California hard. The Health Department says its seeing cases in every region of the state. Five people under the age of 65 have died. Doctors at San Francisco general say this could be the worst flu season in years. To control the spread, the centers for Disease Control is urging everyone to get a flu shot and its not too late. It makes it a lot less likely that you will get the flu. And if you do get it, and youve been vaccinated, chances are you will have more mild disease. You wont get as sick. Pharmacies are scrambling to keep up with demand. Safeway is offering a 10 discount on grocery bills for anyone who gets a flu shot there. It may be sunny in the bay area, but there was a gusher in San Francisco. This is from a fire hydrant that got knocked over at fulsom and embarcadero. Witnesses tell cbs 5 a truck was trying to park when it accidentally knocked over the hydrant. Water was shooting as high as the fourth floor of the gap building. The area was crowded with people and they stopped to take pictures. No one was hurt. Checking other bay area headlines, university of california president mark udoff has announced his retirement. Yudof says he will leave in august for what he says are health issues. Yudof has been at the helm of the University System for five years. His time has been marked by protests over tuition hikes and administrative pay raises, as well as Violent Police confrontations. And todays the last day on the job San Jose Police chief chris moore. He leaves after 27 years with the department, two years as chief. His tenure was marked by budget cuts and pension reform that led many officers to look for work in other bay area cities. The deputy chief will take over until a replacement is found. And before he left, chief moore dealt another setback to san joses luxury casino called matrix. He rejected its request to open gaming tables on the eighth floor of the highrise. The city says it would present security problems. Casino matrix opened in august, after four months of delays over permits. Now on to sundays big game between the 49ers and the atlanta falcons. But before taking ovulate this afternoon, the team had one last workout at their facility in santa clara. This is the second time in two years the 49ers are heading to the nfc championship. Despite all the hoopla, the team remains focused. People said nice things about us. Thats nice. Cover of sports illustrated, you know, very nice thing. It says a very nice thing about our team. Put it in a frame, put it on the wall, Say Something nice about you, but doesnt change anything about what our job is. I dont have time to stop and think right now. Too much work to be done. If the 49ers win on sunday, the team will advance to the super bowl for the sixth time in franchise history and the First Time Since 1994. The buses pulled out of the niners practice facility just before 3 00, heading to nearby san jose airport. The one key player almost got left behind. Leading wide receiver Michael Crabtree arrived late. The convoy had to stop to let him on. After he finally got on the bus, the convoy then continued on to the airport. Taking the bus good thing hes a good runner. Sundays big game in atlanta, with more on how the city is preparing for a big win. Reporter alan, its been a while since the 49ers made it to the super bowl. Still have a big hurdle, the championship game. That comes up sunday, but you can really kind of feel it out here. Were in north beach right now. Somebody just came up to me and said if they win, the town will explode. Thats kind of exactly what the San FranciscoPolice Department does not want to see happen. They dont want a repeat of what happened after the giants won the world series and there were shots of people smashing muni buses and causing trouble. They dont want to see that. Sfpd tells us they will have all officers on deck. Nobody will be allowed to take a vacation day that day, even to watch the game. They will be here, expected to be on duty, as well as other officers in reserve just to make sure, in case anything happened. We talked to the owner of amante in north beach. He said we expect people to behave. Should be a good time. Big game. Championship game. We checked with the police today and they tell us nobody gets the day off. They are keeping everybody on, just in case. Yeah. You know how it can get. Youve been around long enough. Any concerns on your part at all . None at all. When the giants won the world series here, everybody was great. People were having a great time. No incidences at all. We have a doorman as well. Its just a great crowd. Even greater if they win. Reporter nonetheless, the mission district, broadway area, and north beach, again, all will have extra police patrol, just to keep people in line. They are expecting a great crowd. Everybody here ready for a good game. The 49ers will have a major advantage over atlanta on sunday. Kim coyle is here to tell us about the captain of the defense, who could give the falcons fits. Thats right. Patrick willis is regarded as one of the best line backers in the nfl, but