the other house is on dell monty place. there are concerns at the moment about the safety of the people living near one of those fires. now we have ktvu crews on the scene. of course we have our chopper over head giving you these live pictures. we're going to bring you updates as soon as we get them. >>> this is also day two of a walk out by sanitation workers in san mateo county. that means trash pick up for thousands of residents are going to be delayed by two days. >>> and in iraq a lot of violence against iraqi security forces increasing now as the u.s. prepares to withdraw combat troops. today six members of the government allied sunni militia were killed in an ambush. yesterday there were several attacks in 13 different cities and 56 people were killed. >>> this morning oakland police are searching for the gunman responsible for killing a teenager overnight. this latest attack comes as officers warn of a spike in crime. ktvu's live in oakland with more on this story. tara. >> reporter: a witness in ktvu spokesperson l

is successful in its pursuit of 3par, dell could still profit. it's entitled to a $72 million breakup fee on the deal. holt thinks dell will take a break from the bidding battle this weekend and come back with a higher offer early next week. >> tom: between ben bernanke's comments and the merger action in technology, buyers came back. let's take a look at tonight's "market focus." stocks shrugged off the weaker g.d.p. number and seemed to be assured by the federal reserve chief's comments. still, the indices lost ground this week. the dow closed back above 10,000. still, it lost 0.6% this week. it's down three weeks in a row. the nasdaq saw more volatility, slipping 1.2% over the past five sessions. and the s&p 500? it fell 0.7%, its third consecutive weekly loss. investors ignored some disappointing intel news. it cut its quarterly revenue target. computer sales are less than it expected. just last quarter, intel reported record revenue. here's today's trade of intel. trading was halted twice, once when it announced the lower outlook-- that's th

dell's bid is at $18 a share. but, in an s.e.c. filing earlier today, 3par recommended dell's bid to shareholders. tech analysts like tom smith think we'll see more action around 3par. >> h.p., in a sense, is the deeper pockets and a sturdier place to go with your company, but you have to look for everything else to match up too. certainly, more money per share helps. i'm not sure that we've heard the end of the bidding for 3par, the price today was already trading in the market above what h.p. had offered. >> tom: it was. 3par shares ended the day up over 44%, rising $8.05 to $26.09 a share. new all time high. we'll look at the potential bidding war's impact on h.p. and dell in tonight's "market focus." >> susie: here are the stories in tonight's n.b.r. newswheel: stocks dip despite today's m.&a. activity. the dow fell 39 points, the nasdaq lost 20 and the s&p 500 down four. trading volume was light to start the week, with 864 million shares on the n.y.s.e. and 1.7 billion on the nasdaq. a.i.g. is paying back nearly $4 billion in

three par and dell have a separate agreement th could give them an edge. dell wld take over the compan but only if it can match the highest bid from any competitor. stock for santa clara chip maker intel is up today despite cutting its sales forecast for quarterback. fresh evidence that a slow economy is putting a damper on the back to school shopping season. intel is seeing weaker than expected demand for consumer computers. blockbuster filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy next month. the chain that dominated home video rental business has racked up billions of debt. they have moved toward online rental services like netflix and movies on demand. blockbuster hopes to come back and continue after restructuring and offer movie rentals. >> deadlines in the final step to complete cap the gulf oil spill. >> also rebuilding the big easy five years after hurricane "katrina"ocked new orleans, we'll sh you how much the city has rebut and the concerns that are still lingering. >> and trapped alive deep underground. the incredible first video of dozens of miners in thei

three par and dell have a separate agreement that could give them an edge. dell would take over the company but only if it can match the highest bid from any competitor. stock for santa clara chip maker intel is up today despite cutting its sales forecast for the current quarterback. fresh evidence that a slow economy is putting a damper on the back to school shopping season. intel is seeing weaker than expected demand for consumer computers. blockbuster filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy next month. the chain that dominated home video rental business has racked up billions of debt. they have moved toward online rental services like netflix and movies on demand. blockbuster hopes to come back and continue after restructuring and offer movie rentals. >> deadlines in the final step to complete cap the gulf oil spill. >> also rebuilding the big easy five years after hurricane "katrina" rocked new orleans, we'll show you how much the city has rebuilt and the concerns that are still lingering. >> and trapped alive deep underground. the incredible first video of doz

