a look it is shaping up to be a stellar year in the sierra for snow ennewsieses. we will take a look at the highway conditions. >> shopping centers will be busy once again as crowds return on this one day after christmas how the retailers are offering some hope for the long suffering economy. a young girl whose military father is overseas for the holiday, was determined to make this christmas one to remember. 7:30 a.m. sunday december 26th, it is actually our last weekend early edition of 2010. i am ann makovec >> i am phil matier we have a lot of news to cover in the next half hour. we will be talking of course of president obama.

we will have a look at the weather this weekend too. >> yeah, a lot of rain yesterday. a christmas wash out all over the bay area. i was out in the thick of it. we will have some pictures. >> and talking about san jose's water problems. >> definitely but first our top story this morning despite the steady rainfall throughout the bay area, the holiday spirit did stay afloat it left some people in marin county quite concerned an urban small stream and flood watch was in effect for most of yesterday afternoon. after a couple huge sewage spills over the past week, a dozen contractors were keeping a close eye on pipeline repairs, making sure no toxic leaks were flowing from that system. a temporary pipeline is in place for the rest of the weekend at the ross valley system we will check with our weather forecast for the rest of the week in a few minutes. >> for people with another week off before the new year vacation plans might include a trip to the snow but you might find it hard to get to the

sierra once there you will not be disappointed. derek shore on conditions some describe as the best in decades. >> reporter: a very merry christmas. >> white christmas. >> reporter: for those who made the trek up the hill into the snow. the back lot of the cisco gas station turning into a winter playground. >> yeah, i was sledding, falling over. >> reporter: what is your favorite part? >> falling on your butt. >> reporter: and this news crew did plenty of that ourselves. >> can you make it? >> whoa. >> no. >> reporter: we should have learned in hopes of getting a better perspective however, we decided to send alan down on a sled for a better perspective. >> am i going to fall off? >> no. >> he is alive i promise you.

but this is quickly as this snow man was gone so too was this christmas daylight the mass exodus of those enjoying their holiday lining up in the face of a hard drive down the hill. >> i got to go snow boarding today and stuff but on the road it kind of not really ideal. >> reporter: but worth it hope as the chains go on that memories of a sierra christmas remain. >> nice white christmas. >> reporter: chain controls are expected to be in place here on interstate 80 throughout night even if they are not you are expected to have them in your car ready to be put on in a moments notice. in truckee, derek shore, cbs 5 news. >> those chain requirements are in effect on the main sierra highways, interstate 80, chains between baxter and 12 miles

east of truckee highway 50, cyprus to meyers, four wheel drive vehicles with snow tires are permitted. >> planning on hitting the malls you will find a lot of post christmas bargains retailers are trying to build on momentum from a robust holiday season. i guess very is relatively speaking. they predict holiday spending will exceed $450 million an increase of more than 3% over last year figures coming in at the same time broader economic reports show fewer layoffs more business order have also come in lately. well, san jose tap water is by no means alone when it comes to high levels of chromium six. you may recall last week an environmental group ranked san jose's water fifth highest for levels of the chemical, lynneninged to -- linked to cancer but norman oklahoma topped that list. they only studied 35 cities

nationwide. according to mercury news, a decade long survey by the state shows thousands of water sources in california have higher levels than san jose. glendale, burbank and north hollywood among the highest. another update from a big story, san francisco airport denying allegations by an airline pilot that security is lacking. the story posted on youtube are baseless and misleading they say. the pilot who is no longer based in san francisco showed what he called examples of lax security. airport personnel can go into secure areas without being checked while flight crews face rigorous screening he took part in a federal anti terrorism program before resigning last week. california highway patrol is refusing to release the

exact blood alcohol level of oakland city councilman who was pulled over thursday night on interstate 580 oakland accused of speeding and drivinger ratically. cph says only preliminary blood results show his blood alcohol was at least a .08. which under the law is considered intoxicated. being in the hospital of course is not a lot of fun especially on christmas day. >> there are kids in one bay area hospital who were left in good spirits after a visit from one of santa's helpers, melissa shows us how a 5-year-old girl is spreading the holiday cheer in honor of her dad. >> reporter: it may not look like santa's sleigh but inside this black suv are lots of toys and goodies for little girls and boys. not santa making this delivery, but little 5-year-old kay lee

