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oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >> 2/3 of the senate present, having voted in the affirmative, the resolution of ratification is agreed to. >> and with that, the obama administration won another key victory in the senate today winning ratification of a new arms reduction treaty with russia. president obama praised senate action and says it will enable the united states to trust and verify compliance with the treaty, designed to reduce the number of nuclear missiles in both countries. >>> another victory in the senate, this one for the emergency crews who responded to the september 11 terrorist attack. >> the yays have it, appear to have it and the yays do have it. the bill is passed. >> the senate gave final approval to a bill giving workers who became ill working in the ruins of the world trade center $4.2 million in new aid, and backers had wanted more money but agreed to a smaller amount to get republican critics to drop their opposition. >>> the president also signed a bill allowing gays and lesbians to serve op

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oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. hearing an interview with john lennon, done just 3 days before his death. big crowds of people showed up we're hearing about an interview that was done with john lennon just three days before his death. crowds of people showed up tonight at strawberry fields. he was murdered 30 0 ---- 30 years ago tonight. he said that he thought he had plenty of time to accomplish some of life's goals. he also reflected on his youth. >> i've never been involved in a real street fight or down home gangs but it was a big part of one's life to look tough. i spent the whole part of my childhood with my shoulders around my head and walking in complete fear but with the toughest looking face you had ever seen. >> he also takes a shot at some of his critics saying all they really want is dead heros. >> but the interview that is coming out in rolling stone was not his last one. >> it's hard to ignore this day. vigils for john lennon in new york. for two bay area men, lennon's death will always be hard to for

oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. east bay city. beginning december 23-rd.. the city of concord is shutting >>> the closed for business sign is going up in one city. beginning december 23 concord is shutting down all but essential service such as fire and police. some of those days are holidays but the rest are unpaid furlough days. >> it's time spent with my family. >> we are trying to reduce our costs in terms of the operations of the city and our employees partnered with us to come up with some ideas in how we can do that and having furlough days throughout the year was one of the solutions. >> the city was already scheduled to close for christmas and new year's. but it will be closed from the 23rd and open again for business january 3. >>> concord isn't the only bay area city taking long holiday breaks. san jose, fremont and walnut creek are also shutting down for a long period of time because of furlough days. >>> it just happened to tennis pro pete sampras it can happen to you. stuff stolen from storage lockers. julie watts has an update. >> reporter: o

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oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. are reindeer really found at the north pole? that good questio now r the how is santa supposed to get around? reindeer. are they really at the north pole. that's tonight's good question. >> over the years they have taken on an almost mitt call quality, especially around the holidays. >> once a year they make the journey, pick up santa. but typically they don't live there. >> but they are close enough to get called in when needed. >> they live in the tundra, north much the northern -- north of the northern hemisphere. they are uniquely suited to one of the harshest climate on the planet. >> it helps them live in those cold snowy areas. they can actually smell grasses very deep in the snow. not only that, but reindeer have the ability to preheat the frosty air they breathe. >> they have a way of as they breathe out, they absorb water vapor from their outgoing brett and as they -- breath and as they breathe in, they warm that air. >> they can navigate great distances in really bad weather. >> you have to think of these things. if y

oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. passed away last night after >>> cowboys quarterback and legendary monday night football announcer, meredith passed away last night. >> "turn out the lights, the party is over." >> he was on abc. near the end of every game, he would sing "turn out the lights, the part ear is over." he was 72 years old. >>> the patriots boat race the jets tonight. brady had four touchdowns. new england wins 45-3. they take the lead now in the afc east. >>> alex smith will start at quarterback sunday against seattle. he hasn't played since week 7. troy smith was 3-2 as the starter in the last knife games. >>> -- last five games. >>> the announcement is on saturday, heisman trophy. >>> the sharks tonight, game time, 2nd period, gives the sharks a lead with the 11th goal of the season. sharks win 5-2. >>> do you remember -- >> speak speak. >> nobody in the sports department could remember. that was the time when there was only five stations. when monday night football came to town, it was not a football g

the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >> in late tonight's "education alert," maryland officials have more time to develop their teacher evaluation system. the state was in jeopardy losing to order $50 million over concerns about how they would grade teachers. tim tooten joins us live with an update on it. >> it has to do with money promised to the state from the race to the top program. the controversy was over what percentage of teachers evaluation will be based on student performance. the state board of education got word they will get a six month extension from the governor to work on the value ration system. 35% of the evaluation should be based on student progress, but the state in the race to the top education based on performance should be based on the 50% of student performance. >> that number is frightening to a lot of people. it is spreading now because they do not want the measure, it is frightening because they're not sure how much

