at the coast tomorrow than inland. weekend is a different picture, here is a live view right now from our camera. and then, high clouds around. clear skies for the most part. that is what we're calling with thin, high clouds. we'll see some, right now looking at readings 2 degrees in san francisco. 64 across the bay. 54 in fairfield. these are the features mostly clear skies and clear conditions tonight. a warmer day tomorrow, a rainy pattern by the end of the week. lasting four days or more

a san francisco-based program. the first -- we are going to interrupt the patterns that we see out there. and i need everybody's help to interrupt these lives that are being wasted. right now, what ever we are doing is not good enough to interrupt these patterns. i am going to ask the churches to step it up. i am going to ask all the law- enforcement to step it up. we have identified at least 100 to about 180 adults and young kids who have in most cases touched the criminal-justice system already, and we have to interrupt their lives right now. make sure the interruption is serious enough for them to pay attention, and then we have to do the two other parts of this program that are as essential. interruption is only temporary. we talked about that. we talked about how temporary that can be. not good enough to just incarcerated for a day or two in a juvenile detention or cause them to have a probation. that is not enough interruption. we have to step it up. we have asked the police commission and police chief to wor

big mills francisco the san francisco-based company-- they earned 18% more in their first quarter than last quarter. cisco made $2.1 billion profit. cisco is one of the dow stocks. facebook shares are now down. there is a lock up. and 777 million shares. things are currently at 1.3 million shares. the financial companyzynga is joining facebook. we actually had a drop retail sales in the month of october by 0.3%. >>president obama will make his first comment about the federal investigation involving the former cia agent. lawmakers are going through the mails to see if anything was threaten national security. he was having an affair with his best-she sent harassing e- mail us at officials stated that this woman jill in turn traded these e-mail's with general john allen. this may be a another inappropriate relationship. >>it is now 6 05 a.m. and will be right back. >>let's take a live look at our roof tam. there're high clouds here overlooking ed a very nice day. ;x >>at live look at walnut creek. traffic is moving smoke. temperatures are at 47 degrees currently and we are looking for 66

south san francisco based solar zyne says it's bio diesel produces 20% less carbon dioxide. propel offering this fuel at four locations in the bay area with more in the works.. >> we're showing what the future is going to look like. we hope others will bring cleaner fuels to the public. >> at $4:23 a gallon, it costs the same. the vice president of fuels. >> we do have one facility in the united states today producing demonstration scale quantities of the oi. we're building commercial plants. first we've announced is down in brazil weechl got others that we haven't yet announced. >> they see a broad market for the oil working with the airlines, and car makers on alternative fuels. the work with algae produced a line of high end creams. >> it can be used pro-to-produce jet fuel and fuel. so a range of fuels. >> propel and soleazne will be using this to get feed back from bon kon assumers but they will be getting a choice for the very first time in san jose, abc 7 news. >> david, thank you. still ahead at 4:00 major league baseball manager of the year and which manager was a w

doctors, nurses, celebrities, and topping the list with a $10 million tax bill, founder of san francisco based-net. we couldn't find him. but here on main street, is there a reason you are not paying? we confronted another. >> reporter: you owe more than $500,000 to the state. >> no, we don't. >> reporter: that is what it says? they say the couple living in this 2.5-acre gated estate is behind on their taxes. >> reporter: number 229 -- >> i don't care what this is. stop. >> reporter: then there is this doctor. he is number one on the list of corporate. >> why he hasn't paid a $4.1 million tax bill. the state will continue to shame these tax evaders in the hopes of getting the taxes it is owed. missing money that could have a direct impact on education to publicity safety. heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and we have posted the entire list of the top 500 tax evaders in california on our website, www.ktvu.com. you will find ait under the special report -- find it under the special reports tab. >>> in the nfl the washington redskins lost yesterday to the panthers which may be bad news for

. >>> san francisco based twitter says its security team accidentally reset passwords today. they received e-mails saying their accounts have been compromised even though it didn't. there was no breach, just a mistake. >>> coming soon, tweets from the pope. they plan to set up a twitter account for pope benedict xvi. he writes most things long hand and doesn't use a computer much. >>> amazon launched a new venture. it is now selling wine online. california is one of a dozen states where amazon can ship. omzahn is offering thousand -- amazon is offering thousands of dollar wines. from $10 to a thousand dollars a battle. >>> woman attacked, forced into her car, how the story ends in the oakland hills. >> a major project is about to get underway to fix one of the worth interchanges, why it will get worse before it gets better. ♪ because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> a woman kidnapped, tied up and

