before christmas, mavericks waves overwhelmed movie star gerard butler. today he described the two wave holddown that nearly killed him saying it was hairy and a close call. >> it was a little choppy, tough conditions out there. >> reporter: despite losing his arm in an accident in 1993, jeff keeps going in but it's not for everyone. >> i wouldn't recommend anyone surfing here unless they are very experienced. >> this is life and death. and i'm not qualified to do that. >> reporter: mark brown agrees. even though he is a surfer himself, he is just here to watch. >> you have to be an avid life long surfer who does it on a daily basis. that's not me. >> reporter: the contest will be between now and march 31. patrick sedillo cbs 5. it >>> i'm dana king. here's what we're working on for the 6:00 news. it's a significant bright spot in the bay area economy. what will ultimately take shape at this construction site and how the finished product could mean a lot more than just jobs. >> it's been dry in the bay area but not for some businesses. how the lack of rai

. >> up is gerard butler next, is the day that changed his life forever. [ male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >>> weeks after been seriously injured in a surfing accident near half moon bay, actor gerard butler is talking about his experience on a british talk show. >> as i was there, surfing a couple big waves and suddenly these waves came out of nowhere. i'm with three of the best surfers in the world and they are going bat paddle, paddle. and i'm paddling and it came about 30 feet high. and just dives in and it took me. >> that was at maverick's. butler said he was under water for about a minute and it was difficult for rescuers to get to him. he was shooting a movie called of men and maverick. >> wow. scary. >> yeah. let's bring

by city staff and salvage the referee pointing to the spots with cup and gerard doing the rest all in all a deserved win for the reds with the second leg done for this question out on the field on january twenty fifth crystal palace be part of one mill and the other first leg semifinal a day earlier. also just the english premier league game on wednesday night tottenham going level on points with second place a month chest united following a two no win over mid table everton are in. a cult letting either side of the break in the one sided in cost. in spain valencia are through to the last eight of the cuppa del ray spy the second leg home defeat to sivia on wednesday to the second half we go where the visitors break the deadlock twenty minutes after that we start roberto soldado the man napping after finding himself one on one with the bell and see a shot stopper who still needing just four minutes to level. tickets first to respond to the broken ball severe would then regain their lead right up the death thanks to an own goal from victoria grew as so too on severe on the nine to two

the referee pointing to the spot with captain gerard doing the rest all in all other deserved win fore reds with the second leg down for the scotian out on field on january twenty fifth crystal palace big part of one nil in the other first that semifinal directly are. also just the one premier league game on choose the england star going level point split second place much united falling to no win over mid table everton are lennon. netting either side of the break in the one sided and. over in spain through to the last stage of the company el rey that despite a second leg home defeat to severe on wednesday second half action here with the visitors breaking the deadlock twenty minutes for the break the sole down to the netting to find himself one on one with the n.c.a. a shot stopper. needing just four minutes to level knowledge even a dusting first respond to the broken ball sophia well that would regain their lead right something death thanks to an own goal from victor roux is to one survey on the night to chew on i do get the meaning it's valencia who'd founds to the next stage on t

where it's advantaged liverpool in their carling cup semi final clash with manchester city steven gerard making all the difference thirteen minutes in converting a penalty kick following this challenge and daniel agger by city staff and salvage the referee pointing to the spots with cup and doing the rest all in all a deserved win for the reds with the second leg gone for discussion out on the field on january twenty fifth crystal palace be part of one will and the other first leg semifinal id. but also just the one english premier league game choose the night top of whedon's night i should say tottenham going level on points with second place manchester united following a two no win over mid table everton are lennon. netting either side of the break in the one sided encounter. over in spain valencia are through to the last eight of the cup of the re the spine a second leg home defeat to severe on wed and stay to the second half we go with the visitors break the deadlock twenty minutes after the restart for bert. netting after finding himself one on one with a plenty a shot stopper thoug

