investigators believe thompson died while playing basketball with friends. >> everybody liked fred.the best way to say it. big old guy, fun, great smile. >> reporter: by this morning friends had already posted video tributes to thompson on you taoáub. students at oakland technical high school say they are still shocked by thompson's sudden death. >> nobody can be like fred. ever. nobody. >> reporter: high school senior muhammad played football alongside thompson at tech. >> he will always be there for you. a will the of people take it as a big brother. fred was always there to help you. >> reporter: faculty members at tech remember thompson as a hard worker. they say at first his sat scores were not strong enough for college, but he came in on his own time to meet with tutors and stood up as an economic model for his peers. >> he made that choice to man up, take the lead and carry a lot of other you know student athletes as well as students around the community on his back. >> fred is a perfect example of one of those kids that beat the odds. you know he beat the odds. he was beatin

investigators believe thompson died while playing basketball with friends. >> everybody liked fred. that's the best way to say it. big old guy, fun, great smile. >> reporter: by this morning friends had already posted video tributes to thompson on you taoáub. students at oakland technical high school say they are still shocked by thompson's sudden death. >> nobody can be like fred. ever. nobody. >> reporter: high school senior muhammad played football alongside thompson at tech. >> he will always be there for you. a will the of people take it as a big brother. fred was always there to help you. >> reporter: faculty members at tech remember thompson as a hard worker. they say at first his sat scores were not strong enough for college, but he came in on his own time to meet with tutors and stood up as an economic model for his peers. >> he made that choice to man up, take the lead and carry a lot of other you know student athletes as well as students around the community on his back. >> fred is a perfect example of one of those kids that beat the odds. you know he beat the odds. he wa

>> reporter: everyone here at oakland technical high school knew fred thompson. he was not only big in stature, he had a big personality and a big heart. we are told that his smile filled the hallways of this high school. and, tonight, folk who is knew him are having a tough time accepting the fact that he's gone. >> a big teddy bear. he always had some time to help people. here's some of his teammates sitting right next to me here. always had something positive to say. >> reporter: that's how coaches, teachers and students are remembering fred thompson, the football star who was recruited to play at oregon state collapsed and died today of an apparent heart attack while playing basketball with friends on the oregon state campus. >> even if ents were standing in the recreation center at the time that fred collapsed, they probably would not have been able to have saved him because the cardiac arrhythmia that he suffered is extremely difficult to treat. >> reporter: the teenager was a remarkable athlete who overcame a lot of challenges with pure drive and determina

fred thompson would have been 20 on sunday. reporting live in oakland, i'm christie smith, jon and laura, back to you. >> i hate hearing about that. thank you very much on the story. >> too young. >>> we have breaking news right now out of virginia tech. a police officer has been shot and there is possibly a second victim at a parking lot near the campus. right now, police are searching for a suspect and an alert has been issued telling students and faculty to stay inside and lock their doors. the shooting comes the same day as virginia tech appeals a $55,000 fine in connection with their response to a 2007 rampage that left 33 people dead. >>> also new at 11:00, within the past hour, former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky has left jail after putting up bail money. he was taken into custody yesterday on 12 additional charges of child sex abuse after two new alleged victims came forward. bail was set at $250,000, but sandusky originally had trouble raising the money and spent the night in jail. as a condition

we are told that thompson's father died of a heart attack when the young man, when thompson was justhere at oakland tech. now, a memorial is being planned. it will be held later this month at one of thompson's favorite sites. the oakland tech football field. in oakland. jodi hernandez. nbc bay area news. >> he was so young. thank you, jodi. for the second time in less than five years, shots rang out at virginia tech university. two people are dead tonight. including a campus police officer. nbc bay area's correspondent joins us from the newsroom. i understand the police have lifted the lockdown now? >> that's right. police are saying there is no longer an active threat in the area. knave won't confirm whether the second victim was the shooting suspect. but did tell reporters the very last press conference to read between the lines. here's what the police will say. scam pus officer was making a traffic stop at noon today in a school parking lot. witnesses say a man walked up to the officer and shot him at close range. then fled the scene. that sent off a scam pus wide emergency alert.

