layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to e sweet moments new from pillsbu.gerated section >>> welcome back to beyond the headlines, we've been talking about art in schools. california schools are tapping into other sources and many are relying on parents and local businesses. reporter lyanne melendez looks at the partnership in fremont. >> how many does it takes to be bright and shiny? >> h teacher, a teacher, she property developer who helps students discover the art of ceramics. >> i will be able to give back to the children by having them come here. >> like so many school districts fremont unified had to cut art and music programs. a civic leader for years, when his store was closing, he and his son thought of a way to help some of the local schools. >> my son said, we have so many, i don't like to see it closing down. >> three days later, they bought the shop and called the school district to offer students free ceramics lessons, it was a chance to give back to his community. for these second graders, to use their hands and minds. >> you can be very crea

layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to e sweet moments new from pillsbu. in the refrigerated section >>> welcome back to beyond the headlines. today we're talking about financial literacy and with us in the studio representing editor mint black blog. >> thanks for having. >> i have heard bit and i want people to know about it. how do we get started? >> the website is a free online finance service helps you manage money, plan for goals, savings, that kinds of thing. along with that we offer a wealth of resources around educational content around personal finances. >> i know that originally you started out working with college kids? >> initially the service was people in need of personal finance, college age was pretty typical. since then we found that some of the same techniques that we found applied to teaching college kids about personal finance also apply to younger people. and our parent company did a survey where 50% of the people surveyed they felt that financial literacy was something that should be part of the younger age. that is really what i'm he

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layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to e sweet moments new from pillsbu.igerated section >>> live picture from the senate floor, they advanced the bill to overturn the don't ask, don't tell. it would be a major victory for the gay community and president obama. within the hour, the senate voted down the dream act following short of the two-thirds majority needed. breaking news, the senate advanced the bill to overturn the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. >> members of a pittsburg base members are leaving for afghanistan. families are saying goodbye to loved ones. mark matthews was at yesterday's sendoff. >> 160 members of the california national guard military police company sang the army song, their farewell ceremony. they watched as his son josh got his marching orders, 12 months deployment to afghanistan. >> something he wanted to do ever since 9/11. >> he was still in high school on 9/11. >> i joined the army to serve my country and go help defend it. >> it's pretty much the attitude of everyone in the country. >> but members as they were first

layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to e sweet moments new from pillsbu.efrigerated section >>> welcome back. time right now, 9:50. this is live look from vollmer peak camera showing you a bit of emeryville, oakland, parts of the east bay. isn't that an odd look there. kind of like a water color, it's beautiful, no matter what time of year the bay area is a lovely place. >> golden gate field track workers are trying to gain support in a dispute with management over health and retirement benefits. the labor's union handed out leaflets this weekend. the track's latest proposal would reduce health and retirement benefits. >> bottom line, our members haven't gotten a race in five years. they are being burned to medical as we speak they have a accident medical plan. >> the union represents grounds keepers. track spokesperson has not responded to our request for a comment. >> newly enacted credit card reforms were supposed to protect us from abusive credit card practices but it is not that simple. 7 on your side michael finney shows us how spending with plastic

layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to e sweet moments new from pillsbu.e refrigerated section ♪ >>> and that rain that's plaguing us this morning is moving to the east through the central valley and up into the sierra. in fact, we do have a winter weather advisory until 7:00 with a snow level to around 5,000 feet. see that area highlighted in purple or shaded in purple if you will. for the rest of us we're looking at sunshine in southern california. mid to upper 60s. fresno 63 degrees with sunshine. you see the showers around chico, sacramento low 60s. eureka 55. high tahoe 43. here's jenelle. >> time now 6:46. an injured hiker who spent six freezing nights stranded with no food in the santa cruz mountains is expected to be released from the hospital today. a man and his son found 59-year-old deborah collins on saturday. she had been walking on an unmarked trail when she fell into a ravine and hurt her ankle. the man who found her is a neighbor. his wife encouraged her to search for collins after strange news. >> my friend whose a psychic friend. she call

layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to e sweet moments new from pillsbu.igerated section >> say man dropped a bag contains $6600 in the shredding machine. the division got involved with a service fixing cash. she turned the confetti back into cash. it required quite a bit of patience. really? wow! deserves a lot of thanks from that gentleman. a san francisco, home to what could be a hidden treasure. the grace cathedral choir of men and boys. it's a century old and they perform a christmas concert beginning this weekend. don sanchez brings us their incredible sound. ♪ >> music has always been woven in services since founded in 1906. the boys choir years later. they will celebrate their 100th anniversary. singing is serious business. ♪ >> it's about breathing. ♪ >> and diction. >> getting the pitch perfect. getting the consonants and vowels perfect. they can spend a lot of time doing one thing. >> did i mention breathing? >> when you learn how to sing using your whole body, you have more control over how the sound comes out. >> important because grace cathed

layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to e sweet moments new from pillsbu.me back, everyone. time right now 5:17. this is a live look from our hd camera atop the roof here at 900 front showing you the ferry building there with the bay bridge in the background. looks very pleasant right now and, in fact, it is. it's downright mild out there. lisa argen will be along in just a few with the full accu-weather forecast. chicago's o'hare international airport is back on schedule this morning after the season's first major snowfall forced hundreds of flight cancellations yesterday. here's what it looks like in the windy city where more than 325 flights were cancelled yesterday. the flights that did make it out were delayed. about 5 inches of snow fell in the upper midwest yesterday. i have someone who's trying to make it out of chicago today but they could face delays here with the rain? >> yes. the rain's going to be a little later on today. anywhere from 2:00 on. you're right. much of the nation depending on each other for getting the air traffic under control. b

layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to e sweet moments new from pillsbu.n the refrigerated section >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. it is 6:30 this tuesday and trading is just getting underway. markets open higher after the government reported retail sales rose the 5th state month in november. holiday shopping season got off to a strong start. we'll get the latest from trading live from the new york stock exchange 15 minutes. >> the weather right now, mike's been watching the radar for the rain. >> who's getting rain now, mike? >> everybody getting some form of wet weather, either rain, drizzle or thick fog. the north bay the best radar returns starting into richmond and heading up along interstate 80 and along the marin county coast. health radar returns along the santa cruz mountains through the sunol grade into dublin and pleasanton. this entire system is moving west/east with the heavier rain to come later during the midmorning and mid afternoon hours. fog fairfield one mile, novato half moon bay about two mi

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