we knew we had the downtown open in some fashion or form. and so then the enterprise shifted to getting these pavilions set up and all the volunteers and structures, leases and use city parking lots and the pavilions. it was an impossible thing that just couldn't have happened except organically with everybody doing stuff. as much as we can empower them, keeping in mind we had to maintain some control and decorum and some safety features. and, you know, thank goodness nothing really bad happened. we were there until 10:00 at night the night before thanksgiving doing the final touches on paving and we had a downtown. accessible in parts by the day after thanksgiving. so that was sort of the sprint. the long term, and i'm keeping me from my parking meter so i'll do this quickly. the long term is that -- the long-term plan for santa cruz and then watsonville is really the marathon. and you talk about what makes good plans and good planning is good plans and good planning is really good process and you

so, we're concerned again tomorrow night downtown. how much snow could fall between now and 10:00, 11:00 tomorrow? maybe an inch downtown. maybe an inch and a half in gaithersburg and frederick. everyone gets a dusting with this arctic air. that's the deal. tonight, rain showers turn to snow showers. 1 to 2 inches frederick north and west. lows in the 30s. tomorrow morning, early snow showers are possible. temperatures in the 30s to around 40. winds northwest at 10. and then by afternoon, temperatures start falling. snow showers return. roads will be slick. high temperatures around 40. look at the winds picking up northwest 15 to 25 and gusty. all right, next seven days. on sunday, we're looking at a bright day, but temperatures struggle to get above freezing. a little bit of snow possible tuesday. upper 40s on wednesday. 50 on thursday, maybe light snow on friday. but none of these are nor'easters or big storms. >> thank you top. let's get to our weird news file tonight, because some folks like to get cinkified on valentine's day. th

there has been a rise in drunken brawls at downtown bars. kit doe with more on the beefed up security to stop the fighting that seems to be getting out of control. kit. >> dana, this is day one of the surge of extra cops in downtown walnut creek. it is relatively early. we have seen squad cars drive through. one every five to ten minutes or so. this is the stretch of downtown where they had all the fights last week. the police chief announced he was going to significantly increase the number of officers, but did not say how many. they did say to expect some of those officers to be on foot. three fights broke out in the span of an hour. nine people were arrested and three officers officers were injured. >> it's sad that downtown walnut creek has come to that. it has been a safe area and don't really need that here. maybe they shouldn't be flooded here. be so out in the open. >> now as a downtown scene gets more popular, walnut creek has seen more fights. the city council will considering tougher laws and look to hire two dedicated officers. s

the dew points are in the single digits around downtown.ope you have your humidifiers going this weekend, you definitely could use it. i've been staticky all over this morning especially. our satellite picture radar combined shows us some notice showers going through texas and some rain, the snow -- snow showers going through texas and some rain, the snow showers to the west of us, but we are definitely seeing a drier weather pattern set up monday as high pressure comes this way. milder air is on the way, breezy and very cold tonight, monday dry and sunny, tuesday rain and snow showers possible. tuesday and wednesday we do see milder conditions. for tonight clear, breezy and very cold, lows in the teens to 25 degrees. in downtown mid-20s, 22 in gaithersburg, but down to 21 in martinsburg, culpeper 22 degrees. tomorrow morning bundle up the kids, bundle yourself because we see a very cold start and lots of sunshine. you will want your sunglasses as you head out and drive into work. afternoon sunny but not as cold, highs 43 to 48 degrees. cum

they were required under the 1985 downtown plan. one square foot a public space for every 50 square feet of office space. we have 15 of these kinds of spaces. many of them are in the downtown area, in my district. unfortunately, very few people know about it, because it signed its requirements are vague -- because the sign age requirements are very vague. i want to thank the planning department and the san francisco chronicle for reminding us of the need to protect the spaces. thank you to supervisor wiener for root -- for his attention to this issue as well. i would like to co-sponsor the resolution that supervisor wiener has offered regarding the state legislation that would make the food trucked legislation more difficult. the rest of my items, i will submit. >> thank you, mr. president. supervisor olague? supervisor olague: i would like to introduce a hearing requests for the public safety committee. it is being co-sponsored by supervisors, posing in calling. -- supervisors campos and cocacohen. the hearing on collaborations bet

