francisco's mission district to protect the verdict in the george zimmerman murder trial. a jury acquitted him in the killing of trayvon martin just a few hours ago. >> the verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> jurors found the florida neighborhood watchman, george zimmerman, not guilty of second- degree murder in the killing of teenager, trayvon martin. and the news prompted hugs and celebration among zimmerman's legal team and family, but a different reaction outside the courtroom. >> shock. complete shock. disappointment. >> heartbroken for trayvon's parents. me, as a parent, as a grandmother, got young grandsons coming up in society. this shouldn't have happened. >> good evening, the zimmerman verdict is sparking strong reaction all across the country, including here in the bay area. let's start with susan. >> reporter: ended last night at 10:00 p.m. eastern time. when a judge told george zimmerman he is free to go. >> the jury have you reached a verdict? >> after deliberating for about 16 hours, the jury in the george zimmerman trial came back with its verdict. >>

in force against the not guilty verdict for george zimmerman. crowds in los angeles getting their message out and the same message in oakland. we will take you live to the demonstrations going on right now. >> as i was waking up i hear a big bang. >> the survivors of the asiana airlines flight 214 crash. how this family of five managed to walk away. good evening. >> protesters took down part of a southern california freeway showing their opposition to the george zimmerman not guilty plea. forcing cars to a complete stop. in crenshaw police in full riot gear tried to keep the peace. over oakland earlier. chopper 5 caught up with protesters at 14th and broadway. cbs 5 joe vazquez has been on the ground since the protests began. >> reporter: take a look behind me. this is 14th and broadway. frank ogawa plaza. this is what it has been like for the last four hours. demonstrators in the intersection. traffic is blocked off. there was a blench an hour a-- glitch an hour ago as the police disappeared. traffic started flowing and there was confrontations. this man and his son were trapped

. the name of the new royal baby is george alexander louis. or, prince george of cambridge. once he becomes king, he'll be called king! no, he'll be called george the 7th. george was the favorite among the book makers. >>> busted! how you can avoid getting pulled over by highway patrol officers in one of the biggest national crackdowns to date. >> for those people that got tied up in the bart strike? july, can you expect the -- strike in july, you can expect the worst in august. >> what the transit agency says they're going to do if they can't strike a deal. >> how far would you go to help your best friend? >> and the forecast! we've got a beautiful evening out there right now. a nearly full moon. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, like this person. our chopper caught >>> you better drive carefully next time you're on interstate 80 or you could end up getting busted like this person! our chopper caught this driver getting pulled over this afternoon on i80 near emeryville. the highway patrol all across the country is cracking down on drivers who don't wear seatbelts as well as speeders and drunk drivers

the george zimmerman trial including a joke that no one found funny. >>> a bay air school is giving bingo the boot. ,,,,,,,,,,,, what's behind it -- and what means for homebuyers. . >> and we want to get to the story about the jump in jumbo loan rates and what it means for homebuyers. >> reporter: time is money has never been more true than now. how are the buyers acting? she has been getting calls from anxious buyers. with a half million dollar loan, an increase in the rate will cost you $37 a month. you could save $2,600 a year. santa clara tax assessor says it will scare off investment buyers for those who want to flip homes. >> they are trying to get out of the investment. that can have a destabilizing effect on the property market. >> reporter: put things in re perspective. >> don't go out and do anything stupid. >> whatever the interest rate is and the market rate is, is the same. >>> the suspect of an amber alert in antioch turned himself in. joshua benton gave his 11-month- old girl back to police. he showed up in front of our news crew. >> i don't have weapons. i am not dan

utility. >> it seems george zimmerman can't steer clear of trouble. his estranged wife called 911 to say that he was threatening her family with a gun. but police don't plan to do anything about it. mark explains why. >> reporter: news helicopters showed george zimmerman being questioned by police outside of the home of his wife's parents. >> he is in his car and he continually has his hand on his gun and and saying, step closer. >> to what? >> to his firearm. >> and he's going to shoot us. >> okay. >> he punched my dad in the nose. my dad has a mark on his face. his glasses were on the floor. he accosted my father and took my ipad out of my hand and cut it with a pocket knife and threw it. i don't know what he is capable of. i'm really scared. >> shelly zimmerman filed for divorce last week. she and her parents declined to press charges after monday's confrontation. george zimmerman was not arrested. >> we, the jury, find george zimmerman not guilty. >> last july, he was acquitted of second-degree murder for shooting trayvon martin. zimmerman thought the unarmed teenager looked susp

will cooperate certainly with anyone. >> george surrenderedded himself with his attorney and was booked on 12 felony and misdemeanor charges. the charges stem from years of unable to file reports and lavishly spending public money. the district attorney says he wants to see him punished by spending up to a year in jail. >> what is important to me in this case is that he stepped downright away, that he plead guilty to the charges, that he pay all the money back and he spends some time behind bars. >> when first investigated by the metro newspaper five months ago, he was combative. >> i don't want you to be distracted by the political leeches this you read today and continue to read about in the print media. >> today, he resigned effective immediately. he also explained the root of his problems, writing quote, for years i suffered from depression. unfortunately, my gambling addiction went untreated for too long, which led to bad decisions and alaskas i deeply regret. investigators say his problems date back to a school board election in 2002. in 2010, the d.a. says he set up a secr

