westbound 580 at basco slowing before the scene lane three blocked. >>> breaking news in the south bayolice and arson investigator on the scene of a home in campbell where firefighters were called for a fire around 5 -- around 1 a.m., inside side a storage room they found a body. terry mcsweeney is there getting the latest information. he will have a live report@v at about 6:30. >>> police agencies in san jose investigating a 911 call about a person with a gun that brought major police action to city college of san jose last night. video shows a s.w.a.t. team going floor by floor searching the locked down campus. several hours of searching, nobody was found, students were released. they say it was scary considering the shooting spree that played out last week in connecticut. police say they aren't sure if the report was a hoax or not. the caller was reporting someone else had seen a gun. >>> developing news, i-5 closed to all northbound traffic north of reading. in the last hour, we learned, 75 vehicles were involved in the massive pile-up that closed i-5 more than 10 hours a big rig s

basco road motorcycle down at camino diablo second accident on basco road reported at walnut, 580 westbound slowing as well. >>> we continue our breaking news coverage of sandy. overnight the president declared major disaster in new york and long island. live look at new york city now you see that crane that is still dangling the storm made landfall with 95 mile an hour winds and you see it there blew part of that crane over it is dangling above the street and police have blocked off the area below. now more than 12 hours later strong rain, wind, even snow continuing to pound the eastern seaboard death toll has climbed to 18, including 8-year-old boy killed when a tree fell on his home. 7 1/2 million people in the dark. for a second day in a row the new york stock exchange is closed this is the first time the exchange has closed for two consecutive days, due to weather since 1888. the development overnight from breezy point section in queens in new york, massive six-alarm fire destroyed between 80 and 100 homes, almost double what was first reported. 200 firefighters responded to the scene

also an accident northbound basco at walnut boulevard.>> breaking news situation on the peninsula winding down. police sealed off the area around an industrial complex in menlo park earlier while crews investigated a hazardous materials incident. terry mcsweeney is live near the scene to bring us the latest. last time we saw you, you told us it is all clear? >> reporter: it is safe, it is all clear. everybody pretty much has left except for a couple of firefighters and a sheriff's deputy or two it is a bizarre story. deputies about 2:30 this morning came out here and sensed a strong smell, a chemical smell. they backed off, called out the haz-mat teams. we got the update. in the back of a pick-up truck there were a few guys who were refining gold. to do that they were using chromatic acid. according to the sheriff's department office of emergency services spokesman they were using the chromatic acid to help melt the gold in the back of this pick-up truck with an extension cord from the pick-up truck into a company they were using power ou

been a good alternate earlier, it is moving at nine miles per hour as you head back to 580, heavy on basco road it is going to cause at least 20 minute delays this morning. you may want to consider ace train if you normally take westbound 580, if not, keep that extra time in mind. the other slow spot is the bay bridge toll. metering lights turned on backed up to the 880 overcrossing. 680 walnut creek good near north main brake lights near highway four usual slowing out of antioch live shot south bay so far things quiet now in the south bay and on the anyone's late

, accident blocking right lane southbound basco.ificant slowing tow truck on scene. you can download this app absolutely free. >>> a lot more election ruts. including the labeling of genetically modified food in california. >>> first, more election results. >>> vollmer peak looking east towards 24 east bay valleys clear this morning. we have fog in other places and significantly cooler temperatures on the way. >>> >> more election results for you. voters across the state said no to prop 37 it would have required manufacturers to label foods made with genetically modified or engineered ingredients, you can see the no votes 53%, 47% on the yes side. opponents said prop 37 would have made groceries more expensive and created red tape for farmers. supporters maintain it is a basic right to know. >> the campaign was do you have a right to foe what is in year food. base -- you have a right to know what is in your food. >> about families paying more money at the stores, state paying more money to regulate this up to a million dollars a yea

basco road at camino diablo crash blocking one of the lanes in the area.so picking up slowing westbound 4 out of antioch, 40 miles an hour now then it is fine into concord and south 680 looks good into danville. i want to go the waze traffic app, this will tell us if things will slow on basco road. i had a few commuters who drove by that accident, you can see there, that was reported they didn't have -- they weren't slowing they were going well over 40 miles so far it doesn't look like it is causing a problem. bay bridge toll, traffic still light you want both hands on the wheel, windy conditions across the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge and of course get more information on waze, abc7news.com/waze is the place to go and you can download it for free. >>> 5:21. >>> next police in the east bay make a big bust involving department store gift cards. >>> pull out the tissues, the flu is here. why doctors think it took so long to spread this season. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -

as we look up on basco road heading out of livermore, heavy traffic reported there as well 21 minutesgo near -- we have a traffic spotter still moving at over 40 miles an hour. of course that person will encounter slow down. you can keep track of all the slow downs down to the street level by going to abc7news.com/ waze. you can put this free traffic app on your smartphone or iphone. >>> 6:21. >>> facebook fights coming up, unfriendly court battle over who -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> another round of legal arguments set today over a new york man's argument claiming part ownership of facebook. it is taking place in federal court in buffalo, new york. he claims he gave faceboo

