a few showers showing up off the southern oregon coast, but that's where it will likely stay throughhe week. so other than the fluctuation in temperatures, we're not expecting much in the way of weather. just an increase in cloud cover, as weak systems go by to our north and that will look more like low clouds and fog late night and early morning hours, with temperatures gradually cooling off. tomorrow, we'll look for mid to low 60s across the bay. mid to upper 60s out in the east bay locations and across the north bay. a little cooler than today, but nothing dramatic. that's just a gradual cooldown expected into and through the beginning of the week. another weak disturbance crosses to our north midweek. once again, a slight drop in temperatures, but we continue this dry and mild pattern into next weekend, if not beyond, which means once again, we will stay on the dry side of our spring forecast. we see temperatures remaining quite nice throughout the bay area and i don't think you want to see it later, but we're at about 40 to 50% of normal after the last couple of weeks. we made u

. >> ken taylor and his wife were driving their big rig in southern oregon on highway 42.hey had just been let through by a flag man who had seen some rocks coming down, they had a loader in place ready to move some of the rocks. as he was let through by the flag man -- >> oh, boy here comes some more. >> more rocks start coming. >> oh wait a minute. heck no. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, wow! >> right there. there's more coming. >> there's more. >> here comes a couple tons of rock and dirt sliding down. ken says this area of highway is monitored closely. he said it's prone to rock slides. but he said you know we got lucky, we didn't get any damage to the truck and we were in a good place to see the rock slide and get it on video. >> my goodness. huge rocks over there. >> how many times have there been accidents where a husband has told the wife, we can make it baby, we have a four-wheel drive. >> i'm glad in this case they didn't do that though. >> you see all the debris on the road and there's a loader up front. clears away the rocks and debris. kent and his wife are the last o

it's having a real tough time as that cloud cover enters southern oregon and northern california, justsipates because high pressure is building at the surface that will provide sinking air for tomorrow. it's going to take a little bit of time for things to get sunny. by the midday, we expect the sunshine and fog to burn off with temperatures in the 60s inland. thursday, it still stays sunny for the bay area. 38 in santa rosa. also 36 in napa, 43 in san jose. low to mid 40s from redwood city and close to 50? san francisco. tomorrow, numbers top out in the mid 60s in morgan hill, also gilroy. if the fog clears out aittle bit earlier, we could have upper 60s and we will, yes, with upper 60s, be close to some record-setting territory in and throughout parts of the south bay. concord 63, fairfield 63. napa 62. for most rt north bay the numbers in the mid 60s. only 4 degrees shy of record setting temperatures through wednesday. morning time at nbcbayarea.com, no rain the next seven days. we'll likely be setting ourselves up into a drought over the next month. you know what time it is in time

it's a cat-sized creature found in the coastal forest of northern cal and southern oregon. 50 years itught to be exstikt but today the u.s. fish and wildlife service says it will review for a possible addition to the endangered species list. >> a winter's day in yosemite. what makes this year different from the rest. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >>> tourist traveling this time of the year are seeing it like it hasn't been seen in decades. the snowless sight they're finding at this national jewel. >> highway 120 up and over yosemite national park. and not since the 30s has this road been open this late in the season. the road some years closed because of snow from november to may. most conve

oregon, mostly in the form of rain and led to a lot of flooding, especially parts of central and southern oregon, some places had as much as 3-6 inches of rain. messy and sandbagging. a lot of people, number one rule, turn around, don't drown. never ever drive through water covered roadways. how many times have we said that. middle of the country, got colder, came down in snow. north eastern oregon, the quad cities digging out late yesterday afternoon. not a lot of snow. 3-5 inch range. chicago, windy city, marilyn monroe, this is what she is looking like on a winter morning. cold indeed for marilyn out there. she should have put on a heavy jacket. downtown chicago, about 6 inches of snow, nothing they can't handle for sure but this storm has been causing trouble coast-to-coa coast-to-coast and should be nothing more than an icy memory by the morning. >> thanks. residents and officials are gathering to debate a controversial waterfront redevelopment program calling for commercial and residential space and will bring about more tourism and residents are worried about the city's history and callin

