i'm bob redell getting my fingers ready for what could be a brand new area code coming to the south bay. that story is coming up. and a live look at the bay bridge this morning. a little bit of wind shaking the day. we might have a little bit of a weather story to tell you about. details are coming up. it is monday, march 7th, "today in the bay." good morning, thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. hang on to your hat and your steering wheel. christina loren has your monday morning forecast. >> good morning to you guys. >> we are going to put her mike on. >> it always works better if you hit the on switch. there you go. look at that. >> great lessons in life from brent cannon.

thank you for that. it does hit better when you hit the on switch. you are right on point when you talk about the wind. hold on to your hats, it is a gusty morning with wind speeds in excess of 20 miles per hour sustained in oakland right now. take it easy out there if you drive a high-profile vehicle. watch out for debris in the roadway as well. i'm happy to report the showers, the dreary skies from yesterday all are a thing of the past by noon today. we are going to take you through your day and detail the workweek coming up. but first, we'll check the drive with mike inouye. we have a little accident and some debris, not a little accident if you are involved, a big accident if you are directly involved at northbound 101 at 280 near the interchange. we have reports of some debris in the roadway, a dumpster. the car hit the dumpster in the middle lane. northbound 101 approaching northbound 280 and the connector. we'll see crews out there. no lanes are reported blocked, but the dumpster could be partially in a lane there. we are watching for crews to

remove that from the san francisco side of the bay. meanwhile, the maze and the approach, we are seeing debris reported southbound 880 at 23rd. a tire tread in the lane there as well. the traffic volume is relatively light. the live shot shows the camera shaking. we see this shot from san francisco atop san bruno mountain. the camera is shaking and that could be an issue for folks this morning. new this morning, an oakland police officer fired after shooting and killing an unarmed man in 2008 will be rehired. officer hector himenez shot matt woodfox in the fruitvale neighborhood. himenez shot him in the back when he rain from officers. it was the second time in seven months he shot and killed an unarmed man. he contested his treatment by the sent. under an arbitration agreement he'll be given backbay. we do not know when he'll return to duty or where he will be

assigned. sunnyvale police are warning people about a man who is wanted in a sexual assault. investigators say that man invaded a home near homestead high school just before 6:00 yesterday morning sexually assaulting a woman and then taking off. police say if you have any information to call the sunnyvale police or send an anonymous tip to sdtip@tipnow dorg. the investigation begins into a rowdy brawl in san francisco that happened friday night after a basketball game ended. the fight spilled out onto the court when a fan reportedly punched a washington high school player minutes after the team beat mission high school in the championship game. today the athletic commissioner hopes to review video and conduct interviews beforehanding out any penalties. no report has been filed with the police. good news for the city of san jose this morning. a major deal has been struck between san jose firefighters and city leaders. it note only helps the city

budget but also could pave the way for other union negotiations. firefighters voted over the weekend and agreed to a new contract that slashes their pay and benefits by 10%. city leaders say it is a step in the right direction and mayor chuck reed says other unions need to follow suit. >> a couple of our unions we don't have proposals from yet, and some are just saying no because they are still in denial. but the facts are really difficult to deny now. we are in a huge problem next year. the big shortfall of $110 million, more or less, and we just have to make some changes. >> critics claim the 10% cut is not enough because it will not fix san jose's budget problems. federal documents show that san jose firefighters are in the top five in the nation in terms of pay. the city council is now expected to vote on tuesday whether or not to approve the new contract. it is 5:04 right now. this morning the young man accused of plotting and killing

people in san mateo back in 2009 is going to be in court. the man walked into hillsdale high school armed with a chain saw, sword and ten pipe bombs intended to kill as many people as possible. two of the bombs exploded but nobody was injured. he has entered an insanity plea but could face life in prison. opening statements are scheduled for 9:00 this morning. hundreds of pg&e workers are working around the clock to try to find documents on the natural gas pipeline system. trucks have been dropping off boxes of city data. the search comes after investigators found a faulty pipe that is believed to be the origin of the san bruno explosion that killed eight people. allegations of police corruption are spreading across the east bay. more officers from a number of agencies are now under

