karina rusk reports on the death and life of monterey bay. >> the stunning beauty of monterey bay hasploitation, one wild species was hunted for profit and many to near extinction. in the old 1800s it was ot tergs and then whales and then abalone. then a relentless pursuit of saradines. >> at the worst, it was a smelly polluted empty mess. >> is the 35 and 1945, the began erie was the heart of the economy, hauling in million pounds of fish a day. a doctor says the depth of the destruction makes the revival an amazing story. >> re-creating an economy in monterey that is based not only on tourism but based on the health of marine ecosystem. >> the director of stanford university hopkins marine station and is just co-authored a book called the death and life of monterey bay. >> one of the early pioneers in protecting the bay was a marine biologist that became mayor of pacific grove. she couldn't find the cannery but she did make five miles off-limits to commercial fishing. >> it's now reserve. marine reserve. another turning point was the creation of the monterey bay aquarium. steve webs

abc 7's karina rusk reports. >> ed fisher is living the latest national statistic.trying to sell his san jose home and just dropped the price $20,000 off the original listing of $629,000. >> i really thought that the sale would go fairly quickly and fairly easily. but i'm finding that it isn't. >> ed's situation echos the latest standard & poors case-shiller report. after a steady climb back home priceless in 20 of the largest cities are down .8% a year ago. six cities set new record lows since the 2006 peaks prompting the chairman of the s & p index committee to say there is no good news in the october report. quincy has been in real estate 17 years and is past president of the santa clara association of realtors. >> when you see news like this naturally it says the price of housing is going down or potential for a double dip, that puts a lot of fear locally and nationally. >> more of these reduced signs but of the 20 cities, four defy the dip including san francisco which saw a 2.2% increase in home prices year over year. >> ann is a bay area economist who founded

in san jose, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> a monumental stain glass window at a san francisco synagogueed the '06 earthquake has been -- is now in the first phase of a major project to be carefully restored and reinstalled. the respiration work at congregation israel was done as retrofit work. the magnificent stain glass window was restored last week by art salmonella. he's a restoration expert who's worked on the u.s. capitol and st. patrick's cathedral. this was like putting a giant jigsaw puzzle suspended four stories above the ground. how do you restore a stained glass window? >> very carefully! don't drop that. >> lisa argen here now with a preview of the accu-weather forecast. >> in parts of the bay area even a storm. take a look at the drops on the lens here from our high definition emeryville. so it's wet in most neighborhoods this morning but when will it end and a return to some warmer weather? well, i'll have a look at your seven-day outlook which spells it all out comein' up. >> also ahead the bullies terrorizing bay area school grounds. why it's no longer just your kids' lu

in san jose, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> if you're sick and tired waiting for weeks to get a doctor'shope. a new law says you should be able to get an appointment in two weeks or less. >> it's been horrible. >> like millions of californians, connie sanchez tried to get in to see her doctor as soon as she has a health issue but it's not that easy. >> people that have to wait for long periods of time, that's ridiculous. >> almost 45 days was the longest i waited one time. >> california became the first state in the country this week to mandate that patients with hmo and ppo's be seen in a timely matter, 15 days to see a specialist. one 2009 study of the los angeles area found new hmo patients waited an average of 59 days for an appointment. >> often that ends up clogging urgent care centers and emergency rooms because patients feel like they need to be seen. >> the mandated time frames took seven years to develop. doctors were worried about not having the flexibility to move appointments around for more urgent cases. in the end, it is health insurance plans that will be responsible for

karina rusk has reaction. >> community members representing a number of ethnic groups spoke with onevoice. they think oakland's police chief anthony batts is the best person to lead san jose's police department and want the city council to meet with him. >> chief batit is is far and way better qualified to do this job. chief batts didn't have a chance to speak with the council so the project is in hijack. >> they recommend the council hire acting police chief chris moore for the top job. former police officer and council member pete constant is looking forward to tuesday's vote. >> i think he's a person that brings a very wide range of experience and education, and i think he's a very good leader. >> people opposed to moore say he's a department insider and may want change when it comes to what they consider racial profiling and excessive use of force. >> we ask the city council, the mayor, not ratify the city manager's decision. thank you. (applause) >> he supports moore. he's head of the politically powerful roundtable. gars appoint's to moore's historic move to appoint a woman to

