ge wang is the founder of smule. you for being with us this morning. >> thank you for having me. >>> we'll be back in a minute. >>> welcome back to "press: here." tomorrow, yahoos are going to wake up to a new boss that's not the same as the old boss. what do you think of the appointment of thompson? >> there are three ceos into the turn around and it's hard to find any company besides apple that has managed three ceos to turn things around. their business is search and display. he doesn't really know either by experience. so if he takes yahoo into the direction of being more of a tech company again and maybe bringing some more of his payments transactional retailback in, it could be interesting. >> scott thompson has been on the program, i liked him, i thought he's competent. my concern is when a reporter at a press conference asked him what's similar between paypal and yahoo, what are you bringing from paypal to yahoo, he said, well, paypal has buyers and sellers -- i'm paraphrasing and yahoo has advertisers. and t

yep, it's miss vera wang.ook into the designer digs that inspired some famous designer duds. >> it's as simple as it is expensive. >> right. ic here, if they actually work. >> remember vera wang's black wedding dress collection. >> yes. >> halloween wedding dresses. >> i think we figured out where the inspiration came from. in this video by "harper's bazaar" magazine, we get an inside look into vera wang's los angeles home, which kind of gives us a clue as to how it helped inspire her black wedding dress collection. ♪ >> my design choices for this house were all about minimalism. >> the whole house has really clean lines. everything is kind of in black and white but has very clean, sharp lines. even the pool and patio furniture. >> the whole entire house is very minimalist. i'm not surprised. that's kind of her style. >> i don't think of excess when i think of vera wang. i just don't no. >> no. it's so simple. >> and expensive. >> yeah. it's as simple as it is expensive. >> right. >> which is excessive. >>> th

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in the family, we call it the wang wang, and i'll just show you why.ery carefully into here, [ glass popping ] that's why it's called the "wang wang" there's a very fine film of glass across there which is concave. and when i blow it, it makes this funny noise. it's an extraordinary sound and unique, your wang wang. i don't know there's another. i don't think we'll ever see another. this is a fantastic group of blow torches. you're a blow torch collector, are you? yes, i am. how many have you got in your collection? around about 350. never! of which you've brought us just a selection of four. most people think about blow torches when they're stripping paint, but they're not all for stripping paint. that's the general opinion of things but, of course, blow torches were invented in 1880. they were used as a means of portable heat for just about everything you can think of. and invented in sweden? in sweden, yes. this little one in the middle was patented before 1900. that's nice, it's called "the rapid" made in sweden. it's a sort of spherical thing. yes

vera wang's line is simply one of the big sellers.ssories she's working on due out next month. >> the trend for the very high platform is to elongate the leg. >> wang says the mass market line is all about eve. >> it was a great opportunity to bring in things i really loved that i feel are the main stage of a woman's style. >> many of the other designer lines are limited releases only. shoppers going mad over missoni. the day target released misson, the websites crashed and the shoppers flood stores. >> jason woo, famous for dressing michelle obama, releases his collection, super bowl sunday. >> i look forward to seeing women wearing it all over the place. i think the girls will find the selection really wearable. >> no matter how big the name, always think before you buy. >> is this really a well made product? do i expect this to last a long time, and if i'm going to spend more money for a celebrity or designer product, is it worth it? >> fun anyway. well, the guys out there don't have to feel left out. style lists are starting to ca

alan wang is at city hall where those layoffs are looming. alan? >> carolyn, the meeting just finished up within the hour. and they decided to delay this very crucial vote. and that's because dissolving a $28 million redevelopment front is a very complicated process, and they don't want anyone to lose their jobs if they can prevent it. despite interruptions by occupy protesters, the city council pressed on. time is running out. >> we have never done anything this big, this fast. >> the council is under pressure is slash possibly 105 jobs that includes 20 city administrator positions by the end of the month. the loss of $28 million in redevelopment funds has the mayor proposing huge cuts in slashing the budgets of the oaknd la zoo and children's ferrynd la by 40%. >> this process has made a mockery of the layoff provisions of our contract by providing insufficient notice. >> at tonight's council meeting, union reps complained of the short notice and accused the city council of layoff procedures. 24 union rep remind reminded the city of the mission s

