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did james foley, in fact, father two of rita's children? and always will be the man who raised me. i love him dearly. >> nothing will change that? >> nothing will change that. our father's a man who converted to the catholic religion to satisfy our mother. he made a vow to the catholic church that he would bring his children up catholic. and he honored that. do i want to believe that that's my father, or the guy who couldn't honor his vow of celibacy? it's not a tough choice in what i want the answer to be. >> the perrys had serious doubts about whether father james foley had done enough to save their mother's life. now they were faced with resolving the question whether he was actually jim or emily's biological father. >> have you asked father foley for a paternity test? >> in the beginning of this, stone, it wasn't even the slightest concern for me. as time has gone on, i've had the desire to find out. yes, i reached out to father foley and asked him several occasions to do the test for me. >> his response? >> as a condition of doing the
did james foley, in fact, father two of rita's children? and always will be the man who raised me. i love him dearly. >> nothing will change that? >> nothing will change that. our father's a man who converted to the catholic religion to satisfy our mother. he made a vow to the catholic church that he would bring his children up catholic. and he honored that. do i want to believe that that's my father, or the guy who couldn't honor his vow of celibacy? it's not a tough choice in what...
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rita williams joins us now with the emotion reunion, rita. >> reporter: julie the season of homecomingas begun as some 40,000 u.s. troops in iraq returned home for the holidays. >> reporter: check out that rainbow over the plane in stockton carrying 100 of those military men and women who arrived home today. >> thanks guys, thank you. >> straight into the arms of the people who love them most. >> it feels great, feels great. you know i'm really excited to be back. back with my family. >> he got to see her grow up with skype. i'm grateful for technology. >> you step off the plane, you see your family and it's hard to fight back the tears. >> reporter: these men and women are all members of the california national guard, some of the 500 soldiers returning home after a year in iraq. a year is a long time for robert jordan and his fiance bruno who are childhood friends who reconnected recently. >> they're almost here. >> reporter: he said it didn't matter waiting a few more minutes even an hour. >> sweety. >> reporter: that after a year in iraq it made the reunion just that much sweeter. r
rita williams joins us now with the emotion reunion, rita. >> reporter: julie the season of homecomingas begun as some 40,000 u.s. troops in iraq returned home for the holidays. >> reporter: check out that rainbow over the plane in stockton carrying 100 of those military men and women who arrived home today. >> thanks guys, thank you. >> straight into the arms of the people who love them most. >> it feels great, feels great. you know i'm really excited to be back....
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one of them went to rita moreno for best actress. one woman show just completed a successful run in berkeley. bob mackenzie talked to the show business legend about her life here in the bay area. >> ♪ >> reporter: rita moreno has never done a cabaret act before. that's a surprise since she's done almost everything else in business. and is the first to win a grammy, emmy and tony. this time she's playing the plush room in san francisco. >> ♪ >>> as qualified long lifetime fans we got to step into her rehearsal. with her was her husband tony. >> i'm playing minor sevens in dramatic. >> here we are. it's smaller than i thought. >> it's about attitude. i'm a bloody amazon. that's how i see myself. and you know sometimes i'm amazed. sometimes i'm amazed at how short i really am. i look at pictures of myself and i say, oh for heavens sake i'm a little thing. and it always surprises me. >> you feel big. >> i do. >> you really do fill up the room. you fill up the stage. is that some magic you happen to have or did you learn how to do it? >>
one of them went to rita moreno for best actress. one woman show just completed a successful run in berkeley. bob mackenzie talked to the show business legend about her life here in the bay area. >> ♪ >> reporter: rita moreno has never done a cabaret act before. that's a surprise since she's done almost everything else in business. and is the first to win a grammy, emmy and tony. this time she's playing the plush room in san francisco. >> ♪ >>> as qualified long...
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i'm rita nissan. the story is just ahead. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange lost his appeal against extradition to sweden to answer sex crime allegations. rita nissan reports that his attorneys are considering whether to take their fight to britain's highest court. >>> julian assange walked out of britain's high court, calling the ruling against him merely technical. >> i have not been charged with any crime in any country. we will be considering our next step in the days ahead. >> reporter: two judges ruled assange should be extradited to sweden where he's wanted for questioning in the alleged sexual attacks of two volunteers for his web site. the wikileaks founder says the encounters last year in stockholm were consensual. the 40-year-old created a firestorm in the u.s. when his whistle-blowing web site published thousands of secret diplomatic cables. the state department says americans were put at risk. he could face charges in the u.s. >>> assange has 14 days to appeal to britain's supreme cour
i'm rita nissan. the story is just ahead. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange lost his appeal against extradition to sweden to answer sex crime allegations. rita nissan reports that his attorneys are considering whether to take their fight to britain's highest court. >>> julian assange walked out of britain's high court, calling the ruling against him merely technical. >> i have not been charged with any crime in any country. we will be considering our next step in the...
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rita nissan is there with details. good morning, rita. what is expected to happened in court today? >> reporter: julian assange is expected to learn his fate this morning, whether he will be extradited to sweden to face charges of rape and sexual assault, or whether he will be a free man after 11 months under house arrest. he is accused of attacking two women in stockholm last summer. assange's attorneys say the charges are unfounded. he outraged u.s. officials last year after releasing thousands of classified documents. they said that put american soldiers at risk. assange's legal troubles here in europe are only part of his battle. a grand jury in the united states is decided whether to indict him on charges of espionage. betty? >> thank you, rita. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton and her family are mourning the death of her mother, dorothy rodham. in a statement, the clinton family says mrs. rodham overcame hardship as a girl to become, quote, a warm, generous and loving wife and mother and grandmother. dorothy rodham died yesterday at a washington, d.c. hospital surrounded
rita nissan is there with details. good morning, rita. what is expected to happened in court today? >> reporter: julian assange is expected to learn his fate this morning, whether he will be extradited to sweden to face charges of rape and sexual assault, or whether he will be a free man after 11 months under house arrest. he is accused of attacking two women in stockholm last summer. assange's attorneys say the charges are unfounded. he outraged u.s. officials last year after releasing...
