. >> if i walked away and we got offtrack, that would have carried me into sacramento, i would have had to answer that up and down the state. now, i sdroent to. you better believe i am glad i stuck around. >> major new some says he will apint new district attorney to replace camilla harris. he will be sworn in as the state's lieutenant governor on monday. >>> even if you think you know san francisco like the back of your hand, you may need to fire you have the gps if you are headed towards the golden gate bridge. parts of 101 will be off limits because of the doyle drive replacement project. ramps from highway 1 to 101 will be closed at 10:00. at 10:00 tonight shall the southbound ramp from southbound 101 to southbound highway 1 will shut down. that will reopen at 10:00 tomorrow morning. the $1 billion doyle drive should make the southern approach to the golden gate bridge earthquake safe. >>> we know rains can mean trouble for clipside homes. we have seen erosion in pacifica. we know the scramble is quick. southern californians are now moving out after their patio tumbled 50 feet off a

he got into rally driving, offtrack, sometimes offroad, point to point race that's more popular in europea. block has crashed as many as 20 times. he cracked his back shooting this stunt on a ski slope. a mashup of snowboarding and gymkhana driving. he's the personification of loud and brash extreme sports. he lost a tooth playing basketball. he replaced it with platinum. and block may now be the only company executive in the history of marketing who went from the office to the screen as the athlete who reps the company. nike famously got michael jordan wrangler put brett favre's butt in their jeans, but ken block simply stepped from behind the desk to the diver's seat. in this case, a modified ford fiesta. what's the engine? >> it's a four sill lander two-leader, turbo charged engine. >> reporter: how many horsepower? >> it pouts out about 650 horsepower. >> reporter: that's not really a ford fiesta. >> no. >> reporter: it's got all wheel drive and a giant hand brake to lock the back wheels in a spin. we met block at the first major gymkhana driving competition that he hosted in californ

. >> if i walked away and we got offtrack, that would have carried me into sacramento and i would haved down the state. now, i won't have to. you better believe i am glad i stuck around. >> mayor newsom said he will appoint a new district attorney to replace camilla harris. he will be sworn in as the state's lieutenant governor on monday. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," san francisco making history with the first asian-american mayor. we will talk more about that coming up at 7:00. the rest of the day's top news and the forecast in 30 minutes. they taste so good. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white meat chicken. oh, so when's the big day? oh, we got married years ago. but the point is, i fit in it! are you wearing it... right now? yes! well, good for you. [ shopper ] excuse me. oh, so sorry. you look nice. oh, thank you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> and we're back on this saturday morning, january 8th, 2011. rockefeller christmas tree is no longer on the plaza. another holiday season has come and gone, but winter is still with us. back insi