and we walked to the second house, and he was responsible for driving us to l.a. and he made us lie down in the back seat and he wouldn't let us sit up because he said we could still get pulled over by border patrol. so my siblings and i spent the whole car ride basically laying down, and it wasn't until we got like instead and when he said okay, you can get up now. and so, you know, just seeing all those things outside the window was so amazing, like i remember like on the palm trees. nmi hometown but it no palm trees. just the streets that never and and the buildings that seem to reach the sky. it was just amazing. it was really amazing. >> where did you live in l.a. when you first got your? >> which i first got to l.a. i lived in highland park which is in northeast los angeles. and it was predominantly latino community. >> mostly illegal? >> i think it was a combination. yeah, there were a lot of immigrant families but, you know, there were also the legal and illegal families. >> how did the legals view the illegals? >> i'm not too sure about that, because as a

across the border was dawn, and we walked to the second house, and he was responsible for driving us to l.a. and he made us lie down in the backseat and he wouldn't let us sit up. he said we could still get pulled over by border patrol. e spent the whole car ride basically loying down. and he wasn't until we got in santa anna he said you can get up now. and so that, you know, just just seeing the things outside the window was amazing. like, i remember, all the palm trees. in my hometown we didn't have palm trees and just the streets that never seem to end and the buildings that seem to reach the sky, and it was just amazing. it was just really amazing. >> where did you live in l.a. when you first got here? >> when i first got l.a., i lived in high land park in northeast los angeles. it was predominantly latino community. >> mostly illegal? >> i think it was a combination, yeah. there were a lot of immigrant families, but, you know, that were also the legal and illegal families. >> how did the legals view the illegals? >> i'm not too sure about that because as a child, i don't think i was to

actually supposed to leave at 2:25, and we're not leaving until almost 4:00, and they're having to reroute us through l.a. because we won't be able to catch our flight in dallas to houston. >> reporter: but summer perkins and her husband took it all in stride, spending the extra time sight seeing. airport leaders say if we continue to see the winds coming from the southeast, you can expect similar delays tomorrow. so your best bet is to call your air carrier and verify that your flight is on time before you even come out here to the airport. reporting live at sfo, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> all right, very good advice. thank you, marianne. >>> we're getting a lot of picture news of the stormy weather into the newsroom, including the rainbows. beautiful shots. it's a great way to share the weather in your community. you can send us your photos by e-mailing newstips@nbcbayarea.com. once again, that's newstips@nbcbayarea.com. our storm coverage continues through this newscast and of course at 6:00. jeff ranieri, our meteorologist, will rejoin us in just a few minutes with our complete forecast. >

to interact with the current amtrak system? >> for an interim period of time, the amtrak system will use the tracks until we get the connect to l.a. and the bay area, making it then profitable. >> uh-huh. >> the amtrak will use the tracks between bakersfield and fresno. >> okay and there is a hoof speed rail conference happening in l.a. in december. >> yeah. >> and on their website, they have the map of what the plan is. california's not doing bad. we're in the beginning of this and eventually, everything is going to be up and running hopefully or get going by 20:30 in the nation. >> i'm speaking at the conditions. >> what are you going to tell them? >> keep it up. >> what is the focus? >> there are 13 high-speed corridors in the nation. we're not by ourselves. two in the northeast quarter and in florida, texas, chicago, st. louis and california. we're the most advanced of all of those. >> okay. >> we're showing them how to do it. thank you for being here and giving us the update. i look forward to getting on the train. soon. >> okay, in the meantime, the mineta transportation institute, they are located in san jose and can you g