dell and 3par said earlier friday that 3par's board has accepted the latest bid from dell, which only has to match the terms of other offers under its initial agreement with 3par. friday the 13th, it was trading for $9.65 a share then dale offered 18, h-p came back with 24, dell came back with 2430. h- p at 27 del match that offer in the last hour h-p came and at $30 a share. >> we have been following the market's those stocks in particular three part trading appears on the day so it is getting a boost from this to the war. dell is riding higher as well. h-p to the head. h-p has the biggest offer on the table right now. you can see the markets are wobbly for the most of the morning mostly positive that is the goodness. s&p up six. and the reason why we stayed in mostly positive territory is onto a piece of news. commerce said the economy did not slow much as badly as some had feared. a speech saying federal government is ready to step in again if necessary to keep the market on an even course towards recovery. federal government backing up. >> 8 06 a.m. developing story from the south

hp's $30 bid, next move will be up to dell, dell has right to counter anything offered by hp. it's going to be an interesting test of wills. in san jose, abc 7 money scope. >> no kidding, thank you very much. and some of the biggest names in silicon valley being sued tonight. microsoft co-founder filed suit against google, apple, yahoo, ebay, face book and net flix claiming they're violating patents held by a company he owns, claiming they're fundamental to e commerce and searching the internet. filing suit to protect his quote, investment. >>> a san jose woman admitted her role in a mortgage fraud scheme the i team has been following. she pleaded not guilty today to one count of fire and mail fraud. she was an escrow officer indicted for hiding large sums of money. she admits conspiring with a suspected mastermind of the scream, james mcconville in custody. three others pleaded guilty in this case. >> and in sacramento, time is rung out. the pressure is really on now for a piece of legislation that would protect homeowners from foreclosure, some believe it is a critical step.

the deal dropped dell stock by a nickel. with this deal, dell still will have just under $10 billion in cash. 3par stock soared on the buyout, clearly a big premium to friday's closing price. others in the data storage business saw some spillover buying. of these three, isolon systems is the biggest, with a market value just over $1 billion. shares are about $1 away from a new high. netezza jumped 4% on stronger- than-usual volume, and compellent technologies up 10%. still, c-m-l shares are down more than 40% this year. one more corporate deal, this one in health care. pharmacy benefits manager medco will buy the privately held united biosource for $730 million in cash. united biosource is a drug and medical device researcher. medco stock dropped 2% on light volume. it is less than $1 away from a new 52-week low. hanging over the broad market, a tough outlook for housing. we mentioned the drop in the homebuilders' confidence survey earlier. that was after a cautious outlook from lowe's. the home improvement retailer had prof

. >>> elsewhere, dell says it's assessing its bid for 3par after the data storage company's board of directors said hewlett-packard's $2 billion offer was a superior proposal. 3 par notified dell of it's agreement on their merger agreement. dell now has three business days to match hp's offer. >>> sanofi-aventis publicly disclosed it's $18.5 billion cash offer for genzyme after merger talks went nowhere. sanofi is considering all options. including a hostile takeover. >>> goexings between disney and time-warner cable over programming fees with a deadline of midnight on wednesday. at stake, millions of homes in major cities like new york and los angeles could see their local abc broadcast, espn channels and some disney channels go dark. >>> finally, a sign of the times. the publisher of the oxford english dictionary said yesterday that now so many people prefer to look up words on line the 126-year-old dictionary may never be printed on paper again. >>> so the umps go to the videotape, a little league crusher and now manny will be manny in chicago. plus the shot in the playoff at barc

dell and hp made six public bids for the company. they have a separate agreement that could give them an edge here from what they understand saying dell would take the company over, but fonl it can mooch the highest bid from any competitor. >> stock for santa clara chip maker intel is up despite cutting sales, it's fresh evidence a slow economy is putting a damper on the back to school shopping season. interjelz it's seeing weaker than expect teed mand for consumer computers. and blockbuster sold hol -- told studios it's preparing to file for chapter 11. the chain once dom naigt home video rental business racked up $1 billion in debt. customers moving away from renting at retail locations as you know. you're probably doing this as well and towards online services. blockbuster hopes to come back after restructuring and continuing to offer new rental autos and federal reserve chairman says the fed will do what it takes to keep the economy moving forward gave a speech this morning saying the fed will consider making another large scale

