on cbs 5.com. >>> sonia shin live in our newsroom thank you. >>> 6:31 a.m.dd a new police chief to the list of changes at san francisco city hall. let's go to sharon ken she is in san francisco where the old mayor has given the new police chief a new job. >> good morning sydnie. that had to happen yesterday because today gavin newsom will take the oath of officer as new state lieutenant governor. he kept his major position until the new board was sworn in. the last one as mayor, surprise for district attorney he chose the city's top cop he swore in george gascon for state attorney general kamela harris he passed the bar in 1939 of and said his -- 1996 and said his years in law enforcement will make him a good da. >> i believe i can offer something to this role that will be somewhat unique and having the understanding of policing, and the career that has been incredible to me and one that i love and really part of my identity. >> turns out newsom's police chief wasn't considered until the two consulted on saturday the mayor said he talked to gascon and realiz

they understand it much better, that you need to be a little more diverse, particularly in the newsroomnobody is perfect but there is a good mix and i'm in those big meetings when they're deciding what stories are going out. but i think it's very important, and i think that, you know, look, america is diverse as we've been talking about and i think it's important the newsroom reflects america. not just our skin but what we think. >> what's also interesting is all of you, in response to the lack of diversity, didn't just complain about it, you found new spaces to offer your vision of the world. how important has it been for this next generation of african-americans to craft new media spaces to articulate their vision? >> i think it's been incredibly important. for so long, only a few were allowed in. now you don't even have to worry about being allowed. you can own your own content and where your own voice. i think it's incredibly liberating. i didn't have that when i was coming up. so that was it. now you can work in those legitimate outlets. i think it's been liberating for a number of

pete williams in our washington newsroom, thanks. >>> now to the economy. it's been two years and four months since the world financial system came close to falling off a cliff. tonight the presidential commission that's been looking into the causes of the meltdown has issued its report. our own lisa myers has the results. >> we believe the report speaks for itself. >> reporter: in more than 500 pages, the commission blames the financial meltdown on a complex stew of recklessness, greed and regulatory negligence. >> this financial crisis could have been avoided. let us be clear. this calamity was the result of human action, inaction and misjudgment. >> reporter: wall street comes in for scathing criticism, accused of a systemic breakdown in ethics and risky investments to generate hefty profits. it blames government officials for devastating failures of financial regulation and says their responses to the crisis actually increased the panic. specifically criticized in one way or another, federal reserve chairman alan greenspan and ben bernanke, as well as t

leigh glaser was at the vigil and is in the newsroom with more on it. >> reporter: tonight's gathering was yet another call for unity for communities across the country to come together to support the victims of the tucson shooting and to make sure this kind of violence never happens again. tonight's candlelight vigil actually took place at oakland city hall. the candles were held in solemn reminders of the residents that were killed there in tucson, residents, community leaders and local clergy together formed a solemn ring around the city hall there tonight. they say they want to remember those that survived the tragedy and they want to find ways to curve the violence. congresswoman barbara lee says the time to start that is now. >> we owe it to the victims and the survivors of the attack on gabby and her brothers and sisters to refocus our national efforts and our local efforts in the promotion of nonviolence. and we can start, of course, doing that right here in the east bay and in oakland. >> reporter: congresswoman lee also said when she returns to washington next week tougher gu

for now we're live in the newsroom. >> all right. thanks. the search for a missing central valley boy and the man who kidnapped him is shifting this weekend. dive teams made their final underwater search of the stanislaw county canal this afternoon. today they began air and road patrols for the bodies 46-year-old juniani cardenas seen there and jose rodriguez. the boy allegedly took the boy from his grandmother's arms nearly two weeks ago and drove off in the silver corolla. cruise pulled that car from the canal seen here on friday. >>> in san francisco, with demand and donations down, a longtime women's health clinic is slated to be closed but a last-minute push sunday way to raise the $250,000 it needs to stay open. live from san francisco where they are holding a fund-raiser. hello, kimberley. >> reporter: all of the employees working here at the clinic took a pay cut to try to keep the clinic open. that's how much they care about what they do. this has been a clinic that's been around for more than three decades and serves 2,500 patients

