hp is naming five new directors in their place, including a former e-bay ceo named meg whitman. a lot is going on in your neck of the woods. are you listening? >> i was listening the whole time. yesterday i got caught not listening to her for those who don't realize. >> reporter: i'm never going to let you live it down. >> hp's board never fails to entertain. it just continues. nicole, thank you. >>> it is a fear many of us, losing our credit card or debit card. this is the answer to that. it is a card with a smart chip inside. the creator explains how it works. >> in order to turn this card on you have to enter an unlocking code that only you know. if you enter the right unlocking code your number is displayed visually for online transactions. then for one time all your magnetic data is there for the transags. >> when you are done the card turns itself off. if it is stolen it is a piece of complete dead plastic. they are not in circulation but the card companies are testing the technology. >>> all right. meanwhile, we want to get a look at what's coming up today later in the ba

meg whitman will make an appearance since losing to jerry brown. she will appear at a women's round table on january 31st. the billionaire, former ceo of e bay, will speak to 50 to 100 women, executives and entrepreneurs. she became the biggest self-funded candidate in u.s. history spending her own money on her campaign, but lost by 13 percentage points. >>> a bay area nonprofit has been awarded a $1 million grant from the mcarthur foundation which is a long tradition of creating creativity. the video coalition was chosen because it combines film, digital media and technology. it creates civic-minded projectsthat reach a broad audience. 11 organizations in six countries were chosen to receive a mcarthur foundation grant. it is significant because each of the recipient's annual budget is less than $5 million. it is an enormous boost. >>> a science experiment from canada tonight. a woman in yellowknife in the northwest territories sent a clip to youtube showing what happens to boiling water in 30 degree below zero temperatures. watch. >> so we will p

. >> plus, she lost the governor's race but meg whitman is moving on. her new role in a major tech company and her message to former rival jerry brown. >>> and champions, they don't come cheap. the record sum giants managers are spending to keep the team together. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is tgif! happy friday and good morning. yesterday's gusty winds are expected to taper off today. we saw a record temperature at the oakland airport yesterday. we saw 67 degrees and check out alameda, expected high today 67 degrees. 65 in berkeley. we'll see a mild 61 degrees in walnut creek. virtually the entire bay area will see mostly sunny skies. i have a seven-day forecast that i think is going to have you salivating for the weekend. ating for the back to you guys. >> be grateful, too, after seeing what's happening in the midwest with that big snowstorm there. what a mess. >>> governor brown making another move in his effort to reduce california's $25 billion budget deficit. the governor yesterday reaffirmed the state is in a fiscal emergency declared by his predecess

the latino vote tracked all the way through, i mean, to meg whitman's credit, the $100 million that she poured in, she advertised on univision and the spanish language radio station did narrow the gap, the poll in september found the gap when both of them were running neck and neck, they found the gap shrunk to 3% between the two of them, before the housekeeper story emerged, but before that it was a 21% lead that brown had. after the housekeeper story emerged, and eventually he got a 30% lead. but definitely it was the ethnic vote that put brown. it was the brown vote that made california blue in a way. >> now, were the ethnic communities impacted by things like the high unemployment and like the housing foreclosure and were the stories front and center with them? >> they were. and i think they were huge stories, because especially african-americans and latinos were disproportionately, i mean, these are people who are often at the subsistence end of things anyway, and this was like a huge tsunami that went through these communities. and i was talking to people who said that with many l

meg whitman is headed back to the tech world. among others google's ceo co-founder larry page will take the ceo reigns from eric schmidt. will become google's executive chairman focusing on deals, partnerships and customers. that move expected april 4th and then the big shake-up at hewlett-packard. four members of its board of directors stepped down as the company begins on an eternal review of the former actions of its former ceo mark hurd. on hp's board the $140 million candidate, former ebay ceo meg whitman. nbc bay area's tech expert scott budman weighs in. >> reporter: comes back this quickly after the failed run for governor, a little faster than expected but i'm not surprise read that she's back into the game. very effective as leader into ebay. maybe back into silicon valley back into the tech world. >> hp's board drew widespread criticism. >>> driving for dollars, the bay area scores big with new transportation funds. caltrans announced a billion dollars of funding today for new projects. the bay area will get $33 millio

