ktvu's noelle walker is live there with more. >> reporter: 10 minutes ago it was so loud. right now the police moved the barricades back. the streets here is still closed but they are preparing to open it up. the protesters are now on the move. >> reporter: outside the consulate protesters on both sides faced off in dueling demonstrations. the conflict isn't playing out in the form of protests for her, she moved to israel last year. i spoke to her. >> this weekend i didn't leave my house. didn't want to go and be stuck in a situation i don't know what to do. >> reporter: rockets that are apart of daily life are now heard over head in the central part of israel. >> i first for the time heard a siren and experienced in real time what it is like to be under attack. >> that is us with the boat. >> reporter: trying to break the blockade of gaza. >> the people in palestinian want to go back. if that were possible, i think, that would be 90% of the solution. >> reporter: for now the explosions are more frequent and the protests continue. >> reporter: montgomery street is now reop

noelle walker. >> reporter: ken, it's really getting down to the wire. representatives from the employee's union and raley's representatives are meeting with a mediator at the westin hotel in downtown san francisco. if there is no contract agreement by midnight, the employees could strike the weiderholt stocked up on groceries. if they went on strike you won't shop here? >> not at all. we would go somewhere else. >> are the union and raley's are in contract talks tonight. united food and commercial workers spokesperson mike henneberry says without going into detail there is reason to be hopeful. >> it's a good sign that we're in there. >> reporter: there are three possible scenarios both sides reach a deal. they make progress and extend talks or there is no deal and workers at 24 raley's in the bay area join 104 other stores in northern california and nevada on the picket lines at midnight. we asked customers at the san pablo raley's if they would still shop here. >> i would still shop here because i like the store. >> they are the ones that have a reaso

ktvu's noelle walker is there with what is going on now. >> reporter: the financial district is loud right now. this protest started a half hour ago on this side in front of the consulate here on montgomery street. protesters and you have a police paracade and on the other side people wave -- barricade and on the other side people waving flags. >>> there are people on both sides of the boarder who have grown accustom to this. she moved here a year ago. i spoke to her via skype. >> i for the first time heard a siren and experiences in real time what it is like to be under attack. >> reporter: explosions once confined to the boarder are now happening closer to where she lives in central israel. >> you go with your hands on your head. you wait for the boom. >> reporter: he is watching the violence escalate. he made trips to the basin too. >> that is us with the boat. >>> for several years he tried to break the blockade of gaza. >> the policy is to keep the palestinians homeless and poor. >> reporter: with friends on both side, it is sad to see it on the brink. >> i understand why both s

noelle walker looks at how much the average investor could pay at the beginning of the year. >> reporter whráepb the bell rings, -- when the bell rings, it was an up and down day. >> how the u.s. economy is going to be doing. >> reporter: one thing that kept stocks on an even keel, holiday retail sales are already up and many are giving themselves the gift of stockdividends this year. why sale? right now the capital is at 15%. most investment experts believe that's going to jump to 23%. through an additional 3.8% to cover the president's health care plan. if congress and the president don't do anything, that jumps to 10, 20, 30, 39.6% plus the additional 3.8% to pay for health care. bottom line, investors leave more on the table in 2013. >> taxes are going to go up. they're not going down. >> reporter: wells capital management shwasburg says best look away before we cross the fiscal cliff. >> you don't want to think more than you really do that's when you rally run into trouble. >> reporter: in san francisco, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a hewellet packered filed a lawsuit ove

noelle walker looks at how much the average investor could pay at the beginning of the year. >> reporter whráepb the bell rings, -- when the bell rings, it was an up and down day. >> how the u.s. economy is going to be doing. >> reporter: one thing that kept stocks on an even keel, holiday retail sales are already up and many are giving themselves the gift of stockdividends this year. why sale? right now the capital is at 15%. most investment experts believe that's going to jump to 23%. through an additional 3.8% to cover the president's health care plan. if congress and the president don't do anything, that jumps to 10, 20, 30, 39.6% plus the additional 3.8% to pay for health care. bottom line, investors leave more on the table in 2013. >> taxes are going to go up. they're not going down. >> reporter: wells capital management shwasburg says best look away before we cross the fiscal cliff. >> you don't want to think more than you really do that's when you rally run into trouble. >> reporter: in san francisco, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a hewellet packered filed a lawsuit ove

