katrina rusk joins us with a look at all the damage in the santa cruz mountains. >> reporter: behind me you can see one of the intersections that is without power. 1 longtime resident told me this is the biggest wind event they've seen in 10 years. -- there was a lot of warning pg&e crews mobilized. road closures, power outages one small school in davenport is closed. in the santa cruz mountains weather events are like clockwork. >> when it rains the mountains come down. when the wind blows the trees come down. when the trees come down, powerlines come down. >> reporter: that is what happened. by 10:00 this morning there were 80 calls to the dispatch center. they started coming in last night and did include dramatic stories. >> we just rescued a gal and her young son from a house up the hill. trying to get ourselves down the mountainside -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: that account is why when the winds starting gusting heather left her felton home. >> we came home last night i can't handle it i'm shaking. we went -- don't have the money for a hotel but we stayed there instead. so i co

karina rusk joins us live near the scene at easy street and el cajon drive. >> reporter: i can tell you this is an evolving situation. i have just now been handed a picture of the suspect so i'm going to zoom in. this is a picture we just go this picture. san jose police are in pursuit of this person. he has left this scene in a car northbound on monterey road. let me tell you what happened here and then tell you what led up to it. police surrounded this neighborhood in south san jose easy street el cajon drive, and they had a suspect carjacking suspect from milpitas. milpitas police called san jose pd said they were in pursuit they needed help. san jose police came on to the scene they had k-9 units doing a house-to-house search, in search of jared brown who they believe had a handgun. he was hiding somewhere in this area. just a few moments ago, he sped off in a car. he broke the perimeter and took off. that is where we are right now. milpitas police told me the carjacking suspect they couldn't tell me when this carjacking initially occurred. they did spot the suspect in milpitas 8:30

karina rusk joins us live near the scene at easy street and el cajon drive. >> reporter: i can tell you this is an evolving situation. i have just now been handed a picture of the suspect so i'm going to zoom in. this is a picture we just go this picture. san jose police are in pursuit of this person. he has left this scene in a car northbound on monterey road. let me tell you what happened here and then tell you what led up to it. police surrounded this neighborhood in south san jose easy street el cajon drive, and they had a suspect carjacking suspect from milpitas. milpitas police called san jose pd said they were in pursuit they needed help. san jose police came on to the scene they had k-9 units doing a house-to-house search, in search of jared brown who they believe had a handgun. he was hiding somewhere in this area. just a few moments ago, he sped off in a car. he broke the perimeter and took off. that is where we are right now. milpitas police told me the carjacking suspect they couldn't tell me when this carjacking initially occurred. they did spot the suspect in milpitas 8:30

katrina rusk joins us with a look at all the damage in the santa cruz mountains. >> reporter: behindcan see one of the intersections that is without power. 1 longtime resident told me this is the biggest wind event they've seen in 10 years. -- there was a lot of warning pg&e crews mobilized. road closures, power outages one small school in davenport is closed. in the santa cruz mountains weather events are like clockwork. >> when it rains the mountains come down. when the wind blows the trees come down. when the trees come down, powerlines come down. >> reporter: that is what happened. by 10:00 this morning there were 80 calls to the dispatch center. they started coming in last night and did include dramatic stories. >> we just rescued a gal and her young son from a house up the hill. trying to get ourselves down the mountainside -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: that account is why when the winds starting gusting heather left her felton home. >> we came home last night i can't handle it i'm shaking. we went -- don't have the money for a hotel but we stayed there instead. so i could get

in san jose, karina rusk, abc7 news. >> and we have a link to the make a wish foundation.to our website at abc7news.com. click on see it on tv. >>> the next time you bake you will want to skip sneaking a bite of the raw cookie dough. the risk of falling ill from the batter might be greater than once thought. a new report released by the centers for disease control finds the culprit of a 2009 e-coli outbreak was ready to bake cookie dough sold in most grocery stores. more than 70 people nationwide got sick including a bay area teenager. the cvc believes raw flour may have caused the outbreak. the fda says several cookie dough makers have already switched heat-treated flour. >>> let's get a check of our weekend forecast right now with spencer christian. >> things are looking pretty good, carolyn. i will tell you about the wet half of the weekend in a ement month. right now let's look at our conditions. the temperatures have fallen into the 30s. the east bay and the 40s around the bay and 51 here in san francisco. it is going to be another chilly overnight period. chilly and

