walmart v. duke -- duke says many of you know is one of the most anticipated cases before the supreme court this term. and oral arguments will be heard next tuesday, the 29th of march. in the decade since this litigation started, many would argue that little progress has been made in eradicating work place gender discrimination and indeed a recent report by the department of labor demonstrates that working women still earn significantly less than working men. walmart versus dukes will have an impact on how future iniquities based on sex discrimination will be remedied or not by the courts. as a supreme court sorts through the technical issues and narrow questions of class certification that are presented, we must understand what are the broader implications of this, the largest employment discrimination class-action in u.s. history. will class-action be an available response to workplace discrimination post-walmart? what will a decision and walmart mean for the future of all civil rights litigat

dukes went to court because she says male workers at walmart make more, and get promoted faster. >> walmarts trying their level best to keep us out of court so the facts will not be presented to the public at large or before a sitting jury. >> reporter: walmart says not so. the company argues that the suit is so big, that not all the women covered by it are in the same situation. and that's the issue that the supreme court will decide. not whether walmart is guilty, but whether hundreds of thousands of women should all be part of one giant lawsuit. at least one justice suggested he's troubled by lower court decisions that allowed the lawsuit to proceed. anthony kennedy also said he's unsure what was the unlawful policy at walmart. >> i've had a very positive experience at walmart, like thousands of other women. >> reporter: but outside court, a plaintiff told about being held to a different standard when she asked for a promotion. >> i was told to blow the cobwebs off my makeup and to doll up. >> reporter: walmart says it has a long history of promoting women and fighting discrimination. if

. >>> walmart and women. a case hded to the supreme court this week that could impact all women in the u.s. workforce. >>> and making a difference so kids of active duty americans don't have to put their favorite sport on ice. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. president obama addressed the nation tonight, a speech delivered before a live audience. as the associated press put it, defending the first war launched on his watch. the president said the u.s. acted by launching those air strikes nine days ago to prevent a massacre of the libyan people by moammar gadhafi. he said gadhafi is not a target and that the u.s. is acting as part of this coalition to protect civilians. he talked about the uses and limits of military power while he is president and said there will be times like this when our safety isn't directly threatened but our interests and values are. our coverage begins with white house correspondent savannah guthrie at washington's ft. mcnair where the president spoke tonight. savannah, goo

walmart would like to fight these one by one.eir $450 billion of revenue, you know, challenging an $8 an hour sales worker, that's a class action case and you need a class action case because that's how you get the evidence. women like ms. ruiz who may be the exception, they don't actually know what their pay is. walmart offered declarations for women who said they were having a great time at women. when we looked at walmart's own records, those very women railroad getting paid less than the men they were working alongside with. >> as a female walmart employee, you were in effect be a part of this lawsuit if it is approved to go forward. if you feel the case is about merit, though, why even fight letting it go forward, why not just let it go to court and everyone can have their day in court? >> walmart isn't saying that we don't believe in class action lawsuits. that's in the case. but in this particular case, three plaintiffs are trying to represent the experiences of over 1.5 million women, women including myself who have had a

"it's not clear to me what is the unlawful policy that walmart has adopted?" and justice scalia told that walmart's own training materials included the statement that men are more aggressive in seeking advancement, blurted out, "if you have an aggressive woman, promote her." outside, a walmart executive echoed the company's argument that the experiences of just a handful of women, even if true, are just not typical of what happened to more than 1 million other women who worked at walmart and so cannot be the basis for this gigantic class action against the company. >> what's wrong with this case is that three plaintiffs are trying to represent more than 1.5 million associates. i've had a very positive experience at walmart like thousands of other women. >> reporter: betty dukes, one of the women who is trying to bring this case, on behalf of so many others, was undaunted. >> they rule against us, the fight has just begun. >> yes. >> yeah. >> just begun. >> reporter: well, this court has generally been a pro-business court, so the women that brought this case m

