butch soriano started ringing that salvation army bell thursday morning at 9 a.m. and kept ringing it after he broke the 36-hour record. he finally stopped this morning after more than 48 hours. soriano says he is tired and hungry. >> i passed the point of starvation because i haven't eaten in 48 hours. but it's all, you know, for the benefit of the people in the community and the city of san francisco that those that are going to be without for christmas. >> butch stood the whole time. he got a 10-minute bathroom break every four hours. >>> there may not be much snow in the mountains right now but this weekend, you can find it much closer to home. the city of san francisco built a snow park in civic center plaza. it's part of the mayor's season of giving campaign. visitors are encourage to donate non-perishable food items. the children's snow park will be open from 10 a.m. to 6:00 tomorrow. jim, the only snow in the area now seems to be the man made stuff. it's dry up there. >> really dry. thankfully they got a lot of rain and snow last year because so far this ye

soriano found himself getting turned down for jobs at mcdonald's. >> took it so hard to swallow your pride. beg for a job. >> reporter: for the 45,000 troops headed home as the nine- year war in iraq draws to a close, policy experts say it could be the same sad humbling road. >> the war is over. our work is just beginning. >> reporter: amy works with san francisco-based swords for plowshares which offers resume' coaching and job training for veterans returning from war. their work is cut out for them. numbers last year show there are roughly 27,000 unemployed veterans in the bay area. 18 to 24-year-old male veterans are hardest hit with an unemployment rate of 21%. >> added on top of that, that veterans may have less formal education than their peers of the same age. >> reporter: soriano knows the statistics well. a friend finally hooked him one a job as a national guard recruiter but it's temporary and could end in three months. he says troops coming home now could face the same uncertain future. but it's the battle he hopes they are prepared to fight. >> us, the unemployed, we have

that's bump soriano of pacifica and he kicked off his bell ringing marathon at the salvation army at the macy's in union square in san francisco. the goal to ring for 36 hours straight. okay, maybe not straight because he does get a few bathrooms breaks. way to go butch. >>> some shoppers are coming back a little more often than they would like with returns. mike sugerman on why all the bargains may be backfiring. >>> reporter: oh, those black friday bargains just called out at you. >> whoo! >> reporter: on local saturday, cyber monday, you couldn't pass them up but maybe you should have. >> bought a pair of michael jordan tennis shoes. >> reporter: yeah? >> that was $180. >> reporter: milton johnson of richmond is now walking around in $40 slip ons no athlete professional nor amateur would lend their name to. >> couldn't afford them. ♪ jingle all the way ] >> reporter: smart and he is not alone this time of year. >> there are a lot of reports that returns are up. >> reporter: bargain binging turned into buyers remorse. stores are giving back a dime on every dollar spent in returns 3

it just so happens butch soriano's passion is ringing a bell. >> i'm trying to break the world recordell ringing. >> reporter: he isn't just content standing in union square ringing his bell collecting money. he wants to ring it longer than anyone ever has. >> i'm trying to break the 36-hour mark. however, there's a catch to it. this year, there are 24 participants there are trying to break the record as well throughout the country. >> reporter: this record-breaking quest began thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. and except for a ten-minute break every four hour, his bell-ringing continues. >> it's interesting seeing the people coming out that late at night and early in the morning, stumbling around. >> reporter: if soriano doesn't stumble, he'll reach the old record of 36 hours at 9:00 p.m. tonight. but that's not the finish line. >> if i can make it through 59 hours, i'll do 59 hours. i have to quit at 59 hours because my daughter has a performance at 8:00 saturday night. >> it really is a game of physical and mental stamina that's going to win the world record tighter. >> use your finger

that's "butch" soriano. he's a bell ringer from pac >> you hear that text that's the sound of the man on his way to achieving two goals. that is bush soriano, bellringer from pacifica. and aside from raising money for the salvation army this holiday season, he's trying to break the world record for bringing the bell. the current record is 36 hours. he started at nine this morning. and in case you are wondering, which gets one bathroom break every four hours. >> the stockton teenager will probably think twice before trying to imitate santa again. firefighters had to rescue him after he got stuck in his family's chimney this morning. the family originally said he was trying to sneak in after breaking curfew, then he said he was just cleaning the chimney. typewriters at that either way he probably thought he could fit through the whole shoot. >> he probably thought it would kind of be on nice smooth transition. >> the teenager appeared to be okay. firefighters said he was probably an era couple of hours before

