you know best buy when the new nintendo comes out of the winds we showed a little earlier in stockton california people waiting hours to get the new air jordans here you have people waiting simply to get a hot meal i know ramona you live and work in l.a. in the l.a. area skid row it has been a typical sort of ghetto for as long as i can remember but talk about what else you're seeing it seems to me that there's a lot of neighborhoods around southern california that are becoming impoverished that weren't so before and what you think of thousands specially the having hollywood folk with by. no that's exactly right well you know during this past two to give away we saw a sharp contrast of the haves and the have nots obviously celebrities there who you know come down to the shelters you know once or twice a year to lend their support and you know kind of put a face to their cause but on the other end we're seeing these families who have been just ravaged by the foreclosure crisis ravaged by just massive unemployment here in california still remains in the double digits much higher than the national

this happened at claudia ledine elementary school in stockton, california.you see gretchen coming your way -- >> aren't we more concerned in schools about our kids actually getting an education? hello! now we're wasting time drying up publicity and documents and having arguments and discussing stories and having tv stations come out to do interviews with school administrators, shouldn't they be in the schools actually teaching our kids and who gives a rip about whether or not a white or red poinsettia for that matter is in the school. it doesn't have jesus on it. get over it. >> what do you think about snow flakes in stockton, california? >> they're dreaming of something, a white christmas, perhaps. you're making your argument that says look, we're in the business of teaching the kids stuff. just filling their heads full of facts, we don't need to have them distracted by things that are of a holiday nature. >> go in and interview every kid in that school and ask them what the plant is called. i bet you only 1% can tell you the name it was and then ask them d

. >>> well, a teenager in stockton, california, is bracing for a lifetime of santa jokes, after he gotrecarious position. >> he got stuck trying to come down the chimney that leads to the fireplace in his bedroom. firefighters had to use ladders, ropes, grease, and even remove part of the chimney to get him out. >> the family first said that the teen was trying to sneak in after curfew. but later they said, he was only cleaning the chimney. his friends say they're never going to let him live it down. i believe the curfew story more than the cleaning. >> the cleaning the chimney is not going to fly. >> wouldn't want to mess with that guy. cleaning the chimney. a little late trying to sneak in, santa style. >> sneak in santa style? come on. >>> and it was not a world record. but it was a thrill of a lifetime for three death-defying kayakers. >> the daredevils went to the edge of a raging waterfall in alabama. then, took a 90-foot plunge, one after another. all three made it to the bottom safely. skillfully maneuvering the nine-story drop. >> look at that. nine stories. and one of the kay

because the good ones won't last well i want you to take a look at this this is the scene in stockton california two days before christmas. crowds of people in some cases fighting getting a little violent and what for you ask the new air jordans these are shoes that sell for almost two hundred dollars people are willing it to get a little crazy to spend that kind of money for the shoes something to think about you know throughout the christmas season there's a lot of talk of giving and helping those in need and want you know when some hollywood celebrities and other big names pitch in to hand out free dinners to the homeless well there's plenty of news cameras to capture it all to spread the message of joy red carpet style but what happens when the hollywood stars leave and the media forgets about the poverty problem in most cases the problem still goes on and as our tease ramona window shows us those needing help think the media and washington need to pay a little more attention to what is happening right under their noses. this year we have we have we don't have much and this will be one of th

because the good ones won't last well when you take a look at this scene this is the scene in stockton california two days before christmas. so why the large crowds what are people fighting for you may be asking the new air jordans is there shoes that sell for nearly two hundred dollars and people who are willing to get a little violent even to go then spend that kind of money for shoes just something to think about especially when you consider other reasons people stand in long lines this holiday season for thousands the reason is food getting a hot meal and we want to take a look at one of the poorest parts of california skid row where our t. correspondent ramon the lindo talked to a few of the four thousand people who waited hours in line some even getting in line at midnight the night before there were a lot of camera crews there though most likely because it was hollywood celebrities serving the meals but when the cameras go away the problem doesn't here's ramon's report. because this year we have we have we don't have much and this will be one of the only prisons that we get this year. mayb

