ralph macdonald, dead of lung cancer at the age of 67. >>> this may go down as the height of excess,xtravagance, the poster child of the guilded age, a 22-year-old college student from russia has purchased what is largely considered the most expensive apartment in new york for $88 million. there's more. her primary apartment is in monaco, but she goes to school here and needs a place to stay when she's here. her father is a billionaire russian. the man selling the apartment, sandy wile, a new york financier has already agreed to give the proceeds to charity. so on the upside, some lucky cause is about to get $88 million and a 22-year-old is going to get the apartment. >>> last night we showed you the hyatt house in florida with 175,000 christmas lights. as we look at those who go big this season, tonight we bring you 34th street in the baltimore neighborhood of hamden where christmas lights are a local industry this time of year. all the neighbors in all the row houses try to outdo each other. you can read a book standing in the middle of the street from the reflected glow of the spe

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> feeling the freeze! the bay area gets a blast of some of the coalest temperatures yet. -- coldest temperatures yet. how low they'll go. >> and an east bay "occupy" camp wearing out its welcome, putting students at risk. >>> and good morning, everybody it is tuesday, december 6. good to have you with us. it's cold! >> it is cold outside. >> i'm frank mallicoat. it is very cold. >> and i'm grace lee. actually kind of nice and brisk with the windows open a little bit. >> good sleeping weather, i guess that's what they call that. >> you might need some gloves and hat and all that good stuff. let's check in with kristy seifkin and find out just how cold it will be today. >> really cold temperatures this morning. in fact, in freezing territory in some places. look at thighs these freeze andfrostt advisories until 9 a.m. bundle up this morning. here's a look at some of those chilly temperatures right now. freezing in santa rosa, napa and fairfield. not much warmer in concord at 34. fremont currently at 36. moun

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> a blow to the retail world. sears closing hundreds of stores. what's behind it? >> the race for iowa heating up. where the republicans stand a week before the caucuses. good morning, it is tuesday, december 27. couple of days after the big day. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. a lot of people returning to work. a lot of people still off. except for us. [ laughter ] >> we're here straight on through. >> frank had last week off. >> we're here for the rest of time. >> it was lovely but it wasn't restful. so i can see today. that's good. new contacts yesterday. >> if you need help waking up yesterday, it's chilly. but actually these temperatures while they remain cool these are milder than we have seen the past few days. so we have one temperature out there in the 20s, fairfield clear start there right now 29 degrees. everywhere else mostly cloudy skies, 30s an 40s. we have patchy fog out there so be careful commuting heading back to work today. for more, let's check in with gianna. >> we have roadwork in full

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> a van crashes into an east bay church at the end of a holiday service. what it just narrowly missed. >>> it could be a turning point for north korea and the world. the sudden death of kim jong-il and who is set to succeed him. >>> it's monday, december 19. i'm dennis o'donnell. frank has -- frank has the day off. >> i was coming home last night from auburn and it was the prettiest sunset a little haze that illuminated the entire countryside. >> are you from auburn? >> i frequent auburn on occasion. when you live in san francisco in a condo with two kids, you have to get away. >>> lawrence is also off today so i'm filling in for him on the weather front today. and yeah, here's a look at our hi-def doppler. if you'red hadding into work early this morning like us, may see a couple of passing sprinkles but this should be wrapping up in the next half hour and that high pressure holding steady so sunshine by this afternoon the we'll have a look at your seven-day forecast coming up. but first the traffic. here's gianna. >> thank you, l

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> their violent tactics sparked nationwide outrage. this morning, how oakland plans to hold police accountable. >>> a manhunt for the suspect involved in two south bay chargings. the wild chase and how he got away. good morning, it's wednesday, december 21. i'm dennis o'donnell. frank has the morning off. >> i'm grace lee. it is super early. 4:30. >> it is. >> does it feel extra early today? >> it does. >> week is just flying by. [ laughter ] >> he's on vacation after this. >> lawrence is off. he is another one sleeping in this morning so yeah, i'm filling in on the weather front. let's look at the current temperatures outside right now. it is a bit chilly once again. so near freezing in some spots, 32 fairfield, 45 in san francisco. so mostly in the 30s and 40s out the door. it is another "spare the air" day. it's the 8th of the winter season. we'll have more coming up. let's check traffic with gianna. >> a trouble spot on the eastshore freeway eastbound 80 near lagoon valley road two right lanes blocked. chp on scene. the rest of th

