stowe. >> but, today, clearly belonged to brian stowe. his face, his voice showing the world he's on his way back. >> now the complete brian stowe interview airs on monday night here on nbc bay area. in the news room, nbc. bay area news. >> okay, george, thanks so much. >>> in other news tonight, baseball's home run king steps back into the spotlight tomorrow in federal court. a judge is scheduled to sentence barry bonds. the big question tonight is will the former san francisco giant slugger spend time behind bars? nbc bay area is live in san francisco with a look at what the judge is considering. gene? >> reporter: barry bonds is known best for hitting baseballing out of the ballpark. and that star power will figure into the judge's position. but experts say it may not work in his favor. barry bonds will work into court friday to learn his face. deciding he was evasive during grand jury questioning. usf law process forrobert talbot says it's a serious charge. >> that's the basis of unruly law, people going into court saying what's true.

nine months after the brutal attack, we are hearing from brian stowe for the first time. dr.ancy snyderman spoke exclusively to brian. >> i'm nancy, how are you? >> fine. >> reporter: i've heard so much about you. >> how are you? >> reporter: i'm doing well, thank you. you're just as handsome as your sister said you are. you can see the full interview with brian williams on "rock center" this monday night at 10:00. dr. snyderman will have more on brian stowe's recovery and more on violence among fans in professional sports. great to see he is doing so well, come so far. >>> rob, we were talking earlier about what a dry spell we are in. and we'll remain in for a while. what's your computer telling you? >> everything in the long-range forecast doesn't show change. without rain or winds picking up, we are having unusually high numbers spare the air days for december. another one tonight, into tomorrow. daytime temperatures nice. mid 60s around sunnyvale to morgan hill, look at numbers drop off. fairfield and especially concord, very chilly, clammy, cold breeze out of the east du

. >>> another delay for the two suspects in the brian stow beating case. a judge today moved the preliminary hearing for luis sanchez and marvin norwood to january. the two suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges against them back in august. prosecutors say their case is based on incriminating statements made by sanchez and norwood. the criminal complaint alens sanchez was involved in attacks on two other people at dodger stadium on opening day. stow remains at a bay area rehab facility. >>> a developing story tonight and what we love in the silicon valley, red-hot ipo and we have got one coming tomorrow. nbc bay area's business tech reporter scott budman is here. and scott, this one is about game. >> a lot of fun, playing games can be very profitable, jessica, especially talking about games made by zing gas the san francisco company set to go public tomorrow morning and will likely turn all of those tractors and seeds you buy in games like farmville into a billion dollars. the maker of games like citiville, farmville, mafia wars and other online games

within paramedic showed a picture of brian stow who was beaten in april in l.a. and says that -- says that made her feel better. sharks say the person who made contact with the injured fan stated it was accidental. during the celebration of a sharks goal. san jose police are investigating but won't be able to assign detectives to this for a couple of days because of a heavy workload. maggie says, she would be terrified to go to another sharks game, but she would, as long as she had her parents and/or security with her. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> another top story, bay area police say if you avoid drinking and driving this holiday weekend you won't have to an individual the 21 agencies taking -- to avoid the 21 agencies taking part in the crackdown. >> amy hollyfield is live in castro valley with more. >> reporter: not a good idea to drink and drive this weekend. there's pride here at this castro valley chp station their dui numbers are and they see that as a badge of honor. check points in place since december 16th, all over the bay area. they've already mad

improve performance but can reduce injury. >> for the first time tonight we are seeing giants fan brian stowrecovers after being beaten in march. >> move your head across the body. >> the interview aired on the show rock center tonight. stow is shown in a rehabilitation center in san jose. the reporter speaks to him and they have a simple exchange. >> i'm nancy. >> hello. >> how are you? >> fine. >> i have heard so much about you. >> how are you? >> i'm doing very well. >> that's good. >> are you just as handsome as your sister said you are. >> his sister said sometimes he seems all right and appears to respond to her. other times there is no eye contact and it leaves her wondering. doctors say he had damage to his frontal lobes which control decision making, planning and personality. >> mark is off tonight. fred is in and he has the latest on the on again, off again 49ers game. power delays. >> reporter: lights go down in the city. just ring so true here. the 49ers -- at candlestick. just hope it's not going to be a night game. thought they had a shot in the dark first power outrage deplaye

