bigad shaban has more. >> reporter: john makes many of his deals on the road. he's a fabric salesman who spends about three hours a day while talking on his hands-free cell phone. >> if i don't have that luxury, then it means almost wasted time while i'm driving. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board is calling for state bans nationwide on the use of portable trng devices while driving. >> that does apply to bluetooth, hand-he hand-held, hands-free. it is a visual and cognitive distraction and manual distractions we are concerned. >> reporter: investigators point to this train reaction pileup. the driver sent 11 text messages in the 11 minutes before he slammed into a truck. he and another teenager were killed and 38 others were injured. >> we are looking for anything that will keep people safe on the road. >> reporter: jeff spring is with aaa which backs a complete phone ban for teen drivers but he says to change the culture, you need more than just laws. >> we need good education and enforcement as well and people have to know there will be pe

bigad shaban, cbs news. >>> what a story.amilies came together this holiday somebody to give each -- to give each other the gift of life. four people took part in a kidney swap, donating organs to a stranger to save the life of one of their loved ones. connecticut investment banker and new york detective tilson were both in need of new kidneys. the wife and sister were willing to donate but neither was a good match for their loved ones so two weeks ago at new york presbyterian hospital, tracy give her kidney to vint and teresa donated to michael in return. >> as long as he comes out with a kidney, die really care. you think about it, you help somebody else get off of dialysis. that was it for me. that's what sealed the deal. >> i'm so glad to have been able to do it and get back on track. and have an awesome 2012. we deserve it. >> we're glad, too. all four of them are still a little sore from the surgery but they're feeling good and looking forward to the holidays and michael and vincent joked they're just fine living with a

bigad shaban has more now from pasadena. >> reporter: two days of wind blew apart this fence. toppled tractor-trailers, and left behind disruption in several western states. >> it's just insane, just trees down everywhere. >> reporter: gusts of more than 100 miles per hour sent a tree crashing into this northern california home. splitting it in half. the wind blew out the windows in a utah school bus. and ripped the roof off a colorado condominium. a couple was asleep when this tree smashed right into their bedroom. they weren't hurt in pasadena. the winds have died down in so you were california but -- southern california but many are without power. ron and milli are relying on an old radio for news and have no idea. >> i have no idea, i guess it's up to the gods. >> reporter: here in downtown pasadena, searchry old trees are now piles of debris that stretch an entire block nearly. the trees were just decorated with holiday lights. >> we have nothing. >> reporter: it's going to be a difficult christmas for crystal waters. her neighbor's tree ripped the wall off her kitchen. >

bigad shaban has more from the los angeles suburb of lake view terrace. >> reporter: stranded 150 feet off the ground, a teenage hiker and his dog could feel the dirt slipping right under them. ivan and hit pes pet lola were hanging on for their lives along the foothills of southern california as worried family watched on. >> just like hours of suspense waiting for him to be okay. >> reporter: firefighters dangled off a cliff to rescue the pair. lola was saved first and then ivan. he made his way down the hillside using a safety harness. >> i thought it was the end of my life. i saw the bottom and like nothing to hold on to. i was like, i first have to get my dog safe. if anything happens, i hope it happens to me and not my dog. >> reporter: you still thinking about your dog? >> yeah. >> reporter: ivan was hiking on a trail up the hillside here when lola fell down the cliff going after a bottle. ivan immediately went after her. when firefighters found the two, they found the two halfway down, struggling to hold on. >> the footing on the hillside was challenging to us. quite a bit of sh

bigad shaban explains. >> reporter: the doctor's office isn't the first place jennifer berry turns to she has a cold. the 16-year-old almost always relies on over-the-counter cough si syrup, but starting january 1st, jennifer will no longer be able to buy a bottle on her own. california lawmakers are baping the sale of most cough medicine to teens. dextromethorphan or dxm can cause hallucinations or even death. >> the number one drug of children under 18, more common than marijuana because it is is so easily accessible. >> reporter: teens will be able to buy the cough syrup if they have a prescription. an estimated 5.5% of ten graders got high on cough medicine this year. >> people using it for recreational purposes may be taking half a bottle to a full bottle and maybe even more that on a daily basis. >> reporter: the makers of cough medicine support the change and are trying to raise awareness about dxm online. >> it seriously destroyed me, it really did. >> reporter: but this teen convinced the law will prevent abuse. >> if they want to get it, they will. doesn't matter if there is

bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. >>> the fda does not have to follow the panel's recommendations but it usually does. >> women who have been treated for breast cancer may want to watch how many starchy food they eat. scientists at the university of california found breast cancer survivors who ate more foods containing starch were at a greater risk of having the disease returned. the study also found carbohydrates in general could raise the chance of recurrence. researchers say dietary guidelines for breast cancer patients should be re-examined. >>> medicine designed to lower blood pressure may also help prevent a stroke. about 50 million u.s. adults have hypertension and their blood pressure is elevated but it is not considered high. there is a new study that finds prehypertension patients who take blood pressure pills also lower their risk of a stroke by 22%. experts say more research is needed before doctors can start recommending that medication to prevent a stroke. >> we may be one step closer to having a pill that can boost memory. doctors at baylor college of medicine say a

. >> as bigad shaban tells us -- >> reporter: the new movie "the artist" may be a silent film but it's creating the loudest buzz in hollywood. the romance that recaps the fall of the silent movie industry earned a best six golden globe nominations clinoiding best picture -- including best picture. in the drama category "the help" and the ides of march" were in it. >> this is stupid. he also earned a third nomination for best actor in "the descendants." that puts him up against his good friend brad pitt andleonardodicaprio. 26-year-old rooney mara scored a best actress nomination for "the girl with the dragon tattoo." she's up against -- and for best actress in a musical or comedy, snl star kristen wig was nominated for her zany role in "bridesmaids." she'll face -- when the awards are handed out january 15th. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >> cable shows once again dominated most categories, julianna margulies got a nomination for her role in "the good wife." thank you and thank you for -- good morning and thank you for watching 9news now this morning friday, december 16th. i'm and

bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >> pretty cool. good morning. welcome to 9news now. 5:00 a.m.t and early. i'm mike hydeck. andrea roane is off today. monika samtani has great traffic news coming up for you. >> i do. >> if you want to snow, not good news. rain, olga has it for you. >> what they're getting in the south is much more intense, more severe than what we're going to experience. we're going to see heavy downpours from time to time. don't be caught off-guard. it is looking pretty good as you step out the door this morning. the forecast today is going to stay overcast, very, very cloudy as we head in

>> bigad shaban has a preview. >> hollywood's newest it girl is stepping into her next big role in the latest sherlock holmes movie, a game of shadows. >> this is for you. >> she captured the attention when she starred as elizabeth salander in the swedish version of the girl with the dragon tattoo. >> so many people expect me to be like this -- to come in and be really aggressive and punky and just a very then they meet me. you're actually smiling. it is like yeah. i'm an actress. >> reporter: her latest big screen character is a gypsy named sim who gives detective holmes valuable clues. it is first english-speaking role for the actress. >> how long ago did you learn english? >> almost three years ago. i dreamt it english. it is like my brain kind of switched from swedish to english. >> robert downey jr. is back as sherlock holmes. jude law plays watson. >> i really like friendships that are born out of -- out of a task, out of a job. >> i love the way they work. they are very open. we worked close as a team. we had so much fun. >> they're banking on their chemistry to make the sherloc

bigad shaban has this look in entertainment. >> angelina jolie walked the red carpet in new york for the premier of her directing debut, in the land of blood and honey. she wrote the film which follows the struggles of a young couple whose lives are torn apart during the war in bosnia. >> i wanted to pick a uniform theme. i knew bosnia was one conflict people didn't know enough about. >> you can catch in the land of blood and honey when it hits theatres december 23rd. >>> the nominations are in for the anny awards which recognizes the top animated movies at the box office. this year's nominees for best animated feature include rango starring johnny depp. puss in boots and steven spielberg's the adventures of tin tin. the winners will be announced february 4th in los angeles. >>> music lovers kicked up their heels in nashville at the american country music awards. the top prize for artist of the year went to jason aldie. wedding bills will be ringing for rosie o'donnell. the host is engaged to michelle round. she probing the news during a commercial break to her studio audience. this

