i'll show you coming up. >> good saturday morning. it is chilly this morning. 8:00. so let's check in with meteorologist lisa argen who is tracking the storm and cold temperatures. >> see all the sunshine behind me. mainly we're talking a clear sky or partly cloudy but after dozen records have been broken or tied. 26 in santa rosa and 28 in napa. 33 in san jose. moisture, where is the snow? we do have a little rain-snow mix east of pescadero. highway 35, highway 9 and certainly south of monterey. the weather service at about 400 feet reporting a few snowflakes. it's flying to the south and east out of the bay area. the best chance will be this morning along the coast. issues get set for another cold night tonight and more rain next week. >> thanks so much. >> lower elevations around the

bay area caught some snow flurries around twin peaks and the heights neighborhood but the snow is sick go in the highest elevations. john alston is live from santa cruz county. >> good morning. right now the sun is finally up as opposed to the last time we met. the clouds are coming in. yes, it's already on the ground. this is skyline boulevard and highway 9. we are at the 3,000 foot level. i'm guessing as you look on the ground, i think it's maybe a quarter of an inch of snow. that is started around 2:30 to morning according to crews i talked to who have been making the rounds with plows and sand. at about 5:30 this morning, we saw a young man putting on jane, he is from west san jose. he says he was up all night and came up to see the snow and the

sunrise. >> it's snowing, that usually doesn't happen in san jose so i decided i wanted to see the sunset. >> at what point you needed the chains? >> probably when i started slipping on the roads. yeah. you know, the car kind of wobbled a little bit and i wanted to make sure i was safe. >> reporter: as you can tell the roads are slick. they look slick but watching some of the vehicles around here the sand on the road is adding to the traction and i've not seen anybody in an uncontrolled slide but one was being a hotdog did a couple donuts, but traction seems to be okay. also in the san jose area, we want to mention some warming centers, ten of them have been set up in san jose. they start at 8:00 in the morning and go until noon. those are underway and that there be today and tomorrow because of the cold weather.

live in the santa cruz mountains "abc 7 news." >> caltrans is taking the stormy weekend very seriously. they are calling for the personal of sfloe snow and ice in emergency situation. road crews are working 12-hour shifts around the clock on busy mountain roads like highway 17 and skyline boulevard. crews have been dealing with things with downed trees. >> we're going to have trees coming down. if something happens, don't be a hero. >>. >> snowplows are ready to be lowered if necessary. as john mentioned, warming centers opened up. national guard centers have been opened up, staying open longer to provide a warm place for homeless people to spend the night. >> there is plenty of snow on mount hamilton, but they are warning to you stay away for your own safety. quite a people trekked up to the

mountain to see the snow firsthand. here is karina rusk with the story. >> when the snow didn't come to them, the enthusiastic and impatient went to the snow. >> we decided to come out and play in the snow for the day. >> mount hamilton is like a magnet pulling people to its peak from the valley floor. >> it's getting very cold. we hang out. >> hanging outcomes only after hanging on. braving the windchill at 4200 feet is nothing compared to braiflg 19 miles of a narrow and winding road. >> i was scared the whole way. i was holding on to the seat the whole time. >> at lick observatory what looks like tire play is a safety hazard. last several mile stretch to the top is university of california property intended for research, not crowds. >> no ambulance service up here. oftentimes no cell phone service. like today we don't even have

electricity. >> astronomers were able to work using a generator. eleanor remembers the blizzard of 2001 when mount hamilton looked like this. >> we had two and a half feet of snow and six or seven in feet in places and we were snow bound up here for a number of times. >> if the sight of a snowball fight is tempting remember the first battle is with the pavement. >> pretty windy, that is it. definitely a dangerous drive. >> is it worth it? >> no. >> that is opinion of 4-year-old justin and without time to spoil anybody's fun the people at lick observer are server to they are pleading don't come up here looking for snow and that is just for the public safety. karina rusk, "abc 7 news." >> north bay could see a few