i'm alan wang. >> and i'm ama dates. we begin with mike shumann. guys, it was such a great season, but it came to an end. >> two unbelievable endings. the 49ers had their chances, and at this point in the season you have to take advantage. niners had no turnovers on special teams. but two tonight cost them the game. this is the play that basically ended the season. 17-17 and he strips the ball and the giants recover. it lead to a giants score. the fieldew the 31-yard goal. giants end the season 20-17 the final. it was in overtime and they will face the patriots in super bowl 46. i can only imagine how stunned the for the 49er locker room was. >> shu, you were there. you know what it is like when you are a player and give everything you have and are exhausted at the finish and disappointed and depressed. and that's the way it was in the 49er locker room. it was a cold, dreary night and it ends, dreary fashion. i want to show you video of players coming off the field. poor kyle williams with the two turnovers. alex smith with joe staley walking off.

alan wang is live in dublin where officials were met by what sounds like an angry crowd. >> most were not very happy, dan. tonight's gathering was part of a series of meetings designed to get feedback on a project called plan bay area. the strategy is to get more people living near their jobs and mass transportation that would reduce greenhouse gases. opponents are calling this social engineering. >> it is willing to pay for it and it will get built. >> a growing opposition is forming against plan bay area, a 25-year integrated land use and transportation plan for the nine bay area counties. >> you are forcing the plan on the cities despite your pretty words about it not really being forced. but they have a choice. >> there are 200 priority development areas, much planned for high density living that would rely on mass transit. >> you are going to make it hard for the middle class to use their cards. the -- cars. the cost of living will go up. how will those with low income move up? >> the plan is lead by the association of bay area governments and the metropolitan transportation comm

alan wang is live in oakland with reaction to the speech. alan? >> several hundred people packed into everett and jones barbecue tonight. this is where a lot of democrats gather for the big political events here in oaknd la. the president's speech seemed to reenvigorate his supporters who feel like he has been bogged down by republicans throughout most of the first term. >> let's work together. we are all in this together. >> obama supporters liked the president's upbeat perspective and his emphasis on teamwork to get the economy rolling. >> this has been so opposed by republicans, but he hasn't taken a negative stance. i think that boweds well for the -- bodes well for the country. >> many of the democrats say they have seen a change that obama promised. like a ban on insurance companies from denying coverage to patients with preexisting conditions. >> i was trying to get coverage, but i didn't. now i do. so for me it is -- >> they also liked his push for an industry based on cleaner energy and incentives for the high-tech industry. >> i don't th

reporting live in richmond, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you, alan. >>> lawmakers took another step toward building a stadium for the san francisco 49ers. the city council reached an agreement with great america. it is to use the parking lot for stadium events, and it gives construction crews access to great america's overflow parking lot. die hard efforts to keep the 9ers in san francisco continue. sf gate is reporting that the planning commission is trying to arrange a meeting between business and labor lead you ares and the dallas architectural firm hks. sthre drawn out preliminary -- they have drawn out preliminary plans for a stadium and retractable roof at hunters point. they are trying to raise funds for a full fees ability study. >>> now to the nfl team on the other side of the bay. within minutes of taking the job, the new general manager of the oakland raiders made a big change jie. he fired hugh jackson. larry beil is here with the story. >> major change. a new era for raider football from owner to gm to coach, and perhaps to los angeles. that's based on comments from mar

now more from alan wang. >> these concord residents say the strong smell of crude oil is unbearable. >> i can smell it in the air. as soon as they took it away from what it was covering up, it comes out. >> a representative called neighbors explaining they detected an odor coming from behind their homes located on the former concord naval weapons station. >> to see if there is a possible leak. >> the odor this time was noticible. but in november neighbors say the fumes are so overwhelming, many had to stay in hotels. >> i am still dealing with the cough and the sinus infection and the headaches with the initial one. >> the bay area quality management district issued a public nuisance violation for the november leak to conocophillips. conocophillips is doing maintenance work and will get back to us with details. they never did. >> i e-mailed him and they don't do nothing. it is tough to say. >> i spoke with hazmat today and they have actually been in contact with conocophillips, and they have been told that the oil has my dpraited under private -- has migrated under private property.

