california's high speed bullet train project. the incoming head of the house transportation committee says he does not agree with the funding for some national projects although he did not specifically mention california. the california rail authoritystill expecting at least $15 billion of federal funding for the rail project. but with nancypelosi losing her position at speaker of the house that may be more difficult to secure. by the way there is a public meeting about the proposed rail line san jose city hall tonight. >>> two days after election day two local races remain undecided with results that are still too close to call. in the race for state attorney general, san francisco democrat harris has a very narrow lead over the republican candidate coolly. still thousands of provisional and late absentee ballots to be counted. harris' campaign is expressing confidence that after all the votes are in she will come out ahead. harris san francisco district attorney trailed in early returns tuesday. at one point cool lee district attorney for los angeles declared victory then canceled a victory news conference yesterday because of the uncertainty of the outcome. >>> still unclear whether incumbent will return to capitol hill in janua

is a proposed meeting about the public rail at city hall tonight. >>> meanwhile, calling the $43 billion rail project a bad investment. the california high-speed rail authority has predicted 39 million riders will ride that train by 2030. but the professor the ridership will likely be one- tenth to one-twentyth -- 1/20th >>> december 2008. officers responded to a fight at the denny's, on woodside road. francisco huerta was lying on the ground of the parking lot, unconscious, when he was run over by officer oscar pavidda. he was left severely disfigured by the accident. the officer said he didn't see the victim because of poor lighting. >>> the oakland police department will have extra officers on duty when yohanes messerly is sentenced tomorrow. officers say they don't expect protests tomorrow. but they will be prepared for any trouble that may erupt on the streets in downtown oakland. >>> a jury convicted the former bart police officer of involuntary manslaughter for shooting a victim in 2009. the judge could sentence him to at the most, 14 years in state prison. or he could only get probation. there's even a possibility the judge could give mehserle a new

today at 10:00 in sacramento, the california high speed rail authority is meeting to discuss continuing with the project. certainly it will be a hot topic there. >>> california's governor elect jerry brown plans to hold the first budget talks with legislative leaders in sacramento. brown spoke to reporters a day after his election victory. he promised to work with republicans and listen to the people before he takes on the in january. one allows to pass a budget by a simple majority rather than the two-thirds majority that caused delays but also approved a measure requiring two-thirds vote to raise fees. >> on one hand, give ace budget, on the other hand, they said don't pick my pocket. this will take all the know-how i said i had and the luck of irish as i go forward. >> brown says state workers will have to face reality when it comes to pensions. they'll have to contribute more or take less when they retire. california faces a $12 billion budget shortfall. >>> the head of the state senate says legislators may have to reopen negotiations because of next year's deficit could be as large

we are going to have to add some breakthroughs in the debate with the california high speed rail authority, bringing in high- speed rail service into san francisco. as you know, there has been some controversy on that topic. we are leading a coordination group that has met for several nights now and has come up with five potentially feasible engineering alternatives that addressed the city's main concern which is not having to depress 16th street at the caltrain tracks because of the negative community separation that that kind of design would have. the group has come up with five alternatives that are now being proposed to the high speed rail authority, and will be analyzed at the technical level. we are hoping the most promising of those bids advances into the environmental document which is to be released in december. tomorrow we are hosting another meeting of the working group. of course, the city department with jurisdiction over this will be involved. that will be followed up next week with a meeting with the high-speed rail authority. we will keep you updated on that. on local issue

. >> the california high speed rail authority is postponing the release of the environmental impact report for the peninsula segment of that line. according to the website, palo alto online the head of the peninsula rail program said the report will be delayed because the agency needs to concentrate on the start of construction in the central valley. the eir as it is called which will detail the design options for the peninsula was set to be released next month. there is no word on a new release date. >>> from high-speed trains to exotic sports cars. some of the us in vehicles to hit the market are on display right now at the san francisco international auto show. the 53rd year for the event taking place. 35 car manufacturers have their 2011 models on display along with plastic cars, hotrods and hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels. the much talked about chevy bolt was on the floor. they were put through their paces. the shown runs through thanksgiving weekend. >> in oakland today more than 800 needy families were given the food for thanksgiving. they were given a box of groceries for tha

