one-third of camden's firefighters are now gone. >> i don't understand it. me if i'm still a fireman. what can i tell them? >> reporter: like so many communities across the u.s., camden is facing a huge budget shortfall. they're $26.5 million short on a $138 million budget. the police and fire unions could not agree on new contracts, so the city started layoffs. >> to date, as of january 18, 2011, the unions have not opted to implement meaningful concessions to save their members' jobs. >> reporter: so the worry is, life is about to get even more dangerous in camden, and with the number of violent crimes here five times the national average, camden is already the second most dangerous city in america. >> we'll probably sink to number one. >> reporter: pastor heyward wiggins grew up in camden. his church sits in a drug-infert neighborhood and he fears what this will mean. >> now we don't have as many soldiers as we used to have to fight the war but we're going to go to war anyhow, you know. and so your mind is just racing one minute, okay, where are the casua

than ever. >> camden isn't alone. the economy has forced cut backs across the country. oakland, california eliminated 10% of its force. flintish michigan, michigan laid off 30% of its officers. newark, new jersey had the biggest cut back in 32 years. off 30% of its officers. newark, new jersey had the biggest cut back in 32 years mi off 30% of its officers. newark, new jersey had the rk will be the center of o orm president obama's state of t union message tuesday night. it is not just their jobs that are at stake, but his own. mike vicara is at the white house for us mike? >> reporter: almost 15 million americans are looking for work. but the economy is slowly recovering. as the president prepares to address the nation on tuesday night, he is putting a renewed focus on jobs and growth. in a pre state of the union message to supporters, the president left no doubt about the theme of tuesday's address. >> my principle focus, my number one focus is going to be making sure that we are competitive and that we are going an

>> john berman on the streets of camden tonight.hank you, john. >>> and we learned late today that a man who dedicated his life to fighting poverty has died. sargent shriver, married into the wealth and fame of the kennedy family, but spend his long career founding the peace corps and working for civic causes at home and abroad. and here's david muir. >> reporter: sargent shriver married american royalty in eunice kennedy, the sister of then-senator john f. kennedy. >> she's got real guts. she's got a terrific jaw, maybe you noticed that. it comes from both their mother and her father, who are people of great, great character. >> reporter: shriver went on to build a career in what was called president kennedy's new frontier, helping to found the peace corps and later spear-heading lyndon johnson's war on poverty. his dedication to social causes continued throughout his life. he served in leadership roles in head start, job corps, upward bound, among others. he may be best known as champion of the special olympics created by eunice i

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. >>> the camden new jersey police force has lost nearly half its officers to budget cuts. camden has the second highest crime rate in the nation. 163 police officers lost their jobs, that's 44% of the force. city officials say the cuts will not affect public safety. camden also cut 60 of its 215 firemen. >>> government officials in tunisia say they'll open the government to opposition leaders. battles between protesters calling for democratic reform and security forces have swept the country for months. violent gangs roam the streets. more than 78 have lost their lives. the president was forced from office last week. >>> in northeast australia, there is no relief from the widespread flooding that's killed at least 30 people. more evacuations were ordered this morning as the flooding spread. the city was cut in half. australia officials say this may be the country's most costly natural disaster ever. meanwhile in brazil, a man buried for 16 hours under a collapsed building was pulled to safety monday. mudslides and flooding prompted by days of torrential rain have cut off e

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and there is no supermarket in the center of camden. because we have allowed the agribusiness to create a system -- i also live in new jersey -- we're all of life fruits and vegetables are trucked across country, and poor people can't afford to meet those so we don't sell it to them. and if you want to eat in camden, you have either churches fried chicken or doughnut shops, greece and sugar. you can go to the areas of west virginia and it's the same. and these postindustrial pockets, as our society is reconfigured by corporate forces into a neo feudalism, will only expand, and it is incumbent upon us to wake up to understand what these forces are doing to the environment, and that corporate capitalism, which is distinct from the penny capitalism that existed in the farm town where i grew up, where farmers would come and have a market and sell their vegetables and other fruit, and its distinct from the regional capitalism of the small business owner, who has a factory or hardware store in the town and sits on the school board. corporate