investigation. this after a third law enforcement officer was arrested. "today in the bay's" marla tellez is live in danville with the latest claim as this investigation widens. marla? >> reporter: good morning, brent. actually, let me clarify, we are live in martinez this morning. the latest officer to be arrested in this case is danville police officer steven tenabe. he posted bail out of the county jail here in martinez over the weekend. the next step is he'll be arraigned at the superior court coming up. the 47-year-old who works on the danville police force as a contracted officer from the contra costa sheriff's department faces drug and conspiracy charges. and the information into norman welsh and chris butler. welsh is the commander of the now suspended contra costa narcotics enforcement team known as cnet. and butler is a private investigator based in concord. prosecutors allege tenabe and welsh stole drugs from evidence

lockers and butler would sell the drugs. it is also alleged butler would pay tenabe to arrest men from drunk driving in an attempt to tarnish their reputations and nasty divorce proceedings. now we went to tenabe's home in alamo last night and he maintained his innocence. >> just the only thing i'll say is that i'm not guilty of this and it is guilt by association. other than that i cannot comment on it because i have been ordered not to. >> reporter: welsh and butler both pleaded not guilty in court last week and both have since posted bail. the tenabe posted $260,000 bail in mart niz here over the weekend. his day in court is coming up. we'll find out exactly when and bring you that information. in the meantime, this could be just the tip of the iceberg in this big money drug and corruption scandal. live in martinez this morning, marla tellez for "today in the bay." thank you. it does seem to keep spreading. appreciate the update.

>> people living in the south bay may have to learn a new way of dialing their phones. bob redell is live in san jose with more. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. soon it is possible there could be a new area code coming to silicon valley. i just mentioned to a guy going into get a cup of coffee this morning, his first reaction was, what? i told him he could become a new number and he said no way. you can imagine if the california public utilities commission does try to do this there would be resistance. there will be hearings next week in the south bay to discuss adding 669 to the list of prefixes here in the bay area. the reason being is that the 408 numbers have been exhausted. now, if you are doing the math, you are probably thinking, well, boy, there aren't that many people in the south bay to exhaust the numbers because they have up to 8 million numbers, but the problem is when phone companies assign numbers they sometimes assign them in blocks of 1,000. so let's say if you are in a 432

prefix, you get 1,000 numbers and only use a couple hundred of them. there are a lot of orphan numbers. what's going to happen is possibly at the end of next year they would assign 669 numbers. one of two things would happen, if you are in the 408 number, you may still be able to stay 408. this will only apply to nose with new service, or take 408ers and split them in half. it will still be a while to figure out whether you keep 408 or move to 669. but whatever does happen, 669 would be the seventh area code for the bay area. and it would be, of course, the first time the south bay has had a new prefix. 408 in a long time. the 408 number came in here in the laet late '50s. now we have 651, 925, 707, this is the seventh one. when you look at this, we are just one rotation away from being 666.

that number is not used anywhere. it is not used anywhere in the country because obviously no one wants to be affiliated with the sign of the beast. >> really? >> reporter: what? really? yeah, a shocker. >> thank you, bob. one thing we can do is check 411 with mike and get the info on the traffic commute this morning. we'll get to him in a second. also, christina is taking a look at the numbers in the forecast. a lot of numbers are going around this morning. >> what are the wind numbers? >> what's my name, skip this morning? we are seeing freeze conditions impacting your drive. we'll talk to mike in a minute, but we have sustained wind speeds relatively strong in the east bay. this will change as we have a system of low pressure pulling out of the area that brought us showers yesterday. high pressure is moving back in. as a result our temperatures will end up in the mid-60s today. a fairly nice day once we clear all the showers out of the east bay hills.

a little lingering in the south bay this morning, but high pressure will build in and stick around for a while. the next shower chance, our next best shower chance is not until thursday. so this morning we are already starting out in the 50s. 49 degrees in san francisco. 50 degrees in santa cruz. 50 in sunnyvale. tack on an additional 15 degrees and that's where your city will end up today. we'll take you through the forecast details coming up, but first no introduction is necessary for your favorite traffic man. thank you. we'll look at the roadways, you see green, that's good news. speed sensors are seeing a nice flow northbound through the south bay. that's your commute. heading south, a lot of folks are heading to the santa cruz mountains. i want to call out the accident blocking one lane near redwood estates. there was an accident with a car spun around and is facing the wrong direction in your slow lane. an indication perhaps of slicker conditions traveling over the santa cruz mountains. to be expected considering the overnight weather we have bn

