that kicks off today. first we have problems into southern california. >> that's right. the grapevine i 5 you can't get there because of snow and ice. take 101 to get there. there will be delays if you are expecting folks. northbound 87 to 280. an accident with no injuries reported. a delay near the transition, but it's open and the rest of the south bay moves smoothly. we had an earlier accident and all lanes have cleared. it should be an issue by the time you get there down the side. back to you. >> thanks a lot. deputies are looking for answers after two bodies were found in a south bay home. they found the bodies of a man and a woman in a home on wall brook drive. officers received a call requesting a check on the home around 1:00 yesterday and when they arrived they found the bodies. no word on the cause of death,

but police say there is no concern for public safety. >> a big day in sacramento. jerry brown will officially become governor. the former oakland mayor set to take the oath at 11:00 this morning. he will hold a public reception before a private one at the california railroad museum. he will have to tackle the state budget. according it a source familiar with his budget proposal, no one will be spared. brown is expected to shrink social services, eliminate local redevelopment agencies and reduce library hours. virtually every state funned program will be hurt in some way. you can expect to have a higher income on sales tax rates in june. governor schwarzenegger is out and talking about what's next. he is sifting through a stack of corporate hollywood and real estate offers. before he makes a decision, he will hit the speech circuit and

possibly write an auto biography that publishers have been asking for. he may return to film if the script is right. the right one comes along. he plans to keep in politics although he said he does not plan to run for another office. >> universities are among other american universities recruiting students from china. many campuses including santa clara university and cal and the university of san francisco are putting out the welcome mat. more than 40,000 under graduates came to the u.s. from china last year. enrollment officials say recruiting international students does not squeeze out domestic students. nearly half a million people will see a change in the way they throw out the trash. a new system for recycling and garbage collection begins in ten cities. 92,000 house holds will separate garbage, compost and recycling with a three-cart system called

cart smart. the areas include atherton, burlingame and east palo alto. redwood city and san carlos as well as san mateo part of the new service today. a fleet of fully automated trucks make collection faster and more efficient. changes in the commute today. phase two of muni's improvement begins. the california street line is not running this morning. crews are beginning a mile and a half portion of that overhaul. first in 26 years. more parts will be replaced with several road and curb changes. they are trying to make them better accessible to the disabled. >> the main one is palo street that gets the most riders. this won't be quite as bad as when they close that a couple of years ago. >> the $16 million project is entering the fifth month.

upgrades are already under way. most of the work is going to be done between 9:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the evening monday through saturday. >> 5:03 and the muni bus shelters may look nice and modern, but riders are not too fond of them. with the steel frames and glass sides, there gaps between the steel frame and the roof of every shelter. the shelters don't have that glass panel. muni said they are keeping an eye on the situation and has no plans to fix anything yet. >> wildlife experts are concerned about an increase in the number of sea lion shootings. the center rescued a sea lion suffering for a gunshot wound last month. it is one of 25 they treated in the last couple of years. sea lion shootings have been on the rise since they started tracking them almost two decades ago. >> on the gunshot wound side, we have taken in close to 500 animals, mostly sea lions.

that's a lot of animals when you look at the narrow statistics of that. >> the sea lion that was shot was nicknamed silent night. he is recovering, but he is completely blind because of it so he cannot return to the wild. >> a hidden bay area enclave is in the running for the coolest small town in america. they are a nominee in the annual competition for coolest town in the running with 20 others. the travel town is look for a place with an edge and on the upswing, but not necessarily quaint. you can submit your vote on the magazine's website. the deadline is february 11th. >> might have to take a peek. 5:05. we want to check the commute with mike inouye. there were troubles early, but they should be cleared. >> as far as the south bay. 101 there was a major accident there block the slow and the fast lane. they have cleared and there was chp activity out there now.

