ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo?esidents use 3.8 billion plastic bags a year and on average they use them for about 12 minutes. >>> those are the kind of numbers that had environmental group pushing san jose to ban plastic bags at retail stores and to do it in a big way. just about an hour ago, the san jose city council began discussing what some experts call the state's toughest and strictest proposals to ban plastic bags. and just moments ago, they voted for that. and robert handa just left the building and has a report on what they decided. >> reporter: that decision they came to did not arrive easily or quickly. the decision made three years ago but supporters of the ban say it paid off because it gave people a chance to see how plastic bags have cluttered and clogged the environment. >> reporter: the save if bay environmental group says more than a billion plastic bags ends up in san francisco bays every year. and many people we spoke to say it's the impact on fish, birds and other wildlife that made them stop u

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> the california highway patrol says officers arrested a drunk driver over the weekend after he was spotted driving 80 miles per hour on the freeway. what's more, it's his fifth dui. ken wayne is live tonight to show us how officers are trying to put a break on an increasing problem, repeat drunk drivers, ken. >> reporter: that five time dui offender was arrested right here at the todd road exit. the highway patrol says he's hardly alone at all hours day and night, there are repeat drunk drivers behind the wheel. >> reporter: 31-year-old antonio chavez mesa is in the sanoma county jail held without bail for his fifth drunk driving arrest. he was pulled over at 2:45 saturday morning after officers say he was speeding 80 miles per hour on highway 101. his arrest is not unusual in sonoma county. >> unfortunately no. we do see this just about every single weekend. he was one of seven people that were arrested for dui this weekend that had priors. >> if you think five dui's is a lot, las

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> stocks traded in a tight range today one day after major indices hit two years high, the dow jones fell 200 points earlier and the standard standard & poor's was flat. this is the last full trading day of the week. >>> the state released california's unemployment rate for november and relearned it remained unchanged for the 4th month at 12.4%. the employment development department reported a net gain of 1600 none farm jobs last month, still 2,267,000 people remain out of work. >>> a retired man has handed a check to california as repayment for unemployment benefits he received 46 years ago. the state treasurer says it will go toward education programs. >>> today is national free shipping day, with more than 1700 on-line merchantses taking part. 1000 of them will not charge for any items ordered today, shipping that is, with the rest requiring a minimum purchase. all merchants guarantee delivery by christmas if they have them in stock. >>> word this morning about another possible c

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ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >> a national park service says, you will need a permit every day of the week. earlier this week they began requiring permits for weekends and holidays. officials say the weekend cools just pushed claiming traffic to weekdays and they are now closed for the winter. >>> san francisco took a major step forward tonight. this evening the city council decided not to ban the marijuana clinics and they will also seek for residents. >> stop the raids. >> reporter: medical marijuana supporters crowded into the san jose city council. they are trying to craft pot club regulations. >> i believe it would help in stopping raids. having a guideline to follow and implementation of a set course we are allowed to follow. >> reporter: it follows a fundraiser by supporters last friday. the council says they want to reconcile conflicting federal and state laws since san jose voters approved a measure to tax and regulate pot clubs. >> they came aboard with financial regulations which is on the team and a g

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> we are just learning that longtime u.s. diplomate richard holbrooke has died. neither the family nor state department has made an official comment yet but word of his death comes from a u.s. official in washington. he underwent 20 hours of surgery to repair a torn aorta. he was the architect of the 1995 bosnia peace plan and served as president obama special envoy to pakistan and afghanistan. he also wrote part of the pentagon papers. this afternoon president president obama called holbrooke a towering figure in american foreign policy. >>> just as the u.s. secretary of defense predicted, the "don't ask, don't tell" issue has ended up in the courts. three former members of the u.s. armed forces sued the fourth congress to allow gays to serve openly in the military and no accident that this court fight is being staged in san francisco. >> i just felt like my entire world had been shattered. >> former major michael almy was in the air force for 14 years including four deployments to

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> the city of san francisco has set sail in trying to reign one of the biggest sails races in the bay area. race organizers are expected to announce their decision about where that race will be held by the end of the year. >>> former nfl stars from the bay area were in sacramento today promoting a bill to protect young athletes from concussions. turner and otto, and morris bradshaw all support a measure that would pull students with an injure until they are cleared by a doctor and have a note from the parents. >> what this bill does is takes it out of the coaches hand, out of the players hands. it's no longer your issue, you have put it on to a medical examiner. >> good move. >>> if you would have told me that the 49ers would have had a good game of any kind i would have scoffed but it's true. a crucial game and they might have to do it without two key defensive performers. one of them on the receiving ends of this interception, spikes and the always great patrick willis. both have

