ktvu's john fowler is live in san francisco with the reaction on land tonight, john? >> reporter: right now we are on peer 45 and crab boats have been coming in and out for the last two hours. right now they are recharging. they will make 3-4 trips tonight. this is the end of a very long crab season delay. >> reporter: some 50 crab boat crews loaded up and steamed out of san francisco today. after negotiating $2.25 a pound. >> we settled on a price, and we are going to work. good day. >> reporter: and a good day for crab fanatics who say it's about time. >> it's crab season and we want crab. >> i love crab. i brought my family from texas. i am excited. >> reporter: sellers are excited too. the traditional thanksgiving table isn't right without this. >> thanksgiving hurt a little bit because there was no crab. that's one of our biggest times of the year. >> reporter: fuel prices doubled. gear doubled. but $2.25 is the same as 25 years ago. >> i know how important part of thanksgiving, i feel bad but we can't work for free. >> reporter: depending on the weather and how

just like everybody else. >> reporter: reporting live, john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> she sure has a lot of energy. >>> house republicans voted today to suspect the white house for documents concern solyndra. solyndra defaulted on a loan after it filed for bankruptcy. today's vote comes as the group americans for prosperity law launches an ad campaign against the president. >>> a new filing shows that the average pg & e meter sends thousands of messages a day. the typical meeting sends 10,000 brief signals every day. those signals add up to 45 seconds a day of transmissions. some critics claim the meters pose a health hazard but pg & & e says that the meter is within policy. >>> rain had workers at this livermore winery rushing to get the fruit harvested. weather from rain to very cold temperatures weigh heavily on the minds of grape growers and wine makers. >> california wine makers say picking the fruit is not only crucial to making a good wine it's also very important to business. >> you can lose whole crops, if you're a small winery like hours we rely on the crop. >> report

john fowler here now with some remarkable new technology that can sort real from fake. hn. >> movie stars such as kim katrell love digital enhancement and george clooney can seem years younger. call it photo shopping. now there's a move to restrict what some say can be a dangerous practice. at san francisco union square, victoria secrets is famous for thoáez stunning shots. but look at this before picture and the after. do you notice anything? >> how about fergie before and after? researchers announced a new computer program that spots the enhancements. calling out those digital body shapers. >> i wish i could do that in real life. >> reporter: so what's the harm? psychiatrists say these images create unrealistic expectations and encourage dangerous behavior. >> women think that oh if i just lose a little bit more weight i can get there but in fact, that doesn't exist in buy logical reality. people can die. they get heart attack, they ruin their digestive systems. and this month's glamour show thin hips. >> it makes me feel that i'm so fat and i'm only 95 pounds. >> repo

john fowler live in emeryville with the high hopes that fishermen have for this season, john. >> reporter absolutely. these are recreational crab pots. some are already set off. these weekend's trips sold out. last minute craps for what they call combination sports fishing, rock fish and crab. >> sorting the crabs out and measuring and things like that, so yeah you can kind of feel like a commercial crabber for a day. >> at san francisco's fisherman's wharf. a tease of what's to come. >> this is good. >> linda almanza from houston got her first ever taste of dungenous. these crab kept dormant on ice but when fresh everyone agrees they are even tastier. amanza says that she is coming back. >> i'm a dungenous crab lover. >> dozens of crab traps wait. >> reporter: in ten days commercial crabbers will begin dropping their traps. and after a good year last year hopes are high. >> the weather is calm, nobody gets hurt and we bring a lot of crab into town. >>> deck hands today preparing the crab pots and sewing into the wire cotton ws. sort of crab escape hatches if something goes wrong. >> if y

john fowler. >> it was an emotional homecoming for a soldier. the 46-year-old is home in time for the holidays. arrived this afternoon at san jose international airport after spending the past year in iraq. his family and the patriot guard riders greeted him at the airport and then escorted him to a party. >> it's great. i'm really relieved, traveling from iraq is one of the more stressful parts, it takes a long time to get home. >> reporter: he said he is proud to have served his country and his family said they have a lot of plans now including helping him find a job. >> welcome back. live storm tracker 2 picking out showers in the bay area. made slow gown for parts of the afternoon drive. right now the heaviest rain just north and east of fremont. south of hayward. you can see it up in the hills, rainfall accumulations have been light today. this area out by dublin and pleasant on looks nora guessive. we are seeing more and more light showers, throughout the peninsula as well. very light on this side. are seeing on the bridge light showers, t