all this says she believes in karma. >> reporter: george wasn't home when whey stopped by this evening. but this morning, he quietly turned himself in and took this booking photo with bloodshot eyes. >> i think this was a good thing. today was a great day. >> reporter: in 2010, carrasco was in a heated race with campos for the council seat. this mailer was sent to voters that showed carrasco saying she was of a communist, alongside a photo of the flag of communist vietnam. it is highly offensive to vietnamese revugees who fled -- refugees who pled the country after the war. sure >> javier campos was the council policy director of mr. shirakawa. we think that's the motivation for him to want to help campos. >> the arrogance of folks who have been doing this for so long, makes them believe they're so above the law they'll never get caught. >> reporter: carrasco tried to do damage control in a county that is mostly vietnamese. >> i'm not bitter. i'm not bitter because this is a wonderful community, there's so much work to be done. >> reporter: and javier campos declined an intervi

weekend after the george zimmerman not guilty verdict. ready for any repeat but small business operators were still worried. >> i will cope my finger crossed that hopefully is not going to happen. >> reporter: at 3:00 in the afternoon another rally outside oakland city hall. it too was peaceful except for a shoving match between a critic and a supporter. around 6:00 a large group of bicyclists circled two motorcycle officers getting closer and closer and officers were able to eventually drive through the crowd without incident. back here at the vigil folks came to appeal for peace. >> for trayvon and his family, for the city of oakland, for the young people who lost their lives in the city and other cities around the nation, all over this country and all over this world. senseless and needless violence. >> reporter: oakland police officers are working extra shifts all days off have been canceled while the city continues to deal with the demonstrations. ann? >>> in san francisco, another peaceful protest in memory of trayvon martin today. protestors want federal charges to be fi

defendant, george huggins, is facing the death penalty. his girlfriend and alleged accomplice is expected to testify against him. >>> a san francisco man will be facing felony dui and manslaughter charges in the death of a teenager on her 17th birthday. chang was a junior at lowel high school and a member of the track team. just yesterday, supervisors approved improvements look the boulevard. >>> the santa cruz police officers killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest tomorrow. thousands are expected to pay their respects. the solemn goodbyes have already begun. >> reporter: at the santa cruz memorial funeral home, one last chance for a quiet goodbye. >> they're given so much to the community and to be taken like that just -- it's a real tragedy. >> reporter: at a public viewing today through hugs and handshakes, recovers held back tears while watching over the caskets. >> i just respect them, care for them. and i know this is a loss of a brother and a sister. >> reporter: the two officers were gunned down last week while questioning jeremy golet in a sexual assault. they k

founder, george zimmer. the power struggle, and the show shoes someone will have to fill. >> reporter: since the early '70s, he has been the voice and the raspy voice guaranteeing you're going to love the men's warehouse. but as of today? no more. >> reporter: for the past fou decades, as his hair has gotten lighter and lighter. >> i guarantee it. >> reporter: he has continued his guarantees. >> you're going to like the way george is out. fired. and men's warehouse is giving no explanation why. >> nothing is guaranteed. >> reporter: will has sell ed sold for years. >> he made sports coats accessible to men that might not otherwise have been exposed to it. >> reporter: zimmer started as a small shop owner in texas. he rose to become the multimillionaire ceo of a nationwide suit company based in fremont. last year, he was replaced as a hands-on manager. but there's been turmoil behind the scenes, and he's become les prominent in the commercials. the pr manager says men's warehouse should probably think of a replacement, and fast. >> i wanted to look at my main customer and

frightening fourth of july. >> a sound only a mother would know. duly testimony in the george zimmerman trial. how cries for help caught on tape took center stage. >> i think it just means that business is booming and you know, people need jobs. >> and a rosy jobs report, or is it? tell a different story. >> after seven straight days of temperatures over 100 degrees in our inland areas, the heat wave actually had something good about it. we'll talk about that in the pinpoint forecast as the news continues. ,,,,,,,,,,,, of july celebration in venta county... people run for >>> a terrifying scene at a fourth of july celebration in venture ray county. people running for cover when fireworks still on the ground begin exploding. 10,000 people were gathered for that fireworks display. cbs reporter on how the celebration turned to chaos. >> the show had just begun at 9:00 local time. when without warning, the fireworks ignited and started blasting into the crowd. 21-year-old, paulina felt the fireworks shooting into her back. >> all of a sudden, we see fireworks coming at us. my whole body com

shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv starting at $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. ...santa clara beat george n >>> the bay area has a men's national basketball champion. santa clara beat george mason 80-77 tonight to clinch the college basketball invitational tournament. quickly, we have a minute. giants walked into the home opener with a 2012 world series trophy and the group of players helped raise the world series flag. giants only run came against the cardinals. bases loaded. plenty of offense for barry zito. seven innings, giants starters have yet to give up an earned run. they win the opener 1-0. a's in houston. cocoa crisp, his 9th career leadoff run. the a's go on to beat the astros 8-3. as part of a 32-4 run. clay thompson with the warriors. they win it 111-107 over the suns to clinch a playoff. and the sharks erase a 1-0 deficit here. the go ahead. 2-1 over the flames

