spares the ax for k-12 plans. we will explain, coming up. >> a controversial san francisco nightclub is suing the city and it's all because of the americas cup. >> plus, making plane rides safer. to try to avoid minor injuries in flight and on the ground >> a live look outside, the bay bridge. we are waking up to warmer temperatures it's a warm thing. tuesday, january 11th on today in the bay. >> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. hold your laughter. >> i was doing a fake laugh. let's get things moving. let's take it over to chris 10a. . >> that's a horrible fake laugh

that i promise never to do again. nobody is laughing when it comes to the weather. if you have been postponing washing the car, the weather will do it for you. showers impacting the north bay and spreading south. as we head throughout the day, you will start to see the showers in the south and the east bay really pick up. right around 1:00 p.m. and as you make your way home, count on a pretty wet commute. we are not expecting a lot of rain. maybe a quarter of an inch at best. we will talk about what's to come in the forecast coming up. back to you. >> we will look forward to it. >> a check of the commute and mike has the time saver traffic. >> northbound 680. watch as you head to this area. a large piece of lumber reported. a crew will be addressing that. it sounds like they will pick it up and it's coming through

milpitas. 880 through fremont and hayward. earlier construction and all construction at 92 and 880 picked up and a smoother drive to the san mateo bridge. we have slowing through antioch. 16 miles per hour now. that's the slow portion, but over towards consword, a smooth drive. there might be sprinkles through the area and the crowd is starting to build in the cash lanes we will look for the metering lights at about 6:25. a heavy commute and looking like a good one. >> folks heading back to work. the contra costa county cool board will look for ways to deal with a shrinking budget. christie smith is live with more. good morning. >> good morning to you. this is a school district that is in financial distress. they have been talking about closures and don't know which schools, but they have been borrowing to meet financial obligations. the governor's new budget plan

he talked about yesterday may be considered good news for the mount diablo unified district here in concord. he said yesterday that he felt k-12 took the brunt of cuts and would like to keep the current funding level as it is. tonight the school board meets and we should get a clearer picture of how this will affect the bottom line here locally. one of the hurdles was by governor schwarzenegger who said the state would no longer give funding for mental health costs. local districts would be forced to pick up the tab and that's more than $2 million in money they don't have. the district made three budgets trying to play defense depending on what governor brown laid out. each leaves them with a multimillion-dollar budget deficit looking forward. as for the closures, there study

sessions coming up and public comment the board expected to make a final decision sometime next month. live in concord, christie smith today in the bay. >> governor brown out lined his bunl skpet it includes deep cuts across the board and higher taxes. many schools will not get the help they hoped for, but they also will not lose funning either. only k-12 education is spared. he wants the cut of medi-cal by $2 billion and welfare to work programs would lose 1.5 billion. the university systems could lose money and face cuts of up to $500 million each. brown expects voters to extend taxes for five years and they were set to expire in july. coming up, we will have a live report taking a specific look at what the taxes are and what they involve. >> a san francisco nightclub is

facing increasing aims of scrutiny. the san francisco entertainment commission is set to announce any action to the temple nightclub. a number of fights broke out. four men were injured and one was declared brain dead. no arrests have been made. >> san francisco nightclub is seeing the city claiming it closed the club to protect the americas cup bid. jelly's nightclub near at&t park faced eviction since a fatal july shooting. sewage from the port would flood into the club's kitchen. jelly's owners said they asked the port to fix the problem and claim requests were ignored. the lawsuit claims the sewage issues could have kept the city from earning the bid to host the 34th americas cup in twen 13. >> san jose police are trying to figure out who killed a popular jewelry storeowner. they need your help. george kiriyama looks at what's next in that investigation.

