the barry bonds perjury trial, the jury enters day two of deliberations. i'm live at the federal courthouse. what you can expect today, coming up. a live look outside this morning from the south bay. it's monday, april 11th, today in the bay. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. we want to get you started with the monday morni ining forecasth christina. >> the weather isn't going to make your drive anymore difficult than it usually is. the showers are coming down in the northern portion of the state. in the bay area, we are high and dry. shower activity is east of brentwood. we are going to warm up into the 60s. not too bad, all in all.

you will need the jacket before heading out the front door this morning. we'll show you the seven day. let's get you to work on time with mike inouye. mike. >> good morning, christina. the maze, we had the 72 and 68 on 680 and highway 24. you can see the back up, well, they are above the speed limit now. 880 with the construction heading northbound and the headlights north of the coliseum. they should be picking up the construction around the bend. it's cleared at 5:00. nimitz looking good. >> thank you mike. it's 5:01. students are being extra careful after a woman was attacked at an off-campus apartment. bob redell is live in palo alto this morning. >> reporter: what's frightening is the man is yet to be caught by police, yet. they are trying to find him. this happened at escondido

village, it's an on-campus massive housing complex, a mix of apartments, homes, duplexes. the assault took place inside an apartment unit. it was a graduate student asleep around 9:30 saturday night. she woke up to something horrifying, a man trying to sexually assault her. it's an attempted sexual assault. when she screamed, he fled. that was the extent of what happened. she was not physically hurt. they still don't know how he was able to break into her apartment. as i mentioned, he is still out there. the description is somewhat vague. he's about 5'6", perhaps around 30 years old. possibly dark skinned. they are still trying to find this man. the university did send out a text and e-mail alerts to

students, sunday afternoon to let them know so they could be aware. police are reminding students on campus, if you live in a housing complex not to let anyone follow you inside to the general building itself. of course, you want to keep your windows and doors locked. reporting live, bob redell, today in the bay. no change in the condition of a giants fan, brian stow. he was in the hospital suffering from brain trauma. the dodgers and giants are pitching in. the dodgers will hold a fund-raiser today for stow's family. today is brian stow day at at&t park as the dodgers and giants begin a new series in san francisco. there will be a fund-raiser for the events as well. he was attacked by two men last week outside of dodgers stadium. the game between the san francisco giants and the l.a. dodgers could have world series

level security. a spokesperson disputes that report but says there will be security. there is concern of payback on dodger fans after the beating of giants fan brian stow last week. messages on sight o encouraging retaliation. giants fans welcome the extra security and hope it diffuses the situation. >> i'm sure there will be knuckle heads that show up looking for that. it's sad. >> uniformed officers will be inside and outside. they are monitoring social network sites. the coast guard is warning of rough seas after a boat capsized this weekend sending two men into the water. he's still missing. he's a 52-year-old man. the coast guard called off an extensive search after miles of open water yesterday. the man was wearing a live jacket. that was found washed ashore.

his 53-year-old companion who has a life ring was rescued bay kite surfer who held him above the water until they could get there. it is 5:04 now. autopsies will be performed to determine how a couple died over the weekend. they were found in their home saturday. they were both in their 50s. mercury news reports they filed for divorce three months ago. the sheriff's department ruled out the possibility that a third party is involved in the deaths. deliberations will resume this morning. it appears the jury wants to rehear a key piece of testimony. marla is live this morning. >> reporter: good morning. before breaking for the weekend, the jury requested on friday to hear, once again, testimony from a key prosecution witness. the judge granted that request.

