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that are tom vacar, ktvu news consumer editor, paul rogers, chann channel's "mercury news" environment writer, tyche hendricks, political writer for news, and josh richman, bay area news group political reporter. well to start off, here's a look back at some of the year's memorable moments. >> i, ross mercurimi -- >> the year got off to a rough start for san francisco's new sheriff, ross mercurimi, facing domestic abuse charges and a suspension. throughout the year, politics took center stage, the presidential election the main event, starting with eight serious republican candidates vying for the nomination. ethnic voters flexed their political muscle, giving president obama an unexpectedly early election night win over republican rival mitt romney. california's public education system was saved from severe budget cuts with the november passage of governor brown's proposition 30, but voters didn't say yes to all taxes. an attempt to tax soda in richmond failed, as did a statewide tobacco tax on the june ballot. new districts drawn by a citizens commission and the voter-approved top tw
that are tom vacar, ktvu news consumer editor, paul rogers, chann channel's "mercury news" environment writer, tyche hendricks, political writer for news, and josh richman, bay area news group political reporter. well to start off, here's a look back at some of the year's memorable moments. >> i, ross mercurimi -- >> the year got off to a rough start for san francisco's new sheriff, ross mercurimi, facing domestic abuse charges and a suspension. throughout the year,...
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ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us with how the transformation may or may not effecting your commute. tom? >> reporter: commuters paid for this $6.5 million project a long time ago but now it will happen very, very soon. >> reporter: for commuters the toll plaza is a familiar site. that look will soon change. >> the exterior will get replaced with panels and they will be in a white culler to watch the -- color to match the building and that is designed to compliment the white color of the new east span of the bay bridge so there is a consistent design them. >> reporter: those colors coordinate with the cargo cranes that port of oakland. it would happen between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. >> the inconvenient will be small. the work is being done up above the traffic lanes. >> reporter: at the last gas station we asked commuters if the need was there and the expense justified. >> give oakland a signature. i think that is terrific. we all need good beautiful places to live. >> i think it looks like as it is. i wish they would spend money on fixing the pot holes in the freeway and stuff lik
ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us with how the transformation may or may not effecting your commute. tom? >> reporter: commuters paid for this $6.5 million project a long time ago but now it will happen very, very soon. >> reporter: for commuters the toll plaza is a familiar site. that look will soon change. >> the exterior will get replaced with panels and they will be in a white culler to watch the -- color to match the building and that is designed to compliment the...
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ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is here with a look at the building angwer washington, especially -- anger with washington especially among californians. >> reporter: it could bring another recession and higher unemployment. >> reporter: californians voted for prop 30. every californian will pay a quarter percent higher sales. the fiscal cliff will hit all americans with higher taxes. and that could lead to a u.s. economic down turn. and that could derail many of the benefit prop 30 could have meant for the state. >> i don't know if there is a word to describe how mad the public will be. nobody will be happy to see that happen. >> if taxes go up it is not going to be a happy time. i think that is what is going to happen. >> reporter: the lowest income folks will see their pay shrink by 3.5%. average earners 4%. top earners 6%. that says nothing about other unknowns. >> we will be very angry. it will hit the people -- if you are on top you are on top but the middle and the working class are going to be effected. >> very angry. this life, i mean, we have to succeed. >> reporter: add to
ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is here with a look at the building angwer washington, especially -- anger with washington especially among californians. >> reporter: it could bring another recession and higher unemployment. >> reporter: californians voted for prop 30. every californian will pay a quarter percent higher sales. the fiscal cliff will hit all americans with higher taxes. and that could lead to a u.s. economic down turn. and that could derail many of the benefit prop...
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ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live in san bruno with the increase many californians must now cover. tom? >> reporter: it all began here in this neighborhood. pg&e customers will pay $300 million over the next two years. >> that is not nearly enough. from the standpoint of many other parties it is too much. >> they didn't do the job they were supposed to. now they are being rewarded for not doing that. >> reporter: today the public utilities commission approved 39% of the money pg&e asked for to upgrade and replace major pipelines. >> we are happy the commission voted on the important safety work we have been doing. we are disappointed they failed to fully fund this important safety work. >> reporter: what does that mean for you? the average pg&e bill will go up 88 cents a month next year. $1.36 the year after that. but this covers only urban pipelines, not the rural lines. >> just the first phase. the second phase is 6-$9 billion. we will fight over that one in the near future. >> you are paying for it. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we tweeted out rate news, follow ktvu on twi
ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live in san bruno with the increase many californians must now cover. tom? >> reporter: it all began here in this neighborhood. pg&e customers will pay $300 million over the next two years. >> that is not nearly enough. from the standpoint of many other parties it is too much. >> they didn't do the job they were supposed to. now they are being rewarded for not doing that. >> reporter: today the public utilities commission approved...
