good morning to you. we are ice skating this morning in santa rosa. it's part of the 20 city, 20 day tour around the bay this may. we are starting the day out in santa rosa. we have our own bob redell there live, we are going to check in with him in a little bit. it is 6:00. good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check the forecast with christina. >> good morning to you, laura. good morning to you at home. we have a nice day to look forward to. we'll see the clouds roll through ahead of a front that's going to drop rain over the bay. i have the full forecast moments away. first, 6:00 a.m., this is when it gets busy out there. >> good morning. it's busy for highway 4. it's busier than we see on a

tuesday. look at the slowing off the on the yough bridge. making your way over to highway 4, westbound slow through loveridge. the bulk of the slowing through a and l streets. we are showing a wider slowdown through bay point in the next half hour or so. holding steady in concord. volume of traffic hasn't made its way over yesterday. we'll watch that that builds. the sun might be an issue for visibility as it reflects off the low clouds. over to you with headlines on. >> they won't wake up california. that's the cry you are going to hear all over the bay area this morning. educators are telling state lawmakers to pass tax extensions to save school budgets. marla tellez has more on the big event. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are at the corner of vaness and macalester in front of the

state building. in an hour, you can expect concerned parents and community members are going to gather to protest. they want lawmakers to hear their cry. it's called "wake up california" as you mentioned. they want them to stand-up to lawmakers to protect more severe budget cuts. it's organized by grass roots campaigns of parents known as educate our state. joining me is a spokeswoman for educate our state. thank you for being here this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> what is wake up california about? >> it's a cry to support our schools. our schools cannot handle more budget cuts and we need improvement. we need to support our children so they can become -- we are 50th in achievement, we want to be first. >> reporter: you have three youngsters of your own.

what cuts are you seeing? >> we are bare bones. we do fund raising from everything from library books to p.e. and art. the school day has been shortered or the school year. we are talking kids getting up, wanting to learn and we are not providing the education they need. >> reporter: rallies throughout the bay area. if you want to take part, it's in marin county, san mateo and la fayette. >> right. these parents are going to be in their pajamas waking up the state. if you can't come out, which we hope you can, there's an online virtual rally. you can be part of it. >> from your office, you don't have to come out, if you don't have the time. you want them to come out. >> absolutely. come out and show your support for the children of the state to

have a great education firefighter kids. >> thanks for your time this morning. back here at vaness and macalester in front of the state building. the rally starts here at 7:00 this morning. if you can't make it today, there's one tonight. that starts at 5:00. laura, that's the latest from here. perhaps when you check in with us, we'll have concerned parents in their pajamas this morning. >> it will be interesting. thank you very much, marla. it is 6:04 now. a san francisco man who turned himself in for double murder will turn himself in. he walked into police headquarters and confessed to killing two men at a city park. he said he shot a 31-year-old and 24-year-old back in 1995. now, cabrera is being held on

$10 million bail. learning more about the arrest of the suspect in the beating of giants fan bryan stow. the l.a. county's d.a. office is investigating him. they arrested him miles from dodgers stadium. the d.a.s office will decide whether or not to file charges against him. right now, he's held on $1 million bail. investigators are looking at associates of ramirez as they try to find additional suspects. police are on the look out for two men who broke into a home and attacked a man in the late 80s. he is in the icu. neighbors are outraged. they say he's a quiet man, a world war ii veteran. police say two suspects broke into his home through a side door. investigators say one suspect hit him on the head, knocking him unconscious. >> ransacked the house looking

for something. they took nothing, took nothing. it's senseless. >> sunday's home invasion is the latest in a string of crimes to hit this normally quiet and peaceful street. other homes and cars have been broken into in the last several months. it's time to form a neighborhood watch. 6:06 now. palo alto may force the city to cut firefighters and police officers. a new report says if they do not make concessions, the city may have to shut down a fire station as well as get rid of the resc. city managers kound on $4.5 million in concessions from police and fire unions. in the meantime, palo alto police are looking at a case of vandalism that could be a hate crime. last friday morning, someone painted a swastika on a car parked near the community center

at parkside drive. it happened again on joshua avenue. they think it's directed -- or they do not think it's directed at anyone in particular. they do not have leads on suspected. missouri is reeling from the deadly single torrent to hit joplin. rescue crews worked through the night digging through the leveled homes to make sure everyone is accounted for. sloan heller is live in joplin. she joins us live with the latest. good morning, sloan. >> reporter: good morning. what i can tell you is yesterday rescue crews had a lot of challenges on their plate not only dealing with the mountains and mountains of rubble. all of these homes that toppled down the cars, the trees, this is what they were forced to search through to find anybody who might be alive. the good news is they were able

