an alternative to that is air jets. air jets do not do that. it has a pedestal sink and a matching toilet. it has a wonderful medicine cabinet here with a great feature now, so there is actually a locking compartment so you can put your medicines in there. >> there you go. excellent. and it has got its little shaving mirror or whatever. makeup mirror. normally, this would be recessed, right? >> yes, it would be pushed on the wall, so you have to be again mindful about that. when you are doing the construction, you have to leave a little opening for a period >> one of the big issues we always have is coordination and construction between the fixture's and the trade. the plumber might come along and put a vent pipe or some of the plumbing lines in the wall light real -- right where you want to resist the medicine cabinet, so we need to have the architect or someone coordinate between the contractor and the various subcontractors just to make sure that the homeowner gets what they had in mind when they designed it. >> absolutely. even in a bathroo

then they move through a water bath before passing under air jets that remove excess water as theflow into the frye they stay here for a couple of minutes as paddles gently distribute them in contact with the oil evenly. they are moved, cooled, salted, flavored, and then passed through a computer to check for any imperfections. then they are sent on to their journey into a b that will hopefully find its way into a ste ar you soon. >> i eat at least a bag day. i walk it off. >> they go through about 50,000 pods of kern county potatoes a day at california chips, but each one is needed because it takes about 100 pounds of potatoes to make just 25 pounf potato chips. that's no smallotatoes. for "california country", i'm tracy sellers. so now thawe've learned about a couple of varieties of potatoes, the next question is what do we do with them? here's the chef with a couple of ideas for you. >> hi. i'm richard sluzarz, chef here at the grand hyatt san francisco. and one of the-- what we're gonna talk about today,r what we're gonna prepare today is mashed potatoes. and why--why we're gonna

that is how high up in the air that jet stream is. the jet stream will change every few days with the weather patterns. there is a 20-mile no fly zone. and this is showing the wind direction. after saturday, this was where the wind was located. sunday, you can see the jet stream was very powerful. the air all the way over from the pacific to california. monday, the mid- ocean, tuesday in a little bit north. wednesday, it was perhaps 14 what alaska. now, the air 14-going towards alaska know it is going towards canada, washington, canada. and tomorrow, that air could make landfall in the southern california. just off the coast of the bay area. once again, this is not necessarily a plume of radioactivity this is just that wind that was blowing from the power plant at the time the region started being released for. this is not going to be an adverse impact to your help but there could be radioactive elements detected in the air. dissenting and a rigid and from that power plant from japan. if >>pam: scientists are on the lookout. and will

air force jet crashed this morning in libya. the air force says it was not shot down and two crew members ejected safely and they are safe in american hands. the air force says the f-15 fighter jet had equipment failure. >>> in a couple hours opening statements begin in barry bonds' perjury trial. the defense and the prosecution are about to take an hour leech laying out their case to the jury. >>> the operator of japan's damaged nuclear power plant say power lines have been connected to all six reactor units. however, a lot of work still has to be done before electricity can run through those lines to restart the cooling systems. >>> 17 people are hurt after a tour bus crashed in new hampshire. a bus rolled over on interstate 93 last night. all of the passengers are said to be okay. they are from korea on a site seeing tour of don da and the u.s.. police say there was light snow on the highway and it appears the driver has lost control. 17 people died in two separate tour bus crashes in new york and new jersey earlier this month

an air force jet, probably a russian bilhah -- built. the pilot misses the ammunition stores, thbut this is the fourth attempt in 12 days to blow it up. colonel gaddafi's troops are supposed to be of dancing. people are very excitable. the forces were still slugging it out where they had captured the airfield. >> a another bomb. >> at that moment, it came around for another pass. the tension was immense. everyone expected it would be his next target. but rebel reinforcements made for large numbers. the difference did not lie in equipment. they were less well-armed. this prisoner isn't just scared, he is a demoralized. this might not be the final victory, but it is an important achievement. >> gaddafi has once again blamed al qaeda. jeremy bowen was there. >> his supporters were ready long before he arrived. to fight back against foreign pressure and domestic rebellion. it did not need much revving up. they heard the motorcade was close. he was driving himself. his strategy is clear. pushing back with armed forces into rebel areas. and te

