members are banking on moving them to make way for more space. >>> san jose city leaders arguing over pension reform. but now they're talking about cutting their own retirement packages. mayor chuck reid and city council members have agreed to consider terminated their own pension plans. the cost of the funding for city employee pensions has more than tripled in the past ten years. >>> turning to decision 2012. presidential candidates have shifted from iowa to new hampshire. analysts are not predicting a repeat of the close race in iowa. romney is polling more than 20 points ahead. it's almost the perfect scenario for the former massachusetts governor. >> the next big primaries to watch for will be south carolina and florida. if romney bins in new hampshire, he will be tough to beat. while the campaign continues, some latino lawmakers in california are criticizing romney's stance on the california dream act. he said he would veto the path if the legislation is passed by congress. student republicans say romney's stance doesn't mean he'll lose votes. >> he has plenty of time. i don't t

san jose city hall will be ground zero for a clash over pensions. san jose city council members could vote to cut their own pension benefits. mayor reed supports the cut because the cost of city worker pensions, they're out pacing the city funding. the city's asking police officers and firefighters to chang their pensions as well. >>> an airline expansion could bring tens of millions of dollars into the east bay economy. now this, as any rules are going into effect that make it easier for you to book a flight. nbc bay area's bob redell is live in oakland international airport with the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. three main rules going into effect, starting this thursday for airlines. no more fine print or hidden costs. the government will require all airlines to post a total cost of the trip up front, this includes taxes and baggage fees. having second thoughts about that purchase? you'll have 24 hours to cancel or hold a flight reservation at no cost. and airlines must now notify you if your flight is canceled, diverted o

san francisco. let's talk about temperatures. still mild, 50 redwood city, fremont, san jose 51 half moon bay everybody else mid to upper 40s. santa cruz 49 low to mid 50s gilroy, watsonville, monterey. as far as this afternoon we'll have clouds out there. the drizzle any out there will dry over the next couple of hours. with the clouds and sea breeze temperatures closer to where they thud be upper 50s to low 60s. santa rosa 62. -- we'll definitely be cooler than yesterday. monterey bay, 59 low 60s for the rest of the bay. we may make it to 63 in gilroy, morgan hill, hollister 62. most of the state dry cloud cover from 52 in eureka, 58 sacramento, 61 chico and fresno. mid 60s l.a. and san diego, 73 palm springs isolated snow shower possible around tahoe 48°. you can see tonight better chance of organized light rain. low to mid 40s inland. mid to upper 40s around the bay, san francisco out to the coast. high pressure northeast and southwest, dividing them is the jet stream bringing in numerous weak waves one rolled through yesterday kept us cloudy this is rolling through this

cities. by noon, 67 degrees in gilroy, 65 in san jose. and we're going to see 70s later on today, 73 in gilroy, 70 in santa rosa. and 69 degrees even along the peninsula. so, here's the story. we have our first significant sierra snow in the forecast. i'll tell you when showers arrive at your doorstep. things look much different as we head into next week. we have a lot the talk about in the weather department. >> thank you very much, christina. 4:37 now. another candidate could jump into the presidential race. steven colbert. during last night's ep seed of the colbert report the comedian transferred his super political action committee to his friend and icon john stewart. this would allow colbert to campaign as a candidate in his home state of south carolina. he only hinted at the possibility last night saying he was forming an exploratory committee for his possible candidacy. >> of course he is, why wouldn't he. >> actually could do well. >> he would get a lot of votes. it's 4:38 now. east bay college campus has a big problem. why offici

. >>> the san jose city council is working towards ending its pension. they voted to notify the state pension system that they will terminate the pension system, meanwhile lawmakers are working to reduce retirement benefits and pension benefits have more than tripled in ten years. >>> police dogs are going to be brought in to sniff atrocious on campus. the pleasanton police department will provide the dogs at no cost to the school district. they will provide searches on parking lots and lockers. >> we hope it will make students believe it's more difficult to bring it to campus and lockers. >> the searches could start as early as next month. >>> children who live near east plants, researchers will look within a mile of these areas and global community monitor, a non-profit says it can hurt children. now children in the west oakland area will be tested forehead. families interesting in learning more, it starts at 6:30. >>> we will get to review with late night hours. with conditions, they first came under fire and that's when a firefighter was rundown foll

san jose city leaders want to regain their pristine status. kristine moore said his company is operating on a tight budget which means office letters focus less on nonviolent crime and more on big bust and fluid situations. >> today was a great example where we had a bank robbery and we were able to take the suspects into custody. it took a lot of resources. if you have too many of those cases in one day, it makes it very, very difficult because you have other calls to answer. it was a great case. >> a spike in violent crime in san jose last year caused the city to lose its safest title. >>> new tonight at 11:00, a study in big cats in the hills above uc berkeley. mountain lion sightings in the kills above the campus have police issuing an alert. that's because the latest sighting happened tuesday night right next on university family housing. a little too close for comfort. live from berkeley with more, and a little disconcerting. they could be out there in the dark. >> reporter: jessica, dozens of families live here in university housing. it