willis does admit to having one weakness on the football field. I think hell take it to the sideline, my god took off running that way i would say he deserves a pass on the blocking. But the captain of the 49ers defense also isnt satisfied with just getting to the nfc championship game for the second year in a row. Its not good enough just to make the playoffs. Its not good enough just to make it to the nfc championship. We want to win it all. Thats what well be remembered by the most, going to the super bowl and winning it. But it starts this sunday, to have the opportunity to go. Just winning it all. Sixtime pro bowler wants a ring. Wants the ring. Badly. Thats right. They all do. Thanks, kim. Well, some clarity at last on the hostage crisis in algeria. What we now know about the kidnappers, the captives, and whats happened to the americans caught in the conflict. Widespread sunshine, lots of 60s today. Some of you may be wondering, where did all the rain go . Concord, you had 5 inches of rainfall in december. One quarter of one inch in january a little bit of rain in the forecast. Ill let you know when, coming up. And giving up your personal information for the right to make a return. Consumer watch on why your drivers license is being scanned by stores. Tonight. One american, from texas, is confirmed to be one of the dozens of hostages killed during the algerians. New details tonight. One american from texas is confirmed to be one of the dozens of hostages killed during the algerians effort to rescue them. This is the third day the militants have held captives at a natural gas facility in north algeria. Hundreds of other captives have been successfully freed. They say they are grateful to the algerian forces that rescued them. But the fate of as many as dozens of others remains unknown. The numbers are in. 4. 3million viewers watched Lance Armstrongs televised confession last night during Oprah Winfreys interview. He admitted performance enhancing drugs helped him win all seven Tour De France championships. Did you ever take banned substances to enhance your performance . Yes. I view this situation as one big lie that i repeated a lot of times. I didnt invent the culture. But i didnt try to stop the culture. Armstrongs interview may be a loss, but it appears to be a win with others. A New York Times reporter is publishing a book and director j. J. Abrams is making a movie about the disgraced cyclist. First chance in years to watch the monster wave competition at mavericks. What you need to know before you head to the coast. Surfing the mavericks can be risky. How technology hopes to change that, up next on health watch. Mmmmmm. A choice of 6 skillet entrees, each with an appetizer and dessert . Whoa no wonder they call it a complete meal. 3 courses, one diner price. Complete skillet meals starting at 8. 99. Only at dennys. Years. This time a. The mavericks surf contest is on. This sunday for the first time in three years. This time around, the rules are a little different for spectators. The beach and all the cliffs will be off limits. The same goes for all roads to pillow point. To watch the event in person, youll have to go to the Oceania Hotel and spa at princeton harbor. Best way to see mavericks is at the mavericks festival. Its something that we were required to do by our county agencies, after the people got washed off the jetty wall and a lot of people got hurt by being out at the beach. Organizers expect huge waves and sunny skies, which they say should make for perfect surfing conditions. And mavericks is famous for world class surfers taking a big rise on huge waves. The wipeouts pretty epic as well sometimes. As dr. Kim mull va hill reports, new Technology May help surfers tackle the monster waves more safely. Reporter mavericks, its a show like no other. The worlds best surfers line up to ride one of the worlds biggest breaks, but big wave surfing is not without risk. Riding here can be deadly. Now a new wave of technology hopes to change that. Surfer can lay flat on the vest. Reporter meet terry moss. When a 40foot wave crashes on you, its like falling out of a twostory building and into a washing machine, where you dont know if youre up, down, sideways. Reporter moss, a prominent free diver, has perfected the art of holding his breath for extreme periods of time, but hold it too long and you wont even know it. You can black out and drown. The trouble with blacking out under water is that it comes without notice. It just hapts instantaneously. Theres no warning. Reporter now the retired oral surgeon is working on a project to make these experiences safer a submersiblible high tech life vest. On the back, a mechanism that contains circuitry, water pressure sensor, and the co2 cartridges. Reporter the light weight vest is programmable, allowing the user to spend a maximum time under water and maximum depth. Hit that limit, and it automatically inflates, bringing injured or unconscious surfers to the surface. It would be great. Whats great about it is that its very new technology. Reporter frank is a rescue