bigad shaban has more. >> reporter: a giant wind made toothpicks of this house in salt lake city. that same home is now missing a roof over one of the bedrooms. fierce winds flipped more than a dozen tractor-trailers in davis county, utah, shutting down interstate 15 for hours. this condominium in steamboat springs, colorado, eventually lost all of its roof. wind gusts there exceeded the speed limit. one was more than 120 miles per hour. crystal walters got out of her southern california home before a neighbor's tree fell and split her house in two. >> it's sad! >> reporter: 23 square miles of pasadena are littered with tree limbs and downed power lines. 42 houses are uninhabitable. this tree has been here for more than a century, but the wind whipped its roots right out of the ground, even through the sidewalk. it's now a popular picture spot for adults and playground for the kids. but for the crown studio salon, it makes for bad business. not one tree blocking the store but two. with your business being boxed in, what does it do for your bottom line? >> it cut our revenue half o

bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >>> well, good morning. welcome back to 9news now. what are you doing up so early? i'm mike hydeck. andrea roane is off today. like a lot of people. but monika is here with traffic. four people on the road, she'll talk about them. and olga breese is here in for howard bernstein who is also off this morning. when you look at the temperature, 46 degrees here in northwest, not incredibly cold for december however when the wind hits you, it is something else. >> our winds, about 10, 15 miles per hour on average throughout the day today. but our gusts right now, we're seeing 17, 18, 20-mile-per-hour wind gusts at this hour and yes, that is definitely adding to some wind chills for you. so, plan for

bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. >>> a major recall from the build-a-bear workshop. it is recalling 300,000 colorful heart teddy bears because of choking hazards. the consumer product safety commission says the bear's eyes could loosen, fall out and children could put them in their mouth and choke on them. so far, no injuries have been reported. customers who have one can return it or another bear. >>> ok, time to look at the question of the morning. according to a new study, the average person craves at least one of these things at least five times a day. is it a, a candy bar. b, a nap. yes, that's the one i choose. c, a hug. put your answer on our facebook page. we would love to hear your comments. we'll reveal the comments to the survey in the 6:00 hour. >>> it is 4:56. very cold out this morning. some partly cloudy skies to start us out with. our day planner will feature a little bit of sunshine before your lunch break. by the time we get to the afternoon, the clouds will move back in. temperatures today moving into the middle pushing the upper 40s, even milder t

bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >>> well, good morning. we're halfway there. wednesday morning. glad you're joining us. welcome to 9news now at 5:00 a.m. andrea and howard are both off. monika is here with traffic. olga is in for howard. how are you doing? >> wednesday, we're getting ready to get up and get going. >> it will be a cold start. you might need the warm beverage to get you cranking this morning. the winds are starting to pick up already. we had a bit of a breeze yesterday when the showers and heavy rains came through. but now we're starting to see a little bit more. as we get into the late morning

bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >> we're doing this and i think it's really neat.r, major holidays like new year's and christmas fall on a different day of the week and schools and businesses have to try to shift their schedules accordingly. happens every year right? well, one astrophysicist says it doesn't have to be that complicates. proposing making a calendar where each month, 12 month period is exactly the same as the year before. instead of leap year, there will be five weeks in december every five to six years. the economist first made the suggestion back in 2004 and under the plan christmas would always fall on a sunday and halloween would always be on a monday. >> a monday? oh no. >> critics say most people like having holidays moving around from time to time. >> i like having my birthday on a friday from time to time. >> you don't want to take a day off to stay out late and celebrate and whatever. >> i'm not for it. >> it's going to be a rd

bigad shaban reports from california. >> reporter: the new movie, the artist, may be a silent film. but it's creating the loudest buzz in hollywood. the romance that recaps the fall of the silent movie industry earned a best 6 golden globe nominations. including best picture in the musical or comedy category. >> i'd like to write something in the point of view of help. >> reporter: in the drama category, both the help and i'ds of march received five nominations. >> what's he want? >> reporter: political reporter george clooney was given nods. he also earned a third nomination for best actor in the descendants. >> that's don't ever do that to me again. >> reporter: that puts him up against his good friend, brad pitt and leonardo dicaprio and ryan godling. >> 26-year-old rooney maura scored a best actress nomination. she's up against glenn close, meryl streep, tilda swenton and davis. and for best actress and musical comedy, snl star was nominated for her zany role. when the golden globe awards are handed out january 15th. in hollywood, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >>> as for tv

