. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> you can't smoke here. a strict ban for the uc system and how it plans to help people kick the habit. >>> new video launches a military investigation. what some u.s. marines are doing in this video that's raising a lot of eyebrows. good morning, it is thursday, we're so close to the weekend. >> oh, we are. >> and that pleases you. >> that does. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. good to have you with us. >> i'm grace lee and i am two days away from vacation! [ laughter ] >> who's counting. >> how many hours? >> about 48. [ laughter ] >> about to fly out of this joint for a little vaca. >>> we have our photographer hard at work already this morning at 4:30 standing by live at 101 and trimble in san jose. so obviously traffic conditions are light. we have some roadwork out there. we'll tell you more about that coming up. in the meantime, dry on our commute to work. >> very dry. cold, too. we have some freezing temperatures again. 30 in napa, 30 in santa rosa and 28 degrees in fairfield. couple of clouds w

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> mitt romney holds a solid lead here in florida. newt gingrich claims he is closing in. i'm susan mcginnis in tampa. coming up, the latest on the florida primary as voters head to the polls. >>> the mayor at this moment is scrambling to figure out what to do with this movement. >> it could be a solution to their problem. the mayor's new particular particular to help fight "occupy oakland." good morning, it's tuesday, january 31. >> look who's back! >> you know what? i find tuesday is so much better than monday. those three-day weekends are fabulous. >> take off tomorrow, too. you know. [ laughter ] >> take off right now! >> tan, haircut, rested. >> ally jealous. >> just a little. -- all jealous. >> just a little. >> i missed you guys. >> sure you did. [ laughter ] >> he didn't think of us for one second. >> a little bit. >>> traffic, did you notice any problems coming into work this morning? >> it was beautiful. >> not too many issues. we have roadwork but here's a look at one of our "timesaver traffic" cameras across the san mateo

joining us now to talk more about that and the other headlines coming out of davos, scott macdonald head of economic research at m.c. asset management holdings. >> i want that experience >> busy day, busy week. >> susie: absolutely. the big debate in davos over this europe's bailout fund, we've got on the one side germany's angela merkel saying, we need more austerity measure, not money in the bailout fund. and pretty much everybody else stacked up on the other side, besides geithner there is the imf christine la guard there is george sorros, many others saying you need to put more money in these bailout funds. what do you think, what is the better strategy? >> well, i think the issue that you're facing is you have to have some degree of economic growth. the problem right now is with the austerity plan, you're follow going to have any economic growth. and some ways it becomes totally punitive after a while for a country like greece which contracted over 5% last year. so you're going to need a little bit more fund on the side, a little more flexibility. and you have to have some degree of

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> violence outside a san jose restaurant one person shot two people have been stabbed. how it may have all started. >>> tonight we made history. >> mitt romney wins big in new hampshire. the tough test ahead for the next primary. >> and we have a new injury accident now in the east bay. we'll tell you why it could already be causing some delays. >> high pressure back to spring- like weather in the bay area. there are some changes on the horizon. we'll tell you about that coming up. >> good morning. it is hump day, wednesday, january 11. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it is 5 a.m. we are following overnight developments out of san jose. one person has been shot and two people stabbed. >> it happened early this morning at the creekside bar & grill on west alma avenue. anne makovec is there where police just removed a car from the scene and joins us with the latest. >> reporter: we don't know what that car had to do with the violence at the creekside bar & grill at around 2 a.m. three people were injured. the good news is t

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> a frustrated judge cracking down on oakland police. how the feds are closer to take over that department. >> you need to pay attention to the 5500 citizens of this community. >> emotions high over the new 49ers stadium. the late-night vote about its future in santa clara. >>> good morning, halfway through. it's wednesday, january 25. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it's 4:30. it feels like the middle of the week. [ laughter ] >> we always say the same thing at 4:30. >> a mad dash to get on the air every morning. >> you spend a week in hawaii and takes a while to get back -- >> might take a couple of years. >> how's traffic, gianna? >> we're not rushing on the treats this mornin -- on the freeways this morning. construction 880 at industrial and an accident. more details coming up. let's check the forecast first. >> big story this morning, it's cloudy. they are keeping temperatures mild. san francisco at 52 degrees right now. 46 in concord. is there a chance of rain in our seven-day forecast? you'll have to stay tuned. we