. >>> the women versus walmart. the blockbuster case at the supreme court, and the worker who told us today, she was told to dust off the makeup, to doll up, to get a promotion. >>> getting answers. more than 5 billion text messages every day in this country. so, why can't we text 911? and couldn't those lightning fast messages help save lives? >>> and, cobra chaos at the big zoo. a great escape. the poisonous snake missing tonight. >>> good evening. as we come on the air this sunday night, the pressure is mounting against colonel gadhafi. jets pounding not only tripoli, but gadhafi's hometown for the first time. while here at home, the pressure is also building for president obama, as members of congress and many across this country ask, why is the u.s. part of this operation? his own defense secretary telling abc news today this is not a vital national interest. so, as the president prepares to address the nation tomorrow, can he convince americans that the u.s. should be involved in this operation? as the u.s. ha

walmart's lawyer said the statistics were misleading.gaps at the stores among comparable people. but several of the male justices were sharply skeptical. justice kennedy -- it's not clear to me. what is the unlawful policy that walmart has adopted? and justice scalia told that walmart's own management training materials included the statement that men are more aggressive in seeking advancement, blurted out, if you have an aggressive woman, promote her. outside a walmart executive echoed the company's argument, that the experiences of just a handful of women, even if true, are just not typical of what happened to more than a million other women who worked at walmart, and so cannot be the basis for this gigantic class-action against the company. >> what's wrong with this case is three plaintiffs are trying to represent more than 1.5 million associates. i've had a very positive experience at walmart, like thousands of other women. >> reporter: betty dukes, one of the women trying to bring this case on behalf of so many others, was undaunted

the bay area woman behind walmart's battle in court.ow shedding the pounds,,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news," , here's a look at today's weather. it feels like winter in the northern half of the nation and spring in the south, severe weather, though, will roll through the lower mississippi valley and heavy rains will soak the northwest. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. president obama defended the u.s. mission in libya saying the u.s.-led action stopped the slaughter of libyan civilians by moammar gadhafi. but the president said the u.s. will not pursue a regime change. >>> today the supreme court considers whether to allow a massive class action lawsuit against walmart to continue. the case potentially involves over a million and a half women who say they were discriminated against. >>> listen to this story. a florida honors student is in juvenile detention accused of pistol whipping her own mother. police in ft. myers say two weeks ago the 17-year-old allegedly attacked her mom for refusing to co-sign a car loan

this is a live picture of the walmart parking lot where the boy was found in pleasanton. tara moriarty is on her way to the scene. we'll have a live report coming up. >>> there's a big problem in san francisco at park presidio. what's going on, sal? >> that's right. park presidio drive between clement is closed because of a power pole damaged. there was a power pole and also damage on the section of park presidio between california and clement. so that's shut down. now, southbound traffic coming out of that macarthur tunnel when you come into s an francisco, that's shut down. they are making the turn on lake street. it's quite a big mess for people leaving that macarthur ton. people leaving northbound are ring reboughted to a side street. so you have to make a side deter. it's park presidio between clement and california. we'll have more on the traffic in just a few. back to the desk. >> sal, thank you. >>> in other now, a landslide is swallowing up land and threatening a mobile home park community. kraig debro is live in mountain view to tell us what's going on with thre

. >>> women versus walmart. the nation's biggest employer heads to a showdown in the nation's top court, and the subject is sex discrimination. >>> curing diabetes? could surgery -- look at this woman before and now this woman after. could surgery work for 14 million obese americans with type ii of the disease? >>> and 7 years old and sexy? a big company selling push-up bikinis for little girls as a lot of americans are wising up today to say it's time to draw the line. >>> good evening and just a short time ago, president obama took to the air weaves to argue to americans that it's been the right decision for the u.s. to be in libya, to be a part of the allied fight a third battle front if the u.s. he under scored that sus no longer in the lead on the operation. will allows the military force on the line and the cost. jake tapper was there in the hall where the president just spoke. he is at the national defense university in washington still. jake. >> reporter: this evening, president obama explained why a spe

i've had a very positive experience at walmart like thousands of other women. >> reporter: that's what they argued before the nine justices who seemed sympathetic to the position. the justices also appeared confused by the plaintiff's contention, walmart had a strong -- stereo typing. while the high court including three female justices heard arguments, outside, women's rights advocates trying to have their voices heard as the high court now decides if this is a case for all women of walmart or if just a few will have to start over at square one. >>> a decision is expected by late june. >>> there are developments in libya. rebel forces are retreating and forces loyal to gadhafi have the momentum. they launched a counter today marching east and shelling that city in the effort to uproot libya's leader. words are the weapons here and what are doing the most damage at the moment. international military forces are scattering antigadhafi messages across the country and invading libyan air waves with one message saying do not obey gadhafi. >>> facebook was forced to take down a page today af