lillian kim is in the newsroom with the story. lillian. >> popular spots like this field where doing roam free could see major changes sure to upset dog owners. starting tomorrow though the public will be able to chime in. the national park service is seeking input from those 4 and against the proposal. the golden gate national recreation area released a draft plan and according to the people who put it together the goal was to come up with a policy scare to everybody. the national park service says for years they received complaints that unleash dog trample native vegetation, disturb protective species and bother people. proposal include requiring leashes in certain areas at ocean beach, christy field and fort fun stop and the report calls for banning dogs all together here. >> this plan is our attempt to create to fulfill our mission as national park and to provide balance among users and to make sure that people can have a require of experiences here in the park. >> go after the people who are causing the problem but what they

. >> sonja shin, live in the newsroom this morning, thank you. >>> time now 5:03. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords continues to amaze doctors as she recovers from a gunshot wound to the head. a tucson hospital says giffords is now able to stand up. giffords' mother said in an email that her daughter was also able to sit at a chair and read cards from schoolchildren. giffords is expected to be moved within days to a rehabilitation facility in texas. >>> a federal grand jury has indicted jared lee loughner accused of the shooting spree that killed six and wounded giffords and 12 others. yesterday's indictment specifically dealt with the attempt to kill giffords and two of her aides. >>> vice president hu jintao is wrapping up his visit to washington, d.c. today. 4. u will meet with members of congress and later today will travel to chicago to meet with operators of several chinese- owned businesses. last night he was treated to a state dinner at the white house by president obama and the first lady. among the guests at that dinner, oakland mayor jean quan and

sonja shin is in the newsroom with why the family of a murder victim says the former governor broke the law. >> good morning. reports. >>> reporter: a concord family is going to file a lawsuit against schwarzenegger today in sacramento. the family of luis santos says schwarzenegger violated their constitutional rights under mary's law when he commuted the voluntary manslaughter sentence of esteban nunez, the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez and one of two men convicted of the stabbing death of luis santos in 2008. santos and some friends were attacked outside a party in san diego. santos was stabbed in the heart. it seemed justice was served when esteban nunez was sentenced to 16 years but schwarzenegger commuted it and cut the time by more than half. >> that was my concern is pardons going to interfere with justice. >> schwarzenegger sent a letter to the family acknowledging he had caused more pain by reducing the sentence but said the facts of the case did not support equal sentences for both of the men convicted. santos calls the letter political rhetoric and critics accus

amy is in the newsroom tonight with more on how he was chosen. >>reporter: the vote was 10-1.we don't know ed lee reaction tonight he's on vacation in china but everyone from mayor newsom to leaders in the chinese community are thrilled. everyone except this guy. supervisor chris daly. the one person who voted against lee. he says lee will bring about no change. he will maintain the status quo. everyone else spoke about lee's leadership skills and strong ethics. lee didn't want the job at first. but he received several phone calls in china from people pushing him to become the city's first asian american mayor. >> i was one of the few friend that were able to persuade him for the good of the city, you know, that sometimes you have to take some risk and personal sacrifice and make personal sacrifice and do it. because about historical time and we'll never have an opportunity if he doesn't take the first step. >>reporter: lee still need the approval of the new board of supervisors which will be sworn in tomorrow but insiders are speculating that won't be a problem. if he is swor

in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, "abc 7 news." >>> california mayors are coming hard against jerry brown over a plan to eliminate redevelopment agencies in part of an effort to balance the budget. mayors of the largest nine cities told the governor that his plan doesn't work. the mayors have their own fiscal problems and they would rely on redevelopment money to keep their municipalities afloat and they don't feel they have to choose between redevelopment projects and other long term needs like education. >> it's something we could fix and not destroy. it makes no sense in the world to pit immediate programs for kids and welfare against the hopes and dreams of kids. >> governor's budget plan to shut off state funding for redevelopment agencies. the governor wants to redirect the money to schools and public safety. >> a well established women's health clinic is set to shut down tomorrow because of funding programs. brian martin health services was founded in 1979 and serves 2500 patients every year. on sunday they voted to close the facility because the $250,000 in debt. since then, they