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sot - gerard says: "...r importation, here in the united states." while republican presidential candidates were already seizing on today's decision as a campaign issue, the transcanada corporation, build of both keystone pipelines, indicated it will seek a new presidential permit. at the state department, james rosen, fox news. 3 crews suspend the search for survivors on a cruise ship that wrecked off the italian coast last weee... leaving 11 dead and two dozen missing. missing. the search was stopped because the ship moved... making it too daagerous for divers.experts water even more. the costa concordia slammed into a reef after veering close to shore. ...and now... therr are worries about getting half a illion gallons of fuel off the shipthe captain gave an excuse today for abandoning ship while passengers were still on board. he says he tripped... into lifeboat. a polaa bearrcub born on new year's day in china is fighting all odds to survive. animal hospital say the cub - which was rejected by its mothee

. >> actor gerard butler speaks out for the first time about his near death experience at mavericks. what went through his mind during that tense minute under water. close call.. a panel of glass smashes just feet away from a sacramento t-v news crew. it fell eight storie >>> check out this close call. a panel of glass fell eight stories from a state building yesterday. architects checked the other 6,000 windows on the building and found no crash. they did recommend more testing and repairs though. back in 2005 several packages of glass cracked and fell from the same building engineers blame a heat wave for damaging the panels. >> the flights are supposed to be nonstop but strong head winds are forcing many flights from europe to eastern u.s. cities to make unscheduled stop this is places like ireland and canada and maine to refuel. some airlines are using smaller aircraft on routes that can't carry as much fuel as the traditional wide body planes. u.s. airways pilot captain chesley sully sullenberger weighed in on the risk on the "cbs this morning" show. we are going to hear from hi

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for the first time, action star gerard butler describes his scare at mavericks. ,,,,,, know where you've been late. so does the bay area company >>> you own a car, chances are police know where you been lately. so does the bay area company that's keeping tabs on your trips. joe vazquez on how you're being watched and why. >> so we are reading that plate right there. >> reporter: it's a growing trend in law enforcement. mill valley police are one of many agencies that have mounted license plate scanners on their patrol cars. the camera takes a picture of every license plate as it goes by. then when it spots one that's wanted or belongs to a criminal -- >> it pops up on the screen. it says, high alert, and that alerts officer that it's matched on a plate in the system. >> reporter: now an east bay company is taking it a step further. vigilant video of livermore keeps an even larger database and keeps them in what is called the national vehicle location service. law enforcement agencies can access the national database and the company reports it has led to bad guys getting thrown in jail. m

gerard dixon jr. is accused of setting a house on fire in riverdale in 2008. we're told they caught him out of state, but won't say where. he is awaiting extri extradition. >> an extra long train. on december 2, a train was cleared to leave the rail yard. however, station platforms can only accommodate up to eight cars. metro says no passengers were in the two rear cars and no injuries were reported. >>> tens and thousands of people lined up to pay their last respects to joe paterno. penn state will host a public memorial for paterno tomorrow. it took seven minutes for the 10,000 public tickets to sell out. brian. >>> new tonight, a frederick county family wants to find and thank two good samaritans who helped save a woman's life. in december, gilbert suffered a medical emergency while in her car near route 15 and interstate 70. she stopped breathing and unconscious. a man and woman stopped and gave her cpr until an ambulance arrived. with their help, gilbert survived. if you have any information about who the good samaritan is, call police. >>> buying a ticke

. >> gerard doesn't intend to be silenced. he plans to continue researching the submarine campaign donation affair, partly for the sake of freedom of the press. >> it can happen anywhere, any time. your heart can simply stop beating. in europe, sudden cardiac arrest is among the most causes of death. that's why in many airports, shopping centers and private firms, you'll find defibrillators. this piece of equipment uses electric shocks to make the heart resume itself rhythm. but it brings with it huge risks that not everyone is prepared to take. in switzerland, patients can now make their objection to reanimation clear to everyone. >> almost 15 years ago, stephane was paralyzed in a diving accident. today, age 43, he's a still bit unsteady on his feet, but he's come a long way. nevertheless, he couldn't face going through a similar process all over again. he'd rather be left to die if he suffers cardiac arrest. >> i don't want to become an invalid who's unable to enjoy life as i can now. i'd rather say ok, fine, i had a nice l

