---el sujeto de 28 aÑos responde al nombre de "joseph jenkins", y es considerado peligroso porque searmado. ---las autoridades dicen que "jenkins" presuntamente carga un rifle escondido dentro de su abrigo, con el que amenaza a sus victimas para robarles. ---los crimenes violentos disminuyeron este aÑo en "richmond".---en lo que va de 2010, los ataques con armas de fuego cayeron un 27% en comparacion con el mismo periodo en 2009.---tambien se redujo por la mitad el numero de homicidios.---las autoridades dicen que esto se debe a una serie de nuevos programas, en los que han involucrado a la comunidad. ---se trata del consejo vecinal "iron triangle", un plan de patrullaje policial que comenzo en 2006, y que transforÓ el area de tal manera que los delincuentes ya no la encuentran atractiva para cometer sus crimenes. ---como le informamos ayer, varias personas han sido asaltadas a punta de pistola en oakland, cuando intentaron comprar un automovil que encontraron listado en un popular sitio de internet. ---"flavio lacayo" habÓ con las autoridades sobre estos cÍmenes, y nos ofrece alguno

police say jenkins is homeless. they say he had a rifle inside his trench coat during that robbery. >>> time now 5:56. the aftermath of another big bay area storm. we are dealing with rain, wet roads, strong winds and more as the morning commute begins. we're going to have a live report on what you'll be facing. >>> also the very latest on an officer-involved shooting in the south bay. this happened just hours ago. we're live with what police are telling us now. >>> good morning. wind will be the big story today. we'll talk about that plus the cool temperatures. >>> i'm tara moriarty live in pacifica where they have reopened highway 1 due to a mud slide. we'll brick you updates straight ahead. >>> driving still tough in many areas even though lanes are open because of last night's storm. >>> well, most of the advisories have been dropped, but now the wind is kicking up and colder air filters in. how long will this last? >>> a shootout in san jose. how it led up to gunfire and how one ce

police believe jenkins is homeless and say he had a rifle inside his trench coat. >>> san francisco has gotten the green light for the construction of a big box store next year. target estimates the store at fourth and mission street will generate more than $5 million in sales annually. converting the little stores that were in that space into one store is expected to create hundreds of construction jobs next year. >>> those familiar nutrition tags found on most products wilson be required on cuts of meat. the department of agriculture extended its labeling rules to include beef, poultry, pork and lamb. they're going to be required by january 1, 2012 on meat products, the purpose to make americans more conscious of health problems. >>> southern california is dealing with the aftermath of a storm right now. the mow cuss is on the strong winds that could bring gusts to 75 miles per hour in higher elevations. there's also concerns about mud slides. they're keeping a close eye on san bernardino. the road is one of several highways leading to big bear lake ski resort, and it could be months

the suspect has been identified as 28-year-old joseph jenkins. police say he is a transient and is armed and dangerous. police say that jenkins hid the rifle in his trench coat when he tried to rob several mall stores. he tried unsuccessfully then to carjack two people before he finally robbed a clerk at a nearby men's warehouse store and then ran from the scene after carjacking a woman at knife point. >>> people may soon have to pay up for leaving garbage cans out too long. town leaders are considering an ordinance that would limit the amount of time that neighbors can leave their bins at the curb. there have been complaints about garbage and recycling containers sitting outside for days. now,s it is not clear when the ordinance would take effect or how much a violation would cost. >>> the california supreme court is denying governor arnold schwarzenegger's request to sell state buildings. today's ruling means the decision on the fate of the properties will fall to governor elect jerry brown. three former members of the state building authority

the suspect has been identified as 28-year-old joseph jenkins. police think he is a transient and is armed and dangerous. they also say jenkins hit the rifle in his trench coat when he tried to rob several mall stores. he tried unsuccessfully to carjack two people before he finally robbed a clerk at a nearby men's warehouse store. and he ran from the scene after carjacking a woman at knife point. >>> the numbers of police deaths are on the rise across the u.s. deaths in the line of duty have jumped 37%. the national law enforcement officers memorial fund reports 160 federal, state and local officers died this year. that's the sharpest increase in gun-related deaths that we've seen in a while. but the number one cause of death among officers is traffic accidents. and 73 policemen died in traffic-related incidents just this year. >>> the pilot who exposed security flaws at sf ox has -- sfo has gone public. his name is chris lou, a pilot for american airlines and held a news conference yesterday at the sacramento airport in an attempt to silence cri