. >>> we first brought your attention to this crash reported westbound 580 approaching basco 10 minutes ago by traffic spotter now reports of heavy traffic as you approach the scene five minutes ago. it has been reported east and westbound. chp en route. traffic jammed on westbound 580 out of the altamont pass or through the altamont pass, in fact it is heavy from westbound 205 and tracy. we'll keep track of it for you. bay bridge toll, a minor wait now for some of the cash paying lanes. >>> 6:02. we begin with developing news in oakland. right now police are looking for a gunman who shot five people last night while they waited outside a theater. police were call to the regal theater on second and washington shortly after 9:30 last night. the victims were waiting outside to see spieser hand when a car pull up someone opened fire. three were able to get themselves to a nearby hospital, two were taken by ambulance. police say the victims are all expected to survive. amy hollyfield will have a live report. >>> caltrain beginning major new project today aimed at getting better information

. >> javier el basco aguirre sería presentado como nuevo entrenador de los periquitos. >> y al finalpresenta con una gran jugada. >> lakers comenzando una estadia se enfrentaron a indiana, la angelinos al ataque y terminan con esta clavada. >> y vemos la victoria de 79 a 77. >> feliz noche para todos. >> y pasamos con el pronostico extentido del clima. >> ♪. >> gracias león, buenas noches y tenemos un drastico cambio en el tiempo y tenemos temperaturas de 63 y lo principal es poca brisa que cambiara en horario de la madrugada. >> gran parte de nuestra zona tiene tiempo de advertencia y todos los sectores costeros tienen avisos de tiempos fuertes. >> esto durante el día de mañana y vemos la lluvia al final de la madrigada y tenemos 8 y nueve. >> acumulados de este sistema frontal y este es el primero de varios sistemas y dejando lluvia en algunos sectores más elevados y acá en el pacifico vemos perturbaciones y tenemos esta energía sobre nuestra zona y sectores más elevados con la posibilidad de nieve y los dejó con el pronostico para el fin de semana - >> con el objetivo de ayudar a

it occurred at basco road last night. they were making a u-turn when it was hit by a toyota camry. chp is trying to determine whether the woman killed was the driver or a passenger of the toyota. basco road was closed for an hour during the investigation. >> fire investigators are looking into the cause of an apartment complex fire in concord last night. the fire burned at least eight garage units just off highway 242. it broke out around 11:00. apartments did have to be evacuated to protect residents from heavy heavy smoke. >> getting in and out of san francisco is going to require some patience this weekend. thousands of people were in the city last night to see the 49ers at candlestick, the giants at at&t and outside lands park at golden gate park. it's not over yet. john alston reports. ♪ >> reporter: neil young rocking a youd of thousands as the cold fog rolled in. the music legend is the headliner on the first night of the festival. >> i've been a fan of his for a long time. mostly the acoustic stuff. >> reporter: san francisco was a traffic magnet during the commute. it took

basco road we have angela a traffic spotter moving along no slowing on basco road.can also give reports to other commuters. three minutes ago she reported foggy weather on basco road near livermore. we had fog reported on 580. you can have this information available when you need it by going to abc7news.com/waze. you can put it on your iphone or smartphone. >>> our time is 5:10. >> the november election is long gone. not the controversy it sparked in san francisco. next competing plans to change the way voters make their selections. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney at san francisco international airport. i've got a friend with a special valentine's day story. he's going to be flying all wait to new york to find love. the -- all the way to new york to find love. the story coming up in just a couple minutes. >> i want to hear the whole thing come on. leaving your heart in the city by the bay. we have your invitation to a san francisco sing along today. ream canola oil and salt. just three natural ingredients. what's in your spread ? >> closed captioning brought to you