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y para rita fue un sueÑo convertido en realidad.ble, esta pelÍcula tne una vida larguisima. >>> larga fue su trayectoria, y los aÑos le dieron mÁs energÍas y continuar haciendo lo que mÁs ama. >>> lo lindo es que aquÍ estoy a los casi 80 aÑos. soy la betty de este aÑo. >>> fue la primera hispana en ganar un oscar por su paper de anita. convirtiendose en un sÍmbolo sexual en hollywood. aunque admite que tuvo que luchar contra estereotipos. >>> por fin no tengo que luchar tanto, ahora tenemos que tener papeles mÁs buenos, mas dramÁticos, sino nunca va a pasar el oscar. >>> y cÓmo celebrarÁ sus 80 primaveras? >>> con mucho vino, muchas risas, con muchavida. con mucho car. estar aquÍ a esta edad es un delirio. y un privilegio. >>> como pueden ver tiene mucha chispa aÚn. esto fue para "primer impacto." continuamos con ustedes. >>> un ejemplo de mujer. felicidades a la seÑora moreno. >>> ylego el cantante magic juan. se trata de un movido tema. aquÍ tienen la primicia. ♪ ♪(mÚsica)♪ ♪(mÚsica)♪ ♪(mÚsica)♪ ♪(mÚsi)♪ >>> pegajoso el ritmo. y t
y para rita fue un sueÑo convertido en realidad.ble, esta pelÍcula tne una vida larguisima. >>> larga fue su trayectoria, y los aÑos le dieron mÁs energÍas y continuar haciendo lo que mÁs ama. >>> lo lindo es que aquÍ estoy a los casi 80 aÑos. soy la betty de este aÑo. >>> fue la primera hispana en ganar un oscar por su paper de anita. convirtiendose en un sÍmbolo sexual en hollywood. aunque admite que tuvo que luchar contra estereotipos. >>> por...
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reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a warning tonight for parents this halloween. keep an eye on your kids as they trick-or-treat. the number of deaths among pedestrians 5-14 is four times higher on halloween night than any other night of the year. kids can stay sife by bringing a flash light, cross at cross walks and bringing along an adality. >>> congress woman is challenging herself to live on food stamps for a week. >> congresswoman jackie speier went shopping today on a tight budget. for the next 5 days she will try live on food stamps, spending $4.50 a day. it will show her what it's like to live in the foot steps of someone living in poverty. >> so many of us, we have no idea what it's like. >> other are taking part in the challenge, including religious leaders, students and 8 other mauves congress. >>> californians are relying less on gasoline. gas conassumption dropped 2.2% in july. experts say that is mostly due to higher gas prices. diesel fuel went up almost 2% compared to last year. >>> and we got a red flag warning tomorrow morning as the winds shifts
reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a warning tonight for parents this halloween. keep an eye on your kids as they trick-or-treat. the number of deaths among pedestrians 5-14 is four times higher on halloween night than any other night of the year. kids can stay sife by bringing a flash light, cross at cross walks and bringing along an adality. >>> congress woman is challenging herself to live on food stamps for a week. >> congresswoman jackie speier...
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rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they are getting together to make online shopping easier andfer. intel and master card will join their technology for users of ultrabook personal computers. >>> investors pushed wall street lore today. dow tumbling 74 points to 12,078. nasdaq dropped 21 points to 2657. >>> it was a cool one this morning. valley fogging up in some locations. more fog tomorrow morning. here we go towards the bay bridge. winds gusting to 7 miles per hour out of the west. winds are light. and it's from a warmer direction. overnight lows, not as cold as last week. last week we were dealing with freezing temperatures last week. not the case this week. but the humidity is up, moisture is up, that means fog. more valley fog. we had valley fog this morning in the north bay. we got a dense fog advisory for the north bay valley. i don't know if we will see that tomorrow but we are looking at the more fog in the inland bay valleys. high pressure is one of the reason. high pressure, air sinks. as itstructens temperatures warm. tomorrow warmer day. upper 60s. some of the war
rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they are getting together to make online shopping easier andfer. intel and master card will join their technology for users of ultrabook personal computers. >>> investors pushed wall street lore today. dow tumbling 74 points to 12,078. nasdaq dropped 21 points to 2657. >>> it was a cool one this morning. valley fogging up in some locations. more fog tomorrow morning. here we go towards the bay bridge. winds gusting to 7 miles...
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ktvu's rita williams first told us about the twins last night and she's here again with what doctors told her within the past hour, rita. >> reporter: frank it's been a reality drama that's been playing out here at lucielle packered children's hospital all day and it just ended a little more than an hour ago. >> wow. >> reporter: for more than nine hours today the precious lives of these two little girls were in the hands of a medical team of more than three dozen people. finally a surgeon came out to say -- >> both twins are doing great and so far no issues. >> reporter: when they were wheeled into the operating room before dawn today, angelina and angelica seduco were not sick, just different. they were born in the philippines two years ago joined in the chest and belly. >> i think god has a plan and i think that this is a big challenge for us. >> reporter: it's been more than a year since the family now living in san jose first asked lead surgeon gary hartman for help. the girls who are known as ina and ika were color coded in the operating room. doctors had lots of scans to guide
ktvu's rita williams first told us about the twins last night and she's here again with what doctors told her within the past hour, rita. >> reporter: frank it's been a reality drama that's been playing out here at lucielle packered children's hospital all day and it just ended a little more than an hour ago. >> wow. >> reporter: for more than nine hours today the precious lives of these two little girls were in the hands of a medical team of more than three dozen people....
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rita nissan is there with details. good morning, rita. what is expected to happened in court today? >> reporter: to face charges of rape and sexual assault or whether he will be a free man. two wikileaks accuse him of attacking them. they say the charges is unfounded. he outraged u.s. officials last year after releasing thousands of classified documents. they said that put american soldiers at risk. assange's legal troubles here in europe are only part of his battle. a grand jury in the united states is decided whether to indict him on charges of espionage. betty? >>irl to become, court, a warm, generous and loving wife and mother le to lead separate lives. this is the "cbs morning news." [ flamenco guitar music plays ] welcome mi amiga, an adventure awaits. ♪ a celebration of flavor and magnificent tastes ♪ [ cow bell, cow moo ] ♪ like chicken beef or seafood ole' ha haaa ♪ adios little one ♪ your time here is complete ♪ and my kitten just a thought, put some boots on those feet. ♪ friskies ♪ feed the senses [ female announcer ] see puss in boots, only in theaters. [ male announcer
rita nissan is there with details. good morning, rita. what is expected to happened in court today? >> reporter: to face charges of rape and sexual assault or whether he will be a free man. two wikileaks accuse him of attacking them. they say the charges is unfounded. he outraged u.s. officials last year after releasing thousands of classified documents. they said that put american soldiers at risk. assange's legal troubles here in europe are only part of his battle. a grand jury in the...
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rita nissan is there with details. good morning, rita. what is expected to happened in court today? >> reporter: to face charges of rape and sexual assault or whether he will be a free man. two wikileaks accuse him of attacking them. they say the charges is unfounded. he outraged u.s. officials last year after releasing thousands of classified documents. they said that put american soldiers at risk. assange's legal troubles here in europe are only part of his battle. a grand jury in the united states is decided whether to indict him on charges of espionage. betty? >> thank you. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton and her family are mourning the death of her mother, dorothy rodham. in a statement, the clinton family says mrs. rodham overcame hardship as a girl to become, court, a warm, generous and loving wife and mother and grandmother. dorothy rodham died yesterday at a washington hospital. she was surrounded by family members. she was 92. >>> coming up, a possible link between alcohol and breast cancer. >>> plus, conjoined twins now able to lead separate lives. this is the "cbs
rita nissan is there with details. good morning, rita. what is expected to happened in court today? >> reporter: to face charges of rape and sexual assault or whether he will be a free man. two wikileaks accuse him of attacking them. they say the charges is unfounded. he outraged u.s. officials last year after releasing thousands of classified documents. they said that put american soldiers at risk. assange's legal troubles here in europe are only part of his battle. a grand jury in the...