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ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live from the toys r us. >> reporter: indeed. at this toys r us and every other one in the west, four more shopping hours till christmas. >> reporter: old navy till 7:00 p.m. target 9:00 p.m. toys r us will keep on till 10:00 p.m. tonight. while procrastination is a tradition, there is another shopping driver just as important. >> i am a last minute christmas shopper anyway. there is a lot of good deals that are available. >> lots of people just want the best deals. they come later on. i like shopping at the last minute. >> reporter: the holiday season got off to a good november. but december was sluggish. so that forced stores to cut prices and extend hours as consumers increased with the fiscal cliff became more cautious but not unfeeling. >> deals right now. more deals after christmas but somebody always has to open a gift at christmas. >> reporter: they had predicted a increase of 3.3%. but it just came out with a prediction of 2.5%, still an increase. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a sout
ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live from the toys r us. >> reporter: indeed. at this toys r us and every other one in the west, four more shopping hours till christmas. >> reporter: old navy till 7:00 p.m. target 9:00 p.m. toys r us will keep on till 10:00 p.m. tonight. while procrastination is a tradition, there is another shopping driver just as important. >> i am a last minute christmas shopper anyway. there is a lot of good deals that are available. >>...
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ktvu consumer editor tom vacar joins us live from alameda about the rules you should watch out for. >> reporter: with at least one in ten of these at least going back to the store this week, consumers are finding out that scammers have made that just a little bit harder. return fraud will cost retailers $3 billion this year. money the rest of us pay to make up for and to contend with at the return counter. >> i think it's because a lot of people kind of want to scam sometimes. >> a lot of people scam and stuff. i've seen it you know at wal- mart and stuff like that. >> i know that takes a lot of their profit especially this time of year when things are tight and we're still in a recession. >> it's always one bad apple always spoils the whole bunch. that's just life. >> reporter: at best buy most items have to be returned by january 24th with a receipt and picture i. d. some items are for exchange only no refund. toys are toys r' us has a 90 day policy, some items are for exchange only. >> if you knew you were going to exchange it you should have brought your reseat or get a gift recei
ktvu consumer editor tom vacar joins us live from alameda about the rules you should watch out for. >> reporter: with at least one in ten of these at least going back to the store this week, consumers are finding out that scammers have made that just a little bit harder. return fraud will cost retailers $3 billion this year. money the rest of us pay to make up for and to contend with at the return counter. >> i think it's because a lot of people kind of want to scam sometimes....
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tom vacar joins us from alameda about what you need to know before you do that. >> reporter: in fact,ne of ten say the experts of these are going to find their way back to the stores starting tomorrow. it'll take another week for the holiday season to be tallied. experts expect it'll cost consumers $586 billion even after returns and exchanges that takes a lot of retailers time and money. >> they're harder to deal with without a receipt of course. they just want to give you the credit, if you get something that costs more. >> take it in, say you don't want it and they'll exchange it or they usually give you a store credit they won't give you your money back. >> reporter: of the big box retailers wal-mart accepts most things back within 90 days of purchase but electronics for only 15 days. costco mostly has no time limit expect 90 days for electronics, return in its original package. at sears k mart, k mart gives 28 days with numerous no return exceptions. many people choose the alternative of regifting. >> don't take it back, just give it to someone else that you this think might want
tom vacar joins us from alameda about what you need to know before you do that. >> reporter: in fact,ne of ten say the experts of these are going to find their way back to the stores starting tomorrow. it'll take another week for the holiday season to be tallied. experts expect it'll cost consumers $586 billion even after returns and exchanges that takes a lot of retailers time and money. >> they're harder to deal with without a receipt of course. they just want to give you the...
