new this morning, the unrest in egypt continues. tens of thousands of people on the streets of cairo demanding change. we will have the latest coming up. good morning. i'm christie smith. the debate over red light cameras is heating up again. are they meant for safety reasons or just a cash cow for local government? we'll be talking about a new study coming up. and first it was pain at the pump, now it is pain at the cash register. food prices are on the rise. we'll tell you how much and what's behind it. a live look at 880 and oakland. it is february 1st, it is "today in the east bay."

good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. it is 4:30. let's check your forecast with christina loren. good morning to you. we are looking towards more of that sunshine later today, but we have some really dense fog in the east bay this morning. you'll want to give yourself plenty of time and take it easy out there where visibilities are down to a quarter of a mile or less in places like concord, fairfield, even in the north bay this morning with very reduced visibilities. temperatures are pretty mild. 51 in hayward. 39 in napa and fairfield. here's where our visibilities are right now. heading throughout the next couple of hours we'll see more fog develop. it looks like one of those mornings where we have very, very dense fog, even for the bay area. keep that in mind. travel cautiously. once the fog lifts and breaks apart we are talking about a lot of sunshine later today as high pressure is fully in control of the forecast. we'll talk about how warm it

will be in your east bay city coming up. for now, we'll check on the commute with mike inouye. the fog will play a huge part through the east hills this morning. if you are my facebook friend i told you about this last night, for the dumbarton bridge overnight now through friday at least, as early as 8:00 p.m. it could be down to one lane in either direction of highway 84. that is the dumbarton bridge. they are working on that project through 2012. overnight through friday from 8:00 to 5:00 a.m. all lanes have picked up, but we could see more construction lasting to the 5:00 hour as the westbound commute continues through the rest of the week. the san mateo bridge, highway 92 further north will take you clear of this project, it shouldn't be a problem overnight. both of the bridges are moving smoothly right now. but then the fog is playing a part. chp issued an overnight dense fog advisory for the cartinas bridge and north through vallejo. fairfield and novato, 37 to 101,

that's the same area christina showed you with less than a quarter mile visibility. keep that in mind near the venetian or cartinas bridges this morning. red light cameras are given credit for cutting down on deadly crashes across the country. christie smith is live in berkeley where red light cameras are in place. now, christie, when the cameras first came around not everyone was excited about them. >> reporter: that's right. this debate is not new, but some of the numbers we are talking about this morning are. if you have gotten one of the pricey tickets chances are you have an opinion on this. we are here at sixth and university in berkeley where running a red light will cost you $331. now, the debate is about preventing fatal crashes or raising cash for local governments. one traffic study group is arguing that the red light cameras saved 159 lives in more than a dozen cities recently

over five years. the insurance institute of highway safety suggests overall these cameras were to reduce fatal red light running by 20% in the same timeframe between 2004 and 2008. bottom line, they are saying that the cameras do save lives, but all this research is challenged by a driver's rights group. they are saying that the cameras actually can increase crashes and there are better ways to keep drivers safe at intersections. for instance, making the yellow light stay up for longer giving people a chance to slow down. they say some of these cameras prevent fatalities and crashes. well, that idea, they say, is pure nonsense. most recently, though, some voters are actually saying no thanks to the cameras. that was the case recently in the city of anaheim where voters turned it down. christie smith for "tost in the east bay." a crisis in egypt coming to

a head this morning. tens of thousands of people are demanding the oust of president hosni mubarak. officials have shut down roads and transportation trying two prevent large crowds from gathering. nationwide train service was suspended earlier this morning. bus services between cities halted as well. organizers of these rallies say mubarak ignored the needs of the poor and allowed political corruption to run rampant. meanwhile the u.s. is trying to get americans out of the country. "today in the east bay's" brian mooar has the latest from washington. >> reporter: in the egyptian capital tons of protestors standing up to their government and demanding a new one. organizers called for a march of a million people. and those who answered the call spoke with a single voice. >> even if the army wins, we are not afraid. >> reporter: president hosni mubarak has shaken up his government but his people want a lot more. >> i think it is obvious that