retail giant walmart is accused of discriminating against female employee.those workers, both past and present, may stand to gain billions of dollar. more from linsey davis. >> reporter: chris, an assistant manager at sam's club and single mother of two says she's about to make history. >> it's crazy. i would never have thought that me personally would ever have made it to the supreme court. >> reporter: she's been employed by walmart for almost 25 years, and is one of six named plaintiffs who filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against forward against the nation's largest employer. >> we're not going after them because they're big. we're going after them because they're wrong. >> reporter: the retail giant argued that the class action lawsuit would represent more women than the active duty personnel in the army, navy, air force, marines and coast guard combined. >> the plaintiffs in this case want to lump over 1.5 million women who work for walmart in the case, even many who have had positive experiences. >> it's an enormously important case because it gets

he lives in an apartment across from the walmart. they believe he opened the door and walked over the road and over to the walmart. fortunately there was no traffic and weather was mild. >> do we know why he wandered to the wal-mart? >> he seemed to be familiar with the store. he even went to the mcdonald's sign and said he wanted french-fries. >> police say the boy and his mom recently moved into the apartment which was designed for someone in a wheelchair so the doorknob was lower and automatically unlocked the deadbolt when you open the door. she wanted to get the locks changed and definitely will now that this has happened. pleasanton police will not be filing any charges saying there was no criminal negligence but cps needs to conduct their own investigation. they say the boy is healthy, happy and in good spirits. >> cheryl: acting san francisco police chief criticized a person today what he says is a constant attack on the department. he addressed about another southwest video that depicts police misconduct. they say it shows t

still ahead, walmart. will the huge retailer face a huge discrimination lawsuit brought by more than a million female employees. >> tom: americans are back spending faster than their incomes are rising. new data show personal income rose 0.3% last month, thanks in large part to a cut in payroll taxes. that extra cash put americans in the mood to buy, boosting personal spending by 0.7%. so, as a result, their savings rate falls. that sounds like bad news, especially as so many americans still are digging themselves out of debt. erika miller reports. >> reporter: david alexander has a problem familiar to many people. he is struggling to reduce debt while paying rent, food and tuition. >> i'm very frugal. i eat a lot of canned food. i'm living in student housing. a lot of my friends in the city have real jobs. they're my age and they go out to nice dinners on the weekends, and i tend to skip those because i just can't afford it. >> reporter: penny-pinching is one reason u.s. household debt has fallen to lowes

. >>> la corte suprema escuchó una histórica demanda contra walmart. >>> un barco de estados unidos disparautiverio una orca que causó la muerte de una entrenadora. >>> buenas noches, son muchas las preguntas sin respuesta que tgiene la familia del joven hispano muerto en douglas arizona, lo que quedó claro que el muchacho no lanzaba piedras m como se dijo. >>> hace una semana carlos lamadrid murió en este lugar, y su familia llora, porque las autoridades ni los médicos dan explicaciones. >>> pero mientras esperan, investigadores del sheriff, confirmaron que carlos subió una escalera, para entrar a méxico pero otro joven tiró las piedras. >>> mas coraje, e impotencia, por qué los disparos y por la espalda?. >>> tres balazos por detrás recibió carlos lamadrid, su hermana menor soñaba con ponerse el uniforme verde. >>> sabiendo que hacen eos, no quiero vestir ese uniforme de l los que mataron ami hermano. >>> mucha gente está indignada con lo que pasó. >>> a sus 17 años marta tiene que tomar el rol del hijo mayor y que no quiere perder la fe en la justicia. >>> nosotros lo único q tenemos es