she is in our newsroom.d morning. >> good morning. >> you created a solution to a problem many of us have. we want our kids to wash their hands and keep them clean. you take them out, whether you are at the supermarket an the park, they can't reach the sink. you created something that solves that problem? >> yes. so hand washing is really important. we all know that. as a mom of three kids, it's really hard to pick them up and help them with the soap. it is just a lot of hassle. so i've created this product to help them to reach the water flow so it is much easier. >> look at that. so it is something that is portable. at home, we have a little stepstool but when we go to the park or any place else, we can't take the stool with us. so this attaches to the spigot and let's them reach the water easier? >> yes, definitely. >> how much does it cost and how hard was it to bring it to market? >> the retail price is $12.99 plus tax. >> it fits right in the diaper bag. that's the good news. >> yes. it is really small

healther holmes is in the newsroom now with a look at some of the other stories we're looking at now. >>> your money hard at work. the caldecut tunnel reaches a significant milestone. we take you there for a closer look. >>> federal investigators shed more light. the illegal activity allegedly happening behind the schools doors. >>> and a large scale prostitution ring right here in the bay area busted. where the neighborhood brothels were located and who was being forced into sexual slavery. those stories and more when we see you tonight at 6:00. >> we'll see you then, thank you heather. >>> communers got some good news today. the california transportation commission approved $40 million for the so called nevado narrows widening project. highway101 will be widened to four lanes. in the southbound direction the highway will be widened to highway 37. the project is slated to be completed in about 18 months. >>> the epa approved a plan today allowing the use of higher ethanol fuel blends in older models cars and trucks. the old standards only allowed the e15 blend in use for vehicles bui

our producers have been making phone calls in the newsroom. officially it came in 4.4 magnitude, we just learned that to a 4.1. has now been it occurred about 4:12 this afternoon. we're still trying to get more information. >> this is turning into a big news day. we not only have that earthquake but we have jim harbaugh. >>> supervisors have just voted on their choice for a new interim mayor and david stevenson will have that in just a moment. >>> plus we know now what did it. what got people sick inside a san francisco hotel last night. >>> we want to take you back to san francisco now. more developing news, that's where the current board of supervisors just voted for an interim mayor. david stevenson is live with the vote. >> reporter: and by a vote of 10-1 the board of supervisorred voted to confirm ed lee as the new interim mayor. of course this vote will have to be ratified by the incoming board next tuesday. but it is a sign that they were able to turn around the candidacy of ed lee. it was a nomination that came on tuesday to move the c

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> the search for kidnapped child continues after divers search a canal for second day and they failed to find the car had a they believe julianne and the man who kidnapped him were n.the divers will use sonar to search the canal. >> what they are searching tomorrow is the pipeline area between the northern section and southern section of the canal. areas where our divers were not able to go due to safety concerns. just eliminate the fact that if there is, if the vehicle that we are looking for might be possibly stuck on the side of the pipeline or underground and pipeline going underground. >>reporter: search goes on. there are other new development in the case as well. more on that from laura anthony. >> that's the silver car rose out of the canal it appeared at first it might be the missing toyota corolla the car police feared cocaine 4-year-old julianne but it wasn't. >> unfortunately ladies and gentlemen we have been unable to locate the vehicle. fortunately that means there's still hope we'll find this little boy alive. >>reporter: investigators hav

reporting live from the newsroom, janine de la vega. >>> jerry brown is still moving forward with plans to scale back his security despite the attack on the arizona congresswoman. this morning the governor was driven to the state capital but a single security member. >> panic is not good. we can't let our free society be intimidated by terrorists or by hateful individuals or by people who are acting in such a bizarre way. >> brown contends adding addition security would only waste taxpayer dollars. >>> governor brown is shuffling appoints. bill honing today removed his nomination to the board. honing was convicted for delivering state funds to his wife's nonprofit organization. brown nominated beverly hills assistant superintendent illene house. >>> representative jackie spear spoke to thousands of philipino veterans and widows. >> my message to you and my message to the congress of the united states is that philipino men who served in world war ii are not second class citizens. >> in 1946, congress stripped benefits from philipino veterans. >>> the highway patrol in sonoma and napa iss

