the oil company says it didn't plan to pay the $9 billion judgment. >>> and the berkeley city council will vote today on whether to invite former guantanomo bay prisoners to live in their city. berkeley is looking to offer a home to two of the 38 detainees who, by the way, have been cleared of wrongdoing. the detainees would live with local families and nonprofits would help them find some work there. >>> and a consumer group is releasing its report card on the nation's airlines today. it will focus in on how airlines handle heavy delays and long tarmac waits. this comes four years after ice storms left passengers stranded on tarmacs for hours without food, water or clean toilets. >>> today lawyers will discuss plans for television coverage in the trial of michael jackson's former doctor. defense attorneys and prosecutors will also bring up the issues of evidence and witnesses. dr. conrad murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. an autopsy showed the singer died of a lethal dose of drugs. the trial is examined to start next month. >>> court documents reveal the bante

so the berkeley city manager is recommending that the city council not take any action on this resolution tonight because it's already not allowed under current law. but people supporting the resolution say part of the point of this resolution is to ask congress and to prompt congress to maybe reverse that ban and change some of its laws. later on this morning we're working on getting hold of someone from the berkeley peace and justice commission to tell us a little bit more about their resolution. reporting live in berkeley, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:46. president obama's coming here to the bay area. thursday evening he'll meet with high-tech business leaders. so far the white house has only said the president will talk with business leaders in a session. they'll focus on jobs, innovation and green technology. no information's been released on where that meeting will be held or whether any part of it will be public. the president is expected to stay overnight here in the bay area before heading to oregon friday. >>> the nephew of the dali lama killed in florida while taking par

live in east palo alto, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, tonight the berkeley city council once again takes on a controversial issue. ktvu channel 2 reporter in berkeley with the invitation the council may vote to extend to two guantanamo bay detainees. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam. it is item number 18 on the berkeley city council agenda for tonight's meeting at 7:30. it's proposed by the city's peace and justice commission. their resolution asks the city of berkeley to invite one or two guantanamo bay detainees to come live here. and the resolution specifically lists two men as possible candidates. one is a former russian ballet dancer. the other is a chef from algeria. both are currently being held at guantanamo bay. but the commission says the men have never been charged with a crime by the u.s. government and that they expect the men will be released at some point. the resolution says if the men were brought to the u.s. and berkeley the city would help them find housing and job training. and in their written resolution the peace and justice commission i

. >>> in other news, berkeley city council falling short of the votes needed to inadvice some guantanomo bay detainees to move in. four councilmembers voting for the measure to welcome freed prisoners. but it needed five votes to pass. the vote came after many people gave the council their opinions. >> it seems premature and just to get attention from the media. we got lots of other problems to worry about. >> the united states is asking other countries to take these men assuring them their they are safe, not dangerous, not terrorists, won't harm anyone in those communities. >> berkeley city manager recommended any action against -- against any action because federal law bans the transfer of guantanomo detainees to the united states. >>> the berkeley city council also considering a measure concerning the army private accused of leaking classified documents to wikileaks. it voted to call for the humane treatment of bradley manning. the council did not go as far as declaring manning a hero. >>> time now 4:36. a concord woman is now going public about why she hit a 15- year-old girl who had

tonight, the berkeley city council dives into controversy. allie rasmus is in berkeley now with the invitation that may be extended to guantanamo bay detainees. >> reporter: it's a resolution that asks the city of berkeley to invite one or two guantanamo bay detainees to come live in berkeley the resolution lists two men that would be possible candidates. one is a former bal law rena from russia -- ballerina, the other, a chef from algeria. the men have never been charged with a crime. they expect the men to be released in the next year. now, joining us is cynthia. you with with the group "no more guantanamos." tell us about the group. >> the resolution, first of all, does not mention the names any detainees. we give those two who have been cleared, just to put a humane faces are in guantanamo who are -- human faces are in guantanamo who are to be released. >> reporter: you said you would be willing to open your home to one of the detainees? >> yes. i'm so sure the detainees who would come to berkeley after process of elimination to make sure

about a quarter of the city's public safety employees could also be cut. >>> no welcome matt for guantanomo detainees in berkeleye city council fell a vote short of inviting freed detainees to move there. the city manager warned that federal law prohibits detainees from coming to the u.s. . >>> cbs news correspondent lara logan is back in the u.s. recovering at a hospital after she was attacked while covering the unrest in egypt. logan was assaulted after she became separated from her crew and guards in cairo. a group of women and soldiers managed to rescue her. >>> a significant number of oakland schoolteachers could be getting pink slips within the next month. oakland tribune reports the superintendent posted a letter with that warning on the district's website. he also says all principals and some other managers will be warned they might be in new positions next fall. the deadline to warn teachers about possible layoffs is march 15. >>> san francisco state may eliminate two of its eight colleges to save money. the school expects to lose $32 million in state funding next year but the consolidation of colleges