northern california, i should say, and southern oregon.lways called it >> good morning. a cold front when through overnight. the temperatures are going to fall as we head into the afternoon. >>> that's your latest weather. >> thanks, al. up next, pieces to the puzzle but no answers for 12 girls at one high school all displaying the same symptoms. details on the mystery illness after this. [ male announcer ] what if we could keep enough plastic waste to cover all of manhattan out of landfills each year? the equivalent of 140 million trash bags, gone. by using new glad trash bags, designed with reinforcing bands to be stronger with less plastic waste, we can. ♪ it's a small change that can make a big difference. ♪ intense shadowblast from covergirl. the news? it's eye shadow with primer built-in so it lasts! rich color that's fadeproof, waterproof, totally ignore-proof! oh yes! with intense shadowblast eye couture is ready to wear for hours! and here's a tip: to make an even bigger statement wear with lashblast fusion mascara lashblast and i

i should say southern oregon and northe oregon and northern california as well.e woods. >> good morning. still a bit gusty. winds up to 25 miles an hour. sunshine around the metro at points south and east. west and north clouds producing flurries in frederick and washington and allegheny counties in maryland. south towards the panhandle of west virginia. few flurries in loudoun county and shenandoah valley. temperatures are above freezing. most locations so any of that snow falling may accumulate briefly on grassy areas. near 40 in washington now. later today, just near 40. then tomorrow morning near 20. another cold >>> and that's your latest weather. don't forget. get your weather day or night on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. now let's check in with with uncle willy and his smucker's jar. >> ah, it's good to have a january birthday because, you know what, it gets dull. christmas is over, hanukkah is over, new year's is over. have a birthday. why not? ova mccoy from california, missouri, is 105. reads her bible every day and believes the go

northern california, i should say, and southern oregon.ling with some frigid air right here in the bay area. temperatures touched on records this morning, clear sky, calm wind. that's the reason why. everything changes later on today. storm system, the first of three, drops into the bay area. bringing us the first rainfall of the season so far. 30 days almost without rain right here in the bay. 54 in san jose. once that rain pattern starts, it sticks with us all the way through next week. >>> that's your latest weather. >> thanks, al. up next, pieces to the puzzle but no answers for 12 girls at one high school all displaying the same symptoms. details on the mystery illness after this. [ male announcer ] what if we could keep enough plastic waste to cover all of manhattan out of landfills each year? the equivalent of 140 million trash bags, gone. by using new glad trash bags, designed with reinforcing bands to be stronger with less plastic waste, we can. ♪ it's a small change that can make a big difference. ♪ intense shadowblast from cover

they are under a winter storm warning and a foot and half of snow is forecasted for the southern part of oregonffalo gets used to the snow and ice but milder than normal for the winter putting a pond for the hockey at risk. they need 12 inches of ice to skate but if they don't get itthey will have to play street hockey. all 144 teams will have the option of playing and if they don't want to play street hockey they will get the deposits back. you can't have this in buffalo lynette. >> i know. i know. blame it on the jet stream or blame it on la nina. the cooler air not allowing for the jet stream to drop to the south which is way up there to the north. we are not dealing with the cooler temperatures. the colder air. arctic oscillation i will try to explain that. but right now the winds we are not dealing with snow but the winds are really pelting us this morning. check out in baltimore. 16-mile-an-hour sustained wind there and you can see the wind direction so we have the wind out of the northwest that changed from yesterday out of the south. cold front pushed through the area and boy it's breez

i should say southern oregon and northern california as well. >> good morning.ures are going to fall as we head into the afternoon. rom california,ay and believes the good lord is her strength. how about that? good old joe, what do you know, just got back from the radio show. joe elias, central, south carolina, is 101. an excellent pool player and still beats the young guys -- over the head with the cue. ivy nelson, grangeville, idaho is 103 today. master gardener and attributes her longevity to having one beer every day. doesn't say what kind. one beer every day. and we have charles bliss of arnold, pennsylvania, is 100 years old today. loves to prepare dinner for the family and they love it and he's legally blind. how about that? throws stuff on the stove and goes wild. jennie -- i love that pretty name -- biancone of columbus, ohio, home of the slider. 103 years old today has a positive attitude and a great sense of humor. can't beat that combination. finally, clarence simmons of grace, idaho. two idaho. great place idaho. what beautiful country. 100 years ol