. >>> san jose city leaders may cut their own pensions as budget-saving moves. a committee headed by the mayor chuck reed approved a proposal to eliminate steps for pensions plans for mayor and city council. pensions have been buy a hot button issues in san jose. costs have ballooned to the hundreds of millions of dollars. they may vote today. >>> it's another hit to the california high-speed rail system. california state auditor elaine howell this morning called the project's financing, quote, increasingly risky. she also called the oversight for the project inadequate. this is just the latest in a series of critical reports about the project. governor brown is still pushing for $100 billion plan. >>> a virus outbreak in the north bay. the quarantines currently in effect at a preschool and two senior centers. >>> k-9 cops on campus. the controversial measure up for vote on some bay area schools. >>> the big names we are going to see on the oscar's red carpet next month. >>> we have partly cloudy skies out across the bay area today. by the end. week, we could see

. >>> in san jose this afternoon, hundreds of people showed up for a march aimed at fighting corporate money in politics. the occupy san jose group marched from san jose cityall to the county courthouse. that location is significant for the group because that's where a landmark court case upheld this concept of so-called corporate personhood. the 125-year-old ruling determined that corporations are entitled to constitutional rights similar to an individual. in fact, one of the next big events for the occupy movement is scheduled for january 20th when protesters are calling for an occupy the courts nationwide day of action to protest the n concept of what they call corporate personhood. >>> in oakland, six people are facing charges after a long night of chaos on city streets that started as a march against police. the charges vary from vandalism, assaulting officers and possession of explosives. cameras were rolling as about 150 protesters marched from frank ogala plaza to police headquarters last night where police surrounded the building. protesters yelled at the officers and at least two bottles were hurdled at police. as all of this happened, broadway b

. >>> one south bay city is retreating in its fight to regulate medical marijuana. san jose passed ordinance last fall that could have closed 90% of the city's clubs. the measure required clubs to grow all marijuana on site, but san jose's mayor says the law is too unclear. the city will now only target clubs that are causing trouble. >>> a fire battalion chief's suv crashed into a taxi while responding to an emergency call in san francisco. this happened at gary and laguna in japantown this morning. the cab driver and the passenger were hurt and were taken to the hospital. investigators are trying to figure out what happened and who is at fault. >>> honoring a famous musician, and remembering an officer killed in the line of duty. we'll show you the tributes. >>> and a live look outside. such a gorgeous day we've had. jim's got our forecast, coming up.

. >>> the san jose city council has just taken the first step towards eliminating their own state run pension plan. the san jose mercury news reports the council voted last night to notify that it intends to end the pension plan for count -- councilmembers. the council would need to payoff an estimated $400,000 shortfall and get approval of 2/3 of the council's members. request >>> mountain view's city council making it tougher to light up. council voted 4-3 to expand the smoking ordinance to include all outdoor dining areas and city parks. it creates a 25 foot no smoking zone around any business where smoking is prohibited. first time offenders fine up to $100 could reach $500 for repeat offenders. the new ordinance could take effect 90 days after its second reading that is scheduled for february 14th. >>> 6:08. >>> good news, cloudy out, dry, the clouds kept the fog from forming. visibilities unlimited in most neighborhoods. winds very calm this morning, temperatures that you see that's what it is going to feel like outside. mid to upper 40s for the rest of us. storm track as we tal

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>>james: san jose city leaders are taking steps to end their own pension plans. of the city employees' pension bill has ballooned from 73 million to 245 million in the last 10 years. the mayor has called for a june ballot measure to shrink those retirement benefits the says he will not ask city workers to do anything he is not going to do. he and the council voted unanimously to start the process of ending their own pension plans. we will take a break in the much more straight ahead. when we come back, more headlines. >>james: the president will be headed to ireland to begin a five state 384 to sell its about the slow economic policy goals. he will be promoting is intended to attract or manufacturing to the u.s. by showcasing the american industry. today he will be visiting a conveyor belt maker and i would get into a computer plant in arizona. tomorrow he will be highlighted energy security in nevada sen colorado and wrapping up on frieder by pressing the education training proposals at the university of michigan. this is also pressuring congress to pass a payro

now san jose city leaders want ta regain that status.ays he is rearranging priorities focusing more on big busts and fluid situations. >> today was a great example where we had a bank robbery, we were able to take the suspects into custody, took a lot of resources which if you have too many of those in one day it makes it very difficult because you have other calls that you have to answer. it was a great case. >> a spike in violent crime in san jose last year caused the city to lose the safest title. >> 6:51. we can tell you 1500 layoff notices will go out to oakland city employees next week. however, fewer than 200 are actually expected to lose their jobs. the city wants to make sure that everybody is prepared. the layoffs the result of losing $30 million in redevelopment money from the state. notices will go to employees in every city and apartment with the exception of the police and fire department. >> 6:52. tomorrow is the day, fans and staff gearing up for the playoff game. a lot of work has gone in to make sure everything is just