bigad shaban has more on one of the region's busiest docks. >> a line faced off against protestors. >> we want liberty. >> it's the latest tactic in the occupy wall street movement. a call to block ports along the west coast. from alaska to california. demonstrators claim the ports have become economic engines for the elite 1%. >> we think this is about labor across the board. about outsourcing the jobs. about dignified jobs. >> reporter: with reports blocked briefly by protestors, semi trucks were forced to navigate online in the pour being -- pouring rain. >> reporter: the long beach port is the second busiest in the u.s. it generates billions of dollars each year. and supports jobs. and the union workers says it doesn't support attempts to shut the area down. >> reporter: but protestors say with or without that support, their movement will gather strength. >> all that is happening is that it will occupy come back with more and more people. >> reporter: in oakland, hundreds picketed the port. blocking the trucks from entering the terminal. port officials say they supply 73,000 in th

bigad shaban reports for wjz on the damage left behind. >> two days of wind blew apart this fence. toppled tractor-trailers and left behind destruction in several western states. >> just there's trees down everywhere. >> gusts of more than 100 miles per hour sent a tree crashing into this northern california home. splitting it in half. the wind blew out the windows in a utah school bus and ripped the roof off a colorado condominium. a pasadena couple was asleep when this tree smashed right into their bedroom. they weren't hurt. the winds have died down. ron and millie barbosa are relying on an old radio for news and don't know when the lights will come back on. >> i have no idea. i guess it's up to the gods. >> reporter: power companies say it could take up to a week to get electricity restored in some areas. >> here in downtown pasadena, century-old trees are now piles of debris that stretch nearly an entire block. these trees were just decorated, with holiday lights. >> it looked like a hurricane that hit this park down here. >> reporter: susan jackson lives two blocks away. she

and in tonight's wjz health watch, bigad shaban reports with details of the first of its kind law. >>r: the doctors office isn't the first place jennifer barrios turns to when she has a cold. the 16-year-old almost always relies on over-the-counter cough syrup. but starting on january 1st, jennifer will no longer be able to buy a bottle on her own. california lawmakers are banning the sale of most cough medicines to anyone under 18 because teens are getting high on one of the ingredients. in large doses dxm can cause hallucinations and even death. >> it is the number one drug of abuse in children less than 18. more common than even marijuana because it is so easily accessible. >> reporter: teens will be able to buy the cough syrup if they have a prescription. otherwise pharmacists will have to check i.d. for proof of age. 5.5% of 10th graders got high on cough medicine this year. >> people may be taking half a bottle to a full bottle and maybe more than that on a daily basis. >> reporter: they are trying to raise awareness of dxm online. >> it seriously destroyed me. and that was it.

bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning. it is 6:00 a.m. thank you for watching 9news now. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani. she'll have traffic momentarily. >> here's anny hong. she's in the nice, warm studio. that's because howard is at national harbor this morning. howard, good morning and there is a reason you're out there all bundled up. >> i'm in the ice exhibit. it is about 10, 11 degrees here. this is sort of in the area where the clear ice is. i'm going to take you here in about 6:15. the lights come on. they go off. this is the nativity area. it is really cool. we've been checking this out. madagascar is a theme this year. this is a special room for the holidays. we'll have this and a lot more coming up. now over to anny hong for a look at this morning's forecast. >> good morning, howard. definitely grab the umbrellas if you're heading out. no need for the crazy heavy duty winter jacket. just basically east of interstate 81, the treatment d.c. metro -- the immediate d.c. metro area, we're under cloudy co

bigad shaban. hundreds without power in some smunts -- communities have declared emergencies. >> reporter: two days of wind blew apart this fence, toppled tractor-trailers and left behind destruction in several western states. >> it's just saying, there's trees down everywhere. >> reporter: gusts of more than 100 miles per hour, sent a tree crashing into in northern california home. splitting it in half. the wind blew out the windows in a utah school bus and ripped the roof off a colorado condominium. a pasadena couple was asleep when this tree smashed right into their bedroom. they weren't hurt. the winds have died down in southern california. but hundreds of thousands are without power. ron and millie bar barbosa are relying on an old radio for news. and don't know when the lights will come back on. >> i had no idea. i guess it's up to the gods. >> reporter: power companies say it could take up to a week to get electricity restored in some areas. >> here in downtown pasadena, century old trees ar