to find 17 people still alive in this rubble and the hope is today that they might find still more people. you can see, i don't know if you can see far back there, but scattered around people now that the sunlight is coming up, you are seeing more and more people coming back to their homes now that it's drier, the weather is cooperating, bringing bags and suitcases to recover whatever it is that they can recover inside their homes. again, we are talking act 117 people killed in this tornado. 400 plus injured and unfortunately we have been told by the city manager and several other emergency responders those numbers are expected to rise. much more recovery, much more searching going on throughout the day. we are live in joplin, sloan heller, nbc 5 news. >> it's got to be hard the

people sifting through the rubble. so happy to have their lives, but the devastation of their homes. they could get hit with tornadoes. it's devastating to see. >> it is. consider the fact of what's sitting to the north of joplin. take a look at this strong cell. joplin is here to the east of the oklahoma border. right now, as you saw from the live picture, we have a 40% chance throughout the day of severe weather spinning off from the high pressure. moving over joplin. we are going to watch out for that. the chance gets better as we head through tonight. an 80% chance. in our neck of the woods, a tranquil start. the low pressure is going to drop light rain on us tomorrow. the temperatures tomorrow because of the clear skies are cool out there. 49 in livermore. 48 in fairfield. 44 in napa. we are headed toward the 70s. 75 degrees in redwood city.

71 in los gatos and 70 in san jose. we have a giants game tonight at at&t park. our boys are taking on my old bays, the florida marlins. uh-oh. i traded up for brad wilson. can you blame me? 60 degrees. 7:15 as the giants take on the marlins. bring a jacket. cloudy and breezy. let's check the drive with mike. >> let's go to the roadways. the south bay with northbound 101 showing a lot of slowing around telly road. traditional blip. overall, the concern build up over 20 minutes. it's sticking around. meanwhile, as you come into fremont from the south bay, both directions from 680 and 880. we have that accident still

northbound 880 at alta alvarado boulevard. speeds in the 30s and 40s. 52 is a misreading at north livermore road. overall, speeds in the 50s all the way through. we'll check in with chopper. they found a fire. reports of what was a garbage can fire. it actually wasn't as small as they thought, it was a trailer here. it's off san leandro boulevard. the smoke not visible from 880. it's not a major commute spot, but wanted to let folks know. this is probably what you are seeing. we'll follow this, no reports of injuries. >> thank you, mike. it is 6:11 now. still to come, have you heard this one, a woman accused of taking her granddaughter, posing

as if it were her newborn child. the latest abduction case from the east bay. a city could extend the moratorium on pot clubs, coming up. >> reporter: 20 cities in 20 days. our may around the bay tour continues today in santa rosa in the studio where charles m. schultz created his masterpieces. what's this over here? another masterpiece in the i wonder who ts. i wonder who that is. coming up in a live report from the charles m. schultz museum. this was so easy.

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studio where charles m. schultz worked. his wife is joining us. thank you very much. this was the desk and that was the drawing board. >> exactly. >> what was he like when he was in that zone? >> probably the happiest that he could be. he once said in an interview, i'm going to draw as long as i feel that tingly feeling in my arm when i'm drawing. that almost gives you goose bumps to think about it. you realize you couldn't do it if it weren't you going on to the paper. >> reporter: he passed away the day after the last strip, is that correct? >> the day after the last sunday strip in the paper. yes. to me, it's like a fairytale. >> reporter: i'm curious, did you ever have a sense or are you surprised of the legacy of the peanuts cartoon strip? did you know it would be this big? >> sure.

part of everybody knowing it is it went on so long. i married sparky. he was already a successful cartoonist. i accepted that. it wasn't like seeing him have seven papers and have five more then suddenly he's big. that might be a hard -- it might be hard for a wife to take, i don't know. i knew who he was. however, i knew he was a genius, but to see him -- to see an idea that you could actually see turn into a comic strip, but unfortunately, i didn't write it down. i can't give you concrete examples, it would be something he saw at the arena then he would say how would it be if so and so said this to so and so. >> reporter: i imagine you being on the board of directors for the museum, you are very involved. there's so much material here.