three degrees warmer livermore 60 napa san jose, 60 and 61 where we should be this time of year oakland 59, redwood cityrichmond, half moon bay 57 the cool spot, 61 san jose, antioch fairfield, cloverdale and ukiah the warmer spots, cloudy monterey bay upper 50s to low 60s we may crack 63 in gilroy. rain easier to rain at night when the atmosphere shrinks humidity levels rise, rain doesn't evaporate as much i'm thinking we will get something tonight whether university drizzle to even a little bit of light rain something to prepare for tomorrow's morning commute. three waves along this jet stream and all very weak notice cloud cover with the last one that comes in tonight and tomorrow because it has more moisture i think we can squeeze out a little bit in the way of measurable less than 1/of an inch. morning low clouds give way to mid and upper level clouds in the afternoon rain -- moving in overnight drizzle for the rest of us noon most of us starting to dissipate by the afternoon gone starting thursday groundhog day a lot of sun mid to upper 60s through most of the weekend. beautiful sunrise twin peeks

san francisco and the bay area. >> erica used to live here and gayle grew up here. good stuff. >>> they cut back on police, fire and city services. this morning, the new proposal to slash san jose's budget deficit. >>> and stopping the search for a cliff caper. why a burglary suspect here in the city may have won the standoff on telegraph hill. >>> and arrests made overnight after a confrontation between "occupy oakland" and police over a teepee. tell you what's next coming up. >>> facebook has a new home but one of its neighbors not too happy about the move. coming up we'll tell you why east palo alto wants to sue facebook. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it is thursday, january 5. good to have you with us. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. >>> chp has turned on the metering lights on the bay bridge so traffic is stacking up more than right now. we are slow and go mostly in the cash lanes. fastrak okay but slow and sluggish up the incline, as well. also delays through the altamont pass. details on that coming up. here's lawrence. >>> spring-like weather around the bay area the last couple of days. temperatures in the 60s and

there 30s very dry air mass over the weekend, nice days but now you get the end result even san jose, redwood city 34. the system will break off an area of low pressure. back here and that will dive down towards us if we go along the coast tomorrow. we will get some light rain and deal with it tomorrow but there is a possibility tomorrow. sunnyside up very mild conditions to warm. and also towards the santa clara valley, maybe some light rain. mostly cloudy cooler. cold morning forecasted highs, mid-60s for some and upper 60s to near 70 degrees. 66 mountain view, 67 mountain view, 65 degrees, low-to-mid 60s towards the north bay as well. possibly cooler on wednesday starting to clear out and we go back to sunshine and milder weather. >>> steve time now 5:11, congresswoman gabrielle giffords addressed the crowd for the first time since the shooting rampage. >>> and plus a bungy jumping nightmare, not only did the bunggy break but it happened over crocodile infested waters. >>> coming up we will tell you more about the area commute. [ whirring ] and i still haven't built one of those fighting robots

city if any measurable rainfalls that is where it going to stay today. low to mid 30s santa rosa, napa, fairfield, concord, novato, livermore, mountain view, los gatos, upper 30s san josend redwood city everybody else low to mid 40s except san francisco 48 upper 30s to low 40s monterey bay inland to salinas gilroy tying santa rosa for the cool spot 30°. partly sunny, extra clouds slight wind shift means caller temperatures, a few sprinkles possible clearing quickly and cool again tonight dry and mild through the holiday weekend. that does include tahoe. i don't see any new snow falling there, unless they make it. everybody yesterday in the 60s almost the mid to upper 60s four degrees cooler in san francisco today, five in concord, redwood city, santa rosa, six in oakland and san jose, nine hours and 44 minutes of sunshine. palo alto, san jose, napa, clear lake 60, ukiah, santa rosa 62, cloverdale 63, all the green for the rest of us upper 60s and our highs today. low 60s for morgan hill, gilroy and hollister. without the clouds tonight chilly outside of antioch, richmond, san rafael, san francisco, oakland, half moon bay mid to upper 30s our temperatures in the low to

that's at a special meeting. >>> san jose city leaders may vote today to cut their own pensions to save money. a committee recently approved a proposal to eliminate pension plans for the mayor and city council. pensions have been a hot button issue in budget talks. costs have ballooned into the hundreds of millions of dollars. >>> coming up, mitt romney's tax returns. they were just released. the criticism he is already facing. >> and the way we watch tv is about to change. we'll check in with brian cooley from cnet about the new trend for 2012. >>> and the market just opened. the early numbers, down a little yesterday after a nice ride last week and looks like we may go two for two on the downside. maybe not. still have time. we'll check in with kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks when we come back. minimum wage. k-c-b-s radio's matt bigler is on the phone effort. >>> in san jose, there's been a push to increase the minimum wage there. matt bigler is on the phone with details on that effort. good morning. >> good morning. yeah. this is a pretty interesting story coming out of san jos