sue thompson, abc7 news. >>> 6:05 now. an oregon man is expected to be in a san mateo courtroom today to face charges of id theft after police say he tried to get through security at sfo dressed as a pilot. he was arrested wednesday night when a security agent recognized his id was fake. investigators say he was wearing an american eagle pilot's form. he told the agent he always wanted to be a pilot. he did have an airline ticket in his pacific . he's being held in the san mateo jail. >>> -- >> land woman claims police destroyed her apartment during a search for a wanted suspect she had no connection to. she said police officers trashed her apartment and she and her 3-year-old son can't live there because of the heavy smell of tear gas. she says police kept her detained in the back of a car accused her of being the suspect's girlfriend and taunted her by describing what they were doing to the apartment. >> we just break out your windows, we just pepper sprayed that is bad going to take a long time to clean th

thompson died just four days shy of his 20th birthday at today's service.he beavers head coach mike riley spoke about the big personality of the gentle giant saying thompson was someone who always had a smile ready for anyone. >> he is just beautiful, a beautiful guy. he was a guy that everybody loved and he really loved everybody. you couldn't -- if you were on him about something you couldn't stay mad for long. i think coach edwards said that like perfectly well. big, big hugs. big smiles. and a ton of stuff about him as a person. just a great, great heart. >> just a very sad story about a young man who was just beginning his adult life. he will be remembered fondly by many. much later note, san jose sharks are home tonight. we will have more from the tank tonight at 6:00. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up next santa claus came to town today but he replaced his reindeer? we'll explain. alright, so we have $10. you could get two things for $4 and one for $2. or five things for $2. or one for $6 and two fo$2. [ male announcer ] with denny's 2-4-6-8 valu

. >>> the unforeseen death of oregon state fred thompson has friends and family in oregon and here in the bay area in mourning. already tributes are taking shape to a young man who beat the odds. >> reporter: by all account 19- year-old fred thompson was a hero both on the football field and off. investigators believe thompson died of heart failure yesterday afternoon in oregon while playing basketball with friends. >> everybody liked fred. that is the best way to say it. big old guy, fun, great smile. i think -- i think he is just one of those guys everybody liked. [music] >> reporter: by this morning friends posted video tributes to thom son on youtube. students at technical high school say they are still shocked by his sudden death. >> nobody can be like fred, ever. nobody. >> reporter: high school senior here played football along thompson at oakland tech. >> he will always be there for you. a lot of people he was like a older brother to a lot of people on football team, education he was there to help you. >> reporter: faculty members remember him as a hard worker. at first his s.

one of 'em went over to the thompson house. alone? feel for the neighborhood. all of the items stolen were taken from the upstairs bedroom. why didn't he take her purse or cell phone or the jewelry off her body? it just doesn't make any sense. didn't make sense to us, either. this guy didn't come any closer to her than he had to. what do you mean? there's a discrepancy in the profile. sheriff hall, it's quite possible there were 2 people in the house. so i have 2 monsters out there? someone went through the medicine cabinet looking for drugs. excessive methamphetamine abuse can cause psychotic violent episodes. so you think these guys were junkies? i think we're dealing with 2 different profiles. the killer, yeah, he's a psychotic. the other guy, though, he's just a thief. i mean, the fact that he didn't take the victim's jewelry suggests that he identified with her. meaning what? he probably knew her. csu found a soda can by the fence in the grass. it's marked by that cone. that's right. we figure the suspect-- the suspects, was lyin

jennifer thompson is a realtor from palm desert. until 2004, she got insurance through her husband, reed. after he died of cancer, she continued coverage through the cobra option for three years, and then, when that was exhausted, sought insurance in the individual market. in 2007, she says she had a full physical and then filled out a form with an agent over the phone for an individual policy with blue cross of california. >> it was at that time that i mentioned to him that i had been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer back in 1996. and at that point, he explained to me that that didn't matter because this particular policy required only a ten-year health history, and as that had all taken place prior to the ten years, that we did not need to mention it. >> narrator: thompson got a letter from blue cross accepting her. it read: >> "congratulations! you have been approved for coverage with blue cross of california, the most recognizable name in health coverage the immediate value of your coverage is peace of mind." >> narrator:

thompson would have turned 20 this sunday.e was a freshman defensive lineman at oregon state and a graduate from oakland tech high school an all-star there. no word on the cause of death. >>> "occupy sf" protestors and police continue to clash this morning. justin herman plaza is mostly tent-free. anne makovec is live in san francisco with the protestors' next move. >> reporter: good morning. a group of police officers recently moved in to the area and then moved out. that's kind of a similar pattern we have seen from the sfpd on this issue. people behind me have been camping out in their sleeping bags, not in tents though. at one point one man did pitch a tent and police officers moved in within about five minutes to take that tent down. the officers i spoke with this morning say they are just exhausted with this. >> it's taxing on all of us. i have a district to run and the rest of our officers want to do diligent patrol. this is taking a lot our resources for this when we could be working somewhere else. >> reporter: a lot

