a message to all of you terry here is tar sands oil is not enough to go in order to get tarzan go out you have to destroy the ark and so i think that you know finds out the pipeline but what happens after that you know another standoff with big oil i think so i think so i don't think it's the environment going to magically go itself because we stop the pipeline and then the thing about the pipeline is and one reason it makes this so urgent is that that nasa scientist james taylor said the bro could worry originally a few decades back for whatever says that the pipeline is. game over means out in front on the inhabitable earth. science technology innovation all billy's developments around russia we've got the future covered. while. kelly just offers an air show and an easy was a matter you. push the residents never profit from the performance you'll see of coming all sinners get there and you look up and there's one check in on you he's the alpha beta gamma he was always the fine now trying to treat his leg out with out there know what's going on so they can pinpoint. the dirt right no

and we've also -- the signal crews which terry here is to represent, led the upgrade of the automatic train control system, the signal loop. a loop of wires that run through the subway that basically provide for the communication of the automated train control system. when our trains are in the subway, they operate on an automatic mode that allows them to move much more quickly and efficiently than they would if they were operating in manual. and when this cable is not functioning, the automatic system goes down. everybody switches into manual mode and the entire service, not just the eureka curve, the entire service degrades. so, it is a very significant project, fairly technical in terms of making sure there was not interference

and we've also -- the signal crews which terry here is to represent, led the upgrade of the automatic train control system, the signal loop. a loop of wires that run through the subway that basically provide for the communication of the automated train control system. when our trains are in the subway, they operate on an automatic mode that allows them to move much more quickly and efficiently than they would if they were operating in manual. and when this cable is not functioning, the automatic system goes down. everybody switches into manual mode and the entire service, not just the eureka curve, the entire service degrades. so, it is a very significant project, fairly technical in terms of making sure there was not interference with the communication systems, and that the crews that worked on this also working after hours did a spectacular job. so, i want to thank you both for the service that you put in to make the train system work better and i'll ask mr. haley if he wants to add a few words. >> director heinicke, [speaker not understood]. i heard you might. [laughter] >> we'll g

and abc's expert on the supreme court, terry moran, is here right now. terry? >> reporter: well, diane, constitutionally, it doesn't get any bigger than this. the country's changed so much on this issue. the real question is, how much? and, like so many landmark cases, as you point out, this one begins with the story of one american. this case is going to go down in history as edie windsor versus the united states. edie windsor, 83 years old, is a widow now. but she had 42 happy years with the love of her life -- thea spyer. >> she was beautiful. she was smart as hell. and she was wonderful altogether. >> reporter: edie and thea were married but when thea died in 2009, edie got socked by the irs with $363,000 in estate taxes, which no widow in a straight marriage would have to pay. today, the supreme court decided to hear edie's case challenging the law she says discriminates against couples like her and thea. the defense of marriage act, which defines marriage under federal law as the union of one man and one woman. the justices will also decide whether states

craig: is it odd that i feel strangely comfortable standing here? terry fator and the lovely mrs. fato r & d uggie will be here tomorrow night. good night. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, f0 >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. >>> a mystery invasion at california beaches. hundreds upon hundreds of squid. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. now, they washed up all of a sudden, along a 12-mile stretch of beach. cbs 5 reporter kiet do on the theory about where all that squid came from and how people have been out there trying to save them. >> reporter: the beaches of santa cruz county are littered with the carcasses of thousands of squid. they've stranded themselves in a span of 12 miles. >> you see them essentially killing themselves and it's just really weird to see it. >> reporter: it happened yesterday during high tide. some people actually tried to put them back in the water. but researcher hannah says the deep-water creatures just swam back to shore. >> it might be that they don't understand what's going on around them and they don't realize,

we want to say thank you to home depot for the heaters out here. terry is out here. she has the dauntsers lined up. we want to show you what you will get if you. -- she has the dancers lined up. let's hit it. let's go. >> all right. ll right. >> what is the dance again? >> it is called reverse, wisdom. wisdom. >> we'll talk to representatives from giant as well about this cause. so stay with us. we'll be here all morning long. don't let the weather stop you. great cause. back to you. >> wisdom martin, thank you. >> where is wisdom? is he doing anything? >> he's back there. >> in our other top stories now, a momentous day in maryland for some same-sex couples yesterday. same-sex marriage licenses are now being issued. there are some changes to the license itself. there is no mention of man or woman, bride nor groom. they will be party number one and party number two. the first weddings are the first of january. >>> a warning for students and staff at george washington university after police say there was an attempted sexual assault on campus and a series of burglarie

