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cheerios. [ bob ] squak.ank you for coming back to me. with us tonight a golden globe nominee and star of the show "fwlee glee," chris colfer is here. then later their self titled debut album, comes out january 25th, or you can download it now, but only if you have a computer of some kind. their tour starts january 18th in boston. young the giant on the bud light stage. next week we have a big week. on the show, cameron diaz will be here, channing tatum, sandra oh, seth rogen, scott foley, mamie gummer, el fanning, the kids from "modern family" and music from the woman bats, a day to remember, fitz and the tantrums and the damned things. that's what we have for you next week. our first guest is a terrific actor, a three-time golden globe nominee and three weeks from now, i'd bet just about anything a three time oscar nominee too. you can see her now alongside mark wahlberg and christian bale in "the fighter." please say hello to amy adams. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: nice to see you. how are you? >> rea

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> and arnold schwartzeneggar is doing on twitter.ending a twitter message wishing him life on leaving office. and schwartzeneggar followed up with a visit to moscow. the two hit the gym together. i imagine the former governor@o' >>> at 6:00 jockeying to find a replacement for san francisco mayor newsom. tonight looking into whether a decision will be made soon zi team unveils a big mystic and misdeeds by transit employee that's will cost san franciscoins millions z they claimed everything. after 6:30 what 7 on your side found when he went shopping in a bay area dollar store. we'll see you then. >> and that is it for us. world news with diane sawyer is coming up next. >> from

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> coming up, what the governor's budget means to anyone getting a paycheck from the state. >> and musical chairs in city hall. taking a look at the first day as district attorney. we'll see you tonight at 6:00. >> world news is next. i'm carolyn johnson. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time and hope to see new a halfou

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >> alan: robert deniro and ben still were the top pick at the box office.tle fockers brought in over $26 milliothis weekend. a close second was "through grit" with $24 llion, and rounding out the top three what another flick starring jeff bridges, tron, legacy. revenues were down 28% from new year's weeke a year ago. that's it for abc-7 news thanks for joing us. hope to see you tonight at 11:00. captioned by closed caioning services inc. were prese i want you to >>

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >> alan: oakland mayor jean quan walked a tough beat. she went door-to-door in a neighbor that is ranked month the top five most crime-ridden neighborhoods in the city. on tuesday, six people were shot, including an innocent bystander who was shot inside his home. 33x is the focus of mayor quan's new crime reduction and rejustify nation plan. >> having a council of residents who work together with the beat officer is i think absolutely necessary to keep crime going down. >> alan: quan's also encouraging neighbors to join a new neighborhood crime prevention council. it meets later this month. >> the mayor is the first asian-american woman to lead a major u.s. city. now san francisco is on the verge of having its first asian-american mayor. en[applause] >> alan: new members of the board of supervisors were sworn in, and the board re-elected david which chiu as interim president. lee is voted as interim mayor. it appears lee roz appointment is a lock. seven of the supervisors who voted for him will still been -- still be on the board on tue

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cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> today at 3:00, oscar nominees predictions on how your last name affects your buying habits. then at 5:00, training to fight crime gets underway in oakland. how volunteers are being asked to help reduce violence on the street. and new study on obese children, keeping that weight off. >> and nominees are... we're not talking about oscars. >> movies up for the razzies, worst movies. >> twilight movie, eclipse and airbender nine neomgss. >> christian stewart was nominated for worst actress. >> also up for worst picture, the bounty hunter. >> well that is pretty cool. those are fun to watch. >> oscar nominations coming up during live during the morning show. show. >> sounds never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me. we had an outpouring of-- of support. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. the 60 miles-- it makes a statement. i know i'm stronger

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cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> as we mentioned at the top of this newscast in oakland, jean quan is set to make history, becoming the first woman and the first asian american to be mayor of that city. she says her main priorities are creating jobs, putting youth first, and fighting crime. quan wants to bolster the city's schools with volunteer mentors. tomorrow's inauguration, by the way, is scheduled to start off with a walk from oakland's chinatown at 8:30 and end at the fox theater, where the swearing in ceremony will be held. that's at 11:00. >>> golden gate park could be designated a living historical landmark this year. the historic preservation commission is expected to create plan for the 140-year-old park. the designation would preserve all its resources and give the commission the power to approve all future changes and improvements. the people behind the think tank called san francisco planning and urban research are opposed to the idea, saying giving up that kind of control would be a real loss for the citizens of san francisco. golden gate park is already listed on the nati

