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(laughter) i live look at site at walnut creek. i guess, that is remaking thing >>darya: is 6:30 a.m.. a round of applause as will street opens today. most of the indexes started up. a good sign. we will track what is happening up there this morning. but his head over to james. >> after making it through yesterday's downpours we're going to shrug our shoulders. >>james: we have showers. zooming into san francisco we can see that the showers that were over the city are now all for that day. we will start to try and in the 101. here we are in the east bay. oakland, and rebuilt, seeing some showers right now as you make your way to get a bridge. in this delight. your ride on the 24 is still a problem. wet roads. walnut creek is no longer under the gun. the showers are moving closer to clinton. unfortunately closer to that felt that the rate is just continuing to act more weight. it could beat them next hour or so. antioch, brentwood, parts of pittsburgh are seeing heavy rain. set bay is a different story. santa say has mild conditions

remember delays are likely at s at all.ic transit hit has been the quiet morning they're all morning long. >> darya: all our other big story of course is still was going on and japan. and the harbor after the tsunami send a surge in to the docks. let's go live in santa cruz taking a look at the latest. (no audio) the (no audio >> craig: yesterday was of that beautiful day in calm weather, they say there is not a serious threat from the waves but the swells to come out, that may cause divers to have to contain with thathat. this is the chann, the opening to the harbor. coast guard about to come over here this sonar broke a large obstacle under this entrance to the harbor. they want to find out what it is an holiday appeared the sooner they can do that the sooner they can get this open. there are several objects the couple appeared as for boats they are mostly sound in their births, not in our mental threat to either. >> darya: thank you. >> mark: following their radiation plume, there has been reports of slight increases in

look at that picture. even on saturday, the sea level is still rising and falling at intervals of 30 to 40 minutes. tsunami had been striking and drawing back near the coastal area. you can -- we are just seeing footages that were taken at rikuzentakata with the water just coming in. and now we move to kesanuma city. you are seeing smoke and piles of smoke coming in. this was taken this morning on saturday morning here in japan. and the only thing we can actually get to see is the vast area covered by fire. now we are taking a look at rescue operations in yamamoto town in miyagi prefecture. you can see people on the roof. they are being lifted by probably a helicopter up there. the rescue operations are being carried out. these are the self-defense forces of japan rescuing them. you can see people being lifted off the rooftop. we are still seeing the pictures of yamamoto town in miyagi prefecture which saw tsunami waves of about four meters high. and we say four meters but that's the data that we've got. a

breezy to windy at times. gusts at 40-50 miles an hour. tonight early tomorrow morning light rain in the north bay is possible. sun clouds. cool to mild with temperatures upper 50s for some and low 60s for others. slightly warmer toward the santa clara valley. but temperatures today still slightly below average to near average. tomorrow will be the same. especially on wednesday and thursday. a cooling trend on friday. dave and pam. >>> this morning crude oil prices are at the highest price. benchmark crude is saling for $106 a barrel. city group analysts say they don't expect the unrest to spread to saudi arabia the world's largest oil producer. that is good news. the price of oil sent many asian stocks flighting. japan nikkei dropped 7-point 7.8%. >>> checking in on our numbers it looks like a lower opening as well here in the u.s.. the dow, the nasdaq, and s & p slipping a bit. >>> time now 5:21. a recall of hazel nuts nationwide and in canada has been done because they could be contaminated with e coli. they were sold? november -- they

at 9 to 25 feet. that's a big difference. if we're going to spend half a billion dollars in the next couple years in california for water in the delta and we miss the mark between 3 feet and 25 feet, we're going to be in a world of hurt because that investment is going to look ridiculous if it's just 8 feet of sea level rise. what's the consensus on sea level rise if we're going to be designing solutions, what's the problem? . >> good question. anybody want to respond? . >> well, i think that's the challenge, is how do you plan with all this uncertainty? because if you use the lower projections and you end up spending and enormous amount of money building facilities that flood, you get fired. and if you use the higher projection and you end up spending tens of billions of dollars more than was really necessary to deal with the problem, you get fired. . >> either way, so what's the problem? . >> and i think this is really the greatest challenge that we are facing, is we are introducing into systems tha

but at last check, the oil was trading at 106 -- at $106 a barrel. back to you. >> thank you. >>> there's a policy change for san francisco food truck vendors in effect today. ktvu's kraig debro is live with new information on the policy and why it's prompted such an unusual response. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning. you can see on 10th street the -- it sort of looks like an aban dodd -- abandoned camp here. we talked to him earlier. he's opening up a business or hoping to on the street. more than a dozen people are betting a food vendor's license will then them earn a good living or more. some people slept here overnight to be first in line for the vendor license. people at the front of the line actually pitched a tent on friday. people at front already have a traditional restaurant but they are hoping to ride the wave of the street food venter's growing popularity. >> i did have another job and i quit to pursue this opportunity. >> you quit your other job? >> yes. >> my mom is a little freaked out but is supportive now. >> reporter:

