fireworks at a meeting. terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco with more. >> the puc presidt fired rigd back. the meeting started out -- when this meeting started out with president pebby asking everyone to remember what president obama said yesterday in tucson, asked everyone to have more civil tone, less fiery words. that lasted about 60 seconds in here. take a look at the meeting when he was first up to speak and what he was saying is pg&e is a disaster itself. criticized them for not knowing what kind of pipe they had in the ground, the one that blew in san bruno killing eight and

destroying 37 homes. he went on and on about pg&e's incompetence and then turned his sights on the puc, a culture this have complacency as he called it and it hit the fan. >>his commission has failed the people of california and especially the residents in my district by your culture of complacency. >> i think that wraps it up, mr. hill. >> to fill the vacationsies with individuals of experience and passion for pipeline safety. >> you were unmoved by the remarks i made earlier. and we appointed a five-member panel unfettered by anything t look at these matters and be critical of us as well as pg&e and others. and you you make no recognition of that and i find that contemptible. i think the direction comes from the top, mr. president, and i think that's where your lead areship should be. >> i expect your opinion but you

managed to slur several00 people at this commission in one felled swoop. >> telling abc news that he is looking forward to a new members on the public utilities commission. there are two openings now, a third expected later this month. the puc response was very quick, very rapid and people are inside talking to heather ishimaru. she will have more on this fireworks coming up tonight at abc 7 news at :00 and 6:00. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you so much. oakland police and the alameda county district attorney's office will hold a news conference in a few hours from now to discuss a big break in a crime spree. police say they've made an arrest in the lake merritt area. we'll have details in the suggestion expect and th ecrimes at 5:00 and 6:00. >> a san jose neighborhood woke up to the sounds of a han grenade and s.w.a.t. team

bursting into ahome. the officers surrounded the home around 6:30 this morning in hopes of a resting a suspect wanted on drug charges. he found an elderly woman inside who was slightly injured by the flash grenade. paramedics treated her at the scene. >> the bay area could be the first all electronic toll bring. officials want to eliminate cash payments which means dozens of toll collectors could sooning looking for work. amy is live at the golden gate bridge with re on the hearing going on right now. amy? >> and, jenelle, there's only one toll taker here to speak before this committee even though it is a very big issue. he said toll takers are depressed and frustrated by this issue but a lot don't think they can make a difference with what they have to say. the proposal is get rid of all the toll takers, turn the payment into an elecic experience. cars would need toll t pads or e

bridge would scan your license plate. the district has an $89 million deficit they have to work with. they wish they would shed the bus and ferry service and let another company deal with those takers at the bridge. >> that bus system, they sold it. why? because it was something that was dying. something that wasn'tally taking them anywhere. and now we're -- the bay bridge itself is trying to support two other departments. >> it's going to be a very difficult decision. what we are hoping and working on aggressively if in fact the board goes forward with it is that we'll be able to place employees in other positions. >> the finance committee is listening to a presentation right now. one committee member told me it's tough to argue against the cost-savings of these proposals

to go electronic and he believes fellow members feel the same way. if this does pass look for it to go into effect next year. >> amy thank you so much. other news this morning, the first of the funeral services for the victims of saturday's tucson mass shoot had gone gets underway in about an hour. people are gathering to pay their final respects to nine-year-old christina taylor green. they watched as firefighters raised the largest american flag flown at ground zero. it was brought to christina born september 11th, 2001. shwas the youngest of all the shooting victims. there were 19 in all, six killed and 13 wounded including the attempted assassination of gabgy giffords shot in the head. >> the progress of gabby gifford is a miracle. she's moving both leg and lms d responding to family and friends. two of gifford's close friends

congress came for a hospital visit, they started talking g to giffords. . they reminded her of good times and told her how many people are pulling for her. >> she was struggling. you could see every ounce of determination in her face trying to get her eyes open and she did. it was amazing. >> mark was urging her can you see me, can you see me? she literally pulls her whole arm up as a thumbs up with her arm. it was amazing. >> giffords' husband gave president obama permission to share news of wif progress with the nati during yesterday's memorial service. yesterday was the first time giffords had opened her eyes since she was shot in the head. >> newly released police reports about the suspt. they showed jared loughner's became increasingly menacing.

