attorneys for the police union filed papers this month criticizing department leadership. they say they have been ineffective and failed to implement court reforms. >>> hopes for a budget deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" inched

the vote was taken last month by the members of the baltimore school police union. 84 officers of 110 have no confidence in the school police chief, marshal goodwin. >> it's not something to take lightly. they are generally -- it means in the police world that there is nothing left to lose. >> reporter: gary is the labor negotiator for the police union. he citizen votes of no confidence are last resort involve a beef about pay or ben fis. this is not the case here. this union got a new contract last year and a good one. >> it's about working conditions and communication with management. that's something that should concern the public. >> reporter: both sides have not pub luckily spoken about specifics, sources say, officers feel the leadership style is questionable, the force feel as lack of control to handle criminal situations inside the schools and crime is not being reported accurately. we tried to take the concerns to north after but it had no comment on the vote or issues officers have spoken about off the record. progress is made, though. dialogue 2010 the officers union and th

cbs 5 reporter phil matier on the police officers union which says leaders at opd don't lead. >>> reporter: oakland's embattled police department is once again in the spotlight. this time over allegations by the police officers union that from the "riders" case to the "occupy" ride, the rank-and- file are being unfairly targeted for mistakes that the brass make. >> we need to defend the rank -- the men and women who work the streets. >> reporter: the union filing came in the federal case to decide if the department should be taken over by the federal courts. the police union charges that over the years the department has failed to train officers adequately, failed to provide the proper leadership and when things went wrong, most recently in the "occupy" demonstrations, they disciplined 44 officers while the brass got off scot-free. >> there was one probationary lieutenant that was demoted. aside from that, everyone that suffered discipline was at the rank of sergeant and below. it all fell on the shoulders of rank-and-file. the rank-and-file follow orders. they don't develop strategy or or

the police officer's union, which says that the leaders at opd, they simply don't lead. >> reporter: they have once again been in the spotlight. this time over the police officer's union from the rider -- writer's case. they are being unfairly targeted. >> we need to defend the ranks. the men and women who work the streets. >> reporter: they finally came in the union case to decide if they should be taken over by the federal court. over the years the department has failed to train them adequately. when things went wrong in the occupy demonstration, they disciplined 44 officers, while they got off scott free. >> there is one probation lieutenant demoted. everyone was at the rank of sergeant and below. >> it all fell on the soldiers of rank and file. they don't develop the strategies or the orders. >> reporter: they declined to comment on the union's allegations because of the ongoing court case. but the attorney who is representing the victims of the police abuse and the federal court takeover of the department said that it runs deeper and that, in fact, the rank and file do show some

an attorney representing the police union says that it is not fair. >> i am not talking just about thepartment i am talking about the entire city of oakland. and the elected officials are they being held accountable? let us talk about the people that supervise the cops and i got total of eight lt., sergeant, or the chief of police but everybody in the city. who manages the police department? >> the police union says that it is not advocating that the police be under federal control but it could happen. this city, the plaintiffs if they do not reached an agreement by december 13th. >> pg&e is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the conviction of two suspects in the walnut creek kidnapping case. this is surveillance video. they forced her into the car, and tied her up and and they drove her to a different string of atms. while trying to withdraw money from her account. the woman was later released that night and the oakland hills. >> the death toll in gaza has reached within 100. with fighting between israel and gossip based militants. despite the talks aim

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>> the police union says it is not advocating they be put under federal control but they could happen if they don't reach an agreement by december 13. >>> $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading leading to the arrest of a suspect in a violent crime spree that left one dead and a police officer injured. police say the suspect is armed and dangerous. kron 4's rob fladeboe has more. >> parked here. probably just going about his business on a friday night and these guys come up, seeing his car he was in. bmw, 23-inch rims, you know, and decided that they would take his car. >> reporter: he fought back tears as he visited a memorial here where his nephew was shot and killed friday night. the victim of an attempted carjacking. >> he was an innocent victim doing what we have done many times, stopping at a store for a soda, coffee, snack, whatever. and he lost his life doing so. >> reporter: at a news conference police and the mayor announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the man in this sketch. between 20 and 25-year-old african american or latino

