a $100 billion problem. economists argue there is no quick fix. still, chris moore, working on the next rental, knows what a lifesaver it's been for him. >> they have given us a second chance. >> reporter: in the few point, waypoint partners hopes to work with lenders like fannie mae and freddie mac to acquire homes. they hope that will be more direct paths rather than waiting for foreclosure. >> they are buying these homes at below market prices. are they renting them back at below market or are they charging market prices for the rents. >> reporter: they say they have competitive market rises for the rents. they are a little higher than some but that's because they offer programs to help people get out of debt, as well. so they say that justifies some of the slightly higher costs. >> all right. christin ayers, thank you. hundreds of oakland city workers are on notice tonight. they could be out of a job next week. the city says pink slips will start going out wednesday to more than 200 workers in nearly every department except public safety. that's due to a $30 million cutback in state redevelopment funds that used to pay their salaries. the city says employees with seniority could later be reassigned. but for now, all the workers can do is wait. >> i have been hear bits and pieces but i'm unsure of the details. this is the first time that i have known that it's been like this widespread but i'm not sure. so i'm not sure if it's going to affect me or not but sounds like it might. >> the city says the layoffs will only make up for part of the funding loss. it also froze hiring and asked all departments to cut their budgets by 5% by tomorrow. the defense attorney for san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi says that if the sheriff is charged with domestic violence, that will probably happen tomorrow. today dozens of antidomestic violence advocates called for his resignation. the wife, ileana lopez, made an undercover appearance in the background with dark sunglasses and scarf. she went mostly unnoticed but told sf weekly she had no comment. mrs. mirkarimi has said the accusations against her husband have been taken out of context. but anti-domestic violence advocates say mirkarimi needs to step down until the investigation is complete. >> violence towards women and children is of the utmost priority and we cannot have elected officials who are being under investigation for these to be leading the public safety officers of the city and county of san francisco. >> a neighbor reported to police that mirkarimi grabbed his wife's arm on new year's eve with enough force to cause a bruise. according to our exclusive poll, 42% of people following the mirkarimi investigation think that he should stay in office. the same number think he should take a leave of absence. 12% say that he should resign. meanwhile, 30% say that he should be charged with a crime, 28% say he should not be charged. 43% tell surveyusa, they're not sure. a bank robbery and bomb scare caused a major traffic headache in the south bay today. it started when police say two men robbed a bank of america in san jose late this morning. investigators say the robbers then crashed their car on highway 85 near the northbound 87 connector. len ramirez with how it happened and the hero who helped nab one of the suspects. len. >> reporter: that's right. it has been quite a day here in south san jose. things are now getting back to normal after a bank robbery, bomb scare, a red alert here at gunderson high school and as you mentioned, even some citizen heroics. reporter: for several hours the lanes of highway 85 in south san jose were empty. police closed off the freeway in both directions and sent a bomb-detecting robot to a crash vehicle allegedly used in a bank robbery to look for explosives. it all started when two men told tellers they had a bomb and robbed the bank of america at snell and blossom hill at about 11:30 a.m. >> one suspect waited outside as a getaway driver. the second suspect entered the bank with a device. we don't have information on the device but suffice to say the threat was that it would blow up. >> reporter: the robbers got away with an unknown amount of cash. while some officers responded to the bank, others covered freeway ramps to head off the robbers. minutes later came reports of a crash of what turned out to be the getaway car on the northbound lanes of highway 85. >> them trying to flee the scene and maybe some erratic driving had something to do with it. >> reporter: police captured one suspect at the scene. a citizen helped hold down the suspect until police got there. the other suspect hopped a fence to the campus of gunderson high school. he was eventually captured on the athletic field. he too was eventually captured. for an hour students and teachers were barricaded in classrooms. some texted or called parents. >> it was scary. i had to call my mom. my mom was freaking out. i was shaking. it was crazy. >> reporter: students were later sent home on time. the only threat that remained was the