sonia in our newsroom with more. sonia good morning. >> good morning sydnie.overnor brown has already told californians to brace themselves for budget proposal the address the states $28 billion deficit. predictions are there will be many painful budget cuts, brown said there is much reason for concern but promised to have no new taxes without asking voters, our partners at kcbs radio spoke to mark leno who made some predictions on what governor brown's plans are for taxes. >> recognizing severe pain people are suffering, in this very down economy, it makes it especially difficult, but again, i don't believe the governor will suggest anyone's tax will be raised we want to maintain current levels. >> however cuts are expected in the medical program, the healthy families program, at universities and expenditures and for cash grants for the poor. we will be updating you on this throughout the morning and we will stream it live for the news conference live at 11:00 a.m. on cbs 5.com. >>> sonia shin in our newsroom thank you. >>> add a new police chief to the list

good morning every one of us receive or hear the newsroom is attorney say is a good squad leader who took care of his men but the government says he left them behind when they needed in the most those are the opening arguments in the court martial of florida national guard soldier. he is accused of deserving as you did well on a two week furlough from iraq last fall convicted he faces a year in prison and a dishonorable discharge. a military court has reached a decision. very serene. he says he stands by his actions. the latest news from fort stewart georgia. three to seven. army specialist jeremy sivits was the first soldier to be charged and is expected to plead guilty to taking pictures of the abuse as part of his deal with prosecutors he would testify against the other soldiers sivits faces a maximum of one year in prison. might be getting sweeter. what is. is that the men who gave the orders not fully assume the responsibility of the commanding officer. tire responsibility and the entire fall to their subordinates. one cannot delegate the command. responsibility i can delegate a

they combined its two a single newsroom. many journalists fear for its future. >> there is a growing danger for certain colleagues, because they feel the job is not as secure as it was. >> even though those in power say they need -- they mean no harm and suggest there will be no massive redundancies. the power struggles are more visible and somehow more relaxing. >> the u.s. democrat jerry brown has been sworn in as california 's 49th governor. he is inheriting a more troubled state than the one he led back then. he talked about the courage and sacrifice that will be needed ahead. >> this land is your land -- >> it started us a celebration of modern times. and the outgoing superstar, arnold schwarzenegger, next to him, gray davis. they watched as the democrats took the same oath for the third term. a career politician first sworn in 36 years ago. >> 1975 was the ending of the vietnam war and a recession caused by the middle east oil embargo. now as we gathered in this restored memorial auditorium dedicated to those who died

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> discovery kingdom in valet mourning a loss. the oldest elephant in north america 71 years old was the average is grave years so this was remarkable. taj was with them since 1978 when it was known as marine world and was in redwood city. before that she traveled with circus vargas and long ago it belonged to the krishna. tank passed away 71 years of age. >> when we continue here tonight. veteran lawmaker announce his retirement. republican drive to repeal obama care and testimonial from bay area people who are desparate to keep their health care intact. >> and the legacy of sergeant shriver. how he spoke out on >> and the legacy of sergeant shriver. how he spoke out on behalf of the silent. anotherwe i want you to jeans. >> welcome back. thanks for joining us. we'll start this half hour with health care. opponent of president obama health care reform say they have won the debate with this last election. but 19 pelosi and democratic caucus in the house are attempting to reframe the debate now. more tonight from political reporter

