routine visit. i will tell you what else they found in the homecoming up. death threats sent to a bay area senator and a possible connection to the shooting rampage in arizona. >> a state agency accused of failing the victims of the san bruno explosion is giving a break in turning over information about gas line pressure. >> a live look outside, we are off to a mild and potentially foggy start for some people on your friday, january 14th, today in the bay. good friday morning. >> we're want to check the forecast. a lot of people feeling fogged in. >> feeling fogged in and the good news is we will see sunshine late or today. because of the clouds hanging out overhead, temperatures right

around 3 degrees above where they should be for this time. 53 degrees in san mateo. 49 in santa cruz. some places are about 10 degrees above. we end up in the upper 50s, but today we are looking towards temperatures in the upper 60s, especially the north bay. a beautiful day. high pressure fully in control of the forecast. that means fog this morning we will find out if that is interrupting the roadway drive. back to you for now. >> thank you very much. >> lots of stuff to keep tabs on between the fog and this weekend. there could be closures for you >> there will be activity going on because of holiday weekend as well. a lot of people changing traffic patterns keep that in mind. the bay bridge showing a steady lighter volume and we can clearly see that east shore freeway. a advisory was issued overnight and continues to be in place for the bay bridge. as we look at the maps, we will extend the bridges.

the patchy dense fog will hit you over the course of the morning. very slow, but we found out why a disabled vehicle is in lanes. get on if you can where the slow suggest a lot clearer and it's heading through pittsburgh. slow through livermore. a typical build up and misty conditions. back to you. >> new this morning, an east bay neighborhood is a crime scene. police are trying to piece together the details of a deadly overnight shooting. christie smith is live in livermore with developing details from there. >> reporter: livermore police left the scene, but also left tape up at the home where this happened. they are working with the coroner this morning, still not sure what happened here. they are waiting for the coroner to fill them in. we know that two people were found dead inside the home. a family friend came over last night about 7:30 and the front door was wide open. this was a weekly routine visit

here in southwest livermore. inside, a horrible scene. an older couple, a man and woman shot. the victims were near each other, but have not been identified this morning. investigators taped off the neighborhood for hours. so far investigators tell us that they have uncovered a gun inside the home. no signs of a home invasion. they talked to neighbor who is didn't hear fighting or gunshots. there were valuables left out in the open in the home. it doesn't appear that this was any sort of robbery. at this point they say there were no signs of foul play and they are not looking for a suspect. they are treating these as suspicious deaths. live in livermore, today in the bay. >> thanks for the latest update from there. >> death threats sent to a bay area senator may be connected to the shooting of gabrielle giffords. a staffer for the senator said

he was questioned by arizona sheriffs detectives on monday. yee received death threats for criticizing sarah palin, but is not sure if there is a link between the two. yee's office was flooded with graphic voice mails when yee tried to uncover the details of palin's speaking engagement. they will not say if people behind the threats are linked to giffords. yee's office said the star and his office is in sacramento and san francisco will be given safety training. things are back to normal after a security breech at the security triggered a lockdown. a passenger went through a restricted area prompting screeners to evacuate the terminal. these are pictures from inside sent to us last night by of many passenger who is had to be restrewned the woman was cited for

violating a check point. >> vandals are pulling the plug on service for at&t. they said they targeted dozens of boxes since november and repair costs are mounting. the boxes are used to hide electrical wires. at&t said it affects hundreds of people in contra costa county. >> what happens if there was an emergency call. this person could be taking away someone's ability to call for help. >> at&t said they will add more features to junction boxes and damage to its customer base may already be done. some who lost internet, cable, and phone for days are are reconsidering bundled service >> oakland council person will not face charges after being arrested or pulled over last month for dui. the district attorney's office said it does not have enough

evidence to prove he was over the legal limit while driving. the one-time mayoral candidate was pulled over on 580 by a chp officer for allegedly speeding and making unsafe lane changes he performed poorly on a test, but he was given a blood test, but did not release the results. >> some say banks are too big to fail, but what about schools? that is the question dozens of teachers are posing. parents and teachers want local banks to step up and prove they are part of the community by helping repay school debt is and forgiving mortgage debt owed by teachers they argued they are threatened and makes paying and keeping up with the mortgage nerve racking and difficult. >> calling on them to work with the state to forgive the debt that oakland unified school district owes to work on progressive taxation. the people on the street are not