it kind of spice it up to bring downtown to the area. night life maybe. >> i want to ask people to have an open mind. >> the first of a series of public hearings. the area being targeted for the new downtown hub is 275-acres of an already existing shopping district. some believe it will bring more traffic into the already busy corridors of crow canyon road and car repair shop owner, kevin, is worried it's a plan that will drive out small businesses like his. >> it should reflect the personality of san ramon. we don't want to be -- one of the arguments is we lose sales tax revenue. you can't buy a sofa or big screen tv in san ramon. we don't necessarily want to be the supplier for bed springs. >> a lot more hearings are scheduled. a little more tweaking, but in twenty years time, this parking lot could be the new downtown. live in san ramon, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> a couple was supposed to help the less fortunate. police say they used the money instead on themselves. annette and paul daniels ran the associated community action program in th

it is 43 degrees downtown. i'm downtown and talking about a brand new restaurant that is opening this friday on the corner of pratt street and calvert street and across from the inner harbor. this is a brand new restaurant. the name says it all. a grill, lots of food. you guys have any adjusting minteresting menu. >> this is an appetizer that we andith capers and she's some parmesan crackers -- and cheese and toss with green and paul simbalsamic vinaigrette. thinly shaved raw beef. this is something that we like to do and we do very well. this is a generous portion. >> this is a sellout option -- option. p this is your last dish. >> this is our number 1 seller for possibasta. basil. >> mmm. that is very good. it is delicious. this menu is so unique. so many different flavors. opening up this friday in downtown baltimore. we do of a storm system coming up for the midweek -- we do have a storm system. >> we're taking orders. what kind of pizza? grilled chicken with pineapples. get on it. no? >> i have to get my f

the northeast plan and the downtown plan, etc..n all of the goals in those plans. could we, if we apply the new tools, further those goals and i think our conclusion is yes, this would be an increment of progress and we are glad staff agrees and we think what's in this ordinance will help advance the goal of those plans. there are issues like affordable housing and with a loss of redevelopment, which has been the mainstay of the affordable housing program. either 100% affordable projects for providing affordable rental and for sale units on site, we think there are good solutions year and we put that affordable rental option on site and put it back on the table in a way that was taken off the table. there has been a lot of outreach and communication from different stakeholders. i'm pleased to say there's a big and diverse group of supporters. people who do not always agree on everything and people who i have been adversariwe have beene housing coalition and the trade council and the san francisco bicycle coalition and the mayor's o

from downtown. then they fell apart, turned it over 20 times. uconn rolling in the second half, 80-36. >>> georgetown men have a tough assignment tomorrow. they've got to get over this shot right here, and this loss to syracuse, getting ready to face st. johns tomorrow. the loss ex cruciating on a lot 6 levels, and would have vaulted the hoyas into the national conversation. now they just got to pick it up and move on. >> you don't dwell on them, but you have to go back and examine everything. it was a difficult loss. but then we have to move on because we have a difficult team in front of us. >>> game that everybody in the team really wanted to win. but another big east game. we've got to move on. >> we'll have much more coming up a little later on tonight at 11, including tiger woods making his run at the at&t pebble beach, 5 under today. one of the best rounds of the day. he's in the mix! >> so he back? >> tyinger is back. i think he's ready. >> serious weather? >> we do, 3 slick roads and don't liston this guy. it can be serious. some people

temperatures right now around downtown in the lower 40s. you go out to the suburbs, gaithersburg around 40 degrees, leesburg 38 degrees. it's a cold night. overnight what you can expect? well, cloudy and cold conditions. wet snow northwest. by dawn a lot of us could see some wet snow. no winter weather advisories or warnings are in effect. lows will get down into the 30s. winds out of the north at 10 miles per hour. if you will be heading out early tomorrow, bruce, definitely i think some of the overpasses, bridges and untreated roads, those could be slick. we'll talk more about that and also your seven-day forecast when we come back. back to you, bruce. >> thanks, annie. >>> we've got breaking news right now in fairfax. a multi-car crash on the outer loop of the capital beltway is blocking four lanes. it happened just a short time ago. no word yet on what caused the crash or if we've got injuries. but if you're headed in that direction, you might want to find another route. >>> just ahead on 9 news now this saturday, crowds overwhelming po

the downtown extension, a 1.3 mile extension that will provide access. we believe that the project provides a great opportunity for the bay area. because it provides for the early delivery of high-speed rail to san francisco. it will have a high ridership, and it could be a model. it would be the best use of available funds. this table shows the comparative cost of the proposed systems. the fast start project is significantly less expensive than what the authority has postponed. -- i have to make it clear that the 4.5 number reflects some cost reductions that we are looking into for the downtown extension. we will be working with others to look at ways in which we can make the project more fun the ball. in this day and age, it is not easy to come up with even $5 billion. as you can see here in this chart, we have the projections. it is a line. it is supposed to be a bar, but it is so small that it appears as a line. the san joaquin valley. when you compare that to the peninsula, 19.5 with caltrain, there is no comparison with the other sections. caltrain