through their cities because of noise and other reasons so this morning in sacramento the california high speed rail authority is meeting. on the agenda, is a discussion of alternative train routes and there is an issue of federal funding could be pulled, that may be another hot topic. >>> it appears that the governor will be facing the state's biggest problem before he takes office. how to balance the state's budget deficit. janelle wang joins us with details. >> jerry brown plans to get to work right away. the he is meeting with governor swarzenegger and top legislative leaders but will be careful to not step on anyone's toes. he says he will learn and study and forge relationships. he spoke to reporters at his campaign headquarters after beating meg whitman. he said the state budget will be the biggest priority. senate president pro tem said next year's deficit could be a budget above $12 billion. it's another acknowledge acknowledgement that it was a lot of smoke and mirrors. so they asked brown, does that mean a vote on new taxes? >> i don't anticipate anything the day after the election. what i do what

the california high speed rail authority said the first bullet train line will roll through the central valley connecting fresno to merced or bakers feel. it will not serve the far northern or southern parts of the state. lawmakers wanted to connect l.a. to anaheim first. the entire line one way or the other is expected to be completed by 2020. is it the final frontier for the shuttle discovery? the final mission has been delayed three times, once to fix a leaky fuel valve and another time for an electrical problem and then stormy weather canceled another launch. if the shuttle is able to lift off today, it will carry amazing history with it. discovery launched the first hubble telescope and took legendary astronaut john glen on the final ride. it will visit final parts and supplies to the stays station. >> halloween decorations to holiday discounts. it's looking a lot like christmas. black friday sales found on the day after thanksgiving in full swing from retailers. target, a mart, amazon and toys 'r us are catering to early birds. sears has done in two years running. you can check ou

. >> watchdogs are investigating trips to europe by members of the california high speed rail authorityit was paid for by contracts for rail and equipment. they were donated to the rail authority which sent a lot to board members. the officials said they didn't think they were required to disclose the travel on annual reports of gifts, income and personal investments. >> it's 6:25. still ahead at 6:30, the opening bell live from wall street. >> and why san francisco mayor gavin newsom may delay his swearing in. >> friends of a san francisco college student facing imminent deportation. >> how far should nightclubs go to protect their patrons. there's a plan in san francisco that some say would be a hi-tech hijacking of civil rights. i'll tell you what the fuss is all about. >> check out the middle part of our country. what a wall of water. snow on the back edge of it. no delays but this wall is marching towards milwaukee, chicago, st. louis and dallas this afternoon. >> the delays now half an hour westbound 580 through livermore all the way to airway where a motorcycle accident was just

the tab on our homepage at ktvu.com. >>> california's high-speed rail authority spoke to engineers today about where to start construction in central delhi. they recommend going south. the 65-mile section will cost millions of dollars in the board of directors will consider the recommendation next week. >>> a major water agency is pulling out of the plan to consider a delta habitat. they say they can know longer support the plan and claims political interference the they say restrictions proposed by the federal government would reduce water deliveries to farms and cities. the department of the interior calls that claims baseless. they provide water to 600,000 acres of farmland. >>> customers can now watch their tv on the apple ipad. the cap costs $30 -- app costs $30. it enables you to access the television when you are not at home. >>> mayor elect gene won't will not take effect until january but finds herself in a pickle. it involves a lot of unpaid parking tickets as rob roth experience. >> reporter: police say this car is registered to the husband of prensa councilwoman and soon to be mayor jean quan. working officia

. >>> the engineers at california high speed rail authority construction on the line begin in the central valley city. the line then goes south. it's a 65-mile section that would cost an estimated $4 billion. allows the state to meet federal requirements. the rail authority's board of directors will consider the recommendation next week. >>> time now 6:48. let's go over to tara. a new accident in the east bay. >> we do. we have a two car crash in livermore. we take a look at our map we can show you this is just west of springfield road. here we go. springtown boulevard i should say. this is 580 westbound. and we have two overturned vehicles. one of them blocking the slow lane. so be aware of that. that doesn't seem to be causing any back up at the moment. we'll keep an eye on it for you. highway 24 with traffic looking good in both directions here. no delays as you make your way toward the tunnel. and finally at the macarthur maze traffic looks -- this never happens except for on a holiday. so happy thanksgiving. 6:49. here's steve. >>> tara, thank you. very good morning to you all. it's

the line from sacramento to southern california. >> reporter: the train system animated in this video from the rail authority faced several lawsuits. the price tag grown by billions and people are concerned it will change their neighborhoods forever. there will be routes and configurations have not even been decided. >> you can not say today it is going to be a bad project or a boondoggle because we don't know all of the information, all of the facts. >> reporter: the state representative, hill, says the state run high speed rail authority needs to work on its pr skills and opponents have to give it a chance. >> we have to take it and look at the project one step at a time. when more information is available that is a decision point. >> reporter: but these people say the project is being crammed down california's collective throat and say their fight against it has only begun. >> i don't know. i don't know where this is going. >> whatever it takes. >> reporter: high speed rail officials have until the end of this year to decide where to begin building the first leg of this system. back to you. >> >>> the reward is growing tonight