alan wang takes it on a test drive. >> reporter: it is just a big green button that guides you to theearest open parking spot in san francisco ii >> congratulations. >> reporter: there it is. -- david designed voice park, it uses data from existing parking sensors, installed by the san francisco municipal transportation agency which designed the park app. he thought it was too difficult to use while driving. voice park uses real-time information on more than 19,000 spots in eight areas around san francisco it knows when commercial spots are open to the public and refreshes every eight seconds. >> if somebody snags that in that eight seconds it will take you to the nearest one after that >> reporter: to see how good it is, with we decided to let an expert at finding spots use the app. the parking valley. >> picked up a -- up a spot on pine street there was a spot open. >> reporter: the app could not keep up with quick u-turns and sudden direction changes it doesn't anticipate temporary construction zones he says it is a work in progress and the first of the its kind. in less than a mon

alan wang is at city hall where those layoffs are looming. alan? >> carolyn, the meeting just finished up within the hour. and they decided to delay this very crucial vote. and that's because dissolving a $28 million redevelopment front is a very complicated process, and they don't want anyone to lose their jobs if they can prevent it. despite interruptions by occupy protesters, the city council pressed on. time is running out. >> we have never done anything this big, this fast. >> the council is under pressure is slash possibly 105 jobs that includes 20 city administrator positions by the end of the month. the loss of $28 million in redevelopment funds has the mayor proposing huge cuts in slashing the budgets of the oaknd la zoo and children's ferrynd la by 40%. >> this process has made a mockery of the layoff provisions of our contract by providing insufficient notice. >> at tonight's council meeting, union reps complained of the short notice and accused the city council of layoff procedures. 24 union rep remind reminded the city of the mission s

i'm ama dates. >> and i'm alan wang. in tonight's headlines, a sensational season came to a sudden end. the 49ers lost the nfc championship game to the giants 20-17 in overtime. >> antioch police are still searching for the suspects who opened fire at a sweet 16 birthday party. six people including a 13-year-old boy were hurt. >> and san francisco sheriff has a court date on charges of domestic violence. he faces three misdemeanor cast. it is expected tomorrow. >> and gabrielle giffords wounded in an assassination attempt and announced she will resign from congress. >> i have more work to do on my recovery. it is what is best for arizona. i will step down this week. i'm getting bier. -- i'm getting better. >> giffords made the announcement on a facebook page. she was shot in the head a year ago while at a supermarket and greeting constituants. the man charged in the shooting was found mentally ill. >>> and south carolina's primary rocked the republican race for the white house. >> newt gingrich pulled off a huge win beat

reporting live in richmond, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you, alan. >>> lawmakers took another step toward building a stadium for the san francisco 49ers. the city council reached an agreement with great america. it is to use the parking lot for stadium events, and it gives construction crews access to great america's overflow parking lot. die hard efforts to keep the 9ers in san francisco continue. sf gate is reporting that the planning commission is trying to arrange a meeting between business and labor lead you ares and the dallas architectural firm hks. sthre drawn out preliminary -- they have drawn out preliminary plans for a stadium and retractable roof at hunters point. they are trying to raise funds for a full fees ability study. >>> now to the nfl team on the other side of the bay. within minutes of taking the job, the new general manager of the oakland raiders made a big change jie. he fired hugh jackson. larry beil is here with the story. >> major change. a new era for raider football from owner to gm to coach, and perhaps to los angeles. that's based on comments from mar

alan wang is live in oakland with reaction to the speech. alan? >> several hundred people packed into everett and jones barbecue tonight. this is where a lot of democrats gather for the big political events here in oaknd la. the president's speech seemed to reenvigorate his supporters who feel like he has been bogged down by republicans throughout most of the first term. >> let's work together. we are all in this together. >> obama supporters liked the president's upbeat perspective and his emphasis on teamwork to get the economy rolling. >> this has been so opposed by republicans, but he hasn't taken a negative stance. i think that boweds well for the -- bodes well for the country. >> many of the democrats say they have seen a change that obama promised. like a ban on insurance companies from denying coverage to patients with preexisting conditions. >> i was trying to get coverage, but i didn't. now i do. so for me it is -- >> they also liked his push for an industry based on cleaner energy and incentives for the high-tech industry. >> i don't th