butch soriano started ringing alvation army bell . >>> he didn't just break the world record. he shatted it. he started ring the salvation army bell thursday morning at 9:00. he kept ringing after he broke the 36-hour record and he finally stopped this morning after 51 hours. soriano said he's tired and hungry. >> i'm past the point of starvation, because i haven't eaten in 48 hours, but it's all, it's all, you know, for the benefit of the people in the community and the city of san francisco, those that are going to be without for christmas. >> butch stood the entire time. he got a 10-minute bathroom break every 4 hours. incredible. >>> well, there may not be much snow in the mountains, but this weekend you can find it much closer to home. the city of san francisco built a snow park in civic center plaza, part of the mayor's season of giving campaign. visitors are encouraged to donate nonperishable food items. the children's snow park will be open from 6:00 to 10:00 tomorrow. >> that's the only sight of snow we've had in the bay area. any precipitation in the forecast at all?

we just checked in on butch soriano. he is still going strong. he is 1 of 24 salvation army workers around the country who is going for the world record in nonstop bell ringing. he already passed the old record of 36 hours and now has to outlast the competition. he says his legs feeling a little bit stiff. he says he is doing okay. he also says he can still with it through 59 hours, 8:00 tonight. ath after that, he has a family obligation. he will have to stop then. we will check with him later. soriano's competition, daryl turske of springfield, illinois, a first-time bell ringer vying for the world record. he says he is happy to be doing it for such a great cause. when asked how he is holding up, he says, it is taking a toll on his hands? the bell is between my fingers, getting a bit of a callous. i have enough i can still keep changing it over. >> no fair. he is inside, soriano is outside. we are partial to our local guy. good luck to everybody. >>> even santa needs a little help here and there. one of his elves is a texas post master. this is

salvation army volunteer is hoping to ring his way to a world record today. [ ringing ] >> butch sorianof pacifica has been ringing the bell around macy's in union square an he has been going on now for about 20 hours. the current record, 36. he only gets a bathroom break every four hours. i was reading you don't get to eat, either. you can only drink water and gatorade. >> that's going to be tendinitis of the wrist! [ laughter ] >>> he is not playing tennis today with that hand. >> no kidding. >>> 5:20. talk about busted. what a teen was trying to do when he got stuck in a chimney. >> the perfect gift for your super hero. how you can getter hands on a replica of the batmobile. [ male announcer ] itchy dry scalp? get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. firefighte ue him, afte >>> a stockton teenager will probably think twice before trying to imitate santa again. firefighters had to rescue him after he got stuck in his family chimney yesterday. his family originally said he

did you notice, butch soriano didn't stop ringing the bell while he was talking with us. he get a 10-minute break every four hours. it helps programs from at-risk youth to housing support for seniors. >> go, butch, g. >>> firefighters are talking about one of the weirde esest rescues they made. a 20-year-old man was stuck in a chimney, and he's not exactly santa. fire crews had to attach a pulley to a fire engine ladder and apply soapy water around him to get him free. initially the report came in as someone was cleaning the chimney, and then a relative told fire crews the young man was trying to avoid curfew. not the smartest way to get back in the home. if so, he was probably in that chimney for a few hours. no wonder he didn't want to talk after his rescue. >> there are easier ways to sneak in and out of the house. >> go through a window. >> let's check in with jeff ranieri now. >> i'm going to transition through that. we did have a few showers this morning, about a tenth of an inch to a trace of an inch, and we did see clearing and warming today. close to 60 in stant

soriano started ringing yesterday morning and still going strong. he hope to stay out there until 9:00 tonight. he's been ringing bells for the salvation army for nine years. he's one of 23 bell ringers across the country that are signing up for that challenge. >>> oakland has an early holiday gift for drivers. the city is offering free parking for the next two saturdays in order to help boost local shopping. drivers will not have to feed the meters but they will have to obey by the time limits posted on the meters. the parking holidays will cost the city $125,000. but that will likely be absorbed, hopefully, by business revenues. >>> google is move into the auto business with addresser invention. driverless cars. the company just received a patent for two important components. one is a landing strip where the vehicle stops. the other receives precise data where the vehicle is and should go. technology experts say google will license the technology to auto makers but could be years before any driverless cars are actually for sale. >>> our car could

bud soriano of pacifica did the ringing for 51 hours, ten minutes and 25 seconds.tarted thursday standing in front of macy's in san francisco. ringing away, but broke the previous record of 36 hours. but he did not set a new one. there's still five ringers around the country going at it. contestants are not allowed food during the comp -- competition. >> thank you for join us us. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