she maresurface at a bay area event. >>> it appears meg whitman is r esurfacing. the event is limited to 20 young female alumni acore -- according to the club's website. whitman is set to appear at a woman's round table in redwood city. the former ceo will speak from 50 to 100 women executives and entrepreneurs. no media is allowed at either event. >>> we're expecting a big announcement from joe leiberman today. after four terms, the democrat turned independent reportedly will not seek a fifth term in 2012. senator leiberman is expected to make the announcement later today in his hometown of s tanford connecticut. >>> 7:45. grief counselors are at a los angeles high school. that's where two students were wounded by a gun that went off inside of a student's backpack. the 17-year-old who had the gun will reportedly face charges of assault with a deadly weapon. now, a female classmate who was shot in the head is listed in critical condition this morning. a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the neck, he's listed in fair condition. >>> the fbi is looking for the person wh

former ebay ceo meg whitman is resurfacing now in the private sector after months of silence after theloss of the california governor's race. whitman is one of the five people named to the board of h-p. it's part of a shake-up at the world's largest tire company. the time now with 6:45 a.m. and we want to have more on our top story which i said is the search for that for year-old boy juliani cardenas , who was kidnapped right from his grandmother's farms in paterson by the man that you see on the left. this is who they're looking for. it was but the boy's mother she describes what her mother said happened when he was taken on tuesday night. >> he grabbed him out of her arms, she told me that they were walking in and then my son saw jose estaban rodriguez and said dad. in my mom said know that's not your dad. she picked a mop and took him away from the door which led to shut the door he was already making its way into the house. she told me all she did acknowledge she could do was hang on to him. she finally let go. and then jose got him and he laughter at heart and flipper often took o

meg whitman, when she said the reason she moved to california was because the schools and economy wereo great. she failed to note that was the last time jerry brown was governor. creating the groundwork for a great ad. >> stars of the future? rubio? paul ryan will be head of the budget committee. he is going to be with the voice of republicans. a good thing for republicans. >> colby, your star of the future. >> rubio, republican vice presidential candidate. >> happy new year. see you next week. >> for a transcript, go to

meg whitman, when she said the reason she moved to california was because the schools and economy wereo great. she failed to note that was the last time jerry brown was governor. creating the groundwork for a great ad. >> stars of the future? rubio? paul ryan will be head of the budget committee. he is going to be with the voice of republicans. a good thing for republicans. >> colby, your star of the future. >> rubio, republican vice presidential candidate. >> happy new year. see you next week. >> for a transcript, go to

meg whitman was named on the board today. hp has plooked time-- blocked time. triggered questions on the signs of severance and the fact he went straight to work at oracle. whitman says she hopes jerry brown is successful. california needs him to be successful. let's give the guy a chance and let's see what he could do. >>> and bay area twins are about to embark on a new career. it will ultimately lead to them being apart. don knapp shows why the young women are chooing the army -- choosing the army. >>> identical twins talk about their upcoming adventure. u.s. army basic training. their training came in a tumultuous times for the family, days after the mom died of cancer. >> she was just happy that was something good in our future that we chose to do. >> twin's aunt, her sister cried and struggled with the twins' decision but eventually gave her blessing before she died. >> i feel so proud of them. i wish my sister was here. i know she's in heaven now and god will be protecting them. and if i'm going to be praying that there is no war. if there is, i'm sure th

