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green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticpro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? all the stops to get shoppers into the stores on the last full shopping weekend before christmas. usually the saturday before christmas is one of the most heavily discounted shopping days of the year, but because it falls on christmas eve this year, many retailers are moving their super saturday sales to tomorrow. macy's j.c. penney and sears are among the stores holding blowout sales. >> there you go. >>> the london telegraph notes a new study about happiness on christmas day. it found most people are happiest at 1:55 p.m. researchers figure that is after their gifts have been open, dinner has been cooked and the kids are playing happily with their toys. and it is about the time parents have had their first festive beverage of the day. >> now we know, 1:55. >>> larry beil is here. >> what if you have a beverage before 1:55. >> eggnog. >> i have to tell you, unbelievable highlights from the state high school football d1 championship game tonight

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green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticgresso ] 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. >>> the fbi says this holiday season has brought a record- breaking surge in gun sales. we are joined live now from south san francisco to tell us if the bay area is reflecting this national trend. >> reporter: well, we're here at jackson arms shooting range where it has been a busy wednesday afternoon. right now there's been a little bit of a lull in customers. besides being a shooting range, this is a store that also sells guns. recently the glock has been a popular seller. inside the shooting range, the phone has been ringing all day with customers interested in buying guns. looking to buy a small-caliber gun for his daughter. >> the large gun seems to be intimidate her, so i want to start her on something very small. >> reporter: gun sales are on the rise accord together the number of b

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticresso ] 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. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. let's take a live look at the golden gate bridge traffic light with a lot of folks out of school and some taking off from work. terry is focused on something is it a lack of rain you are looking at? >> they seem to be moving so slowly. >> it could be the perspective, yeah. >>> facebook users are learning that if they like something it could lead to what appears to many as a product ment. a lawsuit has been filed -- against facebook. they tried to get the case dismissed but failed. the suit is over what space book calls sponsored stories. >> if you indicate you like a company or product, your name and profile photo may show up on our friend's pagings giving the appearance of an endorsement. >> the question is whether

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticpro-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. >>> hi, i am megan, happy holidays to wjz. >> good morning, megan. done doc, santa and the little guy, i guess he was getting his first wish with santa. we are looking at very almost north pole like weather, 28 degrees right now, chilly out there to start, a little frost on the windshield, sharon will talk about that and how it may impact your drive around this morning. 26 is your dew point, humidity at 92, winds call, barometer at 30.33. around the state temperatures ranging from around 25 in cumberland to 27 in oakland, 27 elkton, towards the shore 35 in dc, 34 the river, around the metro area just at or below freezing for most of us 32 westminster, 28 belaire, 28 in baltimore, 28 in columbia, milder as you get down toward kent island and annapolis, 42 there. winds are calm in the sta

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantastic 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. the first droid that becomes self-aware. it remembers what you do and does it faster. create shortcuts like automatically syncing while you sleep. instinctively shape-shifting from a music stream for your workout to newsfeed during breakfast, then a gps for your morning commute. powered by verizon 4g lte, this droid is too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> asian markets soared overnight after major effort by central banks worldwide to lower borrowing costs in an effort to prevent another credit crisis. hang seng gained more than 5 1/2%. wall street went on a buying spree yesterday with lists keeping an eye on more economic indicators due out today and tomorrow. >> reporter: the average american investor wakes this morning a little wealth . d

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticpro-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. . >>> fought hard for fremont as police chief, city councilman and then mayor. he died yesterday and robert honda tells you his friends say there were several things that never changed during his long career. >> place that we produced electric cars. >> reporter: for many years he was the public face of fremont appointed police chief in 1976. he served 15 years before retiring becoming a city councilman in 1992. that ended thursday when he passed away. police chief and family friend said he never changed his leadership style. >> had a high ethical standard that he set for himself and the people that worked for him. >> reporter: he dealt fought to keep the numi plant from closing. he tried unsuccess think to bring the a's to fremont. >> a lot of people take politics personal and he was ve

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticpro-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. >>> he is a pay area sports legend but he has an uneasy relationship with fans even before the balco controversy. it's been five years since bonds' was indicted for steroids use. now he's facing what some call a slap in the wrist. two years probation, 250 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine. all of that is on hold while he appeals his conviction. ktvu's patti lee is joining us with what people are saying. >> reporter: we're at a training camp, you can see teens are engaging in batting practice for the night. the sport of baseball is revered here, and today coaches, players and fans debated the lessons learned from barry bonds. >> reporter: here's the 2-1 pitch. bonds is as high as. >> reporter: whether barry bonds leaves the legacy of a legend. >> i'm a huge bonds fan. >> repor

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticso ] 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.

