settlement that could mean help for millions of homeowners. >> reporter: a big hit for bank of america workers in concord. 450 of them get pink slips. i'll tell you what's next coming up in a live report. >> a live look outside, still dark but that is the nice look at the the san bruno mountain. even better when the sun comes up. it's thursday, february 9, "today in the bay." >> good thursday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren and say hello to another beautiful day. >> it is going to be a beautiful day. talking about the sun rise, just about an hour and 10 minutes away from that sunrise. spectacular over the bay area. this morning as you can see, we're not dealing with even half as much cloud cover as we had

yesterday as offshore winds pick up. 43 in oakland, 42 in livermore, grab a jacket. we're headed to the 70s. a nice one, then the rain moves in. first, mike has an issue that could slow you down in the astro valley. >> now we have flashing lights. you pass by dutton and approach grand area. that's heading to the castro valley y, your commute direction northbound 238 is starting to slow as another accident is clearing. >> thank you very much. here's some news for bay area drivers. they may soon be able to buy a faster commute. bob redell is live with a plan to allow more cars into the express lanes. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning. the overall plan is to have hundreds of these express lanes

installed throughout the bay area. we're aware of the hot toll lanes on 680 southbound coming in, you'll be able to use them here on this road here. we're eastbound 237 doing to northbound 880. this is a huge commute corridor getting from mountain view up to fremont eventually oakland. as we transition, you would be able to see the signage that indicates that they would open up in a couple of weeks. these are for people who are not carpoolers and if you have a transponder when these open, you as a driver would be able to hop into this lane paying a minimal 30 cents, and shave an estimated 10 minutes off of your drive. now you are in the hov lane. there will be new lanes in the future.

we're going to head north of here, westbound 92. toll lanes in there, on the dumbarton and the bay bridge toll plaza and 580 in livermore and pleasanton. these are going to be phased in. by 2015. so we're looking at having hundreds of miles of these toll lanes. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. a berkeley police officer in the hospital after he was rammed by a suspect during a traffic stop. it happened late yesterday at the center street and grove way castro valley area where two undercover officers followed the suspect from berkeley.

the suspects decided to back up and pinning the officer. the partner opened fire. >> i kept telling the people to duck and get out of the way. >> the suspect backed his vehicle which pinned the berkeley police officer between the suspect vehicle and the unmarked workly car. >> the suspect remains hospitalized as is the officer who has serious injure i to his legs and hand. no word why they were trying to stop the suspect. we're learning more about the possible motive in the shooting of a federal agent. the 61-year-old man was wounded during a confrontation outside his home. the chronicle reporting the agents wife is a former student of the suspect deny nis wagwell. he is a bead mont optician who taught in union city. he could be arraigned today. the still unidentified agent

remains in critical condition at eden valley medical center. >> the state dropped charges in a police corruption case but now federal prosecutors will take charge. former officers lewis lombardish normal welsh and steven talani and investigator are being prosecuted in federal south. they face a slew of charges blooding bribery. the state dropped 38 charges to avoid interfering with the case. >> new this morning nearly 39 billion could be on the way to affect families. california joined with 40 other states. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew is live with all of the details. >> good morning. the justice department is going to make some sort of announcement at 7:00 our time, then the state attorney general will have a fuse conference at

11 this morning in los angeles. we presume it is to announce that it was signed off on the deal. what does it mean for me. millions of americans have homes under water and have fallen behind on payments even been foreclosed upon. so splitting that up p.m. will let a little help a. family picked out of their home night get at check for $2,000 in three years. we don't know the specifics of the deal. this is no final deal. banks could have to forgive 700 billion in principle to bring america back to even. we're talking maybe 39 billion which is one of the reasons that california was so hesitant to sign on. one that would best is banks. they hope that they sign uf it's going to are starter for states

resume other lawsuits. when we know we'll let you know. >> an explosion in hiring in the south bay but not so bright for hundreds of east bay workers. christie smith joins us live in concord where bank of america is issuing pink slips. >> good morning. this is painful. 450 job cuts a at time when jobs can still be hard to find. bank of america workers got the bad news yet morning that by may they will be out of a job. why is this happening? bank of america says it's looking at opportunities to operate more espiritually including bank of america has excess space here. that 450 number is a fraction of

