forecast. good morning to you. good morning. unseasonably warm. i think this could go down as the warmest january on record when all is said and done. we'll have to wait a little while to find out if that's the case. 74 degrees yesterday in gilroy. that would be the warmest city in all of the bay area. really warm day down in the south bay. 69 degrees for san jose. and oakland hit 68 degrees. this morning we are starting out mild, very comparable to where we were yesterday at this time. 46 in san jose. 51 degrees in san francisco. as we head throughout this afternoon, daytime highs will be towards 70 degrees. once again, san francisco, that's your average for the month of august. so abnormally warm. we'll tell you how long the temperatures will last and lounge it will be nice and sunny around here. you are talking about abnormally warm for san francisco. i have to report wet roads, no rain. you are looking at that for the weekend possibly, but we have a

report of someone who saw a live eyewitness report with a fire hydrant hit earlier in the morning with a geyser now shooting up and hitting the muni lines. no delays reported for the system, but you want to use 24th to avoid that intersection there. we have construction on the lower deck. the crew is blocking one of the lanes, the left lane heading over there. the drive through the maze is smooth. back to you. it is 5:01 right now. trying to save millions of dollars for the golden gate bridge could take a toll on dozens of jobs. "today in the bay's" marla tellez is live at the golden gate bridge where they could go away with human toll takers. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. technology could soon takeover the toll plaza here. the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district will

need to consider ill eliminating the 32 toll takers and replace them with fast track receivers and video cameras. this would save about $22 million over ten years. and here's how it would work. cameras would report the license plate of every driver without a fast track transponder and then send a bill to the car's registered owner at the end of the month. now, currently 66% of drivers use that's track. those who do not have it can link their credit card to their license plate. they can pay online, at a bridge kiosk or calling 511. a spokesperson for the bridge district says it is an attractive plan since the bridge is facing an $89 million deficit largely because government funding for the bridge district has been virtually eliminated in recent years. now, if approved the system would go into effect and

installed later this year. it will be tested before going live in december of 2012. for now, we are live in san francisco this morning, marla tellez, "today in the bay." don't get blown away, marla. thank you very much. a new poll shows 2/3 of californians are in favor of a special election in june. governor brown says the special election is necessary to get the state budget under control. according to the public policy institute of california, 66% of likely voters agree compared to the 50% behind the 2009 special election and the 40% behind former governor schwarzenegger's 2005 special election. the poll asks people about the governor's budget proposal. 58% of californians are generally satisfied with the plan while 29% are dissatisfied. when it comes to governor brown himself, the jury is still out. 41% of californians approve of him so far. 19% disapprove.

39% say they are still undecided. people not as forgiving when it comes to the state legislature. 26% of people approve of what lawmakers are doing. 55% disapprove. 19% just don't have an opinion. new this morning about what could be a homicide after more than a decade 82-year-old lowell nogel died on january 27th after being attacked 11 years ago. the attacker is 49-year-old walter jones who is currently serving a 60-year sentence for the attempted murder of the beating of his own mother and her boyfriend at the time. the main cause of noble's death was head trauma. the state plans to review the case again before deciding to recharge jones. one of america's safest big cities is now reporting its seventh homicide of the year. this afternoon people in east san jose are calling on city leaders and police to make their neighborhood safer.

chuck reed will meet with members of the city tonight at 7:00. the recent spike in violent crime understood scores the city's need for a police chief committed to a strong community policing and gang prevention. right now the city is still searching for its next chief. the man reportedly on the short list for the job is chris moore and current oakland chief anthony bass. oakwood city is looking for a new top cop this morning. luis is leaving and in a statement he says, quote, it is time for me to step aside and let his or her own director take charge of its own team. his last day is february 16th. several health organizations on the peninsula will be giving a total of $2 million in grants. the peninsula health care

district will award the grants to organizations in san mateo county. among the 12 groups getting grant money are the college of san mateo nursing program, the peninsula jewish community center, the women's recovery association and the children's health initiative. this afternoon the giants' world championship trophy is making a stop in the south bay. fans will be able to see the trophy at the santa clara convention center today from 1:30 to:30. 3:30. snap your own pictures in line but only a professional photographer will take pictures of the fans with the trophy. then the trophy heads to sacramento. a chance for a trophy in san francisco's fisherman's wharf this morning. it is a celebrity crab cracking competition. this features some of the top chefs with local celebrities. the twosome that cracks the most crabs wins a $1,000 prize going to the winning celebrity's charity of choice.