more snow flurries. a white carpet of snow covers the peaks of mount st. hele a na. these photos show people enjoying a brief day time, they were sent by mario rubio. they are ready for more snow. >> the biggest threat is going to be black ice early in the morning. we are expecting very cold temperatures. >> we definitely saw that. we help to provide traction. >> everybody is excited about the prospect of snow. it's the black ice that drivers need to be cautious about. there were spinouts we'll tell you later in the newscast. >> san francisco police are keeping the homeless population warm. they handed out 60 blankets last night to people in need. they started at u.n. plaza and worked their way towards ellis and jones street. viewers have been sending

pictures of snow. they made a ball of snow on john dalyly boulevard. maggie e-mailed this photo from tahoe. that the grandson standing up to the suv which doesn't look like it's going anytime soon. and this is the regaldo family enjoying waist deep snow. if you have videos or pictures. upload them or e-mail at ureport at kgo -- tv.com. >> coming up next, discovery makes it's final rind view to the international space station. why it make a spectacular maneuver just before talking.

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welcome back. demonstration in san francisco will show support for the libyan people and their struggle for freedom. thousands of people representing groups had a rally in u.n. plaza followed by a march. in washington, president obama has signed an executive order freezing assets of libyan leader of muammar khadafy and four children. the sanctions apply to the libyan government. mr. obama says the sanctions are necessary because continuing violence in libya poses a threat to national security. protestors demanding his ouster when militiamen fired on protestors. the stait space shuttle discovery will do some maneuvers before docking with the international space station. the shuttle will do a back flip when it gets 600 feet from the saying. they want to get a good look at

the shuttle. nazi says it may have occurred at times. they don't expect to see snig significant damage to the under side. they will be reviewed before it gets a final clean bill of health that expected to take place tomorrow. >> california drivers stuck waiting for their licenses now have 90 days to get a temporary license. dmv made that announcement after acknowledging the problems its having producing the new high-tech driver's licenses. previously a temporary i.d. was only valid for 60 days. >> meteorologist lisa argen is here now with our forecast. >> lots of sun out there. 20s and 30s for the most part around the bay area but here about 3,000 feet and there is snow on the ground, a little bit of moisture on the coast near pescadero. i'll detail the chilly weekend

forecast next. >> also next, giants begin defending their world series crown and guess who is a little nervous? layer larry beil has more in sports.

welcome back everyone. it is 8:15. live picture from our hd camera on top of mount tam.

beautiful picture. bay and background. lots of sunshine that will warm us up. it's been very cold and chilly this morning. lisa argen is here who is going to have the full forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> charlie sheen the embattled star is at war with the creators of the hit comedy. he has called another radio show that cbs is in breach of contract. he says she clean and sober and ready to work. >> charlie sheen continues to laugh out in the latest rant on fox radio's he raled on his own hit show. >> i went wow, that was bad joke. >> the bosses that told him to clean up his act. >> they are call aa nazis and hypocrites. >> being an anti-sem semitic by

referring to his hebrew name. >> it's nothing. it's deplorable and hiam levine mr. rock star for his own exit strategy. >> in a text message, she wrote. so you are telling me somebody calls me estevez i can claim they are anti-latino. he is insisting he is not using drugs. >> they want hair, enamel, whatever, it's all good. >> it's denial on steroids. he is coming out so forcefully. not simply saying i don't think i have a problem. he is basically saying all of you are stupid. i can do this myself. see, i have already done it. >> sigh could colonel gist, says

sheen clearly feels attacked by the producers who are likely trying to help. >> doesn't do do good to clash with people. he is feeling attacking in return in the media but it's not good therapy. >> ordinarily good therapy trying to find some way in making a bridge to the person, not attacking and fighting with them. >> that may be easily said and done after they were publicly scorched this week. the damage to sheen's bosses, his co-workers, some of the people closest to him may be irrepairable. >> meteorologist lisa argen is here now checking our forecast. sunshine behind us but there are some spots you are keeping an eye on. outside chance of sprinkles and snowflakes but lots of sunshine from sutro cam where temperatures have dropped earlier this morning into the mid 20s. santa rosa, we saw half a dozen records shattered with san