documents say loughner was in a poetry class and began talking about blowing up babies. a former girlfriend of laughnersas come forward. she believes the shooting was out. she said loughnerus drugs and had a grudge against the government. >> politics, he thought the- an pretty much had to do withhhe government. he basically kind of thought that the government was crap and that it was just this big, bad thing that was just trying to take over everybody. >> we're just getting word that police found loughner's black bag that he brought with him on that shooting dale. it contained ammunition and drugstore purchases. >> in sacramento an assembly budget committee is meeting to review governor brown's budget proposal for the first time. brown's proposal largely aims to close the state's $25 billion budget deficit by using a mix of deep cuts from nearly all state departments. some of the biggest cuts will bu

made in welfe, sial services an higher education. the proposal spares k-12 education p though. the governor wants to call a special election hoping voters will approve higher income, sales and vehicle taxes for the next five years. >> california has the third highest foreclosure rate in the nation and a new report warns the situation may only go from bad to worse. according to reality track, the bleakest year for u.s. housing has just begun. theyn to repossess more homes this year since the housing meltdown began back in 2006. borrows are two months behind on mortgages. banks took back more than 1 million homes in 2010. that's the highest number of foreclosure properties on records dating back to 2005. a new labor department report shows an increase in the number of people who applied forpp a j benefit, jobless benefits as retailers shed temporary holiday employees. the labor depathment says the

number of people asking for unemployment benefits jumped by 35,000 last week and is now at its highest level since late october. >> still ahead, the new proposal to ban dogs in several popular bay area parks. >> but first hold the fries. the federal government wants to make some big changes in what your kidsur put on their school lunch trays. >> and new limit. the order issued today that will make several prescription drugs a little safer to take.

this morning the federal government announced sweeping chance for school lunchings nationwide. the first federal overhaul for nutrition in 15 years. elizabeth mass re. >> the academyy has already adapted the healthier food of the future. >> here's an sold menu. bread and beef pattie on a roll with fruit popsicle and low fat milk. now the new. baked fish nuggets, whole wheat rolls, mashed potatoes, broccoli, peaches and skim milk. >> the more we can reinforce the right set of choices the geater chance we will get a handle on obesity. >> reduce saturated fats sugar

and sodium. for first time set maxim calolorie counts in addition to minimum ones. >> this doesn't mean we are going to eliminate treats. not at all. but it is a circumstancewhere treats have a special meaning, a special occasion. >> the usda says children consume more than half their calories at school. >> schoo are supposed to set an example, example of many, many values of society and one ought to be eating well. >> if they eat well there, it's a lesson they can share with their parents. >> when we go opping, he sayays no, that's not healthy. >> all public schools must start serving the new selections in 2012. elizabeth lehmanmy. >> acetaminophen, painkillers like vicodin and percocet contain the anti-inflammatory.

the food and drug announced new rules that will cap the amount of it at 325 milligrams per capsule. they will not affect over the count drugs like tylenol and it sickens about 000 americans and kills about 200 every year. >> meteorologist mike nicco is here with our forecast. hot looking? >> looking pretty wet. sfo right now where we have nearly 90 minute flight arrival delays because of the rain. i'll show you where the rain is, where it's going and how much you're going to get. >> mike, thanks. and man versus machine in a highly anticipated jeopardy matchup. who won today's head to head competition. >> and meet the new guy. stanford names a new head football coach. here's a hint, cardinal fans

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1-800-no butts. ♪ it's zero for man and one for machine in a much publicized jeopardy matchuhup celebrating technology. this morning an ibm supercomputer named watson had its first practice round against ken jennings and brad rudder. he was in the middle there, you can see the computer monitor. it finished with ahead of jennings and rudder with $1200. the real con7-day forecastll sair rightere abc 7 from february 14th through 16. or lose, watson represents a landmark of human language. usu