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> oakland police face off with the "occupy" movement again. why officers broke up a late- night vigil. >>> wow. it's going to be an impact. >> neighbors squaring off against facebook. how they stopped rapid expansion. >>> good morning. it's thursday, it's january 5. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it's 4:30. i like thursday. look forward to friday. >> the weekend is looming. how are you doing? >> great! can't you tell? [ laughter ] >> i'm scared to ask him some days. >> how's traffic? >> great, as well. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we had a stalked vehicle on the lower deck removed quickly. traffic light. so that's a look at traffic. here's lawrence. >> yeah. we have some patchy fog at the coast. more of a sea breeze today. looks like temperatures will start to cool off. not a bad day though. numbers outside right now, 30s and 40s. patchy fog in the valleys. latter part of the day temperatures in the 60s. 50s at the coastline. the weekend? i'll tell you in a moment. >> i like the dramatic pause. >> santa rosa yesterd

bob macdonald has come up with a way to raise money for road maintenance. it has to do with changing the name. we will check on the traffic and weather. >> prior fall when slept a big mess in lubbock. wind gusts up to 60 miles rejiggered big wins left a big mess in lubbock. when guests and not down power lines and toppled a few trees. >> it was a cold weekend. it is a cold start to the work week. >> we started with a little bit of freezing rain. now we have father, a drizzle and the possibility of some light icing and a few locations. it is something to keep in mind as you venture out. there's the potential for the icing. 28 degrees some co frederick. a 32 degrees in southern maryland. temperatures are right around freezing. no areas of rain. antony the radar, we have the thick fog and drizzle. otherwise, scattered rain. high-temperature now around 50 degrees. i will have to a forecast coming up. >> we do not have any accidents to reports. fog is the issue for most in the outlying areas. no accidents right now. it looks good on the greenway. we will show yo

macdonald is serving a 50-year sentence for an unrelated robbery. a routine traffic stop lance a pennsylvania man in a lot of trouble with the law. cocaine was found in his car on saturday. his car had improperly registered plates. cocaine and a stun gun were found. he was arrested after a brief struggle. >> the results are in and it is two for two for mitt romney as he comes out on top in the new hampshire primary. >> kate amara has more. >> mitt romney won both new hampshire and iowa. >> thank you, new hampshire. tonight we made history! [cheers] >> with a double-digit victory in the first-in-the-nation primary, mitt romney sweeps both new hampshire and iowa and becomes the man to beat for the republican presidential nomination. >> tonight we celebrate, tomorrow we go back to work. >> an energized ron paul -- >> president paul! president paul! >> thank you, thank you. >> claims the granite state's second-place prize. >> he had a victory, but we have had a victory for the cause of liberty tonight. [cheers] >> jon huntsman is also looking ahead. >>

wayne macdonald has served at every level.re is a story in "politico," showing us five things to watch in the event -- november. host: how will he do in new hampshire? she says there's also a question about the race for fourth. here is what she writes. host: two other items that she asks about -- host: wayne macdonald, are those all items that you agree with? things to watch? guest: speaking of the union leader bounce, that endorsement as always covered by every candidate. i have worked on a lot of campaigns and presidential races over the years. and you go to the editorial board, you meet with the union leader, you talk with joe and others. that is an endorsement you always wanted very much. they are definitely a major factor in the outcome. in some cases, as mr. mcquaid said yesterday, it can make the difference. host: go ahead. guest: that is a factor. the newspaper endorsements are a factor. the biggest thing that helps you in new hampshire is been here a lot, meeting voters and shaking hands, so that they can really get t

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> the "occupy" movement holding a day of protest in the bay area. how police are making sure things don't get out of control. >> whoo! >>> we'll definitely have more undercover pd in the stadium this week. >> fans' safety. the number one priority for sunday's big game. the preparations under way to control bad behavior over candle park. the weekend is almost here. it's friday, january 20. i'm frank mallicoat. we are at 5:00 straight up. if you haven't stepped out, outside, a little wet outside. we have round 2 coming. >> great to see the rain back in the bay area. looks like round 2 moving onshore in the not too distant future and probably a stronger storm system headed in now. rainfall scattered around the bay area but see that big blob of moisture off the coast? that's the next system coming our way. showers moving in along the peninsula now scattered into san mateo near redwood city also into millbrae. looks like we'll see this on and off throughout the morning but picking up in the morning hours and then we'll get to the main co