. >> of the threat of an attack from the above could be stopped if our air force jets were patrolling the libya opposed the skies. -- libya's skies. hillary clinton that it could end up as a protracted civil war. >> one of the actions under review is a no-fly zone. there are arguments that the favorite, but it is under active consideration. >> should some fear that america plans to invade libya, that is not going to happen. they could learn their lessons from britain. they are seeing david cameron hall giving the source fully. it is not acceptable to have a situation where the kernel can be murdering his own people, and we can do something to stop it. >> britain and america and forced one of the door. it would mean a serious campaign. >> it would be a military operation. it wouldn't simply be telling people not to fly airplanes. >> in particular, he is worried about the idea abkhaz america being seen as imposing its will on other countries. the voice is very divided. nato would consider imposing a no-fly zone without u.s. backing. i would note that the un security council resolution p

as libyan air force jets terror across the sky rebels opened fire near the oil port. on the horizon and explosion new crops. a little more 350 mi. from the libyan capital is under attack by air and artillery. the rebels fight back with rockets and shoulder launched missiles. a 14 year-old salim says he's come to fight the dog. the dog still has a tease. >> how many wounded? 25. >>catherine: libyan tv showed government supporters celebrating. the government said it has retaken the town. this demonstration is in the eastern city where the uprising began. thousands of women appealing a court of force and of the no-fly zone to keep his jets on the ground. for his part, khaddafi says any foreign intervention will be considered an act of war. >> intentions are to control libya's oil, they will fight back. >>catherine: the head of libya's national oil corp. says the fighting has reduced his country's output by two-thirds. stay with us we'll be back after this break. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, swee

. >> reporter: fire is pour into the air as jets tried to cripple moammar gadhafi's military.all attackers returned safely. these eric are reormed for a new mission. they targeted these areas. outside ben zazi you can see the -- benghazi, you can see the results. rebel forces celebrate on top of a tank after being driven back by moammar gadhafi's army they are ready to resumed their march. in tripoli there are also victory signs from moammar gadhafi supporters. showing a fish crashing an american jet. the government says they are offering themselves as human shields to protect their leader. >> we are waiting for them. their grave is ready here. >>> the u.s. commander says u.s. involvement will decrease as more targets are destroyed. >>> after a weekend of wild weather more rain is on the way. the clouds band pushing towards the coast. we have flooding concerns throughout the bay area. this will be extended, this is a flood watch for the central valley. we have two storms this week. one tomorrow afternoon into wednesday and together one thursday bringing heavy rain. we have see

. >> the threats of an attack from above could be stopped if american air force jets were patrolling lydia's skies. -- lydia's skies pretty hillary clinton told american politicians that libya could end up in democracy or in the chaos of the protracted civil war. >> one of those actions under review is a no-fly zone. there are arguments that favor it. questions that would be raised about it, but it is under consideration. >> and that that is worried about its image. -- america is worried about its image. 7 the united states to think the president could learn lessons from britain. >> it is not acceptable to have a situation where colonel khadafy can be murdering his own people using airplanes and alike. we have to plan to make sure that we can do something to stop it. >> no-flight zones are nothing new. one of america's top generals says it would mean a serious campaign. >> no illusions here. it would be a military operation. >> that is not the real obstacle. this seems to be very different from george w. bush. the president keeps talking about the need for the international community

air strikes. final preparations for british jets waiting for orders to head to the mediterranean. welcome the bbc news broadcasting to our viewers in the u.k. and around the world. also on this program, japan's government admits failings and handling the nuclear crisis. we returned to the port where the force of the tsunami was caught on camera. welcome once again. libya has defended the presence of the torch is near the rebel stronghold saying that the troops will not enter or attack the city. rebels have come under fire while for the west, there has also been fighting. reports of renewed fighting came as britain, france, the allied states and arab countries issued a joint ultimatum to libya oppose a leader. we begin the coverage from the libyan capital of tripoli. >> you cannot take the camera without attracting a crowd like this. this is the only point of view you can hear. an attack is treason. there is no uprising, only a criminal enterprise by a few hundred gangsters. they are mystified that the united nations cannot see that. >> what about the united nations. >> i hate unit

