at 9:48 a.m., 9:52 a.m., 9:54 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. japan time on thursday, two japan self defense force helicopters have prayed water on the crippled number three reactor building at the fukushima daiichi power plant. each helicopter is cape able of carrying 7 poen 5 tons of sea water and they have sprayed it on the number three building at the fukushima daiichi power plant. due to the radiation levels it should be conducted from a minimum altitude and limited to 40 minutes per helicopter per day. we are waiting for the defense minister to hold a news conference to explain the helicopter operation that was just held about an hour ago pouring water, sea water on the reactor buildings at fukushima daiichi power plant. on wednesday a white plume was seen rising from the fukushima daiichi power plant and they say water in a storage bowl intended to cool fuel has not been working since the quake. since there there's been urgent need for cooling those reactors to stop the fuel, emitting hydrogen for poss

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southeast at 22 at san jose international airport. sustained winds 24 miles per hour at oakland.nd the main storm system is still offshore. you can see as i step out of the way from the satellite picture, look at this well-defined comma-shaped cloud, area of low pressure. it's really wound up. there's a lot of subtropical moisture. we'll see heavy rain overspreading the bay area tonight. the winds are really going to increase. in fact, we've got wind advisories posted, baywide starting at 9:00 p.m. tonight with gusts as high as 45 miles per hour. in the santa cruz mountains and east bay hills, that's a high wind warning, where winds could get as high as 60 miles per hour. with all the rain we've seen, the ground is really saturated. so i wouldn't be at all surprised if we're looking at trees down, possibly some power outages overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. how about tomorrow. well, heaviest rain tomorrow morning, then it turns to showers, a couple of isolated thunderstorms. we've seen quite a bit of that through the last 24 hours. the showers take a break at times, i thi

oakland penny last at 397. all eyes are on at&t.ecome the largest telephone company in the u.s.. it is a cash, stock deal but you got $39 billion. at&t expects the acquisition to close by the end of the year. lawmakers are going to be back at the drawing board this week they are trying to get ready to sat on the tax extension. governor brown wants lawmakers to call a special election putting it on the ballot letting voters decide whether to extend the temporary increases. he is also proposing deep spending cuts to close the 26 and half billion dollar deficit. >> mark: we're following the latest with barry bonds. >> will: his trial begins in three minutes coming up we will show you how looks these days and with the faces in court coming up. >> darya: 7 years in the making in today's the day that the trial starts for barry bonds, will tran van is that the federal building. we no barry bonds arrived within the hour. what was it like when he got there? to the look different, did you notice a leading christian mark >> will: he was consid

if we take a look at the video you can see how stevens creek ate away at the backyard. the erosion took over several days and the sunday was the final collapse. one of the men at the mobile homes he was forced out of his home. he has lived here eight years and never seen the creek at the levels which tore away the hillside. he said he lost 50 feet of backyard and two neighbors had the same fate. so we have three monthly homes that are red-tagged. they are not livable because of the erosion at the back of the mobile home because of the creek. there is heavy erosion issues. there is information that indicates that one of these mobile homes is going to be moved later today to an available space but the man that i spoke with said his mobile home is too big and it cannot be moved. the mob home park manager as well as the water district are now working together to try to come up with some sort of solution but that process could take some time. karina rusk, "abc 7 news." >>> a two-year-old pleasanton boy is now safe after a frightening ordeal. the toddler was found wandering i

possible records around concord at 80. napa at 78. and santa rosa at 82. upper 70s in our valleys and about 65 or mid-50s along the coast. as far as the pollen, tree is going to be high. grass will be moderate and weed will be low. accu-weather seven-day forecast, record highs possible again for tomorrow as we hid the mid-80s and upper 60s at the coast. bringing back a sea breeze on friday and that is why we cool down. storm system will bring windy conditions and temperatures back to average and. >> better news for san leandro commuters. earlier crash that this h all lanes blocked. all lanes now open and if usual getting ready to leave the house we have road work. a problem in livermore. road work in livermore and find a couple of lanes blocked in both directions of 580 between airway and livermore until about 6:00 this morning. mass transit, "h" train coming out of the central valley on time. bart trains on time. and live look at the east shore freeway. interstate 880, drive time from carquinez bridge to the maze about 19 minutes. south bay, live look in