dell is releasing an ipad competitor in two days. we have one tonight, and we'll put it to the test. >>> live at treasure island and how the west coast's most famous skyline is being changed by the bay area's most busiest bus stop. >>> and good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff. windy out there where cheryl hurd is in san francisco. the fog is back, and only the 50s right now. coming up, we'll have details on how long this low cloud cover and cool temperatures will be sticking around. >>> are you lag at that beautiful skyline of san francisco from east bay, but that skyline will soon change. with the construction of a transit center that's making history on the west coast. live on treasure island right now, live with more on this project that's expected to brin in thousands of jobs to the bay area. sheryl. >> reporter: that's right, leeza. jobs and a very cool skyline. take a look at the fog hovering overhead, but you can't deny this breathtaking view. the skyline, though, is going to change very soon. >> four, three, two, one. >

the ball is back in dell's court. they have the right according to their contract with 3 par to match the highest offer. so it's going to be up to them whether they want to match $1.88 billion. what the heck is 3par? that's the question we put to kcbs technology analyst larry magid. >> it makes the storage systems but the operating system and the management software needed for data centers. so with the growth of cloud computing, this is an increasingly important area. >> reporter: cloud computing basically storing large amounts of data on the internet that you can access over the internet. it's as simple as something like facebook. where do all these birthday pictures that you upload to facebook go? they go to a cloud, to data centers that you need to access. 3par according to the company makes accessing that data faster and cheaper for other companies like dell and hp so it's so valuable. again the ball is now in dell's court once again whether they want to match this latest offer from hp for $1.88 billion. >> and wh

. >> tom: hewlett packard and dell are taking the fight for cloud computing firm 3par to new heights. today began with dell announcing it increased its bid from $18 to $24.30 per share, and that 3par had accepted it. but after the closing bell tonight, hewlett-packard came back with a richer price, upping its original $24 per share offer to $27. 3par had no comment to the higher h-p price. but news of the higher bid sent 3par stock above h-p's offer of $27, signaling investors expect an even higher price to emerge. meanwhile, the recently ousted head of h-p is selling some of his holdings in the tech giant. mark hurd filed with the s.e.c. earlier this week, saying he planned to unload 775,000 shares of restricted h-p stock worth an estimated $30 million. he has 90 days to sell all or part of that amount. hurd resigned from h-p three weeks ago after a board investigation found he filed bogus expense reports to cover up a personal relationship with a contractor. >> susie: another major recall for toyota. this one involves more than a million corolla, matrix, and pontiac vibe vehicles ma

people are figuring hp will offer 30, dell will offer 32. if dell offers 32, hp 34 and so on. you can make some money, but it's a dangerous place to be. >> it's infineon. we originally said intel, i confused it and said intuit. you know what? it's monday morning. >> you need one of those hot coffees from fremont. >>> not quite the end of the rope for san francisco's clay theater. it will stay open for deal. a short-term deal was struck to keep the fillmore street from closing its doors. clay theater was built back in 1910. smaller houses like it are now a rarity in the u.s. >>> if you work for the city of san francisco, you may soon lose a perk. budget problem means no more free parking for government employees. san francisco has about 27,000 city employees, and they have been allowed to park for free near government buildings and in reserve paces in parking garages. but that's taking potential money from the city and the municipal city trabstatinsition. >>> the next phase of construction at san jose international airport gets started today. the airport is closing the runway t

the dell streak is being sold online through dell for $550 or $300 with a two year at&t contract. gabe slate, kron4 news. >> 6:57 a.m., a moment ago we told you it just blew that got us thinking it is bringing back all you can get pass. it allows customers to travel to an unlimited number see cities for $699 while you want for that month for $699 between september 7th and october 6th. the passes go on sale friday are limited. you have to act quick. they were sold out in two days last time they did this. >> division of you took 234 flights would deal. you should know if reported that we have to go better tickets now. if

