citizens who have to travel long distances and that gets to be a problem, or in communities like in northern alaska where everything has to be flown in. so if you have to stockpile, you stockpile under lock and key, and you keep an eye on what's going on in that cabinet. or a family may simply not be able to afford, i mean, if they don't have a lot of money, i mean, you really wouldn't want to throw something out. but as dr. clark mentioned, you really- and you did as well-you really do need to keep track of it. dr. condon? i think dr. clark's point is right on. a medicine cabinet in 2009 has a different connotation than it did with my parents' generation. and back then it was where you kept the medicines that were very, you know-you mentioned the word- we needed to respect them, but as the culture has changed with supplements and advertisements and, yes, we encourage people to get medications for their ailments, and we have many more lifesaving medications available when appropriately-. the medicine cabinet's no longer that sacred place where you store things. in fact, i would maintain, personal o

it's the lights, aurora borealis, they will be visible across the northern states but canada an alaskawill get the best show. like you said earlier roberta, we couldn't see because have the fog. >> if we could see it we still wouldn't see it. make sense? >> we wouldn't be able to see it because have the low clouds and fog. work with me here. all right. what a spectacular scene in the sky. there you have it. >> inundating the bay today. in san francisco it reached 62 degrees when the average high was 69 degrees. warm spot livermore, 19, what you can bank on now as you head on out the door for your morning community. they will be encountering skies. the marine layer will experience some drizzling. this is it. a very deep marine layer that is extensive. at least a good 50 to 70 miles inland, in fact official sunrise is at 6:50, we're not going to be able to see it due to the low cloud. get a retreat back to the coast. no clearing is anticipated a long the sea shore. it's because of this trough. it's gone nowhere, hanging over the state of california. and forcing that marine layer and even

alaska. this is going to combine with a system here, they're going to work it down towards the northern california area tomorrow morning we start out with drizzle across coastal areas and then, watch what happens taking you into after the foon. skies clear out. so everyone will enjoy sunshine tomorrow after the noon. warmer along the coast with the additional sunshine. also in the north bay there is a few degrees warmer, and there is a system coming down, we'll see drizzle into the morning. showers in northern california. and this sierra nevada will see a chance of showers saturday and sunday. and around 8500 meet and can't rule out the possibility of snow flurries. you heard right, snow flurries. there is a system holding together, and we'll watch it and bring you up to date tomorrow. low to upper 50s tonight. going to be a nice day in the south bay. and on the peninsula, early sun tomorrow morning coming up to 72 degrees. it's warmer at the coast. downtown san francisco, 65 degreeses in the north bay. looking at the east bay up to 70 in oakland. and inland areas low to mid-80s. around the bay, 6

northern lights. [ laughter ] >> yeah, last night people across the northern states actually caught the show. but people in canada and alaskare lucky enough to get the best view. >>> got a baby boom at the los angeles zoo. getting the first look at two baby black neck swans. they were born last month. hm. >> they're cute. we've fox. they were born two months ago. maybe harder to catch a glimpse of the newborns though. the nocturnal foxes spen much of their time underground. they're cute. 5:25. >>> 35 days and counting and still nothing. coming up, the new plan proposed for a state budget. >>> i'm tara mergener in washington. efforts to kill the broken well in the gulf for good are now under way. the latest coming up. >>> and an historic decision expected today on california's prop 8. we spoke with an expert who thinks the prop will be overturned. we'll tell you why and what could be next. coming up. ,,,,,,,, activia is better than ever! hey, you guys. want to try activia's great new taste? today is your tasty lucky day! sure, why not? isn't this the yogurt that, you know... helps regulate your digestive system. ooh, i think

aswh mte >>> we're finding out more this northerning about the victims in that plane crash in alaska. many of them were well known. ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with all of the details. >> reporter: good morning, dave. let's take a live look at the flags that have been lowered here on capitol hill in honor of ted stevens. the 86-year-old former senator from alaska was among the five people killed when the plane crashed monday night. investigators are back on the scene there today examining the plane's wreckage. here in d.c., senator stevens is being remembered. >> senator stevens was one of the capitol hill heavy weights. he served in washington for almost 40 years. was an eye con -- icon. >> four people survived the crash, including sean o'keefe and his son. they waited for more than 12 hours on the mountain for help. i will have more on how they survived in my next update in about an hour. for now, alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allison. >>> 7:15. a lot of state workers are not sure if they should show up for work the day after tomorro

northern part of the state and a large batch of moisture offshore. it is working it way generally in our direction. there is a big storm system dropping out of the gulf of alaskavery, very cool air associated with the system. and that's what will keep our temperatures well below normal through the weekend. let's animate the maps starting at 5:00 tomorrow morning. we will see clouds pushing through the bay area tomorrow. with a little shower activity possibly developing in the north bay, and then we will see some breaks of sunshine during the day and more clouds coming back in the evening. and then during the overnight hours tomorrow night into sunday morning we might see a couple more patches of light shower activity. it won't be area wide. the low temperatures are under conditions that will become cloudier. we are drop together upper 40s in cloverdale and santa rosa. low to mid50s, and then as we look toward tomorrow, we will see some sun in the south bay 70 in san jose and 70 in campbell and 73 saratoga. on the peninsula, highs in the 60s. 68 apiece at redwood city and palo alto. 71 in lossal toes. only -- in lossal toes. and windy along with chilly. in and