look at golden gate bridge. traffic is flowing well into the city at this hour. and at the bay bridge you can see that traffic is flowing just fine on into san francisco from this direction as well. no problems to report as of yet. 5:00 on the nose. let's head back to the desk. >>> topping our news this morning a search is underway for a former pittsburgh counselor who skipped town during his child molestation trial. he failed to show up after a dramatic courthouse run in. ktvu's kraig debro is in pittsburgh to talk about this unusual case. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. and where he is is a big question. he may have his passport with him. so he may not even be in the country depending on whether or not the prosecution took away his passport. now, the person who jumped bail after sitting for four days in his own trial used to work in this building. victims of his crimes told similar stories in court. the 38-year-old worked as a counselor intern for a service for children of divorced parents. in 2008 he was arrested over allegations. prosecut

disaster right now and that's unfolding at the a power plant at the ministry saying that there is a possibility of a meltdown but this was a triggered by an eight point nine earthquake followed by a tsunami and now there is a nuclear option. that evacuation order was in effect for residents living within a mile of the plant again a state of emergency a nuclear emergency. declared by the trapped with these governments again breaking news japanese said nuclear safety commission official says a meltdown at the nuclear power plant is possible. it's now in the state of emergency at the plant. they're monitoring the levels of radioactive material saumur reports saying that some of material had already leaked and this has yet to be reported in detail we just to remind you about why there is if this is a disaster this was triggered by an eight point nine quake that hit friday two forty six a local to. that's five forty six in. the north east coast of japan the effects have been felt all the way to tokyo the disaster casualties still going out the japanese government already have it having sent troops t

the base years with the giants, closing at this spring at at&t park. the kids diplomatic.riking out he's news, 0-0. the game is tied that one. i to the gap, that drives then i tree house. this court in the fifth thing is to-one. once filled, they both scores, make your way to the bottom half. they had problems with the credit cards getting beers. >> darya: and they were running at a cash. >> mark: this alright after a solo home run, that put the giants 4-3. that's how this one ended. >> darya: we talk to some giants fans you're excited about the start of the season. >> champions. >> we're going to do it again, we're going to take it one more time. >> yes, i am excited about today, i hope we win the whole season. good giants. >> after the parade, the fans' best, seeing that trophied not once but twice. first, second in line, it has just been awesome. is about time, i have been a fan since i was a little girl. >> clear to see from the tattoo. there's a high demand for tickets come opening day, sold out, opening night, sold out. there still some tickets for the tent, they ran

we start with at&t. as darren reported, its $39 billion effort to buy t-mobile looks to increase services and subscribers. the stock responded nicely, up more than 1%. since september, the stock has traded in a $2 range between $28 and $30 per share. one of the losers if the at&t/t- mobile deal goes through could be sprint nextel. shares sank almost 14%, giving up all of their recent gains that were had when sprint was the subject of buyout rumors. sprint is expected to fight the proposed merger of two competitors. smaller players in the cellular services industry saw higher stock prices. pre-paid companies leap wireless and metro p.c.s. are commonly looked at as buyout targets themselves. we've seen some nice gains. leap added 16%. metro p.c.s. up more than 4.5%, and u.s. cellular added almost 5%. one more note on the at&t deal-- stocks of cell phone tower operators fell. s.b.a. communications, american tower and crown castle each fell to their lowest prices of the year. if the at&t deal becomes a reali

here's a look at tomorrow at a glance.tarting the day with morning fog, patchy in the north bay valleys. our bay shores could see little fog. temperatures on the wild side to start the day. by noon warming up quickly by 4:00 p.m. we will see a mix of upper 60s and low '70's. of 05 to 10 degrees warmer than what we saw today. first we have to get through the fog. 5:00 a.m. fog to the north bay and for inland valleys, east bay shore and fog from the central valley starting to creep up and take antioch. continuing into the north bay that will clear up by 11:00 you're looking at mostly sunny skies, a few high clouds streaming in. temperatures will warm from there. seven degrees in the period 61 in half moon bay, 76 in los gatos tomorrow. your kron 4 here is a look at your 7 day around the bay, warmer tomorrow. thursday increasing cloud cover is evident far next door. it will be similar to what we saw last night. very light showers, nothing to measurable expected. friday and saturday will stay dry both days in a stronger day to

just another day at the office. clips not at fortunate. they lost it by 23. finally, playing center field in the bigs can be a tough job. you need speed, athleticism and above all you need a glove. or andrew mccutchen at the wall, he went up and not only did he miss the ball, but he lost his glove. that's a double whammy. no biggie. have somebody toss it back. but there was nobody there. andrew took matters into his own hands. he hopped the fence, picked up his glove and climbed back over. you don't see that too often in the majors. but then again, it's spring training. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> a comedian loses a steady paying job trying to joke about japan's woes. >> your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, forget cabo or cancun, we'll introduce you to some spring breakers with a different idea of vacation. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this tuesday morning. busy weather day, a lot of heavy rain, chance of thunderstorms today and gusty winds. look at the forecast