you are looking at video at the coastal community.eople are staying in shelters, it is cold,, you can see they have nothing to go back to. >> reporter: president obama will make a statement about the crisis in japan later on today. we'll have the details of his comments tonight on kron4 news. >> darya: we are also hearing more about another earthquake, this one in the pacific ocean, it is a magnitude 6.5 is struck northwest of the capital we're hearing there's no risk of a tsunami, this is a part of the ring of fire. it's an arc of the faults, where most of the world or earthquakes and volcanic activity happen. last week's 9.0 happened there as well. >> mark: now, here is a look at the weather. >> james: we're going to get a break today, it won't last much longer here's a look from our bay bridge approach, let's bring down and we expect first of cooler temperatures you'll notice that if you head out the door. north bay showers some near-term bill. this afternoon we will all enjoying more sunshine temperatures in the upper 50s, low 60s

gilroy at 37. on you are highlights, scattered showers possible in the north bay but big news is stormy conditions for tomorrow. we'll be tracking pretty big storms and kick up high surf tomorrow. cold showers is chilly, possibly all day rain sunday. for today, temperatures fall short of average even with the urban sunshine, upper 50s to low 60s. we'll see clouds increase as the afternoon wears on and sun works on this moisture on the ground. down around the monterey bay, a little more sunshine, low to mid-60s inland neighborhoods. clouds come back, drizzle for tomorrow morning's commute and mid to upper 40s. one wave of energy pass to our north. that is going to possibly push a scattered shower in the north bay. then we'll focus all of our attention on the cold front as it is colder, stronger, wetter, windier, you name it is going to be quite interesting tomorrow. let's see how we get there. first at 1:00 this afternoon, you see the storm mainly up in mendocino county. then increasing drizzle for

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you can pre order on-line or at, at bookshops.comet called internet infamous charlie sheen. >> mark: i can't wait for charlie sheen and to lindsay lohan to start dating. (laughter) here are colored photos of the earthquake. this was just released first picture was market street. this is or rooftop on that test. we will be right >> george: we have been tracking a hot spot on the peninsula for some time, it is better and worse at the same time. the light of the back of his words, but speeds are improving. -- lincoln of the back up is worse. it occurred here near peninsula avenue in san mateo, now back up reaches well below beyond sfo. slow going on 101-northbound almost at 2380 from coyote point up to oyster point. the back up reaches as far south as the dumbarton bridge. take a look at what happened in a state-to rate your there's an accident reported raid here, woodside road, overturned accident on the southbound side most of the traffic will be in the northbound direction. another hot spot the ride and 680 not only sold in to wal

expected to see this wave move onshore at 7:23 at crescent city, at golden gate at 8:08, at santa barbarat your typical wave. this is really the energy being transferred from that earthquake that was 8.9, really catastrophic earthquake, in japan. and really surging all the way across the pacific at about 600 miles an hour. it's hard to believe it can move that fast but they really move in a hurry. we are watching the possibility of a tsunami all the way from the north coast up into washington, all the way down to point conception, of course, the san francisco bay area in between. if you live out at the coastal sections, ocean beach, be very, very careful. i would head inland if you can. they are already evacuating in the linda mar valley and pacifica, especially the upwards area here. we have a nice sand berm but there's not much protection if it should breach that berm. also, toward half moon bay, we are watching about the possibility of that tsunami especially toward el granada where the ground is a little more low-lying there, so a good idea to get away from the water's edge, let this

catch the game at at&t park.weeney is live at the ballpark. >> reporter: barry zito is out of the hospital this morning after that two-car crash in southern california yesterday. take a look at the $126 million man in action. he was in a car shall crash yesterday in west hollywood. zito not at fault. chronicle has a source saying his injuries are not serious but also finding out extensive damage to his car. he is supposed to play sunday in l.a. other side, brandon belt is going to be the giants' everyday first baseman. here he is, and let's hear from the rookie and the guy that was a rookie last year. >> it feels great right now. it's a dream come true. i have a lot of emotions going through me right now. i'm excited. >> i mean it's got to be a dream come true. as a kid -- i don't know what it's like as a kid but a dream to play major league baseball and he is going to do it opening day. >> reporter: here at at&t, the giants completing their three-game sweep against the a's winning 2-1 in the bottom of ninth. thi

i even saw a 49 at palo alto, 61 at los altos. so there's some really nutty temperatures this morning. here's your high-pressure system. right there. that's a big guy for this time of year. sunshine, warmer weather, 70s and 80s across the board. the morning is clear and mild for many. but by friday, we start to see a system get closer and by saturday, it sleeps in here. i'll mention light rain. i don't think it will happen. it will be cooler and breezy as we go into saturday. today it's sunny for you and me and everybody. records, northerly breezy. sunny for everybody here. top to bomb to -- bottom, for everyone. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we're ready for baseball. champions of major league baseball open their season. the giants will play the dodgers of los angeles tonight. how far, you can still go to san francisco's at&t park and watch the game on the big screen if you're willing to pay $45. the money raised will go to charity. >>> and giants' pitcher barry zito says he will be with the team for the opener. barry zito was re