a stabbing investigation at a downtown mcdonald's. one person was discovered with several stab wounds. kevin cartwright said the victim is believed to be a mcdonald's employees. no word as to a suspt or a possible motive. this man is under arrest with the connection of a bank robbery. julius montgomery was arrested in connection with the incident after he crashed his car. >> opening statements are expected in the murder trial of george huguely. he is accused of killing yeardley love. lowell melser is covering that trial this week. >> after two days, we finally hit the magic number of 28 jurors. they will be returning this morning about 9:15 where they will be whittled down to a jury of 12 with three alternates. opening statements will begin and the trout will kickoff. -- and the trial will kickoff. yeardley love's mother and sister are scheduled to testify. we will keep a close eye on the action of the courthouse and have the latest developments later in the day at 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 35 degrees

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downtown indianapolis tonight. the super bowl is just hours away. manu >>> the excitement is heating up. the super bowl is hours away. manuel on how fans are going all out to get a piece of the action. >> downtown indianapolis feels more like mardi gras than the midwest. [ cheering ] >> locals say it's the best it's ever been. >> i mean, i work down here for years and something different. i never seen it like this. this is nice. >> with a winter chill, indianapolis is definitely not miami, but out of towners are getting a warm welcome. like at least half the crowd here is hoping for a giants win. his son-in-law is giants defensive end, dave tollison. >> it's neat. everybody has been friendly and there's a lot to do. it's a good place to have it. >> indianapolis is trying to show the world it knows how to throw a party and it doesn't want hosting the super bowl to be a one-time deal. football fans are expected to spend a record $11 billion enjoying the game. that includes new tv's to super bowl snacks to official merchandise. in indianapolis, the nfl

temperatures, they are falling around 38 in downtown.et into the suburbs, leesburg, freezing mark. you will see slick spots tonight and early tomorrow morning. same for winchester, 32. fredericksburg a little milder at 39 degrees. andrews air force base in the mid-30s. here's a look at the national picture. coming up from the south is moisture, and also up from the north of us. we're getting two spots. we're going to see the prescription probably just a little bit overnight into early tomorrow morning, but it won't last a whole lot longer than that. so a few wet flakes are possible early sunday farther north and west of town. better chances of that slick driveways and bridges and overpasses, those untreated surfaces. watch out for that. sunday afternoon, partly cloudy and chilly. then monday turning out to be dry and milder. here's a look at our overnight forecast. cloudy and cold, rain likely. wet snow possible. lows will be in the 30s. this is not widespread stuff, folks. you can see overnight, just out to the west of us, see a mix whe

here's a live look at our sensors coming out of downtown san jose. and this is what conditions are like on 280 heading out of downtown right there by the 880/17 interchange. so elsewhere we are going soaring over the skies in the bay area over westbound 580 where we're getting a few brake lights right now. not too bad. it's not impacting your drive time. still only 14 minutes from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. westbound 580 and 4 through antioch usually slow but not bad yet. closer to 6:00 we'll see speeds possibly under 25 miles per hour. caltrans has the warning signs up by the pay gates letting you know about the president's day weekend closure at the bay bridge. so if you forget, there is a warning sign that will be up all weekend. on the upper deck the left lane may be blocked by overnight roadwork scheduled until 6:00 this morning. nimitz 880 through oakland, past the coliseum, a little busier now southbound traffic still moving fine from the macarthur maze all the way down past oakland airport. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it

the business went out of downtown became a ghost. people moved out and live 5 miles from each other and shopped in big bookstores. they decided to rebuild downtown, around the library, with bicycle routes. the reclaimed the fox river. there are walking trails and parks. they had to do something important. they had to bring in people of diverse incomes downtown. this was not about so-called gentrification, bringing in people who are well off. you have to have a real mix of that population to create a real community. what i tell my students in class is -- if you want to rebuild community, you have to have the hardware and software. the hardware is a hard scape, the roads and bike lanes, the safe buildings, hopefully energy efficiency. but you have to have the software, community ownership. the community often has wisdom about what works best there. >> this is my word, not yours, but where we live is a very personal choice. people want to be empowered to have agency. they want to have the agency, to use that word, to decide where they w

