. good tuesday morning. thanks for waking up with us i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. oakland police investigating a shooting that left three wounded as the department considers another major change to policing strategy. katie marzullo is live at the oakland police department. >> reporter: no matter where you put the police officers somebody is going to be upset about it. one man who lives near where last night's shooting happened wishes they had more police in that neighborhood. take a look at the scene about 11:00 last night corner of 98th and holly, three people shot, one drove himself home. his roommate says he was only caught in the crossfire sounds like he's going to be okay. the chronicle is reporting this shooting comes the night before the mayor might change

her strategy on policing. she had wanted to inundate the violent blocks with officers, the 100-block plan. people in the other neighborhoods did not like that plan no within in any neighborhood is satisfied -- no one in any neighborhood is satisfied at in point. one witness talks about how he feels. >> with them laying off police officers, them not putting focus on these neighborhoods, you know, you know it is going to happen. summer is coming around, more and more young people are getting antsy. with resources cut, there's not much that we can do. >> reporter: as you can see in this video at least two were taken into custody last night. we don't know anything about the motive or anything confirmed on injuries. police thought maybe one was shot in the chest another in the leg. as i said the roommate of the third victim says he thinks his roommate is going to be

okay. that crime -- crime is up in oakland, violent crime like homicide, burglary and robbery up 21% from the same time last year. crews on standby to see what will become of the sailboat that crashed during a race, killing five. it was airlifted off farallon islands last night. amy hollyfield is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: and quick, and something to see. check out this video, 15,000 pound yacht was flying through the air last night this was before 7:00 it was being hauled by a special helicopter to the half moon bay airport. dozens of locals gathered at the airport to watch the[w' helicopter bring the boat to land. five people who were onboard that sailboat died about a week and a half ago when a couple big waves over took the ship. as people watched the recovery of the boat yesterday they had the victims on their minds.

>> sad for the people that were lost and the families that were lost. >> you are thinking of the people caught in that. we have a lot of friends who are sailors. it is like a ghost boat in a sense. >> reporter: a dive crew had to go to the farallon islands to prepare the boat for the trip. they were up against bad weather, rocky terrain. they are calling the mission a success. the boat called the low speed chase is now fenced off and covered with a tarp. no word on how long it will stay there. the job is expected to take two days and cost $200,000. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. meanwhile, the san francisco police department has finished its investigation into that yacht racing accident. police found no criminal and have handed over the investigation to the d.a.'s office. the police report did uncover

that the captain of the yacht was among the five killed, survivor was originally thought to be at the helm. the san francisco ethics commission has decided on a framework in the proceedings against suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi during last evening's hearing the commission decided attorneys for the city and mirkarimi will file briefs and provide witness lists before it meets again on may 29th, when the commission is expected to decide whether live testimony will be heard. >> it hasn't happened before. it is unchartered, unprecedented. so i expect people to be careful. i want them to be careful with the proceedings. the it reflects not just on the integrity of the process but on san francisco. >> it was also revealed the city attorney's office has not obtained a copy of the video showing mirkarimi's wife in it she reportedly tells a neighbor that mirkarimi grabbed and bruised her arm

during a new year's eve argument. mirkarimi pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor related to that incident which lead to his suspension by the mayor and the hearing. apple set to release another record quarterly earnings report, expected to be huge for apple which is the most valuable company in the world it includes the first international iphone sales and january 13th, launch of the iphone 4s in china. street is estimating that apple sold between 31 and 32 million. phones in that quarter. today an estimated 90,000 californians will be told they are about to lose unemployment benefits in weeks. as of this week california no longer qualifies for a federal program known as fed ed that provides up to 20 extra weeks of jobless benefits to the long term unemployed.