there's more work to be done. i think that is obvious in the pictures we continue to see. >> reporter: in new york a study stream of passengers, those lucky enough to get out of egyptian. >> we have been able to get out today because i think tomorrow is not going to be better. >> reporter: the state department is helping americans caught in the chaos. airports have been jammed with tourists trying to get out. in cairo organizers set this day aside for their largest protest yet. egyptians standing toe-to-toe with their government demanding change and the world is listening. while the united states is not taking sides in this crisis it is clear we have a lot riding on the outcome. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. an east bay fire district running out of money and could simply shut down. the east contra costa fire district expected to run out of cash by 2013 if nothing changes. at a meeting last night the board considered asking

taxpayers to hike their own property taxes to help fund the agency. the district serves brentwood, oakland, bethel highland, discovery bay, byron, marsh creek and morgan territory. contra costa county is facing its own grim budget picture this morning. and county administrators say workers are going to see furloughs and layoffs and pay cuts through 2018. while people living in the county will see services diminish. the drop in property values has hit that county hard. state cutbacks have hurt, too. cocoa county has cut a quarter billion from its budget sense the economic downturn. it needs to cut another $50 million next year. the administrator there says the budget troubles will extend through 2018. is. the city of oakland is celebrating the life of a man known as the community dad. a candlelight vigil will be held for barry bingham tonight at his oakland neighborhood. the 64-year-old was the community coordinator for the service employee international union or seiu.

he was the first african-american elected to the alameda county school board as well. he was found dead at his home last month making him the city's 12th homicide in january. family members are expected to speak at the vigil. this is the first time we'll hear from then since the night bingham died. some big neighbor celebrities demanding iran release those jailed hikers. actor sean penn and bishop desmond tutu are asking for the release of sean bower and josh fattal. they remain in iranian custody accused of spying while sarah shourd is back in the u.s. she was freed on bail last september but no word if she'll actually return for the trial. all right. if we are worried about fog in the bay area, this must be serious fog. let's check in with christina. it is for the east bay, in particular. the peninsula is not so bad right now. the south bay is okay, but the

show is for you in the east bay. that's where the fog is the thickest this morning. 39 degree this is fairfield. 44 in concord. less than a quarter of a mile visibility. we have that tooley fog creeping in. that will be the case for the next several hours with really dense fog and reduced visibilities. of course, our own mike inouye will be along to let you know how that's impacting your drive. i do want to point something out. we have a strong ridge of high pressure. and it is actually going to amplify heading through the next few days, but it is carrying in very, very cold arctic air. so for us we are going to drop in temperatures under a lot of sunshine and warm up in the 70s for thursday. high pressure is the dominant feature keeping things nice and sunny once the fog burns off. 66 in santa rosa. 60 in almaden valley. for you in the east bay, temperatures will be in the low 60s. they will climb as we get closer and closer to the weekend. your extended forecast is on the way.

let's get a check on the commute with mike. good morning, christina. the fog you are talking about is exactly what folks have to watch for on the road this morning. chp issued a dense fog advisory, so i'm going to give it again. for the cartinas bridge heading to vallejo, highway 37 out of this portion of the north bay from the east bay and over towards novato, it will be an issue. the venetian is showing speeds slower, that could be because of the fog working in. we'll keep or eyes on things. so far the traffic is moving nicely through pittsburgh and bay point. we have a slow spot there in addition to the slowing through antioch. fog was playing a previous issue for mornings, likely the same this morning. central valley will get the fog heading to traci and stockton. commuter hesding eastbound out of the direction need to watch for that. travel times here, not a big deal through the maze.

we'll watch as the fog develops. back to you. coming up on "today in the east bay" a massive storm hitting the center of the united states. tens of millions of people waiting for snow. plus, big plans from the governor. what it all means for you. it is february 1st. it is black history month. created in 1926, that's when the association for the study of negro life and history sponsored the first national history week. it happened on the second week in february to coincide with the birthdays of abraham lincoln and frederick douglas.

