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we begin with encouraging jobs news out today. weekly unemployment claims fell below 3300,000. but still 11 million americans remain out of work. let s find out what lawmakers are doing about benefits. libby good morning, what is on the table? well, democrats are pushing for an extension of these long-term unemployment ben fitteds. these were created during the recession to help americans who were out of a job more than six months. so now the federal government allows them for about 18 months. that expires on december 28th just a couple of days before christmas. some democrats held a hearing to hear from americans who benefited from these benefits. one is lisa floyd. she shared her personal story. she worked for a hospice organization. she couldn t find a job and was unemployed, and she said unemployment insurance got her through. i have spent the majority of my waking hours looking for work. during this time, i was able to support myself because i received those vi ....
stolen. the name on it, joe kudo. props to her, because rather than taking it and moving on, she realized something was up. police recovered two tables worth of stolen stuff after searching three homes. all of it belongs to joe, except the two guns found with the bad guys. we are happy about it. we felt the best gift was to arrest these people. police haven t found all the items including the bike and even if they do, there s one thing joe will never get back. his peace of mind. it takes your peace of mind as much as it takes your property. right after the burglaries, the police and fire department pulled money right out of their own pockets to replace some of gifts that had been stolen. live in newark, brian webb, kpix5. police arrested threes men along with two juveniles. they are facing charges of breaking and entering, burglary and attempting to sell stolen property. a tip about a suspicious person digging through garbage cans led police to a suspected ....
oakland 44. san francisco, a little warmer at 49. santa rosa still a chilly 28, it s been stuck there all morning now. what you can expect on the rest of your sunday, mostly clear, cold in spots, sunny and mild, another spare the air day. the seventh in a row, truly amazing. dry for the rest of 2013 into the new year. there are less than three days left in 2013 which is going to go down in the history books as the bay area s driest calendar year on record. keep in mind those records go back to 1849. the shortage of rain in some areas is being measured not in inches but in feet. reporter: skiers and boarders are lamenting the lack of snow in the sierra. but lack of snow is even more of a worry. snow melt is the source of water for several counties, and the san diego reservoir about 52 inches of year is there normally. this year the county is headed for a record low with 10 1/2 inches. the morinne water district board already called for a voluntary cutback on water ....
suspected burglars busted the loot they lifted before christmas now recovered by the police. brian webb describes how cops found the men who hit several homes before the holidays. reporter: back home after a holiday party with friends and family but it didn t take joe kudo long to see something wasn t right. it is sad. i thought how could they do this on christmas eve. reporter: police believe a gang of grinches hit three newark homes on christmas eve stealing thousands of dollars of presents. they even stole christmas from a little boy at a different home by taking his bike. i started crying a little bit. that s all i wanted for chris mar. reporter: but two days later, a break in the case. somebody was trying to sell an engraved bracelet that seemed stolen t. name on it? joe kudo. police recovered two tables worth of stolen stuff after searching three homesful all of it belongs to joe except for the two guns found with the bad guys. we feel happy about it. ....
conditions. 27 degrees and chilly in san jose. 39 oakland. 44. here s what we could expect the rest of the day. we lost it. we lost it. we ll come back to weather later on in the show. it will be nice i hear. yes. less than three days left 2013 which will go down as the bay area s driest calendar year on record. those records go back to 1849. as kpix 5 s don knapp reports, the rain is measured in not in inches but in feet. lack of snow in the sierra but no snow is more concern for the state s water supply. the main source of water for the east bay municipal district. it s for hatchhachi. it s around the mount, 250 inches a year. the county is headed for a record low with 10.5 inches of rain. it s full at this time down to 58%. it s called for a voluntary cutback on water use and may consider rationing at the meeting. the lexington reservoir is dramatically low but that s deliberate. the district pulled out the water and put it in storage. the santa clara distr ....