we got a closeup look at the detectors installed at cal. it was installed atop the research building on the 6th floor. why install it? for academic reasons. they are researchers. the researchers want to inform the public what that might mean and show the amount would not cause any significant damage. the professor worth in the nuclear engineering department. >> we should measure that within the next couple of days, the material. >> reporter: for years, san francisco's already had a radiation manager in place. the device is located at the top of the bay area air quality building at ellison and va necessary -- van ness. the epa has just announced it will install 40 additional radiation air monitors on the west coast. even though the agency doesn't expect to see a spike in the reading, mayor lee says -- >> it's been up there for quite some time. it's one this i -- that think is invaluable with us especially now with tsunami and the nuclear reactor, partial meltdowns have occurred in japan. it's able to detect air particles that far away. it wa

look at that crash at first base. the guy leaping up to get the ball.y laroche is run into by the angels jean segrul. a little action for the fans on spring training. >>> the new season of "dancing with the stars" announced their roster last night. >> steelers' wide receiver hines ward, chris jericho and ralph macchio is also on the list. >> you have to have pretty good leg work and footwork if you are a boxer, so you could be all right. >>> more of charlie sheen's exclusive interview on the "today" show is coming up. >>> and we have more coming up in your tech l >>> and i'll show you the major slowdowns all around the bay. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. during cold and flu season. that's why we started a mission for health. by going beyond clean surfaces to healthy surfaces. by making a healthy way to wash hands. and even by working with a pediatrician to develop lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools. when you use lysol, you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missi

let's look at the totals so far they posted on the board. look at that. close to $400,000. $390,379 to the northern japan earthquake relief fund. both japantowns have been busy. in san jose they had a two-hour dropoff which raised thousands of dollars. >> reporter: they held up signs showing their appreciation every time someone drove up with cash or check in hand. >> thank you. >> thank you for doing this. >> reporter: those who drove up at this donation zone gave money not because they knew someone in japan but because they felt it was the right thing to do. >> i feel they'd do the same thing for us. i really do. it's just an unfortunately thing they're dealing with. >> reporter: people also walked up with their checkbooks ready. in two hours they raised more than $14,000. >> i feel bad for the japanese, seeing everything on the news. it could happen to any one of us, you know. i just -- my heart goes out to them and all those people. it's the least we can do is donate $20. >> reporter: inside the buddhist church the sounds of the drum bounced off the w

, take a look at the grey out there. we've got a little bit of sunshine pouring in but the rain is expected to return in some areas by late tonight. we'll talk about that in just a moment. let's talk about what's happening outside our doors in san jose, westerly wind at 22 miles per hour and gust to go 30 at times, redwood city reporting winds to 24. these winds are going to be with us most of the afternoon, san francisco reporting winds 21 miles per hour, the airport nearing 40 miles per hour, gusts at times and in and around the oakland area between 15 and 20. if we slide east a little bit between 15 and 20, concord, livermore, awfully gusty in concord and afternoon, san jose or santa rosa 12 miles per hour at this time. napa reporting 14 miles per hour. the napa awfully gusty at times, those wind gusts are going to reach 35 miles per hour at times especially along the coast as well as our hellocations, we can expect that again. 4:00 for some of us not dying down but at 6:00 through the evening hours we'll see those wi

it's workers at -- it's for the workers at the damaged nuclear plant. few hours ago the workers were told to get out of there after smoke started coming outs of the reactor number three. >>> air attacks have scattered in libya. u.n. coalition authoritying are planning to hand control of the operation over to other countries. >>> at & t is buying the u.s. version of t-mobile. that will make at & t the largest cell phone coverage in the country. the deal still needs government control. >>> two police officers were sent to the hospital after they suffered injuries from a foot chase. kraig debro is live. >> reporter: good morning, pam. according to the san francisco police this all began when the officer suspected three people in another car were in a stolen car. it happened around 2:00 a.m. this morning. according to police they gave pursuit. not clear how long the pursuit lasted or what speeds the pursuit reached at some point the three men in the car stopped or crashed into something anthony got out and fled -- into something and then got out and fled on