>> good morning. it's a difficult time for family and friends of salvador pena who ran this business behind me. his death created a huge void for those who depended on his services. for 12 years this was salvador's world he sold jewelry and cds, but more importantly a place where customers can send money to their family in mexico or other countries >> my family does that too. we just go there and send as much money as they need and hopefully help too. >> the 10 days before christmas, he went become to his store after closing to get work done. someone attacked him near thester's front door. >> i was told my uncle was stabbed repeatedly. >> boit time paramedics got there, he had already lost two liters of blood. he held on for three weeks in

the hospital and died this pedestri past weekend. >> he was like a dad it me and rayed me in this house. >> businesses are upset. salvador was the type of business owner you wanted as a neighbor. >> it's very sad. he was a good friend and a good neighbor. a very good man. >> pena build a strong bond with his customers. for this reason the family said the store must remain open. >> i see people when i was like five years old and still went to the store. it's amazing how long he kept the customers and they are basically like family now. >> now the family would like to reopen the store in the next couple of months. police are looking at video taken from a nearby store that shows what could be the suspects. if you have information, call san jose police. today in the bay. >> 6:07.

there is a meeting in san jose to discuss the selection of a new chief of police. the chief rob davis's retirement prompted the search. advocates are asked to release the games. city manager claims that confidentiality prevents her from naping any of the candidates. a new san jose chief could be named as early as next month. san francisco's interim mayor will be sworn in. ed lee will meet this afternoon and will be formally sworn in. the city administrator will be the first chinese american mayor of san francisco. the 58-year-old served as the director of the differently public works and the human rights commission. it will take place at city hall this afternoon. >> a popular measure used in cars could be taken to the skies. officials are considering placing air bags in small planes. the ntsb will review a study

about the air bags. air bags have been required in cars since the mid 90s, but not in small planes >> people in redwood city are paying 18 percent per more for garbage pick up. they approved the rate hike yesterday and it goes into effect today. they didn't have a choice. if they had not approved the increase, they would have exposed themselves to a lawsuit. the average customer will now pay about $24.73 a month for garbage pick up, up from about $20.96. >> we will see if traffic is picking up, but sounds like there is a new accident. >> also traffic volume is picking up. a heavier volume than yesterday and based on yesterday's volume of traffic that hit the road. here's that incident that you are talking about. northbound 280 at el monty road through the los altos hill area.

an ambulance is being called to the scene the two cars may be joined by an ambulance at the bottom of your screen. up the peninsula, a smooth drive. the southbound side is where we saw good slowing and we will see heavy slowing down towards palo alto. likely not to start until about 7:30. you are still getting a break. across the dumbarton and san mateo bridges. slowing continues past highway 84 past the sunol grade a live look at the toll plaza shows you the cash lane is starting to build. we have a cool clear view of the plaza right now. >> the peninsula is looking good. cloudy conditions and low pressure onshore preventing the formation of fog. watch out for slick conditions in the north bay. napa at 44 degrees. about 15 degrees warmer than at this hour yesterday morning.

let's talk about what will happen throughout the day. the system of low pressure will push onshore. as it does so, it will bring light scattered showers throughout the day. mostly cloudy with an intermittent shower impacting the coastal areas. san francisco will probably pick up may be 1/10 to 2/10 of an inch. pushing up through fairfield and antioch, if you are waking up in the area, count on using the windshield wiper on the way to your neighborhood. here's what to expect. by 1:00 p.m., widespread showers and at 5:00 p.m., the bulk moves inland. by midnight it clears out. temperatures are coming up. back to you >> we look forward to it. sill to come, people in one bay area city plan to recall three of the top leaders, including the mayor. >> i don't see it as a symbol of

racism. some people feel that way, but us, we don't consider that they should. >> that man is talking about the confederate flag flying all over one state, marking a controversial holiday. in the wake of the arizona shooting, an old debate is stirred up. should people be allowed to carry guns out in public. why some people say yes