and welcome back. you are looking at a live picture of oakland. it is going to be a nice mild day today, though there is a lot of fog out there. buff it. millions of americans are bracing for another huge winter storm this morning. 33 states have a blizzard watch or warning. the storm is expected to drop more than a foot of snow across a stretch of 2100 miles in the united states forcing the national guard to open up armories to serve as shelters in some states. >> there are a lot of adjectives

beings toed around, disastrous, crippling, catastrophic. >> other places of the country are facing ice that could break pour lines and down trees. in all the storm is expected to affect 100 million people. christina loren is joining us with a much milder forecast. much, much milder. good morning. yeah, you know, it is newton's second law of motion, equal but opposite. we are seeing the exact opposite of that. much warmer than normal temperatures on the west coast. that's going to be the case all throughout this week approaching 70 degrees as we head into this thursday and this weekend. temperatures are going to be really nice. 51 degrees in hayward. we have very, very low visibility in the east bay this morning. so you want to take it easy out there. high pressure is going to build heading throughout the next couple of days to keep things nice and sunny and mild with temperatures in the 60s. let's find out if the fog is impacting your commute with mike inouye. yeah, the fog you showed is dense fog throughout the east bay hills and also to the north bay. so for the commuters there we

are seeing low visibility. the dumbarton bridge, i shouted this out on facebook as i tend to do with overnight construction projects, we have a retrofit project going on at 8:00 p.m. throughout the rest of the week. traffic was limited to one lane in each direction. that continues for highway 84. that extends through 2012. the san mateo bridge you get the option of light volume right now. now to some really remarkable news in the wake of the bp oil spill from last summer. the company reporting it lost nearly $5 billion last year, including the $49 billion it set aside to pay for the spill, but bp says it will pay a dividend. the total of 7 cents a share. closer to home, a problem with chips forcing samsung to offer refund to some of its computers. intel said it discovered the design problem in a new chip

set. that's expected to cost a billion dollars in repair in lost revenue. it will also delay the release of some computers using that new microprocessor. for more on that and more news before the bell, let's go to nicole lapin at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, nicole. >> reporter: good morning, scott. wall street could start february on a pretty positive note as futures are higher this morning. the dow closing out at its best january since 1997. we got a bunch of data out today on manufacturing and construction spending. and also some big earnings from the likes of pfizer and bell weather ups. meanwhile, verizon wireless is ready for the onslaught of demand from the iphone. the company starts selling the iphone thursday morning at 3:00 in the morning eastern time. that's midnight your time. online only for a new verizon subscribers. that goes on sale february 10th both at verizon and apple

stores. verizon says customers should expect a minimum of ten minutes once they get to a sells clerk. analysts predict that verizon could sell up to 500,000 iphones this weekend alone. meanwhile, apple is tightening control of its app store. "the new york times" says it told app developers and big guys like sony they could no longer sell content like e-books within the apps or let customers access the items they bought outside the app store. apple recently rejected sony's iphone app to let readers read e-books bought at the sony app store. also, you may be very excited, scott, about this upcoming sunday at several pizza chains looking to score big with this weekend's super bowl. super bowl sunday is one of the biggest pizza days of the year along with halloween, the day before thanksgiving, new year's

eve and new year's day. on average, get this, changes like domino's and pap pa johns see a 35% jump in business on super bowl sunday. >> looking forward to it. it is a great day for eating and watching tv. well, let's take it to the people. that was the governor's montra last night during his grim state of the state address. his prescription for bringing california back from the brink of bankruptcy includes a bitter pill for just about everyone and a challenge to lawmakers to let voters decide on extending temporary taxes. regardless of your income level you will likely feel a pinch. "today in the east bay's" cheryl herd is here with how the plan will hit the area. >> a warm welcome to our governor, the honorable jerry brown. >> reporter: governor jerry brown went old school with his eighth state of the state address. >> california faces a crisis that is real and unprecedented.

>> reporter: no teleprompter, only a typed speech on paper. the governor spelling out his plan to put california fiscally back on track. >> we'll have to struggle with our conscious and constituencies as we hear out a sensible plan to put our state on a sound fiscal footing. >> reporter: that's not going to be easy. california has a projected $25 billion deficit. he has proposed $12.5 billion in cuts and an additional $12 billion in taxes, which will have to be approved by voters in june. that vote may be split along party lines. >> it is a tough time to ask people to support this, but at the same time it will help our economy grow in the long run. >> if you don't change the size of the government to match your revenues, you can never catch up. >> reporter: brown said he knows balancing the budget will be painful. he says as californians vote against extending taxes there could be cuts to public schools, prisons, police and vital health care programs.