after his death, are you learning things about him that you didn't know when he was alive or are there surprises for you? >> i don't think it's learning so much. i'm amazing by what other people find and how other people create, talk about him and talk about his, now i can't think of the things i'm supposed to be remembering. they talk about us living his life backwards. it is almost like that. we keep finding little pieces that put his life in some context. a woman who took, we just perceived a package of papers from a woman who took the correspondens course.

you think, what was it like for this fellow correcting her papers system hey, bob, ask her, is she the little redheaded girl? >> reporter: are you the little redheaded girl? >> no, i'm not. the red haired girl is someone he worked with when he was 30. he asked her to marry him and she refused. >> let's not bring it up. >> he said you never forget that those rejections. someone said he made a lifetime out of that rejection. i think he really felt it. >> reporter: obviously laura did her research before asking that question. >> awkward. i can't believe you asked that question. >> reporter: i'm such a moron. i think you have headlines to do. >> we definitely do. okay now. let's move on. it is 6:18. looking for the clock this

morning. the on the antioch city council holds a meeting. they approved a 45 day moratorium on dispensaries last week after learning that a unit opened up. if the extension passed today, the moratorium could be extended two years. san francisco's proposition g could be contested. it could mean $2 billion in losses to the city. the muni says it doesn't ensure fair bargaining rights for transit employees. if they agree, it could block san francisco from receiving $2 billion in federal funds set aside for the table car maintenance. 6:19. let's move on to the forecast. >> good morning to you, laura. hey, open toed shoes, you have great ones on this morning. break them out. you won't be able to wear them

tomorrow. mild with increasing clouds. we have an active weather pattern on way for your wednesday. if you have to do anything outside, if you are putting it off to the last minute, get it done today. tomorrow is going to be ugly around here. this is why. i have a well-definedystem here. let me step out of the way and point out the features. that's cold air. it's going to drop the highs into the 60s. also, this strong front. it looks like it's going to break apart for the second half of the day. you might see clear conditions in the east bay tomorrow. the north bay and the south bay will get something out of that. 49 degrees in livermore. 50 in concord. turning over to the mid-70s later on today. it's going to be mild in places like san francisco and oakland. 67 in san francisco. still, not too bad. tomorrow, you will struggle to break out of the 50s in san

francisco and oakland. enjoy today. 67 degrees is the forecasted high. then our warm, dry set up returns friday into the weekend. back to you, laura. >> we are going back to santa rosa this morning with bob redell. he's probably frightened this morning at the charles m. schultz museum. they are setting up. i understand you have a characterist there today. >> she's on number three of me. >> wow, look at that. >> isn't that awesome? isn't that awesome. now, you know why i'm so good looking. what do you look for? you have to simplify it in a short amount of time. >> simplify, and exaggerate. it's not just the individual features but the arrangement. >> i didn't know i had that big of a chin. i look like jay leno.

>> don't applaud until it's done. >> you have been painting on your computer for 20 years? people are going to say i didn't think there was this type of technology. >> just getting off the ground. i'm giving you a bigger chin all the time because you said that. pressure sensitive tablets were just becoming available and so that made it all possible. >> reporter: all right. what i'm gathering is i'm big chinned, big eared and smirk. >> and very little hair. >> i have all the qualities someone wants. hey, check this out. there's a little competition. know who this is? >> i don't know. oh, it's laura. >> isn't that obvious? >> yeah. >> who is the bigger artist? >> i don't know, that's pretty good. remember you have to exaggerate

the features. she wrote a book on this. it's fascinating. she's capable of doing it by hand but to see someone doing it on the computer makes it more fascinating. >> thanks for being with us. rhodadraws.com. >> thank you very much. we're going to take you out to santa rosa in a bit. first, big changes for a bay area refinery. microsoft set to show off new phones this morning. howing off my 3-d cars..inff o we have green ones here. we'll show you the red ones, coming up. frds our planes start flying when it's dark.

