mark sayre reports on the move of neighborhoods to menlo park. >> reporter: menlo park official welcome the news t brings hundreds of new employees to town and they hope it helps to revitalize this area to the east side of highway 101. >> reporter: the move of facebook has been rumored for months. it's moving to a built unoccupied campus formerly used by sun microsystems the first of facebook's 1400 bay area employees to be moving into the new campus this summer with the move expected to be complete by the end of ther. >> it's exciting. >> reporter: menlo park mayor rich klein says the move is huge for his city which has seen other high-tech companies such as google and cisco start here and then move elsewhere. now it is menlo park and san mateo county gaining as facebook leaves palo alto and santa clara county. >> it's a chance now to look at the long-term opportunity and, you know, with facebook come many companies right? i think there's companies that would be working near facebook to be a strategic position for them. >> it's good for business. so we're happy. >> reporter: terry, the

in san jose, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> san jose police say that they have arrested the man who they believe stabbed a uc- berkeley student to death yesterday. officers arrested david shackleford of san leandro. they say that he killed ashley dunn a woman he was dating. she was found dead in her family's san jose home a little after 5 a.m. yesterday following a report of a disturbance. police found shackleford just a short time later. no word on a possible motive for the murder. >>> watch where you sit. what someone's leaving on muni seats that has already injured three people. and game over. cal cuts two sports teams. why some others were saved. >>> to be successful fishermen have to catch finish and two other things. i'll tell you why they are being concerned about the ice being cut off. ,, ,,,,,,,, women's lacrosse, women s gymnastics and rugby. >>> three athletic teams at cal slated to be cut have been saved. women's lacrosse, women's gymnastics and rugby. but two other sports are going to be eliminated at the end of the year. they would be men's baseball and gymnastics. cal's vi

mark sayre, thanks. >>> all right. now to roberta in the weather center. and are we out of the woods yet on this thing? >> no, allen, because this storm system now is stalling out over the monterey-san benito county area. so that's why our southern areas are seeing a lot of precipitation at this hour while the north bay is beginning to dry out. meanwhile we are still picking up moderate rainfall for the evening commute around highway 280 and also 101 along the peninsula out of redwood city into palo alto. as we go across the bay, we're picking up moderate rainfall. this could also be some hail that's falling between union city and fremont and to the east bay there you have it from concord back in through walnut creek, plenty of precipitation all this digging towards danville. accumulations so far today from this system, storm number 3, over 2" of rain to the north, fremont approaching 2." over an inch easily in san bruno. and in saratoga, an inch. storm 4 rolling this way. we'll track that coming up later on in this newscast. >> all right. we'll get back t

reporting live in san jose, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> they say their lives are in danger and the state agrees. the fine that one bay area hospital is facing for putting its staff and patients at risk. >>> it's a bold move. the steps san jose's new police chief is taking to repair the department's shattered image with minorities. >>> pushing for a bigger police presence at a bay area mall. the constant crimes strange police resources. ,,,,,,,,,,,, racial profiling. under the new policy, it's a >>> tonight, san jose police officers are following a new definition of racial profiling. et it is a violation under the new policy for an officer to show biased behavior at any time. it only applied when an officer first stopped someone solely because of race, gender or other bias. the new police chief says he feels some instances of profiling may have been missed in the past. >>> 10 oakland cops are back on the job. the "oakland tribune" reports the laid-off officers returned to work on monday but it could be two weeks before they are on the streets again because they need new training. last mon

mark sayre on the push to keep the trains coming. >> reporter: public hearings get under way tonight on this proposal by caltrain which could result in increased fares, no weekend service at all, and closed stations. mardi gras caltrain station the signs tell the story. service at this station and five others south of san jose could be discontinued entirely under a caltrain proposal to close a $30 million budget gap. >> it's extremely important to our residents who ride. >> reporter: the potential loss of caltrain service would be damaging to this person's community even though at last count, only about 105 people a day board the train here. the city is doing everything it can to try to save the service. >> even if we can only save one train a day, you know, in each direction or something like that in the interim while we look for the long term solution but don't cut it out totally, gosh, please, don't cut it out totally. keep the light kind of lit so that we can see our way into the future. ing. >> reporter: under the plan, up to seven stations are on the chopping block from bayshor