the ones that are paying the bills. to stop the foreclosures. >> the teacher's association are hoping that with a new governor in office, education will be a priority. >> san jose hit a record and they hoped it would never reach. bankruptcies hit an all time high in 2010. 13,000 people and businesses filed for bankruptcy last year and court officials say this year could be as bad if not worse. san mateo county said bankruptcies jumped 16% and the oakland bankruptcy division that covers alameda and contra costa said filings are up almost 20%. >> another delay by people affected by the pipeline explosion. it will be even longer until they get answers the california public utilities commission extended the deadline to turn over the records. that is igniting a flair up of its own. marla tellez is live at the site with what happened and what this all means. good morning.

>> good morning. behind me is the explosion site. hard it get a good look at it. the barricades that are upkeep people away from the area. at issue is the recent finding that pg&e had inaccurate records about the pipeline that exploded back on september 9th. the roars are used to set pressure limits in the company's natural gas pipelines. critics say incorrect documentation can lead to running pipelines above safe pressures. about 10 days ago, the national transportation safety board which is investigating the ultimate cause of the blast ordered pg&e to verify records they gave the company a february 1st deadline while officials said we need more time. at a meeting last night, they extended that deadline to march 15th, giving pg&e six more weeks. assemblyman jerry hill whose

district includes the explosion site where he expressed his outrage. essentially pointing the finger and blaming the president saying they are blaming the people and residents of san bruno. eight people died in the blast and 38 homes were destroyed. by the time they complete their records investigation, assuming it does so by the new march 15th deadline, more than six months will have passed since the deadly explosion rocked the neighborhood. live in san bruno this morning, marla tellez, today in the bay. >> thank you, marla. >> 6:09 and want to get the latest checking in with mike. you have a new accident to tell us about. >> it looks horrible, but it's just a disabled vehicle in the typical slow down. it made things a lot worse all the way back off of the antioch bridge and likely seeing a lot of fog coming out of rio vista. the disabled vehicle should be

moved off to the shoulder, but caused all the slowing. down below 10 miles per hour. that's an additional delay. if you can get on to the west, you should be okay. speeds made thingsa lot lighter. over towards interstate 80, the bridges coming from the north bay likely have gone through fog there. i marked it on the map coming through fairfield and vacaville. low visibility below a quarter mile. keep that in mind. the slow moving smoothly down the westbound 80 and down towards the bay bridge toll plaza. a 19-minute drive through berkeley and emeryville. the fog in effect from chp and keep that in mind as you cross the bridge this morning. we will take you further south and get sunol. a live look and you see how things are shaping up for 680 south of here. the tail lights are around the

bend. the low clouds hovering above the roadway. that may be an issue as you have your commute traveling to the area. it's friday and we will see a light volume today. >> let's hope so. >> i top the check the forecast with christina. >> good morning. it's a friday and we have great temperatures on tap for this weekend. we are seeing a pretty good clear sky for the most part. we have low clouds for the mist in the south bay. we are dealing with patchy dense fog up in the north bay. high pressure is building in compressing the moisture. the places that picked up the most rain, santa rosa and napa, down to about a quarter of a mile. some areas in the santa rosa area are actually seeing it 500 feet or less of visibility. you want to take it easy out there. good visibility for the south bay and along the peninsula so far. we are starting to see a problem here and we will keep watching that area for you. 54 degrees.

these are the current temperatures. san jose right now holding steady at 54. 53 for sunnyvale. as we head throughout the afternoon because we are starting so warm, look at where we end up. around 11:00 a.m. then as we head towards your afternoon as you head home from work, 63 degrees in sunnyvale at 3:00 p.m. these temperatures will hold up for a couple of days. 65 degrees by sunday. the warmest day of the week is very, very nice. saturday. looking like lots of sunshine and it's looking warm. good time to get your grill on. back to you. >> sounds good. >> 6:12 and still to come on today in the bay, is the writing on the wall for a possible attack on a campus? a local college is on heightened alert. we will tell you why. >> the rent too darn high in one bay area city. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals

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>> welcome back, everyone. students at uc santa cruz are being warned about campus violence. the writing on the men's room wall was found in a sociology building that threatens violence next tuesday, january 18th. as a precaution, they posted a warning on the website and issued an e-mail asking the campus community to contact police if they notice anything suspicious. the university is not releasing specifics about the message, but still they say they will not risk being on campus that day. >> i just love how the campus is

a great lifestyle and a great atmosphere. i don't understand why people could be threatening others >> the university will not reveal what security precautions they have in place, but said they are taking the threat seriously. >> the ease on restrictions wanting to express views from the sidewalks of the golden gate bridge is granted. we have a live look this morning. san francisco federal judge said that the declared recent restrictions on action vifts must be submitted four days -- sorry about how wordy this is. i will cut to the chase. you can protest and there restrictions, but it violates your free speech. >> a newly restored palace of fine arts is in san francisco.

it received a $21.2 million dollar face-lift that includes color refinishing of the walls and earthquake reinforcements of the 135-foot dome and new landscaping and a new entrance on bay street. hailed as the dream of the past by its architect, the palace of fine arts was created for the 1915 panama-pacific expo. the new palace of fine arts opens at 10:00 a.m. >> final numbers on how retailers did over the holidays will be released as well as what it could mean for 2011. there is evidence that consumer prices may go up, including what you pay for food, gas, and power. bills that they pay went up 1% which is the largest increase in over a year and that cost will be passed along to consumers they predict about a 3% to 4% increase, leading to jobs and

better businesses we hope so. >> china could be headed for the same economic crisis. we are now just exiting. we condition coverage from the newsroom. >> the money goes to china. the trade deficit is huge and it would be strange to think of china, but an interesting report out at cnbc this morning said local governments in china may be running deficits, thanks to a construction boom. they have been funding all kinds of projections and think the towns and provinces may have left china's central government on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars. >>. >> speaking of billions, record profits out of intel. the chip company said when you total the chip sales for 2010, it was the best for intel in history. that actually flies in the face of conventional wisdom as we said yesterday. analysts were concerned about intel. the chips are not in iphone or

ipads the ceo said in the conference call with reporters and analysts that in 2011, everything gets better. good news for intel, but good news for silicon valley at large and the bay area. as we continue to exit the recession. >> all right. mark zuckerberg, founder of facebook is not feeling the evenings after shelling out billions and being named time magazine's man of the year. he now has new digs. the 26-year-old mogul is upgrading to a five-bedroom 3800 square foot home in palo alto's college terrace neighborhood. zuckerberg spends about 16 hours a day at home. he moved seven blocks for a place slightly larger and closer to facebook headquarters. if you are interested in the neighborhood, his old place is available for rent for just under $8,000 a month for rent.

>> not many of us can afford that, but even more affordable rent is going up, especially if you live in the south bay. san jose ranks number one in the country in a recent rental pricing report with rents possibly going up almost 10 percent per more this year. that puts tremendous pressure on people like this family a 10% increase means paying an extra $1,000 more for the year. they told their children to expect to see a lot of sacrifices and cuts >> you guys want something, unfortunately sometimes we have to say no because we don't have the money. i know you guys are going to be sad, but it's how things are right now. >> in case you are wondering, antioch has the cheapest rent in the biaray area. the most expensive in palo alto.

>> a big dose of sunshine with christine amp. >> probably why everyone wants to move to the south bay. we have darn good weather in the south. we will see great weather across the bay area. a little bit more fog than we like in the north bay. we are looking good in the south. let's talk about where the numbers necessary terms of visibility. we are down to a quarter of a mile. 2 1/2 in napa now and still looking okay along the peninsula. the numbers are coming down. what's happen suggeing is they producing a fine mist we have slick conditions you want to take it easy the temperatures are starting out really mild. we are at in san jose right now and 50 in santa rosa. the numbers are going to trend upward as soon as the sun comes out. already comfortable. you are peeling off a layer before lunchtime.