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> american eagle got slapped with a fine for tarmac delays. they violated the new rules on 15 chicago arrivals in one day. officials are now imposing a $900,000 fine on the airlines. the department of transportation is investigating other airlines like jet blue. >>> you see that snow there, here we have a beautiful day out. over to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> fog showing up tonight. dense fog advisory this morning. but not as gold as it was last week. die time highs on -- day time highs on the mild side. santa rosa right now. the valley, downtown. you see right here, 62 degrees. tomorrow morning in santa rosa, outskirts of town, valley fog. dense valley fog. you may see it in your neighborhood as the kids head off to school or you head off to work, or traveling across the valley, flack the fog. it will be there. overnight lows in the upper 30s and low 40s for most of us. high pressure stays us with. i am tracking a weather system out of your range that will be into the bay area thursday night, friday. in the mean time, high pressur

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new policy on cell phone towers.y plan to meet next month with an expert. the goal is to regulate where the towers can be placed, when what they will look like. >>> let's talk about the other. rain maybe in the next couple of snowshowers. >> next 5, 6 hours showing mup scattered showers in the north bay. the real rain doesn't get here till 11:00. both the live dopplers working right now. looking for rain. if you see green returns in our area, those returns represent just light drizzle at best. thanksgiving die, morning showers. sun tomorrow afternoon. the system comes through. tonight heavy rain in the north bay. that's where the most rain is. spreads south tonight between midnight, 3:00, 4:00. gusty winds as the front passes through. there is your thanksgiving day. cool air. valley fog in the morning, wet ground and morning showers and maybe a sixty -- maybe a scattered shower. 11:00 at night, all it is. rain moving through the north bay, oakland, 3:00 a.m. and passes through by 8:00 tomorrow morning. quick mover to

john fowler, ktvu news? in san francisco occupy protesters are expected to meet with mayor ed lee on wednesday. this as the camp at herman plaza continues to grow. it's estimated 20 more tents went up over the weekend. it could grow larger since the oakland encampment broke down. >>> concerns over the parvo virus led the spca to hold a veterinary clinic at the occupy plant. they did confirm a case there of the virus over the weekend. parvo is highly contagious. it can be treated effectively if it's caught early. >>> a state appeals court ruled today you can use a ticket for using your cell phone if you're stopped at a red light. today's hearing clarifying the law that bans the use of wireless phones while driving. this comes after a 2009 case where a man dialed and held the phone to his ear while stopped then closed it when the light turned green. excluding red light stops from the law would create a public safety hazard said the judge. >>> the dow industrials dropped 71 points, nasdaq was off 21. this comes

reporting live, john fowler. >>> an area college student is paying close attention to a court case. case is pending waiting on the u.s. .v jones. he discovered a gps device under his own car. the decision is expected by spring. >>> president obama's law won in the courts today. the law is constitutional. the lower court found congress did not over step its authority. >>> republican candidate herman cain strongly denied axises against him. >> some people don't want to see herman cain get the republican nomination and some people don't want herman cain to become president. >> today he released a document with history of one of the women who was accusing herman cain. >>> the few her of joe passerine is no count doubt. hundreds of fans were in front of his house tonight. some say he should have been more in 2002 when he said he says he say achillea being sexually abused. >>> tonight thousands of gamers are busy fighting battles. call of duty modern warfare three was released at immediate night. last night these fans lined up. the game is expected to bring in $300 million in sales alone.