we're looking at half an inch at this point. for tonight, conditions mainly in the upper 40s here for san jose. fremont, redwood city, and into our inland locations. on your seven-day forecast, as we've been mentioning, wind, thunderstorms rain for tomorrow. scattered rain and then another storm moves in on sunday with a chance of thunderstorms, periods of heavy rain in the evening, and this also could bring us isolated flooding concerns and we keep rain off and on here all the way into next week. so tomorrow, a storm day. also sunday a storm day. >> okay. >> is this our last big event of the winter season? >> i would say no at this point. >> hard to predict. >> mother nature is loud and clear. >> all right. thank you, jeff. >> sure. >>> and now the xfinity sports desk. >> we'll start with baseball spring training. the giants are in yet another night game. they are hosting the angels at scottsdale stadium. it very much st. patrick's day there with the fans of the green and gold. even down to the beard. nice work there. let's loo

we look at second through fifth grade at the last p.d., we took part of our p.d. time and we did backwards mapping with the power standards. we set a 10-week plan. we set objectives. i have those copies if we need them. we have those for kindergarten and first grade who are not generally tested and i just wanted to give you the perspective from the academic success of our students. thank you for your time. >> thank you, ms. torres. next speaker? >> hi, my name is lee anne and teach at buena vista elementary school. every year we have unique challenges. this year our challenge has been getting through a retro fitting construction project. there are some teachers at our school have who have moved three times during the course of this year to accommodate the builders. i think we have done a great job keeping our morale up. knowing that in the end we will have a beautiful school. we received a special offer. the district was offering us the intent of becominging the first spanish emergent school in san francisco. we were told we had to decide if we wanted this before

we start with at&t. as darren reported, its $39 billion effort to buy t-mobile looks to increase services and subscribers. the stock responded nicely, up more than 1%. since september, the stock has traded in a $2 range between $28 and $30 per share. one of the losers if the at&t/t- mobile deal goes through could be sprint nextel. shares sank almost 14%, giving up all of their recent gains that were had when sprint was the subject of buyout rumors. sprint is expected to fight the proposed merger of two competitors. smaller players in the cellular services industry saw higher stock prices. pre-paid companies leap wireless and metro p.c.s. are commonly looked at as buyout targets themselves. we've seen some nice gains. leap added 16%. metro p.c.s. up more than 4.5%, and u.s. cellular added almost 5%. one more note on the at&t deal-- stocks of cell phone tower operators fell. s.b.a. communications, american tower and crown castle each fell to their lowest prices of the year. if the at&t deal becomes a reali

one home is destroyed, at least 40 damaged at clean-up again continues here in downtown capitola.lizabeth wenger live at the bay bridge to check the conditions for your morning commute there. how's it looking elizabeth? >> well, good morning, anne. we are going to start with the good news because we like good news. we need some of it around here especially for these wet morning commutes. first, all the wind advisories for bridges including here at the bay bridge, san mateo bridge, benicia bridge, richmond/san rafael bridge, all those wind advisories have been lifted. so wind not really an issue but unfortunately, we are still dealing withstanding water. let me turn around here. you can see what we're talking about. it's in those middle lanes. dangerous flooding according to chp. and it actually looks like it's improved maybe a little bit if you can believe it here in the last half hour or so. let's go to some video that we took i guess about an hour or so ago now and drivers actually taking it really slow as they are approaching that puddling in those middle lanes. you know, we we

at&t, right? [ female announcer ] it's easy to compare online at att.com/comparesanfrancisco and see for yourself. >> darya: welcome back, this is in florida central if atlantic coast, you see the size of this supplier the winds are spreading the fire, to the mostly rural stretch where this is burning, there are supposed to get some rain today they're hoping that will help them. for about 13,000 a. have burned in has destroyed to hunting camps, mobile homes people have been evacuated. take a look at the severe storms hitting the northeast trenching the street of tennessee, this is some video of how high the water is gushing through the streets covering homes, cars. the church was flooded the out, a lot of people have been stranded, rescued. they're helping friends try and get out as the water is rushing down the street is pretty difficult, when home was pushed off its foundation. his visit floating. --it started floating. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in j

game tied at 39. later in the half, irving walker, the circumstance -- circumstance -- circus shot while falling down. then walk for three and that would be the dagger. florida marches on to the sweet 16 with a 73-65 vibe. >> to the east, vuk and west virginia. the mountain years ended the first half on an 8-0 run. brown gets the roll on the three. west virginia up eight at the half. but the wildcats claw back. great ball movement. knight to jones. throws it down. game now tied. then jones, kicks it out to miller. he gets the triple. puts kentucky up five. the wildcats survive, 71-63. they're moving on. >> the southwest region, richmond defeats moorehead state, and in the west, san diego state survived in double-overtime over temple. moves on. in the southeast, in the second butler and pittsburgh, tied at 70, and byu and gonzaga. still underway, 56-4 # that -- 56-4 # that score. >> brian wilson has been sidelined with a mild strain of his left oblique muscle and oblique injuries can linger. he hurt it

