thomas gonzales died young of a rare form of cancer back in 2001. he was 35. his family placed his remains at the top of a hill on the oakmont cemetery property so on clear days he could look out at his beloved mount diablo. >> one family member has talked to the sheriff's department and there is reported another break- in in the last couple of weeks at the same cemetery here in oakland month. >> reporter: a contra costa sheriff's spokesman says they have received a report of the theft but don't have any suspects or leads right now. did someone steal it because they thought it was worth something? >> it is now. it's a $10,000 reward. so please, if you have any information regarding this, please contact somebody and let us get thomas back. >> reporter: joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> 4:35. >>> while other cities are cutting employee benefits, berkeley is looking to add a new one, paying for sex change operations. the city council will vote tonight on whether to set aside $20,000 a year for city workers who want gender reassignment surgery. councilmembers tell the "chro

they stole the urn containing the remains of thomas gonzales the founder of an internet company. he was 35 when he died from a rare form of cancer in 2001. >> a $10,000 reward so please if you have any information regarding this, please contact somebody and let us get thomas back. >> the urn looks like gold but it's actually brass. one relative says at least one other break-in was reported at the same cemetery in the last couple of weeks. >>> a sign of recovery more than four months after the deadly pipeline explosion in san brun that destroyed dozens of homes. a family who lost their home has now become the first to submit plans for the rebuilding. if the process goes quickly they could break ground as early as spring. the city expects to see more submissions in the next few weeks. >>> house republicans start debate today on a plan to repeal -- the house of representatives getting back to work after the shooting of gabrielle giffords. the republican majority plans to tackle healthcare as the first order of business. >>> reporter: republicans are moving ahead with plans to repeal

they stole the urn containing the remainers of thomas gonzales. he was 35 when he died of a rare form of cancer in 2001. >> 10,000 reward so if you have any information, regarding this please contact somebody and let us get thomas back. >> the urn is brass. one other breakin was reported at the same cemetery in the last couple of weeks. >>> berkeley is looking to help city workers who want sex change operations. this isn't the first bay area city to consider adding the surgery to employee benefits. sonja shin is in front of city hall where the council will vote on that proposal today. hi, sonja. >>> reporter: good morning. the city council here in berkeley is set to vote on this controversial benefit tonight. city workers could have $20,000 set aside for them annually for the gender reassignment surgery, a procedure not covered by the cities two health insurance providers according to the "chronicle." berkeley has about 1500 employees. some have asked about the benefit recently and employees could collect the money before the operation. they would

thomas a. gonzales jr. were stolen from inside a private mausoleum in lafayette. they discovered the theft on monday, they believe happened sunday night. he co-founded pleasanton based commerce one in 1994, he died in 2001 of cancer. >> taxpayers footing the bill for sex changes? the city council is poised to vote tonight to set aside $20,000 annually for city workers' gender-reassignment surgery. the procedure is not covered by the city's two health insurance providers, kaiser and health net. the benefit would allow employees to collect the money before the operation. to receive the payout, employees would have to have lived as the opposite sex for at least one year and undergone hormone therapy. they also would have to have worked for the city at least a year. it will be right back is kron4 morning news continues right after the break. a live look here from montana and at all it is breaking up. ec the analysis of dogs. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her c

the family of thomas gonzales, jr., says they are very upset. back in 1994 he helped found a software company. >>> and security forces using water and tear gas on protesters once again today in the capitol, tunis. also, a new government was announced with the promise to free prisoners and include more. they are unhappy that some of the old government can keep their power positions. >>> and unexpected return this past weekend after 25 years in exile. haitian officials say there are no plans to prosecute him during the brutal regime. the man known as baby doc has been accused of torturing many while stealing millions of dollars. >>> and in london, two disks handed to assange today. it held information on 2000 prominent individuals who avoided paying taxes and engaged in possible criminal activity. elmer said there were about 40 other people and pillars of society. >>> hospitalized tonight in critical condition. sergeant shriver was a peace corp volunteer in 1972. he is now 95 years old and seven years ago said he had alzheimer's disease. >>> and a