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to the talk of the town on tmz. more justin bieber drama. harvey levine joins us live from l.a. asked us not to ask you anything else about justin. here we are again. what is new? >> i'm having dinner last night, minding my own business, and then i get a phone call again from this whole thing. sadly, i have more news. so, he's the deal. justin bieber and selina gomez, i know you're destroying to know -- you're dieing to know this. they had a secret meeting in new york city for two hours on sunday. trying to see if they could work things out. guess what? >> what happened? >> they couldn't do it. they still single. >> oh. >>> and he's what i am -- he's what i am being told. justin is now conflicted because on the one hand, he really likes selina and they have gone back and forth for a long time where they broke up and got back together and whatnot. on the other hand, there are people telling justin and his camp, dude, you're hanging out with victoria secret supermodels right now. you have opportunities that most people don't have, and he's very conflicted now on what to do. so he's

the double-decker buses will run to and from san francisco, oakland, san jose, sacramento, l.a., and reno. >> it's about us trying to make bus travel sexy again. >> we can't all be flying first class. >> service starts december 12. >>> would you vote barry bonds into the hall of fame? the only vote that counts on the quarterback is jim harbaugh. we'll tell you how he voted, next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, his starting quarterback for >>> well, just in case you're out of the country today, jim harbaugh shows his starting quarterback for sunday's claim -- chose his starting quarterback in st. louis. >> i plan to start collin and prepare him to make that start against the rams. i feel sometimes like i stand up here and talk to you, and i can read your eyes. maybe you think i'm holding back. i'm not giving you something that's not there. i've given you everything that's there. i've explained it very well. >> well, the numbers only add to the confusion. they are very comparable. but at least harbaugh has two good choices. he could be coaching the new york jets. the radars's mcclain was a complete bust. he never live

we walked to the second house and he was responsible for driving us to l.a., and he made us lie down in the backseat, and he wouldn't let us set up because he said we could still get pulled over by border patrol. we spent the whole car ride basically lying down and it wasn't until we got to santa ana when anna when he said you can get up now. the scenes outside the window were so amazing. i remember all the palm trees. in my hometown we did not have palm trees. it was really amazing. >> host: where did you live in l.a. when he first got here? >> i lived in highland park which is northeast of los angeles. it was a latino community. >> host: was a mostly illegal community? >> guest: what i remember as being shocked when i got to school is that the kids have last names like me like gonzÁlez and fernandez then they could speak a language i couldn't speak -- and that was really shocking to me. because they look exactly like me. yet, they were not. i would say that that was probably the first time that i was really aware of the fact that there were latinos but they were different from main

the demographic that wakes up and says oh holy i have no savings what to do well joining me from our l.a. studios mike malone to tell us he is founder of gold silver dot com author of the book the guide to investing in gold and silver part of the rich dad poor dad series and he's always someone that we hear a capital account in our viewers love to hear from so thanks so much for being on the show this friday thank you lauren and how are you doing now i actually can't hear a word that you just said but i can get that fixed and i think you just said thank you but now that the elections are over it is all about the fiscal.

demographic that wakes up and says oh holy night i have no savings what to do oh well joining me from our l.a. studios mike malone to tell us he is founder of gold silver dot com author of the book the guide to investing in gold and silver part of the rich dad poor dad series and he's always someone that we hear a capital account in our viewers love to hear from so thanks so much for being on the show this friday. thank you more on how are you doing now i actually can't hear a word that you just said but i am sure we can get that fixed and i think you just said thank you but now that the elections are over it is all about the fiscal cliff everywhere you look at what happens if the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff and what are politicians going to do to avert the fiscal cliff and can they come to an agreement let's step back out of this narrative that the u.s. has to avert this cliff in order to avoid recession and doesn't really matter long term mike whether we go off the fiscal cliff or not. no it doesn't it's just a little more pain now or a whole bunch more later this fiscal cliff they're talking about it's like it just a

my father owned a gas station from 1979 to '81 in l.a. true. i used to go there during a kid during the gas crunch. there were fist fights. my father had to break them up. is everybody behaving themselves? >> we have seen no evidence of any kind of temper flare-ups or anything. as you mentioned, there's been a police presence here all day. we've actually seen other people helping some of the drivers who ran out of gas on their way to the pump help them push their car to the final destination. so all in all, people have shown a great deal of patience here today. >> indeed, at least one report of a fight breaking out at a gas station. mary, great information. >>> kate kelly is live at a gas terminal. the longer the terminal stays shut down, the bigger the squeeze on fuel supplies. that means high prices for all of us. kate, what are you seeing there? >> reporter: well, that's some amazing stuff that mary's reporting on, but over here at the linden based refinery, run by new star energy, it is very much all hands on deck at this 5 million-barrel capacity