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >> back on schedule after big delays. a train operator spotted a fire on the track in oakland at about 7:50 this morning. they found a problem with the third rail that powered the train. it caused major delays through both directions. >>>our meteorologist is here to tell us how everyone is getting hit with rain right now. >> just about. and this is justg . we have quite a few rain clouds in our five-day forecast. i will see that coming up. right now on the maps i can show you at least the greens we have moderate rainfall out there, and the yellows do correspond to heavier downpours and there you can pick out some activity up in santa rosa around napa as well. as we move the maps around, you will notice this in fact and we'll show you some activity in the south bay as well for san jose and around freement also out towards lake tahoe we have the increase in the rain showers and snow showers coming down in that area as well, and as a result we have a winter storm warning to talk about, b

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ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> caltrans crews racing against the weather to install the third set of pieces on the central tower of the new bay bridge span. the parts for that tower arrived from china after being delayed by storms at sea. caltrans had started lifting -- were going to start tomorrow but started this morning. the new section should be in place by christmas eve. a final fourth section of the tower installed if february or march. >>> the obama administration is proposing the construction of two tunnels to divert water around areas with endangered fish population. the plan is the best way to manage the waters of delta. the $13 billion cost would be paid for by water users. >>> they are convenient for parents but today the government decided they are also deadly. today the consumer product safety commission decided to ban the sale of drop side cribs starting in june. ktvu's rita williams is live in lafayette tonight with more on this decision. rita. >> reporter: frank, with all the recalls the past f

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> a north bay man is so fed up with the noise coming from a nearby gas station, he's taken serious action and spray painted his own home with graffiti hoping to send a strong message in fact it's so strong, some people say they are stunned. ktvu's john sasaki joins us live from napa with this story. >> reporter: this is the shell gas station at lincoln and silverado trail. you can see a fence and on the other side of that fence, a wall where the top of an expletive that we can't show you is painted. that message from gas station neighbor dave bryant has shocked some residents of this quiet city. the expression went up facing the gas station last month after a dispute over noisy leaf blower between an employee and the neighbor. >> when dave started reallycussing at bob because -- really cussing at bob, bob smiled at him, turned the blower up and finished his job. by the time he was done with his job, the words were on the garage. >> reporter: the neighbor, dave bryant, did not want t

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo?>>> protesters angry with banks and what they call unfair fore closures demonstrated outside los angeles, san francisco and san jose. dozens of demonstrators outside of bank of america invoked biblical scenes. members of the most holy trinity catholic church sang and held a nativity set outside. >> we have fought long and hard for a place to raise our family. we have a home and you are taking it away from us. >> reporter: last week the bank announced it's suspending forcollie foreclosures for the holidays. >>> state lawyers want an appellate judge to quickly rule whether the sale of 11 state buildings can proceed, paper filed in a court wednesday, if the deal isn't finalized soon it could fall through. the arnold schwarzenegger administration is counting on raising money by selling the buildings and renting them back. >>> and the index has gained four preponderate 5% this month, the nasdaq rose 20. >>> bart officials are looking into whether service should be extended later into saturd

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo?ge of pace tonight for the warriors, finally broke that losing streak. mark is here to tell us how they did it. >> it's kind of come to this, though julie. you look at the warriors schedule and there are games that are just flat unwinnable for them. tonight a rarity, a game you look on paper and winnable. the t wolves. slow start for the warriors but monte ellis gets it going. you can't practice that shot, a right hander. a beauty and he will take it. on top of the offensive board and the warriors start to take control. more of monte as golden state moves away. then the show stopper to kind of put a capper on things, reggie smith all over the floor particularly in the second half. in with the left hand slam, he had 26 points, 22 of them in the second half. the warriors break that seven game losing streak. you can't blame anyone for a little skepticism when it comes to believing the warriors are truly a play off team. now that many of us have been lured back into it, got news that two o