clear here not only for california, but up to washington and oregon down into southern california at the current moment. the numbers backing off, but still kind of mild for this time of year. 64 in san jose and 65 in gilroy and 62 in santa cruz with 64 in novato. a few records and we will certify them. as for tomorrow morning, we will stay clear with a much colder start and for the weekend it looks great as we start off saturday with more of the weather staying in place. with the clear skies and the wind, it may be causing problems with your allergies and mold and juniper, the predominant things peaking in the high category. grass and weeds not showing up. that's good news. on the satellite picture, here is the problem. there is the latest storm system. that continues to push right up into alaska and canada and for us no sign of any storms over the next three to four days. we desperately need the rain and not looking good for us. as for tomorrow, for your saturday if you have plans early, it's looking great. we may have a few mid-level clouds moving by, but mainly sunny into the afte

oregon. over the next day, this will slowly shift towards the south and parts of northern california and in towards southernt of oregon is where we'll see the bull's eye of the moisture. still a lot of snow to be had over the next 48 hours. around the mountains of yellowstone and in towards idaho a lot of snow. maybe a couple of feet and shep, we'll be talking about a week's worth of storms continuing to move through this area. some spots around 10 feet of snow and they'll take it. shep? >> shepard: wow, rick reichmuth at the weather center. thanks. if you're going to steal a police car, you have to understand that cops probably aren't going to offer you any advice on how to get away with it. >> you got to get that car stopped. >> we can't help you if you can't help us. >> if you want to help me, you can tell me where the handcuff keys are so i can hold the steering wheel right. >> shepard: more from one demanding suspect coming up plus police scanning you for weapons? as you walk down the street. is it an invasion of privacy or a way to protect the public? >> we're looking at something that's going to help

oregon. in the southern rockies, too, much more wintry picture looking set to develop tonight with ample amounts of snow expected in the upper elevations, while out east, too, in the next 24 hours we see the precipitation area really develop over the midwest. that starts turning over into rain as well as icy rain, some snowy conditions, too, are going to be possible. as for canada, central areas and then on into the east, snow will spread over the course of tonight as well as into monday. highs on monday, too, will look on the cool side especially up north, 2 only in new york and the same also for toronto. winnipeg remains at minus 13 degrees during the day and then 2 in vancouver, 3 degrees for seattle as well in both cities can expect some snowflakes to fall. as for europe, we're looking at a high pressure area that dominates right the central sections of continental europe so showers, a lot of precipitation will remain on the outskirts. for eastern sections of europe it will be falling in the form of snowfall, looking at a little bit more heavier stuff coming in to poland from the scandinavia

watch out as the low digs south it goes down to southern california. high goes into oregon combination of the two gives us a breezy day after that morning fog. northerly wind 20-40 miles an hour. not that bad at the surface. in the higher elevations it's already there. 40s and 50s. i would not be surprised if santa rosa comes in at 41. and then some of napa hill about 20. it's starting and also out to the valley it has been about northwest 15-20. that has cleared out some of the fog. a north wind, northwest santa rosa. north, northeast at sfo. the wind is kicking up. the fog doesn't have much of a chance. still pockets of it. it will be clear later on today. thick fog in the morning. breezy to windy. and temperatures in the 60s today. we're starting off 40s and 50s. mid 60s. santa rosa will go 66. livermore 63. 65 mountain view. morgan hill at 66 degrees. cold tomorrow morning but sunny and mild to warmer on the weekend and a little cool down on monday. >>> time 6:38. the republican presidential candidates faced off with their last debate. >> these two gentlemen that are ou

southern ones to gingrich, the northern ones to romney. for the sake of argument let's give it to newt gingrich. we keep playing it out. nebraska, oregon those to romney up there. the southern states, kentucky, arkansas, give those to gingrich. come out here, california, here's where money is going to matter. that's when you get to the finish line. when you get to these big states out here. when you start getting out here into the big states, the northern states, that's a problem, but that's way down the line. that would be june 5th. hang in there, bro. don't stay in tampa the whole time. >> you don't want to cover politics until june? >> a reporter's convention is a reporter's dream. we could be here a while. >> john king, we'll be seeing you tonight. we'll be watching a special edition of jkusa 6:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> i want to bring out a chairman from the state republican party. thank you for sharing some of the florida sunshine with us. >> thank you. >> what is your base level expectation tonight coming out of the primary? >> we came into today with over 76,000 absentee votes. it's a big number. it speaks of energy and

