this deeply religious woman is filing a request to governor swarzenegger for a pardon based on innocence. i first met her at the prison. she was serving a 27 year to life sentence for killing her ex-boyfriend a wealthy older man. >> my brother came to rescue me and it hit my brother and then it him. >> rose was 23. he served is a years before governor davis ordered her parole. he said they committed a grave crime but this has all the characteristics of battered women's syndrome. she is known as doctor rose parker sterling. she is married to a minister, michael sterling. she reui identity with the children that grew up the with her but the pain from that awful day will always be with her. >> governor swarzenegger looks at the case and says this should have been done and we'll grant her a pardon. it was the time. the time is now. >>> a new study reveals that the 30 largest school districts in california have done away with the program to reduce class size education reporter lyanne melendez takes a look at the possible impact. >> it's the end of the week and this frustrated teacher is exhau

president obama came to tour the line and so did governor swarzenegger. confidence was so high they got a $535 million stimulus loan to build the new factory along 880 in fremont. now it will shut down the older plant down the street. 40 employees will be laid off and 150 contract workers won't be renewed. competition comes from lower cost chinese solar panel makers. >> today we would be somewhere at three to four dollar per watt basis but we need two dollars watt basis which is fully installed. >> a lot of public money is running on them to succeed. the government's sake is 73%. moth-balling its old plant will save $70 million. >> facebook wants to help you find deals on everything. they can use an app at nearby businesses from restaurants to retailers. some of the stores participating include the gap, macy's and j.c. penney's. >>> now 5:sl. next few days we'll be seeing a lot of changes. we've been having down right summer like conditions but changes are in store. >> we may get close to records. we set a handful of records on tuesday. we have a beautifu

governor swarzenegger will be speaking. >> we can tell who they are. here we go, and here is managing partner. >> and here is -- you can see out here, in the parade. and then behind galan family and motorized cars and those are going to have the players on them. the players are coming out. >> i'm so happy with steven mcgowen. we're not having a parade without them and we're remembering a lot of franchise. he saved this team years ago. he was guy that barry bonds and it was barry's presence and tireless work behind the answer with larry there to help get the gorgeous. i remember seeing mr. mcgowen after the loss to the angels. they have a celebration of the season at at&t park and the players. it's the exact opposite of the emotions that you are seeing right now. that is what it was like that day. it was beautiful afternoon so this moment is special sweet. >> and 1962 with the mccovey line drive and 89 earthquake that was swept by the a's and the loss when the giants were five out to the angels, it's all done now. it's been lifted. that is all part of t

last month governor swarzenegger eliminated $256 million in funding for that program to boost the emergency state fund. the temporary injunction keeps the program running while they consider whether the governor's cuts were legal. that injunction is set to expire tomorrow. >> on the national level the power struggle has begun two days after the election. a topepublican leader took an approach thimorning, even as president obama extended an invitation to the ite hoe. janelle wang is live with more. >> americans are calling on politicis to unite. he has telephoned top republicans on regaining control of the hoe. in general the republics want to come together but not without making se threats. >> the white house has a choice, they can change course or they can double down. >> this morning, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell held a news conference calling th next two years critical. >> the fact is if our primary legislative goals is to repeal the spending bill, end bail outs and shrink the side of government is to put somebody in the white house that will not veto these things. >> he took m

last month governor swarzenegger eliminated $256 million in funding for that program to boost the emergency state fund. the temporary injunction keeps the program running while they consider whether the governor's cuts were legal. that injunction is set to expire tomorrow. >> on the national level the power struggle has begun two days after the election. a top republican leader took an approach this morning, even as president obama extended an invitation to the white house. janelle wang is live with more. >> americans are calling on politicians to unite. he has telephoned top republicans on regaining control of the house. in general the republicans want to come together but not without making some threats. >> the white house has a choice, they can change course or they can double down. >> this morning, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell held a news conference calling the next two years critical. >> the fact is if our primary legislative goals is to repeal the spending bill, end bail outs and shrink the side of government is to put somebody in the white house that will not veto these thi

he discussed the state financial situation with governor swarzenegger on a flight from san diego to sacramento yesterday. at the state capital he met with legislative leaders and got a briefing on the state's projected deficit. >> very daunting. it certainly is bad as it ever been. it will take people in the democratic party and republican party to get out of comfort zone. >> even though he is democrat, brown my not spare some of the party's social programs. >> abc learned that speaker nancy pelosi is seriously considering to stay on as minority leader. she has to stay down after the democrats lost their majority in the house. they say pelosi has been calling members that won to see how much support she has. liberal democrats remain loyal to her but a representative pete schuller a member of the coalition, saying that he may challenge her. >> 4:37 and a new poll shows that californians support legalizing marijuana. the new poll was conducted by a firm after tuesday's election. 52% of the polls says marijuana laws do more harm than good just like alcohol prohibition in the past. it indicates th