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> a college student shot and killed right next to his sister. what they saw just seconds before they were targeted. >>> k-9s on campus. the big problem one school district wants to sniff out. >>> and early-morning roadwork i'll tell you where. >> high pressure is building all across the bay area. where fog could be an issue for the start of your morning commute. >>> all right, ladies, thanks. good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, january the 24th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm grace lee. it is 5 a.m. >>> we begin with developing out of the east bay. >> a college student shot to death while sitting in a car next to his sister. gil diaz reports. >> reporter: frank and grace it happened just before 7:00 last night. the brother and sister sitting in their car heading to contra costa college. unfortunately, they never made it there. and the brother died at the scene. we're talking about the 2100 block of nevin avenue. we went there this morning to check it out and found lit candles at the curb already. police say the students were si

bob macdonald suffered a setback in an effort to allow schools to open before labor day.that would have repealed the kings dominion law. to prevent schools from opening before labor day. groups lobbied against the bill. a house version is still alive. >> there is plenty of anger over the firing of joe paterno. all of it came spilling out yesterday at a campus memorial service forum. >> there is a villain this tragedy that lies in that investigation. >> a child sex abuse scandal involving his former coach led to his firing in november. he died sunday of lung cancer. thousands of people attended his service on thursday. his son said his father did not dialdie of a broken heart. >> moving on to vote 2012. it is the last debate before tuesday's gop primary. >> mid rummy repeatedly slammed into gingrich for his work as a consultant as a mortgage giant. >> he has been telling the american people that these entities are causing a housing bubble that will cause a collapse. >> he on shares of fannie mae and freddie mac. >> the latest polls show romney slightly ahead of being rich

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> the countdown to facebook's wall street debut, how the social network stacks up to other top companies. >>> and we are following two injury crashes now in the south bay. how far traffic is stacking up. >>> we're look at mostly cloudy skies around the bay area this morning. but we are going to see a little sunshine by the afternoon. we will talk about that in just a moment. >>> good morning, everyone. it's monday, january 30. not sure what that was. but it's monday. we're going to try to get that fixed for you. i'm grace lee. frank has the morning off. >>> we begin in oakland where in just a few hours, city hall will be open for business. that's despite a chaotic weekend with the "occupy" demonstrators. vandals broke in, shattered windows and burned an american flag. gil diaz is in oakland to show us the clean-up that needs to be done. >> reporter: good morning. a whopping 400 people were arrested over the weekend. there was a clear statement that the city was fighting back. but yeah, this morning, they have to do a lot of clean-u

the se >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> this was a dramatic scene here. more than 40 evidence markers. the search for a suspect in berkeley's first murder of the year. an inside look at the crime scene. >> you that the shutting down the ports is bad. the new threats from "occupy oakland." it is friday, january 27. i'm frank ma

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. it's back to court for san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi once again. this time he will have a new lawyer by his side. anne makovec with more and the sheriff's plan to ask the judge to reverse an order that's stopping him from seeing his wife and son. >> reporter: legal experts think the judge will likely lift the protective order that's right now keeping him away from his wife and son. and experts say that is because there was only one documented violent incident with his wife. >> there are a couple of things that the judge has to balance. it's cruel to keep a father away from his wife and child. and but at the same time, the judge has to balance if there is a danger. >> reporter: sheriff ross mirkarimi is charged with three misdemeanor counts, domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. he is accused of bruising his wife's arm during an argument in front of his 2-year-old son. he had to turn in his guns. mayor ed lee asked him to c

the dangerous chase across several ba >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> the search for suspect who fired at a police sergeant. the dangerous craze across bay area freeways that ensued, a dangerous chase. >>> sheriff ross mirkarimi will be arraigned today. what his attorneys are expected to ask that judge. >>> clouds streaming across our skies, looks like rain to make a return. we'll talk more about that coming up. >>> we are seeing some slight delays at the bay bridge toll plaza just in cash lanes. we are also following a couple of newer accidents in the east bay. >>> good morning. it's thursday, january 19. i'm frank mallicoat. grace is enjoying the day off this thursday. >>> we begin with a shooting, a chase and a gunman's escape from the law. it happened during a narcotics investigation last night on aloha drive in san leandro where police say the suspect shot at a sergeant several times. gil diaz is at the police department with the search. >> reporter: good morning. it was a very dangerous situation. not only for the undercover sergeant, but also for the neighb