the double-decker bus will run to and from san jose, oakland, san francisco, sacramento, l.a. and reno. >> it's all about us trying to make bus travel sexy again. >> we can't all be flying first class. >> service starts december 12 so if you want to head south or it reno go for it. >> not bad. >>> the bean counter at starbucks are smiling because the chain rolled out its most expensive coffee ever. i might need help with the name. it's called [ speaking spanish ] it retails for $7 a cup. that's for a grande. for $6 you can skitch just for the tall. >> is that something would you buy? >> no. >> it's fine. >> lawrence karnow has already left the building. right now the big ticket brew is only available in a few dozen stores in fact pacific northwest. starbucks plans to take it nationwide by the end of the year. i don't think i would go for that. >> that could keep you up for days. >> $7. >>> powerball in california? when might be able to play. >> and a bay area crisis. another round of wet weather is on the way. could it cause a mud slide disaster like the one in daly city? >> a young woman wakes up to find a

we're taking you all back to l.a. with us. enough already. [ cheers and applause ] come with us.small batch salt water taffy shop in hollywood. we'll eat it. two storms in two weeks is too much. how much weather can sam champion's hair take? [ laughter ] i feel like this is god's way of punishing us for watching honey boo boo. you know, for once it would be nice to have a storm that fixes things instead of destroying things. my rv was completely upside down until hurricane ralph blew it right side up. it seems like people are getting their money's worth of those 99 cent ponchos i see everywhere. speaking of ponchos, say hello to my little pal guillermo, everybody. there he is. i think he's gotten used to making an entrance. hi, guillermo. >> hi, jimmy. >> jimmy: you've had fun this week, right? >> yeah, a lot of fun. >> jimmy: are you sad to be leaving? >> yeah, i'm going to miss brooklyn. >> jimmy: me, too. if i didn't have so much family living here, i would never leave. it's true. [ laughter ] mayor bloomberg lifted his three or more people per car rule tonight for those trave

us every time we go to the store. law enforcement officials tell us the hot spots for rail theft start east of oakland then go outside of stockton down to fresno, l.a and bakersfield. officials say thieves also work the tracks through the desert in arizona and new mexico as well as in the train yards around chicago, atlanta, and new jersey. >> they were to get on board of the trains, when the train takes off they will climb through the containers and through the trailers finding what they want. >> sergeant radolich leads the interdiction team out of oakland. >> they'll cut a hole either in the top of the trailer or outside the trailer from the flatbed that it's traveling on. when the train pulls over, they'll unload the cargo, they'll get off and they'll call the chase car or van to come pick them up. >> we're talking about criminals being allowed to operate freely. it's a problem. >> with impunity. >> correct. >> and you and i have to pay for it? >> we've got to pay for it. >> reporter: coming up tonight we will take you out to some of the remote spots right here in california where train thieves lie in wait. we'll also take you undercover with fe

us every time we go to the store. law enforcement officials tell us the hot spots for rail theft start east of oakland then go outside of stockton done to fresno, l.a. and bakersfield. officials say thieves also work the tracks through the desert in arizona and new mexico. as well as in the train yard around chicago, atlanta, and new jersey. >> the criminals get on board the trains. and the train takes off. they will, climb through the containers and through the trailers. finding what they want. >> the sergeant lead california highway patrols, cargo theft interdiction out of oakland. fighting cargo theft on the roads and rails. >> cut a hole in the top of the trailer or outside the trailer from the flat bed, traveling on. when the train pulls over. they will unload the cargo. get off and call the chase car, or van to come pick them up. >> talking about criminals. >> being allowed to operate freely. it is a problem. >> with immunity. >> correct. >> you and i got to pay for it. >> we got to pay for it. >> now, coming up to night, you will be able to see for yourself, in fact there it is. this crime, taking place around a remote stretch of track. righ

