assessing the outcome of the u.n. climate conference in cancun, mexico. u.n. climate conference in cancun, mexico. we ll have those stories next. captioning by vitac, underwritten by fireman s fund good evening, and welcome to this week in northern california. i m belva davis. joining me tonight on our news panel are jill tucker, education writer for the san francisco chronicle. howard mintz, legal reporter for the san jose mercury news. and tom abate, business reporter at the chronicle. and tom, we will start with you. california does have one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, but how is the bay area faring? inside the california economy the bay area is a little bit more of an engine. but i think the overarching thing to say, this is a very uneven economy, from top to bottom, whether you look at it regionally, inside the bay area, a little bit better than the california s 12-plus percent unemployment rate, here in the bay area from 9 something,