which brings us to mrieny the elder, the double ipa vinnie created for russian river brewing.'t a breakout hit when first introduced, but it's cult grew over time. >> what was a keg a day at the pub became, you know, a keg and a quarter, then a third. >> before vinnie and natalie new, piney the elder was selling out and cleaning up. the home brewers association of america has named piney the elder the best beer in america four years in a row. still, the exact mix of high quality and limited supply was not something that the couple tried to do. it just happened. which makes it even more amazing that it happened again. this is the line out the door of the pub for last year's release of plimey the younger. only available for two weeks starting the first friday in february, there's a line out the door every single day. >> it's kind of mind-blowing to me that someone will wait four hours in line for -- to have a 10-ounce beer? >> which is in no way a complaint. these two couldn't be happier that people love what they make because they sure love making it. >> i'm very proud that eve

something every time i talk to him and we have really used his help on this project. tina of the russian river neighbors wasn't able to be here, but her colleagues were and we thank the russian hill neighbors for standing by us, our sister organizations, all of our schools. nester from the telegraph center. we're honored by the number of people who have stood by us on this project. a special shutout to our families, to the spouses and the children that have had to work around and make due for so long while we were away doing something else. a special thanks to my husgreg husband greg smith. [ applause ] greg let us cut his birthday trip to hawaii short by a day and fly back on his birthday, so i could be here today. so if you wouldn't mind saying happy birthday greg. happy birthday greg! so this is a threshold, a beginning, a start. we're going to build a new library. there are a couple of other starts today. today is the start of the effort to raise money to furnish and equip that library. the friends of the library have done an incredible job of doing that with 23 other branches. we're the l

the chief of the russian river fire department says it was icy due to subfreezing temperatures.ise put down sand this morning. >> police have a picture of a man they believe exposed him stofl a woman last weekend. a security camera took this picture of a car and driver consistent with the victim's description. it happened on sunday. the man asked a woman who is talking for directions. when she wint toward the car, the man exposed himself. >> police say this woman lured an elderly man, then left him penniless, saying he got $200,000 from her victim and convinced him to buy her a lexus. they say the victim ended up bankrupt and heart broken. she apparently used money to pay off a victim from n.another case. >> the internet made a blind date truly a thing of the past. a local tech ritder took the app crazy blind date for a spin. >> create an account. i take a picture. >> christina is about to do something crazy in the name of research. she's a writer for the web site venture beat. the tech is an app called crazy blind date oo. so here is my mosaic. >> after scrambling your pick tur

the chief of the forestville russian river fire department says the road was icy because of subfreezing temperatures. if you are head the that way the road should be easier to navigate. crews put down sand. also, it is warming. >> black ice is like throw blame two this accident in petaluma a 30' box truck went off the road and flipped into a drainage creek. the driver was taken to santa rosa memorial hospital. >> happening now, sentencing is underway for the man convicted of killing two people at the toll plaza 3 1/2 years ago. the 49-year-old who is representing himself in court right now says that he will probably die in prison of natural causes because there is no such thing as the death penalty in california. he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and a man he thought was her lover at the toll plaza back in 2009. he says he has no regret because it is "all in the past." this morning a judge denied the motion for a new trial. >> also happening now a search is underway for a missing woman who walked away from an independent living facility. this is the 64-year-old woman. she was last se

the chief of the forestville russian river fire department says the road was icy because of subfreezing temperatures. if you are head the that way the road should be easier to navigate. crews put down sand. also, it is warming. >> black ice is like throw blame two this accident in petaluma a 30' box truck went off the road and flipped into a drainage creek. the driver was taken to santa rosa memorial hospital. >> happening now, sentencing is underway for the man convicted of killing two people at the toll plaza 3 1/2 years ago. the 49-year-old who is representing himself in court right now says that he will probably die in prison of natural causes because there is no such thing as the death penalty in california. he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and a man he thought was her lover at the toll plaza back in 2009. he says he has no regret because it is "all in the past." this morning a judge denied the motion for a new trial. >> also happening now a search is underway for a missing woman who walked away from an independent living facility. this is the 64-year-old woman. she was last se