they also say if the law changes they may reconsider the issue in the future. >>> the berkeley city council did pass another resolution last night that calls for the immediate end to the cruel inhumane and degrading treatment of bradley manning. the army private accused of leaking classified documents to wikileaks. manny has been held in confinement since back in may. >>> this morning police are calling the disappearance of a vallejo man suspicious. 45-year-old robert mass has been missing since february 8th. he was last seen leaving his home on santa clara avenue to take his dog for a walk. the dog later returned that -- thattive thing -- that've thing dragging her leash. >>> the biggest one is northbound to 280 is shut down because of road repair. we will follow that all morning long. let's take a look at the freeways. as you can see it's wet here. on the east shore freeway traffic is moving well. also this mornings commute at the toll plaza is light. traffic coming into san francisco is good. if you're in the southbound it's already. again, it's wet everywhere. 4:38 let's go to steve. >>

. >>> from guantanamo bay to the bay area, today the berkeley city council is expected to decide whether to invite former guantanamo detainees to live here. christie smith is live with more. >> reporter: yes, a big vote is expected here in berkeley tonight. a lot of people are watching this very closely. this resolution was crafted by berkeley's peace and justice commission. and it would invite guantanamo detainees to berkeley. those cleared of wrongdoing. they are reportedly looking at two people, a russian ballet dancer and an allgerian man who is also a chef. they say this is one way they can right the wrongs of government. if approved the men would live with berkeley families and a nonprofit group would help them find work. berkeley wouldn't pay out of its general fund according to "the chronicle." but it could hit a couple snags. one with the department of defense. the men have no passports, no visas or money. the city council is being asked to take no action at all on the detainees. there are still hurdles in place, assuming the men still want to come to berkeley, and the soonest t

supporters have raised $15 million to try to save all of those sports program. >>> berkeley city councildue to vote next week on a resolution that would invite two guantanamo bay detainees who have been cleared of wrong doing to live in berkeley. one is a russian ballet dancer, the other is a top-rated chef. under the plan the two would live with falls in berkeley. this proposal may be a violation of u.s. law that prohibits the united states from funding the relocation of cleared detainees. >>> a major wireless company may be headed to the bay area. nokia is rumored to be considering moving its executive center to silicon valley. the company's currently headquartered in finland. there's reports that suggest there could be a possible alliance with microsoft to create a rival between apple and google's smartphones. >>> putting more people in the valley does positive things for -- it certainly causes the beginning of a potential cascades of other companies coming here. >>> account the -- "the chronic kell" reports that construction will generate work fore1700 -- will generate work for 1700

the berkeley city manager isn't a response to the recommendation from the peace and justice commission, there is no indication that any immediate change to current federal law on the matter is forthcoming. the city manager premise that no action be taken. now, again, that vote will come tonight. regardless of whether or not the city council decides to push this recommendation through, it's important to know again that federal law would block any action from taking place anytime soon. berkeley is just one of a couple of cities across the nation including a few in massachusetts that have tried to push resolutions like this. >> thank you, christin ayers. >>> san jose closer to getting a bart line with federal funds apparently on the way. as part of the president's new budgeted plan, the federal transit administration recommends money to run bart from fremont to berryessa area of san jose. the plan is for $130 million in federal money to help pay for new bart tracks and start building stations for milpitas and berryessa. >>> a bright idea could save san jose millions of dollars in electric

reporting live, heather holmes, ktvu news. >>> members of the berkeley city council also have some waiting financial issues to decide. the city manager figures $1.8 million needs to be cut through the budget through june. that could mean lay offs and cuts to the mental and health department. for the fiscal year the city is looking at an $11 million deficit. >>> disturbing information came tonight about a vicious attack on cbs reporter laura logan. cbs said logan got separated from her team and security and suffered a quote brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating at the hands of a mob. a group of women and some soldiered finally came to her rescue. logan is now bang back in the united states recooperating at a hospital. >>> the ruling counsel says it want to hand over power to an elected president and new government within six months. and a panel appointed to proposed constitutional reform now has 10 days to do so. >>> governor jerry brown ordered a hiring freeze today to reduce spending as the state face as $25 billion deficit. the order applies to vacant positions, seasonal as wel

. >>> the city of berkeley may take a stand on an issue of international concern. the city council is meeting tonight, and will consider whether to invite two detainees to live in the city. one man is a russian ballet dancer. both men are currently in custody and neither are charged with a crime, and expected to be released soon. >> we feel it's a compassionate. we're the reason they're in there in the first place, and some are tortured. so this is a gesture of compassion. >> under federal law, they're no live in the united states. for that reason the berkeley city manager is recommending they take no action. >>> now to san francisco where prosecutors are accusing the operatedors of funeral homes of taking advantage of clients. prosecutors say the funds should have been held in a trust, but paid the operating expenses of funerals by washington. the money was lost when the company went out of business. his colleague remains at large. >>> san francisco department of environment is launching a new campaign. officials say people dumping trash and old appliances can crea