camden gets a bad rap too. you're from camden.the thugs are, that's where the killers be. if i came from there, you know, and i think i'm pretty well rounded, i think i'm, you know, modestly intelligent, and i'm -- i love my work ethic. i'm a hard worker. if i come from there, i know that others like -- like me are there too. if i can create something that will expand their mind, you know, get them excited about living, then that's what this foundation does. >> what are some of the programs that you all offer young people? >> well, we've been offering a scholarship program. it's not completely scholarships where we pay your way. we say, the phrase is, i don't know if i can actually say that out loud, my idea is, you don't throw pearl to swam. if you're working hard and making grade but you can't afford your books this semester, i got you. we're going to help you out. if you're working hard and you're making your grades and putting forth the effort but you can't afford dorm fees, we'll try to help you out. that kind of thing. >> li

. >> valerie runs the food bank of south jersey, which feeds more than 100,000 people in camden, newersey. >> and of that number, 36,000 of them are children, and then about 10,000 of them are seniors that are making the difficult decision between whether to pay for food or pay for medicine. you are really working with a limited budget, so having a food resource like this -- >> we don't have any budget at all. >>> there's no budget. >> no budget. >> 54% of the people that are living in camden today are below -- at the poverty level living below. >> but this 25-year-old food bank is making life for those residents a little easier. >> the food bank of southern jersey has been a blessing to our family church, for the members of church and for the community. >> it just takes the loss of a job or a serious disability to take someone from middle income to spiral right down to low income, spiral down again into poverty. >> to help keep people from starving, valerie is depending on volunteers and financial support. >> with this economy being the way that it is, we have seen our donations dro

police say the girl and her boyfriend were in a cross walk at the intersection of camden and basskinavenues in san jose when she was hit. that was just after 1:00 this morning. police are looking for a silver or gray japanese made vehicle, last seen traveling westbound on camden avenue. and police are not sure if the girl had the right-of-way. >>> san francisco's board of supervisors has a new look tonight. it has four asian americans making it the most ethically diverse board ever and it has a significant task ahead eventually selecting the interim mayor. and joe vasquez was at the swearing in, which got emotional. >> reporter: as the new san francisco board of supervisors swears in, many are wondering, will they be prone to dramatic clashes like the last board? the answer came quickly. >> i would ask that my name be withdrawn from consideration. >> reporter: as moderate supervisor shawn elsburg was nominated for the post of president of the board, but then bowed out as a show of unity paving the way for david shu to be quickly re-elected to the post. >> i'm touched by what the supe

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camden filled with dark skies in bleak numbers.mber. in december carjackings shot up one-quarter of their year's total. tulsa, oklahoma, cut back 11% of its force. at one point the domestic violence unit had just four officers to handle about 5,000 cases. in oakland, california, they fired 100 police officers. officials say they can no longer respond to vandalism, identity theft and some burglaries. >> we're in a new period in which cutting police hasn't happened in the last ten years. we're about to test the theory of do police matter. >> reporter: the mayor says what she's hoping for is some kind of agreement toward pay concessions or pay cuts with the police union that will help them get 100 officers back on these streets. that's 100 of the 160 that were laid off. that is a best-case scenario. right now, only a hope. john berman, abc news, camden, new jersey. >>> in oregon, they've had plenty of rain this week but along the coast, it's another problem -- sand. strong winds have been blowing the sand dunes around there. some vaca

america is cutting back on its cops because of a major budget short fall. 160 police officers in camden many admitted self-medicating with drugs. >>> a creature that walked the earth more than 12,000 years ago may be poised to make a comeback. scientists are hoping to clone a mammoth mammoth from the ice age. they plan to extract dna from a preserved mammoth carcass and injengt it into the egg cells of an african elephant. the researchers from the u.s. japan and russia are looking to produce a baby mammoth within six years. >> they make it sound easy. >>> we might have the best indication that brett favre's football career is over. he filed retirement papers with the nfl yesterday, according to a league spokesman. nothing is official though. the timing is a procedural matter. and remember favre has filed the same papers before only to change his mind. >>> meanwhile, the four teams still alive in the nfl playoffs begin serious preparations for sunday's championship games ames as for yesterday's sports highlights here we have max bretos over at espn news. >> plenty of great sports on mond

