. >>> en pasadena california. y mucha creatividad y también, no se puede perder esto.siguiente. que diferencia el horario y dieron la bienvenida de ea forma, al2011 un fascinante espectáculo de luces y colores. y para nosotros ya viene justamente el 2011, y otra tradición de añouevo es el desfile de las rosas que tiene lugar en pasadena california. y por cierto algunas carrozas comienzan a conmemorar el décimo aniversario de los atentados del de septiembre. >>> hay mayor tradición que desfile anual de rosas. esta carroza será especial en memoria del ataque terrorista del 11 de septiembre del 2001. con los nombres d víctimas escritos en las flores. >>> el mensaje, es que recordemos a los policías y bomberos. que murieron en esta torre. >>> voluntarios no han dordo en más de 24 horas >>> me doy cuenta de los detalles que hacen como poner arroz uno a la vez, o muchas flores. >>> los conceptos de las carrozas varían. esta es la expedición galáctica. tenemos por lo menos 10.000 rosas. es la parte más bonita de nuestra carroza. >>> esta intenta llamar la atención a la necesi

it was a sunny but cool morning for parade goers who lined the streets of pasadena. of course, the parade proceeded the granddaddy of new year's game bowl games. it was texas christian versus wisconsin with thousands of loyal fansd coming from every corner of the country to watch the game. >> thank you, california, for bringing us here. it's a beautiful place. go roses, go rose bowl. >> as soon as the rose parade wrapped up, it was time to bring the cleanup crews and reopen the streets. the people who came out to watch the parade curbside left behind more than seven tons of trash. >>> snow fell at lowell vagus today here in the bay area and in the sierras as sharra shows us you didn't have to drive all the way to tahoe to play in the snow today. >> reporter: they played in what amounted to a little bit of snow by early afternoon. here there was just an inch or two on the ground but that was enough for viva and her 5-year-old brother. >> i'm really excited. >> that was their reaction when mom and dad told them this is how they spent new year's day. >> it's pretty. >>

california, adelante salvador. >> qué tal muy buenas tardes la ciudad de pasadena espera recibir a unades en todo el país, que ya se están preparando para mantener a todos fuera de peligro durante las celebraciones de fin de año. >> de costa a costa personas van a celebrar el fin de año la seguridad se concentra en times square que empezó a ser ocupado que quieren ver la caída de la bola que le dará la bien veaned la nueva década el lugar es vigilado por cámaras que no pierden el mínimo detalle. >> y venimos de los Ángeles. para ver cómo nos va con tanto frío. >> en méxico 24 mil uniformados están a a cargo de la seguridad en la capital y en la frontera y zonas turísticas como estás en laredo la policía implementó un operativo especial para cuidar. >> y sabe que habido un poco de turismo, han venido gente de canadá a preguntarons, y este... sobre turistas de houston de san antonio. >> la familia hueso encontró un espacio para disfrutar el desfile de las rosas donde participan bandas de todo el país y carrozas grandes de diferentes organizaciones. >> echarnos este el ojo y cuidarnos es

temperaturas Élidas no fueron un impedimento para disfrutar del tradicional desfile de las rosas en pasadenaarenheit, para ver las 47 carrozas que fueron decoradas de flores de manera espectacular. el desfile dio inicio a las ocho de la maÑana.--este evento se realiza desde hace 122 aÑos cada primero de enero. --alrededor de 22 bandas y 22 equipos ecuestres tambÉn participaron en el prestigiado evento anual.

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the bad weather on the west coast cleared up in time for the roetz parade in pasadena.u go to this rose para parade? really? personally are i can't imagine waking up at 4:00 in the morning after new year's eve to watch flowers walk down the road. but the rose parade's been going on for 122 years. it's the longest running rose parade in all of pasadena. [ laughter ] it aired live on television here on our ktla. bob eubanks hosted with stephanie edwards. stephanie edwards provided us with 2011's first unintentional joke of the day. enjoy. >> i was reading the other day about the fact that faces used to be done with flower petals but flower petals decay. jim came up with the crushed walnuts and other ideas of using nuts to keep the faces looking good. >> well look at that. >> i'm going to apply some nuts to my face this year. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well, that's a heck of a resolution. [ applause ] may i see, your husband is a lucky man. [ laughter ] as of today, we have a new governor in california. former governor jerry brown replaces arnold schwarzenegger. i don't know i

hundreds of thousands of spectators lined the streets of pasadena to watch the disploatz -- watch the floats. many braved temperatures in the low 40s overnight. as the parade slowed down, one of the floats broke down so a tow truck pulled the float. you have to improvise. that's it for this edition of abc-7 news at 6:00. thanks for joining us. see you at 11:00. you can also connect 24/7 at captioned by closed captioning services inc. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

