you were a greeter. you were part of the license issuing unit. you were deputy marriage commissioner, or you were on the recording side. each one of those functions required a different set of skills, a different oath of office if they needed to be sworn in as a deputy county clerk to issue marriage licenses or as a deputy county recorder if they were going to register the marriage licenses or the deputy marriage commissioner if they were going to be performing ceremonies. >> donna, place the ring on her ring finger. >> the marriage commissioner training was only about a half hour. it was very simple. very well run, very smooth and then we were all sworn in. >> they said we would get our scheduled sunday night and so 7:00, 8:00, 10:00, you know, i got it at 11:00. this person who was orchestrating all of the shifts and the volunteers and who does what, you know, said from her office sunday night at 11:00. they are just really helping each other. it's a wonderful atmosphere in that way. >> have you filled out an application? >> not yet. you want t

you may remember with an east bay woman working as a greeter and could involve billions of dollars for as many as 1.5 million workers. walmart is appealing a working -- ruling in san francisco that said the class action lawsuit could go to trial. >> the government has made a costly error in its efforts to make new, anticounterfeit $100 bills. apparently the paper on so they had to be quarantined. according to cnbc they weren't supposed to be released until february. officials hope the bills will be cleared for circulation. >> and reviews are out on the best and worst cell phone service provider autos 7 on your side is here with good and bad and ugly. >> if you've been shocked you're not alobe. one in five people got a high bill in the past year that, according to consumer reports. and there is 60,000 weighed in. >> we're so confident in improvements made to network, phones our plans. >> sprint ceo in his company's improvement appears to have struck a chord with sprint customers according to consumer reports. >> for years sprint has been one of the lower-rated companies in the survey. b

it began in 2001 with an east bay woman who worked as a greeter at the pittsburg wal-mart.uld include back pay to 1.5 million current or former wal-mart employees. they are appealing a ruling that said the class action lawsuit could go to trial. wal-mart executives issued a statement saying they look forward to the consideration of the appeal. >> facebook.com is redesigning the profile pages of its 500 million plus subscribers to make it more of a reflex of real lives. they say that the changes are meant to make it easier for users to tell their story, who they are, where they work and who the important people are in their lives. the challenges include a bio section that shows not only who you are but where you live. most recent pictures that your friends have tagged you in. >> what has been dubbed the largest tidal wetland restoration effort on the west coast. excavators began digging and the levee broke spilling water against the dry pond once used for commercial salt harvesting. it will provide habitat for fish and birds and ultimately species such as the endangered salt

floor and that is part of the bringing in some of the staff, too, so that we will have somewhat like greeters at first while we were implementing this new technology. we're also implementing the selectron which is the intervoice response system for scheduling so people can call in and schedule inspections by the phone. all of this should be live and implemented by the end of this year. vice president hechanova: thank you. >> any other commissioner questions or -- president murphy: public comments on this? seeing none. >> item number seven, public comment. the b.i.c. will take public comment on matters within the commission's jurisdiction that are not part of this agenda. >> good morning, commissioners. my name is jose morales and you have known me for a while and today is a very important day for me, being the last day of the year and still don't get my public hearing. today i'm going to be brief and to the point. i can prepare and i'm talking about the mutilation of our wonderful administrative bulletin serious 35 of 2002 of our 2007 building commission who has abuse of authority of the pres

six of the men including a greeter from the bay area filed a suit a year ago on behalf of a million fellown how to apply from management. no one talked about management in our store. it never was addressed. there was a lot of hoops that you had to go through just to get promoted up into basic positions. >> walmart argues that a suit with more than a million litigants is just too big. walmart is being joined by other corporations to limit the size s feeling a bit off? the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> good evening, here we go. on the surface it's a desperate move by a coach who is about to get fired, but if you look deeper, it actually makes some sense here. the 49ers are switching quarterbacks again. we just did this, didn't we, a couple weeks ago? stick around, a couple weeks from now we'll do it again. the buzz from santa clara tonight, the niners are benching troy smith and resurrecting alex smith. they might renew their spread offense this sunday.