look like metering lights have been turned on yet starting to slow on the upper deck heavy through bascointo livermore and once on 580 traffic moving at 25 miles an hour through livermore, slow through the altamont pass at 31 miles per hour. with the waze traffic map you can see how jammed it as you head through isabel and vallecitos road, this is a great tool to have. you will find slow downs in the typical spots if the east bay right now. >>> -- in the east bay right now. >>> coming up on 6:09. >>> with it it be the key to a faster east bay commute? the new plan to improve one of the heaviest traveled routes between downtown oakland and san leandro. >>> food for thought. michael finney joins us live, yes he's right here. next with the results of a massive consumer reports taste test involving more than 100 fast food breakfast sandwiches. $t >>> more and more fast food restaurants are getting in on the breakfast game. >>> michael finney got up early to join the low down on the best and worse choices. >>> consumer reports just tested dozens of fast food egg start your morning off right

doppler, good morning in the east bay hills the best radar returns are showing up marsh creek road, basco, diablo, heading towards hop yard, dublin pleasanton towards livermore that whole area seeing some of the better radar returns out of the sunol towards milpitas, east brokaw, sierra, some of the better radar returns there. down 17 or 9 or 85, saratoga avenue towards meridian that's where the best radar returns are. in a bigger perspective, north bay starting to clear a little all of us will see the end of the steady rain by the end of the commute. at the coast partly sunny near 60 the rest of us mid to upper 60s with a stray shower possible this afternoon. steady rain now. >>> unfortunately, when we have slick roads like this solo spin-outs are the norm we have several now. live shout of south 101 tail lights past civic center up toward lincoln central san rafael flight through northern and southern marin westbound 580 past north livermore accident you can see red sensors in between, slowing past the scene there. north 880 ramp to montague san jose that ramp is blocked with an acciden

eastern section of contra costa heading into alameda county right down basco from brentwood and oakleyvermore and altamont. over the windmills for the most part but heading towards ramon road, north livermore, highland, greenville fit holds together it will head towards tesla road and get some of the vineyards in the southern sections of livermore with a little moisture but won't be enough to ruin the crop just make it a little damp only couple hundredths after inch is going to fall. north to south sense of showers there, that means we are getting limited amount of moisture for most of us this morning, sprinkles, drizzle at the most, enough moisture that the streets could stay coated with a little bit of dampness through the morning. no fog this morning yet, low clouds, visibilities as low as eight miles at sfo and half moon bay tomorrow more fog. today damp and drizzle conditions through 7:00 temperatures in the 50s, dry by noon, still need jackets upper 50s to low 60s 4:00 sunshine, upper 50s coast mid to upper 60s bay and inland then you need the coat again for friday evening. upper

it occurred at basco road around 9:30 last night. the driver of was making a u-turn was hit by a toyota camry. they are trying to determine whether the woman killed was the driver or a passenger of the toyota. basco road was closed for an hour during the investigation. >>> fire investigators are looking into the cause of an apartment complex fire in concord last night. the fire fire burned at least airlift garage units just off of highway 242. it broke out about 11:00 and apartments had to be evacuated to protect residents. no injuries have been reported. >>> brace yourself for extra traffic in san francisco this weekend. thousands of people were in the city to see the 49ers at candlestick, giants at at&t park and the outside lands concert in golden gate park and not all of that is over just yet. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: neil young rocking a crowd of thousands as the fog rolled through at golden gate park. he is the headliner on the first night of the music and arts festival. >> i have been a fan of his for a long time. >> san francisco was

i want to take you to the waze traffic map heavy traffic on basco road reported seven minutes ago fog has been reported in the area it is slow in vallecito and isabel through livermore. >>> 6:09. >>> famed boxer picks a new battle with the nba's most buzzed about player. the comments about jeremy lin that have some calling floyd mayweather a racist. >>> somber homecoming for a music legend. the latest on the investigation into the death of whitney houston.úúúúúúúúúúú@r >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. a live look at embarcadero the bay bridge and a clear sky mike will have more on the forecast coming up. >>> with 's body return -- whitney houston's body returned to new jersey overnight her body was flown aboard actor tyler perry's personal jet. houston's family is considering a public memorial at the prudential center this week. houston's publicist says no final decision has been made. last night houston's godmother aretha franklin sang a tribute. ♪ ♪ >> meanwhile, the investigation into her death continues in beverly hills. sources tell abc