john fowler.deral judge in san francisco ruled supporters of proposition eight don't have a right to stay anonymous. he said they aren't entitled to the same protection that the supreme court has give tone small persecute cuted groups. they didn't want the names of donors made public because of fear of harassment. >>> staff members at two university voted to go on strike next week. it'll take place a week from thursday at cal state east bay. more than 90% of the staff union members voted for the walk out. they say they want to protest the administration's decision to with hold pay races because of budget cuts. >> a popular basketball player, in gilroy was badly hurt in a car accident and now his teammate is under arrest. the 19-year-old suffered major head trauma and may not survive. a former coach said he was a good basketball player and a better person. his teammate was behind the wheel and they crashed on highway 101 early yesterday morning. he was arrested on suspicious of driving under influe

john fowler. >> trouble continues to pile up for penn state coach joe paterno. today his family said the 84- year-old was a treatable form of lung cancer. he found he had it last week during a follow up visit. the family said he is under going treatment and the doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery. he was fired in the middle of a child sex abuse scandal. >> why mcdonalds looking for new eggs. >>> and after 12 years this sign is coming down. how much it'll cost to put your message here. >> and why some say there is more to the story behind of the firing of two south bay hotel workers and how the employees are fighting back. [ female announcer ] what's so great about jcpcash? no exclusions! with jcp cash get 10, 15 or $20 off...storewide. unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20 off with...no exclusions! we make christmas affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you ca

john fowler shows you how fishermen are getting ready and what kind of cautioner are expecting. >> reporterst minute preparations, rock fish and crab. >> sorting the crabs out and measuring and things like that so yeah you can kind of feel like a commercial crabber. >> reporter: at the fisherman's wharf a tease of what's to come. >> and a -- this is good. >> reporter: linda from houston got her first ever taste of crab. these caught five months ago kept on ice but when fresh they are even better,. >> on the next dock, thousands of crab pots wait. in ten days commercial crabber also start dropping the pots and after a great year last year hopes are high. >> i hope we get a good price, the weather is calm, nobody gets hurt and we bring a lot of crab into town. >> reporter: deck hands preparing the crab pots and going in to the wire cot on w's, crab escape hatch itself something goes wrong. . you loose the pot they can still get out. more crabs the next season. >> reporter: commercial crab fishermen are awaiting the first sport fishing crabs as predicters. >> what it looks like and gives you t

john fowler shows you how fishermen are getting ready and what kind of cautioner are expecting. >> reporterlast minute preparations, rock fish and crab. >> sorting the crabs out and measuring and things like that so yeah you can kind of feel like a commercial crabber. >> reporter: at the fisherman's wharf a tease of what's to come. >> and a -- this is good. >> reporter: linda from houston got her first ever taste of crab. these caught five months ago kept on ice but when fresh they are even better,. >> on the next dock, thousands of crab pots wait. in ten days commercial crabber also start dropping the pots and after a great year last year hopes are high. >> i hope we get a good price, the weather is calm, nobody gets hurt and we bring a lot of crab into town. >> reporter: deck hands preparing the crab pots and going in to the wire cot on w's, crab escape hatch itself something goes wrong. . you loose the pot they can still get out. more crabs the next season. >> reporter: commercial crab fishermen are awaiting the first sport fishing crabs as predicters. >> what it looks like and gives you

ktvu's health and science editor john fowler joins us live with robots of the deep. >> reporter: right four robot discoverers are off the golden gate, swimming on their own across the pacific. the first few miles out past the crab pots was on the back of a boat. you see them here four surfboard shaped robots. going where none has gone before on a science mission across the pacific. >> this is important because it's going to tell us the state of our oceans. >> floating realtime sensors collect data every moment around the clock. four will cross to hawaii, two will head for australia and two for japan. >> we want the scientists out there, the students and the scientists to go figure out, hey what can we do with this. >> reporter: it looks like just a high tech surfboard but think about it as an ocean going boat. >> it's unmanned, we're monitoring and we keep them on a set path. >> reporter: changes routes or avoiding ships. each is the cost of a new car. >> from weather to water quality, to marine acoustics. >> reporter: centered 20 feet below this especially designed hydrofoil and rutte