the fans couldn't agree more, she's a friend of brian stow, beaten at dodger stadium last season. she says he's been again us to the father two of, recover interesting a coma. >> he donated, gave some money so the kids will go to college. he has a great heart. >> the judge was influenced by his clean criminal record. she believes his behavior was an an abherration. his attorney as agree. >> at the moment he's branded a felon, we think unjustly. we just as we aggressively fought the case at trial we intend to fight it on appeal and overcome that judgment. >> victor conti got four months prison time after pleading guilty to drug-related charges and believes prosecutors singled out bonds. >> bonds could bring them bigger fuss headlines. that is why he was selected. >> and so the judge has stayed her sentence until appeals process is over. that may take a year or more. meantime, prosecutors had no comment. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. barry bonds sentencing marks the end of a long and expensive trial. and dean johnson says bonds was a sympathetic figure because of chari

. >> other bay area headlines, a preliminary hearing day for the two men accused of beating brian stowe will be set next month. sanchez and marvin appeared in court today. both plodded not guilty to charges stemming from the attack outside dodgers staid glum march. meanwhile, stowe is in a rehab facility and dogs say she has shown encouraging signs of a recovery. >> san jose police made a major graffiti bust. it follows a three-month investigation. four of them are responsible for 60 tags and $50,000 worth of graffiti damage. some suspects also face weapons, narcotics, and burglary charges. >>> the band will play on in a bay area middle school despite a cruel robbery. the franklin middle school band was performing tuesday night when thieves ripped off the collection box. the $700 in it was intended for instruments and other expenses. the thieves are still on the loose. >>> lez than a year after the japan tsunami, we are starting to see some debris. where on the west coast it's washing up. >>> the man who calls him america's toughest sheriff accused of dediscrimination. what he witnessed

brian stowe is continuing therapy at a rehabilitation facility and celebrated thanksgiving with his family. >>> a judge this morning refused to reduce the bail for a woman accused of helping her boyfriend cover up the hit-and- run assault on a cal firefighter. the boyfriend, eduardo scoville deliberately ran down 29-year- old edward bartol with a rented car at 9th avenue and garibaldi avenue after an earlier altercation and that the girlfriend tried to help him reparrot rental car before turning it in. tejada is charged as an accessory. tejada's attorney had wanted to reduce her $250,000 bail but the judge said no >>> richmond police are looking into why one of their police dogs bit a tow trucker as officers were impounding the vehicle. the dog's handler was checking under the vehicle when the dog bit the tow truck driver who was standing next to the dog. the man was taken to the hospital with bites on his hand and arm. the dog has been taken out of service while officers look into what happened. >>> oakland police are investigating an overnight shooting that injured one man. police found

a concussion and following a shooting of three men at candlesti candlestick park and in march, brian stow was left in a coma after a giants-dodgers game in los angeles. >> i think fans may be a little more aggressive than they used to be. >> some people get carried away. >> what happens is emotionally challenged, the mind gets out of its normal rational way of thinking. >>> coming up, you will hear from a south bay social exist who says fan violence is nothing new. >>> in count san jose, they have a vision and hope one day the market will be as popular as the famous pike place market in seattle. 18 of the 22 retail spaces has been leased. dan dixon, who owns crooner's barber shop was one of the first to move in, less than 150 square feet but says it's the perfect size since he's a one-man show and business has been buzzing. >> we have the high rises, local businesses, attorneys, accountants, tech terms downtown. i'm close and really well centered. >> it has an outdoor entertainment area and managers want to feature live music. only nine businesses are open but hope by spring it will be up

. >>> the preliminary hearing date for the two men accused of beating brian stow will be set next week. both have pleaded not guilty. the charges stem from the attack outside dodger stadium in march. meanwhile, he is in every cap facility and doctors say he has shown encouraging signs of recovery. >> the band will play on in the bay area middle school despite the cool robbery. the late host franklin middle school band was performing at its annual holiday concert tuesday night when please ripped off the collection box. the kid certainly won't be going without now. i total of eight donors have already chipped in more than $3100. the seeds are still on the loose. >> the outspoken arizona law man known for his hard line stance on illegal immigration is under fire today from the federal government. the justice department is accusing maricopa county sheriff joe are pirates office of blatant discrimination against latinos and retaliation against his critics. he tells that this is something san francisco's top prosecutor says he saw firsthand. >> george gascoigne was police chief in mesa arizo