in san jose, karina rusk, abc7 news. >> and we have a link to the make a wish foundation. go to our website at abc7news.com. click on see it on tv. >>> the next time you bake you will want to skip sneaking a bite of the raw cookie dough. the risk of falling ill from the batter might be greater than once thought. a new report released by the centers for disease control finds the culprit of a 2009 e-coli outbreak was ready to bake cookie dough sold in most grocery stores. more than 70 people nationwide got sick including a bay area teenager. the cvc believes raw flour may have caused the outbreak. the fda says several cookie dough makers have already switched heat-treated flour. >>> let's get a check of our weekend forecast right now with spencer christian. >> things are looking pretty good, carolyn. i will tell you about the wet half of the weekend in a ement month. right now let's look at our conditions. the temperatures have fallen into the 30s. the east bay and the 40s around the bay and 51 here in san francisco. it is going to be another chilly overnight period. chilly

karina rusk has the story. >> five-year-old thomas didn't know quite what to expect this morning. but it was a day of high five's, hugs and two heart felt words. >> thank you. >> two weeks before his second birthday thomas was diagnosed with acute limb foe blass stick leukemia. chemo was part of his life for three years. >> we try to make it a routine, a new normal. >> but there is nothing normal about battling cancer. the greater bay area make a wish foundation surprised the family. >> thomas likes wild cats. he wished to meat them in person. we are sending him to san diego. he is going to the zoo and will have a vip tour with the cats. >> the wild cat adventure includes a lot of extras. at times it seemed christmas morning had arrived early and wouldn't end. >> i am shaking inside. i am holding back the tears because i feel like once they start they won't stop. >> thomas' wish is funded in part by a letter writing campaign to santa. at macy's each one is worts $1. and on this national believe day, they are worth $2. >> for every letter that comes to the mailbox we make a donatio

tonight we are teaming up with rusk. we've been tagged.ea room west 23rd street and we'll receive a huge donation from rusk. come on out. >> that's awesome. god bless you all year round. nice dulcet tones, baby. have fun in new york. don't start any fires, if you know what i mean. >> exactly. >> we are about to -- not that that wasn't a peak in the show because it was. we have a cool thing for little kids. you know how sometimes it's hard for them to pull the suitcase because they're so little and in the airport. uh-oh. anyway. >> like niece like aunt. >> give it a go, hanna. show us how you ride it. yay! you can ride your suitcase for ages 3 to 6. >> is it cool, sweetheart? >> do you like it? come here. it holds up to 100 pounds. yes, come here. >> she's getting up there, this child. >> who cares about the product really. it's really about hanna. anyway, it's a nice suitcase. >> how much do you love your auntie hodi? how much? >> a lot. >> a lot. >> why? >> because. >> because you're staying at my apartment and we're having fun? we are go

karina rusk, "abc 7 news." >>> we have a link to make a wish foundation, go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. >> san jose's music in the park series is ending after 23-year run. they pulled the plug on the free summer concerts during the winter board meeting. media partner reports that cost of producing the concerts had gone up while revenue from food and beer sales had fallen. money raised went to pay for other free public events like farmer's market and outdoor movie series and ice rink. >> it feels like an ice rink. 20s. >> right. we had 33 degrees on the peninsula. that is around redwood city, mountain view, 32 in concord. here is a look at sutro camera, haze in the atmosphere. chilly afternoon, rain is coming our way tomorrow. i'll talk about it coming up. >> also next the warriors open training camp with just about two weeks until the season opener. larry beil tells us what coach did on day one to make a difference. ú ú ú ú [ female announcer ] martinelli's gold medal sparkling cider is the perfect choice for holiday gatherings. martinelli's is non-alcoholic, festive li

today his body arrived at moffet field and more on a somber home coming from karina rusk. >> reporterbefore the plane carrying shawn touched down, before the flag draped coffin and military salutes told us why his mother showed her own courage by reading a statement. she wanted the world to know if even for a second her only child was gone. >> he was a man full of laughter with a kind heart and a happy spirit. he was the fourth generation of my family to serve our country in the military and the third to receive a bronze star. and sadly, i'm the second member of my family to have lost a son. >> specialist shawn walsh was killed november 16 by enemy fire launched at his military base in afghanistan. our cameras were there last december when the 870th military police company shipped out. they were just weeks from coming home. had things gone as planned, shawn's best friend lena would have been there for the homecoming and so she was today. >> i feel it is important to me that she welcomes him home. >> the 21-year-old was hoping for a career in law enforcement and had spent four years as