. >>> san jose known as the capital of the silicon valley and soon the city's downtown will have free ultra fast wi-fi service worthy of the title. mike colgan joins us live by telephone to explain who is behind this elaborate plan. good morning. >> reporter: san jose was among the first large cities in the u.s. to implement free wireless internet access downtown back in 2004. well, now that network is being rebooted. >> our goal is to create the fastest free outdoor wi-fi network in the world. we're challenging seoul, korea, for the fastest network and we think we can get it. >> reporter: that's san jose city councilman sam la card da who represents the downtown. he says that it's something that the business community has been clamoring for. >> we recognize that people are look for urban centers to start out and grow businesses. and we think that fastest free outdoor wi-fi network on the planet could be a great tool to lure those entrepreneurs. >> reporter: when it comes to wi-fi speed, the u.s. as a whole lags behind many other parts of the world including including asia and europe.

your full weather forecast after this. ,,,,,,,, --- how it should spend the san jose is 40 >>> san jose is doing it again. the city is asking its citizens how it should spend the cash it has. san jose is $40 million short for the next fiscal year. ann shows us the games with a serious impact. >> the biggest challenge facing our government is a lack of engagement and it is a lack of true discourse among people with different points of view. >> this fake money represents the millions of real dollars san jose has to play with. but as in real life, there isn't enough to go around. and these people representing neighborhood groups are in the politician's shoes, deciding what should stay and what can go. >> only through choice do people really understand the decisions that elected officials have to make. >> budget challenges here in san jose and in most cities across california are being made worse by a court decision that allows the state to take away local redevelopment funds. this year, san jose is dealing with the possible $40 million short fall and has to balance the budget by june. >> everybody comes from a slight

napa and san jose, 60 and 61 where you should be. oakland, redwood cityisco one to two degrees cooler than average. we hit upper 50s to low 60s with coolest weather half moon bay, san francisco richmond around 57 warm spot 61 san jose, antioch, fairfield, cloverdale into ukiah. monterey bay 59, low 60s the rest of the bay low to mid 60s as you head inland. tonight even more cloud cover and a juicier storm weak storm but it does have more moisture watch out for drizzle even patchy light rain tonight temperatures low to mid 40s inland neighborhoods mid to upper 40s around the bay shore, coast and into san francisco, yesterday's weak system kept us cloudy and knocked temperatures down this next one will do the same today storm number three that comes in tonight and tomorrow more moisture with it just not a very dynamic storm doesn't have a lot of energy to lift in moisture and create very much in the way of heavy rain. through the afternoon hours you can see as it approaches clouds on the increase during the overnight hours a chance of patchy light rain thro

you can't be everything to everyone. >> the budget challenges here in san jose and in most cities across california are being made worse by a court decision late last year that allows the state to take away local redevelopment funds. this year, san jose is dealing with a $40 million short fall and has to balance the budget by june. >> everybody comes from a slightly different perspective, but public safety, roads, and community service are up. >> this is the second year san jose is working with innovation games which writes an extensive report. last year, it helped the city decide on cuts to the fire department and put more money into paving roads. >> when we get done with the entire process, i want to make sure the budget we adopt reflects the values and priorities of our community. >> it comes down to the crunches. when it's voting time, it's the hard decision. i applaud them for being here today. that hasn't always been the case. >> in san jose, cbs 5. >>> after a very mild start to winter all across the country, it is finally arrived. mother nature seems to be making up for lost time

certifications, while working at a number of different interships we provide throughout the city of san joseb building up your resume. the whole idea is making you more employable. while providing community service with a number of different organizations and nonprofits throughout the city. >> how are you able to afford to do this given the cuts that we've seen? >> we are funded through -- we have grants and we have funds. we recently started the program with our funding specifically for youth. work to future green cadre is what's considered a youth program, 18 to 24. current green cadre is for 18 to 21-year-olds speaking employment and job skill training. >> tell us what it's done for you in your life, elizabeth. >> for me in my life, what it's done for me, it's been amazing thungs. i actually saw myself in this program. i've gotten a lot of skills for jobs. a lot of personal skills. speaking in front of people. i got to know who i really am through this program. before this program, i was lost. i was not heading in the right direction. i had a lot of -- a lot of troubles within myself. whe

city. livermore right now holding on to the low 40s. san jose, 53. san francisco by noon today warming up into the mid 60s in some cities. very comfortable in san jose. already bypassing our seasonal average high for this time of year. now enjoy today, we'll shave off a few degrees from your temperatures tomorrow but today, 66 in palo alto. you'll hit about 68 in santa cruz. 70 morgan hill and gilroy. east bay, temperatures warming up nicely. we expect some patchying to to develop but not that much. as a result the sun will be out early. clear start makes way to a for just afternoon. 65 in bodego bay. high pressure is really in control of the weather pattern here. it takes the storm track well into the pacific northwest. for us high pressure stays put for today. by tomorrow it will drift into the great basin region. as it does so that will drive our wind offshore. we'll see another nice afternoon but we have to deal with pretty thick fog tomorrow. as a result, slight cooling. then the rain comes back into the forecast. i'll tell you when and what that