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> i couldn't believe monday night football was a blackout. >> two blackouts and a bomb scare at candlestick park. a scramble to find out what went wrong. >>> a win for the pg&e customer. the big about face on smartmeters. >>> it's tuesday, december 20. i'm dennis o'donnell. frank is off. >>> yeah. dennis is here. and, uhm.... -- [ laughter ] >> blinked his eyes after 191, can you believe that. >> how much sleep did you get? >> those two blackouts kept me here until 11:45 last night. we're here. we are going to find out what went wrong with this strange event at the ballpark last night. i have been to quite a few at candlestick, by the way but that was a doozy indeed. >> it's funny hearing the coach last night describing the mood in the locker room. it was very dark. [ laughter ] >>> the lights were out. he didn't realize he made a joke. >>> if you are about to head out, it is chilly out there. lawrence is off today. so we are holding down the fort for him in the weather department. as you can see, these temperatures out there now

the congressional move that >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> moving forward to save payroll tax cuts. the congressional move that may let lawmakers vote on it today. >>> parts of new zealand bracing for aftershocks today after a pair of big quakes rattled that region. >>> good morning, it's friday, just a day away from christmas eve. i'm grace lee. frank is off today. we have the ladies in. elizabeth is excited. >> yeah. >> it's friday. we're excited it's friday. we like friday even though we're working all weekend long. >> i probably thought today was wednesday. [ laughter ] >> the whole week feels like friday. >> it's going to be a rough day. >> did you notice it was a little colder outside today than yesterday? >> no. >> who can tell? >> we're always cold, shivering from the inside. there is a freeze warning in effect this morning so it is quite a bit colder across the bay area this morning. in fact, 20 to 25 degrees below what we saw yesterday at this time in some spots. you notice a lot of our temperatures are below freezing especially in portions of the

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> drivers facing another commute nightmare. the upcoming closure of the bay bridge and the one thing that could set it all back. >>> it's essentially shutting out a whole class of people. >> the east bay loses a 30-year- old landmark. how the fight over a pool is leading to a federal lawsuit. >>> and good morning, everyone. it's thursday, december 15, middle of the week. i'm frank mallicoat. >> we are getting closer to the end. >> yeah,er. >> pretty close. i can see the end. >> i'm feeling it, guys. >> we're feeling the rain, lawrence. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> i am feeling it this morning. that's true. >>> hey, folks. we have some clouds out there now, showers around the bay area to start you out this morning. a weak cold front moving through right now. looks like it's going to pull through rapidly this morning but a couple of tenths of an inch of rain in the north valley otherwise lesser amounts. the system moving through in a hurry this morning. it will travel through into the south bay bringing with it more rain throughout t

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> a deadly police shooting in east san jose. what prompted an officer to fire his gun. >>> sentencing day for barry bonds. will the home run king be sentenced to jail or house astress? >> good morning. it's friday, december 16. we have a new guy in here. [ laughter ] >> it is not frank. >> can this really be? >> i have excuses. i was working on a 49ers show last night up until almost 10:00 at night. a little visine and coffee. [ laughter ] does anybody watch at 4:30 in the morning? >> absolutely! everybody watches! >> my only critique maybe a little more sports. [ laughter ] >> great idea. >> lawrence is wearing a tie this morning which has, uhm, -- >> don't cover that goodness up. >> yeah. >> i have mickey mouse on there ice skating. we have been doing these all week. >> i just like the snow part because we need a little bit of that. >> no kidding. >> you were just on skates. >> it didn't look so good. >> let's move on. >> if you are heading outside, we have a couple of patches of fog out there early on this morning inside the