around 3:00 p.m. as you start to make your way home, temperatures will be mild especially in the north bay. 66 degrees. 62 for santa and staying mild along the peninsula. 61 in hayward you can't beat that. if you don't have plans for monday, we would like to invite you to clean up the bay with me in santa clara and san jose. picking up trash all to make the bay area a more beautiful place we can all enjoy it. bay area pride is something we like to celebrate here. if you want more information, logon to facebook and search bay area proud. temperatures on monday looking really comfortable for the clean up. 64 degrees back to you. >> thank you very much. >> time now is 6:22. still ahead on today in the bay, the a comidations are limited rouy yld spend your you vacation in one of these pods

>> a live look and waking up to fog. we have a look at today and the weekend forecast. >> secretary of defense robert gates is trying to close a week of military talks in asia. she in for crisis talks with north korea. the defense minster told him his country feels under attack. south korea said recent north korean aggression is the worst since six six decades ago. north korea bombed an island, killing four people. meantime, south korea is using google of illegally collecting the personal information of 600,000 birless internet users they say google collected the information while taking picture for the street view mapping

service a service programmer has been charged, but that person's identity has not been disclosed. google announced in may they collected fragments of online activities from unsecured wi-fi net works in more than 30 countries. the announcement prompted investigations around the world. a new hotel in shanghai offers tips for people on a tight budget. it is set to open in a you few months. 68 beds in rows of pods that are just enough for one room there. they are limited. rooms are 3 1/2 feet by 7 feet and come with electrical outlets. >> have that going for you. >> lights, clock, tv set and guests can use a shared bathroom. that's great. and shower facility. basic rates are $10.24 for a

10-hour stay. for about $3 more, travelers can stay 24 hours. >> i think i will stay home. >> 6:26 and still ahead, another round of cuts at a bay area campus. we will tell you what's on the chopping block this time >> aiv tolhe gde the golden gate bridge. we'll be right back. ri

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new this morning, it's going to be longer until the people affected by the san bruno pipeline explosion get answers. good morning. i'm marla tellez. why pg&e has been granted more time. >> the apple rumors explode over the ipad 2. is it the real deal? we will show you, coming up. >> what are is in store for your weekend? we take a live look from the

south bay. a foggy start in a lot of the bay area. when will it clear? we will check in with christina. friday, january 14th, today in the bay. good friday morning. 6:30. >> thank you very much for being here. i'm laura garcia cannon we have a look at the forecast >> thanks for joining us. temperatures on the mild side to start you out. dense patchy fog in the north bay and that could be problematic. this is what we are expecting. the hour by hour forecast, we are talking about the 60s in the north bay. 61 in novato and as you make your way home from work, around 3:00, 63 degrees. 67 in fairfield. we will let you know how long the warm up will last. it is the weekend. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> hopefully it's friday light.

>> it is. a lighter volume means people take a little bit of a faster commute. watch the speed we have slick conditions achl reminder we have a spinout reported. 880, an accident and the car overturns . a person crawls out of the car and no injuries keep in mind, slick roadways can make the on and off-ramps tougher to navigate. a volume means you are navigating just fine up to the bay bridge. no delays. 15 minute drive down the freeway. no delays out of berkeley and emeryville. a build up and that's about it. a friday light and fog advisory in place for the bay bridge. a live look and a to truck hanging out. it left the screen and no incidents reported on the span. we will watch the peninsula for fog in the next couple of hours. back to you. >> thank you very much. it will be longer until pg&e

turns over records regarding the deadly explosion in san bruno. in the first meeting of the year, they extended the deadline and that ignited a of its own. what happened and what this all means. good morning. >> good morning, laura. the explosion happened more than four months ago now and barricades still remain to keep people away from the site that sits at the bottom of the hill. people living in the neighborhood still without many answers. the latest delay concerns, the recent revelation that pg&e had inaccurate records about the pipeline that exploded back on september 9th. the roars are used to set pressure limits in the natural gas pipelines and critics say incorrect documentation can lead to running pipelines above safe pressures. about 10 days ago back on january 3rd, the national

transportation safety board that is investigating the cause ordered pg&e to verify records they gave the company a february 1st deadline. officials said they needed more time so at a meeting, the puc extended the deadline to march 15th, giving them six more weeks. jerry hill whose district includes the explosion site was at the meeting where he expressed utter outrage, saying the puc is failing the state's people and residents of san bruno by the close culture of complacency. eight people died in the blast and 38 homes were destroyed. by the time pg&e completes the records investigation, assuming that it t does so by the new march 15th deadline, more than six months will have passed since the deadly explosion happened. reporting live in san bruno, marla tellez, today in the bay. >> uc berkeley plans to laying