. >>> the san francisco based company called square allows starbucks customers to download the app andlay with a debit or credit card. starbucks has invested some $200,000 into square. >>> a merger is in place for price line and kayak. the potential merger is worth nearly $2 million and will need approval from shareholders and regulators. >>> a mass shooting suspect learns his fate. how survivors a addressed jared laughner in court. >> i'm back here in just a few minutes we have more showers in the forecast. it's going to be cold tonight and very cold weather headed for the weekend. all the details coming up in a few moments. >> fresh crab coming into port. how the sport season now under way is raising homes for a good commercial season. [ female announcer ] welcome one and all to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway will have everyone raving. there's fresh, natural, frozen, whatever you're craving. spend 25 and get a frozen safeway turkey for 59 cents a pound. or get another of the best deals around. a frozen butte

. >> san francisco based visa beat easternings expectations for the last fiscal quarter.ompany made $1.7 billion from july through september. that is almost double the amount it made in the same period last year. revenue rose 15% to $2.7 billion. the news pushed visa stock up about 1.5% in after hours trading. >> parade was great as bill martin predicted it would be but now that we are focusing on tonight a lot of people are already getting their halloween rained on. >> certainly north of the bridge. it's wet. the kid's have umbrellas. it's range heavy. we have heavy rain showing up in parts of san rafael. the north bay getting wet. live storm tracker two show that rain as it moves south. it's a slow mover. you can see where it is right now. we are getting reports of drizzle on the bridge. a live radar update on the richmond, san rafael bridge. we have showers showing up. this area is working south very slowly. we will time that out for you in just a moment. the forecast headlines then of course will be the clouds and source tonight. it's a drag but kids are going out any

shares of san francisco based zynga took a hit after it and facebook changed their relationship. the company will no longer have to use facebook ads. and facebook will not be the exclusive site for zynga. shares were selling for $2.30 after being up before that news broke. >>> a bankruptcy court gave hostess approval to wind down operations. it's estimated more than 100 panes want to make twinkies, double dogs and ding dongs. >>> a woman found screaming in a interception was high on bath salts. the department is cracking down on the sale of synthetic can c -- canabanoid known as spice. bath salts have been linked to suicide and bizarre behavior. >>> san jose police say six men and one woman accused of fighting with officers at a house party last weekend are being charged with felonies and gang enhancements. officers arrested 42 people last friday night at this house on pat avenue. police say people threw things at them when they showed up to investigate reports of gunshots. the suspects range in age from 18 to 44 years old. >>> oakland police are not giving up in their effort to

san francisco, abc 7 news. >>> in a sense san francisco base twitter on the front-lines in the latest middle east conflict. is israeli military announced military campaign against the palestinian group hamas by twitter. s israeli defense forces are live twee tweeting and bloging about the operation in gaza. hamas also responding on line. gaza and hamas are the primary hash tag. >> tension in the middle east is escalating tonight as the possibility of all out war is increasing. many [ siren]. >> sirens went off short time nag tel aviv. alex is on the front-lines in gaza city. >> very loud explosions all around us tonight as israeli missiles land. we have also heard the distinct whoosh of outgoing rocket and hamas and other militant group return fire. tonight it seems this burst of violence is only getting worse. >> all day long rocket fill the bright blue sky. gaza militant firing on israel. at least one rocket landed tonight in tel aviv. israel commercial capitol. sirens flared as residents hit the ground. 3 israelis were killed earlier when a rocket hit their apartment in the south. this as israeli war pl

. >>> three san francisco based private car dispatching services were slapped with violations today. they were fined for not having proper permits. also, taxi cab drivers filed a lawsuit against uber, claiming the company unfairly takes fares away from them. >>> in less than two hours, commercial crabbing begins from bodega bay to half moon bay. bay area fishermen today hurried to load their boats with 40-pound pots. they agreed on a higher price than last year. $3 a pound. and people who are waiting for that fresh crab are excited. >> i come here every year, actually, i just drove three hours to come here and have a $32 crab. because there's nothing like it. >> reporter: this year, the majority of the dungeonous crab will be caught before christmas. people can expect to see fresh crab in local markets by this friday. >>> more than a week before thanksgiving. skiers and snowboarders were already carving the paths in lake tahoe. staff at the resort say they had planned to open on friday, but with the help of snow making machines and mother nature, they were able to open two days earli