tv host judge judy will participate. i would like to see her crack her crabs. the second annual event kicks off at 10:30 at fisherman's grotto in san francisco. have you ever seen those guys go out there, christina? they are fast. >> they are fast and know just how to get it cracking. good morning to you. we are getting you cracking this morning with some beautiful weather. it will be another gorgeous day. abnormally warm for this time of the year by 10 to 15 degrees. we have changes on the way. this will be the very last warm day of the week as a little system of low pressure, a very moisture-rich system will bring the onshore flow for us heading throughout tomorrow. so as we head through tomorrow afternoon about 5 to 10 degrees cooler than where we have been. but for today, beautiful conditions. we are going to round out the day right around 70 degrees once again. we'll talk about the possibility of some rain after 13 consecutive days without rain. i'll let you know exactly when we are expecting that coming up. but right now you want to find out how we are doing. actually, we'll find out about

something else. we want to improove roads or roses. you want to keep this in mind. because it has been warm and we have so much early growth, once we see the next freeze, it looks like temperatures are going to be very, very cold here in the next month or. so you really need to protect those blossoms or we could see crop damage. it is looking like another beautiful day to get out to prune rouzs roses. this is the heritage rose garden. we expect to smell the roses later on probably some time in june. let's find out about your traffic now with mike inouye. christina, wait. i saw that video and had one of the bay area crab t-shirts, but you got a bonnet as well? i have to talk to lance about that, our events guy. we have a construction event at karl canyon road in either direction accessing 680. we have an emergency closure overnight. caltrans had not scheduled it,

but construction on 680 in the area demanded that for safety sake. you can use canyon road as your alternate. 15 minutes until that is cleared. 680 is still moving despite the construction in the area. 580 approaching the area, moving very nicely through livermore. eastbound out of the area we do have a dense fog advisory for you. keep it in mind heading towards tracy and sacramento. if you think traffic is bad in the bay area, try driving in shy china. they have some of the worst traffic in the world with some 5 million cars on the road. traffic congestion is so bad in beijing you now have to win the lottery to own a car. the new lottery system is part of beijing's effort to keep 600,000 cars off the road. last year motorists in beijing spent an average of 62 minutes in rush hour traffic.

not fun. 5:09 right now. a national lawmaker is suing over his lunch. we'll show you why. and struck down by sudden illness. more than a dozen football players at one university are rushed to the hospital. what doctors think may have caused it. plus, possible good news on the economic front. a new report out today to look at how economists think 2011 is shaping up. and facebook apparently boosting lots of love lives. while getting social online is helping more people get a little social in other areas. here's a live look outside this morning overlooking the south bay. record temperatures. it feels like spring in january. stay with us. 5:10 right now. [ female announcer ] dry, itchy skin? ordinary lotions may not help. new cortizone-10 hydratensive

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welcome back, everyone. a good thursday morning to you. a hit hazy as we look outside. record temperatures near the bay area. very lucky compared to what's happening in the east. we'll look at the forecast for you coming up. take a look at this. an erupting volcano continues to

blanket parts of southern japan. a huge cloud of smoke rising 5,000 feet into the sky. a nearby village was smothered in ash. visibility was so bad train service and flights had to be suspended in the area. people were wearing masks there. people also were banned from going within two miles of the volcano. no reports luckily of injuries. the university of iowa is trying to diagnose an illness that sent a member of its football team to the hospital. 13 hawkeye players were hospitalized after becoming ill after intense offseason workouts. officials say they all suffer from a condition that breaks down muscle fibers and then enters the bloodstream. patients can suffer cell damage and even kidney failure. doctors say it was possible the heavy workouts were a factor to their illness. the university officials say they want all the facts to come out before making a conclusion. >> the common denominator for each of these individuals had to