the end of the program means most will get 79 weeks of unemployment benefits rather than the current 99. the u.s. department of labor says california's unemployment rate 11%, isn't high enough any more to qualify for the program. if you are looking for a job we are co-sponsoring a tree job fair. held from noon to 4 p.m. at the hilton garden inn on powell street in emeryville. for more information go to abc7news.com and click on jobs on the left of the menu what president obama will be campaigning to keep college loans from soaring when he pays a visit to universities in north carolina and colorado today. the president will make a pitch to delay a planned jump in interest rates on loans set to double from 3.4% to 6.8% on july 1st. mitt romney has embraced the idea of a delay. the president will speak to

university students in iowa tomorrow. a surprise move in the case of an unarmed teenager shot toy:sefkñ death by neighbod watch volunteer in florida. last night the city commission rejected or did not accept the resignation of the police chief who many have criticized for his handling of the trayvon martin case saying they want to wait for the results of a full investigation. there were protests nationwide after police refused to immediately arrest george zimmerman. zimmerman has been charged with second degree murder. police chief lee stepped down temporarily in late march after a9yád no-confidence vote. california voters will now get the chance to decide the fate of the state's death penalty. if approved it would make life without parole the state's harshest sentence and would convert the sentences of death row inmates to life. supporters say the measure

would save the state at least 100 million dollars the money would be earmarked to investigate unsolved murders and rapes. i thought i heard mike use the term thunderstorms, hear that? >> i heard that. the question is when? tomorrow and thursday for this morning we need to worry about drizzle and light rain especially around santa rosa that's been the one reporting station. when you step out it is warmer everywhere except san rafael the same. temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 50s until you go concord bay shore, south bay, 60 to 61 light rain in santa rosa, 55°. area of low pressure to our south we'll continue to watch that for tomorrow's forecast. that's going to bring scattered showers ahead of it

small area of high pressure sunshine faster today, sea breeze won't be as strong as yesterday temperatures warmer mid to upper 60s along the coast into san francisco, low to mid 60s there upper 60s to low 70s north bay along the bay shore. south bay low 70s there and mid 70s in the east bay valleys all the pollen flying around yesterday with those winds still lingering, tree, grass and mold, high today. scattered showers and thunderstorms wednesday and thursday temperatures almost 10° cooler thursday drier and slightly warmer friday above average temperatures away from the coast saturday, sunday and monday. no new accidents that's the good news. we have a little slow traffic heading true the santa cruz mountains that in just a second. right now the altamont pass, everything is fine sensors picking up light traffic along 580 between the altamont

approaching dublin interchange. if you are heading for the golden gate bridge any time this weekend, remember, it will be shutdown the doyle drive will be shutdown golden gate will remain open, doyle drive shutdown this friday night through monday morning. it is expected to reopen at 5 a.m., expect heavy traffic south of the golden gate bridge as a result park presidio will remain open during the closure. i want to show you our waze traffic app, we are getting information on an earlier closure highway 17 was shutdown in that southbound direction overnight we are hearing from our traffic spotter that everything is fine and traffic moving at the limit. we check in on a traffic spotter saying traffic is moving along fine through the area. it is 5:11 now. a space mining start-up launches today.

>> the chemical spill that shutdown a route to one of california's most popular national parks. stopping an urban eyesore new legislation aimed at people who use roads as their own dumping ground. another dose of spring snow, the impact it could have on voters going to the polls today.

switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. good morning. crews are trying to cleanup what remains of a hazardous chemical spill that closed a stretch of highway leading to yosemite on highway 41, the

main route into yosemite from fresno. a truck lost 625 pound bags of powdered sulphur the spill sparked several small fires, quickly put out haz-mat crews were called in. for the first time in decades more mexicans are leaving the united states for mexico than the other way around. believed to be the first time since the great depression. experts say it is unlikely the u.s. will ever see the numbers of immigrants seen in the 90s and the last decade there were roughly 6.1 million unauthorized immigranted last year down from 7 million five years ago most because of the weak economy and lack of jobs some due to increased deportations, drug violence on the border and shrinking mexican workforce skwraoeuplts >> california lawmakers considering a bill that would create a mattress recycling problem.

old mattresses dumped on streets has gotten worse. the measure by state senator would require manufacturers to either come pick up the used mattresses or pay a $25 fee for every one that is illegally dumped that would fund a recycling program the bill will be considered in the next few weeks. parts of new york and pennsylvania in for another wallop of late spring storms. several counties under a winter storm warning both states will be holding their presidential primaries today. areas of western pennsylvania have received a foot of snow. forcasters say areas can expect another foot maybe more the rare string nor'easter has also dumped a lot of rain along the east coast. here nothing that severe some of us could get a little wet. >> a little wet, light rain around santa rosa, big storms coming wednesday and thursday,

we need rain, we are going to get some. warming trend on the way. right now you can see from emeryville to san francisco, all is quiet this morning icloud cover out there temperatures running -- morning. mountain view and san jose rain santa rosa and 55, napa, fairfield, antioch livermore with san rafael, san francisco, los gatos mid to upper 50s. watsonville 60°. partly sunny today, warmer this afternoon. look for scattered showers wednesday and thursday possibility for isolated thunderstorms warmer this weekend than what i talked about yesterday. let's take about today compared to average, slightly cooler in napa by two degrees 70.