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >> mike: in every sport your supposed to own your home court.ve lost four straight at home. the coach trying to figure out what's going on with this team. first period, neimi perspective the save. 1-0 predators. in the second, couture, what a year. the equalizer. top shelf. game tied at 1. nashville goes back on top in the third. sir gay -- sergei beats fema. >> arizona state trying to avoid an 0-3 start. sun devils know how to have fun. first half, cal off to a big start. giewt tier -- gutierrez. that will tickle the twine. the sun devils rally in the second half. abbott with three of his own. 1:30 to play. cal up three. a little clutch basket down low, and the bears hang on in tempe. 6 561. west coast conference hoops. st. mary's and pepperdine. st. mary's led at the half. same story in the second half. gaels have won eight straight, 85-60 the final. >> in the wcc, usf visiting santa clara. the broncos blew the lead. the runner in the lane. a friendly roll. under a mount play. williams, the three. the dons complete the comeback with a 74-67 vi

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cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >> good morning on this tuesday. 4:41. embarcadero, pretty clear, just a little fog. not too much elsewhere in the bay area. mike says expect a cool if slightly warmer morning. the heat will peak today. megan checks out your traffic coming up. >> following developing news here in san francisco where police are on the scene of aan overnight shooting that took the life of one teenager and injured another. it happened on the inside of a home in kirkwood in the bayview district. police don't know if the shooting happened inside the home or someone shot into the home. two people were hit, one killed, the other seriously wounded. both victims are believed to be 15 or 16. so far no one has been arrested. >> there's new legislation in san francisco aimed at cracking down on the litter by the distribution of hand bills and fliers on priority property. they're usually tucked in security gates or left in door mats but end up on neighborhood sidewalks. the san francisco chronicle reports the proposed measure would require the fliers b

cheerios. [ bob ] squak.o the lakers on wednesday, the warriors were trying to bounce back against the other l.a. team, the clippers. this is one way to slow down rookie fee nom blake griffin, trip him. he sets up griffin for two of his 28. two-man game and ellis to leigh for the two-handed flush. golden state was up by four. montay had 38 and this just beat the shot clock. another former warrior and made his presence felt. he buried four 3's. second half now and here come the clippers. gordon with the steel and the dunk. l.a. within two. it is tied at 96. misses inside, but stays with it. the warriors hit 14 trays. he made two late in the contest. the warriors pull away to win 122-112. new 49ers head coach jim harbaugh has gone back to stanford to fill three positions. greg roman has been hired and nick fangio takes over as offensive coordinator and sangio offensive line. young is headed to florida. he has been hired to coach the gators' defensive line. last season bryant held the same job at san jose state.

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. kingdom are mourning a loss. the oldest elephant in north america was 71 years old. that's ancient for elephants. this was taken when she turned 70. the average elephant's life span is 45 years. taj has been with discovery kingdom since 1978 when it was known as marine world in redwood city. before that she traveled with circus vargas and long ago taj belonged to, if you can believe it, the hairy krishnas, the religious secretary. -- sect. they will study daj in hopes to help other elephants live as long as she did. >>> starting tomorrow you can pay with your starbucks with a cell phone al. the stores will begin to accept mobile payments tomorrow including san francisco. owners of blackberries, iphones or i i-pod touches can use the system downloading the free starbucks card app. you waive the phone from the scaner and money will be talken from your starbucks account. doesn't even seem like it costs anything when you do that. but everything is going that way. >> you have to pay eventually. you will pay for your n

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. er) for a quick and easy dinner crush french fried onions.th onion crumbs and bake. when dinner's made with french's french fried onions everyone's happy. french's. happy starts here. look for it in the canned vegetable aisle. >>> she is the famous daughter of one of the most famous performers of all time and a star in her own right but in recent years, she's come close to losing everything. she tells the story in her new book "love brought me back" which is in stores now. here's natalie cole for tonight's "playlist." ♪ woo unforgettable un unforgettable ♪ ♪ in every way in every way ♪ >> when we decided to record the song "unforgettable" it was one of 22 songs that we were going to record for this record. it's a great song to do. i mean it's a lovely lovely song to do. i know what it means for everyone when i do that song. it's not really one of my favorite songs but it's the song that turned my career around. height haji haji haji ♪ >> the other song that my father used to sing is from a movie called "ali baba and the 40 thieves." it's the