karina rusk has more. >> driving on san jose streets can be like navigating a landmine of potholes. >> i hit it in such a fashion it blew the tire and damaged the wheel. >> the director of transportation is warning city leaders that the numbers just don't add up. >> you need to invest hundred million a year to keep the roads in good condition. unfortunately we only have $15 million a year. >> this is 2400 miles of paved streets and without regular maintenance conditions are getting worse. >> the transportation director 900 miles are considered in good condition. but the rest, close to 1,000 miles are rated in fair condition. another 330 miles are classified as poor. more than 100 miles fall under very poor category. they blame the budget reality. >> the road is in terrible conditions but i'm not proud of the fact we had to lay of cops. >> it's a tax earmarked for road repair but it's takes two-thirds majority to pass. >> it would be okay, maybe. >> if funding remains as is, by 2020 more than half of the streets will be in poor conditions. that is bumpy ride no matter where you turn. >

abc 7's karina rusk has that story. >> reporter: this crowd isn't just admiring tesla's sleek designall electrodester. these community college instructors are learning the high volt and system has impressive built in safety features. >> the battery backs are so encased in aluminum and other materials that you really have no threats of leaking materials that could be hazardous. >> reporter: what is under the hood and what is not is new to first responders. >> they are built very differently than they were built before which is challenging us with the types of equipment that we have and the types of training that we have. >> that is one reason the department of energy supports classes like this that took place at tesla today. the national alternative fuel training consortium is teaching people across the country how to bring first responders up to speed on the latest in automotive technology how to disable the vehicle, take the power down and safely get the occupants out of the vehicle. >> one of the first lessons is that the industry standard for high voltage cables is orange. they ar

karina rusk, "abc 7 news." >> still ahead, a mexican art exhibit in san francisco, we'll take a look artists are putting lifefefefefefefefefefefú >>> a major exhibition of mexican contemporary or the art is on display n in fort mason in san francisco. >> bright colors, inspired messages, 17 artists trade their life experiences. >> california has such a strong thing everything hispanic and latino. >> this is low rider mambo. there are car wheels that look like drums. it's one of three local artists. >> the message i got very young was that it was bad to speak spanish, it was wrong to be mexican. there were issues about it. >> it had a profound effect and translates into her piece inspired by her grandmother. >> all of the herbs that have anything to do with healing the breath the mouth and lumps. >> they are concerned that the language is being lost. they created this haunting piece. they are works that capture the vitality of life. a collection is out on national tour and at time they have found a permanent home here. >> contemporary art meant to engage children. >> there are other g

karina rusk reports. >> reporter: they are just not admiring the design. they are learning the high voltage system has built in safety features. >> the battery packs are encased in aluminum that you really have no sense of leak go materials that could be hazardous. >> their counters parts have automatic triggers to cut off power after a crash. still what is under the hood and what is not is new to first responders. >> they are buy very differently than they were built before which is challenging us with the types of equipment we have. the types of training that we have. >> that is one reason the department of energy supports classes like this. national (a) fuels training consortium is teachings people across the country how to bring first responders on the later technology. >> we teach them how to disable the vehicle and safely get the occupants out. >> one of the first lessons is the industry standard for high voltage cables is orange. >> first responders going mainstream in the form of a free app and early next year it will be available on android device

karina rusk reports on the new e-crime unit. >> state attorney general pamela harris was in san jose to unveil her vision to take criminal investigations to the next level. it's called the e-crime unit. this would be more sophisticated the ecu will act as a technology crime fighting hub. >> we're creating labs where the technology will be there for local law enforcement can bring in smart phones and we can do the downloading that is necessary. >> using the technology more effectively to technology related crimes. they will focus on prosecuting on crimes, on internet fraud, intellectual property crimes such as counterfeiting and peir ri and child solicitation. the prosecution has been a weak link in this crime rich landscape. >> big challenge in this industry has been not so much tracking the bad guys, tracking the bad guys is the easy parted but it's bringing them to justice. >> the state showed off some of the evidence. they estimated $1.5 million in counterfeit jewelry. a tracy woman faces five counts. also an atm scam which was involved $2 million. and there was recent credit card

lifestyle expert suzanne rusk is here with suggestions. >> good morning. >> you're never sure what tos going now. people are cash-strapped. >> it's true. i think this is the time of the year when you pay for a service you often tip with money to balance it out. we are in lean and mean times. you have to be creative. i think that's where it comes in. if you don't have cash there are other things you could do. first of all, don't stress yourself out if you don't have cash, don't pay it. the other thing is think of what you can do. are you a great cook? make your jam, make your beautiful tomato sauce. beautiful jars, labels, go for that. if you've got incredible skills, say you're a savvy business person, offer to help your super out. he has a side business, give a couple hours of your time with that. great math skills, maybe your hairdresser's son needs tutoring in math. >> the barter system. i think that's a fair thing. the other thing is heartfelt notes. if you aren't usually demonstrative, this is a good time of year to let people know how you feel about them. >> is it okay to write