. >> and close to where we were standing, an air force jets. -- jet. the pilot misses the ammunitions stores, but this is the fourth attempt in at 12 days to blow them up. this is the entrance. but the road, down which colonel gaddafi's troops are supposed to be advancing -- people are very excitable, as you can imagine. >> indeed as it turns out, the gadhafi forces were still slugging it out and yet there -- at their first targets. at that moment, the tank -- the jet took another pass over the ammunition dump. everyone expected this would be colonel gadhafi's next target. was all over in a few hours. the difference -- it was not equipment. the rebels were less well-armed men colonel gaddafi's gunmen. this man is not only scared. he is utterly demoralized. tonight, this might not be the final victory, but it is an important achievement. bbc news. >> colonel gaddafi blamed al- qaeda for the turmoil in libya. he said there was a conspiracy to control the country and its oil. our middle east editor jeremy bowen was there. >> his supporters were ready long

flying close by, and air force jet, probably russian built. this is the fourth attempt in 12 days to blow up the ammunition store. this is the entrance through which gaddafi troops are supposed to advance. people are very acceptable, as you can imagine. as it turned out, the gaddafi forces or not at the gates. they were still slugging it out at brega, where they had captured the airfield. at that moment, the plane came around for another path -- another pass over the ammunition store. the tension was immense. everyone expected this would be gaddafi's next target. but rebel reinforcements made for brega in large numbers. it was over in a few hours. the difference did not lie in equipment. the rebels were less well armed. it lay in morrell. -- morale. this prisoner is not just scared. he is demoralized. as more rebels had for brega, this may not be final victory, but it is an important achievement. >> colonel gaddafi has blamed al qaeda for the turmoil in libya at a noisy rally in tripoli. he said there was a conspiracy to control the country an

hong kong airlines will buy a 32 of boeing's 787 streamliner jets. air china has submitted an order for five jumbo jets. the chinese aviation market is one of the fastest growing worldwide. industry analysts say it couldi need some 400new aircraft over the next 20 years. >> that is a whole lot of people and a whole lot of money. today marks the 100th anniversary of international women's day. if they had of the new un women's agency says there has been a -- the head of the new uns women agency says there has been remarkable progress, but there is still widespread lack of opportunity. today, at women gathered in manila to protest for better wages and better health care. other women held a party in the streets of the capital to marke the event. it is a controversial subjects here in germany, the genetic testing of embryos. one genetic test on embryos is now up to the parliament to decide how much design can really be allowed in designer babies. >> politicians had been waiting for the ethics committee recommendation for a long time, hoping for a clear recomm

air defenses but his troops and war planes as well. throughout the night and into the dawn, u.s. war planes, including marine corps jets launched from u.s. ships in the mediterranean and air force fighter jets took aim at gadhafi's troops advancing from the southwest to benghazi. the rebel stronghold the libyan leader has vowed to take back. >> benghazi is not completely safe from attack. but it is certainly under less threat than it was yesterday. we believe his forces are under significant stress and suffering from both isolation and a good deal of confusion. >> reporter: while fighter jets were pounding gadhafi's forces in the east, three b-2 stealth bombers dropped 45 2,000-pound bombs on a military airfield near misrata, striking multiple shelters housing gadhafi's war planes. these are images before the strike. this is the aftermath. the b-2s, which have not been used in combat for eight years, traveled all the way from missouri, refuelled in the air, dropped their bombs, 90,000 pounds of them in all, and returned to the u.s. in addition, another dozen or so tomahawk missiles were fired from ships in the mediterr

military officials say the villagers were thanking the pilots of a downed air force jet for the air strikes, but when a u.s. rescue helicopter flew in to pick up the pilots, they began firing on those villagers. despite the incident, the villagers say they want the u.s. involvement to continue. >>> the price tag for the u.s. involvement is topping the $100 million mark. and debate over more funding is raging in washington. according to navy figures, the u.s. has spent $225 million already on tomahawk missiles to establish that no-fly zone in libya. and it will cost another $100 million a week to maintain the no-fly zone. military officials say they may have to ask congress for more money. lawmakers on both sides say the country cannot afford it. >>> time now 5:17. the u.s. military now investigating the capture of illegal immigrants who were posing as u.s. marines. border patrol agents stopped this van on march 14th. it was near a san diego check point. inside they found 13 illegal immigrants. they were wearing military uniforms. and the van had a fake u.s. government license plate. among t

