they are saying they have an overpass so help them out. >> thanks for watching cbs early-mornin he "early edition." have a great day. wild weather. thousands of travelers remain stranded on the east coast and may not make it home until after the new year. while another round of severe storms out west threatens california with more mudslides and flooding. free fall. a chair lift at a ski resort in maine suddenly malfunctions sending skiers crashing to the ground below. at least eight injured including three children. we'll speak with one of the skiers that plummeted from the lift. royal roughing it. they will reportedly live without any servants after the royal wedding. that's about 150 fewer than charles and camilla. we'll tell you why, early this wednesday morning, december we'll tell you why, early this wednesday morning, december 29th, 2010.

captioning funded by cbs that is a hearty bunch. >> good to see. >> outside there. it's better in the city than the last three days or so. no question about that. good morning, everybody. i'm harry smith. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. good morning. >> the domino affect of the monster blizzard causing travel nightmares around the country. cbs news correspondent michelle miller at new york's laguardia airport and has all the details. my snell. >> reporter: good morning, harry. the flight backlog continues and airline operations are back the norm and the industry hopes to improve on tuesday's performance with more than 500 flight cancelations across the new york metro area. for every plane that took off, two more never made it off the ground. the blizzard may have ended two days ago but the ripple effects

of this storm are still stranding passengers turning airports into makeshift hotels. nearly 10,000 flights have been canceled since sunday. >> we have to go to allentown, pennsylvania. as close as we can get and then drive from there to new york city. >> reporter: all three new york airports reopened but the nightmares don't end when you land. passengers waited roughly 12 hours on the tarmac before being allowed off the plane. those waiting to get on a flight, aren't counting in hours but days. >> they may be back on track by thursday but doesn't mean anybody booked the day before yesterday or yesterday gets out. >> reporter: the storm that dropped more than 20 inches in some parts of new york crippled the city, turning the brooklyn streets into virtual parking lots. >> we are doing everything we can and pulling every resource from every possible place to meet the unique challenges that this storm is posing. >> reporter: much of the mass

transit system is also stalled as new york is now faced with a daunting task of preparing for the biggest party of the year, the new year's eve celebration in times square. >> new york and nypd about as good as it gets for preparing for major events. >> reporter: work crews trying to clear out massive snow piles for the million revelers expected to descend here friday night. >> the weather is warmer and getting warmer and by new year's eve i think we'll be totally set. >> reporter: thousands of others are simply hoping they won't be welcoming in the new year still stuck at an airport, including one young man who's had enough. >> so frustrating. i want to be in florida getting a tan on my back. >> reporter: those without a flight may be grounded here for more than a week. airport officials say that's how long it's going to take airline officials to find seats for all of those delayed travelers. harry? >> michelle miller at laguardia airport again this morning, thank you very much.

now here's rebecca. new worries on the west coast as a new round of storms is set to pound california bringing the fear of more mudslides and flooding. nick james of sacramento affiliate in blue canyon, california, with the late e. good morning, nick. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning. the latest storm is packing quite a wallop. we are getting a break from the snow that's been falling and the wind gusts in excess of 40 miles per hour. in the low eer elevations, the concern of power outages and more flooding. heavy rains and winds is pounding northern and central california. just one week after southern california was inundated by rain and floods. tuesday, it snowed in the sierras north of san francisco. heavy, wet snow that made driving hazardous. >> my first time driving in the snow like this. it's pretty scary. >> reporter: a little further south, warmer air turned the snow to rain, rained so much that the ma rin county

reservoirs at 97% capacity. almost 30% higher than the norm for this time of year. the rains caused several pipelines to give way. 3 million gallons of sewage oozed into local waterways. about 5,000 people in san francisco and nearby suburbs suffered power outages tuesday. the rain caused millions of dollars of damage in the past few weeks, in kern county, more than 600 miles of roadway all but destroyed by floodwaters and mud. >> might be a couple of months to get the work physically done here. >> reporter: and back in the sierras, the snow continues to fall. interstate 80 snow covered and slick and already a number of crashes and spinouts this morning. just to give you an idea about how much snow we have up here, the snow pack is already at 200% of normal. with winter just beginning. in blue canyon, california, nick janes, cbs news. >> now here's harry. >> all right. some very scary moments in maine at a ski resort.

at about 10:30 yesterday morning, a chair lift sent skiers plummeting to the ground below. eight people were injured including three children. cbs news correspondent seth doan is in maine with the details. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. if you have been on a ski lift, the thought probably crossed your mind. what happens if something goes wrong with that cable hoisting you up the mountain? well, that's exactly what took place here yesterday on maine's second highest peak. a busy vacation week at maine's sugarloaf ski resort came to a holt tuesday when a chair lift carrying about 150 people derailed in wipnds up to 40 mils per hour. >> i realized we are dropping and then i slammed into the ground. >> reporter: dozens of people plummeted nearly 30 feet to the trail below. more than 20 inches of fresh powder from the recent blizzard

blanketed the mountain and cushioned the fall. workers used a pulley system to rescue skiers still stuck on the lift. at least eight people were taken to a local hospital with injuries including three children. earlier in the day, operation of the spillway east chair lift was suspended over concerns about heavy winds. it opened late after it was deemed safe. the 35-year-old lift relies on clusters of wheels to move the chairs along a 4,000-foot cable at 500 feet a minute. skiers say one of those wheels snapped causing the cable holding up a section of ten to 12 chairs to suddenly drop. it remains unclear if it was caused by weather or a mechanical failure. according to sugarloaf's website, the spillway east chair lift was set to be, quote, the first priority in a ten-year lift replacement plan. >> the chairlift receives

inspections daily and weekly, monthly and yearly inspections and maintenance. >> reporter: now, ski patrol reported primarily seeing neck and back injuries yesterday. today, state officials will be back out here on the mountain to continue the investigation and determine if anything could have prevented this mountainside drama. harry? >> seth bone in maine this morning, thank you very much. also this morning is rebecca london who was thrown from the ski lift yesterday amonging among those who are injured and you look like you're in great shape. how are you feeling? >> i'm a little sore this morning but that was what i heard would probably happen. >> yeah. so tell me what it was like. you are on the lift as a skier. we have all experiences where it's windy and a chair swinging back and forth. anything like that yesterday? >> you know, harry, i've been skiing for almost 20 years now.

