for theisorsos infertility.amed >>> stanford, george clooney's class at 11:00. >>> turning to the bottle for the answer to it all. who helps mom when too much of a good thing becomes a way of life? >>> a big name from the san francisco giants is about to be out of a job. a sports stunner tonight. >>> hiding in fear. children kidnapped, sold and turned into sex slaves. tonight the nationwide sweep has the fbi right here in the bay area. good evening. i'm lisa kim. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it is both stunning and sad. child prostitutes found working right here in the bay area. the fbi wrapping up a national sting, making 72 arrests in our region. the feds rounding up pimps, johns, prostitutes and children forced into sexual slavery. gene berry is live in oakland. jean? >> reporter: during the fbi operation, local police rescued 30 adults and three girls who are working as sex slaves. experienced agents tell me it was difficult for them to see kids trapped in such a dangerous situation. children are working as sex slaves in the bay area. >> a girl that he knew would make him a lot of mon

initially he said he sold the dog. >> actor george clooney brings attention to the volatile situationn sudan. hundreds of students turned out to her him speak last night. lillian kim talked to him one-on-one. >> friend and guest lecture you are invited clooney to speak to students. he didn't hesitate. >> the youth of america in general but a version of net working that exists in colleges that i think doesn't necessarily exist once you get outside of that world. >> clooney has been passionate about the atrocities in sudan several years but now a new attention on the issue. sudan is two months from an election which depending on the outcome could split the country in two. experts fear there will be a new outbreak in civil war. >> we're banging the drum. you have a chance, we all have a chance of participating in trying to stop the war before it starts instead of cleaning up afterwards which is what we normally have to do. >> clooney says much progress has been made. senator john kerrsy is working on a possible peace agreement. as for the students, many were clearly starry eyed but they

clooney has been an outspoken advocate for the troubled african nation. he is leading sold out forum on the subject tonight with human rights activist john trender gas. the title is "sudan, preventing the next war." clooney is behind an extensive campaign to ensure that the united states does not allow mass atrocities to happen in the sudan or darfur. >> michael jackson's mother talked about raising his kids today on the oprah show. katherine jackson says she wants to give those kids a normal childhood so she doesn't make them wear veils. prince and paris are in private school and blanket, he's being home schooled for now. the tensest moment is when oprah asked joe jackson about beating his children as michael had claimed. katherine jackson stepped in there. >> he used a strap, yes, he did use a strap. >> let me just ask you this. knowing what you know now, would you do it differently? do you think it would be a different kind of father? >> i would have punished them. it was to keep them out of trouble and jail. my kids never been in jail. >> jackson's el

george clooney one on one. an important message for the bay area. you are looking at a live picture of the bay bridge. back in a moment. resolve stain busters. i vacuumed my carpet, but it's still so dingy. she needs resolve deep clean powder. look what vacuuming alone leaves behind. this penetrates deep to release trapped in dirt, leaving your carpet looking like new. it looks great. (lab-guy) trust resolve. forget stains. >>> it's 4:44 and you are looking at a picture of downtown oakland. we will check in with rob in a bit. a series of studies done by working mother magazine reveals that some moms are hitting the bottle to cope far too often. today in the east bay takes a look. >> being a mom is a tough job. being a mom who also works outside the home adds another level of stress. ask alexandria. >> it's very stressful. i'm not only a mother. i work and go to school and take care of the baby. >> how does she destress? >> i like wine. i drink wine. >> so many working moms turn to wine to unwind. there is a popular facebook page called oh, my god i

actor george clooney makes an appearance here in the bay area. >> this is one where we could turn theights really bright on it. >> ahead the humanitarian cause he's lending his star power to. >> and the man arrested for taking the east bay woman'ssssss >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> time now 5:40. an update on a bay area dog napping story. a man accusing of stealing a small dog during a robbery now says he dropped the animal off in stockton. police haven't located deuce but they have a better idea where to look. 19-year-old suspect chris perkins says he left the yorkshire terrier -- let the terrier go at holiday park in stockton. initially he told investigators he sold the dog. >> actor george clooney came to stanford university to bring attention to the volunteertal situation in sudan. abc 7's lillian kim talked to him one-on-one. >> guest lecturer john pennedergas invited him to talk to students. >> the youth of america in general but also a version of net working that exists in colleges i think that doesn't necessarily exist once you get outside of th