air force jet parachuted to safety today. pentagon blames problems for the crash over rebel-held territory. both airmen are back with u.s. forces this evening. >> and that first downed american war plane is fueling opposition to the president's military intervention in this country. >> the president being hit from both left and right. and there is a look at where bay area members stand. >> those who have weighed in against bar outnumber supporters and. >> this was a mechanical problem that brought down the fighter jet, and the crew escaped unhurt, the crash is bringing home the cost of america's involvement. the president again today defended his decision. >> i believed the costs are outweighed by benefits. >> in congress, he's taking flak and more from the left than right. >> the president exceeded his authorities and it's very clear. >> how republican leader eric canto room. do you think it's a bad move? >> i'm still waiting to hear from the administration how they see this playing out. >> last week, house minority leader n

achilles heel of the anti- gadhafi forces that are trying to advance westward has been libyan air force jets and helicopters flying over the area. in fact, we did see one of those helicopters firing on opposition positions. we saw that the opposition forces are re grouping. they are bringing in more heavy equipment, including tanks and anti-personnel carriers. (gun shots). >> they say they are preparing to move in the direction of shiirt a city local to go. adhafi and his birthplace and military encampments around that city. i am ben wederman reporting from eastern libya. (chanting). >> in yemin as thousands of anti-government protestors took to the streets there again today, the president dug in his heels. he rejected a proposal by the political opposition calling on him to step down by the end of the year. president ali sala insists he will take put until the elections scheduled for late 2013. several members of his ruling part resigned in protest of his handling of the demonstrations. >>> california has the highest gas prices in the county tonight as unrest in the arab world continues to

air force fighter jet crashed today in eastern libya. the two men on board ejected and were rescued. a cbs news poll out tonight finds most americans are following the events in libya closely and nearly seven out of ten approve of the air strikes. mandy clark begins our coverage from the scene of that fighter jet crash. >> reporter: this is all that remains of the american f-15e that went down last night. a steady stream of people came to have a look. saleh saeed saleh, a local farmer, was eager to show us the wreckage. when it hit the ground he says it sounded like a rocket exploding. he thought qaddafi's forces were on the attack. officials say the fighter jet crashed because of a mechanical error rather than any enemy fire. it landed east of benghazi which is in the heart of rebel territory. the jet's crew ejected safely. were they okay? were they injured? "the person i saw had minor injuries, just scratches" he says. one of the americans landed in a nearby field. "we gave him food and juice. he was nervous at first," saleh says, "but

overnight five harrier jets from the amphibious carrier in the mediterranean attacked targets and airorce jets flying out of bases in libya are up there looking for targets as well. the navy now will have to refresh its supplies of cruise missiles and stand by in case it's determined that some of those original targets need to be struck again. but effectively the no fly zone is up and running. the question is, what happens next? what does qaddafi do? what do the rebels who the united states and its allies are effectively supporting do? >> osgood: david martin at the pentagon, thank you, david. we'll have more on the battle for libya from mark phillips and mandy clark in just a few minutes. president obama is monitoring the situation in libya from brazil. he and the first family traveled to rio last night. the second stop on a five-day south america trip. japan's nuclear safety agency says pressure is again rising in one of the reactors at the country's tsunami damaged nuclear complex at fukushima. that means operators will have to vent more radioactive gas into the environment, and th