francisco and san jose tying their old record. it was 33 earlier in san jose and now up to 37. 38 in mountain view. 34 in los gatos. half moon bay, 37. south of half moon bay we do have some precip but look at numbers, still freezing in napa and yet another night of cold weather. we are beginning to close the door on this storm system that brought the heavy rain yesterday. temperatures all over the place. anywhere from 15 degrees colder than yesterday. so the cold air mass has settled on in. here is the moisture. we're looking at north of pescadero. light rain showers off the coast. heavier cells and that is where most of the activity remains. a little close you see the rain-snow mix around ben lomond. further south around the weather office in monterey and around carmel, you are looking right there at the pink and white. that is about all we can do for

you in terms of the snowfall this morning. this area of low pressure continues to sag to the south throughout the morning hours. that is where the precip will go into monterey county. we are still looking at the winter weather advisory for another hour and a half for the santa cruz mountains with about an inch of snow below 1,000 feet. for skyline boulevard, dusting and icy roads, hazardous driving conditions. back home, you saw the showers mainly along the coast. freezing cold temperatures throughout the morning hours. next hour or two and once again tonight. our east bay valleys will look at freezing cold as well as the north bay valleys. keep that in mind, keep the pets in and bring in those plants or cover them. the area of low pressure sick go to the south. cold air is still with us for another 24 hours or so. temperatures today will be very cold, as much as 15-18 degrees

below the average. tomorrow will be just a little bit better than that. we're getting all the moisture out of here as this area of low pressure moves out of area within the next couple of hours. if you are headed towards the coast. that is where you will see the black ice, slippery roadways, but in terms of high temperatures, just peaking in the 40s and 50s in most neighborhoods, 50 in palo alto and oakland. we'll call it partly cloudy and here down by the monterey bay, look for more clouds and maybe some wet weather. a snowflake or two. icy roadways around gilroy. then we'll see temperatures back to the mid 20s to around 30 tonight, increasing clouds overnight sunday so we could see rain as early as monday. that continues into tuesday and wednesday. bigger storms are back to normal temperatures but still more rain headed our way. >> ten degrees warmer makes a difference. >> yes. >> in sports, st. mary's will

try to rebound from the disappointing overtime loss to gonzaga. last night the warriors were blown out at oracle arena by the atlanta hawks. >> good morning. warriors did not make any moves on the trade deadline and based on the way they came out against atlanta, the owner said we should have traded the whole team. everything was easy for atlanta and warriors could do not. johnson an easy dunk. he picks munta ellis. throws it down hard. they were down 20 at the half. joe johnson with one occur ri. down 26 after three. just for charity and david lee had 20 points. more from smith. hawks up 29. here is an air ball. warriors lose and they lose badly. the final was 95-79. >> better story from the sharks. in calgary. sharks right there.

negative 3, if you are scoring at home. ryan chloe jacks it up. nicklaus gets one gives the flames the lead but the ryan show and scores in overtime. then a shootout, chloe, he needs this to keep and denied by him. 4-3 sharks. they have now won 6 in a row. >> giants played their first game since being crowned world series champions. he gave up four singles in the first in the opening frame. tim edit with a strikeout but he had butterflies, a little nervous. giants answer five runs but forgotten man, aaron rowen doubles home one.