terry mcsweeney is live at the hire event at the doubletree hotel. >> reporter: here in san jose 350obs available in one place, starting at noon today at the doubletree. if you look you can see extreme learn something here they are looking for in-house and online fors, 130 or so of them. -- online tutors, 130 or so. global treasury management, housekeepers, public relations, cocktail servers, linguists for the army, sales an s, line cooks, manage -- management trainees it is all over the map. a spokeswoman talked about why she loves going online also job fairs are a great place to find work. >> if you are a person going to a -- fisher person going to a pond and keep striking out day after day, why keep going back there you are going to look for a new pond to fish in same thing with job search if you are discouraged why go back to the same site? do something different, think out of the box. start coming to job fairs. >> reporter: also available today, resume critiquing. they will give you five minutes look at your resume. maybe it is not the worker, being maybe it is the way you are p

terry mcsweeney is live at the hire event at the doubletree hotel. >> reporter: here in san jose 350obs available in one place, starting at noon today at the doubletree. if you look you can see extreme learn something here they are looking for in-house and online fors, 130 or so of them. -- online tutors, 130 or so. nagement, housekeepers, public relations, cocktail servers, linguists for the army, sales an s, line cooks, manage -- management trainees it is all over the map. a spokeswoman talked about why she loves going online also job fairs are a great place to find work. >> if you are a person going to a -- fisher person going to a pond and keep striking out day after day, why keep going back there you are going to look for a new pond to fish in same thing with job search if you are discouraged why go back to the same site? do something different, think out of the box. start coming to job fairs. >> reporter: also available today, resume critiquing. they will give you five minutes look at your resume. maybe it is not the worker, being maybe it is the way you are presenting yourself

here is terry moran with this encore presentation. >>> eben and holley alexander are at a high school soccer game cheering on their high school son bond. they are an american family with an extraordinary story. they have been touched by a medical miracle and maybe more. >> it was impossible after impossible after impossible. >> reporter: eben alexander survived a near-death experience and now carries the memory of what he says was a journey to heaven, a journey that all his scientific training can not explain. on november 10th, 2008, eben awoke with a searing headache. when holley checked on him he was having a tremendous seizure. >> i said say something and he didn't say anything. zblbt eben was rushed to the hospital where he was a neurosurgery. >> all we could make out was help and screaming. >> reporter: he had been stricken with a rare and virulent ecloy meningitis infection. >> i was trying to die. >> reporter: doctors gave him almost no chance to live and told his family if he did survive he would be brain damaged if rest of his life. >> his eye was off and cocked. it was like

now it's not sure why get hard up to the festivities getting more and more commercial but terry to return here what can i actually afford to take god we've talked to many families about christmas time and it's something that they really struggle with a time when all the families are celebrating we've got rises in fuel prices we've got rises in food prices in the benefits and the support mechanisms that people have got. that they've got is all being cut back it's going to be really really tough for people this christmas pensioner lady isn't just worried about the plight of the elderly she knows she's far from alone and counting down to a down costs december twenty fifth you know where they've been going out but their wages haven't gone out and people with that. there's a lot of people are a. bit. and with the bank of england's less than glad tidings of a triple dip recession on the cards struggling britons will be wishing for nothing short of a christmas miracle. r t london. well even those brits i'm lucky enough to be spending christmas in all spittal have some worrying facts to contend with a