do with the fact that they were undergoing a workout, a heavy exercise program. >> there's a little bit of questioning and investigation that has to occur. we are relying on physicians and health care and the professionals at the university to help us. >> doctors say all the football players are responding well to treatment at the hospital. as the hospital spokesperson says, they are not sure if any took any supplements that could have triggered the illness. this morning a former band member is under arrest for allegedly threatening the mayor of sacramento inside a restaurant. officers say fred nelson jr., the former drummer for the band oleander, approached the mayor yesterday at a restaurant inside the citizens hotel asking to talk to him outside. nelson told the man he couldn't go with him, so he gave the mayor a warning. >> okay. i just told him that -- >> i felt threatened. one, i hope no public official

has to be in that predicament or situation. >> i don't think it is a threat. i think of it as a warning. >> friend tell our sister station in sacramento nelson was diagnosed with a mental disorder and may have been off his medication. nelson also apologized. drug dealers are finding new ways to smuggle drugs into the u.s. by using old techniques. we have recent surveillance video shot by u.s. customs and border protection. you can see suspects loading drugs into a catapult that was towed by an suv. just like the ones used during the medieval times. they fired off a number of packages before u.s. border agents were able to call in u.s. officials to the scene. the suspects fled leaving behind the catapult and 45 pounds of marijuana. nearly 26 million americans now dealing with diabetes. the centers for disease control and prevention released a new estimate yesterday. that means that 1 in 12 americans have the disease.

that's a 9% increase from the 2008 estimate. the two reasons are for the increase, more people developing type two diabetes from obesity and people who have it are living longer. the federal government says social security will be drained in 2037. a new congressional projection shows social security running deficits every year until it runs out that year. in 2011 it is projected to collect $45 billion less of payroll than it pays out. congressman dennis kucinich is suing the congressional cafeteria. he says a sandwich wrap caused dental damage. the suit calls for $150,000 in damages. he said the wrap, quote, contained dangerous substances, namely an olive pit. watch out for those pits. encouraging news for those looking for work. a new survey shows the economy is growing faster than

predicted. the latest economy survey shows they will create more than 2 million jobs this year. last year the economy added half that number of jobs, but unemployment will still stay near 9% at the end of the year. a majority of economists say it will be 2016 or later before unemployment drops to the normal rate of 5%. an update to a story we brought you yesterday. a penguin arrested in peru for taking a wrong turn is now on his way home. tomas was taken out to sea yesterday to return to his colony. swim with the fishes, but in a good way. his family lives on an island off peru's coast. he was picked up earlier this week after he ended up miles from his island home. he and all other humble penguins are protected under the endangered species act. good-bye, tomas, have a good life. 5:18 right now. pretty good if you live anywhere in the bay area.

we are pretty spoiled here on the west coast, christina. >> oh, yes, we certainly are. i'm so curious how they handcuffed that penguin. 71 in gilroy yesterday. it was just a gorgeous day in the south bay. not quite as nice yesterday in the north bay or the east bay with a lot of low clouds. but today we'll see more of the same. sunshine, foggy starts in the east and north bay, but temperatures are climbing to the 70-degree mark. it puts it in perspective. yesterday when i saw a guy walking down the street with short sleeves, flip-flops and eating an ice cream cone. yes, that is in january. 46 in hayward right now. heading throughout the next few days we are going to see a little bit of a change. we have dense fog in the north and east bay that is going to start to push back off to the east where it should be courtesy of onshore flow. that means san francisco, the fog will be back in your area probably as we head into this

weekend. thursday, for today, 10 to 15 degrees above average once again. staying nice and warm this afternoon. then maybe, just maybe we'll see a few showers as we head into sunday for the north bay. a 20% chance of that, but we want to let you know a lot of people are just waiting for the rain. so yesterday, 74 degrees in gilroy. today i'm going 75. san jose, 70. palo alto, i'm going 70 degrees. mark zuckerberg, it will be nice and warm for you today. that's a look at your weather. now back to you. sounds good. 25z:20 right now, 5:20 right now. mike is up next getting you where you need to go. and facebook, the study that shows you'll have more sex in if you have one of these. we'll see what that is. plus, a couple bay area refineries will stop work. that means for everyone in the bay area wernot they are connected to the refinery.