get the hottest items because the good ones won't last well check out this scene this is from stockton california two days before christmas. all right so what are these enormous crowds doing and fighting for while they're waiting for the new air jordans your shoes that sell for nearly two hundred dollars and people are willing to even get a little violent to spend that kind of money for shoes just a little food for the out there something to think about throughout the christmas season there's also a lot of talk of giving and helping those in need and wouldn't you know when some hollywood celebrities and other big names pitched in to hand out free dinners to the homeless there were plenty of news cameras to capture it all to spread that message of joy red carpet style but what happens when the hollywood stars leave and the media forgets about the poverty problem in most cases the problem persists and as our teaser mungle indo shows us those needing help think the media and washington need to pay a little more attention to what is happening right under their nose. this year we have we have we don't

but far, very far from those famous friday night lights, on a saturday morning here in stockton, california. and they know how to hit pretty hard, too. it's less than a minute to go in the game when the referee blows the whistle on number 58, 13-year-old brian woods of the stockton bears. that's a late hit. seconds later, a friendly game of football turns into an all-out brawl. 36-year-old cory petero, an assistant coach, is seen on home video charging onto the field. petero's son is the one on the receiving end of the late hit. to everyone's horror, petero finds woods and knocks the teenage player to the ground. >> i was like walking back to the sidelines. it was a kickoff, so offense was coming out. i wasn't like expecting it. he caught me off guard. >> you don't run out on the field and take actions into your own hands and hit a child. that's what the referees are there for, to call the penalties, and the game moves on. >> denise champion, brian's mom, can't believe what she's seeing. >> next minute i know, there are people running onto the field, everybody's fighting. people trying to b

. >> dana: in stockton, california, so the reason they want snowmen and snowflakes they don't get snowses another point. why do we econsistently elevate snow over other type of weather? we're discriminating against rain and sleet and hail. wind. what has wind got? >> bob: i don't want to discriminate against you but you are supposed to tease. >> bob: okay. coming up, if chris christie getting thin skinned over his thick waist? we'll play it next. or maybe we won't. we have haven't decided. it'd rather have bob read poetry aloud as i bathe in lilac water. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: welcome back. governor chris christie is none too happy with the media's prejudice against pudgy people. >> there are people talking about that t idea of me running for president. you have had columnists in this newspaper writing that somebody who is overweight can't possibly be president. >> what did you think of that? >> it's idiotic. one of the guys like eugene robinson and michael kinsly and others wrote about because he is overweight means he is undisciplined. it is just one of those last remaining vestiges of pri

andrea minetty reports for wjz from stockton, california. >> reporter: firefighters lift a soot-coveredorge herria, out -- herrera out of the chimney, after being trapped inside. after rescuers saved him from the confined space, the embarrassed teenager walked by our cameras, only answering "nothing," when we asked what happened. >> reporter: exactly how the teen got stuck is something only he knows. but a relative told firefighters, jorge came home after his curfew and tried to sneak inside by slipping down the chimney to his bedroom. his mother, equally embarrassed, at first said her son got stuck because he was cleaning the chimney. >> reporter: he thought the hole was going to be big, but it was small. but once the dust settled, she realized her son was trying to get inside. firefighters say feet first. >> i would guess that he had his hands on the edge and released into the chimney, thinking that it would be kind of a nice, smooth transition into the house. and it just didn't work out that way. >> reporter: with the teen's feet seen dangling inside, jorge was stuck, until his sleep

. >> a young man in stockton, california, found himself in a sticky and sooty situation. firefighters were called to the home to rescue a 21-year-old man from the chimney. no, he didn't get stuck while playing santa. it seems he missed his curfew the night before, thought he could get around the front door by sliding down the chimney, st. nick style. instead, he found himself trapped for several hours and having to explain not just why he was late, but how he will replace the demolished chimney. oh, niece big trouble now. >> mom must be tough. 20-year-old guy and he's got a curfew. well, you could say the fashions at a particular show in china were in very good taste. that's because all the clothing making their way down the runway that you're about to see here are made out of chocolate. there it is. i don't know how they get it to flow like that. this show was held to call attention to the opening of a chocolate dream park in shanghai today. designers said yes, they did have some problems with the sweet stuff because chocolate is easy to break and crumble. but with speci