. >>> here is terry morean with a look at what they are on at night line. >>> roosevelt coming up, for those experiencing holiday spending remorse, we bring you the cheap no thrills dollar store. >>> we got a match made in comedy heaven, bet middler and billy crystal coming up on night p on night line right after abc2news. >>> abc2news is brought to you by basset furniture. >>> we have words and phrases we can't stand, for instance i just loathe the word artisnal. a new poll lists several words to be banned and the most hated were yolw and gangham style that the little guy is dancing around, billions watched it and the third word was literally and apple wood smoked bacon. get rid of that phrase. we want to know what words you can't stand. post them on facebook and let people know. >> apple wood bacon is good. >> it is in everything. >> too much. >> it is almost a cliche. the storm is forming in texas. here is how it plays out, nice clear friday, friday night looking good. saturday wintery from six a.m. to 2:00, a couple inches of snow coming our way, plan your weekend accordingly. >>>

through this cold snap, travis is keeping in mind, about 5:00 this evening they are expecting rain here. terryas again to the scarf that lets you know it is -- has gone to the scarf, that lets you know it is chilly. >> he mentioned rain coming in giving cloud cover ahead i guess you can call that a blessing this morning. >>> exactly. blanket effect that's why we knew it wouldn't be as coal this morning as it was yesterday morning. -- -- light blue in the north bay, extreme northwest corner of sonoma county, rain going to stay ina too much dry air under it. wind keeping temperature up out of the southeast 10 in oakland, six mile per hour wind hayward and mountain view a little wind chill this morning. as far as what is going to happen today, let's break it down, not as cold except for east bay valleys this morning, just as cold as it was yesterday starting off in the 30s inland low to mid 40s the rest of us. noon clouds start to increase temperatures will too so will breezes low to mid 50s, low to mid 50s through 4:00, at 7:00 warmer with cloud cover upper 40s to low 50s. rain moves in at 5:00

here's my coanchor, terry moran. >> reporter: in newtown this morning, silence, one week after the children screaming and the madman shooting. sigh length across the country. silence in the oval office. and that ancient marker of mourning and remembrance, church bells. [ bells tolling ] >> reporter: the pain is still raw, the horror still fresh. but in washington the debate is already beginning and today a key voice, a powerful voice was at last heard. >> the national rifle association. >> reporter: wayne lapierre, the long-time executive vice president of the nra, took to the podium in washington just an hour or so after the national moment of remembrance. for a week, the nra had been silent, uncharacteristically silent as their opponents lambasted them. >> change, change, change! >> reporter: today, lapierre fired back. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. but since when did the gun automatically become a bad word? i call on congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in t

mike is talking about real white stuff coming our way maybe not down here, but closer to us. terrymcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> south korea has elected its first female leader in more than 1,000 years. we'll hear from a bay area man with a close connection to the new president. >> reporter: people started lining up yesterday for a free bag of groceries. next, hear from humble volunteers and grateful recipients. >>> real or fake? the disturbing viral video that appears to show an eagle trying to fly off with an infant. >> oakland firefighters investigating an early morning fire that sent a security guard to the hospital. stolen pick-up truck caught fire. the flames spread to nearby come commercial building where the security guard was inside he was taken to a hospital. >>> in the south bay, fire at a home in campbell the scene of a criminal investigation. firefighters discovered a body inside a storage room where the fire broke out. investigators aren't sure how the fire started or whether foul play is involved. >>> right now san francisco's glide memorial church is handing out grocerie

here? >> i heard the same "meet the press" interview that terry did.n't hear the president casting blame. what i heard was the president talking the ways in which he's gone more than halfway to the republicans' position on taxes, on spending. i think what the republicans, frankly, are looking for now is a way to walk the following line. allow their members to observe the grover norquist pledge and not raise taxes, which means they can't vote before midnight tomorrow to raise taxes. they could easily do that when the calendar turns into the next year. they could do that at any point, be consistent with their pledge and kind of walk away with their chins high. again, presumably observing some sort of line that the president supports about tax increases or in that case not having tax cuts for a few of the upper percentage taxpayers. that's something, again, that doesn't violate any republican pledge, so i think as a practical matter, and we heard this when plan "b" was pulled by speaker boehner, the perception is they can't allow themselves to vote for a

mike is talking about real white stuff coming our way maybe not down here, but closer to us. terrymcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> south korea has elected its first female leader in more than 1,000 years. we'll hear from a bay area man with a close connection to the new president. >> reporter: people started lining up yesterday for a free bag of groceries. next, hear from humble volunteers and grateful recipients. >>> real or fake? the disturbing viral video that appears to show an eagle trying to fly off with an [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on, for two whole years. from at&t. [ female announcer ] a great price for a great triple-play bundle. [ male announcer ] call now. bundles with u-verse tv, internet and home phone start at $89 a month. now get the same great price for two years. [ female announcer ] switch today and get a total home dvr included,