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. the game of high stakes musical chairs are fast and furious tonight.the raiders are jumping into the madness and dumbing tom cable after the most successful season in years. cable went 8 and 8, but it was not enough for al davis. the raiders will begin to look for their 6th head coach sips jon gruden left following the 01 season. he joins norv turner and art shell and lane kipfin as x-rayeder -- exraider personnel. he was brought in to rev up the offense and he did that. the raiders would not confirm that jackson will take over. the team does not have any news conferences scheduled at this point mean while -- meanwhile, the 49ers announced the hiring of delivering jim harbough as the new coach. the 49er owner said he was going on a nationwide hunt to find the right gm. it turns out he did a building wide search. he went down the hall to find him who was working as the team's vp of player personnel. if he can land harbough, it is a great move. wonderful hire and brilliant. if not, the whole process looks like a complete sham. harbough and the stanford f

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. [ male announcer ] when sean was looking at mba programs, he wanted a curriculum designed to meet market needs, with faculty who brought real-world perspective on where the business world was headed and the practical experience to help him make an impact. my name is sean blankenship, i'm making the electric car more accessible, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] learn more about the school of business at phoenix.edu. >> new this morning, a statewide manhunt is under way for a 4-year-old boy and his abductor. the latest on this amber alert and why the s

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cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> this morning on "today's" holiday kitchen.hony, john, elena scotto. good morning to all of you. this is great. we're making sliders today, right? >> yes. and we're beginning with lentil sliders. >> that's healthy. >> and the reason for that besides being healthy, you know the italians believe you start the new year with lentils, it brings you prosperity, and wealth. >> well that's great. that's why we're starting with you. >> there's another -- >> so here is the lentils that were cooked. i put in the blender. now we get other lentils that were just cooked, and strained. >> what else is in there? >> carrots and celery and onions. put some eggs to bind it and some cheese. this is panco to keep it moist. and cheese, mix it all up. >> and you use an ice cream scoop? >> makes them into little sliders. put them on a little mini roll, and there you go. >> what do you use -- teachup? >> you could use ketchup or peppers or tomatoes. >> from lentils to meatballs. >> i'm making meatball sliders. i have chopped meat already in here with s

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >> couric: putting fluoride in tap water can help prevent tooth decay.'s also an ingredient in some toothpaste and mouthwash. but a recent study found 43% of children are getting too much fluoride, which can leave mineral spots on teeth and make them weaker. today federal health officials recommended lowering the levels of fluoride in public water supplies. the prognosis was bleak when eric legrand was injured in october. the rutgers university junior was paralyzed below the neck while trying to make a tackle against army. doctors put his chances of regaining neurologic function at 0% to 5%. but after months of rehab, legrand tells espn he can now move his shoulders and has sensation throughout his body. >> i believe that i will walk one day. i believe it. god has a plan for me and i know it's not to be sitting here all the time. >> couric: the entire rutgers community is rooting for legrand. its support is summed up in one word: believe. and coming up next, no matter what their age, these girls just want to have fun. night after night, i sat up. sprayed

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cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> last month we told you about a english teacher who partnered with a singingwhat started out as a small book drive turned out to be a huge success. how huge? abc 7's leanne melendez spells it out. the indy music duo made a guest appearance today at leadership public school. you know them. they're the ones singing in that hyundai commercial. >> so why did they come here? students wanted to personally thank them for helping to collect books for three high school and a middle school. the drive started in november and in just two months, these four schools received, drum roll, please... more than 11,000 books from around the world. >> check it out. >> because there are so many some will now be delivered to other schools. and there are there is the album through amazon.com. you pick the boom send it to the address on the box and songs were yours. >> and there is a it mobilizes and so it's just there is a tyler hefter an english teacher wanted to motivate his students. and it's completely going to be thrilled to read. >> and we can have work to get the reading it wo