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> good morning. traffic will be effected by the wet weather. it's wet all over the place. that means traffic is going to be slow as you drive up to the tunnel on westbound 24. we'll tell you more about that straight ahead. >>> all right, sal. time now 5:54. the britain was among the first countries hit by the h1n1 strain of flu after it appeared in mexico last year and declared a pandemic. the world health organization says the pandemic was over in august after the new virus killed thousands around the world. >>> a series of weekend robberies in contra costa county are under investigation this morning. police say a man and woman pepper sprayed an employee at a radio shack while stealing a play station three video game system. this comes on the heels of five other robberies reported in walnut creek and lafayette between friday -- between thursday afternoon and friday morning. >>> members of the baldwin elementary school club will have to count money in pairs and fill out a form to make purchase. the n

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> the series of storms are making for a slow commute. this is another look in oakland right near the coliseum, you can see traffic is backed up in both directions. according to ktvu.com's traffic section, speeds are in the teens for all those people who are headed southbound. but things are a little bit better if you're headed north, traffic up through oakland through the bay bridge is moving at about 35 miles per hour. but keep in mind it is wet out there. if you're wipers are on your lights should be on as well. >>> a 29-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a child inside a wal-mart store told police he had thoughts and fantasies about doing it. carlyle villazon wrote a letter of apologize to the girl's parents shortly after he was arrested. prosecutors say he was captured on wal-mart surveillance camera walking around the store for half an hour, possibly looking for a victim. villavon will be back in court next month to enter a plea. >>> thousands of students from across t

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> welcome back to the morning news. a vacaville teenager and brother remain in critical condition this morning following a horrifying attack. tara moriarty joins us from vacaville with the story. good morning tara. >> reporter: good morning pam. the victims were attacked while sleeping inside of their own house. right now the 13-year-old girl and 18-month-old brother are listed in critical condition. neighbors say they are stunned at what happened. one of the most shocking aspects of the story the person that attacked these children is a child himself. just before 3:00 in the morning yesterday a 14-year-old boy got into the house on ballsome way. >> unfortunately the 13-year- old was also sexually assaulted during the course of this and when the 18-month-old woke up he was also assaulted and stabbed. >> reporter: police say the suspect stabbed the baby more than ten times in the stomach and chest area. the girl was stabbed more than 30 times. authorities say that despite just being

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo?ahl >>> welcome back to the morning news. there is the opening bell live this morning. soft stone ringing the bell there this morning. it looks like a pretty good day now because we just received those retail sales numbers for november better than analyst expected. so people are in fact shopping. i know the malls have been crowded. people are shopping. >> high end stores are doing good. >> they are. the big question is will people be spending? it looks pretty good. >>> we will say good morning to you. thank you for joining us tuesday december 14th i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. >>> in the news right new yahoo employees some of them heading to work this morning could find out if they are out of a job. the company is expected to announce layoffs up to 700 people. tara moriarty joining us live she is in san jose with the details. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we are at the home of a tech analyst that had offered great insights about

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> you made it to friday. december 17th, i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. pam cook has the day off. we start with steve. >>> thank you very much. cloudy skies. rain moving through. nothing too heavy. this will with the firstover many between now and christmas. so when you see the yellow that is a little bit heavier. most of it seems to be over the north bay right now. there will be rain increasing throughout the day. >> it will be a wet commute. and westbound 80 traffic is okay. 101 san francisco northbound and southbound the traffic there is okay. southbound 101 marin county a crash near the waldo tunnel. we will tell you more about that and the rest of the traffic news. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> six people have been forced out of their homes after an early morning fire in oakland. paul chambers is live on the scene now with an update. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning, tori. no one was injured in this fire. they tried to put it out with a water hose but unsuccessful.

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? the senate voted overwhelmingly to approve the measure and pass it onto the house. house democrats get set for showdown. >> the yays are 81, the nays are 19. >> the senate passed the $858 billion bill by a vote of 81- 19. the measure extends the expiring bush era tax cuts to all taxpayers regardless of their income. it also renews jobless benefits for the unemployed. >> i am absolutely convinced that this tax cut plan while not perfect will help grow our economy and create jobs in the private sector. >> reporter: president obama, who held an economic summit with u.s. business leaders today lobbied hard for the bill but the measure faces a tougher battle in the house among members of his own party. >> there's so much wrong with this deal. >> reporter: some democrats oppose the provision that lifts the inheritance tax for states under $10 million couples for $5 million for individuals and there are anger on the other side of the aisle as well. >> despite the fact that last november the

russian's rocket will be the only way to get ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr.verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. . >>> mark is here with sports. starting with hockey. boy, this has sure been an up and down season for the sharks. >> not going the way they wanted. but maybe they will peak at the right time. gone into a trend into a be 45 illustrate. not one the sharks are aspiring to. that is to time and time again let a light lead away leading directly to defeat. it happened out in nashville. 1-1 the second period. heatly and joe thornton getting it going. heatly with the quick stick to score. the sharks take the 2-1 lead and held it until the third period. only 3:16 left in regulation. but they score to notch things up 2-2. you are thinking overtime. that will be okay for us sharks fans. no, it didn't even go that far. wilson 2:32 left wins it. it is 3-2. two goals in the space of 44 seconds for the predators and that can't happen. >>> nobody can accuse the as of hibernating over this winter. more busy work off the field c