joseph jenkins robbed this star two days before christmas and carjacked a nissan altima. he tried to rob the club mono co in the valleyfield mall in san jose. police believe he's homeless and they say had a rifle inside his ren coat during the robbery. >>> the police department says shootings and homicides are down from last year. they responded to 39 -- he they anded -- they ponded to 39 s hootings. there were four homicides this year compared to eight. that's the lettest in east palo alto in more than a decade. the chief attributes the drop to the police and community working together. leaders at the student-run cooperative houses hope to make it easier for residents to report substance -- substance abuse. the berkeley student cooperative denies that. >>> time now, 7:36. let's check in with sal. see how the folks are moving around this morning after that big storm. >>> that's right. this morning we do have some driving. it's windy in many areas if you are crossing any of the bay area bridges just be careful. the wind is gusting. steve has told us that the wind is gustin

anyone who may have seen jenkins is being asked to call san jose police. >>> amazon.com reports record numbers for it's busiest shopping day of the season. on that day customers bought at a rate of 156 items per second, that's an all time high. 14.7million items for the day. the very latest version of the kindle electronic device was the most popular. >>> and the dow finished at it's all time low. the dow finished at a 28 month high despite reports. the dow finished up 21 points. the nasdaq was off four points closing at 2,663. >>> state highway officials say they saw dramatic decrease in the number of traffic deaths during the christmas holiday holiday this year compared to last year. they reported four deaths. none of them here in the bay area. the chp also reported 458 dui arrests. there were 1,104 last year. now one reason for the decrease might be that the reporting period this year was two days long, one day shorter than last year. >>> a burning christmas tree at the entrance to a housing complex caused some frightening moments in san francisco this morning: the fire started abou

but the quarterback ross jenkins told everybody 45-38. ethe team finishes against the vandals this weekend. finally, everybody has crouching tiger hidden dragon. sportsmanship is something not often talked about. but the issue was brought to the forefront recently when two nfl players were fined but not suspended for fighting on the field. titans defensive back fined $25 each for this altercation. the fact that punches were thrown and no suspensions were handed out has surprised coaches in football. one sport is approaching it a bit differently. they want you to fight for stuff. so it is interesting how it goes from sport to sport. >>> the player plans on appealing the fine and both have accepted the penalty and that is all we have for sports this week. ladies, back to you. >>> let's hope the artisans pull out a victory against idaho this weekend. >>> >>> as the semester comes to an end, here are fun times, frustrations and fumbles with the update news staff. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ [ music ] ♪ [ music ] ♪ [ music ] >>> the update news. i'm going

. >> bob jenkins on behalf of tanya peterson. you have a report before you. i would like to give you a quick update. when the weather continues to not cooperate with us. we are still enjoying a 12% dip in attendance. we are managing that by managing our expenses. i believe it will continue through december and through this weekend. we anticipate that the new mail have the will arrive sometime in early january and work out those issues at -- he is not going to be put in a white and purple box and ship out a conveyor belt. fedex has a very excellent apartment for an additional $5, he can give it to the -- you can give it to the person of your choice. it more than recoup the cost. continuing on a sad note, in commemoration with the death of richard goldman, december 21, the winter solstice. we will make one of his favorite aspects of the zoo free. last but not least, we are winding down into the holidays. this is the second crew, so they won't disappear on christmas eve. but they will leave shortly after the first. you may have had santa claus at the lighting ce

matt ryan hooks up with jenkins. atlanta wraps seattle, clinching a playoff spot.iners are just a game back. eagles and giants battling for first in the nfc east. manning four, td passes, this one to nix. michael vick would lead the eagles back. hits maclin, spins into pay dirt. game time. ten seconds left. giants forced to punt. instead of kicking it out-of-bounds, they tick it to form cal star jackson. he bobbles it. scooches it up, his -- hesitates, finds a seevment are you -- finds a seam. are you kidding me? he scores. eagles take the lead in the nfc east. >> college women's hoops, uconn women going for their 88th 88th straight win. hays, two of her 26. uconn up 12. in the second, miya moore. she had 22, and it's 88 straight for uconn, 81-50 the final. look to break the record tuesday against florida state. stanford's kyle vanber berg going for a victory against tennessee. >> alan: we tell you about the source of an unusual light in the sky tomorrow >> alan: we have more weather coverage ahead at 6:00. the for rest service has declared an avalanche warning in

