our clerk is erica chang is sfgt are charles and mark. i believe that satisfies our first item roll call. second item? >> to approve the minutes of the december 4, 2012 meeting. it is an action item. >> any comments? public comment? any member of the public would like to comment on item 2? will close of the comment. colleagues can we have a motion to approve the minutes? >> so moved. second by supervisor cohen. next item. >> item 3 citizens advisory committee report. an information item. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i have a report. i have a quick report from the december 5 meeting of the cac. at this time we have reviewed and passed action items 5 through 9 from the december 4 plans and programs agenda. the first cac meeting of 2013 will be on wednesday, jan. 23rd. at this meeting we will vote for the chair and vice chair. for the up coming year. thank you. >> thank you very much for your presentation. if there are no comments or questions we can go on the public comment. public comment is now open. no one comes forward. we will

chang. kimberly how. erica lam. allie lee. adriana wen (sounds like) diana -- and amy ung. congratulations everybody. (applause) (applause) (applause) good job everybody. thank you. and so at this time supervisor -- or do i give it back to -- nancy. thank you again. >> at this time we would like to call supervisor carmen chu. (applause) >> i think that is part of the program they wanted the winners to perhaps say a few words. >> thank you for choosing our picture. we were really surprised when you did. we are really happy. (applause) >> we were very surprised. thank you very much. (applause) >> i'm tiffany chung, so happy to be recognized in such a way. thank you very much. (applause) >> hi. i name is amy. thank you for letting us having this opportunity to make this poster and also recognize us. thank you. (applause) >> thank you. i want to thank mayor lee and the members of the collaborative. as will build awareness for human trafficking issues i would like to call attention to the need for more shelter beds according to the project study released in 2012, there are only

right now a light snow is falling on parts of the washington area, but a big change on the way for tomorrow. let's check in with erica grow in the weather center for details. >> we had light snow showers in basically the entire d.c. metro area at some point during the day. taking a look at radar now. it's a much calmer scene for most of the metro, but that cold front that's delivering some snow showers to the delmarva, it's still slowly but surely moving through. on the back side of this storm system some snow flurries approaching the appalachians. but in the beltway we are clear and that's how it will remain overnight save for a few flurries now and again. it's 32 degrees right now in leesburg. 30 in manassas. 27 degrees in hagerstown. 34 in downtown washington. so as you wake up tomorrow morning, it will be blustery. we'll see flurries. 23 to 28 degrees. wind chills will remain in the 20s all day long. and as we head toward the noontime hour, it's going to be in the 30s, but it's still going to be breezy and cold. looks like the chance for flurries diminishes as we head into the afternoon. sunshine comes back. when

. >>> coming up next, some changes are on the way that could impact your monday morning commute. erica grow has the details when we come back. >>> thousands of people lined up the street for the chinese new year's parade. the celebration is also known as the lunar new year. this year is the year of the snake. >> we have 12 different animals, which erupted different years for them here. and the idea about the people who were born this year of the snake, they tend to be very smart, very attractive. very intelligent, so it will be a very good year. >> a great celebration included floats, the traditional dragon dance and the martial arts demonstration. the new year celebration ends in 15 days for the next full moon. >> yes. all right. >>> the year of the snake. >> that's right apparently. >> and today is a new moon. i guess it goes on the lunar cycle that way. >> we've got rain coming this way. it looks like it will arrive after midnight tonight. in the meantime we're in the clear. take a look outside with the weather cam as you can see that we are still looking good out there. no puddles

changed. i feel like i have peace of mind. >> reporter: at cleveland clinic, i'm erica foreman. >> for all the latest health information, log onto abc2 news.com/health. you'll find stories like today's or why boys' bad behavior could mean bad grades and a new program that helps train local athletes. >>> our consumer alert starts with a recall on lane cuisine. it affects two -- of lean cuisine. it affects two lines of ravioli. consumers complained about finding glass in the entree. to get refund the -- to return the entree, call nestle, and the company will give you a replacement coupon. >>> look at your credit report. there could be a mistake that could prevent you from getting a mortgage or a car loan. as many as 40 million people have errors on their credit reports. 20million have significant mistakes. the industry hitting back, saying 96% of all credit reports are accurate. ferlgt and gas prices are jumped nearly 25 cents in the past 2 weeks. prices have risen steadily since december as refineries are passing along their costs. gas prices had dropped for 11 weeks between october 5 and decem

erica grow, wusa9. >> what a sentiment. >> yeah, well it's almost over, quite frankly. one way or another. whether the weather changes or not. looking at the weather. now we are seeing temperatures right around freezing north and west of town. there are some advisories north and west of town. remember, bridges and overpasses, they have to be taking precautions. it is our michael and son weather cam. high temperature today only 36. back down to 33 at national. we got a mix bag of precipitation being reported at dulles and down toward andrews. i'll show you radar in a second. winds light, south, southeast at 5 and the dew point is under the freezing mark, which is troubling. temperatures could drop tonight north and west of town. here's the big picture. here's our next storm. this is going to be the second part of that energy. we talked about that midwest storm splitting in two. one part went into the great lakes. we had a tail end of that today. this is going it be the second punch that rolls in tomorrow. the good news is it's going be all rain. it will be a glancing blow. should be out of here by afternoon. in the me

