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of san leandro. crews are responding to a water- main break not far from 880 but at some point water is flooding the streets, trying to get this under control, crews are working to repair that water- main and it is still unclear when the repairs will be complete. there is a new occupied camp in oakland and there are already more than a dozen tents. joining us from what is now called the cyprus triangle, paul? >> reporter: i want to take you and show you exactly what is going on. you ...

online are better than stores. >> reporter: retailers feel its the best business in years a experts believe there is nowhere now to go but up. >> even the most pessimistic economists feel the job growth will be sustained. >> i think it can only get better. >> reporter: the other threat to consumer confidence is gridlock in washington. they say if lawmakers can overcome some of the policy differences, next year could be better for retailers. >> im just thinking the deals just keep on co...

problem just after take off. he contacted air traffic control and told them he had an emergency. he turned the plane around and headed for one of these open runways but missed. take off trouble for a pilot at buchanan field in concord and this is the result. a single engine navian nose first north of the one of airports runways. the pilot and passenger injured. just after take off around 3:30 this afternoon, the pilot declared an emergency. tried to make it back to the airport and cras...

healthy holmes. im ken wayne. christmas is hours away and there have r-still a lot of shoppers out there, taking it down to the wire, looking for a special present to put under the tree. ktvus jade hernandez is in emeryville. >> reporter: ken, look at this parking lot. shoppers are trying to finish off their lists, each shopper today told us a story on how it was supposed to go. >> i kept thinking i would buy it all on-line and missed my window. >> reporter: at union square this man ...

was cut short, but now his liver is set to be donated to a patient at ucsf medical center. its all going to happen in a couple of hours. a christmas surgery and life- saving gift. a 23-year-old with a promising future, charles butler, jr. was gunned down thursday morning in what his family call a senseless killing. >> no one should ever go through anything like this at all. >> reporter: butler had just graduated from the maritime academy and was planning to work on shipses a merchant m...

give the gift of life. ktvus alex savidge talks to the family about their decision to give others a second chance. >> well, this young mans life was cut short, but now his liver is set to be donated to a patient at ucsf medical center. its all going to happen in a couple of hours. a christmas surgery and life- saving gift. a 23-year-old with a promising future, charles butler, jr. was gunned down thursday morning in what his family call a senseless killing. >> no one should ever go thr...

>> i went first to the emergency escape just like a stairwell there. and that was all involved in -- already on fire. i went out -- i just went out the front door. >> a lon the way, he was making sure his neighbors knew to get out. >> we were hollering, hitting the buzzers on all the units to make sure that people, trying to get people out. >> somebody buzzed my unit and a voice i didnt recognize and said fire, fire. >> richard rein heart took the warning serious. >> grabbed my cat, ba...

>> reporter: erica smith says she lost her job as community relations director for the golden state warriors after unwanted interaction with one player montae ellis. smith says he sexually harassed her and today she filed a civil suit against the guard. her attorney says the married ellis sent smith a single east bay woman at least 61 text messages between november 2010 and december 2010 using a secret cell phone kept by the teams equipment manager. >> the texts were not work related. ...

this guy into custody as quickly as we can. >>reporter: police are handed out this crime but with a new composite sketch of the suspect in hopes of a tree during someone to marine. a $25,000 reward has been offered by the mayors office to add extra incentive. there are both uniformed and undercover officers along the corridor. the first assault was here at 21st street at 3:00 a.m., the morning of november 18th. your memos refit was committed here one week ago. it happened at 6:00 a.m.....

things happen quickly because the race will take place next summer. >> reporter: the report that was approved by the planning commission was rushed says opponents. they are concerned the americas cup and all the construction and crowds that go with it will cause damage and send crowds into residential neighborhoods. >> the report assumes no one will do that. it pretends people will all be on the water front. >> reporter: supporters say the report was thorough and the plans approval wil...