dell has an answer to the ipad. you may recall dell had an answer to the ipod, nobody can remember what that was called. faded away quickly. the guys from texas have another shot at apple here. here you see it, obviously it is much smaller, it's called the streak. really it's more of a giant phone. smaller than the ipad , it has phone built in. the droid 2 hits stores today. there are lots of drois phones, they use the google made android operating system, thus the name. >>> the big thing to watch today is the markets. the dow closed 2.5% lower wednesday. general motors said it made money for the second quarter in a row. them making money is almost an astonishing sort of thing. $1.3 billion in the last quarter. things have begun to turn around for gm. >> i have noticed more gm vehicles. >> they have some great styling, too. you have the chevy volt, it's not out yet, but we never thought of gm as cutting-edge. here they go. >> it's only been a few months. >>> ac transit and drivers will work towards a new deal next f

dell has until the close of business on wednesday to match the bid. dell says it is assessing whether a higher bid would be in their best interest. when the bidding war started three weeks shares were selling for $10. >>> it is howing santa clara is buying a wireless division of a german chip maker for $1.4 billion. the company issued a joint statement saying they'll operate as a stand-alone business. this is part of the connected computing strategy that will expand its current wi-fi and wi-max offering. >>> the federal government wants to change the stickers on new cars. up next, what you'll be able to find out if the government gets its way. >>> it is a battle that's been going on for years for vietnam veterans. tonight government compensation some will be eligible for. >>> you may have noticed gas prices are on the move in the bay area. how to fix it in the near future. >>> electric powered motorcycles slammed into a prius in morning dig riderment it happened at 10:30. vehicles were going in opposite directions when the prius turned in front of the

. >>> there's new information tonight in the vicious bidding war between dell and hewlett- packard to claim a from monthigh -- free -- fremont company. >>> a person says dell -- a person familiar with the situation says dell will make a bid that will top hewlett- packard's bid who are competing for the company. sources say hp could counter that offer by tomorrow. >>> walmart today asked the u.s. supreme court to throw out a class action lawsuit brought by employees. the suit says walmart faces -- plays men more money than women. the lawsuit started back in june of 2001 also alleges walmart discriminated against women in promotions, training and job assignments. walmt said the claims were too diverse. >>> anan appeal has been filed in massachusetts in. boston university grad student joel tenenbaum is seeking to have $70,000 paid for illegally downloading songs online. he was sued already and was ordered to pay over 75,000. music companies appealing the decision. >>> the obama administration says sometime this week it will file an appeal of a judge's decision that blocks the use of fede

with a $1.6 billion takeover bid. >>> speaking of dell, yesterday, it released its first smartphone, entering the increasingly crowded market with a 3 1/2-inch android device called the arrow that costs about $100 on the at&t network. >>> a new report shows the nation's credit card debt is at an eight-year low. the average american's credit card balance is down 13% from last year. >>> walmart is recalling ready-made roast beef and ham sandwiches sold in its deli case that could be contaminated with harmful bacteria. >>> federal safety officials are investigating a risk of gas tank fires in jeep grand cherokees built before 2004. chrysler says the vehicle meets or exceeds all safety standards. >>> u.s. safety regulators stepped up their investigations into stalling engines in some toyota corollas and matrix hatchbacks. >>> and finally, a new survey has found the english are more faithful to their banks than their relationship partners. the average length of an english relationship is 14 years, while the english spend nearly 16 1/2 years with the same bank. >>> well, a pitcher plays ou

they were competing with dell. hp and dell are interested in 3 par's growing cloud computing business. cloud computing allows years to access data over the internet instead of hard drives. >>> glen beck joins sara sarah palin hat a really, but civil rights leaders took issue with holding the event on the steps of the lincoln memorial 40 years to the day the late dr. martin luther king delivered his speech. >> we as individuals must be good to america can we great. >> beck billed the event as being nonpolitical and a way to honor american troops and military families. many conservatives believed it showed a clear signal they can swing elections because many voters feel washington is out of touch. >> may this day be the change point. look around you. you're not alone. you are americans. >> reporter: many civil rights loaders felt thousands in the crowd hijacked the legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. by holding the rally when and where they did. >> we shall overcome some day ♪ >> the reverend al sharpton led a co

