e newark boys chorus school and others. they'll be with us.let's get started. >> i know you're sitting at home saying, what are the plans for everybody on "the five"? what could they be doing to celebrate the holiday? i'll begin with you, bob. >> first of all, how good are these kids? fantastic. >> let's hear it. we want to thank eric for getting them here. i miss sod many christmases back in the old days. i would think christmas was the 27th or 28 when i woke up. so now i've gotten into christmas a lot, as you well know. i decorate a lot and do things in my neighborhood and believe it or not on christmas eve, tonight after i leave here, i'm going to go out and go christmas caroling. >> stay out of the post office. i like your tie and it has a christmas present coming at you. >> it does. >> how about eric? we know you love the holidays and christmas. you're lit up about it. >> i'm lit up. these guys are great. we'll talk to them. but christmas for us, very, very special holiday. we spend a lot of time bringing all the family on christmas day,

amy hollyfield is live in newark. these marijuana dispensaries are supposed to be legal, what is wrong with this one? >> reporter: their attorney says they were following state law and did nothing wrong the club has only been open for three months it didn't take long to get the attention of police. police did make one arrest yesterday they arrested a woman and they are still looking for three men. police believe the four of them were making a six-figure income each month and were supposed to be running a non-profit dispensary. the dispensary located in newark police searched it yesterday they also raided the home where they believe all four lived. >> they shot at the door, blew opened window they had one of those row about thes with the camera go in we saw -- robots with the camera go in. they reviewed the video of that. they in the dog and the dog came back out, eight went in and searched the house from there. we watched it all from our window. >> reporter: the s.w.a.t. teams showed up 2:30 yesterday at the home on a

i'll explain in a live report. >> i'm amy hollyfield in newark.olice believe this medical marijuana dispensary behind me was making hundreds of thousands of dollars and the people running it were profiting, when they shouldn't have been. >>> good morning. light rain showers continue to push south and east in the bay area sunshine throughout the later morning hours. >>> so far wet roads haven't cause mad major problems on freeways. ace 1 running late. live shot of the bay bridge toll. >> 5:29. thank you for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. right now we have a heads up on an upcoming bay bridge closure. caltrans plans to shutdown westbound traffic over president's day weekend in hopes of speeding construct of the new eastern span. commuters should know there is plan b, plan c and plan d. terry mcsweeney is live on treasure island. a little complicated. >> reporter: it is a bit. let's start with plan a. caltrans wants to shutdown the bay bridge westbound from oakland into san francisco for three days february 18th, 19th and 20th.

they had commuted to newark from florida and washington state.e heard on the cockpit voice recorder. >> we had a captain who had actually been overnighting in the crew lounge at newark airport for two of the previous three nights. >> reporter: today's new fatigue rules from the faa are meant to prevent just such accidents. >> this new rule will afford pilots the opportunity to get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. >> reporter: the rules will also reduce the number of on-duty hours for a pilot, but only from a maximum of 16 hours a day to 14 hours a day. >> i'm very distressed at the new rules, because they did not go far enough and in fact, they bear the earmarks of an industry that's been whining and we needed more teeth in these rules. >> reporter: and many, including the national transportation safety board, say the new rules fall substantially short of dealing with the problems of commuting pilots. younger, less well-paid pilots end up sleeping in those crash pads. >> it was never really good sleep. >> reporter: former pilot

continental flight 3407 was on final approach from newark.%;i ñ >> 3407 buffalo. >> delta 1998, turn left. left heading 3-6-0. >> o'brien: then at 10:16, controllers suddenly lost contact with the crew. >> delta 1998... of your right side about five miles. >> o'brien: they scrambled to locate the plane. >> you need to talk to somebody. either state police or sheriff's department need to find out if anything is on the ground. >> it's just blackened and charred wreckage... >> i had the tv on, but all of a sudden a bulletin came on and they said there's a plane crash. all of a sudden, they announced it was a commuter flight from newark, a commercial airline, and i screamed, i just screamed. and i looked at my watch, and it was past the time she was supposed to land. and my husband sat up in bed, and i said, "i think beverly's on that plane." >> 100 feet away from where the plane went down. >> o'brien: karen's sister, beverley eckert, was an insurance executive. she had lost her husband in the attack on the world trade center and had become a lea

. >> it is connected with a medical marijuana dispense rein newark. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. officers say they found weapons and cash inside that house. >> and also marijuana. the pot dispense rethat was raided dash cash sorry, there was a pot dispense rein a strip mall. that's where abc7's leslie brinkley is for us tonight. >> the crime scene tape is finally down, carolyn, after several hours of an afternoon and evening raid here by state agents and local police armed with guns and search warrants. in the end, officials confiscated an assault rifle, ammunition, a shotgun, 20 pounds of processed marijuana, $40,000 in cash, computers and a safe. at 2:20 wednesday afternoon, two s.w.a.t teams and armed agents with the bureau of narcotics enforcement stormed on to the cul-de-sac off old blackhawk road in dan -- danville and surrounded the house. they cow bettered in their homes as they watched for officers to come out with their hands in the air. >> and then they shot at the door and blew open the window and had one of the cameras go in. w