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oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> good evening, here we go. on the surface it's a desperate move by a coach who is about to get fired, but if you look deeper, it actually makes some sense here. the 49ers are switching quarterbacks again. we just did this, didn't we, a couple weeks ago? stick around, a couple weeks from now we'll do it again. the buzz from santa clara tonight, the niners are benching troy smith and resurrecting alex smith. they might renew their spread offense this sunday. the spread offense is alex smith's strong point. as for mike singletary he continues to deal with the speculation that he's on the verge of being fired. >> any kind of reports or whatever that come out, and i know that there are many, you know, i told you before, i really don't read 'em. but if it's true, it's true. but until i know it's true, my eyes are on seattle. thank you very much. >> and with that, he ended his news conference today. this is a significant monday night filled with sadness yet fond memories. the death of don meredith, one of the original

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oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. children's classic trumped hollywood star power at the box office this weekend. "the voyage of the dawn treader," the third film in the "chronicles of narn >>> the latest classic this weekend. "the voyage of the dawn treader," the third installment in the chronicles of narnia this august took in the most money. though it had the weakest debut of the three narnia movies. in fact, the box office totals were weak overall. angelina jolie's romantic thriller opened in second place. "unstoppable" rounded out the top five. >>> but it was a good and a bad week for the british royals. prince charles and his wife unshaken but unhurt when protesters attacked their car. but prince william's official engagement photos released today seems to show all is well with the royals. >> reporter: in the shaky video, you can see the windows of the royal rolz royce were open. so prince charles was shielded at first from the crowd. britain didn't specify what kind of contact was made with camilla, but hinted

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oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. change of pace for what may be the bay area's most pro-pot >>> i'm grace lee, coming up at 6:00, a big change of pace for what may be the bay area's pro pot city. why are they putting the brakes on what some call marijuana mega factories. and it's a big night out but when the ride on the party bus ends, where does

oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. for eyewitness news at 6. ea mall and a >>> good evening, i'm grace lee. here's what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. a crowded bay area mall and a desperate thief make for a scary situation. what happened when a gunman kept getting turned down for his demands? and free christmas trees on christmas eve or is it? the benefit of celebrating the holiday after the holidays. those stories and much more tonight at 6:00. allen? >> all right. grace, thanks. we'll see you then. >>> santa arrived at a resort north of bangkok and this santa is really, reall binge. big. six elephants in santa outfits were at the elephant camp and resort. the elephant keepers joined in the fun. santa performed. they threw snacks and toys to the children. the kids returned the favor feeding the elephants bananas. the best thing about those santas and the list? they don't have to

oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. a limited release of the new "retro air jordans" are the >>> well, these are sneaker fans sneaking around malls across the country. i didn't say sneaking, i said snaking. a limited release of the new retro air jordans are the reason why. it's the mall in sacramento. shoppers lined up for hours. they are paying $175 a pair for those. retro jordans. if you didn't get them, it's probably too late because if they didn't sell out they are only available until midnight tonight. >>> every year we do the stories about the last-minute christmas shoppers but this year one group is singled out. mike sugerman tells us why some have dubbed today dad thursday. >> reporter: there is black friday and cyber monday and because today is thursday, two days before christmas, we're calling it dad thursday. here's why. >>> reporter: >> we have waited to the last possible moment and now we're desperate. >> reporter: is there anything more desperate than a dad with his kids trying to find mom just the right c

