also, another round of heavy fog hits the bay area. good morning to you. i'm marla tellez. what you can expect on the roadways as you head back to work on this tuesday. that's coming up in a live report. overlooking downtown san g it is a foggy start across the bay area today, january 18, "today in the bay." good morning. thank you so much for joining us at 5:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm brent cannon. here's a quick peek at traffic and weather. the two of them are tied together today, christina. yes, kind of like you and laura. we have a lot of fog out there. we have a dangerous commute waking up in the east bay this morning and along the peninsula. we are measuring the feet in

terms of the visibility. we are down to a quarter of a mile. if your city is not reporting heavy fog at this time, it is out there and drifting. you will encounter this on your way to work. take it easy because we are seeing slick conditions. it is so heavy that it is creating a mist. we are turning to the 60s heading into this afternoon. a beautiful day in store for the bay. we'll talk about how long the trend will last coming up. we'll find out about the immediate commute right now with mike. we have misty conditions and slick roadways on the off-ramps. watch that, folks. also lower visibility on concord and 680 near trent boulevard. we have debris in the middle lanes and an accident. chp will have to get this cleared up. bring your speed below 65 for safety sake. heading over the san mateo bridge, an earlier accident south of 101. marla, it is very foggy out

there. you have more information for drivers out there. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. we are above 101 and took the marsh exit off 101 from san jose. now, on our drive up from the station this morning, some areas were really thick when it comes to the fog. others are pretty clear. so depending on where you live the fog could certainly slow you down as you head back to work on this tuesday morning. now, the headlights you see are heading southbound on 101 this morning. and according to our christina loren, visibility is down to less than 200 feet in some parts of the bay area. and it is expected to be the thickest at sunrise, so really in the heart of the morning commute. you do need to drive accordbly accordingly. the worst thing you can do in fog is turn on your high beams. use your low beams and fog lights today. slow it down, drive slower than you usually do. and we had to use our wipers as we made our way up 101 this morning because of the due dew

and mist in the air. and in the thickest areas this morning, always use the right edge of the road as a guide. now, we have a dense fog advisory posted through 11:00 this morning. i checked the airports this morning, so far no flight delays to report, but, of course, that could change at any given moment. so if you do have a flight to check this morning, go ahead and call in to check with your airline to see if the fog is going to delay you. and how about an interesting fog fact this morning according to wikipedia. one of the foggiest land areas in the world is in the bay area, but it is not san francisco that is famous for the fog. it is point rays. they get more than 200 foggy days per year. reporting live above 101 this morning, marla tellez, "today in the bay." we have been following the big news about apple's ceo steve jobs announcing he's taking a

leave of absence. he made the announcement yesterday, but we are really watching it today. >> today is really the big day for the company. we'll go to scott mcgrew. >> reporter: a human day for apple. not only is the stock market reacting to this news today, but apple is reporting its profit after the closing bell. today we are ready for nicole lapan at cnbc headquarters. a lot of talk about what's going to happen to steve jobs, but as we get this report we are expecting record profits out of the company. >> reporter: that's right. this is typically what happens out of apple. they love to beat expectations, but we are already seeing this morning the nasdaq futures under quite a bit of pressure as investors get a chance to react to the news of steve jobs taking another medical leave of absence. the stocks fell 6% in german trading on monday. it is up slightly in europe

right now, but investors and analysts were really hoping that apple will disclose more details about jobs' health when the company reports its earnings this afternoon. a conference call is set for 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, which is 2:00 p.m. your time. investors want to know more, they own the stock and they have a right to know what's up because we still don't know if it is cancer again or liver complications or something else. >> this has been something apple has been very vague on and sometimes misleading in terms of their ceo. there's a strange balance between his privacy, which he has a right to, and the fact that he is such a dynamic ceo that adds so much to that company. >> reporter: he is so i didn't intricately involved. it won't affect the new ipad or iphone coming occupant, but it is the second largest company in the united states by market cap. it makes up 20% of the nasdaq