look at him go in there.o, bob. >> he is going to slow out his back is what he's going to do. >> he has a cinder block. he could punch through any moment now. we'll watch him going to work. >> he's a man with a mission. >> a new stadium for the earthquakes is on the i way. >>> let's go to christina loren with a check on our forecast. >> it is 49 degrees in sunnyvale. bob redell is working up with a sweat this morning with temperatures warmer than we typically see this morning. it will make it easier to go in to work this morning since it is not bitterly cold. we'll see a bit of light scattered shower activity as we head throughout the first part of the day. showers are trending south, though, and for the most part they are really, really light in nature. a lot of this is burning off, which is actually getting out of the way before it hits the ground. it is evaporating before hitting the surface. you may not see any showers at redwood city where we saw the green moving over your city. ten miles of visibility i

tokyo, though, coming in at 16 degrees so you are looking at another warm and spring-like day. as for the next couple of days, we will be talking about that unsettled weather for thursday for miyako, sendai and even onahama. miyako a chance of flurries or two developing here. highs only at 7 in miako and double digits for sendai and onahama. changes friday, sunshine and highs rise up to 12 in miyako and sendai and 13 in onahama but the morning lows, so the fluctuations you want to watch out for health issues here. all right, that is a look at your weather conditions for now, and here are some other cities across asia. >>> all right this just coming in to us. japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency says radioactive iodine 4,385 times the safety standard was found in sea water near the troubled fukushima daiichi nuclear plant on wednesday. this was the highest level of the radioactive material measured so far in waters around the plant. on tuesday, the plant operator, tokyo electric power company, detected 3,355 times higher than the standard. if you're just listening in, th

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at&t, right?ale announcer ] it's easy to compare online at att.com/comparesanfrancisco and see for yourself. >> mark: welcome back to the kron 4 news. libya, moment gaddafi as saying libya's will fight if a no-fly zone is imposed gaddafi made these remarks during an interview. he was responding plans for a response to libya as right now france and britain are posing a no-fly zone. just this morning gaddafi forces have a bomb to an auto pipeline. he's claiming that it's a signal to libyan said foreigners are trying to take over vero. president barack obama is meeting this morning with advisers to suggest possible intervention in libya. with the turmoil in libya and have seen of prices and gas prices up dramatically, the latest gas prices show oakland in san jose with an average of $3.92, san francisco $3.96. with gas prices going up that's forcing a lot of people in the bay area to cut back on other spending will outran went out this morning to see it people were cutting back. >> will: economist an

closing at 96 a.utures are positive as we're expecting another rally today fears about japan's damaged nuclear- power plant has eased a bit. the acquisition of team mobil has investors cheering. the dow is up 178 yesterday. settling among the 12,000 market 12,037. the nasdaq surged 49 points we will keep rising in the opening bell. >> darya: bay area gas prices, in case your develop, the average price and san francisco for regular is $4.10 san jose $3.98. back with more in just a couple of minutes, live look at the san mateo bridge visibility is good, traffic is moving at the limit we will be right back. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace t

>> he looked back a lot to at all the people that have been tried. look at o.j.ckson big power people very famous. juries have a hard time convicting them that's one of the things the government will have to get over. they're going to have to get over this is barry bonds, find him guilty. a lot of well-known people, have a better chance of getting a not guilty verdict than anybody else. >>pam: stand also testified today, he was the former giants trainer. >> he did, that's why i said to stay on message to the jury. he came in and said it i noticed that there was acne on his back, i notice how big he was. that's why means stay on message, just admit straight out to the jury quit fighting the hat size, the acne that people are lying whether he took a nap. the issue did he know steroids? that is the message. tomorrow more evidence and more ballplayers. the one that's going to be interesting is bobby, when he comes and i believe he's going to testify. barry bonds told me that he was taking steroids. that that's going to hurt onslaught. >>pam: thinking michael, stay wi

terry mcsweeney is live at the san mateo county employment development center with a closer look at positive local signs. >> the news was good here to start with. one of the lowest rates in the state at 8.3%. over contra costa 10%, same story in santa clara county. here where they had good news they got even better news. >> one, two, three! (applause) >> and with that the new j.c. penney opened its doors and a long line of customers poured in. leland yee who was running for mayor of san francisco couldn't help but show a little envy. >> i have to aslur once i become mare we're gonna take it all back. >> this means 150 people that did not have work now do. vicki checky was tearing up as she told us her journey from unemployed to employed. >> it took me 11 months to find this job. i saw the sign j.c. penney was coming soon and i hit the brakes and i took a breath and i went home and online. >> jobs, jobs, jobs has been the mantra of the new congress but also the month tra of state, county leaders also. >> the sales tax revenue which the city is going to generate in these lean economic times is