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rita? >> reporter: well, frank this painting here is back on the wall of this castro valley art shop. but how it got here is quite a tale that starts on halloween. >> this lady came in with her son, the child was in a stroller. the son was dressed as jason, i gave candy. >> reporter: the surveillance video which she looks at records the woman dressed as a bee, checking out disney items, even talking to the owner about them. then her son points to the alice in wonder land limited edition print. >> she takes the stroller, taking the art off the wall, sliding it underneath the stroller, down in the little baskets and then flips the towels back on over it. looks back at the camera. >> reporter: they leave, the owner notices the blank spot on the wall, calls the sheriff and the local weekly newspaper. the paper comes out nine days later with the surveillance video right there on the front page. and the calls start coming. seems everybody knows the 25- year-old hayward woman. she even posted a pi
rita? >> reporter: well, frank this painting here is back on the wall of this castro valley art shop. but how it got here is quite a tale that starts on halloween. >> this lady came in with her son, the child was in a stroller. the son was dressed as jason, i gave candy. >> reporter: the surveillance video which she looks at records the woman dressed as a bee, checking out disney items, even talking to the owner about them. then her son points to the alice in wonder land...
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ktvu's rita williams has more on the head of the medical team who performed the surgery. rita is live at stanford with late developments. >> reporter: gasia, good news we learned about two hours ago, one of the newly separated twins, she not only woke up, but sat up for the first time. >> angelina is progressing quicker than her sibling. >> reporter: they're out of sync but doing fine. the doctor talked about the twins and the first two years of life. >> we're right where we hoped to be. >> reporter: dr. hartman says the girls are in the same room in separate beds but turned so they could see each other when both are awake. it is one way of helping with the separation issues, the last set of conjoined twins experienced here after their surgery four years ago. >> when the one was coming out of surgery, she was reaching out to touch her sister, so it is like waking up one day and having a major part of your body missing. >> reporter: so they put those twins in the same bed. and at some point probably will do the same thing with the two girls. >> i think it is a miracle. and
ktvu's rita williams has more on the head of the medical team who performed the surgery. rita is live at stanford with late developments. >> reporter: gasia, good news we learned about two hours ago, one of the newly separated twins, she not only woke up, but sat up for the first time. >> angelina is progressing quicker than her sibling. >> reporter: they're out of sync but doing fine. the doctor talked about the twins and the first two years of life. >> we're right...
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now expect rita's ready to go leaving her home and has probably never being easier the capable he got why stay in portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euro's a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves legally and a surprising answer may be to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil just fallen through and has been rather stable they had their national truth and then a massive break up in the reconciliation process began so there will be support of civil construction companies especially and a lot of what she is still a construction company is winter and there currently they're very happy and go maybe you know something many portuguese are starting to view it at least as a present day. an african country rich some diamonds an oil resources presents an advertising opportunity for a lot of people who have lost hope of finding a decent job but hope from invite to ever i tell him moving abroad invariably says brill and then you get my job two friends of mine asked me to take their c.v. . acc
now expect rita's ready to go leaving her home and has probably never being easier the capable he got why stay in portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euro's a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves legally and a surprising answer may be to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil just fallen through and has been rather stable they had their national truth and then a massive break up in the...
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rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> west contra costa voters have just two more days to determine the fate of doctors medical center. the san pablo hospital has the biggest and busiest emergency room in that part of the country. voters are being asked to decide on a $7 million a year parcel tax to keep it open. the city has to fill a budget gap if the parcel tax fails, the hospital will probably close next year. the deadline to summit a ballot is next tuesday. >>> the international diabetes federation predicts one in ten adults will have diabetes by 2030. by then the number of deaths from the disease could double. that's roughly 522 million people with diabetes in less than 20 years. right now there's 346 million people with the disease. the new report is based on aging and demographic changes and includes both type one and type two diabetes. >>> the creator of the influential pink ribbon campaign has died. evelyn lauder created the cancer foundation. she helped raise funds as well as organize. the pink ribbon campaign became popular with celebrities such as elizabeth hurley. laud
rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> west contra costa voters have just two more days to determine the fate of doctors medical center. the san pablo hospital has the biggest and busiest emergency room in that part of the country. voters are being asked to decide on a $7 million a year parcel tax to keep it open. the city has to fill a budget gap if the parcel tax fails, the hospital will probably close next year. the deadline to summit a ballot is next tuesday. >>> the...
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now i expect rita is ready to go leaving her home and has probably never been easier. because why stay in portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euros a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves lately and the surprising answer may be to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil testifying to and has been rather stable they had their national truth and then a massive record in their record special process began so there are a lot of opportunities for a civil construction companies especially and a lot of portuguese construction companies winter and there are currently there are very active angola maybe know something but many portuguese are starting to hear it at least as a present day. an african country rich in diamonds and oil resources presents an appetizer an opportunity for a lot of people who have lost hope of finding a decent job at home before a member of ever i tell i'm moving abroad invariably says brill and can you get mad job doing friends haven't asked me to tak
now i expect rita is ready to go leaving her home and has probably never been easier. because why stay in portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euros a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves lately and the surprising answer may be to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil testifying to and has been rather stable they had their national truth and then a massive record in their record special...
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. >> kirk watson is here now with his wife, rita.rning. >> watching that had you in tears, rita. >> yeah. >> how grateful are you to this man, lance. >> i'm very grateful. he changed my life. i'm very saddened that his life gave me life, but i am thankful to his family and him just for considering other people in their times of grief. it just amazes me. i mean there's no way that i can say thank you enough to them. >> you too, rita? >> absolutely. yes. >> you've spoken to the family over the phone but you've never met them in person. >> no. >> would you like to meet them now? >> yes. >> all right. so let's bring out the family of lance lingus. we're talking about jessica, levi, lucas and morgan. oh, hello, welcome. >> come here. hugs are free. >> nice to meet you. >> you too. >> more hugs? hugs are always free. >> have a seat, jessica. hi, you guys. welcome. >> you guys are very, very handsome. >> they're giving you these hugs, jessica, and welcome, all of you. >> thank you. >> in hugging him back, what's your emotion now? >> it's ex
. >> kirk watson is here now with his wife, rita.rning. >> watching that had you in tears, rita. >> yeah. >> how grateful are you to this man, lance. >> i'm very grateful. he changed my life. i'm very saddened that his life gave me life, but i am thankful to his family and him just for considering other people in their times of grief. it just amazes me. i mean there's no way that i can say thank you enough to them. >> you too, rita? >> absolutely. yes....