reporting live, heather holmes, ktvu news. >>> members of the berkeley city council also have some waiting financial issues to decide. the city manager figures $1.8 million needs to be cut through the budget through june. that could mean lay offs and cuts to the mental and health department. for the fiscal year the city is looking at an $11 million deficit. >>> disturbing information came tonight about a vicious attack on cbs reporter laura logan. cbs said logan got separated from her team and security and suffered a quote brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating at the hands of a mob. a group of women and some soldiered finally came to her rescue. logan is now bang back in the united states recooperating at a hospital. >>> the ruling counsel says it want to hand over power to an elected president and new government within six months. and a panel appointed to proposed constitutional reform now has 10 days to do so. >>> governor jerry brown ordered a hiring freeze today to reduce spending as the state face as $25 billion deficit. the order applies to vacant positions, seasonal as wel

now the berkeley city council will vote on this resolution next tuesday, february 15. live in berkeley, marla tellez, today in the "bay area living." >> protesters are camped out in cairo's main square. we checked in the twitter feed of richard engle in kye red sox he says people are striking in an attempt to stop big industry. the strikes are at places, newspapers and hospitals. he says that friday could be a big day of protests. they have been protesting, now it seems it's changed. there are nuances. >> and we're talking about the google executive. he could cause headaches. >> we were checking the twitter feed on that. let's talk about this egyptian executive. we've seen him on the news several times, in fact, here is video of him on egyptian television talking about some of his struggles. one of the things that's curious for google they are in a rock and a hard place. they have been quiet mouthed who this man is other than a marketing executive but he is turning out to be a major force in the revolution there in egypt. he talked about how he doesn't want folks to hav

. >>> the city of berkeley could make a decision tonight that will make national news in the morning. even at this late hour city council is getting ready to debate whether two men held at guantanamo bay to relocate to berkeley. alan wang is live with the story tonight. >> dan, once again a provocative berkeley city resolution is raising eyebrows. the peace and justice commission wants to invite two guantanamo bay detainees who were cleared of terror charges to live in berkeley. one is an algerian chef arrested while crossing into pakistan and the other is a ballet dancer who converted to islam. he later moved to afghanistan and pakistan. the peace and justice commission says the resolution would cost taxpayers nothing. in fact, she is willing to let one of them live in her home. that, however, is unlikely because president obama signed an act last month prohibiting the u.s. for paying for the relocation of clear detainees. meanwhile, berkeley is facing an $11 million deficit and the possibility of laying off 70 em plough ies. -- 70 employees. >> guantanamo is basically a sideshow tha

new details, berkeley city council has rejected a measure that would have welcome to prisoners to resettle there. the measure lost in a four- one vote. it would allow us to prisoners who were cleared of wrongdoing to resettle in the u.s. and invited one or two to live in berkeley. still no word on last night's move by the council on whether to fund same sex change operations for city employees. if approved they would decide $20,000 a year for the operation. also this morning, continuing his work to save taxpayer dollars governor jerry brown issued a hiring freeze. it will save an estimated three added $63 million. it applies to zincate, seasonal, full-time and part-time positions. california had about your order 40,000 employees as of january 31st. that year in the bay area oakland may be sending out pink slips for the first time in years. as significant number of teachers and staff may get notices. principals and administrators may be reassigned next year. this san francisco state university is looking at trimming down to save money they face a $32 million shortfall on the table rain now

the berkeley city council wants to welcome guantanamo bay detainee's to move to their city. tonight city council members will consider a proposal to provide one or two detainee's to resettle in berkeley. however, federal law prohibits the transfer of guantanamo detainees. we'll have more on that story coming up. a news conference that's going on right now regarding the barge sinking in san francisco let's listen in. >>reporter: we believe a minimal amount of oil was released. we believe less of a gallon is a good guess at this point. we do know full potential of 3,800 gal. is on board the barge. we believe most of the or all of the tanks are completely intact. what was released was all residual oil or floated up due to flooding of the vessel itself. tremendous actions by the responsible party at this point at dewatered the vessel. were still working on removing some of the sediment from and said he dredged in order to get it fully ready to be refloated at high tide. as i said before, great work, a great agency cooperation. we appreciate the hard work of the responsible party

. >> the berkeley city council will put aside its looming deficit for a few moments tonight to consider extending an invitation to two former terror suspects, both being held in guantanamo bay prison. one is a russian ballet dancer and another is a algerian chief. the u.s. initially claimed both were said sent to guantanamo bay, where they've been more than eight years now. both have been clear fd any wrong doingings. >> and they're not violent people and would be a great fit for the community. i'd be happy to welcome one of them. >> and local nonprofits are advising the city not to take this action. >> and coming up, the awards that brought together a former president and billionaire warren buffet. >> and there is a plan to make sure pregnant women don't lose health insurance when they need it most. >> if you want to go to a good college and live a happy live, get good grades. >> a mid-year celebration in a east bay high school. students are climbing the ladddddddddddddddddddddddddddd >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> san francisco police released a sketch

the berkeley city council failed to pass a controversial resolution that would allow to you former quantanamoay detainees to live in the city. a resident had offered one of the men who has been cleared of all charges live in her home. but that's unlikely because president obama signed an act last month prohibiting the u.s. for paying for the relocation of cleared detainees. in the end berkeley's resolution did not get the five votes needed to pass. disgraced fund street manager bernie madoff is talking for the first time since his conviction and one of the biggest ponzi schemes in history. some of the biggest banks and hedge funds were complicit in his scheme but would not say way institutions were involved. they are suing j. p. morgan chase in an attempt to get some money back from the investors he defrauded out of billions. the bank denies doing anything wrong. madoff is serving a life sentence. >> a teacher suspended for her profanity-laced blocking says she was telling the truth about students unwilling to work hard at school. natalie monroe who's eight months' pregnant was suspended with