. and one man who has advanced negotiations is george ko hen. appointed by president obama, he played a role in cracking some tough labor disputes involving the nba and nfl. if anyone can help strike a deal, it's him. now all riders want to know is whether they will catch the train tomorrow. that word is going to have to come from the federal mediator, because as you heard, there is a gag order in place. we don't know what time that will come, but we'll be out here waiting. >> thank you. and we will keep monitoring the bar talks and provide you with the transit alternatives if bart does go on strike. check out our survival guide. >> on over to ac transit, they are trying to convince the governor to delay a strike by its workers. today, management for the transit agency hand delivered a letter to governor brown asking for a cooling off period. if the governor asks, buses would keep on rolling. some commuters can't imagine the nightmare of having to deal with the possibility of overlapping strikes by bart and ac transit. >> that would really suck. it would hurt a lot of people. a lot of

. >>> a former top aide says cristie knew ahead of time about the traffic gat at the george washington bridge. mali has the very latest. >> new jersey governor, chris christie, threatening to take the wheels off his possible run for the white house. the scandal involves the closures leading to the george bridge last september which flooded the town of new jersey with traffic. >> i had no knowledge of this, the planning, the competition, and about it. i first found out about it after the story broke. >> engineered the traffic jam as political payback. >> but now the lawyer for the says chris isn't telling the whole truth. the former cristie appointee which oversees the bridge. his attorney says the administration ordered the closures and evidence tieing mr. cristie to be nothing of the lane closures, he had no knowledge. knowledge prior to or during the closures is a prig federal and state investigators have to choses. march lee hall for cbs news. new jersey. >> talk hards. why they need to be camped out. >> it's what a lot of super bowl watchers look forward to. how much companies are

an african spur. called that because of the spurs on his legs. >> i call him george. >> last sunday, the 26-pound tortise was found walking down the street. a strange sight, but this exotic species likes to burro and th's probably how he got loose. >> most likely this guy dug, was out in the yard, dug under a fence and escaped that way. >> africa, found on the southern border of the desert. they are considered a threatened reptile there, but they are easily bread and sold here in the united states. he is up to $2,000 and animal care and control is looking for his owner. >> we are estimating he is about 15 years old. they do, they can live like 100 years old and they can get up to 200 plus pounds. 3-foot diameter shell. >> 100 years old. that is a life time commitment for a pet. they say the owner, if this is your pet, you need to contact animal control care quickly or else they'll be forced to find a new home for george. in san francisco, linda yee, kpix5. >> north bay firefighters say it was one of those unusual fire calls they have ever had. a dog's water bowl sparked a fire that

left to two on this. president obama's guy, negotiator george, all hovering around, trying to help. and now, we are almost in the 11th hour, literally. time for a hale mary's path before it happens, but we haven't heard a peep from inside in several hours. earlier today the governor said both sides would be fools to let a strike happen. >> it would be bad for both sides at this stage when you're getting this close to put at risk your reputation and the economy and everyone loses. >> reporter: the media is gathered out here. we'll stay out here until an update happens. >> president obama sends his associator to oakland. at this late hour, has he been able to do anything? >> reporter: i asked the bart negotiator about that. they will take any help they could get as they are up there still talking as there is still hope. >> all right, thank you. >>> once this is resolved, there's a good chance we'd see another fight. why bart strikes may never be banned. >> what's going on here? this is insanity. >> reporter: he stood outside campaigning for a no strike guarantee. >> we're being basic

attorney's office. earlier in the day, george said he hasn't had a chance to review what happened wednesday night. apparently whatever the police gave his office about the events that took place wednesday night, just blocks from at&t park, led to the d.a. deciding there wasn't enough evidence to file charges against michael montgomery. we do know somebody stabbed jonathan denver to death during a fight that had started in a bar and moved to the street. and that fight was tied to the giants, dodgers rivalry. yesterday, police chief said one of the suspects in denver's death had implicated himself during questioning. 24 hours later, no one is in custody with montgomery being let out of jail. earlier in the day, the second suspect in the stabbing had been set free. there have been conflicting reports as to who was responsible for the fight and why it ended so violently. police did ask for people to come forward with information or any video they may have of what happened to help piece together this case. but as of right now, no one is in custody for the death of jonathan denver and i

recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv starting at $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>> he was always smiling. he's a good boy. >> two people dead after a deadly crash on a northern california raceway. the family connection that one of the victims shared with the driver. >>> a big crackdown aimed at getting you to put down the phone and drive. >>> it puts a personal touch on the vatican position. a new pope waving to the crowd. the huge response for his first sunday blessing. i'm ann notarangelo. two families are grieving tonight after a deadly crash kills a pair of racing fans. and the connection that the driver had to one of the victims makes this all the more tragic. it happened around 6:00 last night at the marysville raceway park about 40 minutes north of sacramento. motor car racing was a family affair. the johnson family is not sure what the tragedy will mean for the sports of his family's love. >> that's right, ann. the small sprint c

family as he left. >>> closing arguments begin tomorrow in the murder trial of george zimmerman. the defense rested today, but reporter susan mcginnis says not before a terse exchange with the judge. >> reporter: george zimmerman spoke up court wne only to tell a judge he would not be saying anything from the witness stand. >> what is your decision, sir? >> i'm confer ring with council not to testify. >> reporter: the decision ended a verbal battle between the judge and zimmerman's attorney. >> have you made a decision as to whether or not -- >> i object to that question. >> okay. overruled. have you made a decision as to whether or not you want to testify in the case? >> i object to that question. i think that's -- >> overruled! the court is entitled to inquire if mr. zimmerman's wants to testify. have you made a decision as to whether or not you want to testify in this case? >> reporter: the defense wrapped up its case by using a manikin to demonstrate its version of zimmerman's struggle with trayvon martin. >> if trayvon had been backing up, and the defendant raised his gun a

can't believe that i missed the whole thing. what happened? how'd you guys do? um... wade kicked george out of the band and went on with meatball. what?! oh, no! so he lost? george: yeah. big-time. oh, crap! well, that explains why he isn't answering his phone. well, is he okay? where is he? uh, you know, i-i think that he... um... i think he left. mm. it was just... it was a really rough night for him, so... he must be furious at me. (sighs) why don't you follow us home. that way you won't get lost. yeah. yeah, that's a good idea. that's... yeah, okay. ♪ captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is kpix5 news on the cw. >>> everything, police are coming everything. my baby is okay. >> someone stole her suv with her baby inside. tonight we hear from the mother of the 11 month old who was found safe and sound. >> years of suffering finally pays off. now you can get easier access to one of the bay area's coastal jewels. the opening of the tunnel. >>> plus, dog napped on bart. how archie was finally reunited with his owner. >> lis are still searching for south bay

innocent man in jail for a few days. we tracked down george at his union office friday afternoon. >> so, any response to what bart is alleging at this point? >> no. no response. >> i see, but they said you made a false report, what do you say about that? >> the district attorney will file charges against him. we also ran into him yesterday at a station where he passed out fliers to riders about a possible strike. police say the fake report was filed two weeks ago. a man punched him in the chest. police arrested the man. but bart says surveillance footage shows there was a verbal argument. no punches. >> the station agent appears to not been touched whatsoever. >> the union declined to comment directly on the accusation. police find it reprehensible they would put something in the public. hasn't the union done the same thing with bart? >> the d.a. will charge george with one count of filing a false police report. that is a misdemeanor. and the friday, he is still employed by bart. in oakland, kpix5. >> the union and bart will continue to negotiates next week. the current contracts are se

president george bush and his wife laura. >>> san francisco is planning its own memorial to the former president of south africa. it is set for wednesday, december 11, at 8:00 a.m. at city hall. mayor's office will also have a condolence book starting on monday. the public can sign that. flags in the city have been ordered to fly at half staff until next sunday. >>> and tomorrow, we will air a special one-hour tribute to the life in the work of nelson mandela and you can see it beginning at 6:00 on our sister station, kpix5. >> these two teams, they don't like each other. >> hoping to avoid a scene like this. bay area police come up with their game plan attack. any trouble at candle stick this weekend. >> ice storm working its way across the nation turns deadly. the main focus covering 800 miles of road. >> at risk, bay area kids on a mission they never thought they would experience. what they are learning to give them a head start to their future. ,,,,,,,,,,,, at a minivan ful >>> this scene sparked national outrage in new mexico police officers shooting at a mini van full of c

brush, george watched it raging from across the delta in antioch. >> it spread bigger and late l bit bigger andin' and eventually it was down to the island. >> and people on this island had to be evacuated as the fire formed a ring around structures. >> the lack of rain and the unseasonally dry conditions just makes fire conditions just as bad as in the middle of fire season. >> the intensity of the fire, a direct result of severe drought conditions that caused fire season to wear on months longer than normal. what made matters worse, the location of the fire on an island that you can only reach by water. >> nobody even showed up out there for 2 1/2 hours. >> that's because firefighters were scrambling to figure out which island was burning and how to get there. >> you can't just drive up to it. >> instead, firefighters battled the flames from the water and from the air. and there is no official cause tonight. we did hear some reports from people who live here that the island is full of abandoned cabins and squatters. we heard one unconfirmed report that the fire could have been star