we do see in the south bay, northbound 87 to northbound 280. that connector sounds like one lane is blocked through downtown san jose. you have another lane to get by and light volume of traffic. you should be okay. a heavier flow returning to the south bay today and tomorrow as folks return to the area after the last couple of weeks. that means about 7:00 or 7:30, southbound 101 into men low park. that's traditional to the south and 101 around 92, we will see slowing there as well. the sensors will show 5 ache at the bottom of the screen with the highway 13. that should sort itself out. there no incidents approaching the area or coming through oakland. i will continue to follow that to be sure. we get a live look at the bay bridge. we have a light volume of traffic at the toll plaza and off in the distance, see the freeway with the lighter flow.

speeds into the 30s later in the commute. folks are back into town, but not for southern california. a lost folks held up because of the snow on the grapevine. back to you. >> thanks a lot. did you have a good? >> i did. did you have? >> we slept. >> we're stayed up until 8:00 or 8:30? >> you have three new year babies. partaking a bet of who will wake me up first. >> who was the winner? >> jack. >> always the boy. you are waking uptaking your little ones to school. looks good as far as visibility. we don't have a lot of fog, but it could be problematic before sunrise. temperatures are pretty mild. almost 50 degrees in sunnyvale. 46 in santa cruz. about three degrees warmer than where we ended up yesterday. that's the good news. it won't be overcast either.

air system off to the west. it will continue to follow the jet stream off to the south and impact southern california bypassing the bay area almost entirely. it is possible to see a few showers especially towards the south coast, but overall all of this activity will filter into southern california. that's not good news when it comes to the situation on the grapevine being shut down. that is 58 as well through the tehachapis. 49 degrees in san jose. 51 by noon. breezy conditions and we'll warm up this afternoon when the sun gets to its maximum. if you are looking for a warm up, maybe you want to wash your car, this is your week. temperatures will be mild all throughout the week. we are actually seeing a fair stretch of dry weather through sunday when we expect the next showers. >> wow. a break.

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and it will be nice. checking the forecast in a little bit. time coming up on 5:13. >> the state is flipping the off switch for a widely used light bulb. live from the newsroom this morning with a look at a new law aimed at saving you money. >> happy new year to you. we are talking about the 100-watt light bulb based on technology that thomas edison invented. the problem is that it's very inefficient. 90% of the energy that goes into the light bulbs is wasted. that's the reason they are hot to the touch and the reason they are popular in the easy bake ovens. this is the reason why the state of california is requiring these 100 watt bulbs to fade to black to make way for the hal jen bulbs. the 72-watt bulbs cost about the same and puts out the same light as the 100 watt and costs about

the same to purchase. it uses less energy. the california energy commission estimates that consumers will save over $35 million a year in terms of lower electricity bills. the lower wattage bulbs will cut down on fossil fuels burned. you are still allowed to use your bulbs at home. not like there is light bulb police out there. you won't be able to buy them until the remaining ones are sold. the new light bulb standard was established under the independence and surety act of 2007 that might have you wondering why if this is a federal issue isn't the rest of the country doing this. they asked for permission to enact a standard now. the other sfreat states will comply next year when the federal law goes into effect. live here in the newsroom, bob redell, nbc news here in the bay. >> thanks a lot, bob. illuminating report.

>> lindsay lohan gets another chance at puing her life back together. she will be released from the betty ford clinic. she has a good shot at recovery if she chooses to change her party girl lifestyle and remain in continued therapy. if she stays out of trouble, a judge could relax the terms of her sentence late next month that ends a cycle of several court hearings. zsa zsa gabor is back in a hospital to have part of her leg removed. they are watching a growing blood clot recommended amputation. that has grown from one inch to 12 inches. the times said that gang green has set in. the 93-year-old broke her hip last summer and has been in and out of the hospital ever since. in august she asked for a priest to come and issue last rights. a split second could be all

it takes to find out if someone has cancer. researchers are joining forces to bring a cancer blood test to the market. they can spot a singer cancer cell among a billion healthy ones and performed in a matter of minutes. stray cells in the blood mean a tumor is spreading or is likely to. a test that can single out cells can transform care for many types of cancer and patients. >> now to a story that a lot of parents will be interested in. scientists are looking for answers of why there whooping cough cases in california. more than a quarter came from the bay area. according to the state department of health, researchers are focusing on 7 and keen-year-olds getting the disease at higher levels. children in that age group may not be protected as a final booster in a series of five shots began when they were two months old. the last is given between the ages of 4 and 6. one question they want to answer