. >> the nation's largest pro-troop group has a message for berkeley's city council tonight. move america forward questions eagerness to put the community at risk by offering to take in two guantanamo bay detainees. the executive director said this, we can do them one better if the council wants to go live in gitmo where they can hang out with hundreds of terrorists let them do that instead. we'll pay for flights. end of statement. >> and other news of the day. developments in former giants slugger barry bonds up coming trial on steroid use. prosecutors filed a third revised indictment against him. reducing the number of felony charges. vick? >> reporter: we've been looking over the new indictment that shows the u.s. attorney in san francisco dropped the number of felony charges against barry bonds from 11 to five z now, these in his case related to the balco steroid scandal. the charges reduced because a judge has thrown out some of the prosecutor's key evidence saying they cannot legally tie it to bonds. in a court filing today federal prosecutors recorded their third revis

berkeley. we spoke with the principal author of the proposal today and she told us under the plan the city would work with nonprofits, doctors, social workers and psychologists to council detainees who wanted to seek sanctuary in berkeley. >>> just in the past hour, a court hearing involving a man accused of attacking a priest who he says molested him ended for the day. ktvu's robert honda joins us live. he is live at the courthouse to tell us what's next in this case. robert. >> reporter: that's right, julie. since our last report, we have new information on what will happen next. inside the courtroom as most of the hall of justice was shutting down, the judge announced he will decide tomorrow morning at 9:30 whether william lynch will face a felony or misdemeanor charge of assault and could set a possible trial date. during our 5:00 newscast, the judge rejected the request. father gerald take the stand. the judge called it improper. about 15 minutes ago, lynch and his attorney came out upset and said the priest has evaded justice for years and did it again. >> ironically enough, here we have h

the berkeley city council set to vote on a resolution next week. according to the "chronicle," the city may invite a russian ballet dancer and an italian chef to come and live with local families. both were cleared of any wrongdoing. but the plan could run into trouble with the feds. there is a law that prohibits the u.s. from funding the relocation of anyone freed from gitmo. >>> a city is trying to attract a major tech company. [ screaming ] >> a man talking with a woman near sixth and market streets suddenly grabbed her wallet and took0. the mugging as you can see caught on tape by a blogger on sunday. the city is trying to get twitter to move its offices to a vacant building on in a street. and they are offering twitter a tax break to do it. >>> coming up, changing the treatment for breast cancer. the painful step experts say some women may be able to skip. >> and wrinkle creams, facials, botox? are they all is a big waste of money? why looking younger is much more than skin deep. >> offshore winds make for lots of sunshine. but we have some rai

at 11:30 last night, the berkeley city council rejected a resolution to welcome detainees who had been cleared of wrongdoing to come live in berkeley. it's an issue that once again put berkeley in the national spotlight, with strong opinions on both sides. >> i want to know if the peace and justice commission really did their homework on these detainees. just because they haven't been charged and convicted of a crime doesn't mean they're innocent. >> we don't have decision coming out of berkeley, but i think the most amazing thing we've achieved is raising the issue to the public, bringing america's attention back to the problems of guantanamo. >> some councilmembers say they cannot support the resolution now because federal law prohibits detainees from coming to the u.s., but if the federal law changes, they may reconsider the issue in the future. >>> a bay area mortuary director is due in court today to face felony grand theft charges. investigators seder ic washington cheated several families who came to his funeral home in san francisco's bayview district. they say he pre-sold fune

the berkeley city council set to vote on a

the berkeley city council failed to pass a controversial resolution that would allow to you former quantanamobay detainees to live in the city. a resident had offered one of the men who has been cleared of all charges live in her home. but that's unlikely because president obama signed an act last month prohibiting the u.s. for paying for the relocation of cleared detainees. in the end berkeley's resolution did not get the five votes needed to pass. disgraced fund street manager bernie madoff is talking for the first time since his conviction and one of the biggest ponzi schemes in history. some of the biggest banks and hedge funds were complicit in his scheme but would not say way institutions were involved. they are suing j. p. morgan chase in an attempt to get some money back from the investors he defrauded out of billions. the bank denies doing anything wrong. madoff is serving a life sentence. >> a teacher suspended for her profanity-laced blocking says she was telling the truth about students unwilling to work hard at school. natalie monroe who's eight months' pregnant was suspended wit