>> good tuesday morning. taking a live look outside,

traffic picking up across the bay areas as a lot of folks head back to work. we will check the commute and the forecast. >> mass will be held for the victims of the arizona shooting in tucson today. people gather to remember the six who were killed in saturday's mass shooting and pray for the 14 people who were injured. democratic congresswoman giffords is in critical condition this morning, but she is able to respond to verbal commands and even managed a thumbs up. there will be a memorial service for the people who were killed president obama is expected to attend. we will have more details on what he plans to say at 7:00 on today. >> the tragedy in arizona has many people questioning whether getting a gun is just too easy. would restricting firearms have prevented the bloodshed? gun supporters say firearms are not the problem. >> many say guns are not the

problem, people are the problem. people who are not educated on gun safety. >> much a do about nothing. never in the history of california has a violent crime ever been committed by an open carrier. >> with responsible citizens of california, a group that believes people have the right to carry an unloaded gun. >> if youar i common law-abiding citizen that hasn't been mentally ill, you have the right to carry an unloaded firearm on your person here in the state of california. >> arizona's weapon laws are ranked as the second worst in the nation. jeff dun hill believes people do have the right to protect themselves >> this tragedy in arizona for example, law enforcement was not there, but the actions of an individual stops the crime. >> crime is up in many cities, including walnut creek, known

for the safe streets. even with the up tick in crime, bay area law enforsment will tell you they would rather see less guns than more >> we have to determine if the gun is loaded and we have to think of officer safety making sure the gun is loaded or not. >> most who see a firearm that may think something of it are generally now going to be met with questions while talking about the actions of that individual. >> people say they do it for two reasons. one to protect themselves and to protect their community. in san ramon, cheryl hurd. 10 people have been arrested on suspicion of espionage. it comes a day after iran arrested suspects in the assassination of a physicist a year ago.

the arrests came after covert operation that lasted several months. they claim during that time they penetrated israel's spy agency. iran blames him for the murder of the professor killed by a bomb-rigged motorcycle that exploded outside of his house as he was leaving for work in january of last year. >> prosecutors are turning to twitter and the internet who find users who may have helped wikileaks. >> a number of courts have gotten involved. in virginia issuing an order that twitter turn over the records if they are needed in a criminal investigation against wikileaks one target is a member of the legislature in iceland. the electronic frop tear foundation. the criminal case is unclear. we know wikileaks threatened to release more records if this

case continues new talk about when and where we will see ipad 2 or at least that's what we anticipate they will announce in january. the early word we are get suggest january 19th, though that can change. we hear from a variety of reports that rupert murdoch will join steve jobs on stage. they are working on a newspaper called the daily. today in new york city, we expect verizon to announce they are getting the iphone for their network >> we want to check the morning commute. >> good morning. we have more crowd on the roadway and an update to the accident on the peninsula. the chp is closed and the slow lane approaching. an ambulance arrived on scene we need safety and stay over to the left amount of light volume to keep the traffic moving.

there is stanford university. we will jump to the east bay as far as the volume. an accident and you see the blip as you approach fifth. the split someone hit the sand barrels and going across the fifth avenue off-ramp. you may want to head over towards oak. there plenty through the downtown area heading through this area. let me show you what it's like. the toll plaza is starting to build. i will show you the live look in a second. back to you >> sounds good. want to check in with christina for rain hitting the bay area. >> we're need more. >> i don't want to water my plants today. >> or wash the car either. >> good morning. things look okay and south bay is dry overall. we have scattered showers that just pushed through fairfield. we will see more light scattered

activity throughout the day today. it looks like right around noon, that is when things will get active. here's what to look forward to in terms of the extended forecast. getting through tomorrow, showers are clearing and patchy fog to contend with on the way to work. 60 degrees and warmer. take a look at the weekend temperatures. it's a three-day holiday weekend. we are talking about 63 degrees in oakland on sunday. you can't beat that >> not too bad. people in one east bay city are moving forward with a recall of three city councilmembers including the city mayor. hercules council recall will serve notice at the city council meeting today. they want the recall because of what they call an unprecedented crisis and a long trail of misdee misdeeds. the mayor will issue to a comprehend owned by the manager's family. >> the bay area known as

worldwide wine country. we don't have anything on the other winery. >> archaeologists uncovered the earliest known winery in the mountains of armenia. they got a vat to ferment grapes and even a drinking bowl dating back about 6,000 years. >> too bad they didn't find wine that was well-aged. they were codirected by an archaeologist from ucla. they are announced by the national geographic society. they found the oldest known l leather shoe. >> that would add to the taste. the experts say a rule needs to be instilled in classrooms goes squirrel goes into tiger habitat. how this all turned out