bigad shaban reports from long beach, california. >> reporter: a line of blue faced off geashes pro-- against protestors at the long beach cargo port in southern california. it's the latest tactic in the occupy wall street movement. a tactic to block ports along the west coast, from long beach to california. demonstrators claim the ports have become economic engines for the elite 1%. >> we think this is about labor across the board, about outsourcing jobs, about dignified jobs. >> blocked briefly by protestors. semi trucks were forced to navigate long lines in the pouring rain. >> the long beach port is the second busiest in the u.s. it generates billions of dollars each year and supports over a million jobs. and the union that represents dock workers here says it doesn't support attempts to shut it down. >> but protest oshes say with or without that support, their movement will gather strength. >> all that is happening is those occupies will come back with more and more people. >> reporter: in oakland, hundreds picketed the port. blocking trucks from entering the terminal. port offic

bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning. we begin 9news now at 6:00 a.m. a list of school delays, all of the schools will open two hours late. in maryland, charles and garrett counties. in virginia, shenandoah county all opening two hours late. >> thanks for starting your morning with us. monika will have a check on the roads. >> right now, howard bernstein has our weather first and some reasons why the schools are opening two hours late. >> that's right. out west in garrett county, ten inches of snow. in charles county, down south, we've had some high water. there is still some roads that are tough to navigate. the only other thing we're watching floodwise is the potomac river near point of rock, see if that gets high as we head into tonight and tomorrow. so, there is a little flood watch in the potomac. today, much quieter. much colder also than what we had yesterday. as we're starting with temperatures in town in the 30s. our day planner today, 37 at 9:00. 42 at noon. by 5:00, 43 with a high around 45. you'll definitely notice the breeze this morning gi

bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. >>> we begin 9news now at 6:00 a.m. by declaring today a severe weather alert day. good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> thanks a lot for joining us, i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani with lots to talk about in traffic. it will affect your commute. >> right now, howard does have our weather first with what the severe weather alert day means to all of us. >> flooding will be the concern today. one, two, main three inches could cause flooding. we have a flood watch in effect for the metro and out to the west and then tonight, a little bit of snow. that's not as big a concern as the flood potential. 59 degrees at national. some areas are in the lower 60s. we'll.dropping much closer to the average by this afternoon with some temps falling into the 40s here by late this afternoon. you can see the cold air just off to the west in pittsburgh and ohio with temps in the 30s here. that air is moving toward us as a front will be moving toward us as well. until that happens and even after that front passes, we'll have moderate to

bigad shaban reports. he had faced up to 21 years in prison. >> reporter: home run king barry bonds left court. a judge sentenced bonds to 30 days house arrest and two years' probation. far less than the year in prison he could have gotten. the judge also stayed his sentence, pending appeal. >> we absolutely believe that barry was wrongly convicted of a felony offense. >> reporter: bonds was convicted in april of giving misleading testimony to a grand jury eight years ago. it was part of an investigation into steroid use among baseball players. when asked if his trainer ever injected him with performance- enhancing drugs, bonds gave eveilsive answers. throughout -- evasive answers. he insisted he thought he was getting injections of flaxseed oil. >> bonds was the last of 11 people implicated in the investigation of balco labs. all the others either were convicted or pleaded guilty. >> bonds, pitches high. hits it deep. it is outta here. >> reporter: the steroid controversy damaged bonds' legacy in baseball

bigad shaban takes us to los angeles for the dramatic rescue. >> reporter: stranded 150 feet off thege hiker and his dog could feel the dirt slipping right under them. ivan solace and his pet lola were hanging on along the foothills of southern california as worried family watched on. >> just like -- hours of suspense. waiting for him to be okay. >> reporter: firefighters dangled off a cliff to rescue the pair. low la was saved first and then ivan. he made his way down the hillside using a safety harness. >> i thought i was the end of my life because i saw the bottom and like there's nothing that i'm going to hold on to. first i have to get my dog safe. if anything happens, i hope it happens to me and not to my dog. >> at that point you remember still thinking -- you were still thinking about the dog. >> yeah. >> reporter: lo la fell down a cliff going after a bottle. ivan immediately went after her and when firefighters arrived they found the two about halfway down struggling to hold on. >> the footing on the mountainside was a little bit challenging to us. there's quite a bit of sh