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reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are on storm watch tonight. rain is on the way and snow on the way to the sierra. our chief meteorologist bill martin will tellous how close the rain is, first to ken pritchett in the sierra. any snow fall today? >> reporter: right now here it is not snowing but it is very cold. it is windy. if you are headed up to the sierra be prepared and be prepared for traffic. thanksgiving is the busiest time of the year in terms of traffic. as you can see right now, the interstate is fairly clear. >> reporter: this morning traffic was light. but caltrans says 2-3,000 cars per hour will pass over the summit of interstate 80. so this family from san jose timed their trip just right. >> easy. no traffic at all. zero. >> reporter: but they had to drive to king veil to find enough snow to slide on. >> tons of fun. >> reporter: the mountains aren't covered in snow but the ski resorts have been making snow. >> i was surprised. we were happy. >> they have been open since october but squaw valley is one of several opening in time
reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are on storm watch tonight. rain is on the way and snow on the way to the sierra. our chief meteorologist bill martin will tellous how close the rain is, first to ken pritchett in the sierra. any snow fall today? >> reporter: right now here it is not snowing but it is very cold. it is windy. if you are headed up to the sierra be prepared and be prepared for traffic. thanksgiving is the busiest time of the year in terms of...
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. >>> rita williams tells us how the nine hour procedure will accept rate two little girls couldn't joined at the chest. >> reporter: these twins were making the rounds getting lots of treats, but the real treat comes early tomorrow when for the first time in their two years of life, the girls will no longer see each other. they were both born in the philippines joined at the chest and abdomen their stomach muscles are fewed together. -- fused together. their mother was seven months pregnant when they found out, they were couldn't joined -- couldn't joined. then last year, including a 10- year-old son, they moved to san jose and they started searching for the internet to find hope for the hopeless and she found it at the children's hospital. >> it is amazing, i have to ask myself, is this real? >> reporter: the surgery tomorrow morning will be tricky, six hours to separate the -- separate the girls, another three hours to reconstruct their separate little bodies. >> i am expecting both little girls to be perfect. >> reporter: usually they would havened as they began, but now they have a go
. >>> rita williams tells us how the nine hour procedure will accept rate two little girls couldn't joined at the chest. >> reporter: these twins were making the rounds getting lots of treats, but the real treat comes early tomorrow when for the first time in their two years of life, the girls will no longer see each other. they were both born in the philippines joined at the chest and abdomen their stomach muscles are fewed together. -- fused together. their mother was seven...
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>> reporter: the unknowns are adding up for mar rita and her family.she will get more information about the next place they live and make sure it is not a meth house. >> before you move in a home make sure you get it tested or find out because this could be you. >> we did a second test just on her heater and came back twice the state limit. the landlord claims he doesn't know it was a meth house and elle do anything he can to clean it up. the tests cost just $45. you can do it yourself. also check out the state's list of meth busts dating back to 1995 in the i-team backlog at abc7.com. for the i-team, dan noyes, abc 7 news. >>> yemen's president signed a historic agreement to step down. he has held power for 33 years but faced widespread protests in recent months. as part of the agreement he will transfer power to the strap and the nation will hold elections. -- power to the vice president and the nation will hold elections. the u.s. and its allies have been pressing elections. >>> in italy, grave robbing is of such concern a luxury funeral company the
>> reporter: the unknowns are adding up for mar rita and her family.she will get more information about the next place they live and make sure it is not a meth house. >> before you move in a home make sure you get it tested or find out because this could be you. >> we did a second test just on her heater and came back twice the state limit. the landlord claims he doesn't know it was a meth house and elle do anything he can to clean it up. the tests cost just $45. you can do it...
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rita williams is here with more of that video so you can decide who is at fault. >> reporter: we are here at 11th and hardway, and you can see traffic is moving smoothly but that was not the case last night. the officers had just left the driver of a car that had injured two protesters leave without -- amazingly the entire event took only about 15 second. you see protesters marching through the intersection then a lone protester standing in front of a mercedes pounding on a hood. then seconds later the mercedes moving forward. two people were taken to the hospital, treated and later released. >> we don't know what was going on the mind of the driver. i don't want to even make a conjecture at this point. >> reporter: they only took witness information for oakland police. but opd said they could not respond. oakland police now will determine if charges will be filed against the driver. >> do you know the folks that got hit by the car last night? >> no i don't know them. no. >> reporter: no one at the occupy oakland encampment said they knew the injured protesters and from the license p
rita williams is here with more of that video so you can decide who is at fault. >> reporter: we are here at 11th and hardway, and you can see traffic is moving smoothly but that was not the case last night. the officers had just left the driver of a car that had injured two protesters leave without -- amazingly the entire event took only about 15 second. you see protesters marching through the intersection then a lone protester standing in front of a mercedes pounding on a hood. then...
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rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we've got a very interesting forecast.g warning goes into affect tomorrow morning. stays into affect until wednesday morning and the five day forecast, we have showers headed your way with snow in the mountains. right now we have temperatures in the 50s and 60s. mild at 64. oakland downtown 64. the forecast for tonight is cool but not as cool as it has been. north bay low 40s, upper 30s. for most of us upper 30s, mid 40s and low 50s. that sticks into wednesday as well. the weather system to the north of us. right up here coming down from the gulf and drop straight down like this. change our weather big time. but until then, tomorrow looks like a really nice day. daytime highs tomorrow easily into the low 80s. back here in 15 minutes. going to look at the five day forecast and talk about the chance of rain. >> tomorrow is also the start of the winter air of the spare season. the air district bans burning wood in fireplaces and stoves. first time offenders get warnings and second time offenders face fines up to $400. the sea
rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we've got a very interesting forecast.g warning goes into affect tomorrow morning. stays into affect until wednesday morning and the five day forecast, we have showers headed your way with snow in the mountains. right now we have temperatures in the 50s and 60s. mild at 64. oakland downtown 64. the forecast for tonight is cool but not as cool as it has been. north bay low 40s, upper 30s. for most of us upper 30s, mid 40s and low 50s. that sticks into...
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rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we've got a very interesting forecast. red flag warning goes into affect tomorrow morning. stays into affect until wednesday morning and the five day forecast, we have showers headed your way with snow in the mountains. right now we have temperatures in the 50s and 60s. mild at 64. oakland downtown 64. the forecast for tonight is cool but not as cool as it has been. north bay low 40s, upper 30s. for most of us upper 30s, mid 40s and low 50s. that sticks into wednesday as well. the weather system to the north of us. right up here coming down from the gulf and drop straight down like this. change our weather big time. but until then, tomorrow looks like a really nice day. daytime highs tomorrow easily into the low 80s. back here in 15 minutes. going to look at the five day forecast and talk about the chance of rain. >> tomorrow is also the start of the winter air of the spare season. the air district bans burning wood in fireplaces and stoves. first time offenders get warnings and second time offenders face fines up to $400.
rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we've got a very interesting forecast. red flag warning goes into affect tomorrow morning. stays into affect until wednesday morning and the five day forecast, we have showers headed your way with snow in the mountains. right now we have temperatures in the 50s and 60s. mild at 64. oakland downtown 64. the forecast for tonight is cool but not as cool as it has been. north bay low 40s, upper 30s. for most of us upper 30s, mid 40s and low 50s. that...