there were 24 contestants across the nation when the competition start, and soriano was the last oneg. we caught up to butch just before he jingled and jangled one last time. >> i'm on my 49th exphowr i'm a little tired, fatigued, my feet and calfs are hurting, and so i'm going to try to make the 51 because 51 is one of my favorite numbers. that was randy moss' number. >> butch did it. the goal of the contest was to raise awareness of the salvation army's red kettle drive. that idea started with the salvation army right here in san francisco. >> and he has a giant scarf around his instinct. >> leigh: needs gloves, though. at it really chilly out there. but temperatures in the east bay, fog. but in the coasts, the 60s. and you can see from the sutro cam, clear sigh, and -- clear skies, and the fog will creep into east bay. but enjoy this clear, crisp evening that you will have this evening. here's a look at some current readings, fairfield, 48. 49 in napa. san francisco, 56. 55 in half moon bay. 56 in los gatos. 55 degrees in san jose. we will see some patchy frost develop, also fog d

butch soriano started ringing the salvation army bell thursday morning at nine. and he kept -- even after brea >> this guy jingles that they'll all the way, breaking the world record. he started bringing the salvation army bell thursday morning at nine and kept bringing even after breaking the previous 36 hour record. he finally stopped this morning after 51 hours, 10 minutes and five seconds. >> i passed the point of cell starvation because i haven't even been 48 hours, but it's all for the benefit of the people in the community and city of san francisco and those that will be without on christmas. >> they got the 10 minute bathroom break every four hours but incredibly enough he will not hold the record. when he stopped there were still five other bellringers continuing on and at last check there were still three. another thing that has been recognized as our smart bombs. how about that full-length feature film? >> more lifeline than phone line, art tiny pocket computers seem to be able to just do about anything. these days they even talk to us. >>> now for the

prosecutor jeffrey soriano came up with the idea for the hand story mandatory viewing. >> this montherset county pulled over a thousand distracted drivers, including adele morgan. >> how did that video affect you? >> i honestly thought of my own children and i see how often they are texting all the time and how much it's a part of their life and i just realize that wow, this could be one of them some day. >> the recommendations by the national safety board are not binding, but they can be an influence on state lawmakers. in 2003, the board recommended inexperienced drivers be banned from using cell phones while in a moving vehicle. and now some 30 states have banned the use of cell phones entirely by new drivers. elaine, cbs news, new york. >>> pot prices getting higher in california. and there's some debate oz to why. the nonprofit california watch says the federal crackdown on dispensaries is driving prices up. as growers lay low. a local activist we spoke to said prices aren't so much rising as stabilizing. and he says there's a bit more behind this year's smaller crop sizes. name

his name is butch soriano and his passion is ringing a salvation army bell. ring it longer than anyone has. he has beaten the old record of 36 hours. but there are 23 other people across the country still doing the same thing. the test is to see who can go on the longest. they ring four hours and get a break. he has not eaten since thursday. we'll keep you posted. >> no sleep, no eating all for a good cause. >> i'll bring him coffee >> have a good weekend, folks. h >> announcer: it's "the tonight the ho

now soriano will live in imfaamy. he said his goal is to go 48 hours. >> expect a hospital cafeteria to serve gourmet food, but you might expect it to be healthy and nutritious. one bay area hospital ranked dead last in the survey of healthy food served at children's hospitals in california. len shows us what is being dished up. >> oakland children's hospital has been the go to place for families with sick children for almost 100 years. but according to a new survey, it's not the place to go for a healthy cafeteria meal or vending snack. >> a lot of junk food in their cafeteria. cookies, chips, and soda. >> according to a new study from ucla, oakland children's ranked last out of 14 california children's hospitals when it came to healthy cafeteria food. two other bay area hospitals tied for second place. >> we are always looking at ways we can improve everything. >> erin says the survey was done over a year ago and showed us what is offered now at the hospital's friendly cafe. yes, there are vending machines filled wi