. >> and oakal leaders point to the revitalization of old pasadena and old turf. >> if we don't have the tools to do improvements in area autos brown says having used such money himself as the mayor to restore the fox theater. >> i'm sure glad i got it built from the budget that came out. and brown isn't sure of the rush approveal skpez wants to eliminate redevelopment agencies altogether. >> thank you. >> and san jose leaders are holding a meeting to talk about this issue. and coming up at 6:00 showing you plan that would let them keep their millions. rin-controlled house voted to repeal the health care reform bill signed last year. and that fulfills a promise made during last fall's political campaign. this bill now moves to senate. republicans want it repealed because they say it's a takeover of health care and could cost jobs. democrats say the law protects americans from insurance industry abuse autos a state dinner for china's president is underway now at the white house and some have criticized because of the record on human rights. there, you can see the couple, former secret

lining the boulevard in pasadena for a place. temperatures dipping into the 20s at time.eavy coats and blankets are the only protection people have. there are no campers, campfires or tents allowed on that route. you can see live coverage from the comfort of your homecoming up at 8:00 here on abc 7. >> they're going to see rain, too. i think the parade will be fine. once again we're in a mess from sierra nevada to back home with the system rotating into the bay area today, tonight and tomorrow. but then wouldn't you know we do get a break by next week live look outside, our roof camera very wet. the north bay right now, live doppler 7 hd where things are beginning to settle down. we have light returns from san rafael, into the east bay, berkeley, alameda. closer look into the east bay. a few more heavier downpours around dublin, 680. 580, concord, walnut creek and further south things get a little more scattered as we head down towards fremont and the peninsula. yep, san francisco, wet weather, moss beach down through woodside. you should be looking at showers and atascad

. >>> the 121nd rose parade in pasadena, thousands of people are already lining the streets, stakingut their spots as they await the 8:00 a.m. start to the parade. they'll have to keep warm overnight. temperatures are expect to dip into the 30s along the parade route. the theme of this year's parade are building dreams, friendships and memories. >>> coming up in just about five minutes, we're going to take you to san jose where people are stoked for the stroke of midnight. our george kiriama will have a live report for us. >>> it was certainly a happy year for san francisco. san francisco will be the host city for america's next cup yacht race in 2013. christine yubla standing by for us tonight. christi christine? >> the competition will take place in our backyard as san francisco was selected as host for the world cup in 2013 beating out the likes of newport, rhode island and other cities. san francisco becomes the first city in nearly two decades to host the world premier event. when they won the world cup back in february, it was almost a foregone conclusion that san francisco wou

geological survey seismologist, lucy jones at her church in pasadena. in 18 89, a rock and mortar wall supporting a roof probably seemed like a good idea. but it is the worst possible construction technique in an earthquake zone. in fact it was outlawed here for new construction in 1933. >> what an earthquake is shaking, forces just like gravity but now pushing sideways instead of up and down. >> sideways gravity we don't build for typically. >> we don't typically build for sideways gravity, but that's exactly what you need to do for an earthquake. >> the church lost the bell tower during the big quake in 1971. more recently lucy jones made sure her fellow parishioners knew how vulnerable it was to even more damage so they fixed it. base can idea, make sure the roof would not have to rely on the masonry walls to stay standing. the. >> the way this was done,steen through the walls then roof was tied to those steel beams. inside we also have structural members to hold the roof together and so that even if all of the mortar dissolved and the rock starts co

