and helping you find >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> we begin money scope report with overseas stocks rising in response to federal reserve's latest stimulus plan. to buy $600 billion in bonds and drive is to make interest rates lower. so far, best month for auto sales. they boosted sales for every large automaker. executives have been cleared to use chartered planes again as they begin their plan. they approved the use of private jets as they demand to fly commercial as part of the bail out. >> a company are will restructure debt and turn over production to another company. >>> marin county is suing the state over its plan to expand san again's death row. governor swarzenegger did not have the authority to veto an effort in last year's budget to delay the project. the bill's study found overcrowding. they are trying to get a court injunction next week. >> millbrae police are warning residents about con artists. the latest victim is an elderly man. three men say they could fix cosmetic defects on the car. one man went into the hole and stole $400. they only

now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >>> an investigation continues today in a fire that gutted one of san jose's oldest homes. nobody was hurt the neighbors say the house was landmark and sign of the times now gone for good. 116-year-old house had been scheduled to be moved. >>> a young man injured at mount diablo state park is recovering this morning. 20-year-old victim was hiking with his brother on castle rock, something they have been doing on thanksgiving day for years, when the trail gave way. antonio who did not want his last name used, fell 40 feet. they reached him after another hiker called 911 but they had to call a chopper to carry him to a waiting ambulance. >> he was aware and awake and his back and foot hurt. it was hard to transport him. >> he didn't get knocked out. so far, so good. >> fire crews say he suffered a broken ankle. >>> three teenage boys lost for 50 days in the pacific ocean have been rescued. they set off on a trip from in remote islands in early october. families had gin up hope they had to be d

bee healthy. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> good morning. it's 5:40.ast bay's a. c. transit will not have to cut weekend service under a three lesson year contract. an arbitration panel protects the jobs of 1700 bus drivers and mechanics but they have to have pay cuts and lose one paid holiday. a. c. transit will only pay overtime when employees actually work more than 40 hours in a week. until now employees were paid overtime if they worked more than 8 hours in one day. even if they worked less than a 40-hour week. >>> a free ride is hard to come by but it turns out there's an easy way to get one own public transportation although it's costing taxpayers. here's amy holyfield with a flaw that makes it easy to cheat the transportation agency that take the clipper card. >> there's a flaw on the clipper card and it's costing the public thousands of dollars a month. >> at a time when we need to see transit systems getting every last dollar they can, it's amazing this exists. >> matthew ross uncovered the problem. you can travel farther than the distance yo

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> you may soon be charged if you want a pickup bag. supermarkets and pharmacy chains would have to charge ten cents a bag for a paper back bag or reusable bag. san francisco was the first to ban plastic bags. los angeles passed a law charging for paper bags and san jose is considering doing the same. >> you may have noticed that ticket prices are higher when flying out of mineta than flying out of sfo. average fares were 12% in san jose but airlines prices have fallen by 8% at sfo the airport's modernization project is not to blame but the recession is impacting them much more than san francisco international. hard times have forced airlines to cut flights causing prices to rise. >> google is launching a new feature. they added google voice to the e-mail service allowing them to receive calls from their computer. now users can record those calls. there are some limitations, recording feature only works with inbound calls. >>> harry potter worked some mysterious magic over the weekend. >>> harry potter and deathly halos to

. >> 7 on your side has the >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning, happy thanksgiving to you. it's 5:13. if you are thinking of going up to the sierra, live look on highway 50. this is myers and no snow on the roadways caltrans got it all cleared. no chain requirements this morning on 50 or 80. so driving up there for skiing or snowboarding taking advantage of all that great snow. we'll talk more about that and what the conditions will be the next few days. we'll talk with mike. >>> california street cable line will close for six months, san francisco is spending $24 million to replace aging parts underneath the track. they will repave california street. muni will run bus shuttles until the work is done. >> facebook is trying to prevent other companies from using the word fais. facebook application to the u.s. patent and trademark office has tentatively been approved. they filed a trademark lawsuit against a website side peach book to prevent the word book online. >> michael finney has a story. even though customers are watching their pennies, indus

njnjnjbúbúbúbúbg >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> don perata holds thed in the race in oakland. he leads with 35% of the vote. city council members gene kwan and rebecca kaplan received less than that and com professor trails with 12% of the vote. >>> oakland is big enough to matter, small enough to manage. this city can be what it should be. >> peratta says he is can be he'll be elected and he'll be much more visible than his predecessor. first order of business is to help find solution of problems involving the city budget and police department. >> oakland voters decided on two measures involving the city's police department. had he rejected a measure a $360 parcel tax but they measured bb by two-thirds of the majority needed that will restore 63 police officers that were laid off. >> it's going to be mean the grassroots police officers will be back on the street. your community officer will be back in your area to deal with some of the lower level problems so we don't have to deal with them on 911. >>> measure bb restores $20 million funding in the pr

and giants take care of priority number one in the off >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. san jose remains one of the safest big cities in the country. they ranked fourth in the nation for the second straight year with a population over 500,000. it fell in overall 5.of% drop in violent crime. san jose is ranked by hind el paso, texas and new york city. san jose was the safest big city for six consecutive years. >> a jury has ordered a german software company to payor cal money in a copyright lawsuit. they won the lawsuit for stealing company secrets from password oracle websites. they were caught off guard by the size of the award. it had set aside only $160 million for it. >> san francisco's ban on fast food toys will still be in place. children's meals that exceed 600 calories and lack fruit or vegetables. the mayor calls it too complicated. >>> the rally song that helped the giant win the world series will be back in next season and so will the owner. they re-signed aubrey huff to a underwrote two-year $20 million contract with a club optional for a t

