ikea is giving a bicycle to it's 12,400 employees nationwide. good for the environment, too.ide to work or just ride around town. >> ikea wanted to thank its employees for their hard work and for making every day life better for customers and the fellow collgues. great way to stay in shape as well. >> yeah, help the employees, maybe the insurance costs will come down. maybe there's a message. >> ikea's big enough they can ride around in circles, especially when it's cold out. real quick, want to show you the fact we'll have a little rain and then sunshine and warmer weather for the weend. >> mike, thanks for th update. >> from all of us, honey...? [ m ] yes. honey, i can't find my intern. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! fromere? where is her cord? we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless acces no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] for limited time, callo get high speed internet for just $14.9a month with a 1-year price guartee. it's our fastest internet

ikea. the life improvement store. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> investigators say high wind was a primary factor in a chair lift accident at a maine ski areana injured eight people including three children. state inspectors were sent to sugarloaf ski resort after yesterday's accidents. wind gusts 40 mph were reported around the resort before the lift derailed plummeting five chairs. they haven't said whether mechanical difficulties were at issue. the lift was due to be replaced possibly next summer. >> blizzard conditions are hampering the search for a missing snowboarder at alpine meadow. shante marie willis became separated. search and rescue crews looked for her 4 p.m.. she was near the top of an advanced slope accessible by chair lifts. she lives in south lake tahoe. >> this next story may provoke a debate in your home about a family reading your e-mail. the husband could face prison time for reading his wife's e-mail. >> leon walker has launched an uncom

ikea. the life improvement store. >>> the blizzard that shut down airports on the east coast for the secretary day is affecting flights across the country. >> at least a thousand flights have been cancelled. fad rally aviation administration says newark and j.f.k. is not expected to open 3:00 this afternoon our time. the new york took a beating from the storm with more than two feet of snow. this is times square, people can't get home to go to work. terry? >> thousands of people here in the bay area impacted by the flight cancellations, here are the latest numbers at sfo. 17 departing flights cancelled. 30 incoming flights cancelled. you add to that 35 flights diverted from san francisco. add it up you have some very unhappy holidays. >> this is toe tapping for -- i'm waiting. this woman had a basketball practice to get to in upstate new york. >> i'm just trying to get back to the east coast. >> what time is practice? >> 4:00 p.m., i'm not going to make that. >> they couldn't get a straight

ikea. the life improvement store. >>> bay area's famous santa earned a well deserved break, landing on his feet helping with a well known san francisco toy drive. and that effort is going face a new challenge next christmas. >> once is rush is over what happens to santa? >> if you ask, it says santa sleeps for a long time. because delivering presents is a tough job. >> what if you're john toomey, fired just before the holiday? he says he is also headed north. back to his home wrrx he has plans to just take time off, and relax. >> the story that i told that seemed to offend these people, they didn't say so to me, is a story that i have told for better than 20 years and i stole it from george carlin. you know? if you're going to steal, steal from the best. >> reaction to news of the firing was immediate. >> this is amazing. >> lefty odule's saw an opportunity. >> this year was the best toy drive we ever had. and thanks to lefty o' doule's. they hit the goal. a lot of kids got toy autos in 193

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ikea. sunny in the east bay. the sunshine in the rest of the bay area is beginning to give way to those clouds. temperatures boy, are they cold. we were in the upper 20s to low 30s this morning. not much in terms of recovering. just low 40s out by antioch. 49 in mountain view. clouds entering san jose. isolated shower this afternoon. and we will look for the rain again on sunday but drier weather heads our way next week. so here's a look right now. live doppler 7 hd the returns are offshore so the rain is getting a little closer. still along the far north california coast. i wants to take you into the san ramon valley. we have a few pop-up showers here. don't be surprised if you see a little wet weather. there's the front making inroads in california and we will be looking at this area of low pressure to sit out to sea for the next couple hours. once it moves in, look at the timing on it. 8:00 tonight, marin county. by 5:00 tomorrow morning is really when we see skies become a little less c