and i have been in really windy conditions and yesterday definitely wasn't the worst. i didn't notice any terrible winds while i was riding. >> was there any warning then whatsoever for you? was there any sensation before the lift went down? >> you know, the lift stopped once which is pretty normal. it started again and stopped the second time which isn't rare either and then all of a sudden we were dropping so it really -- i didn't have any warning until basically i was on the ground. >> wow. so how -- as best as you can recall, how high up were you when -- did the chair just -- the chair and the cable come down at once? >> i was about 15 to 20 feet in the air when it happened and the chair was attached to the cable and the entire mechanism fell, the cable and chair fell. >> wow. and as this was going on, what

was going on in your brain? >> well, until i was on the ground, not very much. i think at one point i did sort of realize that i was falling. sort of happened in slow motion but then once i was -- once i -- the impact occurred i kind of thought to myself, i checked myself over and made sure that i was okay and then i realized that there are probably people that needed my help. i looked around to see what i could do to help out. >> did you have trouble? there's safety mechanism that comes down over the chair. were you entangled in that at all? could you get free of that all right? >> i had my safety bar down and i didn't remember struggling to get out of the chair. i did kind of hit it when i -- when we impacted and hit the snow but i had my goggles on so that from teprotected me an i d struggle getting out of the chair. >> boy, once you were -- did you see anybody who was hurt badly?

>> it was kind of difficult to see whether anyone was severely hurt basically because i think a lot of the injuries were internal and everyone had all of their snow gear on. >> sure. >> the only reason i knew if someone was severely hurt is they were getting the most attention from the ski patrol. >> rebecca, good job in recounting your story. thanks very much for taking the time and glad you're feeling all right this morning. >> you're welcome. >> appreciate it. >> have a nice day. >> we will do that. >> thank goodness it wasn't much worse. here's betty nguyen at the news desk. >> good morning to you. a suspicious package discovered and bomb squad officers rushed to the scene. it was a false alarm. anarchists sent at least three mail bombs to embassies in rome in the last week. a man flying from boston to jamaica didn't make the connection in miami yesterday. he was arrested after his suitcase blew up.

the explosion happened as the american airlines flight was being unloaded at miami international airport. no one was hurt but all of the other bags had to be searched. and fbi spokesman says the suspect's bag had hundreds of bullet components inside. >> this is a small cap in there and when they're together, if one ignites and put it on the ground and one ignites there's going to be sympathetic ignition of them and they're all going to go off. >> officials say the suspect has no connection to terrorism. there's now a price tag on the crop damage caused by a cold snap in florida last week. the st. petersburg times says losses totalled $115 million for farmers growing citrus, fruits and vegetables. 89,000 acres of farmland declared a total loss. a warning about a salmonella outbreak this morning linked to tainted alfalfa sprouts. at least 94 cases in 16 states

and washington, d.c. people are being told not to eat alfalfa sprouts produced by the tiny greens organic farm in illinois. finally, prince william and kate middleton plan a humble beginning to the royal marriage. a senior source tells "the telegraph" they will have no servants at home. they'll do their own cooking and cleaning and saying prince williams not into extravagance. prince charles has 149 servants to assist him. whant to get a check of the weather now. here's sarah snow with the

>> that's your latest weather. now back over to rebecca. >> thank you. prices at the pump are on the rise. according to aaa the average price for a gallon of gas is now just above $3 a gallon. that's up almost 20 cents from last month and more than 40

cents from just a year ago. our next guest shocked many americans predicting to hit $5 a gallon by 2012. former shell oil executive john h hoffmeister joins us from washington. thank you for being here. >> thank you, rebecca. >> you are saying that oil and gasoline jumping two bucks in less than two years at the gallon. how does it do that? >> rebecca, we are right back to where we were in 2007 and 2008 in terms of u.s. demand. what's different this time, however, is that asia demand is much, much higher than two years ago and the world is having a very difficult time getting past the 85 million barrel a day of production. in the u.s., we use 20 million barrels a day. we produce about seven. we are not drilling. producing about six a year, year and a half from now. that means we have to import more oil while the whole rest of the world is also importing oil. it's going to put tremendous

upside pressure on the crude oil price which is the only way to tamp down demand. it's very worrying for consumers and really for the american economy to think we would go back to such high prices. >> here in the u.s., we don't necessarily have control over what china or the rest of the world does but we have control over what we do here. what needs to change to make oil and keep gasoline from going up to the $5 a gallon mark? >> well, back in 2007 and 2008, i testified when i was still part of shell that we needed to resume oil production in this country back to previous historic levels of about 10 million barrels a day. we were at 7 at the time. we have done nothing in the last two, two and a half years to try to increase the domestic production back to where we were in the 1970s at 10 million barrels a day. that would have a tremendous impact not just on worldwide but on u.s. affordability of oil but instead of producing more oil,

what are we doing? producing less. there's a shut down in the gulf and the secretary of the interior postponed the next five-year leasing plan to 2017 so we're not doing very well on the producing our own oil. >> you are talking about the p supply side. that's what equates to the price here and what we have seen previously is when gasoline prices above $4 a gallon, americans cut back on the consumption. is that potentially going to cut back on the price if we consume less here? >> unfortunately, for some people, they have no choice but to cut back because they just don't have the disposable income to purchase gas at the high prices. unfortunately, also, high gas prices tends to -- or high crude prices increases unemployment because companies can't afford to stay in business. it's really a disgrace that the world's largest economy hasn't figured out over these last years that we would resume

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an officer- involv it is now 7:25. time for news headlines. i'm grace lee. an officer-involved shooting is under investigation in san jose this morning. it happened after police were called to a home robbery near locust street and woz way late last night. a few blocks away, an officer shot and wounded the person who may have been involved in the robbery. the officer was also injured but not by gunfire. there are thousands of people without power in the bay area, most in the east bay also scattered in the north and south bays and on the peninsula. san francisco is closer to having a target store. all the permits of the store have now been approved. the target will be at the westfield metreon center at fourth and mission streets.