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it began in 2001 with an east bay woman who worked as a greeter at the pittsburg wal-mart.clude back pay to 1.5 million current or former wal-martemployees. they are appeali a ruling that said the class action lawsuit could go to trial. wal-mart executives issued a statement saying they look forward to the consideration of the appeal. >> facebook.com is redesigning the profile pages of its 500 million plus subscribers to make it more of a reflex of real lives. they say that the changes are meant to make it easier for users to tell their story, who they are, where they work and who the important people are in their lives. the challenges include a bio section that shows not only who you are but where you live. most recent pictures that your friends have tagged you in. >> what has been dubbed the largest tidal wetland restorationffort on the west coast. excavators began digging and the levee broke spilling water agait the dry pond once used for commercial salt harvesting. it will provide habitat for fish and birds and ultimately species such as the endangered saltmarsh harvest

kennedy's widow, vicki, called splash a meter and greeter of senators, congressman and foreign dignitaries was the star of kennedy's children's book about capitol hill. >>> one of the players who helped put the university of connecticut women's basketball team on the map has tested positive for a banned substance. diana taurasi is playing for a team in turkey. she's been suspended by the league there. >> her agent confirms that taurasi tested positive for the substance. but he says there are serious doubts about the test. taurasi also plays for the phoenix mercury in the wnba. >>> meanwhile, ohio state quarterback, terrelle pryor, and four other buckeyes will be sitting out the team's first five games of next season. they've been suspended by the ncaa for selling big ten conference title rings, jerseys and other items. the players also received improper ben.too parlor. the school will appeal their suspensions. and all five can still play in the upcoming sugar bowl against arkansas. >>> with that, it's time for last night's sports highlights. we get those from espn news. >> good morning. i'

betty dukes, a walmart greeter in california, was among the first to sue when this case began nine years ago. >> we had no concept even how to apply for management. no one talked about management in our store. it never was addressed. it was a lot of hoops that you had to go through just to get promoted up into basic positions. >> reporter: but walmart says a class action lawsuit of as many as 1.5 million women suing is too blunt of an instrument to force the company into settlement. with more than 4,000 stores, there's no way a class action case could represent the employment practices of all those stores and managers. >> a very large class and size isn't the only issue here. it's the diverse nature of the claim. that's what would make it so unfair, to try to try these clams in one fell swoop. >> reporter: the u.s. chamber of commerce hope the court will use the case to put limits on class action suits which they claim have become abusive. but lawyers who have handled big discrimination cases say large class action lawsuits are sometimes the only way to get leverage against corporations

and also, weather-greeter, on thursday, and even precipitation continuing court friday and saturday. vicki liviakis gabriel slate's tech report >> televisions are a common item on the holiday gift list. i want to show you what is hot, right now. first, check cut this deal i found. perhaps i will get this 32 in. vizio is $298, with no tax, free shipping it is on amazon right now that is a great deal. led is a new flat panel television they are if little bit more than plausible but they're more energy-efficient, aslathey aren'tthin anthe l e d televisie known because they are thin, and more expensive and plasma. >> 3-d television is still high, and content is low. and to google television, and it works well and you can get one at $600-$1300. it is a regular lcd television with the internet built and. it will give you the web, and it is easy to use. almost anything you could do, too, watched from the internet you can add to on the google television from our couch. the remote control is a keyboard and lastly, a cheaper way. this is a great gift you can great giftlogitcech converter into

subprime in the same way they did in america sort of lending five hundred thousand dollars to wal-mart greeters to buy enormous how that we didn't have that but we did have forty in morgan chase with no down payment these were the people who were driving marginal prices in red hot markets like. thank you for even now that we don't have that anymore we have thirty five year mortgages with five percent down which is still a pretty extreme situation from the point of view of offering credit the average house price in vancouver is over a million dollars so basically when that bubble burst that is going to have tremendous consequences for the canadian banking system ok so this housing market in general is still at the moment you could characterize it as being on the upswing it's peaking at the moment i read it you're saying you're saying this today the housing market is peaking and in spots like vancouver with million dollar shacks clearly and the mania you see signs of the mania if you will encounter watching us right in right now are coughing up along there saying how dare you suggest that this ma