possibility of the bomb still in the suspects' car. after a police bomb squad member in full explosive gear approached the vehicle in person, the device was detonated. and it wasn't long after that detonation that the freeway was allowed to reopen. meantime, police station say one of the suggestion respects had to be taken to the hospital as a result of injuries he suffered during the crash. police also said dana, that they wanted to thank a citizen named steve brown who apparently saw the crash, saw the suspects trying to get away and apparently tackled and held the suspect down until police got there with handcuffs. >> thank you, len ramirez. pg&e violated a number of state and safety regulations leading to the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. that's the conclusion of the california public utilities commission. that's the conclusion of the california public utilities commission. it says pg&e failed to follow accepted industry practice when it installed the section of pipe that failed in september of 2010. the cpuc will now consider penalties. pg&e responded today by saying, quote, it is clear past gas operations practices were not what they should have been. we have admitted these shortcomings and we are committed to raising the level of pipeline safety to new higher standards. it can be difficult to recover from a house fire and worse when it happens again. by no accident. mark sayre on the house belonging to a single mother hit by a firebug twice. >> reporter: investigators trying to get to the bottom of the case. investigators still here have flashlights out. they have now lit up the garage. they say it is unusual to be called to the same home twice for an arson-relate call so the big questions are, who did it and why? reporter: as far as residential neighborhoods go, it doesn't get much quieter than this tree-lined street but there is a sign in the front of one home here alerting everyone to the fact that there's an arsonist at work and close to 1 a.m., neighbors were again awakened by the sound of emergency vehicles and flames pouring from this home. >> it lasted about two, 2 1/2 hours so it was an intense fire. there were 10 or so fire trucks on the scene and maybe 20 firefighters. >> reporter: santa clara county arson investigators say this is the second time they have been to this home and for the second time, they have now determined that an arsonist is responsible. investigators meticulously documented the scene, cutting out a portion of the garage door and marking areas with evidence tags. they also took plenty of photographs. >> when we got here, the front of the garage door was on fire. >> reporter: dennis johnson with santa clara county fire says at this point don't have any suspect and don't have a motive and they cannot even conclusively link the two arson cases, which occurred less than three months apart. >> but it is a little unsettling. >> reporter: this neighbor says the entire neighborhood is on edge. >> a little bit scary living in a small community like this and having this happen several times within a matter of months. >> reporter: the homeowner is a single mother of three kids. she has been living elsewhere since the original fire. really a tough situation but investigators here trying to get to the bottom of it as quickly as they can. back to you. >> pretty scary. mark, we were talking about how unusual it is for them to post that arson notice there. but also, there was a reward on that notice, too. >> reporter: indeed. the point of those signs is to make sure that everybody in this enabled knows that this was an arson -- that everyone in this neighborhood knows that this was an arson-related case. they might have seen something to help lead to the suspect and maybe they didn't recognize it or think it was important at the time. the reward, $10,000 for anyone who can come forward to help them crack this case. >> thank you, mark sayre. some students love it. others will hate it. soon a freedom will be banned from campuses across california. beginning in 2014, smoking and chewing tobacco won't be allowed at any uc school. the ban will also prohibit the sale of tobacco products in any building owned or rented by the university. other bay area headlines. the oakland as could find out soon whether they can move to san jose. baseball commissioner bed selig says that the league is working at a rather quick pace to resolve this issue. the as want to build a ballpark but giants have territorial rights to san jose and are fighting it. don't want a smartmeter in be prepared to pay. customers would pay a one-time opt out fee of $90 and another $15 a month. that under a plan backed by the state public utilities commission. pg&e initially wanted to charge a lot more but the puc said no. in going after the bad guys, the way they're doing it is to go after everybody. >> a private bay area company with license to track. how it's logging your every move and it's completely legal. living here is hell. >> it's supposed to be making things safer. why some bay