. >>> first san francisco, sen san jose, now cities in san mateo county appear to be next in the moveastic bags. several cities have joined a working group formed by san mateo county to study a plastic bag ban. the county wants to get as many cities as possible to join the group. it plans to draft a law in two weeks that will likely resemble the ban that took effect in san jose january 1st. the group will talk about doing an environmental study on a ban. penalties for businesses that don't comply and how much to charge customers who need to use paper bags. >>> from bags to babies. there's been a major spike in the number of multiple births. even here we have four sets of multiples. that includes brett and laura's triplets. >> adorable. the birth rate has been multiplying for three decades and we're getting a good look at why. >> reporter: babies are being born two at a time now more than ever. about one in every 30 newborns has a twin brother or sister. a new report from the centers for disease control shows the twin birth rate has risen 76% since 1980. women are waiting longer to hav

you can't be everything to everyone. >> the budget challenges here in san jose and in most cities acrossalifornia are being made worse by a court decision late last year that allows the state to take away local re- development funds. this year, san jose is dealing with the possible $40 million short fall. and has to balance the budget by june. >> everybody comes from a slightly different perspective. but public safety, roads, and community services like libraries and parks are up there. >> reporter: and this is the second year san jose is working with innovation games which writes an extensive report probono. last year, it helped the city decide on cuts to the fire department. and to put more money into paving roads. >> when we get done with the entire process, i want to make sure that the budget we adopt reflects the values and priorities of our community. >> it comes down to the crunches. when it is voting time. then it is really a hard decision. but i applaud them for being here today. because that has not always been the case. >> in san jose, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> all right, eliza

and san jose is doing it again. the city is asking its citizens how it should spend the cash it has. and san jose is $40 million short for the next fiscal year. anne makovec shows us the games with a serious impact. >> the biggest challenge facing our government is a lack of civic engagement. and part of the lack of civic engagement is a lack of true discourse among people with different points of view. >> this fake money represents the millions of real dwhrars san jose has to play -- dollars san jose has to play with but as in real life there isn't enough to go around and these people representing neighborhood groups are in the politician's shoes, deciding what should stay and what can go. >> and only through choices do people really understand the decisions that elected officials have to make. you can't be everything to everyone. >> the budget challenges here in san jose and in most cities across california are being made worse by a court decision late last year that allows the state to take away local re- development fund

. >>> san jose city leaders are considering cutting their own pensions to cut costs. a committee headed up by mayor reed unanimously approved a proposal to eliminate pension plans for the mayor and city council members are. pensions of course have been a hot button issue as costs balloon into the hundreds of millions of dollars. >>> oakland recorded its first homicide of the new year. a teenager struggling to make a better life for himself. it comes just days after oakland's last homicide for 2011. christin ayers on how the city plans to reduce gun violence in the new year. >> reporter: it's still a new strategy introduced just a few months ago. the city is funling police and other resources into the 100 most dangerous blocks in oakland. it's a strategy that didn't work for the 5-year-old boy and young college student whose future was snuffed out. >>> reporter: as the memorial piled high at the spot where 5- year-old gabriel martinez, jr., was shot, family and friends streamed into a mortuary to grieve over his tiny casket. martinez was shot friday when gunfire burst o

forecast for you today, grab a jacket, leave the umbrella at home. 4 5 in san jose. 53 in san francisco. i'll let you know if your citys on par to hit 70 degrees and how long we'll enjoy these warmer conditions before the rain rolls back in all in my forecast. first let's talk to mike about your drive. >>> we are watching reports of a disabled truck. a busted hitch made the trailer hang out there, possibly blocking the fast lane. sounds like everything is now moved off to the shoulder from 580. it was a spectacle getting off the richmond san rafael bridge heading off down to the east shore freeway. more on the bay area coming up. >>> a gas leak is stirring up some past fears in san bruno. a construction crew hit a small gas service line on chestnut avenue yesterday sending fumes into the air in the neighborhood. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san bruno with more on this very scary situation. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, jon. a man walking his dog about a block away said he could hear the horrible sound, the high-pitched whistle of gas escaping from the ruptured gas pipeline that's undernea

san jose's medical marijuana collectives may have to funnel more money to the city. today, city leaders will consider raising taxes for the controversial business. marla tellez joins us with how much more collectives could have to pony up. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. we're talking a 3% tax increase for these pot clubs, san jose mayor chuck reed wants the council to raise the tax on medical marijuana collectives from 7% to 10%, but there is a reason for it. he says the tax would pay for a citywide election on whether to repeal those newly enacted pot regulations. perhaps you'll recall in september the city council approved new rules that it would force most pot clubs to close. those limit the number of clubs in the city to ten. currently there are more than 100 and pot advocates gathered signatures to get a referendum to repeal the rules. the mayor says if you want an election you have to pay for it, that's why he wants this tax. most people we spoke to agree with the mayor. >> i think it would be all right. i agree with the state of our economy an