. ♪ ♪ where is the love ♪ where is the love ♪ where is the love >>> a gentleman named ralph macdonaldng and a lot of others including the bill withers classic "just the two of us." while fans know him as a world class percussionist he was often called the ghost for his behind-the-scenes work on songs like jimmy buffet's "margaritaville," his great echo beat on bowie's "young americans" and six paul simon albums. ralph macdonald, dead of lung cancer at the age of 67. >>> this may go down as the height of excess, the extravagance, the poster child of the guilded age, a 22-year-old college student from russia has purchased what is largely considered the most expensive apartment in new york for $88 million. there's more. her primary apartment is in monaco, but she goes to school here and needs a place to stay when she's here. her father is a billionaire russian. the man selling the apartment, sandy wile, a new york financier has already agreed to give the proceeds to charity. so on the upside, some lucky cause is about to get $88 million and a 22-year-old is going to get the apartment. >>

catch-up >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> a republican front-runner in the race for the white house playing catch-up today. >>> cashing in on last-minute shoppers. the new numbers adding up to a merry christmas for stores in the bay area and beyond. >>> good morning, it's thursday, december 22. i'm grace lee. frank is off. i'm sitting in his chair. a little strange from this perspective. >> moved over a notch. ladies taking over the chairs this morning. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> you're filling in for lawrence. >> i'm filling in for lawrence. no boys allowed today except we have billy poone our weather producer off to the side. he made us this beautiful graphic. this is what it looks like out the door. temperatures right now a little warmer today actually than yesterday. we got some gusty winds in the north bay valleys and it's keeping us warmer than yesterday. you will notice santa rosa right now clocking in at 54 degrees. one of our colder spots 32 in concord. so coming up we'll tell you how much warmer we'll get for this afternoon plus a check of your seven-day

but >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> our grandchildren and great- grandchildren will be burdened with this massive debt. >> a plan to bring the 49ers to santa clara moves ahead but not without controversy. why all eyes are now on the nfl. >>> the bay bridge could get some vegas style sparkle but will it be too dazzling for drivers? >> looks good now. good morning, it is wednesday, december14. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it's 4:30. >> it's cold and crunchy out there, a little frost on the windshield. >> crunchy? >>> didn't you ever slide across the grass when it was really cold? >> never! [ laughter ] >>> out the door this morning, freeze warnings in the north bay some temperatures down into the 20s. so you got to be very careful. we're seeing fog and freezing fog in some of the valleys. temperatures are plummetting into the 20s, maybe some sneaking down into the low 20s so protect, plants, pipes, pets and people. freeze warning continues until 9 a.m. let's check the temperatures now. 27 degrees in the napa valley, 29 in santa rosa. these temperatures a

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> forced out but still fighting. "occupy sf" protestors try to retake the plaza. what's next in the standoff. >>> they need to get rid of her. she's absolutely outrageous. >> how jean quan's opponents cleared a key hurdle for a recall election. >>> patchy fog in the bay area this morning again, a chilly start to the day. could we soon see some rain? we'll talk about that coming up. >>> and we are getting reports of an accident at the bay bridge toll plaza near the metering lights. details in minutes. >>> good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 8. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. time is 5:00. >>> no tents but there are still protestors over at justin herman plaza. >> they have been there all night long with police keeping a watchful eye. anne makovec is live in san francisco with the very latest. they cleaned out the camp but they just doesn't want to leave, i guess, anne, right? >> reporter: a lot of people say they have nowhere to go. you can see behind me justin herman plaza is cleared out th

mara macdonald explains how two charred bodies lead detectives to backpage dot com. com. how strong is the link to this website, strong enough for chief ralph godbee to come out and sound the alarm. three of these 4 dead women advertised themselves as escorts on backpage.com.we felt it was imperative to alert the public deciding to meet unknown persons via the internet can be extremely dangerous. we implore people to be careful and let people know where they're going, who they're with.the first set of women were found december 19th dead in the trunk of a car on promenade street on detroit's east side. there were no obvious signs of rauma to the bodies. a cause of death is still pending. but what police really want to take a look at is the toxicology report, which isn't back yet. were these women drugged before thhy were killed and with what. the second set of bodies were found in the trunk of a burning car around 1am on christmas morning. the bodies were burned beyond recognition. still, the chief says they've got a tentative id, placing he women as 28 and 29 years old. s

that would be virginia's ambitious macdonald. governor macdonald would have a hard time being his running mate because they are both declared residents of virginia. that has not been bob macdomd's custom. he said quote, i'd be very interested. it is a swing state. i'm not asking for the call. i'm not looking for the call. i've got the best job in america, but i think anybody who's in public life if a presidential nominee said i need your help to win, well, it would be a tremendous honor. please call me. call collect. anytime. you have my cell number. virginia's governor has been an enthusiastic supporter of his own candidacy for vice president if someone will only ask him. but thanks to the 12th amendment, he can't be newt gingrich's vice presidential nominee. the meeting of governor mcdonnell's blind ambition and the 12th amendment provides relevant context for the news out of virginia this yeek. newt gingrich failed to reply in virginia. the virginia republican party announced this in a tweet christmas eve. on the surface this