is how long will that vaccine protect you? >> we have a consumer warning and scott has the latest on that. scott? >> if you have a gift card from border's, it may be a good idea to spend it sooner rather than later. the company with held payment as they tried to stay solvent. the "wall street journal" said one publisher is no longer sending new books to stores. as we have discovered in the past, gift card holders are answered creditors by the courts. that means if borders runs into trouble, the card may not work. the bottom line, buy books now sooner rather than later. >> speaking of money trouble, half moon bay making national headlines as it struggles with its bottom line. the city is considering shutting down the 15-person police department and will hold a town hall meeting to discuss further cuts. the whole town could dis

incorpora incorporate. recently they agreed to pay $18 million to settle a lawsuit. $18 million is twice the city's annual budget. we will keep an eye on that situation. thanks a lot. contra costa county said express bus fares for connection riders will increase by a quarter. rider who is use the value pass and 12-ride punch pass and 20-ride commute card will have to add 25 cents start this morning. it will affect people in the contra costa area and san ramon valley. like many state agencies, the system is trying to balance the budget to fare increases. pa. >> hopefully we will have a nice smooth start. >> so far so good. 5:18 in the morning and a nice easy drive so far. this is the first commute after

the new year as well. we are expecting this 18-minute drive off of the bridge to increase quite a bit last with week see saw almost no change. 20 minutes at the longest. we should see more traffic here for westbound 80 off of the richmond area. 580 out of the caldecott. so far they are looking good. even the slowing through oakland on 580. that cleared up nicely and no incident. just an adjustment. more folks will be hitting the roadway here out of antioch. you see that 63. that should be about maybe in the 30s and maybe in the 20s. about another hour from now. we will watch the slowing and the first should show up at 5:40. blocking part of the road, no problems out of byron heading over to livermore. that will start to show additional slowing this week. last week we had a break. 580 out of the tracy area should

slow slow downs there as well. a look at the east bay moving smoothly to the peninsula. an easy drive and you notice the camera is steady. we have slick roadways still and the rain is tapering off. we will have rain coming up. stick around. christina will tell you about that. thanks, mike. the you tube version of the biggest loser. we will introduce you to the woman sharing her weight loss story worldwide.

good monday morning to you. if your work travels bring you south, we have big time problems getting into southern california from the bay area. snow is forcing the main highway between the central valley and los angeles to remain shut down. i-5 and i-58 shut down in both directions at the grapevine due to slick blowing snow and low visibility. it caused a couple of accidents last night. six inches expected to fall in san bernardino county. interstate 15 is also closed at the pass. 101 will be rather dangerous.

you can postpone travels and we recommend you do so. this is rare. working in the bakersfield area, i saw this happen twice in all of three years i was there. keep that in mind. we will let you know when conditions improve. a much better picture here for us this morning. the san francisco area, we have no fog to report. in the north bay, you will find that patchy dense fog. let's talk about where our visibilities are. about five miles in santa rosa. down to three miles in san jose. take it easy where you are headed. patchy dense fog until about 7:15 or 7:20. here's what you can expect. you see that system's low pressure offshore? it will bypass the bay area and sliding south along the jet stream. that will bring more snow to los angeles, but for us it will make for a nice day. 47 degrees right now in hayward. by around noon, temperatures in the 40s. 50 for concord. by 5:00 p.m., temperatures will be warmer than where we ended up

yesterday. 56 degrees in los gatos. 55 for san francisco. the extended outlook shows you a fair stretch of weather will hang around for sometime. showers back in the mix by sunday. back to you. a texas woman is on a roll and lost 70 pounds as part of her diet plan and is shareing it on you tube. she said it leaves her energized and wants to inspire people who are doing the same. she learned to eat healthy and loves her program so much, she decided to make videos of her progress and broadcast on you tube. she even shows her groceries and demonstrates cooking. >> i'm below 180 and i know i can get into the healthy weight range and keep it there. i tonight get others there too. they can have as much fun as i'm having. >> good for her. she has fans across the world and she will motivate them.