construction is set to begin next month. the opening is scheduled for 2012. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. i'm gianna franco in the traffic center. sunol pleasanton road closed

near niles canyon. use 680 as an alternate. treasure island stalled vehicle in the fastrak lane. moving well towards the toll plaza. metering lights are off. highway 35 at 92 lanes blocked. tow trucks clearing an accident. still dealing with a wind advisory on the peninsula. here's your forecast. >> thank you. forecast today, the rain has moved out, the wind sticking around. the san mateo bridge shot we have winds gusting as high as 56 miles an hour. winds will be gusting during the day with some chilly temperatures. so expect that throughout the day. blustery conditions with highs in the lower to the mid-50s. sunshine thursday but more showers back in the bay area friday, saturday and sunday. do note winter storm warning is still in effect for the sierra until 4:00 this afternoon. ,,,,,,,,

you know, there are tons of tourists this town. >> there are. a lot of them are stuck here. [ laughter ] >> that's a very good point. i was walking around midtown yesterday and saying where do all these tourists come from? a very good point. welcome back, everybody. coming up after a career spanning more than 60 years, golden girl betty white made a comeback of sorts and a lot of people said she never left. remember the vuvuzela? some people did not appreciate the sounds they made during world cup. and, right? >> who could forget. >> you can't get enough of this young lady, snooki. we'll take a look back at some of the big moments of pop culture in 2010 in just a little bit. >> by you can't get enough i

think were you talking about me, right, harry. >> enough snooki. >> got it. this holiday season all about the deal, getting the best priced but in the new year don't just look for the best deal, get cash back. we'll show you how to actually get money back when you buy online and use certain credit cards. >> you didn't take offense to that. >> not at all. i was actually talking about me not being able to get enough of snooki, me as in you can't get enough. >> we all are feeling it. >> that's how it worked. >> first a shocking moment for reality tv, the star of mtv's "teen mom" attacks her ex-boyfriend now amber portwood has been arrested for the incident, caught on tape. cbs news correspondents bill whitaker has the latest. >> amber. >> reporter: these repeated hits may be one reason reality show teen mom is such a hit on mtv. in several episodes 20-year-old amber portwood violently lashes out at gary shirley, the father of their 2-year-old daughter, leah. the show has been tabloid cover

fodder with monster ratings two, million viewers may have watched the fights simply as more in an endless line of train wreck strs but prosecutors in indiana see them as a crime. portwood is now free on bail after spending the night in jail. she faces three flown charges for domestic were battery and child neglect as some of the attacks took place mot just for the tv cameras but in full view of her toddler. last month, the 2-year-old girl was placed in protective custody while yesterday the court ordered portwood to stay away from gary shirley. >> the fact that she's caught on tape is critical, because now we have conclusive evidence of what happened. >> i have a lot of problems. so -- and plus, i don't care about myself and i don't know at the time until i watch it over and i'm like, wow. >> reporter: "teen mom" is not alone. extreme parenting shows including 19 kids and counting and jon and kate plus eight have

been making headlines and money. mtv also premiere ad special tuesday night on the difficult issue of abortion and teenagers. while mtv has no comments on portwood's troubles, the cable channel's role may not be without consequences. >> if they fanned the flames of a crime, then they are responsible potentially as co-conspirators or accessories after the fact. >> reporter: if convicted, portwood could face up to three years in prison, where there will be no tv cameras or payments for her behavior. bill whitaker, cbs news. >> joining us exclusively is amber's attorney bob shims. good morning. >> good morning, harry. >> how is amber doing? >> she's doing pretty well. she's disturbed by all this greatly probably in shock to some extent but staying strong and really trying. >> yeah. in terms of these charges, as you look through them and this is -- seems to be pretty serious stuff, how do you read them and what do you think the prosecutor is trying to do here?

>> well, it's hard to say. they are three class d felonies and one class a misdemeanor, the felonies each carry fully years in prisonment as a possible sentence so meese demeanor a year so a lot of time. >> as i'm looking at this tape, i'm not a fan of the show per se but just from looking at this in the last couple of hours or so, the thing that kept occurring to me was, i wasn't sure if what i was seeing was real or if it was theater. this is in quotation marks a reality television show s. there a way to determine that? >> well, that's one of the things we'll explore. >> in terms of your defense, would that be something that would be a possibility, in talking with prosecutors or speaking in front of a judge. >> you know, i won't go into case strategy here this morning, harry, but i will say that's a really unique approach to a defense of a case of this type and i think -- anyone defending it would look into things like that. >> i think the other thing that comes to mind immediately, the

welfare of their daughter. and what is the status of that child right now. >> i think reah is doing well. . my understanding, based on conversations yesterday, is that she should be back with her mom sometime today. >> today? >> and all reports are that she's doing a nice job with her. >> because one of the aspects of thighs charges is that this altercation that was, you know, caught on tape took place in front of the child. so, in theory, if these charges were to stick, could she lose custody of the baby? >> i think anytime a person would be convicted of a flown they could use custody of a child certainly. >> has there been any effort on the father's part to get custody of the child? >> i think that there's a cooperative relationship between mother and father here. so, not in an aggressive sense at all, no, just in a good cooperatetive sense. >> how do you expect this all to play out? >> that certainly is a good question, unique in my experience, harry.

>> in terms of your dealing with your client, how -- is she competent, is she a person

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2010 was also a year when old hits were reborn. >> betty white. >> reporter: golden girl betty white came back big on the boob tube. not so golden boy brett favre was huge on the internet. well, maybe not huge. of course, it wasn't all rainbows and gumdrops for some stars in 2010. this one is no longer performing at because myth vaus. this one is no longer performing on network television. >> welcome to my new show. >> reporter: and this one will never again to ask you to please take this time to locate the nearest exit. >> are you ready to restore sanity?! >> reporter: 2010 was a year when entertainment became politics. >> sarah palin. >> there you go, baby. >> reporter: and politics became entertainments. vice president biden had it right, 2010 was a beepin' big

deal and hollywood had nothing to do with it. >> we gonna find you. >> reporter: we spent precious minutes listening to him sing about his sister's bed intruder. we spent hours watching a baby smoking cigarettes. and we spent days watching a bp oil well spew crude from below. something tells me cp, chilean petroleum, would have handled it all better. so, here's to those miners and to you. you made it through a pretty tough year. and a double toast if you made it through this recap without once checking facebook. >> do you have an obsession? i have to confess, i had one last summer. i could not stop watching the oil come out of the -- i just. >> we reported on it every single day. >> i kept it on my computer screen. >> the live stream of it? >> yeah. looking at the different estimates how many barrels and

gallons. >> it was depressing day after day. looking at that, though, it's been a crazy year, hasn't it. >> really? >> a bit, a bit of a tad. >> a roller coaster ride and you get back to it and say the more things change, the more things stay the same. back to what you watched, the chilean miners. >> more of a news story than pop culture. it had a pop culture afterlife. i want to dhoe what's going to happen to snooki. >> what about the snooki baby. >> he went to rehab, now he's out. can you stay on the right path? >> this kid and the president, how many months. coming up next -- in the next half hour, more with justin bieber. knows how to make things that are good for you.