100. i don't need to say it, but apple's success has been all about jobs. the stock hit an all-time high on friday, almost $350 a share. i pilled up some info for you. in 1987 with gill amelio, the stock price was at $3.34. now we are at $350 a share. >> absolutely astonishing. we'll check back in with you and nbc will be covering all of this as well. nicole, thank you very much. the other thing we are watching, laura, is just the possibility of the comcast takeover only nbc could come as early today. a lot is going on in the business world. >> thank you very much. a local university is on high alert this morning after threats of violence. a few classes have been canceled at uc santa cruz and some students are vowing to stay home today. the moves are in response to graffiti found in a bathroom

last month threatening violence on campus today. students were warned via e-mail last week. it asked students to report anything suspicious to campus police. police say there will be increased security measures today and university employees have been trained on how to properly respond to violence. wayne sanchez's family is saying revenge is why he killed maurice nasmeh this weekend. sanchez was frustrated over the years that the chief suspect, maurice n, asmeh, was never held responsible for his sister's disappearance. nasmeh was charged with harms' murder seven years ago but the charges were eventually dropped in 2007 for lack of evidence. he did spend two years in jail

but then walked a free man. despite saturday's shooting police say the harms investigation is far from over. fibers belonging to harms could be key in this case will still be tested as the nation's top fiber lab for analysis. a final court hearing is now set for this morning for a former engineer who may have to write a $1.5 million check to san francisco. terry chiles stole pass wards from the city's computer in 2008 and wouldn't give them back for two weeks. he finally did give in after former mayor gavin newsome visited him in jail. he was sentenced to four years in state prison. this morning's hearing at the courthouse will set final arguments. good morning, folks. it is 5:08. we'll take you to an earlier

accident reported near dublin. the accident is cleared from the roadway, but you have to contend with the fog. the tri-valley won't clear before the sup hits it up. a 13-minute drive on the altamonte pass. we'll watch for slowing over the next half hour. meanwhile, coming down through concord, southbound 680 near monument boulevard, the accident should be cleared in the next couple of minutes. watch the speeds. it will be cloudy and we'll also see slick roadways throughout the entire east bay because of the fog and low visibility throughout the peninsula. back to you. thank you very much, mike. we talked about the fog this morning. we want to see when it will lift. >> well, guys, i think it will lift above the highway right around 7:30 or 8:00 a.m. this morning just after sunrise, but we have to wait probably until 1:00 p.m., maybe even noon for that fog to really clear, break apart and leave us with sunshine. this is what we are experience right now in terms of the fog. 680 is getting the heaviest fog right now.

if you are leaving right now hiding to 680, take it east. we have reduced visibilities near the peninsula. you only have 100 to 200 feet in some locations. you may walk out the front door with clear skies and then encounter dense patches on the way. heading throughout the afternoon high pressure is fully in control of our weather pattern. and that's going to bring about fair weather for the second half of the day. dense a.m. fog probably until, like i said, noon. then we'll see a clearing with highs in the low 60s. we'll look at where temperatures are expected to end up heading throughout the day today. 62 degrees in san jose. 63 for morgan hill. 63 degrees in concord. the extended forecast is coming up. back to you guys. it is 5:10 right now. a new study figures out exactly how many americans will be affected by the new health care reform bill. and a bay area airport could soon offer some cheaper flights. we'll have details on a plan to bring in some more options coming up. plus, get ready to meet the newest member of our nbc bay area crew. we'll introduce you to doug