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>> good morning. a day of inauguration. jerry brown is governor again. gavin newsom is lieutenant governor only not today. we will explain, coming up. a bay area school getting ready to take the national stage. stanford cardinals preparing for the orange bowl. breaking news on jim har bro possibly becoming the coach. 49ers. >> how long until the next round of rain? we will check in with christina loren. it is january 3rd, today in the bay.

good monday morning. thanks for joining us. almost 5:30. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. want to get started with christina loren? we have the hour by hour forecast. >> for you are sick of the rain, we will start to dry out as of today. we are already in the 40s. it's not as cold as it has been. we don't see frost except for possibly in santa rosa and places in the north bay. you may find frost where it's just cold enough. temperatures will rise into the 40s as we hit noon. a nice sunshiny day into the 60s. by about 5:00 p.m., temperatures around 59 in oakland staying mild with showers and snow showers continuing in southern california. that's not the case for us. we will show you the satellite coming up.

back to you. >> we will look forward to it. it's a new era in california, kind of. arnold schwarzenegger will no longer be in the driver's seat. she giving up his post to jerry brown. gavin newsom is getting ready for a new job and not starting yesterday. christie smith is live with a look at what is in store. happy new year. >> good morning and happy new year to you. what's old is new again. the former mayor jerry brown is having another turn as governor. he is going to be inaugurated. gavin newsom's late word is that we have to wait at least one more week for his celebration expected next monday. he will be sworn in as california's 39th governor and only the second person to serve three terms as governor when he takes over for governor schwarzenegger. he was governor from 1975 to 1983. he promised tough financial

decisions ahead. the state is looking at a $28 billion shortfall. he will take the ocean of office at 11:00 a.m. in sacramento followed by a private reception at the railroad museum. the lieutenant governor-elect won't leave office, but will apparently leave by next monday. his people saying he will be formally sworn in on or before that date. the mayor wants to wrap up his projects before leaving san francisco. the timing of his exit will affect the board of supervisors. when he takes the office, he will hole an open house for the public to meet he and his family. we will have reporters in sacramento for jerry brown's swearing in. live in oakland, christie smith, today in the bay. >> also taking office today, the san francisco district attorney

kamla harris who will be there at the women and arts. you can catch highlight at 5:00 and 6:00. san francisco needs a new district attorney. the san francisco mayor said he will appoint someone in the next few days. he plans to consult with harris before making the appointment. >> another new leader as well. this time in the east bay, jean quan is about to make history to be the first woman and asian american to be mayor of oakland. her main priorities are creating jobs, putting youth first and fighting crime. quan wants to bolster the city schools with mentors. they have a walk from chinatown at 8:30 and end at the theater where the swearing in will be held at 11:00. former east bay teacher tom tor lickson is taking over as struckor of public instruction. he will be sworn in this morning

at a place where he once taught. >> governor schwarzenegger is making moves in his final hours in office. he commuted the sentence of the son of fabian nunez for the 2008 killing of a concord man. schwarzenegger made the move hours before he left office. esteban nunez pleaded guilt to voluntary manslaughter in the deadly stabbing of a college student in a fight in san diego. it reduces the sentence from 16 years to years. the family of the victim said they were not told the governor was planning to commute the sentence. the governor granted clemens to sarah cruise an sentenced to in prison without the possibility of parole after shooting her pimp in 1994. she was no longer working for george howard when she killed him. her clemency petition cited years of abuse. the psychiatrist said she suffered from battered women's syndrome. schwarzenegger reduced the sentence to 25 years to live w

the possibility of parole. he used final hours to handout paid jobs on state commission. a parting gift to the people who supported them. $128,000 a year job. the appointments by the governor do carry a risk. it's possible jerry brown could rescind when he takes office. she was involved in a traffic accident that hurt her politically career. >> look for a change on the power bill. pg pg&e's new rates include an increase for most residential customer who is use relatively little power and a 2.6% decrease for people who use large amounts. the changes stem from a 2009 law that lets the state utilities increase rates for many low use customers whose rates had not increased since the crisis of 2000 and 2001. it's game day. the cardinals are hours away