because these shoes are limited edition, the people outnunt shoeboxes 10 to 1 like this scene in stockton, california where one person was arrested for making criminal threats and attempted robbery in the parking lot. the victim was wrongly believed to have just pched a pair of these shoes. in richmond, california a 4-year-old was taken into custody after a shot rank out at the hilltop mall. huge crowd turned away denying them the chance to do. this. >> you have got to lick the bottom of these -- you have got to lick the bottom of these. we was out here until 1:00 in the morning. since 1:00 in the morning. >> the love for the j's. you feel me? might sound like i'm lame right now. look at the box. the box is cold. >> all that pushing and shoving, shooting, fighting, slapping, smashing? all worth it, obviously, right? >> for the folks who got them. >> and you get to lick them. >> for the stores. how do they taste? >> i don't know. >> jamie: do these folks realize that michael jordan isn't playing professionally anymore? >> he hasn't suited up for nba game since 2003. obviously his shoes are still incre

you're looking at the outstretched arms of a stockton california teenager.o come down the chimney that leads to the fireplace in his bedroom. fire fighters had to use ladders, ropes and grease to pull him out. >> the family said the teen was trying to sneak in after a curfew. later they said he was cleaning the chimney. >> a teen's favorite chore. cleaning the chimney. >>> we'll be back with more "world news now" after this. ♪ we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions, such as tongu

the atm is one of 50 currently operating here in california. >>> stockton authorities say a map, rescued from a which i amie tphaoe, may have been trying to sneak into his home after curfew. the firefighters removed bricks so they would not fall on t on him. a teached the rope to a fire truck. he came from the night in the chimney covered in soot. >> he had his hands on the edge and released into the chimney thinking it would be a nice smooth transition into the house. >> but it was not. he spent the nightstanding in the narrow which i am my. after he was freed he denied to answer our questions. >>> today, janitors were part of a customy relations enforce. officer. >> occupy ice organizers say they target thousands of hard- working people who struggle with low wages. it is part of a statewide ise. 61 homeless people died on the streets of santa clara county this year. today, they were remembered in a memorial. as we are shown for the first time in three years, the holeless problem has -- gotten worse. >> this is my locker. everything i own is in here. >> reporter: he knows he is one of t

before that from 88 to 91i was in a small community colleges stockton california, northern californiaefore i went to uc-berkeley and before that i was working in the field. c-span: helm did you work in the field? >> guest: about a year-and-a-half. and then simultaneously as i was working -- as i was studying english and community college i was working in the railroad. c-span: let's go back before you jumped the fence. >> guest: yes. c-span: when did you fall into the tanker and why? >> guest: this is around this time when i was in kennedy, which learning english and i felt and i, i guess we have to set up the story because it is a metaphor in the ways as what it's like to fight for your own life and it's like some times to give up control. right after working the fields i worked in the railroad company and i was doing the most rental job you can imagine. i first cleaning tanks that carry fish oil. and at that bottom there will be fish lard that would accumulate and i had to clean that. and then on a advanced to cleaning tanks that carried the liquefied petroleum gas and that's exactly

and more video over the chaos from the sale of those nike sneakers, this time the scene is stockton, californiashoppers almost crushed trying to get into a store selling the rerelease of nike air jordans, and then there is this, fists flying between two women at a store in north carolina. we're hearing reports of customers smashing windows at other locations, out of control crowds going nuts over the rerelease of nike's air jordan shoe line. gunshots were fired at another store. we'll have more on this as it comes in. heather: well, new video of a brazen group of suspected shoplifters clearing out a toy store. hawaiian police are searching for the s.s seen here, but this seen is playing out all across the country. retailers expected to lose nearly $2 billion to theft in just the four weeks leading up to christmas, and that is not good news for honest shoppers. fox business network's adam shapiro is live in our new york city newsroom. hi, adam, first of all. talk about naughty. >> reporter: naughty and not nice. this is what some people call the five-finger discount. people who shoplift. and the