john fowler, ktvu news? protesters are expected to meet with mayor ed lee on wednesday. this as the camp at herman plaza continues to grow. it's estimated 20 more tents went up over the weekend. it could grow larger since the oakland encampment broke down. >>> concerns over the parvo virus led the spca to hold a veterinary clinic at the occupy plant. they did confirm a case there of the virus over the weekend. parvo is highly contagious. it can be treated effectively if it's caught early. >>> a state appeals court ruled today you can use a ticket for using your cell phone if you're stopped at a red light. today's hearing clarifying the law that bans the use of wireless phones while driving. this comes after a 2009 case where a man dialed and held the phone to his ear while stopped then closed it when the light turned green. excluding red light stops from the law would create a public safety hazard said the judge. >>> the dow industrials dropped 71 points, nasdaq was off 21. this comes after last week's refor

john fowler.ncisco ruled supporters of proposition eight don't have a right to stay anonymous. he said they aren't entitled to the same protection that the supreme court has give tone small persecute cuted groups. they didn't want the names of donors made public because of fear of harassment. >>> staff members at two university voted to go on strike next week. it'll take place a week from thursday at cal state east bay. more than 90% of the staff union members voted for the walk out. they say they want to protest the administration's decision to with hold pay races because of budget cuts. >> a popular basketball player, in gilroy was badly hurt in a car accident and now his teammate is under arrest. the 19-year-old suffered major head trauma and may not survive. a former coach said he was a good basketball player and a better person. his teammate was behind the wheel and they crashed on highway 101 early yesterday morning. he was arrested on suspicious of driving under influence. >> the president

when shepherd died in 1988, ktvu's john fowler brought us this report. >> reporter: atop a rocket proneexploding on law launch sat chlostophobic he pert. he became an instant national hero. >> and this decoration which is guarded from the ground up, here. >> reporter: 35 years later shepherd was still drawing applause from youngsters at nasa's space camp. >> people have asked weren't you proud to be the first man and i said yes, i was. but it wasn't because of the international recognition it was because i had been chosen to do a job and i did it without making any mistake. it was a pet flight. >> reporter: eclipsed in the public eye by john glen and later by the first astronauts who went to the moon, allen shepherd did not get back into space for nine years grounded with an ear problem. then nasa picked him to command apollo16. he became the sixth man to step on the moon. a golfer, shepherd wanted to do something special. >> i went to the boss and said, i want to hit a golf bag on the moon. he said, shepherd you've been giving me trouble for 16 years, the answer is hell no. >> reporter

john fowler says a happy holiday may determine our well protocols work. >> reporter: last week nobody could visit any of the residents including pat. >> she is 91 and is probably wondering why nobody is coming. it's the holidays. you want to include them and you can't. >> reporter: can't because an outbreak of the virus has sickened about 60. >> -- the last 24 to 48 hours, most people feel miserable during that period that -- they recover. >> reporter: the virus is very contagious and can cause vomiting, sometimes dehydration and even death in the very young and very old. >> we are just really taking precaution, to protect our residents. >> reporter: staff says nobody has in the hospital. another unidentified nursing home has an outbreak. >> it's -- the most common illness in the world. >> reporter: its spread by touch, mostly by traveler, common on cruise ships. thehe last infection was 10:30 last nightf. no new cases happen family will be allow thanksgiving day. >> update on a story we brought you last week. a health patient has filed a class action lawsuit over a major security bre