. >>> meg whitman is scheduled to make a rare appearance tonight. she will attend the womens executive round table in redwood city. she will speak to 50 to 100 executive women. it's only her second public appearance since losing the race earlier this month. whitman was named to the hewlett packard board of directors. >>> more than 150uc berkeley student athletes were expected to find out today if they were able to play their sports. >> reporter: good afternoon i spoke to the university official about an hour ago. he explains it's complicated because not only is there a lot of money involved but there is federal title nine compliances to comply with. we are told a decision could come the week of february 7th. we are standing in front of cal baseball feed. cal baseball is one of five teams who's future is at stake here. all of them got the ax earlier this year. actually last year when the university announced they were cutting the sports teams to save money. but about a month after that decision was announced a group of alumni and supporters stepped i

. >> gubernatorial candidate meg whitman says she hopes governor brown is successful in turning budget problems around. san francisco chronicle spoke with whitman yesterday since losing the election. she says she'll weigh on the governor's policy and other things in time but right now he deserves the chance to be successful. yesterday, whitman was one of five new directors named to palo alto's based hewlett-packard's board. >> we are cold this morning, or cool at least. >> temperatures much cooler than yesterday. that is the big weather story. good morning to you. show you where the 30s are. 38 in santa rosa. 37 in concord and 39 in livermore. starting to get frost developing on my car as i left for work this morning. looks like it will drop down to 33 degrees in some on of our deepest valleys. low to mid 40s down into san jose. half moon bay, 57 degrees, compared to 24 hours ago, we're the same at half moon bay, napa and oakland, 10-15 degrees cooler. so we'll start off in the os and who's. it will be a little hazier today than yesterday but still, mainly sunny with a few high clouds.

a new job for google cofounder and the return of meg whitman. let's go to jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >> reporter: the shift in silicon valley yesterday due to major decisions in the board room. starting off with google, cofounder larry page will take over as ceo for eric schmidt who had held that position since 2001. and you got go back to 2001 to think that both page and cofounder sergei brin are both in their late 20s at the time. schmidt came on board to give the company operational direction and in a tweet he says that the adult day-to-day supervision is now over. schmidt will stick around with the company but more in a strategic capacity as executive chairman. and over at hewlett-packard, big changes afoot, as well. four directors out from the board, with five new directors coming on board including former gubernatorial candidate and ebay ceo meg whitman. this mainly coming in response to the ouster of former ceo mark hurd last summer. it's being looked at as an infusion of new blood. shareholder lawsuits regarding the ou

> hewlett-packard is revamping its boardroom with four new directors, including former ebay ceo meg whitmanp wants to ramp up the foreign-based presence and smooth the transition at the top after the controversial exit of former chief mark herd. >>> well, concerns that china will take steps to slow its economic expansion and commodities and material stocks lower thursday. freeport mcmorings dropped 4%ç despite upbeat earnings, but earnings were offset, and fewer weekly jobless claims. >>> meanwhile, new labor data shows despite double digit unemployment over much of the past two years over a million foreign-born workers found jobs in the u.s., many of them illegally. >>> back on the street, morgan stanley shares shot up after healthy fourth quarter earnings reports. bank of america shares are lower after missing earnings estimates before the bell, and ge, the current owner of this network, also reported this morning. they reported better than expected fourth quarter earnings and revenue. finally, it's friday, and we've already got happy hour on the brain. with an invention that gives new m

shake up hp is revamping the board of directors, five board members are coming on board including meg whitman. they launch an investigation into the circumstances of mark herads departure. he was forced out last year because of accusations of sexual harassment. he received a $12 million cash pay out as severance. you can find out more about the shake up in silicone valley by clicking the tab of the top of the home page ktvu.com. >>> china's new plan to cool the economy weighed on wall street. u.s. manufactures felt the pinch after china called for an interest rate hike. the dow closed down 2 points and the nasdaq fell 21. >>> december was a banner month for home sales, not enough to push the market into positive territory for 2010. the national association of realtors say december sales jumped 12.8% in november. but the year ended with home sales at the lowest level in 13 years. experts suggest buyers still think the prices have not bottomed out. >>> good news for everyone who dislikes traffic jams. for the first time in three decades the bay area has fallen from the list of the top five wors