today begins with a read back of the testimony from cathy hoskins. she's a long-time friend and personal shopper of bonds. she testified she saw his personal trainer, greg anderson, inject bonds in the stomach with performance enhancing drugs in 2002. she's the only person with eyewitness testimony. the jury will reconvene for deliberations but will not be able to take the transcript with them behind closed doors. the judge released greg anderson from jail. he spent 17 days locked up in a federal prison in dublin. bonds is facing three counts of perjury. it's tied to the testimony he gave back in 2003 when he said

he never knowingly used a steroid. the question here is if he lied to the federal grand jury. court resumes here at 8:30 this morning. live in san francisco. san jose could move forward to slam pot clubs. the idea to pair down the number of clubs operating within the city from 110 to just ten. it's part of the efforts to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. charging an application fee and auctioning licenses off on ebay is a good way to raise money for the city. it will encourage the wrong people to apply for licenses. instead, they are looking for a merit based application system. mother nature rocked a moment of silence in japan.

the country pauses for the one-month anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed 25,000 people. a moment of silence was held at 2:46 in the afternoon, japan time, the exact moment of the magnitude nine quake. thousands of bodies have yet to be found. however, during the moment of silence, a 6.6 quake, an aftershock hit shaking buildings. it was initially reported at a 7.1 and a tsunami warning was iss issued. that was quickly lifted after an hour. no reports on damage or injury. they keep having the aftershocks. >> how do you recover? it's a tough, tough situation there. good things to come from the weather forecast, right christina? >> yes, we will have spring in the bay area. it's going to feel nice. it's chilly out there. protect your arms with a jacket. we have a few showers as well.

they are clearing the greater bay area and pushing into the sacramento valley. high pressure is doing its job to keep things nice and dry today. it's going to nudge storms to the north. we don't have to worry about showers today or tomorrow. wednesday it heads to the east and showers push into the bay area. nothing heavy, but enough to make for a soggy wednesday here. 48 degrees in livermore. the temperatures are mild. you are at 51 degrees in san francisco. 53 in oakland and 44 in santa cruz. grab that jacket. i don't think you'll need it tomorrow afternoon at all. we'll warm up to 68 degrees. 61 on wednesday. clouds friday and saturday. finally, by the weekend, we are in the mid-70s. good news to come. mike, how does it look on the roadways now? >> pretty good now. i'm glad about the weekend. we have a couple outdoor events

that i'll tell you about later on. a smooth drive toward the dublin interchange. reports of a stalled vehicle at 580 westbound. the move to the shoulder jups cleared. you should be okay traveling through there. no major slowdowns. it's heading to the san mateo bridge. a live shot as you cross the bay on highway 92. a nice smooth flow. fewer cars than we see on the right. we'll check to see if the flow checks out. so far, no problems on the peninsula. thank you. >> good news there. 5:10 now. dog lovers rallying today against leash laws in san francisco. why people who own the leaf say it's not all it's cracked up to be. that and more news before the bell coming up in a live report.

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good morning, everybody. a live look outside. the shark tank, san jose, the playoffs begin on thursday. sharks host the los angeles kings in round one. many dog lovers will rally at san francisco city hall today. they are opposing the recreation area plan to restrict or ban dogs from bay area parks. some of the parks welcomed dogs for more than 40 years. the rally kicks off at noon on the steps of city hall. nissan's new electric car may not be worth it. nicole is live with what is wrong with the leaf and the rest

of your news before the bell. >> reporter: good morning, brent. i'll get to that in a second. i know you are excited about all news regarding electric vehicles. futures are higher. investors are not worried about the latest earthquake in japan today. oil broke 113 bucks a barrel overnight. it has since pulled back. gold at a record high on continued dollar weakness. asian markets are in the red. no big economic data to drive us today. this week, we have a lot. retail sales, import prices. the trade deficit. manufacturing consumer sentiments. a lot of things we are looking ahead to. that kicks ahead to alcoa results. the nasdaq was off 15 to 2780. happy days are here again, at least in the corner office.

"the new york times" says the pay of ceos rose. profits jumped 30%. the highest paid is paid $84.5 million. they said much was tied to long-term stock rewards. he's been followed by ray of occidental petroleum who took home 67 million bucks. here is what you are curious about. nissan and their electric car. the leaf sometimes won't start. they are looking into the cause. it may be the air-conditioning unit. they will not issue a recall for now. if it's the ac unit, it's not safety related. we'll watch. >> never mind the fact your car can you not work. that's all right.