area residents say a new caltrain project is too close for comfort. suddenly, these waves came out of nowhere. >> trapped under the surf and he couldn't get out. for the first time, action star gerard butler describes his scare at mavericks. ,,,,,, know where you've been late. so does the bay area company you own a car, chances are police know where you been lately. so does the bay area company that's keeping tabs on your trips. joe vazquez on how you're being watched and why. >> so we are reading that plate right there. >> reporter: it's a growing trend in law enforcement. mill valley police are one of many agencies that have mounted license plate scanners on their patrol cars. the camera takes a picture of every license plate as it goes by. then when it spots one that's wanted or belongs to a criminal -- >> it pops up on the screen. it says, high alert, and that alerts officer that it's matched on a plate in the system. >> reporter: now an east bay company is taking it a step further. vigilant video of livermore keeps an even larger database and keeps them in what is called the national vehicle location service. law enforcement agencies can access the national database and the company reports it has led to bad guys getting thrown in jail. missing children getting found. license plate photos are collected for the data base not just by law enforcement but by private citizens including repo companies, tow truck drivers looking for debtors are among the many people scanning and entering license plate photos as well as the car's location. so how long do they keep that information? and do they allow anyone besides law enforcement to access it? well, we asked but vigilant video denied our request for an interview. >> well, the problem is that in going after the bad guys, the way they're doing it is to go after everybody. >> reporter: lee tien with the electronic frontier foundation says we need to ask more questions about privacy even though you're not a criminal, what if that database tracking is shared with other law enforcement, prospective employers or divorce attorneys? >> so you have a gap, vacuum, a void where the law enforcement and the private actors are just jumping in and saying, hey, we can do this. but just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. >> reporter: just to be clear, police agencies like the mill valley police have restrictions on how long they can keep the video had has access to it but the concern is with the private company they are creating this database that won't have time constraints and who knows what they will do with it. could it be sold, subpoenaed? a lot of questions. >> thank you. another major setback for the state's beleaguered high- speed rail project. the ceo of the rail authority resigned today citing personal reasons. it will take effect in two months. and then minutes after that announcement, the chairman of the board stepped down. the resignations come a week after an independent panel came out with a scathing review refusing to recommend billions in bond money. dust, damage and nonstop noise. that's what hundreds of people living next to the caltrain tracks in san bruno are dealing with. the transit agency is trying to make its crossings safer but as patrick sedillo reports, some residents say it is too close for comfort. >> hell, living here is hell now. >> reporter: diane martin lives next to the tracks in san bruno. she says caltrans safety projects to elevate the tracks is driving her crazy. >> when do they stop? they don't. seven days a week. >> reporter: the noise has her on edge and the double paned windows don't help. >> it's like ak an earthquake every day. >> reporter: there are cracks in the walls, concrete and destroyed her wall clock and the biggest victim her nerves. >> migraines, depression. people say yeah, well, move. it's easier said than done. >> reporter: this fell off the wall because of construction. it says happy birthday anthony, 1977. these things can't be replaced. >> it's horrible. >> reporter: ruth young is leaving. >> we wanted to go to a place not so much noise when we come from work we can't relax. >> four, five, six. >> reporter: the new tracks are just 23 steps from her front door. >> it will be done next year. >> reporter: christine dunn of caltrans says to just hold on. upgrades are necessary for public safety and besides -- >> the tracks were here long before the houses were. >> reporter: so caltrans says to keep track of damage. >> and if you like, we're happy to come out to the site and take photographs with you and that way we have a record in case there's any kind of problems in the future. >> reporter: so are you financially responsible? >> i didn't say that. >> that's nothing. >> reporter: reporting from san bruno, patrick sedillo, cbs 5. we are hearing firsthand from actor gerard butler about his recent scare at mavericks. now, on a british talk show over the weekend, he described the moments after a set of 30- foot waves crashed down on him last month. >> i'm tumbling, tumbling, tumbling, going, going, going, thinking, okay i need to get up. then i felt the next wave go and all started all over again. >> butler said he was under water for nearly a minute before he was rescued. fortunately he was not seriously hurt. but he was there filming a scene for the upcoming film "of men and mavericks," in which plays renowned big wave surfer jay moriarty. ski resorts desperate for business, how you can take advantage of the dry winter in tahoe. and is this really what it takes to get your child into kindergarten? that's in two minutes. children into kindergarten. some south bay parents spent the night in their cars all to get their children into kindergarten. 