. >>> megwhitman is -- meg whitman is set to make her second appearance since losing the gubernatorial race. she will speak to 50 to 100 women executives and entrepreneurs. the appearance is close to the press. earlier this month, whitman was named to the packard board of directors. >> we have to be divided! >> reporter: nearly 1,000 people filled the streets near palm springs to protest a seminar sponsored by a pair of billionaire brothers. 25 people were arrested for protesting. each year, they invite 200 conservative wealthy activists to their event and they have been largely criticized because of their funding against the fight against global warming laws and the large amounts of money they have given to conservative causes. >>> it's deadline day for the sports program at uc berkeley. the university will decide whether to re-enstate baseball and other sports programs scheduled for elimination this summer. a group called save cal sports has raised $15 million in pledges and that may not be enough. >> and there are commitments for $25 million. >> they're going to go with a significan

meg whitman about to make a high-profile appearance since losing her bid fo california governor. she is scheduled to speak tomorrow at the harvard club in san francisco. the event is sold out and closed to the press. only 20 young harvard alums get to g whitman is a harvard business school grad and is out of the spotlight since losing to jerry brown in november. >>> a shake-up in the u.s. senate. joe lieberman is retiring next year. he has been a senator for 24 years. he was al gore's running mate back in 2000 but became an independent six years ago after losing his state's democratic primary. he says it's time for another season and another purpose. >>> the new republican- controlled house expected to vote today to repeal president obama's healthcare law but the senate is expected to reject the appeal. if that's the case the gop says it will withhold funding and make sure the healthcare overhaul doesn't get the money it needs that. maybe easier said than done, though. money for major parts like expanding medicaid have been built into the law >>> it looks like congresswoman gabri

and: why its les >>> and meg whitman has a new gig. the message she has for jerry brown., baby fat, mush and >>> and why it's nothing but smiles for these kids. . >> 16. i want you to remember that number, 16. we'll talk about it in the pinpoint forecast as "eyewitness news" continues right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> which witness news product to you by nome i don't and juliette. >>> lumpy, baby fat, mush and meatball. those are some of the nicknames for grown men accused in the f.b.i.'s largest-ever roundup of suspected monsters. randall pinkston shows us the long list of charges suspected crime family members are facing. >> reporter: it's the largest mafia bust in f.b.i. history. 150 suspected monsters were arrested in several states, the massive operation involved multiple agencies and targeted the country's best known crime nfl lease la companies a nose tra. >> extortion, illegal gambling, arson, loan sharking and labor racketeering. >> some have colorful nick names like vinny car wash, tony big else. but they also nabbed top members including the rebaltimored hea

one bay area that didn't do so well, meg whitman who spent more money than anyone in the history of politics to lose the governor's race and who also helped boost an attorney's career when they represented a house keeper that was fired. >> gay marriage. as we began 2010 and as we end it you still can't. but in between a judge ruled state's voters could not ban such marriages as they had in prop 8 two years ago and gay marriages should be legal. now the matter is in the hands of a higher court and ultimate decision likely to be made eventually by the u.s. supreme court. >>> oakland erupted in july when former b.a.r.t cop johannes mehserle was convicted of involuntary man slaughter and later served two years minus time serve. could have been harsher or more lenient. 80 people were arrested in that riot that broke out after peaceful protests. 2010 had its ups and downs. but if you're watching this you survived it. and there is something very good to be said about that. mike sugerman, cbs5. >>> tomorrow's nhl winter classic has a new start time. i'll tell you why they made the move. and would a

