ryan vrenon and jamie pacheco did theirs at click bond.aining, says ryan costello, is paying off. has it saved money? has it saved time? >> costello: well, we have two machine operators who have a ton of potential. they're not requiring major training to make sure that they can do math or problem solve. they came ready to work day one. >> pitts: if you'd hired them off the street, how long would it have taken the company to get them up to speed? >> costello: that question was asked to one of our folks on the plant floor and he said, "anywhere from a year to two years. >> pitts: for vrenon and pacheco, it's more than the promise of a job or a career. it means being of value and having a place in society. >> pacheco: it's expensive machinery and it needs to be treated with respect. and you know, i myself would feel very privileged to be sitting in that... in that setting and be happy to be a part of what they're doing. >> pitts: you think you'll have a full-time job when this is over? >> vrenon: yes. i'm almost 100% sure on that. just becaus

within minutes flames engulfed this home in the sun valley mobile-home park in pacheco. firefighters got the call just after 11:00 a.m.. neighbors used whatever they could to try to help. >> that tree right there, if they hadn't watered that down, it would have come over and got my home. >> reporter: no one was inside at the time, but next door neighborhood penny kirby who says the woman who lived there with her son lost everything. >> he i went oh, my god, you know? she has been here, maybe ten years. she has lost her husband, you know and now her home. it's like oh, i feel so, so sorry for her. >> reporter: to give you an idea of the intensity of the fire, right next door we can show you where the side of the cooler was actually bubbling from the heat. three engineer companies with the contra costa county fire protection district arrived in minutes and kept the flames from spreading to other homes, but firefighters acknowledged that they will soon have to do more with less. department plans to close four stations in january after voters said no to a new parcel tax desi

at the board is christopher pacheco. we are joined by representatives by some of the departments that have cases before the board . scott sanchez is here and representing the planning department and ethics -- >> >> planning commission and we have ed ris kin here and christine who is the director of the municipal services and taxis and have an officer from the san francisco police department permit bureau. if you could go over the guidelines and conduct the swearing in progress. >> the board requests that you turn off all phones and proceedings. please have conversations in the hallways. the rules are as follows representatives each have seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttals. parties affiliated within these matters must be complete within that time and members of the public have three minutes to address the board but no rebuttals. to assist the board members who wish to speak on an item are asked but not required to have a speaker card what you come to the podium. cards and pens are availabl

. >>> y sin embargo para gabriela pacheco. >>> es algo temporal, porque no va a dar la oportunidad dedo a jovenes que piden la residencia y la ciudadana, el acta del logro no lo hace y los solicitantes deben haber llegado a estados unidos antes de los 14 aÑos en lugar de 16. >>> creo que esto mÁs alla insulta a la comunidad. >>> la coaliciÓn por los derechos humanos de inmigrantes en el los Ángeles calificÓ esta propuesta como un intento inicial de republicanos para lidiar con el votante hispano despuÉs de elecciones del seis de noviembre. >>> el senador john negÓ que esta legislaciÓn tenga motivaciÓn polÍticas. >>> pero la iniciativa pudiera seguirla rubio, cuya oficina enviÓ este comunicado, diciendo que sigue desarrollando su propia iniciativa del abt del sueÑo y espera presentarla tan pronto estÉ confiado que lograÁa el apoyo. >>> con el debate sobre el abismo fiscal controlandolo todo, los senadores republicanos dicen que posiblemente esta propuesta no llegarÁ a votaciÓn durante los prÓximos meses. >>> sin embargo, pudiera ser el comienzo de una negociaciÓn bi parto dis tabo. >>>

. >> they come under the pacheco pass and tunnels into gil roy and north along the current union pacific right-of-way on to san jose and into san francisco. >> okay, i'm looking at the footage here. we have seen this a couple of times. i know it's an artist's rendition. okay. when are we going to see the real thing? we have a green light now, right? >> this is the access into sacramento. >> uh-huh. >> and, indeed, you will see this now. and this is going ahead. the construction will begin in the central valley between fresno and bakersfield. >> uh-huh. >> and this is in 2013 welcome did. >> right. >> and -- 2013. >> right. >> and seeing ecthink its to l.a. and anaheim and north from chowchilla into gil roy and santa fe and san francisco. >> when this is done, i don't care error if i'm using a walker. i will get on and i might stop in chowchilla first. >> you may not be able to. >> that's right. >> and let's go to, in terms of -- it seems like. >> to go now. >> yes. >> and the president pledged a stimulus of 3.5 ms. >> for california. >> yeah, and we want to be selfish for a half an hour,