from kickoff. john elway will be in the stands watching his alma mater. stanford is a slight favorite over virginia tech. here's what you need to know. kickoff at 5:30 and they will be playing at the actual stadium that was demolished. the game will be at dolphins stadium. they are a three-point favorite in today's game. >> a lot of talk will be whether jim is going pro. the 49ers are believed to be in the mix. the panthers and maybe the broncos. his alma mater, michigan. he thinks they will make the decision to go back to the wolverine state. >> today marks the start of the off season for the raiders and the 49ers. rumors said the head coach is on his way out. al davis has until later this month to exercise his one-year option on cable's contract and we are hearing he will not pick

it up. the raiders need to deal with free agents that includes running back michael bush and richard seymore. they ended on a height note with a 31-10 win over the chiefs. with the win, the raiders did something no team in modern history has ever done. they swept the division, but did not make the playoffs. as for the 49ers, he is staying on speculation and staying quiet on it about whether or not he will be the next gm. he interviewed saturday, but he is not sure when a personnel decision is going to be made. the former raiders executive and current analyst also intrude, but he is speculating that he will get the job. >> a lot of people heading back to work. we will see the traffic pick up. let's check in with mike. >> we were watching highway 4 in antioch where you see the slow down on a normal commute.

speeds in the 30s at times. heading over to love ridge. we should see the speeds dip into the 20s over 20 minutes or so. that will be the highway 4 commute towards 680. 680 moves smoothly and about a 19-minute drive. we stop as you cross over the bridge westbound. we have a disabled vehicle being moved from the bridge itself. there will be slowing over the next few minutes. otherwise continuing down westbound 80. with the slowing on highway 4, not an issue and no metering lights. we see a little problem in the parking lot. those are starting to dry out. >> good thing. watch out for ponding left over from the rainfall we picked up. this week looking like a

different picture overall. we'll stay dry and this morning, we are seeing a system that will bypass us to the west throughout the day bringing more rain and low snow levels to the los angeles area. i-5 is shut down and 58 is also shut down. they don't allow the snow chains through this area. they have to shut down the highway because it ruins the roadway. we don't know how long that will be the case. we will continue to update you on that. this is what's happening. the jet stream will take the system off to the south. it too will miss the bay area, leaving things nice and mild this morning as well. 43 degrees in san francisco. we will warm up to the 40s around noon. 48 degrees in livermore andy as the system passes us and by this evening, 5:00 p.m. as you commute home. temperatures will be comfortable. you will enjoy the sun light we will see and lookinged if gr the second half of the day.

warm temperatures throughout the week. we will take a closer look as to why it will be warm and dry coming up. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> 5 time time 39 and the navy is in hot water after an officer is caught in the sex videotape. the latest in a live report from washington. >> the gop is getting ready to fill a few more seats in the senate. what it means for the bay area in washington. high profile tennis players take to the water. electric at this. i hope they have a good ball there. why they are having this rematch coming up. a live look outside. traffic picking up and a lot of folks heading back to work and school on this first monday of 2011. 3q

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. a look outside at the bay bridge. we will see clearing this week. sounds like a surprise. we will check in with christine. >> lewd video with a top naval officer raising questions like why was he promoted despite the possibility that people knew about the videos. tracy pots is live in washington, d.c. with the latest on this investigation. >> these videos were produced three and four years ago as part of a newspaper investigation. a report that came out over the weekend. these are videos that the navy said were used for instructional videos. they were training videos depicting skits regarding issues that the crew on the uss enterprise would experience.