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> it's not the attention the golden state warriorsant. why a former employee is suing the team and a player. >>> winter officially begins later on this evening but it won't feel like it. temperatures above average. we'll have all your forecast details coming up. >>> and your morning commute getting a bit busier. we are seeing some delays through the altamont pass and a stall along 880. >>> good morning. it's december 21, i'm grace lee. >> i'm dennis o'donnell. >>> the use of force against protestors is going under the microscope in oakland. >> this morning, the mayor is calling for a police audit. anne makovec is in oakland where tactics with protestors have been a hot topic. >> reporter: that's right. and, of course, we have heard a lot of discussion about how the police responded to the recent "occupy" protests. now the mayor announces there's going to be an independent investigation into just that. [ screaming ] >> reporter: this youtube video caught one of the incidents likely to be part of that investigation. the man shooting vid

that's next but first liz macdonald. >>> a wild year for wall street coming to a close, stocks ending mixed, the dow posting gains, nasdaq falling slightly, s&p basically unchanged. you know what's not falling, gas prices. the national average has been climbing higher for eight of the last nine days. drivers now paying $3.27 for a gallon of regular. meantime verizon is paying up on a fee hike within hours of customer outrage. after massive pushback and threat of government investigation, verizon now says it will drop its plans to charge a $2 payment fee. as for ford, it's got about 2 million reasons to celebrate this year. the maker of mustangs and f150s says americans bought more than 2 million fords in 2011 making them the best selling brand in america. and just in case you need another reason to stick to that quit smoking resolution, a health system will test all new job applicants for nicotine with geyser. anyone who tests positive will not be hired. that's business. i'm liz macdonald.   >> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dea

he sang "old macdonald had a farm" and brought us all up on stage. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: at that point were you? >> i think i was the chicken or the cow. >> jimmy: congrats on "boardwalk empire," by the way. everything you do, such a giant fan. [ applause ] but "boardwalk empire," this is giant, and it's all you. nucky thompson. this is all about you basically. >> no, it's a big cast. >> jimmy: i know, but basically what i'm saying is they can't kill you off. [ light laughter ] >> well -- next season if you see al capone getting his shoes wet on the beach then you'll know something -- i'm not saying anything is gonna happen. >> jimmy: the shoes wet on the beach -- >> yeah, you know, that's the biggest comment that i get. about why did you -- the opening credits. why would you wear those shoes on the beach? [ light laughter ] why did you get those shoes wet? biggest comment that i get. >> jimmy: is that right? out of any single thing that you've done on the show. that's the one thing. "why are your shoes wet?" that's hilarious. but gosh, you're just killing it. just killing it on the sh

we'll show you the latest accident coming up. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> dozens of people rescued from a massive apartment fire in san francisco's mission district. it happened this morning. we have a live report on those injuries coming up. >>> winds whipping up some trouble around bay area roads. watch out for that if you are traveling. when will these winds calm down? we'll talk about that coming up. >>> downtown trees, power lines an wind advisories for all our bay area bridges this morning. we'll have a full traffic report coming right up. >>> good morning, it's thursday, first day of december, good to have you with us. i'm frank

international delight v.o: put's the real flavours from >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> 49ers moving closer to a new home. but the deal isn't quite done just yet. the final hurdle before heading down to santa clara. >>> we have some very cold temperatures around the bay area, cold enough around the state that we're seeing some snow in some parts. in fact, southern california seeing some very heavy snow there. looks like that will continue to be an issue as that system moves out of town of. of course, we have some very coal temperatures here in the bay area too. >>> and looking live at the san mateo bridge, everything is cruising this morning. they issues here. where it will get busy and where fog will slow you down, coming up. >>> good morning. it's wednesday, december 14. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. we're making fun of lawrence because he did a whole weathercast in the tease. >> he was so good we're going to throw it back to him so he can say the same thing. >> i was waiting for some special video guys. they told me it's coming. i got to for you! [ laugh