near the russian river. a car hit a patch of black ice, spun out and overturned. a second car crashed into the first and a third car swerved to avoid both vehicles and ran off the road. no one was seriously hurt. >>> tomorrow will mark the seventh winter spare the air alert of the season and the fourth consecutive alert this week. air quality officials say pollution levels will remain at a dangerous level again tomorrow. they say a high pressure system is trapping pollutants close to the ground. the ban applys to the burning of any solid fuel in fireplaces and outdoor fire pits. >>> our stable weather pattern continues over the entire bay area with mostly clear skies out there. we could have some patchy fog reforms in some of the inland valleys as we head into the overnight hours. it is pretty chilly as you can see already some 30s out toward santa rosa. napa right now, san francisco holding on to the lower 50s right around 62 degrees. first thing saturday morning, definitely want to bundle up in the upper 20s to 30 degrees. fair skies and patchy dense fog. especi

near the russian river. a car hit a patch of black ice, spun out and overturned. a second car crashed into the first and a third car swerved to avoid both vehicles and ran off the road. no one was seriously hurt. >>> tomorrow will mark the seventh winter spare the air alert of the season and the fourth consecutive alert this week. air quality officials say pollution levels will remain at a dangerous level again tomorrow. they say a high pressure system is trapping pollutants close to the ground. the ban applys to the burning of any solid fuel in fireplaces and outdoor fire pits. >>> our stable weather pattern continues over the entire bay area with mostly clear skies out there. we could have some patchy fog reforms in some of the inland valleys as we head into the overnight hours. it is pretty chilly as you can see already some 30s out toward santa rosa. napa right now, san francisco holding on to the lower 50s right around 62 degrees. first thing saturday morning, definitely want to bundle up in the upper 20s to 30 degrees. fair skies and patchy dense fog. especi

. >> reporter: the russian river brewing company isn't a brewery run by belgian monks at a monastery.s steel rules the day. but for some special brews, they still model the monks' method. >> pliny the younger and another one are the best beer in the world. i can't think of a better company to be in. right up there with the monks. totally flattered. >> reporter: some folks say beer goes with wine. >> you can go out wine tasting and you almost want a beer to wet your whistle because wine dries you out a bit. >> reporter: the economic development director says the beer has a cult following. >> this is a way to bring new money into the county. tourists bring their money and leave it here. >> reporter: it will only be sold by the glass and only in this pub starting february 1. sonoma county, beer destination. who would have thought? the manager says the beer is so popular, people fly in from new zealand, belgium and even germany just to be the first in line. in santa rosa, don ford, cbs 5. >>> well, coming up in our next half hour, a scramble for flu shots as a u.s. outbreak reaches epidem

a product of russian river brewing company, the home brewers association of america has rated the beer the best beer in america four years in a row. the couple that makes the beer says that they are happy people, because they love doing what they do. >> very proud that every day, whatever you get from our brewery, we know in our heart of hearts put our best foot forward. >> there is one catch to getting the beer. it is hard to find. it's only available for two weeks starting the first friday in february. the brewery says get there early because there is usually a line out the door every single day. >>> well, here she is, miss america. 23-year-old mallory hagan will get a $50,000 scholarship and the title and the crown for the next year. hagan's biosaid she wants a degree in cosmetics. she won over miss south carolina who was the first runner-up. >>> despite calls from thousands of americans, the white house says it will not make a -- they were asked to build the superweapon featured in star wars. the white house responded this weekend saying a death star would cost too much to build. a

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are small and ancient russian merchant city sits at the confluence of three rivers. it's not quite europe but it's not a nation either. constantine's a native of congo or he heads off to work each day at the same time. constant in has been conducting independent research for ten years now his profession is out of the ordinary for most people but it's quite natural for those living in the urals it mixes danger with excitement. the city's protected reserve early morning enjoys a few precious moments before being plunged into darkness. high constantine how are things at the site everything is alright no problem i give you the keys a group of scientists is arriving today and we should check everything carefully ok them. ok. another day begins in this beautiful urals countryside. every day people working at the site have to walk ten kilometers back and forth for all passers by it's obligatory to strike the singing stone the more beautiful the seldom makes the more likely a wish is to come true. on the one hand everything seems to have stopped dead here on the other hand t

a small and ancient russian merchant city sits at the confluence of three rivers. it's not quite europe but it's not in asia either. constantine's a native of congo order he heads off to work each day of the same time. constant in has been conducting independent research for ten years now.