pasadena yesterday was 89. santa barbara was 87. ucla checked in at 86 warm degrees.os angeles was 84. san diego 82. and big sur was 81 degrees. for us it's fog and chilly cool mornings and not bad days if the sun's out. near 70 high santa cruz and monterey. we have to deal with the dense fog advisory this morning. there are signs we'll see a decrease in some of that fog especially as we head towards wednesday night into thursday. dense fog then sunny and warmer. wednesday though looks to be even like less fog. more of a north breeze which should take care of some of this fog. it's already beginning to show signs of it. but north at 3 napa. north-northeast concord right now it's just bringing back in the fog from the valley. 40s for everybody again. hayward down to 43. if you get in an area where it's clear temperature drops even colder livermore was 39 now 43. 20s for some. 48 sacramento. big difference there. redding with the clouds 54. we are seeing a little hint of a pattern change here in the form of that system moving into the north and behind that looks to me l

yesterday, these high temperatures close to 90 degrees for pasadena. santabarbara, 87. ucla 86. sandiego, 82 and closer to home big sur, a warm 81 degrees. probably not as warm as southern california today. not much left of the system which is digging down into the north of us. but that's the one we expect to give us some wind starting tomorrow. today your forecast calls for lingering fog. patchy fog, mostly sunny occasionally some higher clouds. 50 to 70. some areas are socked in. can't get out of the fog and a little breezy means chilly conditions. we do have 50s and 60s for a few. it will be mid-50s. now we start to warm things up. south bay, los gatos. 70 santa cruz, tori. we'll go 64 morgan hill to san martin and gilroy. it looks oh, so quiet. sunny warm he, breezy, thursday, friday. not much in the way of any rain. >> it's nice to see the sun. >> maybe until february. >> really? >> yes. >>> an oakland school is getting recognition. manzanita school on east 27th street is just one of two california schools to win a national title one distinguished school award. the principa

. >> tomorrow tomorrow in pasadena, a day of football, roses and a parade. more than 40 votes will travel in the 20 second annual roses parade. one of the most colorful closers from the illinois state fair, if you a futures if you use an display of flowers, plants and seeds and other floats honoring 9/11 victims and paying tribute to ronald reagan. >>> and i would like to represent those who want to stay home and cuddle up on the couch tonight. >> i am in that camp as well. tonight it's a good idea to do whatever you want, no major storms expected but still scattered showers. you can see behind me on live storm track or two, nothing major but still enough to let the bay area roadways with light showers. nothing reaching the ground yet but price reaching east bay and around san francisco, would have more singles and showers developing offshore. that trend will increase especially after the 9:00 hour increasing rainfall coverage across the bay area. >>> here's the plan for tonight. cloudy and cool around the bay, right around 42 degrees. on saturday night, we

here at home, a sunny but chilly day for the 122nd rose parade in pasadena featuring 47 floats, 22 bands million roses. 700,000 people lined the parade route to see it all. at coney island, the new york polar bear club chilled out with its new year's day swim. about 1,500 members braved the atlantic ocean's 39-degree temperatures. still ahead on tonight's cbs evening news, might the billionaires who pledged to give away half their fortunes. >> mason: finally tonight, they say you can't take it with you. now some of america's richest people, 58 so far, are taking those words to heart and promising to give away their millions or in some cases billions. as rich rich tells us, it's quite the new year's resolution. >> reporter: wall street investor lee cooperman is a self-made billionaire who plans on giving his fortune away. >> you can give it to your children. you can give it to uncle sam. or you can give it to people in need. >> reporter: cooper man and his wife of 46 years, toby, are among 58 of america's wealthiest families who have pledged to donate at least half of their worth to chari

it started back in pasadena and wound through ten other suburbs.fter crashing his car, the suspect was promptly taken to jail. >>> and now, for a look at road conditions today. snow and ice on i-95, from new york to boston and maine. and on i-80, from new york to pennsylvania. wet on i-10 and 20, from louisiana to florida. and on 95, from florida to the carolinas. >> if you are today, expect airport delays in memphis, new orleans, boston, charlotte, and miami. >>> the man at the center of the tucson shooting rampage has now entered a not guilty plea in federal court. >> jared loughner is charged with trying to kill gabrielle giffords and two of her aides. the first of many charges he will now face. corey rangel of our phoenix station was there. >> reporter: flashing a broad smile at times, even appearing to laugh at one point, jared loughner sat next to his attorney in the courtroom. handcuffed and wearing an orange jumpsuit and eyeglasses, loughner stared straight ahead for most of the hearing. despite his behavior in the courtroom, and reports ab