the berkeley city council today considers a proposal to invite two quantanamo bay detainees to move to town. it has congress legal barriers to clear wrongdoing. it welcomes two former detainees to make berkeley their new home. supporters say they would face harassment, even torture if they moved back to their native countries. they would live with local families and nonprofits would help them find work. >> powerful winds expected to bring 2 feet of snow in the higher basin and the higher elevations possibly more than that. a live look from the heavenly valley camera. a winter storm watch for most of the sierra and western nevada. the mountains above 7,000 feet are expected to get up to 3 feet of snow. it's likely chains and snow tires will be required most mountain roads for most of this week and ahead of the big ski week. something we've always been waiting for. >> we can use the snow up here, use the rain down here and mike's keeping track where it is. >> that watch upgraded to a warning through 6:00 tomorrow evening. we're talking about a long time of getting some heavy snow. that's

. >>> berkeley's city council will discontinue towing and impounding cars with unpaid parking tickets. that decision comes after a unanimous vote last night. some tow yard owners already hurting in the economic vow down are now expecting their business to drop at least 30%. the city will enter a contract with a pay lock incorporated which will place metal contraptions called a boot on the cars' wheels. owners would have to call the help center to pay off the ticket and pay the $140 to have that boot removed. >>> well, money spent on safety improvements on a busy san francisco street appears to be paying off. records show that there were no pedestrian deaths on 19th avenue since the upgrades were made three years ago. that's compared to 11 pedestrian fatalities between 2003 and 2008. >> it's much safer. we're not seeing people actually get killed by cars here. >> some of the safety upgrades include lowering the speed limit to 30 miles an hour, doubling the fine for all moving violations in the area, and installing pedestrian count down clocks. >>> well, san francisco is cracking down o

the berkeley city council approved the measure last night. contra costa times reports booted violators with five or more unpaid tickets can call a help center to pay the tickets. they will also have to pay a $140 fee for a code to unblock the boot. $500 deposit is also required. it will be refunded when the boot is returned to a central location. >> a massive computer system that was supposed to make the california court system run more smoothly hasn't gone as planned. a california state audit slammed the judiciary's controversial and costly court computer system which aims to connect all courts to one network. it says the project was mismanaged with hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns. the initially price tag of $250 million skyrocketed to more than $1 billion. the audit says the final cost could be closer to $2 billion. critics say the money could have been used to keep courthouses open and prevent furloughs. legislatures who requested the audit said the project is a mistake and should be suspended now. >> and at this point we

no charge to the city of berkeley. >> reporter: berkeley city council members weren't able to comment on the proposal but the city manager is urging the council to take no action, stating federal law currently prohibits the transfer of guantanamo detainees to the u.s. but the proposal is stirring up plenty of debate among residents. >> we've been illegally detaining the people for far too long. president obama has failed on the promise to close guantanamo and so anything we can do to help give these people some sort of humanity they deserve i think is good. >> people let out of guantanamo, quite a few of them, have rejoined terrorist activities. those who have been cleared. i don't think i would like them to be here. >> reporter: marin says they would be carefully screened before being invited. she said many have remarkable backgrounds and have a lot to offer berkeley. >> you would love to have one as a neighbor or i would love to have one as the boyfriend of my granddaughter or something like that. >> reporter: now, the peace and justice commission says that they have already identif

berkeley. this has grabbed quite a bit of attention. the resolution was crafted by the city'sce and justice commission. and it would invite guantanamo bay detainees to berkeley, those who have been cleared of wrongdoing. they are reportedly looking at two people, a russian ballet dancer and an algerian man who is also a chef. the chairperson of the commission says as a municipality this is one thing we can do to right the wrongs of government. if approved the plan would be for the men to live with berkeley families and nonprofit groups would help them find work. beck lee would not pay for this out of the general fund according to "the chronicle." this could hit a snag with the department of defense. to complicate this even more, the men have no passports, no visas and no money. the city manager has advised the city council to take no action on the detainees. certainly there are a number of hurdles in place but assuming they even want to come here to berkeley the soonest that they could be here would be in september. in berkeley, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> thank yo

. >>> well, at its meeting tonight, the berkeley city council will vote on a resolution to invite two detainees from guantanamo to relocate to berkeley once they're released. now one of the detainees is a russian ballet dancer. the other is an algierian man who once worked as a chef. under the plan the two would live with families in berkeley. a member of berkeley's peace and justice commission says the move would right some of the wrongs of the federal government. >>> a nationwide search for a soldier accused of rape. why he may be headed to california. >>> extra help on bart. the plan to council passengers and police officers. >>> good morning. westbound 24 traffic looking pretty good heading up to the tunnel. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay weather straight ahead. >>> good morning. some very light rain going through. more cloudy and breezy than anything else. rain comes in this afternoon. it will be moderate to heavy. for the morning commute just light rain. highs today on the mild side. 50s and 60s. cold air arrives tomorrow. >>> the man hunt continues th

berkeley city councilors will resettle people from the prison camp. prisoners would live in berkeley, once they leave. it would be the third city and the third in california to do so. the district will talk today about the school closers in concord. they shut down to voted to shut down to schools last week. they will close at the end of this year. >> mark: barry bonds attorneys are trying to keep his temper away from the courts. the defense team also wants to bar testimony about relations with a woman. >> darya: we will be back it with more a couple of minutes. you can see mount tam, we had an all stock in with mist, that rain was nothing compared to what will happen this afternoon. we will be right back. >> mark: of st. journal saying a smaller version of the iphone is in the works. the wall street journal says the model will be half the size of the current iphone, the iphone will be one- third. both sources of a prototype of the new iphone last year. they said " it will be half the price ". after years of in anticipation sony smart phone will hit th