jet crashed in libya today. but the military says both airmen ejected and are safe. military officials say the airce f-15 strike eagle jet had an equipment malfunction. it was not shot down. the u.s. is preparing to turn over leadership in the libyan operation to other coalition nations. >>> and the operator of japan's leaking nuclear power plant says power lines have been hooked up to all six reactors. but more work needs to be done there to get electricity back online. right now a pool for storing spent fuel is said to be near the boiling point which could expose the fuel rods and throw off more radiation in japan. >>> and opening statements set for this morning in the perjury trial for barry bonds here in san francisco. a jury seated yesterday after five hours of questioning. former giants slugger is accused of lying when told a grand jury that he never knowingly used steroids. today the first witness to be called will be bonds' former trainer, who is expected to refuse to testify. >>> one in five bay area bridges is structurally deficit, at least according to a new report. the report says the

air. the jet stream dropping this southward will set the stage for a cold system coming in on friday and saturday. cool to mild. windy up in the hills. 50s and 60s not as warm as yesterday. still if you can get partly cloudy skies it's a little muggy out there. break thursday and then here comes your colder system on friday into saturday. we will keep that going. >>> well asian stocks bounced back this morning with the nikkei leading the way. the japanese benchmark closed up more than 5% as bargain hunters looked for deals. investigators are also encouraged as the bank of japan pumped more money into the money markets for a third day in a row. looking at the futures already for japan's next trading session it looks lower. part of that toyota just announced in the last hour it will halt production for another week. here's where the u.s. starts today. the dow jones at 11, 855. nasdaq dow jones and s & p all slipped. we will see what happens when we get closer to that opening bell. >>> investigators are keeping an eye on the price of crude oil. it did bounce back to $98 after fears in bahrain. >>> a

air force strike jet crashed in libya. they're searching for crewmember. the u.s. military says both air and land in the crash are now safe. another centrist their church is the victim of burglars. there's been a series of break-ins or the past four months the most recent happened yesterday at lakeside. as reggie kumar tells us this time surveillance cameras caught him. >> caller: this time lakeside church behind me, the alleged court on camera. the suspects mashie window 6 office doors looking for money. he got away with electronic keyboarding camera also eating food that is used for homeless. police say there have been up to four churches that have been burglarized in the district. at this point they are now that the same person committing the crime. >> justine: police are searching for a man suspected of attempting to kidnap a 14 year-old girl up and just after noon. according to police the suspects to open the door of his car threatens the girl and then ordered her into his car. the girl refused to the suspects drove away the suspect is described as a white man

air. from meet logical standpoint the jet stream is 35 feet up into the air and so first of all hasn't got there chernobyl was higher than this why it came in on the jet stream. if the material made it to the bay area the earliest would it reach us is three days and when it did, it would be diluted so this is why he's saying it's not expected to reach the jet stream. we are talking about the plume possibly disbursing in the ocean before it even gets here or it could run in a storm and simply wash-out which is why we are not expecting this to be a significant health risk. once again i quote dr. thom cohen who has nearly 2 decades of experience working with radioactive material. >> that is comforting though thanks very much. >> some of the top nuclear scientist and engineers are right here at the bear area and they are monitoring the situation closely. sandy talking to one of them. allen live at uc berkeley already involved in helping control the crisis in japan. allen? >>reporter: yes daniel. today explosion was no surprise to these nuclear engineers because they knew that yesterday explosi

their lightning fast advancing, their turnaround has been paved by international air strikes. coalition jets swooping in, taking out gadhafi's tanks and missile launchers, giving the rebels the upper hand. >> we would have fought but it would have been a massacre just because of the weapons they have. we would have been no match. you know, no matter how brave we were. >> reporter: hawfick mansori grew up in austin, texas, and now is here. trying to give the story of the struggle against gadhafi, an ending many are hopeful they'll see. >> it's going to be really happy for us, tragic for him and i think well deserved and then i hope he goes to hell. >> reporter: still, for all the success, the american general leading the coalition tells abc news tonight he's worried the rebels may be moving too fast leaving themselves vulnerable to attacks by gadhafi. the rebels still face a long road ahead. diane. >> our thanks to alex marquardt. >>> and back in this country, walmart, a company of 1.4 million people employed in the u.s. heads to the supreme court tomorrow, brought there by six women who say