good morning, folks. christina gave you such a great forecast, but she did talk about the fog. that's what i'm talking about. right here with the fog icon near the venetian bridge. the fog is making it tough to see just off the venetian bridge. that's causing visibility issues there.

both the venetian and cartinas bridges have a fog advisory. it is sticking in place for the remainder of the morning. hopefully clearing by 10:00 once the sun starts to heat things up and the fog lifts. so far that's the issue there as well as predictably concord. the 63 slowing will show up near antioch. the emergency closure of cook canyon road. the on-ramp to 680 is closed until 6:00 a.m. use bollinger canyon road to the south. the southbound side will find slowing at davis because of an accident there moving to the shoulder. i'll follow that and send it back to you. thank you very much, mike. palo alto's mark zuckerberg created facebook to help his social life, but did he expect this? facebook flirting giving new meaning to getting social. robert kovacik in l.a. reports all the posts and likes are

apparently accelerating the pace of romance. >> reporter: the patio at the pub here is always a popular hollywood spot to hang with friend or someone special. dating in the digital age. is facebook the new foreplay? >> people on facebook will talk some more. i mean, it definitely helps to build the relationship, yeah. >> reporter: does talking lead to something else? >> it could. it could. i mean, anything can happen, right? i mean, this is the 21st century. >> reporter: a new survey from fitness magazine says 58% men admit flirting from facebook and texting has helped them soon. no surprise to some guys. we met up with mark and stacy. she warns that intimacy created may not be real. >> it is slightly anonymous. you are living through your profile picture and not your actually social ability. >> reporter: 80% of women say all this new technology only increases the speed to go from a

date to the bedroom. look at it this way. nowadays you don't have to wait until the next date to reconnect. 49% of those surveyed say they have been asked out through a facebook message. 65% through a text. >> flirting -- >> reporter: these two out tonight after texting helped to break the ice. >> to see where we stood in the beginning. yeah, it helped a little bit, actually. >> reporter: what date are you on right now? >> fifth. >> reporter: and as these potential relationships blossom, keep an eye on your computer because your partner will. 76% of women say they will look at a boyfriend's e-mails if left open. 69% of men admitted to doing the same. 5:26 right now. >> do you think she could come over for the final on saturday? >> no, i think she prefers staying home. i mean, i have asked her many

times to say, please, come with me. no, no, i have my life, i don't want to come with you. >> and if that's what she says about her mom, imagine what she says about her husband? the australian open finalist says getting laughs is doing something no chide chinese woman has done before. and this woman was simply trying take surab byer baby was safe. this is not the first time. we'll hear from her next. lieves it with moisturizers plus the power of cortizone-10. new hydratensive lotion.

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why $4 a gallon could soon become a reality coming up in a live roar. the nation is under a yellow terror alert this morning, but not for much longer. not because things are getting safer but because the government says we simply don't need colors anymore. we'll explain in a live report. and we will tell you about the new program that one bay area college is using to help train people for the 100,000 jobs expected to open up over the next ten years. a live look outside. we are expecting a gorgeous day. but the rain will creep back into the forecast. christina will tell us how much and when. it is thursday, january 27th. this is "today in the bay." good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew in for brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. there's a behind-the-scenes peek