we'll have that story coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald>>> an "occupy" camp, a high school and a warning. the concerns about a problem in berkeley. >>> a chilly start, we'll tell you if the temperatures are freezing in your neighborhood coming up. >> live look across the san mateo, looks good, accident in oakland. details coming up. >>> good morning, tuesday december 6. good to have you on board. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it is 5:29 and it is not your imagination, it is cold! there is a freeze warning in the north bay now. >> grab a jacket and a frost advisory in the east bay it's really cold out there, gil diaz in pleasanton is watching the temperatures go down, down, down. good morning, sir. >> reporter: good morning. good chilly morning, actually. not only will have you to grab a jacket, maybe a cup of joe. we are standing outside a coffee shop, where just looking at it warms me up. it's going to open in a minute so i'm going had there after this live report and warm up. here in the east bay it's going to be like 29 to 33 d

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> closure ahead. when the bay bridge will shut down for three days. >> and a funeral of sorts in the east bay. why activists set a coffin afloat in a community swimming pool. >>> a fast-moving cold front brings some rainfall to the bay area. when will it let up? we'll tell you coming up. >>> and you can see how the arena is coming down across the golden gate bridge. we're now following two separate injury crashes involving cars that spun off the road. so be extra careful. we'll have a full traffic report coming up. >>> it is slick out there. good morning. it's thursday, december 15. good to have you with us. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it's 6 a.m. if you have been outside, looked out the window, you may see the rain. >> it's a bit of a soggy little thursday. let's kick it over to lawrence and find out how long and how much. >> two-tenths of of an inch of rainfall so far, snow in the high country, snow coming down in blue canyon. showers moving by there. snow showers in the high country prob

it's the >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning.begin with breaking news. it's the final morning of "occupy sf." we have team coverage of a police raid that just happened. gil diaz is live in san francisco at justin herman plaza with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank and grace. yeah, a lot of things happening here at justin herman plaza and the embarcadero. that raid started after 1:00 according to police chief greg suhr and he says that he believes the raid went well. as i step aside you will see a police line has formed on market street. that's where cbs 5's anser hassan will give a report in a few minutes but in just the last few minutes in a police formation happening because there's still some protestors lingering around on market street. but take a look at some video of the raid from earlier this morning. over 50 people have been arrested according to chief suhr when they raided justin herman plaza. chief suhr said that over 100 tents were still pitched here and over 100 demonstrators still living here

linda marie macdonald. >>> the tents are almost a distant memory but "occupy" protestors are quietly coming back. the new camp springing up in oakland. >>> and a very chilly farewell to north korea's dictator. the massive funeral today for kim jong-il. >>> and we got a low pressure system bringing some rain to northern california. will it reach the bay area? we'll tell you coming up. >>> and the delays are starting to build at the bay bridge toll plaza. a complete look at traffic in minutes. >>> good morning. wednesday is your day. it's december 28. good to have you with us. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it is 6 a.m. we begin with a developing story out of san leandro. a water main break has been shooting water three feet into the air. >> it's going on right now near the john muir middle school and gil diaz is just on the scene now to give us the very latest. >> reporter: the effects still happening near the intersection of leonard and williams. right here we'll see that water is flowing right here along williams street. it happened around 4:00. according to police a passerb

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good tuesday afternoon. i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. two of the best known names in retail are downsizing. the parent company of sears and kmart is closing up to 120 stores, responding to slumping sales figures. anne makovec reports from san mateo. >> reporter: i have to point out, we don't know if this kmart behind us in san mateo is going to be closing but when it comes to a loss of employment opportunities and shopping opportunities, there is some anxiety surrounding this announcement. >> it's been here for years. everybody knows it's here. >> reporter: shoppers and employees at this kmart in san mateo are among those at 4,000 kmart and sears stores wondering if they are on the chopping block. the sears holding corporation just made the announcement. it plans to shut down between 100 and 120 kmart and sears stores but hasn't decided which ones, leaving a lot of communities with questions. >> it will be a loss for the area, i think. a lot of good bargains here and sears. >> reporte