university and was in the administration for ten years and commissioner for sanitation under mayor, jenkins and was ma developer at port an authority and commissioner for traffic and parking for the city of boston. emily, thank you so much. we are so glad to have your energy, your smarts to lead us to this tough topic this morning. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, susan. well, as the only - at least self identifying water system manager from the east coast, i had originally planned briefly present some highlights of our climate change experience in new york city but after listening yesterday i thought i could spare you anguish and tell you a brief new york story in a brief new york minute. i live in brooklyn and a little backyard in the back and stone walk in the front. years back my son was in the front and we left our backyard and there was a huge august moon rising and we up the block and out into a neighbors backyard when there was a party and when my son got to the party, he said we've got a moon just like that in our backyard. let me say we've not a climate change just like yours i

this removed the following sunday night it was raining she cooks jenkins was really dressed as next tuesday missed the plane and was quick to set the record straight against pre-sleep downs forced the referee to stop the flow. of the bout between japan's your uncle pony and the russian giant fifteen year old record the epic battle between david and goliath i never in this case says men are in or else mass going out of to bill russian excede who didn't have easily made his way to the samis must visit but john still pay wait for. it came down to the point . where whose favorite numbers were no place to be heap of trouble he was the cleanest to spread believe the united states that it is getting the edge low key in the spin room forcing the world to get a point in the first three so long it would have been here you silly of me to trade punches with a lot of people plus it was important to finish in the soonest possible and you have three fights and nights without exhausting with me i should have saved some energy for the final we were going to. meanwhile the two thousand and six world type boo

john jenkins in the corner. buries that one. ties it at 70-70. we're going to overtime.he extra session. we're tied at 82-82. marcus denmon. certainly good action. >>> that will do it for sports. back to you in new york. >>> president obama has appeared on discovery channel's "mythbusters" show with two missions. >> one was to get students more interested in math and science. and the other -- >> at the president's request -- >> i think we have a big one that hasn't been thoroughly tested. >> which one is that? >> archamedes, solar ray. >> the president skz "mythbusters" to give it a try. it didn't work. >>> up next, a rock 'n' roll icon gets a pardon today. >>> and is america's obesity crisis causing us to die earlier? crisis causing us to die earlier? new fiit's simple physics...e a] a body at rest to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because j

michael jenkins tries to make a play but he didn't get there in time, neither did the rest of the defenseesean, that one goes down as a 91-yard score. and the eagles go on to win it 30-27. by the way, everybody say fan of michael vick, including tashard choice who went to get the quarterback's autograph. that is your espn news update. i'm dong bell, back to you in in new york. >>> you might consider this the low life of nfl action. check out jets assistant sal owe lohse, calling his own conduct inexcusable and unsportsman-like. he also apologized to the dolphins who actually won the game 10-6. he could be punished by the jets or by the league. >>> well, it seemed like a plot straight from "the da vinci code." in a serious symbols can be seen on with a magnifying glass. >> the letters "lv" appear in the right eye, an appearance reference to leonardo de vinci himself. the symbols in the left eye can't be clear. >> experts decided to look at these eyes because they found a book in an teak shop that said there were symbols. >> you always hear people say there are faces in toasting and what no

jenkins picks off sam bradford, goes 96-yard the other way and the rams fall 6-7 with a 31-13 loss in >> here's the raiders' store beat the chargers twice and san diego beat the afc leading chiefs today. so if the raiders beat jacksonville, they're only a game back in the afc west. darren mcfadden had perhaps his best day as a pro. 'mcfadden makes one man miss and then he's gone. no one is going to catch him. 67 yards. longest resense of -- reception of his contrary. oakland up 10-7. campbell to murphy. campbell threw for 324-yard two scores. the jags came out firing in the third. gerrard going deep. the former niner, jason hill, hauls in the 48-yard td. a 17-14 ball game. raiders answer. it's mcfadden again making two great moves, and then turning on the jets. 51 of his 123 yards on the ground. 24-14 oakland. now 24-21 after a fumble, a kickoff return. gerrard, to walker. jags lead. now in the fourth raiders down seven. 2:00 to play. mcfadden was a beast. spinning breaking free. watch this stiff out. get outta here. game tied at 31. wouldn't last. after giving up a kickoff return, ma