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>> good tuesday morning. waking up to warmer temperatures, but rain is on the way as you take a live look outside. where is it going to hit and when? we will check in with christina loren. >> celebrating lee jackson day. the holiday honors robert e. lee and stonewall jackson for leaders in tactical accomplishments among the historic energies flown is the confederate battle. the local sons wanted to fly that flag this friday and throughout weekend. lexington city officials said no to that, but they could fly the flag the week before. this didn't change the view of local who is believed the flags to be offensive. >> there is certainly a sense that for a lot of people it means discrimination and justice and it symbolizes slavery. >> the sons of confederate veterans took down the flags to

honor their agreement with the city. >> there could be a new course in high schools and little schools. the american heart association said all secondary school students should be trained in cpr. this includes middle and high school. 36 states had a standard encouraging cpr training in schools. educating students will add millions of trained rescuers to the population. that can triple the chance of surviving cardiac arrest. >> a visit toot sbroo z the zoo. >> a squirrel ended up in the tiger cage. the tiger was on the hunt and jumped into the tree and knocked the squirrel to the ground. run, little squirrel, run he races to another tree and stands until he is rescued by zookeepers a little scared, but not hurt.

>> nobody got eaten. >> a good day at the zoo. >> a pair of women fight back against a purse snatcher. >> with govern nor brown's budget plan, what it's going to cost you for the next five years. the break down in a live report. >> the bay bridge is nice and clear. a little bit warmer. u have rain comingng in. p.threcasts comingp. could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. so he chose a university where the faculty average over 14 years of experience in their fields to help him turn a thesis into a business plan and accelerate the path between ideas... and actions. my name is myron sullivan, i'm developing a robotic system to clean oil spills, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] learn more about the school of business

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a house fire in the belmont area. the very latest coming up >> in the wake of the san bruno disaster, the very practices designed to keep you safe could cost lives. what we are finding out about pg&e's practices. >> a live look outside, nice and

cle clear. shouldn't be delays. a look at the forecast this january 11th today in the bay. >> good morning, everybody. good morning and thanks for joining us. >> christina has an hour by hour forecast. >> let me break it down for you. good morning. the rain is on the way. it's already arrived in some cities in the north bay. not seeing a lot with light scattered showers coming down to the north of antioch. 8 bit of presip in antioch. watch out for kind of a dangerous commute on i-80. good shower activity. the bulk of the moisture pushes on shore. san jose getting the first showers around then. as we head through the evening, we are expecting widespread light scattered showers.

could be a rough commute if you can get out early. we encourage you to do that. that's good for the morale as well. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> mike has a look at the time saver traffic as well. >> one of the big time savers, i will show you the lights. we will be carpooling and join up with two of your friends, a price break as well. the only set of lanes that is moving smoothly. turned on less than eight minutes ago. we have seen it build from the metering lights back to the toll plaza to the 880 overcrossing filling the screen. livermore and now the blip at the dublin interchange and highway 4 through antioch and slowing through pittsburgh and bay point. being tuesday, we will see a hefty commute. you will have to get out there early and take longer. be patient. at least it's not raining too

bad. >> governor jerry brown said any tax increases will have to have voter approval. that's the case for his new proposal. he has to get california out of a hole. health care and education face the biggest hits and you could be paying more in taxes. marla tellez has a look at the tax proposals. particlea? >> extensions rarely farewell, but if they reject tax extensions, governor brown could mean the proposed cuts will double. they had a series of tax increases that were passed as part of the budget solutions in '09. they include a quarter percent surcharge on each income tax rate. a reduction in the credit for dependents from $227 down to $99 a 1 percentage point increase in