t t-mobile merger. >> and there is a look at consumer concern autos at tv ads, t-mobile shows at and t as an old middle aged nan a gray suit. oops. we won't be i seeing that add from now on. aside from that, what will consumers experience? at and t says a better network and consumers. >> there are t-mobile charging but on a number of plan types but it's possible the lower rates will continue only until contractal obligations are up, then, prices will rise. and at and t says there are tl is plenty of competition in the marketplace. >> a report aired for service animals called real concern. the new ada rule say a service animal is a dog or miniature horse trained to perform a task. meaning many emotional wellness animals no longer qualify. the new ada definition does not apply aboard commercial aircraft, not yet. the department of transportation allows emotional needs services animals as long as a passenger has a health care prefegsal's note given the airline at least 48 hours notice. the airline can wave rules and just accept any animal but cannot makeup own rules in, california the s

at clear lake they are getting snow at 2,500 ft..ling through, the worst is yet to come as we head through the morning hours. even over night and all day friday scattered showers in the forecast parent this storm has to get through and that will take the best part of their early morning. by the evening commute hopefully things will light up a bit. what you can't see it saturday system bringing us a decent rain appeared once were done with that you could take a breather. next week seems to be dry and warm. 10:20 a.m. let's conditions under commute. >> george: we may see the turn in some areas. you are right to things normally would of been improving in the last hour and half instead of deteriorating. wind advisory for the bridge bay bridges. in the richmond san rafael bridge we have a special restriction. traffic management center said no empty trucks and no arbyrv's. they wat to make sure that on have been overturned on any purchase. so with that mind it placed the restriction. we have been watching the traffic, this one no one ride

trial starts again at 8:30 a.m. at the federal courthouse. the second week of the trial actually. >> yes, it is. and it's getting a little more interesting, too, to say the least. >> reporter: oh, yeah. >> sharon chin, thank you. >>> we are going to hear from president obama this afternoon about america's military mission in libya. the president will be speaking from the national defense university in washington. white house says mr. obama will talk about what the u.s. policy in libya will be. critics from both parties are saying the president never asked congress for approval before taking military action and hasn't given them a clear plan yet. the president is expected to speak at 4:30 p.m. our time. we'll have coverage right here on cbs and continuing developments on libya on the cbs 5 eyewitness news at 5:00. and, of course, at our website, cbssf.com. >>> let's check weather and traffic. we'll start with julie watts. julie, good morning. a dry monday, certainly a welcome change. >> absolutely. we all have sunny dispositions this monday be

take a look at the traffic now. many of the cars were traveling at the speed limit. the rain was not coming down hard enough for them to slow down. >> and at ocean beach, it's definitely raining a lot harder here than it was. i'm standing on the great highway. this area is prone to flooding. there is no standing water right now, but the last storm caused this entire area to flood. that's why you see cones still in this lane. now, the southbound lanes are closed, and they could remain that way if this storm ends up being as strong as forecasters are predicting. in san francisco, reggie kumar, kron4 news. >> outside scots valley near santa cruz, residents remain cut off as engineers try to clear a massive rockslide that is blocking vehicle access to 32 homes. the department warns the slide is not stable, and not much can be done until the break in the weather. the bile of sandstone, trees and soil must be stabilized before crews can begin clearing the slide. fire officials say the entire operation could take up to two weeks to complete. >>> in the oakland hills, elvert

it plans to shut down 17th avenue at international at 6:00 tonight. the area is known at the city's most dangerous location. it is also a hot bed for the illegal sex trade. oakland's police chief and other city leaders will be there for a rally. >>> all right. lovely weather ahead. meteorologist christina loren is joining us. good morning. >> good morning. you know, it is lovely, but today i think a lot of people will be claiming that it is just too warm already. 86 degrees. these are your highs from yesterday. we had a really warm day. these are the new records as well for the 30th of march. now today i think we'll go down as the warmest march 31st in history in the bay area because we are forecasting the 90s. 86 degrees in napa. 85 in santa rosa. 83 degrees in oakland. meanwhile, downtown san francisco hit 82. san rafael, 82. and 79 degrees in mountain view. we are going to add quite a bit of heat today to the mix, so temperatures right now, which are already in the 60s in san francisco, are really going to be able to climb rapidly once the sun come