. >> it is connected with a medical marijuana dispense rein newark. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. officers say they found weapons and cash inside that house. >> and also marijuana. the pot dispense rethat was raided dash cash sorry, there was a pot dispense rein a strip mall. that's where abc7's leslie brinkley is for us tonight. >> the crime scene tape is finally down, carolyn, after several hours of an afternoon and evening raid here by state agents and local police armed with guns and search warrants. in the end, officials confiscated an assault rifle, ammunition, a shotgun, 20 pounds of processed marijuana, $40,000 in cash, computers and a safe. at 2:20 wednesday afternoon, two s.w.a.t teams and armed agents with the bureau of narcotics enforcement stormed on to the cul-de-sac off old blackhawk road in dan -- danville and surrounded the house. they cow bettered in their homes as they watched for officers to come out with their hands in the air. >> and then they shot at the door and blew open the window and had one of the cameras go in. w

the house is connected with people who own a medical marijuana dispensary in newark which was also raided today. leslie brinkley is live at that home in danville tonight. >> reporter: the latest from the attorney general's offense is that when they searched this house late this afternoon and well into the evening here they found inside an assault rifle, ammunition, a shotgun, 20-pounds of processed marijuana and $40,000 in cash. at 2:20 wednesday aftertwa s.w.a.t. teams and agents stormed on to the cull desack off of old back hawk road and surrounded this house. neighbors cowered in their homes as they watched officer first to call for any one in the house to come out with their hands in the air. >> they shot at the door, blew up in the window and they had one of those robots with a camera go in and then that came out and then they reviewed the video of that and sent in a dog and the dug went in on a long leash and came back out and looked like 8 of them went in and searched the house from that and we watched it all from your window. >> reporter: a woman who drove up in a black suv was pr

these efforts leading to opportunities for the youth of newark. mayor booker also manages to make time for people of newark as well as people from all over about concerns that arise through the city over social networks like woodring and facebook. he cares a great deal about change by the way he exemplifies his actions and speech so on behalf of the democrats organizing for america it is a great pleasure to welcome cory booker. [applause] >> i had to retweet. she said she tweeted me. how are we doing? are we in the sestak? are we excited? not for me though. i'm thrilled to be here. i'm looking at my time. i want to manage it appropriately. i have to agendas. one to talk about obama and the issues and i open the question and answer we can get into that as much as possible but really what i am hoping to do is exploit the folks that are here especially the students to get involved in this campaign. i was interviewed by the campus reporter who's actually on the mitt romney campaign, and i actually encourage that. at the end of the day you have to unde

these efforts leading to opportunities for the youth of newark. mayor booker also manages to make time for people of newark as well as people from all over about concerns that arise through the city over social networks like woodring and facebook. he cares a great deal about change by the way he exemplifies his actions and speech so on behalf of the democrats organizing for america it is a great pleasure to welcome cory booker. [applause] >> i had to retweet. she said she tweeted me. how are we doing? are we in the sestak? are we excited? not for me though. i'm thrilled to be here. i'm looking at my time. i want to manage it appropriately. i have to agendas. one to talk about obama and the issues and i open the question and answer we can get into that as much as possible but really what i am hoping to do is exploit the folks that are here especially the students to get involved in this campaign. i was interviewed by the campus reporter who's actually on the mitt romney campaign, and i actually encourage that. at the end of the day you have to unde

how now, his attorney says this is retribution because newark has not issued them a business license, i have tried to contact people officials over at the city haven't gotten a response back. i tried talking to the direct attorney. he was not available. i've not available. and haven't gotten responses back from them, yet, either. reporting live at police headquarters, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and lawyers for victims of the blast are calling pg&e's admission nothing more than a pr stunt. that is a strong reaction after today's court appearance in superior court. lawyers told the judge the company will cover costs of the claims from victims of the pipeline explosion. and this victims lawyers say it does not address why the utility giant failed to run tests on the pipe that would have detected faulty pipe weld autos they had a decision. should we pay our executives multi kblinls of dollars in bonuses or take money and fix the pipe? >> the victim's attorneys say pg&e left open a window to blame a third party. >> and some economic news, california's newest figures show the jobless rate dr