they were inappropriate because scenes simulated sexual actions and women showering together and slurs used on the videos. the navy is investigating not only the content of the videos, but who produced them. the current commando was the number two on board at the time. he was apparently behind these videos and appears in them. he is at the center of this investigation. one of the big questions is how did he get promoted to commander while there were unanswered questions about whether or not the videos were inappropriate. in a statement, they were clearly inappropriate and they don't condone or endorse this type of video. however they point out they were not created to offend. they were instructional for the crew. the bottom line a lot more will be heard about this as the navy investigates. >> thanks a lot, tracy. >> the u.s. military said two

soldiers died in iraq overnight. the military is not offering details until the families are notified. more than 4500 personnel have died since the war began in 2003. the u.s. ended operations in iraq in september. about 50,000 american troops are still in the country helping to train security forces. 5:45 and good morning. i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. traffic and weather in a couple minutes, but getting fit is on a lot of people's minds. new figures from the centers for disease control show that getting kids active may be just as challenging. chris sanchez is live with why and what your kids are doing and why it may not be enough. happy new year. >> happy new year to you as well. usually when you mention kids, back in my day kids just played. playing sports is not enough to

reach that guideline of 60 minutes of activity every day. here's how we know. researchers looked at 200 kids age 7 to 14 who were participating in organized sports. we are talking about soccer, softball, baseball. they watched them and see how often they were active. one out of four kids were meading the guideline. for girls it was worse. only 2% of them med that guideline. almost half of the activity in practice is standing around, not even running around and plague. only about half of the time is spent in moderate to vigorous activity. 30 minutes of practice time is spent standing around. you don't need to pull your kids out of the forts. they do keep active. that's over competition.

all of the kids take the field and whatever they are playing instead of the sidelines. the coach may want only the winners to play. talk to the coach about getting all of the kids to participate. make sure you incorporate family life. don't count on the soccer practices. make sure you head to the park and you participate in other activities like dancing or cycling or getting them out running around in the yard. we have dance parties at our house. that's what we do. that can help you out this morning. again, exercise is great for the kids, about you they are not getting all of what they need from the organized sports. today in the bay. . good morning. 580 out of livermore. 5:47 now. a typical monday and slowing. a lighter volume out of the pass with a 14-minute drive.

watch for this to change. much more than a change. to the north. westbound slowing now and slower at 28 miles per hour. heading over past with the letters a through l. by the time you get to pittsburgh, it's an easy drive. over to the maze, we still show a nice flow of traffic out of the area. the caldecott tunnel not a problem. the flow is increasing and we can point out the fact that it's a clear view here. there is fog in patches around the bay area. >> particularly in the north bay. good morning to you. you can judge by that live shot. a lot of people headed back to work. we will have a lot of people taking kids to school. if you are one, watch out for fog in the north bay and a little bit reported in the san jose area. visibility down to about three miles and otherwise we are looking good. fog will be a factor until after sunrise at 7:22. here's what we expect.

the satellite imagery looks like we have another weather make they're could impact the bay area. it will slide south along the jet stream as the first system did that. is bringing low snow levels to areas in los angeles and san bernardino county. snow levels at about 3500 feet. the grapevine is shut down in both directions as well as 58 in the tehachapis as a result. the only option to get to the south is 101. this will slide south throughout the day as well and that will leave us with cool conditions to start and a warm day with lots of sunshine. right now as we head through this afternoon, i think you will notice that fog won't be a problem right after sunrise. tuesday, wednesday, abundant sunshine with patchy fog and warmer by thursday. back to you. >> new this morning, congress goes back to work with new challenges for a brand-new majority in charge of the house. republicans want to get rid of president obama's health wear

plan and they plan to deal with the federal debt which is almost at the limit. house republicans say they will not waste any time voting to dump health care reform. >> that will happen before the president's state of the union address. >> adding to the deficit by repealing reform. economists say if the government hits the debt ceiling, the u.s. could default on obligations that could trigger a shut down and that could happen before june. the question is, what does the change in power mean for us in the bay area? california is getting four of the 21 chairmanships available on capitol hill. two of the committees are very important. southern california's darrell issa will take over the reform committee. he plans to launch investigations into the workings of the obama administration. southern california's congressman will lead the reals committee. he directs the flow of