in los angeles, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >>> the report says maintaining a healthy weight and exercising can also help. >>> late apple cofounder steve jobs is being immortalized in bronze. this statue was made in hungary by the founder and chairman of a software maker there. it shows jobs as he is gesturing while he lectures or talks. it will be unveiled officially later this month. the sculptor says he's worked on it the last few months. >>> lawyers for barry bonds are asking the judge to give him probation. bonds was convicted in april of obstructing a grand jury sports doping situation. federal guidelines on that charge recommend a prison sentence between 15 and 21 months. bonds is expected back in court, december 16th. >>> talking about missing the mark. a popular tv show's experiment went incredibly wrong. a cannon ball went flying through. the ball was supposed to go through barrels of water and the cinder block wall before hitting some hills. but it clearly missed its target. i like that show. >> i love that snow. >> but -- they were really way off there. >> yeah. somet

in pasadena, california, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> authorities say in l.a. county alone, up to 1,000 trees were toppled by the storm. >>> the investigation into the man at the center of sex abuse claims is expanding. three men accuse former assistant basketball coach bernie fine of molesting them when they were younger. federal agents searched the locker at the syracuse basketball center today. but they will not say what they were looking for or what was found. earlier this week, agents searched fine's office on campus and his home. fine was fired last week. >> al qaeda is not claiming responsibility for a kidnapping of a 74-year-old man. they have a set of demands they say must be met before they'll release him. >> reporter: the abduction of warren weinstein was violent in his home in pakistan. now, al qaeda leader ayman al- zawahri says weinstein would be freed if the u.s. stops air strikes in afghanistan and pakistan. in august, armed men, pretending to offer his guards food, stormed the gate with ak- 47s. they tied and gagged and tortured those guards an

bigad shaban reports from san francisco. >> reporter: home run king barry bonds walked into federal courtfacing more than a year in prison time. but he got none. a judge sentenced him to 30 days of house arrest and two years probation. bonds of convicted in april of giving misleading testimony to a grand jury eight years ago. it was part of an investigation into steroid use among baseball players. when asked if his trainer ever injected him with performance- enhancing drugs, bonds gave evasive answers. throughout this, he said he was convinced he was getting flaxseed oil. >> bonds is last of 11 implicated in the investigation of balco labs and its illegal distribution of steroids to professional athletes. all the others were either convicted or pleaded guilty. >> reporter: the steroid controversy damaged bonds' legacy in baseball. >> barry bonds is the babe ruth and the willie mays of his era. when a player of that stature comes under question, it gins to bring into question the entire era of the sport. >> reporter: bonds didn't speak in court and will remain free until his appeal. >> now

in pasadena, california, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> and authorities say they have received hundreds of reports of downed power lines. we'll has a closer look at the strength of those santa ana winds. bob? >> as you mentioned, some of those passes, they funneled the wind into the l.a. basin. right now, take a look at the current wind gust. over in nietdzs, 32. but in downtown l.a. now 43 miles an hour. generally, anything above 35, 40. we're talking about gale force winds. ask they can get stronger tonight into tomorrow morning. they still have a risk of stronger winds with -- which could cause more trees, downed power. and some of the more high- profile vehicles we saw certainly can be tipped over. looks like things will calm down. but that low won't be until later tomorrow afternoon. >>> federal averages -- agents uncover an elaborate tunnel. manuel gallegus reports for wjz with an incredible look inside the operation. >> reporter: it's being called the most elaborate and sophisticated drug tunnel ever discovered along the u.s.- mexico border. a600-yard passage way, linkin

bigad shaban reports from long beach, california. >> a line of blue faced off against this. it's the latest in the occupy ball street movement. going from this. >> diagramistrators claim they are the economic engine. >> we think this is about labor across the board. about outsourcing of jobs. >> and semi trucks were forced to navigate long lines in the pouring rain. >> the long beach port is the second busiest in the u.s. and the union that represents dock workers here say its doesn't support attempts attempts to shut it down. >> protestors say with or without that support, their movement will gather strength. >> all that is happening is they'll occupy a comeback with more and more people. >> reporter: in oakland, hundreds picketed the port. port officials say operations supply 73,000 jobs in their region and that a blockade hurts the community. >> these are good jobs, held by real working people and working families. diss rupting the ports hurts them. >> and while demonstrators may have delivered their message, the ports remained open for business. bigat shaban, cbs news, l