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. >>> ktvu's tom vacar is live in san francisco to tell us why the majority of americans are still checking off their list. tom? >> reporter: with that one week only 1-4 americans say they are shopped out, none of them are here, that is for sure. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: visa surveyed a thousand americans. the bay area is the leading lagger. >> 79% have yet to finish their holiday shopping. >> the reasons are many. >> today was my first day so couldn't get it all done but got a lot. >> sometimes you are short of time in a given day. out of ideas. >> we are busy. there is a lot to do. parties. >> reporter: she ran out of time. >> i hate coming downtown. i dread it. but i have to do it. >> reporter: it also has its appeal. >> the spirit in the store, the music, the christmas decoration, a lot more people than before, people are happier. >> good to see everybody in a festive mood. >> reporter: shapers are smart -- shoppers are smarter than before. >> you try to find the last minute deals. you know, the later it gets the better the deals get. >> reporter: and says visa, each of those 3-
. >>> ktvu's tom vacar is live in san francisco to tell us why the majority of americans are still checking off their list. tom? >> reporter: with that one week only 1-4 americans say they are shopped out, none of them are here, that is for sure. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: visa surveyed a thousand americans. the bay area is the leading lagger. >> 79% have yet to finish their holiday shopping. >> the reasons are many. >> today was my first day...
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ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live where the rush is on. tom? >> reporter: it is on. guess what? here at toys r us still 5 more shopping hours till christmas. >> reporter: at the shopping center, no one seemed put off by being among the last that shop today. >> trying to get it over with. you go to work, be finished with all this right here. that is why i am here. >> the truth is i was out a week ago and at the last minute there is fewer people than a week ago. >>> for some the last minute is a big part of the season. >> we already ran into friends and the parents came out from pittsburgh. great to see them. >> the reason for the season is about jesus' birthday but it is still fun to see people trying to decide what to get. >> reporter: two of the big drivers this year, last minute bargains and the patchular gift card -- popular gift card. >> let's do it. let's move on and do it. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 p.m., why last minute shoppers say they are really out here. consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> malls around the bay area were filled with last
ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live where the rush is on. tom? >> reporter: it is on. guess what? here at toys r us still 5 more shopping hours till christmas. >> reporter: at the shopping center, no one seemed put off by being among the last that shop today. >> trying to get it over with. you go to work, be finished with all this right here. that is why i am here. >> the truth is i was out a week ago and at the last minute there is fewer people than a week...
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ktvu's tom vacar broke down what it will cost. >> reporter: indeed the system wide improvements will cost all of us more in a few days. >> reporter: it is a lot of money but less than what pg&e asked for. >> only 299 million or 39% of the amount that pg&e requested. >> reporter: with that public utilities commission will replace hundreds of miles of major gas pipelines. >> the plan will set a new standard for how we define safe and reliable service. >> reporter: the improvements will allow pg&e to make big money. >> they will make money. $130million because of what happened in san bruno and they shouldn't be allowed to do that. >> they blew up our town, killed 8 people and they are giving them a profit on what they should have done a long time ago. >> 100 years ago they controlled the p.u.c., ran california. today it looks like pg&e is running the p.u.c. >> reporter: what does that mean for you? the average bill will go up 88 cents a month next year, followed by $1.36 a month the next year. >> our plan sought out to simply meet new standards put forward by the c. p.u.c. >> reporter:
ktvu's tom vacar broke down what it will cost. >> reporter: indeed the system wide improvements will cost all of us more in a few days. >> reporter: it is a lot of money but less than what pg&e asked for. >> only 299 million or 39% of the amount that pg&e requested. >> reporter: with that public utilities commission will replace hundreds of miles of major gas pipelines. >> the plan will set a new standard for how we define safe and reliable service....
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ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us to detail what it will cost taxpayers. >> reporter: indeed, more than a cliff for some. >> reporter: for more and more americans, the fiscal cliff is being viewed as a failure of government. >> they are on vacation, doing whatever they are doing. they don't care. >> i just don't think they will ever come to an agreement. both parties are so far apart that there is no common ground. >> reporter: if you make between 50-60,000 deal, taxes go up $92 per bye-weekly pay check. most employers will wait for the irs and will continue to deduct at the current rate. >> supposed to be pub luck servants and we can't get a compromise going. what is the right term? >> a lot of times it seems you are not being represented. you have interests over riding the people's concerns. that is an example of what happens in congress. >> the lowest income folks' check will shrink by 3%. top earners 6%. that says nothing of loss deductions or other unknowns. >> political parties need to stop looking at their platforms and look at what is best for americas. >> reporter: co
ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us to detail what it will cost taxpayers. >> reporter: indeed, more than a cliff for some. >> reporter: for more and more americans, the fiscal cliff is being viewed as a failure of government. >> they are on vacation, doing whatever they are doing. they don't care. >> i just don't think they will ever come to an agreement. both parties are so far apart that there is no common ground. >> reporter: if you make between 50-60,000...