here in pasadena, home of the rose bowl, the man charged of figuring out is the mayor, bill bogaard. how tough is it right now? >> this is the third year that we're cutting back on our budget. >> reporter: they've already fired 4,000 city employees in the last two years and now, there's a $40 million hole in the city budget. so, what are you going to be listening to when the president speaks tonight that could give you some encouragement? >> we're hoping that the sources of federal funding that are helpful to local government can be continued, even with the difficulties that are in the nation. >> reporter: sentiments no doubt shared by local officials around the country. at least 44 of the 50 states are projecting big budget deficits for the next fiscal year. a lot of people looking for answers, diane. >> and from around the country tonight, our correspondents. thank you, david wright. >>> and now, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. among the honored guests of the president tonight will be members of the medical team who tried to save her and that hero intern, daniel hernandez, who st

thousands of people are lining up in around pasadena to guarantee a good view of rose parade tomorrowr on seventh avenue basically covering a good portion of the city but mainly light rain. up in the north bay, we have a wider area of rain and more patches of heavier rainfall through parts of sonoma county down to marin county. temperature readings mainly in the 40s but up to 50 degrees in san jose. some of the temperature readings have come up in the last hour or so. so we can expect showers on saturday and areas of snow in the lake county and more rain on sunday. in fact it is snowing in parts of lake county. we have winter advisory in effect until noon, one to two inches near clearlake. there could be snow or ice on the roads on highway 29 going north of calistoga. and a winter weather advisory in tahoe for three to five inches of snow at lake level. four on eight inches of snow above 7,000 feet. back to the atmosphere looking at the cold front bringing the rainfall pushing into a cold air mass which is one reason we're seeing snow mixed in with rainfall. time line looks like this,

pasadena, 89. santabarbara was 87. ucla 86. sandiego, 82 and a little closer to our neck of the roads, big sur, 81. that system to the north will continue to rush itself in. that's where we're looking for the north wind tomorrow. that might help stir things up. cool, cold to warm. dense fog, and then sunny, 50 to 70 on the temperatures. a little breezy tonight. i think only patchy fog t omorrow. 50s for tomorrow. richmond in there, san francisco 62. oakland, 63. tough call in the east bay. 70 santa cruz, capitola, morgan hill, fremont, 62. looks like a decrease in the f og. that means warmer temperatures as we head into midweek. >>> a worker at the conocophillips refoo -- refinery is recovering after being hurt on the job at 8:00 last night at the plant on re-- rodeo. contra costa county officials say the worker was knocked out by a plexiglass panel. the worker was taken to john muir medical center. we don't know his condition. the refinery has not commented on the incident. but if we get any more further developments, we'll co

lining the boulevard from pasadena for a good view for the rose parade. it's been a cold wait.tures dipping to the 20s at times. blankets the only protection because there are no campfires or tents along that route. they need one of those snuggies. who cares what we look like as long as we're warm! you can watch live coverage from the comfort of your home at 8:00 this morning on abc 7. >> this whole weekend going to be a lot of showers? >> yes. the rose parade will get by with upper 50s, no rain. >> that's good. >> rain coming tomorrow. we've got it today and tomorrow. as we head outside, definitely wet with 38-minute delays on arriving flights at sfo. looking at breezy winds around the bay as well. another shot for you, the embarcadero where temperatures are in the upper 40s. the tradeoff with the clouds, yes. warmer weather but gusty winds, san jose, napa. fog in livermore as well. just about everything this morning, live doppler 7 hd shows that the rain is ending in the north bay for now. petaluma roaner park you're dry. moving to the north and east. american canyon, vallejo