he got stuck in the chimney of his family's stockton, california home while trying to sneak in after storm system getting itself together riding up a cold front into the midwest. that is going to bring some rain. we've got a few clouds making their way into the pacific northwest. all in all not a bad one today. windy conditions here in the northeast. we've got that rain where we would actually use it, parts of southern texas. santa ana winds will be firing up later today in southern california. we continue with air stagnation problems for the pacific northwest. >>> temperatures starting to rebound around the bay area. 50 in livermore. cold air remains trapped in the inland valley. 31 degrees in gilroy. 34 in san jose. breezy conditions around our hilltops but not really down to sea level today. upper 50s to near 60 for highs despite the chilly start to the morning. as we take a look at your weekend forecast, more patchy frost is likely. in the afternoon, we'll see some hazy sunshine. drive weather taking us through wednesday and thursday next week. ♪ she's a brick house >>> time for

two days hammer and his team have managed to feed 2,000 families in oakland, stockton, sacramento and merced. >>> californiaguardman had cue as his wing man. -- the first thing he did was after arriving home wednesday was to propose to his girlfriend. she said yes. the sergeant is assigned to the 129th rescue wing. >> if she had said no would we have covered that story? >> great he's back now he can help plan the wedding. >> very good. >>> san francisco neighborhood hit bay a fire now a crime scene arson team called in to investigate. we are live with the latest. >>> holiday shopping takes a violent turn in the east bay. wal-mart parking lot the scene of a second shooting in less than a month. >>> barry bonds appeals to a higher court. the long wait he could be in for. >>> temperatures across the country from 40 boston, 50 d.c., 27 denver. thankfully, no snow or any delays there. mid to upper 40s seattle and portland. flight delays, we have some arrivals into philadelphia, otherwise every major airport i~xu running on time. so are some of the smaller ones in california. check out our flight tracker, at the

the mainline, stockton and the marina. the one california is a major bust the comes through the district, and a few other lines, of course, on the borders of our district. it is a huge deal for us, and we need to make sure we continue to provide a great service. we are transit first here, and people embrace that, but we need to make sure we have a reliable, robust public transportation system, so it is a big deal. we do have a lot of people in the district that drive cars, a lot of people that have families. i'm one of those as well. i take it was once in awhile, but frankly, the way we have arranged in our family is i spend my morning with my children, and time allowing, i take them to school in the morning, so i drive them with my car. i do not believe the way to achieve our goals is to make parking so inconvenient, so expensive, such a bad experience that people, so to speak, capitulate and take public transportation. that is not the way we are going to make it happen. we need to innovate, in my opinion, our public transportation system.

. >> the next call is from stockton, california. >> my question was, he said that supreme court justice hughes -- was he still the chief justice in 1948 or did he retire before his death which would have made him around 85 years old at the time? >> thank you very much. when did he retire from the court? >> 1941. >> exactly. he stepped down when he still had a few years left. i think that was probably something that was not unintentional. he had done his time on the court. he had seen some justices get to the end of their time and have difficulty issues on where they should leave. when he came back to the court even though he had been away for 20 years, justice holmes was still on the bench. one of the things he had to do was deliver the news to justice holmes that his colleagues on the court had decided that it might be time for him to move on. i think that was one of the most difficult things he probably had to do as chief justice, especially because of the closeness between the two men. i am sure it was one of the most difficult both -- difficult things justice holmes had to do. >> i

here in northern california, firefighters in stockton pulled a teen out of a family's chimney yesterday first, the family said he broke curfew. he tried to sneak in. later they said he was just cleaning the chimney. my guess he is playing santa claus. i mean, he's okay but he was stuck for a few hours until his mom heard him screaming. he wasn't screaming ho ho ho. [ laughter ] >> yeah. i have a feeling he was not cleaning the chimney. there is no teenager that's going to voluntarily do that. >> every kid's fantasy to climb up a chimney, don't you think? >> no. >>> there is a woman walks into a kmart in indiana with a single purpose. >> she wanted to make the holidays better for as many people as possible. the woman paid off layaway balances for about 50 customers some of whom owed nearly $800. the anonymous benefactor walked through the store handing out $50 bills. finally she went to the checkout counter and paid a customer's $400 bill. then she just drove away. >>> a bay area man hopes to land in the guinness book of world records today. [ bell ringing ] >> that's the hand of butch s