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mark sayre is at the state capital tonight where the battle line is already being drawn. >> reporter: the governor himself says this is a speech tonight that's going to be short on specifics and long on general themes. and that is something that republicans say maybe unconvincing. facing a $25.4 billion deficit, members of his party say they expect the governor to lay out the choice, cut half and maked up the other half with tax extensions or else. >> the exchange is to give the people the choice, merely the choice to determine whether or not they want to double those already bad cuts or do they want to avoid that by extending existing taxes for five years. >> reporter: but republicans don't see it that clearly. senator sam blakeslee whose district represents southern santa clara county and much of the central coast, says the governor will not win over republicans by ignoring the other big component of solving california's fiscal crisis, jobs. >> our economy is wounded. working californians are hurting. and until we bring jobs back to california, we aren't talking about the issues tha

in san jose, mark sayr, cbs 5. >> tacos and outrageous credit card rates. on the consumer watch julie watts has these stories and tells us what a record number of people are doing to pay their energy bills. julie? >> reporter: dana it's been a hard american for many canadians and more than just the cold weather. 9 millions are asking for help to pay their utility bills and the primary reason is the economy. the third year in a row in ease increased demand for helping pay their utility bills. there is a growing group of people scrambling for help and word out of washington indicates that the proposed federal budget may cut the heating program in half. silicone valley power tells us when it comes to home heating assistance it has seen a 25 percent jump in just the last year. when you need help contact your utility. the programs vary from reduced bills to a one-time pay off. >>> and it could soon be hard to pay off your credit card. if you are in the market for a new one, that is. thanks to a loophole in the new credit card act that's leading to cars with a ne

mark sayre explains why city leaders think adding a few words might just drum up some more business. mark. >> reporter: dana, airport officials and elected leaders actually met today for the first time to officially discuss this potential expansion of the name here which they believe will play particularly well for international passengers. it may already be one of the longest airport names, the norman y minuteeta san jose international int -- norman y. mineta san jose international airport. >> reporter: does it have a ring? >> some. >> means different things to different people. doesn't it? to do with computers. to do with other things. >> reporter: but to the airport and city of san jose there is serious business. passenger counts and flights are both down more than 25% from their peak. at the same time the city is trying to recoup its investment in a new billion dollars terminal which opened last year. >> silicon valley has an international representization disassociated from a geographic location. >> reporter: airport managers say having the name as silicon valley as part of the

mark sayre tells us why taxpayers may have gotten short changed as well. mark? >> reporter: the city of san jose made a half million dollars investment into this supermarket change under an economic development program. the city now says it does not expect to get its money back but a group of employees has filed a lawsuit. >> sorry. >> reporter: gabriel was a dairy manager at the market and like all other employees he was given just a few minutes' notice he was out of a job at the suvianda market. >> they closedded the doors and said this is it. we are out of business. >> reporter: he said he immediately fell on hard times. >> it was really bad. it was really bad because by that time i needed my paycheck to pay my rent. i have three kids at home that i need to feed. it wasn't nothing really easy. >> reporter: but now he and 50 other former employees of the two san jose locations are suing their former and now bankrupt employer. they are collectively owed $225,000 in unpaid wages and penalties. >> such as deducting for medical insurance that was never provided to

hamilton and to the north of sayre saratoga e santa cruz area, storm watch, winter weather advisory still in effect for those areas until 7:00. looking at two to three inches of snow at the 2,000-foot level. so far, mt. tam, three inches. hamilton, six. santa cruz, five inches of snow, and monterrey, five inches of snow. we're going to see some clearing tomorrow. >> alan: if you're heading to the sierra, be very careful because this is a look at the caltrans camera on highway 50 at ski run, just half an hour ago. you can see traffic steady out there. the good news is there are no chain riermtz right now. once you get to the slopes there is plenty of snow. here's a live look at heavenly ski resort, and you may be facing huge holiday weekend crowds. look at this snow. these photos were sent to us. jim says in the past two days they have accumulated a foot of snow. and susan of kelce have kelsyvie took this pictures. she said they got another five inches of snow last night. we would like to see your photos and videos. upload -- e-mail them to us at you report -- cog tv.com. >> rain and slick

representing three uc berkeley grads accused of spying in iran is ready for the trial, but is unsure if sayre are shourd will be here there. shourd was released on bail in september and has returned to the yesterday. she was ordered to return to eye iran to stand trial. if she doesn't return she could be tried in absent ya. all three were hiking in northern iraq in 2009 when they were arrested on suspicion of illegally crossing the border into iran. >>> back home, residents held a peace march today through south san francisco's troubled old town. >> in south san francisco. >> alan: south city police chief joined 200 other marchers. they walked to the site of a december 22nd shooting that left three young men dead and three juveniles wounded. the city council approved spending $400,000 to hire four new officers and launched plans to improve conditions in old town. >> the city was rocked by these killings, and we mourn along with the families and this neighborhood. we are embarking on what i believe is going to be a long-term effort to create a safer neighborhood, and improve the quality of lif