giants win their opener 7-6 and a's open cactus league play. >> brian wilson did not pitch in this game. he has been bothered by a stiff back but is expected to throw in practice today. mike shumann spent time with him. >> the beard. >> this is mass hysteria. you don't want to be anyplace else besides the bay. >> i don't think i had any more fun, in the parade the epitome of working hard. >> once you got it going. >> i take it off right now. >> do you have your own boat? >> i do have one that is double parked outside. i have 15 minutes until i get a ticket. >> it was great in the off

season. >> it went away? >> you know, it's the focus. >> a lot of people misunderstood brian wilson but there is a lot more going on. >> i know. i go about my day. get my work in. the only thing that truly pays off is hard work and that speaks for itself. whether or not right about that, i don't interview myself. whatever. i go about and do my business, that is only thing that matters. >> you said it, not me. >> thanks a lot. >> he is the best kind of crazy. >> cal basketball team has been placed two years pro probation in making impermissible recruiting calls.

they found that cal hoops coaches assistants have made 365 improper calls during a six-month span shortly after mike montgomery took over. they report that 27,000 calls, violations calling recruits too soon or at the wrong timing. the penalties imposed were kind of minor and school will not lose any scholarships. >> while the top n.f.l. prospects is at the combine, andrew lock is going through practice. he said he had no problems with the coach deciding to leave stanford to take the niner job. force his own decision, he talked about peyton manning but his plan all along was the same school. >> i somewhat made up my mind before talking to peyton but any time you have a chance to talk to him, take advantage of it. he told me, not to look back, don't regret your decision,

don't worry about injuries. you'll get yourself in trouble. >> mike shumann will have more combine and hoop highlights tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. have a great weekend everybody. i'm larry beil. >> next at 8:30, a united front, three women ban together. >> also the sun is out and the snow and ice are starting to melt. i'm john alston, live in the

winter storm that went through the bay area brought rain and wind. most people were excited about was the snowfall. low elevations saw snow flurries but it's sticking in the higher elevations. john alston is live in one of those locations and joins us

from highway 9 and 39. >> you better bush rurb if you want to see it. sun is blazing and the snow is starting to melt. you might see the branches behind me which had a little bit of snow. that snow is now gone. this is highway 9 and 35, we're at the 3,000 foot level at santa cruz mountains. the snow area is still here, came about 2:30 in the morning, quarter inch of snow. caltrans was out earlier making the round with plows and sand trucks. you could see a glaze on the road but the sun is now coming up. a lot of that snow is going to last much longer as it warms up. we can see a lot of people showing up to take advantage of it. we bumped into a gentleman from cupertino and his dog rescue that he picked up back in june for their first romp in the snow. >> just came up to see the snow. i come up here a lot. i ride a bicycle or motorcycle.

i didn't think a motorcycle was a good idea with the slippery road. >> i did slip and slide in a jeep coming up today. >> reporter: well a lot of that slipping and sliding is going away as the sun comes up and melts whatever ice was left on the road. however, i do want to caution you, certainly up in the mountain areas because of the trees and shaded areas that the roads may still be icy and slippery in some of the area where there is shade but we're finding right now, where the sun is blazing a lot of snow, not much of it, quarter inch is now quickly melting. live in the santa cruz mountains john alston, "abc 7 news." >> this morning, the icy conditions caught caused some driver's to slip off the road. this is mare island bridge on 37 in va vallejo. they have signs warning that the

connector was closed due to the slick conditions. just over the napa county line on american canyon road, ice is blamed for a rollover accident as you can see right there. that one occurred just before 6:00 a.m. >> there is no on mount hamilton but officials are warning you to stay away because it's dangerous. melting snow could refreeze into black ice. if you get into trouble there are no turnouts and spotty cell phone service and it's difficult for emergency vehicles to make it up the road. >> it's pretty windy, no ambulance surface and oftentimes no cell phone service and like to the we don't even have electricity. >> scientists were only able to work yesterday with the help of the generater. >> construction crews are in the crucial stage of the bay bridge project. you can see cranes laying some of the final pieces of road bed