round two of the bidding war between tech titans dell and hewlett-packard saw dell raise its bid for data storage maker 3 par to $1.6 billion. hp quickly shot back upping its offer to $1.8 billion after the bell. >>> another recall for toyota. it's 13th this year. more than a million corollas and matrixes are being called back for a computer glitch that could cause them to stall on the road. meanwhile, johnson & johnson has racked up its 11th recall this year, this time for two hip replacement products. >>> the faa has proposed a record $24 million fine against american airlines for maintenance violations that led to thousands of flight cancellations back in 2008. the airline is planning to appeal. >>> the "wall street journal" is reporting boeing is about to push back its delivery date for the dream liner 787, again. delays could postpone delivery well into next year. >>> keep an eye on shares of j. crew. shares plunged 10% in late trade after lowering its full year forecast. >>> and a new study suggests some people's social networking profiles are a sign that they're disconnected f

the new dell street tabloid is now on the market. it is the first tablet with the i've had lots that could compete with that bad. as you can see the streak is just under half the size of the ad had. the maid is small for people who want to keep their top with about all times. what people like i had but it never leaves home because is too big to carry around. will offer to take into restaurants. the streak runs on two goals androids system perry of access to the web. not as many apses apple but pretty close. biggest difference between the apple by pat is that you could use the streak as the full use cellphone. that's a major advantage over the ad had. compare this to the joy it's a lot bigger than most of the smart phones out there. locker to hold. you could use it with the hutus and it does come with a headset. one other thing that it has the i've had doesn't it has a camera can take pictures and video recorder. i like the size of a smart phone. but watching videos can be difficult but on the street to the screen is great. will catch

that tops dell. and the growing market of cloud computing in which businesses can store data and software on the internet. >>> out in redwood city tonight crews are working to clean up a spill from a ruptured pipe yesterday afternoon. the pipe broke yesterday right near redwood shores lagoon. the public works department was able to stop the sewage but not before some leaked. it coated the driveways of nearby homes. >> i don't see many people using this lagoon for recreational purposes but it is still -- it is -- th odor is pretty bad. >> they are in the process of repairing the broken pipe and telling residents to stay away from the water in the lagoon until they know how badly it is contaminated. >> people can see their trash picked up soon. sanitation workers are in a two- day strike. the track shrebg is resumed to start in homes that was supposed to have a wednesday pick up and will continue on a two-day delay through the weekend snoot federal officials say they found at least one likely source of

the nasdaq managed to make it out of the red monday, thanks in part to dell's decision to buy storage tech firm 3par for $18 a share. news of the deal sent 3par stock skyrocketing 86%. >>> keep an eye on gm today as the once beleaguered automaker will likely file what's expected to be one of the largest ipos ever. general motors is expected to raise between $15 billion and $20 billion from the stock offering. >>> and, finally, despite the tempting bait, you'd have to be a fool to fall for this one. a billionaire in england is offering $1 million to anyone stupid enough to strip naked in front of president obama while shouting the name of his website and sporting it on their bare chest. sadly i have a feeling someone is stupid enough to do something like that. let's hope not. >>> well, a brave comeback, johnny damon returns to new york, and strikeouts don't always mean wins. >>> plus, both nfl teams from new york start preseason off with a nasty head-to-head battle. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> our weather high lights on this tuesday, our heat wave contin

. >> the motion is for granting the appeal and the permit is being upheld with a new when dell assembly and with fire- rated class the cannot see through. on the motion -- the >> to clarify, granting the of feel modifying and this requires four votes. >> correct. >> on that motion -- >> aye. >> aye. >> no. sfgov.org aye. >> aye. >> i am unhappy with the issue. given that things have to be worked with, this is something that i would support but nonetheless, i think that the complaint and the source of liro -- why we are talking about this, this is what it appears to be. that is san francisco. >> if we did not have to do something about the window, i would agree with this. >> aye. >> the permit is upheld with the modified scope. >> shall we take a short break?