mark sayr, thank you very much. >>> a budget ultimatum in sacramento today. he agreed to governor brown's tax am exemptions or ucnc students will face higher fees. still the university chancellors say they don't plant to increase student fees this year. but today they said they may have no choice to do so nfl californians agree to ex ten increases on income, sales and vehicle taxes for five years. >> the race for mayor of san francisco just got a little more crowded. former supervisor mikhaila peer filed papers. she was turned out after her effort was reject today run again. another former supervise sore devon duffy as is state store leland year yee. >> well good things can't last forever but we are giving this good weather a high. >> it looks like oakland in the low 70s today besting their old record of 79. a day that will go down in the record books again. and look at this. wow. that's what a record looks like, okay? the cbs 5 weather camera aboard chopper 5 looking out towards the city of san francisco at 66 degrees. up from the average high of 60 degrees.

mark sayr is there where the police are baffled by this spike in crime. mark? >> reporter: allan, police say many of these burglaries are taking place in the early morning hours between 2 automatic and 4 p.m. both had in parking lots and residential neighborhoods. >> my purse is here. >> reporter: anna says she is aware of the increase in car burglaries and extra alert going about her daily business. >> you have to be aware. aware of where you leave things, you know. i never leave my purse in the car. i always take it with me. >> this map provided by the morgan hill police department shows the auto burglaries are happening all over town from residential streets to busy parking areas. there have been 108 in all, just in the passed six months, more than double the number from the same period a year ago. >> it's a crime of opportunity. somebody is walking by and they see the stuff inside their car. and smash a window, take it and take off. >> sergeant jerry newmire of morgan hill police department says there is no way to know what is causing the spike. >> it could

reporting from highway 17, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> take a look at the snow in lake county. this is video from middletown near highway 175. look at the drifts of snow along the sides of the roads. more snow is expected throughout the night there with temperatures expected to drop into the mid-20s. a hard freeze warning is in effect until sunday morning. >>> now, we have been getting a lot of great photos from lake county, as well. sergeant gary up in lakeport sent us this one. definitely need to get out the shovel and scrape off the squad car. rusty in clear lake oaks sent us this a shot of the snow coating the ground and the trees. >>> while snow fell in the mountains a good downpour soaked bay area cities. from flooding to downed trees, crews had their work cut out from them. juliette goodrich reports from pleasanton. >> reporter: it was certainly hard to escape the rain and the wind today. directly behind me mount diablo and really here comes the sun, although we'll see if it gets a nice dusting of snow overnight. that's the real question. when is the main event going to

reporting live in san jose, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> how about this great pick from the lick observatory on mount hamilton sent to us from one of our viewers, john wareham, hope i'm pronouncing that right, john. roberta in the weather center with the steady rain across the bay area. hi, roberta. >> hi, allen. live rain continues to fall here at bryant street where today's high was only 48 degrees. it's a live cbs 5 camera and you can see the wet pavement for the evening commute. again, temperature only 48 degrees. 14 degrees below normal. plus, the rain still falls for the evening commute getting blasted at this moment happens to be hayward, union city, san leandro, right there along the 880 going north and south. as we take a look also towards suisun bay, vallejo, hercules, benicia, martinez, all with moderate rainfall containing small hail and anywhere up and down the peninsula, we have pounding rain that continues to left up in a northerly direction. fog is now also a problem in throughout the santa cruz mountains and portions of the north bay right around the petaluma area. and this

so to see the byline sayre and everyboby was covering things about mergers and liars and politics. i decided i had to do that. >> host: you go and tell your parents you want a career as a journalist. what do they say? [laughter] silly girl broke silly little girl. you cannot be a journalist. women don't do that. certainly black women don't do that. you need to go become a teacher. so you can take care of yourself. you can always get a teaching job but we don't want to spend tuition. it was a struggle to get my tuition together. you need to be a teacher or a nurse or social worker. that is all the things women in the early '60s could aspire to. i said no. i don't want to do that. i really want to do this. there was a lot of fights in my household and slamming of my door and putting my foot down. again, no. no you cannot do this broker are was determined and finally they saw i was not going to be happy are a good person they supported me and i thank god for having supportive parents who did not go to college but made sure my sister and i did. >> host: been you hear your second of man