43 parents camped out overnight at don callejon elementary school before today's registration period opened. 120 spots are available for next year's class and these determined parents are not taking any chances. >> it's a great school, neighborhood more importantly and i want my daughter and my children, i have a son 2 and daughter 5, to go to my neighborhood school. we are not guaranteed a spot even if we live within the boundaries of the school. >> that woman got the first registration appointment after being at the front of the line since yesterday afternoon. all right. really we doesn't need roberta to tell us again that the sierra is struggling with practically no snow. she might do that. but tahoe resorts are pulling out all the stops to bring in business. many offering special deals normally unheard of this time of the year. northstar is giving bargains such as a stay and ski free. they are making snow. a star-studded mountain also helps. >> people curious about shawn wyatt and the super pipe and the athletes training here now. >> this is such a quality resort we couldn't imagine that it would be a bad experience. >> for a little more than $100, two adults can stay at the village at squaw valley and ski all day. >> all right, roberta. when are they going to get storm relief? >> we are hoping keeping our fingers crossed for next wednesday, thursday. but right now, even the computer models are diverting on that. that is sad because yesterday it was 100% certain and today a big question mark but nevertheless, still tahoe happens to be one of the most beautiful places on earth and in the forecast, for your getaway friday 50 degrees. increasing clouds on the saturday and sunday and a chance of snow there by thursday. where there is a lack of snow there's a lack of rain. right now our percentage of normal stats anywhere between 25 and 31% of where we should be for this time of year compared to a healthy 111% in santa ros this time last year. los angeles had light precipitation in the overnight hours. meanwhile, we are still under the chill, that ridge of high pressure diverting storm track to the north and to the south. it's la nina and it looks like tomorrow we are going to see near or record warmth again. and so the bay area air quality district recommends no burning tomorrow. it is not a "spare the air" day but they are saying hey the air quality is improving. let's do our part. after highs today 61 in hayward to 70 in santa cruz and in oakland, we're currently in the 50s. it is now 53 in oakland through alameda. tonight overnight another frosty night in santa rosa, napa also in throughout the tri- valley. upper 30s to 40s across the central bay, 36 in san jose. tomorrow's daytime highs banking between 64 at the coast in pacifica to 69 degrees in santa rosa but check the seven- day forecast. going with an outside number of 72. that will be in salinas. we trend downward on saturday, then turn partly cloudy on sunday and on the holiday on monday, then now a chance of rain beginning in the north bay on wednesday and across the entire area on thursday. we'll talk more with that storm incoming system later on in this broadcast. >> thank you. a new approach to dealing with juvenile crime. >> all rise. >> the bay area teens being sentenced by a jury of their peers. why some of them say it's scarier than facing adults. it's horrible, reprehensible. and unacceptable. >> the united states in full damage control mode after a disturbing video involving marines goes viral. why it comes at a particularly sensitive time. i don't know where the money gone. it was a lot of money. >> taxpayers lost millions when an east bay solar company went belly up. so why is solyndra trying to hand out big bonuses to top executives? juvnenile prison system.. fo are already governor brown is pushing to close down the state's troubled juvenile prison system for good. but some bay area counties are already taking matters into their own hands and dealing with juvenile offenders before they commit violent repeat -- before they become violent repeat criminals. tonight a closer look at the south bay teens being sentenced by a jury of their peers. >> all rise. >> reporter: two words that silence a courtroom when a defendant faces a jury of his peers. >> juror 10. >> reporter: in this case it's a teenager who really is facing his peers. >> superior court of santa clara county in session. >> reporter: in this county teenagers have volunteered to stand before teenaged defendants who must explain what they did and why. >> it was almost like a mock trial but it was exactly how they would have done it had they been doing it live. kids in the jury box, kids forming the roles of prosecutor and defender and even bailiff. >> reporter: county supervisor dave cortese says the need for a new approach was apparent. beginning a couple of years ago. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. >> reporter: this peer court is only a couple of months old but it's modeled after similar programs in other bay area cities. >> what do you think a good sentence would be? >> it's very interesting. how would you -- how would you make amends for this? clean graffiti? do community service? >> reporter: to get here, defendants have already pleaded guilty to their nonviolent crimes such as underaged drinking and graffiti. most are first time offenders. >> the first time they see us, they're kind of intimidated since we're up there and we are in a way slightly looking down on them from where we are. i think once we give them the sentencing and the community service hours that they realize that we do understand what they're going through. >> reporter: backers of the program say that's arguably the most important lesson from this court. the hope is it reduces repeat offenders as much as 97%. >> members of the jury -- >> reporter: adults who volunteer their time as well believe the program reaches beyond the kids who are already in trouble. >> juvenile court is an opportunity court. it shouldn't be seen as a punishment court. it's an opportunity to take kids who have had a slight trangression -- we've all had these things happen to us in our childhood but we were able to bounce back and lead productive lives. >> reporter: or have kids ask questions before they end up here. >> makes you think what you do in everyday life. like when you're like hanging out with your friends like is this right like would this get me in trouble? >> now, we purposely did not show any of the defendants' faces. everyone you saw was a volunteer member of the court. admittedly, supervisor cortese says the peer court system works best with first-time offenders. if you have a story idea, log on to cbssf.com click "connect" and scroll down to "closer look," send us an email. all levels of the u.s. government are in damage control mode. they are scrambling because of a video that shows marines desecrating the bodies of taliban fighters. tara mergener reports, two of the marines involved have already been identified. reporter: the 40-second video posted on youtube appears to show four marines urinating on three dead bodies presumably taliban fighters. >> have a nice day, buddy. >> reporter: the men seemed to know they're being recorded. the video has the u.s. doing damage control. >> anyone --anyone found to have participated or known about it having engaged in such conduct must be held fully accountable. >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta released a statement saying, i have seen the footage and i find the behavior depicted in it utterly deplorable. panetta has ordered a full investigation and he called afghan president hamid karzai to convey his disgust. karzai says the video is completely inhumane. and on a website that posts statements from the taliban the group called on the united nations to stop what it calls the barbaric acts of the american soldiers that go against all human norms. the u.s. military is trying to avoid another scandal like abu ghraib. american soldiers were captured in photos demeaning iraqi prisoners. the video comes at a tough time in u.s.-afghan relations already strained with american forces now in afghanistan for 10 years. commanders believe they have identified those involved and say the marines are no longer serving in afghanistan. two of the four were based in north carolina. all could face court-martial for violating military rules that forbid photographing human casualties. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. milt mitt is the one to beat in south carolina. but new numbers suggest the palmetto state could be mitt romney's first stumbling block. insider advantage poll shows romney's lead is falling. he is now just 2 points ahead of newt gingrich. rick santorum is well behind at 14%. after two wins in iowa and in new hampshire, opponents are scrambling to slow romney's momentum. the gop candidates are all stumping in south carolina now. romney says he is aware of the negative ads about his stand on social issues and when he was the head of the equity firm bain capital. >> mitt romney and bain capital were involved with what i call vulture capitalism. >> i understand that there are some attack ads coming my way that question that. and obviously, it's important for me to remind that i'm pro- life. >> former house speaker newt gingrich says that he plans to highlight romney's views on abortion, gun control and same- sex marriage. some republican voters