. >>> if you but an older model from i-pad in the past two weeks you can expect to get money back. >> apple unveiled the i-pad 2 this week, and as you know, when it did, they cut the price for the first generation i-pad by $100, so if you want a $100 refund have you two weeks to get your receipt to apple and you can do it. if you bought one a month ago, oh, well. you're out of luck, folks. two weeks. >>> the time now is 4:45. you can usually buy just about anything at costco but see whether the chain is cracking down on seafood at its stores. so much for beauty sleep. how the way you catch your z's could be making you age faster. >>> well, it wouldn't be a day without charlie sheen. charlie sheen fever reaching a whole new level. how the actor's rant landed him in the guinness book of world records, that and much more, when we come back. ,, 12 cities in san mateo county are joining forces in hopes that their concerns will carry more weight with the high- speed rail authority. several cities are demanding rail tunnels or trenches within their boundaries... they fear high- speed rail above ground will

. >>> the eyes of the tech world will be on san francisco tomorrow when apple unveils the i pad ii. here's even speculation that steve jobs will be there. he's currently out on a medical leave. apple isn't saying what new features the i pad will have but we will let you know tomorrow. >>> there's a chance that the salmon season could return tomorrow and it could be a full season. after cancelled or shortened seasons the last four years. california game officials say they are projecting about 3/4 of a million salmon in coastal waters. federal regulators are expected to come up with their recommendation next week. the salmon season usually begins in mid-april. >>> moderate to heavy to light rain around the bay area: right now live storm tracker 2 picking up a heavier cell. let's track it and see where we're going with this. and what cities will be impacted. you see at 10:48 san leandro the rain will pick up significantly. the rain will pick up significantly there as well. let's track this one coming off the coast here: this is out by sharps park, 10:54, your rain picks up again. this i

bought first generation i pad and the past two weeks your receipt will get you 100 dollar reif you said to match the current price. apple lowered prices yesterday when it unveiledthe i pad 2. >> judge given the okay to make target to pay for how workers threw away toxic material. june approved a settlement requiring target to pay 22 million dollars for proper disposal of pesticide paint chemical and other hazardous material. target developed new policy since the fut was filed two years ago. >> concerns about spider web have led mazda to recall the 20092010 model mazda 6. enough room in the vent for spied tore crawl in spin a web and approximately make a web and could cause problems. the spokesman has no idea why the spider like the mazda 6 so muc much. >> we enjoyed lovely day out there. let's check in with sandy. will stay warm. >> it is indeed. but cool down for the second half of your weekend. you know that washington come. photo sent by peggy to you report powered by you tube. she captured this photo of the cloud offer san martin. could see a beautiful buildup of cumulus clouds. nice looking day. these were fair weather cumulus. reheate reheated. left overs

the last two weeks. all you need to do is show your receipt. apple lowered prices wednesday when it unveiled the i-pad which made the apple you just bought obsolete. it will make up for the price difference. >> oh, i would like those two cameras! i would like the thinner one! >> i'm sure you would. because you won't give up your technology. >> you knew it was coming out or had a good idea it was coming out at the convention or whatever it was. that's good p.r. >> you didn't know that steve jobs would be the one bringing it out. >> that's a big surprise. keeping customers happy, you're doing that as well. >> trying to do it tomorrow but sunday maybe not so much. it is still spring. we'll feel the warmth today and tomorrow but we'll feel the spring showers on sunday. here's a beautiful picture as we look at downtown oakland. love that shot. that's a nice new one. is peter up in transmission doing that? nice job peter thank you very much. let's talk temperatures then. as you step outside, we're in the upper 30s santa rosa napa low to mid-40s for the rest of the inland valleys. los gatos and redwood city