along the section of new span. next week the fourth segment of the suspension tower will be put into place, bringing the height up to 480 feet. only 45 feet to go after that. segments will be lifted in round the clock open praigs lakes due to begin on monday. >> san francisco is a city filled with neighborhood parks, some are more clean and vibrant than others. a lot of them have to do with volunteers. a new effort kicks off today in a community that desperately needs the help. carolyn tyler reports. >> there are 225 neighborhood parks in san francisco. many have been adopted by community groups. but there are 11 in bay view hunters point that no one has looked out for. >> many of the parks that we come to admire have great and other things. >> the fourth behind parks 94124

she and three other women who live in the zip code have started an advocacy group to revitalize their neighborhood parks. >> they have just been neglected. the usership has been down, so it's really not a priority for the city or for people either. >> the parks director says city government can't do it alone. >> no parks department anywhere in the country can be successful without committed volunteers and park stewards. >> the park group envisions raises money for playground equipment. >> according to the founders of the group, there are more than 11,000 children aged 10 or younger living in district 10. most of them right here in bay view hunters point. >> it's part of the bigger picture. it's part of what we're trying to do to bring a better quality

of life to our community and for our children. >> most community groups focus on one park, with the expertise of the influential parks council these women are tackling a dozen. >> they are absolutely the biggest vision for neighborhood parks vision for neighborhood parks right now. >> it expects there had been a bond measure in 2013. parks 94124 will be pushing for a piece of that pie. >> they tell us the kickoff is this morning at 10:00 at joseph lee recreation center in the bayview district. >> you better bundle up. mostly sunny conditions out there. a few colder cumulus floating around with temperatures in the 30s for the most part. we saw plenty of records broken this morning. few flakes of snow in the santa cruz mountains. your forecast is next. >> also ahead, we salute an east

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welcome back. you are looking at a live picture of interstate 80 at truckee scales. if you are going up to ski this weekend, this might be a good time to go. sun is out and roads are open. chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel drive vehicles with snow tires to the nevada state line. >> they were closed with all the winds and blizzard-like conditions yesterday. >> today and tomorrow might be nice day to go. >> sunny and weather is unpredictable. we are looking at a cold weekend because of a clear conditions and cold air mass over head. saratoga gap you can see a quarter of an inch on the ground at about 3,000 feet.

elsewhere around the bay area, it is sunny out there but some of those cold air cumulus clouds continue to pop up. north bay, see a dry day. we do have a chance of showers elsewhere around the bay today. they will be showers because the air mass is slowly warming. live doppler 7 hd shows the moisture offshore. we had a few showers around pescadero and rain-snow mix getting close to 280. you see the activity continues to south to the east and south. we put in motion and down by monterey and carmel, that is where we're getting moisture continuing throughout the late morning hours. 32 in napa and 37 in redwood city as well as san jose. from the north bay to the south bay we saw records broken for freezing cold. this will continue again tonight as this morning we are still about 4-15 degrees colder than we were yesterday. the cold air mass is in place

and we will allow for the moisture to continue sink outside of bay area. there is monterey. there is highway 1 with a little bit of rain-snow mix down there. but for the most part energy continues to sink to the south. an area of low pressure so a chance of showers in the south bay. also, i think along the peninsula throughout the morning hours. a slight chance in the east bay. north bay remains sunny. cool, high temperatures, freezing coal nights tonight for our east bay valleys and north bay valleys. we definitely have a freeze warning for numbers dropping into the mid 20s tonight to around 30 degrees for hollister, salinas and north bay valleys. not out of the woods in terms of the freezing cold air mass. here is a look at the bigger picture. sinking down to southern california, not a lot of moisture left with this area of low pressure. so this will continue to head out. air mass will mod tomorrow.