. >> brian stowe was attacked in dodgers parking lot on opening day. n a coma for three months. as his recovery moves forward brian is speaking out publicly for the first time. dr. nancy snyderman will have the exclusives straight ahead. >>> if you haven't bought all of your holiday gifts, we have gifts that are under $20, and they include toys and electronics, so if you're like me and last-minuting it, you may want to stay tuned. >>> and if you missed it last night, or saturday night the highlights of jimmy fallon's return to "saturday night live" he was not the only one who came back. >> no, it was crazy who came back. we had tina fey there. it was amazing, and i got to say it was one of the funniest. i happened to be in the audience. we'll tell you more about that. we begin on a more serious note about a 13-year-old michigan girl who was home alone when two intruders began ransacking her home. we'll talk to her exclusively but first tamron hall has her story. >> chloe synington was by herself when she found herself in the middle of a terrifying situa

. >>> brian stow is now participating in decisions for his car. the family recently did their first television interview and on the website they repeatedly asked brian if he was okay before agreeing to do the family interview. but brian is back on a fighting tube and they say he was able to eat marked potato tows for christmas. >>> the team was looking through and most are happy to have basketball back though. >>> tara moriarty is in for sal, how is traffic tara moriarty? >>> we are not seeing anywhere near the normal and this is a look at your bay bridge as you make your way to san francisco, no worries with a little bit of fog but no worries as you make your way across the span. you can see it looks dark, we do have patches much fog so do be tear full if you are traveling. traffic is flowing nicely in all directions. let's check in with rosemary, it is cold. >>> fog out there this morning and a little bit more frost indicates our on shore flow is slowly returning and that will bring our temperatures up a little bit. 28 degrees, santa rosa 23, i w

. >> and now, maggie told us that at one point a paramedic talked about his friend brian stow who was the giants fan nearly beaten to death after a dodgers game. earlier maggie told us about sitting inside of the ambulance having a sharks fan and shouting into the ambulance for her to quote, suck it up and accused her of faking it. maggie points out many other sharks fans were perfectly nice to her. >> and laura, thank you. >> after a very dry month of december we finally get goth a bit of moisture today. the key two words there, a bit. >> and there is. >> i quick look at how little that was. >> there is a great description of the rainfall. you can see now there is no rainfall occurring in the bay area, these are the 24 hour totals, notice most locations that received any measurable rain received only a few hundredths of an inch and some locations received no measurable rain z mill valley 2/100ths. and despite this little bit of rain there is our percentage of normal rainfall totals dropped. you can see every location is below 50% of normal rainfall. and now, over the weekend going in

giants fan brian stow was left disabled after two dodgers fans beat him on opening day last spring. nancy snyderman spoke to him as he continues his long and painful recovery. >> very good. >> reporter: when i visited brian almost nine months after the attack, he was able to hold a simple conversation. >> hi, i'm nancy. how are you? >> fine. >> i have heard so much about you. >> how are you? >> i'm doing very well, thank you. >> that's good. >> you are just as handsome as your sister said you are. surrounded by therapists three hours a day, six days a week, he is working to relearn everything from brushing his teeth to swol lowing. it damaged the area of his brain that controls decision making and personality. every day, his mother, dad and cy sister search for traces of the old brian. >> sometimes he's looking right at me and talking to me. sometimes it's, there's no eye contact or you wonder, does he really understand what i'm telling him. >> good job. >> reporter: doctors say brian's speech and mobility may improve but expect him to be permanently disabled. they cherish the positi

an update on brian stow, the giant's fan brutally attacked nine months ago at dodge rs stadium. this is stow at a research center. he is unable to walk. barely able to talk, and one-third of his brain is considered destroyed. the part that affects decision making, planning and personality. doctors say he will be permanently disabled. those friends with him at the game gave an interview for the first time. they say they were jumped by dodger fans. >> that's when brian from behind got punched in the side of the head. he was punched with a hay maker. >> when you say a hay maker -- >> it was a running, huge, sweeping punch. >> so a sucker punch from behind? >> yeah. first thing that hit the ground was the back of hi head. >> the two suspects pled not guilty to assault, battery and mayhem. their preliminary hearing is set for next month. >> such a tough story. youtube's greatest hits. which political videos beat out the president on the list of the most viewed youtube clips. >>> plus your electricity bill could get another jolt. why it could go up as much as $300. >>> and more unrest