. >> this case offers walmart as well as our clients an economical, efficient way to challenge a common practice across all of the stores. >> some leap experts are saying -- legal experts say it appears the court's skeptical about a class action lawsuit. but a decision is not expected until june. >>> oakland's polices union says morale is low. the union says the department is understaffed and the officers are overworked. >> i would not be surprised if we had 50 to 100 police officers thinking about leaving laterally, outside of their police agencies. >> the city and the police officers' union are currently in labor negotiations. we'll have reaction from chief anthony batts on the news today at 5:00. >>> the first game of the preseason bay bridge series has gone to the san francisco giants. matt cane struck out six and walked on and pitched 5 1/3. and aubrey huff hit a home run. giants and stances say they are happy to baseball is back. they move to oakland tonight and it's back to at&t park for tomorrow afternoon for the third and final game. >>> good afternoon to you. today's pleasant

that's about $2 cheaper than walmart.he first time in four years target maintained a price advantage over walmart. .") (nats: "you brok use?") >>> next, it's a confusing 911 call for this operator. >> i just broke into a house and the owners came home. >> you, you, you broke into a house? >> why this burglar wanted to rat himself out. >>> tonight a closer look at those private invest tore who are running up the price of oil. that and more on cbs news. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> i'm dana king. here is what we're working on for the 6:00 news. the damage always on so does damage control, the growing number of criminal cases that have been tossed out as investigations swirl around the san francisco police department. >>> well in, again, in mill valley you just don't call it that. >> call it what you will, the store is a landmark, but maybe not for long. the colorful history and uncertain future of the pleasure principle. we'll have that and much more at 6:00. julia. >>> all right dane, a thanks so much. >>> imagine coming home and f

. >> and women versus walmart. the biggest job discrimination case ever. >> and serious felony charges the government is considering in the >> eric: right now the supreme court are hearing arguments about a major discrimination case against walmart. whether they can move forward on a class action suit. they accuse the largest retailer of favoring men and women over pay and promotions. justices were troubled by a lower court's rulings allowing the class action to proceed. the retailer wants the high court to force each plaintiff to file separate suits. >> we don't say the cases are too big but the claims of three people who are acting on behalf of millions are aberrational. >> walmart denies discriminating against women. >> dozens of woman rallied in favor of the suit. if the court rules in favor of plaintiffs this would be the largest class action suit in history. they expected to hand down the decision by late june. >> breaking news in redwood city where sky7hd which is live over a yar

there were two people working at walmart taking care of 50 customers.verybody in this walmart has been cut six months ago from 40 hours to 28 hours. only partial benefits. that is the kind of country we live in. the ceo makes $170,000 a year and the lakers make $10 an hour. host: if you are a democrat call and on 2020-585-3885 republicans and 202-585-3886. for iowa residents, 202-585- 3887. if you are watching us on the c- span television, you can see some of our earlier footage from the political conference today. next we go to karen in argyle, iowa. caller: i tuned in late, but i pretty well already know why i'm supporting. first of all i appreciate stephen king. he is an excellent strong, solid conservative and i wish i was in his district. there is michele bachmann, i see. herman cain. and john bolton. those three a standout in my mind as solid constituency -- conservatives to understand the principles that made this country great. they would do what they could to help us get back on track. one writer said he would vote for and orange juice can if i

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. >> coming up, the supreme court takes up a walmart case. a discrimination suit may be decided by numbers. >> and there is is a option that could help stop high tech firms from leaving town. >> zp music therapy. how to keep young patients cope with being hospitalized. >>> good evening, again. u.s. supreme court today tackled what could become the largest class action job discrimination suit in history initiated by a bay area woman more than 10 years ago, akugs walmart of promoting a culture favoring men over women in pay and promotions. women makeup less than 15% of the managers. >> i have heard from numerous women telling me the same story. lines of disparaging treatment and lack of emotion as well as lack of pay. >> and plaintiffs are asking for permission to move forward with the suit walmart insists they dmot discriminate. >> three plaintiffs are trying to represent 1.5 million associates. >> this decision is expected by summer. >> first, twitter now san francisco lawmakers are trying to keep other companies in town with new cut proposal

walmart wants the high court to deny the suit. saying it would include too many women and too many different jobs. >>> budget problems in contra costa county -- the pension is at more than twice their normal average so far this month. several employees say they are taking an early retirement because of the fear their pay could be cut because of the budget problems. an employees pension is usual lie based on how much they earn in their final year of work. >>> 6:18 is the time right now. let's check in with sal for a look at traffic. >> things are calm out there. this is the first time we have had a dry commute starting off. and i don't remember the last time we had a dry commute. it has been awhile. steve and i are cautiously optimistic. we will talk to steve in a moment to see what is going on. for the most part you can see traffic is moving along nicely getting up past # 80 here near the cool see -- getting up past 880 here near the coliseum. steve, will things stay this way? will we have a dry afternoon commute? let's bring in s