the company's chairman richard jenkins talks about that and its plans to expand abroad. considering united states europe and israel. we are looking for a small growing generating company as we judge as in calls by for most of the one faction. in fact hopefully next week will enormous the cauldron for the deep sense will be nice in the picture and company executive young rolling with huge potential which is located in the european union. two weeks ago form since that started trading on the my sex on wednesday it appeared on russia's r.t.s. stock market why both i think the main idea decided this was to allow foreign funds to trade him to enlist performance and to share with the moment. if. this type of change where foreign funds are present how attractive is foreign sent as to foreigners it's a directive it's thank you first of all there are. one of the markets. pharmaceuticals sector is growing. and you know that. according to the. prognosis in the next three to four years the growth of the overall sort of the market will dwindle and that market will be driving mostly by

the suspect identified as joseph jenkins.there's his pitcher, police believe he is armed and dangerous. after the robbery he stole a nissan with license plate six n d a 586. sought by san jose and police because it sits on a border between the two cities. a man was found dead of a popular canadian snow resort after family members reported this note order missing a day earlier. 20 year-old super parks low had gone snowboarding ad was let in british columbia on friday, never returned after going off the trail. officials say he apparently fell through snow, into a deep creek in a forested area. body found christmas day 15 ft. below the surface. with his head under water. hamas, port still on his body. 70 year-old man was crushed to death by a tree in scotts valley. the victim was using a chain saw to cut an oak tree when the tree rolled over pending into the ground pronounced dead at the scene. the tree had come down in a storm, the man was trying to cut it afire word. a live look good side for new york city, still soft in with

dreamed up by arts activist tracy jenkins. >> we try to find a way to help children in foster care or agencies. she came up with a project called "dream catchers." she got elington staff, and friends to join in. including "meetw3 the bwns" star, lemar rucker. >> reporter: our wednesday's children know something about having adream. >> are you a dream girl? >> my dream is to get an adoption facially. and be able to meet justin beiber. >> a lot of rocky roads, when i came to youyou, at six flags, we talked. i kept going. they found a family for me. >> wle many are waiting and hoping, like jennifer, she has other hopes and dreams in the metime. >> christmas, presents. each of t children got something they had been winnering for. >> she got pink pajamas. >> you dreamed of pajamas this much? it came true? >> thank you. >> other dreams may come true, too. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for a wednesday's child, call 1-888-toadoptme. >> coming up,he big movies 3q copd makes it hard for me to breathe. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i can join the fun and games

police in san jose and santa clara police say that on christmas eve joseph jenkins robbed a men's warehouse and then carjacked a car. >>> early christmas morning, a sedan struck a 24-year-old bicyclists at the intersection of 26th and bartlet street. residents say that intersection needs a stoplight because of the busy traffic. >> i don't cross there because i'm afraid of the traffic. >> reporter: police are asking anyone with information on the hit and run to call them. >>> exactly when san francisco mayor gavin newsom will leave office is still up in the air tonight. january3rd is the official start date for his new postas lieutenant governor. but today the san francisco governor reports that newsom could remain mayor a few days beyond that. we sent a message to the mayor's office this evening but so far we haven't heard back. >>> the mayor's office said today all the necessary permits have been approved. plans submitted show how the target will sit. it'll be an 85,000 square foot store. building it is expected to create hundreds of construction jobs. >>> and as i mentioned not too long a

police in san jose and santa clara police say that on christmas eve joseph jenkins robbed a men's warehouse and then carjacked a car. >>> early christmas morning, a sedan struck a 24-year-old bicyclists at the intersection of 26th and bartlet street. residents say that intersection needs a stoplight because of the busy traffic. >> i don't cross there because i'm afraid of the traffic. >> reporter: police are asking anyone with information on the hit and run to call them. >>> exactly when san francisco mayor gavin newsom will leave office is still up in the air tonight. january3rd is the official start date for his new postas lieutenant governor. but today the san francisco governor reports that newsom could remain mayor a few days beyond that. we sent a message to the mayor's office this evening but so far we haven't heard back. >>> the mayor's office said today all the necessary permits have been approved. plans submitted show how the target will sit. it'll be an 85,000 square foot store. building it is expected to create hundreds of construction jobs. >>> and as i mentioned not too long a

where is matthew jenkins. >> right here! >> come mere. >> how old are you? >> when's your birthday? >> today. >> a little birdie told me. >> yeah. thank you, guys. er by the way, a lot of people in purple this morning. >> yeah, getting ready for the game. we have joe, the coach, harry, what grade are you in? >> i just graduated? >> i'm sure you did. this is luther, everyone. good to see you. >> good morning. let me hear the magic words. maestro, the music if you please. >> i've got to get my,thewanger. i hear you're going to be on mix 105 saturday night. >> katy perry, coming your way from the mix! >> chesapeake bay middle and mckenzie middle. ♪ 6:00 already, i was just in the middle of a dream. >> oh yeah! >> i was kissing valentino by a crystal blue italian stream. i can't be late because then i guess i just won't get paid. >> show me the money! >> these are the days when you wish your bed was already made. just another manic monday. >> oh! >> i wish it was sunday. >> oh! >> that's my fun day. >> oh! >> my i don't have to run day. >> oh. >> just another ma