. >> for the first time tonight we are seeing giants fan brian stow as he recovers after being beatenin march. >> move your head across the body. >> the interview aired on the show rock center tonight. stow is shown in a rehabilitation center in san jose. the reporter speaks to him and they have a simple exchange. >> i'm nancy. >> hello. >> how are you? >> fine. >> i have heard so much about you. >> how are you? >> i'm doing very well. >> that's good. >> are you just as handsome as your sister said you are. >> his sister said sometimes he seems all right and appears to respond to her. other times there is no eye contact and it leaves her wondering. doctors say he had damage to his frontal lobes which control decision making, planning and personality. >> mark is off tonight. fred is in and he has the latest on the on again, off again 49ers game. power delays. >> reporter: lights go down in the city. just ring so true here. the 49ers -- at candlestick. just hope it's not going to be a night game. thought they had a shot in the dark first power outrage deplayed the kickoff for 20 minutes

this is what brian stowe said to nbc's "rock center." >> hi! >> hi. >> i'm nancy. >> hi. >> how are you? >> fine. >> i've heard so much about you. >> how are you? >> i'm doing very well, thank you. >> that's good. >> you're just as handsome as your sister said you are. >> according to the show's web site, stowe is in a ra ha bill taigs center in san jose, california, and he proudly wore his giants dwi 10 world championship tv shirt during that interview. the two men arrested in stowe's beating have a preliminary hearing this upcoming january 17th. >>> bank stocks are down today across the board, but bank of america shares hit a new 52-week low. the banking giant's stocks fell to $5, the lowest level since the worst of the financial crisis in march of 2009. traders say investors are worried about the euro zone debt crisis and how it could impact the long-term health of the financial sector. >>> and just in, white house press secretary jay carney weighing in on the fight over your paychecks and whether congress can pass a deal over this payroll t

brian stow who was boltsly beat opening day last season. he said he's been are generous potassium the father of two who is recovering from a coma. >> he donated, he donated until the kids are done with college. he has a great heart also. >> they were also impressed by his clean criminal record. bonds attorney agree. they are appealing his conviction on obstruction of justice. >> at the moment he's branded a felon we think unjustly, and just as we aggressively fought the case at trial, we intend to fight it on appeal and overcome that judgment. >> victor conte, the mastermind of the doping ring, got four months prison time of a pleading guilty to drug related charges. he believes prosecutors unfairly singled out barry bonds. >> bonds could bring them bigger news headlines, that's why he was selected. >> the judge stayed the sentence until the appeals process is completed. the attorney dennis reardon told us that could take a year or more. in the meantime the federal prosecutors had no comment on today's sentencing. vic lee, abc7 news. >>> wh

bonds fan couldn't agree more she's a friend of brian stowe brutally beaten at donor stadium on opening day last season. she says he has been generous to the father of 2 who is recovering from a coma. >> he donated, he gave some money until the kid are done with college. so he has a great heart also. >>reporter: judge was also influenced by the home run king clean criminal record. she believes the behavior was an aberation. bonds attorney agree. they are peeling his conviction on obstruction of justice. >> at the moment he is branded a felon. we think unjustly and we just as we aggressively fought the case at trial, we intend to fight it on appeal and overcome that judgment. >>reporter: victor, the mastermind of the doping ring got 4 month prison time after pleading guilty to drug relate the charges. he believes prosecutors unfairly singled out bonds. >> barry bonds was the biggest name of all and he could bring them bigger news headlines. that's why he was selected. >>reporter: judge stayed her sense until the appeals process is completed. attorney reardon tells that you say could take

. >>> tonight at 11:00, the first entinterview with brian stow. also his family talks about the long road to his recovery and they tell us what brian won't let them do and bha he said when his daughter handed him an early christmas present. that's after "prime suspect" on "nbc bay area news." >> that's it for us for now. see you back here at 11:00. good night.

brian stow who was boltsly beat opening day last season. he said he's been generous to the father of two who is recovering from a coma. >> he donated, he donated until the kids are done with college. he has a great heart also. >> they were also impressed by his clean criminal record. bonds attorney agree. they are appealing his conviction on obstruction of justice. >> at the moment he's branded a felon we think unjustly, and just as we aggressively fought the case at trial, we intend to fight it on appeal and overcome that judgment. >> victor conte, the mastermind of the balco doping ring, got four months prison time of a pleading guilty to drug related charges. he believes prosecutors unfairly singled out barry bonds. >> bonds could bring them bigger news headlines, that's why he was selected. >> the judge stayed the sentence until the appeals process is completed. the attorney dennis reardon told us that could take a year or more. in the meantime the federal prosecutors had no comment on today's sentencing. vic lee, abc7 news. >> well,, t