downtown santa cruz at night. a common place for people to meet up and get to know each other. >> santa cruz is a very crazy place. >> reporter: santa cruz native, steven bolster, will also tell you that it can get dangerous after dark. >> there's a lot of weird people in santa cruz. >> reporter: a chance meeting with this man, seen here casually walking into a convenient store changed another man's life last weekend. police say just moments before he walked into usa gasoline, this man beat up, tortured and robbed someone he met outside a downtown bar sunday morning. >> that happening isn't beyond the realm of santa cruz. >> reporter: investigators say the man and two other people, including a woman, beat up the victim at a santa cruz inn. they punched, choked and burnt him with cigarettes, to get him to reveal his atm p.i.n. he failed to withdraw the cash because the victim had no money in his account. that man you saw in the surveillance video, has dotted tattoos in his face. and he and his friend took off in a

so if you want to get downtown, from my area, you can take the bart it, and then go downtown, and be there within 20 minutes. right now, you take the 14 bus 2 balboa station, and it will take you 40 minutes just to get to balboa station. that is one thing i am looking at, making muni more effective. san francisco, we talk about it being a transit first city, but it does not mean a lot of options for transit are not well thought out in places further from downtown. my district is one place where we need to create better options. >> you mentioned muni and the changes that are happening. what about parking, traffic, is the area safer for pedestrians? >> there is always a lot of work to do with pedestrians. making sure the department of parking and traffic is painting along alemany. along balboa park station, geneva, san jose, pushing hard to get a ramp for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street, especially if you are pushing a stroller or are in a wheelchair. you have to go further than you but typically have to. there is so much more to do. we have to figure out ho

and wjz is live downtown. political reporter pat warren has more on a major announcement made today. pat? >> reporter: that's right. the u.s. secretary of the interior came here to the inner harbor to make that announcement. it's almost certain to affect maryland's energy future. >> reporter: ocean city's beach front property is prime real estate. but it's the offshore potential catching the eye of energy investors, the way the wind blows across the atlantic, makes it an energy windfall. >> we could produce, if we were smart about it, up to 1,000 giga watts of power off the atlantic. that's a lot of power. that's more than the entire nation's present electric- generating capacity. >> reporter: but groups like the maryland sports fishermen's association, worry about the hazards to marine life. >> is it going to destroy the fish habitat in that area? >> reporter: in baltimore today, they announced that offshore winds have cleared the environmental hurdle. and leases could be issued by the end of the year. >> the

it is 40 degrees downtown. i am live at mica this morning, located in downtown baltimore and they tons of exhibits throughout the year. this is all about the dish towel. you are part of the group that is a still life organization that helps to put this on. they sent to a dish towel. >> this particular picture took about a year to resolve. there's quite a bit of spatial ideas within the picture itself that come about with the contrast of objects and were the dishtowel is relative to the picture plan, the dishes in the sink the come forward. it is allot about spatial relationships for may. >> this is part of art history. >> the founder of our group started this group in 1994 and phelps that the state of the still life was not so good at the time. we started to show in different venues around the country and we have had about 50 exhibits now. this show has about 65 paintings in it. >> so nice to meet you. this runs to march 11. you can come see these paintings all based on the dishtowel. we see some flurries out i

downtown san jose. in the northbound direction, reports of an accident at 280. we have a camera in the area, buildings are blocking our view. i couldn't see it from our shot but mark is moving the camera around to see else whels we can find. is the car bent into the center decide. we'll watch for the slowing. as volume increases, 101 up to 8 880 also shows slowing. that's early. this is before 6:10. 40s now through that stretch. we'll track that as it continues to build. we'll look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no meetering lights but the cash plains are backing up. probably turned on in the next five minutes or so. >> 6:10. the polls are open in michigan and arizona. we'll look at today's primaries. >> a lawmaker trying to keep the mtc to move away. >> speaking of san francisco, a live look outside. old glory blowing in the wind. chance in the forecast over the bay area. ♪ ♪ twinkle toes i think i found a soul ♪ ♪ to make me happily ever after ♪ ♪ i say i love you and i'll say it more ♪ ♪ my one and on