that largest scholarship fund for undocumented students begins next fall here at uc berkeley. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> we hope to learn this morning the identity of the pedestrian killed in san francisco hours after a new campaign was launched to reduce such accidents. it happened in the financial district yesterday at beale and market. a man in his 40s was crossing the busy intersection 2:third -- 230 when he was hit. the driver is cooperating this is the 18th pedestrian fatality of the year within more than last year already. the -- one more than last year already. the city is urging drivers and pedestrians to be more careful and alert this time of year when more people are out. >>> this morning san francisco police on the hunt for the person who shot a man in the mission district. officers responded to reports of multiple shorts fired near 14th street before 8:00 last night. they found the victim lying in the street. members of the gang task force were on the scene. >>> this morning, pleasant hill police are investigating another pipe bomb incident. device was spotted outs

. >> let me ask you, terry, is obama overreaching here? there is no reason to over reach here. except to beat the republicans. >> the got, their leadership they are damned if they do, damned if they don't. i know it sounds bad, walk away. you know what, walk away because you voted for him. this is what you want. this is what you get. the only way things will change in america is if there is national pain or sacrifice where people go, oh this isn't the way to do it. by the way, before you say the walk away trot out marco rubio and you can say this is what you wanted. talk to me in a couple years. >> how can you walk away? doesn't the whole country suffer if we go off this perverbial cult? it is not about the republicans and the democrats. isn't it about compromise? they are negotiating. they say the white house's solution is outrageous. he is flabbergasted. but it is negotiations. anybody who negotiates they always start off for far more than you expect to get. they have to counter. they can't walk off. that's about the partying. it is not about the people. >> the compromise --

terry mcsweeney is live with what folks are dealing with in the south bay. >> reporter: i'm here at christmas in the park in front of the fairmont hotel in san jose. for weeks they've had this display up talking about jack frost nipping at your nose, you got santa's helpers cranking out the candy canes. today we got a taste of that chill in san jose near the border with saratoga, the cold weather left a calling card, a leaky pipe in this water heater. >> colder water coming into the house, ground water supply is colder when the older water heaters expire or start to leak. >> reporter: don't know what frosty the snowman is up to this morning frosty the parked car was everywhere you looked. frosty the lawn covering was out and frosty the bush topping was in full display at peet's coffee in san jose, met a person who told us with

> still doesn't look too bad on the bay bridge we saw rain coming down on terry. >> north bay, raining pretty good. mike is here to tell us more about the rain. >>> here's a look at live doppler. good morning. here's the east bay, from cutting boulevard, richmond, san pablo, shamrock drive to hercules where we have the best return now. as the front is moving into the bay area almost parallel with 80 heavier showers offshore going to move in towards san francisco in the next 45 minutes expect the intensity of these showers to pick up. half mile visibility in fairfield, three napa, two half moon bay, everybody else okay. there is a little bit of low hanging clouds this morning almost fog-like with the mist falling ahead of that initial line of steadier rain. temperatures mild when you step out, mid 50s to low 60s 54 santa rosa, 62 in mountain view. mid to upper 50s 7:00 with everybody getting wet for the morning commute. noon the rain starts to change to showers very scattered during the afternoon hours upper 50s to low 60s showers will fade towards the evening. run of dry weather tomorrow, friday and saturday, t

terry mcsweeney is live there. >> reporter: today is when it will reopen they say can't tell you the exact hour. road closed flooded that's the story hereom last night this is why the road was closed -- >> we apologize for the microphone levels there. as you heard terry say it going to reopen later today, the time is the part we don't know yet. >>> christmas day storms throughout the south blamed for three deaths and several injuries one twister caught on video in mobile, alabama the tornado left thousands without power damaged homes, high school and church this morning it is estimated 34 tornadoes hit the deep south as the storm moves northeast today, travel is expected to be a mess for flyers heading home. >>> president obama cutting short his christmas holiday in hawaii to resume talks on averting the fiscal cliff. the president and the first lady spent part of christmas visiting troops at the marine base in honolulu. the president will be back in d.c. tomorrow morning. lawmakers have less than a week to agree on now to avert cuts. >>> starbucks is hoping a few keywords will encourage republicans and democratses to reach a deal to av