usually you can psych out the opponents but not watson. >> i wouldn't even go up against that computer. i'd be like so nervous, too embarrassed. >> i'm afraid i'd look pretty foolish. >> you are unstoppable. >> no, no. >> it was dry when i went outside for a moment today and now it's just comin' down. >> it's rain ping a lot here. in fact, we'll show you that in a second. firs grand rapids, michigan, video where they're playing chess. yeah, take a look as residents turned an ice rink into a chess game. the ice is painted like a checkerboard and every chess piece is sculpted out of ice. here's a look at the bay bridge, excuse me, the golden gate bridge. you can see the wet weather still falling here and let's take one more perspective mount tamalpais where it's been falling the better part of the day. it's 2800 feet up, it's sticking

into the clouds. looking at live doppler 7 hd, you see the north bay starting to clear out of the most steadyt rain. that's moving through the bay r it left nearly a third of an inch in santa rosa, about a tenth in napa. only a couple hundredths around mill valley and san francisco where it is still raining. you can see it sliding to the south rather rapidly. it's going to push out of here by the evening commute. talk about temperatures. they're being held down becse of the rain. most of us in the upper 40s to low 50s. our highlights, rain today fading this evening. valley fog and the return the next two nights sunny and warmer than ever. 60 in san jose with low to mid-50s inland. mid to upper 50s around the bay and out to the coast. more sunshine around the monterey bay and not as much rain. low to mid-60s, a little warmer for you and inland neighbors. low to mid-40s inland, the coast, san francisco about 50. these two areas of high stubborn

this week. nickelled and dimed by the rain. watch as this system slides through. by 6:00 it's almost over. by the overnight looking at just the clouds starting to roll in. that's where the fog will start to form. by tomorrow morning the commute should be fine. about a tenth off a quarter of n inch around the bay. here's your accu-weather 7-day forecast. once that fog fades we'll hit temperatures in the low to mid-60s all the way through the holiday weekend. a small cooling twednesday. back in the 50sut dry friday through tuesday. >> sounds beautiful. >> dog owners chance tomorrow to speak outbout a plan to change many policies affecting them and their pets in the golden gate national recreation area. it calls for keeping dogs out o fort tonson.

also a popular dog-running location. >> i think a lot of dogs and their owners devastated. it shouldn't. mean, this is a wonderful, open space for animals. and people. to share. >> the national park service believes the policy changes can balance protecting the environment with p places for people and their dogs. th head of the golden gate national recreation area says it will remain the only place in the gnash park system where dogs can go off-lsh. >> jim harlaugh who left the 49ers, saw has been an assistant under harbaugh under stanford since 2007. he pla with the cardinals from 1991 to '94. he will take over a team that finished fourth ranked and

poised for another strong run next year. >> big shoes to fill. >> exactly. >> we're going to get your weekend started early next in what's

today at 3 p.m. on 7 liv the giants are getting their own reality itshow? and a man kicked out of a bar because she was pregnant. then on abc 7 news at 5:00, the blood test that could remove the

risk of miscarriage when they undergo a.m. neocentesis. those stories and more on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> an acoustic guitar to acrobats, there's a lot to enjoy this weekend. >> don sanchez he's what's >>herucible fans the fire with jaw-dropping performances. it's a fair well tribute to mike search in oakland. >> eric johnson, andy and pep pino the guitar masters. see them sunday afternoon in the marin center. ♪ >> linda tillry and the oakland interface gospel trial with a music tribute to dr. martin luther king. amazing displays of flexibility,

control, balance and power precision. the peking acrobats offer up daring maneuvers at the marin center saturday afternoon. >> a theatric experience. voices combined with food, the gospel brunch returns to 1300 on gilmore sunday morning. >> the harlem globetrotters are an american tradition in basketball with laughs. h. p. pavilion in san jose and oakland marina in oakland. ♪ >> a san francisco institution. 11th year at pier 29. the new show is likely to be through thursday. >> it's not written in pencil mark. >> blu-ray and dvd, the year's most talked about film, the social network. won the critics choice award or the golden globes this weekend. i'm don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> popping in a dvd might not be a bad way to spend the afternoon. >> definitely. rain out there.

live doppler 7 hd. moving through the heart of the bay but out of here the next four to five hours and then an extended period of dry weather starting tomorrow to the middle part of next week. >> enjoy it. thanks for joining us on abc 7 news. >> see you later, bye. were prese >>