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road even on basco road moving with well over 40 miles an hour.you can download this free traffic app by going to abc7news.com/waze and be part of the traffic spotter community. >>> the growing traffic spotter community. >>> next, new report reveals just how much the america's cup race may cost san francisco. >>> app icers beware. why you want to check our -- app users beware why you want to check your statement if you hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. . >>> san francisco police chief says his officers did not use excessive force in the arrest of a suspect. we showed you video yesterday. one of the officers is seen punching the man. the chief believes the offi

to the north of 580 dublin, livermore, altamont, basco road, highland road, camino fast harrah all the camino tassajara, all the way down getting pounded by heavier rain. 680 and 580 meet into the sunol grade, still getting healthy rain in the south bay. some of those winds gusting faster than 35 miles per hour, father field, napa, oakland, hayward, -- livermore up to 49 sfo, 32 at half moon bay, 18 novato, only five at santa rosa because the front is starting to move through. the fastest winds and heaviest rains now through 10:00, showers for noon more scattered showers 4:00 and through your evening hours. >>> san jose live shot of 87 northbound past hp pavillion, accident we thought one car was involved now once again another emergency crew on the scene there you can see traffic is just stopped there and maybe the far right lane possibly getting by but still major delays northbound 87 in san jose i would take 101 or perhaps 280 to get past that or 85. bay bridge toll, lights on the span are out, we are checking about metering lights they don't usually come on this time of the morning

looks like basco moving nicely.can get this information by going to abc7news.com/waze download it to your smartphone or iphone and help us by starting the traffic spotter community and giving us more accurate and detailed information. >>> 5:20. >>> it is a parent's nightmare sometimes you worry about strollers rolling. video of a mother having to dive on to the train tracks to save her baby. >>> he has jumped before but never from this high. a record skydive attempt from the edge of space. y." i'm rob nelson. c.ñnñ.ñ.ñnñnñnñnñ >>> good morning. it is 5:23. this view from our sutro camera towards san francisco background bay bridge you can see the following it is fast moving mike says it is not windy. he'll tell us more about when that fog is going to appear, coming up. >>> surveillance camera captured a frightening moment for a mother and her child in australia. this video shows a baby carriage rolling towards the edge of a platform an the mother looked away. -- as the mother look add way the mother had to dive on t

things backing up on basco road.as well through the altamont pass even out to westbound 205 through tracy this is a point where some might consider altamont pass road as an alternate there someone is moving at over 40 miles an hour so you get the idea that altamont pass road might be better than the 25 miles per hour on westbound 580. live shot of the san mateo bridge high wind advisory sign, traffic find westbound as you head to the bay bridge live shot of i-80 through berkeley westbound more volume, no delays at the bay bridge toll, good news. you can download our free traffic app by going to abc7news.com/waze become a traffic spotter you can put this on your cell phone, iphone or android phone for free. >>> free is good. 5:53. >> which brings us to our next story. american express unveils couponless deals on twitter. >> here's jane king with the business report. >> american express offering couponless deals on twitter from mcdonald's, best buy, whole foods and other stores by tweeting amex hash tags. guilty of a s

means drizzle to light rain heading down towards hop yard pleasanton, roy manned road will cross over basco altamont pass and start heading out to tracy. -- camino real to foothill expressway, page mill road portola valley where some of the lighter rain is now that's it you can see the bulk of the storm to theehkz east a few radr returns showing upstream off to the west scattered showers for the afternoon hours. rainfall amounts very impressive, this is what it was this morning san francisco now up to an inch that storm had rainfall rates of nearly an inch an hour good thing showers moving east that's why the flooding was minimal. a lot of cloud cover, going to be a damp afternoon, temperatures in the mid 50s to mid 60s. i don't see much in the way of temperatures they may move up a degree or two, mid to upper 50s in the monterey bay. you are going to get sun later this afternoon. mostly cloudy, afternoon and evening scattered light showers all this moisture means with clear sky the next couple of nights fog is going to be dominant feature in the morning commute especially central valley, d

the five-vehicle accident happened this morning on basco between walnut and camino diablo this is how it looked, five people were hurt. one suffered major injuries. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> detectives investigating the murder of a hercules woman are in seattle to interview a couple arrested in a west coast crime spree. detectives are questioning 25-year-old tonya washington and her husband 24-year-old darnell washington. they were arrested yesterday morning driving the car belonging to 55-year-old susie ko, she was found stabbed to death had her home. washingtons wanted in a southern california jail-break and nonfatal shooting of an l.a. county sherry's deputy. >>> the two vice presidential candidates in kentucky making final preparations for a showdown that is more important after last week's presidential debate. katie marzullo with a new poll. >> reporter: according to rasmussen polling voters are attaching less importance to tonight's debate compared to the one four years ago but they think ryan will do more to help his running mate than joe biden. vice pr

. >>> show you where the rain is heaviest now basco and eastern contra costa and alameda counties windinding throughout wind malls out there. then livermore through the -- sunol grade, fremont, milpitas, san jose, cupertino, sunnyvale all moving east. over the next hour steady rain out of here a few showers until 3:00 then quiet and breezy rest of the afternoon. >> look forward to the giants game in an hour? >> okay, maybe a little drizzle in the beginning, i think they will be fine. >> thank you very much from aufls here at abc7 news, thanks for join us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. have a great d