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm grace lee. we begin in sacramento. that's where state politicians are holding a hearing to investigate the police response to student protestors. >> and the focus is on a pair of ugly occupy incidents at the uc-davis campus and cal last month. gil diaz has reaction from this morning's proceedings. >> reporter: good afternoon. the hearing began around 10 a.m. this is a live look at that meeting going on in sacramento. once in a while you will see mark yudof speaking. there is a panel of them testifying this afternoon. it's safe to say that meeting will probably continue for the rest of the afternoon. right here at cal, students are a little frazzled today not because of the hearing but because it's finals week. but they are feeling bruised as to what happened at their campus last month. there are splits as to whether the hearings needed to be done today but one thing is sure that violence should never have happened. [ yelling ] >> reporter: the "occupy"

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. >>> we begin with breaking news today. a manhunt is under way in san jose and a neighborhood is on lockdown. police are combing the area around the intersection of seven trees boulevard and east capitol expressway for an armed suspect wanted in two carjackings. mark sayre reports. >> reporter: the first carjacking occurred in milpitas and ended up here in the south san jose area. that's when a second carjacking occurred and our cameras were rolling as that suspected carjacker sped right by. you could hear the car peeling out there as it went by our camera position trying to elude police. let's bring in the sergeant with the san jose police department. what's the latest on the search? is he still outstanding? >> reporter: the suspect jerrick brown is still at large, armed and dangerous. he demonstrate his propensity for violence. he broke into a home, carjacked a second car. the victim came out very shaken up, had a golf club that he was trying to protect himself with. the suspect fled in his car r

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> and good afternoon, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. grace lee has the day off. >>> we start with breaking news. two people including a police officer are dead in a shooting on the virgina tech campus. >> that school right now is on lockdown while police search for the suspect. investigators say a campus police officer pulled someone over for what they call a routine traffic stop. police say that's when the suspects shot and killed the officer. a second victim was shot dead at the campus parking lot. virginia state police report taking over the investigation. students are on campus right now preparing for final exams and this shooting comes as virgina tech is appealing its $55,000 fine in connection with the school's response to the rampage back in 2007 when a student killed 32 students and faculty before killing himself. >>> the manhunt for a black friday shooting suspect ends in east oakland. officers say the man barricaded himself inside a home then gave himself up. and gil diaz is live w

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >>> we begin with some developing news this out of hayward today. we are getting reports that a bart train struck a tree or a tree branch that toppled due to the high winds. it's causing a major delay on the fremont line in both directions and there is no bart service south of hayward. no injuries have been reported but the train is stopped on the tracks. >>> winds knocked down trees. there is a wind advisory through 6 p.m. tonight. crews worked on cutting this up tree in san francisco. it fell down by the intersection of geary and arguello. in sunnyvale, a driver collided head on into another downed tree on 101. the driver is okay, the car though not so much. that windy weather also being blamed for leaving thousands of people in the dark. 27,000 are without power in the santa cruz mountains as of 10 a.m. pg&e sent us this update on the outages in the south bay, nearly 1400. nearly 300 on the peninsula. and about 300 in the east bay. 4800 in the north bay. >>> w

i'm grace >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. we begin with state safety investigators. they say that san francisco firefighters made critical errors the day two of their own died fighting a house fire and today cal-osha fined the fire department on the diamond heights fire from june. anne makovec on what they did wrong and why the fire department said it didn't get a chance to address the report. >> reporter: cal-osha has made several citations against the san francisco fire department. i just spoke with the man in charge of the training for the department here in san francisco. i asked him about the allegations including one that somebody was making some radio communication that day from the fire scene and no one ever responded to it. >> should we have evidence of at one point our members did not respond to our calls. and we were working with them to explain why that happened and what happened. and again, that's still in their process of -- process of investigation and discussion with them

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >>> the next stage of the "occupy" movement is here. rallies under way across the area and in more than 25 cities across the country, as well. >> what is the issue? home foreclosures. gil diaz is in san francisco, where the message "occupiers" are sending to the banks today. >> reporter: good afternoon. they are known as foreclosure fighters and held a rally on this block behind me about an hour ago with more than three dozen supporters showing up. they are ready for a fight. >> i was shocked. >> reporter: denise collins feels ripped off. she is on the verge of losing her home. >> i sent documents over and over. i saved money. i cut my expenses and i was completely slammed. >> reporter: she and a hand. of bayview homeowners are taking a stand against big banks and lousy lending companies by occupying their own homes. despite the threat of being evicted. ron baird understands their frustrations. he has been pleading with his bank to modify his loan. >> applied for