some are on the list of potential closures are in northern california, eureka, reading, petaluma, burlingame, stocktonmodesto, just considered for closure. 100,000 postal employees will be laid off expected to save 6 1/2 billion dollars which sounds like a lot of known truth the postal service needs to cut 20 million dollars by -- 20 billion dollars by 2015 to remain profitable. some of the cuts they want like less delivery only five days a week instead of six that needs congressional approval. these chains to first class mail -- these changes to first class mail delivery do not. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> governor brown is expected to release details of his tax hike ballot initiative today he wants the initiative put on next november's ballot for voters to decide. the plan includes increasing the state's sales tax by half a cent for four years people making more than $250,000 a year would see income tax go up extra 1% that hike would go up slightly as people made more money the increases would help prevent further state funding cuts raising seven billion dollars to help reduce the state's budget

on the chopping block in northern california get centers in modesto, stockton, eureka and petaluma. and the bay area, petaluma and burlingame. they are looking to cut all of these centers. it is not a done deal yet. rob fladeboe got reaction from customers in the burlingame location. >>rob: the postal service distribution center off of rollins wrote in berlin game is where all of the male downfall residents of san mateo county is sorted. we are talking some 3 million pieces of mail every day. that could change when this and as many as have such facilities across the country are closed. when that happens it will affect service. a stamped letter will no longer reach its destination the next day. the good news is, the people who work at these facilities will not necessarily lose their jobs. >> we do not lay off people in the postal service. we are repositioning employees . >> traditionally, since the birth of the postal service, people have put stamps on are envelops and mailed bills religiously every month. that is not happening anymore. >>jaqueline: sunny skies and temperatures exact

centers to save money including those in burlingame, petaluma, eureka a, redding, stockton and modest to here in northern californiatal workers and customers are worried about the plan. carolyn tyler explains customers are worried about the plan. carolyn tyler explains what might happen. u.s. postal service is in a fight for its life. in 2006 213 bill i don't know paces of first class mail were processe processed. last year just 168 billion. with more people using the internet to pay bills and send messages the postal agency is now proposing dhawts would make snail mail even slower. >> right now when you drop a let intera blue collection box you drop it in san francisco to mail to san francisco it gets delivered the next day. with the proposed service change if you drop tonight san francisco for overnight delivery now it takes two days. >>reporter: unprecedented cuts to first class mail are being considered in conjunction with proposal to close half of the nation mail processing plant. including two in petaluma and 1 in burlingame. the postal service says jobs will be lost through attrition but employee are worried

a couple in northern california could be on that list, eureka, reading, pet marks burlingame, stockton and modesto. with those closures 100,000 -- employees would be laid off that would save the postal service 6 1/2 billion dollars which sounds like a lot, but the catch is the postal service says it needs to cut 20 billion dollars by the year 2015 just to be profitable. some things the post office needs congressional approval to change, including health and retiree benefits, cutting back postal delivery to five days a week. it does not need congressional approval to make the changes i've just outlined including slowing down first class mail this announcement expected to be released in more detail today. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> redwood city police looking for four in a shooting of two men in a fast food parking lot. burger king on middlefield road was open when the shooting happened last night. one man was shot in the arm the other in the leg. they were rushed to a hospital. police don't believe their injuries are life-threatening. investigators closed the restaurant and examined

riverside in southern california is 101st and stockton is in last place, at 102.ities were ranked on housing, unemployment and personal income and 12 other economic factors. >>> attorneys for facebook are preparing to ask a judge to throw out the lawsuit of a man who claims he should own half of the company. they say paul seglia had a contract with facebook founder mark zuckerberg but attorneys say that's fake. seglia say they signed a deal in 2003 and that he was given money to start up the social networking site. but facebook attorneys say the ink on the contract is less than two years old. >>> klm royal dutch airlines wants people to be able to talk to the person who sits next to them on long flights. so next year, they are launching what they call meet and seat service. travelers will be able to link facebook and linked-in profiles to their log in check-in information as you can see what other passengers are interested in. klm says passengers can also choose not to make their profiles publicly available. >>> as the last of american troops move out of iraq, som