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means drizzle to light rain heading down towards hop yard pleasanton, roy manned road will cross over basco altamont pass and start heading out to tracy. -- camino real to foothill expressway, page mill road portola valley where some of the lighter rain is now that's it you can see the bulk of the storm to theehkz east a few radr returns showing upstream off to the west scattered showers for the afternoon hours. rainfall amounts very impressive, this is what it was this morning san francisco now up to an inch that storm had rainfall rates of nearly an inch an hour good thing showers moving east that's why the flooding was minimal. a lot of cloud cover, going to be a damp afternoon, temperatures in the mid 50s to mid 60s. i don't see much in the way of temperatures they may move up a degree or two, mid to upper 50s in the monterey bay. you are going to get sun later this afternoon. mostly cloudy, afternoon and evening scattered light showers all this moisture means with clear sky the next couple of nights fog is going to be dominant feature in the morning commute especially central valley, d

as i take you to the waze traffic app, no slowing through the altamont pass, basco looking good, we have traffic spotter moving over 40 miles an hour. you can always figure out what the speeds are for your route by downloading our free traffic app, abc7news.com/waze. >>> police in louisville, kentucky waiting for the results of an autopsy scheduled for today, as they investigate the apparent murder of a worker at churchill downs. hours after a record crowd watched the kentucky derby the body of a horse groomer was found. police say the victim an immigrant from guatemala, appears to have been involved in some sort of altercation. >> [ inaudible ] >>> police say they don't have a reason to think his death is connected to saturday's race. a week after last year's derby the body of a jockey was found in a vehicle near the stables. his death was ruled an accidental drug overdose. >>> this morning students at a high school in china have learning in their blood literally. the school is giving i.v. drips to help them prepare for exams. they are are cramming for the chinese college entrance exam.

the five-vehicle accident happened this morning on basco between walnut and camino diablo this is how it looked, five people were hurt. one suffered major injuries. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> detectives investigating the murder of a hercules woman are in seattle to interview a couple arrested in a west coast crime spree. detectives are questioning 25-year-old tonya washington and her husband 24-year-old darnell washington. they were arrested yesterday morning driving the car belonging to 55-year-old susie ko, she was found stabbed to death had her home. washingtons wanted in a southern california jail-break and nonfatal shooting of an l.a. county sherry's deputy. >>> the two vice presidential candidates in kentucky making final preparations for a showdown that is more important after last week's presidential debate. katie marzullo with a new poll. >> reporter: according to rasmussen polling voters are attaching less importance to tonight's debate compared to the one four years ago but they think ryan will do more to help his running mate than joe biden. vice pr

even waze traffic map looking good through the altamont pass and basco road no delays lieu the area at -- through the area at this point. if that changes with we'll let you know have traffic information when you need it go to abc7news.com/waze. don't forget to become an traffic spotter. >>> california's community colleges say they will have to drop more classes lay-off more staff and probably drop summer school to deal with a huge budget shortfall. the 149 million dollar deficit is related to a big drop in fees as well as a decline in property tax revenues the community college system says it will have to borrow to pay its bills the 112 community colleges had this budgets slashed more than 8 million dollars since 2008. >>> embarrassed uc berkeley officials trying to figure out how the university sold a million dollar piece of arting with work for less than $200? the 22 foot long carved redwood panels part of a depression era -- the university thought the pieces were lost they surfaced again in 2009 an art dealer bought them for $165. the university said it considered buying them back b

. >>> basco shutdown between walnut due to injury accident they are waiting for a helicopter.een those two streets. alternate would be the byron highway while they get in cleaned up. update in a bit. here's lisa with your forecast. >>> good morning. cloudy around the bay hour delay at sfo more sun in the north bay today. area of low pressure sinking south. we could see isolated shower, chance of a thunderstorm around monterey bay. otherwise more sun north of the golden gate, 64 there, 68 in san jose. another system will flirt with the north bay tomorrow and saturday then sunny and warmer. >> the news continues with "good morning america." have a great day. ♪ >>> good morning, america. good morning, america. good morning, america. i can get two kids off to school. this should be easy. good morning. [ phone ringing ] hello? >> hey, brooke. it's sam. i got a quick question. first weather. should i start with the chilly great lakes or the coastal california storms? >> california coastal storms. definitely. [ phone ringing ] >> hello? sweetie, your lunch is on the table. mommy has