legislation. no republicans from the bay area will be chairing committees. what it means is while california will be in power, the bay area will not. we lose the most powerful legislator because nancy pelosi lost her spot as speaker of the house. the east bay's george miller loses his chairmanship of the education and labor committee. three southern californians will lose committee chairs. what it means from a regional perspective, southern california gains power and northern california loses it. an assembly woman will take a shot at banning raves. they will meet from the night life industry law enforcement and government to talk about ab 74, the bill she introduced last month. it is designed to prohibit raves on public property and prevent them on private property unless the business owner has a license. the bill will hurt other type of night life events and the bill

is in response to drug-related overdoses and deaths at concerts at cow palace in los angeles. more than a dozen people were rushed to the hospital after one concert. >> 5:51 and pigging out in front of your computer can add to your waistline. people who eat while playing computer gamesate mohr than hose who ate with no distractions. the computer users didn't remember what they ate and felt less full afterwards. research suggests we eat more in front of a computer, tv or other distraction because we are paying less attention to what you are eating. >> scott said the tv that you are eating in front of is probably not one of the new 3d tvs. >> 3d turned out to be a lot of nothing. sales are lukewarm and more importantly is content. we are on the cusp of the electronics show in las vegas. that starts on thursday. this is a big deal for the tech

world. it's the show place for just about every consumer tech company where they get in front of buyers. last year the wow factor was 3d tv and this year much less talk. expect more talk about tablet computers. the first day of trading for the new year. we should start with a positive note. goldman sachs making an investment in facebook. booking back on 2010. the dow finished on the positive and the nasdaq up 17%. we think of it as a rough year, but 11% or 17% is a good return on investments. >> not too bad. positive news there. british researchers say men whose index fingers are longer than ring fingers may have less of a chance of getting prostate cancer. they compared the medical records of prostate cancer patients with those who did not have the disease over a 15-year period of time and researchers

say it's only a theory. it's not foolproof. no reason to worry if you are going oh, my gosh, i'm in trouble. it's something to think about. if clear weather holes up and you feel like playing the back nine before heading to work, here's a tip. don't stretch. researchers say young male golfer who is did a 20-minute stretch routine before taking practice swings performed worse. the distance and accuracy and contact scores were all lower than those who did not stretch. researchers say stretching may cause the tendons to slacken up that reduces ability to transmit force. >> that's what's wrong with the game. >> that's exactly it. i'm tight as a board. i still can't do it. word of a recession did not make it to tahoe. >> investors are pouring money into ski resorts. heavenly opened a new 500 seat

restaurant. meantime the new owners of squaw valley announce plans to invest $50 million, overhauling the operation. north star will be up for renovations and they are trying to get the improve wants needed. the lifts should be nice in the tahoe area. >> nice places and they haven't been upgraded. those who have are smart. if you can get past a chain ordeal, there is a lot of snow. >> the snowboarders this year are thanking the heavens for the snow we are seeing in heavenly. we are picking up a lot of snow in big bear in southern california. we got low snow levels right now at about 3500 feet. low pressure pushes onshore into southern california. another system right behind it is going to bypass the bay area and bull's-eye at southern california.

that's the pineapple express taking it to the south. as we head throughout the days, temperatures for us will be on the rise. we will see a nice fair stretch of weather and all the activity will continue to push into southern california. 44 degrees right now in livermore. we will let you know the daytime highs and right now they are closer to 60 than 50. that's good news. >> not bad. time for deja vu news. bret favre is retiring. if face you think you heard that before, you have. this time he said it's for real. >> i got a chance to play this game and play at high levels. i'm honored. so i hope that people admired the way i played. my passion for it. i hold no regrets. >> the next part of the script alarms me. the 41-year-old said it is

probably for good. we will see what happens. favre had a tough season as you know. he was injured a couple of times including 1 that ended his 297 consecutive game start streak. we will see what happens there. two world class tennis players are about to go head to head promoting the event in a highly unusual way. >> they face off not on an ordinary tennis court. roger federer and rafael nadal took to the water on a floating tennis court. it actually caused it to dip under water and they managed to keep the ball in play despite being ankle-deep. they are so good. they play on courts later today. >> very cool stuff. 5:57 and more news coming up. the next, you start one feeling bit off.fine.

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