fear though that the attacks on romney are dividing the party. well, here we go again. today president obama sent notice to congress. he intends to raise the debt ceiling by more than a trillion dollars. if coming does not pass an objection within the next 15 days, the country's borrowing limit would be raised to $16.4 trillion. any attempt to block the increase is expected to fail. this would be the third time since september that the debt ceiling has been raised. the past two increases totaled almost a trillion dollars. the company is bankrupt. it's been an embarrassment for president but we learned today that solyndra wants to pay tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses to some of its remaining employees. anne makovec on why the solar panel maker says it needs to keep these worker happy. >> it's not right. it's supposed to give to everybody. >> reporter: muhammad is one of 1100 employees laid off last august at solyndra a solar company that only months earlier seemed on top of the industry and now the few workers who got to keep their jobs may be getting tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses. >> they are supposed to give it to everybody in the company. everybody spent the time and spent good time with the company and is supposed to get the bonus. >> reporter: the company is going through bankruptcy proceedings and according to the washington times, its lawyers are asking the court's permission to dole out up to a half million dollars in bonuses. they say it's to persuade current employees to stay with the company through the bankruptcy process even though their job outlook is grim. according to the times, the bonuses would range between $10,000 and $50,000 and go to various employees. right now, the company employs less than 100 people. in its heyday there were almost 1200. that's after solyndra won a $500 million federal loan guarantee. president obama even visited the fremont headquarters in 2010 applauding the company as a leader in green technology. but instead, it went bankrupt. >> i was thinking somebody going to buy it or we run the business. it was -- everybody was talking about that. but it's not happening. i don't know where the money is gone. there was a lot of money. >> reporter: now, that laid-off employee says he doesn't harbor any ill will toward the people who do still work here at solyndra. by the way, none of them wanted to talk to me about the bonuses they may or may not be getting. in fremont, anne makovec, cbs 5. not what you expect when you book your nonstop airline ticket. why more and more flights are making unscheduled stops. i'm still going under the dryer for usually an hour and a half. >> it just proves how hard it is to find a good hairdresser. the house-to demo that is turned the every turned a coveted bay area stylist into an international guru. ,,,,,,,,,,,, cutting runs in we all know that airlines have been charging more for less for years now. but when cost-cutting runs into bad weather, it's a recipe for the perfect storm. mark strassmann on the unscheduled stops causing serious inconvenience and safety concerns for trans- atlantic travelers. united continental sold the flights as international nonstops but repeatedly its boeing 757s have run into head winds crossing the atlantic and run low on fuel. the flights originated in a half dozen european cities including paris, amsterdam and stockholm but many days head winds averaged 70 miles an hour the strongest in a decade. the 757 burn too much fuel forcing them into unexpected refueling stops often in remote canadian airports. it happened 43 times last month almost four times more than the previous december and another 14 times so far this month. >> it's really a cost issue. the small additional risk that we see is when a pilot has to divert or land at an airport he hasn't seen before. there are some really challenging airports, places like greenland where they have landed for fuel. >> reporter: in a statement, an airline spokesman admitted, head winds had caused an increased number of diversions. we are offering compensation as a gesture of good will when customers experience warranted it. the airlines rely more on smaller jets like the 757s on international routes because it's more profitable than the larger 767. but the 757 fuel tank is half the size. mark strassman, cbs, atlanta. >> washington, d.c.'s metrobus system is under fire following the release of dozens of collisions caught on tape, as well as close calls. >> okay. amazingly, we're told that pedestrian was not seriously hurt. other clips show buses slamming into stopped u.s. is, running red lights. that's a close one. 134 clips cover a period of just two months. but a metrobus official defends the drivers saying they have an exceptional safety record given the size of the city. i feel safe right here in the cbs 5 weather center, even though there's going to be a big-time chill in the air tonight and tomorrow. will there be rain in the forecast? the pinpoint forecast still ahead. but kim, what's up in