. >>> show you where the rain is heaviest now basco and eastern contra costa and alameda counties windinding throughout wind malls out there. then livermore through the -- sunol grade, fremont, milpitas, san jose, cupertino, sunnyvale all moving east. over the next hour steady rain out of here a few showers until 3:00 then quiet and breezy rest of the afternoon. >> look forward to the giants game in an hour? >> okay, maybe a little drizzle in the beginning, i think they will be fine. >> thank you very much from aufls here at abc7 news, thanks for join us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. have a great day. osos

watsonville, brentwood around tracy and east of livermore, a little closer look you can see light showers basco road, altamont pass east of morgan hill, pretty good, this continues to slide east gilroy wet weather and into the salinas, watsonville here's a loop, this band of rain continues to slowly press to the east. heading out this morning with the rain in the south bay it is mild in the low 50s. 46 santa rosa partly cloudy. 51 redwood city. a little bit of energy continues with this system. that will bring scattered showers throughout the day today. the next organized rainmaker comes overnight tonight into tomorrow that could bring another half inch to an inch today a 10th to quarter of an inch in the wettest locations at san mateo, 60 santa cruz. a couple more days of the spring-like rain before we dry out. good morning frances, welcome back. >>> good morning lisa, thank you. good morning so far, even though roads are slick. flooding reported overnight cleared. hopefully it will stay quiet from this point we'll let you know bay bridge toll no delays now. checking out the ride in the north

we can let you know how it looks on basco road as you head towards livermore this is information youan have go to abc7news.com/waze to download our free traffic app and become a traffic spotter. >>> 4:55 now. state senate committee approved a bill that would lessen penalties for possessing drugs. legislation would change the possession of heroin, meth and cocaine from a felony to a misdemeanor and send people convicted to drug treatment centers before they go to prison. the bill was introduced by senator leno of san francisco who says drug users who get help would be less likely to commit more crimes because they could receive treatment. the state law enforcement agencies are opposed to that bill. it needs approval by the full assembly and state senate. >>> lawmakers considering a bill that could prevent post offices across the nation from closing and save saturday mail delivery. two in snow that and one in burlingame facing closure. the senate is debating whether to stabilize the postal service with a cash infusion of 11 billion dollars, it would be a refinanced of overpavements the

of folks getting ready to start their day no slowing not even on 580 through altamont pass road and bascod. you can find out when things change this is real-time information you can have it available, put it on your phone, go to abc7news.com/waze. become a traffic spotter. >>> 4:54. an indiana lawmaker is getting national attention after accuse the girl scouts of being a radical organization that promotes abortions. state representative bob morris says the girl scouts sexual light young girls and promote homosexuality. his feelings came out in a letter accuse the girl scouts of being a tactical arm of planned parenthood. >> research i found online the girl scouts of america do not stand for anything. they let those girls do what they want in their troupe meetings. >> abortion agenda, teaching girls about homosexuality, we don't do any of that. these are sensitive issues we believe are best discussed with girls with their families in their homes. >> they say some right to life groups have tried to link them before this is the first time that accusation has come from a lawmaker. >>> thousan

medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend basco has condemned as a cold war hollywood cliche. dozens of arrests and riots follow strains approval of its of severest austerity measures yet it sees twenty seven billion euro slashed from the budget. next a chance to get inside the kremlin walls with a secret history of the soviet files in our special report. western siberia this secret munitions factory became public knowledge of the fall of the soviet union is special capsules known as the kremlin pill were made by hand and exclusively for the top brass. of the health of the leaders of the soviet union was always shrouded in secrecy. private doctors looking after them had a very risky jeweled their very lives not just their careers were at stake. lanie brash and of the soviet union from nine hundred sixty four through nineteen eighty two in one nine hundred seventy six gresham suffered clinical just. as the new dan atherosclerosis died on november tenth one thousand nine hundred two from heart failure. during brushing his reign the t

still declining one twenty five thirty seven as for the ruble though it's still losing out to the basco of cars is in the morning session here most of the equity markets is check out what's happening here moscow's vessels are holding on to their positions at the moment it's kind of a ways to see approach with central banks across the globe expected to intervene at some points we are looking at losses really taking their cue from asia so we'll see what the markets did in that region that this morning and as we can see fell for a fifth day that's as economic reports from the u.s. to china and australia are really stoking concerns that global growth is slowing we have the u.s. manufacturing contract take. asia was digesting that in the session today meanwhile the u.s. crude inventer is tumbled to a five month low mostly because of the hurricane isaac forcing the closure of offshore platforms of the gulf of mexico and refineries in the east as well as a good supply disruptions and really leaving supplies at the lowest level since the end of march but right now we can see overprices out to c