of dixon why? she says it is because of her daddy. >> where is he right now? >> in afghanistan. >> does it make you sad that he is not here on christmas? >> yes. >> reporter: so she wanted to do something fun since her father works in a hospital in afghanistan she came up with the idea touche >> take presents to the kids. >> reporter: at children's hospital in oakland. >> because they might not get any pres sents for christmas. >> i could hardly answer her at first i was choked up. i am so proud of her. >> reporter: what do you think your daddy would say? >> that he would like it. >> reporter: in fact her mom tonya tells us when she told her husband of their christmas plans it was difficult for him to talk. >> it is hard enough to be away from home but it touches you how sweet she is and how she is handling it. >> reporter: those who know her say. >> this is how she is every single day giving and loving. >> reporter: proving she has learned a valuable lesson this christmas. it is always better to give

than to receive. >> she really has a great heart. >> reporter: in dixon, cbs 5. well, christmas may be over now but the holidays are still in full swing. today is boxing day. something you may have only experienced by looking at a calendar it is a holiday observing served in canada, britain and other parts of the world there are various purposes of it, including it is just a day of giving to those less fortunate. rahm emanuel is getting some help cnn reporting former president bill clinton will endorse and campaign for him in january he served in the clinton white house five years before becoming a member of congress. now he is pushing ahead with mayoral campaign after a favourable ruling from chicago board of elections they said thursday he is ' chicago resident despite spending a lot of time in washington.

>> bill clinton doing him a favour you can get if elected he will do clintons a few. speaking of favours, president obama only time will tell how the new congress is going to effect his agenda next year. the president has long been the target of criticism but that has shifted now that he is playing ball it seems with the other team. >> that has gotten him criticism i sat down with willie brown and asked him okay the president's realist dealings with republicans, up or down good or bad? >> well, he had an incredible incredible week when you go from doing something about an arms treaty with the russians follow that up with don't ask don't tell and then cap it completely, with silence coming from the republican side on the taxeme jury the only thing you lose -- measure is the only thing you lose is the dream, business of transitioning from illegal immigrant to acceptable human being it is a great week.

>> interesting because all those things were in the works, and it was pretty clear they were going to go, but media and politicians acted as if this guy was going down in flames mid-term. >> you had a number of people in congress leaving, and on the way out the door they really did want to be associated with something they have been pushing for all the two years of his first administration. >> all right but come january he is going to have a new congress they are going to be less friendly republicans will be in charge of the house, he will be right back to troubled waters again. >> except that it may be to his advantage all of a sudden he will not be singly to blame for all the failures it will not be an internal fight in his own party there is no body practically left to fight. it is like a room with no -- >> he gets to run against the republicans. >> challenged in every sense of the word on every issue and he can distinguish himself because

i think in facto he will be on the side of the american people you will see the tea party within the republican party creating problems for republicans. >> they will push him in one direction you thing it will alienate him for most of the americans. >> no question they will be demonstrated all of what sarah palin is about that is only one third america. >> on that front, the -- what america is all about is where they live these days california for the first time in anybody's memory did not grow in population what does that mean for our congressional delegation? >> one we stay where we are on the congressional side and decade after decade we have been expanding our influence with pure numbers. texas picked up two new seats, florida picked up two new seats. ohio lost two, new york lost two. it is not a good day for us in addition, federal dollars distributed on the basis of

pure unadulterated population figures. that means our numbers may have stabilize, we may not look for growth, we may not be able to project growth in federal money. >> final question given that, how important are we going to be in the presidential race in two years hey, that is california out there on its own or recording us? >> no, i suspect that barack obama will start claiming california, as his new home. >> reporter: how many homes does he have? now hawaii. >> well, i don't think he will go to one of those red states any more i think he will think of the blue states and california is the bluest of all blues. >> true. >> well, as he pointed out california is bluest of blues but under this new census when we count how in people are in states, we are losing power to florida and texas. so watch out, because we watch