jack gerard of the american petroleum institute blamed politics for the holdup. >> there's a vision of restrained oil and natural gas development that keeps american resources beyond reach, that puts them on the shelf, missing from the energy equation. >> reporter: a similar vision puts the focus on renewable resources, which can be found in all corners of the united states. advocates say demand for renewables is on the rise and the u.s. should look at energy as a diversified portfolio, with a mix of petroleum and alternative energy. >> americans want more energy choices and they want more of those choices to be clean, renewable energy, whether it's for fueling their cars and light trucks, or whether it's for compressed natural gas in fleet vehicles, or whether it's electricity. >> reporter: but even as demand for renewables rises, experts say oil will drive the american markets this year and years down the road. >> let's be clear. 250 million cars on the road can only use gasoline or diesel. they're going to be on the road for the next 10-20 years, so we're going to need more oil. >>

gerard dixon is accused of setting a house on fire in riverdale back in 2008. we are told they finally caught him in oregon. he is currently awaiting extradition back to pg county. if convicted, faces 30 years behind bars. >>> three metro employees suspended without pay after an extra long train rode through on their watch. >>> a clash on the tarmac for president obama. a confrontation with arizona's governor. >> she even pointed her finger in the president's face. coming up next, he tells of what set this off. we'll hear from the governor what she had to say and what exactly this is all about. stay with us. we'll be right back.  >>> today, thousands are expected to the penn state campus for a public memorial service honoring the late coach joe paterno. yesterday, alumnae residents and students lined the state college to watch pattern owe -- paterno's funeral procession. >>> president obama is on the road for the next couple of days. yesterday, he toured plants in iowa and arizona. he was in las vegas last night. and today, he will be in colorado. to

so that was not gerard butler out there, then, right? >> no. i think he had his little run- in and he as good. they got enough film of him. >> the surf will be up to 30 feet in mavericks and that's still not big enough for them. they are anticipating 40-foot swells in the next month or so. but nevertheless, we want to point out to you that there will be a high surf advisory going into effect for the entire san francisco coastline from 6 p.m. tonight through 6 p.m. on friday night as the swells build to 16 feet. but tack on at least 10 feet to that at mavericks. these are the northwest-facing beaches. right now, temperatures very mild into the low 60s for the most part. a few mid-50s. san francisco checking in at 56 degrees. official sundown is at 5:04. our live cbs 5 camera from mount vaca, visibility unlimited two days in a row with record warmth. santa rosa at 70, tying an old record from 2003. 67 degrees tied a mark in moffett field in oakland at 67 bested that record setback in 2001. we will have some areas of patchy dense fog developing in

pretty well in the points category full time at last year's winner mark o'meara of spain the dutchman gerard the roy of the new trucks and. fun family friends and relatives have turned out in their numbers to watch boxing legend muhammad ali happy seventieth birthday in his museum in kentucky the heavyweight icons birthdays actually on tuesday the five planned parties was held on saturday ali is now in the late stages of parkinson's disease but it is glory days he was crowned limby champion and defeated every top opponent of his era during his professional career and following his retirement in ninety one but he went on to travel the world humanitarian missions and is now equally steamed for. oh for always as a fighter and a philanthropist. but today more sport coming up in just about two hours time the stations watch the web's coming up next and kerry will be here with all the latest news. here is that so much. which of course he's right on it so here we casting america's global military strategy or just more of the same problem obama's new vision for the pentagon is aimed at saving. more n

prevailed in the points category for a fourth time at last year's winner mark o'meara of spain dutchman gerard awad triumphed in the trucks. that program so that more sport coming up and around it so as time stations will see what is coming next and carol be here with overhead once. culture is that so much time in which of course you can write on it so here we can think america's global military strategy or just more of the same problem is new vision for the pentagon is aimed at saving. wolf the first science technology innovation hall the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. president assad pardons crimes committed during that ten month uprising against his rule but syria is still in a deadlock of violence. you know unveils plans to fight corruption and create a more civil society as he can see his push for the presidency also. truly two options bomb iran or let iran get the bomb america's mainstream media stands accused of unbalanced reporting and hyping up global tension while trying to steer public opinion to please their sponsors. and in the business bulletin

prevailed in the vice category for the fourth time i've lost his when i might call my spain dutchman gerard braud to watch crime in the trucks. i wrote today it's four of us coming up next. the issue is that so much of it which of course is right on it for you recasting from a global military strategy or just more of the same brugge obama's new vision for the pentagon is a bit saving. president also targets crimes committed during the ten month op rising against his rule but syria is still in a deadlock of violence. towards and on val's plans to fight corruption and create a more civil society as he begins his push for the presidency also. truly two options bomb iran or let iran get the bomb america's mainstream media stands accused of unbalanced reporting and hyping up global tension all trying to steer public opinion to please their sponsors. and in the business bulletin global.

