well, good morning to you. good reasons you may want to head out earlier for the morning commute. it could harm your health. plus, a sweet treat to perk you up. where you will find the chocolate give away. a live look outside this morning. it's tuesday april 19, 2011. this is today in the bay. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew.

let's get started with the forecast and christina loren. good morning. >> good morning. nobody says meteorologist like you, scott mcgrew. we are already in the upper 50s. you will need a jacket. it's on the cool side. the clouds are trapping the daytime heat from yesterday. temperatures this morning are close to 60 degrees. you, too, are in the mid to upper 50s. we are headed for the 60s, maybe 70s in the east bay. i have the full forecast. mike, you have a serious situation. >> big situation. i had to use my windshield wipers because of the mist. 580 may have the low clouds and mist. an accident here, the maps are freezing up here.

westbound 580 and portola. because of the maps, i will have to show you accidents later. families in the east bay coping with the clean up crisis after a wet and stormy march triggered a land slooid. people on wyman street and hill crest cannot get to their homes. >> reporter: families who live on wyman street asked the governor to file a state of emergency. he's done that. one family is waiting for the financial relief. >> i don't think they can take the red tag back and say it's safe to go in. >> reporter: he's confused on what to do next. his home is the first to be red tagged. >> i don't know what's going to happen after april 30th.

that was on me also paying rent to another play where we need to be and also paying my mortgage. >> reporter: his home is one of six houses yellow tagged after the storm. the before and after pictures are dramatic. what used to be a backyard with a patio and swing set is a pile of rubble. >> this is a big concern. they are housed at a local hotel. the city is assisting with that. >> reporter: friday, governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency. that will free up thousands of dollars of federal and state money to help those affected by the storm. >> it is moving forward. the state acted and we will wait to see how the process moves forward. >> reporter: it's not moving forward fast enough for the people who live in the slide zone. >> my concern has been the

histohi history of this area, the subdivision. what was documented in the original soils report and how they didn't seem to be addressed correctly. >> i particularly don't blame anybody. i know we need to find the cause and there is a cause. i know that it's probably happening long before i got here. >> reporter: a lot of paperwork has to be sorted through and filed before it trickled down to the people here. cheryl hurd, today in the bay. it's been nearly three weeks since bryan stow was attacked at dodgers stadium. each day filled with uncertainty for stow and his family. they remain by his side in a los angeles hospital. reports are grim. moments of hope, still showing signs of brain activity,

according to his family. he's been returned to a medically induced coma. friday, they allowed him to wake up for a short time. after small siezures, they returned him to a coma. >> we induced the coma. worrisome. the swelling has not gone down enough yet. a lot of times we have to repeat this before we get control of the situation. it's not a grave sign. >> stow is expected to remain unconscious for a week. doctors will try to slowly remove him from sedation. president obama touched down for a two-day visit tomorrow. the rest of the visit jam packed with campaigning and fund raising stops. >> hi, everybody. i wanted to take a minute to invite you to a town hall

meeting i'm holding at facebook headquarters. he's asked his friends to join him. it will air live at 1:45 tomorrow, california time on facebook. you can rsvp at facebook.com. he will touch down around 1:00. the president heads to facebook, then up the peninsula to a fund-raiser, then dinner in pacific heights where tickets can cost as much as $35,000. be aware of the areas. the president could cause you commute trouble. before he leaves on thursday, he will stop by a fund raising breakfast in san francisco. the trip is expected to raise millions for the campaign and committee. a tragic end for a 22-year-old fremont man. he plunged off a cliff along west cliff drive on a rock

platform before 6:00. police don't know why he fell. his two friends with him were drunk. they have not released his name, but they are investigating. vallejo police say 43-year-old peter small molesting a child who attended the corner stone program. the program is run by the mental health county department. small was arrested after a month long investigation. they are asking anyone with information about the case to come forwards. 4:37. police in danville looking for suspected who attempted to rob a woman at gunpoint. the pair approached the victim saturday night at a wells fargo atm. when the woman refused to give the money and began running toward the nearby wall greens

the suspects fled. pg&e says having the proper records on hand would not have changed what they did. they still would have pumped up the pressure knowing there was a welded seam. that was the weak point in the explosion that killed several people and homes. the company is under fire for lax recordkeeping on the conditions of the ageing pipes. p.u.c. is considering millions upon millions of additional fines against the utility. a canine unit getting extra pollution. they are getting bullet proof vests. a dog was shot in the shoulder and survived. it is back on the job this morning. a sweet surprise for thousands of b.a.r.t.