look at our very warm forecast. it always looks better for a new set. good morning to you in the bay area. it is a gorgeous day today. not so gorgeous right now with the really dense fog in the east bay. it is also drifting north courtesy of an offshore flow. the strong offshore flow has santa ana winds kicking down south. 85 degrees is the forecasted high in anaheim today. we are talking about 75 in gilroy later on. we are at 37 right now. 69 degrees in concord today. 69 in san jose. 69 degrees in almaden valley. temperatures will drop by five degrees tomorrow. the offshore flow won't be as strong. that means more fog in places like san francisco. we'll go into detail as to when to expect the rain that scott told you about coming up. stay tuned for that. back to you guys. thank you, christina. new this morning, a refinery shut down fueling fear that is gas prices could rise in the bay area. marla tellez is live with

details. we are already seeing gas prices up this year, so how much will we see them raise now? >> reporter: unfortunately, it could get ugly. don't be surprised if gas prices reach $4 a gallon by memorial day here in the bay area. it has happened before and could happen again. and here is why. the vallejo refinely will be closed longer than expected for maintenance. initially it was to be shut down for five weeks but now has been extended to seven weeks to february 19th. the valero corporation says there's no reason for the extension. nevertheless, this could drive up gas prices more considering the shell refinery in mart nasa is expected to shut down some units before june. and that the refinery in martinas is scheduled for maintenance later this year. according to gasbuddy.com. gas prices average $3.41 in san

francisco. $3.38 in san jose. and $3.36 in oakland. so, of course, this is all for regular unleaded. now, since the valero refinery shut down about january 1st of this year, gas prices have gone up about 2% here in the bay area. now, if you would like to find the cheapest gas prices in your neighborhood, gasbuddy.com is a good resource. for now, we are live in san francisco, marla tellez, "today in the bay." i was just looking at that. the south bay has cheap stuff, $3.19, this is on mckey road. this is in san jose's east side. if you want to do san francisco, you have to drive down to redwood city to save on gasoline on canyon road. gas is $3.18 a gallon. $3.19 in the east bay. concord, on willow pass road, check out the cirvo gas there.

world gas on san pablo avenue is cheaper as well. you can also check out gasbuddy.com. this morning an oakland police officer is off the street after killing a man wanted in a drive-by shooting. police chased two men in a car for ten minutes late wednesday afternoon. the chase ended at 85th avenue and san leandro street. the suspect fired shots near 79th avenue earlier wednesday. the man who was shot was armed with two weapons. officers arrested another man in a car. the officer involved in the shooting is on paid leave during the administration which is standard procedure. >> a memorial today for a young oakland woman killed in a snowboarding accident. rashika keith died on saturday afternoon crashing into a ski lift. it happened near lake tahoe. she hit the tower while riding her snowboard like a sled instead of strapping it to her feet. she was 22 years old.

the student was at uc santa cruz and was involved in theater. the memorial will be at the uc santa cruz campus from 12:30 to 2:00. this morning we are hearing from the man who was killed by the school district's police this weekend. rasheed brown was sitting in the passenger seat of a parked car and stabbed an officer with a screwdriver. that's when the other officer started shooting. brown's mother can't believe shooting and killing her son was the officer's only action. >> i was so upset that my son god got murdered by school police. these people are supposed to protect our children. >> the car turned out to be stolen. and police say they found a gun in the car. but brown's family says brown didn't have a gun and it was not a real threat. three separate agencies are investigating this incident. thmpblts afternoon the south bay

police officer will link charges linked to a hell's angel conspiracy. the police officer is expected to enter his plea in court accused of a plot to give confidential records to hell's angel member william betancourt. a san jose woman viviana rodriguez was also arrested in the plot. the information was offered up to settle a bet. if convicted the officer faces three years in prison. betancourt could get 25 years to life under the three strikes law. the work begins this morning for san jose mayor chuck reed who is by busy working to keep jobs in san jose. mayor reed is returning from sacramento to tell governor jerry brown if you eliminate work agencies you eliminate more jobs. governor brown and the state are looking at a $25 billion budget deficit. the governor feels one way to cut the deficit is to shut down