not at so great a risk of course the b. radiation is carried by particles in the air but it diminishes geometrically with distance so hopefully the levels ten kilometers away or twenty kilometers away are not nearly as high at the moment well what about the a precautions that people can take with trying to get as many insights as possible so the government has asked the public to wear masks stay indoors is that enough what else should people be doing the easiest thing that they can do within their homes perhaps that's to protect themselves if radiation levels do get out of control. yes well and good government seems to be giving very good advice of course the difficulty again is the difference between the type of material being vented here and at daiichi a meeting the likelihood is it is mostly steam. in charitable. vaporised . big prize graphite would have materialized as as dust or affected people as dust so staying inside would have been the best option is seen applies to daiichi but of course if the water condenses and

e-mail us at news tips at nbcbayarea.com. tonight at 11:00 the governor is revoking state paid cell phones, eliminating gifts for public employees and he's flying commercial. but are governor brown's measures more for show or actual savings? that's tonight at 11:00. >> toyota has a grand turn around plan. it hopes to be the first to sell 10 million cars a year. and though it does admit rapid expansion is partly to blame for many of its recall problems, let's turn to courtney reagan at world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. futures are actually slightly positive though investors a bit jittery. stocks did get some relief yesterday, all the major u.s. indices did close higher after opec said it's considering raising output to tamp down. u.s. crude is below $105 a barrel, easing back from the 2.5 year high we saw hit on monday. the spike in oil prices is helping push stocks higher in asia. european stocks are mixed. separately the bull market turns two, the s&p has almost doubled when it hit a 12 year low after the fi

tied the game at 7.ottom of the ninth, the giants' 2010 first-round pick gary brown comes through with the liner. and the walkoff win. 8-7 the final. good times for brown afterward. >> you get to walk by willie mays every day. the pie. do you know who did that? >> no idea. i'm guessing manny. >> no, it was crawford. >> thanks, man. well, that felt good. >> love the pie. marine mariners, the quest for the fifth starter gig. milton bradley racks up the double off him. ichiro score also. later, justin smoke smokes this one to right center. bradley, it was a blowout. seattle takes it 10-2. >>> pga, tiger, mediocre golf. he drops the birdie, even through three after shooting a 7-2. drops the birdie there. he is at 2 under. 11 shots out of the lead. justin johnson leads at 13 under. >> i'm still getting over the kid's beard. >> it was cool, but scary. >> a little creepy. thanks, justin. >>> what experts say, the best strategy to come out of daylight savings switch bright-eyed instead of drowsy. >>> this weeken

and at that point you really start thinking about how much is gasoline goinging to cost at the pump, and how much it affects consumers buying power. >> susie: now you also talk about a trend in gold prices. and you're calling for 2,200 on gold per ounce in the next five years. is how should investors play that. by the metal, or buy gold mining stockses? >> well, i think bullion is probably a slightly safer way to do it. because if events occur in the world that actually push gold up that much, chances are it means there's some problems in the world. if there are problems in the world, the stock markets probably sell off. although gold mining shares will track gold to some extent, su have to remember that gold mining shares are stocks first and gold mining stocks second so if they-- the stock market those stocks will come down too. bullion is probably the safer way. >> susie: we'll leave it there. thank you so much, there interesting thoughts. >> thanks, susie. >> susie: we've been speaking with rick bensignor chief investment strategist at dahlman rose. >> susie: some nice positive g

it starts at 7:15 at at&t park.e giants then open the regular season thursday in l.a. while the as host the seattle mariners friday night. we'll take a look at weather and traffic around the bay area coming right up. p >>> good morning. well, we have a couple of problem spots now in the east bay. first westbound 24 right before the caldecott tunnel in orinda, just getting word of an accident sounds like it may have been cleared to the center divide. unfortunately, some members of the kcbs phone force are telling us it's jammed solid from saint stephens drive. commuting to oakland southbound 880 before embarcadero, caltrans is doing some emergency roadwork. there may be a pothole. traffic is backed up to 7th and northbound traffic is jammed solid like usual as you pass the coliseum. that is your traffic. for your forecast, one last check, here's julie. >> sunshine pretty much sums it up, at least that's the story today. so a little bit of linger fog in the north but blue skies from vacaville. we'll see more of the sa

highway 101 at the central viaduct. in almeda county 880 at fifth where work is being done.santa clara county the 101 overpass at telly road. >> all right. that makes me feel safer. >> we don't really want people to be scared about getting out there, whether you are walking, hiking, taking transit or driving over a bridge. if one is deemed extremely unsafe, cal transaggressive will close it off like they did the bay bridge in 2009. >> that's when they discovered a crack in an i bar in a routine inspection. in a statement red by a spokesman, the transportation agency called his bridge management program robust and said more federal resources are needed. >> california needs a continued, stable and reliable, long-term investment strategy from the federal government that can support the state's highways and bridges. >> the experts say bridges are designed to last 50 years. the average age of those in california is 44.4. transportation for america believes federal funding should shift from a focus on new projects and concentrate on shoring up bridges that are showing their age. >