forecast shows it will balloon to $25 billion in the next year and a half and that is why governor swarzeneggernow calling for a special legislative session. capital correspondent that net miranda reports. >> while he likes the green technology he is seeing at a car show his next agenda is about red, the red ink plaguing the budget. he is tackle a $6 billion deficit before it grows to $25 billion next year. >> i talked to governor elect brown, he knows about it. the faster we make decisions is the best way. >> one way to do it is more spending cuts. >> essentially those legislators will find out there will be no other way. >> but with less than two months in office, democratic leaders are reluctant to act on a lame duck governor's request. >>> we're not going to do anything without consulting without working with jerry brown. >> nobody is pretending there won't be deep cuts. >> the deficit is still very large. there is no doubt that there has to be more cutbacks. >> community college students haven't heard about fee increases but with more budget cuts looming, they expect the worse. >> i have t

governor swarzenegger says the cards can't be used for marijuana shops and other businesses he feels inconsistent with the intent of the program. in a letter to county welfare officials throughout state the governor also blocked the use of the welfare cards in bingo halls on cruise ships and bail bond businesses, a report surfaced that the cards were being used in casinos in california. >> the list of people after the san bruno fire victims has grown to seven with several of them due in court this week. gas line explosion and fire on september 9th killed eight people and destroyed 37 homes. san bruno residents who had property damage were able to apply for financial aid. they face charges of burglary, identity theft and perjury. >> and it's 5:45. your thanksgiving celebration will gobble up more of your paycheck. >> and promises and predictions as voters get ready to have their say. >> and vote at san francisco city hall that could have a lot city hall that could have a lot of youngsters cr i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fior

he discussed the state's financial situation with governor swarzenegger on a flight to sacramento yesterdayn met were legislative leader and he led a briefing on the state's projected deficit. >> very daunting. it certainly is bad as as it ever has been. it's going to take people from the democratic party and republican party to get out of their comfort zone. >> even hoe he is democrat, political analysts he may not spare some of the prized social programs. >> labor department has just released the latest unemployment report, jobless rate remains at 9.6%. they added 151,000 jobs in october but many economists expect the unemployment rate to stay above 9% through next year. >> time for a look at our weather. >> definitely entering a cooling pattern. >> changes are showing up. and frances will show fog around the bay area bridges. low to mid 50s around the coast up to the north bay valleys. menlo park, you have upper 50s to near 60s degrees for the rest of us. these temperatures, you can see they are cooler in some areas like san francisco, half moon bay, fremont and antioch, and slightly war

governor swarzenegger says they can't be used for marijuana shops and other businesses that are inconsistent with the intent of the program. in a letter the governor blocked the use of the welfare cards in bingo halls, tattoo parlors on cruise ships and for payment of bail bonds. in june, a report surfaced that the cards were being used in casinos when the governor issued his first ban. >> the u.s. supreme court hears arguments today for violent video games to minors. defenders will argue that they are necessary to incite children to be violent. a san francisco supervisor wrote the law. six other states tried to impose similar bans. >> games have the same rights of television and movies and other forms for freedom of expression. i would be surprised they didn't recognize that. >> if they strike it down, they will provide a pathway for us lawmakers how we can check a narrowly tailored bill but stand any first amendment challenge. >>> it is election day and predictions of a shift in political power on capitol hill is getting the attention of wall street this election day. >> jane king joins us

he is meeting with governor swarzenegger and other top legislative leaders but will be careful not toxt couple months will learn and study and forge relationships that will put him in a good position. he spoke to reporters after beating meg whitman in the election. he said the state budget will be the biggest priority. senate president darrell feinberg says next year's budget could be as large as $12 billion. the budget deal struck in october was just a lot of smoke. to help close the deficit reporters ask them does that mean a vote on new taxes? >> i don't anticipate anything the day after the election. what i do commit myself to is working hard to find every item of either waste or low priority spending throughout state government. >> reporter: brown says it's clear that voters don't want any new taxes. on tuesday they passed a ballot measure for lawmakers to raise fees and overwhelmingly rejected any measure that asks for fee increases. at age 72 he will be the oldest governor. he has no plans of selling his home and moving to sacramento. governor joked not at least until his home