for democrats and other people in california, to try to take those census figures to court and get them reworked some how because it wasn't fair. >> if they are not successful how will this loss of power effect us? >> s will of money. you get less money out of the feds they will try to even it up. >> less money at a time when we need money. all right speaking of the east coast, a lot of snow coming down right now and that is a travel nightmare for people trying to make it home from grandma's house. >> when weekend edition continues another powerful winter storm pelts most of the u.s. >> also ahead trouble for people trying to fly back home for christmas as we mentioned airlines canceling flights, hundreds of them because of the weather. pgh >> what about the weather here in the bay area? lawrence with the forecast that you will have to take all the way into 2011

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well, if you know someone flying to or from the east coast today you better check that flight. a giant snow storm moving up the atlantic coast forces hundreds of cancellations more than a foot is expected today in new york and new england. airlines are grounding a lot of flights at major airports including boston's logan and jfk there is a blizzard warning for new york city through tomorrow, visibility could be zero and ably sars warning in effect for rhode island and eastern massachusetts that same storm lead to significant snowfall in nashville and all over the southeast and mid- atlantic, maryland, virginia, north carolina have declared states of emergency baltimore and washington dc are expected to get 6 inches of snow with

higher totals in some suburbs. washington transportation officials pretreated the roads and have salt trucks and snowplows ready to go. >> jim bernard has the day off but there is plenty to talk about in terms of weather. right now, partly cloudy current temperatures, 48 across the bay in oakland. and now lawrence with a closer look at it all. >> hey, pretty good soaker on sunday around the bay area, that storm system moving through. we have gusts over 50 miles per hour on bay area, and heavy rain some places over 2 inchesover rainfall. now we are looking at more scattered showers around the bay area, we are expecting today and around much of northern california. temperatures running into the 50s. 56 degrees fresno, 58 degrees monterey bay and 53 degrees ukiah. you want to sneak up to high country be prepared you will see snow and might want to take

the chains. come monday they will catch a break from some of that snow but as we head toward tuesday a chance of more snow on the way and more after that as well. we have a series of storms lining up off the coastline one moving through yesterday, more showers on the way throughout the day today, as this starts to move its way on through. keep things unsettled for the better part of today as we head in toward the evening hours a couple scattered showers likely to continue. with that in mind, let's roll the clock forward as we turn to morning hours, more widely scattered showers. head toward noontime hour a batch of rainfall, our computer models, parts of north bay and spreading into central bay as well more scattered showers will continue on and off as we head in toward the afternoon, keep things unsettled and on the cool side around the bay area w. that in mind if you are headed out the door you may want to bring your umbrella with you.

keep temperatures down. cool 50s out toward the coastline blustery and breezy out toward the beaches. warmest temperatures inside the bay in oakland, 57 degrees or so, alameda, north bay temperatures running up into the 50s. a cool, brisk day outside and speaking of which, we will take a hit toward the middle of the week. may get a break monday, tuesday more showers, rain overnight wednesday cold storm dives in, low snow levels down to a couple thousand feet late wednesday into thursday more rain expected in the next weekend that is a look at weather back to you. sounds good. thanks lawrence. san francisco in a peculiar situation. mainly because it holds local elections in odd numbered years and now it has a mayor who accepted a bigger job, he was threatening to stay longer at the job he was leaving. >> he is concern d about who is going to take over after he leaves the current board of

supervisors picks the interim mayor to succeed gavin newsom. it will be the new board in january, on january 8th. >> why? >> the mayor will stick around i think there is a belief that new board will elect someone, who the mayor and those who support the mayor will be a little more comfortable with. >> so you don't see much of a chance of the current board which is rather on the left leaning side putting together the votes and getting a filibuster. >> they could stay in but that vote means nothing as long as the mayor stays in office and then when their time ends january 8th, at noon and the new board is sworn in the mayor could resign. >> this is a little complicated sounds like the mayor himself is holding a lot of cards on this. >> he said publicly he wants a