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reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information about the u.s. chemical safety boards of the investigation of the chevron refinery fire. the board wants to know why they insist on putting in a replacement pipe instead of one that is better resist tonight corrosion. >>> an american soldture could face had death penalty -- soldier could face the death penalty. they are seep app seeking the -- seeking the death penalty against robert robert bales. experts say a key issue is whether he was suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. >>> as the fiscal cliff deadline draws near, president obama said today that he and speaker of the house john boehner are inching closer to a compromise. >> rates need to go up, he conceded. i said i am willing to make cuts. what separates us is a few hundred billion dollars. >> after meeting today the president urged republicans to take the deal. the president has moved closer to the republicans on the issue of income taxes. he is proposing raising taxes on those earning more than $400,000 a year. speaker of the h
reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information about the u.s. chemical safety boards of the investigation of the chevron refinery fire. the board wants to know why they insist on putting in a replacement pipe instead of one that is better resist tonight corrosion. >>> an american soldture could face had death penalty -- soldier could face the death penalty. they are seep app seeking the -- seeking the death penalty against robert...
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consumer reporter tom vacar checked the policies of major stores. >> reporter: it'll take another threeto four weeks before the season is fully tallied experts expect it'll cost consumers $586 billion even after returns and exchanges that takes a lot of retailers time and money. >> they're harder to deal with without a receipt for sure. they want to give you a credit because if you get something else of a lower price. >> they would only give us store credit, they would never give us cash or anything. so we would just go there and buy what we needed. >> take it in, tell them we don't want it and they'll exchange it or they will usually give you a store credit they will not give you your money back. >> reporter: wal-mart accepts most things back within 90 days. electronics within 15 days. cosco usually does not have a time limit, except for electronics which should be returned within 90 days. at sears k mart sears has 30, 60 and 90 day return period depending on the item and k mart gives just 28 days. many choose the alternative of regifting. >> don't take it back. just give it to someone
consumer reporter tom vacar checked the policies of major stores. >> reporter: it'll take another threeto four weeks before the season is fully tallied experts expect it'll cost consumers $586 billion even after returns and exchanges that takes a lot of retailers time and money. >> they're harder to deal with without a receipt for sure. they want to give you a credit because if you get something else of a lower price. >> they would only give us store credit, they would never...
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today tom vacar has a look at those who have a drastic change due tomorrow. >> reporter: though aliathomas searching diligently at the one stop employment center he's been out of work for two years picking up any odd jobs that she can. >> it's been depressing, i'm not going to lie. it's been very discouraging i've been coming here three times a week. and maybe go to a friend's house and use their internet to look for work. >> reporter: long term unemployment benefits have been a godsend. >> i can breathe a little while i'm looking for work. even though it's not the same amount i was getting when i was working. >> reporter: but thomas may lose all of her benefits tomorrow. >> not being able to buy groceries, not able to pay my bills. if i can't find a job, what am i supposed to do. a lot of family and friends. giving me money, lending me money and looking for work. not being able to be hired has been really depressing. >> she works that some of those cut off may not be able to cope. >> they may want to do something illegal to put food on the table. the real people that are here lookin
today tom vacar has a look at those who have a drastic change due tomorrow. >> reporter: though aliathomas searching diligently at the one stop employment center he's been out of work for two years picking up any odd jobs that she can. >> it's been depressing, i'm not going to lie. it's been very discouraging i've been coming here three times a week. and maybe go to a friend's house and use their internet to look for work. >> reporter: long term unemployment benefits have been...
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tom vacar is live at a highway work site in oakland and has the story of one woman and her looming fear. tom-- >> reporter: the people who work here are well paid and they're onvacaon. but for other people, the fiscal cliff might as well be a financial guillotine. though ilea thomas searches, she's been out of work for two years picking up any odd jobs as much as she can. >> it's been discouraging. i come in here three times a week and maybe i'll go to a friend's house and use their internet to look for work. >> reporter: long term unemployment benefits have been a life send. >> i can breathe a little while i'm looking for work. even though it's not the same amount that i was getting when i was working. >> but thomas is one of 400, 400,000 californians who will not be able to get medicare payments tomorrow. >> not being able to buy groceries, not being able to put food on the table, what am i supposed to do. a lot of family and friends giving me money, lending me money and just trying to look for work and not being able to be hired or get hired it's just, it's been really depressing. >>
tom vacar is live at a highway work site in oakland and has the story of one woman and her looming fear. tom-- >> reporter: the people who work here are well paid and they're onvacaon. but for other people, the fiscal cliff might as well be a financial guillotine. though ilea thomas searches, she's been out of work for two years picking up any odd jobs as much as she can. >> it's been discouraging. i come in here three times a week and maybe i'll go to a friend's house and use their...