ven a la venta ikea a partir del 26 de diciembre.do. una llamada antes de la explosión a alertó a las autoridad para evacuar la zona. mañana se despide el presidente luis ignacio lula da silva. deja el cargo un nivel de aceptación increíble. 86%. cristina londoño nos tiene un balance. luis ignacio lula da silva. >>> fue una despedida emotiva así recordó lo que decía a su esposa maritza. cuando acababa desumir la presidencia de brasil en el 2003. prometía un futuro mejor para los trabajadores de una humilde comuna. líder sindical y obrero que además de haber nacido pobre no tuvo educación formal. >>> sin embargo, muchos consideran a brasil una potencia mundial gracias al siente marbd tri. que llaman genio político. el desempleo en brasil es del 6%. el más bajo de la historia. y el ireso percápita aumentó un 23%. y el salario mínimo 60%. según analistas sus proamas oficiales sacaron de la pobreza a 20 millones de bsileños. creció la clase media y para sor prisa de muchos. también aumentaron los ricos. hoy hay 19% más brasileños con for

ven a la venta ikea a partir del 26 de diciembre. ikea. ?ado. al lado. y y nadie nos venía ayudar. y se trataba del oficial de la marina quee había quedado atrapa en medioe la nevada. junto a su posa y su bebé. quedó enterrado en el nieve por más de 8 horas. >>> nquería que el bebé se asustara trataba de mantener la calma. >>> estábamos desesperados por conseguir a alguien. llegó donde estábamos trapados y llegó a nosotros y el bebé a casa de mi madre. >>> y la madre del oficial in tp to darle dinero a calderón, por rescatar a su familia . >>> y estaban abrazando. y esa. oficial no podría estar más agradecido >>> y luego de otro viaje y llegó a rescatar a mi perrito que se había quedado en el auto. >>> es una cosa bue ya. >>> y en total los lauda, permanecieron 19 horas en la carretera. las peores tormentas que as tara la costa este del país. calderón es mitad puertorriqueño y mitad mexicano y los hispanos nos sentimos orgullosos de lo que hizo. y llegamos al final de esta edición. del noticiero telemundo

. >> and finally workers at ikea got a holiday surprise. how about free bicycles? >> ikea rolls out the bikes for each of the 12,000 employees around the country including those here at the emeryville store and one in east palo alto. >> ikea said it wanted to thank the people for hard work and making every day life better for customers. you know they appreciated that. that is a lot of bike autos no kidding. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> stay connected at abc 7 news.com. >> good night. you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. i care about youfiber too. i have for while. ok, carl. why don't you care about her fiber? hey carl. [ male announcer ] fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants-- a museum education coor

ikea. the life improvement store. >> today on oprah at 4:00, reality tv stars.e an security flaws at sfo and how those flaws were repeatedly revealed long before the american airlines pilot blue the whistle. we'll have those stories and more later today at 5:00. >> another storm is moving in, final check of the forecast. >> let's look at that storm system. you can see it on our live doppler 7 hd. it's off northern california but moving in our direction. like saturday we'll have some very heavy rain for a short amount of time. that will turn to showers by tomorrow. meantime we have watches in effect, wind advisories, flash flood watches and sierra storm warnings. >> we just have as to be extra careful. >> from all of us thanks for joining us today. "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. >> have a great day, everybody.

ikea. the life improvement store. >>> you're looking at what may be the luckiest man in the bay area tonight. retired fire fighterdale value len teen -- valentine won nearly $8 million playing slots in lake county. those other smiling faces are tribal leaders from the ranchal leaders. he wants to ride a harley she wants a bigger bathroom and a closet. >> who doesn't. >> good for him. he can have whatever he wants. >> stanford university is the center of womens' college. the cardinals are hosting yukon about a half hour from now is tippoff. yukon is riding a record 90-game winning streak. cardinals won 51 straight home games. so one team's streak will end tonight. by the way yukon's last loss was to stanford in 2008 final four. so that is going to be a good game. >> drum roll, please. >> coming up next, beta breakers runners. >> news about that. take your mark, get set to go this year. >>> if you're looking for work there is new hope tonight. >> i got three great job leads. >> she's confiden

ikea.ovement store. ♪ >>> oakland international airport is offering up to 72 hours of free parking in january and february for some people flying to southern california. now, the deal is only for travelers flying on a tuesday, wednesday or thursday between january 4th and february 10th. to get the free parking customers have to first register on the airport's website and print out a coupon. passengers have to have an airline ticket for seats along with a parking lot ticket. the deal is worth $56. we have a ling at abc7news.com. look under "see it on tv.." >> it was a dry morning for once but also very cool one. >> that's right. more cool conditions. and great day to get away although the weather's not the problem, probably the traffic into the sierra nevada because it's smooth sailing with no problems with chain requirements. heavenly, isn't that beautiful with partly cloudy skies. i have to tell you truckee this morning zero. right now it's 9 degrees. be prepared, very, very cold and back