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b-s five... i'm grace lee. in just a few minutes, san jose police plan to give us more time for in us news headlines. in a few minutes, san jose police plan to give us more information about an officer- involved shooting that happened at 11 p.m. last night near locust and woz way. the person wounded by an officer may have been a suspect in a nearby home robbery. the officer was also injured but not by gunfire. we'll have an update at 8:25. the murder rate in east palo alto is only half of what it was last year, although all four homicides from this year are still unsolved. the police chief credits the community and police working together for this year's drop in the violent crime rate in east palo alto. it will be up to incoming governor jerry brown to decide whether to try to sell state buildings in order to help deal

with california's deficit. the state supreme court denied governor arnold schwarzenegger's request to sell the state buildings and then rent them. it ruled in a suit which claims that those supposed sales were illegal. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,, it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks.

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start with the san mateo bridge. we have some windy conditions in both directions. seeing slight delays between foster city and hayward. look at that camera shaking. traffic moving well but again we are seeing extra volume so very windy, wind advisory on the san mateo bridge. we have a wind advisory on the bay bridge. i'll show you that in a second. traffic control in effect on highway 1 off-ramp from south 101 we have a pothole repair there looks like you are going to see some delays just as you exit the freeway there. chp is on scene. also, pleasanton sunol road north we have a trouble spot there blocking lanes. tracy has the forecast. >> he the weather today is frightful -- ha ha -- okay. plenty of winds out there today. look at the flag on pier 9. expecting gusty winds during the day and some cool temperatures highs today in the lower to mid-50s. also, still a slim chance of a passing shower. more showers in the forecast friday, saturday and sunday. and a winter storm warning still in effect for the sierra to 4:00 this afternoon.

♪ ♪ ♪ ah, we've got a fine crowd out on the plaza today. people from florida, from texas, from north carolina, from all over the place. even people all the way from queens. >> oh. >> yes. happy birthday to grandma, who's 80 today. very nice. welcome back to the "early show" everybody. i'm harry smith along with rebecca jarvis. coming up, bieber fever has been sweeping the globe now, and our super fan tyler mcgill decided to check out the phenomena for himself. he's going to share his experiences of middle ea s of m along with the teen idols crazed

fans. that's in a little bit. do you think you could sleep an extra 10% per night? increases those hours by 10%? >> oh, yes. >> i think the answer is, yes, were would like to sleep an extra 10%. if you can, you might reduce your risk from everything from gaining weight to getting the flu. our own jennifer ashton will explain and other small changes to make for big results to your health. >> very betty nguyen has the latest from the newsdesk. >> good morning, everybody. if you're at the airport or on the street you just a want to get moving, but that is still a challenge some 48 hours after the blizzard dumped more than two feet of snow in some areas. cbs news correspondent michelle mill sir at new york's laguardia airport with the latest. are people getting on flights out of here? >> reporter: they sure are, betty. the airline operations are slowly getting back to normal. i just checked the departure board. only 12 out of the 44 flights have been cancelled, but the

backlog continues. more than 150 passengers that had to bunk it out here at laguardia airport are stranded, still waiting to get on a flight and they're not counting the time in hours but in days, with more than 500 flight cancellations at new york city airports on tuesday, the airlines hope to improve on their performance. this is the brown family's second attempt to fly out since sunday. >> got here and the line was fairly long, but we -- we went through in about 10 or 15 minutes. >> yeah. we were more worryrd the other flights have been cancelled. until we're sitting on their buckles in our laps, taking it all in stride. >> reporter: if they take off this morning, they're among the lucky. what airport officials tell us, it could be well into the first week of the new year to get all of those delayed travelers a

seat to their destinations. betty? >> goodness. okay. cbs's michelle miller at laguardia airport, thank you. on the west coast it is raining again this morning, and california residents are worried about more flooding and mudslides. the rain is moving from north to south, and into areas that are still soggy after last week's storms. they still haven't cleaned up the mud in hard-hit highland, california. forecasters say today's storm is a one-day event. once gone, the weather turns must colder. investigators in maine are busy this morning trying to find out why a ski lift fell apart. about 150 skiers were on the double chair lift at sugarloaf when it derailed yesterday. dozens of people fell 30 feet into the snow. 8 taken to local hospitals. one of the skiers fell told harry this morning there was no warning. >> so it happened in slow motion, but then once i was -- once the impact occurred, i kind of thought to myself, i checked myself over and made sure that i was okay, and then i realized

that there probably were people who needed my help association i took my feet off and kind of got up and looked around to see what i could do to help out. >> the lift is 35 years old and sugarloaf was planning to replace as it soon as next summer. a man being held in miami after his suitcase blew up. 200s of bullets inside. cbs news correspondent kelly cobiella has the latest. good morning, kelly. >> reporter: good morning, betty. yeah you know, the fbi and tsa are both saying there's no connection to terrorism here, but as you can imagine, in this current climate, exploding luggage certainly got their attention. federal and local authorities say a baggage handler reported the small explosion in one of the checked bags as it was being unloaded on to the tarmac from american airline flight 2585 arriving in miami from boston. >> the baggage was opened

eventually and some of the contents did catch on fire, it appears a little bit. >> reporter: the bag contained hundreds of bullet primers like this one. a key component to bullet ca cartridges that ignited. >> they're all going to ge off. >> reporter: authorities arrested the man of the checked bag, a 37-year-old naturalized citizen supposed to travel on to jamaica. none of the 184 passengers onboard the plane was hurt but did have to wait several hours while authorities searched every piece of luggage on the plane. >> they didn't give us a lot of information when this all happened. we were lucky, because we're headed to the keys and were lucky we hung around before we head out, because we never going to get our bags today. >> reporter: the owner of that luggage has now been charged with transporting hazardous materials and could face up to five years in prison if convicted. betty? >> all right, cbs kelly cobiella