Boat Operator for mavericks. He says the vests can play a role, but more is needed. When youre dealing with this kind of surf, you can have all the devices you want on you. Youre still going to need, you know, youre still going to need a jetski to pick you up once your inflation device activates. Reporter in the meantime, the show will go on. More and more testosterone being poured into the water, we need something to bring us back. Reporter cbs 5 health watch. Well, High Surf Advisorys also in effect this weekend and at area beaches. Roberta gonzalez at rodeo beach with our mobile weather. Looks like the waves are billowing up. Reporter ive got to tell you, there is definitely a chill in the air. Mobile weather right now, we have all of our instruments in place. Currently 59 degrees, but that wind currently at 14 has been gusting up to 25 miles per hour, and thats when it really feels a little chilly out here on this friday evening. As you were mentioning, alan, we have a High Surf Advisory in place for this very beach here. Up and down the california coast, that does include the san mateo coast, as far north as the sonoma coast for high surf. Because of that high surf, we do have mavericks its a green light for sunday, with some of these waves up to 20 feet, perhaps even larger in that time. Meanwhile, in addition to High Surf Advisory in place, we have a beach hazard statement. And thats for sneaker waves. Any of these large waves just rolling onshore, sneaking up on you. You have to be very mindful for that and never have your back at a very angry ocean, as well as a beach hazard statement for rip currents. Swimmers, please take note of that situation. Its a big holiday weekend. Many people flocking to the beaches over the long holiday. If you want to know more about these beach hazards in effect, visit us online at cbssf. Com. Reporting just outside of fort cronkite on this beautiful friday evening, its a bit cold, a bit windy, but it sure is nice. Roberta, thanks. Have a good weekend. As she mentioned, the weather sounds like its go doing be great for going to the beach, or at least outside. Maybe stay away from the ocean. Be smart if youre going to the beach, but bet you a lot of folks will head down there. Maybe a stroll by the water. Stay out of the water, because its go doing be rough there. But the weather is going to be near perfect. We caught the sunset at exactly the right time. Our mount vaca cam, the sun just dropping below the horizon. Gorgeous view there. Cirrus cloud cover thats out there making the colors of the sunset spread out even more. Check out temperatures. So much milder than yesterday. Some of you, 5 degrees milder. Concord at 58. Santa rosa, 58. San jose, 59. 60s in oakland, 66 today. San jose also hit the mid60s. As expected with all that sunshine, nothing on the radar. Tonight for the first time in about a week, week and a half, i think everybody stays above freezing. Thats you in fairfield, 34. Santa rosa, 34. 42 for oakland. San francisco down to 44. Redwood city, 41 degrees. We are still trending milder. Two things i want to point out here. One, that deflect tore shield, big bubble of High Pressure is still here. One of these systems will get here toward the middle of next week. We can see the end of this pattern. Its not going to happen this weekend. Saturday, sunday, monday, all about that big bubble of High Pressure moving over top of northern california. You stay sunny, dry, mild, all the way through tuesday when you head back to work and kids go back to school. Changes coming toward the middle of next week. Its going to be a subtle change. Not going to get pouring rainfall. Slight chance of rain next friday. The bigger change will be an increase in clouds, as the onshore flow, westerly components in the wind, that comes back. Well be cooler and cloudier toward the middle of next week. But for the next few days, nice to get outside. Beautiful evening. Play it smart at the beach. Maybe dont even go in the water, rough and dangerous there. And that pattern change coming next week, but not toward the middle or the end of next week. San jose tomorrow, wow 67 degrees. Livermore, 61. San francisco 62. About 5 to 7 degrees above average. Palo alto, looking at 65. Mid60s for redwood city, los altos. Low to mid60s for concord and san ramon. Pleasanton, mainly sunny skies for the entire holiday weekend. Richmond, 63, same for oakland. Great weekend to head up to wine country, do some tasting, sounds nice. Low to mid 660s there as well. Sunday, monday, looking dry. Tuesday, cloudier. Theres your change. It gets here on wednesday, partly sunny skies, pretty cloudy next thursday. And then a slight chance of showers next friday. We get spoiled around here. Its going to be cloudy by next thursday . Other parts of the country wont hit 40 for another month the south got all that snow and icy saw. Thats brutal. We got that deflector shield over top of us. Like that. Thank you, sir. A simple return to a store gets complicated. I dont know how many people now have access to my information. Why clerks are