scott is in the newsroom and has been gathering all of this. >> they look confusing. 103 thousanded this jobs compared to november. those are good numbers. the one you will hear about all day is the unemployment rate dropping to 9.4%. the biggest drop since 1998. we were at 9.7. there were a lot of different ways to interpret what happened there. it could be fantastic news and they did refiz the job members from earlier. but there will be a lot of political fallout. let's turn to brian for more on at least washington's view in all of this. >> you are going to hear the president say later that it's progress, but it's not nearly as much as he wants. he is essentially not happy with it. shock of shocks, you will hear the republicans say just about the same thing. the president is not adding nearly enough jobs to get the economy fired up and moving forward again. that 103,000 jobs significantly less than analysts hoped. they thought the economy will add 150,000 jobs in december. back to you. >> we will continue to take a look at the numbers and drill down on some of these

live here in the newsroom, bob redell, nbc news here in the bay. >> thanks a lot, bob.lluminating report. >> lindsay lohan gets another chance at puing her life back together. she will be released from the betty ford clinic. she has a good shot at recovery if she chooses to change her party girl lifestyle and remain in continued therapy. if she stays out of trouble, a judge could relax the terms of her sentence late next month that ends a cycle of several court hearings. zsa zsa gabor is back in a hospital to have part of her leg removed. they are watching a growing blood clot recommended amputation. that has grown from one inch to 12 inches. the times said that gang green has set in. the 93-year-old broke her hip last summer and has been in and out of the hospital ever since. in august she asked for a priest to come and issue last rights. >>> a split second could be all it takes to find out if someone has cancer. researchers are joining forces to bring a cancer blood test to the market. they can spot a singer cancer cell among a billion healthy ones and performed in a

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> all right we move on to other news as we continue tonight. why your cash may no longer be good on the golden gate bridge. >> i'm in sacramento. newly elected governor brown unveils state budget proposal and critic say it's just as bad as a swart neglect budget. >> get ready to trade the shades for the umbrellas.i'll show you when the rain will shades for the umbrellas.i'll show you when the rain will arrive tomorrow coming up >> thanks. also tonight. sometimes counselling around in the hospital is not frowned upon. stay with us. news at the hospital is not frowned upon. stay with us. news at upon. people! look at you! at texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national average!! three times the national average!!! new school banking at capital one bank. with interest plus savings, go to capitalone.com!!!!! >> jerry brown says it is quote better to take our med

sonia is in our newsroom with details on the quake. i understand there were a no, ma'am of aftershocks. >> definitely. it was felt all over the bay area. a magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit this morning at 12:51. the epicenter between salinas and hollister , east of monterey bay. no reports of injuries. 2300 people went on the usgs website to say they felt it, some as far away as marin county. one aftershock hit a mile away at 1:00 a.m. with a magnitude 3.4. we've been hearing from many of you on facebook who felt the quake. brad says he felt a pretty good rolling on russian hill in san francisco, and jimmy who lives in san francisco says there were some things swaying a little bit, creeing walls and it went on for 15 or 20 seconds. tj says it woke me out of a deep sleep in san jose and willow glen. no damage, just a lot of shaking and rapid heartbeating. we will continue to follow this and give you the latest information as we learn more. >>> thank you so much. well, no one was hurt when someone opened fire on a muny bus in san francisco.

in the newsroom, ken pritchett. >>> take a look back at the national big stories of 2010.he images that have captured our attention puts the famous people who died over the year go to ktvu.com and click a year in review tab. >>> they may call it the monster pothole that will not go away. on monday caltrans said it would be repaired by tuesday. now we're learning that the repairs will actually continue into the new year with lane closures on monday, tuesday and wednesday of next week on that highway to try to get the road shored up. >>> just a minute ago we were talking about very modest inauguration? it was mark cuomo, the son of governor cuomo. >>> and there's more coverage in the radar return. and as we back up the maps again, that activity will be swinging through the region. here is a look at the bay area forecast in general for tonight. tonight, more cloud cover. showering developing, weekend, cool pattern sticks around and chance of some showers in the extended forecast, finally a dry weather pattern beginning to show up. here's the storm system we're watching for to

christine is in the newsroom for us. hey? >> hey, jessica and tom. busy week of negotiations for the giants, and it looks like another deal will be completed by tomorrow. outfielder andres torres is set to make more money next year than he has in his entire career. details. deal ahead. plus, is this the year montae ellis makes his debut at the all-star game. we talk to him coming up inç sports. >> clear skies leading to a cold night across the bay area. beautiful shot of the bay bridge tonight. if you're headed out, we'll let you know how low those temperatures will go and seven days an counting of no rain. we'll let you know if rain is in the future coming up. >>> investigators are looking no a spray painted death threat made against the governor. the graffiti was found in southern california and has since been painted over. as vicki vargas from our los angeles station reports, investigators at every level of government are working hard to find the tagger. >> the people who live near greenville and alton say graffiti is part of the landscape. >> it