and dell. no word yet from dell whether it will raise its bid. both h. p. and dell are interested in three par's growing cloud computing business. cloud computing allows users to access software and data over the internet instead of using local hard drives. muni officials are investigating a collision between two buses in san francisco's chinatown yesterday. the driver says the problems began when he went to check out a malfunctioning wheelchair platform. the bus rolled down the hill crashing into a second bus. here's a photograph of the accident we found on twitter. two passengers on the bus that lost control were slightly hurt. today president obama will be in new orleans marking the fifth anniversary of hurricane "katrina." alex stone tells us how russ dents are still trying to overcome the enormity of the disaster. ♪ >> a jazz funeral for "katrina." inside the coffin, notes, cards and letters written by victims of the hurricane pouring out their memories, anger, grief and frustrations and laying them to rest five years after the monster storm devastat

dell's offer with a $1.6 billion bid. shares this morning, up on all this news. higher again today. triple the last six sessions with this take-over talk. fees airlines are charging for checked bags. offering to reimburse guests up to the $850 in fees for checked bags. consecutive weekend nights. >> jane, thanks a lot. >> get a load of this. you think your commute is kind of rough. look what's being described as the world's worst traffic jam. 40,000 cars and trucks backed up 60 miles for nine days now. stranded drivers are playing cards along the highway to pass the time. vendors have sprung up but they're drawing criticism charging high price for tea and noodles. the construction project that caused the mess? it's expected to last another month. >> oh, my god. and you know there aren't enough porta-potties. >> clean, closed. oh, my! >> like survivor. >> it is! it is like survivor. >> out there with a camera. survivor with smog. >> that's grate concept. >> smogviver. >> we have smog to deal with ourselves. after this beau

has just boosted its offer for fremont base free par topping dell's latest bid. that's the fourth time those two companies have upped their bids in the last 24 hours. >> jane king is live at the new york stock exchange with more on the morning's "moneyscope" report. jane, are we back over 10,000 on the dow? >> hi, eric and kristen. we are in fact. not by much but we are above 10,000 here. a lot of the reason for this was that this report on gross domestic product. this is the broadest measure we have of the u.s. economy. it did slow down compared to what we initially thought a few months back. but economists have ratcheted it down so much and it came in a little better than what was expected. so that's boosting here this morning. and about the fear of these economic reports that came in a little better and giving us a boost. as you mentioned the fed chairman ben bernanke will address central bangers in jackson hole, wyoming today. here's how the markets look oversaul here this morning. we are higher across the board. the dow at the moment up by 31, 32 points. at

and dell. there's no word from dell on whether it will raise its bid once again. both h. p. and dell are interested in three par's growing cloud computing business. cloud cuting allows users to access software and data over the internet instead of local hard drives. muni officials are investigating a collision between two buses in san francisco's chinatown yesterday. the driver says the problem started when he went to check out a malfunctioning wheelchair platform. the bus somehow lost control and rolled about 100 feet down a hill crashing into the second bus. we have a photograph here of the accident that we found on twitter. two passengers on the bus that lost control were slightly hurt. today president obama will be in new orleans marking the fifth anniversary of hurricane "katrina." abc 7 alex stone tells us how residents are still trying to overcome the enormity of that disaster. ♪ >> a jazz funeral for "katrina" inside the coffin notes, cards and letters written by victims of the hurricane pouring out their memories, anger, grief and frustrations and laying them to r

what's going on is remember this dell/hp/3par thing. dell a few minutes ago matched a new hp bid to buy this fremont company, 3par. 3par agrees to it. 3par will become a part of dell assuming share holders and government regulators agree. this makes 3par worth three times what it was at the start of the week. $1.8 billion. looking at the broader markets, 10,000 sort of a magical number. it has no meaning on its own. nothing specific happens when the dow crosses under 10,000, but it did thursday afternoon this has the psychological effect on investors. lousy housing numbers two bad reports this week, along with signs that companies are not buying those big durable goods helped push the markets lower. the dow opened up at 9985. >> okay. we'll see how we do today. >>> starting the week with a busy commute already. we have seen heavier volume of traffic all week, but very busy this friday morning. two sig-alerts this one canceled northbound 101 at oregon expressway. lanes are cleared. the bad news is before that  closed out that report wa

of yesterday of $1.5 billion and all reports point to that dell will come up with an even bigger bid than that this morning. that's why shareholders are jumping all over 3par. its shares have soared over the past week since dell first came up with its bid. 3par was down a third in value before that. >> thank you. jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> thanks, jason. but some discouraging news for a local business. pw supermarkets closing two more stores in san jose today. the chain shut down its long- time store in the cambrian area just last week. the markets closing today are in almaden valley and silver creek valley. pw founded in 1943 has fallen on hard times trying to compete against national chains with big marketing budgets. pw's president told the "mercury news" he is reviewing all options for the remaining four stores. >>> in the coming months, coffee prices are expected to increase. they have already risen by more than a third because of poor weather that's affected the crops in colombia and central america. >> so our question of the day, could you survive in the