patricia russo, and former ebay chief meg whitman. here are the stories in tonight's "n.b.r. newswheel." stocks were under pressure today, but some better than expected housing news helped limit the damage. the dow fell two points, the nasdaq lost 21, and the s&p 500 was off a point. trading volume-- about the same as yesterday on both the big board and the nasdaq. home re-sales wrapped up the year with a bang-- december sales jumped over 12%. but overall, 2010 marked the worst year for existing home sales since 1997, with just under five million units changing hands. verizon has filed a lawsuit challenging the federal communications commission's new rules on internet access. those net neutrality regulations require providers to treat all content equally on their networks. have the authorityo eate those rules. >> susie: still ahead, a campaign to get americans to go bananas for healthy foods. we talk with dole food c.e.o. david delorenzo about that, and the rising cost of fruits and veggies. >> tom: china's president hu jintao met with u.s. lawmakers today, talking currency,

palo alto-based tech giant named five new directors to the board today including former ebay ceo meg whitman. four of the hp current board members will step down in march this, is after a year after the company ousted former ceo mark herd in a scandal over his personal wrip a part time marketing contract. >>> a search for a kidnapped 4-year-old child continues after divers failed to find a car they believed jewelanny cardenas were in tonight. and we are now in the child's home in patterson tonight. >> hi. cheryl this, has been a trying day for the family here in patterson this, morning, investigators thought there was a credible tip that the car involved in this abduction was submerged in a canal. by mid morning the sheriff himself said this investigation is back to square one. as a silver car rose out of the canal it appears first it might be the car police feared could contain 4-year-old juliani, but it wasn't. >> unfortunately ladies and gentlemen we have been unl able to locate the vehicle. fortunately that mean there's is still hope we're going to find the little boy alive. >> investiga

. >>> meg whitman is making her second appearance since losing in office. the appearance is closed to the press. earlier this month, she was named to the hewlett-packard board of directors. >>> there could soon be more money available for airport construction if senate democrats have their way. it would provide $8 billion to support 90,000 construction jobs across the country. another 190,000 would feel the economic benefits related to those working -- working 0 airport construction. >>> united nations report says america remains the world's dominant manufacturer. the u.s. produced 40% more than second-place china. the report says american workers have become more efficient. u.s. companies have cut profits. >>> it is 7:19. keep an eye on exxonmobil stock after the company reported the huge jump in profits. the world's largest produce you of -- produce irof oil announced sales $1.5 billion. the stock is up nearly 1% right now in early trading. rival chevron and conocophillips reported strong fourth quarter, compared to last year. >>> it's a huge storm. where

hp is including meg whitman. >> and the city of vallejo announces a plan to emerge from bankruptcy but that means city employees will bare a significant financial burden. mark talking about deep cuts into what they had been promised. >> you're right. the plight of bankruptcy, vallejo allowed employees to accrue sick leave and vacation time with promise it could be cashed in at retirement. the city manager told reporters the city reach aid milestone. >> we've stabilized the city and do not anticipate any further reductions. >> in the two and a half years since the city declared bankruptcy, the police force has been reduced from 155 officers to 90, 60% of the homeowners are underwater on mortgages, and three fire stations closed and road repairs postponed. >> we've reached a point where everybody is concerned what is next? what is dum? >> the manager admits morale is low. but there will be no more layoffs. the city is proposing to deny claims made by current employee autos for orderlyry city workers said they may receive between five and 0 cents on a dollar for lost benefits. >> a lawyer

he beat meg whitman by 13%. and the legislature's dominated by democrats. he has a $28 billion deficit that he's going to try to cut. and that represents a third of the state's general fund. so he's going to have to do massive cuts to programs that democrats hold dear. schools. closing state parks. all the things that arnold tried to do. and if he's going to have to get any republican votes to put these tax increases on the ballot in a special election in june, they're going to demand a large pound of flesh. not only pension reform, maybe all kinds of other things. charter schools, privatization of a lot of government jobs. what's he going to do if his left says no? and then can he even get any taxes passed to voters right now? that just sounds really difficult. >> in the last election voters rejected an $18 surcharge on the car tax to pay for state parks. i think one of the most important things jerry brown has to do in the coming months and he has to do it by the time the special election happens is to rebuild trust. i think voters are so disenchanted wit