. >> leo gerard says it is all about jobs. >> rg steel says the money preserves more than 2,000 jobsnd helps the company invest in creating 3,000 more. it won't say how much of a credit line we received. >> this should be a model to this country. political leaders, labor leaders, business leaders, working with banks to make something happen like this -- it's powerful. >> barry sims, wbal-tv 11 news, 11 news. >> president obama and dozens of his supporters. what had the commander-in-chief breaking out in song? >> and she's known for her soulful voice. a look athe life of e [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies... ♪ ...is a nicely designed package. ♪ you can have brownies again. fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. caramel...pretzel 90 calorie bar. ♪ >> close to you on radar showing the movement of this precipitation. it is a mix of some light snow in the northeast corner of the state and freezing drizzle. around the

american ones just threatened the president of the united states speaking to conferences we jack gerard the head of the american petroleum institute which is an atheist nation's largest lobbying organization for oil and gas corporations told president obama i think it would be a huge mistake on the part of the president out of states to die the construction of the keystone x.l. pipeline clearly the keystone x.l. pipeline is in the national interest a determination to decide anything lies though that i believe will have huge political consequences do what the oil barons say build the dam pipeline or suffer huge political consequences the sad part is in today's post citizens united world we have to take these threats seriously but before we get to that let's take a look at exactly what the oil baron demands our oil barons are demanding. this is the proposed keystone x.l. pipeline the dotted line is the proposed pipeline there's already a keystone x.l. pipeline in place it's the solid red line and it's carrying oil to refineries in the midwest and in illinois and in nebraska kansas and you

to help set up set up companies with the steelworkers union and others around the country at leo gerard has been yes he's all all over board here i love the topic yeah it's happening here they're coming over the coming here really looking for markets for jobs and so forth and if you go back to what i was saying about going to seris or these hospitals i think it's a more interesting model the some of the work in cleveland has been based in part on monday but trying to use these institutions that are partly publicly funded hospitals have got a lot of medical money in it and universities to stabilize the market by purchasing some part of what they produce they're not always up against the competition you get more stability at the local level so those kind of mixes of bones to planning system to help stabilize but also be in competition so you get don't get too too much you have to yourself without competition and the really interesting developments of this kind or are happening i was in madison a few months ago and talk to the people who run the union cab company and there's a manufacturin

. >>> a pretty close call, that is how gerard butler describes his ordeal after shooting a movie at mavericks talks about the mishap on a british talk show. >> this wave came and it was about 30 feet high and dived in and it took me and i was under and i was thinking, -- i ripped my leash and there was nothing to pull me up and i was just tumbling and i am thinking, all right i need to get up -- >> the 42-year-old actor was held under water when a giant set of waves rolled in. a jetski was able to rescue him. he was shaken but not hurt. >>> the community college is trying to find the thieves that stole 47 laptops from its nursing program. these help simulate real life situations for the students. it happened some time over the semester break. they were taken from two heavy carts which were also stolen. >> we can assume somebody had a key or was willing to hide inside until everybody left. >> investigators believe more than one person was involved in this theft. police have been checking webs sites like craigslist trying to track down those computers. >>> the professional networking website si

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. >> best way to make our own anderson cooper last, gerard depardieu's bad behavior on a flight fromin the airplane aisle after being told he had to wait to use the facilities until after take-off. >> sorry, this has actually never happened to me. you always see this sort of thing on youtube and you don't think -- all right. >> and worst tweet on take-off, give it to alec baldwin, who got into a kurfuffle with flight attendants over his cell phone. we're not sure what happened but somebody's tray table was not in the fully upright and locked position. best case of making lemons into lemonade? also alex baldwin. the actor made a light night appearance on snl to apologize to himself. >> it was very important for me to come here tonight and on behalf of everyone at american airlines issue an apology to mr. alec baldwin. >> best game for a smart phone. sure it started a couple years back but angry birds really took flight this year. >> yeah, do i play angry birds and i get angry. >> favorite products? the iphone saw improvements, the ipad 2 made its debut. >> the best product i have a ho

