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treatment promptly. >>> and we've all gotten all too used to the holiday alerts from the department of homeland security, but today's was a bit of a surprise. the threat is not terrorism, but turkey fryers. here's the sid owe homeland security linked to by twitter. it warn s americans to make sur the turkey is completely dethawed. and said they the fryers should only be used outdoors. the u.s. fire administration is part of homeland security and there are more than 1,000 deep fryer fires every year. >>> and in new 'land, look at all those happy feet. about 50 baby penguins couldn't wait to head home after being rescued last month. microchips were implanted into each so they can be monitor and more will be joining them. about 300 other injured birds are still being nursed to health. >>> still ahead, it's now four degrees of separation. why we can all call justin bieber, kevin bacon and miss piggy good friends. doctor doing your job.ant r so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious... like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach

it is at this water treatment plant that both the fbi and the department of homeland security are investigatingned out a water pump. >> there was a breech of some sort. >> could this be the beginning of a cyber war? >> easily. >> the man who blew the lid on the whole thing is a cyber security expert. >> is somebody using this as a test run? why would they have gone after these really, really small out of the way utilities? >> the department of homeland security confirms the pump was damaged. but says at this time, there's no credible data that indicates a risk to critical infrastructure or a threat to public safety. but weiss isn't buying it. >> it's inconsistent. >> federal officials are down playing the alleged hack and he doesn't understand why, especially since the implications could stretch nationwide. >> the systems that were used in illinois are the same systems used in d.c. >> this is the washington aqua duct. it applies water to falls church, washington, even the pentagon. the general manager says it was built specifically so it can't be controlled from the outside. >> we made a decisi

the department of homeland security is looking out for you this holiday season. ink this is number seven right here. homeland security director janet napolitano is warning the nation about the dangers of frying your turkey. trace gallagher is cutting through the fat on this story from our west coast newsroom. hi, trace. >> reporter: i love the pictures, show them again and again and again. who knew that fried turkeys could get the department of homeland security all riled up saying this is a threat to house and home, not to mention your skin. if you absolutely, positively have to have a fried turkey, don't do this. a little bit of natural sound in there of the fire burning away. that does look dangerous. here is the problem, the oil is heated to some 350 degrees, right. and when you drop in the turkey or set in the turkey it could boil over and all that oil is highly combustible. highly combustible means it could do this. watch. is this it? all right. there is the next turkey going in. we don't by the way just have great turkey pictures to show you. we have the nu

brooke, we know that there are documents that indicate that it was an attack but the department of homeland security is not going that far yet. they say it was definitely a failure of a waterpump and the department is saying right now they don't want to go so far as to say that this was a cyber attack but joe weiss, who was a credit nl expert, said that he got these documents from the government and a water district employee noticed problems with the control system at a water facility. and weiss said that they traceded it i.p. address to an address in russia. there is a dhs statement that they sent us a short time ago saying dhs and the fbi are gathering facts surrounding the portable water pump failure in springfield, illinois. at this time there sl no corroborated evidence or a threat to public safety. it says that if they identify any possible impacts to additional entities, it will disseminate timely information as it becomes available, essentially saying that it will share that information with them. and can't determine whether it was a cyber attack. one credible expert says it definitely was.

. >> reporter: contacted by cnn, the department of homeland security said it's looking into all of thisbut dhs cautions it hasn't reached any conclusions about whether the pump was damaged by hackers or something else. >> joe weiss joins us now along with mark rash who used to lead the justice department's computer crime prosecution unit. let me start with you, first, mark. when you hear this story, do you automatically go to hacking? >> well, that's the first thing you're going to look at, especially when you have this indication that there's been these i.p. addresses or these attacks from a particular address coming from russia. what you start looking at is, did these come from an attack and did these come from a foreign government or a foreign country? >> joe, how is it -- we now know that the feds are looking into this. you were the first actually to report it on your blog, as i understand it. what is the lesson here? what do i take away from this? what should viewers take away from this? >> well, the first thing is that these systems are systems that really weren't designed for sec

provide that detainers are merely " requesting that local law enforcement advise the department of homeland security when an individual is due to be released from the local jail and that law enforcement continues holding the individual beyond the scheduled time of release for up to 48 hours for them to assume custody. this emphasizes that san francisco county is no on -- under no obligation to use its resources to enforce federal civil immigration laws and that enforcement is the responsibility of the federal government. i made of this krepol -- resolution, we will join counties and states across the nation that are informed about the discretionary nature of detainers and refuse to enforce them. except in situations where federal reimbursement is provided. lastly, it has been several months since we have been updated by the mayor's office regarding the state of negotiations between the mayor and california pacific medical center. this proposed expansion could result in a loss of critical services to some of our most valuable residents. it is important to get an update before the end of this year and