reporting live in san francisco, kay thompson. >>grant: on the kron4 big board, a closer look at where this thing happened. >>grant: looked at the flames erupted out of the windows. a huge span of smoke erupted from this fire. >>jaqueline: the wins are calm. take a look at temperatures as the head of the door tomorrow morning. the 59 in oakland, 58 in livermore and 59 in san jose. 60 in santa rosa, 58 and san rafael. coming up in a bid we will have your extended forecast for christmas and also possible rain. >>grant: shots ring out and then a loud explosion. police say a man crashed his car into three other vehicles this morning in west oakland after being shot multiple times. after he hit the other car, his vehicle burst into flames. >> on the street, attend separate shall casings from shots fired. this was a brazen crime. neighbors say they heard a loud noise. >> i came out and heard a boom. >> the noise they heard was the victim's cars smashing into other vehicles and bursting into flames. you can see the damage that was done t

. >> reporter: 19-year-old fred thompson is remembered as a big man with a big heart. >> how many people do you know who could bring such a large crowd together at one time. from richland and oakland. >> reporter: he had gone to oregon state on a football scholarship. but 10 days ago he died of a heart attack from a pre- existing heart condition. his team came to say good-bye. >> his face mask was filled with a bright smile every day at practice, and we'll miss >> reporter: the memorial service had plenty of laughter, much of which was courtesy of thompson's grandmother. >> the last time i saw him, he was walking like this. i said baby your feet hurt? he said no, grandmother, i can't put no wrinkles in my tennis shoes. his high school coach said there was a message. >> remember how hard he stayed focus, and kept the tunnel vision on his goals, the goal was to help his mom and grandmother. >> reporter: thompson's grandmother says the message was critical for his friends to hear. >> to a lot of them, he was the only one that made it through all that. he was the only one that made it throug

>>reporter: fred thompson would have been 20 years old this sunday. in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> well bart police have arrested a man they believe stole copper wiring from the transit system and he faces similar charges in san francisco. bart detectives say dennis recently took copper cable from bart property. san francisco police arrested him in september after copper wiring was taken from an underground electrical vault. today bart police displayed some of the copper they found in his apartment and they say there has been a spike in copper theft from buildings, utilities and transit systems across the country. that's because copper fetches a high price on the open market. >>> if you have been outside lately you know it's pretty chilly out there. sandy is here now. >> yes it is. someplaces are just a couple grease above freezing right now. so it is going to be a cold night ahead of us. need an extra blanket or turn up the heat tonight. spare the air and another one tomorrow so wood burning ban the let me show you live picture. show what it looks like

thompson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. long, thank you for your service and thank you for coming to this joint hearing. like my colleagues before me, we are deeply saddened by your tragic loss. i also want to say to german lieberman -- to chairman lieberman that i am one of the conferees are in thisdod authorization effort. if there is a possibility that we can craft some language that can provide the relief for this family in this situation, i would love to do it. >> thank you, mr. thompson. let's work together today. >> i look forward to it. the broader public policy issue is in the conversation, too. i look forward to working with you on that. again, let me offer my personal condolences and sent this to the tragic loss. i look forward to doing whatever we can as a committee to correct any pest issue that we have identified the cause of this situation going forward. i yield back. >> i would just point out that germany lundgren full support state -- chairman lundgren supports the language for the purple heart for a recogn

thompson was a freshman defensive lineman at oregon state. he graduated from oakland tech high school and was an all metro selection by the "chronicle" back in 2009. no word yet on the cause of death. >>> new folsom state prison is on lockdown after a big riot. 50 inmates were involved in the brawl in the exercise yard. at least 10 of the prisoners were taken to the hospital for stab and gunshot wounds. several staff members also treated at the scene. guards had to use pepper spray and rubber projectiles and fired shots to stop the riot. >>> the cable show "mythbusters" is apologizing for its misfire at the alameda county's bomb range. the show's host toured the damaged homes in dublin yesterday. they reassured residents that their houses will be fixed. they fired off the steel cannonball on tuesday. somehow, it bypassed the safety precautions. it went through a house, hit other rooftops, and crashed into a minivan. >> the worst thing that's happened on our watch and we're going to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> the "mythbusters" are s

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> that's our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we want to leave you tonight with two better than average sized christmas trees. first of all, the national tree just across the way from the white house, which was lit up tonight.