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> a san francisco landmark is back as a gleaming jewel tonight. the palace of fine arts just reopened after a major renovation. >> this is a classic landmark. the palace of fine arts was fading. and there is we tore everything out and started from scratch. all new paving and landscaping and irrigation. >> a $21 million perfect jekt took seven years, $16 million coming from donations. and his grandparents fell in love under the dome. >> a lot of people have a great deal of passion about the palace of fine arts with memories of feeding ducks and swans or stories of the 1915 exposition. there is a lot of passion out there. this is a great example of how kit work. >> and there is is a drive to save it and it's been passed up over the years. and this is to look like a roman ruin. >> two million visitors a year come here. >> this is to preserve it. >> it's meant to be here another 96 years, we hope. >> that inspired people to be involved to help take care of this project. >> a lot more to come. still to come at 6:30 strange photo that turned up now in t

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cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> new head coach what? sixth in nine seasons? >> yes. when al davis talks people listen. and there is their new head coach today and i meant honer addressing media for the first time in 27 months like many of the gathering was the press thchl is a classic covering everything from a stadium to tom cable. he's having a rough time physically but is sharp mentally and says he fined cable $120,000 because of legal fees involving randy hanson assault chases. >> this just wasn't going take it anymore. so our attorneys asked them to resolve cases against us. the raiders until do you that, we're going take money out of your check wex don't know what the final verdict will be in the lawsuit. >> is there some issue of team is having with background checks? did you have two -- . >> we're very bad. >> okay. >> and not sure if that is sarcastic but when mr. davis speaks the man next to him is overshadowed that. would happen to be hugh jackson. there is the sixth head coach in nine years. >> i want to you meet the new head coach of the oakland raiders

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cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >> there is a update on a struggle of a young woman whose body has been growing. several weeks ago she was transferred for a last ditch treatment doctors believe may have worked. when we first met tanya she'd just journeyed 600 miles by ambulance hoping doctor koz finally stop her body from growing. the result of a rare disease called acromegaly. >> it's change mid life. >> this is tanya, age 16. five eight inches tall this, is tanya today. as tall as six 11 before her cord compressed under weight fluctuating between 300 to 400 pounds. >> we know she's not going to shrink. we know that. we're being realistic. but to have a little more mobility, get the growth under control. >> it is the result of a brain tumor pressuring her pituitary gland. the disease advanced to a near critical stage by the time doctor blevins first examined her. >> she's been in dire straits and had a tough life with this disease. >> he decided to first attack the levels of growth hormone in the blood. calling for readjusting doses of a drug. after two months the blood work came back from the

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cheerios. [ bob ] squak. mike mike the green bay packers are the first sixth seed advance to the super bowl. this is the 182nd meeting between the bears and the packers, but fins in playoffs since 1941. aaron rodgers, dealing a strike to nelson. two plays later, rodgers on the bootleg. what a fake. just gets to the corner. packers strike first. second quarter more for the packers. starks, four yard out. stretches for the goalline and is in. the bears can get back in the game but jay cutler picked off by shields. 14-0 pack at the half. that would be cutler's final throw of the game. he injured his knee sometime in the first half. his backup todd collins, was ineffective, but third stringer, hanie, throwing it to knox and knox takes i don't to the one-yardline. chester taylor converted it. but hanie is third string for a reason. a huge mistake, raji returns a pick. game over, right? not so fast. takes the bears 81 seconds to answer. that cut the packer lead to 7. now 47 second left. fourth down for chicago and

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> today marks the anniversary of the miracle on the hudson.sully sullenberger safely landed his jetliner loaded with passengers and crew on new york's hudson river. in an instant his name was a national hero. dan ashley sat down with captain sully how the event changed his life and how he is using his fame to make the skies safer. >> this must have been the fastest two years of your life, especially the first one. >> at first, i can't tell you words failed me being able to tell you if you haven't gone through it yourself. going from complete anonymity to worldwide recognition, literally in minutes. when that fire hose of public attention is focused clearly on you, learning curve is just about vertical. >> that fire hose of public attention, gave him full force the moment he exited that plane. captain that online evacuated after making sure that everybody got out first. flight 1549 started out ordinarily enough two years ago. suddenly three minutes into the flight the plane struck a flock of geese. he made a split second decision where to land.