redevelopment agencies. that would free up close to $2 billion. but mayor reed is telling governor brown now is not the time to take away that money. >> we want to impress upon him the importance of this redevelopment funding to creating jobs at a time when california is at such a high unemployment rate. >> there could be a possible compromise. mayor chuck reed and his fellow mayors are working on alternative proposals. but they have to move quickly. the governor wants the budget in place by march. well, if you want more you are in nurses you need more nursing teachers. san jose state will offer a doctorate in nursing practice to give the students qualifications they need to teach at the university level. it will be a joint nursing program with fresno state. and this is a timely move. the u.s. bureau of health professionals projects california will a shortfall of 100,000 nurses in ten years. we are already left with less than nurses per capita. anyone who plans to get a ph.d.

in nursing will have to pay more this fall. fees will be hiked 10%. you are looking at a tuition of $10,500. oakland's public school leaders are making tough decisions to figure out how many schools it actually needs. for the past ten years the number of school-aged children have increased but enrollment in public schools has gone down significantly. many are going to charter and private schools instead. oakland's school leaders are now looking at the number of schools needed and where. and they are going to hold a meeting tonight from 5:30 to 8:00 at the jack london aquatic center. a poet from the bay area famous on youtube will be on the talk show "ellen" today. young, talented are some soft of his qualities to name a few.

[ inaudible ] >> he was born and raised in san francisco. he was featured on the russell sill months death jam poetry on hbo. watch him on "ellen" today at 4:00 right here on nbc. she has great guests. many come from youtube. she hears the back story of all those people. >> it is a fun show to watch. if you have never been in person, it is fun. >> do we have video of that? >> no, we don't. let's move on to christina. you think i don't know who ellen is? yes, i love el . it comes on before our evening newscast. 46 in hayward and san jose. high pressure firmly in control of the weather pattern. it will be a beautiful day in

the bay. we have changes on the way. you'll notice here this system of low pressure trying to make its way onshore. what that means for us is more of an onshore flow. for the past five to eight days we have had high pressure setting up firmly over us. that's driving the winds from land to sea. they are actually warming up on the way pushing all that fog off the peninsula. for us today what you can count on is more of the same, but this system is going to change heading into tomorrow. we have more of the onshore flow with cooler conditions. this is the last day with really, really warm temperatures. 69 degrees today in san jose. 69 in livermore. and 69 degrees in fremont. and it looks like as we head through the next few days we'll drop off a little bit, but not all that much. your extended forecast is on the way. stay tuned for that. that's coming up. back to you guys. mike joins us with a little -- >> go ahead, keep going. >> wow, what a great introduction. i'm charlie. look over here.

we have an issue. this is a problem for 880. we do have an accident reported on the southbound side right around marina boulevard, which is a couple exits south of the coliseum. you can see a couple lanes blocked. our coliseum camera is turning to the south. our operator is showing us the backup and the flashing lights. this is a problem heading past the coliseum. you can still take eastbound 580 if that's on your route. there's fog over there in the pittsburgh bay point as well as antioch. typical slowing there. thank you very much. it is 5:41 right now. a master's degree in rock. what do you think about that? the first masters in the fab four handed out. we'll tell you where. and getting the help they need. the important aid coming to the victims of the san bruno explosion. plus, a scary moment on stage after jimmy buffett falls during a concert. we'll get the latest on his condition coming up.

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the color-coded terror alert system that we all know so well is about to become a thing of the past. later today homeland security secretary janet napolitano will discuss the new plan to keep us aware of new threats. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c., with more on the changes. good morning, tracie. good morning. the new system will be announced later today phased out in favor of a different way to deal with the terror threats. they have been looking at this for about a year, and the government decided this is a system they are not using anyway. they have not raised the terror

alert from yellow in 4 1/2 years despite several incidents, including the cargo bombs last fall. they rolled this out after 9/11. initially it was used quite often. it only hit red once. never was it lowered to green or blue. the new national terror advisory system will give specific notices to authorities when a threat is detected in their area. it will include public announcements on tv and print and on social media like facebook and twitter. they are expecting to roll it out in april. very interesting. thank you very much, tracie. 5:45. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent mcgrew. traffic and weather in two minutes. we are getting word that two bay area giants are working on technology together. intel is giving stanford $2.5 million to support the new science and technology center focus on 3-d graphic features.

