in berkeley, don ford, kpix 5. >> the painted red start is usually seen from arizona to mexico. one was seen in auburn in 2010 and p one -- one in point raise in 2012. amazing that people document this stuff, but they are out there. there have been six sightings in southern california. >> they're beautiful. >>> still ahead, a warnening as the holiday shopping -- warning as the holiday shopping season fast approaches. the toys found to be a danger to children. >>> if you are traveling back east, pack your patience when you head to the airport. all that red is inches or more of rainfall between now and thanksgiving evening. what's in store for us for the holidays? we've got your forecast coming up. >>> i'm larry king. what sit about colin kaepernick? >> he's just a tough guy. >> yeah, but it's more than that. >> some people have armadillo skin. >> we'll get it right, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, debris on the tracks has severely impacted service between the embarcadero sta land. a kpix >>> we have break news tonight. a major b.a.r.t delay in effect. debris on the tracks has s

. >> and as don ford tells us it should make the airport a lot safer. >> reporter: it's 236 feet tall. costs a total of $51 million. it's oakland's brand spanking new airport traffic control tower. >> it's just going to be a marvelous addition to the airport. >> reporter: of course, there's the required ribbon cutting. >> okay -- shocked me. >> reporter: didn't go quite as planned but back to that later. this new control tower replaces two old control towers. one built in 1962 that originally had a restaurant halfway up. the other built in 1972 nearly 40 years ago. >> brand new tower. it's got the new car smell. >> reporter: air traffic controller juan bueller says working the old way with two towers was difficult. >> almost like we had to prepare meals out of two separate kitchens and now we're basically in one kitchen and just doing all the coordination and all the plans and everything is -- planning and everything is in one building. >> reporter: we'll get back to this later: politicians still at it. officials say it's tall for a reason. oakland had over 210,000 landings and takeof

don ford shows us the city is in no rush to cut it up and haul it away. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: it's a party atmosphere here at oakland's latest attraction. this giant eucalyptus tree that was blown down near lake merritt during last week's windstorm. folks are coming from all over the bay area to see it, smell it and climb it. >> we came out from union city on bart today. i took the day off and i was hoping we could come and see this magnificent fallen tree. >> reporter: dozens of kids and adults too are all climbing over the massive trunk. the stump is nearly 30 feet across. this photo taken from a nearby rooftop shows how big this monster really is. >> wow. it's like a whale on april beach. >> reporter: his brother gregory admired this tree so much he made this video three weeks ago when it was still standing. >> this is one of my favorite eucalyptus trees. >> i grew up here in oakland all my life. and to see this tree come down, it's really -- you know, it's like a friend. i lost a friend when this tree came down. >> reporter: the jack russell terrier is in the stump and not comi

in oakland, don ford, kpix 5. >>> time now 4:51. coming up at 5:00, holiday shopping season is almost here. we are going to take you out to the bay area stores where people have already been lined up for hours. >> but first, an unusual number of humpback whales are swimming around in monterey bay right now. what scientists believe is drawing them there when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> you want to work off calories before you eat that thanksgiving day dinner? go to the holiday ice rink in union square. it's something to see! a mix of sun and clouds, temperatures in the 60s. >> traffic is wide open at the bay bridge toll plaza. great news, be thankful that you won't need your quarters. parking meters will not be enforced today because of the holiday. i'll have more "kcbs traffic" for you in just a few minutes. >>> here's a look at a lot of whales swimming around in monterey bay right now. it's especially rare this time of year when they would be down in mexico for mating season in the warm water but apparently mating is not on th

don ford, kpix 5. >> the day it actually open depends on the p weather. if it rains, it will delay rain stripe and that will be done just prior to the grand opening. >>> google is taking hands free technology to the next level. no blue tooth, no cords. our mike sugerman shows us all you need is your neck and a tattoo. >> hello. i am talking to you hands free. look at this. you can hear me. i got my hands on nothing. l. on television, maybe that is not such a big indictment but on a phone, that is a big deal. >> the blogasphere is buzzing. >> ghoul allow you to talk hands free, ear free, too. it is called the google tattoo. >> the idea actually is for you to be able to communicate as if it was head set. >> it's called a tattoo, but it's really a bunch of numbers on a sticky substance to put on your neck and your voice is transmitted from your throat to your phone. it could help the lloyd cloud. >> what do you think this is. >> oh, the google. is that the barge? >> no. >> i tried to explain it to jane of rock strings wyoming. >> you don't have to use your h