this low will take the moisture with it. so what is left will be around the peninsula, san jose, elsewhere, though the temperatures maybe go in the upper 40s. sunny the north bay. partly cloudy elsewhere. 50 in oakland. at least 15 degrees below the average. right here we are looking at shower activity. maybe a little rain-snow mix throughout the late morning hours. 50 in gilroy. the most part, most of activity is offshore. we are looking at a warming trend slowly but then the tradeoff will be, we're seeing more moisture come our way. heavier rain throughout the middle of the week but highs, mid and upper 50s and lows back to the 40s. >> that is what we normally see this time of the year? >> yeah. >> a mills college professor has won the nation's highest award for a teaching app. she wanted students to follow a

path in mathematics. here is lyanne melendez with the abc morning salute. >> that is right. >> she probably wouldn't have been here had it not been her math teacher. she was given a second chance to solve a math problem. >> i was very puzzled how my classmates could do it and i couldn't. i couldn't believe it. so i went to the teacher later. i won the local math test for the first time. >> that day the teacher told her what comes from within you can take you very far. she gives that advice to all her students. >> you can tell she knows it all backwards and forwards.

>> it's what you are bringing it forth a certain way and lot easier to that tackle further problems. >> reporter: she has taught math at mills college in oakland for nearly 12 years. during that time, math major at mills had more than doubled. in 1998 she founded a berkeley math circle, meant to engage students in a fun and exploratory way. >> what we are doing, using methods that work. you have the movement. >> reporter: but she would like to see american students become passionate in math like in bulgaria. teachers are highly regarded and appreciated. >> the central government supports the math circles by compensating the teachers for doing the circle. >> in 1987 she represented her country in the international

math olympics. at the time held in cuba. the american team made up of boys was impressed. >> there are two girls on the same team? >> a decade later in 1998, the u.s. finally sent a girl to compete. melody wood. guess who trained her? >> i'm very proud to say i trained her. she went on to win two student medals. >> reporter: today wood is doing doctoral work at stanford university. she has inspired other students, katie was a student and want of her teaching assistants. she also tutored high school students. >> college bound high school students. i started tutoring them. they understood the way that i can help them and see the light bulb come in.

today she develops intervention programs for students that are having a hard time for math. last month they awarded the highest award for distinguished college teaching of math. she was as excited as she was when she solved her first rui pick's cube in her parents' car. an achieve met that has led to many more. >> right there in the car. i was screaming. that is the goal. and we salute her for sharing her love of math with her students. >> coming up next, the worse the economy gets the better their business gets. >> they were calling his neighbors and family to disgrace him and humiliate him. >> 7 on your side michael finney how that tastes good is torturous.

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welcome back. look at this beautiful shot from heavenly camera. blue skies, great for skiing right now. want to let you know if you are heading up there chains are required on sections around 2 of from truckee to kings beach. on 80 to the nevada state line and twin bridges, chains are required unless you have four-wheel drive with snow tires. >> there is one industry booming in these hard economic times and that is the debt collection industry. complaints about debt collectors top all others to the federal government. here is michael finney with a look at their tactics. >> she enjoys a moment of calm with his family. it's a nice contrast to the endless phone calls he received for his car payment. >> they start calling me and harass me at my home, my

workplace, my brother-in-law and my aunt. >> debt collectors made at least 450 phone calls in just a year and a half and they didn't stop there. >> the issue was, they were calling the neighbors and families to embarrass him and pressure him to repay a debt. >> but they say 80% of the clients come in with collection harassment issues. that is twice as many than the university of santa clara clinic saw before the recession. >> creditors are being much more aggressive and calling people frequently as soon as a consumer is late, maybe as much as seven days late on making a minimum payment. >> she received her first phone call at 6:30 on the morning on thanksgiving. >> it was thanksgiving day. >> stacy laughs about it now but

she wasn't when she received this call. >> understand, this is john flinch from the legal department. this case will be going down tomorrow at 11:00 is end of the time. so once it goes in the courthouse you will be facing legal consequences and might be arrested. >> the fair debt collection practices prohibits calls made before 8:00 a.m. and after 9:00 a.m.. they can't harass or abuse any person in connection with a collection of a debt. >> most of cases that say as a matter of law this is harassment. focus on multiple calls in a day but very little guidance from the courts in how many calls in a week would constitute harassment. >> they represent the collection and debt professionals and says his industry gets a bad rap. >> who causes the image problem?

