. >> republic -- republican candidates -- hermann -- ron paul said he will not be participating in a debate held by donald trump. he said donald trump's role will be a distraction. the fate of a kidnapped american and pakistan is now in the hands of off -- al qaeda. a video message says it is up to al qaeda to negotiate the release of him after objected four months ago. >> the tell a ban -- taliban claim to be working alongside al qaeda. they took responsibility for the adoption of a 70-year-old american who was abducted from his home back on august 13. they said they took him from his home and transferred him from one house to another until it was safe enough to announce that were behind the abduction. although they were behind the kidnapping, they say it will be up to al qaeda to negotiate the release. they are working side-by-side with the leader of al qaeda. they see him as their own leader. it will be and who will be making the demands. also, the release of all prisoners in guantanamo bay and other secret u.s. presence as they put it. the message came out in a video released thr

the occupy sf moment has been based in justin hermann plaza since september 17th. >>> in santa cruz, protesters are stilled hold up in a vacant building there. police are trying to coax the occupy demonstrators out of the coast commercial bang building on water veet. last night about 30 officers tried to get inside but were blocked by protesters at the doors. the owner wants them removed for trespassing. officers are still trying to talk the protesters into leaving. >>> csu trustees are canceling their meeting for monday over safety concerns due to protests. the trustees were set to meet in long beach about possible salary bumps for campus presidents. the board chairman says the decision comes after a turbulent meeting on september 16th when protesters rushed inside and shattered one window. the committee will reschedule discussions now for january 24th. the uc board made a similar move last month when it canceled a meeting after threats of violence and vandalism. still ahead, the activists who fought the revolution over in egypt may lose that country's landmark election. >> also, th

aerial artistry are for people that cheer in the new year. 250,000 people are expected at justin hermann plaza. traffic will come to a lot. security will be tight. >> new year's eve parties like the fair mount mix it up. >> we have a few spots in lower court. >> at the top of the fair mount to the top of the mark across the street. hotels offer an elegant evening. ice rink will shut down early at 9:30. >> san francisco symphony will be playing. bill gram it's bob weir. >> we will wait all day long. we stay as late as we can. we love these concerts. >> on pier 29 beach blanket backly lone goes on ever. fans are in anticipation of the hunger bowl at at&t park. take that as a traffic advisory. >> at the asian art museum each ring starts the signal of a fresh new year. around the city balloon lady is blowing up balloons. nob hill center, it's for the caravan and the balloons are dropped at midnight. >>> i don't know how many of those might pop. this is time of the year optimism reigns supreme we want to michael eight better year but drive safely. >> san francisco police are preparing for a l

"have you seen the hermann -- herman cain commercial?" of course. i am more creative.would be something fun for us to do, so my sister who is the mom of the group -- it is 7:00 a.m., and i have this idea, and you have to do it. she was like, "ok." it must be ok. so we got to work on it, and i did not think it was going to turn out the way that it did. i was very, very surprised. "oh, my gosh," people are going to love this tweet. others go viral. i do not know. i was just on a roll. i just rode it. >> for those of you who did not see it, this great tweet, when she'll is treating about his lack of experience and knowledge about china -- when she was tweeting about his lack of experience and knowledge about china. you have this nice reaction that i think people understand and is not scripted, and that is the most refreshing part. >> i think that is what people really like about our twitter account. it tells it in a way where it is very true, but it gets a laugh, i do not know, some entertainment towards it. >> so i wanted to say, first of all, those were great faces. i w