. >>> san francisco based travel company air b&b.community of online users to connect team with accommodations worldwide. new services should expand the company's reach in the tourism industry. >> christina rents out a home in her san francisco victorian to international visitors. about 100 this the past two years. she showcases her place on air b&b, an online company that specializes in tour efforts look for unique experiences. >> the city's number one industry, tourism, is now being brought into all the neighborhoods throughout the city. >> and that has had a $56 million impact on the san francisco economy. between april, 2011 and may of this year. according to a study commissioned by air b&b. it's also had profound benefits for the 3,000 hosts in san francisco like christina. according to the study, more than half use the money they collect from guests not for splurges, but to make ends meet. >> it helps. i just think it's added a little bit. it has made things a little easier. >> the company currently operates in 30,000 cities wo

and alter photos and share them on twitter, but the "new york times" is reporting that the san francisco-basedl offer photo filters through the ap. they share bypassing instagram which is owned by facebook. much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up -- >> you better believe if we start executing the guys on death row, there people out there that are going to think twice. >> a costly crime-fighting tool or wasteful spending. the debate over ending the death penalty days before the election. advocates state their case, next. >> here's a look outside. mostly clear and morning haze behind downtown san jose in the distance. we will talk more about a warming trend and the seven-day forecast that may try to toss snow on top of mt. hamilton. we will explain when we come back. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ too bad the guys aren't here we're clear. ok, swarm! swarm! hello [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies. let the making begin >>

. >>> san francisco based twitter says the storm produced more tweets than any event in the company's history. users sent more than 20 million tweets, about the storm between october 27th and november 1st. that is far more than the number set out of in the super bowl last february. >>> our coverage continues at ktv. .com of the we have more -- ktvu.com. just control to the hot temperature i can section to help. >>> -- topics section to help. >>> mosquito fogging is scheduled for monday. the crews say the fogging will begin at dawn and should last about an hour. >>> let's talk about our weather. the weekend is here, and bill, sounds like it's going to be a good one. >> we had some inclement weather on halloween, but the weekend will be what you want. barbecue weather night, although the need the jackets. your going to see plenty of sunshine, not now though. the clouds are pushing in. sprinkles north around eureka. we're on the south end. >> so, in the north bay, and in the east bay, be prepared for that. reason i bring it up, if you are edriving home, you drop in the low-lying areas, a

. >>> the san francisco based company called square allows starbucks customers to download the app and with a debit or credit card. starbucks has invested some $200,000 into square. >>> a merger is in place for price line and kayak. the potential merger is worth nearly $2 million and will need approval from shareholders and regulators. >>> a mass shooting suspect learns his fate. how survivors a addressed jared laughner in court. >> i'm back here in just a few minutes we have more showers in the forecast. it's going to be cold tonight and very cold weather headed for the weekend. all the details coming up in a [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no. we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver only from at&t u-verse.

. >>> three san francisco based private car dispatching services were slapped with violations today.y were fined for not having proper permits. also, taxi cab drivers filed a lawsuit against uber, claiming the company unfairly takes fares away from them. >>> in less than two hours, commercial crabbing begins from bodega bay to half moon bay. bay area fishermen today hurried to load their boats with 40-pound pots. they agreed on a higher price than last year. $3 a pound. and people who are waiting for that fresh crab are excited. >> i come here every year, actually, i just drove three hours to come here and have a $32 crab. because there's nothing like it. >> reporter: this year, the majority of the dungeonous crab will be caught before christmas. people can expect to see fresh crab in local markets by this friday. >>> more than a week before thanksgiving. skiers and snowboarders were already carving the paths in lake tahoe. staff at the resort say they had planned to open on friday, but with the help of snow making machines and mother nature, they were able to open two days earlier.

shares of san francisco based zynga took a hit after it and facebook changed their relationship. the company will no longer have to use facebook ads. and facebook will not be the exclusive site for zynga. shares were selling for $2.30 after being up before that news broke. >>> a bankruptcy court gave hostess approval to wind down operations. it's estimated more than 100 panes want to make twinkies, double dogs and ding dongs. >>> a woman found screaming in a interception was high on bath salts. the department is cracking down on the sale of synthetic can c -- canabanoid known as spice. bath salts have been linked to suicide and bizarre behavior. >>> san jose police say six men and one woman accused of fighting with officers at a house party last weekend are being charged with felonies and gang enhancements. officers arrested 42 people last friday night at this house on pat avenue. police say people threw things at them when they showed up to investigate reports of gunshots. the suspects range in age from 18 to 44 years old. >>> oakland police are not giving up in their effort to