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> welcome back, everyone. you're looking at a live picture at san francisco international airport. meteorologist mike nicco tells us no delays right now. the holidays are coming up and fares are going to go up. we'll tell you exactly how much in a report. >> tell you about a free wi-fi deals on planes. >> an a. c. transit bus driver called a hero for evacuating passengers from a burning bus. he quickly pulled the bus over after seeing the fire and managed to get everybody off safely. the bus was fully packed. the cause is uninvestigation but investigators think it was started by something dragging under or behind the bus. >> east palo alto police say violent crime is down considerably in the community. homicides have dropped by 43% compared to this time last year. east palo alto had four murders between january and october versus seven during the same time last year. shootings fell by 51%. robberies have fallen 36% while assaults have dropped by 24%. but the number of reported rapes has increased by 13%. the c

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> 5:13. a friday and you are looking at live pictures of shuttle discovery on the launch pad at cape canaveral, florida and bad luck seems to follow this mission. they have had several delays because of technical problems and this morning, they were hoping to get the launch off. they discovered a hydrogen fuel leak on board. don't know how long it's going to take to fix, but it could postpone today's launch. we'll keep you informed as we find out more about it. >>> we're still three weeks from thanksgiving so why is today seem like black friday? the day that retailers hope to jump start holiday sales. teresa garcia is live in san jose at one store damage allege special offer. >> they have huge discounts and, indeed, it is friday but not black friday. take a look at this schedule. we're three weeks away from the day after thanksgiving black friday where they are offering huge discounts and deals. at best buy, one of the stores offering so many of those deals. two major retailers, sears and bes

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning, money scope report, big move from the federal reserve expected this week. fed is expected to announce that it is buying u.s. treasury securities. idea would be to loosen up credit. pontiac has reached the end of the road. brand was officially closed on sunday when gm's contract with pontiac dealers expired. the last car was made a year ago. more gm news, there is clue why the cadillac escalade is the most stolen vehicle in the u.s. they report that it has a security flaw with the steering wheel and thieves can steal them in 14 seconds. they were in the halloween mood. that is money scope report. i'm rob nelson. >> it is 5:13. >> after transit will have to wait longer for their bus. they begin cutting 7% and in march it reduced 8%. it removes two destiny ti nations, including broadway terrace. >> san francisco public school kids will stay home in furlough days. they agreed a day in february and day in march and one in april as furlough days. the district is facing a $113 million shortage the next couple of ye

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the balance of power in washington is up for grabs. democrats are trying to hold to gains from two years ago. republicans are trying to shrink the size of government. >>> have you made up your mind yet? >> as voters begin to head to the polls. 472 races will determine the control of the house and senate making midterm i meals and last minute pleas. >> you better vote for me for united states senate. >> we need you to get fired up! >> first lady michelle obama rallied democrats last night while president obama focused on radio interviews from the white house. >> i want to make sure that everybody understands the importance of this election. >> look out! >> john boehner hopes control changes. in nevada, senate majority harry reid is trailing in the polls. >> i'm not finished. >> i'm not career politician i think that is what america wants and needs. >> sharron angle comes with a tea party backing that has taken up so many races this election cycle. >> they are trying to call you names. >> they say this election cycle and 70

nñaaaaaaaaaaaaa8 >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> there are a lot moreto choose from this holiday season with more android and consumer reports is testing more than 40 smart phones, michael finney has results. >> ameana uses her smart phone as more than just a phone. >> my smart phone is my calendar, my m 3 camera. i can keep in touch with everyone through social networking. >> consumer reports put dozens of smart phones through a test this, dummy is hooked up to a computer, simulating phone calls. and many also use it as a camera, testers rate how easy to text message, view e mail, and browse the web and assess how the battery lasts. consumer reports tests found if you touch a gap on the lower left side, you can lose connection among phones are a number of android phones. >> these phones among highest-scoring in the rating when it came to their displays. they're especially adept at showing high-definition video. >> for verizon, consumer reports top rates motorola droid x and droid 2. consumer reports say the ego is the first phone to work on the sprint

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. it's 5:12 now. apple is inviting the press to an event it's billing as another day you'll never forget. abuzz with what the giant will unveil this morning. steve jobs will announce apple finally cut a deal to sell the music of the beatles on i-tunes. it would mark the first time the group's music has sold in a digital format. they have tussled over 30 years over the name apple that was the beatles recording label. >> google is taking another stab at designing a game-changing mobile phone. it would include a built in payment system that would enable the device to replace credit cards. google chief eric schmidt confirms the company is working on a new computer chip and upgrade on its android system. >> it will roll out messages service over the next months. he says the new system will consolidate user's text messages and e-mail into a single thread that will be permanently saved. >> five years from now you'll have this full rich history of all the communication you have of each of your friends and the