taking a look at the here is a look at your 7 day around the bay.tes day, a few clients, a high of 62, same thing for tomorrow. chance of rain tomorrow. on and off again thing. warmer on wednesday. the rate rose in but just a chance it is light. waves of grain, here and there through the week than we get the weekend, that's when the rain could stay for a day. >> mark: j. crew is one step closer to changing hands, they approved a $3 billion sale to private equity company depraves the way it for jake true to be bought for $43 a share. the deal should be finalized by tuesday. that two week hearing begins today to find the fate for a bid to been company *--tribune company. the hearing will affect the ownership of the chicago tribune, 23 tv stations and other newspapers. three new movies at the box office rango $38,000,000 feature and johnny depp as they can million shares. the adjustment bureau $20,945,000 the big blockbuster with matt damon, a third-place the retailing of beauty in the piece called beastly $10,115,000 . i hear live there to its name. >

at&t planning to buy t-mobile at a deal valued at $39 billion. 125 million subscribers. for now some customers aren't sure what's going to happen next. >> i lope the plans don't change. i hope the coverage stays the same. i would think one of reasons they want to buy them is because they're coverage is so good. >> the customer service is great over leer and very helpful. as long as that stays the same then everything is all good. >> regulators still have to approve the merger. the process could take up to a year. >>> it's only taken days for gas prices to go up again. it's jumped seven cents in the past couple of weeks alone. the national afternoon at $3.57. here in the pay area you'll pay $4.02. $3.98 if you live in oakland and the same number in san jose. >>> safety experts are recommended new guidelines for children's car seats. children should ride in rear facing car seats until the age of two instead of age of one and they also recommends older children who have out grown front casing car seats should ride in booster seats until adult seat b

coldest temperature in new york city at 32 degrees. we have boston at 44, d.c. at 51. traveling to the south, phoenix 89. low to mid-50s in seattle and port lant. right now all is quiet across our major airports. rain is moving into the deep south and flight tracker will keep you apprised of the situation. >>> good morning. i'm janelle wang in san francisco. a hail of begun fire at a popular bar and restaurant in mission strict. in the end, five people shot, i'll have a live report. >> here is a live look from sutro tower where it's quiet right now. lightning strikes in the north bay and heavier rain and when it will move across the rest of the bay. >> you will like the commute, no accidents reported on bay area freeways. check out the live shot at bay bridge, traffic is very light. >> and japan's nuclear crisis heads to catastrophe as an explosion rocks a third power plant. >> and d-day for pg&e, today is the deadline to prove that pressure levels in gas pipelines are safe. >> good tuesday morning. >> 5:29. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. let's begin in japan

she says rain is coming at it -- at us but you couldn't tell. >> leigh: we're going to see the thickening clouds overnight. rain returns tomorrow. we have some nice shots. this is the first one from the high definition east bay cam looking over the bay. you can clearly see the high clouds moving in. we take you to atop mt. tamalpais with our high definition camera there. some clear skies in that part of the viewing area. you can still see some high clouds. here's a look at the current readings right now. you know 62 in antioch, 51 in concord. oakland, 61. 56 in san francisco. 59 in san rafael. 58 in napa. 60 in mountain view. sunshine for san jose. 49 and 60 in los gatos. we're going with increasing clouds tonight. don't forget, before you good to bed, or you can do it tomorrow at 2:00 a.m. -- don't forget to spring forward, set the clock ahead one hour. and the rain will return as well. so spring showers. not too far away from that. here's a look at the lows tonight. high clouds moving in, not as cold as last night. santa rosa, 40. napa, 42. 48 for san francisco. 47 for oakland. 42 for l

>>> six nuclear reactors at two power plants in japan are at risk of meltdown after the cooling systems fail. add to that, one of the buildings housing the reactors exploded earlier today. emergency crews ordered more than 170,000 people to evacuate the areas around those two power plants. as for the earthquake and tsunami, officials have confirmed the deaths of nearly 800 people. but tens of thousands of people are still missing tonight. there are stories coming out as well of people who evacuated to schools, to shelters, only to have the shelter destroyed by the tsunami. one described how the road moved up and down like a wave during the earthquake, then things caught on fire while it was snowing and then the tsunami hit. there's now 100,000 troops on the ground along the northeastern coast. good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we have team coverage of the ongoing aftermath. elyce kirchner is covering the threat of the meltdown. kimberly tere is in santa cruz. but first, nbc's lee cowan has the latest from japan. >> reporter: good morning from tokyo. it is sunday morning here, where things