. >>> three out of four members of the school police union in baltimore city have no confidence in their chief, no vote was taken last month, many of the types of votes have everything to do with paying benefits this doesn't. the union's labor negotiators say they have everything to do with how the department is run. >> that's not something to take lightly. when you see them, they are generally -- means in the police world that really had nothing left to lose. they just have to do something. >> specifics of the complaint are held close to the vest. the administration had no comment. both expected to meet this month. >>> continuing our coverage of the water main break on charles street, a chunk of the street is shut down. north avenue, westbound, re- opened, people living in the area have water in they homes knocks estimate on when the main will be fully repaired. crews will be working and the clock in the coming days to fix it. >> i mean, our plan is to get this done as quickly as possible and knowing full well this is a major throughway for the loaders. we will be whacking around the cl

that has to create some tension there is between the police union. hief, guy or gal, comes in with a split council, a union that is not happy and a political group not happy with the cop's union. it doesn't sound like a great combination. >> and a mayor known as one of the toughest in the area on public employee unions. >> well that, will make it difficult in my opinion to attract the top notch chief. we are doing a nationwide search. i am hope that we can attract enough talent to want to come here. i think we will. it is a desirable place to work. but whoever is ultimately brought in the going to have a tall task. >> indeed, they are. that is why in part whether having community meeting, that is part of the -- i had to say that is part of the process. it is a ritual. we have the meetings and this, and the national search. they will have to make the call. >> we will be following it for you. >>> a new game plan in sacramento, in the meantime, with the democratic super power. >> what will they do with the political advantage? our political insiders soun

>> there has been a vote nov confidence a letter that was sent to the executive officer by the police union, it claims the vote was taken last month. three out of four voted no confidence in his ability to run the department. memberships will discuss the vote next week. >>> new cruisers hit the street today in baltimore. new cars will be delivered to the city. the commissioner will be on hand at the northeast district when they arrive. there will be 90 cruisers being delivered. >>> 5:34. the army private who leaked government files has offered to plead guilty to some of the charges. that's acarding to an attorney but bradley manning has been in jail for two years for allegedly handing over classified documents to wiki leaks. and the offer was made during a hearing on wednesday. >>> one of the hottest video games is touted for its realism and that's thanks to the corrections from navy seals -- and contributess from navy seals -- from the navy seals. they are now being punished. the move means they will be ineligible for promotion and it ends their career. they showed their gear and disclosin

. >> the police union president disagrees. finess that lowering would impact public safety. >> the message we send out something like this is the type message that makes people not take us seriously. o pay then't want t rules.follow the over willgoing miles pay $50 instead of 75. a driver caught going to 11 to miles over the limit will pay instead of $125. mayor gray introduced to those friday while the was all happening during the introduction, the chief of police said that she does not that $50 is enough of a people to slowt down on the roads. one of the topics at hand during is the speed limit. they hope they can get another about hearing to talk possibly raising the speed limits. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> people using a prince county's public bus,portation system, the more starting today. the fares are going up from $1 to $1.25. jack he joins us as we look our forecast for today and tomorrow does not look like any problems. >> as we head towards the middle week, at a new computer and looks coming in, we couldpe possib

it went on by the school police union and claims that the vote was taken month and three out of every voted no confidence in ability to run Ñi the department. now, they plan to discuss it next wednesday. >>> well, opponents to build a youth jail got high he marks tonight. chris, this was a topic that came up during the election. >> reporter: yes, and it's something that's going to be talked about. it's going to go 'cbuilt right here. activist say that the city needs more money and for jobs and not for the new jail. jessy jackson joined the cause tonight. >> the call rial kate money that the state plans to build a youth jail into programs that might keep young people out of jail. ráh!eing used to be spent in a way better way and brining more opportunities for the youth. >> now, jess can i jackson has joined the cause. >> the governor g leaders say that the facility is too small and poorly designed and the new 80 million- dollar facility would be built here in a parking lot but jackson says that a new jail is not the answer. >> we will find jobs when the real work and not unnecessarily