the 30,000 that they nope to eliminate. they say that all of the employees who give these given slips can apply for a new job or may be eligible for a severance package. back to you. >> thank you very much. hltd crews will be on the coast of half moon bay getting some of the great shots of the beautiful surf. crews visiting as they film for the new flick "of men and mavericks." there are a number of scenes at mavericks, all of this stunny condition with the high surf cannot be missed. of man and mavericks -- >> i don't think i would want a cam hoe in those shots. 6:08. temperatures are going to be

nice. i want to check with meteorologist christina loren. >> you could comfortably hit the beach later. good morning. we're starting out clear. you can see from this camera shot it has a bit of a sthik it. that's preventing dense fog from forming at the coast. let's talk about visibility where it is dropping off. places like fairfield down to 5 miles, and you're down to one mild down through gilroy. what a difference a day bakes. you have 10 miles or better at the ma ryan rin county klein and we're going to see a gorgeous day. that sun will be out at 7:10, an hour away from the official sunrise. a little bit of patchy fog, especially at the coast. places like half moon bay, this will be the warmest day of the week, then friday a few more clouds, we've got rain in the forecast. we'll talk about when we get to my 7-day. i want to point out how nice it's going to be inland, 64.

by 4:00 you make your way home. at 66, sunshine. >> after 580 cleared down through castro valley opposite the main commute focusing on the commute westbound highway 4. antioch where speeds are down to 8 at the l street sensor. slow from hill dres to summer esville. staying here, east willow path, pittsburgh and bay point. we might find slowing into the interchange. there is a disabled vehicle. approaching 24 but right now we're looking at a lighter volume. starting to build here and laugh yesterday. a live look shows you what we're dealing with at the toll plaza. crowds building but no problems of course fast track. good advantage. >> 6:10. still to come on "today in the

bay," when you'll be able to drive across the new bay bridge. >> a los angeles school reopens today with all new teachers following a big time section abuse scandal. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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>> welcome back everyone on this friday eve. it is thursday but it's going to be a beautiful one. christina loren says reaching 70s in some places. that's a beautiful shot of the bay bridge. a nice way to start your day. it's 6:13. >> after being closed for two days an elementary school in los angeles is reopening this morning with an all new staff. it was shut down after the arrest of two teachers for lewd behavior involving students. marla tellez joins us with what students and parents can expect as well as overnight

developments. good morning. >> good morning. students can expect 120 new faces. miramonte elementary in l.a. fired everyone on its pay roll after shocking child abuse allegations came to light. so today it's day one on the job for a new principal, 90 teachers, new support staff, even new janitors. the focus of the scandal is on two former long time teachers, both are accused of committing lewd acts on children. one over five-year span that ended in 2010. the unified district is now facing three lawsuits from former students, they allege the district and the principals failed to protect them. it's not vacation they hoped for. new video shows the crowned princess ship docked at port everglades florida. it's not supposed to be here it's supposed to tour the caribbean but had to cut the trip two days short because of the norovirus outbreak. 114 passengers, 60 crew members came down with the uncomfortable

stomach symptoms. soon women will be allowed to get a closer look at war time combat. the pentagon is expected to announce it's changing its rules giving women access to jobs closer to but not on the front lines. most of the new positions will be in the army and marines from communications to intelligence to mechanics. we're talking more than 14,000 new positions expected to be announced for women in the military. >> thank you, marla. >> 6:15 now. and looks like it's going to be a beautiful day, then weekend this weekend. >> a little something for everybody. good morning to you. make sure you grab your jacket on the way out the door. you want to dress cool underneath it because we're 2ing to see a gorgeous day. go with the short sleeves. you can get away with the muscle shirt if you are jon kelley. we're going to see temperatures in the 70s in some cities. do us all a favor.