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welcome back, everybody. a live shot from outside this morning, which is a pretty clear shot. we have some distance in this shot, which is good, because the fog is thick out there. we'll be tracking the places you need a heads-up as you head out this morning. check this out. 42-year-old marcello farsecka was buried under a mudslide for several hours. he was a victim of the mudslides we have been telling you about happening in rio de janeiro. the crews started to give up after digging for a couple hours

when they heard a muffled sound coming from below them. he was then taken to intensive care and is expected to survive. there are houses near a creek overflowing that is making nearby homes unstable. county officials won't give them permission to build a trench. the project could affect the habitat of endangered steelhead trout. meantime, two apartment buildin buildings have been empty since last winter. they are in danger of falling into the ocean. additional storms last month left them hanging over the ocean. former vice president dick cheney says barack obama will be a one-term president. in an exclusive interview with the "today" show cheney says obama's approach to expanding the deficit and the health care plan, which he expects to be repe repealed, will lead to the

president losing the election in 2012. the 69-year-old also opened up about his own health care. this is the first interview since recent heart surgery. he's had five heart attacks since 1978 and doctors recently inserted a device that helps his heart pump. >> there's a control element here and then two batteries, one on each side. they go for 12 hours each. and there's a cord that runs inside my trump with a pump on the inside. that powers it and keeps it functioning. initially, obviously, it is kind of awkward to be walking around with all this gear on, but you quickly get to the point where you have adapted and it is second nature to you. >> you can watch more of that exclusive interview coming up later on on the "today" show. some flights out on san francisco could soon cost less. in an effort to attract more international carriers, sfo may

slash operating fees for airlines that fly to and from mexico and canada. the airport commission will vote today to cut the fees by as much as 33%. the idea is that lower rates will bring more competition to the airport, and that in turn will hopefully lead to lower ticket prices for flyers. if it works the move could also be good news for san francisco businesses. the city travel association says international tourists tend to stay in the city longer and spend more money. it is 5:17 right now. a human day for the nation's second largest company, apple. >> steve jobs is going to step down temporarily. this comes as apple is set to report record profits. scott mcgrew is tracking all this from the newsroom. and everybody is anticipating what's going to happen when the markets open up later this morning. >> reporter: all kind of pressures in both directionsle. they will report the profits after the employeeing bell. closing bell. we expect a breathtaking amount of money in profits, but the

same report means apple executives have to face analysts and reporters on a conference call. they will be facing tough questions about the future of the president and what role steve jobs has in that future. jobs, of course, announced yesterday he would be stepping down again for health reasons. only this time he did not set a time for his return. apple has been misleading about its ceo's health, so it could be a contentious phone call this afternoon. one thing to watch for, could apple start paying a dividend? the company has tens of billions of dollars in cash and no logical way to spend it. they do so well with devices built in-house it is hard to imagine them using the money to buy another big company. and this is just a theory. wouldn't it be a good time for apple to start getting investors to take the money? shareholders own the stock, they are the owners of apple. it is their money. they would argue that. laura, this would be a huge

boost in the gigantic news maker if apple were to choose today to announce a dividend. >> oh, yeah, everyone likes to get those checks in the mail. any check in the mail is really nice any time. well, you weren't invited to the upcoming royal wedding there's still a chance you can get your fill of wrote man schism. a 2004 company in london set up a guided tour for those who want to find out more about prince william and kate middleton. it is a two-hour walk through london's neighborhood to show the highs and lows of the royal romance. there's a stop at st. james palace where william and harry leave as well as westminster abbey where william and kate will be married. >> the queen mother was actually married into the royal family from the public. >> there's also a stop at a

nightclub where the young and wealthy supposedly love to drink. prince william was apparently spotted there during the first week he and kate broke up. the bar tab during that week was reportedly more than $17,000. >> that's why only the wealthy go there to drink. that's a heck of a drink. the time is 5:20. we want to check in with christina to take a peek at the forecast. yes, we have been talking about a lot of fog out there still. >> yeah, a lot of fog out there this morning. anywhere you head you will likely encounter dense patches of fog, but this morning the 680, 880 and 280 are being hit the hardest. if you take those highways to work, give yourself plenty of extra time. don't race out the front door with dangerous conditions like this. and it is misting a little bit because it is heavy in some spots. we have slick conditions in the south bay, in particular, as well. take it easy out there. we'll keep you updated all morning long to let you know when the fog lifts. i'm thinking around 7:30 or 8:00 a.m. we'll see the fog move above the