the state sales tax to 5% to 6%. vehicle licensing fees of 1 to 2% of a car's value. they want to change how they calculate the car's taxes and do away with benefits. all of this would bring in $12 billion over a year and a half. keep in mind voters rejected the package of tax extensions in may of 2009. we will see if they have a change of heart in june. governor brown wants californians to think about if voters don't agree to extend taxes. the already cash-strapped k-12 system could face an additional $2 billion in cuts. as mentioned, california is facing a $25.5 billion deficit. the governor's proposed budget slashes spending by $12.5 billion in the fiscal year. a long road ahead of us. >> 6:33 and the deadly start to

the year continues in oakland. a 29-year-old man who died monday is the sixth murder victim of the new year. he was shot near 98th and san leandro avenue. friends drove him to the hospital where he later died they are offering up to $10,000 leading to the arrest of any killers call with tips. a police dog helped catch a man suspected of robbing a bank with a bomb. danville police said a 37-year-old man walked into a wells fargo and threatened to blow up the building unless he was given money. the teller handed over cash and the police dog followed the man sent to an apartment complex. officers used video and witnesses to identify the robber and found the missing cash and other evidence in the apartment. >> two brave women are recovering after fighting off purse snatchers that happened in front of the hampton inn and

suites. they were walking back to the hotel when three men approached them. one of the women was punched in the face while fighting them off. police found two men who matched a description given by the vehicles, but the women couldn't positively identify them and they were released >> money for as many as 100,000 people who need a hand in paying rent. the oakland housing authority said they will start taking applications for section 8 vouchers at the end of the month. you can sign up at oakland public libraries or the oakland housing authority authoritying january 25th. families have to meet certain income requirements to be eligible. >> we're are checking the traffic report with mike. >> we will take you to the maps and give you an update. northbound 880 and fifth. the sand barrels had been hit and there was debris. the barrels were knocked over

and i guess they cleared them. they cleared that from the incident report and the slowingislowing is cleared. good news. the toll plaza at interstate 80. 19 minutes registering a little slowing and no major issues and a live look shows you. a couple more minutes three minutes since the last time we took a look. back to you >> not necessarily a gully washer. we would have to call in all the troops. just a light scattered showers that we are accustomed to this time of year. things are looking good as far as the low pressure system. the core is offshore right now. it will push onshore through the next few hours for us that means the rain showers will be more widespread at the coast. around noon.

that system will make its way inland through this afternoon and evening. that's when we expect the bulk of activity as you make your way home from work. we have mild a.m. temps as a result. intermittent light showers. they are ohm impacting the north bay. that will be the case and showers will start to spread south. 45 degrees in hayward and mild. only warming up to about 54 degrees today, but 60 tomorrow. then we will talk about what to expect for the holiday weekend. student stay tuned for that. >> 6:37 and massive flooding in sri lanka leading to an amazing rescue and we will show you that coming up next. >> getting choked up about it. >> apple and verizon sit manage a tree. the rumored union yon when and when it could happen, coming up # blap

> six inches to a foot of snow as we get through the day. a pretty weak system pushing on shore right now. it will bring scattered showers to the area throughout the day

today. nothing heavy. the good news is you have been waiting to wash that car and you will get a free car wash. you looked good along the peninsula and the first showers creep onshore in the san francisco area. just count on slick conditions as we head throughout this morning, we will start to see showers heading south by about 1:00 p.m. showers at 5:00 p.m., in time for the drive home. it will probably slow you down. here's what we expect throughout the evening. midnight we will paik up with patchy dense fog. we have the holiday weekend to look forward to and temperatures will be warm looked good. 62 degrees on monday and as we celebrate martin luther king,jr., 58 degrees and nice. back to you

>> thanks, christina. we have an update on flooding. more and more people are missing. a tsunami-like water hit the area. military helicopters are trying to find people missing. at least nine have been kill and 70 are missing the forecasters estimate six inches have fallen in about a half hour. in sri lanka, dramatic video of people being rescued. dozens are reported missing there as well after several days of heavy rain. air forces helping with the search and rescue. 200,000 acres of farmland has been destroyed >> it is 6:42. a bay area man and a journalist writing a novel one tweet at a time. where you can get a first look. >> that's a lot of tweeting. a school district tries to balance the budget. that means changes we will look at the tough cuts