in miami, thank you. a latest drawback for broadway's "spider-man." natalie men doed sa recovering from a concussion. shake whn a stunt man fell off of a platform. now here's sara snow with another check of the weather. >> it is cold out here but a couple of birthday here on this 29th day of december. happy birthday to grandma. where is grandma? >> queens village, new york. >> she's 80 years old today. happy birthday to grandma. another birthday. lauren turning what? >> the big 18. >> big 18

this weather report, sponsored by lean cuisine. 90 varieties with no preservatives. all delicious. >> here's an interesting weather fact. with the latest blizzard now 45 of the lower 48 states have seen snow this year. pretty interesting weather this time of year. harry, back inside to you. >> all right, sara, thanks very much. up next, can you floss your way to a healthy future? a look at small changes can you make every day to get big results in the new year, when we come back. come back. ooo whatcha got there? uh oh, sesame stir fry from lucky dynasty. oh, me too! but mine's lean cuisine, so no preservatives. wait, did you say? i did! no preservatives. [ female announcer ] only lean cuisine's got over 90 dishes with no preservatives like sesame stir fry with chicken. it's got crisp, farm picked broccoli and bell peppers, and 100% tender white meat chicken steamed in a savory sesame sauce. yum. mmm. yum is right. can i have a bite? uh huh.

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( coca-cola 5-note mnemonic ) in this morning's "healthwatch," small changes big results with simple waying to improve your physical health in the new year. medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton is here with her top five tips. good morning. >> good morning, harry. >> and this is -- really working this all year this year and your

big one is sleep. >> it's my mantra, so so few get enough sleep. really, you have to understand this should be a non-negotiable part. seven to nine hours of sleep a night. if you're not getting that your health is suffering even if you're not aware of the consequences. just increasing that amount by 10% a night gradually which could be as little as a half hour, 30 minutes, can make a huge difference in your health. help your immune system. people with not enough sleep, high risk for diabetes, hypertension, depression -- >> the list is endless. >> absolutely. >> a new one, can you floss your way to better health? >> it takes about 60 seconds a day, harry. listen, dentists have known about the importance of flossing a long time in terms of reducing periodontal disease. recently, internist, general physicians, also have become aware of it because of the link between poor dental health and

heart disease. again, one minute a day can literally have a huge impact on you. >> none of these things cost you money. >> correct. they're cheap. >> moving rightology. more fruits and vegetables. never heard that before. >> eat from the farm, not the factory, first, harry, and put a lot of colors of the rainbow on your plate. the numbers of servings a day we should get are about 1 1/2 servings a day of fruits. about 3 servings a day of vegetables and according to the cdc, only 30% of american adults are getting this amount. so more fruit and vegetables you eat, the less garage you'll also eat. >> i like the line, though, eat from the farm, not from the factory. how much sense does that make? >> yes. >> sleep, diet and activity, important in preventing disease and main tainting good health and wellness. a couple easy things to do. walk more. a type a person, you want to

chart your progress, a simple pedometer, put it on in the beginning of the day. 2000 steps equal a mile. 10 minutes of walking a day over a year, burn 10 pounds. >> wow. >> and you've heard my saying before the importance of weight training for women and men. very important for building bone density, burning more calories that rest. take a simple dumbbell, put it next to your sofa if you're a couch potato, next to your desk at work, curl about 50 time as day. you'll be building muscle. >> you look like you could do real damage. >> next to arnold schwarzenegger. >> i think so. next, not least, know your medical history. >> absolutely. so few know what they've done. multiple doctors that may not communicate with each other. compile all of your results, bloodwork, imaging tests, pathology, surgery, keep it in a behinder. the low-tech version. on the internet, high-tech version, even better. >> dr. jennifer ashton, as always, thank you so much. >> you're welcome.

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justin bieber may only be 16 but one of the biggest pop stars on earth. our "early show" special contributor tyler mcgill caught up with him. you caught the fever, possibly. tyler, good morning. >> yes, i did, in fact, just live every teen-aged girls dream got to hang out w justin bieber and experienced bieber fever first hand.

they come in groups of five and one fab four. three's a magic number. and two kings are better than one. they're not just rock stars. they're heartthrobs and everywhere they go, there's complete and utter chaos. ♪ you ain't nothin' but a hounded dog ♪ >> reporter: since elvis shook up the 50s every generation of female fanatics has enjoyed its own collective crush. as i learned first if hand, this generation has bieber fever. at age 16, justin bieber is a pop music prodigy. his first full album, released in march, went double platinum. he was recently dominated for two grammy awards, including best new artist. and his book, first step to forever, is new york city best seller. not only i did buy it, i bought it at the airport and read it on

the plane. >> nice. >> it was interesting. definitely sparked a lot of conversation. 2010 has been like a pretty ridiculous year. >> yeah, it's definitely been great. everything's just happened so quick spl. ♪ i just need somebody to love ♪ >> reporter: there's a reason fame has come so fast for justin. he's the first musician to go from internet sensation to mainstream stardom. you go to a talent show, your mom records it, puts it on youtube and like a thousand hits, 10,000 hits, a hundred thousand hits. did your life change at that point. >> it happened really quickly, just posting videos on line and got to the point where, um, they wanted to move me out to atlanta and start recording songs. ♪ now i can't be the only one >> reporter: 13 years old and living in canada, justin flew to atlanta to perform for r & b singer usher, who helped him land a record deal. >> usher is a really big part of

my life. he's probably the closest person to me, you know, in the music business. >> reporter: but justin's internet fans are what really make him a star, the third most followed person in the world on twitter, has sold more than seven million songs online and his hit song "baby" is the most viewed video in youtube history. ♪ baby, baby, baby >> reporter: all this fame means wherever justin goes, things get crazy. did you guys get a chance to see bieber, did he come out? >> no. justin bieber. >> reporter: how do you deal with all that attention, especially from the girls? >> it's great, you know. i'm 16 and i love girls. >> reporter: fans like these are the reason justin has gone platinum twice. what he really wants now is a little gold. what would that mean to pull a grammy? >> would mean the world to me. that's definitely one of my -- my dreams is to win a grammy so to have two grammy nominations is crazy. >> reporter: and if justin does