corporations and these politicians understand this very well there is a report by the department of homeland security i talked about the threat of so-called eco terrorism one of the points that they raised in this report was that there is a danger with the growing awareness of the very middle of issues that mainstream people being becoming radicalized in not only taking a more radical belief system but also have to be on those balloons. i am married to an accountant or is currently serving a seven year sentence for arson conspiracy. he was involved in property destruction for two facilities one of them being a lumber company and one of them being a company that creates genetically modified trees. he was originally facing life in prison. it was the night of our anniversary i think and i didn't get a call from him. which was really strange because he would have definitely called and then i called the prison to find out anything happened and of course they couldn't tell me anything and then later we find out he was moved he was in the process of being moved to. marion illinois it's a southern illinois a

protection is generally given to a major nominee but it can be given earlier approved by the department of homeland security. still ahead, she died at the height of her career. but was the death of natalie wood really an accident? see what investigators have opened the case. >> why has the show state on the road silk -- air so long? they watch it because it makes them feel better. >> we just felt burned signing off. we were sure the last moments -- regis phillburn signing off. ♪ ♪ if i should fall from grace with god ♪ ♪ where no doctor can relieve me ♪ ♪ if i'm buried 'neath the sod ♪ but the angels won't receive me ♪ ♪ let me go, boys, let me go, boys ♪ ♪ let me go down in the mud where the rivers... ♪ [ female announcer ] when you're responsible for this much of the team, you need a car you can count on. ♪ >> thank you very much for these years together. god bless you all and i hope to see you again real soon. >> it is said all good things must come to an end. after 28 years,regis philburn had his farewell. he announced his retirement last february saying there comes a time when everything must end. his

that's according to the department of homeland security which points out that 54% of those recipientseady living in the country when they were issued that document. >>> enough of the real news. let's huddle up to acquaint ourselves with a man who goes by the name of blitz wolfer. herman cain at last night's republican debate renaming moderate errands super well-known guy with an unforgettable name wolf blitzerç >> is it okay for muslim americans to get more intensive pat downs or security when they go through airports than christian americans or jewish americans? >> no, blitz. that's over simplifying it. i happen to believe that if allow our intelligence agencies to do their job, they can come up with an approach -- i'm sorry, blitz, i meant wolf, okay? blitz, wolf -- since we're on a blitz debate, i apologize. wolf, what i'm saying is -- we can increase the identification of people that might be a danger to civilians as well as a danger to this nation. >> thank you, cain. >> there you go. blitz wolfer. you heard michele bachmann laughing there. the congresswoman was a guest on late n

. >>> the department of homeland security today made an appeal for public vigilance in the runup to thanksgivinghink. they issued a detailed warning about cookinging turkey in a deep fryer, complete with videos depicts what can go wrong. so tonight, bill weir has tips for doing it right. >> hello, lovers. happy thanksgiving. this recipe is for all of those who want to keep the oven off this holiday and go outside, enjoy a nice, brisk autumn and also for those who enjoy a little danger. seasoning their stuffing and cranberries, the threat of a, i don't know, massive deck fire, third degree burns. now step number one is to go to youtube and type in "turkey fryer disaster." >> drop and run, dude. drop and run. >> reporter: and there you'll see why you're going to want to remain sober and well away from your wood deck. the first mistake, all of those people made, was overfilling the kettle, so when they drop the bird, ill spilled over the top and started a fire that will burn for weeks. start by putting your bird in the basket and in the kettle and fill it up with water. you want to put just enough

so much so that the department of homeland security has decided to provide secret service protection for herman cain. now he becomes the first gop candidate to receive it. despite the allegations of the past sexual harassment, he has become a solid leader in republican polls. texas governor and presidential candidate, rick perry, is offering to debate nancy pelosi. she took a joking stab at perry today, when asked whether or not she would take him up on that offer. >> well, he did ask if i could debate on washington and on monday and it is my understanding. and on monday, i will be in portland in the morning and i will be visiting some of the labs in california and the afternoon. that's at 2:00. i can't remember what the third one will be. >> he is never going to live this down. >>> topper is looking back for better days ahead. we are too. we'll wait for topper's forecast though. [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt is the featured $5 footlong™ of november. juicy chicken, marinara sauce, and melty cheese served toasted on freshly baked italian bread. get it pronto, cuz this no