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the annual rose parade wound along the streets of pasadena to the delight of onlookers. among those on hand from the bay area was 13-year-old mike careaway jr. he underwent a liver transplant in 2008 that doctors say saved his life. the 122nd year for the parade. >> okay. coming up next it is time to go bowling. we will have the complete run down of the new year's day bowl games. >> and the warriors stack up a 20 point lead against miami heat in the first half. but was it enough to win? we will have that up after the break. [ music ]

a total of 47 floats will be making their way through the streets of pasadena this year with speeds topping out at just 3 miles per hour. the rose parade starts right after our newscast coming up at 8:00 this morning. >>> a bay area boy who is battling a serious health condition will be featured in a commercial during several of those bowl games today. >> duchene, most of us have never heard this wore. for others, this word has turned their lives upside down. >>> a picture of 11-year-old alex maddox from alamo will be part of a public service announcement featuring green bay packers linebacker, clay matthews. he has a childhood muscle disease, duchene muscular disstrofy. it will run during the rose bowl, the fiesta bowl, the sugar bowl and the orange bowl. >>> san francisco will host the next america's cup yacht race in 2013. it will be the first u.s. city to host the rosata in two decades. in a statement, gavin newsome says together san francisco and the oracle racing team have seized a tremendous opportunity to showcase sailing in the magnificent san francisco bay providing jobs and more

i think there's a dude dad parade in pasadena every year. the show is very popular.got renewed and all that stuff, and -- [ cheers and applause ] i mean, it's phenomenal. and i guess the lesson, i mean, if there is a lesson, really, it's don't bother going to school. right? >> yeah, i don't think there's a lesson. it doesn't have to be a lesson. >> jimmy: that is the lesson. simon baker, everybody. "the mentalist," thursday nights on cbs. we'll be right back with snooki. [ man ] on your mark... [ whistle blows ] [ squishing ] [ male announcer ] pool filled with caramel. not as good as chocolate filled with caramel. introducing milky way simply caramel. life's better the milky way. ♪ talking about nutrition [ female announcer ] "i can't believe it's not butter" with no trans fat and 70% less saturated fat than butter. butter taste, better health. caw caw! [ director ]what is that? that's a horrible crow. here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i've got to take care of my heart. for me, cheerios is

the annual rose parade wound along the streets of pasadena to the delight of onlookers. among those on hand from the bay area was 13-year-old mike careaway jr. he underwent a liver transplant in 2008 that doctors say saved his life. the 122nd year for the parade. >> okay. coming up next it is time to go bowling. we will have the complete run down of the new year's day bowl games. >> and the warriors [ music ] >> hello again, everyone. welcome to this saturday night edition of sports wrap. for a while tonight the warriors cared to dream. on the second night of back-to- backs in miami of all places. and then the world got back on its axis and resumed its normal rotation. the heat players wondering who are these guys early? smith is but david lee steals the ball back. ellice goes for 25 on the night. part of that total was this shot just before the first quarter buzzer. ellice off the glass. it's an eight point golden state lead after one. and more of the same in the second quarter. this time wright pops three of his 30 after taking a 20 point lead. the warriors were still

i think there's a dude dad parade in pasadena every year. the show is very popular.wed and all that stuff, and -- [ cheers and applause ] i mean, it's phenomenal. and i guess the lesson, i mean, if there is a lesson, really, it's don't bother going to school. right? >> yeah, i don't think there's a lesson. >> jimmy: there isn't a lesson? >> it doesn't always have to be a lesson. >> jimmy: that is the lesson. simon baker, everybody. "the mentalist," thursday nights at 10:00 on cbs. we'll be right back with snooki. ♪ ♪ ♪ sundays are just for watching football. believe that? [ thinking ] relax. you ordered off mcdonald's dollar menu at breakfast. everything's so good and just a buck. so go. he's a jerk. [ thinking ] the simple joy of being smart. ♪ no pills, no pain. how can you get pain relief without taking pills around the clock? try thermacare heatwraps, for all day relief without pills. i was surprised, thermacare worked all day. you feel the heat. and it relaxes and unlocks the muscle. you've got to try it. [ man ] thermacare, more effective for back pain than the

