some breaking new menlo park burning in menlo park and a number of trucks on hand and firemen. >>> thee entrances at the port of oakland just opened about 10 minutes ago. gil diaz our reporter at the port says that unlike last night, which these are pictures from, there are no protestors on site right now. "occupy" protestors declared victory early this morning after they blocked truckers from starting their 3 a.m. shift. >>> pinole police are searching for the gunman who shot and critically injured a man at an nn out burger parking lot yesterday at an in-n-out burger parking lot. the victim was specifically targeted but the police have no suspect yet. >>> california's finance director will unveil the latest forecast for the current fiscal year. the results will determine the severity of pre-approved budget cuts to take effect january 1. >>> forecast for today, cold start to the morning, but as we head toward the afternoon these temperatures are going to moderate. if you are stepping outside though grab a jacket if you are heading out the door. temperatures again into the 30s and 40s,

. >>> six people are under arrest tonight after a shootout with menlo park police. the shootout happened early this morning after police received a call about a man way gun outside a house. when police arrived, they found a group of armed men who then reportedly opened fire on the officers and took off running. one of the officers fired back. no one was hurt. it took swat officers then ten hours of searching to find all the suspects. police say they also found handguns and rifles and are looking into whether or not the suspects have anything to do with two shootings in east palo alto last week. >>> coming up, how california's deficit could soon shrink to nothing. the numbers may surprise you. >>> some california college students get smart when it comes to living quarters. how they ditched the dorm for praccatiy a mansion and saved rent at the same time. >>> temperatures still not quite as cold. 40s in napa but 30s elsewhere. patchy fog for the morning 3 commute, but will any rain show up in your holiday plan plans? a look at that when we come back. [ woman ] my boyf

facebook laid out its expansion plans to the community in menloe park. and that plan is causing some mixed feelings. this is a video of the area we're talking about. more jobs, a good thing. but more traffic, not so good. and the social media company has already started moving into its new east campus facilities. >> our goal for the project is to allow for 9,400 employees to be at both campuses. and we think that's an excellent opportunity for economic growth and job creation in the area, local businesses and services are going to see benefits for having a good neighborhood in facebook right here in menloe park. >> the controversy that's brewing comes from an environmental impact report just released. it shows the planned expansion will cause major traffic problems. kron 4's reggie kumar is live tonight with more on what the city plans to do to ease the congestion. >> reporter: men row park -- menloe park plans to make signal changes, add light, and remove an island. there were 50 people in attendance, all of them in favor of the expansion plan. those wh

and the city manager, rather, the city planner for the city of menlo park says planning was fast and furious, there are kinks to work out. but by all appearances day one went smoothly. a big like sign greeted 2,200 employees as they arrived for work in menlo park. >> everybody showed up this morning, it all went really, really well. we're really happy. >> reporter: since august, waves of employees moved from palo alto to menlo park. this is the first day all facebook employees are working on the same campus. at 1 million square feet, room to grow. that means economic benefits of $250 million in construction spending in menlo park, plus $83 million a year in ongoing economic spending like wages and salaries for the city, and another $839 million in the same spending for san mateo county. menlo park may see a $22 million bump a year in retail spending, according to an independent independent study prepared for facebook. with the economic impact comes an impact of a different kind, especially if facebook makes good on its plan to more than quadruple its staff by 2014. >> you hear approx

. >>> tonight, the moving trucks are all unloaded at facebook's new headquarters in menlo park. tomorrow the social network giant opens up officially for business. it allows them to vastly expand the site under one roof just off the bay front expressway. monty france sis there with the story. monte? >> garvin, facebook plans to have 9400 employees by 2014. so the company was simply running out of space in palo alto. as you said, those moving trucks have been here until late tonight being unloaded the eed company's new address, 1 hacker way. tomorrow facebook's 2,000 employees are expected to show up for work here, unpack their boxes and get to work. this is the former site for sun microsystems. and a much larger facility. the company also purchased land on the other side of the bay front expressway which connects to one hacker way by a tunnel and the company hopes to expand the campus there. have even v been concerns about traffic congestion and an environmental impact report is still being worked on. one report suggests that nearby businesses could gain about $29 million in ann

we're live in menlo park.'m damien trujillo, today in the bay. >> i like. >>> this morning parents have a new tool to make sure presents underneath the tree are safe for kids. the tral government is using tougher standards for check for led in toys. they will have to go through independent third party testing. the rules do not take effect until january 1st. until then, parents can report problems and get company responses through a new website, saferproducts.gov. >>> 6:20. coming up. are you ready for gridlock? monday night football could make for a long drive home down the ea.weul l'lniexplain. >>> and the interesting new investment in twitter. ♪ making your way in the world today ♪ ♪ takes everything you've got ♪ wouldn't you like to get away? ♪ ♪ ♪ sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ ♪ you want to be where you can see ♪ ♪ our troubles are all the same ♪ ♪ you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call first pl

