. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. time is 5:00. >>> no tents but there are still protestors over at justin herman plaza. >> they have been there all night long with police keeping a watchful eye. anne makovec is live in san francisco with the very latest. they cleaned out the camp but they just doesn't want to leave, i guess, anne, right? >> reporter: a lot of people say they have nowhere to go. you can see behind me justin herman plaza is cleared out they are sleeping in sleeping bags alongside of the plaza. three dozen campers now wrapped up in sleeping bags outside of the federal reserve. that's the 101 block of market street a block from where i'm standing, the site of the first "occupy" camp here in san francisc that started two months ago. that was cleared out by police several weeks ago. the campers say they don't know how long they are going to stay here. they moved here after the raid last night. they say they are just trying regroup. >> the interim is going to be, you know, a stop-off for some of the "occupi

i'm elizabeth wenger. grace lee is off.now 5:30. >>> we begin with some breaking news in traffic. actually some big backups up and down 880 in oakland. >> late running roadwork at high street traffic crawling to hegenberger. all lanes were shut down at one point northbound 880 but two lanes were opened. there is a paving project under way. no word as to when the lanes will reopen. we have launched chopper 5 so we get you aerials in a few minutes. avoid 880 if you can. it's a mess. quiet the rest of the bay area. no delays off the eastshore freeway towards the bay bridge. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> oakland leaders are outraged by the epidemic of gun violence killing young children. today a toddler's parents are faced with a difficult decision of taking him off life support. anne makovec is in oakland, where a peace walk will happen tonight. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, heartbreaking day in oakland because of what you just mentioned this toddler on his deathbed right now. elsewhere in oakland, a real lack of unit

toss to elizabeth wenger thanks liz. toss to gary if you block, you shall recieve.. raiders quarterback carson palmer handing out gifts to his "o" line... and nba for real today... what did the heat think of the mavs unvieling thier champinship banner.. ??? the heat was in dallas.. sports is next... toss to gary le finals... to make things worse, today they had to watch the mavericks raise their championship banner... that was the only highlight for the mavs... it was all miami after that... already up by 33 points in the 3rd quarter... check out this play... mario chalmers with an alley oop pass to lebron james.. in mid air james tips to dwayne wade for the dunk in mid air... that's like a video game... lebron was a beast all game long... he finished with a game high 37 points and added 10 rebounds... the heat destroy the defending champs... 105-94... opening day at madison square garden... celtics in town... right to the 4th tied at 102... carmelo anthont drives the lane and floats one up... it's good!! carmelo had 37 points and 8 rebounds to lead all scorers... la

i'm elizabeth wenger and i'm frank >>> good morning. it is monday, december 5th. elizabeth grace has the morning off. >>> we begin with more police. they will soon be patrolling oakland's tough crime spots. >> all thanks to a major federal grant. we are in oak, where the police academy reopens this morning. good morning, sharon. >> good morning frank and elizabeth. the police academy set to open at 8:00 this morning on the fifth floor of the administration building. this is the first time that oak is running the police academy this morning since dozens of police officers were laid off in 2010. the money comes from a grant that allows oakland to put a total of 25 officers back on the street. ten of the officers will come from the academy. their training was put on hold when the layoffs ao curd. the mayor said once they graduate they will be assigned to so 0 block or 90% of where the city's crime happened. they will be patrolling around the middle schools, get to know the kids, help them get to school safely. four former police officers will get their jobs back, and

i'm elizabeth wenger >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. good morning.is friday, december 9. i'm elizabeth wenger. grace lee is off. >> i'm frank mallicoat. it's nearly 6:30 right now. let's get a quick look at your traffic and weather. father christmas is in today. he is not only singing christmas carols today at union square, he is wearing a christmas tie. >> i'm dressing the part today. >> he is in the spirit. >> rear ready. it's that time. the cold where he makes it feel like that outside. we have some very chilly temperatures this morning around the bay area. high pressure overhead. expecting some hazy sunshine by the afternoon. maybe some showers for the weekend. we'll have more on that in a moment. right now let's check on the roads with gianna. >> thank you, lawrence. we have a couple things brewing out there. first of all chopper 5 has a look at conditions along 880 in oakland. traffic being held by chp as they wrap up this construction closure north 880 at high street causing a big backup. we are dealing with an injury accident along 580 near 6

i'm elizabeth wenger. anne mackovic has the day off. looking live at tokyo, japan, new year's eve. >>> meantime, we want to get to our top story. the latest shooting attack in oakland left a little boy dead. officers are searching for a suspect and a motor any of that violent crime. he was at his father's taco truck last night on the 5400 block of international boulevard, when shots were fired. police say the shots apparently came from a car. when officers arrived on the scene, they discovered the child suffering from a life-threatening wound to his stomach. he later died at children's hospital. the boy was the only person hit in that shooting. police say they are seeking a specific suspect acting on descriptions from witnesses. >> we are actively looking for an african american male in his thirties as a suspect. the only information we have at this time is he wearing a goatee, and accompanying an african american female. >> the police department's major crimes unit is working the case. they have been canv