we are looking at great weather. pleasant today, pleasant again tomorrow and then perhaps even breaking a few records come midweek wednesday and thursday. giving you a look at what is happening outside our door, so partly cloudy skies, we are cooling off into the 50s right now, redwood city checking in about 57 as we slide into areas right around san francisco and oakland, mid-50s, 54 san francisco, and areas to the north, 56 napa, 58 degrees right now in santa rosa, breezy at times today. the winds beginning to die down but you can see still quite windy in and around san francisco. westerly winds to about 20 miles per hour, 10 oakland and nine for concord. i'm going to back it up a little bit because not everybody dealing with the pleasant weather just yet. to the north of us, we continue with that storm track and while a ridge of high pressure is building in through our area, we will continue to see a few clouds from this system here. i'm going to roll you through and show you that by tomorrow morning, perhaps a fe

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let's go side alive look at at the big board.of the democratic that sled in wisconsin, the leader has asked gov. scott walker for meeting. he asked in a letter delivered today for an in person meeting as soon as possible to resume negotiations miller says they are ready and willing to compromise. he asked for the meeting somewhere near the wisconsin and illinois border. honda is recalling more than 35,000 civic hybrids to fix a problem with the electrical system that could cause the headlights to turn off or the engine to stall. honda says the recall covers 2006-2007 model year civic hybrids. the company says the voltage converter that relays power from the motor assist system to the vehicle's electrical components could fail. honda received seven reports of stalling engines and 82 warranty claims connected to the problem. the recall is expected to begin in mid-march. the california department of public health announced a warning to not eat some hazelnuts that were distributed by defranco and sons from losangeles because they cou

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workers are at risk. residents have been evacuated. >> in their remainder of their life, they have increased the chances of cancer by a lot. >> reporter: the head of the international atomic energy embassy is on his way to japan to assess the nuclear plant crisis. >> we are getting information from japan. but the flow of information is highly appreciated. i will pass on this message to my counter part in japan. >> reporter: tonight that slow flow and differing notes of what's happening is only adding to the speculation. the situation remains very serious. >>> a bay area man has particular insight in the nuclear plant because he used to work there. >> japanese they say, that's the bottle. bottle in japanese means like old, you know. used, not a very good condition reactor. >> reporter: sugaoca was an engineer and worked at a number of power plants including the one to melt down in japan. coming up at 5:30, what else he told ktvu eric rassmass and how he never thought something like this would happen. >>> k

75 to 88 cases at a time. frankovich says that yates' disability shouldn't keep him out of buildings that have had 20 years to adhere to ada regulations. frankovich says a lot of businesses have ignored ada regulations and the lawsuits are often the only way to get them to finally comply. >> there was some businesses which just by the architecture of the space can't comply to everything. they just can't. i don't think those businesses should have to close. >> reporter: now, attorney thomas frankovich was out of town, so we interviewed him on the phone. we also asked if we could speak to his client, craig yates, and he said that yates does not speak to the media. now, san francisco supervisor eric mar says the city is working on a way to help some of these small business owners, to come up with small loans to do this kind of work that they need to do, or at least have a consultant come in and show them exactly what need to be done to comply with the ada laws. live in san francisco, traci grant, nbc bay area new

then we start to see light at the end of this long long tunnel. >> woodruff: when we hear the man at the nuclear regulatory commission saying that there is, i think he used the term, containment is now functional in three of the reactors, what does that mean? >> it means that the fuel which was in the reactor itself is contained properly so there is no emergency to that end. but the company still has to maintain and restore the adequate cooling of those reactors for those four units which we mentioned. this is still a big work to be done. the additional problems are those spent fuels which are at the top of the reactor in the reactor halls which don't have any containment and which have been artificially cooled in the last few days using water which has been dropped from the helicopters or brought by fire brigades in place. that is a serious problem which also needs to be fixed before we can start the real recovery operations. >> woodruff: it's still all about getting enough water back in these reactors? >> that's what it is all about. it only can come when there is adequate electric

also at heavenly, at least at the 427 in., 26 let's open and 94 runs. sugar bowl based at the 111 to 205 in.. >>pam: here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >>stanley: this is a cat lying on the floor of the safeway supermarket in the castro district of san francisco. the cat is been there the entire time have been shooting a statement. while the odor searches the internet at the sushi bar. this is a dog on a leash with his older in the same safeway at the seafood i'll. as the dog sniffs round of food. this is another dog same safeway with his own are walking around the market without a care in the world. i'm beginning to think i live in some alternate universe where dogs are actually a lot of places that sell food. it's not an alternate universe it san francisco. it's a violation of the san francisco health code for pets to the inside of places that sell food. if unless it's a service animal you know the one that actually is a vast that reads don't pet me i'm working. if you've never seen one of these signs, this one is dated circa