i tell will spread the wealth and expand to seven other campuses investing a total of $100 million along the way. for more news before the bell, we'll goat go to cnbc's michelle lapan. >> reporter: the fed deciding to stay the course not abandoned the $600 billion bond buying program. the economy is improving but it is not going to change its policy until more jobs are created. big happenings out of asia today. japan's credit rating was cut for the first time in nine years. we have just had the first full check on unemployment, durable goods, pending home sales coming out. we are getting the likes of proctor and gamble, caterpillar is giving out its earnings as well. the dow ended below 12,000

yesterday. the nasdaq was at 2739. it is really all about the beans. starbucks says rising coffee prices will hurt profits more than previously thought this year, but it insists that the hike will not offset or jouf offset by a rise in drink prices. that's all we care about. our lattes won't be more expensive. walgreens is getting into the beer business. they have been rolling out this private label brew called big flats. in more than half of its u.s. stores, that is. the name doesn't sound that appealing to you, but perhaps the price will. it is just 60 cents a can. yes, i got your attention now. they plan to start rolling out their own red wine as well next month. i mean, step aside, wall greens is in town. >> nicole lappan at cnbc world

headquarters. you can serve your guests flat beer. >> that's cheap for a six-pack. interesting. there you have it. no fog on the bay bridge. i'm a big supporter of testing the generic brand they put out. good stuff. good morning to you. high pressure is firmly in control of our weather pattern. it is bringing about another gorgeous day. as you can see, we have clouds getting closer and closer to the bay area. the system of low pressure is trying to get onshore here. now, it does look like this system, the core will ride over that bay bridge. but that will bring about the onshore flow and cooler conditions as of tomorrow. we'll drop off by five degrees. if you have been missing your rain, we have showers in the forecast for sunday. a 20% chance for showers in the north bay. we'll talk about the extended

forecast and when and how much rain to expect at the end of next week coming up. we'll take it over here. come on over here. we'll take a look at this. we have an issue on southbound 880. we'll take the live shot and see the oakland camera with things getting headed heading down south. we have all the red lights backing up down about a mile past marina boulevard with two lanes blocked. on the maps we'll go back there to see the slowing on 880 southbound. you'll use eastbound 880 heading through oakland. you can et get there easily. things are picking up as far as the volume through the area, but it is usually the opposite direction heading to the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you guys. i'll have more in my next traffic report. the victims are finally getting donations from the city. they are handing out roughly

$395,000 in individual and corporate donations. people whose homes were destroyed will get $6,000 per household. yellow-tagged homes will get $4,000 each. and $1,000 will go to each home that had minor damages from the explosion. in the meantime, the parents of a young woman killed by the blast there filing a wrongful death lawsuit against pg&e. the parents of 20 yield jessica morales say negligence and ultrahazardous activity led to the death of their daughter. morales was visiting her boyfriend at his home on earl street when the pipeline exploded engulfing the home in flames. a san a rafael woman is on a crew said after her family's trip to hawaii was stalled for the second time. the flight crew kicked melissa bradley and her family off the flight because of her daughter's sunshine brand car seat. now, bradley says it is a standard model with a sticker

that says it has faa approval. however, it does require a window seat or a seat with extra leg room. she called in advance of yesterday's flight to double check on the seat, but when she arrived she says the crew refused to ask another passenger to trade seats. >> people across the country may be aware this has happened to them when it happened to me last time. they said they just listened to the floogt attendant and put the baby on their lap which is unsafe when they paid for a seat. this is something that is actually a real problem. it is not a one-time incident. >> bradley says she told the flight crew they were violating faa policy but the people in her party were taken off the plane and put on another flight seven hours later. no plan on her return flight from hawaii or if she plans to buy another seat. jimmy buffett is recovering this morning after tumbling face first off the stranlg stage in australia. buffett misjudged where the