. >> the berkeley city council rejects a resolution inviting two former quantanamo gay detainees to moves warning of delays and cancellations. >> we've had winds and

of wrongdoing to relocate in berkeley. the city would invite a russian ballet dancer and an algerian top-rated chef that would live with local berkeley families. a nonprofit group would help them find work. >>> president obama will meet with tech business leaders on thursday to talk about green jobs and technology. the meeting will be private. the president will stay overnight before moving on to oregon on friday. and we just got word that the president will also hold a press conference for 8:00 this morning our time. nbc news will have a special report coming up during the "today" show in a couple hours. >>> egypt's military is running the country this morning, but it is about what is next. a member of a committee appointed to amend egypt's constitution says the new document is going to be temporary. he says radical changes will not be made right now but restrictions on freedoms will be removed. and the new constitution will only be used until democratic rule is established. >>> neen meantime, iranian leaders are calling for the e

that's a new plan unanimously approved by berkeley city council. that's good news for drivers, but tow yard owners say that's going to hurt their business by at least 30%. the city's in an agreement now with pay lock incorporated. they'll put a boot on the wheel of cars that have five or more unpaid parking tickets. owners will have to call the help center to pay off the tickets. and another $140 for the boot will have to be paid to have it removed. >>> well, thousands of dead animals are found on bay area roads every day. and it is a big concern for some uc davis animal activists. this professor is one of them. he's a retired veterinarian who is studying the effects of road kill. he goes to the roads twice a month. volunteers say some animals could even face extinction if something isn't done soon. >> every quarter mile, half mile, you see a dead animal. we can tell that it's a big deal. from a scientific point of view we need to measure that. >> now this road kill project hopes to convince lawmakers to spend more money for wildlife protection. bu

berkeley politics. >> i wish that they would narrow their scope a little bit and take care of the city of berkeley rather than the world. >> reporter: city of berkeley spokeswoman mary kay clooneys ross declined an on-camera interview but told us the city prefers to work with property owners to get them to take care of problems but she offered hope. she says berkeley has gone to court to get an abatement order to clean up the property. if it's granted, she says they will clean it up. carol cooper says she can only hope. don knapp, cbs 5. >>> there's been frankly no sign of life in this building for the last eight hours. >> heartbreak, determination, and stories of survival. the amazing scenes in new zealand afternoon the quake. >>> it's getting its first face- lift in 70 years. the upgrades coming to the golden gate bridge. >>> and it's not your mother's tupperware party. coming up on the consumerwatch, a new twist to an old favorite that some are turning into a career. in libya: as many as a thousand people are dead and ,,,,,, it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job wel

city at risk. welcome to berkeley. home to a top-tier university and peace and love attitude f the city council seize fit two, detainees may call it home, too. there is no danger whatever. >> cindy is so sure this idea would invite two detainees to live with local families is safe, she's willing to let one of them live in her home. >> they're, we believe, innocent and need to heal and resume their lives, we'd love to offer them that opportunity. >> the two who would be invited to move to berkeley are this algerian chef who moved to afghanistan arks rested crossing into pakistan and a ballet dancer converting to islam in the russian army later moving to afghanistan and pack san. -- pakistan. >> first thing we went through is here berkeley goes again. >> stan visited in 2008. he says berkeley is so eeger to live with the detainees the organization will pay to relocate them to presidenton. >> berkeley is pugt their citizens in dang skbrer economic risk as well. >> berkeley's debate comes as the city faces an $11 kblinl def

switching gears, the berkeley city council failed to pass a controversy version. president obama signed an act last month prohibiting the u.s. to clear detainees. berkeley's resolution did not get the five votes needed to pass. >> mount diablo members met last night with residents to talk about another school closure option. last week district officials agreed to close glenbrook middle and holebrook elementary. a third school is on the shopping block. it would save the district $1.5 million a year. they could close either westwood or silverwood elementary. the board expects to take a vote next tuesday. >> governor brown is opposing a freeze. the only exceptions are public safety and patient care jobs. governor brown's order prohibits the hiring of outside contractors to do the work. brown is trying to close a $25 billion deficit and shave $350 million in operational expenses out of the budget. >> and bart's board of directors is expected to start negotiating today with dorothy dugard about her likely exit as head of the transit system. the chronicle reports the boa