is george clooney getting ready to say uncle? a day after the "hollywood reporter" said director steven soderbergh was in talks to bring the '60s tv spy series "man from u.n.c.l.e." to the big screen, reports say clooney is in talks to play the lead agent napoleon solo. >>> elsewhere, you knew it was just a matter of time before the tv musical series "glee" took on michael jackson's "thriller." and "entertainment weekly" reports it will happen in the show's post super bowl. >>> and, finally, you thought you were upset when bristol palin advanced to the finals of "dancing with the stars?" well, 67-year-old steven cowan of wisconsin was so enraged with with the outcome he took out his shotgun and blew away his television. next, he threatened his wife with the gun. eventually he had to be coaxed out of his house by police after an all-night standoff with the s.w.a.t. team. he was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, and bail was set at $1,500. >> just goes right along with my theory that reality tv is all put on by the

but someone like george clooney can care about.reporter: he made the trip to stanford amid a very busy schedule. he's prepping for new movie that begins shooting in february. at stanford university, lillian kim, abc 7 news. >>> murder charges were filed today against the man accused of killing san francisco fashion design kate in her russian hill apartment. we learn more about the events that led to the arrest at 43-year-old gary holland last friday. he was want kering into the sale rock inn when he fell asleep in a park across the street. hotel manager mentioned holland to a cop who happened to be eating at the inn restaurant. i have. >> police captain happened to have having lunch or breakfast that morning. asked him to take a look at the person. have him move on and it turned out that he was more than just a homeless person. >>reporter: police say that hotel listened broke into kate's apartment by posing as a utility worker. he was on parole for an attempted murder conviction. happened in fresno back in 1999. >>> week long natio

clooney has been an outspoken advocate for the troubled african nation of sudan. he is leading a sold-out forum with human rights activist john pernd gaft. the title is sudan, preventing the next gar. clooney and pender gaft are behind a campaign to ensure the united states does not allow mass atrocities to happen in the darfur region. >>> you might want to splurge on dinner out for a good cause. dozens of restaurants have agreed to give 10% of their profits tomorrow to meals on wheels. the organization provides meals to home-bound seniors. celia's mexican restaurant, the burrito factory just a few of the participating restaurants. you can find a complete list on our website, just search dine out. >>> here's a good question for you. how do you get to carnegie hall? well, if you're a high school student, you practice, practice, practice and then you pack up your violin. let me show you this. this is mikayla from san mateo. she's 17 and a senior and she's been chosen for the 2011 american high school honors performance series at carnegie hall. guess what, here's mik

. >>> well, what might be next for george clooney, your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, i a matter of only day, now everyone wants to be like kate. you're watching "early today." >>> well, welcome back on this thursday morning. thankfully the winds will not be even half as gusty today in the mid-atlantic and newngland as they were yesterday. a lot of people cleaning up from that mess. temperatures not bad today in the 50s in new england. mid-atlantic in the 60s. florida in the 70s. in the middle of the country a little light rain through the tennessee valley. that's going to break up this morning. denv this morning not bad. 65. we'll ke that this time of year. the cold air is starting to show itself up here in montana but much of the eastern two-thirds of the country are looking really nice as we head into the weekend. well, if you're watching us on wnbc 4, new york, new york, one campaign drive is turns cans into sculptures. you can contribute to at canstruction at the world financial center. did emphasize that enough? >> i like that. that is an early l