. >>> rain in the bay area usually means snow in the area noelle. >> julie right now the lower elevations is pretty much rain but there is a dusting of snow left over from an earlier storm. further up the mountains some of the ski resorts have opened early and just in time for a new wave of storms to come through and dump another 2 feet of snow. >> like the pop of a champagne cork, that is the sound of a party about to begin. squaw valley opened its gates today. two runs are up and running. >> it's wet and slushy but it's fun. >> they'll turn on those sonoma sheens tonight when it gets a little cooler. they opened up the runs a full week early. what's it look like? we have to talk to paul up the hill to find out. >> early skiers practically have the mountain to themselves, a little reward after last year's worst ski season on record. there's already more snow on the ground now than there was in mid january last year. >> it's great. it's really fantastic to open early. it's a really good sign of things to come and bringing definitely additional visitors to the mountain and whole area this

ktvu's noelle walker is live in san ramon and tells us how his family was the focus of this event. >> reporter: there's a fundraiser in san ramon it's going on right now at the wedgewood wedding and banquet center. it's still in full swing. the widow told me tonight that her husband would be pleased. the last time candles burned it was in his memory. this time the candles are for youngstrom's wife and children. >> he would be pleased with how people have showed support for us, it's really beautiful. >> reporter: a collection of spouses and cig -- significant others who know what it feels like to send husbands and spouses out the door. >> this is not going to bring him back but hopefully help them. >> the community is behind her and feels for her situation. >> hopefully sense that it wasn't for nothing. >> reporter: 90 people rsvped for the $50 a plate event. >> i think it's awesome that whoever donated this really cares for them. >> the manager felt a connection to manager youngstrom. >> every day it's gut wrenching. >> i think he would be pleased with it all. i think he would be plea

ktvu's noelle walker is live in san ramon and tells us how his family was the focus of this event. >> reporter: there's a fundraiser in san ramon it's going on right now at the wedgewood webanquet center. it's still in full swing. the widow told me tonight that her husband would be pleased. the last time candles burned it was in his memory. this time the candles are for youngstrom's wife and children. >> he would be pleased with how people have showed support for us, it's really beautiful. >> reporter: a collection of spouses and cig -- significant others who know what it feels like to send husbands and spouses out the door. >> this is not going to bring him back but hopefully help them. >> the community is behind her and feels for her situation. >> hopefully sense that it wasn't for nothing. >> reporter: 90 people rsvped for the $50 a plate event. >> i think it's awesome that whoever donated this really cares for them. >> the manager felt a connection to manager youngstrom. >> every day it's gut wrenching. >> i think he would be pleased with it all. i think he would be pleased that t

noelle walker made the trip to squaw valley to check out the conditions then she sent her photographerven further up the hill. >> reporter: like the pop of a champane cork. >> we're testing all the pottening. >> reporter: that's the sound of a party about to begin. squaw valley opened its runs today. thanks to five feet of early snow they opened up the runs a few weeks early, what does it look like? we sent photographer spifield to see what it looks like now. there's more snow now than mid- january last year. >> it's great. it's really fantastic to open early. it's a great sign of things to come and is bringing additional skiers to the mountains over the weekend. >> reporter: not far away, the less than subtle sign lets everybody know they're open. >> as soon as it started snowing she's like let's go, i said okay. twist my arm make me. you don't have to ask me twice. >> reporter: boreal is open since halloween. and they're hoping to be open like last year until the fourth of july. >>> santa cruz police say an attempted jewelry store robbery this afternoon is similar to recent smash and