>> details, details. >> details. oh, you want a steering wheel with that. that will cost extra. it is 5:15 now. the largest temple in the country is now open in san jose. it was founded in 1984 but it recently went through a $32 million expansion making the 40-acre campus the largest and most expensive in the country. mayor chuck reid was on hand for opening ceremonies yesterday. a prayer hall that holds up to 1500 worshippers. time now, 5:16. we want to check in with christina to get your monday forecast and what you can expect this week. >> yeah. it's pretty good today and tomorrow, then are rain returns on wednesday. plan accordingly. we are looking good this morning. it's chilly out there. showers to the north. we had a few showers in the east

bay this morning. for the most part, they are pushing into the sacramento valley. a few clouds overhead keeping it mild this morning. high pressure is going to keep us dry today and tomorrow. it will keep the temps about where they should be. average temps are mid-60s. it's where we are expecting to end up. showers continue to the north. the storm track pushes in by wednesday as the ridge pushes in. wednesday is the day for the rain. if you want to wash your car, wait until after wednesday. 48 in livermore. 46 in sunnyvale. 43 up in santa rosa. two hours of cooling before we hit the lows this morning. it will continue to get colder out there. the temps in the upper 30s in the north bay this morning. 65 in santa rosa.

65 degrees in los gatos today. we are talking baseball, once again tonight. it will be chilly out there. if you are headed to at&t park to watch the giants take on the dodgers. 52, breezy, chilly degrees. make sure you are ready for cool conditions. the warm up continues tomorrow and the rain on wednesday. back to you guys. >> thanks a lot. a world record of lego proportions. the tallest tower made of 500,000 pieces. you can find it in brazil. it's 102 feet. it breaks the previous record of 101 feet. it took 600 architects, these little kids. oh, yeah, he eesz got his engineering eye on the sky. they all got it going. it is secured bay wire. it is drawing a lot of attention. as you can see, as they continue to go up, they have to use a crane to get to the top.

i don't know if you have to have a permission slip or not but they are getting up there building this thing. >> they have the flag on there. >> not bad at all. it's 5:18 now. china accusing the u.s. of human rights violations. the secret world inside steve jobs and a look at the box office, coming up. we are looking at the south bay. 237 looks all right here. you can see it to the right. smooth flow of traffic. a wider view of the south bay commute and

monday morning, gotta love it. we are just getting ready like you are. it's 5:21. a look at the golden gate bridge. gosh, nobody is up this morning. 5:21 as i mentioned. very, very early.

service reductions that cal train is hoping to avoid as they struggle with a budget deficit. they put off a vote on service changes after scraping together enough to avoid drastic cuts. they are trying to find $3.5 million to keep operating as usual for commuters. wednesday, we will get an update on whether they have found what they need to to keep commuters smiling and the trains moving. >> it's light at the golden great bridge. where is everyone, mike? >> they are hope watching us. good stuff. well done, folks. there will be more folks on highway 4. it's the worst bay area commute. we talked about that. we have a smooth flow off the antioch bridge. the real mccoy is closed because of a problem with the service pumps. highway 4 is looking all right.

toward 680, we are looking at the bridges. southbound for 680. no problems through martinez. we are holding up a little bit better than that speed limit. it's still an 18-minute drive with a live look out there, showing you what things are like. picking up as far as the volume go. it's an easy build here. 6:30 is when the bulk of the traffic starts. that's when they will turn on the metering lights as well. commute directions and continuing up the peninsula. it's not even 5:30. back to you guys. passengers with suspected ties to terrorist groups were prevented from boarding flights last year. new screening techniques was the main reason for more people denied access to flights.