the head of the police union says his successor will have some issues to deal with. >> our police department is falling apart. we have more people leaving. we have another two going to los gatos on top of 3 who went to redwood city another three or four who went to santa cruz. >> the fresno police chief and the sacramento chief are two of the people mentioned as possible candidates. >>> 5:07. the terror attack on the u.s. consulate in libya will be the focus as susan rice holds meetings with key lawmakers. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations has been criticized by some republicans for comments she made shortly after those attacks. at the time, she said at tax stemmed from a protest against an anti-islam video. rice is considered a possible nominee to replace the outgoing hillary clinton as the secretary of state. >>> meanwhile, lawmakers on capitol hill are jockeying for position right now in efforts to fix the federal budget and avoid the dreaded "fiscal cliff." if they don't reach a deal by the end of the year, tax hikes and across the board budget cuts will automatically kick in. su

the san jose police union is also offering a $10,000 reward for any information that can lead to this man's capture. again they are still trying to identify him at this point. san jose police planning to hold a news conference later this morning. that begins at 9:30 at city hall. live this morning in san jose alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. time now 5:07. sal, come on back. you're watching the east shore aren't you? >> that is right. we are doing that dave and pam. looking at 80 westbound. that is one of the freeways that gets busy earliest. right now we are looking pretty good. it might be early but we don't see any slow traffic. and here at the toll plaza it is light. and we're hoping it will be a light week. there was a -- there were a lot of people who left last week going to their thanksgiving destination. that may make it easier. moving along to hay warden crop city and fremont that traffic looks good. this is northbound 280 getting up to highway 17 and we're off to a good start here. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. storm track to the north until late tues

we also understand san jose police union offering a $10,000 reward for any information in this case. live this morning in san jose alex savidge. >> we will her more about what the police reveal today in their news conference. stay right here with us. stay tuned at 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. tonight. >>> menlo park police are increasing patrols in the bell haven area after a man was shot to death while walking to his car. a candle marks spot where carey cudlip died saturday night. he was visiting a friend when he was attacked. police are not sure if it was a random robbery or if he was tarted. >> all of a sudden all these shootings. it's heartbreaking. it's too much. >> cudlip is menlo park's second homicide of the year. the first was an accused teenage gang member in june. >>> a meeting set today in san francisco about pollution control improvements at richmond chevron refinery. environmental justice group is claiming that cancer causing dust from that fire in august is lingering around houses and around gardens from albany to san pablo. the group global community monitor says five of ei

today the police union posted this picture on its facebook page. it was taken by a surveillance camera at a gas station. police say the credit card this woman used was taken during a car burglary. she is described as a white female in her late 20s with shoulder length brown hair. >> sometimes veterans are so traumatized from war can t it can be difficult to function in normal society. a unique program that uses dolphins to help them readjust to civilian life. >> reporter: at six flaks discovery kingdom a special team of dolphins swam with 10 traumatized combat veterans. this is a first of its kind therapy session. struggling war fighters connecting with these remarkable creatures. >> the feel and touch of them. it's kind of life altering. i probably won't think about anything bad for a couple days now. and won't have bad dreams thinking about this. >> reporter: people have had this experience say there's an emotional bond of trust with these highly social, penalty intelligent animals. >> people have to realize what they've gone through. we've got to

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head of the fraternal order of police, union that represents officers appeared by the chief's side. >> we're concerned about some of the content contained, inappropriate. shouldn't have taken place, shouldn't have occur. it does not however reflect the attitude or the demeanor of our members out here doing the job on a daily basis. >> charles brown chair of the police chief advisory council made up of community members. >> he doesn't waste time. a very fair person. he doesn't believe in letting anything fester. >> officers face punishment could include being fired. the video has been removed from youtube. reporting live, prince george's county headquarters, jackie benson, news 4. >>> new explosions in israel. is rail escalated air strikes after two rockets fired from gaza landed just outside the capital of jerusalem today. israel is also known, amassing troops at the border. called up thousand of reservists ahead of potential ground invasion. prime minister netanyahu says the country is ready to take the next step if rocket fear does not stop. focus on capitol hill, remains on adminis