highway. that will make commuting easier for you. but it is still going to hang around throughout the atmosphere, probably until about 1:00 p.m. and finally breaking apart in the south bay. it may stay in the north bay all day long like we saw yesterday. high pressure is fully in control of the weather forecast today. what happens is it actually compresses a very moist layer of air. it will compress all the moisture. so that's why we have the fog at the surface this morning. heading through tomorrow, high pressure is not going to be as strong, so we are not expecting as much fog. and that will be good news for the morning commute. highs today end up in the low 60s once we end up in the sunshine side of things. 46 degrees in san mateo. i think some places along the peninsula stay socked in all day because it is so thick out there. 48 degrees in sunnyvale. 62 in los gatos. the good news is heading throughout the next few days we don't have a lot of change in terms of the weather pattern. we'll stay nice and dry, 66 by saturday with lots of sunshine. no rain in the forecast. we'll get back out there and water the plants on our own this

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good morning, folks. 5:24. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. now, it is clear as far as the traffic flow goes as well as looking at a clear view of the east shore freeway. but you can't see the roads there because of the fog hanging out. an 18-minute drive near the toll plaza. you'll get patchy dense fog approaching the bay bridge. yesterday that bridge was socked in for most of the day. this morning it looks okay, but the incline over the course of the morning will see low visibility. allow extra time. it is tuesday, so we'll get a heavy volume of traffic as folks head back to work. tuesday is typically the heaviest as well. the bum dumbarton bridge has a fog advisory continuing. the san mateo bridge, here's an ugly shot. you can barely see the sign showing you how thick the fog

is. keep that in mind on your drive. the south bay is looking smooth as well heading south from here all the way down over the santa cruz mountains. watch it for mist and slick roadways there as well. we'll go back to the desk. thank you, mike. >> thank you. >> the past few years we have asked for a new reporter to join our staff on martin luther king jr. day. >> yesterday we hired jessica vallan. >> you need an nbc microphone. are you ready? let's go in. >> she's ready. the third grader met the players for the golden state warriors and she was able to tweet during the game. she learned something every reporter needs to know, and that's how to tag out. jessica vallan, nbc bay area

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and a live look outside. the moon glowing over the bay area. it might be hard to see in some spots. it is foggy out there. when will it lift? we'll go to christina just moments away.

thank you for joining us, everybody. i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. 5:30 right now. we want to get started with a look at the forecast with christina. the fog is pretty patchy and thick in spots. >> thick and misleading. if you walk out the front door and it is clear, that doesn't mean you won't encounter dense patches on your way to work. look at what we are dealing with in terms of visibility this morning. you are down to feet of visibility in san mateo, oakland, less than a quarter of a mile in hayward. high pressure will keep things nice and mild for us today. by noon we are talking about the 50s. and this afternoon heading home from work, temperatures right near 60 degrees. we'll let you know how long this warming trend will last. back to you. thank you, christina. all eyes are on apple this morning. ceo steve jobs is taking another leave of absence. this is the first day of trading since that announcement. scott mcgrew is joining us in

the newsroom this morning taking a peek at how markets could react to this news. >> reporter: good morning. there are two very unusual opposite pressures this morning. we'll talk about the positives in just a moment, but there is news that steve jobs is stepping down and has not said when he may be back. this is video of his return the last time after a liver transplant. a roar of approval from the crowd. jobs left the push into tablet computers. that turned out to be a revolution of its own. apple has become revolutionary in music, cell phones and tablets. no other's success is so tightly linked to its ceo. so apple will talk with reporters and analysts after a conference call this afternoon as part of its regularly scheduled report to investors. bob redell is continuing our coverage. if jobs leaves forever, he's leaving a very strong company in

very good hands. >> reporter: that's right. well, they do have $50 billion in cash and investments. so they are definitely secure in terms of the products. we know how much influence they have on the marketplace. when the company announces its earnings later today, it is unlikely that the company will elaborate on the health condition of their ceo steve jobs. they announced yesterday he's taking this medical leave of absence. this would be his third one during his tenure here at apple. the company is expected to report the last quarter's jump in sales thanks to all the iphones and ipad that flew off the shelves in the holiday season. in the short-term, apple is expected to do well without jobs running the day-to-day operations. the apple iphone5 is already ready to go we are told. the long-term outlook is more of a question mark.