nonpolitical care taker type administrator to take over for the final term. who do you see fitting that bill? >> two big names, mike hen see our sheriff and ed herton, -- herrington. former mayor brown has been thrown out as someone who could do the job and not come back in november but if two leaders are hen see and herring on the. >> as far as you go what are you looking for as interim mayor. >> i like the idea of someone not worried about re-election politics because next year's budget will be more difficult than the last three put together and if i got someone in room 200 worried, if i make this cut, then maybe local 798 firefighters are not going to endorse me. might make it more difficult to

make the cut in fire department or if you are worried about cuts in the health department, worried about service employees all kinds of political calculations go into budget cuts and if you have a mayor not as worried about that and can do the right thing, i think we would be in a good place. >> you certainly help the supervisors out. >> taking the hatchet to all of these, you get to sit back for a year >> it certainly helps but we need someone who has it in their head who recognizes when their year is done they will be hated andville fied but 10 years from now they will be recognized as one of the best mayors the city has had. >> he just mentioned willie brown i know he is a big bud of your what is are the chances? >> slim and none. couldn't take the pay cut. >> what about phil matier? >> no way, he would be right behind. >> interesting. we will be right back after this break ,, it's really delicious, mom.

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well, welcome back the obama's have kept a low profile during the majority of their 11 day vacation in hawaii but yesterday they visited a marine

corps base. they greeted military memberfamilies during christmas dinner there. he thanked the troops for sacrifices they have made including spending time away from their families during the holidays. he visited the same base during christmas last year and the year before as well. a rather thin menu for sports fans as a lot of athletes took the holiday off. >> that's right but it was festive for the warriors. gary. >> good morning time for sports let's do this raiders and niners both need wins today to stay in the playoff race, raiders will host the colts and niners in st. louis complete coverage and post game reaction on the fifth quarter at 4:00 p.m. >> christmas yesterday about themba nba -- nba. warriors by 2. second quarter, wide open reggie williams, warriors beat the blazers, have

a great day. the sharks took a few days off for the holiday they are hoping to continue their modest winning streak san jose tomorrow evening against the kings. >> okay just now, serious -- just how serious is the pollution problem in our tap water well, when weekend edition continues, how different studies offer conflicting results. >> how survivors of the san bruno explosion and fire are making the best of a tough holiday season. it's shaping up to be a stell,,,

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it is shaping up to be a stellar year in the sierra for snow enthusiasts we will look at the highway conditions as holiday weekend travelers return home. >> when they return home shopping centers will be waiting for them busy once again as crowds come in on this day after christmas. how retailers are offering bargains and hope for a long suffering economy. >> also ahead a pleasant but somber holiday season for survivors of the san bruno explosion and fire. welcome back to weekend early edition it is 8:00 a.m. i am ann makovec thanks for joining us. we have a lot of news to cover in the last half hour. it was a big upset election here in southern california. we will talk with a smith who engineered three of the top

campaigns. >> he sounds like a power house. also a check on the weather. big rainstorm yesterday moving on out of here and it should be a good boxing day. >> that's right. >> did you know it was boxing day? >> that's right let's look at weather out there. despeed the steady rainfall, the holiday -- despite the steady rainfall, the holiday spirit kept some people afloat. urban small stream and flood watch in effect most of yesterday afternoon. after a can you couple huge sewage spills a dozen contractors were keeping an eye on pipeline repairs making sure no toxic leaks were flowing from the sewage system. temporary pipe is in place for the rest of the weekend. the weather for the rest of the week in a few minutes. with another week of vacation before the new year some people may head to the snow and while it might be difficult to get to the sierra, after you arrive you will not be disappointed. derek shore on conditions some

consider the best in decades. >> very merry christmas,. >> yeah, white christmas. >> for those who made the trek up the hill into the snow. the back lot of the cisco gas station turning into a winter playground. >> yeah, i was sledding, falling over. >> what is your favorite part? >> falling on your butt. >> and this news crew did plenty of that ourselves. >> can you make it? >> oh. >> no. >> we should have learned in hopes of getting a better perspective however we decided to send photo journalist alan down on a sled. >> am i going to fall off? >> no. >> he is alive i promise you.