. >>> members of the san jose city council will consider downsizing their own pension plans.s is an ongoing effort to reduce the overall budget deficit. mayor chuck reed and councilman pete constant are behind the proposal which will be considered january 24. pension plans for the mayor and councilmembers are separate from the ones covering most city workers. the plan to reduce those retirement benefits could end up going to a public vote in june. >>> 5:11. you ever fall asleep on a flight? >> all the time. >> ever wake up and were you in the wrong city? >> no. that has not happened. >> a 15-year-old kid did that. he is not too happy about it. coming up. >> a bizarre crash with an even more bizarre ending. look! why problems didn't stop for a driver who landed his caron top of a roof. >> i haven't done that. high pressure headed eastward. cooling weather around the bay area. the question is, will we see any rain? we'll talk about that coming up. my fashion blog is about my personal styl things that inspire me. i like to think of myself as the voice of real girls. since i post

freezing concord, los gatos, san jose, redwood city. 34 fremont upper 30s near 40 oakland, highway highway and san francisco 31 santa rosa, 32 watsonville, entirety salinas, 22 gilroy. all these -- areas monterey bay, salinas, santa clara, east and north bay all under the freeze warning. we'll have temperatures until at least 8:00 this morning. probably too late to protect the plans. maybe you can get out there and do it -- now. >>> we'll be checking in throughout the newscast to find out more. 4:31. a northern california couple is home after their voyage on that ill-fated cruise ship that sank off the italian coast. terry mcsweeney is live at sfo where the family landed a couple of hours ago. >> reporter: they came in late last night this is a couple from the sacramento valley. they had been on the costa concordia and they got off one port before it went down. they got off in rome. day decision that may have saved their lives. take a look at that ship now and you will get a good idea of what we are talking about the ship on its side. dozens missing. several dead. the captain being charge

san jose. redwood city at 36 degrees. system will give us a cool down today. temperatures will struggle to get out of the low 60s compared to the mid and upper 60s we've had. it's still a dry pattern. low clouds. a cold morning. and then a few high clouds coming in. cooler today. wind picks up later. by that i mean later tonight into tomorrow. fog, sun, cooler. low clouds. a cold morning. especially toward the north bay. low 60s or upper 50s. wind will be an issue saturday into sunday. that will clear everything out. it will be cold morning and go fair early next week. maybe partly cloudies tuesday night and wednesday. >>> the youngest mountain climber to reach the summit of tallest mountain of every continent is talking about his record. 15-year-old jordan his father and receive mother reached the peak of vincent. the mountain is 16,000 feet high. and wrapped up his bid he became the youngest person ever to climb the seven summits. he calls reaching the peak a magical moment. >> even a bigger accomplishment feeling was felt when he came down to base camp. an

cities. san diego was the number one solar city, and san jose, third, and san francisco plan and oakland rounded out the remaining top 10 cities. >> we have a tremendous amount of sunshine, and it creates electricity when we need it, hot summer days when the air pollution is at the worst. >> it's banked on solar installations on residential, commercial, and government buildings. >>> and we have a few clouds out there tonight. high clouds and then the fog comes in late tonight and tomorrow morning, and we had fog this morning. a dense fog advisory in the central valley, and we didn't have one for the bay area proper. but look for valley fog in the morning hours again. high clouds as well, and sunshine tomorrow that will lead to a cooler day. the daytime highs today got into the mid and upper 60s. 67 in santa rose a the valley fog will start off cool in the north and east bay and the south bay. overnight lows, mild. you can remember a few weeks ago, temperatures in the 20s. so it's warmer at night and warmer during the day and just a general change met weather from what we saw over the weekend and

a monday shot live of san jose. the city looks nice with the red ambers in the background. we'll keep you posted. and the traffic. >> 2012 is marked in in many ways. one is the birth of the first baby of the new year. this year comes with a twist. both were the first and the last babies of the year. jana was born at 11:59. her sister leah came just after midnight, january 1st, 2012. here in the bay area the honor goes to a baby boy in castro valley. those parents say they didn't plan it at all. i don't know. let's check the commute to work. >> my son was born on the 30th. after about a few hours of it, i was like, i'm done with this. my wife had a few. >> got a tax write-off. no major problems for 24. interstate 80 east shore freeway. now the carquinez bridge and benicia bridge moving smoothly. there may be light drizzles in the bay area. i wanted to shout that out before she got her forecast. i always want to take her thunder. highway 4, no thunder going on now. an easy drive. we'll track highway 4 as an indicator for the commute volume and a live look hat the golden gate