if you are heading towards atlanta hourlong delays and two hours heading to newark. we are keeping that slight chance of rain wednesday through friday, not much in terms of measurable precipitation. looking dry through the new year. >> frances, thank you. >>> your children are they still basking in the glow of all those new toys they got this year? how long do you think that excitement is going to last? now there's a toy rental service that can save parents hundreds each year and keep the little ones entertained. becky who arely has more. -- becky worley has more. >> reporter: christmas, toys, excitement. then those shiney objects start to dull. >> tags still on it, yikes. >> reporter: i have tubs of toys my kids don't want to lay with any more. what if christmas comes more than once a year. nicki is the founder of a web-based toy service that bills itself as. >> we are the netflix of toys. >> reporter: moms and dads subscribe for $25 a month they get 40s mailed to their homes. >> that box is -- $120 worth of toys that she paid $10 if i four for. parents spend 22 bil

these efforts are leading to future opportunities for the youth of newark. mayor booktver also manages to make time for his people of newark as well as people from all over by responding to questions and concerns that arrive throughout the city via social networks like twitter and facebook. you can tell that he cares a great deal about change by the way he exemplifies it through his actions and through his speech. on behalf of the college, democrats, organizing for america it brings me great pleasure to introduce mayor cory booker. [applause] >> i'm sorry. i just had to retreat kristin there. how is everybody doing? are we enthusiastic? are we excited? not for me, though. [laughter] >> look, i'm thrilled to be here. i'm looking at my time. i want to manage it appropriately. i really have two agendas. one to talk about obama and a lot of the issues and i'm hoping that in the question and answer we can get into that as much as we want to but really what i want to do is excite the folks here especially the students to get involved in this campaign. i was just i

. >> we're live over this marijuana dispensery in newark. police are conducting a search now. >> there is a search and arrest warrant being served in a private home in dan value. >> that is where owners live. >> we're live at that house in danville tonight with a look there. >> that is right. i'm on victoria class. and police raided this home behind me, you can see there is crime scene tape. a woman returned here, handcuffed, walked inside and preem bli arrested by newark police. according to the attorney general, agents are serving warrants at the happy fwhels center in newark. this is for conspiracy, possession and sales of marijuana. narcotics officers are on the scene. we understand that through our contact this was operating criminally and the investigation was launched at the request of new york city council and police department. and apparently they're supposed to be operated not for profit. they said yorns were pocketing upwards of six figures per month.

if you are heading towards atlanta hourlong delays and two hours heading to newark. we are keeping that slight chance of rain wednesday through friday, not much in terms of measurable precipitation. looking dry through the new year. >> frances, thank you. >>> your children are they still basking in the glow of all those new toys they got this year? how long do you think that excitement is going to last? now there's a toy rental service that can save parents hundreds each year and keep the little ones entertained. becky who arely has more. -- becky worley has more. >> reporter: christmas, toys, excitement. then those shiney objects start to dull. >> tags still on it, yikes. >> reporter: i have tubs of toys my kids don't want to lay with any more. what if christmas comes more than once a year. nicki is the founder of a web-based toy service that bills itself as. >> we are the netflix of toys. >> reporter: moms and dads subscribe for $25 a month they get 40s mailed to their homes. >> that box is -- $120 worth of toys that she paid $10 if i four for. parents spend 22 bil

somehow he ended up on a train to newark, new jersey. police are checking to see if he paid for that ticket to newark. >>> rick perry filed a lawsuit against virginia in a last-ditch effort to get on the primary blot. he is challenging requirements for candidates to get on the ballot. newt bring rich trying to get on the ballot. virginia is holding a primary or caucus on supertuesday march 6th. >>> mitt romney with an endorsement from the boston herald. the paper says that he is the only candidate with the, quote, integrity and intelligence to beat president obama. romney is now in a dead heat with ron paul and newt gingrich among iowa republicans. the attack ads are picking up. though sometimes the negative can backfire with voters. >> it doesn't always benefit the person doing the spending. one of the things we have seen is that if one candidate attacks another it might benefit a third person because the voters don't like the negative ads. >> republican candidates have spent $10 million on ads in iowa this month alone. >>> earlier this

amber lee reports from newark that she learned today's action comes after months of investigation. >> reporter: state and local law enforcement agents raided the dispensary this afternoon. they spent hours removing items from the business. workers told them they were surprised. >> how would you describe this operation? >> like poking a pod and see what they can find. >> reporter: workers said agents detained them for questioning. >> i'm really mad, because i just started working here three weeks ago. we could run everything so professionally. >> reporter: during the police raid, this customer showed up. >> i've been to quite a few of them, and this is very professional. >> reporter: she told us, she suffers severe back pain. >> it's really sad for people like me, for other people who have worse conditions than me. you guys have no idea, this stuff really, really works. >> reporter: this man says he's glad the dispensary is shut down. he says his two children walk by here just a few blocks away. >> i think it's just a place to buy their pot without having to go to the local character d