alan wang is live in dublin where officials were met by what sounds like an angry crowd. >> most were not very happy, dan. tonight's gathering was part of a series of meetings designed to get feedback on a project called plan bay area. the strategy is to get more people living near their jobs and mass transportation that would reduce greenhouse gases. opponents are calling this social engineering. >> it is willing to pay for it and it will get built. >> a growing opposition is forming against plan bay area, a 25-year integrated land use and transportation plan for the nine bay area counties. >> you are forcing the plan on the cities despite your pretty words about it not really being forced. but they have a choice. >> there are 200 priority development areas, much planned for high density living that would rely on mass transit. >> you are going to make it hard for the middle class to use their cards. the -- cars. the cost of living will go up. how will those with low income move up? >> the plan is lead by the association of bay area governments and the metropolitan transportation comm

workers were videotaped spray painting designer dresses, including one $6,000 dress by vera wang. after a national outcry, david's bridal issued a statement saying then the the public's frustration and will donate dresses whenever possible in the future. it makes you wonder, what were they thinking? >> and destroying a vera wang dress is a crime. >> not only that, but they could give it to somebody. >> i don't understand that at all. >>> coming up, putting pressure on virginia's election laws. a look at which presidential candidates are joining a lawsuit to try to push changes. >>> shoppers in one maryland county may soon be able to load their grocery carts [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury gran

now more from alan wang. >> these concord residents say the strong smell of crude oil is unbearable.ey took it away from what it was covering up, it comes out. >> a representative called neighbors explaining they detected an odor coming from behind their homes located on the former concord naval weapons station. >> to see if there is a possible leak. >> the odor this time was noticible. but in november, neighbors say the fumes are so overwhelming, many had to stay in hotels. >> i am still dealing with the cough and the sinus infection and the headaches with the initial one. >> the bay area quality management district issued a public nuisance violation for the november leak to conocophillips. conocophillips is doing maintenance work and will get back to us with details. they never did. >> i e-mailed him and they don't do nothing. it is tough to say. >> i spoke with hazmat today and they have actually been in contact with conocophillips, and they have been told that the oil has my dpraited under private -- has migrated under private property. lisa lives behind the site and it is a habi

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you can see the wang line peaking during half time. and that's. it andy bit ad numbers are looking good for the first quarter. >> that's fantastic, mike. >> that's my turn around. >> we must have done an amazing job. >> let's go to story number one. straight off, story number one, congressman, you mentioned that you think actually this whole debate and campaign and this slug fest is good because you said that you actually think it toughens them up to beat the crap out of each other. do you think there might be a negative impact on that? >> there is probably a negative, but you missed the other part of that. and that is, it builds the horse race. it gets people to watch and pay attention. >> okay. well i guess. you don't want to do that. >> you have a law degree. thank god for the double screen. do you think because you have a beat them up festival and the idea that it makes them better at what they do and creates a stronger candidate, does it if you are trying to widen the audience, if you are trying to be more inclusive, bring the voters in. isn'

in san francisco, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> 5:45.&t is raising prices on data plans for its smartphones and tablets. bloomberg business report coming up. >>> caucus confusion why a count to certify the closest ever iowa republican caucus is leading to questions about who really won. >>> from losers to cover boys look who is on the cover of the nation's most popular sports magazine. >>> welcome back many live doppler showing rain and higher elevation snow north of sacramento and it will stay north of i-80 through the better part of today. if you are heading south increasing sunshine low to mid 60s big sur, los angeles, san diego, 73 palm springs 59 fresno. sierra winter storm warning from 1:00 today to 4:00 tomorrow morning. winter storm watch for the second storm friday evening through saturday morning. for the first time up to a foot of snow above 7,000 feet, four to six inches above 5,000 feet, travel is going to be dangerous tonight and tomorrow so be careful if you are heading that way. >>> developing news in the republican race

i'm alan wang. in tonight's headline, santa clara county prosecutors launched a probe into the shooting death of a drunk driving suspect by a santa clara police officer. the police say the man was reaching for a weapon after being pulled over last night on karen street. a fire broke out on the top story of a large victorian home in san rafael this evening. investigators still don't know what started it. nobody was hurt, but at least four people who lived in the home will need to find a new place to live. >>> and two san francisco firefighters are recovering after being burned while battling a fire in outer richmond -- the outer richmond district. the fire started just after midnight on 42nd avenue at balboa street. the injured firefighters have been released from the hospital. >>> we are just six day usa way from the south carolina primary. and tonight we are hearing that jon huntsman will withdraw from the race tomorrow. the campaign officials say he plans to endorse mitt romney, and with the lates