scanning your drivers license and what they are doing with the information they get. Those controversial fullbody scanne might be happy about this. The tsa is getting rid of all the controversial full body scanners that critics call virtual strip searches. By june, they will be removed from all 30 airports using them. The move comes after the manufacturer told congress it could not meet a deadline to install privacy software. The other body scanners that display a more generic image will still be used. Speaking of privacy, a new return policy is continuing to raise concerns about privacy. Many retailers now require a drivers license so they can swipe it. As cbs 5 consumer watch reporter julie watts, what personal information they are getting and what are they doing with it . We cant do any returns unless we have an actual id. Reporter asking for id is one thing, but its what stores do with it thats causing concern. They actually took the information and scanned it into their database. Reporter from childrens stores to home improvement, more and more retailers are scanning and storing your personal information. I told her i wasnt comfortable with it. Reporter kim blushing says even the manager at michaels couldnt explain what personal information they are collecting or why. I dont know who has access to my personal information. Reporter retailers are tracking returns in an effort to prevent fraud and weed out returnaholics, eventually banned from bringing stuff back. But exactly what do they get when they swipe the strip . Everything on the front of your drivers license, including name, address, birth date, height, weight, even eye color. To say youre using that information or they are taking that information to prevent fraud, you could use that argument for just about anything. Reporter but state senator jerry hill points out legally, they can store your information for as long as they want, if its for fraud prevention. They cant use your info for promotional purposes or advertising. And hill says he would have to find evidence of abuse before writing a law to stop it. In the meantime, he thinks stores should have to warn you at the register that they will scan your id if you bring something back. If you dont want to purchase from that retailer, you can go someplace else and do it. Reporter something kim is considering. I would think twice before going to michaels. Reporter if a store does require an id for return, it is supposed to be written in the return policy and that, of course, has to be posted at the register. Now, michaels says it is following state law and doesnt record information for marketing purposes. If you have a consumer complaint, give us a call. Scan your drivers license, whats there, they get it all. They sure do. I dont like that. It stays in the database. Theres no law that dictates how long they can hold it. Julie, thanks. Have a good weekend. You, too. President obamas second inauguration is expected to bring in up to 700,000 people on the National Mall in washington, dc on monday. But thats just a fraction of the nearly 2 million who attended four years ago. Still, organizers arent taking any chances. At least 6000 National Guard troops will be on duty along with thousands of Police Officers and federal agents. No threats have been revealed, but Authorities Say they are not taking any chances. And stay with cbs 5 all weekend for live inauguration coverage, from our very own christin ayers. Her reports begin tomorrow. Cbs news will carry the president s swearingin beginning at 7 00 a. M. Monday morning. Well be right back. Look at you guys with your fancyschmancy uverse high Speed Internet. You know, in my day you couldnt just start streaming six ways to sunday. Youd get knocked off. And sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. Thats sixty seconds, for crying out loud. We know how long a minute is sitting, waiting for an album to download. I still have back problems. Youre only 14 and a half. He doesnt have back problems. 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Cbs evening news with scott pelley is coming up next. And the latest news and weather is always on our website, cbssf. Com. Pelley tonight, at least one american hostage in algeria is dead but others have been rescued. Some of th gged with explosives. Mark phillips has the late breaking details. David martin tells us about the man believed to be behind the terrorist attack. Lance armstrong could face ruinous lawsuits after his confession to doping. Jim axelrod reports. John miller has a rare look inside f. B. I. Intelligence as it prepares for next weeks inauguration. Reporter so what are the threats to this inauguration . Pelley and Steve Hartman on the road with two coworkers who thought they had nothing in common until he told his stories of battles long ago. Hes someone that i will never forget. I will tell my kids his stories. Ill tell anybody his stories that want to listen. Captioning sponsored by cbs cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. One american has been killed in that hostage standoff in