off 150 workers. some of them have been told they will be let go by june. they will be let go by retirements and voluntary departures. no faculty positions will be eliminated they are expected to save the school about $20 million >> the apple rumor mill is churching about the videos showing the next generation ipad. the ipad 2 is not due out for several months, but websites and apple fans are a twitter over design tweets. video of what is reported to be the ipad 2 is going viral. owen thomas is the editor. >> the lettering looks totally fake. apple was not there. the idea that there would be a real ipad 2 going around las vegas doesn't ring true to me. >> we showed a few people the

video in front of the apple store in san francisco to see what they thought. most thought it was a trick. they thought it was a trick when the prototype of the iphone 4 was leaked. it turned out to be real. we'll see. >> we will see. 6:35 and we want to get the real report on your morning commute. we have mike inouye. >> we will take you out here and the video is not upside down. you can read this fine. the approach to the bay bridge. a i smooth flow and a lighter friday. first of all, the chp continued with the advisory for fog across the bay bridge. it was for all the bay bridges and they lifted most of those. i will keep that in place. fog is lifting and you notice the slowing for the westbound incline. keep that in mind. a quick look to show you the build up. a few more cars waiting in the back up. let's get a live look there approaching the cash lanes. the fast track with no major delays. a lighter volume.

we should see a smooth flow and maybe not the metering lights. back over to the maps, the bridge is moving smoothly. we had an earlier accident and a second accident eastbound 80 as you come towards highway 4. keep that in mind and continue to the north bay. you may have patchy fog in napa and santa rosa. slowing on highway 4 westbound. the vehicle cleared and off of the antioch bridge where you may find dense fog through antioch in the westbound direction. clearing in pittsburgh and bay point. it is unusual and light heading through pittsburgh and bay point. >> thank you very much. >> 6:36 and a deadly shooting in the east bay. the latest from livermore in a live report >> tragedy in tucson. how the first lady is trying to comfort a community torn apart by bloodshed and rage. >> christina has the warm forecast for the weekend. it's looking good. that's in about minutes r [ female announcer ] for a limited time, get sizzler's

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they had a tough time lately, but hopefully they turn it around. take a look at a nice looking day. >> what are do you think, christina? >> it will be a nice weekend as well. a nice day today. we have the showers yesterday. a gray thursday. today you will enjoy the improvement. what's happen suggest take a look at the imagery. we have great imagery. the clouds are coming in and they break apart here. what's happen suggest all this moisture-rich air is colliding with a big ridge of high pressure. as a result it's keeping the whole storm track to the north and we are looking mild for today. temperature-wise about 10 degrees above average in cities across the bay. a quarter of a mile visibility in santa rosa. take it easy. patchy dense fog forming as we head through the next couple of hours 53 degrees in san francisco this morning. mild start, making way to a beautiful day. 63 degrees in san jose.

62 in gilroy. hazy conditions in the areas that pick up the most fog. want to tell you about something that is happening on monday we are cleaning up the bay from 9:00 to 12:00 on martin luther king,jr. day. logon at facebook.com and search bay area proud. we will pick up trash and beautify the bay area. i promise you we will not make you wear an orange jump suit. back to you. you would look so great in it. >> time now is 6:41. comforting words from the first late. what michelle obad obama said ulrehod s steach their children.