bigad shaban reports. >> the new movie artist may be a silent film, but it's creating a loud buzz in hollywood. romance that recaps the fall of the silence industry, captures best musical in the comical category. the drama category, both the help, and ides of march received five nominations. >> reporter: political thriller gave george clooney nods for best director and best screenplay. >> this is stupid. >> reporter: he also earned a third nomination for best actor in "the descendants." that puts him up against his good friend, brad pitt. and leonardo dicaprio. >> reporter: a relative newcomer to hollywood is also one of this year's youngest nominees. 26-year-old rooney maura scored a best actress nomination for the girl with the dragon tattoo. she's up against glenn close, meryl streep and viola davis. and for best actress for musical comedy, snl star kristen wig was nominated for her role in bridesmaid. she'll face jodie foster and kate winslet, when the golden globes are handed out in hollywood, january 15th. >> ask juliana margolees got a nod for her role in the good wife, which

in fact, as bigad shaban reports for wjz, pasadena has declared a state of emergency and closed schools>> reporter: powerful winds pushed around this trailer with ease. gusts of up to 100 miles per hour in utah also knocked over more than a dozen tractor- trailers on i-15 ask shut down the highway for hours. the worst santa ana winds in years have led to warnings and advisories in six western states. schools are shut down in many communities. and hundreds of thousands are without power. this southern california gas station was mangled, after hurricane strength winds toppled a nearby tree. >> looking at it now, what goes through your head. >> thank god nobody got hurt. >> reporter: roger ferodge opens the business and estimates his damage will top $200,000. >> for us and everybody else in the holiday season, of course, it will be closed and we'll lose a lot of revenue. >> reporter: the base of the tree here really tells the story of the strength. it tears the tree in two. >> reporter: courtney ramirez and her family woke up to down trees, all over their southern california neighborhood.

in los angeles, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >>> bay area is facing thousands of lawsuits in connectionith these pills. >>> a food recall to tell you about today, affecting two grocery store chains, with maryland locations. uncle ben's whole grain, white rice, garden vegetable packages are being pulled off the shelves. the product label did not show milk as a possible allergen. the rice was sold at giant food and martin food markets. officials say the product is safe to eat if you don't suffer from a milk allergy. >>> people in western maryland got accumulating snow. this is the scene in cumberland. the roads are clear. but there is plenty of stuff behind. a live look outside right now. here, the skies cleared up beautifully this afternoon. but it is still quite chilly out there. wjz has weather and traffic together. >> and it cleared out so quickly last night. by midnight, the moon was out. really moved out fast. let's take a look at temperatures now. it is cooled down. pretty close to normal. normal high now is 47. right now, we're down to 43. but it's cold out west. there was some me

in pasadena, california, bigad shaban. >>> winds in maryland today, not nearly as strong as the santa outside, it's sunny, clear. a bit chilly. wjz has weather and traffic here. bob is here with updated numbers. >> high winds, not anything like that. we had wind gusts yesterday in the 20- to 25-mile-an-hour range. today, generally 10, 15, 20 miles an hour. take a look at where temperatures should be. normal high is 50. right now we're at 51. we did get up to 52. 37, chilly out in oakland. and 49 in ocean city. now, tomorrow, there will be a weak front to our northwest. it will bring us initially a little warmer temperatures. and then tomorrow night and saturday, temperatures dip just a little bit, but we'll have plenty of sunshine as we go into the weekend. vic? >> thanks, bob. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin, with wjz traffic control. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. for the inner loop, it's just turned into one very long delay. it starts at southwestern boulevard and goes to harford road. the delay now, at least an hour long. if you're traveling on the outer loop, we're al

in san francisco, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> and bonds has 14 days to file an intention toppeal his conviction. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with sharon gibala, live at traffic control. >>> plenty of accidents and delays. two now on the beltway. we also have an accident now on 95. it's in the northbound direction, past 32. an accident on the outer loop of the beltway. at camp mead road. another on the outer loop. watch for a crash on halethorpe at east drive, on stevens avenue. two in the city. east patapsco on third. we also had one on 97 at generals highway. we also have delays, still in place, on 95. northbound direction between dundalk avenue and the beltway. 15 minutes at 25 miles per hour. then on 295, 38 minutes now between river dale road and route 100. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway. doing slightly better on the west side. but the top side is slowing down. 29 miles per hour is your average there, with a 21-minute drive time. there's pay live look outside at the top side. plenty of brake lights, stop