san jose 72. san francisco 66, oakland 70 livermore 74 three degrees warmer than average. warmest weather in the east bay valleys mid 70s around the bay shore into the south bay, upper 60s to low 70s that clouds north bay as you look at the coast into san francisco, mid 60s for you. let's head down to monterey bay, partly sunny, 65, 68 santa cruz, watsonville and inland low to mid 70s. around the coliseum about the 7:00 hour partly cloudy, 65° we take on the white sox again tonight at, cool by the time the game is over. tonight mid to upper 50s mostly cloudy, most of the rain will hang offshore still have a chance of drizzle tomorrow morning along the coast, the better chance of rain comes in with this system,

system one or wednesday's system, if you will, comes from the west, drops temperatures three to four degrees tomorrow. thursday's system comes from the gulf of alaska, drops temperatures another three to four degrees thursday and brings scattered showers and thunderstorm. wednesday morning 5:00, quiet, other than drizzle. as the morning rush ends showers develop through the lunch hour and hang around during the evening. maybe a lull overnight, we are between systems, you can sigh during the morning commute thursday, -- you can see during the morning commute thursday rain showers hang around during the afternoon. half an inch in some of the higher elevations and along the coast. healthy amount of rain for late april. once that passes, friday temperatures start warming above average saturday, sunday, monday with a lot of sun,

scepter the coast in the mid 60s to around 70. have a great day here's traffic. drive times are looking great. in fact, if you are headed for mass transit no delays so far for the bart system, caltrain or muni. as we move to the golden gate commute southbound traffic quiet between marin and san francisco. doyle drive will be shutdown completely this weekend, all weekend long beginning friday night 8 p.m.. the bay bridge commute everything is fine, all feeder freeways leading to the bay bridge at the limit including 580, 880 and highway 24. here at the toll wide open and metering lights still off. san mateo bridge not too much to complain about westbound traffic fine, all lanes open, no delays so far approaching the toll plaza. just checked in with chp, no big accidents out there. we are so far looking at a good start.com mute.

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good morning. a look at the skyway, traffic heading into san francisco merging off on the 101 some exiting. you can see clouds if you look closely that's going to burn off and you will see the sun. there's rain on the way. if you look closely you see the happy s on drivers'

faces in is -- san francisco because the giants won big yesterday. they again a three game series in cincinnati tonight. lincecum first win of the season in the opening game of yesterday's two game set. he plenty of help -- in game two, sandoval homered to the upper deck during great -- tying willie mays for longest giants hitting streak to start a season. [ unintelligible ] a's are hoping to score a run as they face the white sox again in oakland tonight. starter colon gave up back-to-back homers to the white sox in the 4th yesterday all the sox needed. peavy through a three-hit shut

out. scientists think they've spotted an albino adult killer whale in the wild. discovered during -- the wail is -- scientists say the orca appears to be healthy and interacting normally. a group of kids preparing to represent sacramento in an unusual sport this is the first year that speed stacking will be included at the junior olympics. players stack and unstack a dozen plastic cups in predetermined sequences the games take place in houston, texas they hope to raise $10,000 to help pay for the trip. always amazing to watch the kids do that. >> that video wasn't speeded up? >> it wasn't. in fact they might have slowed down. an encounter between

fairfield police and suspect ends in the man's death. latest on that investigation, next. occupy protesters set their sights on a huge financial target today. the meeting they are vowing to disrupt. how the case of missing teen sierra lamar is sparking policy changes for a school district. here comes the band which won't be seen. live look at temperatures outside at least what we are expecting this afternoon, mild around the great lakes low to mid 60s spilling into new england, 66 portland. all major airports along the lower 48 and regional on time. use our flight tracker abc7news.com at the bottom. ñsñsq

thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. right now oakland police are investigating a shooting that left three wounded, as the department prepares to consider a major change to their policing strategy. >> reporter: let's start with the wounded. there are three, police believe one was shot in the chest another in the leg. the third victim hit in the collarbone that's according to his roommate sounds like he's going to be okay this is 98th avenue and holly, 11:00 last night. authorities found two victims at the scene. the third drove himself home -- [ inaudible ] a witness who did not want to appear on camera describes

what he heard. >> at least 30 shots, two different guns. long rapid fire longer than what you usually would hear. >> reporter: police took at least two into custody at the scene. we don't have anything this morning on any suspects or the possible motive. the chronicle is reporting this shooting may have come on the eve of a big announcement out of the mayor's office. she might be taking back her strategy on policing. she wanted to move the most officers to the most violent neighborhoods. people in the other neighborhoods didn't like that plan. it is possible today she could announce she would be taking some of those officers back. katie marzullo, abc7 news. new this morning, fairfield police officer on routine administrative leave while detectives investigate his involvement in the shooting death of a suspect. authorities say the officer went to a home in the 700

block of gold coast drive to follow up on an investigation. the 16 year veteran and the suspect began fighting in the doorway the officer pulled his gun and shot the man. the suspect died at the hospital. the names of the officer and dead man not released. this morning more students will return to classes at oikos university. more than three weeks after seven students were shot to death by a former student. the first classy the deadly shooting was held yesterday. -- first class, 17 showed up to finish an english course that was halted when the shooting happened. most students returning yesterday did not want to talk about the shooting. one teacher said while he's still shaken, he is determined to finish what the school started. >> i'm still dealing with emotion, it is . i thought it was important i come back and -- compact and

show everything dark come back and show everything is fine with me. >> students who don't want to return have been invited to attend a college in fremont. in a few hour the occupy movement plans a major disrupt they want top banking executives to pay their fair share of taxes. in january protester chained themselves to the bank and a dozen were arrested when they refused to move. uc berkeley vowing to evict occupy protesters who have taken over a school owned field in albany they say they want to turn night an urban

farm. uc officials say they are trespassing. they turned off the water to the field. the yacht that crashed ton rocks at the farallon islands this month is in half moon bay this morning. five died on that boat more than a week ago in a delicate operation crews lifted the boat low speed chase off the island and through it 28 miles by helicopter. there were a number of obstacles facing the crew. the operation had to be done quickly because days from now, protective birds will begin nesting. the salvage company will be paid $200,000 to do the job. dozens showed up at the half moon bay airport to watch. >> kind of sad for people that were lost and the families that were lost. >> you are thinking of the people caught in that. we have a lot of friends who are sailors. it is like a ghost boat in a

sense. >> the yacht is now sitting near the runway awaiting transport by a big rig. no word on where it will be taken next. disappearance of morgan hill teenager sierra lamar is sparking chains in the way the district will report student absences. the district which includes sobrato high has begun notifying parents in the morning when students done show up. sierra's parents were not notified their daughter never made it to school until after 6 p.m., march 16th, nearly 12 hours after she disapartment. san bruno city council meets tonight to discussion what to do with 8,000 feet of gas pipeline out of service since the explosion. residents have been pushing for the pipeline's removal since the explosion and fire killed eight and destroyed 38 homes. pg&e planned to fill the pipeline with concrete so would it never carry natural gas again.

the council may decide on a third option. workers rebel men removing nearly 900 feet of the pipeline and plugging the rest to avoid the long process of tearing it all out. 5:36. in san jose today, city councilmembers are expected to pass a ban on styrofoam containers at city facilities and programs and events in city venues going into effect may 1st. the mayor says the city plans to do a study to see how a ban would affect the cost of doing business and the amount of litter it would reduce. businesses are opposed to a broader measure. the use of styrofoam containers is already banned in many other bay area cities. you have to love this week's weather, drizzle, thunderstorms, warm weather, cool weather. >> that's a recipe for a happy meteorologist, mike. >> at least -- [ unintelligible ] hopefully, the thunderstorms

will -- there's a possibility the storm prediction center is watching our area especially for thursday with the thunderstorms coming in. visibility in santa rosa four, light rain falling for the better part of the morning last hour you picked up 3/100 after inch. 12/100 over the last 24 hours. winds are calm there, out of the southwest at five in novato same sfo, seven, out of the southeast half moon bay also san jose west wind three, we don't have that real strong marine layer push like we had yesterday. still cloudy through 8:00, still think we'll have drizzle and light rain along the north bay. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. noon drizzle gone upper 50s to low 60s. mid to upper 60s noon partly sunny, for all of us partly