southern plains and great lakes. while the east coast remains clear. in the northwest, rain on the coast of oregon washington with snow in the higher elevations. from california to the higher dakotas, high temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal. later today, temperatures warm up from the 40s to the 60s after a chilly start in the southeast. >>> in sports, overtime sugar bowl win for michigan. in new orleans, michigan's denard robinson and junior hemmingway hooked up on this touchdown pass and tied at 20, the hokies thought they had a td in overtime on this great one-handed catch by danny cole! look at that! but he was actually ruled out of bounds. this 37-yard line field goal won it. michigan beats virginia tech 23-20. >>> in the nba, the lakers won their fourth game in five tries. kobe bryant led l.a. with 37 points, including seven consecutive fourth quarter points, as the lakers held the houston rockets without a field goal for six minutes! l.a. beats the rockets 108-99. >>> in chicago, the bulls sneak by atlanta. chicago came back from a 19-point deficit led by 30 points from derrick rose,

southern california. starbucks already sells alcohol along with expanded food items in seattle and portland, oregon, and planse items to chicago by the end of the year. the company doesn't plan to expand sales of alcohol nationwide. but it is hoping it will lead to more customers in the afternoon and evening. i guess it's -- they want to keep people there at night and take advantage of the free wi-fi. i would still prefer the local pub. that's just me. >> i hope -- i think they're wondering whether they can clear them by morningtime. that's the question. thank you very much. have a great day. >> get out of here, last call. >> see you. >>> a solar storm is sending charged particles toward earth, and it could disrupt your gm device. this is some new video of the storm. scientists predict the radiation would ender it the earth's atmosphere beginning at 6:00 this morning and last through the day. they say the charged plasma will make its way around the earth in 34 hours. the storm started on sunday. it is the biggest solar storm in six years, but scientist say it should cause -- should not cause any other problem

oregon. quite a mess up there. >> yeah. we are going to catch the southern half of the storm system.e not going see the storm. we would be happen which just with rainfall. doppler radar looking for rain now and still not much to be seen. you can see the a little moisture there in the upper part of the screen but boy, that's for the most part not going to visit bay area until this afternoon. but once we get it going a series of storms will move through the bay area. a lot of clouds now but temperatures not as cold, 30s and 40s. by the afternoon, i think the rain becoming more likely as we head into the latter part of the day. the rain starting in the north bay and spreading south. temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. and here it is. high pressure finally moving out of the way. the low pressure diving in from the gulf of alaska part of the same system bringing the snow up to the pacific northwest but we are going to catch the trailing edge of the system so rain here in the bay area but that's good enough for us as we'll see rain returning and more importantly opening the door to a seri

oregon. we're going to see the high elevation snows out of this and we'll see the rain we just showed you. high pressure, clear skies over much of southernalifornia and out off the coast. that's going to mean dry weather continues for the south. as far as the rainfall expected, medford area and southward, that's the focal point. everywhere else, more or less scattered showers. everyone should get less than an inch. areas like seattle and portland, on and off rain showers. look how warm we are from phoenix to palm springs, san diego to l.a. beautiful weather on this wednesday. thaerature around 64 degrees. more showers in the forecast tomorrow. forecast coming up. >> all right. >>> also coming up, stocks sputter. apple shines. for a pretty penny, how you can hob knob at an english castle. >>> plus, he has lots of admirers, and they're mad as heck this morning he didn't get any oscar nominations. >>> coming up, alex ovechkin sticks it to the nhl and detroit crowns a prince. you're watching "early today." rt >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here's some of your top headlines this morning. amateur video alleged

terry smith, who was running a sleazy bar in southern cambodia, where he allegedly was abusing young girls. smith was also wanted for sex crimes back in oregonmbodia handed him over to u.s. authorities and he is now serving 22 years. why is this an american problem? >> well, for two reasons. i mean, certainly, americans are part of the problem in that they are the sex tourists who come to cambodia and create the market for it. so, just any american ought to be so ashamed by that as to say we're not going to tolerate this anymore. but also this is a problem for americans because we're human beings. and these are children no different than our own children. in fact, it's precisely the idea that another child is not a human being like me that allows these children to be pimped, to be exploited and to be abused. it's that same idea that allows maybe the rest of us to maybe close our eyes to it. i can understand closing your eyes to something you can't change. this is something americans can have a positive effect on. and we started to see the beginning of that. >> the crackdown on criminals is just one part of what's changed in cambodia. you're