. >>> ktvu's noelle walker takes us on a historic tour to places not seen by the public in more than0 years. >>> coit tower is iconic san francisco. it's a look out where tourists look out ward but few take the time to look inward. >> it's a little like getting part of my father back. >> reporter: lilly is granddaughter of coit who donated to build the tower. >> so here i am at age 11. >> reporter: ruth gottstein's father was one of coit tower principal tower. he painted himself in the library and importallized his daughter. >> do you see yourself in there? >> yeah. >> reporter: so we're heading to the second floor an area that has not been open to the public for two decades. the murals were painted of the depression which explains why no one smiles in them. a piece shows a person carrying the paper of the day. the name of that paper today painted over. >>> the california highway patrol is sounding a wake up call to drowsy drivers this week with a new campaign. >> a drowsy driver is going to show the same signs as a dui driver an impaired driver. you're going to see erratic speeds or

. >> reporter: in moraga, noelle walker. >> when an expectant mother in fairfield asked her husband tocall 911 she thought she would get a ride to the hospital but when the fire department called, there was no time for that. anthony malonie delivered a healthy baby girl in the mother's bathroom. mother and baby are doing great and the mother has one very special story to tell. >> how about that. >>> a friendly reminder now, the end of daylight savings means two extra hours. as always here it's recommended that when you reset your clocks you also check all the smoke detectors in your home and change the batteries. >>> you made it to the weekend. the weather is looking good. we have a weather pattern for the next several days. actually the next week. you see increasing clouds and there's a little bit of sprinkle activity up into eureka. maybe a little drizzle showing off right by the cliff house and south by linda mar, but that's it. this stuff moves out. there's a look at fog or chance of fog like we had the last couple of mornings valley fog and it's really thick. if you're running out

noelle walker made the trip to squaw valley to check out the conditions then she sent her photographerven further up the hill. >> reporter: like the pop of a champane cork. >> we're testing all the pottening. >> reporter: that's the sound of a party about to begin. squaw valley opened its runs today. thanks to five feet of early snow they opened up the runs a few weeks early, what does it look like? we sent photographer spifield to see what it looks like now. there's more snow now than mid- january last year. >> it's great. it's really fantastic to open early. it's a great sign of things to come and is bringing additional skiers to the mountains over the weekend. >> reporter: not far away, the less than subtle sign lets everybody know they're open. >> as soon as it started snowing she's like let's go, i said okay. twist my arm make me. you don't have to ask me twice. >> reporter: boreal is open since halloween. and they're hoping to be open like last year until the fourth of july. >>> santa cruz police say an attempted jewelry store robbery this afternoon is similar to recent smash and

. >> reporter: in moraga, noelle walker. >> when an expectant mother in fairfield asked her husband tocall 911 she thought she would get a ride to the hospital but when the fire department called, there was no time for that. anthony malonie delivered a healthy baby girl in the mother's bathroom. mother and baby are doing great and the mother has one very tha >>> a friendly reminder now, the end of daylight savings means two extra hours. as always here it's recommended that when you reset your clocks you also check all the smoke detectors in your home and change the batteries. >>> you made it to the weekend. the weather is looking good. we have a weather pattern for the next several days. actually the next week. you see increasing clouds and there's a little bit of sprinkle activity up into eureka. maybe a little drizzle showing off right by the cliff house and south by linda mar, but that's it. this stuff moves out. there's a look at fog or chance of fog like we had the last couple of mornings valley fog and it's really thick. if you're running out to davis or south of fresno watch out

noelle walker, ktvu news. >>> you can't be selfish all the time.you need to help other people and be generous. >> coming up at 10:45, an outpouring of community support as kt having u kicks off the annual one warm coat drive across the bay area. -- as ktvu kicks off the annual one warm coat drive across the bay area. >>> another warm day across the bay area. the warmest day of the upcoming weekend and the updated model that shows you when rain >>> a natural gas explosion caught on camera. the blast leveled a strip club. at least 18 people were injured including firefighters, police and first responders. one report said there were about to give the all clear when that building blew up. >>> in news of the world tonight, in egypt clashes broke out in cairo and across the country. yesterday morsi gave himself near absolute power to counter gridlock. he says this is only until egypt has a new constitution in a few months. but many egyptians fear that this could mean an end to their recent gain. >>> hamas officials say today's incident will not affect a