traffic is barely moving at all at 80. also very slow southbound 101 at the bottom of your screen.t's a similar picture in walnut creek. this is the 680-24 exchange and its growing in both directions there. a lot more news to come stay with us. >>catherine: if you're thinking of seeing a movie this weekend your choices include johnny depp voicing the character of a cam neely and in that game and playing a man running from his own destiny. here's some of what showing now. >> you're a stranger, strangers to last long here. >>catherine: of sheltered million finds himself the western town and rang go. voiced by johnny depp he has a chance to live out his heroic fantasies 20s named the sheriff. can live up to the hopes of the townspeople and save them from an outrageous villain. it's rated pg. >> politician david norris played by matt damon tries to change his predetermined future in the adjustment bureau. despite warnings from the man of the bureau the agent sun faded selfing continues to pursue the only woman he's ever loved. a ballet dancer play by emily blind. it's rated pg-13. and

warm-ups at 8:45 and the stampede celebration kicks off at 9:30.nd sunday fun day up the road as san francisco kicks off its first sunday street event of the year. more than three miles of the embarcardero will be a car-free zone so, you can walk, ride, dance, or roll along. that zone stretches from fisherman's wharf to mission bay, from 11:00 this morning until 4:00 this afternoon. that's what's going on "today in the bay." you have yourself a great day. >>> and good morning to you. a live picture on the san francisco bay. the boats have been bopped around with big winds moving through and strong winds too. things are starting to settle down, but not before we see more thundershowers. the forecast is coming up. >>> now what? the legislature passed a budget $12 billion out of whack. for more, our political observer nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston. so we passed the budget, $12 billion out of whack. so what's the point? well, it's a two-step process. this is a tough one. we've been talking about a budget that's got a hole of about $26 bi

beautiful though. >> reporter: here at blue canyon we are at about 5000 feet in altitude. it is obviously open here. cars are driving by. there is slush on the interstate here. fer coming up be aware that the chain control remains in effect over the summit. at blue canyon, ken pritchard, ktvu channel 2news. >>> the road up to mt. hamilton opened. the winding two-lane road was closed to the public at grant ranch park. cal-trans crews were trying to save a crumbling hillside. 4000 feet up a light dusting of snow covers the area now. >>> a community meeting just wrapping up in scots valley as residents there try to figure out what to do about that massive landslide that is keeping them from driving to and from their homes. we are joined now to find out if there are any solutions. robert. >> reporter: we are at the scots valley fire station whereas you said the community meeting is just wrapping up and one thing many people told me they know emergency crews are trying their best. this shows you just how important it was to scots valley firefighters to try to get this truck fil

if you look at the branches at the top of your tree, want to look for branchs that are not broken, not drooping and not offshooting some place where there aren't any other branches that is a sign they could snap and break. as you look at the bottom of your tree, you want to look for a nice, wide flair, wait we used to draw them in kindergarten, an indication it has a nice, stable root system. looking down, want to make sure you don't see mushrooms, a sign of an advance deed kay. you want to call in an export for that and look for any sort of heaving, the lifting of the grown. that means your tree may be leaning to one direction and root system might be lifting as well. when you reach your smaller trees, even smaller than this one, give them a good shake and make sure that the ground around the tree does not move because that's sign that it is not a stable tree. now, those are some pretty good tips that you can take care of for yourself in your own backyard or front yard, but there are very sure signs of when you should call in a pro. >> if you see the tree leaning and you've noticed it

not bad at all. morning sports. >>> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." pink slips for teachers. it is a notorious march tradition. this time happening in oakland. what the notices mean for them. >>> the unrest in libya continues. even if it doesn't look like it on the internet, why things aren't quite as they seem. hey michelle, whatcha doin'? i'm serving delicious athenos hummus to my friends. i've got -- [ male announcer ] that's great. let's see what yiayia thinks! you dress like a prostitute. did she just call me a pros-- [ male announcer ] noooo, yiayia would never do -- prostitute. [ male announcer ] never mind that, michelle. at least yiayia approves of you serving athenos hummus. mmmmmm! because only athenos is made the greek way, with 100% olive oil. athenos. maybe the only thing approved by yiayia. how did you do it? eh, takes a lot of love. the real difference is, this year we went to lowe's. well all our lowe's garden club select plants are grown for your local region and sele

it happened at eastbound 24th at orinda exit. one of the cars went often the freeway, fell to the onramp about 10 feet below, hit a guardrail and sent the guardrail flying into a parked car. no one was in the parked car at the time. >>> as more rain comes down, some people in the santa cruz county town of scotts valley are keeping a close eye on a rockslide there. it blocked nelson road since monday. the only way to access 33 homes in the area has been a footpath. four homes above the slide are without power. the hillside is un-- hillside is unstable. it could be a while before they clear the debris. a meeting is scheduled at 4:00 this afternoon. >>> and members of a church are keeping an eye on this building. it sits a the top of a hill that gave way. one lane of park boulevard remains closed because of the slide. >>> big band of moderate rain went through the bay area. still some going through the area. we can show you this. santarosa picking up .73. look at mill valley, over 1 and most of that happened this morning around the