. >>> well, what might be next for george clooney? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, in a matter of only days, now everyone wants to be like kate. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good thursday morning to you. you're going to see a windy day in northern new england but the rest of the region looks pretty nice. middle of the country you're looking okay. a little colder than we like around minneapolis and chicago. we're also going to be a little cool in montana the next couple of days. that's where cold air is on its way. denver, fantastic weather. no problems. sunny and 65. texas looks good on your friday. traveling on the earn seaboard the next two days, no problems. well, if you're watching us on wnbc 4, new york, new york, one campaign drive is turns cans into sculptures. you can contribute, too, at canstruction at the world financial center. >> that's cantastic. >>> here's your morning's entertainment. a day after the holiday reporter said steven sotoburg was in talk to bring the '60s

the biggest one ever, george clooney says that he watches the show.for his humanitarian award. for justice and human rights. that award's center was fan fastic last night. mr. clooney i can tell you he is a class-act and he was more than well received. thanks for watching the show. >>> coming up, the drugster, now why in the world would he take the day off? i think that he's feeling the heat coming from reverend sharpton off of the show last night. the black eagle joe madison cranks up the pressure next on "the ed show." >>> welcome back to "the ed show." rush limbaugh's been on a racist bender as of late and besides ticking me off it's got folks wondering if the fcc should intervene. within the past few days he's posted the racist image of house majority whip, jim clyburn chauffeuring speaker nancy pelosi and called obama's time in the white house, quote, graffiti on the walls of american history. here's al sharpton responding to that last night. >> i think that the congressional black caucus, progressive caucus and others, ought to take this up with

the biggest one ever, george clooney says that he watches the show.umanitarian award. for justice and human rights. that award's center was fan fastic last night. mr. clooney i can tell you he is a class-act and he was more than well received. thanks for watching the show. >>> coming up, the drugster, now why in the world would he take the day off? i think that he's feeling the heat coming from reverend sharpton off of the show last night. the black eagle joe madison kranks up the pressure next on extra incentive: you can get allstate's early signing discount. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. whoa! that achy cold needs alka-seltzer plus! it rushes multiple cold fighters, plus a powerful pain reliever, wherever you need it! [ both ] ♪ oh what a relief it is! even if you think your mattress is just fine... ask me what it's like to get your best night's sleep every night. why not talk to someone who's sleeping on the most highly recommended bed in america... it's not a sealy... or a simmons... or a serta... ask me about my tempur-ped

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(paulson) and you were with rosemary clooney as well? well, she was-- i met her that night, and she was performing that night as artists-- she was one of those who had campaigned for robert kennedy. a lot of artists went out on the campaign trail for candidates, and i was with her that night. and actually, at the moment that senator kennedy was shot, i remember that it was the last time i've seen her, which was 32 years ago. she was supposed to sing at the overflow room downstairs, and the senator was supposed to exit one side of the stage where-- to see rosemary clooney, and at the last minute-- you can hear it on the tape. someone says, "this way, senator." and he goes the other way. what happened that night was obviously, for a kid-- i remember seeing people in shock, and i--you know, when you're 12, you've never seen that. i didn't understand why adults were crying, and people were doubled over and, you know, just absolute wracked with emotion. and i couldn't process it, really, you know? i think i'm lucky for having had it happen at

. >>> actor george clooney is giving a talk at stanford university right now on the situation in sudan could he just returned from sudan. they are asking for greater involvement to prevent sudan from falling back into civil war. the african country has suffered from two decades of war. complex could worsen next year. >>> apollo alto city council is meeting right now considering a proposal that would make it the second bay area city to require field detectors that are not normally used. maureen naylor will explain. >> reporter: mostar equipped with ionization smoke alarms and a palo alto it wants to make a electric smoke -- detectors mandatory. albany was diversity in california to enact a similar ordinance. >> first albini and now palo alto. we are hoping that the state of california will adopt these or similar requirements. there are probably about 100 lives that could be saved. >> reporter: he says ionization online savvy slower response and it poses another problem. >> there is far more -- about five times more likely to have nuisance alarms went people cook or use their fireplace a