the city of berkeley may be ready to help the obama administration with one of its thorniest problemse city council will vote next week on a resolution to invite two detainees from quantanamo bay to move to town. one a russian ballet dancer, the other an alengineerian chef and both considered of wrongdoing. a new federal law discourages these offers plus says berkeley has enough trouble already. >> the first credit union to fail in 2011. seized oakland municipal credit union. they have not noticed much of a difference. western federal will take over operations. >> a very scary situation all caught on video. you'll want to watch closely. this was what drivers on i-5 in san diego saw last friday. as you can see that white truck is driving the wrong way on the freeway and as drivers swerved to avoid it, the worst happens. >> oh! oh, my god! yeah! >> so the 13-year-old driver of that -- excuse me, the 83-year-old driver of that wrong-way truck hit a guardrail ripping the truck in traffic f half and causing the other three vehicles to crash. incredibly, incredibly no one involved was serio

. >>> happening right now, berkeley city council is considering whether to approve a resolution welcoming two former guantanamo bay detainees as berkeley residents. the commission crafted this resolution. which the city council may or may not vote on. the city manager is recommending the councilmembers take no action. the vote is a formality and no city money would be spent because it is against federal law. volunteers would step forward with donations to help these two men. the chronicle reports both men were clear of any wrongdoing but cannot return to their home countries. one was a chef. the other was a russian ballet dancer who converted to islam. >>> a curious thing at the bridge. you might call at this time leaning wall of oak&. the contractor working on it said as long as people abide, it shouldn't pose a threat. near the park street bridge, it is leaning precariously over the sidewalk. yes, it is. a contractor said the entire building was gutted in a fire five years ago. and as a result, there are no supports inside. the city blocked off the your to prevent cars and pedestrians f

i'm sydnie kohara. >>> a late meeting for the berkeley city council came one vote short of passing a d guantanomo detainees to berkeley. the council also voted to urge humane treatment for the army private accused of providing secret documents to wikileaks. >>> layoff warnings in san jose. the "mercury news" reporting the city may have to get rid of nearly 500 police officers and firefighters. that's because of a deficit expected to reach $110 million. also facing possible layoffs a number of oak schoolteachers and other -- oakland schoolteachers and other employees. there could be significant cuts for next year. those employees have to be notified by march 15 that they could be laid off. >>> the weather causing a lot of traffic problems this morning. we'll have the latest on both in just a minute. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. better news heading into san francisco. the sign is repaired and they re-opened the connector ramp from northbound 101 to northbound 280. let go to our maps. we can show you what it looks like on our live traffic sensors. it is still slow but aga

. >>> the berkeley city council rejected a proposal to invite two guantanamo people to live in the citythere were two no votes, the justice commission extended the officers to two of them cleared of wrong doing, but said they could be tortured if returned to their own countries. the federal law bans them from living in the united states. >>> and son's constitutional rights hurt after the 911 attacks. at the university of san francisco today, frank linn called his son, john, a thoughtful child who converted to islam when he was 16. he went to afghanistan in 2001 to fight with the taliban. he later was captured, thrown in a basement with other prisoners and hit with hand grenades and flaming gasoline, according to his father. >> they flooded them with water -- but john was able to stand up and survive. >> john walker lind has served half of a 20 year federal prison sentence. coming up at 10, we learn thed about the efforts to get lind released. >>> and today, more on a homeland security agent murdered in mexico. special agent zapata and another agent was going to monterey when a gunman op

residents say the matter is none of berkeley's business. >> why is the city of berkeley, little microcosm in their own world, liberal as they want to be, getting involved with international relations? >> reporter: the resolution's author is still pulling together some last-minute support. she is hopeful it will pass tonight. she says if the federal resolution is lifted, she and other activists are prepared to provide private money to bring them here. >> thank you, christin ayers in berkeley. >>> deadly protests in iran and now hard-line lawmakers are calling for opposition leaders to stand trial and be put to death. [ chanting ] >> this was the scene at the iranian parliament today. it comes after tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets in tehran yesterday in support of the recent revolt in egypt. at least two people were killed in clashes with security forces. this is the first major show of strength from the opposition in ee a year. >>> the parents after of a student convicted of murder in italy were ordered to stand trial indicted for libel for

after much debate the berkeley city council said no ultimately to inviting two guantanamo bay detainees to live in the city. the idea came through the city's peace and justice commission from a woman who offered to put up a detainee in her home. it did not get the five votes it needed to pass. >>> giving to charities obviously is a good thing but know are where and when to give can make your money go a lot further. here is the question when someone donates to one of those jars sitting on the counter in the business who gets the tax write-off, the businesses report consumer? answer tonight from 7 on your side's michael finney. >> reporter: ever wonder who gets the tax writeoff? >> no. >> i do. >> you do? >> i do. >> i think -- >> i just assume they will do the right thing with the money. >> actually, i thought about it but i have no idea. >> reporter: you go through the grocery checkout and there is a canister sit there that you can give or maybe the clerk asks if you would like to donate. or there is a recept kl hanging on the wall. it is easy to give this way but is it smart? does, for