we're looking pretty good. you want to dress comfortably. we'll see the mid-60s. you can see clouds arcing up and around the ridge. storm track well to our north. but we've got an area of low pressure that will break this ridge down as we head through the next 48 hours. we'll start to see changes today, peak warmth as the winds are off shore and because of the winds we're not seeing a lot of fog. quite a difference from yesterday morning. mostly clear conditions, even warmer this afternoon. by tomorrow cloudy start, mild conditions. you can see from the futurecast we stop the clock at 3:00 a.m. a little bit of drizzle in the north bay. so this will keep your temperatures down. not by much. we head throughout the afternoon tomorrow, still expecting the mid-60s. not quite as warm as what we're going to see today. take a look. 70 in santa cruz. we'll hit about 66 degrees even along the peninsula. redwood city we're comfortable

there. through saturday the clouds increase, by sunday a few shower, mostly in the north bay. monday rain at times over the greater bay area. then tuesday we'll have showers for the first part of the day, clearing for the second half of valentine's day. >> we'll be watching that closely because i'm hosting a heart walk hopefully it clears by then. to the south bay things are moving nicely in the northbound direction. no need for clearing because it's clear. that will be getting congested. at tully up to 680, that will show slowing over the next 20 minutes. we see this, 20 minutes driving out of the altamont pass through livermore. speeds in the 40s and 50s, a typical pattern to the dublin interchange. no big deal here. your typical slowing, westbound 580 through the tri-valley. southbound 680 approaching the walnut creek interchange. one lane blocked. the volume is building out of

concord but at 65 shows up as you are passing. shouldn't be a problem as you approach 24. we're looking over to the area approaching the bay bridge toll plaza and a smooth drive. i passed up a couple of live shots. let's see what we have how things are shaping up. 101 at 880, no major problems and no problem for the live shot. a good volume of traffic starting to build. another live shot, as we pass by the area of the oakland coliseum. 880 starting to build. kicking off slowing into the 50s in spots for the nimitz. back to you guys. >> here is good news. the new bay bridge set to open ahead of schedule. if all goes as planned the entire bridge will open on labor day of next year. original plans called for the westbound span to open in 2013 and the eastbound span to open about a year later. but the upcoming presidents day weekend closure we've been telling you about will help make sure both directions open at the

same time. caltrans says one more closure closer to the opening day will be needed so crews can finish up work on the approach, landing and the toll plaza. also ahead of schedule, the work on highway 101 at tully road in the south bay, the "mercury news" mr. road show says it looks like the project could be done in may. when it is, tully road will be seven lanes wide and a merging lane and bike lane. also an extra lane on 101 south to yorba buena road. >> remember this story t myth buster stars, now returning to dublin, kind of the scene of the crime after a dangerous stunt sent a canon ball into people's homes. the two will appear at dublin high school as part of a national engineers week. the last time the stars were in the neighborhood, yeah, they had to apologize after a stunt at a bomb testing range sent a 30-pound canon ball tearing

through two homes and a minivan. they avoided hurting any one. for this event seems to be popular, seating is open to the public but all of the advance tickets have already been snatched up. >> the americas cup competition could face choppy waters. the san francisco controller's office says race fund-raisers collected only $800,000 of the $12 million set as a goal. city leaders agreed to host the race if no taxpayer money was needed. that means fundraisers must collect $32 million before the final race next july. >> the first round of the at&t pebble beach national pro am tournament gets under way in a few hours. pros and the celebrities hitting the links this morning among the names at the event, tiger woods who hasn't played in this tournament in a decade. vijay sync and phil mickelson