but here is a look at terry meran. >> coming up on a special addition tonightline tonight. a white house christmas. president barack obama and first lady michelle obama sit down with our own barbara walters for their first interview together since the election. we take you inside the first family's holiday tradition coming up on nightline right after abc2 news at 11:00. c1 >> you're watching the station that works for you. abc2 news, baltimore. >> if you don't like someone, go ahead and give them this flower. flour fan attics are going to see the corpse flower. >> it smells like a rotting corpse. >> i think it's appropriate actually. i think it needs something more. >> it sounds lovely. they only bloom a couple of day in their six year life. this one received full bloom christmas. but tomorrow, it will be dead. >> it smells dead already. >>> many people try online dateing to find a special someone. and an 81-year-old man is going for a more direct way. sandy is wearing a sign around his neck that says he wants a wife. he was married many times. he says he changed his ways a

you can't see it here but it is cold out there terry mcsweeney is headed north to give us more on thatfollowing the9zhÑ forec. >>> if you are a holiday shopping procrastinator you are in luck many stores are expected to roll out savings this final weekend before christmas. shoppers can expect 70% off even high end retailers are expected to slash prices. holiday sales are down 4% from last year online sales have increased a little bit. >>> it is the season for giving the international studies academy received 51 new computers to replace computers stolen in october. local marketing agency called silver fox heard about the theft and donated the money to purchase the new computers. the head said employees chipped in. >>> nice gift, a scarf, mittens. >> terry mcsweeney was using his. mike how cold is it? >>> 20s east bay valleys, 30s and 40s for the rest of us by the afternoon we'll top out in the mid to upper 50s increasing clouds, also increasing temperatures today. as far as what is going on with the entire state, starting to see our next system push into the northern sections of the sta

terry mcsweeney at the scene. >> reporter: i'm here in campbell behind the whole foods on south -- thisis where firefighters respond 1:15 this morning, report of smoke coming out of a detached storage unit many joining me sergeant berg tell me what was found? >> after firefighters extinguished the fire, unfortunately, a deceased body was located inside. >> reporter: can you describe the scene? >> the detached storage unit is to a carport and the unit has miscellaneous property inside from residents. >> reporter: at this point, how are you approaching this? you found a person did he die of smoke inhalation, something else? >> at this point the cause of death and fire still under investigation. the police department and county arson investigator are working together to locate evidence and find a cause of what happened this morning. >> reporter: sergeant, thank you. that's the story from here a block behind whole foods on south bass couple, uponing to a fire in -- in a detached unit, body found, cause of death, unknown. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> hundreds of bay area nurses will be ho

terry? >> additional sheriff's deputies will be here at montevista as well as lincoln elementary. two schools shut down all day yesterday as a result of a bomb scare that came from four and a half miles away all the way over in san jose. take a look at the graffiti. this is from linbrook high school. it talked about a bomb and specific teacher at montevista. that threat led sheriff's deputies to shut down montevista and lincoln elementary. there was room by room search and they all turned up nothing, just a hoax but no one was laughing. >> when they go over the edge, columbine -- we've had several, it's not a prank. that is very serious matter when you talk about blowing up people. >> sheriff's office taking it very seriously. it has assigned deputies to the home of the threatened teacher. the person responsible may be facing a felony. school is in session today. additional sheriff's deputies will be out only at montevista and lincoln elementary as well. >> eric: fire investigators hope to get their first look my a gutted machine shop in fremont later today. a fast-moving fire eng

terry is there for us. >> reporter: diana, police here continue their investigation, friends and family of that victim are warping the loss of their loved one who they identified. well-known millionaire, former owner of the famed winery. killed in his home yesterday. friends around neighbors say they're shocked and saddened by the news. it's first homicide in 40 years in the upscale neighborhood. the police say they got a call from his wife at about 1:40 yesterday morning, telling them somebody broke into the house, ran sacked it and she needed help. police arrived to find her beaten and her husband dead. >> he was kind of a man that lived life on his own terms. and always the center of attention, the life of the party. so i was just really surprised to hear that he was a victim. >> reporter: police have not said how he was killed. his wife was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. investigators say they're still looking into whether this crime was random or targeted and say there could be as many as four suspects involved. live in los galos. >> thank you for the update. >>> and new at