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rita williams, ktvu news. >>> a warning before you go toy shopping this season.lus rising bank fees. ktvu crunches the numbers to see where your hundred will hey... there's mom! hey, let mom try. ready, go! ♪ yeah, rock on, mom! [ male announcer ] sometimes a hint is all the wrapping a gift needs. wait a minute...i... [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited time. see your lexus dealer for exclusive lease offers like a complimentary first month's payment on the 2012 rx 350. >>> developing news out of oakland tonight, police are looking for a hit-and-run driver after a car struck a bicyclists just after 9:00. the incident happened on international boulevard. initial reports describe the driver as a young latino man in a gold volvo. the bike was left shattered on the street. emergency personnel say the bicyclists was seriously injured but he was conscious when they took him to the hospital. >>> the occupy movement is taking banks to task for accepting billions of the taxpayer dollars during their time
rita williams, ktvu news. >>> a warning before you go toy shopping this season.lus rising bank fees. ktvu crunches the numbers to see where your hundred will hey... there's mom! hey, let mom try. ready, go! ♪ yeah, rock on, mom! [ male announcer ] sometimes a hint is all the wrapping a gift needs. wait a minute...i... [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited time. see your lexus dealer for exclusive lease offers like a...
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rita williams, channel 2news. >> holiday parties scaled back during the recession.ot of companies hosting them again. the key difference. >> he was a good friend. >> eyeful especially police officer remembered as a hero. how he touched so many lives. >> first a video from the scene of [ female announcer ] what's so great about jcpcash? no exclusions! with jcp cash get 10, 15 or $20 off...storewide. unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20 off with...no exclusions! we make christmas affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. no exclusions! with jcp cash get 10, 15 or $20 off...storewide. unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20 off with...no exclusions! we make christmas affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. . >>> more now on developing news, a four alarm fire apartment fire in the city of berkeley. we just got off the phone with the fire chief. the building is on hey street near telegraph street. this video came in to the ktvu newsroom. the fire chief said the fire is still burning on the second and thir
rita williams, channel 2news. >> holiday parties scaled back during the recession.ot of companies hosting them again. the key difference. >> he was a good friend. >> eyeful especially police officer remembered as a hero. how he touched so many lives. >> first a video from the scene of [ female announcer ] what's so great about jcpcash? no exclusions! with jcp cash get 10, 15 or $20 off...storewide. unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20...
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rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a teenager was sentenced to life in pris won the possibility of patrol in the shooting of a ice cream truck vendor. he pleaded guilty for the shooting. she survived the shooting. he is charged as an adult but was 15 at the time of the shooting. he will be eligible for patrol in 17 years. >>> the super committee admitted failure today as the deadline came and went for them to come up with an agreement. today president obama placed the blame on republican lawmakers. >> they continue to insist on protecting $100 billion worth of tax cuts. at any cost. even if it means reducing costs to education and medical research. >> the job was to find 1.3 trillion dollars in spending cuts over 10 years but they couldn't overcome a divide over taxes and spending. under the budget deal, failure would trigger a trillion dollars in defense and domestic spending cuts in 2013. the president said already some republicans want to renege on a painful deal. >> i will veto any effort to get rid of the automatic spending cuts. there will be no easy off ramps on this one.
rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a teenager was sentenced to life in pris won the possibility of patrol in the shooting of a ice cream truck vendor. he pleaded guilty for the shooting. she survived the shooting. he is charged as an adult but was 15 at the time of the shooting. he will be eligible for patrol in 17 years. >>> the super committee admitted failure today as the deadline came and went for them to come up with an agreement. today president obama placed the...
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rita williams, ktvu news. >>> a warning before you go toy shopping this season.lus rising bank fees. ktvu crunches the numbers to see where your hundred will go the fartherrest. >>> developing news out of oakland. police on the scene of a hit- and-run. what we've learned about the driver police are looking for. >>> developing news out of oakland tonight, police are looking for a hit-and-run driver after a car struck a bicyclists just after 9:00. the incident happened on international boulevard. initial reports describe the driver as a young latino man in a gold volvo. the bike was left shattered on the street. emergency personnel say the bicyclists was seriously injured but he was conscious when they took him to the hospital. >>> the occupy movement is taking banks to task for accepting billions of the taxpayer dollars during their time of need. but showing little sympathy for companies by turning around and foreclosing on homes and raising fees. in tonight's special reports we find out which banks are the most expensive and which are the cheapest. ken wayne comp
rita williams, ktvu news. >>> a warning before you go toy shopping this season.lus rising bank fees. ktvu crunches the numbers to see where your hundred will go the fartherrest. >>> developing news out of oakland. police on the scene of a hit- and-run. what we've learned about the driver police are looking for. >>> developing news out of oakland tonight, police are looking for a hit-and-run driver after a car struck a bicyclists just after 9:00. the incident happened...
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rita williams is live with the emotion reaction from the girl's mother -- lloyd lacuesta is live with the emotional reaction from the girls mother. >> reporter: it is the first time in two years of life that they are sleeping separately. >> this evening a mother doctors described as determined tearfully expressed her joy. >> words cannot express how the family feels for the separation of our dreamsangelica and angelina. >> angelica and angelina were joined at the torso. a doctor told me a team of 20 spent 10 hours delicately separating the girls. the twins had separate organs expect for a liver. >> the liver was made up of both of the girl's livers that was fused together. so that was split hopefully right down the middle. >> reporter: this was dr. gary hartman's sixth surgery on conjoined twins. a procedure that is only performed six times a year in this country. >> we want them to be as happy and as healthy as possible. that's where we get our gratitude from. >> our family will be grateful eternally. god bless us all. >> reporter: doctors say the girl's will -- the girls will spend
rita williams is live with the emotion reaction from the girl's mother -- lloyd lacuesta is live with the emotional reaction from the girls mother. >> reporter: it is the first time in two years of life that they are sleeping separately. >> this evening a mother doctors described as determined tearfully expressed her joy. >> words cannot express how the family feels for the separation of our dreamsangelica and angelina. >> angelica and angelina were joined at the torso....
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(nombre en inglÉs) esta pelÍcula musical que en 1961 ganara 10 premios de la academia con rita morenoxima semana y que tengan un feliz dÍa del pavo. >>> buenas opciones. y esta noche protagonistas tiene un horario especial a partir de las 10 y 30 de la noche por telefutura. los 7 chicos que quedan en la competencia serÁn sorprendidos una vez mÁs, por william levy en la casa estudio y ademÁs, recibirÁn nuevamente a uno de los eliminados asÍ que no se pierda las reacciones. recuerden protagonistas esta noche a las 10 y media por nuestra cadena hermana telefutura. es a es ahÍ gan sÍganos en twitter, donde ven fotos, video impacto paentco taenttaentvideos y mÁs. mujeres recorren las calles para que cesen las deportaciones. y mÁs adelante, gracias a la gÉnero vida generosidad de ustedes, una madre hispana le ganÓ la batalla a la muerte. y tambiÉn la carne roja la vincula con el cÁncer de ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) >>> en este dÍa de acciÓn de gracias, un grupo de inmigrantes dijo no tener nada que celebrar, y llevaron a cabo una marcha en las calles del centro de los Ángeles. para denun
(nombre en inglÉs) esta pelÍcula musical que en 1961 ganara 10 premios de la academia con rita morenoxima semana y que tengan un feliz dÍa del pavo. >>> buenas opciones. y esta noche protagonistas tiene un horario especial a partir de las 10 y 30 de la noche por telefutura. los 7 chicos que quedan en la competencia serÁn sorprendidos una vez mÁs, por william levy en la casa estudio y ademÁs, recibirÁn nuevamente a uno de los eliminados asÍ que no se pierda las reacciones....