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consumer reporter tom vacar checked the policies of major stores. >> reporter: it'll take another threeeks before the season is fully tallied experts expect it'll cost consumers $586 billion even after returns and exchanges that takes a lot of retailers time and money. >> they're harder to deal with without a receipt for sure. they want to give you a credit because if you get something else of a lower price. >> they would only give us store credit, they would never give us cash or anything. so we would just go there and buy what we needed. >> take it in, tell them we don't want it and they'll exchange it or they will usually give you a store credit they will not give you your money back. >> reporter: wal-mart accepts most things back within 90 days. electronics within 15 days. cosco usually does not have a time limit, except for electronics which should be returned within 90 days. at sears k mart sears has 30, 60 and 90 day return period depending on the item and k mart gives just 28 days. many choose the alternative of regifting. >> don't take it back. just give it to someone who might
consumer reporter tom vacar checked the policies of major stores. >> reporter: it'll take another threeeks before the season is fully tallied experts expect it'll cost consumers $586 billion even after returns and exchanges that takes a lot of retailers time and money. >> they're harder to deal with without a receipt for sure. they want to give you a credit because if you get something else of a lower price. >> they would only give us store credit, they would never give us...
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consumer editor, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> california's unemployment rate ticked down to 9.8% that's the first time the rate has fallen under 10% since 2009. there wasn't an actual increase in payroll job. labor lawyer and former director says it really depends on how you define employed. >> so the fact that it's going down indicates people are saying they're employed but they may be independent contractors or self-employed and frankly in very marginal conditions. i would give more weight to the payroll numbers. >> under that scenario, unemployment actually climbed. >> president obama today announced john kerry as his nominee for secretary of state saying the senator's entire life has prepared him for this role. the democrat from massachusetts appeared with the president for the white house announcement. kerry is a decorated vietnam vet and currently chairs the senate foreign relations commit. he is expected to be easily confirm. >> i think it's fair to say that few individuals know as many presidents and prime ministers or grasp our foreign policies as firmly as john kerry. t
consumer editor, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> california's unemployment rate ticked down to 9.8% that's the first time the rate has fallen under 10% since 2009. there wasn't an actual increase in payroll job. labor lawyer and former director says it really depends on how you define employed. >> so the fact that it's going down indicates people are saying they're employed but they may be independent contractors or self-employed and frankly in very marginal conditions. i would...
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today tom vacar has a look at those who have a drastic change due tomorrow. >> reporter: though aliathomas searching diligently at the one stop employment center he's been out of work for two years picking up any odd jobs that she can. >> it's been depressing, i'm not going to lie. it's been very discouraging i've been coming here three times a week. and maybe go to a friend's house and use their internet to look for work. >> reporter: long term unemployment benefits have been a godsend. >> i can breathe a little while i'm looking for work. even though it's not the same amount i was getting when i was working. >> reporter: but thomas may lose all of her benefits tomorrow. >> not being able to buy groceries, not able to pay my bills. if i can't find a job, what am i supposed to do. a lot of family and friends. giving me money, lending me money and looking for work. not being able to be hired has been really depressing. >> she works that some of those cut off may not be able to cope. >> they may want to do something illegal to put food on the table. the real people that are here lookin
today tom vacar has a look at those who have a drastic change due tomorrow. >> reporter: though aliathomas searching diligently at the one stop employment center he's been out of work for two years picking up any odd jobs that she can. >> it's been depressing, i'm not going to lie. it's been very discouraging i've been coming here three times a week. and maybe go to a friend's house and use their internet to look for work. >> reporter: long term unemployment benefits have been...