win, i can think of a few people who would be very happy. ♪ baby, baby, baby, ahh >> reporter: see, i know this song. this is my joint right here. all right, you guys -- yo, big ups, big ups. nice work. >> that was amazing. >> yeah. that was pretty intense out there on the street with the girls, his fans are loco. >> can you give us a little, come on? ♪ baby, baby -- on national television my street cred went down the drain. thank you for that. >> as an observation you are wearing the same outfit as biebs. >> that was the most amazing thing. he walks in and we shake hands and both immediately realize we looked about the same. i looked like his derelict brother. i've had to rethink my wardrobe since. >> i would think. >> since i apparently dress like a 16-year-old popstar so i have to rethink it. >> very famous 16-year-old

popstar. >> he was on our show in miami for the super bowl and came out with thousands of fans. really fun. how he does come across to you just as a person? >> that was probably one of the most interesting things. when i sat down with him, he seems young. when you see him on tv, you see him performing. you see him signing autographs. he handles himself like, you know, veteran. he's a 16-year-old kill. hanging out with jade den smith, will smith's son. i think it is even more impressive how well he's handled the stardom and the fans. >> that may be the real keel to all of this. if he can keep his head together, he certainly seems to have the talent to have a career. you see these sorts of things happen otherwise and the kids get consumed by their own promise and everybody around them is telling them. >> it's a lot so early in life. >> the pitfalls of being a child star. but he's actually one of his mentors is usher, kind of did the same thing, signed about the same age and he managed his way into adult success and i think with those adult mentors and his

family is very important, i think he'll manage fine. >> a wardrobe on the line. >> wardrobe. >> thank you very much. still ahead,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

expected this morning... in a police shooting in san jose. both an officer an a it's 8:25. i'm grace lee. news just into our newsroom, there are three active mud slides in the castro valley at this time. the biggest one at palo maris road. gianna will have details in a moment. new details are expected this morning in the police shooting in san jose. an officer and suspect were injured. we are told it started as a home robbery around 11:00 last night near locust street and woz way. the suspect was shot and is believed to be in the hospital. the officer has also been injured but was not shot. today's storm is causing concerns at the site of the larkspur sewage spill. an overflow and pipeline break

earlier this month caused three million gallons of raw sewage to spill into corte madera creek. official worry that the spill could be worse. protestors speaking out against live animals sales saying the city farmer's market violates state, local and federal law. supporters of live animal sales say this is a cultural tradition that shouldn't be regulated. more on traffic and weather coming up. just a ,,

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good morning from the traffic center. let's go ahead and talk about those road closures in castro valley due do mud slides. the biggest at palomares road at palos verde. reports of a slide at crow canyon road north the north canyon and jenson in castro valley so again, give yourself some extra time if are you headed there. here's the forecast. >> thank you. windy conditions out there. take a look at the slide whooping out there. you can see the caps in the bay. forecast today windy conditions, cool temperatures, rainfall back in the forecast friday and saturday. even sunday. and still a few lingering showers on today. ,,,,,,,,

it is winter. welcome back to "the early show," everybody. i'm harry smet along with rebecca jarvis, betty nguyen and sara snow. can we do in? we can, right? >> sure. >> john, take a picture of this cutest baby anyone has seen ever. >> adorable. >> ohh. >> that's sara's little -- >> sylvia. >> sylvia arlene. >> she is gorgeous. >> six months old and putting up

with the cold. >> very impressive. did you know there is a right and wrong way to take down christmas deck rags? turns out there are strategies to doing it safely andnd cheapl and we'll reveal them to you in a few minutes. >> also, was 2010 is a stylish year or was it filled with fashion disasters? our style contributor katrina zich will walk us down the red carpet of hits and misses and have a forecast for 2011. >> do you need good luck in the new year? i think we all could use a little, right? how about trying a prune cake. i don't know about that but taye tee lee is here to share dishes that traditionally promise to bring good for shun if eaten new year's day. not just food, folks. wait until you see her pomegranate champagne sparkler. >> feeling a little lucky already. first sara snow with her beautiful daughter has a final check of the weather. >> i do. >> good morning. >> goo

>> over all, we should see warm and mild temperatures by new year's eve. that's good news. back inside you to, harry. >> that'll be great. thanks, sara. it is just about that time to start putting away your holiday decorations. here with ideas that will save both time and money deborah sumien, senior editor of "this old house" good morning. did i get that right? >> you did. >> all right. very g. you know, honestly, you start debating, the week you are sitting there looking at the tree and keep feeling the needles, are they dry now you?

don't want to wait until new year's or do it now. >> do you really want the holidays to be over yet? right. >> no! >> exactly. none of us do. but, you know, basically this is the time to start thinking about those things, maybe get things out of the at tk tick or you have things laying around the house like gift items can help you store ornaments so they won't break and will save you time and money next year. >> a little organization comesfy goes a long way. >> exactly. >> start with the christmas tree. >> sure. >> what's the best procedure for dismantling it? >> right. start with the ornaments and you really kind of want to do it by size and breakability. start with your larger breakable ornaments and can wrap them in tissue paper from your gifts and things and put them in a sturdy box, line them neatly in layers. you can use an old gift box for this if it is sturdy enough. if you prefer to buy something a little, you know, feel nervous this is maybe not sturdy enough, you can buy like an ur der bed box or plastic storage box to

put them in, even use old dryer sheets you have. >> to wrap them up in. >> exactly. you can separate your breakable and non-breakable ornaments and put them in separate things. label so you will easily find them next year. >> weaver done this for years, we got all these giants plastic boxes because you especially want something sturdy to put your christmas ornaments in. >> right. >> if they have soft sides in a storage area -- >> you don't want anything breakable in something soft-sided like that. your christmas lights you have options wrap then arm cardboard to keep them from getting tangled or loop them loosely as we have done and store each in a separate box and label them with a white label and permanent marker, colored lights, blinking, whatever they are and you have them nt year for your tree. >> that makes sense. were you have ornaments off and lights off. >> now naked. >> we are assuming this naked real christmas tree. >> a naked real tree. >> needs to be disposed of but