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tow trucks should be on the scone that should be cleared, northbound 85, camden, a vehicle facing therong way, checked with chp they are moving that out of the way as we speak. >>> thank you giana and tracy. a mass will be held in tucson for victims of that deadly shooting rampage. this morning we are learning more about the suspected gunman. >>> he is refusing to speak to authorities as sandra hughes reports investigators are getting closer to a motive. >> reporter: jared loughner remains locked up as investigators dig for more clues the 22-year-old denied bail monday at his first court appearance he is accused of saturday's shooting rampage which left six people dead and 14 injured including gabriel giffords, they think loughner targeted giffords out of anger toward the government not out of hate red for any particular party. he may also have been upset after reportedly asking giffords at a 2007 event what is government if words have no meaning. and getting no answer. >> he seemed to dwell on the fact that she wouldn't answer his question. i think that was just like the start of it.

they were struck on teh corner of camden >> this is only reachable by boat, the pilot was the only personhe time of this plane crash. the faa is going to investigate. >> bos rider transit authorities went into place what whit minor tweaks to city bus lines, with-minor tweaks come with frequency changes. that these are adjustment that they'd make regularly to see if the tire bus service was redone in january 20th 08. the entire bus service. >> and each takes a look at the light rail schedule and the different bus service lines. the schedules need tweaking sense our major overhaul in january, 20 08. back then, we took the entire system and wiped the slate, clean. took a hard look at the best way to put services on our roads with city buses. since then, minor tweaks throughout the system. the one of the most effected growth in this series come to the 180 weekend series with the fremont bart station to downtown san jose. it will be stopped on the weekend and the 181 the city plows will take its place. >> now, here is stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >> the driver of this red i

this is at camden. the girl is in critical condition. police are still trying to find the driver and the vehicle, which they say should have front end damage. >>> the other hit-and-run tonight in the east bay, police found a loaded firearm after this crash. it plowed into another car around 5:45. then the driver ran away, but cops found him just a few minutes later and arrested him. police say they found the firearm and drugs in his car. three or four people in the other car are recovering from injuries and are expected to survive. >>> it was one year ago tonight when a gunman opened fire and killed a man who was driving along interstate 80. tonight, grace lee says four people are under arrest and they think these guys could be linked to other murders. >> reporter: you know, the scarriest part of a story like this, this could happen to anyone. the pieces started to come together when they arrested the alleged shooter over the weekend, but they say that was for a completely separate murder case. >> i just want to say this is obviously a v

anybody out there that saw anything walking walking across camden in the crosswalk someone just like you're out and took off. we need everybody's help to try and find this person. >> 15 year-old it is a sophomore at loss gatos high school. her friends and family are posting fliers in the hope that somebody saw something and it will come forward. please are describing the vehicle as a late model grey or silver toyota camry for debug interested in the fatal shooting of a 16 year-old boy from richmond. sean was shot and killed yesterday outside the apartment complex on flooding ave. they mourn the death of their fellow student and friend. >> everyone is sad, crying, heartbroken. >> people who did know him >> his life was taken for no reason. he was a football store he was no. 42. he was a good player. everybody's crying, people crying it was kind of sad. >> police have not yet released a motive in that shooting. >> to day we are extremely gratified and i can't think of a better word to announce that early next month the i phone 4 will be part of the great for eyes and wireless portfolio

also capturing a hit-and-run driver who critically injured a 15-year-old girl at south bascom and camden avenue. witnesses say the girl was in the crosswalk with her boyfriend early saturday morning when she was hit by a gray or silver japanese car. >> alan: two years before the tragic san bruno explosion took eight lives, pg&e briefly raised the pressure on its doomed gas pipeline to its maximum legal. he that's according to the san francisco chronicle, which reported they increased the pressure for two hours in december of 2008. experts call that a, quote, huge gamble and point out another spike in pressure could make the pipeline more vulnerable to failure even if the pressure ills at a lower level. >>> just ahead, snow in the south. southern states get hit with a blast of wintry weather. a look at the problems it's causing. and it's not going to be as wet as we thought it would be here in the bay area. we'll let leigh glaser explain. medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement

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police say the girl was walking across the intersection at camden and bascom avenues at 1:10 a.m. when she was hit in the crosswalk. her injuries are described as life-threatening. >>> oaklandarch jean quan walked the toughest beat in oakland today. police beat 33x. she went door-to-door talking to residents. the neighborhood is ranked month the top five crime-ridden neighborhoods in the city. six people were shot on tuesday, including an innocent bystander who was shot inside his home. >> having a council of residents who work together with that beat officer is, i think, absolutely necessary to keep crime going down. >> alan: quan is also encouraging neighbors to join a neighborhood crime prevention council. it has its first meeting later this month. >>> up next, only going to see the sun a few times this week. so stay tuned. the forecast is coming up with leigh glaser. >> mike: wild card weekend has the biggest chance for upsets, and today we had just that. seattle eliminates thellllllllll [ male announcer ] as your love has evolved, so have your gifts. from "i like you." "i rea

camden city officials say they need those cuts to help the city close a $26 million budget gap.bout 60 firefighters will also be out of a job. >>> an orange county city could soon use facebook as one way to prevent repeat dui offenders from getting back on the streets. a huntington beach city councilman wants police to pose mug shots of anybody arrested for multiple duis. the councilman says the idea of public shame could keep some people from drinking and driving. however the city's police department says it could also alienate some of the residents. >>> time now 6:47. back over to sal. sal, anything to be aware of this morning commute-wise? >>> i would say the fog, pam and dave, as a matter of fact. now we're looking at 880. we were just able to see some of this. now the top is all fog and you can see the traffic kind of appearing at the bottom of the screen. it's pretty thick fog in oakland. however, just a few miles down the road it's not foggy at all. or off the road i should say if you're going south to north. bay bridge traffic is -- well, the fog is not there but the tra

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this man entered a chase bank on camden avenue about 5:30 yesterday. now, police say that he showed the teller a note that said i have a gun. he is about 30 years old, six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds. he was last seen wearing a baseball cap and a black jacket there. and we believe the same man has robbed the four other banks in santa clara and santa cruz county since november. if you recognize him, call san jose police. >>> good news today for the sea lion found shot on a bay area beach. vets say the latest tests show silent night is getting better. sonja chen has more on what doctors are doing today to help his recovery. >> reporter: today, volunteers coaxed the sea lion, now known as silent night, into a carrier so he could be examined. >> veterinarians are doing x- rays and what they want to do is look the at bone around his head. and on his feet, see if there are any problems with the bones. >> reporter: the sea lion discovered on a beach in sausalito with a gunshot wound to the head in december. >> when he arrived at the marine mammal center,

it happened on camden avenue about 1:00 in the morning. the victim had just left a party. police are asking anyone with information to call them. >> san mateo county assemblyman jerry hill is set to appear before the state public utilities commission in san francisco today to call for an end to what he calls a culture of complacency at pg&e. he'll have introduced legislation in the assembly to strengthen pipeline safety regulations following last september's explosion and fire that killed eight people and destroyed 37 homes in san bruno. hill is concerned the commission has not leveed a single fine against pg&e or any other utility for pipeline safety violations in more than a decade. he also says the commission failed to properly audit the utility's records. >> in marin county, the sheriff's deputy says it will not enforce the board of supervisors ban on the installation of smart meters. the board voted last week in favor of a one-year moratorium. the independent journal reports the sheriff has since been swamped by requests by residents to block pg&e from installing mete

suffered life-threatening injuries in an overnight hit- and-run accident at the busy intersection of camdennd basskin in san jose about 1:00 a.m. police say the girl and her boyfriend were in the cross walk. they are searching for a silver or gray japanese made vehicle. >>> and a settlement has been reached over plans for a bridge as part of the 100 point naval shipyard re-development. environmental groups sued saying 491-foot bridge could permanently damage wildlife. as part of the segment, the habitat areas will be improved. mayor newsom calls the development one of the most important in the city's history. >>> finally, a weekend without raindrops. lawrence is next with more on when the fog will clear. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national average!! three times the national average!!! new school banking at capital one bank. with interest plus savings, go to capitalone.com!!!