retail giant walmart is accused of discriminating against female employees and those workers past andow more from linsey davis. >> reporter: this woman, an assistant manager at sam's club and single mother of two, says she's about to make history. >> it's crazy. i never would have thought that me personally would ever have made it to the supreme court. >> reporter: she's been employed by walmart for almost 25 years. and is one of six named plaintiffs who filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the company over pay and promotions. >> there was a male coworker there that had been with the company half the time that i had been and he was making almost double what i was making. i had even gone to the district manager and asked him what i needed to do and that's when i got the blow the cobwebs off my makeup and doll up comment. >> reporter: on tuesday the supreme court will decide if one of the largest class-action suits in history will go forward against the nation's largest private employer. >> we're not going after them because they're big. we're going after them because they're wron

walmart of preferring male employees than women at the stores. the high court court must decide now if this should can be given class-action status. a woman from concord is one of the plaintiffs. >>> also later today, the city of -- the city of san francisco could become the first city in the nation to take away those phobe books that you get on your doorstep. the board of supervisors is expected to vote restricting delivery to the phone books to ownly people who personally ask for them. supporters say the move would protect the environment. but some business leaders argue this will hurt companies that advertise in the phone books. >>> san francisco police are trying to track down burglars in an unusual jewelry store heist. they say genesis jewelry on 23rdest in the miss district of san francisco was broken into sometime friday evening or early saturday morning. this is new video shot. police i -- police say the criminals got into ajewel -- got into the jewelry store by breaking into a farmers insurance next door. police are examenning the survei

the head of walmart's operation says the cost of goods it's purchasing wholesale is rising rapidly.shey announcing across the board increase in prices it charges wholesalers. two time world series champion is ringing the bell along with executives from anheuser-busch inbev and one of clydesdale horses. if you like bacon, deny any, seven nay bacon items on the menu including a maple bacon sundae. i'm jane king. >> a pleasanton soldier has been killed while serving in afghanistan. 23-year-old army specialist was on his way to military airport on tuesday when an apparent roadside bomb exploded. a pleasanton weekly says he was a massage therapist before enlisting into the army. he was due to be discharged next year. >> eric: california company is recalling its seafood salad products that it could be contaminated. they have the frankly fresh label. they come in a variety of sizes. bacteria was discovered in a routine check. so far no one has reported getting sick but if you have the salads, return them to the store >> a famous ship wreck has reemerged on ocean beach. these are photos fro

supreme court heard arguments today in a mammoth gender discrimination case against walmart. the justices seemed sympathetic to the giant retailer in considering whether a small group of women can represent a huge nationwide class. walmart is accused of discriminating against female employees by denying promotions and paying them less than men. today, the court questioned whether the alleged treatment was part of a corporate policy. >> tom: the third largest u.s. stock exchange, called bats global markets, wants to compete with its bigger rivals. bats plans to launch a new listings service for u.s. stocks by the end of this year. the move opens the door for u.s. companies to take their shares public somewhere other than the new york stock exchange or nasdaq. bats is based in kansas city and already competes with those better-known exchanges in its trading business. >> suzanne: when it comes to banks and the lessons learned from the financial crisis, tonight's commentator says what's old is new again. he's allan sloan, senior editor at large at "fortune." >> it's amazing how m

, the suit claiming that walmart stores favor men over women in pay and promotion. billions are at stake. a ruling for walmart could make it harder for others to bring class action claims against large employers. two plaintiffs are from the bay area. >> new information about the safety record of a refinery that caught fire yesterday and we now know that the refinery has been fined ten times since october. the city manager says it's too early to link the company's record of leagues with ned's fire. and injured one employee. firefighters know what caused the fire, equipment failure that caused the release of hydrocarbons. the refinery is used to purify used oil to be used again. experts say the fire did not pose a health risk to people nearby. >> looking forward to a really nice day. great temperatures. >> it's going to be gorgeous. it's already nice. i poked my head out. a little chilly. high pressure is building in. you can see clouds arcing up and around that ridge of pressure. look at this. our clouds shoot up, that's an indication that this ridge is getting stron