. >>> a california teen got stuck in a chimney. it happened in stockton.d firefighters. they used soapy water to free him. they had to take apart the chimney. they believe he was trying to sneak into the house after missing his curfew. no injuries reported. >>> two robbers in wisconsin alerted police to the crime. one of the suspects pocket dialed 911. police overheard them talking about the computer games and dvds they just stole. they said where they were headed next and arrested the men at an exchange store where they were trying to sell the stolen merchandise. >>> there's more to come including an app to save you money while shopping. >>> why amanda knox was shet free. >>> seasons greetings. i want to give a quick shout out to my family, my wife and sons in ashburn, virginia. i want to w >>> the app of the day is to help the last minute shoppers get the best deals. >> we need all the help we can get. wendy? >> yes, we do. this is shop savvy. it's for your android. you can scan. you find an item and it will scan. it will tell you where to find the best

. >> in stockton people pushed and shoved for the chance to get the 180-dollar shoes. california wasn't the only state with rowdy shoppers. at a mall in indianapolis, several people were trampled. >> a few people were on the ground. i jumped over them and kept running. >> it's michael jordan. that's what he does. this is one of his most known shoes. >> 11 concorse, exclusive. >> but would you leave your kids alone in the car just to get a new pair of kicks? that's exactly what witnesses said this woman did in georgia. police had to break the car window to get to the two and five-year-old. the kids were eventually picked up by their grandmother. mom was hauled off to jail. in austin, texas there was nearly a riot. security at this mall called for backup when the crowd swelled to more than 1,000 people. armed with pepper spray and a helicopter overhead, police tried to keep control but in the end an officer was trampled when the crowd tried pushing their way into footlocker. >> nike has released a statement saying it is concerned about the crowd incidents and is encouraging anyone

. >> in stockton people pushed and shoved for the chance to get the 180-dollar shoes. californiaasn't the only state with rowdy shoppers. at a mall in indianapolis, several people were trampled. >> a few people were on the ground. i jumped over them and kept jumping. >> it's michael jordan. that's what he does. this is one of his most known shoes. >> 11 con course, exclusive. >> but would you leave your kids alone in the car just to get a new pair of kicks? that's exactly what witnesses said this woman did in georgia. police had to break the car window to get to the two and five-year-old. the kids were eventually picked up but their grandmother. mom was hauled off to jail. in austin texas there was nearly a riot. security at this mall called for backup when the crowd swelled to more than 1,000 people. arnold with pepper spray and a helicopter overhead, police tried to keep control but in the end an officer was trampled when the crowd tried pushing their way into footlocker. >> nike has released a statement saying it is concerned about the crowd incidents and is encouraging anyone

stockton. they dashed into the mall and several people got caught in the crowd and fell. we are not sure if anyone was seriously hurt. it wasn't northern california that saw wild scenes outside the shoe stores when they put to get irtheir hands on the concord. 20 poem were pepper sprayed after getting in fights at the seattle mall and it was a near riot at a detroit mall after a crowd showed up hours before the stores were even open. >>> another problem at a bay area store. it wasn't nikes: this is the same store where there was a shooting on black friday. police say the victim was waiting for his wife to come out of the store around 10:30. he got into an argument with another man who pulled out a gun and shot him in the leg. he is expected to be okay. >> even with the violence and trouble over shoes. it will be a busy day. >> coming up in 10 minutes, last minute rush to find the perfect gift. >> well bay area airports promise to be busy as they plan for the holiday getaway. >> they say this is the busiest day of the holiday season for them. this is for the passengers to arrive or depart. it is up 5% from last year. >> we have had more come in th

