the day with our free sailing program to san francisco high school students, courtesy of the bmw oracle team. i would like to be able to share these kinds of days with other yacht club high school's sailing groups are around san francisco bay. there are over 100 high school teams competing throughout california. we are in little bit behind the times of here, but i think we are well on our way to catching up and being able to compete not only with southern california, but the east coast and the world. california maritime academy recently sent one of their sailing teams to france representing the united states, and i think the future of sailing is with the youth, and i'm in favor of the 34th america's cup because i think it will generate the enthusiasm and infusion of funding that we need. i'm not going to use up my whole time. i'm going to go ahead and deferred to bright wind, who is also from my yacht club. >> i'm port captain of the golden gate yacht club. i cannot tell you how much this will be a boon to my club, but the important thing is it will be a grand slam for the entire bay area. t

newport, rhode island leaders say the bmw oracle team headed by larry ellison is interested in their city. san francisco put in its bid last week and is considered a favorite since ellison lives here and will decide the next venue. >>> it i 5:12. change in gas prices just in time for the holiday travel. >> shot by a pellet gun and length for dead. the encouraging news about this rescued sea lion's recovery. >>> and don't forget your chains heading up to the snow this morning. parts of 80, 50 and 88, details coming up. ,, lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. welcome to the neighborhood. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you say... can you believe it's been 20 years since college? ♪ [ male announcer ] nothing says "you're special" like boursin, a creamy, crumbly blend of real cheese and savory herbs, boursin makes any moment more memorable. even if you're saying... my mother has the kids tonight. ♪ a of newark international airport. the port authority bomb squad is on the >>> this is a live look at newark new jersey. the

san francisco was the front-runner to host the america's cup after the oracle ceo's bmw oracle's racing team won in february. it is up to the winning team to choose the venue. but despite all of the tough talk, he is confident san francisco will prevail. >> i negotiated a number of deals. i think we need to keep our eyes on the prize and this prize is to make sure it is as strong as possible and we protect the interest of the city. >> the board will vote on the proposal. lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thanks, lilian. >>> a south korean fishing boat has gone down in the antarctic ocean. tonight 17 are still missing. it happened about 1400 miles south of new zealand around dawn rough seas are hampering rescue time. the survival time is 10 minutes without life jackets. there is no word on what caused the 614-ton boat to sink. >>> in vacaville, a 14-year-old boy was arrested for assaulting a 13-year-old girl and stabbing her. he also stabbed her 18-month-old brother 10 times. both are in critical condition, but are expected to survive. police say the suspect broke into their home around 2:30 this mor

newport, rhode island leaders say the bmw oracle racing team headed by barry ellison is interested inir city. san francisco put in its bid last week and is considered a favorite since ellison will decide the next venue. >>> the stormy weather picked up in intensity today. jim will pinpoint when we'll get some flakes coming up next. ,,,,,, ,, >>> pinpoint weather is sponsored by chase sapphire, unlimited rewards, exceptional experiences. ,,,,,,,, >>> don knapp is out and about covering the storm in mill valley right now and he was reporting in he is basically standing under a waterfall. that's how hard the rain is coming down. we've had hits and misses all day. >> reporter: we got hit with a pretty steady stream of moisture this morning. now we're looking at isolated thunderstorm activity which don happens to be standing under right now. as we take a look outside and we see the skies across the city not quite as wet as what don is reporting in from marin. however, taking a quick look at our high definition doppler we'll find out just what he's looking at here. as we see, strong thunder

earlier this week, organizers from the bmw oracle racing team indicated they were not very happy with san francisco's bid. but architects of the city's proposal say they are pleased. >> this is going to be a whole new venue, a whole new type of race. i admire the fact they were tenacious and continue to be in trying to get the best deal. but the city, i think, has responded with the very best offer. >> america's cup organizers are expected to announce the winning venue by the end of this month. >>> from a dot-com giant, yahoo! has become a heart breaker, laying off hundreds more employees today. our business and tech reporter scott budman is here to give us the latest on the bad news. >> it is bad news for lots of yahoo! employees, at least for now. but the company's latest round of job cuts comes at a time when lots of startups here in silicon valley are looking to hire. it will lay off 4% of its work force, that's about 600 employees. yahoo! did not specify which parts of the business will be trimmed. it's the most recent of several rounds of layoffs at yahoo! over the last few year

, surprising, they don't do that much on this development rights deal with oracle or with bmw oracle racing teamnd the golden gate yacht club. and then the folks who are going to make the decision, they kind of snuck on a plane. i don't think they sailed there. and went to newport, rhode island and said, well, what can you give us after this. originally they were expecting to have the decision of where the race will be held, it's in 2013, by today, by friday. now they're saying it's not going to happen friday but we'll probably give you an answer by the end of the year. so it's coming up pretty quickly. when they might do it. it might be a little sooner than december 31st but that's the deadline they're looking at now. >> rachel, as everyone falls over themselves to try to get this thing-s there any way to really know how credible these numbers are in terms of what it's worth to the area? >> it's hard to say. we have had a lot of studies in san francisco. the city controller's office, economic development office, as well as budget analysts had lots of pence sxlz rulers and compasses and everythi