this morning the sacramento to california high speed rail authority is meeting on the agenda is alternative routes between san francisco and san jose. now there is a possibility that federal funding could be pulled. that may be a hot topic, too. >>> marin county is suing the state over its plan to expand san quentin's death row. they say the governor did not have the authority to veto an effort in last year's budget to delay the project. the bill had asked for studies on overcrowding. marin county is facing tough times to get a temporary courted injunction when is the first contract for expansion may be awarded. >> fans flocking to san francisco for the parade yesterday help bart set a single day record. they say it had more than a half million riders shadowing the old mark of 432,000 when the bay bridge was closed. bart wasn't the only one facing huge crowds caltrain at one point let riders on for free. the really busy stations. if you missed any part of the parade watch it on our website. look on the front page at www.abc7.com. you can see aubrey huff produce the rally thong. >> of all my

also coming up -- why a member of the controversial high-speed rail authority in california is resigning. >>> the edited comment by tina fey. [trumpet playing "reveille" throughou let's support the small business owners getting our economy booming with the first ever small business saturday. on november 27th, shop small. it's going to be huge. [trumpet playing "reveille" fades to silence >>> a member of the high-speed rail is resigning. richard cats has been the focus of a state attorney general's review to determine if there is a conflict of interest between state and county jobs. katz says the jobs are not impattible but according to "the los angeles times" he will step down from the high-speed rail authority position on december 1st. >>> rave type music ee haven'ts and parties are banned at the cow palace, at least for now. that's after two alcohol or drug-related deaths last may and after a dozen people got sick at a show there a few weeks ago. the board sloated -- voted unanimously to oppose the ban. so it's unclear how long it will be in effect. >>> the case of a tortured teenaged

the multibillion dollars project to build a high speed line between san francisco and sacramento to southern california. >> legal, financial and environmental. >> the train system animated in this video from the rail authority faces several lawsuits. its price tag has grown by billions and people are concerned it will change their neighborhood forever. though the exact route and configuration have not yet been decided. >> you can't say today it will be a bad project or a boon boggle because we don't really know all of the information, all of the facts. >> state representative jerry hill says the state run high speed rail authority needs to work on its pr skills and opponents have to give high speed rail a chance. >> we have to take a look at it and it becomes a decision point. >> they have until the ends of this year to decide where to first start building the first leg of this system. >>> most of the streets closed could open as soon as next week but the huge crater left behind after the blast two months ago will be there until the investigation is complete. investigators are still looking for evidence that would be critical in any criminal case. the roads in one neighborhood will stay closed for longer. e

the multibillion dollar project to build a high speed line between san francisco and sacramento to southern california. >> legal, financial and environmental. >> reporter: the train system animated in this video from the rail authorityaces several lawsuits. it is prize tag grown by billions and people are concerned it will change their neighborhood forever. there will be routes and configurations have not even been decided. >> you can not say today it is going to be a bad project or a boondoggle because we don't know all of the information all of the facts. >> reporter: state representative hill says the state-run high speed rail authority needs to work on its pr skills and opponents have to give high speed rail a chance. >> we have to take it and look at the project one step at a time. when more information is available it is a decision point. >> but these people say the project is being crammed down california's collective throat and say their fight against it has only begun. >> i don't know. i don't know where this is going. >> whatever it takes. >> high speed rail officials have until the end of this year to decide when to begin building the first leg of the system. in burling game, cbs 5. >>> most of the street

the multibillion dollars project to build a high speed line between san francisco and sacramento to southern california. >> legal, financial and environmental. >> reporter: the train system animated in this video from the rail authority faces several lawsuits. its price tag has grown by billions and people are concerned it will change their neighborhoods forever. there will be exact routes and configurations that have not been decided. >> we don't really know all of the information, all of the facts. >> reporter: state representative jerry hill says the state run high speed rail authority has to work on its p. r. thrills and opponents have to give high speed rail a chance. >> we have to take it and look at the project one step at a time. when more information becomes available then that becomes a decision point. >> reporter: but these people say the project is already being crammed down california's collective throat and says their fight against it has only begun. >> i don't know. i don't know where this is going. >> whatever it takes. >> high speed rail officials have until the ends of this year to decide where to begin building the first leg of the system. >>> santa cruz police are searching for a suspect in the at