>>> in the newsroom at 6:00 a separate energy expert who is living off power grid. his advice to anyone who wants to follow his foot print. >> and a estate that could shut down half of the san francisco court system is coming up tonight at 6:00 now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> and there is a perfect day to crack crab. and. >> the community benefit district sponsored a crab cracking contest. >> celebrities had a job to see who could crack the most crab in just five minute autos just skate it out as quick as you can. it's not a technical approach. just get it and get as much as possible. >> and and a thousand dollars will be donated to city team in his name. >> last year's winner lost by just two tenths of a pound that. beautiful lady was lizzie bermudez. >> seventh out of 10. >> and the festival being held out on the water front. >> and all right that. is going to do it for us.

scott mcgrew is tracking all this from the newsroom. and everybody is anticipating what's going to happen when the markets open up later this morning. >> reporter: all kind of pressures in both directionsle. they will report the profits after the employeeing bell. closing bell. we expect a breathtaking amount of money in profits, but the same report means apple executives have to face analysts and reporters on a conference call. they will be facing tough questions about the future of the president and what role steve jobs has in that future. jobs, of course, announced yesterday he would be stepping down again for health reasons. only this time he did not set a time for his return. apple has been misleading about its ceo's health, so it could be a contentious phone call this afternoon. >>> one thing to watch for, could apple start paying a dividend? the company has tens of billions of dollars in cash and no logical way to spend it. they do so well with devices built in-house it is hard to imagine them using the money to buy another big c

in the newsroom, abc 7 money scope. >> as i mention verizon will begin selling the i-phone which meansat&t strangle hold on the coveted gaejt is over now. for years customers have complained about dropped calls. par service. and coverage with at&t but the question is will verizon be any bet? lee ann lays it all out. >>reporter: it's the handshake so many wanted to see. apple and verizon joining forces to sell i-phones. as consumer hears what you can expect with verizon. you will be able to use the verizon i-phone to create a hot spot to connect with up to 5 p c. i pad. other wi-fi devices. >> which means you can be in a hotel, taxicab and get in net service through the phone. >>reporter: feature at&t does not have. verizon has also expanded its network to handle millions of new customers and avoid bolt necks. >> we have advanced the capacity and built margin into the capacity throughout the country. so we are ready for this launch. >>reporter: but the biggest short coming with the verizon i-phone is its cdma network. meaning you won't be able to talk and use the internet at the same ti

some of the guys in the newsroom are excited. including me. westbound 80 traffic moving along well heading out to the toll plaza of the bay bridge. and there's a little bit of a back up here. now i want to mention i told you about this last time near the san jose airport on santa moss expressway at elucaine no this injury accident turned out to be minor injuries. just be careful through the area. you might want to avoid things. 85 has cleared up a little bit. 101 slow at 237 area in sunny vale. 63:00. let's go to steve. >>> thank you. cloudy skies, patchy fog. rain is trying to get its act together to the north. it doesn't have much of a chance. it's a weak system but it's still there and will give us some clouds today. little bit cooler temperatures especially towards the south bay. santa clara had mild conditions. on our picture you can see this front coming in. temperatures will continue to be, well, 50s to maybe a couple upper 50s to low 60s. some fog observed near san jose. that system to the north, more rain to the south, more clouds and