. >>> walmart is a business most gps users search for when they are driving. this is a second year in a row that walmart has topped the list which is put together by the gps company. walmart produced more than double the number of searches conducted for target which came in second place. starbucks number three. best buy was fourth. chase bank came in number five. >>> let's check back in with sal for a look at traffic. sal. >> pam, we are following breaking news in rinda where a tree has come down and effected power lines. we will follow this for mornings on 2. this is orinda just south of highway 24. pg&e crews are there. this is new video. we'll have a little bit more of this coming up on mornings on 2. we have no word of how long it will take to fix this problem. the power is not out in the area so far. let's go back to the desk. >>> we will go real quick here. not only is the ground get saturated because of the rain here. it will get worse here. the front still has a ways to go. we will talk about that coming up on mornings on 2. >> thank you. >>> coming up

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he got fired from walmart -- he's a wal-mart greeter. got fired last year.or saying merry christmas to a couple of women in wal-mart on the way in. you believe that. course it was august and he wasn't wearing any pants. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's were i think -- that's where he got into trouble. >> that might have explained it right there. and then my grandma, she's a sweetheart. but she's with it, she's kinda irritating me. she looks a little like carol burnett, only shorter and the face is different. [ laughter ] but she's mad because she gets her hair cut at walmart, now she's mad at them and wants to sue them because they screwed up her side burns last week. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: why? >> you know, i got a nephew been living with me for a couple of months while his house is up at the mechanic. and -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i can't believe they screwed up -- [ talking over each other ] >> well, it's the weather. it's snowing out. it's the weather. >> jimmy: i can't believe they screwed up grandma's side burns at walmart. >> yeah, they screwed up the si

winick. >> reporter: the plaintiffs accuse walmart of passing them over for promotions, paying them less than men. >> before i got promoted, when i was asking what i need to do, i was told to blow the cobwebs off my makeup and to doll up. >> reporter: the supreme court must decide whether thousands of female employees were discriminated against, but whether they should be allowed to bring the biggest class-action lawsuit ever against america's largest employer. >> these plaintiffs are trying to represent more than 1.5 million associates. >> reporter: the three women on the court appeared to be the most sympathetic on the case. ruth bader ginsburg asked, isn't there some responsibility on the company to say, is gender discrimination at work? and if there is, is there justification to stop it? but antonin scalia, the argument that the company as a whole discriminated. which is it, scalia said. it's either individual supervisors who are left on their own. or a strong corporate culture that tells you what to do. if the lawsuit is allowed to proceed, it would allow 1.5 million employees seeki

walmart denies the claim. >> does it seem like you are getting less for your money? your right." reports that companies have been reducing size of their products to hide price increases. some boxes have gone from 16 to 13 ounces and sugar now comes in four instead of five pound bags. marketing experts say consumers are more sensitive to changes in price than quantity. >> to know that chip isn't there that you were planning on. >> yeah. >> let's get the weather forecast. first up, tell us about the how the winds may play in the fire. >> only thing i'm concerned about the cap at the upper levels of atmosphere but the winds are non-existent. blowing about 3 miles an hour that will push it over the water but it will a slow go of the once the sun comes up that will mix out and not be too much of a problem. 6:18 and some of the high clouds i don't think it be quite as bright as yesterday but warmer than yesterday. take a look at temperatures 42 in santa rosa and napa. everybody else in the mid to upper 40s. around the monterey bay 42 in santa cruz i'm not sure why that didn't come up

. >>> also, the walmart makeover. maybe smaller is better. >>> and the brazen burglars, who repelled into a car dealer, taking a tv star's $200,000 sports car. we'll be back with that. >>> foreclosure activity slowed sharply last month. more than 225,000 homes received some type of foreclosure notice in february. that is actually down 27% from a year ago. and the lowest level in three years. now, the slowdown was primarily due to lenders delaying action because of government investigations into questionable paperwork. >>> the fate of blockbuster could be decided today. a federal bankruptcy judge is expected to rule on whether the movie rental chain stays in business or is liquidated. liquidation means shutting down nearly 5,000 stores. >>> walmart is thinking small. bloomberg news reports that next week it will started bying stores one-tenth the size of an average supercenter. 40 will open this year. >>> concern about the fighting in libya has stocks down across the board this morning. tokyo's nikkei average tumbled 1