investigators say four people connected to newark's happy wellness center live at this dan i will haveome. agents arrested a woman they claim manages the dispensary. they are searching for three others they say are also involved. investigators say operators were pocketing six figure salaries, dispensary supposed to be not for property. >>> still a couple of months away but drivers should plan ahead for a partial closure on the bay bridge. westbound traffic across the bridge will be shut down during the president's day weekend in february. but only in f the weather continues. caltrans says it needs to close the lanes to allow construction crews to work on the roadway. but if it rains, construction will be postponed until the sky is clear. b.a.r.t. and ferry boats are planning to beef up service during the three-day closure. >>> governor brown will be in san francisco this afternoon to talk about climate change in the state. he is in the city to host his governor's climate conference. governor brown is talking about extreme weather conditions around the world and how california will prep

amy hollyfield is live in newark. marijuana dispensaries are supposed to be legal, right? >> reporter: yes. but this one police have their suspicions about. they don't think everything going on inside was above board. they have their concerns, raided this place and then raided a home danville. that started 2:30 yesterday afternoon. the s.w.a.t. team and arm add agents stormed into a home on a cul-de-sac. neighbors watched from inside their own homes as police shot at the door, blew open the windows, sent in a robot and then dogs. police searched the marijuana dispensary center. police believe the dispensary was operating illegally. they say those who were running it were making a signatures-figure income every month and it was supposed to be a non-- a six-figure income every month and it was supposed to be a non-profit. >> nobody is making that kind of money collective is providing medicine to patients who are cyclical cal residents with cancer. -- who are sick california residents with cancer. they are just being reimbursed cost and expenses. all of this is harassment. >>

amber lee reports from newark that she learned today's action comes after months of investigation. >> reporter: state and local law enforcement agents raided the dispensary this afternoon. they spent hours removing items from the business. workers told them they were surprised. >> how would you describe this operation? >> like poking a pod and see what they can find. >> reporter: workers said agents detained them for questioning. >> i'm really mad, because i just started working here three weeks ago. we could run everything so professionally. >> reporter: during the police raid, this customer showed up. >> i've been to quite a few of them, and this is very professional. >> reporter: she told us, she suffers severe back pain. >> it's really sad for people like me, for other people who have worse conditions than me. you guys have no idea, this stuff really, really works. >> reporter: this man says he's glad the dispensary is shut down. he says his two children walk by here just a few blocks away. >> i think it's just a place to buy their pot without having to go to the local character d

the residents of that home are allegedly tied to a newark marijuana dispensary. it is unclear if the owners of the pot club or not at this point. the store is accused of not following medical marijuana guidelines. agents tell us the dispensary have gotten warnings about their operation. again, a look at a hole in danville, the potentially the owners may be tied to this newark dispensary of a pot club where search warrants are being disbursed there and also at the home in danville. we're trying to get more information by the story and bring it to you as soon as we know more. >>> in other news tonight, cigarette use by american teens has dropped to an all-time low, according to an annual study by the national institute on drug abuse. the survey showed that daily cigarette use by age to 12th graders is trending down. but the marijuana use is on the rise. teen use is higher than in five years. however, alcohol use fell, especially in the binge drinking category. >> we are seeing a significant decrease in alcohol and drinking behaviors from 1996 when it was very high.

they had commuted to newark from florida and washington state. yawns could be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. >> this new rule will afford pilots the opportunity to get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. >> reporter: the rules will also reduce the number of on-duty hours for a pilot, but only from a maximum of 16 hours a day to 14 hours a day. >> i'm very distressed over these rules because they don't go anywhere near far enough. >> reporter: and some say the new rules fall substantially short of dealing with the problems of pilots who commute to their base, flying in from distant cities to begin their duty. younger, less well paid pilots end up sleeping in so-called crash pads, like this one abc news found near laguardia airport in new york, with stacks of bunk beds, 24 to a room. or trying to grab sleep in pilot lounges, where experts say the quality of sleep is badly impaired. >> these new rules do not stop the danger of commuting pilots. >> reporter: the faa says the new rules require the airlines to recognize the proble

. >> reporter: the commander from the newark police department says that the shooting is gang related despite the police presence in the swat operation on this street no arrests have been made but people that live here are back in their home at this hour. live in newark, alex saf vick. >>> a water main break is calling concern in one san pablo neighborhood as there are concerns of a fuel line break. the incident started around 9:30, when crews found the 60- inch water main along with an 8- inch water line broken at fordam street. the trouble is that a kinder morgan fuel line runs through that area and there are concerns that flooding could damage that line. he says right now kinder morgan is trying to perge the line. five homes have lost water and that the large break should not affect water supplies in other areas. >>> occupy protesters marked a milestone in their movement today. it's been three months since the demonstrations begin and some are still gathered. >> reporter: there is a small group in this park, one ten remains standing, earlier today there was a louder message made. m