currently 40 in downtown. 34 in leesburg. 35 in hagerstown. lower 40s, but you factor in the windchill feels like lower 30s in downtown. 20s in leesburg. packs river at the freezing mark. annapolis 37 degrees. we've got a little bit of flakes earlier today, even a trace at both dulles and reagan national earlier today because this lake-effect snow generally falling north of and we got earlier today, not worried about any more flakes though falling for the rest of this weekend. so winds diminish, breezy and cold tonight. mostly sunny and chilly for sunday. don't forget your coats and sunglasses. then milder air coming in for next week. so tonight, clear to partly cloudy, breezy and cold. lows 27 to 32 degrees. around downtown, right at the freezing mark. but upper 20s in gaithersburg, and a naply 35 degrees. tomorrow morning, 1 you will up at church, mostly sunny and cold. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. so the afternoon though mostly sunny and chilly. no need to worry about the winds. highs near 50 degrees. here's a look a little your next se

there's an old fashion way to gets downtown. the ride of their lives. >> i do enjoy it because it's really friendly and fast to go to the cab. >> we got to scream here. >> but for a petty cab operator it's just another night on the job. >> on average the manager and his crew transport anywhere from 15 to 45 customers a night. >> i don't get as much breaks as i want to. >> most operators go none spot for up to five hours with a pay off that's determined by tips. >> but the pay off doesn't always come in the form of a buck. >> i had my cholesterol checked and i am fine. i am healthy. >> she also enjoys satisfying her customers. it's a really good way to make people's day, i think. you humanize and personalize the experience. >> by the time you get there you're saying that's the best time that i had. >> they op eight thursday through saturday and big event nights. >>> the san jose downtown says that the past few years have been rough. i found that things are finally turning around. >> golden sandwiches and the sweet smell of the ec

when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, shooting, east of downtown. just >>> some developing news, san jose police are investigating an early morning shooting. this is just east of downtown. these are live pictures that you are looking at right now. just after 1:00, someone brought a 19-year-old victim to a local hospital, saying the man had been shot east santa clara at 24th street. and dispatch had received calls about gunshots in the area. police describe the victim's wounds at potentially life- threatening. so far they have not made any arrests. the motive is still unclear at this point. traffic from highway 101 is being diverted away from east santa clara street during this investigation. take note there. >>> 4:41 now. >>> some politics. a republican presidential hope rick santorum is taking aim at president obama now. santorum of course continues the surge in the polls including in michigan which holds a primary a week from tomorrow. it just happens to be mitt romney's home state. he grew up there. his dad was governor. over the weekend, santoru

if you take bart from dublin, you can be in downtown san francisco in 45 minutes.f those times we think are much, much faster than the alternatives that will be available this weekend. >> reporter: and just to let you know, there will be no overnight service however on tuesday morning between 1:00 and 4:00. bart officials have to do routine maintenance on the morning. also to prepare for the beginning of the workweek since so many people have monday off from president's day weekend. back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with elizabeth for a look at traffic. >> ferries and others offering extra service if you do want to hit the roads. if you do want to risk driving into san francisco, of course, the san mateo bridge is going to be extra busy. the richmond/san rafael bridge and the golden gate bridge expecting heavier traffic than usual all weekend long. in the meantime, here's a live look at the bay bridge where the metering lights are of course on now. it's stacking up for a ten- minute wait on the span. no incidents at the bay bridge. they cleared an earli

around downtown, in the mid- 30s. out in the suburbs, upper 20s. 30 in winchester.nd your air force base is right at the freezing mark. so on monday morning. they will start off cold. lots of sunshine. grab your jacket. dress in layers. because in the afternoon, we'll be a little milder. temperatures, 59-64 degrees. for cumberland, mid-40s in manassas and warrenton. 59 degrees around downtown. 52 for annapolis and the small craft advisory has been in effect until 6:00 p.m. for parts of the bay. around the beltway, temperatures in the upper 50s to the 60s. you may get up to 60 degrees. here is how your monday will be breaking down. cold start. lots of sunshine. milder at noon in the 50s. by 5:00, 69 to 54 degrees. here is a look at your next seven days. lower 60s for tomorrow. we'll cool down a little bit. still dry on tuesday. low 50s. clouds will be increasing. chance for rain it looks like. maybe a couple thunderstorms. you'll want your umbrellas by the middle of the week. then breezy on thursday, under partly sunny conditions. you'll need to get out tomorrow and

this drive time is still 40 minutes into downtown oakland. a judge to see the progress of for probation. lindsay lohan has been cleaning the county morgue as her probation. this stems all the way back five years ago from or drunk driving conviction. >> the company of apple will see if china will be successful and the trademark of the word " ipad. however, they say that it bought the rights of that word from a taiwanese company. the taiwanese procurement that they received should not impact mainland china. apple is willing to discuss a settlement. speaking of a tablet the tablet or is are on a. a drop in price for their popular tablet. gabe. >> barnes & noble is heating up the competition the amazon kindle has outperformed the nook and at a lower price, it could surpass the kindle. however, this $50 difference was hurting sales. barnes & noble is open to compete. it also is celebrating a $30 price drop with the caller introduction = $169 this is much luck -- color. without the bells and whistles it focuses more of an e-reader. i would like to