. >>> i'm kris sanchez in menlo park where 2,200 facebook employees checked in in a new place for the first time. >>> an oregon woman who faced paralysis and needed a risky surgery. now most doctors refused to perform it, but the bay area surgeon who stepped up to the challenge. >>> i'm jeff ranieri. while there's no snow storm happening up across lake tahoe, it was a spectacular day with 62 in san jose and oakland with sunshine. south bay tonight, plenty of cold air. we'll let you know if showers will develop in this area. cloud cover moving overhead. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. >>> one of hollywood's biggest as far as recovering surfing at mavericks. gerard butler was filming a scene for "men and mavericks" when a large set of waves came in and kept him underwater. turns out butler did swallow water and had to be rushed to stanford hospital to have his lungs checked out. turned out he

beginning today, all employees will be driving onto willow road in menlo park. there are a lot of amenities for the employees so they don't have to go too far to get the gourmet coffees or lunch. if it's anything like google, the employees won't need to leave the campus at all. that's why there's criticism about how much economic impact the facebook headquarters will have on the local economy here in menlo park. the next big step for the social networking giant is going public. that's expected to happen toward the middle of next year. so a lot of things happening at facebook. what do you think? do you like the new status update for facebook? >> i'll have to go out in person and check it out. especially the gourmet coffee bar if you know what i mean. thanks lot. >> a new milestone for the bay bridge construction project. this morning crews will install the first span for the eastern span. once completed it will become the world's longest suspension plan. it will take about two days to complete this portion of the job. construction of the new bay bridge is expecte

. >>> what police just released about an early morning shooting in menlo park and the people now in custody and the weapons recovered. >>> and multiple agencies are gathered for dui checkpoints and the concentration is right here in oakland. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. >> the last u.s. troops in iraq left the country today, crossing the border into kuwait, ending nearly nine years of war. ktvu's claudine wong shows us the historic journey for this final american convoy. >> reporter: as the gates along the border of iraq and kuwait this morning, shoulders shook hands and closed the final chapter on a war that lasted nine years and cost 4500 american lives. >> to see what we have accomplished in the last 8.5 years and to be part of the last moment out of iraq is hard it put words to right now. >> reporter: there were approximately 100 most life us military armored vehicles and 500 u.s. troops in this final tactical road march. the convoy trundled across the southern iraq dese

this crash occurred in menlo park overnight. this just came into our redwood -- into our newsroom from redwood city. police say a car was speeding as it took the off ramp interstate 280 at farm hill road when it crashed into a tree. the driver was ejected and died on the scene. police say alcohol may have been a factor. again just the last few minutes they did clear this crash from that off ramp and they have recently reopened that off ramp. but the car took awhile for them to get out of the way. let's go to live pictures now. this is a look at interstate 880 north and southbound traffic is moving well in both directions. and the morning drive westbound bay bridge coming up to the toll plaza still looks good. not a big crowd so far. it's 4:54 let's go to steve. >> thank you. we have extensive low clouds out there. a few sprinkles. there is no rain forecasted in the holiday travel. it will be mostly sunny. some breeze might pick up out of the north, northeast. i think we are used to it by now. the pattern is stuck. there is no me

but menlo park's facebook is asked to think smaller when it comes to parking on the campus bob redellith why some people aren't liking his facebook plans. >> good morning. facebook would like to have close to 10,000 people working at the new campus here and another location nearby. if that does happen it could cause a problem for people trying to get through here. this according to a report just released by the city. right now facebook is asking for permission to have that many people allowed on the campus. right now it's capped another 3,600 people. in exchange, facebook said it would limit the number of vehicle trips to and from the main campus to 2600 during the commute hours. it would also encourage employees to car pool and use shuttles. the report found that without that caveat, the major commute routes here locally, marsh, middle field, willow. they would become heavily congested. this is not a done deal. this is just a request that he is making. an exemption to the rule in place. you can get more information on this. that will be at 7:00 tonight at the bell haven senior center

the new menlo park location is a massive campus you can see from move -- from above. it stretches across the region. it did accommodate up to -- it can accommodate up to 3700. some businesses already -- >> i think it's fantastic. i love what facebook is doing and creating and the fact that they are moeferning into menlo -- moving into menlo park, i think it's wonderful and hopefully they can bring sleepy menlo park in the 21st century. >> reporter: he's one of the businesses welcoming them in. currently facebook has a facebook that spans about 3,000 employees. back to you. >> thank you. >>> police on the peninsula started questioning several men in connection with a smootout in men -- shootout? menlo park in the bel haven area and one police officer fired back. no one was hit by the gunfire. police were responding to a call about a group of men with guns gathered outside of the house. >> at first i heard one shot and then i -- and then a few secretaries later, i heard two shots and then i heard all of the cops coming. >> now, police searched area for hours looking for