sunny 4:00 low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco, upper 60s to 70 bay shore and north bay, low 70s into the east bay valleys, warmer today, also tree, grass, mold, high amounts of those floating through the air. 10° cooler by thursday thanks to scattered showers and thunderstorms. warming trend, 80s possible over the weekend away from the coast. good morning. we are going to check in now on the altamont pass using the waze traffic app. traffic spot areas long 580 telling us traffic so far moving okay. traffic moving at least 40 miles per hour. looks like so far this commute is okay. if you are heading for the silicon valley, i want to show you what our sensors are picking up along 101, 280, guadalupe parkway all roadways moving well through

santa clara con the rest of the drive, bridge commutes okay more traffic westbound across the san mateo bridge, no major hot spots as of this hour. the rest of the drive fine for east bay commute through walnut creek this is southbound red taillights fine approaching highway 24 that continues light through the san ramon valley. that's a look at the commute so far this morning. pretty smooth, no big accidents out there. 5:39. dinner is over early. next, the crash that cleared out an east bay restaurant. bart narrows the field on a new contract to build rail cars and creates a little contraversy they are made in america but the profits will -- will go to another country. pg&e says the couple in the vehicle did the right thing.

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. today crews will begin trying to repair a sizzleler restaurant in hayward after it was a vehicle. the collision shattered the glass out of the front windows. it happened at about c 7:40 lat

night. no word on how the vehicle ended up smashing into the building of the most diners left after the accident. a few decided to stay and finish their meals. a canadian company that builds airplanes and subway cars in the u.s. has won the contract to build 775 new bart train cars. bombardier bid against a french company and a korean company all with u.s. facters to. they differed greatly in cost and -- factories. they differed greatly in cost. bombardier came in at a little over 1 1/2 billion dollars, the french company came in second. the korean company wanted to charge a billion dollars more but offered more american jobs. bart says the jobs factor didn't justify the higher price tag. a couple in pittsburg has quite the tale to tell after the camper they were driving snagged low-lying powerlines.

pg&e credits the couple with doing the right thing by staying inside their camper until help arrived. >> all of a study got hit, the wire was low, i didn't see it hit the top part and came down on the windshield and i stopped. >> neither person was hurt. they spent 25 minutes trapped in the camper until crews could get the power shut off. if you are looking for a job think about the travel industry. bloomberg business report coming up. a dream house and secret payments. testimony expected today in the corruption trial of former democratic presidential candidate john edwards. the power of aspirin the role it may play protecting women from a deadly form of cancer. big boom, streak of light, nasa figures out what really land in the skies above northern california and

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welcome back. stray shower moving -- quiet across the state. we have the chance of scattered showers along the sierra. another one near the higher elevations. mostly sunny through the central valley, 74 sacramento, 79 fresno. upper 60s around l.a. and

san diego afternoon sun, 92 in palm springs. 5:47. this morning court watchers are bracing for what could be more stunning admissions in the trial of form former senator john edwards. yesterday former aide and friend andrew young was the first witness called by prosecutors. today will be his first full day on the stand and the jury will begin to hear his account of the salacious details of the candidate's affair with a campaign worker. key to making the case that edwards masterminded an effort to use nearly a million dollars in secret payments from wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress during the 2008 run for the white house. hours from now a committee will decide the date of a -- the fate of a bill designed to protect privacy of employees. the bill would block employers from asking for the username

and passwords. the same protection would apply to people seeing a job. if the committee passes the bill it would go on to the full assembly for approval. don't freak out moms and dads, it is called chalking. while it can turn your locks any color it is temporary and washes right out. kids love the options. >> celebrities, all these people -- [ inaudible ] >> teens are saying chalking is the coolest way to go bold, only for a day. more on "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 on our newscast. i'm staring at that, i'm -- we used to have crazy hair days in my kids' preschool and they would use a spray this is i guess is more precise.