now, in a recent debate on nbc bay area, both the police union and the mayor admit it will be hard to find a replacement, given all the turmoil here in san jose. >> coming in, you're going to have a very difficult battle on trying to get this thing steered straight. >> that's a tough sell to bring in a qualified police chief to lead this major me drop accomplice, mayor. what's going to be your sales pitch. >> it's always tough to find a new police chief. >> reporter: tonight's meeting at the berryessa community center will last an hour and a half. that followed by a meeting wednesday night at the camden community center and it ends on december 10th at the southside community center. this still remains a coveted job, believe it or not. this is still a very good department, very well trained police force, so you can see why many people might be interested in coming to san jose. we're live at the berryessa community center, i'm damian trujillo. >>> investigators are trying to find the source of a carbon monoxide leak that sickened 11 family members in san francisco. the family called 911

the oakland tribune says the police union filed a harsh critique in court. the union also claims internal affairs investigators resulted in injust -- resulted in unjust charges. a judge will hear arguments about whether to appoint a federal receiver. >>> volunteers are preparing to serve holiday meals to those in need. janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: in about two hours, sacred heard -- sacred heart will be handing out these turkeys. people will be getting canned food, stuffing, fresh vegetables. they are okay as far as the number of donations they've gotten of canned foods but they don't -- they will not have enough turkeys to get them to the next couple of days. sacred heart community service will be giving out around 4,000 holiday food boxes to low income families. they will open the doors here at 9:00 a.m. to start handing out the boxes. about a week and a half ago, hundred of people lined up. some with small children. they spent the night make sure they would get the food boxes for thanksgiving and also toys for the staff for christmas. even tho

union city police are not calling this a homicide yet. rather a suspicious death. investigators and family believe that joshua was out with friends drinking that mighnight. they are looking to see if he had a degree of hypothermia. it was cold out saturday night. how he ended up in the trash can is a question mark. >> i want someone to come forward and say something. if you were my mom's friend and if you are our friend and you cared about my brother, why would you be scared to talk? what's the problem? >> reporter: union city police, we spoke with them this morning, they say they have spoken with some of the people and interviewed some of the people who were with joshua perez that night. they believe there are others that have not come forward to talk. they are trying to figure out how he died. reporting live here in union city, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, bob. a driver and passenger are safe after a devastating crash sent their suv flying off a freeway overpass. look at the picture of the car. the driver was heading south on the appian way overp

the police union and the city are offering a $25,000 reward for capture and conviction of the second suspect. >>> san jose police looking for a hit-and-run driver today. two cars hit a pedestrian that was jaywalking after 6:00 a.m. the first driver, in a dark-colored sedan hit the man and sped off. the driver of a minivan that also hit the pedestrian stopped and is cooperating with police. >>> in san francisco, a rush hour mess tonight. simultaneous accidents causing a lot of confusion. just after 5:00 p.m., a driver hit a pedestrian. 30 seconds later, an explosion in a manhole, blowing its lid. all of this happening south of market, on howard street between 9th and 11th. the underground explosion is linked to electrical wiring connected to the city's med troe system. the pedestrian hit by the driver remains in critical condition. >>> an apology for the widow of steve jobs for the alameda man who violated her home and her heart, when he stole thousands of jewelry and electronics and her late husband's wallet. he wrote an apology from jail, saying he didn't mean to cause her more pain.

attorneys for the police union filed papers this month criticizing department leadership. they say they have been ineffective and failed to implement court reforms. >>> hopes for a budget deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" inched stocks higher today. a pair of strong economic reports also brightened the mood. the dow closed up 37 points. nasdaq gained 20. s&p added 6. >>> republican lawmakers and the white house are working overtime tonight to avoid the "fiscal cliff" stepping up phone calls and meetings within the last 24 hours. cbs reporter danielle nottingham is on capitol hill where the two sides are still talking. >>> reporter: president obama dispatched his chief negotiator tim geithner to capitol hill to work on a "fiscal cliff" deal. house speaker john boehner came out of his meeting with the treasury secretary demanding the white house get serious about spending cuts. >> no substantive progress has been made in the talks between the white house and the house over the last two weeks. >> reporter: if a compromise isn't reached soon, automatic tax hikes and steep budge