. >>> does facebook like menlo park? neighbors are commenting. >>> and it's going to be another cold one tonight. fog possible with dense >>> facebook likes its new menlo park campus. but expansion plans are creating traffic concerns and unfriendly reaction. facebook started moving employees into its menlo park into its new campus but facebook already wants to change its status. it bails down to traffic. >> reporter: it's apparent that facebook likes this location. but do neighbors want to friend the giant social networking company? >> reporter: facebook's menlo park headquarters is at an already jammed traffic spot because of the menlo bridge. now facebook is asking the city for permission to expand this workplace to accommodate 9,400 workers. >> t going to be really tied up. it'll back up everything. it's going to cause people to be late for work, school. >> reporter: but some residents in the near by bell haven neighborhood say benefits outweigh the inconveniences. >> it's going to bring more jobs and stuff like that

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. >>> it's moving day in menlo park as facebook takes up shop in its new headquarters. we'll tell you what that means for the local community. >>> and they look, they see clothes, they see shoes, they see toys and they say i want to pay that off. >> they're paying it forward and it's catching on. the layaway angels paying for strangers' christmas presents. >>> from the cbs 5 weather center, good evening, everyone. taking a look outside where we currently have temperatures still in the mid-60s. the full pinpoint forecast as we slide towards christmas as eyewitness news continues. union has not come up with t >>> stocks opened the week with a loss, dow down 100 on news that european union hasn't come up with the money for a bailout fund and shares in zynga dropped another 5% today. >>> facebook employees have a new home. the social networking site did haul everything into its new headquarters in menlo park. mark sayre with more on the move and what it means for the community, too. >> reporter: well, allen, this move actually began last august but it's ramped up in the pas

. >>> six people are in custody this morning in connection with a shootout with menlo park police. officers say that a group of armed men fired shot at them early yesterday. this was just outside a home on hollyburn avenue. one officer returned fire. no one was hit. the s.w.a.t. team and chp searched yards and found two rifles and three handguns. so far three men from east palo alto have been charged. >>> a local labor organization is opposing an effort to recall oakland mayor jean quan. the alameda labor council which is based in oakland will hold a news conference this morning. the group says a recall of quan would distract attention from the city's effort to deal with economic problems. her critics are circulating a recall petition. they need 20,000 valid signatures from registered oakland voters to put the recall on a citywide ballot. >>> a bay area venture capitalist and philanthropist died last night. he cofounded the private equity firm hellman and friedman. he helped several projects including the new site at the bay citizen and started a new bluegrass concert. he was 77. >

new jobs coming to menlo park because of a facebook expansion. but will the traffic cause you to remove the company from your friend list? . >>> good morning. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's thursday, december 8th. >>> we want to go right to sal with breaking news in oakland. >> that's right, tori and dave. we've confirmed that police are looking for a wanted suspect. they know who this person is in in two neighborhoods in oakland. one of them is near the corner of 5th and g. another one in san leandro, near 106th avenue, the oakland border. we're knot sure of the cross street -- not sure of the cross street there. we have a reporter at one of these scenes. we're trying to get more information. one thing is for sure. there is a lot of activity. stay with us. we're getting reports that they know who this person is. he was involved in a high- profile crime recently. so we will let you know as soon as we confirm that. again, these are two police searches. the chp is also involved with the oakland police and some other jurisdictions in thi

today all of facebook roughly 2,000 employees will go to work in menlo park. the new campus could house as many as 9400 employees by 2014 which has caused traffic concern for neighbors. >>> police in menlo park said a man opened fire on officers. coming up in ten minutes what was found during that search and how some neighbors are reacting. >>> 6:35. new york police say a man that killed an elderly woman by setting her on fire inside of an elevator did it because the woman owed him money. 47-year-old jerome isaac there turned himself into police there. he is afraid 73 -- he sprayed 73-year-old gillespie with a flammable liquid. surveillance cameras show isaac lighting amole tv cocktail and throwing it into the elevator. he told them she owed him already 2,000 for work he has done for her. >>> iowa is taking steps to secure their voting counting systems. >> the primaries and caucuses put on by these parties are part of an elaborate scam which deceives the candidate voting for candidates that serve the private organizations. >> that computer generated voice asks