george clooney paying a visit to the farm.assion ead advocate for peace and talked in a packed auditorium, urging students to make their voicines heard. >> that's why we are here. >> in case you are wondering, clooney has no plans to go into politics and said he makes a better advocate than a politician. >> what? bad news for warriors fans. monty ellis might be out for a while. look at this. he was going up to the lay up late in the game and watch how he comes down. ellis is still in toronto. the warriors necessary new york continuing the road trip. they skbun they are 5-2 this season. >> that are looks painful. tension is mounding between mike singletary and alex smith. singletary said the offense lacked leadership in the 6-1 start. smith is swinging back and said there a lot of different kinds of leadership and he and singletary do not see eye to eye on how to lead. last month cameras caught him yelling at smith on the sidelines. smith still has a shoulder injury and it is likely that troy smith will lead the team coming up

chris: that was george clooney "up in the air" a satire but should they target the bomber or the bomb? a hot topic around our thanksgiving tables. one thing is off the policy table. the head of the t.s.a. has said, this country will not consider what israel does. >> the israeli model uses intelligence in different ways, profiling and then in terms of a patent, if they suspect you of something, you get a pat-down. that's top-notch security, the question is do we profile here? no, we don't. >> your parents came here from bangladesh, i want to know what you think of this. it is tricky. >> the main thing i worry about. i think we're fighting the last war, not the next one. we wastedlbilions and billions of dollars, not including t wasted man hours. i think when you think about the problem, in israel one of the things they do can is look at what happens on the security line, what happens at the airport before you go through security. that's a point of extreme vulnerability chris: what would they look for? >> different bae haferse. chris: they look for behaviors? >> wide variety of things.

. >> actor george clooney is in the bay area today. why he is here and how you can see him. this monday, november 8th, today in the bay. >> good morning, george. in case you are watching, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> i think we have to work together. time is

. >>> george clooney will be speaking at stanford university next hour. he will be joined by another african. the two are trying to raise awareness of sudan and he wants to bring attention to a january referendum of whether southern sudan should become a separate nation and it could trigger a civil war. >>> seems like everything with airlines comes with a cost these days. until now. what several air carriers are offering travelers for free over the holidays. >>> bay area crabbers and fishermen have had some tough years behind them. the question is, how will this year's crab season be. a reliable prediction still ahead. >> i've got the latest computer model and will show you when rain is expected back in your neighborhood. >>> the commercial crab season begins this weekend and livelihood of many local fishermen and women hang in the balance. ktvu consumer editor with us now. what the upcoming season might be like. tom. >> reporter: whether you want it flash frozen or fresh from the boat the fact is nothing happens until these pots and thousands of them are

various a whole variety of regions i mean we have the western culture of clooney and the beauty of st petersburg could be muslim touch. and we have the. flavor of sochi. i mean these are all various russia's that people will experience these are regions that are that have their own cultural and ethnic identity which is sometimes very peculiar and interesting a lot of work has to be done and when the. committee was here having a look over the some of the four days i've been to some right you'll beit they did say that would have to start immediately. does that concern you. something it's going to be a problem getting things ready. in time is not something you are comfortable with what we've never had any problems. with delivering what we promised to look at look at sochi and every promise that we have made to the sea is being fulfilled right now as we speak. we do have a lot of things to built but it's no secret and we have already started that even. the first choice. of sixteen stadiums will be built regardless of the outcome of the december second. and same applies for other infrastru

. >>> george clooney was at stanford talking about sudan. they may vote to is you sea seed from the country. he wants the international community to protect the southerners. >>> and the number of birds like this has grown. as many as 5 seagulls have now been spotted around half moon bay, fisherman's wharf and seasonness beach. contributions have been pouring into help workers capture them to remove the collars. this is a federal crime and there has been a $2,000 reward gathered for information. >> well right now thousands of people are lined up outside stores all across the bay area waiting for the clock to strike midnight. why you ask? because of this. got a sneak peek at ♪[ music ] it's an in and out burger employee. no, it's not an action movie, it's a video game. joe vasquez got a sneak peek at the call of duty black ops. joe, they are goin' for it tonight aren't they. >> reporter: they are. i know it's an hour before they go on sale but look at this line, more than 200 people at line here at the union square game stop. a festive atmosph