and dell. and analysts say is a move to send a message to investors that the company is strong and the shares are bought google as the try to purchase 3 par is a data storage company that deliver information over the internet the last offer was 2.5 billion from h-p. it was only three park at $10 per share, then it del was at $18 per share, a counteroffer from h b at $24.30 a share, and h. b. top that with a bid of $27 per share. you can see the dull matched that, and h-p came back with $30 per share. dell said over the weekend it could raise its offer but that has not happened and yet. reporter has 670 employees saw the latest offer is nearly $3 million per worker. kron4's craig sklar spoke to three parts. >> each become adults, the bidding war will have the winner on the internet technology, in my three par weights, these devices become the backbone of data technology replacing hard drives that store video, photos with storage in cyberspace. >> it provides a ready of services and it provides a

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. >>> right now, the clock is ticking for dell to match hewlett pack ward's -- packard bid. dell is assessing whether a higher bid would be in their best interest. >>> intel is buying the wire les german division for $ $1.2 million. intel says this is part of the connected commute -- commuting strategy. the deal's expected to close by march of last yeex. all of these -- of next year. all of these merge e's are good for the -- mergers are good for the long-term economy. but in the short-term it means less jobs which will be a problem. >>> 7:1 1. as the u.s. continues to withdraw troops from iraq, it leaves a price tag of at least $5 billion. we'll find out more about this in a live record from washington. >>> find out who bp is blaming now for some of the problems that led up to the massive oil spill in the gulf. >>> on wednesday, a group, the first 224 guardsmen, allocated will led to illegal border crossing but will not have the authority to address anyone. >>> across border in texas, gunman assassinated the mayor of a town in the middle of a drug war and injured his daught

a huge bidding war between hewlett-packard in palo alto and dell down in texas. it turns out that three par is at the center of cloud computing, at a time that both high pressure and dell realize the physical computers they sell, not a business that's going to pay off for much longer. three par says it will start talking to high pressure today about its bid, but still welcomes a counterbid from dell. whatever happens, it's making those investors in the fremont company very, very rich. and san francisco based wilhelm sonoma is recalling baby bottle warmers called biba, they apparently work too well, getting hot enough to cause burns. return it to the store for a refund. here's something i thought you might like. what do to technology and sumo wrestlers have in common, and what kind of technology do they like best? they like the ipad. why? because they have so much trouble using the iphone. reuters says the wrestlers' officiating body in japan will distribute ipads to athlete there is, because they can't text message and use the buttons on the iphone very well. the

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. >> the motion is for granting the appeal and the permit is being upheld with a new when dell assembly and with fire- rated class the cannot see through. on the motion -- the >> to clarify, granting the of feel modifying and this requires four votes. >> correct. >> on that motion -- >> aye. >> aye. >> no. sfgov.org aye. >> aye. >> i am unhappy with the issue. given that things have to be worked with, this is something that i would support but nonetheless, i think that the complaint and the source of liro -- why we are talking about this, this is what it appears to be. that is san francisco. >> if we did not have to do something about the window, i would agree with this. >> aye. >> the permit is upheld with the modified scope. >> shall we take a short break? >> we will take our last item, item number 11. >> calling on a love and -- calling item number 11, jasonb ley verses the zoning and administrator. this is processing a request of release of suspension addressed to the department of building inspection director which requests that suspension be released because of the property is now

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that's 300 million more than the latest bid by dell. dell and hp are fighting for 3 john par because they both believe it will help them expand in the fast-growing storage business. >> time now 8:57. let's go back to sal. what's happening out there, sal? >> i wanted to mention if you work or live near the gir a deli chocolate factory, there has been a gas line break. we'll follow it, have more on the noon news. pier 96, they found what was causing the hazardous odor and determine what it is. they'll have that on the noon news. 880 traffic busy as you pass the colosseum. >> more throw clouds and fog near the coast and parts of the bay. lower 80s under partly to mostly sunny skies. the clouds pull back to the shoreline for the week. a slight chance for a sprinkle for tomorrow. the recent -- >> thanks for watching, everyone.