. >> mark sayr, thank you. >> the idea may have been to make some fun out of a rainy weekend. the bodies of two teenagers were pulled from a creek sunday after their rafting trip went horribly wrong. don knapp in concord on how friends and family are remembering these boys tonight. >> reporter: allan, we are standing here next to walnut creek close to the p.m. bridge. this is a broad flood plain but you can kind of see the ditch where the fast water was and where one of the bodies was taken out yesterday. another body was removed about a mile further down near highway 4. the long holiday weekend had not ended but students were already registering their shock and sadness at the loss of two of their classmates. sophomore peers davidson was here for a baseball game. >> we all saw it on the news last night. and like when i first arrived and got to baseball today, everybody like the first thing we said to each other, did you hear about what happened? >> reporter: what happened was an ill-fated rafting event in the walnut creek channel. matthew miller and his 17-year- old classmate

mark sayre is there with that story. >> reporter: the temperatures here dramatically dropping even before the sun went down on the summit of highway 17. no snow here yet. but definitely snowfall in other south bay mountain tops. at the higher elevations on mt. hamilton the snow was already falling by morning. even for those who live and work on the mountain the snow is creating some trouble. >> right now it is very cold and very sleety and slick and a little icy, scary on some places. >> reporter: at nearly 4200 feet the observatory is no stranger to snow but the fresh snowfall is attracting plenty of people from the valley floor at times creating problems for observatory staff. >> of course we love folks to visit the observatory but with the volume of snow in play, parking and traffic, we get those that want to come oftentimes can't. >> reporter: rain was falling on highway 17 early this morning. cal-trans crews have plows ready to go when the snow hits expected later tonight. >> traffic breaks with officers slowing people down. >> reporter: the chp saying cold temperatures even without

sayre, he is dead. police soldier next to the captain said. i felt him take his last breath. the cap started to weep. when he stood up people and sergeant no one in the platoon was leaving until after sundown. they were going to guard the chunks of a suicide bomber's body now slung all over the block. a person who must be buried before sundown goes to heaven. he suspected friends of the suicide bomber were waiting to bury their latest martyr and the unit was not going to let that happen. the gruesome scene. a few locals tried to collect pieces of the suicide bomber's body in buckets. soldiers ordered them to dump their buckets on the asphalt. i am going to skip a few paragraphs and just say that sergeant qe and strickland and jose barco were taken to the hospital. they lived but where medevaced to the united states. sergeant q e who had been a squad leader and father figure for all the guys i have mentioned died. i am going to join up where kenneth eastridge has gotten the news that his father died. as the sun went down, kenneth eastridge tried to keep himself squared away. h

. >> mark sayr thank you very much. phil meter joins us with his take on the speech and analysis from a couple of people who know their way around sacramento. >> that's right, dana. we have elizabeth bergman from california east bay who studies government. we have former state assembly speaker willy brown whose government she sometimes studies, as well as the others. welcome to the show. it was, indeed, a 13-minute speech. i would like to start off with substance. professor were you surprised at the lack of detail he said on his current cuts? >> yes. it was very quick, very brief. and perhaps the government didn't use the bully pulpit as much as he might have in such a short speech. >> mayor brown, your idea of his style in this first outing in his return to sacramento? >> well, jerry is trying to find his sea legs. for a man 40 has had three or four or five careers in the world of politics, after all he has been a candidate for the president. a candidate a successful one for governor. he has been the attorney general.

. >> host: sayre. >> guest: the patriot actover concerns many americans. these different agencies. there is an example. we also need tools and our givee intelligence agencies and our lt law enforcement agencies, the fbi and the ability to do the job. o now come on my side of the aisle there is a lot of people who peo will be voting against the the extension of the patriot act. wat understand the point ofstaa view. in the legislation we can always do better. the way legislation is made youd have to get consensus abcaforyea word. in yesterday's hearing and which we don't have many. plic i really applaud the chairman for having that hearing.d the public can understand what is going on and have themunity intelligence community works.ske i asked the question.said. if, in fact, the patriot act was not extended and we are votingnh on whether to extend it, what rculd be the consequence?esou it would that have resources to do the job. what i feel with the most for suportant issue for me, what we call the sunset. tha that means that we should the reevaluate the law every two or three years.