investors are concerned because jobs has not mentioned a return date from his leave as he has in the past. apparently his health has deteriorated over the past few weeks only showing up at the office once, twice, three times a week unable to keep his weight up and prone to colds and flus. he did take a leave in '04 when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. g enin '09 for a liver transplant. what happens if he doesn't return or takes on a lesser role? well, right now coo tim cook is in charge taking over for jobs. the previous two times were considered a success. he's not the showman jobs is but a reliable steward on the company's day-to-day operations. could he be the kind of visionary that steve jobs is? remember apple products have not just changed consumer technology but arguably a large part of our culture as well. reporting live in cupertino, bob redell, "today in the bay."

a group of college baseball players supposingly gang-raped a woman, and she was hoping to get a lawsuit against them. last week the defense rejected paying a settlement of more than $9 million to the victim which means there will most likely be a hearing in civil court. criminal charges were never filed because the district attorney at the time said everyone involved in the 2007 incident has been drinking. the alleged victim says she cannot remember what happened and woke up the next morning in the hospital. the three women who brought her there say they had to break into the room filled with young men just to get her. the woman let off after admitting to steal drugs from the san francisco police lab is still not in the clear. debra madden is expected to appear in a san mateo courtroom at 9:00 this morning. she still faces a separate drug possession charge. in march police found .09 grams of cocaine during a search of

madden's san mateo home. she is free on $10,000 bond and has pleaded not guilty. also new this morning, the union city man accused of sexually salting a 2-year-old girl in a store aisle will head to cold. eugene wallace is expected to enter a plea in court later today after facing three felony sexual assault charges. he is accused of assaulting a 2-year-old girl inside a store last month. he is a registered sex offendered released from jail last september after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl back in 2003. the so-called enterprise donees have helped to boost low-income areas in the bay area. businesses take advantage of tax credits for hiring workers in economically depressed neighborhoods but cutting that program would save the state a billion dollars over the next two fiscal years. the state finance department

says enterprise zones don't provide a state benefit and could cause businesses to leave town. ac transit won't have to worry about additional funding cuts from the state for this year. governor brown's budget spares transit agencies. public transit has taken a financial beating during the last five years. lawmakers diverting funds used for operating costs that are not covered bypassen jer fares. the government wants to protect the swap to give public transit more funding. the uc board of regents will discuss their tremendous budget issues this year. regents typically mean at ucsf but this year they are meeting at uc san diego. they will receive governor brown's budget plan calling for a 20% cut in state funding this year. regents will talk about the short and long-term implications of the new proposed cuts. the raiders will introduce their new head coach today. we are used to the drill. since moving back to oakland in

1995 this will be the team's ninth head coach. as raj mathai reports, that's one head coach every 18 months. >> reporter: thank you. good morning to you. here's the deal. later on today at raiders headquarters it will be interesting to meet the new head coach, but just as interesting or maybe more interesting is will al davis be there and what will he say? that's part of our state of the raiders and what we look forward to. we have been through this so many times before. the last time was 2008 when the 81-year-old al davis with the now famous overhead projector promoted tom cable. now it is a similar situation. this time he'll be promoting hue jackson, the offensive coordinator will now be the raiders next head coach. it will be formally announced today at the news conference in alamitas. he is a long time assistant coach. this will be his first time head coaching position on any level. 45 years old, grew up in l.a. at one point he was steve