police are persuing active leads and would like anyone with information to call union city police. >>> gilroy family grieving the death of their dog after a pit bull barged into their house and attacked the 67-year-old poodle. the pit -- atack their 6-year-old poodle. >> just this much and the dog nuzzled its head through. >> reporter: the 11-year-old opened the door to let her 2-year-old brother in the house. little did she know a pit bull she had never seen before was at the door too, eager to get in. >> i was trying to close the door the dog pushed it and i slammed it against here. >> reporter: her little brother just arrived home with their grandfather who didn't see the pit bull at the door until it was making its way inside the door. >> i've never seen it here. >> reporter: within moments the poodle ran to the door to see what was going on that's when the pit bull attacked. >> the pit bull was here and grabbed my little dog and slammed it up against the >> reporter: at that point the grandfather entered the house and -- >> it locked its jaws on that dog and would not let go i be

machines the banks machines that read murderers and the police union has promised to stay by its members who refused to carry out an eviction. the question we should be asking ourselves is why is this same sort of compassion for homeowners that were seen in spain lacking here in the united states who's behind these foreclosure suicides and what can be done to stop them. mike patton tonia joins me now as an attorney and host of ring of fire radio mike welcome back. great to have you with us i'm fine thank you as reported by the b.b.c. back in two thousand and one this a big story when it broke the australian scientists study suicide rates for one hundred years one thousand one thousand nine hundred ninety eight and they found that rates increased significantly in england and the united kingdom and australia when conservatives were in power men were seventeen percent more likely to commit suicide women forty percent more likely to commit suicide just when conservatives held power in those two just two countries what do you make of that study well first of all when you take away a person's

now an attorney or poisoning the police union said it unfair to blame only the rank-and-file. the promise they to make reforms. the city has parlayed--nearly 10 years to make those changes. >> the question is is anyone above the rank of sergeant lt. are they being held accountable. i am not talking about just the police department i am talking about the entire city of oakland and their elected officials. are they being held accountable? let us talk about the people will supervise those cops. everyone in the city of oakland. who manages that police part. >> the police union said it is not advocating that the department put under federal control. but that could happen if the city and the point is don't reach an agreement on reforms by december 13th. >> about 200 workers are taking part in a 24 hour strike at the port of oakland and the oakland airport. workers represented by the service employees international union walked off the job at 930 last night. they are protesting what they say are unfair labor practices. the strike is not expect to disrupt holiday travel at the airport

voters upheld a law ending the police union's right to bargain. this will give the montgomery county police chief more flexibility in things like overtime and shift changes. >> some top national rates is making headlines. elected the first openly gay u.s. senator. tammy baldwin defeated tommy thompson. >> in massachusetts, democrat elizabeth warren defeats scott brown. the win makes warren the first woman elected to the u.s. senate from that state and returns the seat to democrats which was held by the late edward kennedy. >>> and colorado and washington state legalize marijuana for personal use by adults. both states won that measure in a close race. the same measure was shot down in oregon. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news, reaction and a breakdown of last night's presidential results. they'll join us live after the break. >> and as we take you to the break, a live look outside. all is quiet right now but you know what that looks like. that's all i'm going to say. the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie. coming up next. ♪ [ fema

a spokesperson for the national police union said members are concerned that 15,000 officers who have left the force won't be replaced. police say without those officers, there won't be adequate security in spain. >>> and in singapore, secretary of state hillary clinton told an audience the united states would not plunge over the so- called fiscal cliff in january. she made the comments during the speech at the singapore university, saying a critical budget deal is necessary for democrats and republicans. she is set to visit the president on his tour of asia. >>> warning signals were activated as a west texas rail crossing on thursday just before a parade float carrying wounded veterans hit by a train. four veterans died and five people are still hospitalized. the ntsb said that warning bells and lights started 20 seconds before the train slammed into the boat. there is no reason why they didn't get off the tracks. ten preprevious collisions were found at this area. >>> four men missing in the gulf of mexico. the coast guard called off their research for two men who went into the wate

mostly of baltimore area politicians who say question 7 is bad news for charm city, this as police and fire unions today endorsed question 7. a bus full of question 7 opponents traveled around the state saturday to convince would-be voters to reject adding table games to existing slots casinos and building a sixth casino in prince george's county. >> even if you are for gambling and love to gamble, this expanding gambling bill is just bad for the state and bad for maryland. >> because, they say, a p.g. county casino will take business and jobs away from the soon to be built casino here in the m and t bank stadium and they say the millions expanded gambling promises is questionable. >> we're saying they already overestimated what slots are going to do. it's premature. >> supporters of question 7 have a much different view when it comes to follow the money. >> they want marylanders to keep coming to west virginia casinos like theirs, spending $70 million a year. question 7 means millions for maryland schools guaranteed. >> the money promises to go into the state's education trust fund. but whether o

