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now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie.oliday ideas made easy. >>> striking nurses are due to return to their jobs at sutter health. they were locked out following a one-day strike on thursday. hospitals didn't wlout nurses to return to work because temporary rest. workers were hired at 9:00 this morning. union nurses walked out. sutter health says they receive an average of yearly salary of $136,000 and had option had for employer paid benefits package. >> walmart is pulling a powder formula from their shelves. a baby died after rare infection. another baby got sick but with a recovered. the stores are now removing it from shelves and from safeway and walgreen's. when they pulled it thursday it was said to be precaution until health officials complete tests and the water as well that was used to mix the formula. >>> lisa is back and we're talking about record setting but they feel record setting. >> that is enough, right? we have some rain. i'll tell you another dry day and spare the day afternoon. freezing peninsula and s

now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy. >>> still very cold from great falls 29, fargo 27, minneapolis, 30s around salt lake city, denver, st. louis, chicago, 49 atlanta no more 60s along the eastern seaboard, 50s rain and snow headed that way causing flight arrival delays into philadelphia and laguardia as we head back across the rest of the country quiet even on the west coast even with all of our smaller airports. flight tracker any time you need it, abc7 news at the -- abc7news.com at the bottom. >>> 4:nifty. today is the 70th anniversary -- of the attack of pearl harbor a ceremony that includes survivors is scheduled in alameda this morning. i was december 7th, 1941 when the japanese attack led the u.s. into world war ii occurred. the attack killed 2400 americans and crippled the bat ship fleet. 120 survivors from across the country may the trip to oahu for this year's commemoration. >> i tried to come last year, my doctor said no. he said i was having a breathing problem. >> the trip for the s

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now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy. >>> let's recap our top story. north korean leader kim jong-il is dead. state media reported his death at noon local time today, saying he died at 8:30 in the morning on saturday. a tearful anchor woman said kim die due to overwork after dedicating his life to the people. north korea's state-run news agency reports kim suffered great mental and physical strain while on a train during a field guidance tour. now, it says kim suffered is a heart attack and couldn't be saved despite the use of every possible first aid measure. now, north korea has a very interesting relationship with its neighbors. it's situated on a peninsula. it's bordered on either side by china and south korea and relations with its northern neighbor described as warm and collaborative. to the south, tensions remain high, after several military squirmishes and nuclear missile tests along the border with south korea. north korea is notoriously reclusive nation and cnn's wolf blitzer travelled t

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now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie.ay ideas made easy. >>> a big decision tonight for the oakland city council. how far will they go to prevent future protests that might shut down the port of oakland? i'll have the story coming up in a live report. >> and last night's blackout could be a shining opportunity for the city of santa clara. >> and changes to a dangerous intersection that was the scene of a deadly accident. taking a live look outside. the friends have arrived at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's tuesday, december 20th. >> good morning to you. thank you for joining us. >> i'm laura garcia kan fon. >> and i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. let's get to christina loren with the forecast. >> give yourself plenty of time in the interior valley. the north bay and the south bay. in san jose and oakland, you may find yourself scraping it off your windshield. temperatures warm nicely with full sunshine. by the bay, 54 degrees. i'll take you through the full forecast. we have your holiday forecast ready to go. 6:31 fir

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now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy. >>> welcome back. donald trump says the current gop presidential field is lacking and that he may get into the race himself as an independent. he also plans to host a republican presidential debate. elsewhere conservative activist phyllis shall havely has formally thrown her support to candidate balk michele bachmann balk and newt gingrich is also praising donald trump and sparring with former house speaker nancy pelosi. that's why we're turning to john gizy, political editor of human events newspaper for insight into all of this. man, things are heating up. it's been a busy couple of weeks. >> it certainly has. >> cain is out, gingrich seems to be benefiting from that more than any other candidate. let's talk about gingrich first of all, and this comeback that he's making, you know, a month and a half ago, you wouldn't have predicted that he'd be the frontrunner in some cases, but indeed now he is. >> well, part of it, tony, is that the format this year of a

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now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie.iday ideas made easy. >>> you may know this guy. he came to town to spread joy for the holiday season. he stopped by the richard england boy's and girls club. it was part of the giving tour to bring awareness to the children in the foster care system. >> it's the right thing to do. it's not about the accolades. i appreciate it. it's about helping the kids out. yeah. it's a good thing. >> i think we can hear that. the event was the last stop of a tour that gave toys, books, clothing and warm meals to 3,000 foster children. it's nice during the holiday. >>> a hometown hero returned in time for the holidays. a marine who wasn't sure if he would get home to see his loved ones arrived at reagan airport. erika gonzalez was there for the emotional reunion that brought christmas early. >> reporter: after a 15-hour flight, scott motley's plane arrived at reagan national airport. this would be the best christmas ever. the first year i don't ask for anything. >> reporter: he's been serving his co

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now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy. numbers when they say building a rail line would create one million jobs. they crunched the numbers and here is what they found. the state counted every year of work as a separate job. so one person working 10 years counted as 10 jobs. but they say building the rail line would create about 20,000 construction jobs. high speed rail advocates base their job estimate on the assumption that businesses along the rail line, construction sites, would hire two new employees for every construction worker. more on this story on the mercury news website and the thursday morning edition. >>> president obama is turning up the pressure on house republicans to approve a payroll tax extension before it expires on new year's day. the president plans to hold a town hall meeting tomorrow with those representing the 160 million americans bearing the brunt of the tax hike. it will cost a family making $50,000 a year about $40 a paycheck. they are holding out for a one-year tax break extension. they passed