live in menlo park, cbs 5. >> the epa says the drilling has put an entire town at risk.s said in the ground water. >>> and do the benefits outweigh the risks? the new warning that could be put on popular kinds of the birth control pills. >> and it's a spectacular site for this lava flow in hawaii. also sparks a >>> natural gas may be a clean form of energy, but the way it was extracted in one wyoming town could have severely contaminated the ground water. >> nancy explains the method used to capture natural gas at the epa says put an entire town at risk. >> in the small town of pavilion, wyoming, water is a precious commodity. so the epa's findings are devastating for farmer john fenton. >> right now i don't know if i'm poisoning my family or not. >> ground water supplying his well contains benzene. methane at near saturation levels and a ph level of household bleach. fenton and 20 other families were warned by the epa last year to not to drink or cook with their well watter and use a fan while showering. >> we are trying to prevent the build up of explosive gases. >> to

social network is hoping to add thousands of new employees to its menlo park campus. kit with how the social website can grow without clogging up the roads. >> they are talking about a deal that would let the company hire more employees as long as they limit the number of cars that those employees drive on the road. for a multibillion dollar company, the sign at their headquarters is low key. and that's the monotray as facebook looks to add 5800 employees in the area pushing the total to 9,400 people. >> air quality, noise, and transportation. >> tonight, neighbors came to talk about the 748 page draft environmental impact report. but being low key with nearly 10,000 employees will take some work. if facebook's expansion is improved, they will need more housing and yes, traffic will get worse. the city will limit the number of solo facebook commuters with a car counting device. if facebook exceeds the cap, the city could fine them. >> keeping those trips low and trying to help mitigate their impact and be a good neighbor to the community. >> facebook says it has a cul

facebook will soon open the new menlo park headquarters. how could it create an instant housing park headquarters. how could it create an instant housing crisis. stay with >> as facebook gears up to mav to menlo park thousands of employees looking for a place to live. 2400 employees are expected to relocate by the start of 2012. social networking company is supporting effort by the city and local developers to house the workers within walking and biking distance of the new campus. >> va no, sir palo alto provide intensive rehab to veterans with multiple traumas. it's one of just 5 facilities across the country chosen for the specialist care. va spend 1 billion dollars to moderate he he wereize the hospital over the next 8 years. >> and car sales in san jose helping the city bottom line. accounted for a 13 percent increase in sales tax revenue in the first 6 months of this year. new car sales generated most of that increase. find more on the headlines in tomorrow print edition of the silicon valley business journal. >>> right now though it's

. >>> the social network giant facebook is moving to menlo park soon. that means thousands of new jobs. it also means major traffic issues for the area. we're live near the company's new home with information. >> reporter: the new facebook campus is at this busy intersection on willow road and bay front expressway. the people we talked with like the idea of thousands of new jobs out here, but they might have to change their status update when they get stuck in a traffic mess with thousands of new commuters. getting to and from work isn't usually the highlight of a person's day. now add a multibillion dollar company with thousands of new employees and a traffic nuisance can become a traffic nightmare. a recent environmental impact report says facebook's new menlo park campus could clog intersections all around the area. it could affect highway 101. >> family members a at nearby schools are worried about how it could affect drop off and pick up. >> it will back up everything. it will cause people to be late for work. >> reporter: facebook does have a plan

facebook will soon open the new menlo park headquarters. how could it create an instant housing park headquarters. how could it create an instant housing crisis. stay with  >> as facebook gears up to mav to menlo park thousands of employees looking for a place to live. 2400 employees are expected to relocate by the start of 2012. social networking company is supporting effort by the city and local developers to house the workers within walking and biking distance of the new campus. >> va no, sir palo alto provide intensive rehab to veterans with multiple traumas. it's one of just 5 facilities across the country chosen for the specialist care. va spend 1 billion dollars to moderate he he wereize the hospital over the next 8 years. >> and car sales in san jose helping the city bottom line. accounted for a 13 percent increase in sales tax revenue in the first 6 months of this year. new car sales generated most of that increase. find more on the headlines in tomorrow print edition of the silicon valley business jou

. >>> 6 people are in custody after a police shootout in menlo park. police say a group of armed men fired shots at them early yesterday just outside a home on holly vern avenue. one officer returned fire. no one was hit. s.w.a.t. teams and the chp searched yards and found two rifles and three handguns. so far, three men from east palo alto have been charged. >>> san jose police say that they have credible evidence that the man accused of killing a fellow hells angels member was spotted in the city. authorities say steve ruiz fatally the man in october in san jose. rewheeze is believed to be armed and dangerous. >>> a local labor group is standing by oakland mayor jean quan opposing the recall effort. the oakland-based alameda labor council will hold a news conference this morning. the group says a recall of quan would distract attention from efforts to deal with the city's economic problems. quan's critics have begun circulating a recall petition. they need about 20,000 valid signatures from registered oakland voters to put recall on a citywide ballot

bob redell is live outside of facebook's new head sqquarters n in menlo park. >> right now 2,000 people work here at the headquarters behind me, which has added traffic to the area, but however the company would like to have five times as many people working here and another location nearby. that would be 9,600 people trying to get to work. and according to a report released by the city, that could be a problem. one that would create big headaches for anyone trying to commute. it is still capped at 3600 employees. but the social network is asking the city for permission to remove the cap and allow the workers. in exchange facebook would limit the number of vehicles to and from the main campus to 2600 during the commute hours. that's between 7:00 and 9:00 and 4:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon. we assume they would do this by shifting work schedules. it would encourage them to car pool and use shuttles. without the restrictions, major commute routes along marsh, willow, middle field, even 101, highway 84, which is the bridge over here would become heavily congested. this is not a done deal.