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticpro-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. >> we're staying on top of breaking news. in bethesda, maryland. this is not northbound lanes at -- near the nih campus and south of the beltway. there was a metro bus accident there and that is affecting traffic in the northbound and southbound lanes. we're told that 12 people were hurt, minor to life-threatening injuries and audrey barnes has an update for us. what else did you find out? >> reporter: you said it all. that is what we have been hearing here. it happened around 4:20 and in rockville pike. they're shut down for several blocks while the police continue to prepare the passengers and the people in the accident for transport. at least 12 people were hurt. some of the injuries are serious and the fire chief told us they haven't determined how the accident happened but that it

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticgresso ] 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. >>> a california man lucky to be alive. he had to be rescued from the side of a cliff. take a look at the video. he lost his footing trying to save his dog. the dog fell down a cliff. firefighters used a rope and harness to lower them to stable ground. the rescue took about 90 minutes. he told reporters he wasn't sure how much longer he could hold on. if you think about it, you probably heard the word occupy one time too many this year. there's one group that wants to get rid of that word completely. >> lake superior university has the words they want banished for misewe, overuse. occupy, amazing ginormous, baby bump and man cave. this list started in 1976 as a publicity stunt. itis generated thousands of nominatio nominations. >>> if you haven't bought your ticket for virginia's millionair

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticpro-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. . highway patrol investigators looking into the death of a person on a south bay freeway. it happened just before 7:00 this morning on the capitol depressway off-ramp of interstate 680 in san josi. officials say the person was a pedestrian hit by a car. there is no word on why that person was onramp or if any arrests have been made. >>> a pair of shoot in oakland yesterday left one person dead and two others injured. police say that first shooting happened at 3:15 in the afternoon on the 2600 block of fruitvale avenue. one person was shot and taken to the hospital and then later died. the second shooting happened just before 10:30 last night on the 1200 block of 7th street. two victim were shot and taken to the hospital. both of them are expected to survive. no arrests have been made in

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantastico-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. >>> the mega millions lottery game is living up to its name with a mega jackpot. it's now grown to $172 million for tonight's drawing. that's because the lottery has gone without a winner since november 1st. but that isn't stopping folks from buying ticks today. >> you have to be in it to win it, that's what i am telling myself. if you don't come down and play you will never know if you will be a winner. >> can you spend that all? >> probably not. so we'll just give it away most of it. have fun. help out people. >> reporter: mega millions is a multi state game played in california and 41 other states. the largest mega million jackpot ever was 390 million that was won in march of 2007. >>> a federal judge has dismissed a harassment suit against uc berkeley. two students sued cal claiming t

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticpro-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. >>> welcome back. here is another gorgeous shot of the sunrise. this is over san jose. don't be fooled. it looks pretty but it is chilly out there. 7: 7:14. let's check the forecast. >>> very chilly. if we could bring the sun up faster, we would try to do that. sunrise, 7:23. look at the coldest part of the day. you are waking up to 20s and low 30s for most of the bay area. san jose slightly below freezing at 31 degrees. 21, gilroy. santa cruz, 42, san francisco. north of the golden gate bridge, nothing but 20s waiting for you. 23, fairfield. these numbers really tough to believe. again, this time of year, normally, we have more moisture in the air, which keeps our temperatures up in the 40s and 50s to are the morning. not the case this morning with that dry air. no sign of any clouds.

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticpro-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. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our washington redskins... and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> no, it's not the scent of spruce filling the air this morning. it's chocolate. and it's the holiday season. so you do have permission to be a little indulgent with your sweet tooth. a little bit. there's no better place to indulge than at the ritz-carlton. this month you are in luck. the ritz is offering chocolate decadence in december. it's a whole buffet. joining

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantastichey 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. >>> like father, like son, tonight, a man is just about done with a 4,000-mile horse trip. his father did something similar: >> reporter: this man and his horse have quite a tale to tell. in june, they dipped their toes and hooves in the atlantic ocean. next week, they'll do it again in the mighty pacific. >> i thought, i will just go coast to coast, that's before i realized how far it is across this country. >> reporter: 3800 miles in six months on highways and back roads and gino's four hooves. the recent tulsa graduate hasn't spent a penny on a hotel. but a few thousand dollars on vet bills. 40 nights sleeping under the stars. others in castles, to chicken coops. >> you really know people in a hurry when you step into their live for a day. >> he's a good kid. i can respect him, appreciate his jour

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticso ] 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. what does home feel like? it's in the smiles of deserving americans who see their old homes rebuilt and communities restored. share the feeling of home. . >>> bay area ware quality experts are among the very first in the country to study the effects of a new class of tiny air pollution particles. they are common and so small that some wonder if they can be regulated at all. we have tonight's special report. >> reporter: they are called ultra fine particles and guess where they come from? your kitchen and barbecue to begin with. countless particles in the smoke from your grill, they come from exhaust fumes and anything else that burns. >> basically its everywhere. >> reporter: eric stevenson is a native of oakland who looks at the air quality. >> i would say that -- at this point ultra final par

green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantasticpro-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. >>> plan b will not be able to teenaged girls. the fda was preparing to lift the age limit and let it be sold over the counter to anyone but health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius overruled that agency saying she was concerned very young girls would not understand how to use t. >>> attorney general eric holder will face tough questioning about the government's fast and furious program. the justice demeanor's program was supposed to trade guns that went from the u.s. into mexico but allegedly ended up putting weapons in the hands of criminals. >>> former illinois governor rob blagojevich is going to prison for 14 years. he has 71 days until he has to turn himself in. a chicago judge sentenced blagojevich on 18 charges including trying to sell president obama's vacated sena