to thompson and drains the attempt. two minutes later, thompson with another rainbow 3-pointer and nothing but net there and if you were wondering, the same results. he would make 6 of 7 from downtown and finishing with the game high 20 points and nearly played 19 minutes. later in the first half, the freshman on the field and he goes the distance. 84-44, the hoyas are 7-1. >>> and to the acc, the cavaliers hosting him, and also from downtown. he would drill one of the 4-3 pointers and had 14 points. virginia up by 12. later in the first half, evans with the steal and nice in the giving spirit, and gives to mike scott. had a game high 20. the cavs up 19 at the half. the second half, joe harris known for his shooting, decides this time he will take it in for the dunk and contributes 13 as virginia cruises past longwood, 86-53 and they're 7- 1. >>> 'tiz the season for the bb&t classic, celebrating the 17th year and games starting at 2:15 tomorrow afternoon. gw plays bcu in game 1 and the terps will play notre dame in the

kay thompson, kron4 news.>grant: the release of a new basketball shoe has led to a frenzy of violence around the nation including right here in bay area shopping malls. this was the scene at serramonte center in daly city, hundreds waiting in line to get their hands on the new jordans. the crowds were chanting, police had to speak with people who cut in line. in richmond, someone fired a gun at the hilltop mall, all for the new issues. haaziq madyun tells us more about the shooting. >>haaziq: frenzy surrounding the release of the new air jordan basketball shoes continue here at hilltop mall in richmond where a man was taken into custody early friday morning for allegedly firing a handgun while standing in line waiting for the malls opened to purchase a new pair of shoes. thankfully, no one was injured. the man was taken into custody without incident and is being charged with illegal discharge of a handgun. richmond police say they had a contingency of officers in place in anticipation of a large crowds they us

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kron 4's kate thompson has been working on getting answers and live at candlestick park with new details. >> sold out stadium, 70,000 people sitting in the bark twice tonight and -- in the dark twice tonight and now the city is trying to figure out how this could have happened. >> pg&e trucks, emergency crews trying to determine what cause the lights to go off. for the first time before kickoff and then again. >> very large facility. two sources of power. one of those failed before the game. we want to make sure it doesn't happen again and during the second the second one failed and that's really serious. >>> the 49ers said they believe the power outage is due to a blown transformer. after the second transformer pg&e said cruise located a power line down in the area with no power. but the police chief said safety was not an issue. >> you have over 100 officers. all the 49ers security. operations plans for any event. in 1989 this stadium was evacuated. >> pg&e said candlestick park was the only customer effected by the outage. and the pressure is on. the sissy, pg&e and the 49ers to figur

kate thompson, kron 4 news. >> each year jerry hill takes ideas about what ought to become a law. this year hill received 300 entries. he says it's an easy way to but good ideas into law. >> in california, if you want to have a law passed you can collect 500 signatures and put it on the ballot or 120 legislators can do it. this is the best way for people who lives in the state. that's why we decided to have it ought to be a law contest. we are very pleased. >> we talked to folks about their ideas for new laws. here is what they said. >> lot of people on the roads, there is no need induce people using cell phones. >> pets on people's laps can hinder their driving. and, you know, cause accidents. >> this is the only place i see red camera for right turn. that should be changed. >> the deadline to submit your application is january 15. we put a link on our website, www.kron.com. >>> investigators are not sure what sparked a fire in san leandro. it killed a woman and her two dogs. it started at 7:00 a.m. firefighters arrived to the home, firefighters got the woman out, performed cpr b

he was a hero to them. >> now thompson's family hopes his death will prompt a greater emphasis among heart health in young people. ktvt, channel 2 news. >>> hundreds of seniors in the east bay have food for the holidays due to the work of several volunteers, berkeley fire station 5 was a hub of activity as the volunteers filled grocery bags with food. the food was purchased with money donated by the berkeley firefighters as well as the community and after all those bags were assembled volunteers then fanned out to deliver them to low income seniors. >> it is nice because you can spend a few minutes talking to them and some of the seniors are lonely and it is nice to chat with them and spend quality time because you might be their own visitor that week. >>> the random act food drive provided food to nearly 800 seniors. >>> richmond police spent part of the day making sure the holidays are happy for dozens of low income children. it is all part of this year's shop with a cop event. 40 children were invite to the police activities building this morning where a limo took them to target f