this came down to the wire but the falcons got the win when ryan threaded the needle to jenkins.g on 28-24 and improves 10-2. cincinnati is 2- 10. >>> pete carol will be at candlestick park for his next  pass attempt. seahawks did what the niners couldn't, take care of business against carolina. they jump to a 14-0 lead but it changed with an interception. seattle wins and is two up on the 49ers. so are the ram who took care of the cardinals. >>> the vikings 2-0 under fraser after beating the bills. >>> 187 yards fourgons drew in the jacksonville win and clef land a field goal better than miami. >>> stanford waited for the final standings and is a sured of a bowl appearance. cardinal wrapping up it's first ever 11 win season two weeks ago with a shut out of oregon state. the cardinal found it'll be in the orange bowl and playing against virginia tech. that is on january 3rd. >>> no surprise that the national championship game is oregon against auburn. the ducks concluded the 12-0 season by beating oregon state in the civil war game. oregon number one in the associated press pol

all thanks to aroject dreamed up by arts activist tracy jenkins. >> each year we try to find an opportunity to serve children who are eat in foster care program or adoption agencies. >> reporter: her foundation art creates life came up with a project she call dreamcatchers. and in the duke elgto school of the arts graduate herself, she got ellington's staff, graduates and friends to join in including a former classmate. now meet the brown star lehman zucker will. >> we go to help people who are activists. >> reporter: our wednesday eights children know something about having a dream. are you a dream girl? >> yeah. >> reporter: tell me about your dream. >> my dream is to get an adoption family and to be able to meet mr. bieber. >> reporter: what do you dream about? >> to be a basketball prayer, a basketball player. >> rock roads. when i came to you at six ags, we talked and i kept going. >> reporter: and while many of our kids are still waiting and hoping, like jenfer, she has so other hope and dream in the meantime. >> christmas, presents. >> reporter: and those holiday dream were realized

. >>> jenkins turned 37 today and got a nice present from his native canada.star treatment from the canada post. it's to be released in conjunction with black history month, the only canadian hall of famer getting his due back in his home country. >> 20 games a season, six years in a row at wriggly field. >> unbelievable. >> thank you, sir. >> all right. >>> that is the news for this monday night. we're happy you shared time with us. i'm micah materre. >> welcome back, by the way. >> thank you. >> i'm mark suppelsa for all of us here. she'll be back tomorrow night and so will we. >> bye-bye. [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnabon cinnamon... now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. enjoy cinnabo

he has been identified as 28- year-old joseph jenkins. they say he is a known transient in the area and should be considered armed and dangerous. >>> san mateo police have released this sketch of a suspect in a robbery at a construction site. two workers inside an unoccupied home on maple street were held up at gunpoint december 17. this is one of the two people police are seeking. police go on to say the workers were in the remote area out of plain view and were likely targeted. >>> the sierra snow a big draw. but tonight, rescuers are on the slopes searching for a missing snowboarder. why there is a special urgency to their task. >>> you got fight for every deal. you have to -- you know, usually you are competing with five other dealers. >> the push to sell cars hits overdrive. why the end of the year deals are a gift to consumers. >> the crime at an illegal grow house ends in gunfire. how police are defending their decision to shoot a suspect. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,arder at alpine >>> yet another night of heavy snow in the sierra. and that is

the suspect has been identified as 28-year-old joseph jenkins.say he is a transient and he's armed and dangerous. they say he hid a rifle in his trench coast when he tried to rob several mall stores. he then tried to carjack two people before finally robbing a clerk at a nearby menswear house store. he ran from the scene after carjacking a woman at knifepoint. >>> the murder rate in east palo alto was cut in half this year from last year. the number of shootings is down more than 50%. the city has had 4 homicides in 2010 compared to 8 in 2009. now, police are still trying to solve all four of this year's murders. east palo alto's police chief thinks violent crime is down because of community and police working together. >>> the number of police deaths is on the rise across the u.s. deaths in the line of duty have jumped 37%. the national law enforcement officers memorial fund reports 160 federal, state and local officers died this year. that's the sharpest increase -- is in gun-related deaths but the number one cause of death among officers is tr

