supreme court justice sonya sotomayor has responded to papers regarding same-sex marriage in utah. district court judge struck down the ban on unions on december 20, allowing gay couples to wed legally for the first time in the state. >>> and more news now from the nation's high court. a group of catholic organizations is asking for an emergency delay to a part of obamacare that requires religious affiliated groups to provide contraception to their workers. >>> and being a reporter is tough. believe me, i know. in live television, anything can happen. but so does brooke gram with our utah affiliate. watch what happened during one of our live shots. >> hi, you guys. you guys are teaching me how to cross country ski. so give us some -- okay. >> are you okay? >> yes. now i'm going to toss it back to you guys. i just tripped and fell. but tell people the basics of coming up here and paying $7. >> she wrote in her blog that she's totally fine. she faints a lot in high altitudes. and you handled it like a pro. >>> the royal baby's public debut, but not every picture you've seen of prince

and for the first time, a supreme court just advertise, sonya sotomayor and new york native, will be in charge of pressing that button that drops the sparkling ball that rings in the new year. >>> now let's get the latest in sports from richard louis, who's dressed as baby new year this morning. >> baby new year, far from that. testing the paper to make sure it falls the right way, good job. the season is done, now begins the road to the super bowl. eagles at cowboys in a win or go home game for them. fourth quarter, dallas down by eight. dez bryant cuts it to two. but later, the eagles intercept dallas, 24-22 the eagles move on. >>> broken collarbone, aaron rodgers back after missing seven games. they missed his skill and some of his luck, like that right there, rodgers hit as he throws. everybody thinks it's incomplete. no, it's not. green bay picks up the ball, walks it in. yeah, you got six for that. that's not it. packers down by one in the fourth. rodgers on fourth down with that beauty of a cannon to beat the bears 33-28. they're glad to have him back. the panthers defense des

sonya sotomayor will begin the count down at 11:59.hat is when she will press the ball's 60-second dissent. she made history when she became the first hispanic justice on the supreme court. she will become the first justice indeed to lower the ball in times square. once the clock strikes midnight there will be a whole lot of confetti raining down. a ton of it to be exact. >> oo we lost robert moses. the ball drops. you will see it down here in the crowd. >> we were talking about getting our electric socks and hand warmers. >> they work. rub your hands together. >> a church put up saluting our troops. looks nice, right? the county doesn't think so. they say they want the sign taken down or else the church can be fined. >> it is a patriotic county. they love the troops. >> it is nice to know they support the community. >> they say the issue isn't about the wording of the sign, but it is about permits. >> a controversial millionaire tax. income exceeding a million bucks to be taxed by 15 percent. the french president fran swau wanted a 75

and new year's eve sonya sotomayor will push the button in times square for the ball drop. >> i think "holiday light" is trending. not a lot of lights out there. >>> boring traffic the last week or so. which is great if you have to get to work. altamont pass, a little slowing accident reported westbound 580 at grant line but as soon as it was reported it was taken off the chp report so not sure what's going on there but there may or may not be an accident. we'll watch it and let you know. northbound 280 in burlingame, no slowdowns yet. 101 at the speed limit between san mateo county. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. once again, that overnight roadwork they had midspan that's all cleared. so coming down the eastshore freeway, 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. very quiet commute there. and here's a live look at 880 and 237. no delay for silicon valley commuters so far. it's been a great start for the morning commute overall across the bay area. and here's a live look westbound 24 no problems coming through the caldecott tunnel and southbound 680 looks goo

. >> if the appeal is filed, it will go to sonya sotomayor. she could rule on the request herself or ask the entire court to weigh in >>> bay area news. another court hearing is set for monday in the battle over the only community college in san francisco. a state board threatened to strip city college of san francisco of its accreditation unless the school comes up with a plan to chief financial officer and management problems. a judge heard key arguments during a hearing yesterday. at least three lawsuits have been filed over the situation. if the school loses accreditation this summer, it do be forced to close. >>> today's the day it the audubon society counts birds in san francisco. birdwatchers will be at 17 locations in the city all day today. last year they saw more than usual. 55,000 individual birds and 175 different species out there. but there were fewer native coastal birds than ever before. >>> mcdonald's is trying to erase an embarrassing mistake. the fast food chain recently told its workers not to eat the food it sells but as w