san jose. redwood city mountain view, loss at toes, 65 and 66.r weekend in view, nice during the day. >> thank you steve. >>> well google wants it's search function to be there for each of its users. this week they are rolling out which means different people will see different search results. the difference will be based on photos posted on its google plus network and they will start highlighting from the picasso online photo service. it makes the search more important and some complain it is an invasion of privacy. >>> teenagers are finding it increasingly difficult to get jobs and they are held down by older people who need the paycheck. the paycheck between 16 and 19 is a whopping 2 5% and that's up 10% from ten years ago. they say people who done learn workplace skills -- don't learn workplace skills may never catch up. >>> firefighters moved in fast for a fire that may have spread to nearby buildings. >>> and we have a top global destination, stay tuned for more. . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 news, we will have a look at the big

there are more than 100 pot clubs throughout the city of san jose. l of them have to pay the 7% tax. a lot of them are not zoned correctly so that issue has to be addressed first. again, the city is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars each month in pot tax. live in san jose. damian trujillo, "today in the bay." >> thank you. it's 5:31. police are searching for two people they say are responsible for stabbing four men following a weekend wedding. police say it happened in half moon bay in front of the ides hall on main street. the victims were leaving a reception when they were attacked. all suffered serious injury but expected to survive. police are looking for two men and a motive. >> oakland now cleaning up after one of the most chaotic occupy protests in months. the protesters broke into buildings including city hall. bob redell is live on the day after the weekend. what's the latest? >> reporter: you know, 400 people arrested over the weekend. this is according to opd. they are trying to figure out the repeat offenders, the ones they keep arr

>>> we will tell you oakland roads are doing well but we will start with san jose, also a great city,through san jose looks good. sunole grade southbound coming from beautiful pleasanton and fremont and that looks good and we will have all the bridges an area commutes coming up straight ahead. let's go back to pam. >>> we will have police officers and their actions during the occupied protests. >>> two stabbings and a shooting at a san jose bar overnight and we will have more on the continuation investigation. >>> the weather is looking good right up to the weekend and we will have more on your area weather coming up. this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh yeah that's gotta go... priority mail flat rate shipping starts at just $4.95. only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship and return.

san jose. you see the layered clouds throughout and it looks cool. you walk outside and it feels tropical out there. 64 in livermore and 63 degrees at 11:09 in san jose. some citiesouching on the 70s and i'll let you know which ones and what's to come for the all-important weekend. we are so close now, guys. we have the forecast coming up and i think you'll like it. >> i am motivated. thank you very much. we're back in a moment. >>> this morning it's an old school reopening with some new vibes in san francisco. >> at last, original joe's is reopening in san francisco's north beach. we do have a camera crew there right now. here we go. this is a live look at the outside and this is a look at the grand opening of the new location on union street at stockton and brand new, but the regulars will notice a lot looks familiar. the bricks behind the bar of the original location and they were chipped away and installed as a fireplace and the original stools now line the counter at a grand opening ceremony held an hour ago. mayor ed lee told reporters he can't wait to be a regular customer. >> i am so glad they located here. they now have in this new location 268 seats and

san jose may join san francisco in raising the minimum wage. students at san jose state are pushing a ballot initiative to increase the city's minimum wage to doublereports. >> at a time when tuition costs have doubled the past five years and gas is close to four dollars a gallon, some san jose state university students say california's eight dollars an hour minimum wage simply isn't enough in silicone valley. >> there's poverty, there's homelessness when america has the capability to do so much better. >> the student group, campus alliance for economic justice, is supporting a citywide ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage to two dollars to ten dollars an hour. they point to three neighboring states, nevada, oregon and washington, who all have higher minimum wages, and the city of san francisco which has the highest minimum wage in the nation at $10.24. supporters of the effort say san jose needs to follow san francisco's lead. >> the people and citizens of san francisco are more aware of the problems of the people as a mass and they understand if you take care of the mass, the mass will then take care of the whole. >> many small business o

take a look at these long backups on san jose city streets. since traffic was blocked on highway 85 and highway 87. >>james: the big game everyone is anticipating is coming up tomorrow traffic is to be a little bit heavier as a result, this is the first playoff game in nine years. gridlock is certainly going to be part of the story. but a skate preview with erica. >>erica: good morning james everyone is excited about the big games but not everyone is excited about the traffic. expect major delays especially in the east bound direction highway 101 we say used third street as an alternate route for interstate 280. if you are headed to the game in taking public transit, it looks like the candlestick express' starts at 10:00 a.m. the candlestick shuttle is from the tee third line and the express bus fare is just $12. for those driving to the game let us get a look at how much all parking is. >>erica: over at the bay bridge there are no major problem. and over at the san mateo bridge we have no major delays coming into san francisco this morning. o