5% of the agencies that are out there doing it wrong or 95% doing it right? >> by law, you can put a request in writing. he was able to get out of his debt completely with the helpful of his attorney. >> he had a fair settlement. >> stacy found out she didn't owe the debt the collector was being asked for. she was being scammed. >> now in a debt klelgter continues to harass you even if you ask in writing. file a complaint with the federal trade commission and state attorney general. to make it easy now are we have set up links on our website at www.abc7.com. click on 7 on your side. the verizon iphone is not getting rave reviews. they are not recommending the phone citing problems with at&t

users, dropped calls and low signal strength. they tested in the consumer reports lab. >> when you hold the phone into the hand, if you are in a lo signal area you can drop a call or be prevented to making a call. >> verizon has commented on the review. engineers looked at five other smart phones on the verizon network and none of them have the same problem. verizon sold more iphone 4's than any other product in the carrier's history. coming up the academy awards will roll out the red carpet for don sanchez. and an east bay designer is hoping that her fashions will play a starring roll on sunday. well this year our garden's simply amazing.

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thanks to twitter. they reunited in new york city yesterday morning. daniel recently received a prepaid cell phone and twitter act in part of a project. >> a great moment for myself. i feel rejoiced, to get in touch with my daughter after 11 years and see high granddaughter. >> when i first saw his picture and twitter status, i said, no, this can't be. >> they haven't seen each other since she moved from puerto rico to new york 11 years ago. >> academy awards are tomorrow and finally now who weekends those oscars. it will be different using social media. there are bay area connections. don sanchez looks at the script all together for us on the aisle. >> while the king's speech marches toward best picture.

social network has been the inspiration for big changes. with host james franco and anne hathaway. >> they are at which timeering and using facebook and connecting young viewers that has never been done before. >> what better way to talk to young people through social networking sites. >> young and hip seem to be the buzz words getting thrown around. i'm trying to figure out which i am. >> franco who grew up in palo alto played his mother on general hospital last year. if you go to facebook, vote like the academy does, they use rank choice voting. it's like a political race. >> they are in the walt disney family museum. special oscar for snow white and 7 dwarfs. complete with seven miniature oscars and there is a charm break are that walt bought for his wife. it was stolen and then found at

dealer by phil collins ex-wife. >> i just can't think to give the family something more important. >> so you got it back? >> i bought. >> it across the bay, fashion designer is one of nine people competing with for a design to compete on stage. >> i have a little leather, it's edge yes, sir. >> if her dress makes it to the stage? >> it will be come zblik the stars of the academy awards will be fined something in their bags. each bag will contain a version of heidi, the german possum. heidi is an international sensation after appearances. she also has a facebook fan page that has 315,000 followers. remember the academy awards are sunday right here. coverage begins on the red

carpet at 2:00. show begins at 5:00 followed by a post awards special. final check on the forecast with lisa argen. >> definitely cold out there. temperatures are in the 30s. lake tahoe below zero. plenty of sunshine and back home we broke half a dozen records. still only 38 downtown. we're looking at moisture, it's along the coast. showers offshore moving southward through pescadero, chance of showers on the peninsula and south bay, also partly cloudy and cold. upper 40s in napa. 50 in palo alto. still the risk of showers by the monterey bay. higher elevations, the atmosphere is warming up. so no more possibility of snow. freezing cold tonight and warmer but rain happening next week. >> we'll keep you

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they're not talking about him, they're laughing at him. well, that's not nice. excuse me, people. hey, how y'all doing? i know y'all are not having a fashion problem in this area 'cause y'all should not be talking. you last season shoe wearing, 12-year-old shirt sportin', vest with a undershirt, and you... i will call you when shoulder pads come back, ok? which is never! good-bye. [african accent] thank you. that was very br not unlike a mother lion protecting her young from a pack of hyenas.