city council wants to find want domino bay prisoners a place to live. council members will vote on a resolution that will resettle cleared detainees. if it passes berkeley city in the united states, the first in california to do so. unified school district will meet today to discuss details of pending school closures in concord, last week were reported they voted to shut down to schools. they are expected to close at the end of the school year. the city of pittsburgh once trekked san francisco's trash. they have proposed bring and trashed by barge and hauling it to lead felt youin. its bark1 million a year if it wins the contract yea. we wanna give you another look to the north, that's where we see big rain headed our way. it should have guessed this afternoon. especially in the evening make youras you make your way home fm work. [ female announcer ] why watch regular tv when you can experience the next generation of television service? at&t u-verse tv. tv like you've never seen before at a really great price. switch to at&t now to get u-verse tv starting at just $29 a month for six months, dvr included. or get up to $300 in promotion cards with a quali

i'll have details onnute >>> a berkeley group is petit n petitioning the city to lenned a helping hand for former detainees from guantanamo bay. the group says it would sponsor the two suspected terrorists so there would be no charge to the federal government or city of berkeley. >> to offer them a chance to restart their lives in a welcoming community. >> quite a few of them have rejoined terrorist activities. those who have been cleared -- >> i don't think i would like them to be here. >> i would love to have one as the boyfriend of my granddaughter or something like that. >> the city manager is urging council to take no action, stating federal law currently prohibits the transfer of detainees to the united states. >>> gene quan is taking a page out of jerry brown's playbook. she's giving back part of her salary to the city. she was supposed to make $1783,000 this year, but is returning 25% of that, or about $47,000 back to oakland. the mayor says times are tough and she wants to lead by example. on the flip side, her predecessor accepted a $68,000 pay increase when he was in office.

during a heated debate tonight in a city council meeting. live in berkeleyith a proposal and warning given to council members. >> supporters want to emphasize this would not cost the city any money. volunteers would help these people but advocates have a lot of questions letting these former detainees of quantanamo bay to live here. >> they're not violent people, well educated and i would be happy to welcome one of them to live in my own home. >> it was her idea to invite them to berkeley. she asked the peace and justice commission to get behind the idea and present it to city council. the commission agreed. >> my folks have been up there nine years. they did nothing wrong. nobody has ever said they did anything wrong and they're having to live cooped up with people of that done pretty horrific things. >> one of two detainees have been cleared up for living here. the berkeley attorney is advising the city council to not take action since the federal government prohibits detainees to come to this country. we say federal government needs to change that policy.

. >> the berkeley city council considers a proposal to invite two quantanamo detainees to move to townthe move calls on congress to remove any legal barriers to clear wrongdoing settling in the u.s. it makes berkeley their new home. one is a russian ballet dancer. the other is a chef. they will face harassment or even torture as they move back to their native countries. they will live with local families and nonprofits will help them find work. less service, higher fares. that's what caltrain customers can expect in the months ahead. it's telling peninsula riders as many as seven stops between san francisco and san jose could be eliminated. caltrain is holding community meetings to see what people think they should do and people are furious. >> it makes it difficult to get around, difficult to get to work. it makes it difficult really to get anywhere. a lot of us moved out here because we knew there was a station opening up. >> you wonder what's our voice really gonna do? if they don't have the money, what are they gonna do? >> cut service on the weekends and for special events besides

the berkeley city council failed to pass a resolution that would invite quantanamo detainees to live in the city. nine members debated the issue until late last night. a resident offered to let one of the men cleared of all charges live in her home but that's unlikely because president obama signed an act last month prohibiting the u.s. to pay for the relocation of cleared detainees. in the end berkeley's resolution did not get the five votes needed to pass. >> it is 6:07. teachers and staff in the district may get the letter everyone degrees. their jobs are on the line. jenelle wang is live in the news room. it all comes down to money. >> yes, it does. it may have to use its last resort, a teacher layoff. in a statement, tony smith says california's budget prices makes them have to make tough choices. through all this we will do our best to mitigate the impact on children. state law requires stool districts to warn employees they might be laid off by march 15th. unknown how many letters will be mailed but the oakland superintendent says it's significant. the district plans to notify

berkeley is in the united states. so why is the cityouncil here voting on bringing gitmo prisoners to town. >> i think it is important to take a stand. >> reporter: the berkeley peace and justice commission has recommended berkeley families take in some of the prisoners who would house and feed them at in expense. >> i'm talking about people who the u.s. government has determined are not a threat, who are innocent of charges, that never did anything against the united states. there are men like that at guantanamo. and those men deserve to resume their lives. >> reporter: like jamal. an algerian native. and another man said to have taken a vacation in pakistan around 9/11 and captured and sold as bounty to the u.s. >> if it is not a problem to the community i don't see a reason why not. >> we shouldn't have locked up all these people without knowing they were guilty or not for all these years without charging them for something. >> reporter: do you think they should come to berkeley? >> aut