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>> good morning. a livelook outside across the bay bridge. temperatures are slightly warmer than yesterday. a lot of places in the 20s, but some folks were in the 40s. christina will have a full look at the forecast >> you may not think about it when you jump in the back of a cab, but who is on the hook if your driver gets into a crash. it could cost you a lot more than your price of the fare. a word of warning from one couple's nightmare experience and more on your rights as a

rider >> we got smacked. >> march 2nd, 2008. >> the drunk driver didn't even slow down. >> he and his girlfriend were in the back of the cab. >> she plowed into the intersection. full speed. >> when are a drunk driver blew the stop sign at this intersection in berkeley. here car t-boned the cab. >> i heard this loud explosion and then i woke up and i was in massive pain. >> linda said she suffered a head injury and broke her pelvis in three places. jesse said his lung was punctured >> raise awareness about how unsafe it can be jumping in a cab. >> the drunk driver was not insured and the insurance code does not require them to carry coverage against uninsured drivers. >> they didn't have to have the coverage. it doesn't make sense >> they were on the hook for

$70,000 in medical bills. suing the driver was not an option because she no assets are or income. they denied the claims saying the cabbie was not at fault. jessy and linda thought they were getting into a cab run by desoto. >> it was a regular cab with a reputable name. >> cabbies can run one-man, one-car operations as long as they meet license requirements. they can use the same name as a reputable company if no one else in the city has that name. many bay area cities operate the same way. >> that are is a weird quirk of the industry. >> yes, but as far as -- it's a weird quirk. >> city leaders refused the request for an interview and said they are reviewing ordinances. we asked the spokesman how riders can protect themselves. >> the bottom line is to make

sure you see the city and the agency field wherever you are. >> he said cabs have to carry liability insurance that pays a max of third,000 if you get hurt. >> insurance for the uninsured is not guaranteed. >> why do you think that's not a law? >> woor ve to look at financial burdens for the cab industry. >> there is no state industry that regulates taxes in california. not the dmc or the puc. it's up to each city and count to make up their own rules. when you get in the back of a cab in city, don't assume you have the same protection as in another. >> a desoto cab in one city may have different standards than in another city? >> it seems so. >> i want them to fix the laws that said cabs don't have to have uninsured motorist coverage. >> they warn riders to be careful when choosing the cab they use. >> experts say you are protected

with uninsured motorist coverage on your own car. that coverage will pay for injuries even if you are the passenger in someone else's car or a cab. >> the east bay parents will be anxious to hear where parents might have to go to school next fall. the fate of a number of schools could be decided in a school board meeting tonight. today in the bay's christie smith has what might happen >> good morning. the school district is facing a share of troubles they are talking closures that upset parents they sent out warnings and we are buckling up in anticipation of the proposed budget being released. what they heard can only be considered good news an announcement the governor said he knows k-12 education took a hit in previous budgets. this time he would like to keep funding about where it is. it's unclear how this will impact one of the biggest hurdles. mental health costs for

students. it's a required service, but former governor schwarzenegger said the stalt would no longer pay for it. the $2.5 million tab has to be passed on to the school district who is cannot afford it. in anticipation, the district created three budgets of their own. each producing multimillion-dollar deficits. the board is meeting tonight here. we should learn more about how this will impact the closures. there is time for public comment. a final announcement is expected in february. live in concord, christie smith today in the bay. >> thanks for the update. >> new concerns about gas pipeline safety. a pipeline pressure test pg&e run has some wonder figure the practice puts you in danger and if it contributed to the san bruno explosion.