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> i mean, it has to be done. it's the law. you go to jail for anything else. >>> it's hollywood against the silicon valley. the fight over free speech and the internet blackout today. >>> shocking allegations against san francisco's new sheriff. why this may not be the first case of domestic violence against his wife. >>> and we have one more dry day and then rain is on its way. we are timing it out for you. >>> a couple of stalled vehicles may slow you down this morning. i'll tell you where. >> all right, ladies. we thank you. good morning, it is wednesday, january 18. good to have you with us. grace is off. i'm here though. i'm frank mallicoat. it's 5:00 straight up. >>> we begin with developing news this out of the south bay. the coast guard confirms they have just found a missing hunter at the alviso marina. the 30-something-year-old man was located 30 minutes ago by the coast guard. his family reported him missing around 9:00 yesterday morning when they hadn't heard from him in hours. he is being checked out

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> there was a big flame, fire and some sparking. >> pg&e crews rushing to fix an outage near the microsoft campus. what caused this huge explosion and fire? >>> and we are back to "friday light." everything is quiet on our roads now. earlier incidents have all been cleared. coming up a bridge check in just a few minutes. >>> high pressure still sitting overhead. time to figure out the weekend plans. we're looking good so far. what about the rest of the weekend? we'll talk about that coming up. >>> good morning. believe it or nottings it's friday the 13th, january the 13th. it's always been a lucky day for me. >> yeah? >> i don't know y i like 13. >> all right. >> just so now. >> hasn't been so lucky for me so far. developing news out of mountain view. pg&e crews are trying to figure out about fallen power lines near a microsoft campus. gil diaz reports in mountain view where power was restored about an hour ago. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a pg&e says that all the customers affected by last night's power outage all the

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. >>> right now, no arrests have been made in the vicious attack on two women in san francisco. it happened last night in the sunset district during a home invasion robbery. the two victims are in critical condition. anne makovec reports. >> reporter: police are still investigating that. they have to speak more with the women, who as you mentioned are critically injured and still in the hospital right now. the more badly injured of the two is a 76-year-old woman. and that suspect in the meantime is still on the loose. >> we have to find out why this address, why this poor woman, how come. >> reporter: police say someone entered this home on 20th avenue just before 9 p.m. rifled through some drawers and started attack the 76-year-old woman that lives here. >> we believe that a knife and hammer or some semblance of either/or were the weapons. >> reporter: the second victim, a 56-year-old woman who was delivering food to the home from this nearby restaurant. the attacker beat he

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon. i'm frank mallicoat. we begin with breaking news out of the east bay. an attempted home burglary in newark has led to a possible fatal rollover accident. newark police are searching for the suspect near or loan any college after a cash crash near mowry and cherry streets. streets around the area are closed with officers as they continue to search that area for the suspect. >>> higher taxes and more cuts. governor brown laying out his latest vision to fix california's budget. in his state of the state address this morning, anne makovec with why the governor is calling it unpopular but necessary. >> reporter: the speech began his campaign for a november ballot initiative on taxes hoping to raise $35 billion. when it comes to taxes and cuts, brown says neither is popular but both must be done. >> california has problems but rumors of its demise are greatly exaggerated. >> reporter: governor jerry brown is opening the second year of his latest term with a vision for addressing california's fiscal problems bri

icoat. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning.is wednesday, halfway through the new workweek here, january 4. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. just a little bit before 6:00. >>> we are going to update you on breaking news we first brought you this morning about an hour

defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> we have just until voters cast their ballots in iowa. the last-minute push for the gop candidates. >>> several berkeley businesses making repairs this morning after a water main break. the details coming up. >>> very dense fog to start out your day. we have plenty of sunshine and some unusually warm temperatures by the afternoon. we'll have details coming up. >>> and that fog hovering over some of our

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> rick perry is out. the texas governor abandoned his white house bid and is backing a former rival just two days before the south carolina primary. danielle nottingham is live in the palmetto state with the latest details on the race. >> reporter: frank, rick perry says as a texan he doesn't shy away from a fight but knows when it's time to retreat. rick perry is out of the republican race for the white house. >> i have come to the conclusion that there is no viable path forward for me in this 2012 campaign. >> reporter: the texas governor finished fifth in the iowa caucuses, last in new hampshire and was at the bottom of the pack in a recent south carolina poll. he dropped out two days before the state's primary and threw his support behind newt gingrich. >> i have no question that newt gingrich has the heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement. the courage to tell those washington interests to take a hike. [ please stand by ] >> reporter: and romney'