. >> and there is the bad >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> san francisco animal care and control removed the last swan from the palace of fine arts today. workers carried the 13-year-old blanch to a waiting van, moved to the san francisco zoo for safekeeping. her sister was killed this month. and she'll be back after safety modification autos facebook is closer to gaining a trademark on certain uses of the word "face" to prevent other companies from using it online there. is a business called facecash. the application was filed in 2005 has been approved. and there is a lawsuit against a web site called peachbook to prevent the use of the word "book" online. >> and there is one kind of product you're likely to buy. >> there is a dangerous world out there stopping. >> it is these day autos what it is it? >> electronics. one industry seems immune. analysts say three quarters of us will be buying electronics because gadgets are now actually woven into our every day lives. >> this economy may be frightful but gadgets are still delightful. >> they're doing well.

nearlyaúaúeÑeÑeÑeÑeÑeÑeÑeÑeÑeÑep >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> you mayit's cyber monday but there is a catch. >> always. and there is that and more consumer news. >> california's seven largest health plans have been slapped with nearly $5 million in fines for not paying their bills. and this investigation found anthem blue cross, blue shield of california, healthnet, kaiser, cigna and aetna violated the minimum legal threshold of paying 95% of the claims correctly. >> by ensuring plans to honor their obligations under the law, the department seeks to bolster those providers and make sure that the safety net and the provider community can continue to render care that matters. >> auditors found some plans consider mistakes just part of the cost of doing business. the hope is that these fines will change that kind of thinking. >> cyber monday was a lousy day to be trying to buy knockoffs. the federal government is zeroing in on web sites selling counterfeit goods and copy righted materials. and authorities seized 82 tomorrow yain names, stopping sales of th

the news cononononononononononon >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a mental health counselor is already arrest on child pornography charges police say they found a large amount of child porn on a 53-year-old's home computer. police not saying how they found out about this alleged pornography stash. he worked at contra costa juvenile hall sk held in county jail tonight on a bail of $1 million. >> a crash kill aid bike rider near portolla valley was the third fatal accident involving a big rig driver. hit two weeks ago, the news group is reporting the driver was also at the wheel of his fluke a fatal head on crash in december, 2003 in monterey county z a collision killed another bike rider in 2007 in santa cruz, and was cleared of responsibility in crashes. police are still investigating the crash that killed the 47-year-old. the resident leaves behind two children. >> and santa clara valley medical center participated in a drill today to make sure the staff is prepare fd disaster strikes. today's drill was a bomb threat there. is a back back founded in nth mid

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> obama administration is pressing china to restrain north korea from further provocative acts. in support of the south korea the u.s. is sending the u.s. aircraft george washington with fighter jets. these pictures shows the aftermath of north's attack on the tiny island yesterday. four people were killed and several homes destroyed. >> this is one more plo voc active incident in a series we have seen over the last several months. south korea in our ally, it has been since the kore have an war and we strongly affirm in the defense of them. >> they say they launched in retaliation to war games under way. >> new recall involving general motors, pickup trucks were recalled. they say there is a problem with the system that anchors child safety seats. owners can't get to one of the apgers. no injuries have been reported and owners will soon be notified. get the exact models at www.abc7.com. >>> the government is now moving to out law herbal and chemical blend or synthetic marijuana. the products are sold as incense and labeled n

an accident that you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >>> state assembly speaker has announced $40 million has been identified to fund the child care program. those funds will act as bridge until full funding can be restored next year. child care program provides subsidized child care program to 58,000 children whose parents to have transitioned from welfare into the work force. the governor cut funding last month. he said the state need that had money for the reserve fund. >> president obama says he is encouraged by today's unemployment reports showing stronger job growth but more needs to be done to get americans back to work. they say employers added 151,000 jobs last month but it wasn't enough to lower the national jobless rate. california's is at 12.4. he says he is open to any new idea to help jump start the economy. >> the fact is, encouraging jobs report doesn't make a difference if you still one of the millions of people that are looking for work. i won't be satisfied until everybody that is looking for a job can find one. >> president obama met t

. ♪ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld.oshlgs police have a new clue in the theft of an elderly woman's dog. saturday, an 80-year-old was walking her york shire terrier two, men stopped and took the dog as well, then took off. today police released this picture of the suspect vehicle in a gas station in oakland. is a blue 1995 oldsmobile cutlass. her friends and family chipped in to offer a reward for for the dog's safe return. >> there are new security requirement that's could affect your holiday travel plans. >> michael finney and i'll be hearing complaints about that. airlines required to submit your name to the transportation security administration for preconvenienting. because of this, the name on the ticket must match the name on the driver's license exactly. your date of birth and gender being sent to tsa in advance. airlines began implementing requirements in august, 2009. the dead line for full implementation is this month. black friday coming way early. like this weekend. and there is walmart with a early sale, s