kron 4's kate thompson is live tonight. how is it looking? >> reporter: a lot of the stores are still open, like macy's. we can show you the tree. there are still plenty of people walking around, coming up home from dinner and getting the last minute shopping in, trying to get the gifts under the tree. >>> the front entrance of macy's looking like grand central station. thousands of people packing into the stores. the sidewalks overflowing with people trying to get packages for under the tree. >> are you done? >> no. >> reporter: are you coming back tomorrow? >> no. no. >> reporter: you are going to finish tonight? >> yes. >> i was shopping for other people but bought stuff for myself. >> reporter: less than two days till christmas and this is the final night of extended hours for many stores. like old navy open till midnight. >> shopping like crazy. i am sorry for my daughter, they don't like to shop. the benefit? big discounts. 40% off at the gap and american eagles. slashing prices to get shoppers to spend big. >> reporter: while this is t

reporting live, kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>> we are happily heading into the weekend and we will have a cold start tomorrow. [ talking at the same time ] >> another one. been very cold. you noticed it. we had freezing fog last night as we told you about in santa rosa and possible we will see it again. already seeing reduced visibilities. we could see more areas of fog. the only place we could have freezing fog is santa rosa or napa. current conditions right now, cold, temperatures in the 30s. 39 novato. 36 fairfield. 39 livermore. it will get colder overnight. clear skies tomorrow. high clouds but mostly sunny. cold in the morning. in the 30s. we will see a couple 20s out there near fairfield. areas of fog, possible freezing fog in those two areas. in the afternoon cooler than today, upper 50s. we have big changes sunday, rain possibly on the way. i will have details coming up. >>> details about that black friday shooting at walmart. police have now arrested a third suspect. officers say this man was the driver during the attempted robbery and shooting at that walmart. his mother turn

you'd hear that kimberly thompson, a single mother of three, was wondering how she could provide for her daughters after she lost her factory job. >> it was very painful. i didn't see it coming. >> or that crystal chance was sitting in her empty restaurant, alone, and dejekted after she was forced to shut it down. >> a part of me was sad, but this was a decision i had to make. i didn't have a choice. >> or someone might tell you that sandy beckton, a former bank vice president had already applied for more than 50 jobs, and hadn't been offered a single one. >> my family needs for me to work because i need to support my family. >> and you realize like in so many small towns and cities across america, life in mill millen was a struggle to make ends meet. more than two years we were told the recovery started, unemployment still ruled here, and amid fears another recession is just around the corner, the stories of sandy, kimberly and crystal may bring us closer to understanding why. >> i was born and raised in millen. i lived here my whole life. >> years ago, she said it was like the fict

thompson. let's work together today. >> i look forward to it. the board of public policy issue is i think also in conversation 250. i look forward to working with you on that. again, let me offer my personal condolences and sympathy for your loss. i look forward to doing everything to correcting the issues we have identified because of this situation going forward. i yield back. >> i would like to point out that he fully supports the recommendation for a purple heart. i recognize the gentleman from minnesota. >> thank you mr. chairman. and thank you particular long for being here. and mr. bledsoe, thank you for being here as well. your combined efforts here, representing your son. you know, i just don't get it. military officer for 24 years. why your son has not received the purple heart. i don't understand it. after his arrest, mouhammad acknowledged the shooting of his men. he said he intended to kill as many army personnel as possible. he had a 747, two handguns, 562 rounds of amo and military books in his car. he said he had been sent by al

ann thompson has the story. >> reporter: the secret life of teens caught in the cross fire of politics and science. a day after accompanying president obama to kansas, the health and human services chair took the role of overruling the food and drug administration. the morning after bill available only if you have a prescription if you're under 16. >> i had expected it to be a better day for women with good news. this has been a disappointing day. >> reporter: the fda found reasonable evidence to allow plan b to be sold over the counter to females of child-baring age. but the data didn't show girls would understand how to use the pill. writing, there are significant behavioral differences between older adolescent girls. two years ago, the president pledged scientific integrity in his administration. >> it's about ensuring data is never distorted or concealed. >> reporter: those who applauded him then saying she ignored studies showing the youngest women can understand plan b. >> there's very good research on that. the secretary's statement, nicely as its written, is really a cover for

kate thompson, kron 4 news. >> we have an update on the amber alert issued out of oakland. the three children taken from their mother, that you have been found safe. they were taken by their father. that was saturday about 6:00 p.m. they are a two-year-old girl, 7- year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy. >>> bay area news tonight, january 1 the minimum wage in san francisco going up to $10.24. that's a 32 kent increase from what it is now. the change makes san francisco the city with the highest minimum wage in the nation. >>> the police department is getting man power. they held its first class of trainees since laying off 80 officers a year ago. 10 cadets are expected to be officers by spring. the city got $10 million in a federal grant to hire 25 new police officers. >> recruiting new trainees the san jose fire department. 10 recruits are in a training program. the department layed off dozens last year but thanks to a grant they were able to make new hires. after graduation they will go into the field next week. >>> new at 11:00, police are learning more about a serial kille