stage ended. the security workers rushed in to help. he was reportedly unconscious for about ten minutes. fans say they were shocked by the entertainer's fall. >> we thought he was distraught. we love him. >> a message on buffett's website this morning read jimmy has been released from the hospital and is doing well. the 64-year-old cheeseburger in paradise singer has not performed in australia for more than 20 years. buffett and his band have promised to perform down under again this year. maybe not down under the stage. he was released from the hospital last night. he's recovers this morning. doctors say he'll be okay. a canadian woman meanwhile is causing new revolutions in the academic world. she's the first person to receive a master's degree in the study of beasles, and not the buzz. >> it is amazing. she picked up her degree at

liverpool hope university. the college was the first to use the band as a serious academic study. it focuses on the significance of their music and the impact on western culture. the graduate is not a strainier to the music scene. she's a singer and music instructor in ontario, canada. it took more than a hard day's work to study. >> it is a logical look at our culture. so it was way more intense and a much higher of learning that i could have imagined. >> amazing. now, after the ceremony the media starting singing penny lane. 11 master's students are also studying the beatles. the labrador retriever is remaining the leader of the pack as far as dogs go. the 20th year in a row to be the most popular dog ever according to the american kennel club. the lab is the most popular. german shepherd is second. yorkshire terrier is third.

beagle, fourth. golden retriever is fifth. they have three new breeds. you want to try these, laura? >> oh, nice. he took my part of the script. and i see what he did. he did it on purpose. this is a mountain dog that made its mark as a cattle herd er. and this is an ancient breed from mexico. and this is the norwegian mud hound. i'm a little -- >> i have been completely hushed up. i thought i was going to throw you a curveball there. forget it. >> oh, little puppy. you give up? >> yeah. 5:54 right now. if you are a dog lover out there, it is a great dog day in the park. >> yes, i feel a lot of people

will be walking their dogs. you'll see more of that today. today is your day. 37 in gilroy right now. gilroy will be the warmest city in all of the bay area once again. they hit 74 degrees yesterday. today i'm forecasting 75 degrees in gilroy. 39 in livermore. 46 in hayward. now, we do have some really dense fog developing in the east bay this morning. you may not see it right when you walk out the front door, but we have really dense fog, especially over the bridges. if you want to take it easy out there, that's the case in the north bay and east bay until 11:00 a.m. after that we are going to see a lot of sunshine. high pressure is stubborn. it has been providing the beautiful weather and an offshore flow. but we'll see changes. we have a strong system out here that wants to make its way onshore. i think it will do so heading into sunday. maybe dragging the cold front to create light scattered showers through the north bay. only a 20% chance of that, but

peale people really want the rain. 69 in fremont. 69 degrees in alameda valley. heading throughout the next few days. a drop in temperatures but staying warm. we'll get to the extended forecast coming up. grab a jacket on your way out the front door. it is something you can take off later. back to you guys. spoiler alert. if you tivo'd the australia open, the women's final is set. kim versus number two vera von arrova. kim will play in the women's final. >> last night the second half of the match-up was determined. china knocks off number one caroline. she says she didn't sleep well before the semifinal match. listen to why. >> i'm the semifinal.

[ inaudible ] >> lee's husband was right there. she said the snoring was so bad she woke up every hour. but it didn't stop there. she got into more hot water after this. >> it is our fifth wedding anniversary as well. >> is it today? >> it is today, the 27th, yeah. >> it issed to today? >> yes, it is today. we are pretty sure her husband will forgive her. she is the first chinese player to ever reach a grand slam final. a lot of fun. >> something on her mind. >> he didn't care. he cheered her on. 5:57. we'll be back in just a moment. [ male announcer ] myron needed an mba to turn his technology into a business.

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