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >>> south korea is warning north korea will retaliate after shells killed two south korean marines and sent civilians running for shelter. they are calling one of the gravest incidents since the end of korean war. >> it was the heaviest attack since the korean war ended. north korean military shells rained down killing two soldiers and setting dozens of houses ablaze. south korea returned fire. they were carrying out an annual military exercise when north korea warned them to stop or face retaliation. >> the south koreans did not son and north koreans retaliated. >> it houses marines and civilians, mostly fishermen. it comes after three scientists returned from north korea saying north korea's nuclear program was far more advanced. >> it alarmed me and the reason it alarmed me because it was such a surprise and it showed me that the policy that we've been following seems to be at a dead-end. >> they speculated that the north korea's nuclear designs were to provoke south korea. >> they want to coerce the united states and the wo

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> elizabeth smart completed her third andinal day of testimony this morning. she told jurors the man accused of kidnapping her in 202 was a crude, self-serving person and he used religion to get what he wanted for others. brian mitchell faces life in prison. his attorney says he suffers from mental illness. >> the scene streaking across the zion monday was a plain. the video shots had been baffles authorities. the federal aviation administration say it is did not detect anything. the air foss base didn't have any planned rocket launches. well, it's being backed by a prominent physics professor. >> it seems to change direction. ballistic missiles don't do that. it doesn't accelerate. this is traveling at a constant velocity and the wrong distribution. ballistic miss sills go east to west. this seems to be go north to south. >> the appearance could be an ap cal inlution. its trajectory could look like this. if you look at the same object, it could make you think the object is going up like a rocket. >> the federal government sa

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> it's 5:41.pular student body president at csu fresno has publicly revealed he's an undocumented immigrant. pedro ramirez said he was afraid to go public but that changed after unanimous tip. he didn't know about his immigration status until he began applying to colleges. >> no citizenship requirement. it's student government. i'm here to serve the students, not the state of california or the -- you know, the federal government. >> ramirez is expected to appear friday at a campus rally in support of the federal dream act which would give students a path to citizenship. >> this morning one of the most famo famous sports star in the world is heading back to the philippines. manny pacquiao is the only boxer to win in eight different weight classes. also a congressman in the philippines as well as an arthur and a singer. ♪ >> the packman pacquiao was amongst friends. fresh off his title bout victory and a concert in lake tahoe, the champion sang for about 250 people at the hidden brook country club n

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> many of us laughed at the movies heade. leslie nielsen passed away. he was being treated for pneumonia. leslie nielsen was 84 years old. >> director of star wars, empire strikes back has died. he directed the james bond never say never again. he was 87 years old. >> oakland kids got a major boost toward their health, education and safety. oakland based kaiser permanente is awarding grants of improving lives of children in the city. eric thomas has more details. >> we're live at oakland tech where they made the announcement and some of the money going to keep the health clinic up and running. in fact of the $10.5 million in grants, $7.5 million will go to the unified school district to help expand the clinic to other schools. the oakland police department also gets a share, $1 million to keep a program called our kids or okay going. it's a mentorship program with police officers with violence reduction was supposed to shut down because lack of money. they say the timing and money, it's like being a good neighbor. >> chil

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> and a report reveals same driver struck and killed a bicycle was involved in a similar crash three years ago. the 47-year-old woman died after a big rig hit her november 4th. chp has not determined if the driver or bicyclist was at fault. the truck hit and killed a man in 2007. police determined the cyclist was at fault in that tragedy. >> and a strange crash in pleasant hill spilled bales of hay around the road. >> the driver of the hay truck says the load shifted and the tractor trailer flipped over, tossing some of the hay bales on three cars and the rest on the road. this truck making a delivery to a feed store. >> authorities say the fire at neil young's san carlos warehouse started in a 1959 lincoln converted into a hybrid. he says hopes data will explain with a went wrong. firefighters were able to save about 70% of the warehouse's contents, including memorabilia from young's career. >> and they're hold outs no longer. there is a i tunes added the beatles today. it's a huge deal for fan autos it s depending on whom y

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> federal agents found another drug tunnel in san taig. officers arrested at least nine people and seized 20 tons of marijuana. the tunnel links a kitchen of a tijuana home with two southern california warehouses. there is lighting, ventilation, wood floors and rail carts sm. say it's the most sophisticated one they've seen. the thanksgiving day find followed an eight-month long investigation. >> if shopping for gifts you're not alone. americans spent $27 billion online last holiday season. it's convenient but there are draw backs. there is a big one, hefty shipping charges can inflate the bill. >> when marion went online to sent her grandson a $45 gift the cost of sending was a shock. >> shipping was almost $16 plus 5 something for tax. and i was astounded. >> consumer reports money advisor says there is a number of ways to avoid the monstrous charge autos there are sites offering free or low-cost shipping check for those before you shop. and some like zappos.com offer free shipping both way autos another site is free shippin