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. >>> and we begin with four women assaulted while asleep in their dorms at san jose state university. and now police are on the hunt for their attacker. gil diaz is live in san jose with what investigators know so far. gil. >> reporter: hi, frank. good afternoon. well, that woman called campus police around 3:30. and the incident happened at this residence hall right behind me known as joe west. now, even though the woman lives on the third floor, investigators are still trying to figure out whether the attacker went through more than one floor. the biggest mysteries remain unsolved this noon. just who is this guy and how did he get in? >> it said, a, let's male 20s black clothing tried doors in joe west, entered room and groped victim. last seen third floor joe west. residents lock doors, police on scene. >> reporter: that's the text message nicole brock meyer received in the middle of the night after another dorm resident reported being groped by a stranger. during the investigation, other s

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. >>> we begin with a domestic violence trial looming. public opinion shaky and a sheriff who refuses to step aside. >> those allegations of abuse against his wife have pushed ross mirkarimi and his family into the national spotlight. anne makovec is live in san francisco with mixed reaction from the people he is sworn to protect. >> reporter: it is certainly the talk of the town and here at city hall, everybody has an opinion about whether or not sheriff ross mirkarimi should step down or go on administrative leave while this domestic violence case is being worked out. we know that today there's going to be a list of witnesses presented to the lawyers in this case. and if we think these people are talking, those are the ones who are going to have something to say. sheriff ross mirkarimi will return to court tomorrow asking a judge to remove a stay-away order preventing him from contacting his wife and son. in the meantime, he is keeping his job as san francisco sheriff altho

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >>> the voters now having their say in florida. >> the state's republican primary is under way. mitt romney hoping that his lead pans out in the actual battling. susan mcginnis is live in tampa with the latest. >> reporter: the polls are open, another four hours here in florida. and the momentum is still behind romney. newt gingrich is trying to close the gap. he is talking about a longer protracted battle. today the attention is on the tampa convention center where mitt romney is already planning a celebration. florida voters are casting lal lots for the republican they want to see challenge president obama. >> i am a mitt romney fan. i like what he stands for. >> reporter: mitt romney has a big lead in most polls. and newt gingrich is trying to prevent a landslide. while volunteers work the phones -- >> we would like to know if newt can count on your vote. >> reporter: -- gingrich signed autographs and posed for pictures. he told reporters this race won't be de

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> and good afternoon, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >>> we start with some developing news out of the south bay. right now, there is a statewide amber alert for a missing 11- year-old girl abducted from east san jose overnight from her home on taffey court. len ramirez says the suspect is armed and dangerous. he has the latest in san jose. len. >>> reporter: we are talking about a child abduction but not a stranger abduction because police and the victim's family say they 30 who that suspect is. we can show you his picture right now. he has been identified as 42- year-old tri truong le. police say he forced his way into a home on taffey court in san jose at gunpoint and kidnapped 11-year-old taylor vo from her bedroom about 1 a.m. this morning. police say le is armed and very dangerous and they are afraid for the victim's life. >> basically the man went in conducted a one-man home invasion or home takeover, fired a gun inside the house, kidnapped an 11-year-old by force and he has prior to for driving under the inf

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> it was completes chaos, every man for himself. >> terror on the seas. this afternoon we are hearing more from survivors of that cruise ship crash off italy. the death toll is 11. there are still dozens missing. now some shocking new audio. ship's captain placed under house arrest. anna matranga reports. in the tapes you can hear one official demanding the captain get back on the boat. >> reporter: divers use controlled explosions to open parts of the ship's hull. >> we hope that someone still alive, we can find them. >> reporter: crews have found more bodies as they searched the ship. divers are combing through submerged parts of the vessel and firefighters are navigating through upside-down rooms and debris up top as they look for those missing including a couple from minnesota. more than 4,000 people escaped the costa concordia friday night after it hit a rock and started to tip. infrared images showed passengers using rope ladders to climb down the side of the ship to safety in the dark. in a newly released phone call, and ita

the republican race for is getting less >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. >>> we begin with the republican race for president. it is getting less crowded. >> one less now. michele bachmann has dropped out of the race. that's after her last-place finish in the iowa caucuses. former governor mitt romney won the contest in a photofinish. just 8 votes separated him from rick santorum. the remaining candidates have their eye on new hampshire. randall pinkston reports from new hampshire. good afternoon. >> reporter: hello, frank. what a difference four years makes. in 2008, john mccain and mitt romney were bitter rivals. today, john mccain endorses mitt romney just one week before the new hampshire primary. mitt romney is turning his focus to new hampshire, where john mccain joined him at a campaign stop. >> it sure is nice to have a win. can we do better here in new hampshire? >> yeah. >> reporter: mccain beat romney in the new hampshire primary four years ago on his way to winning the republican nomination. now