. >> if the appeal to stop the weddings is filed, it will go to supreme court justice sonya sotomayor. she can rule on the request or ask the entire court to weigh in. >>> a catholic priest found guilty of protecting other priests accused of sexual abuse is a free man this morning. there is monsignor william lynn walking out of a philadelphia appeals court there. he had been serving a three to six-year sentence. prosecutors accused the 62-year- old of reassigning predators to new parishes while he was the secretary at the archdiocese. the appeals court overturned his conviction yesterday. philadelphia's d.a. plans to appeal. >>> it is 5:20. a smash-and-grab at a dmv office. what the thieves were after and how a security guard narrowly escaped injury. >>> good morning, boys and girls. what have i got for you? football, football, and a little bit of basketball. come on back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, good morning nelly! woah. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shoutin

new year's eve supreme court justice sonya sotomayor will push the button for the new year's eve countdown ball. follow us at twitter. check us out at #cbssf. >>> we all know the highlight of the times square new year's eve celebration is the dropping of the ball at midnight. but there are a couple of new things you should to about this year's event. follow the world's largest crystal ball on twitter of course. it already has followers in 180 countries. also the crystal triangles are in different pattern. the theme is the gift of the imagination. >>> officers have been out at chick points looking for drunk drivers for two weeks. police say the holidays are an especially dangerous time to be on the roads. >> last fall a family of four, three out of that were killed at the hands of a drunk driver so we are doing everything we can to educate people get the word out make sure people are not on the streets driving. >> as of this weekend, there were 142 drunk driving arrests for the 15-day period in san mateo county. maximum enforcement will continue through new year's. >>> 6:15. i think it's th

supreme court justice sonya sotomayor will help celebrate by lowering the ball.l also lead the final 60 seconds countdown. she was appointed to the high court in 2009. the third woman and first h hispanic to become a supreme court justice. you may have noticed "good morning america" anchor robin roberts acknowledging she's gay. she got a tweet from first lady michelle obama. she the been open about her health challenges, but she had not spoken ability her sexuality in her past. she mentioned her longtime girlfriend amber. and she said, i'm so happy for you, amber. you continue to make us all proud. she signed it m.o., as folks may know, when the first lady or president signed it m.o. for the first lady or b.o. for the president, that means they personally sent the tweet out. that's it for me. i'll be back at 5:00 eastern on "the situation room." the "newsroom" continues right now with brooke baldwin. >>> jim acosta, thank you so much. great to be with you on the last monday of this year. and we begin with some of the biggest stories in a flash. we call it rapid f

>> william, of course, it is up to the supreme court justice sonya sotomayor. it will be the request for a stay at this point, not an appeal. that will mean if the stay is issued, that will mean that the state can -- counties can no longer issue at that point the marriage licenses. it will not invalid ate any of the marriages that have already taken places and the ceremony that have already taken place. they will remain in good standing, but of course everyone is waiting for the paperwork to be filed by the attorney general. that should happen either monday or tuesday. >> certainly a historic week there in utah. jim hooley live in salt lake city. thank you. >>> students are admitted to a special seattle area high school can get a head start on pursuing their passion for aviation. some are concerned about the public/private partnership behind the unique school. alan shopler has more now in seattle. >> it makes sense in a place nicknamed "jet city" and in a state where 130,000 people work designing and building airplanes that there would be a school called aviati

i'll give the viewers the answer, it is going to be justice sonya sotomayor. >>> now thousands of newte rules and regulations will go into effect across the country when the clock strikes midnight. some are interesting, and some of them are just plain strange. >> you're absolutely right. and the note for our viewers is, even though these laws are strange, they're still the law. so you have to follow them. so what are we talking about here? from what you can do in your car to the bathroom, that your child can go to at school. you're going to want to listen to this. >> reporter: from flash mob crackdowns to pet lemon laws. 2014 will ring in nearly 40,000 new state laws. here are the highs and the lows. don't toss the butt of a cigarette in the street in illinois. it's considering littering. you could pay in cash or jail time. and don't even think about lighting one in a car with a child in oregon. the beaver state won't allow it. >> first we said, can you smoke in this part of the restaurant. then we said can you smoke outside. then we said can you smoke down the street. then we said ca

and sonya sotomayor will lead the 60-second countdown. >>> authorities in north dakota are urging people living within five miles of where a train derailed to evacuate. a train carrying crude oil collided with another train. as many as ten tank cars burst into flames. thick, black smoke can be seen for miles. there are concerns about potential health hazard from the smoke. it was also one of the coldest nights of the year with a low of 20 degrees below zero. >>> there's new information about a san francisco fire truck that collided with a station wagon sunday morning in the so ma district -- soma district. the chronicle says the same fire engine was involved in a crash in june at the same location on fifth and howard streets. investigators say sunday's crash happened when the driver of the station wagon failed to yield to the fire engine's lights and sirens. one firefighter was treated for cuts to his head. >>> now, in the crash last june, the driver of a fire engine allegedly hit a red light and hit a motorcyclist who suffered broken bones and a punctured lung. they say the firefighter,