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tom vacar, back to you. >> chevron corporation is moving 800 jobs from the bay area to houston, texas. it involves half of the staff in san ramon. they are scheduled to move between now and 2015. >>> the oakland a's are not moving any time soon. the l.a. times, the owner says he will not move the team for 5 years. in the letter to the commission he proposed an agreement that would delay a move to san jose until 2018. the a's lease at the coliseum expires after the 2013 season. >>> the quest for the latest air jordan sneakers turned tense this morning. >> they took had this video saying the mall in newark this morning. shoppers say that a security guard at thehoe store was rushed by the crowd when he started handing out tickets to people in line. the police were call inside to keep an eye on the situation. the air jordan sneakers retail for there 185 but they can sell for hundreds more on-line. >>> a number of retailers are keeping their doors open longer so shoppers can take care of the christmas list. toys 'r us launchedda launched a around-the-clock marathon. >>> president barack ob
tom vacar, back to you. >> chevron corporation is moving 800 jobs from the bay area to houston, texas. it involves half of the staff in san ramon. they are scheduled to move between now and 2015. >>> the oakland a's are not moving any time soon. the l.a. times, the owner says he will not move the team for 5 years. in the letter to the commission he proposed an agreement that would delay a move to san jose until 2018. the a's lease at the coliseum expires after the 2013 season....
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tom vacar tells us how soon we could have crab. >> reporter: some tell us they expect to head out after midnight. >> i'm happy that we are going out and make some money finally. >> reporter: crab fishermen stopped fishing last week when wholesalers said they were dropping the price from $3 to $2.50 a price. but today they agreed on $3 and crab fishing is back on. >> it's all about the price. we can't fish for less than $3 a pound on this crab. and they got enough orders to put us back to work so we're going to go back to work. >> reporter: some wholesalers say after thanksgiving demand for crab dropped forcing the price down. now with the holidays coming demand is back up. >> they cleared out all of their inventory. so now they're ready to buy more. >> reporter: after fisherman's wharf many rest rapts kept a secret. the crab they were selling was frozen not fresh. >> fresh dungenous crab has a salty taste to it. it's delicious. we'll be back. >> get their bread ripped up and their chardonney cold it's time for the holiday season. >> reporter: there should be plenty of fresh crab for the
tom vacar tells us how soon we could have crab. >> reporter: some tell us they expect to head out after midnight. >> i'm happy that we are going out and make some money finally. >> reporter: crab fishermen stopped fishing last week when wholesalers said they were dropping the price from $3 to $2.50 a price. but today they agreed on $3 and crab fishing is back on. >> it's all about the price. we can't fish for less than $3 a pound on this crab. and they got enough orders...
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tom vacar tells us how soon we could have crab. >> reporter: some tell us they expect to head out afterwe are going out and make some money finally. >> porter: crab fishermen stopped fishing last week when wholesalers said they were dropping the price from $3 to $2.50 a price. but today they agreed on $3 and crab fishing is back on. >> it's all about the price. we can't fish for less than $3 a pound on this crab. and they got enough orders to put us back to work so we're going to go back to work. >> reporter: some wholesalers say after thanksgiving demand for crab dropped forcing the price down. now with the holidays coming demand is back up. >> they cleared out all of their inventory. so now they're ready to buy more. >> reporter: after fisherman's wharf many rest rapts kept a secret. the crab they were selling was frozen not fresh. >> fresh dungenous crab has a salty taste to it. it's delicious. we'll be back. >> get their bread ripped up and their chardonney cold it's time for the holiday season. >> reporter: there should be plenty of fresh crab for the holidays. in san francisco, ro
tom vacar tells us how soon we could have crab. >> reporter: some tell us they expect to head out afterwe are going out and make some money finally. >> porter: crab fishermen stopped fishing last week when wholesalers said they were dropping the price from $3 to $2.50 a price. but today they agreed on $3 and crab fishing is back on. >> it's all about the price. we can't fish for less than $3 a pound on this crab. and they got enough orders to put us back to work so we're going...
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i'm consumer editor tom vacar, channel 2 news. >>> 12 california hospitals were fined today by the state'sc health for failures that caused or were likely to cause serious injury or even death to patients. in the bay area kaiser oakland was fined $100,000 for not following instructions on a medical device. kaiser san rafael was fined $50,000 for improper surgical procedures with a patient. and ucsf was fined $75,000 for not following safe distribution of medication. >>> there's speculation that the world may be coming to an end at midnight. we'll show you how some people are spending what may be their final hours. >>> and live storm tracker 2, watching the rain right now as it is moving into the bay area. we're going to see which areas are getting the heavy rains right now when we come back. blood pressure look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute
i'm consumer editor tom vacar, channel 2 news. >>> 12 california hospitals were fined today by the state'sc health for failures that caused or were likely to cause serious injury or even death to patients. in the bay area kaiser oakland was fined $100,000 for not following instructions on a medical device. kaiser san rafael was fined $50,000 for improper surgical procedures with a patient. and ucsf was fined $75,000 for not following safe distribution of medication. >>>...