karina rusk has more reaction. >> community members representing a number of ethnic groups spoke withne voice. they think oakland's police chief anthony batts is the best person to lead san jose's police department and wants the city council to meet with him. >> chief batts is far and away better qualified to do this job. he hasn't had the opportunity to speak with the council so the process is hijacked. >> the city manager appears to have made her choice and is expected to recommend the council hire acting police chief chris moore for the top job. former police officer and council member pete constant is looking forward to tuesday's vote. >> i think he's a person that brings a very wide range of experience and education. and i think he's a very good leader. >> people opposed to moore say he's a department insider and may want change when it comes to what they consider racial profiling and excessive use of force. >> we ask that the city council, the mayor not ratify the city manager's decision. thank you. (applause) >> he supports moore. he's head of the politically powerful roundtabl

in fremont, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> 4:44.coming up, the spectacular and deadly scene in pittsburgh. a repair job on a national line goes horribly wrong. >> what bay area companies are hoping for. >> forget cash or credit cards, starbucks introduces a new way to pay for your cappuccino. >> the surprising study that claims a lot of college students don't learararararararararararar ♪ [ female announcer ] why choose between delicious or 100 calories? ♪ with yoplait delights, now you can finally have both. ♪ it's the perfect parfait, with two indulgently rich layers of chocolate and raspberry yogurt and only 100 calories. yoplait delights. get rid of the "or." >>> welcome back. 4:47 on the dot. let's take a look at the high temperatures across the country. a warming trend in fargo, 2 today for a high. minnesota 13. st. louis won't make it out of the 20s. 30s to near 40s in the northeast and low 40s around seattle and portland. let's go back to the northeast and talk about a little snow that could affect flights there and also arou

karina rusk reports from san jose. >> robert is looking to downsize so he's starting the new year withn both buying a home in san jose and selling. >> the -- being a seller is an uncomfortable position. there's not pressure for people to buy. >> he's right. home sales are down a little more than 8% in the past year. in santa clara county, there were 1646 homes sold in december. that's a drop of 14% from the previous december. prices faired much better though, dropping just over 3% to 460,000. real estate agents say prices are stabilizing. gone are the days of wild appreciation and investors flipping homes. >> we're probably easing into a more normal market. people are starting to buy homes in terms of long-term thinking. >> many analysts are worried that the market still faces problems with the adjustable mate mortgages and a steady stream of foreclosures. >> one out of every three homes sold in the bay area last month was a foreclosure resale. many say there's a pent-up demand that's being squashed by lending practices that have swung to the other extreme. >> we have the ready, willin

karina rusk reports. >> he is living the national static he is trying to sell his home and dropped $20,000>> i thought the sale would go easy. >> it looks at the latest report that looked at home prices are down .8%. six cities sent new record lows prompting the chairman of the committee says there is no good news in the october report. he has been in real estate for 17 years and is past president of the santa clara association of real stores zblors when you see like this nationally the price of housing is going down. there is a potential for a double-dip that puts a lot of fear locally and nationally. >> of the 20 cities san francisco saw a 2.2% increase in home prices. >> a bay area economist who founded the consulting fear econo systems she predicts some pocket markets will continue with modest gains but it depends on a strong job market. >> housing has had a hard time but until employment goes up and people feel comfortable can get a mortgage. >> karina rusk "abc 7 news." >> the holiday weekend means a lot of the folks or going to the movies, have done sanchezb!b!bababababababababababa

the public will have 60 days to comment karina rusk, abc 7 news. >>> governor brown is defending his decision to appoint former state schools chief bill hoenig to the board of education. he was conflicted o convicted f interest charges 18 years ago. he used funds to finance a project his wife created. the governor says hoenig is uniquely qualified and deserves a second chance. >> i don't think people discriminate against people who perform well for the state and if people make amends that is the way it should be railroaded. i think it is a good thing and not a bad thing. >> hoenig served as schools chief until 1983 until the conviction forced his resignation in 1993. >>> a san pablo elementary school has been saved from the chopping block. the school board was supposed to begin reassigning students but that all changed now. lyanne melendez explains how the community came together to help keep the school open. >> reporter: all 430 students at lake school element fear san pablo were meant to be' -- near san pablo were meant to be reassigned next year. it was yet another school that was