the firm. apple has decided to unveil its thinner, faster, and camera equipped i pad 2 today, but what's not sotain is whether the company's ailing ceo, steve jobs, will take part. >>> finally, a london council confiscated supplies of so-called baby gaga ice cream made from breast milk over potential health concerns. it was also selling out, even more frightening. coming up, a rare loss for the spurs. the great eight notches a winner, and trickery pays off in women's hoops. plus, the nation's number one team boasts a number one shooter from downtown. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >> well, just because it's march, winter is not done yet. a shot of cold air heading for the middle of the country. your wednesday forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the much improved new york knicks recently beat lebron and company in miami. but it was a different story last night. here's nbc's fred roggin with aç early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the knicks may have carme

choose a doctor from some of the most respected medical groups and hospitals in northern california. find your doctor today at thedoctorforyou.com. unveiling of apple's i-pad. he walked out to a standing >>> that is steve jobs making a supplies appearance at the unveiling of apple's ipad 2. he got the standing ovation there when he got out on stage, looking thin, wearing the traditional black mock turtleneck and bluejeans. he has been on indefinite medical leave since january but he couldn't miss this event. he was also at a recent dinner with president obama in the south bay. the new ipad is thinner, faster and has two cameras for photos and video chatting. >>> there is a battle brewing in berkeley tonight pitting merchants against a major nonprofit. some business owners apparently not feeling any good will towards a potential new neighborhood. juliette goodrich has the story. >> reporter: hi, allen. we are specifically talking about the good will thrift store. a lot of the businesses here along solano avenue say this street really should be just boutiques and salons and trendy businesses. they think a goodwill business will bring bad business. >> no matt

>>pam: many apple fans have been waiting, the next i pad will be unveiled tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in san francisco. we're joined by gabe slate to talk about all the rumors and the hype. what you think will happen? >>gabe: the big day tomorrow. i just went down and got to do of this. this is in san francisco, it's at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow and it's going to be all about the next i pad. we don't have an official name yet. maybe it will be i pad extreme more i pad 10,000 i don't know. this is video of the first i pad. there's no leaked images of the second one but we will have to do tomorrow. what i think it needs to have to compete against all the new tablets coming don't really need to camera for video chatting, hdmi and output seeking connected to your tv. it needs to be faster because the other top let's have dual processors. in is to be thinner, lighter have a better screen and needs to be the same price or cheaper. there's a million remorse we can get into and let's not do that. let's hope it has that. >>pam: there's a lot of competition to have any idea when the release date wil

apple computer fans were in absolute heaven today. >> steve jobs made a surprise appearance in san francisco to unveil the new i-pad.cheers and applause) >> thanks for coming. >> we've been working on this product for a while and i didn't want to miss today so -- >> jobs was greeted with a standing ovation as you heard when he took the stage. he appeared thin but sounded pretty strong and still wearing his black turtle neck and jeans. he was on an indefinite medical leave after battling a liver transplant. he announced apple is launching the second generation i-pad, the i-pad 2. it has front and rear-facing cameras that can photos and video. it's thinner and lighter than the original. it has a faster processer. some models work with at&t and verizon. it's the same price as the original and it's set to ship march 11th. >> the f.b.i. and state and local authorities raided two car clubs in the bay area as part of the investigation into organized crime. this is sky 7 video of one of the targets of the raid, the oaks car club on san pablo avenue in emeryville. and joe's in san bruno was also rated. amy hollyfield joins u

apple computer fans were in absolute heaven today. >> steve jobs made a surprise appearance in san francisco to unveil the new i-pad.cheers and applause) >> thanks for coming. >> we've been working on this product for a while and i didn't want to miss today so -- >> jobs was greeted with a standing ovation as you heard when he took the stage. he appeared thin but sounded pretty strong and still wearing his black turtle neck and jeans. he was on an indefinite medical leave after battling a liver transplant. he announced apple is launching the second generation i-pad, the i-pad 2. it has front and rear-facing cameras that can photos and video. it's thinner and lighter than the original. it has a faster processer. some models work with at&t and verizon. it's the same price as the original and it's set to ship march 11th. >> the f.b.i. and state and local authorities raided two car clubs in the bay area as part of the investigation into organized crime. this is sky 7 video of one of the targets of the raid, the oaks car club on san pablo avenue in emeryville. and joe's in san bruno was also rated. amy hollyfield joins u