but there were cream coated greeters. and i forgot the name they had.ne of the little footnotes of history as i went andre leaves benedict arnold after having obtained the defense of west point, he's walking along in a british uniform with a coat on nbc's three nondescript soldiers and he assumes they are tories and says i'm a british officer. and they say welcome to reality. we are not. so that's how -- that's how mixed up it was in west chester, yeah. it was delaying its cowboys -- delancey's cowboys. [inaudible] >> you want to get out of here early, don't bring up john topic. he's an incredible character. he does a portrait of paul revere one day and another day he does a portrait of the british commander of the red coats in boston. and there is a wonderful story. before the revolution in a riot against the existing governor, his name is bernard, the riot spills out into the halls of harvard and there's a portrait of bernard -- bernard and one of the halls. at one of the rebels get on somebody's shoulders i guess in the cafÉ section out of the portra

the drug industry are going to say i just lost my high-paying job i'm going to become a wal-mart greeter? we know what would happen when we ended prohibition. the bootleggers didn't go down to the five and dime and get a job robbing banks. but i do think is there is no consequence personally, and i speak to a person of a very close friend from drugs, there is no consequence of legalization that is as damaging to the american people as the mexican people as this war. there are no silver bullets. we have a country that uses drugs. it isn't going away. they also drink booze. it isn't going away. we have taken at most public health issue and needed a criminal issue. we treat addicts -- if you have a cardiac you don't say send me a homicide detective, you want a doctor. we have had addicts and send them police. this isn't going to work. i live in a country where there's not a major politician with enough guts to say let's discuss legalization and i think that is a disgrace. the highest prison population per capita on the planet earth. we build a huge police force and spend 40 billion a year j

and so we go backstage and we're talking to our japanese greeter, and we said, well, come on, that was they love the movie. that was really enthusiastic, and we were like, wow, really? okay. out of curiosity what would it sound like if they hated the movie. and he thought for a minute, and he goes -- same. >> jimmy: really? >> we were like, okay. we don't know how they feel. >> jimmy: he just had a vibe that it went well. now, your parents are very serious journalists. they never wear "tron" outfits to their interviews, i would imagine. >> no, no. >> jimmy: your mom worked -- >> works as a segment producer for "60 minutes." >> jimmy: can you get away with anything when your mom is a pro producer on "60 minutes?" she sends cameras into your bedroom -- >> yeah, she's an investigative journalist. it's tricky to have two of those in the house. >> jimmy: that's not good. were you a good kid in general? >> i was pretty good. i got a tattoo when i was 13. >> jimmy: that's very bad. i would -- >> i know, but it was like. you do those kinds of things and you want your parents to be really mad b

napolitano urges shoppers to report any sort of criminal or suspicious behavior to police or wal-mart greeterart of a program called if you see something, say something, a 30-second announcement is being shown in other stores and shopping centers across the nation. >>> business executives attending a conference took time out today to build bicycles for children who don't already have a bike. a group of san francisco elementary students dropped by the workroom late this afternoon. organizers said this was going to be a unique experience for most of the children. [ no audio ] >> most of them have never ridden a bike in their life and, yeah, many of them are going to be pretty shocked that they are going to have this experience for the first time. >> the conference was sponsored by sales force.com and the bike bill was coordinated by the company which is headquartered in oakland. >>> the federal government released new guidelines aimed at helping americans with food allergies. it created the diagnostic guidelines for doctors saying that as many as 5% of children and 4% of some adults suffer from

now, the manager comes up like a greeter at walmart. he's like, "oh, we're so glad you're here."ank you for banking at chase. [ laughter ] i'd like to talk to you about our new six-month cd. [ laughter ] it's all part of the stimulus package." my mom's a little concerned, 'cause she's on that fixed income and i try and calm her down, like, "mom, don't worry, the president --" "the president --" "mom, what's the matter with the president?" [ laughter ] "what?" "adam, the president is black." [ laughter ] i'm like, "mom, you don't have to whisper. he knows he's black." [ laughter ] and it's kind of unfortunate my mom has that thought, but, as long as it's there, i don't mind exploiting it for my own amusement. [ laughter ] i called her the other day, i go, "ma, did you see the news? in order to qualify for health care, we're all gonna have to play basketball. [ laughter ] can you box out with your hip? can you?" [ laughter ] i am so glad the roots are laughing right now. [ laughter ] i am so glad you guys got that. i was this close not to doing it, jimmy, but -- she's in a better m