leaders in newport, rhode island, say the bmw oracle racing team headed by larry ellison is interested in their city. he will decide where the venue will be. san francisco put in it bid last week. >>> football fans in the bay area still have the play-offs on their minds. the oakland raiders beating the broncos yesterday. they racked up more than 500 yards of offense. the raiders have a shot at the post-season but they need to win their final two games while kansas city needs to lose twice. san diego also has to lose at least one game. in the nfc west the 49ers have a chance of making the play- offs, as well. can you believe it? they are just one game out of first place and they play at st. louis next week. the seahawks play at tampa bay. >>> the game show let's make a deal is a television rarity. it's been on the air for more than 50 years. the show is promoting its new host, wayne brady. and tomorrow, a through the decades show will feature dancing, hairstyles and clothing from the 1950s onward. the idea is to draw the audience at home into all the fun that happens on the set. >> this

the bmw oracle racing team won the last america's cup and gets to chutes location for the next race.competing location in italy and rhode island is ready to step in as a u.s. location if san francisco cannot pull it off. >>> the san francisco giants might open their next season at home after all. they are scheduled to play their first game in l.a. april 1. but the "chronicle" reports major league baseball and espn in the opener at at&t park on march 31 so the giants can unveil their banner that day. major league baseball will have the final say. >> i would hope they would be able to open at home >>> the dream act taking a step forward but it's not a done deem. the major hurdle it's facing in the senate. >> and your travel history can be used against you. we'll tell you what's being done coming up next to make sure that phrase is no longer true. ,,,,,,,, hey, you got groceries! yeah! i thought we'd eat at home. save some money. $200 bucks? that's not saving! [jacks voice] at my place i'm bringing back the bonus jack. two patties, melting cheese and my secret sauce plus fries and a dri

san francisco is the home turf of this year's winner, the bmw oracle racing team, which is sponsored by san francisco's golden gate yacht club, took the 2010 americas cup off the coast of spain, so they get to host it this time. >>> walking one of yosemite's most famous trails will now be a little more difficult. the national parks service says you're going to need a permit to hike to the top. under the old policy, you could make that climb on weekdays without a permit. you only had to get a permit on weekends and holidays. but so many people hike on week days that the park service has decided to require permits seven days a week now. each person can order up to four permits, but it does cost you $1.50 service charge. >>> san francisco supervisors are distancing themselves from a plan that could have started a congestion toll war on its southern border. supervisors voted yesterday not to continue studying the idea of charging drivers $3 to come into the city during peak commute hours and another $3 to leave. the idea had at least one leader threatening to strike back with a border to

larry ellison's racing team bmw oracle set a deadline of friday for deciding where it will defend the tight tell won in effect. the "san francisco examiner" reports rhode island officials still want to host the race but say they will not have their bid ready by the friday deadline. that gives san francisco officials more hopes of winning that race. >>> forget dieting or hitting the gym. the new way to freeze your fat away. and the fda says it works. >>> plus, how rebel the puppy wound up like this, poor guy, the tricky operation to free him. >> i wouldn't have believed it if i didn't see a picture of. >>> forecast for today, it's chilly out there. here's a look outside. plenty of sunshine out there. here's a look toward coit tower. sunny skies cold temperatures, yeah. will it be as cold tonight as it was this morning? we'll take a look at your overnight lows as well as your new year's eve forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, melting off, how about freezing it away? >>> have a few extra pounds you have been trying to lose? if the fat isn't melting off, how about freezing it away? a

opinion that it's not only the best for san francisco, and the waterfront, it's the best for oracle bmw racing teameled last weekend after race organizers indicated they were unhappy with the city's proposal. whether they'll ultimately accept this latest version remains to be seen. waterfront businesses like pier 23 hope they will. >> we have wonderful winds, wonderful waterways. it would be very exciting for all of us to see those beautiful boats sailing on san francisco bay. >> reporter: race organizers are expected to announce the winning bid by the end of the month, possibly turning the normally tranquil bay into the center of the racing world. nbc bay area news. >> boy, that would be an exciting thing for san francisco. >> totally. >>> a little excitement this weekend. >> you wouldn't want to be out and about, as we head into this weekend. wild weather coming here to the bay area. now today, it's kind of the warm-up for what's to come over the next seven days. temperatures today, well, in the upper 50s to near 60. also this southerly flow helping to pull in a little bit of humidity. kind of st

larry ellison's racing team, bmw oracle, set a deadline friday for deciding where it will defend the tight tell title it won in february. rhode island says they won't have the bid ready by the deadline. that's giving san francisco official more hope of winning the race. >>> the latest trick to getting rid of a few pound is pretty cool stuff. a bay area startup came up with the technology called cool sculpting. the fda-approved it just a couple of months ago. now, there is no surgery, no injections, a machine literally freezes fat cells below the surface of the skin just destroying the fat. >> one of our most popular requests from women who have given birth and afterwards have that little pocket of fat after birth or i can speak from experience in men, it's those little love handles that slightly start creeping up in your 30s and 40s and beyond. >> well, if you are interested, the procedure can cost between $1500 and $3,000 depending on the doctor. >> cool stuff. all right. >>> a medical marijuana dispensary in santa cruz county has raked in thousands of pounds of offers of free pot.