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. >>> within the last 20 minutes, an amber alert has been issued in solano county for a teenager that's believed to have been kidnapped. police say she is possibly being held with three other teenaged girls who may be in danger. at this hour, suisun city police are holding a press conference. police say christina almanza left a voicemail for her family saying she was being held hostage by five men. other victims were identified by first names only as christina, jessica and marta. the 17-year-old was last seen driving a navy blue 1999 minivan. if you have seen this blue oakland mobile minivan, call police. >>> a difficult decision made by the family of an oakland toddler. hiram lawrence already taken off life support in an hour. two tests show he has no brain activity after being shot in the head last week. the shooting in a liquor store parking lot left seven people injured. tonight community leaders will hold a memorial and march to protest

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >>> the day has finally come for san francisco "occupiers." for the first time in two months, the "occupy sf" camp is clear. it all started with a big raid early this morning a little after 1:00. morning 100 san francisco -- more than 100 san francisco police officers in riot gear moved into the justin herman plaza. "occupiers" were given five minutes to clear out before crews moved on in. 70 were arrested, more than 100 tents were removed and justin herman plaza declared a public health hazard. gil diaz is at the plaza now, where police are standing by. gil. >> reporter: hi, frank, good afternoon, that's right. police have been standing by guarding the plaza all morning preventing people from reoccupying the plaza. as you see here, the plaza is free of tents and free of "occupiers." where are they? look at mobile5 camera. they have begun congregating outside the federal reserve building a few blocks away. a crowd probably more than 40 of them beginning a rally. b

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. there were enough drugs and booze to cover a table. >> all confiscated from tour buses headed for a ski trip in utah. but also on board, more than a dozen bay area teenagers. sharon chin talked with one of those students about how it all went down. sharon, i would imagine some upset parents and teenagers. >> reporter: yes, a few dozen students from acalanes high school here expected later on this evening. but at least one of them came back early and he say he is surprised that no one got arrested. this anonymous soccer player from acalanes high described the scene as elko, nevada police search dogs sniffed out drugs on five buses of teenagers headed to a salt lake ski trip. >> some people were kind of like frantic and others were cool, you know, playing it cool like making it seem like it wasn't a big deal, you know,. >> reporter: but they voluntarily got the stuff out? >> some people, yeah. >> reporter: the police chief said he embraced the teaching moment givin

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. we begin today with dirty texts and explicit pictures. a golden state warrior is in hot water this afternoon. a former warriors employees is suing the team's star for alleged sexual harassment. anne makovec is live in oakland with the just-released details of this suit. anne. >> reporter: well, many of these texts were sent late at night and began with the phrase, hey, sexy. it is all outlined here in this lawsuit. it is a civil suit being brought against warriors star monta ellis. the warriors team and several of his managers, also. >> he initiated a pattern of incessant, unwanted harassing sexual texts to my client. >> reporter: that's the lawyer for former warriors staffer erica smith. this morning he briefly showed a picture allegedly of monta ellis' genitalia sent to her from a secret cell phone ellis often used to text her. >> she was embarrassed. she was intimidated. she felt scared and helpless. >> reporter: erica smith used to work in community relations until she was laid of

we're going to speak with governor bob macdonald next. before you head go to foxnews.com/mobile.d that app. take fox news wherever you go when you go christmas shop today. bill: we would like the following. bill: society parents of a florida a&m band member now speaking out for the first time since the death of their son was rule ad homicide. it was 26-year-old robert champion a drum major in the university's marching 100. he died last month in what orlando police call a hazing incident. >> it is obvious things are so hushed and quiet. the secrecy, oh, yeah, it definitely hurts. he is the president. your expectation they should know and, like i say, i don't know the full story but i would think as the head of any organization you are responsible. >> that mentality has got to stop. >> everybody knew it existed there. this isn't just something that just happened. bill: the autopsy revealing that robert champion died of blunt force trauma to the head. he was found on the band's bus unresponsive. so far three fellow band members have been charged with hazing. florida a&m out of talla