gerard and barbara on a 16 day vacation. friends are holding out hope. >> whatever happened that is for someone else to figure out our job is to pray for their recover rye and the british newspaper "the telegraph" reported the sister of the ship's posted the ship will pass very close to shore. a post that foreshadowed a tragedy. >> checking healthy living news running a marathon isn't going to hurt your heart anymore than any other vigorous exercise as long as you're fit enough. this looked at a huge sample, 11 million runners over 10 years and found incident of cardiac arrest. saying it was very small just one in 184,000. accord together study most participants that did experience cardiac arrests had undiagnosed preexisting heart problem autos have you ever wondered how babies learn to talk? a new study shows they learn by listening but by looking. researchers say when babies enter basketballing stage they become lip readers focusing on mouths until mastering a basic speech forms. the authors say this could help diagnose ch

. >>> a pretty close call, that is how gerard butler describes a dramatic rescue while shooting at mavericks and he talked about the dramatic rescue on a british talk show. >> suddenly these waves came out of nowhere and i am with three of the best surfers in the world and they were saying being paddle, paddle. .. >>> well a gravestone out of noma county cemetery has been vandalized for the second time. it happened last week on magnolia. a gravestone with an angel was found broken on the ground with the head missing and the very same gravestone was found missing last october. >>> the laptops help the nursing students simulate real life situations with patients. campus police say it occurred sometime after the break. the computers were looked in heavy metal carts which were also stolen. here is a message for the thieves. >> one day when you need some good nursing care, think about the way you may have impacted other people's lives by keeping an education tool away from them and it could come back to hurt you. >> police believe more want one person was involved. police are checking craigslist

megyn: jack gerard, thank you, sir. >> megyn, good to talk to you. megyn: likewise. >>> well, a big controversy in texas after police shoot and kill a 15-year-old boy for refusing to drop a pellet gun. >> [inaudible] megyn: this is a picture of the gun the teenager was holding. were police justified? we'll investigate. >>> plus, a family's suv drives off the road and gets trapped under several feet of snow and ice. the pictures show the hopeless view from inside the vehicle. the parents now talking about the miracle that saved them. >>> and after helping generations of americans capture their memories, kodak -- say it ain't so -- coup heading to bankruptcy. >> the film disc automatically so you can capture those wonderful moments you may have been missing. ♪ >> the new kodak disk camera. [ male announcer ] cranberry juice? wake up! ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. megyn: the lone survivor of a brutal home invasion and murder in connecticut, his family was,

gerard did i part you's flight. >> the actor relieved himself in the airplane aisle after he was toldho got into a curif you havel with flight attendants over his cell phone. we're not sure exactly what happened, but someone's tray table was not in the fully upright and locked position. best case of making lemons into lemonade, also alec baldwin. the actor made a late-night appearance on snl to apologize to himself. >> it was very important for me to come here tonight and on behalf of everyone at american airlines issue an apology to mr. alec baldwin. >> best game for a smartphone. sure, it was a couple of years bag, but angry birds took flight. >> i do play angry birds and i get angry. >> the ipad 2 made its debut. >> the best product that i have is a hot water bottle. >> blackberry torch. >> this is my beloved. you don't call your smartphone your beloved. >> and the nation struggling with economic hard times and low spirits and frustration, the forever lazy. >> what's wrong with america? forever lazy? maybe that means a clue. call me nostradamus. >> i am not nostradamus, but i can s

. >> joining us live is gerard murphy, the producer of the auto show. mr. murphy, thank you for joining us. what is the one thing you want to make sure we do not miss? if we only have little time to be at the show? >> you want to -- you want to see everything here. >> but -- but the favorite thing like the thing that -- >> the general like that. >> the thing that you really are pleased to have on the floor there at the washington convention center. your favorite thing? >> >> my favorite thing -- gosh. well, this -- this mercedes you know convertible behind me is kind of nice. >> ooh. >> but -- actually, actually i'm a -- i'm a convertible kind of guy. you can see the wind in my hair. can't you? only it's -- it's a little bit rainy on a day like today. but really the advanced technology that you -- that you've got at this auto show is unparalleled. you've got all kinds of alternative fuel. options. you've got safety that's -- that's cutting edge. and that might not sound sexy but it's -- it's really important when you know, you're taking your kids to soccer