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>> welcome back everyone. to help get you in spirit for

valentine's day we let you bathe in the glow of a full moon. looks like a christmas tree with a star on top of it in san francisco. majestic, romantic. all sorts of good things. i'm feeling good right now. >> i guess so. >> watch out. >> 6:24. a stanford educated professor will be able to sue for being put on a no-fly list. she says she was mistakenly placed on a terrorist watch list seven years ago. renia abraham was arrested in 2005 as she attempted to board a flight. she was allowed to fly the next day but when she tried to return to the u.s. she was told her visa had been revoked. >> tesla motors unveiling its newest car, the model x, said to be a cross between a minivan and suv. the carmaker says the model x will be built on the model s

platform but includes several suv design features. the x will be made in fremont and tesla will show up design plans for the new car tonight in l.a. >> it's 6:24. some former apple fans say they plan to protest apple stores this morning. scott joins us. >> let's assume we have our doubts, there is talk on the internet of a coordinated protest against apple today for 10:00 a.m. local time. so the first american protest we'll hear of will come from the stor at grand central train station and move west. the protesters say they plan to deliver petitions to apple stores to protest working conditions at apple plants in china. the foxconn plants have been making apple products for years but got attention from a stage play and criticism from a radio

program. cisco systems says it's turned itself around, a company in trouble a year ago says it will up its dividend, exceeds profit expectations all after making cuts. ciscoco can fit in its skinny jeans again. allegations a snack food company moved money around to come up with cash to buy pringles. the claim is that diamond waited to pay nut growers so it had enough cash on hand to buy the pringles line. the deal may now be off. diamond kand its ceo and a couple of seconds ago the latest jobless figures for the week, looking good again under 400,000. >> thank you, scott. >> 6:26. still to come on "today in the bay," you'll have more chances to move into the fast lane but it's going to cost you. where the new lanes will open. >> hundreds lose their jobs at a

call center. >> sun rise this morning at 7:10, beautiful clear sky over the bay area. what a difference a day makes. >> i'm mike inouye, we're looking at your roads. we'll see how things are backing up. inwi'. ll shou spots. i'll show you coming up.

>> hard times in concord where 450 bank of america workers just got layoff notices. i'm christie smith. i'll have details coming up. >> the fbi looking for six bay area men who got away from a major drug sting. major details coming up. >> reporter: shaving time off of your morning commute. i'm bob redell. we'll tell you what it's going to cost you to do that coming up. >> a live look outside, palace

of fine arts in san francisco. a beautiful look outside. nice weather on tap for this thursday, february 9th. "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. it is 6:30 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we check in with meteorologist christina loren. we saw a beautiful full moon shot. looks like a nice day ahead. >> very nice day ahead. we've got the 70s on that temperature map. if you wanted to hit the beach you could do so. now this morning it's on the chilly side, 42 degrees at livermore. mid-40s just about everywhere except for along the peninsula we're starting out in the 50s. temperatures today climbing into the mid-60s by the water into the 70s inland i'll take to you the forecast and tell you when the rain returns. first we want to get you on your way to work with our mike inouye.

>> good morning. folks, you should do all right if you want to arrive on time. the metering lights were turned on. the toll plaza and the approach, past the 880 overcrossing and smooth off the nimitz. a look with our chopper over the peninsula or lower bay shore, through alo alto. a smooth flow but it's starting to build as well as san jose so another check coming up. >> thank you, mike. hundreds of workers in the east bay could soon hit the unemployment line as some of the largest banks begin its effort to eliminate thousands of jobs. christie smith joins us live where bank of america is issuing pink slips. not good news for some. >> good morning to you. you know, overall we're hearing the job situation may be improving but still this is a tough pill to swallow. for 450 bank of america

employees here in concord who just got word yesterday that come may they will be out of a job. these workers are in the customer services unit. why is this happening? bank of america says it's constantly looking at opportunities to operate more efficiently including optimizing building space. apparently there is a lot of excess space at the concord campus. the impact goes beyond the workers. the mayor of concord is extremely disappointed with this saying that it doesn't help our unemployment situation which is higher than the national average. sutter shelt moving from san francisco, also service master clean could add 100 jobs to the area and a new walgreen's that could add retail jobs. b of a workers told they could apply for other jobs in the company or may get a severance

package. >> christie smith, thank you. a second murder mystery in hayward. the body of an unidentified man found early yesterday under the tracks near hampton road. investigators calling it a murder. this is the second body found in the past week. another man was found about three miles away. no word whether these are related. >> san francisco muni driver facing criminal charges for a fatal accident will return to court. wallace loggens is charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. prosecutors say he hit a 23-year-old woman in a crosswalk in august. >> federal agents looking for six men that got away during a major drug raid. more than 900 law enforcement and s.w.a.t. teams swarmed a