in the past, officials screened passengers against a list of people believed to be threats to the country. passengers were not on the list until they were on the flight. a way to undermine other nations according to a new report released today. it's part of china's annual study on washington's human rights record. issues range from homelessness and the wikileaks secrets. the report is a rebuttal to the u.s. state's department report on china. we have one so they say why can't we have one, too. when it comes to books about steve jobs, it's best to be patient. >> we have seen biographies written about him before but the most detailed is yet to come. walter, who wrote about albert

einstein and ben franklin will publish an authorized biography. there were be several unauthorized. the books about something else like about the mac. other business news, lots of people went to see "hop" over the weekend making it number one. it's made by universal, is same company that owns this tv station. weird thing, russell brand succeeded and bombed at the box office. he's the voice of the rabbit, hop. that's his win. but, he was also the star of one of the bigger bombs of the weekend. the remake of "arthur." entertainment weekly wonders if brand's star power is over. what's a guy got to do. i have the number one movie in the nation this weekend yet somehow everybody is questioning me. 5:25 now. back to you.

>> the rise and fall of russell brand. >> maybe he should start an internet thing and go around the country like charlie sheen. how students got their hands on alcohol and drugs on a weekend class trip. >> reporter: the jury in the barry bonds trial gets ready to review key testimony in day two. a live report is coming up. plus, the bay area road that is considered to be one of the most congested in the entire united states. a live look outside bay bridge. certainly not that congested this morning as mike and i mentioned, it's early. 5:26 investigation as they try o

figure out how a couple

teenagers died in the bay over the weekend. plus, the new efforts to save another cal sports program. a live look outside this morning. the bay bridge approach to the toll plaza. looking good for now. mike has his eyes on the road, monday, april 11th on today in the bay. good monday morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's say good monday morning to christina. >> rather that than something else like bad monday morning. monday mornings can be tough. the weather is cooperating. temperatures are chilly but mild in places like oakland and hayward. 44 down in santa cruz. we are going to warm up to the mid to upper 50s by noon

rounding out the day in the mid-60s. 62 degrees is the forecast high in oakland. 65 in los gatos. we have a round of rain for wednesday. we break down the forecast coming up. let's get you to work on time right now with mike inouye. hey, mike. >> the earlier shots looking like the current speeds, upper 50s. highway 4 is slowing down right on schedule at 5:30. we'll talk more about that in a couple minutes. 580, a slower drive where we are seeing almost 60 miles per hour registering there. the travel times up to 60 miles an hour. a new accident westbound at north livermore. it sounds like two cars are out of lanes. i'll let you know if they have to block anything. >> day two of jury deliberations this morning in the perjury trial. they expect the jury to have

testimony. marla is live at the federal courthouse. marla. >> reporter: good morning. when court resumes here at 8:30 this morning, the jury's request will be granted. the jury asked the judge if they could review the key testimony from kathy hoskins. today will begin with a readback of her testimony. she's a former long time friend and personal shopper of barry bonds. her testimony was damaging. she testified she saw bond's personal trainer inject him in the naval with performance enhancing drugs. she's the only person with eyewitness testimony to an injection. the jury will convene for deliberations. if they don't reach a verdict

today, they will deliberate until 3:30 this afternoon. if a verdict comes down, we will bring it to you right away. the jury of eight men and four men. they are deciding if bonds lied in 2003 when he said he never knowingly used steroids. live in san francisco, marla, today in the bay. >> thank you. it is 5:32. the high school district faces tough questions as officials try to figure out how dozens of students got their hands on drugs and alcohol during a school sponsored trip. the district says 50 sir francis drake high school students went along. 28 of them sophomores. it's the district standard policy. four chaperones made the trip with them. they want to know why there