but terry says there's also a very bright side to facebook's arrival in menlo park. he runs a pizza restaurant just down the street. >> that's going to help the neighborhood for the city and for the local business. >> reporter: a study of facebook's economic impact shows that the new campus will bring about 2400 construction jobs over four years, generate about $29 million each year in new retail spending and fill 14,000 hotel room nights each year from people coming to visit the campus. as for the increased traffic? what are you going to do about that? >> nothing. [ laughter ] >> can't do anything about the traffic. huh? not in my hands. >> reporter: the menlo park planning commission will hold a public hearing on january 9. we did make several efforts to reach facebook today but did not receive a reply. reporting live from menlo park, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >> facebook isn't the only tech giant peeking interest with its expansion. so many people rushed to check out apple's revised plans for its spaceship campus they crashed the city of cupertino's website. the new

the main post office in menlo park will be moving to palo alto. about 50 mail carriers will relocate to a smaller facility. it's part of a nation-wide cost cutting effort by the postal service. spokesperson for the postal service says all of the po boxes and services will stay the same. >>> 5:25. san francisco mayor ed lee will veto a plan that will close sharp park golf course. it's located in pacifica but enowned -- but owned by the stay of san francisco. environmental groups have been fighting to close the course saying it harms the endangered san francisco guarder snake and threatened california red legged frog. >>> there is no home for your single socks that have lost their mate. researches are requesting socks for their study of a rare weasel. socks are the best way to hold and hang weasel bait in trees. you can deliver or mail them to the address on your screen. 40799 elliot drive in oakhurste, california. >> all right. >>> time is 5:26. major international news on the international stage. north korean leader kim jong il died over the weeke

. >>> baseball and the city of menlo park are working on ways to eat the impact of adding thousands of new employees at the facebook campus. a meeting about the 748-page environmental impact report drew about 50 people last night. traffic is actually the key issue. menlo park plans to use a car- counting device to limit the number of solo commuters. >> we anticipate limited impact because we put a lot of aggressive thought into how we can expand our commuter program. >> they have every reason to stick to keeping those single occupancy vehicle trips low and trying to help mitigate their impact and be a good neighbor to the community. >> facebook says it will not add any parking spaces to its campus. so carpool is the way to get there. >>> twitter showed off a new site design to tempt users to stay on the social network longer and they also hope the new look will attract more advertisers. that's the name of the gay. they posted this new video inspired by space fans. some of the changes, a connect section that sparks tweets over new videos and photos. there's also a stream of new entertai

we want to give you an update on developing news in menlo park. a family escaped a home that went up in flames early this morning. allie rasmus is out there at the scene with the very latest on what it firefighters are saying -- on what firefighters are saying. >> reporter: good morning. we'll show you the live picture. you can see there's no more flames. there's no more smoke. there is a political bit of steam coming from the top of the house. firefighters are still out there here starting their investigation into how all of this started. let's show you video from the closeup of the house. the red cross is out here tenning -- helping -- is out here helping the homeowner. he was inside when the fire started. he got out safely. he's not hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. but firefighters found out that yesterday, there was a small grease fire on the stove of the home. the homeowner was able to put it out himself. but sometimes the grease can continue burning in the vents above the stove and they found out the same thin that can hap

. >>> it was a long tense night for residents of a menlo park residence after someone opened fire on police. >> reporter: law enforcement with guns drawn stormed the area after a group of men opened fire on officers at 1:15 this morning and one officer fired back. >> first i heard one shot. then 15 seconds later i heard two shots. >> reporter: none of the officers or suspects were hit. >> really scary because that's never happened in menlo park, like a lot of police and s.w.a.t. and helicopters. >> this morning there was like the tactical team outside and they asked if they could search our backyard. >> reporter: it didn't take long for police to recover this rifle and catch two suspects. but it would take hours and s.w.a.t. teams conducting backyard searches before four other suspects were taken into custody and two other handguns and two rifles were recovered. several roads were shut down for more than 10 hours while teams gathered evidence from the crime scene which covered more than two blocks. >> just wait, we don't have no other choice but to wait. >> reporter: police spent all