the green so not tracking any delays yet. >> developing new is california's athletic enforcement investigating alleged leaders of the high speed rail authority took trips paid for by governments who are looking for contracts to build the bullet train system. the fair political practices launched the probe after l.a. times said they took shores in europe last year but dim disclose who paid for those. rail officials defended trips as a way to gather information at no cost to taxpayers. a man was arrested on suspicion of shaking his son. carl was taken into custody wednesday they were notified earlier that day that the boy had suffered life- threatening injuries at an incident in the city's parks i in neighborhood. the boy suffered from shaken baby syndrome. oakland city attorney to seek an injunction against gang members. they say it would result in racial profiling city attorney says the lawsuit has nothing to do with racial profiling instead focusing on cracking down on a gang members who says he has been terrorizing for the smell. people named in the suits have been victims of previous crimes now sorry have been convicted of previous crimes

the technology say it is an invasion of privacy. in california ethics agencies are researching high-speed rail authority that is being paid for by foreignovernments by it is looking for contracts to build the billion dollar project. they say that it launched the probe after the loss angeles times reported that the tough record of europe trips but they did not see who paid for the trips. they're looking for information on what violates the gifts. they need information on the high-speed rail information and they want to use no cost to help tax base. fascinate us to shut down because of the protest because the police that shot and killed an armed man earlier this week. it derek jones closed for shot and killed by police and his barber shop on bancroft avenue, this is what the value of >> have to say. an officer shot this man to death six times what he is setting up and two ties will use on the grass >> murder! murder! >> what race they may be forever bad as they may be fasting this is our city. >> they marched down international boulevard and their worst reports that he shot in the back but it did not happen. >> happy birthday to the bay b

the border between california and mexico. immigration and customs enforcement agents announced the discovery today. the authorities say the tunnel ran 600 yards under the border near san diego. they say it had lighting, ventilation, even a railr sending drugs into the united states. authorities have found 125 tunnels since they started recording them back in the early nineties. a majority in california and arizona. >>> fbi witnesses testified today that they never found hard evidence against the man on trial in the killing of washington, d.c. intern chandra levy. the man is charged with attempted sexual assault and her murder in 2001. the fbi investigator said testing of her clothing failed to find any dna or fingerprints implicating the man. the evidence against him is primarily circumstances shall. >>> in the jaycee dugard kidnapping case the attorney representing one of the accused is asking that court documents remain sealed. nancy garrido's attorney filed that request this week in el dorado county, arguing that releasing the documents could harm her right to a fair trial. nancy and phillip garrido are charged with kidnapping her and holding her captive in the backyard of her home in antioch. nancy garrido has pleaded no

the border between california and mexico. immigration and customs enforcement agents announced the discovery today. the authorities say the tunnel ran 600 yards under the border near san diego. they say it had lighting, ventilation, even a railr sending drugs into the united states. authorities have found 125 tunnels since they started recording them back in the early nineties. a majority in california and arizona. >>> fbi witnesses testified today that they never found hard evidence against the man on trial in the killing of washington, d.c. intern chandra levy. the man is charged with attempted sexual assault and her murder in 2001. the fbi investigator said testing of her clothing failed to find any dna or fingerprints implicating the man. the evidence against him is primarily circumstances shall. >>> in the jaycee dugard kidnapping case the attorney representing one of the accused is asking that court documents remain sealed. nancy garrido's attorney filed that request this week in el dorado county, arguing that releasing the documents could harm her right to a fair trial. nancy and phillip garrido are charged with kidnapping her and holding her captive in the backyard of her home in antioch. nancy garrido has pleaded no

the funding of some project, although he didn't mention california specifically. the project is relying on at least $15 billion more from the government. >>> a new report calls the $43 billion rail project a bad investment. the rail authority has predicted that 39 million riders will ride by 2030. but the professor says it will likely be one tenth of those figures because it will not serve a primary metro area. >>> if you're just getting up, a ton of things to tell you about in the commute. >> yeah, we've had just a rough one for this thursday morning. first of all, we're going to get to the 101 accident in san jose. these are live pictures of one of the huge tow trucks. they need more than one to right this overturned truck. it flipped over just after 4:30 this morning. that's a tough turn. a lot of trucks over the years have flipped over here because the freeway makes a tight turn near 880. and the, there, i think what our photographer is showing us that the ramp there. and you know, he has been there, he knows how tight it is off the ramp. so what happened is the truck was getting opt southbound 101, flipped over. and now southbound is 01 how it's narrowing down to just one lane there. is a non-commute direction, but no