>>> in tonight's celebrity gps, george clooney's emotional night in new york. >> i'm choked up. >> jessicaimpson wedding news. >> are you going to be a brid

. >>> he is now among the ranks of the men like george clooney, tom cruz, jammy costello." people magazine" unveils the list of the sectiony -- sexiest man alive. >> the pastor says say prayers and give to charity and love your family but get off facebook? why a reverend is making this unusual request. [ thinking ] i know -- i'm going to invent a tool where people can enter the terms of the refinance offer they got from their mortgage guy, and know instantly if they're getting bamboozled. and i will start after lunch...tomorrow. don't just think about it. introducing lendingtree's free "look before you lock" tool. enter the terms of your existing loan offer to instantly find out how it compares to other offers, areas you may be overpaying, and even negotiation points to help you get a better deal. only at lendingtree. >>> entertainment news this morning a desperate housewife filed for divorce. eva long or yeah wants out of her marriage to nba star tony parker acording to "people magazine" she found text messages on his phone from the wife of one of his teammates. the couple

. >>> george clooney is scheduled to talk at stanford tonight to talk did dar four. he's trying to use his star power to bring attention to the country. he produce ad documentary about the crisis. tickets for today's discussion are required. >> big night at stanford. >>> a big commute problem right now. sal is telling us about 880. how bad is it, sal? >> it's pretty bad this morning, dave. we had a bad monday. we used 580 blow up on us. i'm using bad analogies, it didn't really blow up. it's slow because of a crash at high street and there's also a crash at 23rd. we're looking at this picture and traffic is at a stand still and it's not exaggerated. you say it's very slow but today it's very slow. did you hear the tone in my voice tang chang? very slow traffic coming into n-from hayward because of an accident that will not be gone for at least another 20 minutes according to the highway patrol of some difficulty they had they have getting it out of the left two lanes. you should use 580 as a alternate. let's go to the bay bridge. i want to show you because of the tro

congratulations to clooney. it is now 7:11. back over to amy, carl and stephanie. >> all right, thomas roberts, thanks so much. al is off this morning, so the weather channel's stephanie abrams is here with a look at your forecast. >> we have a look at the bad weather on the east coast, up and down 95 is where we'll see all the clouds and rain today. behind that, much colder air. look back towards minneapolis and chicago, that is heading >> here's the view of sun coming up, but the temperatures are not up. you can see in the numbers this morning, we dropped into the 20s and 30s. san jose is 33 and 42 in san francisco. 39 in oakland. another record for oakland, but you will see high clouds for the afternoon. those will hint at rain coming in for tomorrow. we will see highs in the 50s for most of the bay area. 40s across the north bay. as you check out the temperatures there towards the lake port, plan on rain for your saturday. clearing and breezy for sunday. >> the football forecast, here's how it is. it will be on the cold loo

news they don't want to hear while stanford students are gearing up for the appearance of george clooney. the reason another high school will be the scene of a protest by the same midwestern group known for picketing soldier funerals. now back to you on the morning news. >> very interesting. a lot to talk about on mornings on 2. >>> overnight shooting leads to a crash and unexpected problem. you're looking at a live picture. >>> and johannes mehserle remains in jail this morning. the former bart police officer will go back in front of a judge for a critical court day very soon. stay with us. [ man then try this. new and improved freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, but it's not gonna -- wow. [ beep [ man yep, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. [ woman did it just -- [ both target the blood? [ man yeah, drew it right in. the test starts fast. you need just a third the blood of onetouch®. that is different. so freestyle lite test strips make testing... [ man easy? easy. [ man call for a special offer and go to walgreens to learn more about diabetes. and get freestyle