passengers. a chocolate give away. costumed polar bears and penguins will hand out the dark chocolate to promote environmentalism. it's at oakland city center and downtown berkeley. is it a good day for costumes. let's check in with christina. >> it's never a good day for that, never. i don't get the tie in there. environmentalism and chocolate. maybe because being green is sweet. it's changing over to green. nbc is celebrating green week. it's a cool start if you want to get outside, do planting of trees. patchy fog out there. mostly 70s. this is one of the best days of the week. by wednesday, rain moves in. we are noticing a moisture rich

atmosphere. this is evaporating before it hits the surface. when it comes to visibility, patches of fog over the bridges and moisture rich agricultural. i have the full forecast and i'll tell you what's to come for the holiday weekend. that's on the way. right now, mike has a serious situation. what's going on? >> 580 we have a sig-alert. i'll show you the slowing behind the indicators there. it's a 24 minute drive now. it's ten minutes slower than we typically see. minor injuries as a result of the accident. chp says all lanes are now clear. the sig-alert is canceled. once you get through the dublin interchange, we have another accident northbound 680. no juries there.

a semitruck is involved. it will be a distraction after you make the connector ramp. 880 for a live look out there. a smooth drive now. we saw flashing lights around high street a couple minutes ago. all lanes should be open heading through downtown. the glowing lights, moisture rich air. back to you. >> thank you. 4:41. coming up, new guidelines for alzheimers disease. as if mike's traffic weren't stressful enough, it can be bad for your health. the top eateries in the world. the one bay area restaurant that made the list. you are looking at a live picture of the bay bridge.

welcome back. it's 4:44. this is the toll plaza leading up to the bay bridge. nobody likes sitting in rush hour traffic. it can get your blood boiling and make you sick. dr. bruce from our nbc station in los angeles takes a look at what is lurking on the roadway. >> reporter: commuters breathing tiny particles and the weathering of car parts and pavement. >> these particles you would not see, but they are there. >> reporter: usc researchers had an effort of schools and

recreated this environment in the lab. they pumped in freeway particulate matter and exposed mice to the air. >> when we looked at the brains, we found evidence that the brain was damaged by exposure to particles. >> reporter: in particular, they found neurons showed damage. on this start, you can see an intact neuron on the left. the damaged neuron on the right. the brain showed signs of inflammation. neurons from developing mice did not grow well. what does this mean for humans? >> we can only definitively say what happens to mice when they are exposed. however, there is suggestive evidence that similar effects may be happening in humans. >> reporter: dr. morgan says people of all ages may be in danger from the pollution, we need more studies to be sure.

but the studies on the mice showed those youngest might be most in danger. well, another japanese auto maker announces scaling back shipments to the u.s. because of last month's devastating quake. >> apple accusing a rival of copying the ipad. good morning nicole. >> good morning. futures turned around. a little carry over from yesterday. the ratings agency slapping a negative outlook on the u.s. saying it could downgrade the country's credit rating because of the soaring budget deficit. it would make it more expensive for the united states to borrow money. europe is in positive territory. it's trickling, that's why we turned to the positive side. we get data on housing starts

and big old earnings this morning from goldman and johnson & johnson before the opening bell. suffering the worst day in the month, falling 130 points to 12,201. the nasdaq losing 29 to 2735. you alluded to this a second ago and we talked about this yesterday, nissan is expecting a drop in vehicles it ships to the united states in april and may. the wall street journal plans to export 22,000 trucks and cars in total. it's usually 32,000, to keep it in perspective. they shut down their plants after the earthquake and tsunami. this is your cup of tea. apple is suing sam sung over the galaxy phones. they copied the iphone and ipad.