.>>> san francisco based travel company air b&b.relies on a community of online users to connect team with accommodations worldwide. new services should expand the company's reach in the tourism industry. >> christina rents out a home in her san francisco victorian to international visitors. about 100 this the past two years. she showcases her place on air b&b, an online company that specializes in tour efforts look for unique experiences. >> the city's number one industry, tourism, is now being brought into all the neighborhoods throughout the city. >> and that has had a $56 million impact on the san francisco economy. between april, 2011 and may of this year. according to a study commissioned by air b&b. it's also had profound benefits for the 3,000 hosts in san francisco like christina. according to the study, more than half use the money they collect from guests not for splurges, but to make ends meet. >> it helps. i just think it's added a little bit. it has made things a little easier. >> the company currently operates in 30,0

south san francisco base company says it produces 30 percent fewer particulate. 20 percent less carbondioxide and 10% less hydro-carbon. this company is offering the cleaner burning fuel at 4 location ins the bay area with more in the works. >> we are showing what the future is going to look like and we hope that others will follow suit and follow our example and bring cleaner fuel to the public. >>reporter: at 4.23 a gallon the biodiesel cost the same as regular diesel. however they expect the price to fall into the same range as gasoline as it ramp up production. vice president of fuel at the company. >> we have one facility in the united states today that is producing of demonstration scale quantity of our oil. that's in peoria, illinois and we are building commercial plant. one is down in brazil pwuchlt we have others that we haven't yet announced but coming on line in the near future. >>reporter: deman also expected to be strong among commercial states such as delivery van and service vehicle. they see a broader market for the algae base oil and working with the airlines, car make

. >>> san francisco-based first republic bank is paying more than a million dollars in back pay after being accused of violating recordkeeping and federal overtime laws. it turns out hundreds of employees were misclassified so they didn't get overtime. others were shortchanged in their paychecks. workers in five states will be getting a portion of the money. >>> 5:10 now. the hint of bipartisanship is starting to fade in washington when it comes to avoiding the "fiscal cliff." some republicans said they are willing to consider some tax increases but they are insisting on larger budget cuts to benefit programs, which democrats oppose. if all sides can't agree on a spending plan before the year's end, automatic tax hikes and across-the-board budget cuts will all kick in. >> we must do everything we can during this short period of time to ensure that middle class families are not hit with $2,200 a year in tax increases. >> i hope cooler heads will prevail as we move through the process. we need to be working together. >> president obama is trying to generate public support for his idea.

and san francisco-based gap showed a strong turnaround in the third quarter compared to a year early posting a positive gain in sales compared to a drop last year. it also said that october was much stronger than in october of last year. got shares down about 1.5% this morning but they have been revived over the past year doubling in that amount of time. netflix is in the spotlight after noted corporate raider carl icahn revealed that it took a 10% stake in the company calling netflix shared undervalued. this will lead many to wonder, what does this mean for the future of netflix? icahn will likely want to push for a merger with a larger company like amazon on microsoft. he has led other unsuccessful raids in the recent pass in the bay area last year with clorox and four years ago unable to get yahoo to sell to microsoft for $45 billion at the time. market off to a strong start this morning. let's look at the numbers. dow up by 91 points after dropping 10 yesterday. nasdaq gaining 16, s&p is up by 6 points. netflix shares are down by 3% but they jumped 14% higher yesterday on the wor

it is a privately held san francisco based company that planned to remain private but the cisco deallow meraki to achieve its revenue goal of $1 billion. >>> virgin america cutting back its expenses as the cost of jet fuel increases. virgin also says it's cutting some of unprofitable flights but there is no plans to drop any cities its serves. >>> gasoline prices continue to slip. right now the average price far gallon of regular in california is $3.79. it's seven lower than that in most of the bay area. in san jose it's $3.73. a fickle higher in -- a nickel higher in oakland. all gas prices are down close to $0.07 from last week. prices will continue slipping at least through this weekend. good news. a lot of people drive for thanksgiving. >>> time now 5:51. the city of oakland in the spotlight today at the white house. the youth program that first lady michelle obama herself will single out for praise. >>> don't forget you can get ktvu news to do. click the live icon. you can watch all of our newscasts on your smart phone. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the riv