i'm janelle wang. more on his new chief staff and a death sentence for a u.s. marine imprisoned in iran. john >> reporter: that's right. mitt romney is the candidate to beat here. he's the former governor of a neighboring state. he spent millions. the race is furthermore number two. as you point out, jon huntsman, born in redwood city, his father went to stanford, he appears to be surging at the right time. he believes he will win independent votes and independents can vote in the prima primary. he's conservative, mormon and until this week a long shot. today visiting a bakery in new hampshire, huntsman arguing that his experience in pragmatism makes him more electable in the fal fall. >> which means you have to convince people who supported for barack obama to support you. it means you have to reach beyond your own party. you have to convince independents and democrats to vote for you. that's electability. that's the mathematical reality. >> can you speed in states like california? >> i'm a californian. of course i can compete in california. >> reporter: his b

alan wang takes it on a test drive. >> it's just a big green button that guides you to the nearest openking spot in san francisco. >> there is one space on the block. congratulations! >> where is it. there it is. >> david designed a voice park, uses data from existing parking sensors which designed the park app, but he thought it was too difficult to use while driving. >> you have the color codes what is available and not available. you have to navigate as though are holding a paper map while you are driving. >> voice park uses realtime information on more than 19,000 parking spots in eight pilot areas around san francisco. >> there are 838 spaces available. >> it knows when commercial spots are available to the public and refreshes every eight seconds. >> if somebody snag that has it will recalculate that and take you to the nearest one after that. >> we decided to let an expert find parking spots. parking vale. >> on pine street we went right around the block, it was that easy. >> but the app could not keep up with sudden direction changes. it doesn't each temporary construction zones

i'm alan wang. >> and i'm ama dates. a jubilant day for san francisco officials being sworn in today. >> but it was bittersweet for the new sheriff in town. he was sworn in under a cloud of domestic violence allegations. sergio was there when he addressed the investigation for the first time today. >> a newly-elected sheriff soaks in the pomp and circumstance of the swearing in violence, but talks about the on going investigation. >> i also want to say i am sorry a cloud came over what should be a very special day. >> during the inauguration of mayor ed le we talked about it. >> we take it very, very seriously, and we put the investigation as complete as we could make it, and now it is presented to the district attorney for an action. >> this is an investigation that was launched last week according to the court documents. ivory madison called san francisco police to report a incident between the new sheriff and his wife. according to the documents, she said he grabbed her arm and bruised it. following the mayor's inaugu

with that, i would like to nominate commissioner wang -- hwang to be vice president of the commission. she is also an attorney, always prepared, a very level-headed and thoughtful. >> commissioner hwang to accept that nomination? commissioner hwang: i accept with great privilege and honor. >> is there any other nomination? vice president garcia: no. when president goh says she is level-headed, that is not a physical description. i hope that he passes his nomination with flying colors, which i suspect she will. >> is there any public comment on the nomination for the office of vice president? seeing none, please call the roll on that. >> we have a motion from president goh to elevate commissioner hwang to the vice presidency of the board. on that motion -- commissioner fung: aye. vice president garcia: aye. commissioner hwang: aye. >> commissioner hwang is elevated to vice president of the board. >> moving on to the office of president, are there any nominations for the office? commissioner fung: i would like to nominate commissioner garcia to a role that he has had before. i hope that

so please turn yourself in. >> that was janel wang reporting.pet store employees didn't realize the chow puppy was missing until feeding time, nearly a half hour after the thieves left the store. >>> aç palo alto police office is wearing the new badge of honor as the official coach of a u.s. olympic team. ben lee will coach the olympic badminton team. he was part of the first ever u.s. olympic badminton team competing in barcelona. good luck to the coach and his team. >>> nbc's bay area coverage of the olympics in london, six months away. more than 200 countries competing, more than 15,000 athletes, millions of spectators and the top priority on the organizer's list? security. a combination of police, military and security guards have been running regular drills to get ready. even dogs that search for explosives are being brought back from combat units in afghanistan to meet the demand. >> we have a mountain of work still to do. we will need every minute of the next six months to deliver a great games. >> there are major transportation concerns