don't know how to act like proper gangsters anymore. >> the 44-year-old inmate spent almost 25 years in either jail or prison. back at l.a. county on an attempted murder charge, he told use doesn't care much for the new generation of gang bangers. >> when i was out there, i would steal cars. joyride, whatever you want to call it. look at the new generation, car jacking. these kids go out, stick a gun in someone's face to go joyriding in a car, turn a misdemeanor crime into a death penalty case. they don't get time around guys like me anymore to tell them they look stupid. you don't want to sit on death row for a crime you could have got out of jail in 24 hours on. >> it was a generation gap between gangsters. there's a code of ethics amongst killers and felons. he felt like the new generation was not abiding by that. >> when my dad was a small-time mafioso back east, he used to say there are thugs and gangster. thugs come and go. gangsters are about making money and respect. you have to know two things, you don't kill cops and you don't kill innocent women and children. if you live that way, most cops will let you make a dime. >> we've had some issues with the gangs her

he used to wear big boots. i would see him in l.a. and he would have big boots on when it was 90 degrees outside. it is kind of his thing. >> reporter: a quirky artist, programs. police are questioning him with possessing material to make a destructive device. the fbi is also involved, the d.a.'s office will decide if charges will be filed. reporting live from the oakland airport. i'm cheryl hurd. nbc bay area news. >> it is a bizarre case. thank you. >>> new details in a stunning investigation. a san francisco sheriff's deputy is on the wrong side of the law. he is accused of robbing a bank and it is caught on camera. we have the surveillance photo here of the crime. investigators say this man is deputy philip knowing tong. he handed a note demanding money and left with $1,700. >> the residents of san francisco expect their men in women in uniform to uphold the laws and serve and protect the community. the conduct of this defendant is deplorable. and there are going to be serious consequences for this. >> reporter: investigators say

to us in hollywood. the way it works, every adult film shoot in l.a. o to pay for a permit and the money from the permits will go to fund periodic condom inspections. for real. people will be carrying cards that say condom inspector on them. california governor jerry brown went to the polls to vote near his house yesterday. unfortunately, the guy voting next to him brought his dogs, one of wish took a particular interest in the governor. [ laughter ] that dog is literally a brown noser. [ laughter ] it's the -- dogs get a lot of information from sniffing your -- equivalent of stalking someone on facebook. and one more thing. a lot of people seem to become very knowledgeable during an election year. all of a sudden, people who never pick up a newspaper suddenly become george stephanopoulos. if there's one thing i learned during this election, it's that a lot of people are completely full of it. we asked people over the last month, we asked people if they voted, we asked them that the day before the election. we asked them who won the debate, the day befo

unless president obama and congress agree to an alternative way to reduce the budget deficit so will they strike a deal? joining us now from l.a., ben stein, the author of the book "how to really ruin your financial life and portfolio." first off, if we go up the fiscal cliff, what happens? will i have to sell all my unicorn hummels? >> i don't think you'll have to sell anything, greg. i don't think it will be the end of the world. we're talking about at most, i would think a couple of months, probably more like a couple of weeks before they reach some kind of compromise. but the fact is, taxes will go up. tax also go up on rich people a lot. on really, really rich people, a really, really lot. and we need it. we need higher taxes. we need more revenue. we can not keep running these deficits forever. >> greg: boo on you, ben. i disagree with everything you said. but you're an actor and economist. i kind of understand why you want to raise taxes. it's about getting invite to do more cocktail parties. >> not at all. i don't get invited to any cocktail parties. i don't drink anyway. but look, the whole idea from being republican

the double-decker buses will run to and from san jose, oakland, san francisco, sacramento, l.a. and reno. >> it's all about us trying to make bus travel sexy again. >> we can't all be flying first class. >> the service starts december 12. elizabeth, bus travel is a little sexy, isn't it? >> that's the quote of the morning. sexy bus travel. all right. thanks. >>> let's go outside show you breaking news over san leandro. it's been a busy morning in this area because a truck hit several parked cars. you can see them, they're right there at the united auto center. this is a car lot. this is decent damage to at least looks like three or four of those cars. no injuries. that is the good news. right now they are just in clean-up middle of downtown. there was some concern that the truck that hit the cars was leaking diesel fuel and you can see the truck there. you can see fire crews tow crews. fortunately, lanes are still open on east 14th. this is east 14th and 162nd avenue in san leandro. so it's not causing much of a delay and, of course, it's so early that traffic is still very light. we have better news now up i