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tom vacar.buying new homes at the fastest pace in more than 2-1/2 years. that's according to a report by the commerce department released today. sales of new homes rose almost 4-1/2 1/2% from october to november at a seasonal rate of 120 homes. that's the fastest rate of 2010. stable job gains and record low mortgage rates are sited as reasons for the rebound. >>> four national retailers have agreed to recall certain baby recliners following the reports of five infant deaths. in additional to the fatalities, it's received 100 reports of infants hanging out or nearly falling over the sides of the seats. the company's founder says she does not believe the complaint and that it has merit and says the products are safe when used properly. >>> topping the list of highest paid ceos last year. tim cook saw his pay drop dramatically this year. cook took home $4.2 million in salary and performance bonuses in 2012. last year it was a whopping $378 million largely due to a stock option. cook got no stock o
tom vacar.buying new homes at the fastest pace in more than 2-1/2 years. that's according to a report by the commerce department released today. sales of new homes rose almost 4-1/2 1/2% from october to november at a seasonal rate of 120 homes. that's the fastest rate of 2010. stable job gains and record low mortgage rates are sited as reasons for the rebound. >>> four national retailers have agreed to recall certain baby recliners following the reports of five infant deaths. in...
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i'm consumer editor tom vacar, channel 2 news. >>> 12 california hospitals were fined today by the state'sdepartment of public health for failures that caused or were likely to cause serious injury or even death to patients. in the bay area kaiser oakland was fined $100,000 for not following instructions on a medical device. kaiser san rafael was fined $50,000 for improper surgical procedures with a patient. and ucsf was fined $75,000 for not following safe distribution of medication. >>> there's speculation that the world may be coming to an end at midnight. we'll show you how some people are spending what may be their final hours. >>> and live storm >>> back now to our storm watch and you're tracking a lot of the rain here. sounds like it's really going to hit overnight and tomorrow morning. >> that's really the story. the morning commute is going to get wack for the morning commute. it's the first of a series of three. we're seeing rain in the san helena area. heavy on and off. lighter rain in santa rosa as we back it up a little bit the showers are still pretty far from the central bay
i'm consumer editor tom vacar, channel 2 news. >>> 12 california hospitals were fined today by the state'sdepartment of public health for failures that caused or were likely to cause serious injury or even death to patients. in the bay area kaiser oakland was fined $100,000 for not following instructions on a medical device. kaiser san rafael was fined $50,000 for improper surgical procedures with a patient. and ucsf was fined $75,000 for not following safe distribution of medication....
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tom vacar.ews. >>> americans are buying new homes at the fastest pace in more than 2-1/2 years. that's according to a report by the commerce department released today. sales of new homes rose almost 4-1/2 1/2% from october to november at a seasonal rate of 120 homes. that's the fastest rate of 2010. stable job gains and record low mortgage rates are sited as reasons for the rebound. >>> four national retailers have agreed to recall certain baby recliners following the reports of five infant deaths. in additional to the fatalities, it's received 100 reports of infants hanging out or nearly falling over the sides of the seats. the company's founder says she does not believe the complaint and that it has merit and says the products are safe when used properly. >>> topping the list of highest paid ceos last year. tim cook saw his pay drop dramatically this year. cook took home $4.2 million in salary and performance bonuses in 2012. last year it was a whopping $378 million largely due to a stock opti
tom vacar.ews. >>> americans are buying new homes at the fastest pace in more than 2-1/2 years. that's according to a report by the commerce department released today. sales of new homes rose almost 4-1/2 1/2% from october to november at a seasonal rate of 120 homes. that's the fastest rate of 2010. stable job gains and record low mortgage rates are sited as reasons for the rebound. >>> four national retailers have agreed to recall certain baby recliners following the reports...