>> reporter: now, here is the surveillance video taken from a gas station at camden and baskin. the accident happened in the top right of the screen. you can barely see what's going on because the video is so grainy. what you can see at the end are people scrambling to see what's going on. and police say there is a chance someone in that group saw the car and can give a description. we're live here? san jose at valley medical center, george kitiama, nbc bay area news. >>> well, in an arrest tonight in a brazen and deadly shooting that happened right in front of stunned customers of a san francisco cafe. investigators aren't releasing the suspect's name but will only say that tips led to his arrest. what police revealing is that the suspect walked into the cafe on the corner of polk and geary into the back room yesterday where they shot him several times. witnesses said they looked up from their meals to see a victim running and an armed man chasing him. turner died on the spot. >>> a san jose warehouse is at the center of a northern california counterfeit movie and music ring. a

being treated for life threatening injuries tonight after an suv was hit her in the intersection of camden just after 1:00 a.m. saturday by a silver or grey japanese make vehicle. her boyfriend, garrett berger of fellton was arrested for being drunk in public. >> we do not believe that his intoxication had anything to do with the accident. but obviously we believe that alcohol is a contributing factor in this case. >> reporter: police believe the girl may also have been drinking, anyone who saw the hit and run collision is asked to contact police. >>> what started out as a verbal fight inside a san francisco nightclub escalated at the point that three men attacked a man with a broken bottle. they found the two snacked men outside the temple nightclub. the two were taken to the hospital and they are expected to survive. no one has been arrested. >>> a $250,000 reward is being offered tonight for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for killing a 20-year-old man four years ago this month. alberto casillas was shot to death on january 7, 2007 at club caliente on fulsome

it happened on camden avenue about 1:00 in the morning. the victim just left a party. police are asking anyone with information to please call them. >>> exactly one year to the day after a tragic murder, the chp announced the arrest of four men for the crime. they are suspected it in the murder of a talented young bay area musician, killed in a case of missing taen identity. abc7's alan wang has the story. >> this is him at 17, four months after he picked up a base and eventually found himself playing with the likes of lauren hill. >> he has always been a part of my life because even though he traveled the world, he would call me from what ever part of the world he was. >> at 24 he was shot to death on a stormy night while driving down i-80 near crockett. >> the victim, dewey tucker was not the intended target. >> exactly one year to the day of dewey tucker's murder, the chp announced the arrest of four men, supposed gang members. >> investigators say the suspects were looking to retaliate against the rival gang member. instead they started following a man on his way t

host: you mentioned in the city of camden it was in negotiations between unions. is this a union issue when it comes to these negotiations? guest: overall, it is an employee issue. there are still negotiations between the employees and local government. there is more likely to be more tensions because of the relationship between unions and local government and the size of cuts that are in play. we are seeing groups come to the table and offering concessions to help the local governments get to the downturn. host: chris hoene is our guest. your calls. new york is on our republican line. go ahead. caller: good morning. these are tough times. state governments, local governments, city governments, they have to learn how to deal with less. you know, -- host: can you describe what obscene means? caller: three or four years on the force, the salaries or six- figure incomes. the first time -- every time, when money slows down, when the economy slows down, the first thing you hear is that we have to cut vital services. they do that every time. the city government has so m

recovery scientist, new york, new york; james smallwood, founder and ceo, the choice is yours, inc., camdenw jersey. pam, how many people in the united states are in recovery? well, the estimates are about 20 million people are in recovery, working on being free of drugs and other-and alcohol. and, alexandre, what is recovery? what are some of the common paths to recovery? well, that's really two different questions. what recovery is, according to people in recovery themselves, is usually, especially for people severely addicted, it is abstinence from drugs and alcohol, as well as significantly-significant improvements in other aspects that constitute quality of life, such as employment, social relationships, mental health, physical health, housing, as well as access to leisure and-and activities that contribute to a healthy and productive life. and tom, why don't we give you the second half of that question, then. what are some of the most common pathways to recovery? i think that's an excellent question. i had the privilege of being with alexandre as a matter of fact, being part of a bett