pneumonia. her husband, former president, george h.w. bush says she is in great spirits and getting fantastic care. >>> an arrest caught on video. what we're learning about this alleged serial bank robber caught in front of the kpix5 studios. >> could your iphone be used for spying? what apple has to say about that. >> but first, a look at what is expected to be certified as the world's largest fireworks display ringing in the new year in dubai. this video. a suspected serial robber --- caught ou, our building a few days ago. >>> you might remember seeing this video. a serial robber caught outside our building a few days ago. kpix5 learned more about that guy today. >> bail was set at $2 million and the arraignment for suspected bank robber was continued to thursday. so he did not appear in court today. but you may have already seen him on kpix5 television. being chased by undercover in uniform police officers who caught up to him directly in front of the kpix television building. it was all captured on video. >> kpix was on this from the very beginning as was the san francisco poli

any further progress when and if that becomes appropriate. thank you for your time. >> george cohen there making an announcement that trains will run tomorrow. bart will operate a regular schedule and that's a relief for a lot of people tonight. >> one more day, no strike, and business as usual. hopefully more negotiations will continue. he seemed very positive about what went on today. >> if we aren't on the air at the time, get the latest on kpix.com and we'll have all the playoff baseball sports coming up at 11:00. >> and another latest update. >>> we'll see you at 11:00. hmm. i can't believe you're reading when there's so much great stuff on tv. hmm, you're right. it is the golden age of well-written, brilliantly acted tv shows. (scoffs) writing is for bathroom walls, and acting is for getting out of duis.

against the seattle seahawks. we ran into george. he runs a grocery store in san francisco. listen to what he told us. >> i know my team. i'll be following my team since 1989. i know the niners very well. and i have a feeling the niners are going there and are going to crash the -- stats man. when they are mad? oh boy don't mess with them. they are going to kill them. >> reporter: frankly a little bit surprised at his level of confidence # we sort of brushed it off as bravado but then we came up the seattle and over the last several days we've talked to fans on both sides of this big game. and let me tell you something, both sides are supremely confident. ♪ who do you think is going to win this thing? >> sattable. >> no way you can beat us at home. >> it's impossible. >> niners are going to do it. >> reporter: who's going to win this game? >> the hawks. >> i mean -- we already beat them once and why not again? >> obviously we're going to win this game. >> we're going to take nfc championship back to san francisco where it belongs. >> kaepernick you're going down boy. down. >> rep

too. >> we were talking about different people that did crazy things. >> yeah. >> and i said george bush jumped out of a plane for his 80th birthday. then she said that sounds like a good idea. >> and so that's exactly how she got that idea, from our former president. marion becomes the oldest person to jump at emerald coast skydiving. and i'm not sure anyone is going to break her record. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, dinosaurs -- are helping to some life back into the wee box office. tes put the demoni >>> resurrected demons and resurrected dinosaurs are hoping to put life back into the weekend box office. they put the demonic horror remake "evil dead" at no. 1. steven spielberg's 3-d debut of his blockbuster jurassic park rounds out the top five. >>> the country music awards are wrapping up on our sister station. here are just a few of tonight's earlier winners. little big town wins vocalist of the year. female vocalist of the year goes to miranda lambert. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes!

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name is george. he did not want to talk to our cameras earlier today, but this is a man who has been described as pro union. he has extensive experience in labor negotiations, some involving the nfl lockout and the mba. his presence at the table is certainly making a difference as they are optimistic about him being there tonight. and it doesn't necessarily mean that we're going to avoid a strike. earlier the members, they came out telling us that if indeed there was a strike tonight, that the final trains running at midnight, 1:00 a.m., the last trains of the day and early tomorrow morning would continue to run if indeed there was a strike and would be put away tonight. but then any trains coming after that in the very early morning commute hours would not run in case of a strike. but they certainly have strike contingency plans in place at this point. we don't know if it means that we are squarely headed towards a strike for this moment or if, indeed, there is some movement at the table. we'll continue to be out here again. we are just about, an hour and 45 minutes at this point fr

florida released dash cam video of george zimmerman being handcuffed and taken into custody yesterday. his estranged wife called 911 claiming that he threatened her with a gun. but officers now say zimmerman was not armed. police hope to get video from the wife's ipad, which was broken during the altercation before any charges are made. in july, zimmerman was found not guilty for fatally shooting trayvon martin. >> relatives to the woman who died riding the texas giant roller coaster filed a lawsuit today. the same day that six flags announced it was going to reopen it. rosa's family is suing for wrongful death. they could end up with more than $1 million. the 52-year-old woman died after slipping out of her seat during a ride in july. since then, the amusement park has made some changes, such as seat belts, padding on lap bars and the texas giant will reopen this weekend. >> at least 89 people claim they got sick after eating greek yogurt. a link between the illnesses and the yogurt has not been confirmed, but the food and drug administration says those who ate the tainted

