and working with some of the best, you know, eddie murphy, martin lawrence, jim carrey, jamie foxx, and so before i got typecast as the fat, funny guy, you know, i took a stand and was like, you know what, let me create my future in hollywood. if they're not going to create and write dramatic roles, characters and tons for me, i'm going to do that on my own. that's what my partner, adam glass, and i did. and then my management and agent team, you know, we sought out specific shows and movies, movies like "hustle and flow" and "departed," televisions shows like "the shield" and "law and order." we specifically targeted those and the stars were in line and i ended up getting the majority of everything we went after on a dramatic front, and that opened up the doors for me. and, you know, a lot of people ask me, is it hard for me to stay focused and to keep a straight face, you know, when i'm working with a martin scorsese or doing dramatic works like i did on "the shield," and i was, like, no, you know, the difficult part was me getting the opportunity to do that because hollywood can be m

martin luther king day forecast. looking good, morning fog, afternoon sunshine, highs in the 50s and mid-60s. how about a picture for you inside this one looking great. hey, one of my favorite places, the lawrenc hall of science. beautiful sky conditions out there. of course, you can send your pictures here to mypix@cbs5.com. i love the name of that place, don't you? >> lawrence, i hate to tell you this, they didn't name it after you. >> what?? >> no. >> after all these years? i thought this was my -- >> check it out. [ laughter ] >>> the late pope john paul ii is one step closer to sainthood. today the current head of the catholic church, pope benedict xvi, formally declared that his predecessor performed a miracle. one certified miracle is required for beatification. that's now set for may 1. two miracles are required for someone to be declared a saint. john paul ii began his reign as pope in 1978. he died in 2005. >> an extraordinary event. really deserves t he was a man who did great things. >> he is credited with curing a nun with parkinson's disease. his beatification will be the fastest on record a little more than 6 years after his death. >>> do you think you're a virgo? maybe not. the

your martin luther king day forecast, fog in the morning, sunshine in the afternoon, 50s and mid-60s. it's time for a traffic check with gianna. >> thank you, lawrenceeastbound 80 at highway 4 we have a brand-new trouble spot. the good news it's not in lanes it's on the right shoulder but a vehicle hit debris in the roadway sea might see slight spectator slowing. we have chp and tow trucks on scene but look at the green on the eastshore freeway. that means traffic is pretty much cruising along westbound and eastbound through the portion. if you are headed through berkeley, golden gate fields, traffic actually looking good. very light through there. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, we are starting to see some slight delays there in the cash lanes but still decent this morning on this friday commute. overall fog advisory in effect as well so limited visibilities crossing the span into san francisco. heading into san francisco heading towards marin county, san rafael looking good, 101 southbound no delays, northbound you're clear as well, the richmond/san rafael bridge also checking in problem- free. south of there, golden gate bridge no dela

holiday, martin luther king junior holiday, a lot of people taking an extra long weekend a few cars coming in taking it slow but it is like this all over the bay area. we will talk to lawrencehave a live shot on one of our bay area bridges as well good morning it is monday, 17th of january i am sydnie kohara. >> i am elizabeth wenger time now 5:29 a.m. let's get a check of our forecast, a lot of fog i haven't seen it this foggy in awhile. >> yeah, looked like the golden grey bridge but all around the bay area dense fog folks, settled in over our skyright down on the ground some places a quarter mile visibility even some places reporting a 16th of a mile be careful dangerous driving conditions around the bay area, patchy dense fog through the middle of the morning and then begin to lift and looks like by 11, they will lift the dense fog advisory as well by the afternoon, sunshine but this morning if you are headed out, dense fog just about everywhere you go temperatures running 40s and 50s early on this morning. i think by the afternoon most of this mixes out, hazy sunshine temperatures interesting, 50s as you head towards pittsburgh and fairfield and antioch but as you get

lawrence, thanks very much. it is 5:10. >>> rat poison in a san francisco classroom is the reason that 7 students had tosh sent to the hospital. it was found in a classroom at martinuther king middle school on top of a file cabinet. the student who found it said it was candy and started passing it around. school official didn't know about it until one of the students called her mother to say she had eaten rat poison. >> we have spoken with the manufacturer of the product and any human consumption has always been nontoxic. >> then why are they in the hospital, you know? >> none of the children had symptoms but they were taken to the hospital as a precautions. >>> oakland city council member ignacio de la fuente will not be facing dui charges after all. the 62-year-old failed a field sobriety test after getting pulled over on 580 just before christmas. the d.a.'s office says the evidence shows his blood alcohol level was on the rise from the time he was stopped to the time he was tested. so they determined they couldn't prove he was over the legal limit while he was driving. the chp had said preliminary test results showed de la fuente's blood alcohol was at least .