>> this is chalk, i've been chalking this for years. >> it is so natural. >> yeah and mr. nicco, one day you will get the chalk effect. >> i have it, just because i have shellack in my hair, you can't see it. >> speaking of grey, we have grey skies. how is that for transition. good but no rain out of my hair. light rain falling up in santa rosa this morning. drizzle and some of the valleys in the north bay, quiet this morning as we look down on the golden gate bridge from sutro tower this morning. temperatures 61 oakland, mountain view, 61 san jose, everybody else in the mid to upper 50s monterey bay mostly cloudy 56, 57 or 58° whether you are around the bay or inland. partly sunny today, warmer this afternoon.

showers and storms coming wednesday and thursday. the weekend trending warmer as far as today, we are also trending slightly warmer once you get outside of fremont, 71 today in san francisco, 66, the same as yesterday, oakland 70, san jose 72, concord biggest jump up to 73, five degrees warmer than yesterday. the east bay valleys the warmest mid 70s. upper 60s to low around the bay shore into the south bay also the nor bay an and along the coast low to -- along the coast -- san francisco 66°. monterey 65, santa cruz 68. inland low to mid 70s. for the game tonight slight increase in the clouds as the game wears on partly cloudy 7:05. 65, dropping to 59°. second game with the white sox. mostly cloudy sky tonight mild,

mid to upper 50s there may be a stray patch of drizzle here and there the bulk of the rain later. first let's look at what going to bring that system wednesday off the shore today, system thursday in the gulf alaska each system will drop our temperatures in the afternoon. 9:00 showers breaking out tomorrow morning. heaviest from noon to 4:00. in the evening most of it slides south and east we get a break overnight 5:00 in the morning thursday through noon heavier showers moves through the bay area 3:00 they move on. if you get caught unone of those thunderstorms, small hail, brief -- heavy rain possible. have a great day. definitely a slowing trend

developing for highway 4 leaving antioch. slow traffic sensors picking up traffic down to 13 miles an hour, westbound highway 4 approaching a street. bart reporting no delays on the system. no problems for cal rain or muni. -- caltrain or mooney. it is beginning to jam up at the bay bridge toll. once you pass in metering lights still off, traffic moving just fine across the upper deck heading into san francisco. the san mateo bridge highway 92, still in good shape, no big delays so far between hayward and foster city, bart is on time, so far chp telling me no major accidents for any of our bay area commute. 5:53. business news now. profits plunge at facebook. >> here's jane king with the

bloomberg business report. if you are looking for a job you might try the travel industry hotels and motels in hiring mode. rise in leisure and business trips creating employment opportunities among the country. marriott among those looking for workers. forget about cracking into the earth's crust for precious met tells. how about mining asteroids. robotic asteroid mining may be cheaper than digging on earth. google's chief executive among the backers. facebook reporting profits dropped in the first quarter as it spent more on helping marketers gain access to its user base. at the new york stock exchange i'm jane king. uc president yudof

criticizing plan that campuses in the system get more local control. several campus heads want the board to delegate some responsibilities to proposed boards made up of the chancellor, faculty, students and individual regents. these boards would have have control over capital projects, academic programs and salaries. yudof says the program has not been appropriately reviewed. live-in girlfriend who was with thomas kincade when he died is facing a possible lawsuit. the estate is working to silence the woman. kincade died earlier this month. attorneys representing his wife and children are scheduled to appear in court tomorrow they hope to convince a judge that the woman should be barred from speaking public about the renowned painter. a bomb heard was the sound

of an asteroid closing rattle windows and shook homes from sacramento to bakersfield. police departments were swamped with 911 calls. astonomers thought it might be debris from a meteor shower. nasa now says it was a random asteroid packing nearly 4,000 tons of tnt. u.s. health officials say only 13% of u.s. adults have high cholesterol in a nation where 2/3 of adults are overweight. experts say because so many americans take cholesterol drugs. cholesterol is a fat-like substance in the blood. the cdc is releasing a report today. women who take aspirin a couple times a week may have a lower risk of developing lung cancer. a new study backs up a number of previous ones linking regular aspirin use to lower

risks of colon, prostate and he to have cancers. experts say -- and esophageal cancers: just ahead, people with a big sweet tooth line-up for free doughnuts. a north bay sanitation district pays up for damaging sewer spill. plus, business czar police chase that has this woman clinging to the side of a speeding car. how cops brought an end to this dangerous pursuit. iriririrr