>> in its 11 year hist rirks 7,000 people passed through the doors of the emergency facility in menlo park. they rebuilt their minds, escaped from addiction and found jobs. and 28-year-old eric is a navy veteran. >> i went from faling down drunk on the streets to living in a house now with a job and a car. and a bank account. >> their building will be demolished because it's unsafe. the veterans administration has extended eviction deadline over several years. and social relok -- workers relocated them. >> we made a promise no one would be on the streets. we've been able to live up to that. >> many worry without support and the safety of this facility they may again slide into the dark side. >> not everybody is a veteran. there are people using. that is the big difference. here it's like a family. >> and john is going to get into the front. >> irvin started the shelter. partnering with a va providing the building and grant opinion. he says there is still hope because former residents will reyun yi. he's talking to the owner of another building he'd like to lease. >> i found a new facility.

a bit chilly at menlo park.ame 50 dege range this afternoon but currently, we see it 38 in santa rosa. we will see lower 40's and even areas below freezing tonight. livermore, concord, 30's. even though it is a bit mild right now with that wind potentially picking up, it will keep the temperatures consistent. future cast by midnight. these are the wind speeds. currently, fairfield, 22 mph. they will however increase. some of them gusting between a 10 m.p.h.-20 m.p.h. some of the strongest will be through the delta, the fairfield and the east bay. lake tahoe in the upper 30's. sunny skies and the wind will also increased to borrow for that area. in addition, the high sierra will be combined with a high fire danger. there are no snow storms in sight. plenty of sunshine with plenty of 60s. the wind will beginning to have calm nautres with 60s inland. calmed winds -- and even a few degrees a bit cooler tomorrow upper 50s, low 60s. after a cool start in the north bay. we will end up eventually nice with mid-'60s by 2

plan on expanding in menlo park. that could mean more traffic and that is not a good thing. the company has started moving in its east bay facilities. 9400 employees to be at both campuses the believe that is an excellent opportunity for economic growth and job creation in the area, local businesses and services will see benefits from having a good neighbor and facebook right here in menlo park. >>justine: the controversy that is growing--growing says that this will cause more major traffic problems we have more with what the city plans to do to ease the congestion. >>reporter: menlo park environmental impact report says that there will be traffic delays if improvements are not made immediately especially when the west campus for facebook opens and three years. a spokesperson said the key i are found 10 impacted intersections. >> those intersections deny have control over like outran, or the ones not in our jurisdiction we cannot call them < significant. the applicant has agreed to numerous measures to reduce the traffic impact. finally add the part of the east campus propos

about one hour later in a deadly collision it was just north of the menlo park station. a moment was hit and killed. so for at least 60 people have died on the caltrans right away. now this is the picture taken from his servant camera. investigators and then he ran down the victim early thinking morning after the to magnify and jack in the box restaurant. this is the victim 29 year old albert bartal he remains on life support tonight. suspect faces life in prison if convicted his bill has been set at frightening dollars. the state division of occupational sinking held positions of their citation to the san francisco fire department. these are related violations during a fire in diamond heights. cal osha says that they feel to follow safety procedures for workers entering training environment. >>reporter: still ahead at 11:00 p.m. herman cain is out of the presidential race in will tell you why. and jerry sandusky talked- about the molesting some charges against him. and to hear from last california national guard troops returning home from our rock. >>reporter: the san f

palo alto, east palo alto and menlo park suffered tens of millions in property damage when the creekry of 1998. residents have waited more than a decade for federal money to fix it. now the joint powers authority says a measure may be the solution. >> that way we can fix the creek and make it happen so that way no more problems in the future. >> sounds like a good idea, a plan. but i would still prefer that the government pay for it. >> the authority would create a special finance district for 5400 parcels near the creek in palo alto and east palo alto. if the bond measure passes it would cost each parcel owner $600 to $700 a year. >>> local restaurant leading the wait to create a movie museum in san francisco. the diner has plenty of practice showcasing items of interest for movie buffs. now a display honors bob hope one of his iconic outfits his blue golf clothes. the restaurant has paid trib -- tribute to other -- the movie museum is set to open in the spring across the street from the diner. >>> now 5:56. just ahead, dozens of armed shoppers the message that had dozens bringing w