those cuts will affect a lot of programs in the east bay. >> the proposal here could cost 250,000 children childcare in a state. those are real challenges. >> we are making temporary cuts, which are temporary. that next year you'll have the deficit problem once again. >> reporter: the governor's response to that is he'll need help from republicans and democrats. cheryl herd for "today in the bay." job loss and gas prices, now the cost of price. economists say higher inflation is going to hit farmers harder this year. that will raise their prices then cause food prices to rise an estimated 2% to 3%. higher energy, the cost of grain as well, farmers say they have to raise their prices to keep pace. they say they are worried about what affect it will have on consumers. >> at some point we'll raise the price and people will say, i really don't need that. i'm not going to pay $5 a pound

for broccoli. >> the usda expects the price of pork and dairy products to rise the most this year. all right, let's get a look at what's happening later today in the bay as we say good morning to brent. >> good morning. the south bay's largest city will have a new permanent police chief by the end of the day. kris moore is expected to take over the san jose police department today. the city is grappling with a series of murders in what is historically one of america's safest big cities. "today in the bay's" bob redell is taking a closer look at the turbulent start for san jose's next top chief police officer. plus, chaos in cairo affects bay area companies. we'll take a look at how google is helping to get around an internet block that is in effect. you have heard about this, they are blocking the internet in egypt, but there's a way around it and google is helping with that. and a federal judge rule that is obama care is unconstitutional. we'll see what's next coming up in a few minutes on "today in the bay." thank you, brent.

today is super bowl need media day in dallas. every piece of equipment, cameras, microphones and tapes are expected to head the game. this is all part of a massive security effort to make sure everybody stays safe. >> reporter: police and private security are already fanning out across north texas. >> this is a safe event so far, and it is going to be safe. and at the end of the day we believe that it will be the safest and the best super bowl yet. >> reporter: the super bowl is considered a level one national security event allowing for additional federal assistance. that includes extra security on commercial airplanes flying to and from north texas. >> there will be some increase in coverage by air marshalls and undercover security that people won't see. and in addition on the day of the game itself air space will be cleared.

>> reporter: the nfl will provide 3,000 private security officers on super bowl sunday. >> fans can expect to pass through magnetometers and a patdown. >> reporter: police are asking everyone in north texas to remain vigilant. >> we are constantly monitoring the environment around the stadium and all over north texas for any potential threats or any perceived threats. we are prepared. >> well, they are prepared and christina loren is prepared as well. that's right, i'm us a prepared. are you ready to catch my spiral? okay, i'm not good with projectiles. 49 degrees in oakland this morning. we'll see a lot of sunshine later today and warm conditions as well. we have to get through really thick fog this morning first. much thicker than what we saw yesterday at this time. 39 in fairfield, 45 in livermore. you have a quarter of a mile visibility or less throughout the entire east bay this morning. so you really want to take it

easy. what's happening is that tulle fog is creeping in from the san joaquin. that means we'll see dense conditions up here until noon. then the sunshine will break through those low clouds. we'll see a beautiful second half of the day. this is what's happening. we have a strong ridge of high pressure completely taking the storm track to the north. in fact, it is well north of the pacific northwest at this time. they are not getting any rain as high pressure has firmly built in. sunny conditions for the entire west coast today. temperatures will be above average as we head later into this week. for the most part, we are heading throughout the next couple of days hovering near the 60-degree mark. 60 in napa and concord. 62 in livermore. here's the extended outlook. conditions getting warmer by thursday, but tuesday and wednesday are still going to be mild with temperatures in the 60s. we are close to the 70-degree mark all the way throughout this weekend. let's take a lot of sunshine outdoors. in february we like this, don't

we, scott? we do. fantastic. fans may love to hate tiger woods and michael vick, but there's one man they hate more. the raiders owner al davis. according to a recent poll from oakland to los angeles and back to oakland, davis has moved the raiders up and down the west coast making enemies along the way firing coach tom cable, the coach that brought them the best record in a while. according to the latest poll, a survey by e-poll market research, 68% of the public gives davis a thumbs-down making him the most disliked person in sports. after davis, michael vick, cowboy owner jerry jones, come golfer tiger woods and manny ramirez. a bay area sit is going beyond plastic bags and talking about banning the yellow pages. we'll tell you why this ban could end up in court. plus, a new movie brings celebritiesbay area. we'll to th te y area. elwel tell you when it will

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i'm bob redell live in san jose where later today the city is expected to approve its controversial selection for police chief. we'll have a live report outside city hall coming up. we are watching tens of thousands of people in the streets of cairo. they are calling for the pr