hong kong airlines will buy a 32 of boeing's 787 streamliner jets. air china has submitted an order for five jumbo jets. the chinese aviation market is one of the fastest growing worldwide. industry analysts say it could need some 4000 new aircraft over the next 20 years. >> that is a whole lot of people and a whole lot of money. today marks the 100th anniversary of international women's day. if they had of the new un women's agency says there has been a -- the head of the new uns women agency says there has been remarkable progress, but there is still widespread lack of opportunity. today, at women gathered in manila to protest for better wages and better health care. other women held a party in the streets of the capital to marke the event. it is a controversial subjects here in germany, the genetic testing of embryos. one genetic test on embryos is now up to the parliament to decide how much design can really be allowed in designer babies. >> politicians had been waiting for the ethics committee recommendation for a long time, hoping for a clear recom

there should be some kind of show of force, some kind of deterrent to prevent the libyan air force putting its jets in the sky. so far what we know is the air force is using those jets against either rebel forces or, indeed, ammunition dumps or airfields held by the rebels. >> well, and mccain goes on to suggest that the revolutionary movement could be extended throughout the region, not just libya. you've been covering the region for many years. what is your sense of that argument? >> well, i think there are two different issues. the libyan uprising has turned into a civil war, a civil conflict which could get more heated than it is now. the other is a much more popular uprising so far that are leading to some kind of reform and the hope for democracy in the region. but, of course, all of what is happening needs to be managed, needs to be helped through the transition because in terms of its real effect it does affect it does affect for the united states, for the west price of oil and that kind of strategic security in that region. >> all right, christiane. we'll have to leave it there but, of cou

air of the north. as the days get longer, the jet stream starts to pump up. the jet stream pumps up, we start to dry out. look at these highs. these are current temperatures. some highs were warmer than these. 84 in santa rosa. here's what you probably noticed today if you're an allergy sufferer, you probably noticed the pollens out there. you get that big waft of the blossoms on the trees. tomorrow mostly sunny and very warm as we go into the next couple of days we're looking for more clouds and with more clouds we're looking for cooler temperatures. tomorrow is going to warm up. then the clouds really increase as the system out in the pacific here, this drives by and just brushes us. it brings in some clouds. on saturday, there's a chance for sprinkles. basically tomorrow is a really, really, really nice day. warmer than it was today by a few degrees. we might even see a low 90 tomorrow. when i come back, i'll show you what i'm talking about with that chance of rain. >>> a cat named smoky is getting a lot of attention for how loud he purrs. trying to confir

pilots have been safely rescued after their fighter jet crashed in libya. the air force says the f-15 was not shot down but had equipment failure. the two crew members ejected safely. they are both back in american hands. >>> in just a couple hours opening statements begin in barry bonds' perjury trial. the defense and the prosecution are expected to take about an hour each laying out their case to the jury. >>> more than 40 homeowners are stranded after this rock slide blocked a road near santa cruz. the fire department says they will leave that slide alone for right now. they will reassess what to do about it later today. >>> 17 korean tourists are hurt after an overnight crash. the bus was traveling from canada to new jersey when the driver lost control on the snowy highway. most of the people that had to be hospitalized will need to be released today. this is the third tourist bus accident in the u.s.. >>> argentina's three major i parts are experiencing flight delays. a communication system in the airport control tower failed it making it unsafe to have planes

. >>> southwest airlines is the latest air carrier to increase rising jet fuel prices. >>> this is the sixth time airlines have raised fares this year. delta american, jetblue, american and airtran, also virgin america have also increased their prices. >>> the obama administration is considering tapping into the strategic oil reserve to deal with the soaring gas prices and to protect economic growth. president obama's chief of staff, william daley, said yesterday the option of utilizes the emergency stockpile is on the table. the reserve contains $737 million barrels of oil. >>> on wall street, stocks closed lower this morning as the gas prices kept rising, amid fear the fuel prices will hurt the economy. the dow closed at 12,090. the nasdaq closed at 2,746. >>> researchers today are hailing what may be breakthrough in alzheimer's disease. new at 6:00, john fouler tells us -- fowler tell us there's new hope for stopping that disease. >> reporter: self-killing plaque clogs the patients of -- the brains of patients, alzheimer's. >> i have to -- i still read books and sometimes it's gone.