. >> brian stowe was attacked in dodgers parking lot on opening day. ma for three months. as his recovery moves forward brian is speaking out publicly for the first time. dr. nancy snyderman will have the exclusives straight ahead. >>> if you haven't bought all of your holiday gifts, we have gifts that are under $20, and they include toys and electronics, so if you're like me and last-minuting it, you may want to stay tuned. >>> and if you missed it last night, or saturday night the highlights of jimmy fallon's return to "saturday night live" he was not the only one who came back. >> no, it was crazy who came back. we had tina fey there. it was amazing, and i got to say it was one of the funniest. i happened to be in the audience. we'll tell you more about that. we begin on a more serious note about a 13-year-old michigan girl who was home alone when two intruders began ransacking her home. we'll talk to her exclusively but first tamron hall has her story. >> chloe synington was by herself when she found herself in the middle of a terrifying situation a

don't forget to tune in to rock center tomorrow night to hear brian st bryan stow for the first time.beaten outside dodger stadium, but now he's moving and talking. he continues on his long road to recovery in san jose. you can see the full interview with brian williams tomorrow night at 10:00. >>> sports sunday is next. the warriors tip off their season a week from tonight. laurence scott has their return to the court and their community. that and much, much more, coming up. sports sunday is next. >>> i'm suzanne shaw. it's no surprise that california's chronically mismanaged budget has triggered a new round of cuts and new calls to tax the rich. caught up in this frenzy to find more money, governor brown's proposal has been mislabeled a millionaire's tax. let's be accurate. the governor's initiative would hike taxes on income starting at 250,000, and it would raise sales taxes for everyone. between now and november, a variety of revenue-raising plans will compete for your vote, including new oil and tobacco taxes. nbc bay area will help you cut dlu t through the rhetoric. but if we

i want to play just part of the interview brian stowe did with nbc'ses "rock center". >> hi!> how are you? >> fine. >> i've heard so much about you. >> how are you? >> i'm doing very well, thank you. you're just as handsome as your are sister said so. >> according to the web site, stowe is in a rehabilitation center. he proudly are wore his giants 2010 championship t-shirt in that interview. the twof men arrested in his beating have a preliminary hearing january 17th. >>> mark your calendars for three days near the end of march. the supreme court will hear sprez president obama's health care reform law, one of the controversial parts forcing everyone to buy health insurance. the justices expected to make a ruling next june. >>> and a saudi billionaire making a $300 million investment in twitter. prince awaly and his investment firm announcing the news today calling it a quote unquote strategic stake in the microblogging service. it's unclear how much control his investment will will provide. the prince has a reported net worth of $21 billion. >>> and we have a lot more for yo

. >>> the family of injured giant fan brian stowe has experienced a setback.recovering from injuries after his mother aeldly dropped him from a second-story window. it is unclear whether the mother will be booked into jail for criminal charges or placed under psychiatric care at the hospital. 24-year-old lupe cortez locked herself and her son in a room christmas day. when officers tried to force their way in, she allegedly dropped the 22-month-old boy from the window and then she jumped. the toddler was not seriously hurt but cortez suffered some broken bones. >>> $8 million damage. high winds sw and humidity helped to fuel these flames thursday. the fire began in an alley near a trash chute between golden gate avenue and pierce street. more than three dozen people, including three children, are now homeless. >>> we'lt al look at your monday forecast right after the break. >>> good morning. we have really thick fog rolling in, especially dropping off vifb visibility in oakland. watch out for thick pockets of fog as you travel, if you're headed out between now

this morning the family of injured giants fan bryan stow is expressing hope for the new year despite a minor setback. brian had to had a feeding tube reinserted after doctors discovered a bladder infection. they decorated his room at the rehab center with a tree and ornaments made by sto with's children. >>> this morning a toddler recovering from injuries after his mother dropped him from a second story window. inclear if she'll go to jail or be placed at the psychiatric hospit hospital. the 24-year-old locked herself and her son in a room on christmas day. she dropped the 22-month-old baby boy out the two-month-old window. cortez suffered broken bones when she decided to jump out of the window. also in san jose, a 69-year-old man in police custody after he fought through a taser shot and broke an officer's nose. investigators say paul pierce resisted arrest when following a hit and run accident. the 6'2", 220 pound man allegedly attacked police and pmpbled an officer in the face after being tazed. he now faces multiple charges including felon battery on an officer. firefighters asmoke quickly filled the h