weren't five as required. an autopsy could determine how two teenage boys died while scuba diving over the weekend. 17-year-old stephen and 16-year-old were football players in nevada about 30 miles south of reno. they were on a school trip and among 19 students scuba diving. everybody came to the surface but the boys were missing. 45 minutes later, they were found in the bottom of the bay. they were brought back to the surface. however, emergency crews say they were in cardiac arrest and later died. >> i will never meet two guys like them. they were extraordinary. nicest guys. just kind hearted. you don't find very many of them. >> it's going to hit hard most when i'm sitting in class and he's supposed to be next to me and he's not there. >> tough time for those

students, for sure. they say the boys were in an oceanography class. this is an annual trip that involves several dives. the entire incident is under investigation. now that cal baseball has been saved, attention is turning to the men's gymnastics team. they were told they needed $4 million over eight years to stay afloat. fund-raisers say they are half way there at $2 million. they will compete in the national championships this week. they are ranked number three. they hope a strong showing will bring in more support. last september, the athletic director announced five teams would be cut because of budget issues. fund raising saved four teams. now, they hope to save gymnastics. >> they are singing the highway for blues. westbound highway is the bay

areas most congested road. it takes 20 minutes to get through a three-mile stretch. a highway in pittsburgh came in a close second. we'll get mike's take on it in a bit. >> it's congested. you always point it out. you know, the usual. you ain't going anywhere. >> congested in a much different way because of the allergies out there. >> a lot of green. >> a lot of green and i say at least it's not los angeles. it could be much worse when it comes to congestion out there. we are going to get improvement in terms of pollen levels later on this week. wednesday, a good amount of rain. it should lay down the particulate in the area. showers push into the northern most portion of the state. they are not breaking into the bay area. high pressure to the north today and tomorrow.

the next couple days look good. wednesday, i think we'll be watching the giants play ball with showers overhead. 46 in sunnyvale. 65 degrees in santa rosa. 62 in napa. fairfield, 63. down in santa cruz, 65 degrees for you today. not too bad all in all. we are going to warm up tomorrow. close to 70 degrees in the warmest locations. we'll break down what's to come for the weekend. it's only monday, but we are working for the weekend around here. let's get you to work there now with mike inouye. hey, mike. >> good morning, christina. this is what brent and laura are talking about highway 4. it's the worst. 26 miles per hour at the sensor. 5:36. we have six minutes for it to build so far. we are looking at the real mccoy ferry, that's closed this morning. keep that in mind. a nice easy drive to the maze. we are showing slowing

northbound 680. it's above the 65 on the right side of the screen. a smooth drive throughout the maze. as we get across the water, it's smooth as well. the giants are playing against the dodgers. a lot of delays around at&t park. king street is the major one. let's go up the peninsula to northbound 101 around 92. there's an accident reported there. it's in a slow lane. we'll watch for slowing going on. so far, we haven't seen it. a live look at 92 across the water at the san mateo bridge. the headlightins coming away fr the peninsula. back to you. >> thanks. it's 5:37 now. the budget battle is settled. the war is far from over. a look at what's happening in washington in a live report. dodger fans are doing their part trying to help the family

of the giants fan who was attacked back on opening day. a scary night for warriors fans. their star, monte ellis injured in a frightening play. a live look at the morning commute. mike has his eyes on th. more updates throughout the morning. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage.

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good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. one down, two to go when it comes to your tax money here in washington. we dealt with the 2011 budget that narrowly diverted a shutdown. it will get a vote midweek. now they have two other money issues. one, next year's budget already on the table. republicans are talking major changes to medicare. democrats fear that tax rates for the rich will have a disproportionate affect on the middle class. that comes up for discussion thursday or friday on the house floor. the big issue they have to deal with is the national debt. it's about to hit its limit. it's the e vif lent of maxing out a credit card and asking for more credit. republicans say no more credit until we make big spending cuts in this country. things like social security, medicare, medicaid. the biggest parts of the budget and the most unpopular to cut.