southern half of the country. we're going to get a very active stormy pattern. a lot of heavy snow in the mountains. rainy weather in areas of northern california, especially think in oregon. a little bit of that moisture will try to move to the east. it's very dry in the east. we're going to get more clipper type systems. great lakes, do expect snow showers. bottom line is there is not any big snowstorms in areas of the east. if anything, it should warm up towards next weekend. as far as snow forecast goes for the next 48 hours, a little bit in the north dakota areas, up to northern new england and then the bulls eye, heavy snow is expected over the next 48 hours in the mountains of the northwest. lynn, overall today, it's not as bad as yesterday, slow improvement as we go throughout this week. >> that's good news, bill. thanks so much. >> france is stripped. pump prices rise and why natural gas customers are jumping for joy. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> the ravens fly into the afc title game and the giants shock the defending champs. you know when i grow up, i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firef

if you're freezing southern california looks pretty good. a high-scoring thriller between oregon was a legend in l.a. where they called him the black mamba, two long touchdown runs and two seconds left and wisconsin quarterback russell wilson tries to stop the clock to give the badgers one last shot at the end zone and overtime, but he's too late. he cannot believe it. i can't believe he tried to stop the clock. should have just gone to the end zone, the ducks win it 45-38. a great game. >>> south carolina taking on nebraska in the capital one bowl, check this out, kyra, last play of the first half, the gamecock quarterback conner shaw, the hail mary! >> hail mary, oh! >> the kid makes the catch and the touchdown. jeffrey actually later in the game got ejected? he came back on the field because he was actually the mvp of the game. >> oh! duking it out. >> great day for college football and sports. >> it was. >>> it was a great day in iowa, too, when you talk about unusual moments, of course, jeanne moos has that. >> reporter: if you're unexcited about the iowa caucuses, maybe thi

oregon and washington. here's some good news for southern california. the rain gets out of the way.f that is moving out with dryer, warmer air moving in. check out l.a.'s weather by thursday. 83 degrees. a slow climb and nice conditions. severe storms if you're traveling east they'll be ready for you in south texas. and early morning fog in the d.c. area. >> and all of that weather was brought to you by mcdonald's. it's our favorite morning, and we will have complete coverage of all the oscar nominees.ri it's such a tough... yeah. the spectrum is from lg. and the r2 unit is from... from naboo. naboo. yeah. the spectrum's got a 4.5" screen, fits nicely in your hand. r2-d2 needs a starfighter. starfighter ? that's like a million dollars in gas. yeah, it's pricey. it's got verizon's 4g lte for lightspeed downloads and a true hd screen to watch movies. i'm going to go with the... ... phone. it's a good choice. the lg spectrum powered by verizon 4g lte, for true hd mobile entertainment. [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. fiber one is br

oregon and portion of seattle. widespread 60s all across the bay area. how about the rose bowl today? 81 degrees. 57 in the southern sierra and back home we are talking widespread 60s today in the south bay. it should be a mild afternoon in san jose. and los gatos 66. 63 san mateo. it's already 60 half moon bay. those numbers will come down a little bit and then back up along the shoreline when the winds again to back off. 63 downtown. into north bay, some of these numbers could be conservative. with the north wind we could see some upper 60s and even 70s around santa rosa. we will have to see how strong the north wind gets. fremont 65 and our inland east bay over in livermore, a little cool now but 65 later. mid-and upper 60s with the spare the air. here's the look ahead. tomorrow cooler. a slight chance of showers up in sonoma county. then we are back to partly cloudy skies tuesday, wednesday, thursday more clouds, upper 50s should do it with the cooler weather. that's been the pattern, those frigid overnight lows and mild averages. >> we will take it. thanks, lisa. well, if you think it's tough getting people to

oregon. >> good morning. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day. dry early on and temperatures above normal. 48 by the afternoon in baltimore. 50 in southern maryland. mountains with snow showers. >> now here's lester. >> janice, thanks. now to san diego, where a 43-year-old navy doctor's wife faces a first degree murder trial. she's charged with brutally stabbing her husband, lieutenant commander fredrick trayers, two years ago. it marked the end of a tragic love triangle and may send his wife to prison. nbc's mike taibbi has the details. >> reporter: jennifer trayers sometimes cried in court. emotional over the photos of her late husband, or of the crime scene. and over the testimony of the other woman, danielle rollins, who testified about her love of a married man. >> he seemed to be eager to have a future with me. >> reporter: on december 5th, 2010, the chance with any future with lieutenant commander trade trayers ended. colleagues alerted plips he was missing. at his college jennifer trayers was bleeding and her husband dead. ten stab wounds in all. one early and fatal thrust directly into his heart. still, jennifer's defense attorney said,