sports? >> hey, roberta. what was jim harbaugh's favorite halloween costume? we may know his least favorite. i'm kim coyle. and paging dwight howard to the white courtesy telephone. the warriors need you asap! that's coming up in sports. high-tech twist. a long-time vallejo stylist is putting decades of experieno it a high-end hair salon with a high-tech twist. a long-time vallejo stylist is putting decades of experience to work online. zack heene on how her clever clips have put her a cut above the competition. >> so go under the dryer for usually an hour and a half and after she comes out we'll blow dry it. >> reporter: she knows the tricks. >> it's hard to achieve at home because the multiple processes that you do have to do to get hair to be like this to look like this to have the shine and the structure. >> reporter: this hard-to-do hair is why kim thompson is putting her 35 years of experience to work on her own internet-based channel. >> it's truly a beauty channel. it's nothing but movies. anything you can think of, the latest designer runway fashion shows or the newest hair product introduction. we have the actual videos, the movies, the how tos. >> reporter: and thompson has a worldwide following that includes professional stylists and women who want to learn how to style their hair. >> they don't always have the resources that we have, to come to us even if they had the money, there's not maybe a salon in their area that's doing the work they want. >> reporter: the website kicks her business up a notch. in addition to her salon, she is making money for ads and earns fees for some of those how-to videos she produces. it's a marketing tool she thinks other small businesses should adopt in this economy. >> you need to be able to reach them where they are. you can't wait for them to walk by or just see an ad in the yellow pages and think that's going to move them to come to your salon. >> reporter: even for professionals, says this channel can help the craft her trade. >> everyone should learn, and you can only grow as far as learning about hair even with stylists and people at home. >> reporter: in vallejo, zack heene, cbs 5. they are ordinary people who do extraordinary things. regional winners of the jefferson awards are being announced tonight. three young people from bay area high schools are winners of silver medals for outstanding volunteer service in their communities. the annual jefferson awards banquet is taking place in san francisco, and earlier this evening, some past winners got an inspirational message from former 49er lonnie lott. >> i think all of us in this room should be inspired by giving and i hope that this saturday, that you give a little bit to the san francisco 49ers. >> the jefferson awards are the nation's largest media partnership highlighting service to america. cbs 5 is a proud sponsor of the local awards. good evening, everybody. after highs today from 61 degrees in hayward to 70 in oakland and santa cruz, we have clear skies outside right now continuing to be a "spare the air" night all the way until midnight. currently, temperatures in the 50s. 59 in san francisco and san jose. clear and cold again tonight. again, it will be a "spare the air" night until midnight, near or record warmth tomorrow. and then the extended forecast calls for the first rain of the year, wednesday -- notice that question mark? here we go. high pressure right there -- look at los angeles. it's a little bit of precip in the early-morning hours. another area of low pressure well to the north. high pressure firmly in place. end result is sunny skies, stagnant air quality but it is not a "spare the air" day tomorrow. the bay area air quality district, however, does recommend no burning. and it's so dry, a lot of you out there are suffering from allergies. blame it on the alder, cedar and juniper trees, very unusual this time of year. 39 overnight in oakland, mid- 40s in san francisco. below freezing in throughout the tri-valley so very frosty start in santa rosa and in napa. your daytime highs tomorrow very similar to today. 60ss across the board approaching 70s in the inland areas towards brentwood, tracy, even 72 degrees outside number. that will be in salinas. otherwise, it's a getaway friday. temperatures into the 60s in the central valley. 50s in the high sierra. 57 degrees in yosemite. the extended forecast does call for offshore flow to continue on saturday. notice sunday we begin to see increasing clouds turning windy during the afternoon hours. and turning much cooler for the holiday on monday. we do have a chance of rain developing in the north bay by wednesday. and across the entire area on thursday. so pinpointing your holiday forecast, martin luther king day on monday will be cooler and breezy with highs across the board into the 50s. and meanwhile, your 49ers forecast for saturday. if you are lucky enough to score tickets against the saints on saturday, game time temperature at 61 degrees. kim coyle has all your 49er highlights coming up after this brief time-out right here on cbs 5. 