can you imagine up in the air, if george clooney's mug was riddled with cancer due to the fact that his million miles have given that going through the scanner, that would have been disgusting. >> do you get regret it i. i am saying he made a good point. but i'm not a good flyer. >> that's uncalled for. >> they need to extend the security exemption to pilots and give it to other people who are not a threat, the elderly, small children and jews. >> i'm the host. you don't have to ask. moving on, from open sweaters to open letters. are they giving their share or are they as county as a renaissance fair -- i don't know what that means. dozens of the u.s. taxpayers of the wealthiest have urged president obama not to renew the tax cuts for those who make $1 million a year. they have already launched a web site and include members such as hedge fund dyne mes. the anti-capitalist cooks say, quote, now in our nation's moment of need, we are eager to do our fair share. we don't need tax cuts and that will increase the deficit and the debt burden carried by other taxpayers. that was going to be m

previous honorees include george clooney, done -- johnny depp and mel gibson. >>> and there is a meetingboth sides of the aisle for a lame duck meeting. at the top of the agenda, a discussion about the tax cuts. and after that the president will head to the nato talks. >>> and millions will flock to see harry potter. it's the final book in the beloved harry potter seares. >>> well we've come to know the famous students of hog worts but what about the icons who went through the famous military school. >> still ahead of what you can learn online about the biggest names ever to attend west point. >> and his fall from grace unfolded her in d.c. and so how did it fall apart for eliott spitzer, the once feared member? we'll hear about it.  it sfalling in love with the most personalized most customized piece of furniture you will ever own get that one piece right and the rest of the room will just fall in to place it starts with you introducing yourself to the world of ethan allen see your ethan allen design center today for two beautiful ways to save ♪ [ female announcer ] why choos

you know how oprah has her no phone zone and george clooney has everything else in the world?nd my thing. and it's friendship. i think we should have less of it. but not -- not real friendship, we should have a lot of that. the fake stuff that you get on facebook. wednesday, november 17th, last night, we announced, is officially national unfriend day. and i say officially without any authority to do that, but -- on national unfriend day i'm asking you to unfriend anyone on facebook who isn't really your friend. the annoying people, the people who feel the need to inform you of every thought that enters their head. jeff is watching "hoarders" and kate is tired. jacob lentz is feeling fat today. that kind of stuff. i would guess that 90% of your facebook friends aren't really your friends at all. most of them you probably don't even like. so, last night, we launched the unfriend initiative, using a young woman named gina lovato. you see gina, sipping ginn and juice. step class with two exclamation points. last night, she had 545 friends. and no one can have 545 friends, you just

. >> i thought george clooney was going to be here -- >> jimmy: he didn't come. >> tom hanks -- >> jimmyhere. >> jimmy: great to have you. do you have a facebook account? >> i have no friends. i have no facebook account at all. >> jimmy: you don't bother with that? >> i don't. i don't. >> jimmy: do you tweet? >> i don't do any of that stuff. send an e-mail. >> jimmy: you have a cell phone? >> i do. >> jimmy: that's a start. >> i have a cell phone. that's all i have. >> jimmy: that's all you need. do you find that to be -- do you look at it, do you go, why would anybody do that sort of thing? >> i don't -- you have to have a lot of time to be tweeting and doing all of that, i think, to keep everybody updated and the more and more friends you get, your whole day is taken up, taking care of your friends. >> jimmy: you're very busy with the show and being so sexy. there you are right there. >> fantastic. tremendous, tremendous experience. >> jimmy: you work at keeping your marriage. you have to be spontaneous, says dempsey, 44. >> did i say that? >> jimmy: yeah, you did. >> we have date nigh