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >>> a teenaged tourist is sexually assaulted near fisherman's wharf. police catch the suspect in the act. it happened early this morning. lisa washington is in san francisco with the latest on the violent crime at the popular tourist attraction. lisa. >> reporter: that's right, grace. we are standing in front. longshoreman's hall here. police received a call for a missing girl around 2:30 a.m. of the reports say that that missing teen was a 15-year-old tourist, a girl who got separated from her group and they say was sexually assaulted behind these bushes early this morning. police have confirmed that two people were taken to the hospital. take a look at this video. you can see the evidence markers on the ground behind the bushes. there is a purse, a scarf or some type of cloth and several other items. police have the area secured for more than three hours. earlier we saw emergency workers putting one person on a stretcher and into an ambulance. apparently, polic

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. right now an oakland family and friends are remembering the short life of gabriel martinez, jr. the 5-year-old was shot to death last friday. his funeral started in the last hour. anne makovec joins from us outside saint elizabeth's church with more. >> reporter: a lot of heavy hearts here in oakland today. more than 100 people came to this memorial service. it is still going on. people remembering the life of a 5-year-old boy. >> beautiful, like really great. everybody feels really bad. it's like it hurts a lot of people. >> reporter: a tiny casket carries the body of 5-year-old gabriel martinez, jr., a little boy whose life suddenly ended a week ago. he was with his father near the family taco truck when he was shot on friday night on international boulevard. >> he loved. he didn't know you and if you didn't know him, you would know him because he would say, hey, i'm gabriel. come. come play with me. >> reporter: gerardo colin is gabriel's cous

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. we begin are the republican race for the white house that moves to south carolina today with mitt romney leading the pack. the former governor of massachusetts was the clear winner last night with 39% of the vote. ron paul and jon huntsman finished second and third. if romney prevails in the third contest in a row, he might be unstoppable for that nomination. but as randall pinkston reports from columbia, it's a state with a new set of challenges. >> reporter: this is shaping up to be something like a southern version of the showdown at the o.k. corral. mitt romney coming in after his win in new hampshire and iowa hoping to wrap it up while all of his challengers are counting on south carolina republicans to slow romney down to keep their campaigns going. mitt romney took a victory lap in new hampshire before heading south for his toughest battle yet. a win in south carolina hinges on support from both conservatives and evangelicals. >> we were w

you spoke of your admiration for dwight macdonald. the only thing with which i agree with leon shrouds the about is when he said everybody has the right to be stupid but comrade mcdonald abuses the privilege. are am glad you are on so that america can see who writes for the new york times. but to the question that i called to ask, you said when you were making a speeches for one of your books that if we went to war with iraq you would not pay your taxes. where do you get off? >> guest: it was iran, not iraq. i wrote an article for the nation magazine that said i would not pay my taxes. that is correct. >> host: what about his back on liberal journalism writing for the new york times? >> guest: i don't think the n.y. times can be considered a liberal newspaper. remember it was one of the chief propagandas or cheerleaders for the war in iraq. it had to write a mayor culpa afterwards. it completely missed the looming financial meltdown because instead of walking into poor neighborhoods where families were being given some prime mortgages

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> a record robbery and kidnapping turns into a wild chase through one bay area city. the collateral damage left behind. >>> a baby. too much. >> a 5-year-old boy shot and killed standing near his family. the search for a motive and the gunman. >>> ask for your vote. >> a fight to the finish in iowa. the critical group of voters that candidates are fighting to win over. >>> good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. >>> a 911 call about an attempted kidnapping turns into a high-speed car chase across much of san francisco. it all started around 2:00 this afternoon when someone called police to report a kidnapping and stolen laptop in soma. half hour later officers spotted a suspect car in the tenderloin and began chasing them. they ended up on highway 101 and into the bayview district. the suspect hit a man in a wheelchair, hit three cars. police caught up with the two suspects in ingleside and took them into custody. >>> well, people in oakland are trying to come to terms with the gun violence that has claimed the life of another child.