classes is associated with weight loss, it's not sensitive enough to see the changes in body composition. more importantly, erica, it builds confidence in kids to actually have lifelong habits of physical activity. so we have to keep in mind what our end goal here is. >> that's what's important, to instill that goal in kids. just to get moving every day so they carry it through their adult life. >> absolutely. as you know, it's a lifelong struggle for many people trying to lose weight. >> in terms of getting moving. there's talk about whether sex is a good workout. a good calorie burner. what is the verdict? >> right. it turns out that sex doesn't burn a lot of calories. and this is really in line with a lot of recent research dispelling old myths that we need a lot of high-intensity, short bursts of activity. what we're seeing now is in order to lose weight, we need long, duration, high intensity. the average person, a sexual bout is six minutes. if this is your form of physical activity for six minutes, you have to increase the time you spend. >> we'll have to leave it there. nice to have you with us this morn

changes on the way for your weather. we will take a look at the weather center with erica. >> we probably will not see rain until midmorning is located in the south bay looking at early afternoon. >> the cold front is week it would not bring to much rain to our area. light scattered showers. we're not looking at anything impressive. >> we will see the cloud cover. futurecast 4 highlights the 6:00 a.m. hour. out of the north bay along highway 101 and down the coastline you could pick up light rain. >> turning our attention to the 10:00 a.m. hour rain around a heart of the bay impacting the livermore valley and along the coast. it is light in nature. the afternoon could be dry. we could see sunshine. the wet weather returns a 11:00 p.m. tonight. the yellow on your screen indicates moderate to heavy rain. >> passing showers. the potential for lingering showers friday morning. unstable, unstable-- unsettled weather. >> dry weather returns to the weekend antipater's will be warmer. >> 30 in pleasanton. 48 in oakland. into the afternoon mid-50s. >> it will be cold thanks to the cold front. >> santa rosa, and out of 55. >> 54 for

plus some changing in the weather forecast. let'to erica for details. >> good morning, mark. we'll definitely see a little less sunshine than we did this weekend, temperatures in the 30s and 40s. two into the afternoon, partly sunny skies. rain returns to the bay area forecast, as we wake up tomorrow morning. the fill timing of that will be coming up in my next report. george? >> well, it's an easy ride around the bay area. light at all of the bridges, and in fact around the bay. your quick commute check shows you won't find any of the typical commute patterns. >>> one person killed after crashing a stolen vehicle while trying to get away from the police in san jose. will tram is live there at the scene. what happened, will? >> reporter: well, it happened last night on a blossom hill road behind he. they finally lifted the stolen suv from the ravine. this started about 8 hours ago when they tried to pull over the suspect in the suv because he was coming right at a police officer. three people we have learned were there in the stolen suv at the time. the driver was ejected fro

erica. >> thanks. >>> if you've hit the atm lately, you may have noticed a few change. some cash machines are now letting you take out exact change to the dollar. say you need $24, no problem. you can get those ones. as we report, you can withdraw just about anything from machines these days. >> reporter: atms. ♪ money money money >> reporter: they haven't changed that much since the 1970s. yes, maybe you can quickly insert and remove your card instead of letting it get swallowed hole. and sure, there's a -- swallowed whole. and sure, there's a touchscreen. but by and large, it's the same. 20s only? there's got to be a better way. hold to your hats. yes, now there is a better way. behold, the atm that lets you customize your withdrawal. we're talking ones and fives. >> being able to take a smaller amount of money out when i need it. >> reporter: chase and pnc banks are trotting out the new machines all over the country, testing them to see how popular they'll be. >> a lot of our customers want to withdraw certain amounts of money at certain times. if there's $5, $7 in t

erica, how can family members begin to recognize that there's either a substance use or a mental health issues of concern within the family? i think that most importantly that you notice behavior changes. maybe their routine has changed or the people that they are spending time with is different. start noticing that, you know, things aren't the same as they were. maybe as a parent, they are not getting up with their children in the morning and making breakfast and getting them ready for school and putting them on the bus like they used to. and, you know, when things start to look different, that's when that could be a red flag. and fran, how important is it to prevention strategies to recognize the early signs? very important. the earlier we can identify there's a problem in a family and then be able to start, begin to address it-and we'll talk later about the skills of being able to do that- we can prevent so many problems from happening and we can get somebody into treatment if they need it faster. we know that for young people, if we're able to postpone their use of alcohol and drugs they have a much better life ahead of them. mental health disorders can be diagnosed as early as 14

erica hill. the biggest nice of awards season. >> that, it is. setting macfarlane has taken on the duties this year. but that's not the only change.act younger viewers. they have lots of surprises. they're also not saving the best for last. as the awards go. a lot of music, a lot of dancing. we'll see how it all plays out. we will do a little preview this morning. >> the four of us decided to go back to the future. we all picked out a picture we loved of ourselves when we were wee little and went back and recreated it. same outfit, same attitude, same fish, all of it. our good friend dylan got to wear patent leather shoes. >> and the ruffles. >> i didn't have to do shoes. i worked out well. it was a lot of fun. >> who needs shoes when you have that on your head. >> i went online and a lot of folks are doing this. >> yeah. i was a little skeptical too but it was fun. >> and music as the best medicine. we make the rounds with musicians on call. it puts musicians, including big celebrity musicians in hospital rooms. one on one performances and in this case young patients at children's hospitals. i'll tell you more about that many can

