Doing a story. The Governors Office said they will notify the 79 who were pardoned in the next week or so. We reached one of the former inmates paroled right here in the bay area. He had not heard the news yet. He said he was grateful to hear the news on Christmas Eve and looks forward to spending the evening with his family. It may be Christmas Eve but the fiscal cliff is not far from the minds of lawmakers. The president and Congress Left washington on friday for the holidays with a promise to return later this week. There is only a week left to avoid tax hikes and spending cuts that will impact almost every american. Tonight it appears Democrat Senate leader harry reid may take the lead in crafting a comp mice to prevent tax hikes on at least the middle class. The president was in hawaii for the funeral of senator daniel minoli. One of the president s last acts before leaving washington caught some holiday travelers offguard today. Grace lee on how an unexpected federal holiday scut
Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown gunfire tore at the nations holiday mood again today, with the emotional wounds from a School Massacre still fresh. There were more Fatal Shootings, including one in western new york, where an attacker lay in wait for a fire crew. Responding firefighters when they pulled up on the scene started receiving were fired upon. Police speaking shortly after a home and car erupted in flames. It was arson they said later that turned out to be an ambush. It d
This evening. They wanted to secure this lobby. If they have more rain fall, or more in the coming days it will not be a problem for the homes. Total, seven homes had mandatory evacuations. And even the people in this neighborhood but there was a voluntary evacuation process. Everybody with the exception of one home is back. That is good news. No injuries. We spoke with the mayor. Shortterm solutions, what the levy problems and also Long Term Solutions in the works. Right now given the conditions you do not want to move the soil around that much. You want to reinforce certain areas, and let the water dry out. We will follow up with a more further, analysis. Out here live this evening you can deceive the mud. They have cleared out a lotyou can see reporter that. They are going to bring out some large lights. And sandbags. We also spoke with some people that lived in those homes that we spoke about earlier that are under evaluation. The Stormy Weather caused Serious Problems on a road th
Look, theyre filing in right now getting ready to tackle the hams and turkeys. And cut them all up to serve the thousands of meals for the homeless today. In addition to that we understand that Football Players from asu will also be here around 11 00 theyre in town for the kraft hunger bowl. Theyll be more special guests along the way. Reporting live in San Francisco, cate caugurian, cbs 5. And when do they start serving pretty quickly or what . Reporter yeah, actually the breakfast will start in just about an hour about 7 00. And then about two hours after that thats when the big lunch or dinner will get underway and then well see the lines, well see all the people out here again 650 volunteers are showing up and organizers tell me this is something that fills up every year within hours of them posting it online. Thanks. Right now the Salvation Army volunteers are also busy preparing thousands of meals as well. Yeah those meals will be delivered to seniors and people with illnesses th
Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown gunfire tore at the nations holiday mood again today, with the emotional wounds from a School Massacre still fresh. There were more Fatal Shootings, including one in western new york, where an attacker lay in wait for a fire crew. Responding firefighters when they pulled up on the scene started receiving were fired upon. Police speaking shortly after a home and car erupted in flames. It was arson they said later that turned out to be an ambush. It d