the city, camden, which has one of the highest crime rates in the country is laying off 163 officers. nearly half of the force. they say the cuts are needed to help the city close a $ 26 million budget gap, about 60 firefighters will also be out of a job. a southern california lawmaker thinks facebook could be used to keep people from being arrested more than once. the hunting ton beach city council is posting mugshots for anyone arrested for one dui in their city. the councilman says this could save lives. huntington beach had the most alcohol-related traffic deaths of all california cities of its size last year. >>> plans are being made for a memorial for the homeless woman hit and killed in a homeless crash. police say 53-year-old sheree had run run onto the highway to rescue her dog. well, two drivers hit her. the first driver stopped to try to help her. on saturday, homeless advocates will remember the victim at concord's hillcrest park. >> she was quite weather worn. she was worn out. she lived a hard life. >> >> police are -- police are still searching for the man who left the

these wars at the same time the infrastructure in the united states is falling apart cities like camden new jersey have to layoff half of their police force because they can't pay for it no the republicans were not right and right now obama's industry and their foreign policies are also not right well that's why i don't think that you know the glen was saying that the republicans were actually right or all along i definitely don't think so i know you definitely don't think so but if the obama. ministrations actions that almost make it look that way right because you know and i understand and i'm sure that when you get into the office of becoming president and you constantly are getting these briefings every single day about how many threats there are to america probably it can skew your mind a little bit you know the way that you came into it what does that mean that you then expand upon those things do you do you automatically say you know what maybe torturing those people was worth it. you know that's really hard to say i don't know it's funny because obama was very much against. inte

this surveillance video shows them crossing on camden where a grey or silver vehicle struck shay andook off. shay has a torn bladder and a broken femur. >> she's a very loved girl, has a lot of friends. she's very vivacious. she's a wonderful little girl and we want her back. >> reporter: police say they have been few leads, there were other cars in the area as well as a group of people at a gas station. but police say none of those witnesses has come forward. shaw is trying to focus on her daughter but desperately wants the driver responsible to come forward. >> come and look at my daughter and apologize for accidentally hitting her. >> reporter: shay is a sophomore at los cados high school. carrie says that they've come every day hoping she will pull through. >> we're hoping there's a miracle. >>> doctors are going to y to wean shay off the medication to see how she reacts. at this point she's still in a medically induced coma and doctors don't have a prognosis. reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> candlelight vigil in memory of the tucson shooting victims is

san jose police say the young girl was walking with her boyfriend at the intersection of camden and blossom in san jose when a silver or gray car hit her around 1:10 this morning. now that girl has major injuries and is fighting for her life in the hospital. san jose police want anyone with information to call the san jose police department or get this person to turn themselves in. >>> after scrambling for months, california prison officials say they are about to get enough legal drugs, rather, lethal drugs, to carry out more than 80 executions. the chronicle reports a british company will ship more than 500 grams of the drug that makes prisoners unconscious before heart-stopping chemicals are then injected. the seoul u.s. manufacturer of the drug ran short of sflis to make the drug which led to a delay of scheduled executions back in september. the new shipment could cause executions to resume in california. there is a catch. this is it. the fda approves importing legal drug injections but doesn't test those drugs to make sure they work the way they are supposed to. instead, the fda leaves

on the top right of the screen the video shows a car striking the girl as she crosses camden avenue. she is still hospitalized. bliss would like anyone with information about the hit and run to please contact them and you can get another look at that surveillance video on our website ktvu.com. just look for the video viewer on the home page. >>> a san francisco man is a free man tonight after spending 18 years in prison. 40-year-old connolly's murder convictions were thrown out after it was determined the star witness in the case lied on the stand and police detectives knew it. ktvu's is live now at san francisco's hall of justice with more on what this reversal means for other murder cases. debra? >> reporter: well, when connolly left the jail here today he had very little to sail. focused on getting reacquainted with his family. smiling walking into the sunlight and freedom. [ applause ] >> reporter: accompanied by attorneys who worked several years to free him and relatives waiting with hugs. connolly was asked what his plans are. >> take it one day at a time. >> reporter: then in