having. now the peninsula moves pretty smoothly. here's 101 and 280 heading north from the san mateo bridge. here's a quick check on the bridge itself illustrating the issues this morning. chp issued wind advisories for the san mateo bridge and the san francisco bay bridge. it is extended now to that bridge. heading north into the city, we have northbound 101 at 280 with debris reported there. watch for that. we noted the bay bridge and the wind advisory just issued for that span, but the debris reported southbound 880 through oakland near 23rd is cleared. that's better news, back to you. thank you, mike. the time is 5:12. we'll tell you in the bay area where a bank is handing out cold hard cash today and why. and the battle over unions in wisconsin continues this morning. find out what's happening today in a live report. and fresh off his stint at theve oscars, james franco is going to be in town. we'll tell you where you can see him coming up. 3 vitami the body wash that moisturizes like a lotion.

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you may have heard the term "leave a penny take a penny." how about take a dollar spend a dollar? alliance credit union will hand out $1 bills between 11:30 a.m. and noon at son jose state university today. this comes with a message to encourage consumers to invest in local businesses and maintain a sustainable future for all. american markets might break the trend this week, we'll see what happens. courtney reagan is live at cnbc world headquarters with a look at what may move your money today. courtney? >> reporter: thank you, brent. right now futures are higher ahead of the opening bell, but just slightly so we'll have to see exactly what happens when the market opens in about an hour and 15 minutes from now. we saw the major u.s. index indices dragged lower on friday

amid this continued unrest in the middle east. markets in asia are mostly lower. so far in europe, though, things are turning greener. they have been lower at one point. with oil prices soaring the u.s. is considering tapping emergency reserves to tamp down prices. u.s. crude oil is surpassing $106 a barrel hitting the highest price in 2 1/2 years amid gop unrest in libya. prices at the pump reached more than $3.50 nationwide average. that's the second biggest two-week jump ever because on average we have jumped about 33 cents in just those two weeks. and the last time the u.s. tapped oil reserves was after hurricane katrina. so if it happens it is going to be a kind of big deal. wisconsin democrats who fled the state as the debate over employee unions raged plan to come back soon according to the wall street journal. mark miller says he will let the full senate vote on the budget

repair bill. the bill is expected to pass through the republican-controlled senate. "rango" takes the top spot at the box office this week raking in $38 million followed by "the adjustment bureau" at $21 million. this is the first animated film from industrial magic special effects studio followed or found by george lucas in 1975. lots of firsts this weekend. fish off hosting the academy awards show, james franco is filming a documentary in the area. the palo alto native is shooting a behind-the-scenes look into the flight development through a teenager's eye. franco's brother is also helping out working on the set. 5:17. we want to check in with christina to take a look at your monday forecast. we are blow-drying the bay area after all the rain.

>> yes, i bet you would have to blow dry your hair every morning to get it to look that good. we are looking pretty good this morning. a northwest wind at 16 miles per hour sustained in hayward. we have winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour sustained anywhere between 5 and 25 miles per hour. just depending on where you live this morning. calm wind in santa cruz. gusts in novato and santa rosa. that's the story for the miss part of the day. we have a tight pressure gradient as this system pulls out and high pressure is moving in. that will bring us a nice second half of the day as we kick the lingering shower activity usually over the east bay hills. this is what we typically see, the little lift here as the moisture is taken up into the atmosphere. so heavy rain is coming down in spots among the east bay hills this morning. a will be the case for the next couple howevers hours. everywhere we have the chance to dry out. we are looking to sunshine for the second half of the day. we are starting out so warm our temperatures are expected to end up in the mid-60s. here's your forecast for today.