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now to the altamont pass. >> thanks for the update. chevron trying to upgrade the richmond oil refinery. they will ask richmond for permission. chevron wants to scale back the project and drop efforts to produce california grade gasoline. they approved the original plans in 2008, but a judge blocked it over environmental concerns. part of the chinese plant that makes iphones and ipads is shut down this morning. >> we are hearing reports out of china, the big factory that makes not just apple products but all kind of tech products shut down polishing rooms that's what they sound like, where it is polished before it's shipped. they suffered an explosion over the weekend.

the aluminum dust became flammable killing three workers. what it means for the supply line is unclear. sony says they suffered devastating financial losses in the previous quarter. $3 billion primarily because of the japanese earthquake. they talked about the financial effects of the play station hack. it's going to cost them $170 million. it's far less than we expected. at 7:00 our time, microsoft will show off new cell phones as part of the partnership with nokia. microsoft tends to preannounce a lot of things. the new software microsoft is making is code name mango. why mango? i have no idea. google likes to do desserts. you have gingerbread and

cupcak cupcakes. apple likes cats. >> interesting. >> there's a system to it all. >> interesting. in news when there's a fire, we put antioch fire. >> only news people know what scodas is. salespeople court of the united states. >> a little girl is found and her grandmother accused of taking her. an update on the case this dutors rallying to getduet etocation budgets extended today. we have a live report coming up next.

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we are waking up in santa rosa. this is an ice skating rink built by charles m. schultz. so much to see. right now, it's 6:51. i want to get a look at the forecast with christina. >> good morning to you. we have a really nice day on tap especially when you put things in perspective. tomorrow, the rain arrives. the earlier you get out today, the better off you will be. the rain moves in tomorrow. i'll let you know when and who is expecting the most, coming up. right now, 6:32. let's check the drive with mike. >> we'll show folks the maze. two issues affecting you across the bay. the disabled vehicle blocking the upper deck. it's why they turn it on a couple minutes early. you expect it around 6:20. a ten-minute build. slowing around the berkeley curve. the sun is coming up, eyes crossing over. the slow down out of the east

bay on west grand avenue for much of the back up. >> thank you very much. 6:32 now. educators will be rallying around to send a message to state lawmakers to keep their hands off the budget. marla tellez is live with more on the statewide event. good morning. >> good morning, laura. you can think of it as a pa jama party for parents this morning. it's wake up california. we are in front of the state building. it hasn't started just yet. it's supposed to get under way at 7:00. they are expected to show up in their pajamas to wake up california. it's the name of the protest today. it's a statewide day of action to protest cuts to education. california is facing an $11 billion deficit. it would mean shorter school

year. it's organized by a parental grass roots campaign known as educate our state. an organizer tells me she has children of her own, ages 5, 7 and 9. the school resources in san francisco are extremely limited. >> we are bare bones at our school. we do fund raising from everything to library books to p.e. and art. there's nothing less to squeeze. the school year has been shortened. kids getting up, wanting to learn and we are not providing the education they need. >> under governor jerry brown's budget, there's good news for education. unforseen funding. $3 billion could be restored. it's still $4 billion below lefrls. his proposal calls for a $9 billion tax extension. the wake up california tax rallies are taking place

statewide as i alluded to. one in marin county, a few in san mateo county, one in the east bay. at 7:30 this morning in la fayette. the one here in san francisco in front of the state building to get under way at 7:00 this morning. if you cannot take part in a rally this morning log on to educateourstate.org. there's an online rally happening today to show your support if you are a concerned parent. in the meantime, we are waiting for those parents to show up in their p.j.s this morning. it's 6:35 now. the baby stolen from her east bay home over the weekend was taken by her grandmother. the grandmother tried to pass her off as her own two-week-old infant. she snuck into her son and

daughter-in-law's house and kidnapped the 4-month-old as the family slept. she took the baby to california by bus and taxi. he says his mom suffers from mental problems. jury deliberations resume this morning in the case of two men accused of killing chauncey bailey. the prosecution says the men were behind bailey's murder and two other murders. bay ordered him to kill bailey. defense lawyers say he is an unreliable witness. the transit agency is thinking of buying 130 additional tasers and training each officer. now, they have 60 tasers that officers share. the change is recommended by outside consultants following the deadly shooting of grant.

he says he thought he was firing his taser instead of his gun. it eventually killed grant. police agencies in charge of crowd controls. b.a.r.t. officer says he spent the night in a county jail without being charged with a crime. 32 agencies were involved in clearing the streets. it's unlikely all police departments involved will be named in the lawsuit. people in joplin, missouri are in the second day of going through remains of the deadly tornado. 400 additional people are injured. the tornado cut a path through the middle of joplin for six miles. it ripped apart a hospital. they had to evacuate. gurneys are being found five miles away. >> it looked like we were hit by a bomb. >> people are returning to what

is left of their home, sifting through the rubble. help is, thankfully, pouring in from neighboring states. right now, it is 6:37. i want to check our own forecast, very mild in comparison. >> yeah. i actually zoomed in the radar to show you what they are facing this morning. i think the clean up efforts will be hampered later on today. joplin, right about here, is nice and clear. we had a little bit of thunderstorm activity over the past few hours. take a look at what is just to the north. as i show you the system, the core that is spinning up the severe weather, it, too, will head to the east today. we have a 40% shot of severe weather in joplin today. an 80% chance tonight. all eyes focused there. meanwhile, we are the envy of the nation. another gorgeous nation with temps in the 70s.