medina drive in pacheco >> and also the author of vandalism of the vandalism of the public muni bus. and four days later in the results are finally in a we of the outcome for the presidential voting in florida and what it means for mitt romney. and prisoners break into the hold of weapons during 8 that the prison riot we will tell you where. >> san francisco police have made a third arrest in connection with the vandalism and arson of a muni bus. police say this man, 24 year-old adam diaz. of oakland was arrested yesterday and lafayette. he is accused of using a skateboard to break the windows of a minibus on market street on october 29th that was later set on fire and destroyed. this is video. they are looking for even more suspects responsible for damaging the bus. the damage is nearly $1 million. and this arrest comes just days after police arrested one more suspects were of much of according t torching the boss.city bus 19 year-old nicholas pand hudson... nicholas hudson was also arrested wednesday. and he is being charged with destroying a passenger transit vehicle, arson, vanda

over towards capital avenue, north capital avenue farther south, south at gilroy towards hollister, pacheco pass where we have our second batch of wet weather. to the north the next round coming in this afternoon and for the evening and overnight hours, one more push of showers and thunderstorms with hail and snow to around 3,000 feet. chilly around the bay, 40s now, we'll top out in the low to mid 50s, showers moving in around 4:00. inland chilly 30s and 40s now, 50s with showers moving in during the evening showers will move north to south along the coast starting around 3:00 through the evening temperatures here will be in the 50s. >>> friday, so far, so good. wet roads you want to give yourself extra time to the east shore freeway golden gate fields lit up at the top of your screen. traffic moving nicely, no major problems funneling into the macarthur maze once you get to the bay bridge toll, no metering lights yet just minor delay if you are cash paying all other lanes breezing into the city starting to get light, no sluggish traffic on the upper deck into san francisco residual delay

talked about hail would move in and we have showers around morgan hill, gilroy, san martin heading pachecos going to move into the central valley. drying through 7:00, chilly in the 40s barely make it up into the mid and upper 50s by 4:00 when showers return and they will be here for the evening hours could be a clack of thunder and possibility of small hail, dress warmly, upper 40s i -- to 50 at 7:00. warmer sunday and monday. >>> speaking of snow and hail, snow on the ground truckee and tahoe trains required on 80 and 50 if you are heading in the area. here's 80 east shore freeway moving nicely at the limit, a little crowded no delays towards macarthur maze, eastbound good too. first reports of accident north self between in the santa cruz mountains before glen wood drive pick-up truck blocking both lanes i don't see significant slowing we'll come back to that, update in a bit. south san jose towards morgan hill, southbound 101 coyote creek golf drive, not blocking lanes. eastbound 780 still report of big rig blocking lane at glen cove, chp there and assessing the scene. let's look at yo

offshore wind gusts up to 55 miles per hour and over the altamont pass and pacheco pass and through the going to be windy the north bay, santa cruz mountains, all of that that's tomorrow because of this low pressure that's out in the eastern pacific is going to be heading toward the bay area. that's a warm direction so it's not going to be this -- this first go is not a cold storm. we get clouds, wind and rain. this is a model of what's going to happen over the next 24 hours. this is today. clouds, clouds, clouds. this is tonight, watch the left- hand side of the screen. wham! this really well defined front begins to move into the bay area just offshore at this time at 5:00 tomorrow morning. if you are heading out of sfo today, okay, mostly cloudy, southwest winds. here's some of the main gateway destinations. pretty good weather in the southland and in new york they will get some rain. pinpoint forecast for the bay area numbers in the low 60s today. cloudy skies and then get ready to get wet. increasing clouds lead to rain on wednesday. on thursday, we really get hit as well as friday

it happened on brown street by pacheco boulevard.ed drivers to use alternate routes, while picking up their children from school earlier today. >>jacqueline: most of that rainfall will be of to the north of the santa rosa could see most of it and the rain in the general location. by 11:00, still the north bay. but notice by 10:00 it is increasing in intensity this mean >> will press to the south beyond midnight. by 5:00 p.m. is taking over the north bay and showers south of the golden gate. heavy rainfall by 8:00 p.m. and we will continue to see moderate/heavy. by 1:00 p.m., that is when it is expected to press to the east. we will see several more hours of that heavy rainfall with more rain in the bay area. the wide range inland valley areas with three-quarters of 1 in. of 3 in. in the valleys. that higher rainfall totals will mainly be for the north bay. as for the mountains and hills 3-1/6 inches for the north bay. it will stay there longer and the gusting winds are expected with the main front. 55 m.p.h. wind speed and imbedded i