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a live look across the san mateo bridge. 6:45. you can see nice and far across here and not a lot of fog. the daytime temperatures into the 60s. a warm up for the weekend. >> funeral services will be held for the federal judge killed in the shooting rampage. friends and family will say goodbye to john roll. today's mass will be held where they remembered christina taylor green yesterday. roll was killed after stopping at the safeway to say hello to his friend, gabrielle giffords. he was 63 years old. >> michelle obama is trying to guide the nation through the tragedy and turn it into a teachable moment. she wrote a letter calling for us to take the time to talk to our kids about how to help each other in times of crisis. mrs. obama said she had a tough time herself answering the hard questions about that shooting for her own daughters, sasha and

malia. >> house republicans are getting ready to make good on a campaign promises. they will vote next week to repeal the president's health care law. experts say the vote is coming at a bad time because the shooting brought the pears together and this vote will only separate them. republicans say it's important to get back to work and this is a big item on the list. >> the republican national convention will elect a new chairman. michael steel faces a tough fight from his own party. the republican national committee conveens the winter meetings's general session where they will elect a new chairman and they are challenging him for the job. the national committee gives leadership for the party and is responsible for developing the party's political platform and coordinates fund-raising and elections and the voting will be held by secret ballot late or today >> a lawmaker is dealing with a repercussion saying the shortfall is not a republican

problem. they are looking to strip tom barry hill of the chairmanship. he said he will ask the senate rules committee to replace the lawmaker. it was a comment made in an interview with the sacramento bee. he said the democrats owned the budget and they should be giving the solutions. >> about to get a new neighbor. the june yon pacific railroad bought 160 acres of land next to the factory to use that site for transportation activities and hasn't reached any kind of pacifics on what the activities might include. the land is split into two parts one is north and the other is south of the factory. union pacific has a rail line next to the land that it bought. >> want to get an update on the morning commute. mike was telling us about the spinout. >> we will tell you about the spinout. the note of course is slick roadways. keep it in mind for the commute. the on ramp is open at marina

boulevard east. only one lane is open because of the crew that's there. even though the person had to crawl out, keep it in mind on the on and off-ramps. a little slowing heading south on 880 through union city. no major issues about 50 even though it's 50 miles per hour. look at fog on the maps that. may be an issue as you cross over the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. we will show thaw there is a glow to the lights off of the peninsula side. 101 and 280 with patches of dense fog. at times over the course of the morning as well, we will watch that for you as well. we will track traffic down to the south bay. northbound 101 shows speeds with the 55 area. 87 also slow there. overall the northbound commute direction very light for this friday, especially before the three-day holiday weekend. slick roads persist over the santa cruz mountains

bay bridge, speaking of light. the bay bridge toll plaza. >> thank you very much, mike. >> it's friday and it's rainy and cold. we have a nice change in store. >> we're do. this might be your weekend to throw the shrimp on the barbie if you have been waiting to. it will be beautiful saturday, sunday, and monday. 54 degrees. in hayward, these are current temperatures. mid 50s and highs this time of year register around 57. we will bump up above that by 11:00 a.m. by 1:00 p.m., we are talking about temperatures in the upper 60s for fairfield and 67 degrees. 63 in san jose. you see all this yellow. that's warm air moving into the bay area. take a look at the numbers. as we head through the next few days, they will continue to climb. 66 on saturday and 65 pleasant conditions for sunday. this warm dry trend will

continue. if you are tired of shivering in your boots, you can enjoy a break. enjoy it. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> new this morning, east bay neighborhood is a scene of a crime scene this morning. investigators are at the scene in livermore. trying to piece together how a couple died. we want to check in with christie smith with the latest. >> good morning to you. police tape is still up in front of the home. livermore police may come back later this morning they are not exactly sure what happened here. two people were found dead inside the home by a family friend that routinely comes by. i spoke with a neighbor across the street and she said that friend has a key, but police say the friend found the door open and inside, an awful scene. a man and woman dead from gunshot wounds the victims are older. neighbors said there was a widow living here and she had recently

lost her husband and her grandson had moved in. an adult grandson. the widow lived here for about 40 years. at this point no one has been identified. investigators told me they discovered a gun in the house. there were no signs of foul play. neighbors say they didn't hear anything unusual. no fighting and no gunfire. it does not appear that robbery was involved because valuables were still inside the home and don't think it was a home invasion. they are treating it as two suspicious deaths. christie smith, today in the bay. >> 6:50 and it's friday. >> what could it mean? >> it could mean scott's gadget friday. >> before we get to the badge ets, have you seen the ads for christina loren? >> a couple of them. she must be a star. >> i was reading the "wall street journal" and the