, and george martin. congratulations on tonight. >>> on to baseball for you, give it a minute. joe buck, tim mccarver pairing up for the first regular season game in oakland. oweyounis sispy tease. the a's are in charge. grant balfour shut the door. don't mess with him. yeah. so far, went down went down hard. a's win it. >>> battle of the former cy young winners. tim lincecum and david price, we're if tampa tied at 1 in extra i; will myers ball game. a bases loaded walkoff hit. they lose 2-1. >>> tiger woods -- shot of the day. good fit goes. if it goes. yeah that's beautiful. leads by seven strokes going into the final round at firestone. >>> soccer, chris wondolowski -- san jose beats chivas usa 2- 0. >> wow. wow. that's huge. >> we'll see you at 11:00 on kpix 5. good night. ,,,,,,,, ,, could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. mmmhmmm...everybody knows that. well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller? your word is...cow. cow. cow. c...o...w... ...e...i...e...i...o. [buzzer] dangnabbit. geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know. ♪

can creator george lucas' collection. instead, they offered the lucas team a consolation praise of a different site in the park. >> a lot of hours, a lot of money, and a lot of emotion has been spent in the lucas cultural arts museum, and that's certainly the case for the other proposals. to find out that there are now other sites to look at, that's new information for us. >> other proposals included a sustainability institute and a pitch by the golden gate national park conservancy. >> governor brown wants o a congressional effort to address the drought. it would create a house and senate committee to tackle water problems. brown says the bill would interveer pheer with the state's own efforts. the lack of rain announced the -- forced the state water project tie flounce they would not send water to some state agencies. >>> and the descrowt the worst in centuries. if it's not over soon, an entire species could be on the way out. >> reporter: this married couple has spent work years working to keep salmon from going extinct in california. overfishing and habitat destruction pushed the

police not have seen this coming? the violence after the george zimmerman verdict. that's the question the city council had tonight as linda yee shows us. >> reporter: within hours of the zimmerman verdict, the protests turned violent and there were not enough cops to stop it. police chief, sean. >> what happened that evening is largely is an intelligence failure. >> they expected a big protest the next day. >> we had a plan for responding. however, when all the information we were getting was all contrary to bringing people in that night. the decision was to bring them in the next night. >> based on a verdict saturday afternoon? >> well, there's always a possibility that could happen and in hindsight, we would do things differently. >> later, protests brought more violence. a waiter was attacked with a hammer and demonstrators marched on the streets and on to interstate 880 blocking traffic. >> what can we do better going forward to keep protests contained? >> we deploy, basically our hostage negotiator people to attempt negotiations with leaders of these groups and a lot of

. the nation's top negotiator walked out. >> george, who is a top mediator has left. he pretty much know that talks can be few tall. >> the mediator worked on 3,000 labor disputes. a public relations campaign. it looks like a risky game of chicken. each side watching to see who blinks first. and how the public reacts to a strike. >> will the riders tell the board, give them more or will the riders say, we hate this, but don't give them more? >> so far, our polling has shown the public backing bart management. the unions will also have to make a mathematical calculation. is it costlier to keep workers off the job and losing money or to take an unsatisfactory contract. it could play out like the government shutdown did. >> maybe there will be a safer to get the sides together. >> and the strike will most certainly hit workers in their pocketbooks. members get no strike pay while it's going on. atu members may get around $150 a week after two weeks time. reporting live in oakland, kristen ayers, kpix5. >> some indications this strike could go on for some time. a lot of riders are braci

of the civil rights battle. earlier in the day, george wallace made his stand, blocking two black students from attending classes. kennedy used the speak to outline civil legislation, which would pass almost a year later. >>> a bay area teen who had his pick of top colleges is getting a free ride to m.i.t. >> his parents gave him everything he needed to succeed, by making him work for it. >> reporter: martin martinez is heading to m.i.t. this fall on a full rights scholarship. but he could have goneo haard, ucla, or stanford. >> he said just because you don't have the resources at the schools, that doesn't mean you should settle for less. >> reporter: they are his parents. juan and martina, who even though they didn't go to college and don't have much money, decided their children could have everything they need to be successful. and it started with a simple belief. >> they can do whatever they want, but they have to work for it. it's not going to be easy. >> reporter: mar tin will graduate this inside from san leandro high school as covaledictorian. he has a long list of accompli

tickets. 51-year-old, george chavez allegedly used his police computer to find information about his two victims. he then wrote several fake tickets targeting a man he sued five years ago and chavez's own attorney in the case. if convicted, chavez could spend six years in prison. >> on this day before thanksgiving, rough weather disrupted air travel and created ripple effects at hubs across the country. heavy rains, gusting winds, 60 miles an hour caused delays. about 300 flights had to be canceled in cleveland, philadelphia, new york, newark, 2.5 million people were flying today. that is 30% more than on a normal weekday. >>> here in the bay area, heavy traffic clogged major freeways in the late afternoon and into the evening. in the time lapse video, you can see the cars moving along 580 in dublin and 880 in oakland. >>> and there were more signs of the thanksgiving get away around the bay area, san francisco, the approach to the bay bridge, packed by mid afternoon. airports were busy including manetta, which is projecting a 5% increase in holiday travel. some people opted for the trai