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> man in wheelchair is in the oh, tonight after being shot by san francisco police. bystander caught the incident on cell phone camera. police say the suspect throw a knife natural air and within a second the officers open fire. tonight the chief said the suspect had just established -- stabbed an officer and he was not confined to the wheelchair. >> video showing us the focus of the camera l of an event and show one point of view. we are not seeing what the officers are seeing. obviously we are not seeing what the officers are thinking about. >>reporter: both the officer who was stabbed and the as you picture were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. abc vick lee explains that it all began with a 911 call. >> this is what prompted the 911 call to police this mornin morning. person slashing tires on cars parked around the department of mental health building. >> original nationally a man with a knife. vandalizing city vehicle. >>reporter: she work in the building. she says the suspect is a regular visitor to the clinic here. and he has a reputatio

scott budman is in the newsroom. >> they are ready to go. the iphone, almost ready to go as well. v verizon saying that they will sell it for the same price as at&t. verizon customers can start placing orders on february 3rd and they go on sale on february 10th. good news for the companies selling all of those phones. >> because, you know, i've never had dropped calls on verizon. everywhere, i was traveling for business, i had service. it was awesome. it's not the same with at&t. >> i'm incredibly happy and i can tell you all of apple is very, very excited to bring the iphone to verizon's 93 million customers and new customers who want to use the iphone 4 on verizon. >> one question we've been asked a lot is, will it be offered with the super fast 4g service? verizon says, not right away. what about apple's plan? the company has been rolling out a new iphone every summer. do you want to wait? technology changes and updates all the time. jessica, we'll continue to follow this story. again, next month, the iphone comes to verizon. back to you. >> thank you, scott. >>> massive cutbac

. >> i'll be selling cookies to everyone in the newsroom. >> if only they made us thin. i'd be looking like a pencil. >> i don't know about that. >> he has a thin mint tie on. >> yes. >> jessica, did you say they're staying or going? >> no, they're staying. i'll be bringing them in. >> good. i misunderstood you there. we have clear skies from oakland looking toward san francisco. temperatures above average again today, but a little bit of cooling in the atmosphere. 60 right now in oakland with clear skies and currently fog free conditions in the city. however, we are under a dense fog advisory here across the bay area for tonight. most vulnerable spot this time of year in the east bay and also for the north bay. dense fog advisory for all of our east bay locations with winds very light right now. quarter mile and less visibility. we think the north bay will have some of the worst visibilities on highway 101 from petaluma down into movado. meanwhile, right now, still above average, it's not quite as warm as it was this time yesterday. 65 in livermore. and currently 59 in

reporting live from the newsroom, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> friends say a man shot to death in vallejo this morning was trying to turn his life around. the victim was identified as 23- year-old enrique alejandro jimenez. his body was found in his car. he was waiting to car pool to a carpentry job. jimenez was putting past trouble with the law behind him. >>> police are also trying to figure out who shot and killed a father right in front of his young daughter. terrance tompkins was shot in a peer. his daughter was playing near by, she was not hurt. no one has been arrested. >>> women all in their 70s came home to find a man burglarizing their house. one of the women was able to escape, the two others barricaded themselves in a room until the man took off. >>> an east bay father sat down with channel 2 today to describe what he had to do to rescue his 4-year-old son from three pit bulls. little miguel is recovering from the attack which happened three days ago. my miguel's father says his son was playing outside and used planters to jump over the fence to recover a ball. the

back to you. >> thank you. >>> this just in to the cbs 5 newsroom.rea wants to open early peace talks with the south. the goal is to ease escalating tension on the korean peninsula. this request comes after weeks of military drills carried out by both sides. >>> time now is 5:46. here's a check of today's top stories. firefighters are on the scene of an early-morning house fire in san rafael. the flames are now out. but the homes are still smoking. firefighters say it started in the garage of one home and spread to the house next door. one house was unoccupied. two people on the other home were able to get out safely. >>> a disabled man accused of stabbing a san francisco police officer was shot and wounded by police and it was caught on cell phone video. both men are expected to recover from their injuries. san francisco's police chief says the video does not tell the whole story about what happened. >>> san francisco is hosting the next america's cup sailing race and it's time to celebrate. a public ceremony will be held to commemorate the win this

president to the white house we will have more on this james is monitoring this live feed from the newsroomup. >> we'll be right back is kron4 morning news continues in two minutes we'll have the latest on a developing story as all eyes on the bay area for a child of dr. a small boy with him, he may be headed to the bay area. details of the break. 6:00 a.m., a statewide amber alert for this for year-old boy. he could be headed to the bay area. >> mount diablo school district meets tonight to talk about possible closures. >> alive looom