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investigators are still trying to figure out what started a fire this morning that seriously damaged a menlo park home. it broke out on ringwood drive just across from menlo atherton high school. firefighters were able to keep flames from spreading. firefighters say this may have smoldered in the vents above the stove and reignited. the home may have to be demolished because flames got into the attic. >>> pinole police are searching for a gunman in connection with a shooting inside an in and out burger inside a restaurant. police say the victim was sitting in the car when he was shot. it happened at 5:00 last evening. at last check, the victim was in the hot. investigators don't believe the shooting was random. they believe it was targeted. investigator says they saw a man running from the parking lot who may have been involved in shooting. >>> a man accused outside of a san leandro walmart is expected to be in court. an arraignment is set for detwaun watson, he's charged with attempted murder, two counts of attempted robbery and one count of robbery. one man was wounded. police are still looking

vic lee reports from menlo park. >> reporter: this will be anything but a happy holiday for the 150 veterans being forced to leave what they call their home. norma gavin served in the air force in vietnam. >> it was like a family, you know. i'm sorry if i tear up. but it's true. this place, most vietnam vets were never welcomed home and this place welcomed us back with open arms. >> reporter: in its 11 year history, 7,000 people have passed through the doors of the homeless veterans emergency facility in menlo park. they rebuilt their lives, escaped from addiction and found jobs. 28-year-old eric is a navy veteran. >> i went from a falling down drunk on the street to living in a house now with a job and a car and, yolks you know you knk account. >> the build willing be demolished because it is seismically unsafe. they have extended the eviction deadline numerous times over several years. residents have been relocated to shelters and temporary housing. >> when we issued the notice of closure we made a promise that no one would be on street and we have been able to live up to that. >> reporter

creek overfloat floed doing tens of millions in property damage to palo alto, east palo alto and menlo park. after waiting a decade for federal money, the creek joint powers authority is getting impatient. >> trying to get a solution to the whole creek flooding in the water shed. it's taking forever. and we don't have real progress being made with shovels on the ground. >> one option now being discussed is a bond measure, there will be a special financial district for 5500 parcels near the creek. 3600 are in palo alto. if the district passes a bond measure it would cost about 600ses today $700 a year. >> i'm willing to help. that way, we can fix the creek. and make it happen. that way no, problem in future. >> asking homeowners will be a chal wrench but upside is that bond money would eliminate the need for mandatory flood insurance which costs $1300 a year. >> this is better than paying insurance. but i prefer the government pays for it. >> local agencies they hope to get money but are earmarking what they can now to break ground by the end of next year on what is considered critical impro

it spent the weekend moving out of its palo alto office into new world headquarters menlo park.e building property that was sun microsystems spans one million square feet that still may not be enough room. they barely moved in and ceo mark zuckerberg has announced plans to expand. more than 2,000 employees are reporting to work at the new location today. some residents are worried about the extra traffic. >>> new study finds a link between tobacco use and skin cancer in women. the study found women who smoke have a greater risk of developing a type of nonmelanoma skin cancer those who smoked for 20 years were twice as likely to develop it. the results not the same for men. men who smoked had a modest risk for nonmelanoma skin cancer. the study appears in the journal cancer causes control. >> new title for dancing with the stars champ and iraq war vet . >>> today, a michelin star chef shows you how to make easy holiday gourmet meals. at 4:00, what are you willing to do to avoid atm fees? the makers of a new machine want a little bit of your time. at 5:00, new national experiment

. >> 7,000 people have come through the homeless veterans emergency facility in menlo park since it opened a decade ago. it's a place where they can rebuild their lives, escape from addiction and find jobs. the v.a. hospital and many services are also nearby. jeremy served with the marines in iraq. >> psychiatric services, medical services, more importantly, rehabilitation services are right here.>> >> former homeless veteran irwin good win started the shelter with grant money. now, the v.a. says the 150 end of december.ot out by the. the building will be torn down because it's citation mickly safe 9 veterans don't want to leave. >> it's the cleanest environment and we're going to lose that. that is the worst thing that can happen right now. >> among those here, world war ii veteran jack taylor who is 95 years old. >> it's hard to beat the procedure that they have to get people that are really in desperate need. >> today social workers visited the veterans to begin relocating them. >> absolutely none of them will end up on the streets. >> the veterans are skeptical. >> promises are made to

park now. we'll have highlights at 11:00. >>> sarah taking on menlo atherton. brian sabian still working the phones. first half, sarah star runningback eric wilson cuts back and finds plenty of daylight for the touchdown. always fun to see that ahead of you. game tied 21-21 at the half. padres outscored menlo 20-0 in the second half. sarah wins the division 1 championship 41-21. >>> willal with a big smile, the tide sitting at home as the number 2 team in the bcs, likely headed to the national championship game. meanwhile, number 1 lsu had one more test to stay undefeated. you saw the game right here on cbs 5. les miles and tigers down 10 early. never fear, honey badgers here, my friends! look at this, couple guys miss, and gone. honey badger avoids red shirts for the touchdown. lsu only down 3 at the half, despite not getting a 1st down. second half, much different story. how about freshman hilliard. lsu and saints great with a pair of touchdowns. number 1 lsu wins the sec championship and punched its ticket to the title game. they cruise 42-10. >>> houston co