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? seyo petosld me chhola errey nu >>> welcome back. time now 6:14. president obama meets later today with secretary of state hillary clinton and defense secretary bob gates. they're preparing for tomorrow's release of the highly anticipated afghanistan policy review. as ktvu's allison burns reports now from our washington d.c. newsroom, there are some pretty -- some new assessments of the war that are very harsh. allison, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, dave. that's right. some classified intelligence estimates have been leaked to the press. they reportedly say the united states is not going to succeed in afghanistan unless pakistan does more to hunt down insurgents on the border. these intelligence estimates say the u.s. has made progress in key afghan cities, but pakistan must do a lot more to shut down lawless triable regions in the border. insurgents are crossing the border and planting bombs in afghanistan. the reports also say though that u.s. drone attacks o

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? seyo petosld me chhola errey nu >>> good morning to you. welcome back. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following right now. at 5:46 two fairfield women whose children died back in a fire in april are returning to court today. a judge will decide if there's enough evidence for them to stand trial on charges of child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter. >>> also today the house of representatives is expected to vote on a bill to repeal the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. now if it's passed, that will put pressure on the u.s. senate to delay its adjournment to work on a bill as well. >>> and in less than a half hour president obama will sit down with nearly two dozen ceos at the white house. they'll talk business. the president wants the private sector to use their record profits to hire more employees. >>> a television news crew in florida captured a frightening event at a school board meeting. a man walked in, started arguing with the board about his

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> good morning to you. welcome back. time now 6:13. this morning in london a british judge rejected an appeal against bail for the wikileaks founder julian assang. that means he will be released from jail. take a look at this video. this is outside the courthouse this morning in london where his supporters cheered when that judge issued that ruling. he was ordered released on bail tuesday. prosecutors wanted him to stay behind bars until his extradition hearing on january 11. he's wanted in sweden for questioning in a sex crimes investigation. now according to the new york times federal prosecutors are trying a new tactic now to build a criminal case against him for publishing the classified u.s. documents on wikileaks. the paper says prosecution -- prosecutors are looking into whether he encouraged or even helped the army private who's accused of down loading those classified file. then they could charge him as a conspirator in the leak not just as a recipient of documents. >>> president obama is deliverin

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> in a test vote, the u.s. senate wroted -- voted overwhelmingly to move ahead with the obama tax deal. a final senate vote is e xpectedded to -- is expected today. alison burns joins us live to explain what's happening right now and reaction from c alifornia's two senators to this deal. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to y ou, tori. the senate came into session just about an hour ago and already we've been getting an earful about this $856 billion deal that will extend the b ush- era tax cuts for two more years. now, last night the senate voted overwhelmingly to move forward with the debate on the tax bill, final senate approval is e xpected later today. no one is really happy about it. testimonies are angry about continuing tax cuts for the wealthy, republicans wealthy about the extras like tax breaks for clean energy. both of california's senators are voting for it. here is how california senator barbara boxer explained her vote just a few minutes ago. >> i voted for this bill because i thin

ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? good morning.our tree in walnut creek, said i'm going to hunker down it's going to rain. we have fog, rain, light rain, occasionally giving way to moderate heavy rain later on. windy, gusts 35 in the higher elevations expect this pattern to continue well in to next week with a lot of snow in the mountains. >>> they are opening the flood gates at two northern california dams to lower the risk of flooding as the storms move in to the bay area. millions of gallons of water are released, water officials say a release this large in december is very unusual. >> it's been a few years. this is the second year where conditions improved where three, four years prior we were in drought situation. >> releasing water now leaves room for the eventual runoff of the snow pack. it's at 125% of normal for december. >>> pge has orders to reduce the pressure rised natural gas floing through two largest pipelines in the east bay. public utilities commission gave orders after the preliminary ntsb report on the san bruno