but just as quickly as this snow man was gone so too was this christmas daylight. the mass exodus of those enjoying their holiday now lining up in the face of a hard drive down the hill. >> i got to go snow boarding today and stuff but on the road it kind of you know, not really ideal. >> worth it hope as the chains go on, memories of a sierra christmas remain. >> white christmas what more could you ask for. and chain controls are expected to be in place interstate 80 throughout the night even if they are not you are expected to have them in your car ready to be put on in a moments notice. in truckee, derek shore, cbs 5 news. and this morning chains are required on the main sierra highwaysing, interstate 80, new chains between baxter and 12 miles east of truckee and to

meyers. four wheel drive vehicles are snow tires are permitted. if you hit the malls. >> you will find post christmas bargains retailers trying to build on the momentum from a robust holiday season the nash hall retail -- national retail federation predicting holiday spending will exceed $450 billion this year an increase of 3% over last year these are coming in at the same time broader economic reports show fewer layoffs and more business orders. meanwhile california highway patrol is refusing to release the exact blood alcohol level of a oakland city council member, he was pulled over thursday night interstate 580 oakland accused of speeding and drivinger ratically he was given a field sobriety test and

chp says preliminary results show he was at least 1.08 under the law intoxicated. meanwhile san francisco airport is denying allegations by a pilot that security is lacking stories posted on youtube they are saying are baseless and misleading the pilot no longer based in san francisco showed what he called examples of lax security he claimed airport personnel can go into secure areas without being checked flight crews face regular and rigorous screening. he took part in a anti terrorism program before resigning last week. they say the airport meets or exceeds federal standards. >> we were talking about chromium 6 found in san jose tap water san jose is not alone an environmental group ranked san jose's water fifth highest in the nation for levels of that chemical linked to cancer.

norman oklahoma topped that list with a level 10 times that of san jose but environmental working group only studied 35 cities nationwide according to mercury news, a decade long survey by the state, shows thousands of water sources in california have higher levels of chromium six than san jose. among the highest, down in southern california, glendale, burbank, north hollywood. republicans going to benefit most from next month's big changes to our government. but on the state level, democrats still manage to not only maintain control but increase numbers. i sat with willie brown and a smith who engineered those key campaigns and asked what were the lessons we learned from the november election. >> if the entire ball game in california, winning elections is how you do with the

independent voters where republicans have missed it, they don't understand fundamentally this group, which makes up 20% of the electorate is fundamentally socially liberal. so you can't use the old playbook. that is why it failed them. what you are talking about is deline costates, they are not republicans, not democrats, swing voters is what we are talking about. >> yes. >> swing voters have always been characterized on the conservative side but these past elections they went staunchly blue. >> well, the pun dents have programmed them as if they were on the conservative side but we who run, hang out in campaigns have always known that was a hidden asset on the liberal side if you really played the game well. let me tell you, one more thing that occurred in this last election, i think if you go back and look at numbers probably the highest level of participation ever in the

history of this state by latinos that speaks well for going forward in the future, because the moderate delivery system in this state is going to be heavily influenced, by the immigrants and in particular latino immigrants. >> if you were the tackty san let's address those two issues first of all where are the liberal swing is voters? >> in the bay area and up the i- 80 corridor. >> this is where you can swing an election? everybody thought it was central valley. >> that used to be true maybe in the days but the fact of the matter is, if you look at -- this is surprising, the highst number of declining state voters in call foreign gentleman and county of san -- california, and county of san francisco, -- >> growing. >> what about the latino group, percentage wise that is growing but can that deliver election? >> well, it did for hillary clinton. it is a huge powerful block.