. >> the san francisco spca is putting out the call for volunteer greeters at the macy's store in union square. and volunteers answer questions and seek donations. it would be hard to resist playing with the puppies. >> the goal is to find home force 320 animals who will appear in the macy's holiday windows display. >> getting a new smart phone this christmas? well, don't toss out the old one. there is a way to actually cash in on your old tech toys. >> you can trade in old laptops and phones online for cold hard cash. gazelle .com, it is just one of a growing number of web sites that helps clear out your technology junk drawer. giving you some extra spending money for the holidays. >> iphones, i-pads, mac books, even if they're not functional they should have a small minimum payout. >> they can bring in $100 for functional iphones. and blackberries and digital cameras and mp3 players average 30 to $40 and laptops an video game system goes for around $80. >>> what does lady gaga have in common with the bp oil crisis. both are on yahoo's list of the top online searches for 2010. lady gag

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from greeter times than we have now. perhaps we can use this book as a yardstick to measure present and future national leaders. if we do, i'm afraid they are going to look pretty puny. our satloff, but with a gift to have had general eisenhower. now i introduce you to too great friends and biographers, david and julie eisenhower. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> it is so wonderful to be back in yorba linda and to be here with so many special friends, with my uncle and my aunt, cindy quinn, my beloved honor a sister, and also to have carl anthony with us. he is the foremost historian on first ladies, and when dave teaches his class at the university of pennsylvania, carl anthony is the first one poster in projects on first ladies consult. but most of all, i mean, aren't we lucky and many things in life but to have somebody like been -- ben stein as a friend. [applause] the best through thick and thin and we loved his parents, mildred and herb stein. when we signed a early copy to ben when we knew he was going to be

timeless tale revolves around a shipwrecked journalist discovered the island of the heart of the greetergulf where he is a big isaak depending comparison to its tiny inhabitants. it covers troubles rated pg. true grit is a remake of the 1960's film that starred john wayne as tough u.s. marshal rooster. this time run its jeff bridges, josh and of course this is matt damon who stars. burgess helps a stubborn and woman track down her father's murder just after the civil war. others want the murders had as well. true grit region pg-13. finally, the comedy the fokkers its adjustable between jack birds and sent a lot like fokker. it picks attendant years later. this is the fourth movie this franchise, you did see plenty of stars robert deniro, barbra streisand, dustin hoffman along with ben stiller little fokker is rated pg-13. still to come kron 4 news weekend we chat with political will durst about the best of were stories of 2010. with this live look outside at san mateo bridge it's currently 52 degrees in some detail. it's pretty clear out their awful forecast ahead. or back at 9:44 a.m. t

do i work as -- at wal-mart as a greeter? it's a huge change for me. host: are you getting unemployment right now? caller: i am. and i also in october i applied for my social security. so now i'm -- because i'm going to be 64. well, i decided that i can get my social security, i get a nice social security of $2,000. and i get, they still are giving me my unemployment but it's quite reduced. so for now that's what i have. but this whole thing about the jobs, i just think that the economy is big enough to hire anybody who wants a job. but large corporations are holding back their money and they're not spending it on jobs. host: and also banks, a lot of banks and corporations holding back. absolutely right. caller: my husband and i have a nice savings, so we're ok. but i just feel for all the other people who don't have anything. at least i have a great job all my life and i was able to collect social security of $2,000 a month. i'm ok for the rest of my life. and, yes, i'm looking for a job and i keep looking. but it's that, if i walk into macy's are the

explosives, they don't have information about a specific threat involving the bottles, but airport greeters may be taking a close look at those containers. new details of their purses died after a drive-by shooting in south san francisco earlier this week. the victim was shot along with five others wednesday night. a candlelight vigil was held yesterday near the intersection for of linden avenue. investigators still looking for a motive for the shooting. residents and friends in the area they say they are nervous. >> it makes you nervous, i could of been you. it's scary their kids it happened early at 7:00 a.m. so it's pretty sad. >> please are looking for suspects, three hispanic males are looking for they say. there were last seen driving a chevrolet impala, a dark color and in early 2000 model with tinted windows. coming up on kron 4 morning news, a secret service revealing a situation at the first family's vacation home in hawaii. we'll tell you whether the president of first family were ever in danger. a live look here at the san mateo bridge as for keeping our eye on holiday traffic.