john fowler explains why the bay area is experiencing a birth quake of sorts. >> reporter: seven pound so 10 onces baby is one of the first babies with this birthdate. count hall we were with danielle kelly. >> this was my -- first baby and babies are a miracle. >> it's kind of special to me. >> reporter: you may expect the baby boom today. >> nine months ago was valentine's day >> yes. >> very special day. >> reporter: so from -- if you were born on the 11th you are a very idealistic sensitive person. three of the same numbers supposedly have mystical power. >> it's all one's. >> reporter: among tarot cards it's the hermit. >> trailblazer. >> reporter: the ace in blackjack, a winner. >> you don't want three in a row sometimes on certain games and others you do. >> reporter: like in craps. another winner. or on christopher's guest -- in --. >> 11, 11 -- there is one louder. >> reporter: for some its meaningful. >> i always look at the clock and there it is. >> reporter: at the hospital san jose, a baby was born at 1:11 this morning. >> coming up, new developments at the occupy camp inc

john fowler, ktvu news. >>> and firefighters across the bay area were busy last night after strong winds pushed over trees and snapped power lines. this video was shot outside near 23rd street in oakland. fire officials say the wind may have knocked two lines into each other, causing them to arc. bill martin is monitoring more changes in the forecast. >> yeah, the winds were gusting up to 80 or near 80 miles per hour on mt. diablo. take a look, the highs from today. they cool off, don't they. 10-15 degrees cooler for your thursday. you will notice tomorrow, you will notice more clouds and notice a pretty good shot for sprinkles. light sprinkles in the bay area forecast tomorrow. most of them mid-morning to mid- afternoon hours, heavy gully washer? no, but unsettled cooler. and the umbrellas will be needed for a time. here comes the weather system. cold air, the colder the system the less water it can hold. this is a cold one, not a lot of rain, 10-15 degrees cooler, showers spread south, that is not it. snow in the mountains, it hanging around, through to a bay area, looking at the cloud

at 10:00, john fowler investigates the surprises parents need to know about. >>> the creator of one ofhe most beloved comic strips died. bill keen. the stories entertained folks for a half a century. his sons says his father died yesterday from congestive heart failure. >>> an incredible price paid for a famous painting. a 1961 painting sold for a record $43 million yesterday. the canvass was the first of his cartoon style images and one of his most famous paintings. >> one of the most famous paintings. when a painting like that comes to market, it make as higher price. >> 16 sold at record prices. they brought in a total of $250 million. >>> a deal to move the a's to the south bay is still alive. what it will take to make them the san jose a's. >>> and umbrella weather, we will go directly to that. y, the tv's over there! yep, we got you the new at&t u-verse wireless receiver so you can put your tv pretty much anywhere you want. and that stand... anywhere? like, we can put it over there? and that coffee... or we could t it on the patio for watching the game with the guys. or in the ki

ktvu's john fowler tell us about the meaning behind the numbers and why it may mean good luck for babies>> reporter: 7-pound 10-ounce asuia is one of the new babies with this serendipitous birthday. we were with first time mom 20- year-old kelly as her baby was coming. >> this is once in a lifetime thing, and babies are miracles. >> it's very special to me. >> reporter: you might expect the baby boom today. >> nine months ago was valentine's day. >> yes. a very special day. >> reporter: so from numerology for beginners, that's me. if you were born on the 11th you are a very idealistic sensitive person. numerologist also says three of the same numbers have mystical power. >> the other thing that is very, very mystical about it is that it's all ones. >> among tarot cards, 11 is the hermit. >> he's a trail blazer. >> reporter: 11 is a jack, a winner. >> sometimes you don't want three 11s on a row. in others you do. >> like craps. >> reporter: for some people 11s are meaningful. >> i always look at the clock and there it is. 1:11 or 11:11. >> reporter: at kaiser, this baby girl was born at 1

ktvu's john fowler tell us about the meaning behind the numbers and why it may mean good luck for babiesce asuia is one of the new babies with this serendipitous birthday. we were with first time mom 20- year-old kelly as her baby was coming. >> this is once in a lifetime thing, and babies are miracles. >> it's very special to me. >> reporter: you might expect the baby boom today. >> nine months ago was valentine's day. >> yes. a very special day. >> reporter: so from numerology for beginners, that's me. if you were born on the 11th you are a very idealistic sensitive person. numerologist also says three of the same numbers have mystical power. >> the other thing that is very, very mystical about it is that it's all ones. >> among tarot cards, 11 is the hermit. >> he's a trail blazer. >> reporter: 11 is a jack, a winner. >> sometimes you don't want three 11s on a row. in others you do. >> like craps. >> reporter: for some people 11s are meaningful. >> i always look at the clock and there it is. 1:11 or 11:11. >> reporter: at kaiser, this baby girl was born at 11:11. >>> a new ucl study s