voters upheld a law ending the police union's right to bargain in certain management decisions. this will give the police chief more leeway on issues like scheduling overtime. >> the most watched race there. chairman of the d c council. >> phil has been in that seat on an interim basis. last night he won the seat in a special election. vincent orange keeps his seat but michael brown loses his. >> dc voters had ballot amendments to decide on from ethic's scandals. all three passed by overwhelming majority. amendment 5 will allow the council to kick a member out if they have committed gross misconduct in office. >> amendment 6 will make it so a council member convicted of a felony will lose their seat and barred from holding that office again. amendment 7 does the same thing for the mayor's office disqualifying a sitting mayor if they are convicted of a felony. >> another cold day on tap and could bring in some snow. tucker is back with the forecast in just a moment. >> as we head to the break, yes, yes and yes. maryland voters approve the dream act allowing illegal immigrants who

. >> reporter: it is called question band it is pitting the county government and police chief against union members and their families. >> she is actually far stronger than i am. >> reporter: montgomery county police officer matt infrastructure ska is talking about his little girl, lucy. the three-year-old is braving a daunting array of medical conditions. >> i want to be able to protect her and take her to her appointment she needs to do, as a father, without having to worry about this nonsense. >> reporter: the county says it would force the police chief to check with the union before making any management decisions. the fraternal order of police says the county has spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to repeal 30 years of bargaining, which ensures things like advance notice on shift changes. videos posted to youtube are intensifying an already bitter fight. this one allegedly shows young people, paid by the county, to lobby for question b. >> the law said in maryland you cannot spend tax dollars on political activities. the definition of political activities is promoting or o

>>> and violent crime sprees in san jose and we will have more on the photo that could help police. >>> unionrs are targeting the port of oakland and you can see them showing up with their picket signs. we will have more on how it might affect travel plans later this week. >>> and damaging two water-main breaks overnight in the bay area. w . >>> welcome back, a brand-new day, november 20th, i am dave clark. >> your time is 5:29 we turn it over to steve, it is very windy out there. >>> it will be that way and north clouds and wind until tonight and it is a strong system and it is a ways away but it will get here. mostly cloudy and windy and mild for some, here is sal. >>> it looks good if you are driving up to the willow pass grade with no major problems and it continues to look good all the way to concord. >>> police are investigating a collision which happened on 16th and clay. a driver of the mercedes caused a truck to flip over. the driver of the percent said diswas not -- mercedes was not injured. >>> an aging pipe flooded a daily city neighborhood. alex savage joins us live where a 5-foo

. >> police in union city are investigating what they say is a suspicious death of a man nound a trash bin yesterday. that discovery happened on 10th street. a woman took out her garbage. police identified the 21-year-old as a man who later died in a hospital. police say the can did not belong to the home, and it was found in front of, along with investigators family and friends are looking for answers. >> so many questions. >> union city police say no cause of death hz been released. >> only on abc 7 news tonight, two pedestrians struck by a car the fight of the protest in oakland last year are suing filing a suit against bart and oakland police. abc 7 news is in the newsroom tonight with details on this, vic? >> this is the lawsuit. lawyers for the twoñn% say it's been a full year since thisz] incident and neither bart nor police have done anything bit.s the suit says police violated the first amendment rights of the two by their inaction to what they say was an tack on their clients, who are out there supporting the demonstration. >> when you think that have moment, in time what

the man did not have any visible injuries and police have identified him as joseph perez of union city. police are looking for information from anybody who may know what happened here and because there are suspicious circumstances surrounding his death they need people to call him. i put a call to the coroner's office and they say because it is a holiday, an autopsy will not be done until tomorrow. we are hoping to get more information about his death as the morning continues on. jeanine della vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> another attack in afghanistan. authorities say the man was wearing an afghan uniform when he shot and killed a british soldiers. at least 60 soldiers have been killed in 45 insider attacks. the attacks have raised questions about how they can take over security of their own country by 2014. >>> more circumstances are coming to light after general david petraeus resigned from his job. there are questions about the timeline in the investigation of his job, jacqueline? >> reporter: lawmakers want to know who knew what and when about the affair. another woman re