. >> after newark's medical marijuana collective was raided the business reopened today. and we're live with a story you'll see on 7. >> right. the collective is open for another couple hours. two hours and while police are well aware of the reopening they did not confront the situation today. justin is defying law enforcement agents. at 11:00 this morning reopening the doors to the happy wellness center in a city that has banned medical marijuana dispensery autos there is no way that me... the way i am, could just sit back and not open if i felt we're doing anything wrong, i won't be here. >> the move follows a move a week ago and a search warrant served on the rented danville home. agents seized evidence in both locations. and people are wondering how long police will keep their distance. >> i expected them by already. i'm sure they rolled by and noticed. >> the commander from newark police declined an interview but said we view this as i will legal and support efforts to shut it down. both police and state department told us that this is an active and ongoing investiga

we are joined my for newark and we have more on this. >>reporter: we are here at the checkpoint at borden and newark. officers are out here stopping vehicles and checking their driver's license making sure they have not had anything to drink. there are 21 different agency will be stepping up their do you live patrols in setting up checkpoints like disappearing dish usually comes up in the middle of december. as you can see this one has just gotten underway. it will be going until about 2:00 a.m.. the city will have stepped up patrols until about 3:00 a.m.. her former >>catherine: there are new details in a 12 year old murder and a rise has been made more than a decade after alice and her body turned up in a nevada desert. her former boyfriend has been charged with her murder. kate thompson records that she fled the country her years ago when he was caught sneaking back using a fake passport at sfo. >>reporter: police are not giving any details on the new evidence they discover that allow them to arrest the 40 year-old. their investigator

eastern on c-span.t a >> next, newark, new jersey,li mayor coryke booker.. he recently spoke on behalf ofth presidente obama and his re-election campaign in manchester, new hampshire.f the event was co-hosted by the st. answer helm college creme cats and -- democratses and the group organizing for america. it runs about 50 minutes. [applause] >> i'm sorry, i just had to retreat christian there. how's everybody doing?i are we enthusiastic? are we excited? not for me though. [laughter]e look, i am thrilled to be here. i'm looking at my time, i wanthe to manage it appropriately. i really have two agendas, one, to talk about obama and a lot of the issues, and i'm hoping in the question and answer we can o get into that as much as you want to. but really what i'm hoping to de is to excite the folks that arer here to get involved in thisg campaign. i was just interviewed by avi campus reporter who's actually on the mitt romney campaign, and i actually encourage that. at the end of the day, you have understand democracy cannot be a spectator sport. be a spect. we c

one of the pilots had commuted from tampa too newark and the other from seattle. the new rules unveiled today is a way to head off the pilot fatigue. pilots will have a minimum ten-hour rest period between shift, two hours less than they have now. that means another new factor in all of this. the opportunity for eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. that means it limits a pilot's time in the day. and for the first time the government is defining and limiting the so-called flight duty period during the day from when a pilot arrives for work to when their last flight is completed. the new rules do not apply to cargo plane pilots because officials say it would cost that industry too much. that was also a complaint from the passenger airlines at first. they had worried about staff and now they say they will take another look at this. pretty drastic new rules for pilots that have got to get more rest than they are getting between flight shifts today. >> a lot of new rules and guidelines. ultimately, when do they go into effect? do you know? >> for not another two years b

they opened just a few months ago and is newark's last remaining marijuana club. >> how would you characterize this organization? >> i don't know, we do run everything so professionally, we make sure everybody has their validation. >> drug agents live where the potato club is, one is a convicted felon with a long wrap sheet. >>> one suspect was injured, police are still looking for another. they look whom move -- mover visit of the scene and we will have that for you later on today. >>> barry bonds first gave his grand injury testimony in the case, he was later convicted of obstructing justice because he lied about steroid use. they are urging the jury to send bonds to prison and lawyers want more time while they appeal his conviction. >> you no longer have to pay for parking, just tap the meeting by phone. drivers did download a smart phone app and they can get a pay sticker. they will even get a paid tax stamp and this service will be available citywide. >>> the closure will allow crews -- closure will allow lanes to be reconfigured and it allows rain and -- unless there is rain and it force