you say the best thing to do with a naked real tree is to cloth it. >> if you have old sheets around the house, who doesn't, wrap yours in it before you take it to the curb. you probably know most cities will recycle them. what they do is make it into mulch they use in central park. but the sheet will help you from getting the needles all over the house and you have one area you need to vacuum up. >> but once out side you need to take the sheet off. >> yes. they won't take it that way. on the other hand if your city or sanitation department doesn't accept trees, you can use it as mulch in your gardens. you can cut the branches into small pieces. they have good nutrients for a vegetable or flower garden, you can spread them on the beds. >> you don't need it chewed up or anything. >> about the size we are showing would be good for that. a third thing if you have a green thumb and grow plants that are leggy and need support. you can take one of the branches

from your tree and use it as sort of a natural plant stake. here we have it resting against the leggy stock. if you need to tie it, you can use dental floss or spare string. the end of your christmas tree could be the beginning of a new year someplace else. >> i like the very idea of that. all right. here's your wreath. are we talking about a real wreath or artificial one? >> this is ars official. this is simple, again where your old sheets come in handy. don't throw them away. wrap it in bubble wrap and put in a king-sized pillow case. >> once that's done you start thinking about what to with the decorations outside. >> exactly. >> drew: have tips about that, as well. >> i do. at "this old house" we say safety comes first. when in doubt, wait it out. with snow and ice, definitely don't use a ladder. if you do, use a buddy because it will go faster and it is

safer. first don't pull the lights. they could break and you could get off balance, two scenarios you don't want after this beautiful festive light outside your house you don't want to get injured. >> you know, what that happens more often than not. >> it does. you want to, you know, there's no harm leaving them up there especially the weather on the east coast continues, wait a couple weeks until things melt and you can safely get up there. >> take your time. thank you so much. now here's rebecca. >> from the catwalk to the red carpet, what were the best and worst fashion moments of 2010. "early show" style contributor katrina szish is here to catalog the hits and misses. great to see you. >> good morning. >> yes plenty of hits and misses we'll get to but first talk about the trickle-down effect. what you see on the runway often translates to the streets and in beauty and fashion that's important. talk beauty of course. >> one of the biggest beauty trends from the runway to the reality was the red lip. we saw it on the dior runway as

we see it here and runways around the country and the word. and it really translated especially picked up by celebrities. we see here seen na miller showing how to make it work. it is something we're seeing that will continue a little bit into the new year but maybe a little less bold red and more of a kind of a juicy fruity lip. >> in the fashion world, what translated. >> one of my favorite trends anything military inspired. i'm rocking a bit of that today before the year's over. here we soo the mark by marc jacobs runway and celebrities picking up that trend which make it trickle down. katie holmes with thing jacket and recently shilo jolie pitt a military jacket. >> kids can can do it, too. >> who stood out as icons of 20 10i6r789s hard to ignore the effect lady gaga had on all of

us as red carpet royalty. whether you love her style or hate it it is completely undeniable she influenced designers, other celebrities and anyone who is involved in fashion. even just a bit. >> although i've yet to see a meat dress at the gap. >> you never know what will happen next year inch the red carpet rejects of 2010. >> yes, unfortunately, there are always some and got to call them out. one was snook i didn't. you know, for obvious reasons, need i say more. >> i think i heard harry gasp in the background. >> i thought i heard a noise. make it it stop frimplsts the hair to the clothes, elegance is something we strive for unless you are snooki. >> and celeb style finds its way to our wardrobes. what did you see? >> in terms of celebrity try. interesting beauty trend, showing your roots, really about having two-tone hair, sarah jessica parker did it, letting it grow out. drew barrymore rocked this look

you don't have to touch up every few months. >> and be yourself. always in fashion, right. >> it sure is. >> how about the top fashion trend. >> really one of the top fashion trends of the year was the fur vest. the faux fur vest, of course. kim kardashian is rocking it and rachel zoe is known for making that very, very popular, makes her own for qvc. >> exactly her own bround. in terms of what we have to look forward to in 2011, you mentioned the lips being carried over and being a slightly muted version of the big red we saw this year. what else do we expect next year? >> some trenz we'll hang onto. one is the platform shoe. people have been dying to kind of sound the death nil on. this here we see lady gaga do it over the top. it continues, here anne hathaway at her most recent premiere is wearing a more subtle version. it will definitely continue. >> something you are continuing with today. >> i always. in or out i'm a platform girl

for sure no doubt. >> definitely good if you are not as tall and sometimes can work if you are really tall, too, like yourself, works really well, looks great. in terms of the other looks we have to think about next year, are we going to be able to draw on what we already have on our wardwroebs from this year to make it work this 2011. >> absolutely. as i said, the platform shoe is something that is absolutely key. also, one thing we're probably going to want to avoid a little bit is -- well, actually stick to this, here we see jennifer lopez a leopard-inspired look, the animal print and especially lep pord in particular we'll see going, adam lambert even with it on his skinny tie. men can work it, too perhaps not something to do unless you are a rock star like him but definitely it is key. >> if you are a rock star like katrina, you can wear these fun thals. that was a big thing, a lot of people wore colorful nails, not typical reds but a lot of colors.

will that continue next year. >> we see rihanna rocking one of the trends, rocking embellished nails with designs on them talking about bright colors. we've seen the black nail trend come and go but we'll see bright colors, yellows, pinks, purples, normally you think little kids will wear will be all the rage for big girls, as well warchlts do we need to toss. >> definitely need to toss i hate to say it the 1950s inspired look we saw on "mad men" so beautiful and great silhouette but designers didn't carry that over the new year so we'll have to wave bye-bye to the beautiful silhouettes and also in a good way to jeggings, conan showed us why with those long strange legs of his, yes. but he really showed us perhaps this is not the most attractive trend to embrace, the jeans as leggings, which will stick around but say good-bye to jeggings and also silly bandz. they are great if you are 6, 7,