. >>> employees of the furniture giant ikea receive a holiday gift from their bosses. it is 4:37. you are watching 9 news now. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart... and this is a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. we asked kids what they want... and we got a clear answer. the one kids want to eat. [ kids ] oooooooooooooh. toaster strudel. layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to eat sweet moments new from pillsbury. in the refrigerated section >>> good morning, everyone. i'm tom sater in for howard on this monday. we have a winter weather advisory for the area until 9:00 a.m. that means be advised, we have winter precipitation falling. start with live doppler 9000 hd because it is light snow at this hour. we had spotty light rain around the dc area eastward. for the most part it is coming down and will be enough to dust some areas and even roadways. the good news here opposed to last friday when we had a patch develop, the roads have been treated in most locations. several truck on the way this morning. we are at the high for the study

. >>> thousands of ikea employees have a new ride this morning. the swedish retailer has given all 12,000 of its workers here in the u.s., a new mountain bike. ikea says the gift is part of its commitment to good health and to the environment. >>> well, a santa out in san francisco got the boot from macy's for being a little more naughty than nice. john toomey acknowledged telling a couple he's so jolly because he knows where all the naughty boys and girls live. but he says he's made that same joke for years. it won't be a blue christmas for him. toomey was hired at a local restaurant at double his macy's salary and the freedom to tell any jokes he wants. >> he's getting phone calls from everywhere, all the way to london, now. everyone wants a part of this bad santa now. >> you gotta love it. >>> coming up on this wednesday, the cruise ship scare on the high seas. >>> plus, police scrambling to find a missing 12-year-old, after her mother was found dead. >>> and a texas man is alive, thanks to his dog, yogi. [ female announcer ] experience dual ac

ikea. life improvement store. >>> the newly elected state attorney general has an ambitious agenda camela harris sat down to talk about her goals. and vick joins us now with priority autos cheryl, she spent seven years as district attorney. and she inherited an office demoralized and had a bitter and often add ver sair yil relationship with the police department. today, she says she's proud of how she's change that had office. the future attorney general says she's looking forward to making a impact on the successes. one big priority is mortgage fraud. >> there is. >> we created a stand alone mortgage fraud unit. >> and there is boosted by a 40% jump in gang convictions and a 30% increase in convictions for drug sales, she's proud of crime prevention programs. and back on track is one such program. >> it's been replicated around the country. >> it helps get jobs and schooling arrested for the first time. >> over the course of the next five years we've reduced. >> there is one more controver

ikea.the life improvement store. >>> there is a glismer of hope the new year will bring signs of an improving jobs picture. the labor department said number of first number april plings fell below 400,000 last week to the lowest number in more than two years. and this is an important milestone. >> amber cohen and steven levy had something in common. optimism. national unemployment remains 9.8% this is a positive shift. >> i got three great job leads and this is by networking with someone, they ended up lookin looking -- liking me. >> and many have been waiting for months for new claims to fall below 400,000. the fact they came in at 388,000 is like an end of the year bonus. the director of the center for continuing study of the california economy says it's one more sign a sluggish economy is turning the corner. >> exports and foreign trade are near prerecession. and the tech firms are selling stuff off the shelves and there has been a banner year. >> the labor department reports california

. >> yes, that is correct, there is 10tan ikea shopping center, and even motorists, are encouraged toe rules. and adjust their speed according to traffic conditions. buckle up. and give yourself extra time. >> and unfortunately, no rainfall to complicate matters. -and fortunately-- no rainfall but are there is an increase with more people on the roads? >> we are noticing them up collision because people are falling too closely. please give yourself that question. following-- following--to closely. and to accommodate and to anticipate traffic ahead of yourself. and produce your speed, and deep breath, relax, and-reduce your speed. >> and to seek increased the why? >> actually, we are going to implement the 21 program. >> and the question was the increase of alcoholism and driving. >> and the first week of january we are seeing individuals still driving with an alcoholic beverages, prescription and nonprescription medications. motorists, that they're going to have anything to compare your driving? do not get behind the wheel. and please use public transportation, or just be in an enviro