aquí, la esperaban su madre en el aeropuerto internacional de newark en nueva york.fue arrestada en el 95 acusada de tomar por las armas el congreso peruano. el acto nunca se llevó a cabo, pero la estadounidense de origen neoyorquino le admitió a las autoridades de ese país que fue ella quien ayudó a tupac amaru a al quit raquilar una casa donde unían un año más tarde en el 99 fue sentenciado a 20 años de prisión por estar vinculada directamente al movimiento tupac amaru y de intentar hacer terrorismo en nuestro país. su viaje a estados unidos no es deven definitivo su permiso de viaje tiene fecha límite y estará de regreso el próximo 11 de enero, durante su estadía de nueva york se quedará en la residencia de su madre en manhattan, donde la seguridad le tiene prohibida la entrada, aunque algunos cuestionan que ella no regresará al perú. >>> si ella no, regresa eh, va a provocar un incidente in nacion internacional entre el gobierno de perú y el gobierno de estados unidos, para bien de ella regresa terminar esta historia de justicia en perú. >>>periodista: en nueva y

birmingham, alabama but he have never made t amtrak says they have learned to smith took a train to newark, new jersey where he checked into the hospital on the 17th and checked out on the 18th. no word why he went to the hospital and he is still missing this morning. ning. >>> we are just days away from the first votes in the republican presidential race and there has been yet another lead change in iowa. in. >> this morning, mitt romney has tape the lead over ron paul and the new numbers show a surprising surge from another gop candidate. sherry ly has more. >> reporter: how much things have changed. this has been one of the most fluid races in recent history. mitt romney is now the frontrunner but in the back and forth race in the iowa caucuses, it is still very much up for grabs. it could be rick santorum, now in third. mitt romney now appears to be the man to beat. ron paul has fallen back to second. the changing dynamic has made it difficult to predict who might win in iowa. >> i think anybody would has eight or nine million dollars of negative advertising, much of it false thrown at

they are still investigating and is newark's last remaining pot club. >>> it's bad and could get worse. governor brown in swinging the budget axe ordered drastic cuts to solve the state's fiscal crisis. he warns there could be more unless the tax proposals are implemented. phil matier on the no mercy cuts around the corner. >> million dollars in cuts, more to follow in january. >> reporter: that was governor brown's warning yesterday but like a lot of political statements, it doesn't quite tell the whole story. >> this is the first round of this year's adjustments and then you're looking at next year with another $13 billion according to legislative analysts another $13 billion deficit. >> reporter: plus more than $3 billion in cuts that the legislature made last year being challenged in court. that could mean having to come back and cut other areas even more to make up for the losses if the state loses those cases. >> i think the big victory so far is that this is only a billion and not four billion but it could get worse in the automatic cuts in the next round of things k-12 educatio

these efforts leading to opportunities for the youth of newark.ker also manages to make time for people of newark as well as people from all over about concerns that arise through the city over social networks like woodring and facebook. he cares a great deal about change by the way he exemplifies his actions and speech so on behalf of the democrats organizing for america it is a great pleasure to welcome cory booker. [applause] >> i had to retweet. she said she tweeted me. how are we doing? are we in the sestak? are we excited? not for me though. i'm thrilled to be here. i'm looking at my time. i want to manage it appropriately. i have to agendas. one to talk about obama and the issues and i open the question and answer we can get into that as much as possible but really what i am hoping to do is exploit the folks that are here especially the students to get involved in this campaign. i was interviewed by the campus reporter who's actually on the mitt romney campaign, and i actually encourage that. at the end of the day you have to understand dem

saying newark pd turned him away. and he is the owner of the happy wellness center. wednesday, the medical dispensery was raided and agents raided his home in danville. >> that is a lot of money. >> it is. and 100% of it was going to california board of eek saigs. >> the only person arrested was the manager. her court hearing was postponed until next week. >> and update now on our story about a san francisco thief who could end up with truck loads of stolen goods. a judge gave all unclaimed items to the convicted thief. that will give police more time to find rightful owners and get it back to them. police confiscated eight truck loads of stolen goods and served time, now awaiting deportation to canada. >> a lot more to bring you here today at 6:00. water front about to get a major face lift. the work the america's cup yacht race will require and compromise reached with critics. >> and we're live to stick off >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> you'll see more of these around the state for the next 17 days. this is a live picture from a che

the restaurants include, brentwood, newark, fairfield and two in san jose. according to the u.s. department of labor, they allowed teens to load and operate a trash compact compactor. a spokesman says we all want young workers to develop the skills and experience necessary to compete in the marketplace, but safety must never be sacrificed in the process. the parent company is cec entertainment, inc. out of texas. labor officials say it has paid the fines totaling almost $30,000. on the employment page of the chuck e cheese website it should be noted, the company states cec is competed to protecting the safety, health and well-being of its employees. i have put in a call to cec entertainment and waiting to hear back from them for comment. >>> reporting live from cupertino, i'm marla tellez. >> marla, thank you very much for the update. >>> 5:33 right now. they're supposed to clean up restaurants throughout san francisco, several inspectors caught up in dirty business themselves. later this morning, district attorney george gascon will announce charges against two former public hea