mariuchi's offensive coordinator. he did issue a statement last night in part reading, the fire in hue will set a flame that will burn for a long time in the hearts and minds of the raiders. hue jackson, they love his high informative style. we'll see what's happening on the peninsula this morning. we have an accident to report, mike? >> yes, it is a minor accident, but there could be slick roadways, misty conditions and low visibilities in many spots along the bay. very thick fog traveling throughout the area. northbound 101 at marsh road we have an accident. we saw slowing over the next few minutes, but it has cleared. the accident should be on the shoulder. just two cars involved. no major injuries or issues, but nearby crossing near the dumbarton bridge or san mateo bridge, very thick fog. we can't see very well from the

camera, as you can only see gray there. approaching the bay bridge toll plaza the fog advisory was lifted. the live shot will show you a nice clear drive right now, but we'll get congested as far as the volume of traffic. christina will also see thick fog through this area as well. yes, it is drifting out there this morning. the fog is not staying put. so you really want to take it easy even though you may walk out your front door with no fog to contend with. as soon as you hit the highways you will encounter some. take it easy along 880, 680 and the 280 along the peninsula with really heavy fog right now. you are measuring it in feet in san mateo. but we are looking okay. some places are seeing a little bit better visibility than at this time yesterday. that's going to continue to improve as we head through tomorrow. we do have a little bit of cloud cover that will make its way into the bay area. as it does so, that's going to keep things a little more moderate for tomorrow. we are not expecting as much fog. the skies will not be as clear as you go to bed tomorrow night. here's what to expect

temperaturewise. 44 degrees in san mateo. 45 in sunnyvale. temperatures throughout this afternoon are going to climb into the 50s by noon as you take your lunch break. 49 degrees in san francisco. i am concerned to see the blue pockets here. i do believe that we are going to see heavy fog throughout the day in places like napa and san francisco. but the place that is do break out into sunshine will wednesday up in the 60s. 63 in gilroy. your extended forecast is on the way. back to you. we look forward to it. thank you. >> 5:41. money is waiting for thousands of military men and women, but we'll tell you why time is running out for you to collect. and sarah palin is making headlines for comments she made during an interview last night. plus, bringing him back to life. check out that guy. why you may soon see this prehistoric animal walking the earth once again. (announcer) you'd never wash your dishes in a dirty sink,

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repeal and replace. that's the cry from the republican house of representatives. they will vote on the future of the president's health care reform law later this week. today in the bay's tracy potts is live in washington this morning after a week of come buy ya as a result of the tucson shooting. now it is back to work. we'll see how they work together. >> reporter: yes, they are promising to be civil. this debate will certainly be the ultimate test of that as democrats and republicans are nowhere near agreement on what to do about health reform. we have a law in place, and now as you said repeal and replace, that was their montra. they are starting with the repeal portion of it with debate today. a vote set up for tomorrow. republicans have a couple issues with this. they are calling it a job-killing bill in part because it is way too hard on businesses. the chamber of commerce is concerned about the amount that

businesses will have to pay to comply with some of these rules. they also say that the mandate for everyone to buy health insurance policy, that requirement is not the role of government. so debate begins today. democrats promising to fight this all the way. in fact, they are holding their own hearing today bringing out seniors and parents and small businesses talking about the impacts. will it pass the house? maybe. will it pass the senate? probably not. will it get to the president's desk? unlikely. laura? >> thank you very much, tracy. now with congress set to repeal health care reform, the east bay health care reform supporters will tout the benefits of the plan by trying to gather more supporters by telling their personal stories of how they have benefited from the new health care package. the house is expected to vote on repealing what politicians call the affordable care act. today's event in the bay area is set for 11:00 this morning at the northern california headquarters on telegraph avenue. congress will also consider a new bill today that sparks a