. >>> breaking news into the newsroom. this is sky 7. a police chase with speeds up to 80 miles per hour. it ended here at northbound off ramp and one person arrested. we don't know why police were chasing this vehicle. but as you can see, a tow and there is a bunch of police cars on the opposite sichld we don't know why they're chasing this person. >> and an unusual assault on stanford campus this week ai. woman walking around 6:30 monday night and a man grabbed her. she bit him and ran away. a lieutenant with stanford department of public safety says they haven't had an tack like in with b.20 years. >> the expect came frup behind and kind of placed her in a hold and attempted to cover her mouth with his hand. at this point what she did was she bit him in the area of the hand that released a grip. >> she then ran to one of the blue towers on campus and got in touch and is now working with a sketch artist. >> a san pablo elementary school has been saved from chopping block. it was supposed to begin reassigning students with you bu that c

and to kwame holman in our newsroom, for what's on the "newshour" online. kwame? >> holman: we'll have live streaming coverage of tonight's special newshour report on the memorial service in tucson beginning a 8:00 p.m. easter. plus, we look at haiti one year later. ray suarez reflects on his reporting in the days after the powerful earthquake. and we talk to a los angeles times photographer about his experiences documenting the disaster. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and before we leave tonight, we remember the victims from last saturday's shooting in tucson. here in silence are the six who died and eight of the 13 injured. the names of the remaining five have not been released. >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at haiti's reconstruction efforts, one year after a devastating earthquake killed hundreds of thousands of people. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. as well as later tonight on many public television stations for l

and to kwame holman in our newsroom, for what's on the newshour online. kwame? >> holman: fred blogs about his visit to a church in south sudan. find that on the rundown. and there's much more on the arizona story. plus, margaret warner checks in from seoul. read her post about how south koreans view their neighbors in the north. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at mental health screening in the wake of the attacks in tucson. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> every year chevron spends billions with small businesses. >> that goes right to the heart of local communities providing jobs, keeping people at work. they depend on us. >> the economy depends on us. >> and we depend on them. and by united healthcare. bnsf railway. and by the alfred p. oan foundation. supporting scien

i love steve kohl but he will always give a speech about how great the newsroom is in everything. >> but tim there are organizational capabilities that are built up over a period of time in organizations large and small that, if they are dissipated, are hard to put back together again. it is possible for a country for example to lose its edge and x, y or z technologies. it goes overseas, you are not going to get it back. the miracle of the marketplace is not going to solve all your problems and the story at tell about telephone is not about jail. does the guys at the middle level the unsung heroes who you don't write about who made the key changes but those organizations were pretty large too and that is what worries me about the current internet because the advertising revenue in newspapers as we know, print media which is generated the vast majority of the news stories that we rely on to keep government and business accountable, that that is leno has largely vanished and what are we going to do about it as a nation? and if we do not recognize that organizations can do things that i

you can see more of the newsroom.fore we go into the studio too. >>> your child's school must be careful when asking you for donations. bob redell is live in san jose and joins us now with more. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. you know lately because of the financial crisis, many schools have been asking moms and dads to help pay for things like textbooks, field trips, uniforms for school activities, that sort of thing, which is fine as long as those requests are voluntary. it does become a problem when the school is requiring mom and dad to dig into their wallets. that's why the state is now asking school districts throughout california and the bay area to review their policies and make sure they're complying with the law and not forcing parents to do that. the aclu recently sued the state for instances in which students were humiliated in front of their classrooms for not paying required fees. these were isolated incidents, in some instances putting the kids' name on the black board. the