rose bowl in pasadena, number five wisconsin hooking up with number 3 texas christian. first quarter, dalton, with the fake. gets it to b.a.rart johnson for 23-yard touchdown. they go undefeated this season, 13-0. and, of course, stanford getting ready to play in their first orange bowl on monday against virginia tech. that's sports. i'm christine nubla have a wonderful day, everybody. >>> the raiders will start their final game of the season in just a few hours. the silver and black, away today playing in kansas city. win or lose the raiders will not be making a playoff appearance this year, though. the big team news will come later this month when owner al davis will announce whether he plans to extend the head coach's contract by a year or start looking for a new leader for his team. raiders kick off at 10:00 this morning. >>> the niners finish up their season at home today, playing host to the arizona cardinals. the game will be about pride. winner stays out of the basement in the nfc west. loser ends up with a better number on draft day. they kick off at 1:15. >>>

investigators say the chase started in pasadena when the driver committed what they call a minor trafficolation. no word yet on the condition of the other car that got t-boned. that can be pretty devastated. >>> also in southern california, crews are fighting a massive wildfire. look at that. this is a fire at a warehouse. the flames were 20 feet high out the roof of the former saddlebag inn in santa ana. authorities think the building was vacant at the time. the hotel was popular several decades ago, but more recently it had been used for fixed income housing until early last year. they believe it was vacant and caught fire, but they don't know how it started. >>> later this morning the san ramon fire district says it will announce new iphone app is to radically change the way emergencies are handled. the department is keeping a lot of it secret. we'll tell you all about it tonight at 6:00 after we find out. the new effort will be announced at the san ramon community center in san ramon at 10:00. the san ramon fire department covers san ramon and danville. >>> if you want to check on yo

the sun came out for the rose parade in pasadena after a series of storms in southern california.undreds of thousands of spectators lined the streets to watch the floats and marching bands. many who staked out viewing spots on the sidewalk braved temperatures that dipped into the low 40s overnight friday. 17-year-old evan friedman was this year's rose queen. the ma raid was held up briefly when one of the floats got stuck at the start of the lineup. let's check out sports. the warriors led a big-lead greataway from them. the highlights starting with the row bowl. >> good morning. we take off with our first bcs game, the granddaddy of them all, the 97th rose bowl. wisconsin won three state rose bowls. bcu looking to complete a perfect season. johnson fell through for 219 yards. and that's 7-3 bcu. frog legs in the 4th wisconsin roars back. rushed for 132 yards. badgers down 21-19 with two minutes to go. they have to go for two. the pass batted down by tank carter. tcu holds down wisconsin 21-19. the perfect 13-0 season. playoffs, anyone? our second contest oklahoma and yukon. secon

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he's also served as the acting fire chief and interim city manager for the city of pasadena. i met the director shortly after taking office last year to discuss with him the fact that the city of houston was skipped over in the first round of c.o.p.s. funding. we had a really great meeting. we just introduced ourselves and he asked me how things were going. i said, well, i've had some challenges. first thing i had to do was get rid of my police chief. i said did you know my police chief? he said, yes, friend of mine. very good friend of mine. but we went on to have a good productive conversation. i'm pleased to say the city of houston did receive c.o.p.s. funding in the second round. i know that we all appreciate director melekian's professionalism, but more importantly his practical experience as a former police chief and genuine concern for all of the cities. please call director barney melekian. [applause] [applause] >> thank you, mayor parker for that kind introduction. it's been a pleasure to watch your leadership of the city and of the department and to watch the change

he has also served as the acting fire chief an interim city manager for the city of pasadena. i am -- i met the director shortly after taking office last year. to discuss the fact that the city of houston was skipped over in the first round of cops funding. we had a great meeting. he asked me how things are going and i said i had some challenges. i had to get rid of my police chief. he had a funny look on his face. he knew my police chief. he was a very good friend of his. we want to have a good and productive conversation and i am pleased to say that the city of houston received cops funding in the second round. we appreciate director of malekian's professionalism and its practical experience as a park police chief. he has a genuine concern for all our cities. please welcome director barney malekian. [applause] >> thank you, mayor parker, for that kind introduction. it has been a pleasure to watch your leadership of the city and of the department and to watch the changes that are occurring there. i would also like to thank the president for her leadership and the opportunity

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