wednesday, president obama is going to lay out his deficit reduction plan. republicans already talking about major cuts questions whether or not what he proposes will be enough. reporting live from capitol hill, i'm tracie potts for today in the bay. >> it is 5:41 now. the top pediatrician for abused and neglected children has been fired after he was accused of sexually molesting a child in his care. he was fired four weeks ago. he's not been charged with the crime. he's been investigated twice before for sexual molestation. he was placed on paid administrative leave. he was fired after the district attorney put it on the brady's list. they have substantial evidence of wrong doing and in a position of authority. he denies any wrong doing. interim san francisco mayor ed lee wants his old job back as

city administrator but it may not be easy to do. they are prohibited from appointed full-time city jobs for one year after leaving their elected post. the ethics committee will look into changing the rule. four out of five commissioners have to support the change. otherwise, he goes to the voters when he's done being mayor to fill in the void. he would like to go back to his old job and may not be able to. >> what's happening weather wise? are we dry for awhile? >> a couple days. make the outdoor plans today and tomorrow. wednesday you won't be able to do so. the rain will lay down the particulate levels making you sneeze. as you can see, showers coming down in the northern most portion of the state. we are sandwiched between a system here.

this ridge of high pressure here and this one is trying to nudge into the area. it's not going to be able to. it's going to stay to the north today and tomorrow. then it breaks down and heads to the east for wednesday and thursday. it's going to allow for showers on wednesday and cold air on thursday. it won't be that cold and we are not expecting that much rain. we tend to pick up the most precipitation. 51 degrees now in san francisco. 46 degrees in sunnyvale. 53 in oakland. you may not need the jacket in oakland this morning. 62 degrees later on today. lots of sunshine. we'll see periods of clouds. clouds and sun today. some of that sunshine will be subdued by the cloud cover as the clouds pass through. 60 degrees for san francisco. 63 in redwood city. boy, what a beautiful day to be able to hit santa cruz. san francisco looks good. as we head through tonight, the big giants game is going to be

substantially cold as you watch the game. i'm sure the announcers will talk about how cold it is. the windchill is making it feel like the 40s. you'll need a jacket out there. we are going to warm up to 68 degrees. rain arrives wednesday for the second part of wednesday. we'll see a nice first half of the day. the rain moves, in lays down the particular matter and we won't be sneezing as much as a result. >> thanks. a new series begins today between the dodgers and the giants. it's the first meeting at at&t park and the first time they meet since brian stow was attacked outside the stadium. both teams have specials planned. the giants honor stow and collect donations for the family. the dodgers will do a similar thing. andy from the nbc chance in los angeles has live look at how the outreach is coming in this morning from los angeles. good morning.

>> reporter: hi, good morning, brent. that's right. there's going to be donations here at dodgers stadium. there's going to be a fund-raiser and people have the opportunity to drive through and give money to his family for medical bills and his two children. you are talking about the game. we are talking baseball and sports. the tone is going to be a lot more serious. perhaps it will be reflective of the fact there's going to be more security. this is who we are talking ability. this is a name we have heard quite a bit about over the last two weeks. brian stow. we were looking at a few things on craig's list. we found disturbing messages about retaliation, one of them asking for people to go ahead and beat the people who beat brian stow, asking for a quote unquote murder of the men who beat stow. stow remains in critical condition. the giants will honor him tonight during the game.

as for giant fans, they say this whole thing got completely out of control. tonight's increased security includes more undercover officers and bike patrols in the parking lot. now, here back in los angeles, starting at 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., people are driving through here to donate to brian stow and his family for their medical bills and the two children. we are live here in los angeles. back to you, brent. >> it's been cool to see that outpouring from both sides. we hope cooler heads prevail. it was senseless before in los angeles. it would be senseless to repeat in san francisco. let's hope things turn out okay. thanks. >> reporter: absolutely, thank you. it is 5:47 now. the warriors play two more game this is season. they could finish without the star, ellis. he's in the hospital this morning after hitting his head during last night's game against the sacramento kings. he didn't travel with the team