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> reality is this was not a freak accident. >> lashing out over cannonball concerns. how "mythbusters" tried to ease a bay area community's tensions through its tastebuds. >>> after brutal bird killings in the bay area the breakthrough and how one bay area city is giving drivers a break. >>> a 30-pound projectile blasted through their bay area neighborhood. today community members confronted television producers and law enforcement officials about the incident. anne makovec reports. >> i'm still amazed that the cannonball did what it did. >> reporter: that's the executive producer of the show "mythbusters" at a community meeting about the wayward cannonball that shot through this dublin neighborhood on december 6. >> it was a accident. >> reporter: explain that to these people. >> we could have been talking about something very different, the death of children. >> reporter: this was some of the damage left from the 30- pound softball-sized cannonball. the "mythbusters" team was doing an experiment at the alameda county bomb range

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon. i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. jerry sandusky, the former penn state football coach, accused of child sexual abuse, made a surprise legal move today. it was his first court appearance in pennsylvania. apparently, the prosecution did know about it. manuel gallegus joins us live now from pennsylvania to tell us exactly what happened. he has the very latest. >> reporter: well, it was a quick court appearance for former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky. for his accusers, some frustration but also a lot of relief that they did not have to tell their stories in public today. jerry sandusky walked out of court after waiving his preliminary hearing vowing to stay the course and prove his innocence. >> we're fighting it. we would like the property to present our side. >> reporter: his lawyer says this is a fight to the death and there will be no plea negotiations. >> we are not in any way conceding guilt. in fact, jerry is more adamant than ever in his innocence

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. frank has the afternoon off. >>> we begin with breaking news on barry bonds. a federal judge just sentenced the former giants slugger to two years' probation and 30 days house arrest for obstruction of justice. we go live to anne makovec who was in the courtroom. >> reporter: the sentence just came down within the last 45 minutes. you can see a crowd there gathered listening to the defense right now as they react to this sentence. the headline here is that there is no prison time for barry bonds. that was his and his defense team's main concern but he did get probation. let's look at what the judge handed out today. two years' probation, 30 days house arrest, though that is at his house in a large house in beverly hills. also 250 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine which the prosecution actually called laughable considering the size of bonds' bank account. now, the judge stayed this sentence pending appeal. that means it is not officially going to go into effect until that ap

those details coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> it feels like a post- apocalyptic war zone or something. >> powerful winds tear a path of destruction. the incredible damage

a >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> the clock is running out on "occupy sf." the deadline today, and what campers are demanding from the city. >>> the winds whipping up around the bay area. tens of thousands without power around the state. the fire concerns today. >>> and good morning, everybody. hey, it's the first day of december. >> already. >> you know what happens a week from this weekend? or three weeks from this weekend. >> what? >> thursday. >> sleep? >> sunshine? >> let's say the time. it's 4:30. i'm frank, she's grace. it's early. christmas is three weeks from sunday if you didn't know. >> that makes more sense. >> get the month right this time around. >> i'm getting better. >> rent's due. >> great, thanks. [ laughter ] >> now i'm really depressed. what's going on with the wind? >> windy, windy, windy around the bay area. it's howling pretty good. toward the embarcadero you can see the waves out there and also a lot of debris on the roads. so if you are traveling, boy, had to dodge a couple of things on the highway this morning coming in. the winds e

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> a developing story with a live picture could this be day two of a port shutdown? >> right now protestors are gathering at the port of oakland once again as workers wait to learn if they will lose another day of pay. good morning, it is tuesday, it's december 13. good to have you on board. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. 4:30 on this day. >>> protestors had pledged to block workers arriving for their 3 a.m. shift today at the port of oakland but this morning there are signs that they may be backing off. gil diaz is live in oakland, where protestors have just taken a vote. gil. [ no audio ] >> reporter: there is a crowd but a smal crowd, not as large as it was last night. we are getting conflicting reports this morning from pros. some of them are going home, some have just arrived. the best sort says the protestors had taken a vote to declare victory and after that, they said they -- they were told they could go home so even though there are people here with tents pitched, it seems like from what i'm feeling here on the str