look at los angeles. >> ace did not the latino vote as well influence hillary's position in texas and one or two other states. >> no question about it. >> so if it is latinos and independents what other group? >> the other group not on the asen dependency but just a hidden power are women voters and in california, especially in democratic primary, wholly 55% of the vote will be women. there is great hidden power in latinos, women. interesting point there is if you are going to win the democratic primary you need to get your women voters and latino voters behind you statewide you have to get this group called independents, liberal on social issues,

conservative on fiscal. both republicandemocrats tried to get them, and it was the democrats that did. >> okay well, then it looks like the want for the social liberalism is out. >> yes, because remember the republicans were saying you might not love me on social but like me on the fiscal >> it will be interesting as we see things progress everyone is hacking their butt >> yeah. >> how much the fiscal thing will come in next time around. >> we have other elections. >> yes, former white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel getting high profile help in his run for mayor of chicago. former president bill clinton will endorse and campaign for emanuel in january. he served in the clinton white house for five years before becoming a member of congress and then serving as obama's chief of staffer now he is pushing ahead with this mayoral campaign after a favourable ruling from the board of

elections they said thursday he is still a chicago resident despite spending a lot of time in washington dc. >> could be a rough time for post christmas travelers. >> coming up a look at which airlines are canceling flights. >> christmas in san bruno. how people in the explosion ravaged neighbourhood are keeping their spirits up. and will mother nature treat the bay area, how will it be for the rest of 2010. lawrence will bring it all home with his end of the year forecast coming up ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

what a beautiful day. welcome back to weekend early edition. two families in san bruno had a tragic experience that has lead to a new found appreciation for life and each other. as grace lee tells us they are helping one another move forward. here is the story. >> reporter: christmas is bright outside this house. and inside as well. this is a gathering of family and friends who is shared an experience. they both survived the san bruno fire that destroyed parts

of their neighbourhood. >> it is the holidays that is what you know the holidays are all about, home, family and you know, that is the way it is you know when you are not, i would think that you know, you would kind of feel a little sad. >> it is actually hard every day. every day you know that something you know is not right in the neighbourhood in fact it took my sister there today and it is devastating every time you go by there, you real live it. >> reporter: september 9th, a pg&e gas line exploded destroying 37 homes killing 8. tammy managed to escape the infernal but not before picking up joe he have the 19-year-old was burned trying to save his girlfriend jessica moral lease, joseph survived only because tammy stopped her car. >> we went and saw him a few days ago my daughter and i took him to the hospital he looks great he is a miracle. >> do you feel like the two of

you will always have a connection? >> always. i think i am always going to consider him to be my kid. >> reporter: their house still stands. >> we are happy that we are here. another thing we feel guilty because our neighbors should be too. there is no rhyme or reason why we are here and they are not. >> reporter: this family was not so lucky all that remains of their home is a lonely shed in a small section of fence. >> dealing with the issue is painful, it is painful to sit and think about everything you lost. >> just a block away, they rent a house, they can't even fathom when they will be able to rebuild and move back into their own home. >> some times i park my car and stare at it. i don't know it is still so unreal and i guess i feel if i keep looking at it long enough it will feel real but it doesn't. >> a reality tougher to face

during the holidays. in san bruno, grace lee, cbs 5. now time to remember what we are thankful for that is what is always amazing what the spirit of people we have covered since it happened and just their realization, people were thankful immediately but then as the months went on, you know, that spirit of rebuilding, and being thankful for what they have but they are not guilty going to be able to get -- not going to be able to get over that shock for a long time. >> no, we move on they have to carry on. >> a giant snow storm is moving up the atlantic coast with blizzard warning in effect for new york and new england the same system that already lead to significant snowfall in nashville, parts of the southeast, mid-atlantic, have declared states of emergency. baltimore and washington dc expected to get 6 inches today with higher totals in suburbs. washington transportation officials have pretreated roads

and have salt trucks and plows on the ready. if you know someone travelling in the east coast today, better check that flight. storm is causing hundreds of cancellations, and even more delays as the day progresses. airlines are grounding flights at major airports in new york, boston, newark. the snow and wind forecast in new york area could reduce visibility to near zero. today and monday, boston could get up to 20 inches of snow, and new york could get up to 16 inches. >> winter wonderland but questionable timing for the travelers. jim bernard has the day off but there is plenty to talk about for the last week of 2010 around here right now partly cloudy, current temperatures 45 san jose, 48 san francisco and oakland. here more with a closer look. lawrence. hey, pretty good soaker on sunday around the bay area, that storm system moving through we had gusts over 50 miles per hour on bay area and