we'll get rain tomorrow. the timing looks like this. step out of the way, stop the clock at 4:00 a.m. the front pushes through the north bay between 4:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. it divides the east bay. you may stay dry. probably less than a tenth of an inch overall. nice and clear this morning. the temps are cool. 49 in san francisco. we are headed toward the 70s. i'll talk more about the rain and when it's expected to clear. the seven day is moments away. get out the front door now. hey, mike. >> good morning. if you are headed to the bay bridge, allow extra time. the disabled vehicle was on the upper deck. the metering lights were on deck. let me show you the peninsula. two incidents reports at 280 and 380 near the interchange. northbound 280 reports of an accident there. there may be lanes blocked there heading up to san bruno. the southbound side around 380

and the interchange there reports of an accident. might be an ambulance headed there as well. mine while, a look at the bay bridge, we'll get a look at that. the metering lights have been on since 6:20. chopper is heading to the peninsula to see what they see. >> look at the bright sun out there. thank you very much. president obama is in london this morning. his limmo almost didn't make it out of ireland. >> i'm bob redell. we are at the charles m. schultz museum may adunro may aroundhe y continues. 20 cities in 20 days.

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20 cities in 20 days. this morning, we are live in santa rosa. we want to go back to bob redell. he's been at the charles m. schultz museum all morning long. what do you have to show us now? >> we were talking about the museum and every few months they bring in a new exhibit. they are going to have work from andy warhol.

>> this was an idea that has grown over the last couple years. it seemed like modern art was influenced by popular culture and comics and cartoonists starting with the pop artists of the 1960s. it seemed like a fit with the museum. >> reporter: how did it influence them? maybe not taking their art as seriously or more in the artistic style, the drawing? >> i think a combination of the two. popular culture was a big influence on modern artists dating back to picasso. they borrowed the imagery and made them into fine art. >> reporter: what is that? war who? >> warhol. >> reporter: i think i have heard of him. pops from the panel. i know you have headlines.

back to you now. >> 6:44 now. 34,000 inmates will leave california's prison system over two years. the supreme court says they need to slash thousands of inmates by 2013. the state plans to send low level criminals back to county jails. the rest could be flat-out released. today, we'll learn more about how a new area code will be phased in. the current area code will be split into two according to geography or the public utilities commission will allow customers to keep the current area code while giving 669 to people newly living in the area, signing up for new service. all right. i have been a 510, 415, 408. lived throughout the bay area. christina, you are laying your claim to chico?

>> i have bros in other area codes. we are looking good. maybe you are going out for a walk. should be nice to start out the day. cloudy, if you are looking for the sun. the sooner you get out there, the better off you'll be. 45 right now in santa cruz as we head through your lunch hour at noon in the city. it's where you are headed to work. it will be mostly clear. once you make your way home, 68 degrees. breezy conditions. that's the time we're going to start to cloud up around here ahead of the system. it's going to bring rain. 71 in fremont. 71 in los gatos. 75 in redwood city. it should make for pleasant conditions. heading to at&t park, giants are taking on the marlins. you'll need the jacket. a little on the cloudy side and breezy. 67 degrees tomorrow. we are back up to 70 for

thursday. so, i think you'll need the boots tomorrow. you can break out the open toes on thursday. >> weather and fashion advice. thank you very much. it's 6:46. let's head back to bob redell in santa rosa. he's got a look at amazing natural wonders there. >> reporter: yeah. you have charlie brown's sweater there. i don't know if it's xxxl or xxxxl. this is an exhibit that starts june 25th. you said it took five weeks to put this together? it's made of what? what is this stuff? >> this is a remnant from a sequ sequin factory. a fellow of mine turned me on to this. i said this would be a great

material to explore and keeps mylar out of the landfill. >> reporter: it doesn't seem like a natural material to me. >> it actually was fast, knowing that this would work. >> those are knitting needles? >> i'm using things like this. this looks like a giant knitting needle. it's pvc. it's the size i used for this piece. typically what i use for other pieces, too. >> did you lay it out over the frame? >> i worked at the center of the arts in jackson hole, washington to make this. i made the material, the fabric independently of the frame. >> imagine trying to fit that sweater. that must have been interesting. thank you very much. this is the preview piece for the panel that starts june 25th.