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rita williams,. >> your saturday morning will be a cold one. these are the overnight lows forecast and it'll be colinear some areas, look at all of the upper 30s and low 30s near freezing or at freezing. your saturday morning events will need a jacket. anything before ten, 11:00 and the daytime highs won't get that much warmer. upper 50s. low 60's at best. in to the long range forecast the showers in the forecast in to the weekend. santa rosa tomorrow morning easily 34 at eight. through the day temperatures warm up a bit. not a lot. we will go into the upper 50s. that's the daytime high. lot of the daytime highs will be in the upper 50s. when i get back specific temperatures for the neighborhood rain in the forecast tomorrow, i will tell you when it gets here. >> it appears that kelly slater hasn't won his 11th world title yet. the association of said it made a mistake on wednesday when it awarded him the world title. that was based on the points he collected after he won his second heat at ocean beach. is he still just a few points short but c
rita williams,. >> your saturday morning will be a cold one. these are the overnight lows forecast and it'll be colinear some areas, look at all of the upper 30s and low 30s near freezing or at freezing. your saturday morning events will need a jacket. anything before ten, 11:00 and the daytime highs won't get that much warmer. upper 50s. low 60's at best. in to the long range forecast the showers in the forecast in to the weekend. santa rosa tomorrow morning easily 34 at eight. through...
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rita williams is live with the emotion reaction from the girl's mother -- lloyd lacuesta is live with the emotional reaction from the girls mother. >> reporter: it is the first time in two years of life that they are sleeping separately. >> this evening a mother doctors described as determined tearfully expressed her joy. >> words cannot express how the family feels for the separation of our dreams angelica and angelina. >> angelica and angelina were joined at the torso. a doctor told me a team of 20 spent 10 hours delicately separating the girls. the twins had separate organs expect for a liver. >> the liver was made up of both of the girl's livers that was fused together. so that was split hopefully right down the middle. >> reporter: this was dr. gary hartman's sixth surgery on conjoined twins. a procedure that is only performed six times a year in this country. >> we want them to be as happy and as healthy as possible. that's where we get our gratitude from. >> our family will be grateful eternally. god bless us all. >> reporter: doctors say the girl's will -- the girls will spend
rita williams is live with the emotion reaction from the girl's mother -- lloyd lacuesta is live with the emotional reaction from the girls mother. >> reporter: it is the first time in two years of life that they are sleeping separately. >> this evening a mother doctors described as determined tearfully expressed her joy. >> words cannot express how the family feels for the separation of our dreams angelica and angelina. >> angelica and angelina were joined at the torso....
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ktvu's rita williams looks at what's next for the occupy movement even after all the occupiers go home. >> we are the 99%. >> 99% of 312 million americans do the math. the potential is great. so why aren't there more people at the occupy protest? >> you're not out here? >> i wish i could be. unfortunately i have to make my minimum wage job. >> are you part of the 99%? >> yeah. >> why aren't you out protesting? >> i'm too old. >> reporter: some folks tell us their hearts are with those who say they want to change the economy and distribution of wealth. >> i think they are tactics are missing the mark. they sort of alienation people. >> in the watershed movement, police shut down the flag ship occupy wall street camp today and we learned police chiefs in some 40 cities had been talking to each other about nonviolent ways to do this. >> now they will have to occupy the space with the power of their argument. >> you can't evict an idea. >> the occupy movement without question has started the conversation. >> reporter: and uc berkeley professor says millions of people now are talking about
ktvu's rita williams looks at what's next for the occupy movement even after all the occupiers go home. >> we are the 99%. >> 99% of 312 million americans do the math. the potential is great. so why aren't there more people at the occupy protest? >> you're not out here? >> i wish i could be. unfortunately i have to make my minimum wage job. >> are you part of the 99%? >> yeah. >> why aren't you out protesting? >> i'm too old. >> reporter:...
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rita williams, channel 2news. >> holiday parties scaled back during the recession.ot of companies hosting them again. the key difference. >> he was a good friend. >> eyeful especially police officer remembered as a hero. how he touched so many lives. >> first a video from the scene of the four alarm fire in berkeley. it's not yet contained. ♪ ♪ if i should fall from grace with god ♪ ♪ where no doctor can relieve me ♪ ♪ if i'm buried 'neath the sod ♪ but the angels won't receive me ♪ ♪ let me go, boys, let me go, boys ♪ ♪ let me go down in the mud where the rivers... ♪ [ female announcer ] when you're responsible for this much of the team, you need a car you can count on. ♪ ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on big, big. big big big big? big big big big big. big big...big. ♪ big big big -big. -big! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ big big big -big big
rita williams, channel 2news. >> holiday parties scaled back during the recession.ot of companies hosting them again. the key difference. >> he was a good friend. >> eyeful especially police officer remembered as a hero. how he touched so many lives. >> first a video from the scene of the four alarm fire in berkeley. it's not yet contained. ♪ ♪ if i should fall from grace with god ♪ ♪ where no doctor can relieve me ♪ ♪ if i'm buried 'neath the sod ♪ but the...
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rita williams,. >> your saturday morning will be a cold one.hese are the overnight lows forecast and it'll be colinear some areas, look at all of the upper 30s and low 30s near freezing or at freezing. your saturday morning events will need a jacket. anything before ten, 11:00 and the daytime highs won't get that much warmer. upper 50s. low 60's at best. in to the long range forecast the showers in the forecast in to the weekend. santa rosa tomorrow morning easily 34 at eight. through the day temperatures warm up a bit. not a lot. we will go into the upper 50s. that's the daytime high. lot of the daytime highs will be in the upper 50s. when i get back specific temperatures for the neighborhood rain in the forecast tomorrow, i will tell you when it gets here. >> it appears that kelly slater hasn't won his 11th world title yet. the association of said it made a mistake on wednesday when it awarded him the world title. that was based on the points he collected after he won his second heat at ocean beach. is he still just a few points short but cou
rita williams,. >> your saturday morning will be a cold one.hese are the overnight lows forecast and it'll be colinear some areas, look at all of the upper 30s and low 30s near freezing or at freezing. your saturday morning events will need a jacket. anything before ten, 11:00 and the daytime highs won't get that much warmer. upper 50s. low 60's at best. in to the long range forecast the showers in the forecast in to the weekend. santa rosa tomorrow morning easily 34 at eight. through the...