my company moved into a new office building, downtown. the first day of work there, i am one of the first employees to show up. i am prohibited from taking my bike up. we found another accommodation. this was one of my babies, i could not lock this up. i switched to riding a bike i could afford to get stolen. the building does offered by a parking facilities inside, but they are simply sub-standard. you cannot remove the front wheel and lock the frame, there is not enough space. the building manager said that this is first-come, first-served until 9:00. there is no way to secure these, and many of them are not locked up. i have been working with the building manager to offer alternatives. they are making steps forward. to accommodate more cyclists. hopefully more safely. my question comes down to the wording of the legislation, which includes the word safe and secure.

as the bars were closing, three separate fights broke out in the downtown.nine people were arrested, one man was severely beaten. >> there are too many idiots on the street to be perfectly frank. they need to be more mellow. >> reporter: public drunkenness and violent have been happening far too often downtown, one resident says the 72 bars and restaurants in the area need to do more. >> they really need to do a better job policing their patrons, that's their job. our city is a wonderful city and our police are wonderful people but they need to look after the entire city not just the business section. >> reporter: the city is considering an ordnance to more tightly control the establishments, but in the meantime, this city's imagine is bruised. >> it makes you think twice, am i going to spend my night down here in downtown walnut creek. >> reporter: on monday, the bars and restaurant owners are trying to hold a new conference to outline what they plan to do to make this area safer. and a police sergeant we talked to tonight said once the bars start closing t

kerry cavanaugh is live downtown with the latest. >> the tradition of the catholic church is that they believe the obama administration is trampling on their first amendment rights to a religious freedom. it has ignited a firestorm across the country and some believe it will hurt the president's reelection efforts. catholic leaders are railing against the new federal policy that forces every health plan to cover contraceptives. the mandate sets up catholic institutions like universities and hospitals to pay for medications like the pill that go against their faith. there is one exception to the measure. cracks under the federal rule, a roman catholic organization, a church, paris, are spices, the majority of employees or roman catholic. >> cardinal designate edwin o'brien does not believe that goes far enough. he issued a strongly worded letter to every family. >> the institutions that serve this nation well are being told if you find something offensive, you must pay for it. >> while many catholics may not share his stance on contraception, a political analyst says they may still feel

around 28 in downtown. 24 in gaithersburg and 23 in winchester. we'll see the winds start to diminish slowly over night into early tomorrow. when you factor in the windchill, the air temperature, it feels like in the 20s. 28 in downtown. 23 in frederick. 21 in hagerstown. even manassas feels like 27 degrees. overnight, becoming clear, breezy, and cold. a 1 to 2 blanket night. if you are waking up tomorrow night, bundle up. lots of shine. you will want your sunglasses. temperatures in the 40s by 11:00. andrea will talk about your weekend forecast and a mild warmup coming this way. >> thanks very much. left to die, montgomery county police say a 24-year-old man was hit by a driver who never stopped. and tonight, police need your help in finding whoever killed that pedestrian. it happened near norbec and westberry roads. ken reports from the site of the deadly tragedy. >> unfortunately, we hear of deadly hit-and-run wrecks taking place way too often. now it happened again. the victim, 24-year-old rodriguez of bethesda. he was hit along this road, kil

lots of 30s, oakland 38 degrees, 45 san jose and getting foggy in downtown san jose.is the ripple which slides by later tonight and gives us another round of clouds. partly cloudy skies but it is cold out there there could be a few low 60s but 160 towards gilroy, partly sunny skies good to go, mostly sunny on friday increasing clouds saturday, rain looks likely late sunday, early monday. >>> apple's stock is about to cost $504 per share. it started a record high and apple's shares are up 40% since last february and it's now the most valuable company in the world and some analysts propose it will be a trillion dollar company in terms of market cap. >>> they are seizing from retailers and they are asking them to take similar action. they registered the i-pad in 2001 and apple bought it from a company in 2000 but the step could hurt apple's effort to sell the tabloid computer in a very fast growing market. >>> and a warning from pg&e, they are designed for romance and could cause a lot of trouble. >>> the cross country missing, one come is now on to reunite him with his