. >> and women versus walmart. the biggest job discrimination case ever. >> and serious felony charges the government is considering in the massive gulf coast oil spill. right now the supreme court are hearing arguments about a major discrimination case against walmart. whether they can move forward on a class action suit. they accuse the largest retailer of favoring men and women over pay and promotions. justices were troubled by a lower court's rulings allowing the class action to proceed. the retailer wants the high court to force each plaintiff to file separate suits. >> we don't say the cases are too big but the claims of three people who are acting on behalf of millions are aberrational. >> walmart denies discriminating against women. >> dozens of woman rallied in favor of the suit. if the court rules in favor of plaintiffs this would be the largest class action suit in history. they expected to hand down the decision by late june. >> breaking news in redwood city where sky7hd which is live over a yard where

she says walmart favors men over women. if the suit proceeds walmart could lose billions.ndia and pakistan over cricket. >> i don't know that much about it. i do know however that pakistan and india's prime ministers are at this match and 100 million people are watching it. this is happening mostly on the internet through espn but this is a tremendous game. they hope it will build good will between both countries but if you have some co-workers this morning who are bleary-eyed this happened over night. there you go as far as that goes. there's a website called dptwatch, created by a civilian who says he is fed up with the ticketing in san francisco. put in your citation number and a batch number and he is going to sort of figure out if perhaps one meter made in particular is writing the wrong kind of tickets. it's up to you m you want to put your real name in a stranger's website but an interesting fight back. >> yeah. i don't know. i remember running down to move the car. quite a sight. it's 5:27. an update on our breaking news. a fire in san francisco. coming up. and a t

walmart produced more than double the number of charges. starbucks number three best buy fourth and chase bank is fifth. >>> all right time now 5:57. there is a new development in that nuclear scare. scientists detect radiation here in the bay area. why they are emphasizing though there is no need to worry. >>> and it will be a busy weekend in the final preparations for the barry bonds' perjury trial. >>> there is pockets of very heavy rain. reports coming in from the peninsula and san rafael. we all talk about it live coming up.

. >>> walmart is downsizing.largest retailer told investors thursday it plans to build hundreds of smaller outlets in coming years. construction on the first so-called express store will begin next week in gentry, arkansas. the smaller stores will be less than one-tenth the size of the average walmart. revenue for the chain is still rising overall, but sales have slowed the past year and a half. >>> and apple fans certainly know what today is. the new ipad 2 hits stores today. the reviews have been fantastic so far. the new tablet is thinner, lighter, and faster than the first ipad. and the best part -- the new one has the same price tag as the old version, starting at $500. according to one analyst, apple could sell as many as 600,000 just this weekend. and betty, who doesn't want to be lighter, thinner and faster? >> i know. we all want that. in life, right? >> right. >> all right. ashley morrison joining us live here in new york. thank you, ashley. >>> los angeles police raided charlie sheen's mansion overnigh

i remember driving down walmart to the golden gate bridge and seeing the military guard at the gate and being utterly fascinated. >> so presidio habitat is an exhibition where you have invited, how many artists to think about the habitat? >> we put together a list of possible participants, local, national, or international, of people who are concerned with environmental concerns, made some sort of contribution to the landscape and conversation we're having here. we said that broke -- proposal requests and we received 25 back. from that 25, we went through and chose tend to realize in the landscape. >> including this building, which is an amazing example of recycling. >> we are proud of this space. it was designed by a local architecture team. we said, we need something that is a temporary structure, something that can be brought onto the presidio in pieces, act as an exhibition space for one year. we came up with the notion of shipping containers. it was important for us that we made this project for the place, of the place. what i mean by that is participants would also used repurchase

they plan to fight back by bringing back walmart's every day low prices formula. he also hopes to raise walmart as a one-stop shopping destination by adding more products. hard to believe they can do that, but i guess they can. >>> uniteded and continental are raising flights on u.s. flights by $10 roundtrip. sound like a broken record because that's the eighth attempt by u.s. airlines to hike fairs this year. if it holds it will be the seventh successful one. they wouldn't give a reason for the hike, but most of the hikes have been blamed on the rising price of fuel. back to you. >>> it is costing us more in everything. thank you, courtney. >> $10 here, $20 there. >> everything is going up, except for my check. >>> let's check the forecast right now with christina. >> good thing you have three little ones to pull that chariot for you eventually. i saw the cutest pictures of the triplets yesterday. hopefully we'll get them on the website so you can meet the triplets soon if you have not yet. we are looking good in terms of what we are expecting today. finally a dr