we have elizabeth wenger with details on that. hey, elizabeth? >> that's right. we are under a freeze warning yet again. last night and again tonight. it is really cold. the temperatures, what does that mean, temperatures dropping to the mid-20s. to low 30s in a lot of parts. so the warning is specifically for our inland valleys. the east and south bay valleys and portions of the north bay. so protect your plants, your pets, your people, your pipes. you know the drill by now. it is going to be a chilly night for santa. going to remain dry. so the high pressure remains in effect. so coming up, we will take a look at your seven-day forecast. where there is rain in our seven-day forecast. we will tell you all about that coming up. back to you. >> don't worry. santa dressed warmly. it will be okay. >> what about the -- reindeer? >> they will be okay. >>> on this chilly christmas eve, wouldn't you love to stoke up the fire to get you in the holiday spirit? this year, you can't. it is a spare the air day. don knapp shows us, the cozy fire could cost you a hefty fine. d

. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. grace lee has the day off. >>> we start with breaking news. two people including a police officer are dead in a shooting on the virgina tech campus. >> that school right now is on lockdown while police search for the suspect. investigators say a campus police officer pulled someone over for what they call a routine traffic stop. police say that's when the suspects shot and killed the officer. a second victim was shot dead at the campus parking lot. virginia state police report taking over the investigation. students are on campus right now preparing for final exams and this shooting comes as virgina tech is appealing its $55,000 fine in connection with the school's response to the rampage back in 2007 when a student killed 32 students and faculty before killing himself. >>> the manhunt for a black friday shooting suspect ends in east oakland. officers say the man barricaded himself inside a home then gave himself up. and gil diaz is live with us now in oakland with more. >> reporter: hi, good afternoon. police presence still here at the 2600 b

. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. >>> within the last 20 minutes, an amber alert has been issued in solano county for a teenager that's believed to have been kidnapped. police say she is possibly being held with three other teenaged girls who may be in danger. at this hour, suisun city police are holding a press conference. police say christina almanza left a voicemail for her family saying she was being held hostage by five men. other victims were identified by first names only as christina, jessica and marta. the 17-year-old was last seen driving a navy blue 1999 minivan. if you have seen this blue oakland mobile minivan, call police. >>> a difficult decision made by the family of an oakland toddler. hiram lawrence already taken off life support in an hour. two tests show he has no brain activity after being shot in the head last week. the shooting in a liquor store parking lot left seven people injured. tonight community leaders will hold a memorial and march to protest the violent crimes that are killing kids in oakland. >>> in the midst of a recall effort the approval rating has actually imp

as most people move to elizabeth wenger e-mail, the -- as most people move to e- mail, you can see what is going on. the first class mail is going up to $0.45. hundreds of local post offices are expected to be shut down. nearly 100,000 postal workers could lose their jobs. >> we just have time for everyone. the post office has been hit just like everyone else has. they've got to do what they've got to do. i mean they have to do it. >> reporter: the u.s. postal service also wants the mail delivery cut down to five days a week. a decision that would need approval from congress. cbs news, new york. >>> checking bay area headlines, oakland just got a multimillion dollar boost in their battle to curve crime. thanks to a $10 million federal grant. it's been shut down since a round of the police layoffs happened last year. the grant provides for 25 hires. the new officers will be posted near several schools here in high crime areas. >>> more than 100 workers at the american licorice plant are out on strike. they walked off the job early this morning over complaints related to staffing, pay, an

. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. grace lee has the day off. the city of oakland gets much- needed support to fight crime. >> and this morning, some of the officers that were let go were welcomed back to the force. federal money is making it possible now for oakland to hire more officers but sharon chen shows us, some say that might not be enough to bring down the crime rate. she joins us in oakland with more. >> reporter: for the first time in a year and a half, oakland is training new officers again, and it is hiring. >> good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> reporter: with mayor gene quan looking on the police chief welcomed back 10 officers to oakland's police academy thanks to a $10 million federal grant, the academy reopened this morning for the first time since the city laid off 80 officers in a budget bat al year and a half ago. the same grant will also allow police to hire 25 officers to work in middle schools in the 100 block where 90% of the city's crime happens. >> they will get to know young people by the first name and insid

. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. grace has the morning off. time now 4:30. >> it might be funwatch because you never know what's going to happen. >> that's true. >> i'm dead tired. [ laughter ] >> i'm drugged up from a cold. >> you work a couple of nights filling in. so now you're working mornings, too. >> i don't even know what time of day it is anymore. outside cold temperatures early on again this morning. patchy ground fog in santa rosa, 34 there and concord 33 livermore. we are looking at another nice afternoon with hazy sunshine but it is a "spare the air" day in the bay area. gianna. >> use mass transit probably the best bet. live look at 101 and trimble. roadwork out 880, details in just a few minutes. >>> thank you. 4:31 now. "occupy sf" protestors still have their eye on justin herman plaza. >> but as of right now, the tents are down. our anne makovec is live in san francisco with the protestors' next move. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. certainly a different scene here behind me at the plaza than what we have seen for the

. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. grace is off. >> you know christmas is coming because the christmas tie is already out of the box. >> so cute. >> i was looking in the closet and saying, i have to wear these things. i have a dozen of them. >> why do you have a dozen? >> people tend to give those to you as a weather guy. >> those were gifts. >> a lot of them. some pretty outrageous so i'll try to keep them coming. i can only wear them once a year. i would get fired otherwise. >> weather-wise? >> not a bad friday start. cold temperatures again, not a surprise. patchy fog outside, as well. and right down near the freezing mark at concord, 33. 33 concord, 31 santa rosa, 38 san jose, 47 san francisco. >>> i have good news on the roads. accident-free as you work your way out and about. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays. roadwork, though. we'll have details coming up. so far, so good. >> at 4:30. >>> oakland leaders say they are outraged by the epidemic of gun violence killing young children. a todd

i'm elizabeth wenger with your cbs 5 headlines.emorial set for tonight to protest violent crime that is killing children. >>> san jose is putting new firefighters on duty this weekend. the graduation ceremonies are this afternoon. a $15 million grant made it possible to hire the firefighters. >>> and the oakland zoo is lit up for the holiday light festival and chopper 5 flew over hundreds of the l.e.d. lights earlier this morning. and highlights include candy cane themed rides and a reptile room with mistletoe. i'm not sure why they would want to use that. we'll have more traffic and weather coming up, right after this. >>> good morning. we're still dealing with a stop and go conditions on the bay bridge. an accident in the center lane. they are moving it over to the right shoulder at the skyway but traffic very slow and go through that portion. it is better once you pass there headed in oakland. there is road work scheduled until 1:45 this afternoon. elsewhere, as you work your way on 880 northbound near 98, reports of an accident

i'm elizabeth wenger with your cbs 5 headlines.he man may have barricaded himself inside a home near 106th avenue and macarthur this morning. officers say watson and two other companions tried to rob a family in the walmart parking lot last month. one man suffered gunshot wounds. >>> a big step today toward building a bart extension into silicon valley. the vta plans to award a $772 million contract to a joint venture that will build 10 miles of track with two stations. one stop is in milpitas, the second in berryessa north of san jose. >>> we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,,,,, ,, >> ,, >>> good morning from the traffic center. we have troubles in city streets in san francisco. there's an accident affecting the muni lines as well at 22nd and church. looks like the wreck is blocking the rail lines there for muni for the j-church line so they are rerouteing passengers and putting shuttle buses in place. so expect delays in and around that area. elsewhere, bart right on time. ace, caltrain and your

. >> i bet elizabeth wenger did a lot of shopping. >> i think she does a lot of shopping in general,>> guys, i have been working all weekend. can we count of number of days here? >> online shopping. >> online, on my phone, i know. well, maybe a little. one or two. you can get some good deals now, right? here's a live look out the door. if you have to work today or maybe you're trying to get a deal after the christmas holiday, temperatures right now not too bad. mostly in the 30s and 40s across the bay area. looks like we're off to a cloudy start though. those low clouds and fog actually keeping us a little more mild than we have seen the past couple of days so right now not seeing too much temperatures below freezing. this afternoon warming up. mostly in the upper 50s. may squeeze out a couple of 60s under partly cloudy skies. so a mix of sun and clouds. high pressure remains in place and it is keeping us dry for the next several days. you will notice this upper- level low. now, its actually staying north of the bay area. we were expecting that we might see some light rain by wednesd

. >> and i'm elizabeth wenger. >> we definitely need the weather report, because it is freezing out there! spare the air today? >> we do. it's our ninth spare the air day of the season. bummer it's on christmas eve. >> right, everybody trying to burn the yule log! >> it can't be christmas eve unless you can burn your wood fireplace. but not the case today. it is another spare the air today. yes, it is a chilly start as well. much of the bay area under a freeze warning this morning. we can go to the next map and show you this alert. it's mostly for or east, north and south bay valleys, temperatures inland in the mid-20s, low 30s. all of your important "ps" must be protected. plants, people, pets, pipes. freezing weather alert in effect until 9:00 this morning. coming up, we'll take a look at how high we'll get this afternoon, plus a check of your seven-day forecast. >> don't have to worry about pipes, because we're renters, nice. >>> registered nurses who went on strike this week at nine bay area hospitals will be going back to work today. several thousand nurses staged a 24-hour strike on

i'm elizabeth wenger. >> i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 6:30 on thursday, december 8.etting close to the weekend. we are going to get you out the door with a little traffic and weather. >> i see gianna going like this in the corner. >> it's cold in here, too. >> it's cold everywhere, in the studio, outside. >> we have fog in the atmosphere. watch out for that. some visibility dropping to a quarter mile in santa rosa, 32 degrees as well as concord. 40 oakland. and 32 degrees in livermore. more on weather in a moment. right now let's check on the roads with gianna. >> thank you, lawrence. all right. it's getting busy on the roads. i just spoke with chp and there is a fog advisory for the bay bridge so use caution as you cross the span. of the metering lights are on. you can see traffic is stacked up through there. >>> a key step toward moving bart to silicon valley. today the santa clara vta is expected to award a major construction contract. our gil diaz is in fremont with more on the planned extension. good morning, gil. >> reporter: good morning. this planned extensio