terry mcsweeney is in novato. >> reporter: we go up here to petaluma we are heading north.l morning long so we made it to petaluma and washington street talking to some people, talked to a woman named debbie she says the hottest item at the safeway now is soup. something to think about. not a bad idea. it is very cold right now. i thought it would be good to introduce the first wearing of the scarf of the winter season. i'm going to drape myself in that. i think from now until maybe march, there is going to be a need for these emotional ceremony out here. we are heading north, it is very cold.)dut nicco know, i'm sure he knows the

here in new york city. i'm on it. >> hi, i'm sheila. my husband terry and i are looking for a large apartment. artment on the west side. we have a 3-year-old daughter, and we definitely need more space. >> sheila! >> brian! >> come on. you're here. >> this is hamilton heights. this area is hot, hot, hot. i love it. come on. >> let's do it. >> let's do it. ♪ >> sheila. welcome. >> oh, wow. this is beautiful. >> you love prewar. >> yes. >> and you gave me $1,600 jourks 000 to work with. four bedrooms, amazing views. are you ready for this? >> i'm ready. >> all right. take a look. >> just feel the history. >> yeah, so open and bright. >> now, sheila, in your current home, i know you have your dining right in your living room. but come on. >> oh, wow. >> this is a whole another level. >> absolutely. >> so sheila, when you gave me your price, how many bedrooms did you think you would get? >> two. >> two? you're getting four here. this -- >> oh, it's beautiful. it's a little smaller than my current bedroom, but it's definitely a nice size. >> so right off the foyer, you're in another corner of the sp

here. as we get closer, i think that 1700 level becomes a support level. liz: eisele, terryerry get pretty bad when gold was falling. >> it has. liz: manufacturers are trying to come back here. hedge funds down 25%. commercial short and down by 30%. that is according to the cftc. >> i think if you have watched over the past three or four months, the trading right has been really, really tight. the only time we had a big move was what we had geopolitical tensions with iran. i think oil is in a sweet spot where the countries are getting enough money for their oil. manufacturing in america should be making a comeback. liz: you want to split my mcrib? [ laughter ] >> it has been a while. liz: off now more than a full percentage point. >> it is a classic performer. whether it is plus or minus, it moves markets. money flows, money flows from hedge funds. that is out of commodities. that includes gold and it includes oil. liz: into equities? >> suggesting money is flowing into equities. obviously, not a big vote. money flowing in today. liz: good to see all of you. thank you so muc

terry mcsweeney joins us live. >> reporter: speaking here today, speaking to an alarm company convention they are going to be meeting at the park 55 he is not only the most controversial sheriff in america he has always called himself the toughest sheriff in america which makes this next picture funny. pictures from last night he walked down the street here makes a dichotomy going on. arpaio has been the center of illegal immigration debate for many years he's very aggressive. u.s. department says too aggressive they filed a lawsuit against him for racial profiling. arpaio loves the camera, he loves the controversy. so far this visit he wants to know where everybody is? >> i'm a little disappointed from new hampshire to california, every time i travel, give a speech i have demonstrators, i don't see any here. >> reporter: san francisco district attorney gascon knows arpaio from days together in arizona he was a police chief in mesa, he contributed to arpaio's opponent in the election last month, but arpaio won again, he's been sheriff there for 20 years he's instituted pink underwear for

terry mcsweeney is live there. what do we know this morning? >> reporter: right here at concord avenue, and the 680 northbound on-ramp in the bushes over there is where this body was found last evening. i was over there, we could zoom in, there are shopping carts loaded with stuff, there is what appears to be a homeless area where someone had been sleeping and also there's a nearby freeway over pass, looks like there is a homeless encampment under that. having said that look at pictures from last night, deputies going through the bushes, they are going through looking for just about anything they can they could find they are not calling this a suspicious death they are just saying they have a body found out here in this area last night and a lot of deputies came out here to the pleasant hill area and looked and what we were trying to find out this morning is exactly what they found they are being tight lipped to this point all i can tell you is body found last night in an area where there is or has been a homeless encampment in the very recent past. terry mcsweeney, a