63 degrees in san francisco. 62 up in napa. and 60 degrees in concord today. 63 for san jose. this week overall looks pretty good. we have another chance of rain on thursday, but it is only a 30% chance. overall, looking relatively dry and sunny for the first couple of days. i'm going to send it back to you, laura and brent. thank you very much. rumors are flying that the popular bravo show "real housewives" is planning a season in the bay area. however, it may be an online hoax. a recent craigslist ad for six housewives living fluent lives caused a stir on the website. the bay citizen says that bravo is denying any involvement but there's another report that claims that "real housewives" producer andy cohen tweeted and deleted the denial about the report. so a lot of people are wondering what's going on. >> it could be interesting because he could be kind of adding to the hype. i think it would be fun. >> or putting feelers out to see

if there's interest. >> oh, there would be interest. >> there would be some. the time is 5:19. the bay area sports hall of fame is going to induct a few new members today, including some 49ers. the google executive that made news in egypt is in california. we'll take a look at what he's saying coming up. and we'll look at the drive through the north bay. we are looking at a pretty good drive approaching the richmond/san rafael drive. advisory for the bridge will give you more spots to watch out for this morning. your traffic is coming up. hey marcel, watch this!

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good morning, everybody. t thetime is 5:22. a live look outside from the south bay, this camera protected enough that it is not really blowing in the wind, but we have seen others kind of bouncing around. it is gusty out there. christina has the latest on your forecast coming up in a few. 5:22 right now. four well-known women and men in

bay area sports will be inducted into the bay area sports hall of fame. unduck tees are dwight clark, george seifert, julie instert as well. dwight clark won for the 49ers. julie inkster is a 27-year veteran of the lpga tour. and frank tatum brought the cup to san francisco. >> many of the greats. we want to check in with mike, one of the things we are talking about is the wind for the weather, but it is a factor for the commute, too. >> definitely because the bridges and open spans over the water you want to hold on. we have the wind farms here, but the wind is traveling through the area through the altamont pass heading westbound in your commute direction. lower your speeds approaching north flint road. the volume is building out of

the altamont pass. we'll see the speeds drop a little bit. no issues for another half hour. right on schedule coming through livermore and the dublin interchange. over to the hayward interchange for 880 and 92, we have a wind advisory for is a the san mateo bridge. that's extended for the morning as far as things go here. the wind is a factor here. a note for 17 near 880 further south, we have the accident over the santa cruz mountains. watch that heading south to redwood estates. we are always looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. here's a quick check on the volume with the camera shaking through the toll plaza. back to you guys. libyan rebels are regrouping now after stiff opposition forces that are loyal to libyan government. rebel leaders had to stop their advance toward the libyan capital due to heavy fire power from war planes an artillery. opposition forces plan to bring in their up own weapons and

reinforcements. moammar gadhafi unleashed his air force on the rebels yesterday. google executives who helped the revolution in egypt is now speaking out. >> wael ghonim is down in long beach. the invitation-only mega expensive gathering features some of the world's most interesting people. while it is hard to get into, it is easy to watch. they make video like this available on the internet. ghonim's video was just posted. check out ted dorg. the unrest in the middle east continues to worry oil speculators pushing crude above $108 a barrel. as a general rule of thumb a $10 increase in the barrel of oil means 25 cents to you at the pump. 25 cents you are not spending somewhere else which is why gas prices increasing can be debilitating to the economy. well, there it is.

americans spent $38 million on the movie tickets to "rango" over the weekend. the animated feature has bay area roots. industrial-like magic adds to the expertise. "rango" is number one at the box office but did not make much money for paramount. far, far less than the "how to train your dragon." one of the possibilities is that it was not released in 3-d. the director didn't want it in 3-d. that may have helped -- it didn't raise much money at the box office. not a bomb, but for a number one, it didn't do very well. >> is that the only way people like to watch them nowadays? >> well, you charge extra money for 3-d. >> bye. >> you are done. that's one way to know you are done. the old days they get out the shepherd's hook. now we just take them off the camera. the fight over how people in san francisco can walk their dogs is wide open. we'll have the next phase coming up today. and the investigation into

an east bay drug scandal involving law enforcement officers may just be beginning. good morning, i'm marla tellez with this story coming up in a live report. plus, a shooting that killed one man and has another in the hospital this morning is now being investigated as a possible hate crime. the details on a new report are coming up. and a live look outside in the area this morning at 880 in oakland. traffic is picking up a bit. a little serng c tama camera because of the wind. we'll check on your commute coming up all morning long. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed. they continue to profit... by selling kids the same lies... to get them to use... the same deadly products. don't be big tobacco's next victim.