salvation army bell ringer captain butch soriano is trying to set a world record for continuous bellinging. hest has 17 years of experience and a good shot at the title. he is up against bell ringers in 23 other cities, all trying to break unofficial record of 36 hours straight. >> if i could break the record, that's great, but i just like the challenge of seeing who can last longest, 'cause i know a couple of individuals from different parts of the country that are ringing as well. i want to see if i can last just as long as they can and also promote what the salvation army is doing. >> the money raised helps everything from youth programs to housing support for seniors and here's some bell-ringing trivia. this tradition started in san francisco, back in 1891, 120 years ago. >> have you ever done it? >> most of us have taken turns out there doing the bell ringing, they usually invite you out, a chance to go out there and do-it-yourself, really fun, you feel good when you do t >> he is in san francisco. we have to find out where you can go out and cheer him on. >> may have a challeng

prosecutor jeffrey soriano came up with the idea for the mandatory viewing. >> i think people sit back and say, wow, that could be me someday. i don't want to be in that position. >> reporter: this month, somerset county has pulled over a thousand distracted drivers-- including adele morgan. how did that video affect you. >> i honestly thought of my own children and i see how often they're texting all the time and how much it's a part of their life and i just realized, wow, this could be one of them someday. >> reporter: the recommendations by the national transportation safety board are not binding but they can be a big influence on federal regulators and state lawmakers. in 2003, the board recommended it experienced... inexperienced drivers be banned from using cell phones while in moving vehicles and, scott, 30 states now prohibit new drivers from all cell phone use. >> pelley: so it's most likely to be up to the individual states. elaine, thank you very much. all of this had us thinking today about other transportation mishaps linked to distractions from high-tech devices. listen t

bud soriano did that for 1551 hours, 10 minutes and 25 seconds. he started on thursday in union square but broke the previous record of 36 hours but he didn't set a new one. there are five winners around the country who lasted a little bit longer. >> ounce the few asian guys i know named butch. >> take it. >> i got to follow that? >> mike: very good. the kid out of oakland, andre ward, another title belt in atlantic city and improves to 25-0. handling the the droid razr by motorola. the droid that wirelessly pulls files, music and movies, all at 4g lte speeds. and introducing the droid xyboard. with an 8 inch hd screen and adaptive surround sound, a home theater for your hands. powered by verizon 4g lte, these droids are too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. buy a droid razr and get $100 off a droid xyboard. >> mike: mark jackson promised a hard-nosed team that will handle defense. jackson coaching his first game oracle. thompson, the floater and the foul. he had nine. warriors passing was phenomenal. ute to for the jam. starters saw some act

this time soriano known as butch hopes to ring in the new year as a champion. >> i'm going to go as long as i can go. lord willing i can make it. >> reporter: you see butch is out to beat the 36 hour bell ringing record set last year by a man in seattle. he'll have to ring by the rules, with no sitting and no eating. >> i see people walking by with a hot dog i go oh gosh. >> reporter: while he can drink liquids, if nature calls. >> you get one 10 minute break every hour, that can be your bathroom break. >> reporter: but he says the biggest challenge will be staying awake tonight. >> i'm a morning person, that's the problem. >> reporter: family and friends have been dropping by to support him and his holiday cheer has people stopping by. >> i think he can do it. he's doing it for a good cause. >> reporter: butch says he isn't doing this for glory. >> i've been doing this for 17 seasons. >> reporter: it's a desire to inspire. >> just to put a smile on someone's face. i believe in what they're doing. they're raising money to help people in need. >> thank you, merry christmas. >> reporter: a

bud soriano did that for 1551 hours, 10 minutes and 25 seconds.started on thursday in union square but broke the previous record of 36 hours but he didn't set a new one. there are five winners around the country who lasted a little bit longer. >> ounce the few asian guys i know named butch. >> take it. >> i got to follow that? >> mike: very good. the kid out of oakland, andre ward, another title belt in atlantic city and improves to 25-0. @@q ú 8 i m a a @merican. i am an amer mnecan. i am aamteric." am an errican. i am an ameran!o. rñamy aamt7icran. aana american. d i l i a @m anme1rin.m] rhi... ;Ñ eiv...r0 i... ;] ""am,3.÷ .anfmeacaren. ñk i am an american. zei am an ericané& i am americae )oi aam0erica. b icqn i'mñ an american. wñ voic i axm an arican3a. b voi: : am0 an erericaá voe: i axm an ameran . >> mike: mark jackson promised a hard-nosed team that will handle defense. jackson coaching his first game oracle. thompson, the floater and the foul. he had nine. warriors passing was phenomenal. ute to for the jam. starters saw some action. fr