otherwise in the city of san jose, it will be freezing, 20 to 30s east of the bay, pinpoint now when the rain will arrive and that is coming up in this broadcast. >> all right, thanks roberta. we are learning more about what led san francisco prosecutors to charge the sheriff with battering his wife. linda yee tonight on the disturbing details spelled out in the court documents. including some powerful words from the couple's two-year-old son. >> i really don't have anything to say. sorry. [ applause ] all right, we are going to come back to that story in just a little bit. but in the meantime, tonight a 14-year-old boy who oakland police say sexually assaulted two women is in custody. police say the suspect turned himself into alameda county juvenile hall this morning. they say both attacks happened within a half mile of each other. and in a rare move, investigators released the suspect's name because they considered him armed and dangerous. >> we strongly believe that if we did not put this information out in the interest of public safety, he would not have turned himself in. >> si

newsroom with a rundown of president's proposed changes. >>> the san jose city council will consider cut their own pensions. mayor chuck read has been pushing hard for cuts. and now he and other members say they should eliminate their even opiniontion. the pension plan allows full retirlt at age 55 and pays 2% salary for every year worked. council members will consider a plan to eliminate pensions for the city council and the mayor leeching them only with a 401(k) type plan. >>> 8:06. you will see -- you will be seeing a lot of christmas trees waiting to be picked up by sanitation crews. while most of these have a set policy for the christmas tree removal. it's really becoming a controversial issue in the sit of richmond. the local trash company charges a $15 fee which a lot of residents refused to dash be refuse to pay. city crews pick up more than00 trees a year. richmond officials are hoping to work hout a deal with the local trash collection service. >>> a special creanup is happening right now in san francisco because of this year's chinese's new year. this isny video we just go

san jose may join san francisco in raising the minimum wage. students at san jose state are the ones pushing a ballot initiative to increase the city's minimum wageuble digits. corina reports. >> at a time when tuition costs have doubled the past five years and gas is close to four dollars a gallon, some san jose state university students say california's eight dollars an hour minimum wage simply isn't enough in silicone valley. >> there's poverty, there's homelessness when america has the capability to do so much better. >> the student group, campus alliance for economic justice is supporting a citywide ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage to two dollars to ten dollars an hour. they to three neighboring states, nevada, oregon and washington, who all have higher minimum wages, and the city of san francisco which has the highest minimum wage in the nation at $10.24. supporters of the effort say san jose needs to follow san francisco's lead. >> the people and citizens of san francisco are more aware of the problems of the people as a mass and they understand if you take care of the mass, the mass will then take care of the whole. >> many sma

but even in the inland bay valleys, around san jose, and redwood city, and mountain view temperatures in the 30s, it is very chilly. 38, cold for downtown san jose as you head off to work tomorrow. look at san francisco, chilly, 45 degrees in san francisco, you will notice it tomorrow when you get going. there is the high pressure, not going anywhere. everything is north in terms of rainfall. thursday through saturday, more of the same. let's enjoy it. get used to it, right? keep enjoying it. because as we go into the middle of next week, hopefully major changes, maybe a return to winner at least for a time. the computer model saying thursday at 1:00, no clouds, high pressure is there. even less cloud activity on friday, the high pressure is there, the air is sinking, going offshore. and saturday, kind of a wind shift, you see the clouds coming that way. possible indications of changes to come for next week. but until then, we have basically temperatures like these, 63 in fairfield, 63 in antioch, 67 in santa rosa, temperatures above the normal, and mid-60s again, spare the air night

city in the country. san francisco is number 3. other cities includish san jose, number -- includes, san jose at 14. hey looked at hate crimes and population diversity. >>> people in union city are enjoying the last hours of ice skating there. there is one more rink in the bay area in san jose. >>> today colder and bill you were talking and saying juicy storm is on the way. >> more than one and they are lined up out in the pacific. that is go g news for california. we need the rain and it is coming. but tonight, we have a freeze warning that goes into effect after the 10:00 p.m. news. this low-pressure system showed up yesterday, saturday, remember how warm it was? sunday temperatures started to fall. today and tomorrow, because of the low pressure, we are looking at temperatures in the low 50 said. out in the -- low 50s. out in the pacific. there are a few of them. the storms are lower, they will have a good shot at getting into the -- getting into northern california, and they will be a series of them. first one gets in here wednesday. as we get into these days, right about here, can't see them, we

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the city says protesters violated the permit conditions. zl 6:02 now. today a 40-year-old san jose woman will be arraigned o charges she killed another woman with a machete. a killing that rocked the usually white willow glen neighborhood. marla tellez joins us live from san jose this morning with more on what is expectd this afternoon. good morning, marla. >> laura, good morning. for almost the past week now. 40-year-old sadal sadig has been locked up. today she'll face a judge for the first time at superior court. she's charged with killing 65-year-old yvonne kirk in the home she shared with the victim's daughter. it all happened in this usually quite neighborhood. neighbors are shocked by it all and the gruesome way kirk was killed. she was attacked with a large machete. sadig was found standing outside the home covered in blood. at this point investigators aren't says much about a motive. by all can'ts she was not home at the time her mother was killed. she was said to be in puerto rico on vacation. we're learning more about sadig from her student profile posted on john f. kenn