california to southern alaska in a year. >>> this story begs the question, why try to improve on what santa does best? firefighters in stockton rescued a teenager who got stuck in his family's chimney this morning. the family originally said that he was trying to sneak back into the house trying to break curfew. then they said he was just cleaning the chimney. might have done that. firefighters say either way, he probably thought that he would fit through the whole chute. >> i would guess that he had his hands on the edge and released into the chimney thinking that it would be a -- kind of a nice smooth transition into the house and it didn't work out that way. >> the teenager appeared to be okay. firefighters say he was probably in there for a few hours before mom heard him screaming for help. >>> after a long ordeal, frosty has finally been found. the 1-year-old poodle terrier mix had been roaming the streets of monterey for two weeks of. the spca says someone threw it out of the window of a moving car. with an injured infected eye, the pickup put survived rain -- puppy survived rain storms, freezing temperatures, looked fo

california and modesto tops the first. fresno riverside and together tonight are at the bottom of the -- stockton are at the bottom of the list. >>> target is apologizing to an ohio teacher who told her not to bring her students for a trip. for the last five years she and students have gone to that store and spent money for a crisis nursery. that target has a ranked to have all of them come back on friday. >>> they are moving to fight childhood obesity and what residents may soon be paying. >>> cracking down on distracted drivers, the nation calls to end all phone calls in the car. . >>> good morning traffic is slow, a car burst into flames, we will have more on that coming up. >>> some sufficient figure groups and -- civic groups and law enforcement are calling a band to phones in all cars. distracted driving caused more than 100 deaths in california alone. a north bay man lost his two- year-old daughter from a teen texting at the time and they spot distracted drivers all the time. >> they look at me and say don't worry, i am a good driver. okay great, if you are a great driver but you are not paying attention, what does tha

actually no california city makes the list of frown towns until you hit sacramento at number 16. oakland comes in at number 40. stocktons 48. san francisco is 81st out of the top 100. men's health came up with the list by calculating suicide and unemployment rate and by tracking the number of households that use antidepressants. >>> the national weather service has issued a storm warning. up to 2 feet of snow is expected to fall in the mountains near las vegas. >>> all in the newsroom people are trading stories about wind damage. there's a lot of those stories around there. >> a lot of stories around the bay area and places that don't see wind typically. fremont, redwood city. some cities have reports of light wind in places you expect high wind like the bay hills. gusting to 23 miles per hour the sustain winds are north- northeast at 21. it's not as strong as last night. the wind advisory has been extended through tomorrow morning. so with these strong winds that we saw today, this low pressure brought snow to vegas too by the way. this is the culprit. it's out of here tomorrow. it stretches out. there's less of a pre

stockton. he works in the east bay. he likes this weather. >> it's nice. it warms up during the day out here so that's the difference northern california. it will be sunny this afternoon in the 60s. >> reporter: burnedle up and make sure your home -- bundle up and make sure your home is winterized during this big chill. we have tips from the emergency management agency. check your home heating system. make sure your home is properly insulated. weather strip your doors and your windows. inspect and flush your water heater. clean the gutters. and make sure you replace the batteries in the smoke detectors. this is the cbs 5 "early edition" facebook page on my iphone. like our page and send us your pictures or even your comments on how to stay warm in this type of weather. i'd love to see your family and maybe your dog cuddled up. we are going to kristy seifkin who has more about what we can expect from this morning's weather. >> good morning, gil. i'm thinking you should check for a heater app on your phone. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. take a look at some of these alerts, freeze warnings and frost advisory in the east bay valleys. if

california. >> thank you very much. let me say i great support for those who are serving in military today. secretary stockton, are we at war with violent islamist extremism? >> no. we are at war with al qaeda. >> is violent islamist extremism at war with us? >> no. . we are being attacked by al qaeda. >> can al qaeda be an exponent of violent islamist extremism? >> al qaeda is murderers. >> is al qaeda acting out of violent islamist extremism? >> al qaeda is a violent organization dedicated to overthrowing the values that we -- >> yes or no? >> can i hear the question again? i will make it as clear as we can. we are not at war with islam. >> i did not ask that. i asked whether we are at war with violent islamist extremism. >> we are at war with al qaeda. >> how does al qaeda define itself acts are the dedicated to violent islamist extremism? >> they would love to convince muslims around the world that the united states is at war with islam. if that is a prime propaganda tool. i will not aid in that. i do not think it is helpful to frame hour at its erie. >> -- the line>> i never said we were at war with isla