that's in newark yesterday after complaints of illegal sales and money laundering there. later police swarmed the clinic owner's home in danville and arrested the 28-year-old woman, believed to be a manager. they are looking for the owner and two other people connected. >>> and five school board members are targets of a recall campaign in the oakland unified school district. a group called the concerned parents and community coalition needs to launch a signature drive to get the issue on the ballot. they targeted trustees, they recently voted to close five elementary schools in oakland. >>> how about a little weather now? we're a little wet out there, lawrence. >> a little wet this morning. showers in the bay area early on today. this quick moving cold front moving through now and sliding into the south bay bringing with it more rainfall and so the focus is headed further to the south. still some lingering low-level moisture in parts of the north bay so light showers continuing there but heavier amounts now in toward the san jose area we can see another band of showers ma

when i was living in newark, the only time i would see a person of a different color, you know, a whiteould be like the missionaries walking around trying to convert people. >> after dropping out of community college, he worked the overnight shift at kmart. >> the people i worked with, that was their life. but i've realized that a lot of those people didn't really have many options. i don't want to work like that. i kind of want to make my own way. >> a video game fanatic, anthony created a video game website which led to his start-up idea. so tell me about playd. >> playd is a social network for gamers. i got passion. i got determination. i got heart. i may not have the paper to say i know what i know, but i know what i know. >> for newme entrepreneur pius, the summer in silicon valley is about going all in on his dotcom idea. an mit grad and former student body president, pius quit his consulting business last year to work with his co-founder and girlfriend becky developing becouply. a social network for couples. >> for us, this isn't a summer project. this isn't -- it's not a hobby.

one had just arrived in newark after a cross country flight. both could be heard yawning on the cockpit voice recorder. the rules announced this morning are designed to prevent that. >> this is a big deal because for 25 years people have been talking about this and haven't done a dang thing about. and we have. >> reporter: the new rules require a pilot to have eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. place new limits on flight hours weekly and monthly. ensure pilots have more off-duty hours per week. give airlines more flexibility to adjust scheduling and require fatigued pilots to inform carriers of their condition. researchers say fatigue impairs a person's performance by slowing reflexes and eroding judgment. >> safety is our number one priority. always has been and always will be. the american people have entrusted us with the solemn obligation of preventing accidents. our charge above all else, is to save lives. >> reporter: last year an line trade association estimated the changes would cost the industry two billion dollars per

one had just arrived in newark after a cross country flight.h could be heard yawning on the cockpit voice recorder. the rules announced this morning are designed to prevent that. >> this is a big deal because for 25 years people have been talking about this and haven't done a dang thing about. and we have. >> reporter: the new rules require a pilot to have eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. place new limits on flight hours weekly and monthly. ensure pilots have more off-duty hours per week. give airlines more flexibility to adjust scheduling and require fatigued pilots to inform carriers of their condition. researchers say fatigue impairs a person's performance by slowing reflexes and eroding judgment. >> safety is our number one priority. always has been and always will be. the american people have entrusted us with the solemn obligation of preventing accidents. our charge above all else, is to save lives. >> reporter: last year an line trade association estimated the changes would cost the industry two billion dollars per yea

redwood city, brentwood, newark, san bruno, cupertino and two in san jose. >>> more teenagers are using pot and see it as less of a risk while alcohol use among that age group has dropped to historic lows. that's a survey of 47,000 teenageers. they found one of every 15 high school seniors reported smoking pot on a daily or nearly day basis, the highest rate since 1981. on the flip side, alcohol use continues to decline, but it's still an issue. 40% of 12th graders reported drinking in the previous 30 days before taking the survey, compared to 54% in 1991. >>> hanging up that cell phone for good once you get behind the wheel of a car. bob redell explains. >> reporter: national transportation safety board now looks at talking while behind the wheel and other forms of distracted driving as the new dui. it's become so dangerous in their eyes that they're now recommending that all states ban all forms of cell phone use while you're behind the wheel, texting, e-mailing and talking, even if you're hands free, which is legal in the state of california. a big part of this concern stems from thi

three men are in jail this morning following a pot club raid in newark. agents acted on tips of illegal sales and money laundering there and police swarmed the clinic's owner's home in danville and arrested the 28- year-old woman. she is believed to be the manager there. they are still looking for the owner of the club and two others. >>> it's official. the u.s. war in iraq is over. defense secretary leon panetta formally declared an end to the war a short time ago this morning during a ceremony in baghdad. 4500 americans died over the past nine years and 32,000 others were wounded. the war cost the united states more than $800 billion. panetta said it was worth the price in blood and money because iraq is now on a path to democracy. >>> 6:33. so far the month has been dry. >> winter is a week away and we have a little rain today. >> delays at sfo, an hour on arrivals. be prepared for that. showers continuing around the bay area this morning. and most of that activity starting to slide a little further south with this fast- moving cold front. it's going t