gerard and barbara hale are excited about their 16-day trip. their kids back home say they've heard nothing. below the water, these photos show three teams of 16 diver, facing frigid water, navigating through large debris, searching for survivors. and this south korean couple on their honeymoon, rescued after being trapped in their cabin for 30 hours. but overnight, a gruesome discovery, one more body was found. a man wearing a life vest in the submerged part of the ship, raising the death toll to six. the nightmare began friday night at 9:45. the 490-foot liner was reported to be four miles off course. navigating through shallow water, just 100 feet deep, drifting 500 feet away from the shore line of the island of giglio. it suddenly hit a rock, tearing open a 160-foot gash across its left side. within minutes, water began gushing in and the vessel started tilting. at 9:50 a crew announcement. the now serious questions over how the ship's captain and crew responded. according to the ship's black box the coast guard wasn't alerted until 10:43 p

before christmas, mavericks waves overwhelmed movie star gerard butler. today he described the two wave holddown that nearly killed him saying it was hairy and a close call. >> it was a little choppy, tough conditions out there. >> reporter: despite losing his arm in an accident in 1993, jeff keeps going in but it's not for everyone. >> i wouldn't recommend anyone surfing here unless they are very experienced. >> this is life and death. and i'm not qualified to do that. >> reporter: mark brown agrees. even though he is a surfer himself, he is just here to watch. >> you have to be an avid life long surfer who does it on a daily basis. that's not me. >> reporter: the contest will take place sometime between now and march 31 when the conditions are best and the waves are highest. surfers will have just 24 hours notice. reporting from half moon bay, patrick sedillo cbs 5. >>> big waves up and down the coast. this is southern california, the same weather system bringing the waves to mavericks producing these swells all the way down to mexico city. high surf ad

you know, you heard the story about gerard butler and what happened to him when he was crushed by a massiveave at mavericks so the hired some stunt doubles to finish the movie. these waves were approximately 15 to 25 feet and, boy, what a backdrop. nothing but seamless blue skies, very mild conditions. did you see that guy wipe out? everywhere you see that yellow area that's where we have a high surf advisory in place the entire coastline of california. and for us locally, all northwest-facing beaches as the swells build to 15 feet. you can tag at least 10 feat -- 10 feet on that for mavericks. currently 57 in san jose through alviso. meanwhile north of the golden gate bridge, this is our live cbs 5 weather camera by the way. north of the golden gate bridge we had another record tying event in santa rosa at 70 degrees. oakland a record of 67. we tied a record of 67 at moffett field. we'll have patchy, dense fog inland and breezy at the coast, gusts up to 30, dialing back after midnight. no rain through the weekend. i was just taking a look at this very latest satellite that is generated her

gerard dixon, jr., seen here, is accused of setting a house on fire in riverdale back in 2008. we are told they finally caught up with him in oregon. dixon is currently awaiting extradition back to prince george's county. if convicted, he faces 30 years behind bars. >>> we are learning more details about the navy's daring raid to free an american and danish hostage in somalia yesterday. the elite team was seal team six the same unit that killed osama bin laden. after dropping in on parachutes from a fixed wing airplane in complete darkness, they first tried to capture the kidnappers who were sleeping but they opened fire and the u.s. commandos ended up killing all nine of them. >> whoever was holding them were calling them somali pirates. they could have been local bandits for all we know, stood and fought. so there was a fire fight. >> the white house released a photo of president obama calling jessica buchanan's father telling him his daughter was safe and coming home. >>> aconfrontation on the tarmac for president obama. coming up next, more on what happened between him and