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ktvu's rita williams looks at what's next for the occupy movement even after all the occupiers go home americans do the math. the potential is great. so why aren't there more people at the occupy protest? >> you're not out here? >> i wish i could be. unfortunately i have to make my minimum wage job. >> are you part of the 99%? >> yeah. >> why aren't you out protesting? >> i'm too old. >> reporter: some folks tell us their hearts are with those who say they want to change the economy and distribution of wealth. >> i think they are tactics are missing the mark. they sort of alienation people. >> in the watershed movement, police shut down the flag ship occupy wall street camp today and we learned police chiefs in some 40 cities had been talking to each other about nonviolent ways to do this. >> now they will have to occupy the space with the power of their argument. >> you can't evict an idea. >> the occupy movement without question has started the conversation. >> reporter: and uc berkeley professor says millions of people now are talking about change. >> where it goes next is an open q
ktvu's rita williams looks at what's next for the occupy movement even after all the occupiers go home americans do the math. the potential is great. so why aren't there more people at the occupy protest? >> you're not out here? >> i wish i could be. unfortunately i have to make my minimum wage job. >> are you part of the 99%? >> yeah. >> why aren't you out protesting? >> i'm too old. >> reporter: some folks tell us their hearts are with those who say...
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reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in an hour a meeting is set to begin in morgan hill in the wake of a shooting that let a 14 girl dead. she was shot to death friday night. she was not affiliated with a gang. her father says more people need to speak up to help end the violence. >> don't want to get involved -- it may be you. it may be your kid. think about that. >> her friends are collecting money for the funeral for monday. >>> san francisco has a new mayor tonight. ktvu's david stevenson is live where the voting results were just released a couple hours ago. >> he says he will hold for another four years. even with thousands of votes to be counted, ed lee said he made san francisco history. those results were released by the department of elections. after 11 round of tabulating results, ed lee won 68,721 votes. san francisco super visor came in second. that is 38.79% of the vote. at his party last night the mayor stopped just short of declaring victory. he held a strong lead ever since he announced he changed his mind to enter the race. based on the results, he
reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in an hour a meeting is set to begin in morgan hill in the wake of a shooting that let a 14 girl dead. she was shot to death friday night. she was not affiliated with a gang. her father says more people need to speak up to help end the violence. >> don't want to get involved -- it may be you. it may be your kid. think about that. >> her friends are collecting money for the funeral for monday. >>> san francisco...
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. >> reporter: eight years after john filing that report, ktvu's rita williams was at the site again this time to cover the opening of a new affordable housing project. 18 years after the original building was torn down. here is her report. >> reporter: it's a brand new 15 story apartment building at kernie and jackson street but it's so much more. >> we're just delighted that the new international hotel has been reborn. >> reporter: this new international hotel is a symbol of an almost four decade long struggle to keep affordable housing in downtown san francisco. >> the international hotel that was the last stand and people took a stand and decided enough was enough. >> reporter: this was that last stand, august 4, 1977 when police and sheriff's deputies forcefully evicted protesters and the last of the ten in tenants from the old i hotel. it was not pretty. >> they just came in and they just came at me trying to choke me. >> reporter: for almost a decade supporters of the i hotel, the the last of three single room occupancy hotels was being torn down. protesters portrayed it as th
. >> reporter: eight years after john filing that report, ktvu's rita williams was at the site again this time to cover the opening of a new affordable housing project. 18 years after the original building was torn down. here is her report. >> reporter: it's a brand new 15 story apartment building at kernie and jackson street but it's so much more. >> we're just delighted that the new international hotel has been reborn. >> reporter: this new international hotel is a...
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we suspect to be related to her service of country and toxic sites she sniffed hurricane katrina, ritaaq we had to search dump sites and 9/11 at the pentagon all those were toxic sites we would like to support our police, military, search and rescue dogs to make sure their medical bills are paid for sage foundation for dogs who served -- >> and military working dogs as well. >> we will link all that information to myfoxdc.com thank you to all of you for being here today and as we kick off veterans week we should say thank you to the men and women serving in our military and those who have served if we can get bino to give a final salute. >> yes. >> yay. >>> well done. >> that is great thank you annie. >> all right. >> well, he was an american idol runner up, that launched a successful music career but was adam lambert eligible to participate in the show. a lawsuit that claims he wasn't. >>> hmm. >> before we do that, here is another look at today's trivia question i like this song, which talk show hostess gave her guests the fewest opportunities to speak according to a 1996 msu survey
we suspect to be related to her service of country and toxic sites she sniffed hurricane katrina, ritaaq we had to search dump sites and 9/11 at the pentagon all those were toxic sites we would like to support our police, military, search and rescue dogs to make sure their medical bills are paid for sage foundation for dogs who served -- >> and military working dogs as well. >> we will link all that information to myfoxdc.com thank you to all of you for being here today and as we...
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"no puede ser para rita fue un milagro inesperado porque no tenia como pagar sus deudas... a hacer? que es lo que vamos a hacer? y nunca son~e que alguien haria esto por mi..." y no solo buscan desamparados, acompanado de la policia, este santa secreto se sube tambien a los buses... y le da dinero a los jovenes... su limite: nada mas y nada menos que 20,000 dolarees de su propio dinero "no se ni que pensar...." lo unico que le pide a quienes reciben su dinero es que hagan algo bueno por los demas "puede ser lo que sea, una palabra afectuosa, o simplemente ayudar a alguien...: sin duda, para muchos esta sera una navidad que nunca olvidaran "gracias a dios , que el hizo esto por mi el dia de hoy..no sabes como lo agradesco." en washington claudia uceda univision en peru, el ingreso por aire y por tierra a la region de cajamarca continua bloquedo por los pobladores que se oponen al proyecto minero conga, quienes consideran que daÑaria recursos naturales de la region... el vice presidente de la empresa estadounidense newport sudamerica, anuncio la suspension temporal del proyec
"no puede ser para rita fue un milagro inesperado porque no tenia como pagar sus deudas... a hacer? que es lo que vamos a hacer? y nunca son~e que alguien haria esto por mi..." y no solo buscan desamparados, acompanado de la policia, este santa secreto se sube tambien a los buses... y le da dinero a los jovenes... su limite: nada mas y nada menos que 20,000 dolarees de su propio dinero "no se ni que pensar...." lo unico que le pide a quienes reciben su dinero es que hagan...