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> boeing says a failed electric panel caused a fire on a test flight of a 787 jet earlier this week. it remains grounded while the investigation continues. g.e. will buy 25,000 vehicles including the chevy volt over the next four years. they hope to give the technology a jump start. and call of duty set the record for the biggest entertainment launch ever. raked in $633 million its first 24 hours of sale. >> 5:13 now. yahoo is calling media reports that it plans to lay off 20% of its work force misleading and inaccurate. but the company stopped short of saying whether any layoffs at all are being planned. yahoo says the company is always evaluating expenses to align with financial goals. they reported lackluster third quarter earnings last month and reported in tech blogs at aol and private equity firms as eyeing a takeover of the company. >> the san jose earthquake hopes to open a new 15,000 soccer stadium in 2012. a los angeles firm will build the privately-funded $60 million facility across from the san jose international air

now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> it'ss monday. thanks for joining us. since the deadly san bruno gas line explosion, there's been a big jump around the bay area of people reporting gas leaks. a 30-inch transmission line in san bruno exploded september 9th killing eight people and destroying 35 homes. the san francisco examiner says the san francisco fire department typically investigates 12 or 13 gas leaks reported each month. since the san bruno tragedy, the number of calls has doubled. pg&e has also seen an uptick in service calls but won't release any numbers. both agencies encourage residents to reporting suspected leaks. >> in the central valley a big rally planned in support of a 13-year-old student when he returns to school near turlock this morning. he'll be allowed to fly the american flag on his bike again after a school yard supervisor told him a week ago that he couldn't. school leaders are now apologizing. reporter will frampton has more from the town of dannear. >> cody alisha says this is the bike he took t

the latest to rescue two dozen >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> good morning. we are begin your "moneyscope" report with more homeowners paying their mortgages on time. the number of households behind on their payments fell last quarter to the lowest level since the beginning of 2009. delinquency declined. the latest move to boost growth. in a speech in germany, bernanke arguing china and other countries are forcing its hand by keeping their currency artificially weak which is slowing the recovery. the stocks finished the day up 3.6%. and time warner cable will begin testing a new tv package next week to prevent customers from cancelling its service. it costs about half as much as the current plan. that's your "moneyscope" report. >> it is now 5:15. in new zealand a gas explosion ripped through one of the country's largest coal mines while dozens of workers were underground. at least 27 workers are still believed to be underground and that number could rise. five workers with minor injuries made their way to the surface. rescue teams are unable to enter the mi

splendid stories and pictures from the stranded you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> there is a $500 reward to help catch whoever killed a 5-year-old swan at palace of the fine arts. saturday, volunteer care takers found the body of a female swan. because the neck was broken care takers suspect this was done on purpose. it wooz one of the last of the swans at the lagoon. the mother was stolen six months ago, leaving only a sister of the dead swan living at the lagoon now. >> the uc davis governor schwartzeneggar host aid third global climate summit. 1500 leaders from across the count skpri around the world gathered today at uc davis. topics ran from controlling global warning and after harrison ford talked about saving rain forests. >> from supporting some of the poorest people in the world, to, who are sustained by these healthy eco systems, to saving animals and plants, the bi biodiversity that is threatened with extinction. >> governor schwartzeneggar urged state and regional governments around the globe to act locally to control gases in the current absence o

incredible story of how he was foundndndndndndndndndndndndd >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld> thousands of passengers are finally leaving the can varn cruise ship that was stranded at sea for days because of a engine fire. it was towed after a miserable trip -- this is a live picture by the way. passengers had to suffer without power off the mexican coast. diana has more. >> hauling their luggage by hand, the first of 4500 passengers and crew finally disembark. three days after the carnival voyage was standed without hot food. >> no toilets for 14 hours. that was -- for 18 hours. >> twice the advertise of the titanic, the ship suffered a fire at the beginning of a tour of mexican riviera. it drifted for hours before it was towed to san diego. tom fisher described how it all went suddenly wrong. >> big black spoke. it was told it was a flameless fire. this smoke, you see the black smoke coming out of the fan tail. >> before the u.s. navy began military type air drops they were left with cold and sometimes rotting food to eat. >> conditions on the ship have been challenging and

i'll let you know when >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> from this video from yesterday, you can see a red trail of smoke coming from what appears to be a rocket. the pentagon is trying to figure out if a missile was launched off the coast of southern california and if so, who launched it? all military sources insist they didn't launch anything. some are speculating it might have been a commercial launch. others have suggested that amateur rocket builders might have sent it off. at this moment it's still a mystery. >> a luxury cruise ship is still adrift 140 miles off the western coast of mexico tonight. u.s. coast guard provided this video of the carnival splendor. it had a fire monday morning quickly put out. but it left the ship and 4500 passengers without air condition, hot water or phone service. a spokesman says a tug boat is on the way. >> and this ship is still disabled. passengers being monitored and are in good care, doing well considering the circumstances. >> navy helicopters are shuttling supplies and transportation trouble on land, too. ac tr

