harmer lost the campaign to mcnerney.he said he's reluctant to call for a recount and that he has to find a job now. harmer lost to mcnerner by a very slim rate. >>> and california unemployment rate remains above 12%. the east bay is one of the area downturn. as rob roth reports, those looking for work may not have the necessary skills when hiring picks up. >> reporter: in west oakland, these people are hoping to hammer out new careers in the expanding arena of green technology. robert shumate says he was making good money working construction in the east bay but when the recession hit, construction slowed to a trickle. >> over the last year, it was hit and miss. you work a month, you don't work a month. it's not the seasons anymore. >> reporter: the economy also apparently swallowed this mans job. and he is hoping his new skill will get him off of federal income. the east bay lost 11% of its jobs in the last decade, many of them in construction even though the population increased. that's leaving many families in need. e

harmer lost the campaign to mcnerney.he said he's reluctant to call for a recount and that he has to find a job now. harmer lost to mcnerner by a very slim rate. >>> and california unemployment rate remains above 12%. the east bay is one of the area's hardest hit by the downturn. as rob roth reports, those looking for work may not have the necessary skills when hiring picks up. >> reporter: in west oakland, these people are hoping to hammer out new careers in the expanding arena of green technology. robert shumate says he was making good money working construction in the east bay but when the recession hit, construction slowed to a trickle. >> over the last year, it was hit and miss. you work a month, you don't work a month. it's not the seasons anymore. >> reporter: the economy also apparently swallowed this mans job. and he is hoping his new skill will get him off of federal income. the east bay lost 11% of its jobs in the last decade, many of them in construction even though the population increased. that's leaving man

. >>> 30 days after the november election, each bay congressional candidate harmer conceded defeat. congressman mcnerney won the election. harmer said he would not challenge the results. >>> mount diablo state park unveiled its renovated visitor's center. they say it's recently its observation deck was leaking. $220,000 was spent to refurbish the venue. the park is open everyday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. >> a very bizarre case of animal cruelty in southern california. a cat was found in a clothes drier. her face wrapped in duct-tape. the 4-year-old gray tabby was in the luann piccardry of an apartment building in riverside and had a chipped tooth and broken blood vessels in her left eye. >> most likely she was trying to either chew her way out of the duct-tape or she banged it when the cycle was going around. >> boy, investigators say the cat recently gave birth to a litter of kittens and found one of the kittens inside a wall at the apartment complex. police are looking for those responsible and say there have been at least tree other cases of animal cruelty involving cats at th

with all of the votes counted, incumbent democrat jerry mcnerney has less than 48% while david harmer has just under 47%. the margin of victory came down to just 2600 votes in contra costa, alameda and santa clara county. harmer received most of his v otes in the more conservative san joaquin county. >>> we told but this story yesterday, wells fargo will donate $5,000 to help replace equipment stolen from a school in belmont. police say burglars broke into the school over the weekend. apple is also helping -- s tepping up and donating loaner equipment. >>> 7:49. the nation's third largest theater chain is being accused of violating disability laws. a group of deaf and h ard-of- hearinggoers are complaining because they say they've he refused to put in closed captioning. >>> well, yahoo! of sunnyvale is compying its list and review and what -- compiling its list and review of what people search f or. it is reported that the gulf leak was number one, number two, world cup and then celebrities, miley cry tis, kim kardashian and lady gaga. >>> stars are using their internet-fan base to he

they show jerry mcnearney winning re-election but david harmer has yesterday to concede. the latest numbers from yesterday show that incumbent mcnearney retains his seat by more than 2600 votes. the district covers parts of contra costa, alameda, santa clara and san joaquin counties. district five has also been decided. campost maintained his lead. his term officially begins in january. >> a well-known movie chain is facing a class action lawsuit aimed at helping the deaf and hearing impaired. they want the same right to enjoy movies as those without hearing disabilities. more than 200 million americans went to the moves last year according to the motion pictures association. two did not because they're deaf. the two are plaintiffs in a lawsuit against cinamark. the suit says they discriminate by not providing closed captioned movies. >> what would you want to happen for yourself if you should lose your hearing tomorrow? >> lawyers who filed the suit say about 85% of first-run movies are captioned when they're delivered to theaters. all the theaters have to do is install

harmer received most of his votes in the more conservative san joaquin county. >>> time now 5:50. check in with sal and get you where you need to go. the toll plaza, how's it looking? >>> it looks pretty good. as a matter of fact if you're trying to get into san francisco it's not a bad commute at all. this might be the time for you to get ahead because the last few days we've had what we always have about 6:15 or so a crowd show up. good time to go before the crowd gets there. this morning we're looking at interstate 880 right here in front of the coliseum. traffic moving well southbound 880 traffic headlights moving down towards hayward. if you are driving speaking of the east bay, livermore, hayward, that whole area traffic looking pretty good. road sensors showing mostly clear commute. it's 5:51. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you sir. rain to the north. it's going to stay there. fort brag north probably by today by tomorrow it will drop south then some farther south. overall trend to keep it mainly to the north. today this is a very slow two speeds slow and stop. if you're

harmer received most of his votes in a more conservative san joaquin county. >>> a california congressman is demanding investigation into the state's high speed rail authority. representative is asking the u.s. transportation secretary to intervene in the plan to build 65 miles of track in the central valley. the rail authority board is set to vote on it tomorrow. but voters who approved funds for the project did not think that the first segment would be built between two small towns. the $43 billion project is eventually supposed to connect san francisco and anaheim with trains running by the year 2020. >>> well, let's speed right over to sal. see what's happening in our commute. sal. >>> yeah. it's very crowded now at the toll plaza because we've had a couple earlier stalled vehicles. we had some hazards up there. cal trans got up there quickly and got out of the way. you can see that traffic here is much more crowded than it normally is. this is already a 20 minute delay. we're not even to 7:00 yet. so if you work across the other side from oakland to san francisco, give yourself an ex

they show jerry mcnearney winning re-election over republican challenger david harmer.ra costa, alameda and santa clara. let's check in this morning on your commute with myles. >> good morning, theresa. caltrain 210 is 15 minutes late due to a medical emergency. other than that bart, ace and all the ferries running on time. here's mike with the weather. >> myles, thank you. we have a spare the air day. poor air quality most likely in the north bay but all of us under that spare the air day. temperatures mid to upper 50s today and through the rest of the 7-day forecast forecast. look for rain friday and saturday. theresa. >> mike, thanks a lot. the news contitititititititititi [ girl's voice ] do you wanna be my boyfriend? [ chuckles ] sure! great -- gimme your melt. myy--melt? [ male announcer ] get your own subway® melt -- like the melt-tastic new chipotle chicken & cheese fresh-toasted on flatbread. subway. eat fresh. ♪ marry me bill i got the wedding bell blues ♪ ♪ please marry me, bill >>> good morning, america. a rainy monday morning here. it does feel like a monda