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friend us at "bzrpt." finally, we've seen the devastation from the quake and tsunami in japan, and we all want to help. the federal trade commission wants to help, too, making sure you're not ripped off by a fake charity. the agency is warning consumers to be careful if they get emergency appeals by emails, in a phone call, or on social networking sites. before donating any money, be sure the charity is legit, don't give large cash gifts, and get a receipt. many large charities are now running japanese relief efforts, including the red cross and unicef. and that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, march 15. we want to remind you this is the time of year your public television station seeks your support-- support that makes programs like "nightly business report" possible. again, thanks for joining us. i'm susie gharib. good night, everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station f

chinatown ccdc was at the table. others were also at the table. with that, i will turn it over to the deputy director for planning at sfmta. commissioner campos: good morning, welcome back. >> good morning, i am a deputy director at sfmta. most of my presentation has been covered, so i will go to the actual accomplishments. we will be talking a little bit about the engineering project that our agency has been pioneering in the country the last 10 years. some of the tool kits that are available to us and limitations of those tool kits, the need to expand those tool kits, talking about planning activities, and then a quick overview of the report on the pedestrian safety. this is something we have been working on. this diagram we have been working on as an agency ever since we were created, to create this mobility vision for the city. with bicycle sharing coming on board next year, we feel like we have all the most together. i would be remiss by not saying that walking is fundamental to the city's vision. a city trip begins or ends on your feet or in

fullsome is at 67 and lake oroville is at 80%. they would have more water but officials have conducted major releases in anticipation of the melting snowpack. there is so much water that today governor brown declared california's three-year drought officially over. >> we should be coming or going into october 1, the beginning of next water year, with i think above average reservoir storage. >> reporter: he says with a snowpack this large, a good water year is not in doubt. in el dorado county, this is ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> union pacific pulled out a rarely used piece of equipment this week to help clear snow from a 50-mile section of its tracks in the sierra. for five days snow covered the rails between colfax and truckee. that is until this steam powered rotary snowplow went to work and cleared the snow and re-opened the tracks for limited use yesterday. the plow has been around since the 1950s but the snow hasn't been deep enough to use it for the passed 13 years. [ music ] >>> and we are getting a break from the rain. if yo

the first at 5:45. the second will land around 9:00. >>> this morning, this english teacher is identified as the first american confirmed killed in japan's disaster. u.s. embassy in japan says the body of 24-year-old taylor anderson was discovered in the wreckage of the earthquake and tsunami north of tokyo. anderson is from virginia. her sister tells a local newspaper she helped all the her students evacuate but then couldn't get out of the way of the tsunami fast enough. >>> opening statement and the first witness expected in the perjury trial of former giants slugger barry bonds. the first person to be asked to take the stand will probably be bonds' personal trainer greg anderson but he is expected to refuse to testify and to be jailed for the duration of the four-week trial. a jury of eight women and four men was chosen yesterday. they will decide if bonds lied to a federal grand jury back in 2003 when he said he never knowingly used steroids. >> it's about finding 12 people who will do exactly what

it will be at 7:30 in this room. a regular meeting will be held at the regular time. we have the permits out for the regular business, and hopefully, we will be able to do the regular business in approximately one hour, and we will hold a special order, if you will, and it will be around at 7:30 tie. we will do it in this room. we will ask you to shove over and make some room for some news commissioners on that day, and if any members need to leave for any particular reason, that is quite all right. it is not a mandatory meeting at all. i. attached an email that i received. regarding content, if you will. this is for reference. if you want to take a look at that earlier. the focus of that meeting is going to be that bill that fiona ma has introduced but has not moved on, so, obviously, we will be agendizing a more in-depth item, but if you are curious about what the content is, take a look at what is attached. i wanted to go ahead and start looking way into the future about our next industries summit, so, again, in april, we are hopeful to do what i think is our fourt

another is to look at all of the options available to you. what is listed in the staff report is phenomenal, and it will give you some really, really good input. commissioner mar: thank you. next speaker, please. >> we partner with the port to provide rail services. i want to address one thing that commissioner mirkarimi mentioned about just recycling, that we may be able to focus on just recycling and not consolidating the recycling facility at the port. and it sounded like we were under some time constraints, and unlike the america's cup, where a gun was being held to our head to make a decision, there is a least five years left on this disposal agreement, and i heard at the budget and finance meeting that the current acceptor of our waste said they would do it indefinitely until they can do it right. i hope we are not doing some self-imposed thing. there was something approved several years ago that it anticipated industrial development at this exact site, and it took into consideration the truck trips, many of which are going to the recyc