you get a small and ancient russian merchant city sits at the confluence of three rivers. it's not quite europe but it's not a nation either. constantine's a native of congo or he heads off to work each day of the same time. constant and has been conducting independent research for ten years now his professional news out of the ordinary for most people but it's quite natural for those living in the urals it mixes danger with excitement.

a small and ancient russian merchant city sits at the confluence of three rivers. it's not quite europe but it's not a nation either. constantine's a native of congo he heads off to work each day at the same time. constant in has been conducting independent research for ten years now his profession is out of the ordinary for most people but it's quite natural for those living in the urals it mixes danger with excitement. the city's protected reserve early morning enjoys a few precious moments before being plunged into darkness. i constantine how are things at the site everything is alright no problem i'll give you the keys a group of scientists is arriving today and we should check everything carefully ok them. ok cool.

a small and ancient russian merchant city sits at the confluence of three rivers. it's not quite europe.

on a recent visit, the russian president reminded the people whose idea it was. >> i drove up here in a jeep right through the river. there was nothing here but beehives. i pointed to this spot, and that was the spot for the olympics. >> a to was also the start of a huge construction project. tens of thousands of workers were brought in from central asia to build sporting venues, ski lifts, and hotels. even state-owned gas giant has built its own five-star hotel. and a banker on good terms with the kremlin has built an entire mountain for the -- village italian style. just a stone's throw away, it is another world. many of the 2500 villagers say they feel excluded from the party on their doorstep. anatoly runs a car repair shop and is fed up with the games already. >> my fence post used to be white. i was told to attend them brown. it looks like a prison. >> the mayor gave the order to spruce up the village for the olympics. >> it was a 5000-ruble fine for not doing it. that's what the mayor said. they are trying to squeeze every penny out of us for the sake of the olympics. >> he can see the ski jump from his hous

russian president vladimir putin says russia's fate depends on the people's enthusiasm. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, year's celebrations. men wi water jet packs dipped in a out of the amstel river as e crowds counted down. >>> you can always count on amsterdam to bring something unique to the new year's eve celebration. the crowds counted down. by the way, we would show you paris' new year's celebration at the eiffel tower but there was no fireworks show in paris because the city banned them for the night. >>> workers in san francisco are in for a noose new year's bonus tomorrow. the city's minimum wage will go up to $10.55. it's a 31-cent increase and the bump-up will make san francisco's minimum wage the highest in the u.s. >>> as we draw closer to the end of 2012, there's a mad rush to help those in need. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran with why donations are pouring in. >> reporter: good will says it's becoming a tradition do donate just before the end of the year. >> we decided to say thank you for all the support we get during the year and really turn our truck yard into a party. >> i'll take this one, sir. >> reporter: hundreds of donors dropped off items and cars were line

rivers as you see in this video. >>> at least two have died. french actor gerard depardieu getting close with vladmir putin. the two meeting for dinner after the actor received his russianizenship. the actor says he is leaving france because of a proposed super tax on millionaires. jenna: the while resuming for a 12-year-old boy accused murder. prosecutors say he shot and killed his father as he slept in his home two years ago. after lengthy delays the trial is now focusing on the boy's mental state. jamie colby from the breaking news desk. >> good morning to you, jenna. the delay in the trial was needing time necessary for a mental health expert to evaluate the boy who in videotaped interview with police admitted he killed his dad. hall was 32, unemployed plumber when his son, still not identified allegedly shot his father while he was sleeping. defense attorneys for the boy claim he was raised in a violent environment and taught killing people was okay. child welfare authorities in fact, jenna, made more than 20 visits to the home checking on the boy. but the public defender representing him argued the youngster joined his fare, a regional leader of the national socia