we'll have a live report from terry mcsweeney in the next half hour. >>> it is raiders' day here. that means the team will play tonight and you will see the game here. >> did you see fog driving in? >> no, but a little mist had to use the wipers. mike, what is up with that? >>> a lot of moisture hanging in the air, mist and even fog, no organized areas of rain, what you are seeing over the ocean is high up in the clouds, probably isn't reaching the ground. it is going to be damp for the morning commute fog will be more of a problem deeper into the morning. lowest visibility in livermore, hayward, novato, three miles everyone else a little before that, it is reduced i think we'll have flight arrival delays into sfo with oakland and san jose okay. by the afternoon, well into the afternoon hours for clouds to break, partly cloudy coast upper 50s to low 60s. bay low to mid 60s inland dry and mild low 60s. >>> good morning. light, no fog on the golden gate bridge, no fog up and over the waldo clear sailing and two lanes both directions on the golden gate no roadwork either. we have roa

young is a track maintenance supervisor and terry manages the entire maintenance of way division and is here on behalf of the signal crew. both of these gentlemen have been with the agency for 13 years. and we're really recognizing them for two specific projects, one

young is a track maintenance supervisor and terry manages the entire maintenance of way division and is here on behalf of the signal crew. both of these gentlemen have been with the agency for 13 years. and we're really recognizing them for two specific projects, one of which director heinicke is well familiar with, the eureka curve track replacement project which was replacing the track that you heard updates on often

in 1998 serious flooding down here and there's state and federal money coming this way to try to solve that problem in the long term. terrymcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> the weather is bringing lots of snow to the sierra here's a view from highway 80 at donner lake yesterday two tow trucks were the only vehicles on the road for a time this morning chains are mandatory on almost all mountain highways that means 50 and 80, the snow making skiers and resorts happy, several feet of fresh powder, the view is from heavenly mountain, this will be one of the snowiest christmases for the tahoe area in years. >>> stay with abc7 news for continuing storm watch coverage, mike will have the full forecast in a few minutes. check live doppler 7 hd any time on abc7news.com. >>> if you still have gifts to buy, you may be in luck. deep as wait last minute shoppers on this christmas eve. kira klapper joins us with details. >> reporter: can you believe one in 10 people still have shopping to do? they might have a hard time finding parking today, but they will find some fantastic deals, retailers ready to slash prices with across the board discoun

here is a look from santa cruz mountains. highway 17 where terry mcsweeney is right now. rain is light. i believe because he is sitting out there in it. what you are seeing because smashing a three dimensional image into 2-d the rain looks a lot heavier but it is falling sideways. you can see the branches in the trees there. it is a little gusty this morning. live doppler 7-hd, you can see we have radar returns all over the bay area with some of the better ones right over fairfield around travis boulevard all the way back down 80 into american canyon and heading towards vallejo. coming over towards hayward from the san mateo bridge. you can see right there, harder road, ten any son road, castro valley getting light rain also and bigger picture shows more rain up to the north. cold front is sparking that is going to give us a chance of shower during the afternoon hours. rain totals since six hours ago, you notice it's been very light in the south bay. nothing in hayward but falling right now, .15 in san rafael. low to mid 50s. from antioch at 51. to san francisco at about

last 18 months, maybe two years maybe by 2015, major flood problem here along this creek will have been taken care of. palo alto, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> right now search crews looking for suspected drunk driver who took a dangerous plunge in the north bay while running from police that search is happening near the college of marin on sir francis drake boulevard. amy hollyfield is live there with the latest. >> reporter: they just called off the search. there's no sign of him. officials say they aren't sure what that means. video from overnight they were searching from 1 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. then they started again this morning this started with when they tried to stop a man for a possible dui they say he took off running from his car this was around midnight on sir francis drake boulevard. officers were chasing him and saw him jump into the creek. they decided they needed to keep looking for him. >> we called out resources because we are not sure whether he made it out or not and we would like to make sure that if he didn't make it out, is he still clinging to a branch or stuck some place? we want to get him out