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> santa clara valley superviseors requiring all retailers to have a perm to sell tobacco products and bans new stores from selling tobacco if operating a pharmacy or located within a thousand feet of a school or 500 feet of another tobacco retailer. supervisors passed an ordinance banning smoking in all county parks and fair grounds. the new rules apply to only unincorporated areas of the county. san francisco's ban on toys in most fast food meals will be standing. the san francisco board of supervisors overrode the veto of that bill. the measure prevents toys from being included in meals that exceed 600 calories and lack fruit or vegetables. the mayor says it's too complicated and should be up to parents to decide what their children eat. >> and there is information with anyone with toys on their shopping lice a million people will be getting an unexpected check in the mail. >> a check when we need it. >> yeah. >> here is what you need to watch out for when shopping. consumer group advising us today not all dangerous toys... i

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>good morning. we begin your "moneyscope" report with a solution to ease the foreclosure mess. state attorneys general and top lenders are in talks to compensate homeowners who lost their homes in an improper foreclosure. any settlement would force banks to put more resources into modifies delinquent loans. the value of the stock sale could reach almost $23 billion. good news for g.m. the chevy volt has been named motor trend's car of the year. the electric car is a great value. volt goes on sale next month. and beatle mania has reached i-tunes less than a day after their music went on sale at apple's online store. all 17 beatles album are in the top 50 sold. the highest ranked is abby road at number 6. >> 5:14. good morning. the giants playoff and world series run brought lots of people to san francisco but that wasn't so good for muni's bottom line. the city's transit agency said it spent nearly half a million dollars on unplanned operating costs. most came from putting on eight extra trains and t

. ♪ call 1-800-steemer >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >> caltrain serviceumed in this live picture from sky 7 hd after a southbound train hit a man in redwood city earlier. it happened about 50 minutes ago where whipple avenue crosses near el camino real. a live picture of the train heading south now, it was -- it's full into the redwood city station. that's 2 blocks south where it hit the man. the injured man has been rushed to the hospital. investigators are trying to determine were he was on the track there is at again whipple avenue. we'll bring you the latest on our website abc7news.com. >> the pentagon trying to solve a mystery, trying to figure out if a missile was launched off the coast of southern california. you can see the red trail looking from what looks like might be a rocket. government officials are talking to navy and civilian authorities. they did not launch anything. so officials speculated it was a commercial launcher, maybe something else. they suggest that amateur rocket builders might have built it. if you know, let us know. >> presid

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a student group is being criticized for pro kusing a video making fun of last yeefr's murder of a graduate annie lay, announced head of the yale harvard football game taking shots at academics and briefly refers to the killing. the body of the 24-year-old student was found behind a research lab wall. a former lab teblg anything has pleaded guilty to killing lay. >> there will be no more waves at the cal palace, and this year there have been drug and alcohol overdoses and shows there as we've reported including two deaths. the palace under state control but some daily city leaders need the state to give power to regulate shows there. >> there is thousands of california parents now have until the end of the year to come up with a plan. cutting funding last month and advocates sued and today a judge ruled the state must keep the program running until december 31. 56,000 children relie on cal works for care. democrats hope to convince the governor elect to refund the program. >> a new jersey pastor wants to add thou shalt

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. . >> house ethicless council recommendedongressman charles rangel of new york be sensored for violating rules. including engaging in improper financial and fund-raising conduct. the council says the recommendation if carried out would be the most serious punishment short of expulsion. he said he made mistakes but denied that he was crooked. >> that your member was not corrupt and did not seek and did not gain anything personally for the bad conduct that i've had. that's all i've ever asked when i referred this whole thing to this committee. >> the ethics committee will decide to come up with another punishment. sarah palin giving the strongest indication yet that she may run. and another high-profile figure hinting he's ready to go from apprentice to president. abc's john hendron reports. >> sarah palin saiys she can do it but will she? >> i'm looking at the lay of the land and figure that out if it's a good thing for the country, for my family. >> she's been flitting with a run for president since she failed with her vice-p

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >>> making the thanksgiving holiday a little better for the less for the national. need is very great. the line started out the door before the giveaway begin. >> it's more than we ever tried to do. we see folks lined up around the corner and hear the stories that the economy is turning a corner but from those lines i don't believe it. >> the need is great but donations are way down across the bay area. to give you an idea, second harvest food bank it's only collected about 10% of the holiday fund-raising goal. >> if you are headed to sierra for the thanksgiving holiday, a check shows a snowy scene as showers move through after this weekend's storm that left people without power and gas. live in colfax to show us what is happening. >> this is about 2400 feet elevation and it's raining here but couple miles up, it was a different world, up to five feet of snow is in and around blue canyon. this what you look is 5,000 feet elevation where drivers are forced to slow down to 25 miles per hour in a 65 zone. obviously less than half t

longest run infant yom of the opera is not quitting >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> look at that. a passenger shot this video of tapeor on a flight from singapore to sydney there. is a tense 95 minutes as pilots dumped fuel before making an emergency landing. all of the 459 passengers and crew were able to leave that double deck craft safely. parts of the engine and cover rained down on a thickly populated indonesian island knox injuries were reported, quantitias ground the fleet until experts figure out what caused the failure. >> and a space probe launched five years ago completed a fly buy today. these pictures were beamed back showing a long peanut-shaped collection of rock and ice with jets of gas erupting. part of the mission to determined the make up of the comet's nucleus. >> the scientific work is just beginning now. the engineer dz a fantastic job of getting us data. now, we have to make sense of it to advance the science. >> partly includes united states grants and 10 times more from this and about to be here here in and here is michael finney. >> and