neighborhood on tuesday. the arrests taking place blocks from a gym where kids go out and play basketball. one local father says he and his son saw it all go down from their living room window. >> it was just shocking to me. i was watching it as i was on the way to work. my kid looked out and said i seen the army. he thought he saw the army. >> 27 arrests and authorities say it put a serious dent into a drug and gang ring. again, fbi agents looking for these six men. take a closer look at our website. >> getting through airport security lines at one airport will soon be faster. the prechekt will expand to 35 additional airports including sfo. eligible passengers provide airport information in advance, will qualify for faster

screening. a lucky view can keep their shoes on and lap tops is cases. >> more may soon be able to pay their way into the fast lane. bob redell with more on what a care free commute is going to cost. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, jon. it's going to cost you from 30 cents to maybe $3 if you have a fast track transsponlder. this is for people who are south bay kmuders doing what we're doing. going southbound on 880 trying to get westbound to 37. starting in march they are going to open up one of the front lanes, that right now only people who are like us who have two or more in the car can use but solo drivers willing to use their fast track can use starting in march. this would abtoll length similar

over the sunol grade. this will show you the plan for the area. by 2015 want to have hundreds of miles more of these express lanes installed throughout this bay area. they started this in 2010. here we are 2012, in a couple of weeks opening these lanes that we're on. eventually they will have westbound 92, 84, and the aplochs to the bay bridge t dumbarton, san mart, 580, those all up and running. you can see now here we are in the commute, southbound 880, one of those people who is -- wait a couple of weeks and you can pay and get in the special hov lanes we're in. reporting live in milpitas, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> see the guy in back of you. >> i like rolling with bob.

the weather may make your day. pretty nice. i want to check with meteorologist christina loren. >> hard ta brown on 70s in february. it's kind of cold right now. grab your jacket but you don't have to worry about that thick fog we had yesterday morning at this time. we do have dense patches out there but already starting to see that fog burning off as the sun makes its first appearance. it's 42 in livermore, at 53 in san francisco. and 43, in sunnyvale throughout the day. by noon up to 64. at 60 by the bay as you break for lunch. then we'll round out the day in the mid to upper 60s, plenty of 70s inland so we're going to see comfortable conditions. great day to hit the san francisco marina. i'll take through the seven-day forecast. we've got more rain on the way.

i'll let you know. let's get you out the door at 6:37. >> if you're heading out the front door you won't be able to -- a lot are hitting the roads now. we're looking southbound 880, south of the san may dridge. in the 30s at times. also the castro valley y at the top. 580 moves smooth out of castro valley. 580 through livermore we see the slowing. 25 minutes. just 40s in general all the way down through the area past the dublin interchange. let's get live shots and see how things are shaping up. the subpoena traffic, starting to see an increase in volume. this will be slowing there and 880. the no big deal. a bigger volume. back to you.

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>> 6:41 now. good thursday morning to you. gop lawmakers are gearing up for a new fight with the white house. it is all over the obama administration's decision to force religious affiliated groups to cover contraceptive costs in their health care plans. brian mooar tells us more about. good morning, brian. >> reporter: well, the white house says the president is just trying to protect women, but republicans on capitol hill say the president has gone too far and they are threatening to roll it back, legislatively if they have to. house speaker john boehner says this is nothing short of an attack on religious liberty that must not and will not stand in his words. what exactly he can do isn't clear. any legislation the house puts forward would certainly be blocked in the democratic controlled senate. they wouldn't even bring it up for a vote. the white house says that the president is basically trying to come up with a policy that is pro woman, not anti-religion.