heavy rain some places over 2 inches of rainfall. now we are looking at more scattered showers around the bay area, we are expecting that today and parts of northern california. 56 degreess from know. 54 sacramento. 58 degrees monterey bay, ukiah, you want to sneak up to high country, you will see snow up there and might see delays want to take those chains if you are headed to high country, come monday they will catch a break from some of that snow but as we head in toward tuesday chance of more snow on the way and well, more snow after that as well. we have a series of storms lining up off the coastline and one moving through yesterday, more showers on the way throughout the day today as this one starts to move its way on through. keep things unsettled for the better part of today and as we head in toward the evening hours, a couple scattered showers likely to continue. with that in mind, let's roll forward. a few showers overnight as we turn to the morning hours, more

widely scattered showers showing up around the bay area. noontime hour a pretty good batch of rainfall, parts of north bay and central bay as well looks like more scattered showers will continue on and off as we head in toward the afternoon as well keep things unsettled and a bit on the cool side all around the bay area. so, with that in mind if you are headed out the door you might want to bring that umbrella with you. keep temperatures down mainly 50s. south bay, cool 50s out toward the coastline, blustery and breezy, east bay temperatures up in the 50s. warmer temperatures inside the bay oakland. 57 alameda, north bay temperatures running up into the 50s. you get the idea a cool brisk day outside speaking of temperatures it will take a hit toward the middle of the week. may get a break monday, tuesday more showers move in rain overnight cold storm dives into the bay area, low snow levels maybe down to a couple thousand feet. late wednesday into thursday

more rain expected that is a look at weather back to you. >> not bad. the nations first couple took time away from its family christmas festivities. >> that's right when weekend edition continues, a festive salute to the troops ,,,,,,

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the obama's have kept a low profile during a majority of their 11 day family vacation in hawaii. they spent part of their afternoon visiting a marine corps base in talal bay. they greeted service members during christmas dinner and the president thanked the troops for the sack are faces they have made including spending time away from -- sacrifices they have made including spending time away from their families during the holidays. financial wind fall for pack 10 schools to share and

rumors who will succeed camela harris as the new da. >> that's right. first up let's look at numbers when it comes to ball games. colleges in pack 10 conference are getting a wind fall schools will share more than $30 million that is the most lucrative post season pay off for the conference since the bull championship series was formed 10 years ago. why? stanford's appearance in orange bowl. it will pull in $6 million for pack ten, stanford getting a third of that. they plan to send 500 people where? to miami for the game including players, coaches and school band. meanwhile back in san francisco, rumors swirling about who will be appointed to replace out going district attorney camela harris as she moves on to become the new attorney general. one name making the rounds superior court judge feinstein

but she told staff that she is not going any where, so count that name out, meanwhile another big name popping up is that of christine pelosi, daughter of nancy pelosi, attorney and democratic party activist. a one time aid to pelosi is also being mentioned. see a political connection here? >> a little bit of possible nope temp. >> it has to do with nancy pelosi and gavin are tight. >> we will be right back ♪ ♪

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si well, welcome back. here are some stocking stuffers tough to beat >> since it is difficult to deny the newborns in ohio are their parents favorite christmas gift it is only fitting they are going to get

wrapped up appropriately. hospitals delivering these bundles of joy to their parents in pint sized stockings. these ones here are from columbus it is a special tradition hospitals have shared with parentfamily members for many, for many moms these stockings are the ultimate baby keepsake. okay, lawrence says we can expect wet weather off and on through the final week of the year, and there should be a break in the action tomorrow highs generally in the 50s. >> that is it for this edition of weekend early edition. thank you so much for joining us on this boxing day. >> that's right our next news 5:30. face the nation is next. >> we will be back here in 2011 join us for that ,,,,,,,,