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. >>> months after rejecting a bike lane outside a new york store ikea is giving its workers bikes fortmas. the home furniture giant is handing out more than 12,000 bicycles nation wide. the company insists it is in favor of bikes, just not the bike lane which ikea says would put cyclists, buses and cars in danger. >>> pets across the country can expect something under the christmas tree this year. in a poll from petside.com, 53% of all pet owners will get their animals a present this holiday. dogs will fare better than cats. 56% of pooches can expect a gift but only 48% of cats. but you know what? cats don't care. the poll also shows women who own pets are more generous than men. >>> now for a look at what's coming up later this morning on "the early show" erica hill joins from us new york. erica good morning. >> good morning. i would like to know that 100% of the pets in my home will be getting gifts both the dog and cats, my cat lulu cares. she likes the catnip. >> i don't think mine cares. mine is very indifferent to everything. >> you need to put on extra ribbons. >> make it more

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employees of ikea can now go to work in two-wheel style. all 12,400 employees of the swedish furniture retailer were given a silver mountain bike last week, a big thank you to workers for a great year. not every business is celebrating a successful year the same way. despite record profits, some wall street banks are even asking employees to pay to chip in for their own holiday parties. that's your "money watch." for more, head on over to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoferus. >>> fed ex expecting today to be the busiest day in history. the company is projecting it will ship 16 million packages today. that is up more than 12% from the peak day last year and double the volume ed ex handles on a normal day. and it's an indication that consumer demand is rising. this year holiday sales on the internet are expected to climb 15%. and i am so behind this year. my goal was to get everything done two weeks before christmas. not going to happen. >> you have your tree. do you have a tree yet? >> yes. no. we have a lot of kids that n

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. >> no pilots like that one, but let me give the locator led by ikea and the movie theater off of the bay bridge. that drive to the east shore freeway moves nicely and we are starting to build up the volume and no major slowing through the maze. 880 and 580 north and westbound for the commutes through oakland. we have a smooth drive and speed that is well above the limit approaching the car quinn as and benicia bridge. the volume starts to increase with slow downs and that could be a surprise for a lot of people in the early morning hours. a light drive out of the north bay. >> a couple degrees warmer? >> it was feeling toasty outside. into the mid 40s. we are getting out of control here. we have clouds coming in. no 20s and 30s and 45 at san francisco. mostly cloudy right now. san jose dropped off a little bit. 40 and better than the last few mornings and temperatures cold enough for patchy frost. in oakland, 46 degrees so that is quite a change. we don't have as much wind, but the breezes will pick up with what's left of a cold front from the north coast and towards the bay area. we

brand new bicycles to ikea workers nationwide.the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> well, it's 5:55 now. today we're learning about a leaked government document that has nothing to do with wikileaks. last month we told you about an alert from the f.b.i. sacramento office about a popular barbie doll that contained a hidden video camera. the bureau was worried it could lure unsuspecting children and record child pornography. now it says it only meant to send that to other law enforcement agencies. they were trying to make sure law enforcement didn't overlook the dolls during a warrant search. >> actor wesley snipes is set to report to a pennsylvania prison to serve a three-year sentence for willful failure of filing tax returns. he says his case has been misrepresented in the media and wanted to clear the air by appearing on cnn's larry king live last night. >> i never took the position of being a tax protestor. and the press has continued to report that that's exactly what i was doing. th

this is an iphone app from ikea that actually lets you pick a glass and fill it with little fake bubbly you find a friend that has the same app and you'll be able to eventually clink glasses. but it's not just a toast, it's a way to exchange names and profile pictures. plus cameras capture the moment which is then posted on facebook. that's a complicated a.m. for that. >> i guess you don't have to worry about the bubbles giving you a headache. >>> the traditional times square ball drop is not the only one. >> snooki, from the hit tv show "jersey shore" will bow placed inside a paul and dropped at midnight from seaside heights, new jersey. the jersey shore cast will lead fans in a collective 50 pump in hopes of setting a world record. mtv will broadcast that live event starting at 10:30 tonight. >> man, fun times. >>> well, it's not an easy start to the new year for some bay area beaches. we'll tell you why you want to stay out of the water this weekend. >>> plus it's not prom or spring break just yet. the surprising new research showing that there's one day underage drinkers spike. >>>