what a performance by lexi thompson. chip in for birdie on nine. birdie is five of her last 10, and the 16-year-old, already the young e to win an lpga event, the youngest to win a dubai lady's matches. raiders and lions tomorrow at the coliseum. highlights at 5:00. >> andre ward -- unbelievable. captioned by closed captioning services inc. the droid razr by motorola. the droid that wirelessly pulls files, music and movies, all at 4g lte speeds. and introducing the droid xyboard. with an 8 inch hd screen and adaptive surround sound, a home theater for your hands. powered by verizon 4g lte, these droids are too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. buy a droid razr and get $100 off a droid xyboard.

kron 4's kate thompson is live and has the latest. >> reporter: occupy protestors managing to shut down the port of oakland twice today. you can see there is still a couple hundred protesters here at the port at this hour. but earlier today the crowd much, much larger. [ music playing ] >> reporter: thousands of protesters flooded the streets. making their way from oakland city hall to port of oakland. the crowd bringing operations to a halt. the port telling workers not to come in and the protesters claiming victory. >> we are here. >> success. >> reporter: truckers left idling outside the port are less than amused. >> i live a thousand miles from here. i want to be home. i want to be with my family. >> reporter: it's not just time, they are burning through money, gas munning. unable to turn off their trucks or their loads will spile. the protesters voted to extend the shut down. when the next shift is workers due to report, 3:00 a.m. >> reporter: now we have to see and wait what happens here. will they be that port to block the trucks and the workers from entering at 3:00 a.m. and wha

thompson always reliable, in traffic. georgetown up 48-47. porter, coming off the bench 14 points georgetown opens up the east play in big fashion. >>> maryland beat albany tonight, 83-72. george washington lost to the university of alabama- birmingham, 56-49. >>> something we are not used to, the washington capitals looking lackluster and falling and the standings. the capitals are 5-12 under dale hunter coming into tonight failing to really play well in games. that change tonight in new york. forced the turnover, he shoots, and he puts it away, 1-0 caps. in the second, another turnover. he finds alexander semin just watch this. backhanded goal, nothing. here. alexander semin, two goals on the night, the capitals win, 4- 1. >>> flip saunders and the wizards and atlanta, looking for their first win of the season. look at this sick hang 10 at layout, and traffic. atlanta wins, 101-83. >>> rfk toledo and air force the military bowl. all alone, not the touchdown. air force was down. one, -- airports was down by one, they're forced decides to go

kate thompson is live. >> reporter: well , a huge piece of the puzzle falling into place for the 49ers tonight. the city council of santa clara approving the $850 million loan to help them build their new stadium. the council chamber erupting with applause as the city council approved the $850 million loan to build the new stadium. financial officer of the frienlers, larry mc -- 49ers, larry mcneil, says prapgz for the site will -- preparation will begin in january. >> brent: -- >> brent: >> reporter: most people at the meeting were stadium supporterers like all of these unemployed construction workers who say the project will bring desperately needed jobs. there are those who are against the stadium, and they say the city is taking too much a financial risk, and the 49ers should be paying for their own stadium. >> they didn't allow for public input or discussion. it was all 1-sided from the beginning. and now we're going to be home of a billion dollars worth of debt. >> reporter: it continues to be about the money, although the 49ers now have the $850 million which has been approved,

what a performance by lexi thompson. chip in for birdie on nine.ve of her last 10, and the 16-year-old, already the young e to win an lpga event, the youngest to win a dubai lady's matches. raiders and lions tomorrow at the coliseum. highlights at 5:00. >> andre ward -- unbelievable. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

. >> the kids on the bus don't know it yet, but their driver, 55-year-old martha thompson has a blood alcohol level of 0.15, almost twice the legal limit. >> the first time we really realized there was something wrong with the bus driver was when she just went straight through the stop sign, and she didn't stop. she stopped right in the middle of traffic, and one of the students had to go up and help her shift and back up so that we could get out of the way of traffic. >> many of the children on the bus are becoming frightened, especially some of the younger kids. several of the older students gather at the back of the bus to discuss how they should handle the situation. >> the big kids were talking and wondering what do we need to do to keep them calm because we don't want to tell them what is going on and have them get worked up. >> we didn't know if she was drunk or if there was like -- she took the wrong medicine. we didn't know what was wrong with her. >> but when thompson neglects to drop off two students, the situation goes from bad to worse. >> you passed the turn. >> what tur