applause ] i'm going to smoke a turkey, maybe a zebra if i get my hands on one but thintsing, the l.a. city council encourage l.a. residents to have meatless mondays, they want usat's like asking me to be gay once a week. i could do it, i'd rather not. i was at the farmers market this weekend, i bought a free-range chicken, a chicken that got to spend its life running around a farm instead of being koopd up in a coop, i guess and i was very proud of buying the free-range chicken, but they had a great life, unlike the cooped up chickens, these chickens didn't want to die, so i paid eight bucks extra to kill a happy chicken. [ laughter ] what we should be eating are the unhappy chickens, the chickens that hate being in the coop so much, they flour themselves and dive in the deep fryer. i want suicidal chick ens. unless they come with a littles in into -- noose, i won't buy them. if you're look for a christmas gift for someone you don't like, a company in japan is producing an iphone case you can eat. this is not the joke. i think. unless it's a joke on us. the case is made of baked brown rice. looks very durable. this is the top of the phone. they left a hole so

l.a. to come see us. >> yes. >> jimmy: which i appreciate it. >> no, my pleasure. thank you.t was a surprise. >> jimmy: that's what you were telling me backstage. it was not planned. >> no, it wasn't planned at all. she said, "i might go out there. i might not." 'cause she had the set right before us. and we had got done with rehearsals, and she said, "i'd love to go onstage with you." i said, "it would be an honor." well, by the time i got on stage, they had worked something out backstage, i guess. and next thing i know, when i was going into the sample -- the a-ha. you know, taking it to the '80s -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> the next thing i know, she's next to me. i was like, "whoa. oh, this is great!" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: really? >> yeah, you know, and she's definitely got some things to look at. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] >> yeah, yeah, yeah. that's what made it even more stunning. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. absolutely. >> i said, "christina's like whoa." yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but she's on this album, "global warming." she's on this record. a lot of people are on this

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sure that we need to say, you know, no police can ever use a drone because there are legitimate police reasons to be wanting to be using an aircraft. i was walking my youngest kid in l.a. a couple of years ago in a stroller trying to get her to sleep at night. i got followed for two blocks in hollywood by a lapd helicopter with its spotlight on me. i ended up going like this make him go away. and this was a piloted craft. if it had been a drone following me, it wouldn't have made any difference. this is the problem. we have these police treating all of the citizens like they're criminals and need to be kept under control and overseas, we have this, you know, boundless military that needs to be taking out bad guys in some cases but in a lot of cases, just needs to be hitting targets and that's the problem. it's not so much >> anybody else have a question? did you want to follow-up? >> so, i think the way tim phrased the question is exactly right. do you think we should be fighting a war at this point, or should we not? is the way we're going about it and effective way or what caused ack.owb i think allocated is still a problem -- i think al qaeda is still a problem. yo

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us every time we go to the store. law enforcement officials tell us the hot spots for rail theft start east of oakland, then go outside of stockton, down to fresno, l.a., and bakersfield. officials say thieves also work the tracks through the desert in arizona and new mexico, as well as in the train yards around chicago, atlanta and new jersey. >> the criminals get on board the trains. when the train takes off, they will climb through the containers and through the trailers finding what they want. >> reporter: this sergeant leads the california highway patrol's cargo theft interdiction team out of oakland, fighting cargo theft on the roads and on the rails. >> they'll cut a hole in the top of the trailer or outside the trailer from the flatbed and then unload the cargo, get off and call the chase van to pick them up. >> we're talking about criminals being allowed to operate freely. it's a problem. >> and you and i have got to pay for it. >> we've got to pay for it. >> reporter: coming up tonight, we will take you out to some of the remote spots right here in california where train thieves lie in wait. we'll also take you undercover with federal agent