. >>> ktvu's noelle walker takes us on a historic tour to places not seen by the public in more than>> coit tower is iconic san francisco. it's a look out where tourists look out ward but few take the time to look inward. >> it's a little like getting part of my father back. >> reporter: lilly is granddaughter of coit who donated to build the tower. >> so here i am at age 11. >> reporter: ruth gottstein's father was one of coit tower principal tower. he painted himself in the library and importallized his daughter. >> do you see yourself in there? >> yeah. >> reporter: so we're heading to the second floor an area that has not been open to the public for two decades. the murals were painted of the depression which explains why no one smiles in them. a piece shows a person carrying the paper of the day. the name of that paper today painted over. >>> the california highway patrol is sounding a wake up call to drowsy drivers this week with a new campaign. >> a drowsy driver is going to show the same signs as a dui driver an impaired driver. you're going to see erratic speeds or driving w

noelle walker, ktvu news. >>> you can't be selfish all the time.u need to help other people and be generous. >> coming up at 10:45, an outpouring of community support as kt having u kicks off the annual one warm coat drive across the bay area. -- as ktvu kicks off the annual one warm coat drive across the bay area. >>> another warm day across the bay area. the warmest day of the upcoming weekend and the updated model that shows you when rain returns to parts of our region. >>> and a house stuck right in the middle of home. why the homeowners refused to relocate. n [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ >>> a natural gas explosion caught on camera. the blast leveled a strip

me now with the answers, fox news contributor tamara holder, an expert, and republican strategist noelleuse of course i'm going to say yes. i'm a stoned liberal. >> sean: do you -- [laughter] >> you love us, sean. >> you had some, too, before the show. >> i did not! >> sean: you know me, every day, 10 times a day. seriously, do you think this is a good thing? >> i think it's a great thing. >> why? >> for several reasons. first of all, the republicans are so caught up with criminalization of everything. we arrest somebody for marijuana once every 42 seconds. what did bob marley die of? gangrene. what did anna nicole smith die of? prescription drug overdose. what about eminem? >> that's a terrible argument. it's a gateway drug. >> it is not. >> sean: slow down a second. five years ago, i would argue this was impossible in america. what's happened in the country? cultural shift, move to the left? >> i mean, look it, we have reality tv that's gone over the edge. you have more pornographic sites. you have, you know, society as a whole has become very lax where morality is concerned. i'm not o

. >> also in district five, noelle galler leads. rank choice voting can change everything.f you don't hit that 50% mark, you have to do it over. >> district seven, incumbent reed will keep his seat. rank choice voting needed to decide the at large seat. rebecca kaplan currently leads della fa wen that. who gave up his position so it will be interesting to see. >> he's been around for a long time so interesting to watch. now turning to the race for two board of supervisor seats in san francisco. voters there deciding on seats in district one and district five. >> district one incumbent supervisor eric mar cruised to victory. in district five, incumbent supervisor was defeated by her challenger london breed. >> san francisco board of supervisors district one incumbent eric mar facing two challengers here. we'll get back to those results coming up. we're working on that. let's check on the weather. christina loren is here. the temperatures are dropping. >> we've got a great looking day shaping up. finally getting temperatures traditional to this time of year. temperatures in t

>> does noelle have a point it's saving money? >> here's the deal, i totally get we talk about saving money. but if there's one thing we should be paying for is to have more citizens out there actually voting, especially in the presidential election when it's every four years. part of the problem here is you have all of these different state rules as opposed to a federal standard when it comes to these various elections. well, florida was doing, they can try all they want to, but that was clear effort to suppress the vote and it backfired. romney didn't even win the state. >> it's easy to pin this on the gop because the gop has a reputation of being like -- that we're not -- we're a country club. we're like an elitist organization -- >> i'm basing it upon the facts. >> here's the deal. go ahead and say that the gop, that the florida gop, that's their mission. it's not. and it's easy to pin that on us when that's what you're saying. >> i have asked republicans across the country give me one example of trying to expand the right to