the head of the police union says his successor will have issues to deal with. >> our police department is falling apart. we have more people leaving. we had another two going to los gatos. on top of three that just went to redwood city and on top of another three or four who went to santa cruz. >> fresno police chief jerry dyer and sacramento chief rick brazil are two of the people mentioned as possible candidates. >>> other bay area headlines, two would-be robbers had a surprise when they went into a jewelry store in east san jose and started shooting. the woman behind the counter though had a gun and she fired back. no one was hit by any of the gunfire. but the two suspects ran out without any stolen jewelry. >>> a cooler. >> reporter: led to a hazardous materials incident at a gym in san jose's evergreen area. about 150 people were evacuated from the silver creek sportsplex after some complained of shortness of breath at 7:30 last night. the fire department says it was caused by someone putting too much aromatic oil on rocks in a steam room. >>> a san francisco sheriff's deputy pled

s police union supports the cameras and the high fines. he said that they fill's needed gap. >> we -- fill a needed gap. >> we don't have police officers to enforce the traffic. violent crime you is up 7%. >> reporter: how do you measure safety? is there a dollar amount that slows people down? chief lanier said that $50 won't do it. >> a on a safety perspective, if you drop the fines on the $50, there is no deterrent and some people see that as a cost of doing business. >> reporter: others disagree and find no evidence to support higher fees, lower speed. >> no correlation between size of fine and speeding. there is no prima facea lane between abusive fees and behavior. it's a mission. >> reporter: one thing this is pretty clear is if the council bill moves forward and is passed, the city could take a hit when it comes to the budget. there simp lewon't be as much revenue -- simply won't be as much revenue generated. the city doesn't take a hit under the mayor's rule, and the mayor wants to use any surplus to higher -- hire new police office

. >>> police in union city are investigating the death of a 21-year-old man found in a trash bin a woman discovered the man while taking out her garbage yesterday morning many she called authorities who rushed him to a hospital where he die. this morning police -- where he died. >> my mom and i -- my mom found him. we just don't know, you know. so many questions, we don't know. >> a memorial is growing outside the home where he was found. police say he occasionally stayed home they are pursuing active leads and would like anyone with information to call the police. >>> driver faces driving under the influence charges after a frightening accident in pinole along i-80 and appian way this morning many this picture sent by the pinole fire department that dodge durango, rolled over and flattened. police say the driver crashed through the guardrail off the overpass landed on his roof on i-80. amazing the driver and passenger were able if get out sail. >>> picket lines -- lines this morning at hostess plants nationwide, including one in oakland. thousands of workers are on strike now three days

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president of oakland's police union faces questioning after a comment about the department leadershiprding to the mercury news barry was contacted by the department of internal affairs after an article ran about officers being victims of dishonest arbitrations. he claims his statement never touched on that. >>> he is embarrassed and disappointed at himself over his use of a county issued credit card. in an e-mail he took responsible for thousands of dollars charged to the card. he says he used the credit card but he repaid the money with a personal check. he criticized the media for reporting this as regular lavish meals with staff. >>> today we may find out if same sex couples here in california will once again be able to get married legally. ktvu alison burns in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us what is at stake at the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: some people are calling this one of the most significant issues ever before the court. can the government prohibit people from getting married? the justices will meet behind closed doors today to decide if they will take up seve

lawyers for the police union filed papers against department leadership saying they are ineffective and failed to implement court-mandated reforms. >>> i'm len ramirez in silicon valley. apple has major plans to expand in santa clara but what other bay area city may benefit from that? the story is just ahead. >> the fate of the farm is decided. what's going to happen to this long-time bay area oyster company? >> was he drunk? the officer said no, he sneezed. >> the surveillance video of a bay area crash blamed on a sneezing fit. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a planned expansion into saa clara will provide work spae for more than a >>> the tech giant apple getting more room to grow. a planned expansion into santa clara will provide work space for more than 1,000 apple employees. cbs 5 reporter len ramirez says one person in particular is rolling out the welcome mat tonight. len. >> reporter: that's right. you know, apple is very popular this time of year as are many computer companies because they make the devices that people really want. apple does have big plans to expand in the south bay and that