basco is vowing to use all legal means to bring victor go back home after the russian businessman was sentenced by a us court he was found guilty of conspiring to kill americans but maintains his innocence the judge gave him a minimum term twenty five years stressing there will be no evidence of crime had it not been for the american sting operation that set up these arrests are doing us a target has more. years spent by the u.s. to hunt down one russian man tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer cash poor into a sting operation snatched up from a third country alleged arms dealer viktor boot was handcuffed whom to the u.s. and police in solitary confinement for months before trial found him guilty on all four charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fork the forty four year old russian air cargo business and fascinated hollywood one of our ritual. records. are we on the other eleven bood lost his ca

basco claims that a group of russian citizens arrested in the last earlier this month were forced to admit they were involved in a illegally exporting high tech electronics to russia diplomats say the suspects are being put under psychological pressure more on that from our peter oliver. all we've seen is a statement being issued by the russian foreign ministry regarding the four russian citizens currently still in custody who have been charged with the illegal export of military technology the foreign ministry suggesting that these four russians are being put under extreme psychological and moral pressure in order to get them to sign calm the foreign ministry is also wanting a review of the decision to deny these citizens bail it has taken the media by storm a little bit it has been all over the media that this is some kind of spy scandal that is dismissed by the foreign ministry they say all you have to do is look at the charges that have been leveled against these four russian citizens that their criminal charges the families of these russian citizens have been expressing concern

to twenty five years in prison basco says it seems the case is political who was found guilty of conspiring to kill americans but maintains his innocence the judge stressed there was no proof who would have committed any crime but for the sting operation that set up his arrest or he's a saucy target or reports. here is spent by the u.s. to hunt down one russian man tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer cash poor into a sting operation snatched out from a third country alleged arms dealer viktor boot was handcuffed one should the u.s. and placed in solitary confinement for months before trial found him guilty on all four charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the stark the forty four year old russian air cargo business men fascinated hollywood running around for every twelve people around. the record. i don't want any other over who lost his case in the court of u.s. public opinion long before his trial kick

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are divided over the details of the move basco hopes the monitors can oversee a u.n. brokered peace plan while washington london may still take unilateral action against the nastiness of. the pots bahrain is on high alert to safeguard a formula one grand prix which is racing ahead the spiral wave of anti-government protests and a brutal crackdown that's left one day tens of thousands of taking to the streets to demand immediate reform. and a big impact on the small screen the world watches as whistleblower julian a song from makes his debut as a t.v. host here on our team stirring up a range of global reaction. now as a friend go to the polls today our first round of choosing a new president artie talks to me to lead the point one of the leading candidates. is up next. today we're joined by nicholas young he's a presidential candidate for the upcoming fresh elections founding his own hardly called the republic something around the platform of sovereignty for france thank you very much mr de wine often calling us today the first question would be when you talk about fr

the calm voice going back to the airport as the minister russia's foreign minister is flying back to basco but the most important thing that he said is that right on our side and this is the result of their meeting or that on our side it is ready for dialogue with the opposition and so it is syria that vice president. so basically a political will she is ready to hold the dialogue with the opposition another important issue is that in their forty's while you are in the green line to allow more monitors from the arab league here inside the car jeanne cooling is sending them to the most violent to hear the violence so they could be there all night. which we should there be another forty issue that russian foreign minister mentioned pulling the meeting with the president is that we're going to use that now to meet with the commission which has been working on where you constitution the country is supposed to meet with permission in the near future according to the russian foreign minister. also a nation like levels are ready to. go will be announced also quite shortly this rover and it's goin

souls of all seventeen aces in the process it was serenus fourteenth grand slam title however right basco who felt under the weather ahead of the final is the first ever pole to reach a grand slam decider and the twenty three year old will rise to a career high second in the new w t a rankings to be released on monday. and over in the men's game project federer could return to the top spot for the first time in over two years if he beats and murray in the men's final on sunday federer overcame current world number one and defending champion about job creation four sets the victory also keeps the swiss on course for a record equalling seventh wimbledon crown beat sampras the only man to have achieved that number of better things. incompetence. is supposed to win the title so i won a match you go nowhere there but still it's always nice being someone like novak who's so well here last year and the last couple of years and we've never played on grass so it was over. a big occasion and. these matches only help my confidence i hope i can use them for the fines well murray admits facing federal