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ktvu's rita williams was there and said johannes mehserle's father snapped a picture of oscar oscar grant's uncle. the judge bard johannes mehserle's father from the courtroom for the rest of the trial. >>> woman has been sentenced in a foreclosure scam. she took many from spanish speaking homeowners disparate to avoid foreclosure and then never helped them. she was ordered to pay back $31,000 to 9 victims. >>> they have been named one of the 50 best inventions of 2011. uses an allegor rhythm to determine where future crimes will occur. the i-pad and electric car received the same -- same moner. >>> this month, penn state coach jerry sandusky was arrested and accused of sexual abusing eight boys. stripping nonprofits of their status if they fail to report the abuse of children. >>> lawsuit over budget cuts is putting law enforcement officers against the governor tonight. kamala harris says $71 million in cuts will force her to lay off people next month. as a result they are suing the governor. the union claims the cuts are illegal. >>> officials are offering safety tips for preventing food
ktvu's rita williams was there and said johannes mehserle's father snapped a picture of oscar oscar grant's uncle. the judge bard johannes mehserle's father from the courtroom for the rest of the trial. >>> woman has been sentenced in a foreclosure scam. she took many from spanish speaking homeowners disparate to avoid foreclosure and then never helped them. she was ordered to pay back $31,000 to 9 victims. >>> they have been named one of the 50 best inventions of 2011. uses...
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rita williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> there are concerns a fire in burke lee last friday that gutted a building could cause economic troubleses for nearby businesses. the fire grew to five alarms and the building is red tagged forcing two businesses to close. those who work at a nearby shop say they hope the intersection will bounce back and one city counselman says it behooves the city to make sure they're reopened as soon as possible. >>> two good samaritans and a police officer are credited with saving a man's life after they pulled him from a burning car. this was the scene this morning around 1:30 when the car slammed into a light post on folsom street in san francisco. a witness said the taxi driver, an officer and another man ran to rescue the driver. >> the flames grew bigger and bigger and bigger while they tried to get this guy. i think it's very heroic. an explosion could happen at any time and they stayed with it. which is incredible. >> police say the driver is a 35-year-old man. he was taken to sf general and expected to survive. upon his release, investigators say he'l
rita williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> there are concerns a fire in burke lee last friday that gutted a building could cause economic troubleses for nearby businesses. the fire grew to five alarms and the building is red tagged forcing two businesses to close. those who work at a nearby shop say they hope the intersection will bounce back and one city counselman says it behooves the city to make sure they're reopened as soon as possible. >>> two good samaritans and a police...
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let's go straight to ktvu's rita williams who is live in san jose on santana row. >> hi, claudine. we are out here, with the girl scouts here. we have james durbin, the american idol runnerup who is performing right now. one more thing that we need are coats. how many do we have? >> 240. >> last year, at this time, we had a lot more than that. we are out in the streets every day and we know what it is like to be cold. we can come inside and get warm. people who are out on the streets can't ever get warm. the only thunk that they have are codes. so after your full pelly yesterday at thanksgiving, we invite you to come here and get warm. right now, dave clark, my colleague, is in walnut creek. how is it going there? >> absolutely perfect, rida williams. keep going, girls. i got it the gill scouts from martinez and very near ya and fair field. look at how beautiful they are. they are all here. we're going to make the bay area warm. we appreciate your support. comment on out here right by the big christmas tree. we would love to have your donations. we need your donations. we'll be her
let's go straight to ktvu's rita williams who is live in san jose on santana row. >> hi, claudine. we are out here, with the girl scouts here. we have james durbin, the american idol runnerup who is performing right now. one more thing that we need are coats. how many do we have? >> 240. >> last year, at this time, we had a lot more than that. we are out in the streets every day and we know what it is like to be cold. we can come inside and get warm. people who are out on the...
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rita redberg disagree. >> this is not rationing. rationing is when you have something that works and you can't give it to somebody for other reasons. this is a drug that has not been shown to work after several very well-done scientific trials. that's not rationing. >> reporter: in fact, san francisco-based breast cancer action a group that advocates for breast cancer patients applauds the decision. >> we simply believe that pharmaceutical companies should not be able to sell hopes. they must sell results. >> reporter: a handful of health insurers will no longer cover it for breast cancer. the drug will still remain on the market as an approved treatment for certain other types of cancer including colon, lung and kidney. dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "..." mark standup tease laughing" >>> i'm dana king. here's what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. >> i'm mark sayre in menlo park where crews are digging a big tunnel underneath the bay to help make our water supply safe from an earthquake. i'll
rita redberg disagree. >> this is not rationing. rationing is when you have something that works and you can't give it to somebody for other reasons. this is a drug that has not been shown to work after several very well-done scientific trials. that's not rationing. >> reporter: in fact, san francisco-based breast cancer action a group that advocates for breast cancer patients applauds the decision. >> we simply believe that pharmaceutical companies should not be able to sell...
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rita williams. >>> there's been a shark scare in the warses off san francisco during a surfing comp igz it. the #ri7 curl pro contest started this -- rip curl pro contest started this morning in on on. he said it was the biggest fin he'd ever seen, and it was coming straight at him. the national park service dispatched a jet ski, and a boat, but couldn't confirm the sighting >> sharks are definitely in the area, however we've never had a shark attack out here at obob. and rarely, if ever -- at ocean beach, and rarely, if ever, we'll have a sighting of a shark >> this just a few days after a shark attacked a surfer in monterey county. >>> europe financial markets in turmoil again after the greek prime minister's decision to hold a national referendum on the euro bailout plan. they have called for a no confidence vote in the administration. the euro zone agreed on a 100 bed bailout for greece. now the deal is in question because greek voters will almost certainly reject the plan as euro leaders have called for a meeting with the prime minister tomorrow ahead of an economic summit on t
rita williams. >>> there's been a shark scare in the warses off san francisco during a surfing comp igz it. the #ri7 curl pro contest started this -- rip curl pro contest started this morning in on on. he said it was the biggest fin he'd ever seen, and it was coming straight at him. the national park service dispatched a jet ski, and a boat, but couldn't confirm the sighting >> sharks are definitely in the area, however we've never had a shark attack out here at obob. and...
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council member rita oleson was thrilled. >> i am excited to work with him to. be honest.uld look to accomplish and things that have needed done in our town for a long time. >> reporter: the age factor doesn't bother rita one bit. in fact she says it is a plus. >> looking forward to the new ideas being brought into town by someone his age. >> you have got to get young adults started in becoming a leader now. >> reporter: jeremy is aware the position as mayor may come with a lot of backlash but is prepared for anything. his dad was once the mayor of aredale, so he has seen it from both sides. >> you can't please everybody. we can all work together to accomplish one main goal. >> folks are wondering this besides me, 2010, the town reported 74 residents. 32 cast ballots this year. he got 3/4 of the vote. >> that is significant. >> not bad. you can't do any worse than some of the 50, 60-year-olds. look at politics now. go for it, kid. >> he is the mayor. >> mayor doogie. more from abc coming up. stay with us.
council member rita oleson was thrilled. >> i am excited to work with him to. be honest.uld look to accomplish and things that have needed done in our town for a long time. >> reporter: the age factor doesn't bother rita one bit. in fact she says it is a plus. >> looking forward to the new ideas being brought into town by someone his age. >> you have got to get young adults started in becoming a leader now. >> reporter: jeremy is aware the position as mayor may...