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tom vacar. >> redwood city firefighters are warning people to watch directions on pesticides. the incident happened at the sequoia trailer park. an elderly couple set off a fogger but did not leave. three firefighters, two paramedic, the elderly couple and a neighbor were affected by the fumes. >> got cotton mouth right away, got a headache p walked out in front and the fire department grabbed me and brought me over here. soaked me with super ice cold water and put me in some kind of suit. hauled me to the hospital. >> everyone has been released from the hospital. firefighters say it's a good reminder to follow all written instructions when handling those chemicals. >> samsung's lead in smart phone manufacturing increased sharply this year. preliminary report on cell phone manufacturing in to to 12. it showed that samsung shipped 28% of the world's smart phones this year. apple accounted for 20%. compare that to last year. samsung had 20% and apple owned 19%. >> we're following some breaking news in the south bay. that's where we're getting unconfirmed reports that there is a
tom vacar. >> redwood city firefighters are warning people to watch directions on pesticides. the incident happened at the sequoia trailer park. an elderly couple set off a fogger but did not leave. three firefighters, two paramedic, the elderly couple and a neighbor were affected by the fumes. >> got cotton mouth right away, got a headache p walked out in front and the fire department grabbed me and brought me over here. soaked me with super ice cold water and put me in some kind...
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ktvu's tom vacar found a valuable free tool that custom tailors your mobile phone decision. >> reporterhas the best mobile phone service? >> verizon. >> at&t. >> metro pcs. >> we never tell anybody who is the best cell phone company for them. >> reporter: but he can help because he is ceo of root metrics, who says uses only store bought unmodified phones indoors outside and while driving, testing phone's main uses. >> we put software on it that helps to automate tests and tests we run are calls and upload and download data tests and texting. >> reporter: employees record the data and transfer it to free maps you can access, but that general information is not specific to how you use your phone. >> for some people all they want that phone for is for calling. other people all i care about is data services and if i am a teenager i probably only care about texting. >> reporter: so to make it more useful, it allows consumers to check signal strength and speed right where they are and even report dead spots. the more people who use it, that combined data makes it more accurate. >> what the cr
ktvu's tom vacar found a valuable free tool that custom tailors your mobile phone decision. >> reporterhas the best mobile phone service? >> verizon. >> at&t. >> metro pcs. >> we never tell anybody who is the best cell phone company for them. >> reporter: but he can help because he is ceo of root metrics, who says uses only store bought unmodified phones indoors outside and while driving, testing phone's main uses. >> we put software on it that...
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ktvu consumer editor tom vacar found a valuable free tool that custom tailors your mobile phone decision >> reporter: who has the best mobile phone service? >> verizon. >> at&t. >> metro pcs. >> i think it's a toss up. >> we never tell anybody who is the best cell phone company for them. >> reporter: he can help because he is ceo of a company that measures and monitors mobile phone speed and quality right down to the square block. root metric says it uses only store-bought unnodfied phones, testing phones' main uses. >> we put software that automates tests and tests we run are calls, uploading and downloading data tests and texting. >> reporter: employers travel around the nation and transferring to the access, but that general information is not specific to how you use your phone. >> for some people, all they want that phone for is for calling. other people, all i care about is data services and if i'm a teenager i probably only care about texting. >> reporter: to make it much more useful there is a free apple for apple or android and allows consumers to check strength and speed right w
ktvu consumer editor tom vacar found a valuable free tool that custom tailors your mobile phone decision >> reporter: who has the best mobile phone service? >> verizon. >> at&t. >> metro pcs. >> i think it's a toss up. >> we never tell anybody who is the best cell phone company for them. >> reporter: he can help because he is ceo of a company that measures and monitors mobile phone speed and quality right down to the square block. root metric says...
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rita williams, tom vacar and i will be ringing our bells.chief and fire chief will be onhand. >>> let's take a look at our road conditions outside. some heavy fog at the sunol grade. we've had patches of it all morning long. be careful. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a little bit of backup. here is a look at cars across the span as you drive into san francisco. a little bit slow going but moving well. in the city, the sun trying to come out here, traffic looking great in both directions. >>> good morning to you. a relatively pleasant weekend in store. we're going to be dry. we're going to be mild. the afternoon, chilly. a little bit of fog in some areas along the valley floor, in napa, livermore especially thick. take it easy out there. but outside of that, quiet weather for the weekend. holiday shopping, take your pick of things to do. >> you are ordering us to enjoy your weather? >> absolutely. >> we can do it. >>> that's our report this morning. we thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. >> and be sure to join us at noon to fin
rita williams, tom vacar and i will be ringing our bells.chief and fire chief will be onhand. >>> let's take a look at our road conditions outside. some heavy fog at the sunol grade. we've had patches of it all morning long. be careful. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a little bit of backup. here is a look at cars across the span as you drive into san francisco. a little bit slow going but moving well. in the city, the sun trying to come out here, traffic looking great in both...