starts finished up for today we'll see how the russian ruble got on it was a mix to form and i guess a basco occurrences it gains against the us. it was slightly weaker against the common currency if we don't have the urge although you can says one doesn't see fifty a fine for today and not brings us into the european market is that coming towards the end of the day you know the big news coming out of the region was all to do with spain they have that credit rating with use by standard poles to triple the plus they also cited that growth is going to drop by one point five percent that really is a cause of as you can see investors remain optimistic you have the footsie around the hope of dissent up the dax edging towards a percent as well if we look at the u.s. there was also some slight disappointing figures come out because g.d.p. fell. short of what investors what i'd kiss the pacing they were hoping it to be three percent which is what it was october to december but it fell short of that at two point two percent is still gave but not as much as they had hoped but as you can see investors

central bank moves towards a free floating exchange rate so right now is that she gaining against basco cars as you can save meanwhile the euro which is in the spotlight today as easy to be president gave us to convince the markets that there is a future for the single currency right now one twenty six that's a lot less isn't a victim of his in europe now as i say he will presenting his much anticipated trying to include details of the flying. which is aimed at reducing the cost of spain. on the agents that if you think about you they've only been open about twenty five minutes now the eurozone debt crisis is starting to grip the previous see so although it's still the currency union the small export orientated economy of finland so over one percent in the second quarter and that's because of weakening demand in the countries products from other eurozone members now finland's accord to me is expected to shrink again in the third quarter of a turn to moderate growth only when the euro crisis comes. or if it calms really moving on to the oil then that's how the low as you can see oil pric

basco says it's impossible to confirm whether damascus is using soviet era cluster bombs against rebels while the e.u. slaps the syrian government with new sanctions. and one man stuck in the seizure of the libyan opposition za last stronghold tells r t supplies and all the waleed all running out and. welcome to r t where we bring in the latest news from around the world twenty four hours a day seven days a week i'm karen. well the u.k.'s prime minister and scotland's leader have signed a historic deal paving the way for a referendum on breaking away by the end of two thousand and fourteen sara first is in edinburgh. prime minister david cameron met here in edinburgh today with first minister alex salmond they signed that memorandum of understanding ahead of the referendum for scotland's independence it will be held in the autumn of twenty forty now that is going to focus around a single question is the prime minister said today is that the biggest question of all will be set to assert for scotland all a united kingdom now that this is being used in the coming law wrangling lots of cons

that has you some occurrences and see how it's performing as we can see is actually declining as a basco cars just now the euro dollar which a lot of investors a t.v. there are one of them i'm a bit want twenty six there is declining a lot of pressure in the region at the moment we get on to the european markets and we'll be able to see that we do have some declines a lot of that is because. you guys know this what is. the biggest story probably at the moment is to do with mood is putting germany on the level and all negative that was that's really kind of been the main news feed in the region at the moment as we consider the source at the moment demonstrating some resilience we also had some mixed numbers variation markets if we look at the oil we'll be able to see how that is before may want to mention chinese manufacturing as well because that was actually up better than expected that's helping out the oil markets because china is the second biggest consumer of oil in the world of course so the business but i'll also be keeping our eye on the b.p. story. that's all business and days i

of republican senators has demanded the white house makes no concessions to russia rodney's called basco thought of america's side that save you shared by many republicans rubbing of this story out is gone each and she can. the run up to the presidential election in the u.s. . a perfect time to drag out the good old cold war a skeleton from the closet. russia this is without question our number one geopolitical foe in the world of the presidential hopeful mitt romney russia is america's prime enemy while it's president elect you should read every. represents a real threat. to the. stability of the world but that's in the world of mitt romney what about well america there is no evidence of any popular support for bashing russia for hostility towards russia so this idea that somehow or another russia is a concern for americans it just doesn't add up at all with a very small sliver of people asked about romney's comments president medvedev advised him to stop reverting to olden days hollywood stereotypes and take a look at the calendar. but it could mean that i would advise all u.s. preside

read russia says it will be announcing peace mission they don't want to transfer syria to import more basco also pledged support at all levels for the un arab envoys plan to end triumph in the stricken country. from the killing of clues gunmen mohamed merah uncovers a bigger problem in france as experts highlighted the danger of the widespread social exclusion of minorities despite decades of attractive women. as pressure mounts over transference nuclear program protesters in israel opposed to an attack on the islamic state warned it would have catastrophic consequences for the region . time now for the latest sports with kate. hello welcome to the latest thoughts on this very busy sunday afternoon if it hasn't. stopped bottles nico seven points clear despite being held by rubin while spa time women do not even moscow's operate on a busy day in the russian premier league. while weather remus going and i'll go along as i will is a thrilling rain hit malaysia wrong great head of mexico city are peddling about the parents lewis hamilton. mean of machine british are up about cruises past americ