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oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. "bomb factory" to ashes. >>> in southern california today the bomb squad reduced a house described as a bomb factory to ashes. they set this escondido home on fire. it had been rented by a suspected bank robber an contained a lot of dangerous explosives and chemicals. investigators decided the safest way to dispose of the materials was to burn the whole thing down. not surprisingly, some neighbors question that strategy. >> until last night, i was thinking, oh, this is going to be a nice view. but then the concern started coming up, what if it does blast? what if we didn't evacuate and something tragic happened? >> flames reached about 4 stories high. the sheriff says the whole operation went smoothly. air quality experts were on hand to monitor the smoke and fumes. >>> all right. we are monitoring -- well, we're letting roberta monitor the outside, the sunshine and what's coming up for the weekend, too. >> i know. she says it's going to be really warm but i don't know. when i woke up

oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. year. >> well, if you stood in line at the post office today, you know that you weren't the only one. it is busiest mailing day of the year. that's because today is the recommended deadline for sending cards and packages that will arrive in time for christmas. after that, it's priority mail and express mail. more than 800 million pieces of mail are expected to enter the system today. that's a 40 percent increase from what they normally handle. >>> many people want to shrink their carbon footprint while still enjoying the holiday season. which is more eco friendly, buying a live cut christmas tree or an artificial one purchased only once? >> reporter: it's one of the most visible signs of the holiday season, whether you're a stickler for the real thing or you get yours out of a box, what you do with your christmas tree after christmas determines how green it is. >> i believe the best thing to do is to get a live tree. there are several ways to do it. you can have a live tree in a pot i

the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> a security scare for the secret service guarding the president during his hawaii vacation. a high speed chase came close to the president's beach front vacation home earlier today. a secret service agent drew her gun at a man in a pickup truck. the man was trying toget away from police. the driver was arrested and we're not even sure the first family knew what was going on. the president and his family are spending the holiday playing in the sun. >>> some people are spending their holiday helping others. the annual last minute toy driver is now in full swing at san francisco's lefty o'doules. >> people have been coming by since i've been here and that was 5:00 this morning. we expect them as the day goes on, we have good weather, we have santa claus, good food, we have everything you want right here. >> and they will be accepted donated toys until last call about 1:00 tomorrow. the toys are all headed to

the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> lauren scott here now with the sports, and lauren's golden state needs to show a little sign of life. >> the warriors have been so bad recently we were actually looking into whether they have a lemon law and they could exercise the right to return the team to chris cohen, but things looked a little brighter with the warriors visiting the kings. kings up by 16 in the fourth quarter but the war i don't remember storm backing down. it's going to overtime where the complete comeback would not be denied. the maluk brothers who also own the palms, monty ellis goes into overtime with the circus circus shot. monty leads all scores with 36, and the warriors rally with a 137-113 overtime win. >>> stanford in stillwater, oklahoma, the cowboys of oklahoma state, stanford at butler in indy this past saturday. watching the cowboys reign three and take off to a winning 79-68. san diego state 53-56. coming into tonight,

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the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> activists led a rally to protest the killing of a man named derek jones. >> the badge is not a license to kill. >> reporter: they sat on the steps of city hall to pressure the district attorney to prosecute police for jones' death. an officer shot the 36-year-old man a month ago as they responded to a police call. officers thought jones had a weapon but later it was determined he was in fact, unarmed. there's word tonight a former san francisco police lieu ten lieutenant has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. lange says he had no choice but to retire in february after being accused of unprofessional conduct. langeford says those accusations were unfounded. in the past, langeford was accused of abducting a woman while on duty, although those charges were dismissed. >>> it all started in an argument between the suspect and a victim and quickly turn into a horrify scene. >> reporter: antirock police say this m

the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> residents in south san francisco urge their frustration with police after the second triple shooting. that shooting happened last night. six people were shot in all. two died at the scene and late today, ktvu news confirmed a third victim died at the hospital. ktvu sal castaneda is near the scene now with more information, sal. >> we're hearing report that is that shooting may indeed been a feud between a san bruno gang and a san francisco gang. san bruno police left after meeting here with south san francisco officers. it was tense today in the south san francisco neighborhood be the shooting occurred. six people were hit in a drive by shooting. two died at the scene, a third victim died later at the hospital. one of the dead is 18-year-old gonzalo avaloz. avalos 16-year-old brother giovanni was also hit but survived. he says the police do nothing but arrest and harass people here but they couldn't stop