. >>> thousands of ikea employees have a new ride this morning.dish retail giant gave each of its 12,000 workers a brand-new mountain bike as a christmas gift. the company said the bikes reflected its strong commitment to health and the environment. workers who don't want the bikes are instead donating them to charity. >> i hope they gave them the added gift of assembling them. before they brought them home. i love you, ikea, but i can't assemble anything you give me. >> that makes two of us. >>> nancy pelosi performed one of her final and most festive acts as speaker of the house. >> pelosi flipped the switch last night to light the 2010 capitol christmas tree. the 67-foot engleman spruce on the west lawn of the capitol hails from wyoming and is covered with 5,000 ornaments made by the nation's schoolchildren. >> the tree will be lit from tusk to 11:00 p.m. every night until new year's day. >> pretty scene at the nation's capitol. more after this, we'll be right back. love legendary covergirl lashblast? 50% more bristles for big bold lashes. make

ikea. the life improvement store. >>> coming up on 7:45.onster blizzard, there's a big hazard lurking out there for drivers. blood alcohol ice. our safety expert bill stanton, took us for a ride. we see it every time it snows. >> oh my god. >> reporter: cars, spinning out of control. in fact, there are more than 250,000 crashes each year due to snow and sleet. within that number lies the impact of a hidden killer, black ice. black ice isn't black at all. it's actually a thin transparent film that forms when the temperature of the pavement is colder than the air above it. it's especially common after light rain or after snow melts. >> we just had a snowstorm. i'm driving on the highway. >> reporter: "gma" safety and security expert bill stanton, shows us the warning science. >> it's a little like packed snow. in fact, it is. underneath it's actually very slippery. it's called black ice. and i'm going to show you what happens, if you drive on it and don't drive carefully. when it comes to black ice there should be two parent factimportant fac

there is a crash on the ramp from east 80 coming out to where the freeway comes out to -- in front of ikea, a couple of cars got in to it. they are waiting for tow trucks. if you are coming off the bay bridge and you are trying to make that big curve. blocking one of the lanes. this is going to affect 580 because they kind of share l anes. it will be a mess on 580. the fog is lifted from the toll plaza it seems to be b etter. but there's still fog on the bridge. this is a look at the commute here in contra costa county. it's pretty slow still almost everywhere, especially highway 4. if we could bring the san mateo bridge in there is a new crash in reported westbound 92. there it is on the left center divide. they are waiting for emergency vehicles to come. let's go to steve. >>> a lot of fog and it will go into the weekend forecast. the coast looks to be really sunny and warm as we get towards the weekend. today we still have light rain drifting through. this is a much weaker pattern than behad -- than we had yesterday. the fog is going to play into our forecast, not only today but well in

>> owner's manuals can be painful at times like reading an ikea manual, it is not going to happen.e having any trouble during trouble-shooting process with the gadgets or electronics, first off lifehacker a great website. audio/video problems, problems with new laptops go there, they will walk you through it. digitaltips.org from the consumer electronics organization. very reputable. no matter your category. they will help you out. >> if you get gifts you have to buy things for them, hdm spi cables, we talked about this, the prices are all over the map. >> all over the map one of the most forgotten thing around the holidays. you get the console and what you need, my gosh, you totally forgot the wiring. if you are panicking and say i forit go moy set box or settop box do not buy this instore. go on a place like amazon, read the reviews and compares and get the very inexpensive four times cheaper than in retail. >> i've seen them for $100 instore and $15 online foimsts a cable. ridiculous. >> talk about cameras. do you go out right away and by the memory card for more space. >> first

other stories, on deck, ikea, volkswagen are leading the insurance industry's annual list of the state is in new vehicles. they criticize 66 vehicles with the top safety pick for the 2011, that is the most ever. more than double the 27 vehicles last year. hon then kea and volkswagen were received the most awards with nine, eight awards apiece for gm, ford from a trip out. there is only one s u b on that list volkswagen. chevy crews made the list as well. >> we'll be back with more in just a couple of minutes. all live look the san francisco. clear blue sky a little bit of root. it looks like the rain has moved out. we will right back. he gideon, the deck is dry hand the san mateo bridge. visibility is good, a little bit of sunshine maybe we're in the clear to the next round. what you think? >> drying out, spotty showers but for the most part drive from now to the rest of the day. the next couple of days, the end of your work week dry enough for you to get some shopping done. holiday forecast, to mark dry, waking up to the morning fog. christmas eve mostly cloudy, breezy christmas anoth