"huffington post" online and ads pop up for her as well. i'm going to make her the gadget friday. i'm going to ask the camera to get closer if we could. it is a thermostat with christina loren on it. it's from a california company called vend star. it's the color touch. it's programmable and you can upload any picture to it you wish. when you want to get as cool as christina, you hit this button. >> or hot for that matter. >> i wasn't going to go there. >> i can say that. >> laura said. >> i have no comment. >> you better not. >> mike is strangely quiet. install your own thermostat easily. it's not a lot different than putting in a light switch. if that sounds like something above your skill set, talk to an electrici

electrician. it will save you money in the long run. >> you could put a picture of a puppy in there? >> you could put a puppy if you want to or go to her facebook and steal her picture. >> like i said a puppy. >> on a serious note, we need to talk about money and that is inflation. that has become a bit of an issue as we watch the numbers about the consumer price index. tracie potts has more on that. good morning >> reporter: concerns about inflation and things going up. a couple of new indicators this morning. let's talk about retail sales first. a great holiday season, the best in four years the labor department saying that retail sales went up for the sixth month in a row in december. it is up 13% over the recession low a couple of years ago because last month people bought cars and people bought furniture. also going up, your prices.

consumer prices went up according to the labor department. a lot of that having to do with gas. gasoline was the main driver the biggest jump in gas in a year and a half. taking a look at today, the outlook from the banker's association and tell us what their forecast is for 2011 and the economy and we also know that wholesale prices are up. in addition those that we saw last month, experts are saying when the people who buy the goods and services for you, when the prices go up, about six months later, you see the hit in your wallet as well. be on the look out for that. ben bernanke said despite that, we are expecting growth in the economy this year. 3% to 4% unfortunately it's probably not going to do a lot to help the job situation and not going to bring down the rate very much. >> thank you, tracie potts for the latest from d.c. >> you were probably asleep when they announced this year's new

lineup. >> the apprentice. we will get to that in a little bit. our own local celebrity on thermostats even. >> i would like to thank the academy and the man who airbrushed the photo. good morning to you. we are warm across the board. relatively warm for this time. we had the 20s at this time on monday. we are ending the week on friday morning with temperatures close to 54 degrees in san jose. they are going continue to trend upward by 11:00 a.m. napa 61. 63 in fairfield. might be a good day to head to wine country. it will be absolutely beautiful in the north bay. looking good along the peninsula. 63 is the forecasted high in san jose. we do have a really important event coming up this monday. if you have the day off and you like to help us help out the bay area, we want to make it pretty around here. we will be picking up trash on the side of the road. it's going to be fun.

we will have a good time and you will get a t-shirt. i would love to meet you. if you want to find out more, logon to facebook and search facebook bay area proud and you will find out all the info. love to have you out there. >> now to this year's stars on the all new celebrity apprent e apprentice. >> donald trump said who the next lineup will be. jose canseco is included. also a partridge family alum. david cassidy. meat loaf and dionne warwick and actor gary busey. it starts on sunday, march sixth. >> an interesting mix of folks. >> that makes it cool and different. >> golden globes this weekend too. keep that in mind. >> we want to check in with mike for a look at the commute. >> first of all, i want to make sure folks got this. we will start with a live shot and take you to the maps and

give youa a note. we had the metering lights turned on a few minutes ago. traffic flow is light, but that may be because the chp is in place. the fog advisory is crossing the water and going to all the bridges the fog will travel through thick at times in many spots before the 10:00 hour. there is a mild back up for the cash lanes still already so far. we will take you to the maps. a reminder that the spinout still blocking one lane of the on ramp and a note because of the misty and foggy conditions contributing to slick roadways. slower speeds out of san leandro passing through hayward and highway 92. speeds around 50 miles per hour, but not so bad across the san mateo or dumbarton bridges through the area and continuing down into the south bay. we have a smooth drive. sunol not showing problems. south of san jose you may have

dense fog at times and slick conditions heading south over 17 to the santa cruz mountains keep that in mind before it gets a chance to heat up the roadways. the friday before a three-day holiday >> don't forget. >> i'm sure they won't forget. somehow you never forget those >> we will be here. it's martin luther king,jr. day for some, but we will be here monday morning. >> thank you very much for joining us. the "today" show is up next. >> we'reville a local news update in a half hour. have a great weekend. rocket scientists!

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