karina rusk, "abc 7 news." >>> a newly approved cosmetic filler is promising to plump creases out oface. and it could last for years. carolyn johnson has nor mo. >> from her side of the mirror, art dealer jan says the frustrating signs of aging. >> the lines around here. i would like that to look a little softer. >> she is about to try to a procedure to plump and smooth her skin slowly. >> we have gradual, so people won't say, she has had a facelift. >> the skin is replacing volume. >> the doctor is preparing to fill the lines with collagen, not bovine, but collagen after a product called sculptra. >> they inject small amounts into the folds around the nose and mouth. when inject into skin tissue the body will dissolve the granules creating collacen. >> it was first used to fill for patients that were suffering from aids and other illnesses but there was approval for general cosmetic use. >> it will typically several months before they see results like these captured in patients before and after pictures. many people need two cycles of the injections to fill in lines but the ultimate

karina rusk reports. >> ed fisher is living the latest national statistic.ng to sell his san jose home and just dropped the price $20,000 off the original listing of $629,000. >> i really thought that the sale would go fairly quickly and fairly easily. but i'm finding that it isn't. >> ed's situation echos the latest standard & poors case-shiller report. prices are down .8% from a year ago. six cities set new record lows since the 2006 peaks prompting the chairman of the s & p index committee to say there is no good news in the october report. quincy has been in real estate for 17 years and is past president of the santa clara county association of realtors. >> when you see news like this nationally that says the price of housing is going down or there's a potential for a double dip that puts a lot of fear locally and nationally. >> we're seeing more of these reduced signs but of the 20 cities four defy a dip, including san francisco we saw a 2.2% increase in home prices year over year. >> a bay area economist founded the consulting firm econo. she said a tr

in san jose, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> a consumer advocacy group is calling on google for special deals of its close relationship with obama administration. google's clout has enabled the company to house its jet and helicopters at nasa airstrip. they use defense department jet fuel and nothing to show how much google is paying for gallon. >> now we have 40 google executives with access, six jets, two helicopters and flight records that show google executives like eric schmidt are partying with mick jagger and glenn close. >> in a statement google said, "this is just the latest of press stunts working closely with our competitors." >> the port of richmond is negotiating an import deal with a major japanese car maker. the financial boost it could give to the community. >> a north bay woman goes for a walk and doesn't return home. search teams have been looking all night for her. we're live at the scene. >> i'm jenelle wang. the president's state of the union address is here. what will be president obama's number one priority this year? a preview coming up in a live report next. [ ma anno

karina rusk reports on a one of a kind training program. >> what looks like child's play at the beachtually a live-saving exercise. robot duck is a unique training tool for people learning the fine art of wildlife search and rescue. >> on the beach, for instance, when we're going after a marine animal, their exit is going to be the water. >> rebecca damitrik and her husband run the nonprofit wild rescue. they even have their own animal ambulance. you may remember their efforts last month helped save two of those seagulls found with beer cans intentionally put around their necks and they often take their skills beyond the bay area. wild rescue spent months in louisiana following the b.p. oil spill and even travelled internationally sharing their training and techniques. this month the couple launches a new series of classesto recrew volunteers to learn how to spot injured wildlife and get it the help it needs. >> i can't imagine watching something suffer needlessly when just a little skill and some patience can really make a difference in animals well-being. >> catching rowboat duck is

in fremont, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> 5:42 now. can you hear this?ellphone bill may be about to go up. the bloomberg business report is coming up. >> a spectacular and deadly scene in philadelphia as a repair job on a gas pipeline goes horribly wrong. >> the shootings caught on tape. this latest clue for investigators coming up. >> and forget cash or credit cards. starbucks introduces a new way to pay for your cappuccino. >> the new study that claims a lot of college students3q experts from a leading consumer publication recently tested automatic dishwashing detergents. they rated finish quantum number one, beating the competition ! try finish quantum for amazing clean and shine. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. >> welcome back. coming up on 5:46. california forecast time. breezy around tahoe and cooler today. no record high temperatures with 42 there and also yosemite. you find it breezy along the coast. big sur at 64 today. tulie fog and 53 fresno. you see the fog returning to san diego 61. l.a. 74, palm springs 77 for the warm spot. her