find out what is bringing george clooney to town. we will see you at 6:00 p.m. >>> all right.then. thank you, julie. >>> officials in san mateo county say a mountain lion was sponsored. the big cat was seen at 1:15 near woodside. residents in the area are advised not to approach the mountain lion and to keep small children close by. mountain lions tend to be most active at dawn, dusk and at night. >>> all that rain we had in the bay area yesterday meant for snow up in the sierra. a foot of snow fell in some parts of the tahoe area. all that fresh snow made it pretty tough for drivers heading to the mountains. chains or mountain tires were required today for some mountain passes including highway 50 through el dorado county. check for chain requirements before you head up to the sierra. >>> over to our weather now. boy, bill, i was surprised. lots of rain here. snow in the sierra. is that unusual or are we around the time? >> frank, it feels unusual because it is coming on the heels of a very warm week with 80s. you get some snow up there, you get rain around here this time of

why george clooney is here as an activist. >> november is a fine time to start applying to colleges. how to get accepted to schools at the top of your list. >> look at the shot. a beautiful start and as rob mentioned, it might be chilly a little bit. we will continue to look at the traffic situation, coming up. . >> welcome back. nice looking shot here of the bay brimming. the sun is starting to come up and the rain is gone and clear and you will notice clear temperatures around the bay area. rob will sort out what's in store in a few minutes. >> this year millions of kids apply to college and the competition could be stiffer than ever. budget cuts are forcing cuts in student services and more students are applying to increase their chances are getting in. how do you set yourself apart? billy downing is the founder of the group to help students through the maze. the top five things seniors need to be doing now to maximize the chances. thanks for joining us. pretty competitive. the competition is tough for kids right now. we will go through the top five things so far. the first is ret

george clooney paid a visit to the farm.e is a passion ead advocate for peace and talked to a packed auditorium urging students to get involve and make their voices heard. >> your voice can save lives. >> he said he makes a better advocate than a politician. >> are new this morning, a report about the attempt to ship mail bombs on cargo planes. the u.s. government has known for decades that terrorists could sneak bos on planes and didn't do anything because they were afraid of adding cost and delivery delays. expensive campaigns by the freight industry may have also halted efforts to impose a tough new shipping rule. the obama administration has banned freight out of places like yemen and somalia after attempts to put bombs on planes there. shipments of toners were restricted and security rules have been unchanged. >> the former chief of bp is talking about the gulf oil spill. the company was unprepared for the spill, forcing it to improvise solutions. hayward said contingency plans were inadequate and they were making it up

. >> how i managed to usurp george clooney, who, you know, in a word, dreamy.me ways it's sort of humbling. >> yes, there he is. humble and also self-deprecating. he says you have to go with the flow, this gives my family entre into teasing me for the rest of my life. in case you're wondering a little about him, he is from canada. he's the youngest of four brothers. and yes, ladies, he is taken, married to scarlett johansson for the past two years. he said the most difficult part is going to be organically working his title into a conversation with random strangers. well-deserved, all the ladies here love you, ryan. >> all right. while you towel off from that story, i'll move on to the next one. this is sad news from hollywood but not really surprising here. eva longoria, tony parker, calling it quits. they filed for divorce after seven years together. they were married in july 2007 but filed papers in california wednesday. >> three years together. >> seven years together, three married. >> i gotcha, i'm sorry. >> so they are calling it splitsville. they both k

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actor george clooney will preside over the student form on the challenges leading up to the referendum in early january. the vote will allow the people to determine whether southern sudan is you sees from the rest of the country. devastating violence may be the result. >> 5:very 7 and they want to check the commute with mike. you might see wet spots and spaces where it's accumulated. >> definitely. we will find slick radios and the pavement. i want to follow-up as laura told you the gas leak has been shut off on hyde street where we had the accident and the shooting as well. although the gas has been shut off and that's good news for folks in the area, the investigation is going on after the accident and the shooting just west of 580. on the ramp and off-ramp are open and a look at 880 and the nimitz freeway. showing you the light volume on bay area freeways. we will follow this and wed roots will be an issue. reports of trees down and pulthsing that people find and i will let you know about those as well. >> want to check in with rob. >> we will see clearing skies and it will be chill