debate over the constitutional right to bear arms. lawmakers will introduce a bill to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines. congress defines high-capacity as any magazine to hold more than ten rounds of ammo. this comes after the fbi continues to investigate the arizona mass shooting that took place ten days ago leaving several people dead and a congresswoman shot in the head. a gun magazine bill would allow gun owners who already possess high-capacity magazines to keep them but prevent all transfers. the time is 5:46. good morning, everybody. thank you for joining us. i'm breant cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we'll get to traffic and weather in less than three minutes. but first, an east bay family is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to a stolen urn holding the remains of their son. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with the details. >> reporter: good morning to you, brent. this is troubling on so many levels. the family is so upset about

this. they are having a hard time talking about it, but as you said, someone broke into a locked mausoleum here in lafayette and stole an urn containing the ashes of a man who had died of cancer. a cemetery worker at oakmont memorial park noticed the shattered glass on monday. and the family of thomas gonzalez jr. was immediately notified, though they just paid a visit here over the weekend. the family believes that someone may have thought that the bronze urn was actually made of gold. gonzalez died of gastric cancer in 2001 when he was just 35 years old. he has helped to launch one of the bay area's earlier dot com firms, pleasanton commerce based one. his parents had the mausoleum built in his honor as a final resting place. the contra costa sheriff deputies say this is the second incident occurring recently, but this is the first time the ashes were actually stolen. the family is offering $10,000

leading to the urn and the ashes. just bring them back here or contract deputies in contra costa county. reporting live in lafayette, christie smith, "today in the bay". good morning, folks. it is 5:48. we are getting your tuesday on here as many head back to work. the fog is a big issue for the morning commute. the volume is increasing throughout the east bay and approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. the east bay shore freeway is seen here in the shot, but you can't see beyond that due to the fog. we'll show you where the slowdowns are. amtrak right on schedule 20 miles per hour heading out to elk. also slow out of the altamonte pass. right on schedule for a tuesday. a 15-minute drive into the heart of livermore, but smooth by the time you are to the dublin interchange. a blip or two through sunol, but along 680 heading to the south bay, it is an easy drive. a flip or two heading downtown.

the fog advisory, the san mateo bridge and the dumbarton bridges have advisories. there's dense fog all over the place, right? it is drifting and definitely not staying put this morning. heading throughout the next hour it is going to get worse before it gets better. keep that in mind, especially if you have not left for work yet. give yourself plenty of time and take it easy out there. we are still measuring less than 200 feet of visibility in san mateo and oakland. really dangerous conditions along 680. take it easy out there, especially if you are taking the little ones back to school today. the good news is this is a four-day workweek. hopefully you had a holiday yesterday. we'll see nice weather as we head towards this weekend. dense a.m. fog. mostly sunny afternoon for today and tomorrow. we are not going to see as much fog as you wake up tomorrow morning. if you are seeing a little system of low pressure making its way into the pacific northwest, that's going to drive crowd cover into the area making

things more moderate. we won't have clear skies or the heavy fog. we expect 63 degrees today. the south bay will see the most sunshine, 61 degrees by wednesday. a little bit warmer toward the weekend. it will stay nice all weekend long. 66 degrees on saturday. another beautiful one on tap for us. back to you guys. thank you very much. 5:50 right now. the u.s. is facing a $25 million lawsuit from the parents of a mexican teenager allegedly killed by a bullet fired by a u.s. patrol border agent across the rio grand. the u.s. border control says the 15-year-old was pelting agents with rocks from the mexican side of the rio grande last june when agents shot him to death. an attorney for the mexican family says the boy was a victim of brutality by federal agents. the fbi says the teenager was a known immigrant smuggler. the u.s. army owns tens of thousands of dollars to soldiers and time is running out for them to collect. the army owes about 35,000

soldiers stop loss pay. the army didn't allow them to leave after their enlistment was up. as a result the military is supposed to pay about $500 per month to each soldier who was in stop loss. however, they can't find some of the soldiers because many of them have changed their address since they left the service. the military members have until march 4th to apply for the bonuses or you lose out. it is 5:51 right now. former alaska governor sarah palin defended herself in an interview on fox channel's "hannity" show monday night. >> of course your career is over, your reputation is thrashed and you will be ineffective in what it is that you are trying to do. so i will continue to speak out. they are not going to shut me up. >> palin defends her political action committee's use of a map showing targets with cross hairs on vulnerable districts. congresswoman gabrielle giffords