giants back at at & t park. jeff ranieri outside at & t park, with not just a game but good opportunity to help some folks. jeff. >> definitely. san francisco giants' fans stepping up and helping to support the earthquake relief efforts that are happening here locally. and going right towards japan. in fact. 100% of the proceeds from the japan cultural community sent ser er -- center of california, going to japan. the 9.0 tsunami hits home with us. could have an earthquake just as strong. we are joined now by our guest. paul, they're lending the stadium to you. already helping out. >> the giants have really stepped up to the plate to help the victims of the japan earthquake and tsunami. all the donations are going directly to service organizations on the ground, providing shelter and food and water and medical needs and addressing the needs of the seniors and children and disadvantaged. the money is just desperately needed at this point. >> if people come out see any of you in red shirts, that is the new color o

you can be bullied at school, on the way home, at home. >> reporter: many parents don't even know their children are being bullied. 9210% told their parents and 5% told somebody at school. >> reporter: the goal of this conference is to start a national dialogue that leads to real change. a new website will help turn today's talk into action. stop bullying.gov provides resources for parents and educators. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> the state is asking pg & e to make changes to the way it handles the smart meters, how you could opt out of getting the device in the future. we'll tell you how. >>> i what some are calling a medical milestone. find out about a new drug doctors saymon treating a crippling immune system disorder. >> and getting rid of the one dollar bill. [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed. they continue to profit... by selling kids the same lies... to get them to use... the same deadly pro

at&t, right?emale announcer ] it's easy to compare online at att.com/comparesanfrancisco and see for yourself. >> mark: welcome back to the kron 4 news. president barack obama is about to address the nation this evening. sander and the house the latest. >> reporter: facing criticism from lawmakers on both side president barack obama is said to explain his decision to engage u.s. military forces in the conflict in libya. this speech tonight is expected to lay out why it was necessary to join the coalition to protect civilians from gaddafi. i mention nato is now assuming control over. >> our mandate is very clear, we're there to protect civilians, no more, no less. that will be our focus. >> reporter: president barack obama said he hoped out to gaddafi from power their main focus on in no- fly zone. not the removal of the libyan leader. critics say the president did not consult congress enough over the decision to engage. lawmakers also question the cost. >> i think he needs to tell a story to trace

at 4:00 a.m. widespread, the heart of the commute wednesday morning the number of showers out there but it is breaking up by noon. you will see it more scattered for the day. what can we expect? heavy rain tuesday and wednesday. strong winds will accompany the storm. combine those two together you have the possibility of minor flooding and power outages. just so you know. that is what we expect. we will probably have some solo spin notes as well. temperatures right now upper 30's low '40's pretty much what we see yesterday. this afternoon alive like what we saw yesterday as well.a lot like we saw yesterdas well. '60s pretty much the trend for everybody. wednesday's showers will be all day long, tuesday scattered, fry it with dryout, saturday we salvage. saturday night into sunday we see more rain. >> george: as we start off with the bay bridge, no hot spot so far this morning, a good ride under way for the bay bridge you and with the meter lights been on for 15 minutes. a better start today than y

let's take a look at that.he top of the screen, you will see the shooter on the run and as you watch you can see a woman apparently reacting to the shot and turning around. a moment later the suspect runs by wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt holding a gun. the video was provided by paul grewal who owns liberty tax right next door to the crime scene. released the video to cbs 5 because, he said, it was the right thing to do. >> we catch the person that done this harm to the young man that got shot, hope they catch him and hopefully it doesn't happen again. >> shot him, walked down the sidewalk real calm and tucked away the gun or whatever it was. i couldn't see it. >> reporter: after the shooting, the valley medical center is across the street from mcdonald's. we don't know if that had anything to do the with man's condition at this point but paramedics got him to valley medical center in a hurry. the victim is on life support. police are searching for the shooter and trying to decide whether it's gang-related on

they are gone, so i shot at them. >> you shot at them?the situation was a reasonable thing to do. she was terrified of this intruder. he was terrified of her, which stopped him from being aggressive and hostile and he fled. >> richmond police are not encouraging armed exchanges, but the fighting senior legally possessed her gun, so she had the legal right to protect herself. >> i've been a policeman for a while and i don't have a lot of situations where a victim or potential victim was able to successfully defend herself. >> but defend herself she did, even in the face of fear. >> i remember seeing a man in the hall and i went and got my gun. >> in richmond, robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> well, it's being called a sign of improvement for sure. the nation's un employment rate is the lowest it has been in years. the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.9%. that is the first time it's fallen below 9% since april of 2009. in california, unemployment fell from 12.5 to 12.4%. but economists say the numbers sent a mixed message. >> if the economy w

on and off rain showers pushing through the region at 12 and also at 5:00. san jose, a forecasted high 58. and lingering rain showers for monday morning, then we could be looking at more rain chances for wednesday. get ready for the second part of the weekend, strong gusty winds gusting through the region. >>> hundreds of troops are arriving in california, hear why they are leaving the mexican border and what it could mean for border security. >>> more than 200 national guard members in california are among those who are expected to leave their postat the mexican border. there is now a brewing political fight over whether the guards should stay or go. >> it's clear from every statistical measure that the approach is working. >> homeland security secretary napolitano says the national guard has helped seize more than 14,000 pounds of drugs, and helped apprehend 7,000 illegal immigrants. >> the national guard is going to be pulling out of the border in june. so i asked the question yesterday, who's going to replace the guard and the answer is there is no plan.

