elizabeth cook shows what bay area chuck e cheeses were making underage work course. >> today is her sixth birthday. she wanted to celebrate at her favorite place. chuck e cheese. where a kid can be a kid. according to the department of labor the under age employees were doing work reserved for grownups. >> you would think they would have taken a proactive step to make sure that the minors they employed were not performing hazardous work that could injure them. >> investigators found that nine bay area chuck e cheeses from fairfield to cupertino violated the fire labor standard act by allowing teenagers to use the dome mixer and trash pact. >> they could have been hurt as a result of operating the equipment. >> chuck e cheese was forced to pay $28,000 in fines and took steps to the make sure the under age workers don't have access to the dangerous equipment and they will educate the staff so this won't happen again. her dad will take her to her favorite place. part of the joy of bringing her here is gone. she will love it so we will come for her birthdays. but it does alter my view a

the parent company of chuck e cheese, cec entertainment, inc. out of irving texas is cooperating. it has paid the fines totaling more than $28,000. again, nine of the 12 chuck e cheese locations in the bay area have been fined, cited and fined for violating child labor laws. since we're here in the south bay this morning, it's interesting to note that chuck e cheese was founded here in the bay area, 1977 the first location went up in san jose on winchester boulevard. now there are more than 500 locations worldwide. reporting live from cupertino this morning, i'm marla tellez. >> thanks so much, marla. >>> 6:03 right now. more than a year after the deadly san bruno explosion, pg&e is admitting it is liable for the disaster, defending itself against dozens of civil lawsuits related to the blast. the utility preparing for a hearing on friday with attorneys for the victims. >> this is made at the request of the judge presiding over the cases. again, in the hopes that this will make the proceedings move more quickly and more efficiency. >> in fact, what they're trying to do is escape re

the governor said many of them is just a waste of time and money. >>> chuck e. cheeseis a kid- friendly place, but the feds say not so much for teenagers who work there. elizabeth cook shows us why the bay area chuck e. cheese's were making underage workers do -- what they were making underage workers do. >> reporter: today, anastasia's 6th birthday. she wanted to celebrate at her favorite place. >> and they sang happy birthday to me. >> reporter: chuck e. cheese. their slogan is, where a kid can be a kid. but according to the department of labor, the underage employees were doing work strictly reserved for grownups. >> so you think that, you know, they would have taken a very proactive step to make sure that the monitors they employed were not performing hazardous work that could potentially injure them. >> reporter: investigators with the department of labor found that nine bay area chuck e. cheese's from fairfield to cupertino violated the fair labor standards act by allowing the employees under the age of 18 to operate the trash come factors and -- compacters and d

what's up with chuck e cheese coming up. >> reporter: i'm bob redell. s you to hang up the old cell phone for good while you're behind the wheel of your car. >>> pg&e takes legal responsibility for the san bruno explosion. find out why survivors of the blast are skeptical. >>> we give you a live look outside, the golden gate bridge. it's early.

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. >>> one local family is suing chuck e. cheese after their child was injured at the popular restaurant. >> it happened right here at this chuck e. cheese behind me. the parent of the six-year-old says their daughter was injured on a ride that she could not stop. >> she had a beautiful smile until two weeks ago. this is the hamster wheel at the chuck e. cheese. their daughter brokered teeth cut her lip and tonga when she was thrown from this ride. >> we went to a party and she was playing. we heard a big screen. >> i was trying to slow it down. my teeth fell out. >> we found her teeth, opposite sides of the ride. >> the johnsons claimed there were no employer use supervising, even though they told there would be. the bride is designed for one child at a time, there is no way -- the ride is designed for one child at a time. there is no way to stop the wheels from going around. >> are you going to go back? >> yes, but not on the hamster wheel. >> the lawyer for the johnson said the consumer product safety commission is also looking i

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why the feds say bay area chuck e. cheese restaurants are doing that are putting children at risk. >>> it is one of the busiest shopping days of the year. incentive to put off buying just a little bit longer. >>> i'm mike sugarman with cute kids and cute puppy. and there is a discount too, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, back in class at u-c berkely today, after a diesel spilln campus. crews spent the weekend containing the spill and cleaning up the toxic mess t >>> students back in class at uc buckley today after a diesel spill on campus, it was discovered on saturday. julia good rich saying there is still lingering concern and a little odor too to go along with that? >> reporter: hi, allen. there is a lingering odor. stanley hall is reopened but crews are still mopping up after this diesel spill, more than 1700 gallon. and believe it or not, today was the first day of finals. a lot of students who pauled the all-nighter didn't know if they were able to take the exam today. soaking up the diesel lining strawberry creek, a creek

chuck e. cheese is a friendly place for kids who eat there.hy it wasn't so much for the teens who work there. >>> and ready, set, spend. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,,,, - one-alarm house fire >>> breaking news, a fire in the menlo park area. this is on the ringwood and coleman streets, it's a little west of 101. chopper 5 overhead. as you can see, a number of fire apparatus on hand. we're finding out this is a one- alarm fire, a house structure, it's a home -- my guess is that's what we're zooming in on right now. you can still see some flames there as they try to put it out. it is a house fire causing a little traffic problem in the area. but right now, a one-alarm fire in the menlo park area. >> you may smell smoke from it, as well. >>> the chuck e. cheese restaurant chain is paying the feds thousands in fines for violating child labor laws. this is at nine bay area outlets. the department of labor found that the restaurants had teenaged employees doing work that is supposed to be performed only by adults. underaged employees operated trash