karina rusk, "abc 7 news." >>> coming up next, signs of an improving job market. >> the changing of the guard in the house as nancy pelosi passes the gavel. >> what will happen to the big bear sculpture that he left behind. >>> good evening, we'll start out in washington where the 112th congress officially convened today with republican john boehner. boehner becomes the 61th speaker in the history of the house and the third republican to hold the position since 1955. he says all members of congress need to remember who they work for. >> what they want is a government balanced and responsive to their needs a government that respects individual liberty, honor or heritage and bows before the public it serves. >> as for pelosi she praised his leadership and vowed to seek common ground when possible. >> i'm grateful to my colleagues for their commitment to equality which is both our heritage and our hope giving me the historic honor of being the first woman speaker of the house of representatives. >>> however, not all house democrats are in her corner. is the members voted against her during

karina rusk reports from san jose. >> they are looking to downsize and has an eye on buying a home insan jose and selling. >> to be a seller is an uncomfortable position. there is not pressure for beam people to buy. >> home sales across the bay area are down a little more than 8% in the last year. in santa clara county, there were 1646 homes sold in december. that is a drop of 14% from the previous december. prices fared much better, dropping just over 3% to 460,000. real estate agents say prices are stabilizing. gone are the days of appreciation and investors. >> we are probably easing into a more normal market. people are buying homes in terms of long term thinking. >> many an lifts are worried that the market still faces problems with a steady stream of foreclosures. >> nearly one out of three every homes sold was a foreclosure resale. there is a pentup demand that have swung to the other extreme. >> we have willing buyers, we have ready sellers, but we have to bridge the gaps to make loans easier to obtain. >> he is not worried about getting a loan but he is caught in the middle.

abc 7's karina rusk reports. >> san jose emergency. what are you reporting? the 9-1-1 call from pete's coffee in on 9/18 on january 15th. we know wayne santos was confronting maurice nasma. they believe he was responsible for the disappearance and murder of his sister jeannine harms. the 9-1-1 caller told police they needed to come immediately to escort the man out of the store but just 15 seconds into the call there was this. >> holy (bleep)! he has a gun or a knife. >> the employee gives the dispatcher the address and confirms it's a gun. then you can hear her directing customers. >> go, go go go go! to the bathroom. go! >> so the crying! he shot somebody. my god, my god! >> the dispatcher prompts the caller to calmly answer questions and information about the victim. police say the caller did an incredible job under very difficult circumstances. >> these are things she was doing while under a tremendous amount of fear, stress and pressure. >> in one of the last exchanges on the call, you can hear the pete's employee trying to secure everyone's safety. >> l

at stanford karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> the 49ers may be upping their offer to get stanford coach jimdolphins decided to drop out and keep tony spirrano as their head coach. they will offer $6 million a year for harball. denver also wants to get harball and reportedly trying to set up an interview with him. >> we should talk to mike right? >> good to be hot, right? >> should talk to mike! the subject of a bidding war. >> $7 million mania, absolutely. uh-huh. let's show you what's going on. no i did not win the lottery yesterday. didn't even come close. it's not going to happen. or was that tuesday? that was tuesday, wasn't it. 4:52 almost. good morning to you. thanks for waking up with us. here's a look at downtown san francisco. you can see the fog not nearly as thick here as it was yesterday. at least at this point. expect it to be a little hazy around the bay and foggy as that tulie fog has managed to move through the east bay valleys and into the north bay valleys. temperatures running above freezing at all the reporting stations, however some of the outlying areas are near freezi

karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> a monumental stain glassed window which survived the 1906 earthquake is in a major project to be carefully restored and reinstalled it had the rest rakes work on congregation israel on california street is part of five retrofit works. the three-year project involving the magnificent rose window and five other stain glass windows began last week under the direction of art semnella. he is a renowned expert that's worked on the u.s. capitol and cathedrals. it's suspended glass four stories above the ground. beautiful work there. >> uh-huh. >> some beautiful work i guess you could call it by mother nature out there in the form of something we've been needing. >> that's right. a cold front pushed through last night and the area of low pressure behind it bringing some pretty good rain. in fact, thunderstorms out there. the golden gate bridge is wet but there's more rain to the north. we'll talk about the possibility of more rain later on today or not. and the look at your forecast next week. >> well make up your mind. (laughter) >> also ahead, the bullies terroriz