to l.a. pleasant along the gulf coast. a chilly morning in the east. with showers and thunderstorms from raleigh all the way down to miami. >>> and finally from us this morningey characters like you've never seen them before. >> they are front and center for a holiday tradition at one of new york's most fashionable is stores. call it mini's madison avenue makeover. going from this to this. glammed up, supermodel style, for the holidays. disney's most famous faces, mickey, goofy, snow white, like you've never seen them before. the mind-blowing makeover is just for the holidays, in the windows for barney's, the store known for its edgy and outside-the box displays. this year, the windows show a brief film. miniimagining herself at the fashion shows in paris. and with a little pixie dust, she is transported to the runway. even style mavin sarah jessica parker gets the treatment. >> you have beautiful ears. >> reporter: she was there with our boss, disney ceo bob iger. weighing in on the controversial skinny minie. >> fashion has the same aspirational quality. >> reporter: iger hosted the event, saying it's a way to keep the iconic characters on the cutting edge

us? >> i don't know. we have phone guests every now and then, they may have been naked. >> bill: when i first got to l.a., ken and bob show in the morning, i used to listen to it and they had a segment every week that they would have naked callers. it was naked radio. the caller would have to pledge that they were naked and they would call in and talk. it was so funny. >> 1-866-55-press is our phone number. if you're naked call us now! >> thank you. we're worried about drones and war zones now celebrities are worried about drones in hollywood. "san francisco chronicle" reporting that tmz.com has applied for a license with the faa to operate drones to follow celebrities in hard to track areas. the hollywood gossip site is denying the report saying they have no interest in getting into the drone business. we find that hard to believe. >> bill: i gotta tell you if anybody doesn't need a drone they don't. they have the best sources. of i think every news outlet in the country. >> absolutely right. >> we lost a union brother yesterday. a baseball legend that actually never even set foot on a playing field. mar

even the sheer violence of it i think a lot of it has to do -- i think people are more shocked by their right in california, paray yet in l.a.. tell us about that. how does it really change the black movement or just the way that people proceed? >> what does it do to the black community and white liberalism? what happens? >> the white liberalism what it does is they were shoulder to shoulder with blacks in the south and some of them have killed and after a while it is a setback. they are not non-violent people, they are hoodlums. they were burn baby burn. they were fighting the police and burning buildings and so, this sort of makes people cautious. they are not really sure what is happening here and they don't like what they see. i'm not saying that they give up on the freedom struggle. johnson doesn't give up on the freedom struggle and he continues to try to get legislation after this and he is staggered by this, how could this happen? he's done more than anybody by far, and he was just really shaken by this. but even johnson realized this enormously powerful speech at harvard university where he teach at the convention in june wr

takes us a little while to catch up with the street lingo out in l.a. true that., apple is going forward with the release of the ipad mini tomorrow, or for the millions of people who still don't have electricity, a paperweight. a smaller version of the ipad. anyone standing in line for an ipad mini in new york or new jersey this week should be punched in the throat, all right? if you have that kind of time -- [ applause ] volunteer for something. apple just started running a new commercial for the mine kni. it looks like they might have another big hit. >> first came the ipod. then, a slightly thinner ipod. then a tinier ipad. then, a taller, thinner ipod. then, a taller, thinner ipod that shuffles. then a pink one, a blue one, a green one. then, an even smaller ipod. then, a wider ipod. then, an ipod you can touch. than an ipod you can talk on. then a shorter, fatter ipod. then, a shorter, fatter ipod that shuffles. then, a thinner ipod you can talk on with a 4 on it. then a huge ipod you cannot talk on. then, a huge ipod that you cannot talk on. then a white one

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to you tonight from los angeles. you know, i always think of the new york area that we own traffic. i don't think so. i think l.a. is giving us a good run for our money. but anyway, very good to have you back with us here because if they're not in traffic in washington they're in meetings. you should take stock in whoever plans meetings without the place settings and pencils and pads because there are so many going on of the president meeting with business leaders, middle class americans today. he had three or four of these like-minded sessions just since he was reelected. republicans meeting with a lot of ceos. so items seems like each side is meeting with everyone but each other. america, for airlines, ceo, nicholas calieo met with the republican leadership today. small business owner met with president obama yesterday. louis. neil: if i could begin with you, in meeting with the president did he give you any inkling as to how confident he is of a deal by year-end? >> no and what that meeting was really about was the president asking us questions and listening to us about the problems of small business and what the administr