the defendant in the trayvon martin case. the judge ruled audio experts cannot testify against george zimmerman. at issue? who was heard screaming in the 911 call moments before martin was shot. judge debra nelson heard arguments in a pretrial hearing on whether to allow the experts to testify. one said the voice was martin's. another ruled out zimmerman as a screamer. >> i can't see him. i don't want to go out there. i don't know what is going on. >> so you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> a defense expert argued there was not enough audio to determine who was screaming. opening statements in the trial are set for monday. >>> two people were killed today after a stunt plane crashed during an air show in ohio. cbs reporter susan mcginnis has the latest on the ongoing investigation and the image that horrified spectators. >> watch this. >> reporter: a stunt plane with a wing walker on the upside down aircraft crashed at an air show near dayton, ohio. >> reporter: spectators screamed as the plane hit the ground and burst into flames. >> we really shocked. they just lost control. and

would mark the 4th night of what has become violent protests since george zimmerman was acquitted. l.a.'s top cop is promising a much tougher response. >> those of you that were here last night and came for the wrong reasons, if you come here again tonight, you will go to jail. >> chief beck vowed to keep the streets clear and by late this afternoon, hundreds of officers were being sent to south l.a. >> and we are hearing more from a juror in the zimmerman trial. juror b37. tonight, she tells cnn's anderson cooper, the jury thought zimmerman had no choice. >> 101% that he was -- that he should have done what he did except for the things that he did before. >> you mean, he shouldn't have gotten out of the car? he shouldn't have pursued trayvon martin, but in a final analysis. in the final struggle. >> when the end came to end, he was justified in shooting trayvon martin. >> four other jurors are speaking out about juror b37. in a statement, they said she does not speak on their behalf. >> as we confirmed last spring, the justice department has an open investigation into it. now -- [ app

since the president first took office in 2008. former presidents george w. bush, bill clinton, and jimmy carter will also attend the massive memorial. this stadium holds nearly 100,000 people, but many more want to be here. thousands will watch from surrounding streets on big stream. before tuesday's public memorial, family and close friends pay their respects in private. mandela's eldest grandson and leader of the clan joined the crowd outside the family's home. music and flowers filled the streets as south african thought to turn grief into optimism. >> and i just hope that the young people of today, that they will be able to continue to seek liberty. and i hope that they will go forward with peace. >> reporter: it's a message that the young south africans know well. tina krauss, cbs news, johannesburg. >> reporter: 11,000 troops are being mobilized to secure the stadium to help control the crowds. the memorial will start at 1:00 a.m. our time. >>> get a piece of it while you can and your opportunity to own. a little piece of the candlestick park before it is gone forever. >>> an

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is only about 15% contained. >> after days of protest over the george zimmerman verdict, the parents of trayvon martin say they are going after the law that set his killer free. tracy marty and sabrina fulton sat down with anderson cooper. they will focus on repealing florida's stand your ground law, which allows people to use deadly force to defend themselves if they feel threatened. >> my son was unarmed and the person that shot and killed him got away with murder. the change we hope to affect is with the laws. we want to make sure that any teenager that is walking down the street can feel safe. that they won't be killed and that they will make it home safely. >> a jury acquitted zimmerman. civil rights leaders are calling on the justice department to pursue criminal civil rights charges against zimmerman. >> it's like something you see in a mob movie, except this is real. one of the alleged victims in the whitey bulger case found dead, and elaine tells us, the timing is definitely a bit fishy. >> the body of 59-year-old, steven rakes, was found in a boston suburb on wednes

. prosecutors say the voice was george zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman. she claimed she heard a scuffle. >> i heard tray son saying get off, get off. >> reporter: seconds later, the phone went dead. >> reporter: during cross-examination, defense attorney attacked her credibility. >> you were the last person to have spoken with trayvon martin. >> yes. >> but you did not report it to law enforcement. >> no. >> reporter: she became upset when he questioned the consistency of her testimony. >> i had told you -- >> reporter: the state has always questioned neighbors who saw her heard parts of the scuffle between the two men. police say no one witnessed entirely what happened that night. a neighbor said she heard a scream for help outside her window. that scream was caught on a 911 call. [ screaming ] >> many felt it was the boy's voice. >> reporter: another neighbor testified she saw zimmerman on top of martin. >> the one on top. >> reporter: but the defense claims it was the teenager who attacked zimmerman, and the neighborhood watchman shot in self-defense. >> zimmerman faces life

the top aide at the port authority that controls the george washington bridge. elsz told by -- he was told the top staff that it was time for traffic problems in fort lee. he was told to change the traffic pattern reducing three lanes of traffic to one toll lane. after the change, he expressed his concern saying "i had an unpleasant reaction with the chief and assistant chief about the smooth flow of response vehicles. their characterization that the "test" was a monumental failure. >> he says his entire team of emergency respondsers had no warning that their community wasabout to be thrown into chaos. >> to have folks dialing 911 and to have to wait longer is a problem. >> reporter: the mayor says he believes the governor who told him he knew nothing about the closures. >> i truly hope i'm not wrong. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney and fbi are investigating. cbs news, fort lee, new jersey. >> the initial story behind the lane closures is they were part of a traffic study. >>> neiman marcus is the latest victim of credit card hackers. the upscale department store confirms thieves made