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good morning. i'm christie smith are. you skimping or splurging on dessert when you go out to dip her? that's one of the signs that the economy could be recovering. there are also some signs going on here in walnut creek. we'll tell you what they are coming up in a live report. plus, one bay area city holding an emergency meeting today about its budget issues.

how it could end up costing residents more money. plus, people in one bay area city soon have to dig a little deeper to pay their garbage bill. their cost is going up about 23%. and a live look outside this morning over the south bay. windy start to the day. we'll check how high the gail-force winds are going. it is monday, march 7th. this is "today in the bay." and good monday morning, everybody. thank you for joining us. i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. we'll go to christina who is looking at the winds we are talking about. >> yes, we have sustained winds near 20 to 25 miles per hour. heading throughout the next couple of hours they will start to subside. you are looking to breezy conditions today as opposed to windy conditions.

and i think you will like where our temperatures are headed right now starting out in the 50s. we are looking to the 60s before all is said and done today. 63 degrees is the forecasted high in oakland. 65 in fremont. and 62 degrees down in santa cruz. changes are on the way for this workweek. we'll take you into those in detail coming up. we'll check your drive first with mike up you. good morning, christina. things are looking pretty nice. you talked about showers through the area, so we are watching slick conditions. but they have not presented much of a problem. the wind is a factor in the san mateo bridge as well as for the dumbarton bridge. keep that in mind for the high-rises near 84 and 92. the dumbarton bridge toll plaza approach is seeing an accident in the second lane. stay to the right if you can out of newark. but the 880 interchange is moving smoothly for highway 84 and highway 92. the wind is a factor, but maybe some wet roadways and off-ramps coming through downtown oakland. we see slowing on eastbound 24 out of the area past highway 18.

the live deck of the upper deck shows the shaking of the cram camera. back to you. thank you, mike. mar weather tellez is in martinez this morning -- are we going to marla right now? sorry, don't mean to be asking on air, but okay. good morning, it is pretty windy out there. what do you have for us? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. it is very windy out here. christina said the winds are dying down, so we hope that is the case. >> okay. obviously, we are having trouble out there. we'll try to clear that up. >> who knows, maybe the wind is blowing around the signal. we'll try to work that out. meantime, a reward is being offered in what police say is a possible hate crime against two men who were shot early friday while walking near elk grove near sacramento. one died and the other is recovering. the council on american islamic

relations says seek men in turbines are mistaken for muslims and are the target of hate crimes. there's a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case. an emergency meeting in oakland today due to a dire financial situation. the city is facing the $46 million budget deficit in the fiscal year starting in july. mayor jean quan wants help to close the gap from city landowners and is proposing raising $11 million with a five-year $80 parcel tax and a $1.99 phone tax. voters can weigh in on those in june. the parcel tax requires two-thirds approval by the city voters. the phone tax would need a simple majority. people are passionate about their dogs in the bay area. that's why the debate over dog walking rules has become so heated. the national park service will host more meetings this week gathering feedback from the public on plans for managing dogs many the golden gate national recreation area. that includes 21 locations in

san francisco, ma rin and san mateo counties. today's meeting runs from 4:00 until 8:00 tonight at fort mason center in san francisco's marina neighborhood. there's another meeting on wednesday afternoon at cabrio school in pacifica. the meeting at fort mason is also going to see a rally there trying to save off-leash dog walking. that's set to kickoff at 5:30 in the parking lot outside. the golden gate dog management plan proposal wants to eliminate many leash areas and protesters are fighting to keep certain areas designated for off leash walking. people living in san mateo will have to shell out more money to dump their trash. the city council is meeting tonight to raise garbage rates up 23%. the typical home bill would jump from $39 to $48. san mateo actually charges the lowest rates among cities using the same pickup service. the city wants to repay old debts and cover the cost of

improved waste disposal. it is 5:34 right now. a deniville police officer accused of stealing rug drugs is speaking out the nbc bay area. 47-year-old stephen tenabe is out on bail this morning. he was arrested on friday on charges he stole drugs and supplied them to a private investigator who then sold the drugs. tenabe told us from his home in alamo last night he's innocent. >> just the only thing i'll say is that i'm not guilty of this. it is guilt by association. and other than that i really can't comment on it because i've been ordered not to. >> his arrest follows the arrest of two others, norman welsh, the commander of the state's now suspended drug enforcement team known as cnet and private investigator chris butler. antioch city workers will hold a news conference today accusing the city council of giving some workers preferential treatment. they claim the council is making sweetheart deals offering the police union special considerations in its contract and other unions are not being