it uses googles operating system. apple has a bigger issue like the entire look of their screen icons just to name something. apple is samsung's largest partner. we love how apple likes to mix words when they are out speaking. >> it's direct. you have to be honest, if you just see somebody walking by with a sangsung tab, it looks like an ipad. not that you ever see anybody. >> that's the point that people are saying. >> theoretically if someone walked by. thank you very much. christina, loren, the authentic thing. >> that's crazy talk. good morning to you. we are looking good this morning. we are clear overall. we have cloudy skiesover head. nothing on the radar. you might find fog that produces

a drizzling effect. this afternoon, when the sun comes out, we warm up to the 70s. by wednesday, the rain moves back in but we are going to see a nice first half of your wednesday, showers moving in for the evening and overnight hours. a good deal of clearing by thursday. we should see a nice thursday. here is the radar. nothing happening. a little bit of reduced visibility in the east bay. hayward at four miles. livermore at six miles. it's still okay. the worst fog is the most dense at that time. we'll watch that for you. 57 in concord. 56 in livermore. under cloudy skies making way to mostly sunny skies. 68 in concord and 70 degrees in livermore and fairfield. here it is, the extended outlook. looking good for today. this is going to be one of the best days of the week.

tomorrow, we reach 67 degrees before the showers move in and clearing on thursday. we have a big weekend. the easter bunny is coming to town. looks glorious. the as host the boston red sox. the sox were the popular pre-season pick to win the american league and go to the world series. they have stumbled to a 5-10 start. they are looking for their first win on the road. the sharks are in los angeles getting ready for game three of the playoffs. the series is tied. they are looking to bounce back after a tough loss at hp pavilion. puck drops at 7:30. you can see it all on csn california. it's hiring day at a popular rrnd chain. the company hiring thousands of new workers. the best restaurant in the world. one bay area eatery making the list. arethro ugfine.klanou arefine.

bislowing. where it is in the east bay and what's ahead,

4:53 as we take a look at 880. we'll talk to mike in a second. the next generation of space capsules could come from those who brought us amazon.com. the winners include blue origin,

which is amazon.com's founder spaceex. boeing and the sierra nevada corporation. nasa says it wants to fuel entrepreneurs for orbit craft to concentrate on deep space exploration. i could be wrong, but i'm assuming the sierra nevada corporation is not the one that makes the beer. >> if it were, those deliveries would be so fast. all right. let's look over here to livermore where things are going quicker than before. a 17 minute drive out of the altamont pass. a couple lanes were blocked for an hour. it's cleared. we have the one just past the dublin interchange northbound

680 north toward santa ramon. it's blocked off the interchange. i will follow you to the maze. 580 through oakland and highway 24 looking nice as far as the speed sensors are concerned. a live look out there shows you an easy, clear view. no metering lights. no issue until an hour from now. we'll catch. we didn't expect the accident in livermore either. back to you. alzheimers disease gets a new look at how the illness is studied and treated. the institute on ageing will divide it in three zanlgs. there's a middle stage when mild problems emerge. daily life can go on more or less normally. the most recently discovered phase when no symptoms are

evident. they will learn how to treat the disease if diagnosis and studies start earlier. taco bell has one fewer worry. a suit filed in california alleged that what they call seasoned beef is a mixture with binders and expenders that doesn't require them to be labeled beef. they have withdrawn their suit. mcdonalds is looking for a few good men and woman. it's their national hiring day. mcdonald's managers have 50,000 jobs to fill across the country. 2,000 in the bay area. they are hiring because business is doing well and they are making more restaurants 24 hours. you can apply in person or online at mcdonalds.com. >> for the second straight year,

a danish restaurant took top honors. noma, in denmark, beat out the competition in spain, italy and the u.s. the restaurant specializes in nordic cuisine. restaurants from spain are second and third. establishments from britain took the fourth and fifth spots. italy is in there, too. a restaurant in chicago took sixth place. coming up, a last mute plan to save cal tran. what leaders are doing to keep the stations open.

i'm bob redell live in vallejo where there's been a victory for native american men and women protesting development of their sacred ground. this storyin