katrina rusk, abc7 news. >>> as exciting as it is, 600 light-years away we are not packing yet. >> noit would take a long time to drive. the planets in the goldie lock zone in the or -- goldie locks zone in the orbit of the sun not too hot, not too cold. >> it is too cold for some. >> maybe those who don't have the ice scraper. the frost is ever thicker as we go through the good news it is so dry that there is not a lot of moisture for the frost to create the frost i should say. 5:18 beautiful picture of the bay bridge and the new oakland section that is illuminated lovely this morning you can see it forever thanks to the clear air. warnings and advisories still out killing freeze possible in the north bay valleys with the frost advisory for east bay valleys, sensitive plants are susceptible to damage today this will continue until 9:00 this morning. these are at the official recording stations it is going to be cooler in your neighborhood. 31 santa rosa napa, livermore, freezing fairfield, concord, novato, mountain view, redwood city 33 same for los gatos 34. then 40s around oakland,

karina rusk, abc7 news. >>> the document that launched [ unintelligible ] fetched a premium price in. 1.6 million dollars for apple's original partnership papers. preauction estimates were in the $550,000 range. the papers were signed in 1976 by steve jobs, steve wozniak and ronald wayne who took an $800 buy-out and left apple days later. >>> celestial show tonight the meteor shower is the final major meteor shower of the year and considered one of the most stunning. it is caused by the earth passing through the dust particles of an asteroid. >>> 5:17. we move from seles cal happenings to atmospheric changes. -- >> it would be better this morning than tomorrow morning when we have the clouds and the rain rolling in so get out there now if you can. a couple of things as eric mentioned, what did you say atmospheric happenings? >> happenings. >> reporter: right now it looks clear from vollmer peak to emeryville across the bay bridge to san francisco we still have a couple of other things to talk about. first the freezing temperatures in the north bay valleys, we could drop down as cold

a, george marshall, b, dean a acheson, c john foster dulles or d dean rusk.eck out our website, the global public square, fresh content every day about world affairs, economic and innovation and more and follow us on twitter and facebook. my book of the week called "thinking fast and slow." a psychologist who won the nobel prize in economics, yes economics, offers amazing explanations for some of the ways our brains often fail us. it's truly fascinating. if you like malcolm gladwell you'll like this. for the last look, the egyptians going back to hieroglyphics or so it seemed. it was a historic week in egypt likely to be seen as the freest and fairest elections in its history. on the actual ballots, were not only candidates' names, but also a guitar. a compact disk, a cactus, a leaf, what's going on? there's an easy explanation. almost half of egyptian adults are illiterate. so they use symbols to identify candidates on bill broordss and ballots. hundreds of candidates and political parties were assigned symbols by the supreme election commission. it's a sens

corina rusk has the story. >> five-year-old tomas didn't know what to expect but it was a day of high-fives, hugs, and two words. >> thank you. >> two weeks before his second birthday, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastik leukemia. there is nothing normal about battling cancer fore the greater bay area make-a-wish-foundation surprised the family. >> he likes wildcats so he we shall to meet them in person so we are sending him to san diego. he's going to the zoo and he will have a v. i. pi tour with the cats. >> it includes a lot of extras. at times it seemed christmas arrived early and wouldn't end. >> i'm shake inside. i'm holding back the tears because i feel like once they start they won't stop. >> it started with a writing letter campaign at macy's santa. on this national believe day there were two. >> for every letter that comes into the mailbox we make a donation to the make the wish foundation. >> these three teeners were so inspired to help they collected nearly 10,000 letters. the gesture became one more level of generosity. >> it was easy to do. everyone wanted to help us. >>

. >> in san jose, corina rusk, abc7 news. >> as we close in at the end of the year it's time to look at 2011. the killing of osama bin laden was the top news story of 2011, according to the annual poll of editors and news directors by the associated press. death of bin laden got more than half the votes cast for the top ten stories. japan's earthquake, tsunami and near nuclear meltdown were next on the list. that was followed by the arab spring. financial turmoil in europe came in fourth. in the east bay the renewal of a tradition that has given away 37 cars in the past 11 years, it's a program that brightens the holidays and changes lives every year. as abc7's wade freedman reports, this holiday season is no different. >> it's the nation of traditions that they become more important with every passing year. that applies to what happened in antioch today. for 11 straight years insurance companies in the automotive repair industries have given away cars to needy people at christmas, five cars this time around. a record. >> it's grown tremendously. >> he coordinates the program through