offered those. that is ant at the antioch public works this morning. an agreement has been reached with union workers. thousands voted yesterday on the company's final offer of increased wages and benefits. lockheed martin has been selling off divisions to reduce operating costs. it has over 132,000 workers worldwide. local economies are showing life this morning in shopping and dining meccas like walnut creek. christie smith is live near broadway plaza with new numbers out this morning. one of the new economic indicators could be the dessert ordering menus now. >> reporter: yeah, i guess that depends who you are because i've been ordered desserts all along. but i can tell you that if you are a serious shopper and you like fancy things, walnut creek is already the place for you, but they are about to kick it up a notch with the new neiman marcus store opening up in spring of 2012. one of the signs perhaps is that

the economy is on the up swing after hitting really low lows according to new budget projections out of walnut creek. the mayor says there are two key indicators, property and sales tax revenue are starting to level off rather then a decline as they had been. turns out also about 30% of the city's tax revenue comes from car sales. and on that front dealers are saying people are starting to get into a buying mood. there's also some hiring going on. it is not all good, though. after deep cuts some money that was expected to be coming in isn't coming. business writers say it is really the small corky stuff that shows that we are coming back. things like golfers starting to pay more for tee times, people going in for cosmetic surgery again, nose jobs and tummy tucks, and at restaurants, well, people are starting to splurge. >> they will only order entrees and skip the appetizers and desserts. we found in recent months they

are starting to order desserts again. >> reporter: now, for the hitch in all of this, look no further than your own gas tank. $3.89 is the average here in san jose. up 14 cents in one week, that's 84 cents higher than this same time last year. i guess if it gets much worse you can always take b.a.r.t. to your shopping ek appearance. that's the latest from walnut creek, christie smith for "today in the bay." >> we hope it adds up to good stuff. thank you. hopefully people just aren't tired of saving and just want to splurge a little bit. >> we can't take it anymore, give me a double banana split. >> not at neiman marcus. it is time for a little something else. >> you can do some real damage with brent's gold card at the neiman marcus. >> maybe we need a lady's lunch. >> i think we ought to do it today. it will be a beautiful day for an outdoor lunch. we have some winds, so if you are wanting an outdoor

breakfast, hod it down while you are eating. a northwest wind at 8 miles per hour in hayward. san jose registering with the 17-mile-per-hour westerly wind. the good news is we had wind in excess of 20 miles per hour earlier. they subsiding a little bit. nothing above 18 now for fairfield and concord straight out of the west. so our wind direction is changing because we have a system of low pressure pulling out of the area. high pressure is building in. as a result as we head throughout the afternoon it will be fairly nice. we have lingering rain in the east bay hills. a little cell here just to the north of danville. it really hasn't gone anywhere for the past 15 minutes. expect wet highways up there. let's find out how those highways look right now with mike inouye. good morning, christina. things are moving pretty smoothly. we watching 580 in livermore. we have not seen issues but you still have the showers, a note for the folks out of the altamont pass. here in the south bay it looks nice. it is all green. we'll get you a better shot of this with the speed sensors to see how the north bay commute is

showing up. no problems throughout the south bay in san jose and into sunnyvale, santa clara and the like. southbound 17 got better as well heading dune near the santa cruz summit. the car spun out here near redwood estates, a note on slippery conditions in this area. and a note on the wind, the dumbarton privilege toll plaza not an issue, but watch for pleasure flashing lights. the cameras are shaking this morning. keep that in mind traveling over the high-rises and any of the bridges. watch for that. antioch is watching for slowing, but none is showing up. here's the bay bridge toll plaza with the volume increasing a bit, but no major issues there. the time is 5:40. charlie sheen talking about brian wilson on his internet know show. we'll find out what well-known sports columnists in the bay area think about that. and the north versus the south. the thud city study looks at how much a trip to the hospital no

