. >>> a former ship pilot who crashed the cosco busan is suing to get his license back. the u.s. coast guard has refused to renew his license and the lawsuit includes him. the license would allow him to work as a captain or first mate but not as a guide for other captains. the cosco busan incident spilled more than 50,000 gallons of oil into the san francisco bay. >>> the pentagon announced a groundbreaking decision this morning extending some military benefits to same-sex partners. the move comes about a year and a half after the u.s. military ended its don't ask/don't tell policy. in the statement leon panetta said the military would no longer provide some benefits to heterosexual couples while denaying them to same-sex couples in the -- denying them to same-sex couples in the military. the change does not extend some housing benefits because the pentagon says the issue requires more review. >>> people in parts of the northeast are still digging out and trying to get back to their normal routines today in the aftermath of the weekend's big nor'easter. the storm dropped up to th

it comes five years after the cosco busan crash which resulted in 53,000 gallons of oil spilling.h happened in fog. >>> we had a little bit of fog this morning coming into the city. >> over the peninsula right along highway 1. we saw some fog in marin county, san mateo county in the city. that burned off and we warmed up to the mid- to low-70s in some places. fog will avoid all the bay area the next few mornings. outside san jose one of the final communities that hit 70 today. what a gorgeous sunset we have now. look at all those folks trying to make their dinner reservation on time and their selling other saying, you should have left 10 minutes ago. you should have got fastrak. 75 degrees today in santa cruz. how about that. san jose you had 73. oakland 71. napa 70. san francisco where all those folks are headed for valentine's evening dinner you hit a high of 69 degrees today. there is a reason why we went from the low 60s yesterday to the upper 60s today. for san francisco you were 15 degrees warmer today. it's because the ridge of high pressure i have drawn in some arrows here

john cota was in charge of the cosco busan tanker back in 2007. the blame largely fell on cota and officials began the process of taking his license. going thank you the process cota voluntarily retired in 2008. the coast guard refused to renew. cota believes that violated his right to due process. >> he's talking a big gain but can he back it up? the governor of tex he tex hoping to lure california businesses to the lone star state. he says texas has knocked california off its perch as the business leader. governor rick perry made those controversial comments to the mercury news. this week perry had meetings with business leaders here in the bay area. san francisco and the silicon valley and down in los angeles hoping low taxes, limited regulations and lenient labor laws will be enough to convince california businesses to pack up and leave town and relocate to texas. perry reportedly took shots at governor jerry brown and said austin is poised to become the next silicon valley. they are using his vision to renew their own criticism of the busines