jet on an unplanned side trip. rob nelson has details. >> reporter: another air traffic controller suspended for sending a jet on a dangerous mission. southwest 737 with more than a 140 people on board. flight 821 from phoenix was preparing to land in orlando. a private plane that had been out of radio contract. the supervisor asked the southwest crew to fly to avoid the plane, they reported two people in the cockpit. the problem the planes were too close. the head of faa says by doing so they compromised the safety of everyone involved. just a week before the lone controller on duty at reagan fell asleep causing two passenger planes to land without clearance. he was also suspended. >> kristen: probably no surprise to anyone that flies, but a new report confirms that you don't always get there on time. they say airlines slipped last year, nearly 29.5 bags did not arrive with their owners. a 6% increase over the year before. european carriers really dropped. the report blames more passengers flying and weather-related travel problems. >>> a snowboarder that fell into a deep tree well recorded the event and his resc

it has really good cold air support, upper level jet stream support all being funneled right at us and it continues to enhance. the leading edge is just moving into the north. but we still have a ways to go. it's going to be most of the morning hours. right there. scattered rain out ahead of it. you can see just light rain now beginning to move into the north bay. for many of us if you leave right now you might escape any consistent rain or steady rain. there are areas ahead of it which are producing occasionally some showers. roads are wet though. flood advisory's out starts at 5:00 a.m. and goes to 1:00 p.m. sharp rises on the creeks as you might imagine. also on a lot of the roadways some ponding of water. and a lot of the creeks are roaring. strong winds and wind advisory also 5:00 a.m. to 2:00. gusts to 50. i would think that is along the coast and higher elevations but it will be a day where the wind kicks up santa cruz mountains because of the recent mud slides two to three inches or four possible today. more likely around two to three. but over the next couple days into saturda

following air strikes by french fighter jets, u.s. and british naval vessels launched 110 tomahawk cruise missiles aimed at 20 tar guess along libyan's coast. president obama stressed it would not involve u.s. ground troops. the strike comes two days after the u.n. security council okayed the establishment of a no fly zone over libya. we have all fronts covered. we want to start with jim maceda. >> reporter: lester, what unfolded in libya today was implausible days ago. it has left the regime stunned, but defiant. late this afternoon a squad of fighter jets took off destination benghazi, libya. the military intervention had begun. later the u.s. fired 110 cruise missiles as well, hitting 120 air defense systems. earlier in the day they punched through anti-gadhafi rebel defenses. intense fighting killing many civilians. the violence too much for many who fled in their cars heading east to the egyptian border, their hopes of getting military help crushed. >> we are disappointed that everybody left us, we are left alone with this killer

financial collapse and now we have a bit of a commercial collapse on the way because of say missing jet so air sensors that are required in just about every production automobile that is supposed to be rolling off the production lines but isn't ok you're talking about supply lines disruption correct and the gallows globalization era break it down for us basically companies have. shifted completely to just in time. inventory control systems and the logistics are becoming a nightmare because japanese manufacturing has shut down to quite a great extent. won't be up and running because of the electricity shortages because its nuclear plants are run and these companies have diversified their sources of the parts they need for there isn't any factoring process between several japanese manufacturers and many cases and since both of those manufacturers happen to be offline not much will be moving so then will they have will have actual shortages of crocked of spare parts that are needed to keep systems running and so on it sounds a long like soviet union with the factories stacked up with stuff that t

air activity. in other words, libyan fighter jets aren't the biggest problem. and the signals that i'm hearing from the white house are there's a range of options. many of them not so visible as sending an air cover up over libya that could significantly reduce the ability of qaddafi's forces to communicate, to interact. i mean you can take down a command-and-control system as we saw in the wars against iraq using moted earn technology in a way that makes it very difficult for qaddafi or anyone to conduct operations. >> woodruff: let's talk about what that might be but very quickly what is going on right now, david, between the u.s. and other countries and this opposition inside libya? >> judy, that's one of the most interesting questions. the opposition that has risen up against qaddafi has won cheers around the arab world and around the whole world. brave people rising up against a dictator who seems so irrational but we know very little about them. one u.s. analyst i talked to said that this is a country where you have effectively no political parties, no str