police are not releasing the cause of death. it is still under investigation if you have any information you are asked to call a union city policem. i spoke with his aunt. reporting in union city, kron 4. >> and contra costa county concerns that chevron is going to repair the crude unit that caught on fire but will not rebuild the entire system. as a result of certain comments that could have been required are not going to be enforced. they are upgrading technology with the repairs but all this will come before the air district next monday. dan kerman, kron 4. >> at the 49ers practice facility in santa clara, the coach harbaugh says that alex smith is making progress after undergoing a concussion from yesterday's game. he is expected to play one week from today against the chicago bears. he could possibly return to practice as early as wednesday. haazig madyun >> the experts at kaiser hospital that they are still a lot of unknows there are still dealing with concussions because the brain is so complex that dealing with the aftermath of a brain injury is also very complicated. they have learned a lot in the last couple of years.

the police union and the city collectively offering a $20,000 reward for the capture and conviction of that second suspect. police right now are doing what they can to try and help out the family of rory parkpettiford. officers creating a site called cops for rory and they're hoping to raise $8,000 for his family by monday. we did check that site this morning and only $550 have been raised so far. you can visit donor.com cops for rory is the featured fund-raiser. >>> israel is pulling back troops from the gaza border after reaching a truce with hamas. the cease-fire ends eight days of rocket fire that killed more than 160 people. as part of the agreement, both sides must work on a deal to open the boarder of gaza. >>> it is the end of the road for hostess. the company has gotten the go ahead to wind down its operations and terminate more than 18,000 jobs. the twinkies, ding dongs and zinger brands may still survive by being sold to other companies. >>> volunteers hard at work at glide memorial in san francisco. they will prepare and serve thanksgiving meals to thousands of homeless and

. >>> police in union city are investigating the death of a 21-year-old man found in a trash bin a woman discovered the man while taking out her garbage yesterday morning many she called authorities who rushed him to a hospital where he die. this morning police -- where he died. >> my mom and i -- my mom found him. we just don't know, you know. so many questions, we don't know. >> a memorial is growing outside the home where he was found. police say he occasionally stayed home they are pursuing active leads and would like anyone with information to call the police. >>> driver faces driving under the influence charges after a frightening accident in pinole along i-80 and appian way this morning many this picture sent by the pinole fire department that dodge durango, rolled over and flattened. police say the driver crashed through the guardrail off the overpass landed on his roof on i-80. amazing the driver and passenger were able if get out sail. >>> picket lines -- lines this morning at hostess plants nationwide, including one in oakland. thousands of workers are on strike now three days

now, in a recent debate on nbc bay area, both the police union and the mayor admit it will be hard to find a replacement, given all the turmoil. >> coming in, you're going to have a very difficult battle on trying to get this thing steered straight. >> that's a tough sell to bring in a qualified police chief to lead this major metropolis. what's going to be your sales pitch? >> it's always tough to find a new police chief. >> reporter: now, two names that have surfaced as possible candidates are jerry dyer. he's the police chief in fresno. he retired last year only to be lierd back by city leaders. another name is a sacramento police chief rick braziel. he retires at the end of the year and also had to lay off 150 officers. whichever candidate applies, if both do, they'll have a tough task here in san jose. live at the berryessa community center, i'm damian trujillo. >>> new this morning, a crash on 880 in san jose has sent at least one person to the hospital. several ambulances and fire trucks responded to the scene of the crash, which it appears involves a few cars. traffic was tied

he was found yesterday's in a trash can outside his union city home. the policeeleasing information or the cause of death. >> police in the country of valley--belize. are searching for john mcafee, the founder of this opera company mcafee ink software- company. in relation to the death of his neighbor in an island town along the caribbean. the victim was found with a gunshot wound to the head and both his cellphone and computer or missing. police have not been able to reach mcafee but the other neighbors have been questioned. >> if the air district it sending that chevron is still in stolen technology which is a step in a right direction >> they are going to put in a stronger pipe material and also decrease the number of valves. it decreases the amount of emissions. but they are also going to be putting in the latest technology valves. >> however, gregor karras with communities for a better environment says that that is to is not good enough. >> when people say what it does happen this is a big reason. >> for its part, chevron says they are working closely with t