don ford on the gaming and gridlock. >> reporter: highway 101 running through rohnert park is nearly complete. its first test will be next week when graton opens for the first time. chp says the freeway will be busy. >> probably at least 10,000 more vehicles per day. >> reporter: the chp believes that number will go down in a couple of weeks once the excitement wears off. but in the meantime, the casino is busy getting ready to handle the expected crowds. there are 5,700 outdoor parking spaces and a 5-story parking structure. they cost $820 million to build, have 340,000 square feet with more than 3,000 slot and poker machines. joseph holloway lives across the street. he watched it all go up. he says the casino transformed what was once a narrow street with potholes and difference into a safe modern road. >> they say they are going to take care of it. so far, so good. >> reporter: today security was tight. patrols were patrolling and exclusive invitations to a special preview were carefully checked. he says he is happy to wait and then after the excitement he will check it out. >> it

in san rafael, don ford, kpix 5. >> the five-year, $2 million effort is led by the california coastal conservancy. >>> here's a live look at union square in san francisco, there's a lot of people out there for tonight's tree lighting ceremony. the 83-foot-tall tree will be lit in about 20 minutes or so. we'll check back in as we get closer to the big event. >>> and this snow has arrived in san rafael. kids are having a blast on this manmade sledding hill that has more than 40 tons of snow. you can find it on "a" street between fourth and fifth avenues. it's part of the city's 34th annual parade of lights and winterland celebration. sledding ends tomorrow at noon. >>> it's a christmas miracle! >> amazing! >> in san rafael. >> came home with all the sunburn, right. it was 67 degrees there in san rafael. >> beautiful. >> with all that snow. it was a christmas miracle. [ laughter ] >> what a great night for all the activities going on in san francisco. the city is just bloated with activity and people. let's head out where we have clear skies at coit tower and the numbers have been fallin

kpix 5 reporter don ford tells us that they are spending months rehabilitating sick golden eagles. >> reporter: this is a golden eagle that was found near brushy peak in the east bay. the california department of fish and wildlife said it was so infested with blood sucking mites that most of its feathers on its legs, its belly and its face were gone. so severe they brought it here to the uc-davis veterinary school's raptor center to save its life. >> little tiny vampires. this bird would not have made it had it not been brought to rehab and it's been here three months. it's probably going to need to be here a few more months before it's going to grow its feathers back out and be able to return to the world. >> reporter: the patient is kept in this special area away from the other birds. after three months of treatment, the bird looks a lot better. feathers are growing back. and its attention to suroundings is returning. this is the first adult golden eagle to ever get these mites. researchers have a lot of questions. do you know how they got on the bird? >> no. we don't. >> reporter:

in richmond, don ford, kpix 5. >>> we're talking about the rain yesterday. it's sort of tapered off. now we have the winds. >> we have the rain and wind. and we have the snow. >> good! >> up in the sierra. >> good for the holiday. >> we have a little video to show you where they have the treetops on the ground covered with a light dusting of snow. light? they have had nine inches at sierra at tahoe. that's what you're looking at right now. they have the lifts as you can gently running, not opening day yet but they are praying for cold weather to continue and the three-quarters of a foot of snow is not a bad precedent. right now we are only at about -- san jose only has 29% of average rainfall this time of the year. the numbers are in the mid-50s but believe me, you live in the bay area long enough there are some years that start slow and finish big and there's some years that are -- like last year, started big, finishes with a wimper. it's early-morning. it's november. 57 at concord right now. 58 livermore. santa rosa 58 degrees. wind speeds are the big stor

a mother and daughter spoke with don ford today. >> your call cannot be completed at this time in the country you are calling. >> reporter: again and again, over and over it's the same thing. evelyn and her daughter ruby have been trying to contact family members in the philippines. family that lived here in this small village near where they say the typhoon came ashore destroying all the homes. >> please try your call later. >> reporter: communication is bad and they fear the worst. >> don't have any update with my sister and family. >> reporter: some good news has reached her via email from other relatives in tacloban. most other relatives are alive but not safe. >> for my family members who survived the typhoon, we heard a lot of them are trying to survive on very minimal food right now. >> like what? >> a lot of them have been eating unripened bananas. the problem they are facing now is they are close to running out of that. >> reporter: running out of food, running out of time, and some family members are still missing, not seen since the storm. >> we're still looking for my aunt