one, it requires a close partnership with the department of homeland security. there were some good things that erka did. they be located in two different parts of the community, set up offices that were successful. we should work with the homeland security. due out reach to the communities on the process and procedures. many people did not know what the exact requirements for and how it was -- requirements were and how it was going to be implemented. the third thing i would add is, we have to do our best to reach every community by working with the new community groups that have emerged since 1986, to make sure that each community has access to services. although, nationwide, the vast majority of those undocumented are latino. and california, while the majority is latino, california actually has a much larger percentage of non-latinos that are not documented. íx"r>> i was hoping you were gog to ask that question. i am not going to repeat the and of reach, but are finding your networks to get to those hard to reach communities. in san jose we have a somali commun

department of homeland security officials say this will be an important trial to see how it works in of an actual national emergency. in a real situation the president would activate the system. the test will begin at 11 this morning and last from 30 to 60 seconds. you will hear beeps and tones followed by instructions. no doubt over the years you have heard this, because it has been going on half a century. this is the first time everybody across the country will hear it at the same time. >> happening at the top of the midday show which makes it interesting. we have no choice we have to see how it unfolds we'll be here. >> observing like everybody else. observing cold temperatures this morning again and the fog not as thick as it was yesterday but developing. good morning 4:52. from vollmer peak towards san francisco you can see how clear the air is. for what should you dress before you head out? don't want to end the sentence in a prep circumstance my mom will get on me for that, -- former teacher. mid to upper 30s north bay valleys to fairfield, upper 30s around concord, livermore

. >> reporter: a former commissioner with the department of homeland security. he fully supports testing, fixing and perhaps modifying the system to make sure it is effective. >> when you take a look at the variety of ways people communicate each and every one of those messages of communication need to be evaluated how they can actually save lives going forward. >> reporter: they now have 45 days to report their results to the federal communications commission. according to the fcc a full report on the test could take some time to complete. derek? >> thank you, matt. >>> the republican presidential candidates went after president obama on taxes and government but they pretty much left each other alone tonight in their first debate in the last three weeks. the subject jobs and the economy. and of course they agreed on a lot of things. so any political wounds were strictly self-inflicted. lower taxes, less regulation and better leadership. that was laid out by the g.o.p. presidential candidates in rosh chester, michigan, where jobs have been particularly scarce. bu

that will give members of the military special preferences to get through airport security checkpoints faster. the senate must now vote on this measure. the department of homeland security will have six months to come up with this system. if the bill becomes law, the first beneficiaries would probably be the troops returning from afghanistan next year. >>> three connecticut men awarded a human powerball jackpot say there's no cover-up despite claims they're protecting the real winner's identity. the three money managers came forward to collect the $254 million prize on monday. yesterday the landlord for their company said the men were fronting for the real winner who wanted to remain anonymous. the trio denies that claim and says there's no fourth person. whoever the real winner is, a lawyer does say most of the money is going to go to charity. >> i have no comment, but my associates are doing just as they were instructed. >> all right. we're talking about the weather. it is cold out there. >> yeah, big change occurred overnight. good-bye to our springtime in november weather as we're now turning much more seasonable. especially the last couple hours, the therm

the department of homeland security approved the deal for the security detail yesterday. cain has reportedly received some threats. secret service protection is given to each parties presidential nominee but can be provided earlier if approved by homeland security. >>> the legal case over prop 8 california same sex marriage ban heads back to federal court. that is after the california supreme court ruled yesterday that supporters of prop 8 have a right to appeal a ruling. both supporters and opponents of prop 8 say they are pleased the case can move forward. >> ultimately they said it comes down to a matter of procedural fairness. >> i think what is great about the ruling today it hastens the whole process toward reaching the merits of the decision and the constitutionality of prop 8. >> now the case goes back to the u.s. ninth circuit court of appeals. it is likely any decision will be appealed to the u.s. supreme court. >>> many san francisco restaurants are not using all of the funds collected through the healthy sf health care surcharge. ktvu news combed through docum

the department of homeland security even took the unprecedented step of issuing a warning, asking folks their turkey the old-fashioned way. >>> very a very nontraditional meal, head down to the insectarium in new orleans. the louisiana establishment includes chocolate chip cricket and pecan pie and earth worm stuffing. and they insist the bugs are good for you, high in fat -- high in protein, low in fat, and no substitute for turkey here though. they do want everyone to have a hoppy thanksgiving. i think i just threw up in my mouth a little bit. >>> more than 45 million turkeys will be cooked today in the united states. that requires some last-minute grocery shopping to find all of the trimmings to feed the house guests. it's even more expensive this year to put the traditional meal on the table. mike sugarman of our san francisco station kpix has more. >> reporter: the american farm bureau says the average american thanksgiving dinner for ten people will be about $49 this year. $5 a person! but i don't think they are eating brussels sprouts on a stick. >> total $237.21. >> not in the f