49ers were long- tim we're legs than 48 hours away -- less than 48 hours away from the 4ers' 9ers first play- off game in nine years. the 49ers are looking to slow down the unstoppable offense. the saints were the second highest scoring team in the nfl. no wonder they scored 45 points in each of their last three games. if there's any defense that can do it, it's the 49ers, who aren't intimidated by the new orleans attack. >> they're not houdini. they can't run one way and get other. we just go out and play solid football. we'll be all right. >> they are doing everything defensively that you would preach to your guys. this is one of the those matchups when we look from last year to this year from a confidence standpoint too. they are just playing with a ton of confidence. >> we do a good job for our front 7, get impression on quarterback things like that drew brees or any quarterback just to sit back there and look around to this side and that side and, you know, that figure out where you're going to go with the ball. once we get pressure on them like i say have good side coverage on them i think we'll have a good day. >> everything you need to know about this matchup and more on a special "49er preview" tomorrow night at 7:00 right here on cbs 5. former raiders head coach hue jackson regrets ripping his team following their season- ending defeat. he tells the nfl network that things would have much different for him and the raiders if al davis were still alive. >> coach would be disappointed that we didn't make the play- offs but i want everyone to know that i truly believe if coach was there we would have made the play-offs because i think we all know coach's specialty was on defense. that's what he loved. the offense he kind of left to me. and when he was here, we were a 4-2 football team. then after that, you know, we kind of lost our way. but i think it's because we lost our leader a little bit because he was the main charge behind our defensive football team. >> do you think you would be the coach? >> you know, i -- i hope i would have. i think he was still here, i do feel very comfortable that i still would have the opportunity to coach the raiders but we'll never know the answer though that. >> if the warriors are serious about making a trade for magic center dwight howard they should hurry as in the next 40 minutes. orlando is at oracle tonight and golden state could use a big man. >> i'll take him with one arm over a lot of guys with two. >> marc jackson won't get his wish. warriors center kwame brown needs surgery and could miss the rest of the season. he tore a chest muscle tuesday night and is expected to be out of action for a minimum of three months. brown was averaging 6 points and 6 rebounds this season while providing golden state with a defensive presence in the mill. the sharks will only have one player at this month's nhl all-star game. logan couture is an all-star for the first time. he leads the sharks with 17 goals this season. the all-star game is january 29 in ottawa. the sharks coach todd mclellan is one of the coaches. baseball. owners have extended the contract of long-time brewers owner bud selig to be commissioner through the 2014 season. he will be 80 then. perhaps before that deal is done he will determine whether the as can move to san jose. he said today that that issue is, quote, very much on the front burner. and finally, as jim harbaugh gets ready for his first play-off game as an nfl head coach a former teammate will be calling this saturday's game. tony shared one nugget from harbaugh's playing days. is there one story that you can share with us from your playing time that you can share with us from your playing time in indy? >> is there a story i can share with you? probably not. but i'll have to clear it with him first? >> i could let one thing out of the bag. we do have a halloween party back when we were playing and everybody got on him because he was spock. he came to the halloween thing as spock and i was papa smurf. i painted myself and wore a diaper. we had fun and a good time back there. he was very conservative. he wore his spock outfit. he had the pointy ears. if you look at him closely sometimes, you can still see the pointy ears. he was a great spock. it was great. >> i can see that a little bit where he would make a good spock but did he say he was conservative. you notice that. >> does harbaugh do the spock thing. i don't know. maybe we'll find out after tomorrow's game. you know, they were teammates in indy for three years an tony was saying that he felt like at that time that harbaugh was more of a defensive guy who liked to get in and do the dirty work so interesting stuff. >> maybe he can stick around and give us some more stories. >> absolutely. >> thanks so much, kim. >> and kim, tell people were we don't want sunshine on saturday for the game. >> because it will slow down the saints. slow them down, put them in the mud. >> we're watering the field extra, aren't we? >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com