. >> reporter: i spent all day long looking for gerard butler. i'm heartbroken because he's not here anymore. but the film crew shooting the movie, they're still around. they actually shot most of this movie before these big waves showed up. so now they're here trying to get a couple of more shots. >> everyone looking for the waves. traci is looking for the hollywood celebs. >>> still ahead at 6:00, not so fast. an arrest at a bay area airport over what one man tried to bring onto a plane. >>> i'm scott budman. coming up, a look inside the new facebook headquarters. how the company is growing, making this campus its own and dealing with community concerns. >>> and a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. things starting to look up for a local family that lost everything in a fire. and the police officer who helped them find a new home. >>> and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri. on this friday, big-time cooling across the bay area. topping out at 60 in san jose and just 57 in san francisco. right now, we're seeing numbers already dropping into the 40

i can't think of anyone better-qualified than john gerard.lleague, senator johanns' strong support and i believe the senate should confirm him for the position of a u.s. district court judge. gerard, a native of skylar, nebraska, has served as a private attorney, a city attorney, council to several public schools districts in nebraska and has an outstanding public record as a judge. in private practice, judge gerrard tried dozens of cases in state and federal courts. he was highly respected as a trial attorney earning an a.v. martindale hubbell ratings from his colleagues and he was elected to the american board of trial advocates by his peers. i appointed him in 1995 to the nebraska supreme court during my ten your as governor. nebraska voters have shown their confidence in him by retaining hinl in office three times. he's consistently received top ratings by the nebraska state bar association in its biennial judicial evaluations. particularly in the areas of legal analysis, judicial temperament, and fair treatment of litigants and their law

gerard murphy, president of the washington area new auto dealers association, says there will be deals for buyers. >> they're going to have incentives for financing. they're going to have incentives on the price of the vehicles. it's a great time to buy a car. reporter: all of that translates into a difference you can really feel and see here on the show floor, just a little more swagger, a little more bling. >> they're going to see an effervescence and enthusiasm. the u.s. auto industry is really a bright spot on the world economy. there's no question about that. reporter: new fuel efficiency standards scheduled to kick in in 2015 mean consumers looking for good gas mileage will have more choices, too. it's a huge difference from where the u.s. auto industry was three years ago on the verge of collapse. few would have bet that ford, gm and chrysler would all be here today. >> america has really turned their products around. >> it's definitely got its mojo back, no two ways about it. reporter: melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> a fox 5 investigation into the infamous met trophic laters a

today this is him at gerard college in philadelphia. he is set to attend the democratic fundraising luncheon though here in san francisco next wednesday. admission prices are from $2,500 to $10,000 package that includes a photo reception and prereception clutch from the vice president of the united states. >>> governor brown wants to slash more than $1 billion from the state's prison budget. holly quan joins us live on the telephone on this holiday. tell us about the big cuts, holly. >> reporter: well, frank, this is a surprising departure from previous administrations which increased prison spending. brown's budget would save $1.1 billion on housing inmates and millions more by stopping construction. california built 12 prison number 1984. until now, the state built 21. by stopping that expansion there is a bigger piece of the pie to spend on schools and social programs. one way to achieve the savings is to shift the responsibility of lower level inmates to the county level, something the counties are going to have to handle. general f

please spoke on gerard gawalt can the curator of presidential papers in the library of congress. he has a lot of things to tell. he's written a book called "my dear president." without further ado, welcome. [applause] >> well, thank you. when i was covering up, i couldn't spell to words, and this is the end cincinnati because they were too many double letters and i could never get them straightened out. but fortunately found that today you can actually get the cincinnati without knowing how to spell it. so i felt good about that. first of all, i want to thank joseph for hosting this event. i want to thank my two editors, laura ross and iris newsom for correct the many of my mistakes and i want to thank my daughter, in for coming up with the idea for the companion book is called first daughters. and i want to thank my wife for embarking on one last book. authors are late politicians. they last spoke -- their next book is always the last book, but it never is. the key to this book is that the passion and intensity as spouses is the key to understanding presidents and their first la

two americans are among the missing, a retired couple from minnesota, gerard and barbara heil, devotedvacation. and there are new details from british newspaper "the telegraph" reporting that just minutes before impact the sister of the ship's head waiter posted on facebook that the ship will pass very close to shore. a facebook post that foreshadowed a tragedy. paula and dan? >> italian media now reporting that they have found another body. they're saying maybe roughly 29 now are missing. and that captain reportedly was waving to a friend. i'm sure kind of showing off. and totally deviated off course. >> and apparently, this might not have been the first time this happened. they're looking at the past records of the ship as well and from the captain as well. he's going to be facing manslaughter charges today along with some other charges relating to this accident. just the beginning of this investigation. they're going to look through the black boxes and find out exactly where the ship was and what happened. and an hour and a half delay for warning everyone. >> that's totally inexcusa