but of course this issue is catching fire on the campaign trail. mitt romney, rick santorum, newt gingrich, it's turning into a free for all and here on capitol hill there is plenty of talk. hhs secretary kathleen sebelius is expected to testify on the hill on march 1. i think we can safelying spekt fireworks. >> always a lot of talk around there. >> it's section:43. coming up, 15 minutes of uninterrupted news including new information is out about a federal agent shot at his home in newark. we'll have all of the details. co the state attorney general jot thatg m agorelnf join that mortgage deal. we'll look at what that means. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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>> welcome back everyone on this thursday morning. 6:45. christina loren is telling us another spectacular day. >> most spectacular day of the week if you are looking for the warmth. we have a lot of sunshine on tap for today. and plenty of 70s. take a look at this beautiful sun rise. looking down at san francisco from high atop san bruno mountain you can see how pretty it is out there this morning. and how clear it is. you can see yesterday at this point we were completely socked in with fog so getting a gorgeous sunrise and we're going to see a lot of sunshine throughout the day, making this the warmest day of the week. temperatures are running a little on the cool side. you're at 41 in santa rosa. 53 for san francisco. 43 in sunnyvale. something you can peel off by noon as temperatures climb into the mid-60s at noon. high pressure is the reason why. you can see the clouds arcing up and around that ridge.

as we head throughout the day it will set up driving the winds offshore, warming as they pump from land to sea. even warmer than yesterday by 5 to 8 degrees. we can get a few more clouds so it's going to take the temperatures down. you can see here on shore know sets back up by 3:00 a.m. friday. by 11:00 a.m. we'll see clearing but yeah, that cloud cover at the top of tomorrow morning will make for a very cool day in terms of where we expect to end up. 70 in los gatos, about 68 in milpitas, 70 in fairfield and 68 in pittsburg. comfortable at the coast, 63 in half moon bay. 63 in pacifica. throughout the next couple of days we do start to change. more showers in the mix saturday into sunday. a check of the drive with mike. >> we're going to take you out to the area near the carquinez bridge. westbound 80 at willow.

we had an earlier accident. the latest is westbound in the commute direction off of the bridge heading down into hercules. this is like hi to cause a ripple there, even after that clears we'll get a burst heading through hercules. we're seeing lighter volume through the area, it's a thursday so we don't see quite the hit we would on a tuesday. 40s where it's yellow down through berkeley, around the curve, the bay bridge plaza, the rest of the approach is moving. the bill continues and coming off of the workly serve it's slow into the maze for that approach. our choppers were along 101, now looks like they are heading over 92. you see the low clouds on the east bay side. no dramatic effect to the drive. we'll look at the south bay. traffic starts to slow, capitol

up past 880, highway 87 and 85 showing 50s where it's yellow. >> thank you, mike. an easier commute is down the road. if you pay the price. bob redell is live in the south bay with more on how to buy your way into the express lane. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm southbound 880 in milpitas on one of the most frustrating commutes. you can see the traffic backing up here as you're heading on southbound 880 where people try to get to mountain view on 237 where it's brake lights. the only way we're able to see past it is using the carpool lane. you are looking at a lot of solo drivers. they will be able to be converted to an expleas lane. a toll lane if you have a fast track transponder and solo driver you'll be able to pay

from 30 sends on average to $3 to avoid that there. and to join us here. this is something we've seen on the sunol grade in 2010 when they opened one of the bay area's first express lanes on 680. they are going to open this in march. look at the map you get a broader view in the years to come where they will open the toll lanes. 580 in pleasanton. they plan to have hundreds of these installed. if you are look forge your commute you can see it's not hooking ready. they will have the southbound 8 880 to westbound polling as well as the east 237 as well. reporting live on westbound 2:37 in milpitas.