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kennedy, robert kennedy, harriman, mcnamara, my father, bundy, rusk, the whole crowd mulling over a coup. should it happen, should it not, to whose advantage, toying with the world. host: in that group lodge was running mate of richard nixon in 1960. guest: exactly. >> you had mcgeorge bundy a republican from harvard. guest: uh-huh. he was a big favorite of j.f.k. harvard mafia. host: national security council and robert mcnamara who was also supposedly a republican. for the motor. here they are sitting around and i remember from the film i think bobby kennedy was against the assassination. >> he was against a botched counc coup. he didn't at the present time to happen and unraffle. and diem be taken out and die and what options do we have? he said it is not like a coup in south america or iraq where we can control it. thought it could go south. when you hear that you think do you think they would be against a coup. but there are conflicting forces at work and lodge, having been the vice presidential running mate of nixon, he was a confident man and i think he took the job of ambassador

kennedy, robert kennedy, mcin a narea, my father, bundy, dusk, rusk, the whole corps sort of mulling over a coup. and should it happen and should it not. and to whose advantage. toying with the world. >> in that group, lodge was the running meat of richer nixon in 60. >> exactly. >> you had george bundy who was a republican from harvard. you had -- >> he was a big favorite of j.f.k. >> national security council. . and you had robert mcin a marea who is also supposedly a republican. but here they are sitting around. and i remember from the film that bobby kennedy was against the assassination. >> he was against a botched coup. he didn't want a coup to happen and unravel. and diem be taken out and die and what options do we have. he early says it's not like a coup in south america in iraq or something like that that we could control. he thought the whole thing can go south. you would think they would be against a coup. but there were conflicting forces at work here. and i think lodge as you said having been the vice presidential running mate of nixon he was a very powerful man in his o

. >> in san jose, corina rusk, abc7 news. >> as we close in at the end of the year it's time to looky it was right there on the armoir. lisa is here with a check of the weather forecast. still needing some rain not getting any rain? >> no, we're just sort of monitoring the subtle differences with the winds. and today with the lack of win we have the spare the air. a little fog out there as well. tahoe, it's cold. 12 degrees at the tahoe valley airport. temperatures will climb to the 40s. so they have been hard at work making snow but you can see that yeah, not a lot going on there unfortunately for the end of the year. through the end of the year it could stay dry. we have to set our hopes on january and february. a little fog. the marine layer is coming back along the coast but not enough to mix things out. we have the radiation fog and fog around the delta where visibility is less than a quarter after mile. it's 38 in fairfield. 28 in napa. it's 15 degrees cooler this morning than it was yesterday morning in napa. everyone is a little bit chillier. concord and livermore down to fre

so maybe a comment on dean rusk. >> she didn't seem to get as involved in domestic policy, which agreesat she didn't get involved because, for instance, the talk about the monuments, the s-1 dam flooding, i remember going to see john tesh at what the heck was sustained? congressman who was in charge of the appropriation. >> with even politically very eager to help egypt at that point? >> no, he was not. he was politically, he was not at all anxious to help the president because he fancied himself being in opposition that strengthened him domestically. but he was -- i went up to call him off the floor to ask them to please vote for things that the president wanted, and he eventually said yes, he would. but he never forget me for it. >> you've got another question for michael but as a presidential the story are you aware of any first lady prior to jaclyn kid who provide a candid public revelation of her experience in the white house? >> no. and one thing that you study her life, she always broke the mold pictures always innovating and perhaps maybe premier the most important innovation sh

lifestyle expert suzanne rusk is here with suggestions. >> you're never sure what to tip and the way a great cook? make your jam, make your beautiful tomato sauce. beautiful jars, labels, go for that. if you've got incredible skills, say you're a savvy business person, offer to help your super out. he has a side business, give a couple hours of your time with that. great math skills, maybe your hairdresser's son needs tutoring with that. >> the barter system. >> heartfelt notes. if you aren't usually demonstrative, this is a good time of year. >> is it okay to write i wish i could give you more this year? >> i think it is. >> then there are others that have their hand in your face before they ring the door. when there are people like that that just expect it and you don't feel like they earned it, you know, what do you do? >> give what you want. you have to go with your own gut. you usually want to give something in a service. >> they may not deliver your mail next year? >> sometimes out of fear you've got to tip. what about people who provide a weekly or monthly service like a clean