was one highlighted leading some to question whether the map may have influenced tucson's shooter jared loughner. hundreds of hotel workers and their supporters will rally in front of the grand hyatt hotel today defending their legal fund from hotel management. it protects members from eviction and foreclosures and helps people through the legal process of immigration. the protest will be from 11:00 this morning until 6:00 tonight in front of the hotel on stockton street. that morning cup of joe might be giving women an added health boost. coffee appears to bolster a protein found in women that regulates sex hormones. that protein also protects them from diabetes. researchers say women who drank four cups of coffee a day were less likely to develop diabetes than those who didn't drink any coffee. the study also found no benefits to decaffeinated coffee. imagine this, the good old prehistoric wholly mammoth may

roam the earth once again. >> researchers will resurrect the animal by taking tissue from the carcass preserved in a russian lab. the researchers will insert the nuclei into an elephant egg created the mammoth gene. it will be inserted into an elephant's uterus hoping that the mama elephant will give birth to the mammoth. the elephant is the closest living relative to the mammoth. we are watching developing news out of cupertino impacting everyone's 401(k) in the country. we are talking about apple this morning. good morning. apple accounts for 20% of the nasdaq. the second largest company in the united states. the stock hit an all-time high on friday and then boom, monday, the news of their ceo steve jobs is stepping down again. this time he's not saying when he'll return. today is the first time the

stock market gets a crack at apple. the announcement came as the markets were closed on monday for the king holiday. that was not an accident. now, as of that, apple reports its profits after the closing bell. and we are expecting humdinger profits there. we'll continue to cover this throughout the day. i have to run, i have an appointment in washington. >> the company has entrusted me to be their front man. >> all right. a bit of fun from our friends at "30 rock" talking about the takeover of nbc by an outfit called comcast. it could be complete as early as today. this is something that has to go through the federal government as an approval, but we'll don't watch that as well. even if we were not nbc, this would be a huge deal. one of the biggest media takeovers ever. back to you.

>> it will be amazing. we'll see what happens when it does. thank you very much. good morning to you. the time now is 5:54. if you have somewhere to be by 6:30, give yourself plenty of time with a really foggy start making treacherous driving conditions along 680 this morning. you are down to about 200 feet or less of visibility in some places in san mateo. and we have some dense patches out there. so you might wake up to find clear conditions when you head out the front door and then lose visibility completely on the highway. take it easy out there to eliminate the zis distractions, especially if you are taking the little ones back to school for the four-day workweek. heading throughout the afternoon, we'll see dense fog hanging around all day in some spots in the north bay and along the peninsula. we'll see a lot of sunshine in the south bay and in the east bay with temperatures ending up in the 60s. once the sun comes out it will be a beautiful day. tomorrow, heading to tomorrow

morning, we'll see changes. we have a system of low pressure here driving in the cloud cover. that will make things a little more mild overnight. we are not going to see as much fog tomorrow morning. not as dangerous of a drive tomorrow. this is where we are ending up in terms of the temperatures. 46 in napa. 46 in san mateo. turning into the 60s later today. 60 in san rafael. we'll tell you what's on tap for the big weekend coming up. back to you guys. thank you very much, christina. >> the hit tv show "friends" brought a lot of laughs during the '90s but as we saw it brought a lot of hairstyles. >> women went into salons with pictures of jennifer aniston to copy the hairstyle. the cut was given the cut rachel as a name. rachel hated the hair style saying, quote, i think it was the ugliest haircut i have ever seen. her hairstylist creating the

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the future of apple as the company gets ready to announce its earners amid news that its leader is taking a medical leave of absence. i'm bob redell. that story is coming up. a bay area case is headed to civil court. we'll find out what the victim wants. and today could be the beginning of the end for the health care law. see what is expected to happen