philadelphia has had a lot of delays lately they are the only one newark went from yellow to green.ack to our neighborhoods, everything is running smoothly. flight tracker abc7news.com at the bottom any time you travel. >>> 4:49. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is scheduled to be in the bay area tomorrow for a fundraiser. he will be speaking to supporters willing to fork over from $1,000 to $2500 each for a chance to dine with him at the marriott. the former massachusetts governor was here last june. romney is expected to pick up an endorsement from former vice president dan quayle today. >>> newt gingrich has storm to the top of the gop pack this morning. new poll overnight shows gingrich rocketing to a lead in iowa where caucusgoers will vote four weeks from today. the latest on the race for the white house. >> reporter: with a month to go before voting a new poll out this morning shows the size of newt gingrich's lead in iowa. among republicans planning to attend the iowa caucuses 33% favor the former house speaker. gingrich sets 15 point as head of his nearest riva

a pot dispense ary in newark raided by state, state, federal, and local authorities today. they say the dispenseary was operation illegally. s.w.a.t. teams raided the danville home of the owner this afternoon. the manager, a woman was being arrested. you can see a sign they left on the door. three men believed to be the owners have not been found. the -- that's the woman being arrested. the suspects are facing various drug charges, including the sale of marijuana. >>> advocates of the open carrying of firearms showed up tonight at the crowded sun valley mall in concard, fully armed, to make a point. it was in response to the concord police stopping two men carringly guns last thursday -- carrying guns last thursday at the mall. those meeting here tonight claim that was an unlawful seizeure. >> brent: the police in that instance took it too far. they ran the cereal numbers of the firearms, which is illegal because there's no probable cause. they had not done anything wrong other than to open carry. what's legal under the law is that they check your firearm to make sure it's

when he asked morton's to deliver a porter househouse no newark airport his free dinner was there whene landed. the world we live in, in 140 characters or less. >> i love that! >> yeah. we love that too. >> [ unintelligible ] >> hard to tweet when you have passed out from shock. >> good point. tweeting now already. taking about the winds and how they are calmer this morning. good news like to start off friday with good news. welcome to december, welcome to probably well above average temperatures i don't think we'll threaten any records definitely another warm, sunny day, locally gusty winds vollmer peak camera bouncing a little as we look to the west emeryville in the foreground, bay bridge back to san francisco. around 30 miles per hour, santa rosa fairfield, livermore, 24 half moon bay, 32 napa, 18 san jose. everybody else less than 10 miles per hour. you can see it is not as wide as it was yesterday. mid to upper 40s loss toes, concord, mid to upper 50s fairfield, antioch, mountain view, everybody else low to me 60s. our lows now are warmer than our average highs should be. low to

philadelphia and newark alsoñrx reporting moderate delays. and the day is still young.hroughout th14:ay today.e1 you want to check that with your carrier. tricky travel, trying toçó get the eastern seaboard today. also some tricky travel right here in our own great state of california. dense fog advisories have beenñ posted for the centáa valley. that'll be the case until noon today. so you really want to take it you may notjf actually have to extend that advisory. because we've gotÑikjtkets of fg still in concord, keeping your visibility down to about 100 feet. so you really want to travel cautiously. also keeping your temperature down, 39 degrees in fairfield and 40 degrees in concord right now. you can see where that fog is drifting in. that's where you get the cooler conditions. elsewhere, though, we'reym at degrees in sunny val, 52 santa cruz. another gorgeous day for us. it is a spare the air day.e1 you will notice the>2ñ haze and full-on sunshine. we'll take you through your fullfolk. back to you for now. >> as you mentioned it's warmer noww3 but we did have th

historical goopy park the park has been completely renovated to share now it boasts the largest rink in newark you can skate and it's fifteen thousand square metres of ice until midnight every night there are many other festive winter beaches in the park such as hockey rinks. ski tracks and an ice labyrinth to children. this is not tacky even if you want but rather design a christmas decorations. department store is the ideal place to shop annually a spectacular festive bazaar is set up on the ground floor thousands of sparking toys and confess it music all around just make sure not to be carried away as you might end up bankrupt before the holidays even begin. a green fir tree with its distinctive scent reminiscent of the christmas period is one of the main with symbols in russia in many families it's a tradition to buy a real treat instead of an artificial attempt not to harm the environment make sure to purchase a tree from authorized companies to sell trees that have been. especially great for christmas and not to be chopped down you can choose from a range of dutch russian factories and p