chuck e. cheese is a place where a kid can play like a kid. jane king has the bloomberg business report. work,you're looking for there may be a light at the end of the tunnel. u.s. employers plan to hire more workers in the first quarter of next year. the coming quarter could be the strongest since 2008. employers plan to ramp up hiring. sold paid 1004 to $19 for electricity on average last year -- customers paid $1119 in electricity last year. the federal reserve holds a policy meeting today. stocks falling estimate unconcerned about europe's debt problem. intel cut its sales forecast. the bloomberg maryland index falling on sales for under armour and t. rowe price. chuck e. cheese was fined $20,000 for violating federal labor laws. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:20. 27 degrees on tv hill. >> the coaching carrousel is beginning to turn. pete gilbert tells us who is in and who was out. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope to have them. -- hope you have them. or creates another laptop bag, or hires a

manassas.from >> someone snapped these photos suspicious man outside chuck e. cheese.hort while later, a man matching the description exposed himself to a little boy. you have nothing better to do than black children? why? think it is gross. then flash children? why? think it is gross. >> it is not right. >> the 6-year-old ran away. the man pursued. the child got home safely. december 11, a similar thing happened. time, the man exposed 12-year-old. the boy got away safely. to catchin thing is before he does something for the. what did you see? >> she would not comment. the woman who runs a rental of said she saw the man. believes she saw him again here, today. her co-worker said she did not police because she was certain it was him. both of these incidents took place here at the end of this sac.de- this is where school buses pick upoff and children. she said she saw the man over there, in those woods. she is fairly certain the suspect is not a resident of complex. reporting live. >> thank you for the latest there. >>> turning that is some new shooting at in the virgini

. >>> nine chuck e. cheese restaurants are being accused and they were fined. officials say the restaurants put young worker at risk by allowing them to load and operate trash compacters. it was also reported that two minors ran a doe -- a dough machine. >>> tonight, the 49ers could take another big step toward moving to colorado. the city council is kenned to give its final okay to the plan to build right next to great america. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee is still talking to the 49er owners but it appears stopping the team from moving out of san francisco at this point is quite a long shot? it's sounding that way. >> yeah. >>> let's check in with sal. i know you're busy. have you to -- you have newschopper2 up. we want to take a look at the wider view. it's not affect any major of the freeways. it's affecting that -- let me just read it again. ringwood. 390 ringwood avenue in menlo park now that the sun has come up we have a better view from news chop he 2 of this rather large home that went up in flames. as you heard the fire department said the fire start

. >>> nine bay area chuck e. cheese restaurants are facing federal fines accused of violating child labor laws. the department of labor says that the children's restaurant chain put 16 young workers at risk when it let them operate trash compacters and dough mixers. the company agreed to pay the $28,000 in fines and comply with federal regulations. >>> 5:05 now. lawrence karnow likes weather so much, he did it last night and said, you know what? i'm the ironman. i'm coming back tomorrow morning. >> i can't get enough. >> who do you like better? >> you guys, of course! [ laughter ] ! >> ken bastida, line 5! [ laughter ] >>> we are into the deep freeze again in some of the valleys of. those temperatures dropping off in the 20s and 30s this morning. it is cold early on today, 28 degrees in santa rosa, 32 and freezing in the napa valley and 34 in livermore. patchy fog in some of the valleys early on. clouds beginning to part just a bit. that system that brought the showers yesterday now headed to southern california where i

. >>> the department of labor fined several chuck e. cheese restaurants for violating child labor laws. the company was fined $28,000. an investigation found management was allowing workers under 18 to use equipment considered hazardous. some included minor operating industrial trash compacters. >>> it's getting cold out there right now. fog back in the forecast. no rain. sprinkles today but not enough to register. temperature right now in napa and santsa rosa 45 and 44. -- santa rosa 45 and 44. what you will see is the temperature, 38 in santa rosa, 41 in napa, the temperature when reached fog will form. there is the temperature. this is -- you will have fog. that's the dew point temperature. fog back in the forecast. dense in patches. showers move out. increases the dew point temperature, that increases your potential for fog in the morning. here we go again. overnight lows are cold. 29 in santa rosa. 32 napa. plenty of fog in the morning. patchy inland. these are the highs from today. highs tomorrow, about the same. maybe warmer. more sunsh

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department of labor, nine of the bay area's 12 chuck e. cheese's have paid a total of almost $30,000 in fines for violating federal child labor laws. according to the department of labor, locations allowed teenaged employees to operate machinery, including a trash compacter and dough mixer. redwood city, brentwood, newark, san bruno, cupertino and two in san jose. >>> more teenagers are using pot and see it as less of a risk while alcohol use among that age group has dropped to historic lows. that's a survey of 47,000 teenageers. they found one of every 15 high school seniors reported smoking pot on a daily or nearly day basis, the highest rate since 1981. on the flip side, alcohol use continues to decline, but it's still an issue. 40% of 12th graders reported drinking in the previous 30 days before taking the survey, compared to 54% in 1991. >>> hanging up that cell phone for good once you get behind the wheel of a car. bob redell explains. >> reporter: national transportation safety board now looks at talking while behind the wheel and other form

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chuck e cheese fined by the feds. "kid- friendl" chain is accused of violatig child labor laws. a former penn state coach, s his accusers today. the key witness, everyone will be watching. bike across the bay bridge.e plan to connect cyclists frm oakland to s-f. join us for cbs 5 early edin ... beginning at 4:30. ,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news," here is a look at today's weather. a checks winter storm will carry wet weather from southern california to the western glax. there will be snow in the higher elevations in the southwest and a wintry mix of rain. >>> here is another look at this morning's top stories. four army aviators were killed overnight when two helicopters crashed near olympia, washington. the helicopters were on a training mission. two other flyers were injured in that crash. >>> and during a preliminary hearing today, former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky will come face-to-face with some of the men who accused him of child molestation. >>> the u.s. has frozen $700 million in aid