this time soriano known as butch hopes to ring in the new year as a champion. >> i'm going to go as longas i can go. lord willing i can make it. >> reporter: you see butch is out to beat the 36 hour bell ringing record set last year by a man in seattle. he'll have to ring by the rules, with no sitting and no eating. >> i see people walking by with a hot dog i go oh gosh. >> reporter: while he can drink liquids, if nature calls. >> you get one 10 minute break every hour, that can be your bathroom break. >> reporter: but he says the biggest challenge will be staying awake tonight. >> i'm a morning person, that's the problem. >> reporter: family and friends have been dropping by to support him and his holiday cheer has people stopping by. >> i think he can do it. he's doing it for a good cause. >> reporter: butch says he isn't doing this for glory. >> i've been doing this for 17 seasons. >> reporter: it's a desire to inspire. >> just to put a smile on someone's face. i believe in what they're doing. they're raising money to help people in need. >> thank you, merry christmas. >> reporter: an

philip soriano stepped in to help. >> hugh & crye, it means taking a stand. us, taking a stand against ill fitting shirts. >> reporter: here you'll find nine specialty sizes can you the from high end italian fabrics. >> think of it as being closer to custom than ready made. >> reporter: shoppers, including those surfing the web, can use this chart to find their fit. it compares sleeve length with upper body build, whereas one guy might need a button down that's short and broad, another buyer may be tall and lean or average and skinny. if you want to give a woman the gift that fits, you'll have to hold off for now, but ladies, there is hope we can slip into one of these in the future. >> we get the question about when are we going to start women's shirts all the time, and the reality is, one, we don't know a thing about women so we need a little bit of help so if there's anyone out there extremely passionate about women's shirts we're happy to talk to you. >> reporter: big visions for a small business targeting fashion disasters, shirts by shirts. jennifer dor

pero tu plan fracasó, diana soriano.ó la fortuna irazabal de las manos, diana. se te escapó. ♪. >>maximiliano. ♪.

still our hats are off to butch soriano because he couldn't eat anything during that time.

>>quiero presas a las hermanas soriano por ladronas, una de ellas me robó la pulsera, o las dos.hermana. si a diana la corrieron, pues para qué le busco yo las cinco patas al gato regresando. >>puedes regresar como mi esposa. >>por favor, le ruego que no insista en eso. >> ¿y por qué no, gaby? gaby, entiéndeme que yo te necesito mucho, por favor. pilar me acaba de llamar de méxico y... >>razón demás para que no insista. seguramente la señorita pilar se arrepintió de lo que le hizo y... usted podrá ser feliz con ella. >>no, gaby. al parecer el tipo con el que se escapó pilar la está maltratando y por eso me está llamando pidiéndome ayuda. >>pues vaya, vaya y déle la ayuda que ella necesita, usted la ama. >>es verdad, gaby, yo amo a pilar, pero ella no me ma a mí. solamente me busca porque me necesita, estoy seguro que si kike la tratara como una reina, no se acodaría para nada de este imbécil que sufre por ella, pero es una manipuladora lo que es. >>pero aunque ella sea como sea, usted la ama, joven. cuando uno ama no puede dejar escapar a la persona querida. si la señorita pilar

>>las hermanitas soriano son unas arribistas. son dos enanas peligrosas.

>>sana y salva en su casa, señorita soriano. ¿soy o no soy un buen protector de mujeres?as vegas. >>cuántas cosas, dios mío. y tu abogada, la señora gaviota estuvo aquí. esa mujer está muy llena de odio, quiso convencer a tu hermana para una venganza en contra de los irazabal. >>bueno, abuela, después me cuentas eso, yo ahora tengo que arreglarme, porque tengo que ir a un asunto que tengo pendiente. apenas me da tiempo de cambiarme de ropa, bañarme... >> ¿y tú dónde estabas, diana? >>ah, por ahí, empezó a llover y me demoré. >>bueno. >>ah, tengo que ir a la cita con el doctor montiel. ese hombre me tiene acorralada. ♪. ♪. ♪. >> ¿dónde estuviste todo el día, eh? por lo visto la casa se puede caer a pedazos y tú ni te enteras. >>yo también espero una explicación, eh. >>está bien, tuve una entrevista con unos clientes porque hay algunos problemas y almorcé con ellos. >> ¿cuáles son esos problemas, eh? >>bueno, la distribución de perfumes en los Ángeles y san francisco, mamá, va muy mal. >>a mí me dijeron que te fuiste a la playa. >>bueno sí, estuve en la playa, de hecho almo