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. we start with some developing news in san francisco about a massive power outage. pg&e says at least 7,000 customers in the western addition laurel heights area are without power right now. crews got the call around 10:00 this morning. apparently, a third party digging into a line caused the outage. power is expected to be restored in the next hour. >>> a centuries old tourist attraction at san francisco's golden gate park is now a little smaller after a tragic accident just one month after their arrival, one of the park's newest bison calves has died. anne makovec is live in san francisco to explain the unlikely source that spooked this animal. >> reporter: the cause of death is still being determined. they are going to perform a necropsy on this animal today, which is the animal form of an autopsy. but a baby bison died hours after it was treated for an injury it sustained after it ran into a fence being scared by a little dog that got into this pen. this man s

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. the clock is ticking for the caucuses in iowa. the republican presidential candidates are rounding up every last vote across the state. mitt romney and ron paul trying to shake a last-minute surge by rick santorum that happened just in the last several days. what can we expect tonight? danielle nottingham live in iowa with the latest. >> reporter: caucus-goers will pack hundreds of churches, schools and community centers around iowa tonight, many still waiting until the last minute to pick a favorite and the candidates are taking advantage of every hour they have left on iowa's campaign trail. mitt romney rallied des moines supporters hours before the caucuses begin. >> i will go to work to get americans back to work. >> reporter: he is facing stiff competition from rick santorum and ron paul. they reached out to voters at a rally this morning. >> i endorse the constitution and defend the constitution constantly in washington and that's very appealing to young pe

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good thursday afternoon. i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. the company is bankrupt and it's been a big embarrassment for president obama. still, we learned today that fremont-based solyndra wants to pay thousands of dollars in bonuses to some of its remaining employees. anne makovec on why the solar panel maker says it needs to keep these workers happy. anne. >> reporter: despite all the heyoffs at slipped -- layoffs at solyndra, 82 people still work here and the company wants to keep them around. frankly, it has to be a depressing place to work. so how are they going to keep them there? they are calling it the key employee incentive plan. >> that's not right. they are supposed to give it to everybody. >> reporter: mohammed is one of 1100 employees laid off last august at solyndra, a solar company that only months earlier seemed on top of the industry. and now the few workers who got to keep their jobs may be getting tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses. for mohammed, it seems like a sl

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> a bay area college student shot and killed in front of his sister. the shooting they both witnessed as they sat in a car. >>> she came forward and said she is angry. the woman making accusations against the san francisco sheriff. >>> good morning. it's tuesday, january 24. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it's early. i feel like everyone is a little discombobulated. [ laughter ] >> let's talk about traffic. >>> we have roadwork to contend with this morning eastbound 237 connector to 880 is closed until 5:00. westbound okay. no major snags or accidents but it is dry on the road. hopefully a nicer commute. >> temperatures outside right now not too bad. pretty mild. milder than we have seen the past few days anyway. mostly upper 30s to 40s across the bay area. there is some fog especially in the north bay valleys. so napa, santa rosa, so watch out for that. otherwise we are staying dry. will it ever rain again? we'll tell you coming up. >> good look for you. >> hard to get it all together at 4:30. >> no worries. >> we'll al

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> one person shot, two stabbed near a san jose restaurant. the investigation into how it all started. >>> mitt romney cruises to victory in new hampshire. i'm susan mcginnis, a look ahead to south carolina coming up. >>> good morning. it's january 11. good to have you with us. this might be a fun show today. >> you think so. >> i feel it too. >> i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. still early. we could totally mess it up. >> doesn't take long. >> trying to bring down the pressure. [ laughter ] >> understand for the whole 2.5 hours! >> stay tuned for the whole 2.5 hours! >> lower the expectations. don't promise tomorrow. like that. >>> outside right now, our time- saver traffic cameras, this is a live look at the golden gate bridge, obviously early and quiet on the roads. we have a little overnight roadwork so we'll break that down later on in the show. in the meantime, it was cold this morning. >> that is an excellent observation, elizabeth. it is cold now. 28 degrees in the napa valley. 32 fairfield. 33 santa rosa. but it is c

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> i can see them treating us like a playground and i think everyone is losing patience. >> oakland's mayor saying enough is enough. how the "occupy" protest hurt those most in need. >> far behind in the polls, newt gingrich slams mitt romney in florida. i'm susan mcginnis in tampa. coming up, a barrage of attacks on the eve of the florida rye mayor. >>> and good monday morning. january 30, frank has the morning off, lucky guy. i'm grace lee. >> he does. >> did the weekend go like that or what? >> it did go really quick. >> it was beautiful, though, huh? >> it was gorgeous. >> spring-like. >> we have you to thank for that. >> thank you very much. >> good job. let's have a look at traffic. >> it's quiet. it's monday morning, people usually take a little time. the "timesaver traffic" camera across the golden gate bridge, there was a stall record north of the span northbound 101 near vista point but it looks like bridge crews are working to clear that now. it's free-flowing across the span. we'll get a check of roadwork coming up. we'