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the launch of a rover on a mission to mars is delayed by one day. the rover was supposed to blast off friday morning but they need more time to replace a battery. it is crucial because it's part of a system that would allow them to destroy the rocket if it veered off course. the launch is set for saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. >>> rainy weekend and bill, maybe more rain this week? >> yeah. more rain in the forecast. feels like winter. it's not winter but we have a winter pattern going. snow in the mountain, and rain, more on the ray. san francisco, bay bridge, beautiful scene. looking back towards the oakland area. you can see the green showing up north, that's rainfall. not going to hit us tonight. in the inland valleys, you can see the low lying area here, towards black point, santa rosa, these areas will be prone for the valley fog. you know where it will be if you live in this area or travel the same route in the winter months. cool overnight lowes. high humidity at the surface, fog. as the rain stays north, we get a nice day tomorrow. clouds mo

john fowler is going to show it to us live. >> herman cain came out swinging. what he said about the serious allegations and the second accuser who came forward today. >> and how these two world leaders were dissing one of their colleagues and it was caught on a microphone. . >>> herman cain came out swinging fighting back against accusations of harassment from four women. >> i have never acted inappropriately with anyone. >> reporter: he appeared defiant but calm calling the women's accusations baseless. he said he considers harassment a very serious matter but he said the accusations against him are political. he blamed what he called the machine for trying to sabotage his campaign. >> and as far as these accusations causing me to back off and may be withdraw from this presidential primary race, ain't going to happen. >> reporter: four women have accused him of making unwanted advances, even groping them. today a spokeswoman was identified as one of the accusers. yesterday another woman made her accusations public. spool showed 40% of voters view him less fav

john fowler tells us what they finally settled for and how long until fresh crab is available. >> reportersome 50 crab boat crews loaded up, and steamed out of san francisco today after negotiating $2.25 a pound for dungenous. >> we settled on a price and untied the fleet and we're going to work so yeah it's a good day. >> reporter: and a good day for crab fanatics who say it's about time. >> it's crab season and we would like to crab please. >> i love good dungenous crab. i brought my family up from texas. >> i'll be ready to go to the store and get some. i'm excited. >> reporter: seafood sellers are excited too. the traditional thanksgiving table just isn't right without this. >> thanksgiving hurt a little bit because there was no crab and everybody really wanted it. >> reporter: $2.25 a pound for crab is the same as 25 years ago. and they had to hold out for that. >> i know how big important a part of thanksgiving. i feel bad but we can't work for free. >> reporter: fishermen say depending on the weather and how rapidly these pots fill up, there could be fresh dungenous for sale as earl

john fowler tells us what they finally settled for and how long until fresh crab is available. >> reporter0 crab boat crews loaded up, and steamed out of san francisco today after negotiating $2.25 a pound for dungenous. >> we settled on a price and untied the fleet and we're going to work so yeah it's a good day. >> reporter: and a good day for crab fanatics who say it's about time. >> it's crab season and we would like to crab please. >> i love good dungenous crab. i brought my family up from texas. >> i'll be ready to go to the store and get some. i'm excited. >> reporter: seafood sellers are excited too. the traditional thanksgiving table just isn't right without this. >> thanksgiving hurt a little bit because there was no crab and everybody really wanted it. >> reporter: $2.25 a pound for crab is the same as 25 years ago. and they had to hold out for that. >> i know how big important a part of thanksgiving. i feel bad but we can't work for free. >> reporter: fishermen say depending on the weather and how rapidly these pots fill up, there could be fresh dungenous for sale as early as t