. >>> more than two months since she lost the race for governor, meg whitman is wishing governor jerry brown success. she is one of five new page named to the hewlett-packard board of directors. the actual event was closed to the media. before the event, the told the chronicle she cares about california and hopes that california realizes its goals. >>> some highly paid university of california executives are getting even more money now. uc regents awarded one-time 10% pay raises to three financial managers yesterday. officials deto fend these pay hikes saying the raises are needed to keep the university competitive. >>> the world champion san francisco giants are proving success comes with a price. team owners are expected to spend roughly $115 million on player salaries this season. that's the first time the giants payroll has ever climb aid above the mid-90s. nearly every player from the championship team will be back, and many got big raises in order to stay with the team. >>> and the giants have not forgotten their new york roots. they are showing off the trophy in the big apple. t

and meg whitman was named to hewlett packered's board. >>> the energy declaration is largely proceduraland affirms a similar one issued last month by former governor arnold schwarzenegger. today's paper work resets the clock giving legislators 45 days to deal with a budget. if they don't, they'll be blocked from conducting any other business until they do. >>> the state department of corrections is delaying a $15 million reward to build a new death row in san quentin. the department says it needs more time to brief the brown administration about the proposed 445,000 square foot complex. >>> the santos family says the governor should have notified them before he set someone to death. >> reporter: legal experts say the law they are counting on to protect them may have loopholes. >> this is not easy for us. >> reporter: fred and kathy sanchez say they are preparing themselves for the fight of their life. the death of their son. >> you have to live it every day. >> reporter: at a press conference held this afternoon in sacramento, they denounced former governor arnold schwarzenegger for red

and meg whitman was named to hewlett packered's board. >>> the energy declaration is largely proceduraland affirms a similar one issued last month by former governor arnold schwarzenegger. today's paper work resets the clock giving legislators 45 days to deal with a budget. if they don't, they'll be blocked from conducting any other business until they do. >>> the state department of corrections is delaying a $15 million reward to build a new death row in san quentin. the department says it needs more time to brief the brown administration about the proposed 445,000 square foot complex. >>> the santos family says the governor should have notified them before he set someone to death. >> reporter: legal experts say the law they are counting on to protect them may have loopholes. >> this is not easy for us. >> reporter: fred and kathy sanchez say they are preparing themselves for the fight of their life. the death of their son. >> you have to live it every day. >> reporter: at a press conference held this afternoon in sacramento, they denounced former governor arnold schwarzenegger for red

they are being replaced by former e bay ceo meg whitman. the change comes as hp launches an investigation into the circumstances leading to the ousting of mark hurd, his departure over allegations of sexual harassment and inaccurate information. in court papers filed last week. hp reported the investigation will be conducted by the board itself. it will also look into the pay out hurd received when he left. >>> the newest unemployment picture has improved. the number of people seeking unemploy 400,000 last week. analysts say a drop to that level is considered a signal of modest job growth. the number has fallen by 16% over the past four months signaling employers are laying off fewer workers. >>> a new ranking finds some of the best companies to work for are right here in the bay area. google is the top local firm on the list of fortes 100 best companies in the u.s. ranking fourth. netapp ranking five. all of the other companies are high tech expect for number 22. dpr construction. fortunes list is based on pay, health care, life balance an

brown defeated meg whitman in the most expensive campaign in history. she spent $140 million of her own money. and the san fransisco giants defeated the rangers to wrap up the world series four games to one. this gave the giants their first championship since moving to san fransisco in 1958. hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the victory parade two days later. ktvu.com has its own year in review section. along with a slide show of 2010's best apologies. look for the tab on the front page. >>> families are taking advantage of a wintry night at six flags. it is open during the holidays. on this new year's eve we found plenty of kids and adults on the rides, playing games, and petting dolphins. one attraction was a big hit. sliding down the wonderland mountain. >> the snow is on the other side of the park. that was a big draw for us since we don't want to drive to the snow. >> park put up lights for the holidays and the fireworks display is planned for midnight. >>> late word of a shooting in oakland. details next. plus a homeowner opens fire o