threw two pitches to malcom jenkins who takes it back 96 yards for the td. saints are alive. win their sixth straight 31-13. the rams fall to 6-7. so how crazy is this, all four nfc west teams under 500. 5-849ers just one game back in the first place. rams and seahawks somebody has to win this division. what's even more nuts is that team will host the wild card playoffs game. nfc philly and dallas met in texas tonight. golden bear jackson was hobbling. but even at three quarters speed jackson can outrun the cowboys. jackson made four catches for 210 yards. this is a 91-yard td to break the 20-20 high. and the coach is grimacing as he sees this dive into the end- zone. the eagles win 38-27. 9-4. dallas is 4-9. >>> new england traveled to chicago. and like santa claus looked very comfortable in the snowy conditions. pats quarterback tom brady threw for 369 yards. branch is dashing through the snow to a 50-yard td. new england wins their fifth straight 36-7. pats are an afc best 11-2. >>> the packers blew a shot to tie chicago for the north. aaron rogers takes a hard hit in detr

the suspect was identified as 200 joseph jenkins. police believe he is armed, dangerous. after their robbery he stole a white nissan of the mud. san jose, santa clara police are looking for or him because the mall sits between those cities. a fremont woman is under arrest as part of a crackdown on people working in financial research firms that clears of feeding inside your permission to investors. she was in court yesterday, the government issues paid more than two and $2,000 for early information about two companies. gas prices skyrocketing, it could get a lot higher. one analyst claims we could begin paying $5 a gallon in the near future. gas will hit $5 a gallon by 2012. not just cast the will be affected. >> the end of this decade in my opinion blackouts, brownouts with on predicted impact on the largest most dense population centers like new york. 7 california, and lifted. all the places where people love to live our great to have shortages of electricity. >> a couple of years ago the gas was $4, aaa said prices are up 4% from a month ago and up 16% from the same ti

do have someone like brian jenkins that argue our greatest success will be highlighting our libertiesd other aspects of what truly is american so if you could speak to that. curious how you think we should best approach this new threat that we see right now? >> it is very hard just on a flight to say this is in the left-hand column and this is on the right-hand column. the pat-down thing at the airport, i am with john pistole. i worked with john closely and he is the deputy directory -- director of the fbi. i thought john did a great job with explaining the policy. i'm putting that in the debt that is okay colin. i may not want to do that for the next four years but in terms of the current thread. i'm someone who is quite comfortable with working on authorizations from the president and october of 2001 put in place a terrorist surveillance program. so i kind of tilted in tilt in a direction using the full extent of the law to ensure security. i understand the great danger. sorry, doing hand puppets again. if this is what the law allows, box that size, you know, it is a little edgy. i

>> joyce jenkins. >> reporter: tell me what you think about waking up this morning to this kind of dvery. >> surprised. [ laughter ] >> caught knee offguard. >> reporter: it did catch you offguard. >> yes, it did. >> reporter: it's a nice way to bake up -- way to wake up and start christmas eve? >> yes, it is. >> reporter: what does this mean to you, the food and gifts. >> a new beginning. >> reporter: sometimes -- i would imagine it's nice and h ard. >> yes, sometimes it is hard. >> reporter: it's a nice surprise? >> it's a very nice -- good surprise! >> reporter: the oakland police officers who work the areas h elped pick out for families, who might need extra help this year. how does it make you feel that they picked you and said, you know what? give this family something special? >> i'm lucky. very lucky. >> reporter: congratulations on having this wonderful christmas surprise. certainly, this is a nice event, we're happy to be apart of it as a merry christmas continues in oakland a little early this morning. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> certainly a nice -- >> that's a

jenkins: while the economy struggles to get back on its feet and unemployment remains at 10% and allowing liberals to achieve their goal of raising taxes on american families and small businesses by nearly $4 trillion is extremely bad economics. there are several aspects of this provision that i'm against, including the massive deficit spending required for the unemployment benefits for 13 months that are not paid for and the 35% death tax, which will create hardship for many family farms across the entire midwest. but failure to pass this legislation will be the equivalent of reaching into the bank account of every middle-class family and pulling out an additional $5,000 next year. the families i represent in kansas have had to tighten their belts and can't figure out why washington continues to raid their bank accounts and refuses to tighten the belts of the federal government. it is truly sad that we have reached this point. the current majority could have addressed this issue at any time over the last two years. but they were very busy throwing money at solutions in need of problems t