i will be with an curry and george clooney next week because we are about 100 days away from a referendum in southern sudan to determine whether or not the southern one-third of the country basically secedes from sudan to create two new countries and we want to highlight what is happening there because the potential birthing of a new country is leading to great fears that war will resume and southern sudan. at the height of death and destruction and genocide and darfur the high range of estimates, we don't really know, but 400,000 may be. southern sudan 2.25 millions of the second deadliest since world war ii. all hands on deck to try to prevent the spread of the rest of metaphor of the two trains on the same track and you can see it from far away. we know it is coming and there are side rails to be taken so we can divert the train wreck through the pump day supply missing in united action and often u.s. leadership with a diplomatic circles way it was so heartening to see obama's who committed last week during the general assembly and the meeting dedicated specifically to sudan among all

george clooney. she's open to dating democrats. why not give hollywood's number one bachelor a try.o great choices. take your pick. you have to take the plunge. it's easier than figuring out the old first amendment. >> we'll be right back. >> i want to know, who convinced the president to go overseas after the midterm election? it makes no sense at all, after what happened. after the clear identification of the problems at home, how people are feeling about this administration, about the democrats, you leave and go to india that is identified with outsourcing jobs. [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant >>> the president's debt commissions newly released road map is facing fierce criticism. several interest groups attacking it. >> this as the president is returning from a setback overseas this sa stalled trade agreement with south korea. a

george clooney comes to stanford and talks to receive news about the chance he says we have to stop a. we have that story. >> and botox is now approved for a chronic problem that affect millions of people but you will see why it will only help a fraction of them. those stories and more on 7 news at 11:00. >> after big high of the giants win we needed someone else to are the for now we have the raiders. >> i think they are kind of picking up on the giants man tra of all hands on deck. they won third state game for the first time since 2002 yesterday with a win over the chiefs. it was a total team effort. rookie receiver ford accounted for 94 yard touch down return and made 2 key catches setting up the game tying and the game winning field goal. quarterback campbell didn't look great but he made plays when he had to. now jason led the team to 3 straight wins so does he or bruce recovering from a separated shoulder start against the steelers after the by week? >> i have a belief in me about when you are dealing it and you have the hot hand and things are going in the right direction for

how about george clooney?ell, yeah, i've said this for a long time that the republicans, for as much as they attack hollywood, they really do love hollywood because they love to run candidates from hollywood -- ronald reagan, fred thompson, gopher from the love boat, sonny bono. i mean, they've actually done quite well when they run hollywood. >> larry: george murphy. >> yes. exactly. i'm wondering why don't the democrats run hollywood, too? i mean, we have beloved figures on our side of the political -- >> larry: thought about it for a while. >> he thought about it. he's beloved. tom hanks, obviously. who doesn't like tom hanks? >> larry: oprah. >> again, oprah, this wouldn't actually -- i don't know if this would be a lateral move or a step down to go from oprah to be president oprah. >> larry: does obama get back all those young people who voted for him and the blacks who did not turn out a couple weeks ago? >> well, this is -- this is, i think, what i thought was the real news of last week's election, that

the winning pooch is named clooney. years old, which makes him among the youngest dogs ever to win the award and his handler only worked with him for two and a half months before the show. the dog show actually took place last weekend in philadelphia, but it wasn't broadcast until after the macy's parade today, which is a tradition. we used to watch that all the time growing up, laura. >> big balloons and dogs. good thanksgiving. >> can't go wrong. >>> how about some football too. it's not thanksgiving without a little football. we've got it all covered for you. so much to be thankful for in the world of sports these days from nfl action as the resurging cowboys try to win their third in a row to the raiders, who spent thanksgiving on the practice field. but that's much easier to do when you are in the division hunt. >>> and a big bone in san francisco city bragging rights. they were all on theline. we've got high school football highlights coming up for you in sports. >>> and good evening, i'm chief meteorologist jeff