brown defeated meg whitman in the most expensive campaign in history. she spent $140 million of her own money. and the san fransisco giants defeated the rangers to wrap up the world series four games to one. this gave the giants their first championship since moving to san fransisco in 1958. hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the victory parade two days later. ktvu.com has its own year in review section. along with a slide show of 2010's best apologies. look for the tab on the front page. >>> families are taking advantage of a wintry night at six flags. it is open during the holidays. on this new year's eve we found plenty of kids and adults on the rides, playing games, and petting dolphins. one attraction was a big hit. sliding down the wonderland mountain. >> the snow is on the other side of the park. that was a big draw for us since we don't want to drive to the snow. >> park put up lights for the holidays and the fireworks display is planned for midnight. >>> late word of a shooting in oakland. details next. plus a homeowner opens fire o

one of the board members is meg whitman. >>> and budweisers clyde dale horses are likely to appear in super bowl horses. they have locked up their position as the only national beer advertiser for the next four title games. it does kick off its super bowl ad campaign this weekend during ads for the conference title game. >>> california almond farmers are expecting a big payoff. they will produce 1.65 billion bounds of almonds. that is up 9% from last years record. california farmers produce 80% of the world almonds and the biggest export crop. >>> nobody likes to get parking tickets. while more bay area cities are writing more tickets to reduce budget deficits one city official wants to do something that may surprise you. >>> is there anyone to idolize yet on american idol? was it thumbs up or thumbs down in new orleans? >>> welcome back to the morning news. right now the philippine coast guards are searching for five americans. they left from guam 15 days ago. that journey was supposed to take only seven to ten days. so far no communication has been made with the boat. there are four

. >> meg whitman is stepping into five people named to the new board for each p!nce she lost for h p--and the largest technology is a recalling its board of directors after its former was ousted. the investigation of the departure and the severance he was given. heard was forced out of allegations of sexual harassment and in accurate expense reports. >> 37 year-old page is reclaiming his job as ceo. eric schmidt, 55, was running google. google is also and the top five of fortune's top five to work for. the top spot for the second year in a row is north carolina sas , boston consulting, and google comes in at no. 4. and net app is no. 4. pay, benefits, and these companies have 150,000 job openings right now! we are going to take a break in there is much more news, ahead. stay with us. >> >> what the justice department is calling the largest crackdown on organized crime. 130 accused mobsters are behind bars. terisa estacio they're charged with crime, going back decades. >> one after another the were brought in for bookings. from brooklyn to rhode island. and as far

. >> gubernatorial candidate meg whitman says she hopes governor brown is successful in turning the state's budget problems around. san francisco chronicle spoke to whitman yesterday. the former ceo says she will weigh in on the governor's policy and other things in time. right now she says he deserves the chance to be successful. >>> it is 6:36. time to look foe forecast. something you won't be seeing anytime soon is rain. >> anytime soon meaning what, end of the month? >> early parts of next month. we talked about medium range forecast, going out to 16 days, not a drop in those 16 days. we'll take a look what is going on right now. it is fairly calm everywhere. we battles a northwest breeze at 6:00. concord at 3 but this calmer wind along with clear skies means much cooler weather this morning. mid to upper os. santa rosa, napa, concord, livermore, mountain view, los gatos. half mile visibility in santa rosa and tule fog trying to push in. antioch, temperature came up when some of the fog moved through. 50 in san francisco and half moon bay. let's break down this friday. even though we're