. >> reporter: at the oakland international airport, don ford, eyewitness news. >> and air travelers may soon be able to use their cell phones to make calls in-flight but the proposal by the fcr is receiving mixed reaction. a flight attendants' union is against the idea. it says people yapping on their cell phones could increase violent incidents. some passengers agree it could be an annoyance. >> you might want to talk to the entire flight at a loud voice about every single problem you have in your family, blah blah. >> i don't think it's correct to be able to listen to everybody chattering on the phone. and if the proposal goes through it could be costly. >> planes would need the proper equipment. and cell phone companies would likely charge additional fees for the privilege. >>> the cost of mailing letter, bill or anything else is going up. when the price of stamps will rise and by how much. >> and also going up, mount etna. we'll show you why it's europe's most active volcano as it continues to blow its top. ,, the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way,

in rancho cordova, don ford, kpix 5. >> there are eight hatcheries that will participate in the spawning effort. >>> coming up, the political war over a prime piece of bay area real estate. we sort out the ads targeting voters, and show you what's really at stake at the polls tomorrow. >> how extra sets of eyes are keeping a close eye over bay area students starting today. >> and why so many people who take herbal supplements are not getting what they think they're paying for. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, proposed waterfront develop. >>> now at 6:30, the high stake issues at the polls tomorrow, including the fate of this proposed waterfront development. it's one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in the bay area, if not the united states. you won't be surprised that it's a proposed site for dozens of multimillion dollar condominiums. we're talking about this chunk of land on the san francisco waterfront. the plan is to hand developers development in exchange for condos. there's just one catch, voters have to sign off on the plan by passing prop b, and prop c. our survey finds prop b failin

mayor rob ford says he's not resigning despite admitting he smoked crack. >> have i tried it? probably in one of my drunken stupors approximately a year ago. >> i think i saw him. it's there. it's there. oh, my gosh. >>> and a mother and father rejoice as their son has his 40-year sentence for murder overturned, but his legal fight is not yet over. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, november 6th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning the post-election day analysis is focusing on the two governor's races that highlighted the voting. governor chris christie led. in virginia the race was more ideological and a cliffhanger. long-time democratic fund-raiser terry mcauliffe was elected in a contest that focused health care and abortion. marlie hall begins our coverage >> reporter: it was a nailbiter in virginia where democrat terry mcauliffe narrowly beat ken cuccinelli. mcauliffe is the former head of the national committee who campaigned against cuccinelli's tea party voters. >> it was a choice about whe

rob ford is the mayor of toronto. he denies the claims but as don dahler reports, police say they've got video. the mayor may have a hard time explaining. >> reporter: just three years ago, toronto's nuclear applicanted mayor, rob ford, was enormously popular. his larger-than-life personality and boisterous nature made the conservative politician seem like a fun guy to be around. >> he walks down the street and people reach out to touch him. >> reporter: michael cooke is editor of the "toronto star." >> he's instantly recognizable. he's a big man in all meanings of that word. >> reporter: but a series of bizarre incident and anti-guy statements have left people scratching their heads. >> his behavior has been extraordinary. over the last two or three years he's been caught in florida smoking marijuana. he denied it. he's been caught at a sports haven't in toronto attacking other fans and been thrown out of the stadium. he denies it. >> reporter: then in may, this photograph appeared. that's ford standing outside a kno

scott, ford says it's up to the voters next year to decide if he should keep his job. >> pelley: don, thank you very much. vernon maynard of palm desert, california, has done a lot of living, but there was one thing he wanted to do for his 100th birthday. he made his first sky dive. it was a tandem jump with maynard strapped to an instructor for the ride down from almost 13,000 feet. and he had a doctor's note clearing him for the adventure. paintings stolen by the nazis have been revealed for the first time in more than 70 years. we'll show you next. if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for over ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. for many adults, humira is proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint

the toronto city council has voted to strip ford of most of his authority. here's don dahler. >> reporter: his behavior has been such a distraction, the mayor himself had to concede the council's vote was understandable. >> if i would have had a mayor acting the way 5 conducted myself i would have didn't exact same thing. >> reporter: his own brother, doug, a toronto city council member has urged him to take a leave of absence. >> i believe rob should take a couple of weeks off. >> reporter: yet ford still refuses to back down, even as the confessions mount. >> have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years? >> reporter: ford, who is also facing allegations of drunk driving and spousal abuse, pausefor eight long seconds before answering. >> yes, i have. >> reporter: that was yet more red meat for comedians. >> and the number one thought going through rob ford's mind at this moment, "help me, canadian jesus." >> i understand the embarrassment that i've caused every resident in the city. i'm humiliated by it. >> reporter: "toronto star" editor michael

don lemon, cnn new york. >>> the new first family of new york. let us know what you think, follow me at twitter and use hash tag ac 360. >>> rob ford and what happens after a politician goes on tv and admits to smoking crack in a drunken super. when the going goes weird, the weird turn pro. >>> a shocking revelation after cnn obtains video that could show what really happened to kendrick johnson in a new york high school gym. i'm beth...