george shakes and he was in the marines. he was over in world war ii, he was wounded over there. he came back, never thought he would do it again and he went to korea. >> i'm john murphy. my best friend in high school, his nephew died recently in afghanistan. >> i fly the flag in honor of my grandparents and my sister who are serving in the armed forces or have been. >> four years as a marine with five tours of duty. my mom had seven tours of duty. she waan army nurse. that's why memorial day was so big for us as my parents are both deceased, both veterans as we believe strongly in giving back to our country. >> i was in the marine corp. from 2002 to 2006. my dad was a navy vet. he was in aviation during vietnam. and so he's a vet? >> yes. >> you're a vet? >> i hope so. >> well, the summer tour today, out there for the flowers, to talk to them and to show me what to do and whatnot to do. like i always tell the kids. >> memorial day is a time to remember those to serve in the united states. for some that's every day. mike sugerman, kpix5. >>> all right the games that people need to p

got the big shots. look at george hill. that's a dagger of a shot on the bases, 102-94. >> dodge returns to take on calgary for the first period tied at one. and that shalls are up 2-1, second period tied at 2. strikes to win it by a core -- on the final of 3-2. when they start playing at home and they win and the joint is jumping, the noise is deafening. i'm not saying it's seattle deafening, but 17,000, it could make a whole lot of hay. >> loyal fans there. >> all right. thanks for watching. see you at 11:00 on channel 5. ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ( bell ringing )

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an em battled former santa clara lawmaker just after george shirakawa, jr., apologized for gambling away taxpayer money, it looks like he went straight back to the casino. kpix 5's joe vasquez shows us evidence that suggests he isn't so sorry. >> disgraced former santa clara supervisor resigned last month, he admitted he used public money to fuel his gambling habit and to say for many personal expenses. in a new 20-page report filed to the judge, the district attorney reports shirakawa took more than a hundred thousand dollars in public money he apologized when he resigned last month and admitted he needed to take responsibilities for his action, but how serious was he? take a look at this picture. it's a text message he sent the very day he resigned to second in command of the da's office joking that, quote, you can't be associated with felons. three days later, he was gambling at thunder valley casino and was comped a meal at the restaurant. in fact, the mercury news had more details that he lost $200 gambling that day but that the restaurant gave him a free meal worth 110 bucks a

lawmakers are launching a new investigation into the george washington bridge lane closures. two cristie aides are accused of orchestrating a traffic nightmare on the nation's busiest bridge back in september. as political retaliation against the mayor of fort lee. cristie insists he was kept in the dark about it. >> google is about to expand even further into your home. the tech giant just bought palo alto for $3.2 billion. google was an early investor in the company. nest is known for its smoke alarms. >> we won't know if the 49ers make it to the super bowl for six days. we are praying they do, but we won't know for sure. the fan buildup is part of the excitement. 49er faithful welcome the team back to the bay area last night after a big win over carolina. now, their sights are set on the battle in seattle. but betty tells us getting to the game won't be easy. betty. >> ken, it's the hottest ticket. if you're a 49ers fan, they have been shut out of the official ticket buying process and there are ways around it, but finding a deponent deal is tough. these 49er fans hope to cut

worthless. san francisco district attorney, george gascone are introducing a bill to have a kill switch technology. if a phone is stolen, this would make it useless. the legislature will take up the bill next month. >>> there's a big shortage of toys for one san jose agency that helps thousands of low income families during the holidays. reps say there are 7,000 toys short. their donations continue to trickle in. this year, they are seeing a record number of families getting help. for more information on how you can donate, go to our website, kpix.com. >>> the holiday spirit is shining bright in south san francisco tonight. there are some elaborate displays in the parkway states neighborhood off chest enough avenue. snow men, rain drear, and patriotism. plenty of people have been walking around checking it out. >> a sweet and seasonal sendoff for candle stick park. this is candy stick. a decadent version. it is 2 by 3 feet and a foot tall. it even has little ginger bread men. and we are counting down to the last regular season game at candle stick. followed by the fit quarter. >>

frosted hair, george jones was the definition of country. he died today at the age of 81 after a yearlong illness. his life was a train wreck of drinking, divorce, and other struggles. he was called no show jones for the countless concerts that he missed. but, through it all, he managed to become one of the most successful recording artists of all time. the song, he stopped loving her today, is often considered one of the greatest country music singles of all time. >>> living social users are being warned to change their passwords. personal data from more than 50 million customers was compromised, including e-mail addresses, dates of birth, and encrypted passwords. crept carts and banking information were not affected. we'll be right back. star command, i'm detecting high levels of happiness. luscious locks there's an entire land here...with living cars. now this is flying... with style. great glittering galaxies. disneyland resort just got happier, see it all with a 3-day park hopper ticket. i now appear to be lost in a deep dark cave... >>> first warriors playoff games since 20