in menlo park, tracy grants, nbc bay area news. >> well-deserved. >>> up next, ceo seduction. inside the reported harassment that brought down the head of hewlett-packard. >>> and a new meaning to the word fanatic. we look at the science behind aggressive fans. >>> today we're learning the lawyer who represented a suspect in a high-profile murder for hire plot has been us suspend i for six months. she took documents out of an east bay jail. among the items, a supposed love letter to bay's girlfriend and a court transcript. bay iv is serving sentences for murdering chauncey bailey. >> the specific accusations that caused former ceo hewlett-packard mark herd to lose his job are now public. >> this is the letter that cost him his job. a court releasing this letter held this evidence in a lawsuit. it's written by lawyer gloria allred on behalf of her client, former actress and hostess, jodi fischer. the letter accuses her to repeatedly propositioning and harassing fischer, as she worked for hp as a hostess for out-of-town parties. herd left hp in 2010, shortly after the letter was

park. highlights tonight at 11:00. >>> division 1 championship, sarah taking on menlo atherton. first half, sarah star's runningback eric wilson, for the touchdown. the game is tied at 21-21 at the half. padres outscored menlo in the second half. redwood breaks out of the pile and races for the touchdown. back quickly. sarah wins 42-21, first tcn title in 21 years. >>> relaxing day for alabama. they sat and watched the sec championship game with the number 2 spot in the bcs rapid up. lsu, other hand, had to face georgia. mess-up and their unbeaten season would be over. you saw it right here on cbs 5. les miles and his tigers down 10 early, never fear, honey badger's here, with the best nickname in the game. and the biggest play of the game. look at that, made a few moves and he's gone. honey badger avoids red shirts and took it 62 yards for the touchdown. lsu down 3 at the half, despite getting no 1st downs. second half, much different story. freshman kenny hilliard, nephew of lsu and saints grade dalton hilliard with a pair of touchdowns. lsu wins the championship, punched its

couple of hefty donation, yet somebody dropped this $10,000 check into a bell-ringer's celt until menlo park, and on thinks another donor slipped $5,000 check into a kettle at a redwood city location. >> christmas lights and decorations are some things many people look forward to. >> and going over the top is not unusual. >> we're live in san francisco outside a very special house. >> reporter: you may be looking at san francisco's most wonderful christmas light display of the year, or should i say, of the last 22 years. because that's how long tom taylor and jerry are -- jerry goldstein has turned their house into this christmas post carried. so many interesting and beautiful touches, most notably the 50-toot pine tree with ornaments the size of beach balls and wonderful gadgets, trains and carousels, that are a feast for the eyeballs as well. they say they're house attracts some 30,000 visit yoors year. they won't tell us what it costs to put this up and keep it running. main they -- maybe they don't want to think about it. but they certainly enjoy doing it. >> the things i find most inter

. >>> facebook may have to foot the bill for traffic improvements to set up shop in menlo park. traffic delays on the bay front expressway near that campus would be significant and unavoidable if the company is allowed to bring 6600 new employees to the site. they say they have plans to improve traffic but it needs approval from caltrans before they can start. they say they will pay the cost to the city of menlo park if they do not go along with it. >>> music in the park with il not get another curtain call. after 23 years, the city pulled the plug on the popular series. it will focus its limited resources on new events aimed at attracting more visitors to the city. the summer concert series began in 1989 and offered 2014 free shows during its run. money was not the only consideration. increased violence during some of those concerts, also a part of the decision. still ahead on "today in the bay," snail mail is about to get more sluggish. the post office's latest move to cut costs. >>> virginia tech students pay campusn orki campus on the same campus that endured a shooting mass

. >>> facebook says its plans to move to a new menlo park headquarters will start next week. facility it's used since 2004. hundreds of workers have already moved to the sun microsystems building. >>> the 49ers push to build a new stadium -- the 49ers' push to build a new stadium there took a big step today. >> let's take a vote. yes on the motion? counsel members [ cheers and applause ] >> the council approved $50 million -- $850 million. voer would pay back their loans with ticket sales and revenues. san francisco's mayor ed lee says it's still not a done deal and he holds out hope for keeping the 49ers in san francisco. >> we'll be there should there be less than expected financial support for a very expensive stadium. >> they hope to begin playing in 2014. "time" magazine has announced its person of the year for 2011. the magazine shows "the protester" time "cited des scent across the middle east and the occupy movement. last year, facebook counter -- founder and ceo mark zuckerberg was "time's" person of the year. >>> the as are a hit in hollywood. >> for outstanding per

. >>> i'm damien trujillo live in menlo park where facebook moves into its new headquarters.'ll give you a status update coming up. >>> and in his father's footsteps. north korea names a successor of the death of kim jong il. >> and a live look at a pretty busy 880 in oakland. we'll check the commute with mike in just a minute. it's monday, december 19th. this is "today in the bay." >> good monday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. we're seconds away from 5:00. i'm lau