erica hill, jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. tonight is the academy awards. >> tonight there is a new host. seth macfarlane is taking on the duties. but that's not the only changefor last as the awards go. awe lot of music, dancing, we'll see how it plays out. we'll do a preview this morning. >> and we've been previewing this all morning. the four of us decided to go back to the future. what does that mean? we picked out a picture that we loved of ourselves when we were wee little. same outfits, same attitudes, same fish. and dylan had to wear patent leather shoes. i didn't have to wear shoes. >> i went online, a lot of folks are doing this. recreating pictures. kind of a fun project. >> i am skeptical. it is fun. >>> music is the best medicine. we make the round with musicians on call. a great program that puts musicians, including big celebrity musicians, giving one-on-one performances, in this case young patients at a children's hospital. >> i love that story. >>> but, first, a final check of the weather. >> cleared out nice until new york city. but new england is still dealing with snow, although more of a wintry mix right now. we will see more or less the

erica gonzalez there and we will have the full story tonight on news4 at 11:00. that's the latest from college park. chris gordon, news4. >>> the governor ordered changes to the drink called 4 loco. >> we will find out if there is enough money in budge fets we get a major snowstorm later this winter. >> watching a major storm down to the south. that storm trying to make its way our way. just how much of a storm will we see in our area? >>> we are more than halfway through winter and no major snowstorms. in maryland they already spent more than half of their budget. we are told how d.c. and virginia are doing on their winter weather expenses. >> winter time and the driving has been easy here in the d.c. area. >> actually love it. the amazing. not too cold, not too hot. nice cold breeze going through. >> it is amazing. it is wonderful. witness out for a run. it is just gorgeous. >> reporter: all we have been hit with so far small snowstorm after small snowstorm and it has not added up in a lot of places. even though there has not bench to measure on the ground local road crews have been plenty busy with just the threat of something serious. vdot deployed

erica has been showing us her mac and cheese, beef burgundy, so good, by the way. now soup. >> let's go 3-3. we're making cauliflower soup. you may think blech. no. >> change're tight on time. i throw in the pot, we have leeks, shallots and a little olive oil. i like leeks and shallots because it gives it more robust flavor, richer than onions. get those until they're translucent. soft but not brown. dump in a head of cauliflower. stir this around. cook it for a couple of minutes. after that, you're going to power in -- use chicken stock or vegetable stock. i make it with vegetable stock for my friend mary murphy who doesn't eat anything -- >> whole thing? >> yes. dump it in. throw in bay leaves -- >> could you use something other than cauliflower? >> you could. this works well with asparagus. you'll want to adjust the amount -- throw in the bay leaves. you'll want to adjust the amount of liquid because asparagus has so much liquid in it naturally. if you want a creamier soup, use less liquid. simmer for 20 minutes. and then the very important job which jenna has today, if you have an immersion blender, you can do this in the pot. there you go. and when it

changes coming in the weather forecast, a lot of fog coming in. we are eight and a cool down and more on the timing of the rain coming this week with erica kato andil. the man the time it behind the manti te'o lauro fred hoax is breaking his silence. he sits down with dr. phil to talk about the hoax at that duped the football star. part 2 of the interview and that the here the boys of the woman that he uses. we will be back in two minutes. >> the time is 9:29 a.m.. >> it is a great start to the day, temperatures not too bad things to cloud cover. 46 out the door in san carlos. we will see the sunshine into the afternoon. temperatures pretty mild, not too warm. upper 50s low 60s. mix of sun and clouds as we head into tuesday. overall pretty stable weather until the middle of this week. thursday friday we have the potential for some rain. umbrellas will be necessary. the weekend is looking pretty good. details of with your 7 day around the bay coming up in just a bit. >> conditions doing pretty well. things are starting to cool out of the traffic department. we are not tracking any hot spots. great conditions for the westbound bay bridge for over a

changes talk about for the next couple of days. the details on what to expect in your 7 day around the forecast in my next report. the mark. >> thank-you erica intersection of filbert and maize and in north beach will tran as the latest on the scene. >> and overnight news about 200 people lost water shortly before 4:00 in the morning. in a to block span for mason to jones. it is the crews there. the reason why the line they got it because it dates back to the 1930's. the crews leave this line was the original live with it was installed back then it simply gave out because it was old and because of the cold weather. >> this happened around 4:00 in the morning they got out quickly and capped the water main break. they said water to other lines that run into the homes. the water were restored at about 5:00 a.m.. it did impact cable car service. you can see there is no cable cars running through here. if that has not been the case of morning. the reason why is they were concerned that the debris would get into the grooves of the cable line and damage the cattle cars which is why they're using bus shuttles to get people around. the the very lates