to have done a turnaround i can tell you that at least there twenty french fighter jets have been hovering over libyan air space we know that they struck at least saw libyan tanks and on the person your vocals on the ground that operation so far has been limited mostly to the periphery areas being bossy the second largest city here in libya and the heart of the rebel resistance while most of saturday saw clashes between pro and anti gadhafi demonstrators in that city so that is why the international community is focusing its attention there for the moment we have been told their pride it's had the green ones if they see suspicious activity on the ground to behave as they see fit there is clashes ongoing in misrata the food largest city here but as of yet no international intervention there now on the grisha front we're hearing a pretty ships has started in full steam and naval blockade in the mediterranean all those assistance coming in from elsewhere in the international community canada has sustained six fighter jets we're also hearing from you to me that it's made available seven bases it is offered th

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and american attack jet claim near the city. u.s. air force deployed 10 of its s.f. 15 strike missiles to enforce the no- fly zone. the sun went down in friendly territory. the pentagon said its veiled mechanically. two crewmembers were rescued by u.s. marines. american, french and british aircraft carried out all of the ninth no-fly commission for the first three days. today they were joined aircrews from spain, norway and italy. the persian gulf is also sending fighter jets. libyan government officials took foreign reporters on a tour of the wreckage of the naval base near tripoli. dutch radio hobbyists recorded this transmission from an american aircraft. the air assaults has failed to stop the government from trying to crush the month-long uprising. the battleground city said the rebel forces there are on the verge of collapse. >> this is the fifth day at slain and destruction. we already have 77 deaths. we have a countless number of injuries. almost the entire city is unfazed. >>catherine: a commander in the center said the coalitio

keep in mind southwest, jet blue and air tran did not increase prices.lso keep in mind that airlines sometimes boost prices one day, drop 'em the next. last week fares jumped $20 only to be reduced to $10 a couple days later. airlines are getting pretty darn close to the point where leisure travelers are going to be staying at home. but so far u.s. airways says february travel was strong and offset increased costs. they're talking about fuel prices, the second highest price ever for the month of march. the question that travelers have: what can we do to try to avoid these spikes and when do we exactly book our next trip? we'll have that answer for you, at least some suggestions coming up in half an hour. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> all right, terry. thank you very much. it's 4:32 now. the latest protest at u.c. berkeley ended after university administrators agreed to meet with students to discuss their concerns. lillian kim was there and has our story. >> the 8th protestor received victory hugs after they came out of the hall. they were bound togethe

. >> a controller sent a passenger jet on an unplanned side trip. another airffic controller is in hot water, suspended for sending a passenger jet on a rei dangerous recon mission. the jet, a southwest airline 737, with more than 140 people onboard. flight 821 from phoenix was preparing to land in orlando. about ten miles ahead, a private plane that had been out of radio contact. the air traffic control supervisor asked the southwest crew to fly toward the smaller plane and take a look. the pilots agreed and reported two people in the cockpit. the problem, the planes were too close. the head of the faa says by doing so, quote, the air traffic controller compromised the erer safety of everyone involved.icic causing two passenger planes to land without clearance. he was also suspended. it's not clear how close the planes actually got to each other. but both did land safely. >>> and in another investigation involving a plane, the fbi is trying to figure out how a bullet pierced the fuselage of this u.s. airways jet. a pilot noticed the hole monday during a prefli

call the pentagon for air support from fighter jets and tanks what do you think. of my injuries i'm just surprised that they chose steven seagal he's so nine hundred ninety s. i think michael vick would have been a good option and that would get a lot of ratings michael vick going in really a dog fighting fighting rings so here i won't charge erica i don't know that care really think they are capable of acting rationally i mean obviously going to handle it in the appropriate manner but you know over califate they say the only thing i don't i don't call again a ninety's action hero probably a little bit more than was necessary for the situation and like you know i love the steven seagal show he's a great actor and watches reality show it's pretty good it's entertaining you should watch it and if i take it is the joy is this is that he just wants to be out there all the time or he's going to be running for governor of arizona pretty soon and he should either be given his own reality show or look out jim. betty. thank you all. all for joining us right here thank you