. >>> and i'm janelle wang. positive news on the jobs frontful i'll tell you why the unemployment numbers could be deceiving. >>> and a daring rescue on the high seas. the u.s. navy steps in to save a group of fishermen from pirates. your international headlines coming up next. ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on >>> we all know it's one of the fastest growing companies in the world and today facebook opens its doors to our cameras. >> plenty of stories about facebook. but this is the first tv story done inside their worldwide headquarters, their new headquarters in menlo park. we bring in nbc bay area's tech reporter scott budman. they invited you with the exclusive story. >> i worked earlier in the morning than you guys. facebook on a hiring tear and now has a headquarters that will fi

she is considering vera wang and valentino for potential designers for her down -- gown.quins. steven tyler from aerosmith has announced that he is engaged. two weddings to look forward to. >> the third time as the charts for everybody. >>> cold outside, 28 degrees. -- third time is the charm. >>> >> bad news [ snoring ] [ [ under crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling sneezing, coughing aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 ldld & flu symptoms. ♪ ♪

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my name is ian wang. i am within 300 yards of the proposed site. i am here to support my community. i asked you to deny at&t the right to build at that site. i have been a resident of this community for five years. i am a long-term at&t user. i have never had an issue or a dropped call within my area of service or might baseman or my backyard. our service has been excellent with at&t. i echo everything that my neighbors have said. excellent service, a blight on the neighborhood. we feel like thiscell tower is not necessary. please say no to at&t and say yes to our neighborhood concerns. >> good afternoon, board of supervisors. i live within 300 feet of the proposed site. i am a longtime at&t subscriber as well. i have perfect reception. never a problem or a complaint to at&t about service problems. i understand that there is a cell tower on the same block. i do not understand why they need another one in an area that has good service. does that not make sense. i don't see how they can improve my service more than it is. i am a longtime resident. i have two kids. i look out my window

my name is john wang, i'm also a business representative for international brotherhood of electrical workers local 6. we represent over 2,000 members working here in san francisco. i'm here tonight speak on behalf of my membership. there were some of other local 6 members were here like to speak but after a day of work they need to get home and get ready for tomorrow. one of the members left me his note. he reads -- "my name is brett shamberry, an apprentice for i.b. local 6. when the economy was at its slowest, we apprentices were rotated in and out of work every two months but far better than journeymen out of work for up to two years. i'm a single parent and my son is a patient at cpmc for thyroid disorder. there were times when my insurance ran out because of lack of work. we would have to skip appointments and pay for his medicine out of pocket. my local and i need work not only for ourselves but our families. so with unemployment still around 30% for our local 6 members are struggling. some of them lost their home and we, the middle class, are in danger of falling below the pov

it paved the way to pass stricter smoking laws and now as alan wang reports they are poised to rejoin them with tough new laws about the tobacco retailers. >> there are 24 retail stores in dublin that sell tobacco and most #r* convenience stores and gas stations. >> even a slurpee machine has a license even. >> in the discussions to tighten laws on the tobacco sales, the city council agreed they should craft a law forcing retailers to pay a licensing fee. they president what the store to be a thousand feet away from schools, churches, parks and residential areas. but some stores are already within the restricted zone. >> i am not going to punish those that were already here. i think that they should be grandfathered in. >> you say well, have you been doing it so we will let you keep doing it. it doesn't make sense. >> and they want to limit the number of retailers in one given area with a 1,000-foot buffer zone between them. one problem that arises with the density guideline is that here in the shopping center alone there are four stores that sell tobacco products, and they are within

alan wang, abc7 news. >>> 4:37. what was that he was eating? did you see the size of that? >> it was a big chunk of meat. perfect for a football player. we are serving up fog, right? >> a big heaping portion, right? absolutely. that fog we talked about yesterday, -- here's how bad or how difficult the commute could be. sfo has one of the lowest abilities 1/8 of a mile i'm expecting flight delays they -- less than a quarter mile in fairfield, napa and santa rosa, right new concord and livermore three and foursome of the valleys around the east bay some of the -- small full of fog. winds blowing out of the north so of -- some of this could drift into the south bay through the morning. 8 everybody cloudy dealing with fog in the 40s, by noon most of the fog faded mid and upper 50s increasing sunshine into the 4:00 hour, upper 50s, to low 60s. seven day forecast on this tuesday through next monday, temperatures mainly in the 50s to mid 60s and no rain. >>> so far so good except for the fog we have advisories if your commute has you going across one of the bridges this morning, e

i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathai. at the time