about 4:00, police got a call about a makeshift package near merrill drive and camden avenue.hey found the device that can be a potentially explosive combination. nobody was hurt. >> it looks like we have breaking news. we are just finding out about it right now. there is a water main break in philadelphia. it doesn't look like -- the damage was done and a couple of manholes that covers up the holes. we will get more information and bring it to you as it becomes available. >> i don't think it will affect your morning commute. >> that won't, but we have other information that i was tying up. we will tell you about a belmont fire that took place earlier this morning. folks may have seen smoke off of 880. off ralston avenue and a major connector between 101. there was a fire and 22 people have been displaced because this was an apartment building that caused the fire. the fire is out and there were crews on scene. they might see activity, but it's a segregated road off of the area. you shouldn't see major slowing, but a crew is heading over there. some injuries report and smoke i

it happened on camden avenue at about 1:00 in the morning saturday.d just left a party. police are asking anyone with information to please call them. >> we are getting our first look at some dramatic video of a tour bus that burst into flames in palo alto last night. it was taking a group of japanese businessmen through silicon valley when the driver heard a loud bang and saw smoke. the driver managed to evacuate all 35 passengers and their luggage before the bang of the bus erupted in flames. >> hercules police are investigating their own city hall. some files from the city's main computer network have been deleted. they believe it happened last thursday or friday. the hercules spokes woman said they were not confidential. they are usually recoverable because they are regularly backed up. police don't have a suspect. they'll get help from another law enforcement agency or an information technology company. >> investigators are still trying to figure out how a woman ended up in the bay last night. she needed a rescue crew to get her out. >> they're c

this happened on camden avenue about 1:00 in the morning on saturday.m had just left a party. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. investigators are still trying to figure out how a woman ended up in the bay last night. she needed a rescue crew to get her out. >> coming down right now! >> you could hear her screams there. this happened off pier 19 in san francisco. firefighters were called to rescue a woman from the frigid bay waters. her boyfriend tried to use his jacket to pull her up but that didn't work. the diver pulled her out. >> sounded so frightened. >> and cold. >> and cold, exactly. this morning, not quite as cold. i mean, compared to what we've had the past few mornings. >> air temperature, but 50s in the water. >> water doesn't change much temperature from season to season. maybe 5 to 7 degrees from summer to the winter. temperatures probably low 50s when she was in that water. air temperature now, show you that in a minute. first wet weather. also some water falling from the sky across the north bay. radar returns

camden has the second-highest crime rate in the country. >>> and finally, a pricey game of lost and found. the star of tv's "mad men" was supposed to be turning heads on the golden globes. she didn't realize she lost a diamond bracelet borrowed if for the event. she raced out of the ballroom trying to find it. lucky for her, a worker who spotted it didn't believe in finders-keepers. that's the good news. that's the news at 8:07 time for the weather with sam champion who is out in the messy, slushy weather. sam. >> good morning, juju. the security on the red carpet. you have to have an i.d. to get near there. that bracelet wasn't going anywhere. >> at one point, she stored it in her cleavage. for safe-keeping. >> okay. i love the story. i'm not going anywhere past that line, though. good morning, again, juju. we'll show you how here in times square. what we're looking at is a very light, freezing rain. the tension tours just under the freezing mark here. the coastal areas have shot up in the high 30s and mid-30s in the new york area. that's going to happen along the coastline in new englan

police are also looking for a hit and run driver who critically injured a 15-year-old girl at south camden avenue. witnesses say the girl was in a crosswalk with her boyfriend early saturday morning when she was hit by a gray or silver japanese import car. >> in mountain view, police are looking for a man they say attacked a woman on the street this weekend. the attack happened just after 10:30 saturday night near stanford avenue. the 27-year-old victim says the man dragged her 20 feet into an empty dirt lot and punched her in the face repeatedly. she screamed for help and the suspect let her go and ran off. the woman is recovering from minor injuries. the suspect is described as a latino male in his 20s with short black hair. he's between 5-8 and 5-10 with a husky build and was wearing a dark jacket. >> 6:08 now. the san pablo city council is expected to vote today to keep lake elementary school open next september. the west contra costa unitedfied school district was going to close the school because of its budget deficit and reassign all the students next year. but parents and teachers