little money anywhere they work whether it's walmart or another grocery store is the difference between wal-mart and no other grocery stores and you know but sometimes some others. starting with this state starting wages the same about eight or nine dollars an hour what's different here at wal-mart sure and of course over time. you'll get you basically you'll leave the job at three or four years whatever you'll never increase your wages increase your move up the hierarchy unionized grocery store we have a grievance procedure your god or our union you can stay here twenty years and by the time you've been there ten years you have enough money you're going to have a middle class standard of living that's the difference you know careers at walmart you know you said that their sales are lagging i think too many folks out feel bad for them at this point especially the executives out wal-mart and also look inside thanks so much for your time today to be here and while many folks blame the big corporations and banks for causing the financial crisis some are finally taking to the streets over i

at walmart on rosewood drive. he is about two to three years old. parents or the way. hopefully the right parents will identify them and bring more information on that. >> kristen: in sacramento, governor brown concedes defeat in his efforts to get tax extension measure on the june ballot. dozens of disabled people and caregivers turned out at the state capital yesterday. teachers across california are nervous to. public schools are expected to take the brunt of the budget ax making it unlike that thousands of pink slips will be cancelled. >> we'll lose librarians and counselors, athletic programs will be cut further. >> kristen: democrats say they will try to avoid an all cuts budget. >> eric: time to take a look forecast. if you like sunshine and blue skies. this is your day. >> kristen: and baseball. >> and all that, too. more this weekend. it will come with wind and rough surf so today if you like the heat today today is the day to get outside. here is the picture of the bay as we look southbound from mount tamalpais this morning. let's talk temperatures. 47 in nap

what they want from walmart. >> and barry bonds trial continues, we had talk of sex.ve superstar testimony but, key may be a guy you never

walmart says it should not be given class action status. >>> budget problems in contra costa county are leading to a spike in early retirement. they say pension applications by county employees are now at twice their normal average for the month of march. several workers say they are making the move toward early retirement because they fear their pay could soon be reduced and employees pension is usually based on how much you earn in your final year of work. >>> time now 6:16. sal is set to get you where you need to go. >> we are doing pretty well so far. chp is not giving us a lot to go on which is nice. here is 80 westbound no major problems if you are driving on 80 westbound. westbound bay bridge looks good. ace train is running today. train number one has left the central valley on time. remember it did not run on friday but it's running today. 5:17 let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal after a couple of weeks of just a lot of rain and wind this week looks much quieter. in fact, more spring like as temperatures by midweek start to push into the mid to upper 70s and maybe near 80 by

supreme court appears to be ready to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against walmart. a case where a woman from concord is one of the plaintiffs. several high court justices say they were troubled by this case and by some of the lower court decisions. >>> and possible good news from water officials this morning. california's three-year drought is reportedly over. that is because of a near record snowfall in the sierra. >>> in japan radiation detected in sea water near that damaged nuclear plant is 3,000 times the normal level. nuclear safety officials say it's a sign that more contaminated water is making its way into the ocean and it is a concern. but they also say it does not pose an immediate health risk. we are now hearing though the president of the plant's utility has been hospitalized for high blood pressure because of all the stress. >>> new this morning the president of uganda says libyan leader moammar gadhafi is welcome to live in yew ganoidei if -- yew ganoidei if he leaves libya. >>> to -- jim brady is renewing his push for tighter gun controls. brady was

supreme court appears ready to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against walmart. a case where a woman in concord is one of the plaintiffs. they suggested they were troubled by this case. and some of the lower court rulings. >>> good news for water customers. the three-year drought is over. >>> crime is a regular part of campus life at berkeley high. those alarming words are prompting action. paul chambers is in berkeley with what is being done about it. paul. >> reporter: good morning, pam. after recent events here at berkeley high school a special meeting will be held tonight. the most recenticsincident happened last -- recent incident happened last week. a number of students, faculty, and staff were in the courtyard at the time but no one was hit. published reports state seven students total have been arrested since january last year. now a few weeks ago it was reported that two additional security guards were added and a tip line was created to have that safety measure. now more safety measures are expected to be discussed tonight as well as legal issues that d