8 but someone like katy perry wearing them on the red carpet or mary kate olson, for example, time to -- >> skip the sillys. appreciate it. as always, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> harry. >> some foods are good for you. some are not so good. and some are considered lucky. "early show" contributor katie lee has rounded up some of her favorite dishes that just might bring you good fortune in the new year. good morning. >> that's right, harry. good morning. >> this is fun! >> well, you know, on new year's day, it's a time you can start fresh and you might as well start off on the right foot with some good luck foods. and the great thing about this meal is not only, you know, is it lucky and going to bring you good fortune but also really inexpensive and super healthy, no guilt a great way to start a new year's diet. >> i've heard of this before. a lot of people make black-eyed peas, right, for new year's? >> right. the hoppin' john. a traditional southern dish

we'll start with. i have my pan hot, putting in a bit of oil. >> right. >> and onions and red bell pepper to get some good flavor in there and some garlic. >> right. garlic. >> harry do you know why black-eyed peas are considered good luck. >> i want to know. >> well, it dates back to the civil war. >> okay. >> in vicksburg, mississippi. they were under attack and were about to run out of food. they didn't have anything left to eat and somebody found some dried black-eyed peas so they were considered lucky after. >> that except, they still ended up losing the battle. >> yes. >> just a point. a point of fact. >> at least they didn't go hungry. >> we actually found out the other day there was a message left in a bottle decoded by a cia guy and they found out that there were reinforcements across the river and they basically said, we're not coming. and they lost the next dave. >> but they had black-eyed peas. >> all right. >> i use tan plaque-eyed peas, about a dollar per can. super inexpensive and cook

really quickly. that's vegetable broth. put that in and you're just going to let this cook about ten minutes and it's going to come out looking like that. >> whoa. >> doesn't that look great? >> yeah. >> and we're just going to stir in some scallions and some parsley. give that a good little stir then put some rice on the plate, harry. >> yes, ma'am. >> scoop that on there and i'll give you a scoop of your black-eyed peas. i like to top mine with a bit of white cheddar cheese and of course you can put hot sauce on there. >> i think you need spicy. >> i love hot sauce, it is delicious. >> kind of a spiy girl. >> i'm going to move to collard greens, the color of money. they will bring good fortune in the year. i wonder if rebecca jarvis had that tip. >> i wonder if they taught that at the chicago school of business. >> some olive oil and onions. a lot of people make theirs with

hamhocks. i don't do that rvests i don't think you need it. i actually continuing is overpowering. >> do you think. >> i do mine with broth and soysauce noimplsts hamhocks? >> frus me, harry, they are delicious. they go in there. it looks like a ton but they cook way down. >> big time. >> those just go in your pot, going let them simmer for an hour so they cook a long time. >> can i just say for the record. >> here, let me put some on there. >> these are darn good, kid. >> thank you, harry. you saw how easy it was to make. >> super easy. >> you can put hot pepper vinegar on your greens. i like that, too. >> i'm going to have some of. >> that do you want to set that down there for me? >> yeah, sure. >> what else do you make. >> it is traditional to have a cake in the shape of a ring on new year's day kind of going full circle and dried fruit for the sweetness of life. this is a prune cake. we make this in my family, my uncle larry's favorite cake, every time i make it, i think of him. >> is he a good guy.

>> he was a great guy. yeah, we miss him very much. a buttermilk glaze, buttermilk and powdered sugar you cook on the stove. look at that. >> wow. >> how good does that look? i know you think prunes, how boring -- >> but delicious. >> i'll let do you the honors. >> all right. >> we have pomegranate juice, a symbol of fertility and prosperity. poor a little in there, harry. i'm going to put in some pomegranate seeds for us and we can toast our new year's resolutions and new year. >> you did make a resolution. >> i did. you know what mine is? to go see my mom more often. >> that's a good idea. would you tell your mother we said hello. i haven't seen her in a year or more. >> she loves you, harry. happy new year, all the best in 2011. >> wow. that's good. >> what you did say to put on the collard greens? >> red pepper vinegar. take vinegar and let the red

pepper soak in there. >> is that too much. >> no, that's fine. >> that's going to be all right? because i didn't taste the collard greens yet. >> let me see how you like those the homhock-free kinds. this meal is actually vegetarian >> what do you think? >> you were right. >> you batted a thousand. you bat ad thousand today, good job. >> great. >> we're feeling very fortunate and lucky this new year's for these recipes go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. to your health. we're going to be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

talking about all these foods that bring you good luck and fortune and i was trying to think, was there anything you can remember from the university of chicago in any of the milton friedman text about collard

greens. >> i didn't ever see that there but i will fill up on them thanks to her advice. absolutely. anything that will get you green in 2011, i will eat some. >> people uscabbage. can you use that? >> cabbage or kale, they kind of greens, supposed to be looks like money so it will bring you money. >> you was a bit worried about this prune cake here. >> what do you think? >> actually pretty good, really good. it really is. >> added benefit, you know, keeps you regular, you know. >> you call this from now on uncle larry's prune cake. >> that's what i call it, uncle larry's favorite prune cake. >> it's great. >> new year's time for remembrance, too. >> like a spice cake. >> yeah. >> except with the prunes in it. >> the grains, the prunes, black-eyed pace. >> no better way to start the new year. have a great day, everybody. your local news is next! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

san jose's animal care center needs your help. right now, the r- capacity... good morning. it's 8:55. time for news headlines. san jose animal shelter is over capacity and they are hoping for more adoptions. the shelter is allowing people to name their own price for the adoption of any dog over 6 months old. the regular adoption fee is $115. a tree has toppled on to a car in san francisco blocking traffic in one neighborhood. that fallen tree is on sacramento avenue at cherry. crews are on the scene with a wood chipper trying to clear the way for drivers. transit agencies across the bay area are offering free rides and extended service to travelers on new year's eve. rides on muni trains and buses will be free between 8 p.m.

on new year's eve to 6 a.m. on new year's day. caltrain is also offering free rides after 11 p.m. on friday. bart will stay open until 3 a.m. on saturday. traffic and weather around the bay area coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning from the traffic center. let's take you to 280 where chp

is just wrapping up an accident southbound 280 at crystal springs everything on the right shoulder. we have a wind advisefully effect for parts of the peninsula that will affect the drive on 280, 380, 1 and 92. wind advisory for most of the bay area bridges so use caution across the span. everything clear on the bay bridge. no metering lights are on. here's tracy with the forecast. >> thank you. we have showers popping up on our pinpoint doppler and just a few scattered showers moving in through the peninsula from daly city down to redwood city. that's going to be the forecast today. a few scattered lingering showers expected and boy, it's going to be windy. highs today in the lower to the mid-50s. as we move into tomorrow's sunshine, showers back in the forecast late friday, saturday and sunday. keep in mind, winter storm warning is still in effect for the sierra until 4:00 in the afternoon. ,,,,,,,,