bob redell, "today in the bay." zm thank you very much. a berkeley police officer is in the hospital after he was rammed by a driver during a traffic stop. this happened late monday at center and grove way where two undercover officers followed a suspect from workly. when they pulled the suspect over he backed up, pinning the officer. the partner opened fire. >> i kept telling the people to duck and get out of the way. >> the suspect pinned a berkeley police officer between the suspect vehicle and the unmarked berkeley car. gh the correspondent remains in the hospital. no word on why the police were trying to stop the suspect. >> we're learning more about the possible motive in the shooting of a federal agent in newark. the the man was wounded in a

confrontation tuesday. the chronicle is reporting the agent's wife is a former student of the suspect, dennis bagwell. he taught at optical schools in union city. right now he's in jail and could be arraigned today. the unidentified agent. >> 6:52. a positive report on unemployment last week saw the number of unemployment claims filed in years. that's little comfort for this morning. christie smith is live in concord. bank of america is handing out dink slips. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a blow for workers here at the concord campus. 450 of them got the bad news that come bay they will be out of a job. bank of america says this is

designed to consolidate and increase efficiently. the workers who got news are in the contact center. bank of america is saying that the workers can go ahead and amy for a new problem with the bank or may be elgishl for a severance package. back to you. >> 6:53. women will be moving closer to combat. the pentagon is expected to announce it will allow people to serve in jobs closer. women will be barred from serving infantry and special operations roles. progress in motion again in italy. crews back at work on the capsized cruise ship. marl marla. >> it's stop and go because of the weather but teams are back at work. the job is to get the ship to be

drained. work was suspended for several days because of rough seas. >> the fighting continues in syria. we have new video in to our newsroom that shows forces firing mortars and rockets at homes. at least 20 people have been killed. the over all death toll is hard to determine. it started on sand as the president's reseem tries to stop any opposition. miramonte elementary school is set to reopen with all innew staff. the los angeles unfied school district two former teachers are

accused of commuting lewd acts on children. the district is facing three lawsuits from former students they say the district and the principal failed to protect them. >> thank you very much, marla. 6:54. the "today" show is up next. matt lauer shows us what they are working on. >> good morning. coming up on a thursday here on "today," breaking news, it will affect millions of kids. a report that president obama will free ten states from the no child left behind law. details on. that also ahead, new details on the deadly fire set by josh powell that killed hill and his sonsment why did it take more than 20 minutes to arrive on the scene. you'll be surprised how easy it can be for criminals to buy guns legal hi. and the form er woman who says she was jfk's mistress. we've got those and much more ahead as we get started on a

thursday morning here on today. >> thank you. jeremy lin continues blowing it up in the nba scoring 23 points for the knicks. this is the rookies game with more than 20 points. he keeps this up he may be able to get his own bed. he has been sloping on his brother's couch for the last six weeks because his contract for $800,000 was not guaranteed until -- what we guaranteed this friday. >> a zegs on the oakland a's bid could come soon. the owner says major league baseball will give him an answer unmonths. it's three years since plans for a new stadium were put into motion. there was a major league discount to lure the club. the a's plan to privately finance finance the stadium

contract. >> a popular children's wing at stanford hospital could get bigger. the ronald mcdonald house for the green light to expand. we is use of the 49ers visiting the wing last year. it needs to meet increasing demand. the nonprofit orgs provides comfort for children undergoing life threatening illness. >> if you are watching television but it doesn't mean they aren't watching period. a new report says american ages 12 to 34 spending less time in front of tv, instead they are turning on tablets, cell phones. americans 35 and older spending more time than ever watching television. >> young americans facing record

high unemployment. the study found more than 30% of those surveyed have postponed getting married or having a baby. nearly a quarter say they moved back in with their parents after living out on their own. >> a few minutes ago the state attorney general confirmed that california will join that deal with mortgage lenders. >> good morning. we've again talking about it all morning but we got the official word that california will get $18 billion. the justice department will have a news conference at 7 chock a.m. our time. this is file video. she's going to have her own. i did this quickly. it's about $9,000. that's just back of the envelope. we'll know who much more and

tell you at 5:00 and 6 chock. stocks look pretty distinguish. mentioning the economy and it shows fewer people. help me with this. something along that line opening the nasdaq. >> here they are. hey, let's get to the forecast. meteorologist christina loren. >> rest assured you are watching the right network. we have fog by the water but it will burn off, maybe drizzle on the way to work. waking up by the water, inland such a great day shaping up. let's get to your forecast. into the mid-60s up to 64 degrees. inland at noon. we'll keep you updated throughout the "today" show. >> i want to show you the typical bill for the