thompson drives, kicks it out to clark. buries the three ball. clark had ten points. 42-28 at the break. second half it was all georgetown. smooth shot. thompson finished with a career high six three-pointers. starks gets in on the action for three. knocks that down. georgetown shoots 50% from beyond the arc. they crushed the highlanders by 40. georgetown improves to 6-1. they play howard next saturday. >>> tony bennett in virginia hosting longwood. first half, cavs up nine. evans kicks it out to the center who bu senior who buries the three. next possession for the cavs, joe harris goes inside to mike scott. gets the hook shot to go. scott with a game high 20 points. virginia up 43-24 at the break. second half, more virginia. scott double-teamed. great pass for the wide-open dunk. virginia defeats longwood 86-53. cavs are now 7-1. up next the home game against george mason on tuesday night. >>> college football, virginia tech plays clemson tomorrow night at 8:00 for the acc championship. if the hokies receive redemption, they would earn a spot i

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> that's our broadcast for this thursday night.hank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we want to leave you tonight with two better than average sized christmas trees. first of all, the national tree just across the way from the white house, which was lit up tonight. and there's the tree we keep out back, all lit up as of last night to spread the joy of the season. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thank you for joining us. >> occupying a jail cell. oakland police have made a key arrest. the opd says their investigation led them to the state of kentucky where they tracked

some oregon newspapers have reported thompson died of a heart attack. the freshman was a defensive lineman at oregon state and graduate of oakland tech high school. >>> a big step today towards building a bart extension into the silicon valley. the valley transportation authority approved a $772 million contract for construction of the bart extension to san jose. the winning bid came in $75 million under the projected cost of the project. that was welcome news. officials say construction could begin next spring with completion expected by late sometime 2016. >>> tonight menlo park plans to address concerns about facebook's expansion there. a report finds that traffic near the new campus off highway 101 could become a big nightmare. 2,000 employees have already moved to the former site of the sun microsystems. facebook plans to cap the number of vehicle trips and encourage employees to share rides. >>> a confession from caltrans. it painted a extra diamond on the westbound carpool lane in emeryville. that's about 100 yards beyond the point the lane is su

kron4's kate thompson joins us live where there is a standoff between police and the protestors. >> reporter: it was tense here for about three hours eric standoff between police and protestors -- you can see here now, there is still a crowd out here, much smaller than earlier when there were hundreds of occupy protestors out here. we'll also show you that there are still police here at this time. they have backed way off and are down the block at this time. there is still a police presence out here, and they say they will be monitoring the situation. >> reporter: police surrounded a small group of protestors who reentered justin herman plaza. that angered the larger movement who says they were there holding the meeting, and the police trying to stop them violated their first amendment rights. the protestors created a long circle around the police yelling in their faces and taunting them. a handful of people were detained, and there were several scuffles with police who are not letting protestors in or out of the wing they created around the park . then suddenly police left the park. a spoke

. >> reporter: good morning i'm sue thompson outside children's hospital in oakland. inside parents face a tough decision today on whether or not to take their toddler son off life support. we'll have the latest. >>> police make an arrest in a black friday hold-up in wal-mart. the man wounded speaks for the first time. >>> golden state warriors begin exploring the idea of building a state-of-the-art arena. >>> so far the fog just limited to santa rosa, not much. spare the air day probably again tomorrow. rain will take it out of the forecast for sunday. i'll have the details. >>> so far friday morning traffic looking light out there, no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. there's that overnight roadwork that could slow you down. i'll have details, coming up. >>> good morning i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze this morning. >>> i'm eric thomas. doctors and family members in oakland have an agonizing life or death decision to make today and a medical test could be the dieding factor. the test will determine whether a ---year-old boy wounded in a shootout should be t

kron4's kate thompson was at tonight's meeting. >> reporter: well, catherine, police say they're pulling out all the stops, not only to catch the suspect, but to keep people safe in this neighborhood. the commander said he was at multiple meetings today, and also brought the fbi in on this. and they stepped up patrols in the neighborhood. signing cards and donating money for the two women who were attacked. ari is friends with one of the victims. >> brent: she's -- >> she's going to be fine physically. emotionally, it's too early to tell. >> reporter: people , long time residents of the area, packed into the meeting a block from the attack. >> brent: it's -- >> this is not what our neighborhood is about. >> reporter: police have stepped up patrols in the area. and released this video of the suspect. >> reporter: do you believe the person of interest is local? it looks like he turns his head immediately, like he knew the camera was there. >> we saw that too. we don't know whether he knew that camera was there or was just a very unlucky coincidence that something distracted him. >> reporte

