reporting live from san jose, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, genine. sounds like mayor truck reed made his traditional to thank police this morning not everyone was happy to see him. all cams some police officers told us they were insulted that reed showed up because of the way they say he's treated the department. reed has been unpopular with officers ever since he championed a pension reform measure. the police union is suing the city over it that's triggered a mass exodus including he leaves in three weeks. >> the search is well underway. we've got a very strong pull, we'll be interviewing people early in the month of january, also we'll have a name pretty soon of the next chief. >> firefighters also macon sessions to their paying benefits some firefighters told us the mayor lost their support because of cuts in agent staffing. house republicans are in the spotlight at this hour as they decide their next move regarding fiscal cliff negotiations. tara joins us live from the news room to tell us how they're meeting behind closed doors. >> this is new