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as violence continues in the middle east the price of oil keeps skyrocketing. and because of that the white house may tap into u.s. oil reserves. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington, d.c., with how this could affect your tab at the pump. i know it is pretty pricey out here, tracie. >> reporter: it is pretty painful. you are are seeing well over $4 a gallon in some areas. the average in san jose right now is $3.91. same in oakland. that is as of early this morning. the white house is looking at what some consider a drastic option, releasing some oil from our strategic oil reserve. it is 727 million barrels of oil are stored underground along the

gulf coast. the largest reserve in the world. the last time we tapped into it was after hurricane katrina and rita in 2005. but now the white house chief of staff says that all options are on the table, including tapping into this reserve. the violence in the middle east, the fear that has pumped oil prices well over $100 a barrel, and gas prices averaging $3.50 or more all over the country have the white house looking at a variety of different options, including this. now, they haven't specified what the other options are, nor have they told us when they will make this decision. >> i hope it includes free gas for everyone somehow in the plan. thank you, tracie. a new study shows it costs more to be hospitalized in northern california than southern california. northern california hospitals say their prices have driven up by higher costs for labor and supplies. but health care experts say a lack of competition in the north allows a small number of hospital networks to charge

customers and private insurers much more for care. the l.a. times study examined the six largest counties in both regions. the research shows hospitals in northern california collect 56% more per patient per day from insurance companies. patients over southern california, that is. the san jose police department added a link on their home page to promote communication with the community so people can directly e-mail complaints or comments to the internal affairs division. a belmont teen featured on nbc bay area three years ago is now a world champion in swan calling. do you remember that sound? i do. >> that sounds like a duck. >> 15-year-old greg hubell won the swan calling championship last month, but this is video of him when he was on our show.

bob redell went out there with him. many birds under his repertory. >> he has ducks, geese and now swans. understanding the subtlees, there's a turkey, they can do that. >> quite a talent. he was only 6 years old when he -- whatever, when he developed his talent. it is not keeping up with me here. he developed his talent for the quake of duck at age 6. >> he does other things, too. it is a thing he has to practice to get good at. >> it is a crazy monday around here. should we have a certain call for christina to pop up on the screen? >> it is called the ugly duckling call. good morning to you. yeah, you should have seen me at 4:30 this morning. it was rough. we have westerly wind not helping your hair, ladies, at 12 miles per hour sustained right now. it is pretty gusty wherever you

go. tie your hair up, but something you can take down later to let the hair flow. the wind are going to calm down heading throughout the next couple of hours. no more wind speeds in excess. the sustained winds are falling to 17 and below. that's a good sign. this system is pulling out. we have high pressure moving in. the two together combined create a tight pressure gradient. so we'll see breezy conditions for the first part of the day, but the winds will subside and we are looking to a pretty calm situation when it comes to  making your way home. driving home tonight if you drive a high-profile vehicle will be easier than getting to work this morning. take it easy with rough winds along the bridges. mike will be along in a minute to tell us an update on what your roadways are looking like. 48 degrees in livermore is going to turn over to about 61 degrees later on today. our temperatures are going to be nice and comfortable, especially in the heat of the day. 62 in los gatos. 63 in redwood city. 63 in san francisco. about three or four degrees warmer for tomorrow.

then the rain returns on thursday. we'll talk all about that coming up. back to you, laura. we'll talk about the st. mary's gales right now. tonight is the night for them. the gales play gonzaga for the wcc championship. the winner goes to the big dance. st. mary beat santa clara last night to make it to the championship. if they want to win the wcc for the third year in a row, this is something i'm sure they will do, they have to beat gonzaga tonight. the wcc gales also advance to play against gonzaga at noon today. the men play at 6:00 tonight. charlie sheen and brian wilson have been brought up together. wilson met with sheen last minute to give him tips on a new "major league" movie.