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good evening. this is a special edition of eyewitness news. declaring the american dream under siege, tonight president obama called for help for a hurting middle class. standing before a divided congress and facing a tough re- election battle, the president delivered a state of the union address focused on job creation and what he calls economic fairness. to that end, he pushed for comprehensive tax reform that would ensure millionaires pay higher tax rates than middle class families. >> we cannot settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of americans barely get by, when we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules. [ applause ] >> the president also discussed his defense strategy and called for improved clean energy and education policies. but many republicans were not cheering. indiana governor mitch daniels delivered the official gop response. >> on the

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. decision day in iowa. i'm susan mcginnis i des moines. the push to lure voters before the caucuses tonight. >>> a firebug captured in l.a. >>> good morning, it is tuesday, january 3. good to have you with us. i'm frank mallicoat. >> it's early, frank. don't worry about it. >> it is 4:30. very early. >> i'm grace lee. we start with traffic with gianna. >> we actually have fog advisories for our bay area bridges including the bay bridge, san mateo bridge, and the benicia bridge, carquinez bridge, as well. so use caution. limit visibility this morning. we'll get you a live shot of the bridges in a few minutes. no accidents, lots of fog. >> visibility with the fog less than a quarter mile in some parts of the bay area but by the afternoon that's long gong. temperatures heating you want. the best day of the week, 70 tomorrow afternoon, cooling off into thursday. temperatures heating up. state dry into the weekend. just getting it going. >> can't push it to 70 yet? >> getting close. might be couple of places tha

the attacks on older women in >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> young people strong now. i don't know my strength but i'm scared. >>> he is only 14 but armed and dangerous. attacks on older women in oakland. >>> across the nation people are pausing to remember martin luther king, jr. what's changing about listach chew in our nation's -- about listach chew in our nation's capital. good morning, lawrence is under the weather. grace is at a beach somewhere enjoying vacation. >> so it's us girls. we are going to kick it off with traffic. this morning, just wind advisories for the san mateo bridge. >> it is expected to be holiday light but we'll keep you updated if anything big happens. >> it is a holiday. i forgot about that. it's breezy but we'll warm up this afternoon. we are expecting sunshine. that's all going to change by later on this week. we'll tell you why and how. it does involve rain. tell you all about it coming up. >> a little rain on the way. >> okay. thank you. >>> it is 4:31. a developing story in the city of richmond. a man was shot in his legs ne

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> it is freezing! i cannot believe it. >>> it is. bundle up this morning. how cold it will get and when the rain will start coming down. >>> pandemonium just started. it was horrible. >> survivors talking about the deadly cruise ship disaster in italy. their stories of survival as the captain heads to court today. >>> good morning, it is tuesday, january 17. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 4:30 and we are beginning with a very cold morning, the coldest one of the year. kick it over to elizabeth filling in for lawrence. chilly out there? >> it is cold out there. we got freeze warnings for much of the bay area. just about all the bay area we'll see a big swatch of red a freeze warning is in effect until 8 a.m. so all of the bay area except san francisco and the coast, temperatures in the 20s to mid- 30s. a lot of spots this morning waking up to below freezing especially in some of our inland valleys, our northern, eastern valleys. 24 degrees in napa. 21 out in fairfield. 23 in santa rosa. chilly temperatures.

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>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> i mean, it has to be done. it's the law. you go to jail for anything else. >> silicon valley taking on hollywood. the internet blackout today over free speech rights. >>> and the cruise ship disaster the setback today and the new threat rescue divers are facing. >>> and good morning, every. it is wednesday, january 18. i'm frank mallicoat. grace has the day off once again. it is really early, 4:30. [ laughter ] >> and it's cold. >> we made it here on time. >> halfway there. >> how's traffic? >> now is the best time to be on the freeways. >> i bet it's slow. >> it is. the only thing we're looking out for is roadwork out of marin county so we'll update you on that and some roadwork later on, on the bay bridge. >> rain is on the way. first we have to get through these cold temperatures. check the temperatures now across the bay area. 35 san rafael, 33 napa. a lot of spots at or below freezing. we have a freeze warning this morning for santa clara valley so again that includes san jose and yes, as gianna said the rain is coming.