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning we begin your money scope with cyber monday. retailers are hoping to keep the momentum going. they say cyber monday may be dead. >> retailers are now having a huge online presence many have been reomgt leading up to black friday and on black friday and numerous discounts in the weeks of december. i don't think there is a huge reason to make purchases on that particular day. >> 12 million people have hit the stores since thursday. >> harry potter worked his magic followed closely by tangled and mega mind came in third. that is money scope report. i'm rob nelson. >> it's just about 5:10. unemployment benefits will run out tomorrow unless congress votes to extend payments. expectations that democrats may try last minute maneuvering to keep the assistance for the jobless in place even compromising on a republican push to extend tax cuts. in california a loss of jobless benefits could sour the holidays for hundreds of thousands of families. our state has the third highest unemployment employment rate in the nation

oprah's favorite things show you may have just you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> hundreds of sex offenders have been paroled in a larm sweep. 140 agencies are participating in operation safe playground. during this six-month sing, authorities checking up on as many paroled sex offenders as they can to see if they're following conditions of release. violations include failing to charge their gp monitors, contacting minors on social networking sites and possession of drugs, weapons, pornography and childrens toys. >> question we have childrens under wear. he has a history after busing children. these things can be used as gifts or items to lure children and that is against conditions of parole. >> so far, parole agents arrested 579 sex offenders across the state. the sting continues through january. >>> a mother is holding on to hope her daughter will be found, 22 years after the little girl was kidnapped in her home in hayward. she pleaded to keep the search alive for michaela garrett. a man pulled her into the car when she was walking with a friend outside of

♪ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> police are investigating a series ofere two assailants working together are using pepper spray. at least five rbrys have been reported in last few days. the first incident taking place wednesday night and the mission district. later that night, another pepper spray mugging reported on page street. police say there were similar attacks in cal hollow. >> supporters of a 20-year-old city college nursing student are rallying to try to stop his scheduled deportation. and friends gathered to see support. boxer's staff wet bhet friends and family and said they can do nothing on behalf of just one individual. however, his supporters refused to give up the fight. >> people are writing qlerts here. we've been sending petitions. and and and lee arrested in september when immigration officials and it has been denied an asylum. >> well, right now, more bay area soldiers are headed out and as every military family knows it's a challenging time for men and women on the way. and the onces who wait, and worry well. have the story from tr

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> investigators trying to figure out the motive behind the murder of a san francisco socialite. the 45-year-old dealt in high end italian jewelry. she was a guest on ""the view from the bay" the show that aired here on abc 7. friends say she returned from a trip with her mother on fi. her body found in her russian hill apartment saturday morning. and no one has been arrested and investigators won't say how she died. >> retailers sell the latest video game call of duty to minors would face a 1 thou thoun -- $1,000 fine. the high court heard arguments over a ban making it illegal for real tailers to sell or rent violent video games to anyone under 18. senator leeland yee sponsored the law. suggest there is concern the ban might encroach on first amendment rights. >> a ban on toys for childrens meals in san francisco fast food restaurants passed by the board of supervisors today. the vote 8-3 should be enough to hold up against a veto of the mayor promised banning meals exceeding 600 calories and requires more fruits and vegeta

despite a set back, a local opera singer has hope m >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> we want to update you on breaking news in the east way. discharge of the tesoro refinery causing flaring you can see from these pictures the shelter in place remains in effect for north concord and clyde that. community there called clyde and expected to last another hour or so. about 10,000 people are with out power down from 17,000, it was a power outage that tripped this situation this afternoon. and anyone with breathing -- breathing problems should stay indoors. the health department is recommending everyone in this area stay indoors again in this community of clyde and north concord area near the refinery. >> the pg&e executive who eavesdropped on smart meter critics resigned. he was senior vice president of the controversial smart meter program. last week caught using a fake name, trying to join an online discussion group of people opposed to smart meters. he admitted to trying to join the group. and claims he was trying to get a better understanding of critic concern auto

should teachers warn parents that the childrererererx >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >>> a british royal wedding is officially in the works as buckingham palace said prince william is engaged to his long-time girlfriend. he's given her an engagement ring once worn by his mother. why now prince william said he's been training to ask kate to marry him for some time now. and kate said it seemed like a natural step for both of them. the couple said they're looking forward to having a family. in front of a sea of flashing cameras, prince william and kate middleton made their first appearance together after news broke they are officially engaged. the prince was not hesitant talking about his bride to be. >> brits have a great fun time together. (inaudible) >> the engagement ring belonged to prince william's mother, the late princess diana, an oval sapphire surrounded by diamonds. >> very special to me. it's my way of making sure my mother is here today. >> the couple plans to wed next spring or summer. it will be exactly 30 years after his parents prince charles and princes