. >> during the campaign, he talked a lot about his negotiating skills compared to those of meg whitman. obviously he's dealing with legislators who have to pass this budget. what about that position? is he the better negotiator? >> another story here, too, tom. in this case what jerry brown is saying is you've got to talk to all the players, not just one at a time but all the players. and with that what he's done is he's talked to people all the way from the chamber commerce to the teachers' unions to everyone in between. he's insisted everybody has to be involved in this whole thing. the cuts have to be across the board. everyone has to make a sacrifice, everyone. arnold schwarzenegger, on the other hand, looked at it entirely different. he relied on his movie director angles, if we can use that term, so he depended on a need to know basis only. because of that, people were left out on the trail. >> the direction of the budget, he's trying to restructure the whole thing. what are the differences there? >> tom, this is really the crux of what's happening with jerry brown. he really doe

one bay area pol who didn't do so well, meg whitman of los altos who spent more money than anyone inf politics to lose the governor's race and who also helped boost attorney gloria allred's fading career when she represented a woman who was fired by whitman. gay marriage couldn't do it in 2010 and as you end it you still can't but in between a judge ruled state's voters couldn't ban such marriages as they had in prop 8 two years ago. and gay marriages should be legal. now the matter is in the hands of a higher court with the ultimate decision likely to be made eventually by the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: oakland's erupted in july when former bart cop johannes mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. 80 people were arrested in the riot that broke out after peaceful protests. 2010 had its ups and downs. but if you're watching this, you survived it. and there's something very good to be said about that. mike sugerman, cbs 5. >> went so fast. >>> after the break, a big milestone on the internet this year. and humanity's big milestone coming in late 2011. >>> 2010 just ab

jerry brown who defeated businesswoman meg whitman. will be sworn in and give remarks live starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. that will be on c-span2. tonight on "the communicators," how the federal government's technology policies directly affect high-tech companies including taxes, broadband, immigration, and education. that is at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. this past october, the kennedy school of journalism held an event bang looking at the future of investigative journalism. -- and even looking at the future of investigative journalism. this events a star with a tribute -- eevnt started -- this event started with a tribute to a pulitzer prize-winning journalist. [applause] >> hello. welcome. i am alex jones. i want to welcome you to this wonderful evening. we are here to honor the spirit of a man who has inspired me. we are here to talk about journalism -- i am very glad that i know that the class of 1955 is a well- represented here. a sponsor of this is the harvard crimson. is there anyone else that is a co-sponsor that i should me

also, meg whitman is uh returning to a lead role in the silicon valley company. she'll join hewlett-packard's board of directors. the company is beginning an internal review of the actions of mark herd. hp's board drew widespread criticism for the handling of the scandal of herd. >>> scott mook grew is here with our continuing coverage. >> just a couple weeks ago the chip company said good-bye to its ceo in a surprise move. if you are a ceo of a major company right now, make sure you know where the rip cord is on your golden parachute because all these sudden jobs are making things less stable. don't forget jobs. apple's ceo said it was for health reasons, but he stepped down this week as well. quite the week this week. the head of general electric will also work as head of the president's new council on jobs in competitiveness. paul volker chaired a similar panel. he'll work hard to bring jobs back to america he says. ge is selling nbc to comcast. he's still by boss, so i want to be upfront about that. >>> president obama's developing relationship with big busin

meg whitman will make a first public appearance since losing the race for governor. she's going to take part in the women's executive roundtable in redwood city this evening. she is a new member of the hewlett-packard board of directors. she will speak to about 100 women executives and entrepreneurs but whitman asked that tonight's talk be closed to the public. we'll see what happens. >>> another bay area city is talking about banning plastic bags. daly's city councilman plans to introduce the plastic bag ban at the next february meeting. it would ban plastic bags in supermarkets and other large retailers. the group will sue if the city passes the law without doing the environmental impact report. the coalition argues the increase in paper bag use the ban would create could be just as environmentally damaging as the plastic bags themselves. >>> a flood gate of secret documents is waiting to be unleashed. the founder of wikileaks says he has plans to rereese a treasure-trove of documents if his website is shut down. julian assange says he has backups to all his data.