the tablet market, apple isn't sitting still. wednesday will be a big day for apple. that's when they hold an event in san francisco to unveil what everyone expects to be the successor to the i padi pad 2. some makers of desk top and notebook computer caught off guard by the way consumers have taken to tablet. h p which doesn't have a tablet yet reported sales of computers to consumers dropped 12 percent in the christmas quarter. now it is estimated there are close to 100 model of tablet in the works by various companies. >> it caught a lot of people off guard in terms of how tablet sales hit into of computer sales. >>reporter: zoom is using a new version of the dried operating system made for tablet. apple has the advantage of being first. >> i think appally is going to rule at least the next couple years would i say still close to 2 third of the tablet sold which is a lot. anywhere from 75 to 90 million tablet sold in the next year or so. >>reporter: david, abc 7 money scope. >> new target store opens this sunday right on the oakland emeryville border and comes at a time when leaders in both city say the jobs and sales tax revenue is needed more than ever before. technically t

apple is not taking preorders on these devices. steve jobs got a standing ovation as he walked on stage at center for the arts to unveil the new i-pad yesterday. jobs had a liver transplant two years ago when he went on medical leave. jobs calls the thinner, faster i-pad an amazing machine. >> when you get your hands on one, it feels totally different. all these other tablets are coming out, most even thicker than the original i-pad, nothing even approaching this. >> the i. pad 2 has a dual cord chip and two cameras. the absence of preorders means if you want on i-pad 2, you have to go to an apple store when it goes on sale 5 p.m. march 11th. >> the place to be is the moscone center. the game developers conference continues through tomorrow because of the future of an industry growing exponentially and the market showing its stuff. don sanchez was there. >> lots of action. the newest in video game and the advanced equipment to play them on. people talk about creative in their businesses. >> talk about practices, they talk about innovation. they talk about the future of technology. and the trend. >> here's a place to show off explori

padded red before the you will get money back. apple unveiled the newest version of the tablet computer on wednesday and at the same time they cut prices for the old ipat buy it $100. if you would like to upgrade you can't if it is within 40 days of purchase. --can >>darya: we will be right back. good news, it is headed.sunday. we will be right back. >>mark: a quick look at some top stories. this suspension bridge ahead of schedule. it is the latest action. to 480 ft.. the states mense are at taking place and 24 our work. >>darya: of rockets is in the pacific ocean after a failed launch attempt. it was caring of chlorate satellite. it lifted off at 238 this morning and there goes. nasa says a protracted spell on top of the rocket did not detached as it should have at about two minutes after the launch. it let the ship and able to reach orbit >>james: it is one to be of great today. sonny. into of interest today. here is a look at temperatures. '30's and '50's popping up. sunrise at 6387 and ham. temperature is breakingnews@kron4.com at 637 ma file.am. nice and comfortable to date. drops of rain will fall in the north bay. fairly light storm nothing

just about five hours from now, apple is expected to release the next generation of its i-pad but the big question is will apple ceo steve jobs appear for the unveiling. amy hollyfield is live in san francisco where the unveiling will take place. >> hi, jenelle. what is an apple announcement without steve jobs? >> that's what it looks like. (applause) >> here he is introducing the i-pad last january and the product he shows off is always exciting but jobs is a big draw. since then he has gone out on medical leave. posted video jobs looking frail with speculation over his health. he has been seen around cupertino. he did have dinner with president obama a few weeks ago when the president was in town. we have to wait and see. this event starts at 10:00 this morning here in san francisco. it's for journalists and invited guests of apple. so no one is out here this morning in line hoping to get in. it's not the usual crowd we see. we often see at apple events. check-in though is at 9:00. of course there is a lot of excitement about this new i-pad, how much will it cost? what will it be called? will it have a camera. a lot to look forward to today. we'll