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> new york's congressman charles wrangle walked out of hisseth things trial after the panel denied his request for a delay. he pleaded for a delay arguing he had run out of money to pay his previous lawyer who quit a few weeks bag. rangel claims it will be unfair to continue the trial without giving him a chance to find new council. the panel declined his request and the trial went forward without him. rangel is accused of 13 counts of financial and fund-raising misconduct that violated house rules. freshman lawmakers, mostly republicans, are arriving in washington d.c. they joined democrats who lost many seats in the november election. john hendrik has the story. >> one by one they come. capitol hill's largest freshman class in two decades. as the lame duck congress arrives today, so do these proud political amateurs of the next congress coming for orientation, 109 newcomers, 35 never held elected office. >> washington lost complete touch with us, the little guy. >> to washington! >> many new lawmakers elected to rule back

players >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> brian wilson giants slammed the door on a texas ranger in game four last night. the victory has the giants on the threshold of the first title in 56 years z mike shumann joins us live with the world series in arlington texas and the pressure is on. >> the game just underway. as mentioned a win tonight and giants clinch a world series title for the city of san francisco. it's been exciting down here in texas. and of course, last night a big win, i'm talking to players last night about what would it mean to win a world series title. i started off with buster posey hitting a first world series home run. i asked him what waits like. >> there is a lot of home runs in your day its cool. pretty cool. and you know? it's one of the things that will sink in more. it's cool. >> do you allow yourselfs to think you're one game way from the world series? >> absolutely. and we can smell it and fill it. and just have to keep up intensity. >> it's on our minds every day whether you win or lose. and now that you're in the series. it'

we'll talk about a mini warm >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the vacation that turned into a nightmare is finally over for thousands of passengers off the coast of mexico. and that is where this ship was towed. they're going to need a vacation from their vacation. >> many passengers just grateful to be back here and are appreciating a hot meal, a hot shower. many complained about not having working toilets after they lost power on monday. and all grateful to be safe. >> family members great tofl seat cruise ship dock in san diego. there is 4,000 passengers and crew members cheering their ordeal at sea, finally over. >> what is it like to be back? >> this is great. >> the splendor towed by tug boats, 200 miles to san diego after a fire in the engine room monday left the cruise ship without power. >> this ship started shaking and we saw smoke. >> this seven day riviera cruise supposed to be josh and ashley's honeymoon. but with no air conditioning, no electricity, the last thing they wanted to do was stay inside. >> we stayed on the deck. it was really warm.

closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> it's 5:40. is veterans days where the u.s. honors the men and woman who have served in the armed forces. no mail delivery and state offices such as the dmv are also closed but bart and other bay area transit systems will operate normal weekday schedules in san francisco all parking meters and street sweeping restrictions will be enforced. oakland city offices will be closed until monday and all nonessential services will not be performed. the city is observing today's holiday and tomorrow is a furlough day. offices will be closed as pastor of the city's budget cuts as agreed to by the employee unions. >> veterans day is a day to honor the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our nation. this veterans day thousands of vets can be found on college campuses. david louie has our story. >> the demographics are changing. there's a swell of older students enrolling. veterans of iraq and afghanistan taking advantage of the g.i. bill. 25-year-old nicholas roberts is from pleasanton. h

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> a major development was just announcedr a lawsuit to help people who became sick after clearing rubble from ground zero following the september 11th terror attacks. 10,000 people have joined the settlement that will pay hundreds of millions to workers exposed to toxic dust at the world trade center. it ends most of the litigation over the failure to provide protective equipment to firefighters who cleared debris. the settlement provides at least $625 million. president obama is inport gal today ahead of meetings with leaders. he met with president silva in lisbon where he outlined the exit strategy for afghanistan. >> and here in lisbon i look forward to working with our nato and partners as we moves towards a new phase, a transition to afghanistan's responsibility to begin in 2011 with afghan forces taking the lead for security across afghanistan by 2014. >> many european leaders are under pressure to reduce their country's combat rules in afghanistan or ship to a training-focussed mission. this weekend the president will

back so we ask why clim >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >> year ago today a high school football star was injured and today he's back with the team again but without his helmet and pad. vick lee has the report. >>reporter: this is traditional thanksgiving day rivalry. big bone game between san jose academy and lincoln high. missing on the field was san jose bull dog star running back no. 21. >> all i'll say is bone come home. bone comes hope. say it bone comes home. bone comes home. >>reporter: matt was still wearing his jersey but this time he was on the side line inó the new role as a student coach and honorary team captain in last year game the 17-year-old senior suffered a critical head injury. when he was hit bio posing player as he tried to catch a pass. blade got up slowly. other players helped him to the side lines. then he collapsed. trainers and coaches including his fat who was defensive card 98 tor tried to revive him. he was taken away in critical condition and spent 23 days in the hospital 8 of them inñr induced coma. eary to