don? >> nic, thank you. >>> i want to talk about princeton university, battling a rare meningitis outbreak. several people there have gotten sick from a b strain. and princeton's board is considering whether to offer students an emergency vaccine used overseas. >> reporter: don, there is no approved meningitis b vaccine available in this country, but there is one in use in parts of europe and australia. now it's up to university trustees to decide whether or not to bring that vaccine to princeton. officials are meeting this weekend to discuss possible vaccinations on campus. it's an effort to combat an ongoing outbreak of meningitis b, which can cause life-threatening illness. the new jersey department of health says the first case developed when a student returned from spring break in march. after additional cases were reported, an outbreak of the disease was declared in may. a total of six students and one visitor to princeton are linked to the outbreak. the latest case was diagnosed las

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two politicians who've had worse weeks than president obama and toronto mayor rob ford. they've had a pretty bad week. (audience reacts) president obama saying sorry over and over for his so-called signature achievement, obamacare, rob ford admitting to be a crack smoker. (audience reacts). >> stephen: yes, obama is in the same tight spot as toronto's crack-smoking mayor. i mean, the parallels are everywhere, folks. both had press conferences-- and that's it. (laughter) but, folks, comparing the first black president to the first blackout mayor isn't unfair. it's not unfair at all because lemon made sure to ask several times whether it was unfair or not. >> is it fair, though, to compare the two crises? >> no, it's not fair to compare them at all. they're totally different. >> i'll ask you the same question. is it fair to compare the two crises? because it's about damage control not whether the two crises are equivalent. >> exactly and i think it's fair to make a comparison for the simple fact that both of them are in trouble. >> stephen: yeah, they're both in trouble. t

david gergen former adviser to presidents nixon, ford, regan and clinton. couldn't you get one more president in there? >> i'm trying. i might have one more chance. >> and julian zellizer, from princeton tonight. some on twitter said, don, come on. all these guys, was not rumsfeld not available? as a matter of fact, we asked for him and he was not available. >>> valarie jarod is top adviser to president obama. she has known him since his early days in chicago. she has a huge amount of influence. mr. mclarty, does every white house have people close to the president who wield a lot of power in that way, in wait that valarie jarrett does? >> i think the answer is yes. i think the president will have a number of influences as it will. i think certainly the white house staff, i do think this president has had tighter control of the white house. and not used his cabinet quite as much as other presidents have. but you also got the first lady always influential with every president as andy and david know firsthand and foreign leaders. depends on the subject matter

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and while we were there, i got a chance to talk to don knauss, he's the chairman and ceo of clorox and a former officer in the u.s. marine corps. and i spoke about how his nice consistent growth is going. why are we here? this is a different setting for clorox. >> we are here for the second annual kings ford invitational. kingsford is big in slow cooked barbecue. last year, we started the first kingsford invitational, so we've got the seven biggest championship teams here on the intrepid this weekend along with a military team competing for the grand championship. so we put up a $50,000 prize, winner take all. they're going to be cooking the four traditional meats, chicken, brisket beef, and pork and ribs. so it will be a lot of great smells wafting over manhattan over the weekend. >> great. great celebration of military. you're a veteran. this is a very big day. for us it's the veterans day, because of tv. but what does folds mean, what does it mean to be a vet and how many vets have you hired? >> well, the folds of honor is the kingsford's charity that we're linking into. folds of ho

so we've got the perfect guy to talk about all this don geld berg ran damage control at the white house during the monica lewinsky scandal. i remember covering that, it was a bizarre time to be covering the white house. but the president survived it, he moved on. he's doing very well. is there a difference here. >> how would you counsel this guy compared to bill clinton? >> the president clinton had his issues but a lot had to do with he could admit the relationship he had with women including lewinsky. the problem with the mayor of toronto is you don't know what's going to happen next. while it's great theater as a crisis management person, it's a very difficult situation to get your arms around. you don't know what's going to happen next. >> he is admitting to everything, right? i mean. >> finally, yes. >> president clinton didn't admit to in up in the beginning. >> this guy is admitting to everything. does that help or hurt him in his cause? >> you could argue an that it helps him. the issue is, what does he do about it now? he's got to show compassion and contrition. what's the path

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mayor rob ford says he's not resigning despite admitting he smoked crack. >> have i tried it? probably in one of my drunken stupors approximately a year ago. >> i think i saw him. it's there. it's there. oh, my gosh. >>> and a mother and father rejoice as their son has his 40-year sentence for murder overturned, but his legal fight is not yet over.