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cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> tept of motor vehicles refused to renew the license of a bay area woman.ere was red tape the dmv would not cut so. michael finney took out. >> i good pair of scissors. >> you might have noticed nicky mckenzie here. for nicky this day marks a return to freedom after a frustrating ordeal at the department of motor vehicles. an ordeal that began two years ago with a speeding ticket. >> i deserved it. >> nicky was driving alone from california to idaho for a family gathering and stopped in the middle of the night just outside of reno. the officer said she was going 97 miles per hour. >> it's a lot. way... too fast. >> nicky paid a fine and ticket was cleared or so she thought. she found out differently. >> i lost my purse. so i went over to the dmv at 7:30 to get a duplicate kit license. >> her license went missing she found out she was still wanted in nevada for that speeding ticket or at least that is what the computer said. and she told the clerk there was a mistake. >> took it over. and didn't do good. >> the dmv said it would take 30 days to investigate u

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cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> the san francisco zoo has the perfect new resident to fill one of its emptys. this male hippopotmus met the public yesterday. it's a gift to the zoo that didn't have room for him. he does not yet have a name. they plan to have the public help pick one out for him. if you are looking for a free activity for young people in the south bay, take them to a dance lesson at cheryl burke dance studio. >> its class for teens. then we're having a other classes perform that night. >> the bay area "dancing with the stars" celebrity is offering free lessons at newly expanded studio to kick an after school program. it's in partnership was program to keep kids out of trouble after school. one last look at the forecast. >> 30s and 40s, but we are looking at some sunshine to work its way down to the surface later on this afternoon. so here is a look at mount diablo, where it's got the sunshine but below we've got some pretty good fog from the shoreline and off in the inland valleys. this is typical for this time of the year but it's been a couple of days since we've brightene

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> john: at least 40 tornadoes ripped across a half dozen states. at least stephen -- seven people are dead. >> reporter: video posted caught one tornado as it struck in missouri. across the region the new year begins in misery for many who must pull together the piece of their lives. >> not much we can do with mother nature's fury. >> dozens of tornadoes crash the holiday in five states. spreading death and destruction. >> my whole house start shaking. the windows busted out and it was gone. >> reporter: the freak storm gave little time for warning or escape. ominous clouds bore witness to the twister then sigh soar sirens wailed a warning. >> there were boards laying on top of us and i managed to get them off me and screamed for help. >> reporter: the governor got a first-hand look at the damage. >> dozens of people either staying in hotels or with friends, and as the folks come back, they have to be housed other places, too so a very quick moving storm. >> reporter: the tornado fueled by warm air ve

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >> jimmy: well, hello there.ou know as a mom with super speed. her show is called "no ordinary family." you can watch it tuesday nights at 8:00 here on abc. please welcome julie benz. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? >> i'm good, how are you? >> jimmy: doing well. how were your holidays? >> they were great. i spent christmas in paris and then we went to barcelona. >> jimmy: that is a good one. >> it was. it was on my bucket list. >> jimmy: aren't you too young for that? >> never too young. >> jimmy: what else is on there? anything you can share? >> no. >> jimmy: how long is it? >> it's pretty long. >> jimmy: okay, good. you have -- >> i have plenty of time. >> jimmy: you checked two of those things off on the bucket list in this one trip? >> one trip. >> jimmy: where did you go first? >> we did christmas in paris and then went to barcelona for new year's. >> jimmy: do they even celebrate it over there? >> they do. >> jimmy: and santa knows where to find you when you're there? >> he found me. >> jimm

cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >> san jose's mayor is off to sacramento to fight for his city.ood morning. i'll tell you what mayor chuck reed plans to tell the governor today coming up in a live report. >> raises in the midst of recession and budget cuts. a look at a bay area school system to cut millions. >> rewriting history. what one man did to get credit for a discovery he didn't make. >> another live look outside the bay bridge. we're set for potentially record warmth again today. it is wednesday, christina, we'll take a look, january 26 on today in the bay. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. 6:30 now. i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check in with christina. these temperatures amazing. >> quite amazing and this long stretch is amazing as well. high pressure is not budging. you can see that from the satellite imagery. up and along the ridge, mild conditions persist for today and we're looking good as we head through tomorrow. some changes to talk about. that's coming up. let's find out how you're doing in the traffic department on a wednesday morni