lauren scott was sent out with mark purdy to get their take on sheen and wilson and the connection there. >> i specially think, and i have not seen this officially, i think the whole thing is a set-up for the show time series. and when you agree to be on a showtime series, this is the kind of thing you get yourself into. >> i don't know if that's what the giants want, to be in a showtime series. i think brian wilson could be the one guy where incredible bizarreness happens where he's part of the flow and not changed. he's strikingly weird anyway. not strange, if you are a giant's fan you don't want him spending too much time with charlie sheen, but brian wilson said the weirder he got the better he pitched. >> he's the most important thing. forget the fans, forget us, forget his own teammates, they

are the ones he has to satisfy. if his teammates are upset, hey, why isn't he doing this and why is he over there with charlene sheen, then he's got a problem. >> we'll see. >> it is spring training. from what i hear, charlie sheen flew him over to talk to him about this movie. it is true. wilson has tweeted about sheen and they have an interesting friendship. >> i think as long as he keeps putting them over the plate and striking guys out you don't have anything to worry about. 5:50. an east bay shopper will win free bagels for a year this morning. we'll tell you what you can do to win. and apps will start to disappear from your smartphone this morning, but it is for your own good. and we are following things through the cattle conte tunnel. we'll have more coming up. er sh. kills 99% of germs without alcohol. new gold bond hand sanitizer sheer moisture.

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good monday morning to you. we are taking a live look outside the golden gate bridge this morning. not a lot of traffic to speak of. we'll check the morning commute with mike coming up. better line up quickly because an east bay eatery is giving away free food for a year. einstein bagels on the east bay campus in hayward is giving away a free breakfast sandwich for week for the entire year. that gets going at 9:00 this morning. only the first 50 people in line get the offer. so if you are in the area there and are hungry, that could be the place to be. we may have to do a traffic check on the area as it gets closer. we'll check the morning commute now with mike inouye. >> we are looking at a smooth flow of traffic. antioch is where we see slowing where 59 is off hillcrest. no major issue this is morning. a nice light flow is unusual for a monday when we see the slowing

kickoff at 5:45. we'll follow it. the venetian and cartinas bridges are both moving slowly over the water. down off the cartinas bridge, we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. we are seeing more cars but not a lot of slowing. an 18-minute drive to the toll plaza itself. the volume does increase as we see more headlights through the area. a little puddling on the side of the road, but not an issue for the drive. the wind advisory is issued for the span in both directions from the east bay to the north bay. we have a smooth drive across the golden gate. it is much calmer now, watch the north bay with spotty showers and fog through the portions of your commute. san rafael is near the speed limit. you will see the camera shake fiercely from time to time. thank you, mike. the shuttle "discovery" is on its way home. the crew woke up to the theme from "star trek."

and a special message from captain kirk himself, william shatner. >> these have been the voyages of the space shuttle "discovery." to seek out new science to bring nations together on the final frontier, to boldly go and do what no spacecraft has done before. >> that is pretty darn cool. "discovery" disconnected from the international space stationless than an hour ago. it is set to land at kennedy space center on wednesday. how hard is technology impacting your sleep? well, e-mail, texting and just watching tv appears to be taking a big toll. a new poll from the sleep foundation says almost two-thirds, 75% of americans say they are getting less than seven hours of sleep per night. most of them say it is because they are using some kind of electronic device such as a tv, cell phone or video game about an hour before bedtime.

now experts say that physiological changes to the brain because of light from the devices make people more alert, so it is harder for them to get asleep. people who don't get enough sleep say they feel groggy and fatigued the next day. >> that's what it is, it is not the triplets, it is the texting. >> we are not playing any of those games. don't text before bed. scott mcgrew says don't text on the bus. >> well, not if you are the bus driver, laura. you may recall the accident of a bus drive texting his girlfriend. he takes out the cell phone. honey, you are the only girl for me, everything is going just fine. i'll keep my eyes on the road. it is a little longer video than i expected. and then -- oh! that's unfortunate. the city of toronto has fired a number of people for using cell phones on the job. it is part of a wider crackdown in their bus system. union workers complain their are being penalized for using their

cell phones when on the break and not driving a bus. meanwhile, google says it will remotely erase portions of droid cell phones, specifically apps with bugs or viruses that make the operating system on droid phones. some apps gather too much information from you. no doubt, that answer is gone, but this is really newsworthy because it is rare for a company to go into your personal device and wipe portions of it without getting your permission first. amazon did it once with a book they suddenly realized they didn't have the license to. people were really upset because they think once you download it, even if it is bad for you, it is yours to keep. they ought not get in there and erase it. >> do they have a list of what's bad? >> they have pulled those things from their app store as well. in the end it is good for you if you have a droid because you are getting rid of the bad things, but it is a company coming in to mess with your cell phone.

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