it's at the charles m. schultz museum here. this is not the only thing to see. certainly one of the highlights. if you travel outside, there are natural wonders including a place charles m. schultz visited. he was a guest at the next place we are taking you to. you can see snoopy's reaction. this is that right over there. old faithful geiser. it's faithful because it's very reliable. should be coming up in three, two, one -- >> there it goes. wow. >> wow. >> reporter: where is the guy with the turn valve. can you turn it up more. >> it's 30 to 45 feet right now. >> reporter: managing old faithful, tim.

>> the water heats up under ground, then shoots up. usually it's every 30 to 40 minutes. right now, it's about every ten due to the rain. >> reporter: when we were timing it, it seemed like every five. >> the water table is high so less pressure to build up. >> reporter: that works pretty good. >> yeah. >> reporter: where's the sensor? >> the old sensor is over there. it's disconnected. >> reporter: no, for the clapper. this used to be a volcano. 3.4 million years ago, it erupted and blew up sending ash miles that way. it blew these massive redwoodings down. it fossilized them into the petrified forest. dave is the caretaker. >> you can see how well preserved they are. they are considered some of the best preserved trees in the world. it's detailed.

it's a redwood trunk, you can see the knots. >> they are big impressive trees. >> some of the best in the world. >> reporter: how much do you owe him? >> free admission. >> reporter: you know, that volcanic eruption left the petrified forest and mt. st. helena. it's a prime place to grow grapes. if you want to head up here, go to petrifiedforest.org, old faithful gieser.com. we are back live at the charles m. schultz museum. they rotate exhibits on a fairly frequent basis, every few months or so.

it's a fun place not only for the kids, but adults as well. i can't think of anyone that didn't grow up with peanuts in their life. >> thanks, bob. when we come back, may around the bay is in the home stretch.

i welcome back. i want to give you an update on the accident we have been following on the peninsula. a transition ramp was blocked. fongs are just about ready to reopen the lanes. the back up is southbound 880 approaching the transition. the fire truck is still there. there you go, as we are speaking, the fire truck is clearing. the southbound side of 280 should improve. that exit down toward the 380 interchange. the rest of the peninsula moves

smoothly. we look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll end with this shot off the east shore freeway. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:54 now. they weren't invited to the royal wedding, but this morning buckingham palace is rolling out the red carpet for the president and first lady. the duke and duchess of cam bridge welcomed the obamas. they joined the queen for a special lunch. william and kate did not join in the lunch and they are not expected at the banquet at the palace. they will be visiting the u.s. during their first overseas tour as a married couple. welcoming them to san francisco as well. the president's limmo. yesterday, it got stuck in dublin. a dip in the road brought the long car to a stop there.

an awkward one. the secret service says the president was not in the car, but carrying presidential staff. crews managed to get it out of there. 6:55 now. markets have been opened for a little bit. we want to check the numbers on wall street. >> the numbers are good. yesterday, the dow was getting crushed. now, we are up 24 points. we have been keeping a close eye on linked in. we said they predicted linked in would lose the share value. this morning, it's up 94 cents. so far, good news on linked in. >> we'll see how it goes. 6:56 right now. let's head back to bob redell to see where we are headed tomorrow for travels around the bay. you have the big map. >> reporter: we are back here at snoopy's home ice. of course we are way up here at

the top of the mab today. we have no idea where we are going to be tomorrow. guess what? when i was in charles m. schultz studios, i stole a pencil. hopefully this sticks and hopefully they don't know it's missing. i'm sure it's a collectors item. three, two -- we are going to, it's down a little bit down there. redwood city. >> look at that. >> what's in redwood city? >> is mcgrew available? you're a big gamer. >> electronics arts. >> i like movies and my kids like "kung fu panda." they made it. that's what i'm going to be doing this afternoon, try to call them up to get a behind the scenes peak on how the movie is

made. i'm at dream works, redwood city will be covered. what do you think? >> i'll play x-box games to prepare. >> the least you can do. thanks so much for joining us this morning. today show is coming up next. ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose. it can take many tries. but keep trying, you will beat smoking. honey, you okay? yeah, i'm fine. ♪ [ ukulele ]