they turn up every five years to test run the system at the maximum legal level. in san bruno, p and e thought they were turning up the pressure on a seamless pipe, but the line that blew was a weaker-seemed pipe. >> you have a seemed pipe you thought was seamless and the ran the pressure up to the max um allowable on a seamless pipe. you are really dancing in a dangerous environment. >> pg&e said while the blast is under investigation, those tests are on hold. the utility said it is a test and they have to duct it to raise the pressure to 400 if the consumer demands it. a strong push across the country this morning to outlaw high capacity bullet magazines like the one used in the arizona shooting. live in washington, d.c. with more this morning. >> reporter: good morning. that particular type of

ammunition had over 30 rounds, much more than gun control advocates say anyone needs they are hoping to restrict that type of ammunition. it was outlawed several years ago in the united states. it was in the mid 90s when president clinton signed the assault weapons ban. that expire and they are back on the streets. here on capitol hill, there at least two law makesers who say they are drafting legislation that would ban this type of ammunition in the united states. a handful of states do so, but there is currently no federal ban. the work of congress has been put off until at least next week as members of congress come become to honor the victims today. the house plans to meet in what's called a performance session where they won't conduct business, but members get the opportunity to speak. many of them undoubted about about what happened in arizona. live from capitol hill for today in the bay

>> thanks a lot, tracy. in a few hours, we expect that verizon will announce they will start selling the apple iphone. it won't be exactly the same that customers get from at&t because verizon uses a different network. if you want to switch from at&t to verizon and have the iphone, you have to buy a new one. it takes place in new york city in about an hour. >> not a big game to be had by investors. >> verizon is trading a bit lower, down 46 cents to 35.46. close to a 52-week high. dow industrials are up and nasdaq is up seven. >> terrifying moment this is morning for people in an apartment building that caught fire. some were rescued from balconies while others jumped off to

safety. it happened on karlmont drive a few hours ago around 3:00 this morning. the fire was in the back of a unit that spread to the third floor. more than 20 people live in that building. firefighters rescued four people off balconies. of the 22, six were injured. >> six were transported bearing injuries. four were transported to kaiser with smoke inhalation and two were transported to stanford with fractures or bricks from jumping from the balconies to get out of the fire. >> no word on the cause of the fire or estimate on the damage. investigators plan to return to the scene for another look in daylight. right now we want to check in with mike. he has a look at the traffic. >> things are shaping up to be heavy this morning. i will show you the evidence. highway 4 has shown the early slow down since about 5:30.

slowing through pittsburgh and bay point has been evident. indicating a heavy volume for that portion of highway 4. a little scattered rain out of the north bay. here 580 continues to slow and speeds near 40 for much of the travel. a new accident will make it tougher in that direction. heavier volume out of the pass through the sunol grade into the south. 101 and 87 and 85 to speeds below 50 miles per hour. right around tully road it's going at 30 miles per hour in spots. a live look shows a quick build holding steady. the cash lanes to about mid-parking lot. an early burst and another burst coming up in about 15 minutesful a slow drive to the peninsula as well. 15 to 20 minutes. back to you. >> i wonder how long we will be clear from the rain too.

>> 142. that's only for morgan hill. good morning. things are looking good and still in the 40s. that'sed good news are. under a full deck of clouds and rain showers already starting in the north bay. we have more pushinging on shore right now. get ready for more rain towards fairfield in the next half hour or so you will see more light scattered showers. through the afternoon, this is what we expect. more of a steady rainfall into the south bay and by 5:00, slick conditions on the way home. by midnight it leaves us with patchy fog and high temperatures around 60 degrees for tomorrow. we will warm up substantially. then 62, the warmest day of the week on sunday. back to you. >> thank you very much. an award winning broadcast

journalist is trying to write a novel using twitter. >> and thumbs there. >> he will write a live fiction novel on twitter. 140 characters at a time. he calls it tweet heart. he tells the story of zoey, a young woman living on the streets of berkeley. he opens a window into her mysterious and dangerous life on the streets you can follow at tweet heart novel. he will start writing today and end on november 11th. just goes to show, a tweet can be sweet. >> i wonder why it's november 11th? >> march 14th? >> we will have to watch call and ask him. #