finally i said "well, you know, i'm from south jersey and walt whitman's buried in camden." he looked at me and he said... "are you a girl?" and it was just like, i thought, uh-oh, there goes the sandwich. there was my first thought. but, yes, so that was my meeting with alan. >> rose: but you had the sandwich and... >> yeah, we parted friends and alan, of course, became one of my great teachers. so you never know how you're gonna meet one of your great teachers. >> rose: and sam shepherd. >> sam shepherd i metz... i saw him perform with the holy modal rounders at the village gate and it was just like a hillbilly psychedelic hillbilly band and i thought this hillbilly guy behind the drums, this guy could be... is what rock and roll needs, purity. he was american but like... he seemed like he was from the coal mining fields or something and he was also very handsome and i was writing for crawl daddy and i... i went up to him and i said you know... i was telling him i could make him a big star. i was gonna write the greatest article about him and he's playing along, told he hi

this is at camden and south baskin avenues. the girl is in critical condition.ice are trying to find the driver and the vehicle which they say should have front end damage. >>> oakland police have arrested one person in a different hit-and-run. they say this driver plowed into a car and ran away last night. well, they found him a few minutes later along with a firearm and drugs in his car. up to four people in the other car were hurt but they should be okay. >>> if you're applying for a driver's license, you may be in for a long wait. the card has new security features such as raised lettering, a hidden photograph and lots of state symbols. since the card came out in october it's taken up to six weeks to get it instead of a few days. in the beginning the dmv says 80% of the cards came back from the connecticut manufacturer with errors. well, those had to be remade while new orders kept pouring in. >> the color variations were off, the positioning of the elements were off, and these are the types of things that have to be absolutely perfect. >> it now takes about

camden city officials say the cuts are needed to help the city close a $26 million budget gap.0 firefighters will also be out of a job. >>> a southern california lawmakers wants to use facebook to shame people arrested for drunk driving. a huntington beach city councilman is proposing police put mug shots of anyone arrested more than once for dui. that's angered privacy advocates and even the city's police department saying it could alienate the city's 200,000 residents. but the councilman says it could save lives. after huntington beach had the most alcohol-related traffic deaths of all 56 california cities of its size last year. >>> time now 5:47. i ran into more fog today. did you? >> little bit. >> i couldn't see as far as you. >> that's scary. >> sal, how are we looking this morning? >> me too actually. driving to work i was driving across the bridge and it was clear and then i drove over to jack london square and it was very foggy. so just be careful out there. steve is on top of it. we are watching it as how it effects drivers. westbound bay bridge looks good coming up t

she was struck in the crosswalk here at the intersection of bascom and camden avenue early saturday morningt at her bedside around the clock is asking the public for prayers' or help in tracking down that hit- and-run driver. just come forward and deal with it because what kind of life are you going to be able to have keeping it inside. you're never going to be able to have a good life of this to come forward and take responsibility. >> as the investigation continues the vehicles described it this time only as a late model great or silver toyota camry. in san jose kron 4 to this. >> flags are have staff here at the high school students mourn the death of 16 year-old to sean who shot monday afternoon in front of his grandmother's apartment in richmond. students of set up a simple memorial with the picture of the john f. where they left their thoughts of the student and our condolences for his family. richmond police have three suspects in custody. in else to read all jeff pierce kron 4 news. >> and guys are village appeared to be something of a mystery when approximately 100 birds were found

most of it isolated in cities like camden and newark, but for the most part life in new jersey is good good. >> i think you could say new jersey is a great place for the middle class. it really is. >> reporter: this explains the miles and miles of car dealerships and strip malls. yes, new jersey is our most densely populated state. no surprise it also has the most diners. but it's also got mountains and lakes and lots of pretty things. and a full 22% of the state is the pine barons, virtually unpopulated forests with some of the purest water in the u.s. ah! >> you are in victory park in new jersey. >> reporter: john is the mayor of rumson an historic town nestled on a river that's a far cry from tv's picture of jersey. this is very nice. >> elegant. >> reporter: we visited a horse farm. they know they're in new jersey, yeah? >> i think they know they're in new jersey. >> reporter: they're not trying to leave. >> no, they like it here. >> it is very, very pretty. >> this is a great spot and it's in new jersey, right? >> it new jersey. >> reporter: you're sure about that? now, the jersey