but at the end of the day, at least you are not perpetuating misinformation. at the end of the day, i enjoyed getting to know the people out there. in terms of interesting jobs, this has to be one of the most interesting jobs. you work on a whole host of issues all year round, and you meet so many interesting people along the way. so i really enjoyed that. >> what are the biggest issues facing san francisco now? supervisor chu: i would say that really taking a look at our budget and where we see ourselves going is going to be a big, paramount issue. this year, i served as chair for the budget and finance committee, and that is definitely a focus for me in the coming year. we are also looking at how it is that we continue to have systemic gaps in our budget year after year. what are the reasons for that? what are the cost drivers that might be driving it? what are the not-controllable economic conditions that drive that? part of the issue will be pension reform. that is something that i think is on the minds of many people, not only in san francisco, but elsewh

fremont tops out at 64. san jose in the mid-60s at 65.he south bay will not be picking up too much in the way of shower activity. probably just less than a 10th of an inch with the approaching system. here is a look ahead at your weekend forecast always in view. showers likely into sunday. mostly for the morning hours. there is a chance of a shower on monday. and the forecast models are scaled back on the probability that tuesday and wednesday will be dry. but julie and frank at least plenty of breaks in the activity this weekend. if you want to maximize your outdoor plans tomorrow will be the best day. >> thank you, mark. >> a close-knit group of football players from one oakland high school has already overcome incredible odds. now they have one more goal to reach. all 16 seniors on the football team will graduate and go on to higher education, a first for that school. the coach wants to reward them for their good grades and a perfect seen with lettermans jackets but don't have enough money to pay for them. the players say those jackets

proximating about 200 protestors at wheel hall right now at the berkeley campus. eight students up high above on the fourth story ledge. police in riot gear. we'll monitor the story throughout the area and hopefully won't go late into the night. cheryl was insinuating the police will break it up at some point. we'll economcheck back in as st protest budget cuts among many things. >> the official close of wheeler hall is 10:00 tonight. we'll have a live newscast at 11:00. >>> it is one of the biggest conventions of its kind and kicked off today in san francisco, lots of gamers in town. >> more than 20,000 people are here for the game developers conference, but there's a slight problem. the one booming business in the bay area isn't booming anymore. scott budman is joining us without the wii in his hand at this time. you've been to this conference many times before in tough times and good times. any signs of life here? >> there are a lot of signs of life, raj. the game industry is rolling along but not without pain. big traditional game makers have seen losses and l

the first one looks at ages 0 through 5. what we heard from community input in this group is that finding quality, affordable, accessible child care continues to be an issue for many families in san francisco. there is also concern around mental health issues, early screening of those issues with children and youth of these populations. we also heard concerns around parents concerned about their children being ready for school. what can parents do to increase their child's readiness? how can i find qualified preschools? we know that enrollment is increasing, things to this city and district working together, but it is still an issue. only 57% of students entering kindergarten in the public schools are considered to have school readiness skills. moving on to the next age population, ages 6 through 13, kindergarten through eighth grade, a lot of what we heard an hour sessions was focus on out of school time. after-school and summer programs continue to be a priority for this age group. some of the data we gathered city-wide sh

the victim was stabbed several times in his arm and ear at 8:00 last night at the gas club.e told duels, he did not know the man who -- deputies he did not know who stabbed hill. the victim was rushed to a local hospital. his condition has not been released. >>> also new this morning, the search is on for the inmate who escaped from a solano conservation camp. this man was serving time for stealing a car. anyone with information on simpson and his whereabouts is asked to call mostly -- to call mostly sunny 11 -- 911. >>> if you are a 580 driver you are gonna notice a lot of company on the road. it's still backed up for a 20- minute delay, the -- the toll plaza. northbound 680 at sycamore valley road, the traffic is slow. 680 is a mess from concord all the way to san ramon. if you look at the map system, 880 is a mess. i don't know. really bad driving almost anywhere -- almost everywhere this morning. we do have big differences there. there's areas in the north bay where it's mostly cloudy. south bay, partly sunny, mostly sunny. right in the middle there's been a line of rain