for the first time bryan stow's friends talk about the attack. they say brianas sucker punched and repeatedly kicked. >> i got to him around the same time jumped on top of him covered him up, pleading just for these guys to stop. >> now the suspects, louie sanchez and norwood are charged in the case. both have pled not guilty and in the meantime, his family said his condition is day-to- day. his speech may get better but doctors are expecting some type of disability. >>> we are learning about an accident involving a hollywood actor. crews rescued an actor after waves held him under water. media reports say it is gerard butler. it is believed he was filling scenes for an upcoming movie. he was not injured but will be looked at for observation. >>> the megamillions jackpot is now $152 million this morning. kraig debro is in high ward and a lot of people will be buying lottery tickets. >>> well in this case megamillions, people start buying them here and this is one of the places that is known for their lottery tickets. >> reporter: the super lottery is on wednesd

on their website they say they asked bryan stow if he was okay with that. brin is back on a -- brianck on a feeding tube now but he was able to eat on christmas day. >>> prince philip is recovering from heart surgery. she in good spirits. he went to the hospital on friday after complaining of chest pains. it's not known when he will be released. >>> christmas is over but the need for donations continues. that's true at st. anthonys. >>> not as cold tonight. look that fog off the water. not as many freezing temperatures tonight. no freeze warnings. warmer. when will the rain get here? i will see you back here in a minute. ; >>> christmas was brighter for thousands this year thanks to the church. the church fed 5,000 people for christmas eve and christmas day miles. 500 volunteers helped. they provide mealalize year long. last year it served 1 million meals in san francisco. >>> st. anthonys has also helped. but this year their dining haul will be -- hall will be torn down. >> the donated food arrives daily and thousands of served i this is the routine every day. in fact, it is busier

brian: they love 30 rock. claire danes for "home land". madeline stowefor "necessary roughness." >> steve: the golden globes will be january 15. >> brian: hosted by? >> steve: don't know. >> brian: who was the guy that got in a lot of trouble. >> gretchen: oh, yeah. he was really funny 'cause he called out people in hollywood. rickey gervais. our next guests say have a little faith. the biggest problem in hollywood, they're not holy enough. >> steve: john edwards has a proposal for his mistress that's making news on this thursday [ knock on door ] coo you found it. wow. nice place. ye. [ chuckles ] the family thinks i'm out shipping these. smooth move. you used priority mail flat rate boxes. if it fits, it ships for a low, flat rate. paid for postagenline and arranged a free pickup. and i'm gonna track them online, too. nice. between those boxes and this place, i'm totally stayinsane this year. do i smell snickerdoodles? maybe. [ timer dings ] got to go. priority mail fla rate shipping at usps.com. a simpler way to ship. the best approach to food is tkee

stowe, vermont. >> learn more about vacations for veterans. we have more on the program on our website, nbcnightlynews.com. for us for now that's our broadcast for this friday night m brian us. lester holt will be here with you this weekend. we'll look for you right back here monday night when we'll be joined by ted koppel and chelsea clinton prior to their reports monday night on "rock center." have a good weekend. monday night on "rock center." have a good weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com center." have a good weekend. center." have a good weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner, but too many plants don't use it.

snyderman says stow's family talks about trying to find the old bryan has his good days and bad days. you can see the full story in "rock center with brian williams" at 10:00 p.m. also more on violence among fans in professional sports. >>> a former danville patrol officer allegedly took cocaine and a gun from a contra costa county private investigator in exchange for making dirty dui arrests. officer steven now faces four federal felony counts. the men he arrest wednesday all involved in divorce, custody, or other family disputes and were involved with a particular private eye. the indictment now says tenabi was paid by private investigator chris butler to pull those men over after the men had been lured into drinking by decoy women at local bars. his report claims he was on routine patrol when he crossed paths with the drunk drivers. each count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. >>> many skiers and snowboarders are hoping to hit the slopes this holiday are reconsidering their plans tonight. that's because there's no snow. not a lot of it. jodi hernandez is at california ski company where they know the