an autopsy is scheduled for fred thompson.the 19-year-old oregon state football player collapsed during a pick-up game of basketball. the oakland tech grad was not known to have heart problems. be early indications are that he may have a heart attack. thompson was supposed to come home this weekend for his 20th birthday. a memorial will take place later this month at a site special to thompson. the oakland tech football field. >> silicon valley and hollywood set to go head to head over a new law being pushed on capitol hill. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew takes a look at what has everybody so upset. >> we talked about this before. right now if you and i created a website and someone posted a pirated movie to the website. the way you sometimes see a movie clip on youtube. that wouldn't be the problem. yeah, we have to take it down if a hollywood movie studio objected. under current law it would not be our responsibility to catch this sort of thing in the first place. but under the proposed law, that would change. compa

sue thompson, thank you. >> and this story sparked a discussion on our facebook page. one says i think it's insane people consider it rude and get offended. it's natural. mike says nursing a baby should be a private thing between a mom and child. cover up in public. i feel they do it just for attention. if you'd like to weigh in go to facebook.com. >> and we'd like to hear from you. >> and let's check in now with the first time this hour with the weather. >> right. spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> this is what is going to be happening this evening. you may have noticed clouds increasing this afternoon. the pattern continues overnight. clouds increase it and will be mild in the evening hours, temperatures from mid whos to mid-50s and overnight remaining mild and there is cloud cover locking in the radiational cooling. morning lows from about 43 degrees up to 50 then, afternoon we'll see clouds and there is some is highs ranges from 60 to mid 6 0es inland and around the bay. so when is the rain coming up? i'll have details in the accu-weather forecast comi

here to prognosticate are rick mays, lauren thompson of the lexington institute, john barry, formerly of newsweek after 26 laudable years and tom bowman national pentagon's radio reporter. ;v program. >> glad to be hee. >> -- glad to be here. >> tom, u.s. forces will have withdrawn from the end of the year from iraq, there will be troops based as a regional premise. how will it evolve if iraq comes off the rail? >> it's unlikely you'll see u.s. forces going back into iraq. they may go back as trainers, if prime minister nouri al- maliki and president obama can work out some sort of a deal next year. but at this point there will be some troops working out of the embassy with diplomatic training, operations. even if things start to fall apart there and that's a big if, i don't think you'll see american troops go back into iraq. there's just no appetite for it anymore. >> back when iraq was part of the empire, it was not one province, it was three and that's because it had three major ethnic groups or factions scattered across its territory. >> and putting them together was the best idea

nbc's anne thompson updates us on dog lovers who are making a difference. >> reporter: it's been a yearecial deliveries for marlo manning. bringing food and financial aid to four-legged friends in massachusetts whose two-legged owners are trapped in the recession. only able to find part-time work vicky richards said she couldn't feed willy and tucker without marlo's organization, fairy dog parents. >> we're very grateful. >> oh. >> thank you so much for saving them. >> oh, you're welcome. >> reporter: we first told you about fairy dog parents last december. >> she saved snowball's life. she saved my best friend and kept us together. >> reporter: the response from "nightly news" viewers has overwhelmed marlo. when we met last year what shape was the organization in and what happened? >> we had enough money to help four more sponsor dogs before we were on the segment. afterwards we raised over $50,000 which helped 112 dogs this year. >> reporter: they come in all shapes and sizes and needs. still fairy dog parents struggles to meet the growing requests, especially for high-priced vet care

second half, more hoyas, henry sims outside of thompson, he's so smooth.son finished with a career high six three pointers. the hoyas crush the highlanders 84-44. georgetown improves to 7-1. elsewhere, virginia defeats longwood 86-53. tomorrow redskins jets, huge game. let's get it on. can't wait. >> we're ready. >>> that's our news for tonight. "saturday night live" is next. have a great weekend. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> the following is a message from the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> good evening. i hope you all had a safe and happy thanksgiving and enjoyed your shopping on black friday. now, fo

anne thompson, nbc news, rockland, massachusetts. >> that's our broadcast for this monday night. thank you for being here with us as we start a new week. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you tonight for "rock center" at 10:00/9:00 central and right back here for "nightly news" tomorrow night. central and right back here for "nightly news" tomorrow night. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening and thanks for joining us on this monday. i'm raj maathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. hot wheels may be on your christmas list, but they are also topping the thieves list. sleepy suburb of pleasanton has seen an alarming spike in car thefts over the past month, and so far that trend doesn't appear to be slowing down. jodi hernandez joins us live from the east bay with a look at the crime spree t