to denver where they are supposed to play tonight. he was going in for a lay up. we'll replay it. he was knocked down by cousins. he hit his head. just lay motionless before being helped off the court. you can see the play and how it happened. quite frightening. things happen so fast in basketball. there's no word on his condition this morning. the warrior season finishes on wednesday. people in florida did a double take this morning. former brother of jose conseco is being sued for breach of contract. conseco was supposed to fight in hollywood, florida. he sent his twin brother instead thinking nobody would notice. he does not have the same tattoos as his brother jose. people did notice and ozzie was

not allowed to fight. jose has not commented. it sounds like something a couple teenage kids would try to pull on their parents. >> pretty much. the sharks are back in the postseason. they wrapped up the regular season. they are going to face the l.a. kings in the first round of playoffs. it starts thursday here. it's going to be televised nationally. you can watch it on versus. the time is 5:49. a bay area transit agency is handing out free tickets. how to get them and what you have to do to be involved. >> take free when you can. gas prices hit a all time high. a smooth drive to the tunnel. we have slowing arnds this area as well. some major slowing in other spots. what and where for the monday morning commute. it looks like, hey, we are

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good morning, everybody. 5:52 now. a live look at the bay bridge this morning. a live shot. should be a good day. we have a few changes in store. christina has her eyes on that. we'll update you in a few. commuters can save money and avoid traffic thanks to a free ride. it's part of an effort to change people's driving patterns. the agency is offering free passes to the first 1,000 people. you have to be a new rider and

get four free one-day passes. they can be used four times, four certain times during the month. to get more on that, the promotion runs from april 25th through may 20th. you can enter and go to trideltatransit.com. 925-754-6622 or the website on the screen. the deadline to register is april 18th. that's coming up soon. we want to check the morning commute with mike inouye. >> good morning, brent. more reason on the maps why people might want to try the transit. livermore slowing down. 16 minutes in the travel time. it's holding steady. the accident we reported is great news. here is the area serviced by the bus. you may want to get off the roadway. the slowdown is just before you

get there. jamming down after hill crest. it's over toward l street and loosening up toward loverage and clearing by the time you get to concord and bay point and 680 there. the volume increases but no issues. at&t park, giants play. the ballpark opens at 5:45. a live look at the bay bridge shows you might get more traffic. a nice smooth flow. you'll get back in a half hour from now. north bay is not a problem. the crews moving cones. it's not a big deal. back to you. >> thank you very much. santa cruz animal shelters are running out of room. officials say the sudden arrival of pets is most likely the results of a poor economy and unplanned or unlicensed breeding. many types of dogs available for adoption ranging from

10-week-old rottweilers to 10-year-old chihuahuas. visit santacruise spca.org. raising child or children can be tough for some. it's like having a full time job. a new report shows it could affect your health. a study done by the university of minnesota somehowed dietary plans and exercise plans are little. their diets suffered. busy moms using quick fix meals might be a part of the problem. >> because of time demands, they might be turning to the chicken nuggets or the macaroni and cheese because it's quicker. >> mmm. macaroni and cheese. they tried to eat a healthy amount of fruits and vegetables.

parents should incorporate physical activity with their children rather than doing it on their own. it's going to cost you more to fill up the minivan. you found expensive gas. >> we always talk about where it's cheap i found this. a gallon of the cheaper stuff is $4.19. i'm sure san francisco can outdo me. post your best picture on facebook. if you can beat me, mike inouye will personally click the like buttton. gas is almost $1 higher over the past 12 months. lots of factors here. unrest in the middle east. the fed. other countries, central banks started tightening their money. compared to the euro, there are more dollars out there. a dollar these days is worth

more than half a euro. anytime you hear about the dollar getting weaker, you can almost guarantee we are talking about more expensive gas. >> it is always fun. >> always seems to be the case. thank you very much. time is 5:56. japan is shaking once again on the one month anniversary of the quake and tsunami. pot club permits on ebay. a live look, once again, hp pavilion where the sharks are playin tgh

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