this is the at&t case. what was at issue? >> at&t wanted to block the disclosure of certain investigative records and documents that were held by the federal communications commission when a competitor com-tell sought disclosure under the freedom of information act. at&t claimed that these records fell under an exemption from disclosure for records that could reasonably be considered to lead to an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. so the court had to decide whether corporations had personal privacy rights under the freedom of information act. this specific exemption. and the court said no. >> woodruff: what's the significance of that. >> first of all chief justice roberts wrote the opinion. and his sometimes humorous analysis, he said that personal... he rejected at&t's argument that personal because it has the root word "person "and the freedom of information act defines person to include corporations that that means corporations have personal privacy rights. he said that while adjectives typically modify their root

the first one happens here at alvarado middle school at union city at 6:30 a.m. the day of action protest led by the california teachers association includes a state school superintendent, tom torlickson. they are urging support of governor brown's proposal to extend $12.6 billion in temporary taxes or else, they say, k-12 schools could see cuts of up to $4.5 billion or $750 per student. now, the governor says that the tax extension is needed for the budget but key republicans oppose the tax extension saying it could further cripple the state as it recovers from recession. as budget negotiations go on, many school districts are grappling with the potential budget cuts and even though don't know how much money they already have they must by law let teachers know by today whether their jobs are in jeopardy. oakland faces 540 pink slips, other places, antioch, alameda, mount diablo, san mateo foster city, west contra costa, those school districts are sending pink slips to anywhere between 50 and 100 teachers today. the districts have until may 15 to rescind some or

a woman who was 17 at the time was accusing six former players of raping her at a party in 2007. >>> a former san francisco cheer leader is accused of stealing $20,000 from the squad she coached to go on a personal shopping spree and a vegas vacation. she will spend five days in a county jail. and almost $16,000 in restitution. >>> an 8 -month-old baby boy and his 18-year-old mother are missing tonight after police say they were kidnapped from their central valley home. an amber alert is in effect for sebastian mosqueda. authorities say that they were abducted this morning by the baby's father, 28-year-old pedro mosqueda. mosqueda was seen driving a honda civic with plates 5voy539. >>> it's a crime that targets the vulnerable at a time when they should be celebrating their golding years. david stevenson tells us about the new effort launched today in san francisco to shine a light on elder abuse. >>> in san francisco it's being called the silent crime. it is elder abuse. often by family members. >> her mother didn't have food in the house, and hasn't had for several days and the son

they can be directed to join and she can be reached at 575-9040 or at joy.navarette@sfgov.org. those are again due march 11. we would also like to remind everyone that starting tomorrow is the eighth annual san francisco ocean film festival. there will be 50 films running over five days. you can go on to their website and look at all of the details for the different films and activities. happening in conjunction with the festival. finally, sunday streets are back. the first is going to be march 20. it will run along the embarcadero. so, come down and enjoy all of the activities. this is the second year of the sunday streets. it seems to be growing in popularity. hopefully below have good weather. anyone can come down to enjoy the embarcadero. it will run from fisherman's wharf to mission bay. i hope everyone comes down and enjoys it. that concludes the executive director's report. >> i would like to welcome the commissioner. we are so happy that she is here. >> looking forward to being here. >> i second the motion. >> any public comment on the executive director's report? >> it

this is the same material that we were looking at at the last site. you can see it is on our way to the last side. it is deposited here by wind. it is 40-50 feet thick. this acts as a big sponge. the water flows through and it gets in a lower formation and then the water level starts to rise and it becomes a reservoir for water. this is dissipated during the more dry months of the year. >> this forms a big long skinny basin and runs into san francisco. it is the coastal bluffs areas that are subject to erosion from the waves and the ground water that comes out and you start to lose this. this is the largest example of failure for a long part of the coast. it has been moving continuously for a long time. >> the ocean was at the same level as we are standing. in 1982, and massive slide occurred further to the north of and one day it moves 5 feet and by the second day it moves 30 feet out. all of that land down below was sitting out here. it was a great deal logic feature of the landslide further to the south. there were houses on top and there was a ver

this operator was going at about 8 miles per hour, and was at a stand still for about five minutes. >> and they want to do tours on a boat. we have a natural disaster, tours are over. >> reporter: one renter lost about 80,000 worth of equipment. >> i lost a lot of things, the hole dock. >> reporter: with the harbor closed monday, he was not able to save much. >> this is a joke, it is sickening, they want to keep us from the property but don't want to save anything. >> reporter: the situation is being assessed. >> it is hard breaking, the damage occurred to some place you call home. and where you have been employed. it is overwhelming. >> reporter: in santa cruz, cbs 5. >>> and on the way home from the casino when tragedy strikes. >> we had about seven or eight people pinned in the rear of the bus. >> the roof of the tour bus almost completely pinned. why the crash is being treated as a criminal matter. >>> somewhere to go and now somewhere to wear it as well. the girls get all dressed up for a rite of passage. >>> and clouds are moving in. could we see rain not too far behind? we'll t