. >>> levi strauss has agreed to pay $1 million of back wages to almost 600 employees. the company had misclassified workers as exempt from over time. workers were required to work off the clock late at night or early in the morning. a levi strauss spokeswoman called the rules complex. >>> baseball's giambi brothers took the witness stand in san francisco today. as ktvu's rita williams report, jason and jeremy giambi testified about their own use of performing enhancing drugs. >> the giambi brothers were the first baseball players to testify that they also worked with bonds' trainer anderson. jason giambi said anderson tested his blood and urine. some containing balco's cream and clear. giambi said anderson explained that one raised testosterone levels the other mask it from mlb drug tests for steroids. asked about the effects they had on him, giambi answered quote, i didn't find much. eight months later after paying anderson $10,000. giambi said she stopped using them and has never seen anderson again. giambi said anderson described the cream and clear as steroid like

. >>> levi strauss has agreed to pay $1 million of back wages to almost 600 employees. the company had misclassified workers as exempt from over time. workers were required to work off the clock late at night or early in the morning. a levi strauss spokeswoman called the rules complex. >>> baseball's giambi brothers took the witness stand in san francisco today. as ktvu's rita williams report, jason and jeremy giambi testified about their own use of performing enhancing drugs. >> the giambi brothers were the first baseball players to testify that they also worked with bonds' trainer anderson. jason giambi said anderson tested his blood and urine. some containing balco's cream and clear. giambi said anderson explained that one raised testosterone levels the other mask it from mlb drug tests for steroids. asked about the effects they had on him, giambi answered quote, i didn't find much. eight months later after paying anderson $10,000. giambi said she stopped using them and has never seen anderson again. giambi said anderson described the cream and clear as steroid like

brooks brothers, levi strauss, nike, and polo ralph lauren are a few companies that have announced price increases. already, some shoppers are changing their purchases. >> for me, i definitely want my tee shirts to be cotton. but they are probably going to be more blends. >> reporter: but others don't care. >> i'm not going to stop wearing jeans or tee shirts, so i'll have to go with it, unless it's outrageous. >> reporter: analysts predict clothing prices will rise between 5% and 30% this year, depending on the item. if the increases stick, it could actually be good news for retailers and their stocks. >> clearly, the tradeoff here is going to be how much less product consumers buy if prices go higher. but if its done carefully, strategically, we think, in the end, a slight inflationary environment for apparel is actually a good thing. >> reporter: scrub ink is already bracing for the possibility of another price hike, because the alternative is cutting quality. >> what we haven't done is we haven't tried to blend other fabrics together or stop using cotton. it's essential for the scrub

. >>> san francisco based levi strauss is expected to pay back pay. any were assistant managers at newly acquired stores. levis forced them to work off the clock time to cover store openings. >>> home prices across the country are at their lowest point in more than a decade. the shindler poll shows home sales fell 1% in february from december. >>> consumer confidence is down this month more than expected. analysts say the almost nine point drop is due to consumer worries over higher gasoline and food prices. >>> stocks dropped sharply and ended upswinging higher in late trading. >>> by the closing bell, the market advanced led by gains in energy stocks which received a boost in higher oil prices. the dow ended up closing 81 points higher at 12,279. the nasdaq was up 26 closing at 2,757. >>> just a few hours ago, officers shot and killed a mountain lion in this redwood city backyard. coming up, why they say it wouldn't have been safe to tranquilize it. >>> perhaps temperatures into the 80s, i'll show you which cities will be the warmest. >>> libyan rebe

happy workers at levi strauss they are putting together a settlement agreeing to pay $1 million in backof employees. they say they are guilty of overtime and record keeping violations, specifically it misclassified several groups of workers as exempt from overtime. >> also adp is helping stocks as they prepare for the jobs report coming up this friday and bloomberg sill already li con index is trading up also. >>> the national parks will be free from april 16th to the 24th. you can celebrate with a quiet walk through one of best monuments in all of places in the world. >> thanks a lot. >>> some incredible video on the snowboarder who fell into a deep tree well on mt. shasta. his helmet camera captured the entire thing. james drummond was recording his run on mt. shasta when he tumbled landing upside-down under six feet of snow. he knew where he was but it took him 20 minutes to reach his cell phone and tell his wife to call the ski patrol. >> i'm stuck in a tree well. give them my phone number. i'm going die if they don't find me. call them! give them my number. >> eric: snow patrol got

. >> reporter: and corporations such as levi strauss, visa and sales force.com are fundraising along with major league baseball. even lady gaga is selling a $5 prayer bracelet on her web site. >> i kind of felt bad that you're place was hit by the earthquake and that some homes are destroyed and stuff. >> reporter: back in benecia this effort may hit its $50,000 goal in no time. >> we're matching dollar for dollar whatever udoh nate today. >> that's great. here is $1. >> all right. >> reporter: he hopes other ace stores, about 100, any retailer can do it, it's quick andied easy for the customer, they already have their wallet out. reporting live in benecia, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an early warning alert system for,is credited with saving an untold number of lives. they said an earthquake had occurred 40 seconds before people in tokyo, 220 miles from the epicenter, started feeling the shaking. japan launched its half billion dollars system back in 2007. in the united states the federal government recently invested $15 million in a similar system for california but seismologists say t

. >> reporter: and corporations such as levi strauss, visa and sales force.com are fundraising along with major league baseball. even lady gaga is selling a $5 prayer bracelet on her web site. >> i kind of felt bad that you're place was hit by the earthquake and that some homes are destroyed and stuff. >> reporter: back in benecia this effort may hit its $50,000 goal in no time. >> we're matching dollar for dollar whatever udoh nate today. >> that's great. here is $1. >> all right. >> reporter: he hopes other ace stores, about 100, any retailer can do it, it's quick andied easy for the customer, they already have their wallet out. reporting live in benecia, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an early warning alert system for,is credited with saving an untold number of lives. they said an earthquake had occurred 40 seconds before people in tokyo, 220 miles from the epicenter, started feeling the shaking. japan launched its half billion dollars system back in 2007. in the united states the federal government recently invested $15 million in a similar system for california but seismologists say t