warner bros.r and said, hey, charlie, get out. peace out. we're done. it's crazy. >> some people are saying, it's about time. what took them so long? >> two weeks of all this madness. wrote him a letter and wrote, after careful consideration warner bros. television has terminated charlie sheen's services on "two and a half men" effective immediately. so, he is gone. it's done. it's over. one interesting part of the letter also read, your client has been engaged in dangerously self-destructive conduct and appears to be very ill. warner bros. would not, could not and should not attempt to continue business as usual as mr. sheen destroys himself as the world watches. very strong language there. charlie sheen didn't waste any time firing back. he's planning to sue warner bros. according to the letter his lawyer wrote, he said he felt basically charlie had been fired because he insulted the show's creator, chuck lorre. so, they're little -- that's the reason they're saying behind it and pointing out lo

bros, brews, tats, pans, fist bumps, dry humps. it's like friggin' paradise.e, i get with my bros, i do shots, i tan and i drink. s.t.d, that's what we call it. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve higgins, they call me "the inflation." you know, so here's your inflation right there. you know what i mean? pow. see anything you like? ♪ >> i like going to the floor to spend time with my joshy. >> yo, i'm deejay josh. i go to the floor to plow as many hot girls as possible. ♪ [ laughter ] >> it's really sad, but i love him. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you're my bro! [ laughter ] ♪ >> i'm miles, and i am ready to rave. i like to party. and part of the equation, of course, is tanning. it's very important to stay tan for the ladies. you're going to need to have the proper skin tone to attract them. ♪ [ laughter ] >> i'm douchi. i come to the jersey floor because it's the only floor with hot gorilla juice heads. woo! i love tanning because it accentuates my appendectomy scar. [ laughter ] you're up. >> i don't need to [ bleep ] tan, all right? [ laughter ] seriously, i don'

bro was on fire, but douchi was a disaster. we had to get her out of there.nebriated. >> jimmy: yo, i grabbed the inflation. and i said, "you, we got to get douchi out of there." [ laughter ] >> oh, my god. >> steve: i mean, she hit the table harder than a 10-pound bag of sausage. you know what i'm saying? [ laughter ] >> wah! [ laughter ] >> steve: j-bro and i had to drag her out of there before someone kicked the living [ bleep ] out of us. [ laughter ] [ cheers ] >> jimmy: hot tub time! hot tub. hot tub, baby. got to keep the party going. [ cheers ] >> i don't go in there. i don't go in the hot tub. but if you were to test the water, you'd discover some things -- we should probably get that tested. we shouldn't keep putting human bodies in there. [ laughter ] >> no, it was [ bleep ] awesome. >> hot tub! yeah! >> get the [ bleep ] off me! get the [ bleep ] away from me! >> douchi got apprehended by security. >> yeah, i called security. she was being inappropriate. [ laughter ] i don't -- you know, people just do whatever they want around here. nobody seems

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warner bros.ired him following his bouts of partying, hospitalizations and a bitter media campaign. the production company said the action was taken after, quote, careful consideration. when asked by the "associated press" if he plans to sue, sheen said, quote, big. warner bros. say it has not made a decision on the future of the show "two and a half men." >> he is all about winning now. at least that's what he says and he lost, what, $1 .8 million per episode too. >> but that's the number one show for cbs so it's interesting to see if they will find another actor. >> there has been some chatter that john stamos. they are still looking. >>> party time in the big easy. we'll have a live report on the mardi gras revelry. why the timing of this fat tuesday couldn't be better for the city of new orleans. ,, appreciate the easy days, are what keep me coming back for more. [goat sounds] and the customer says, on the carpet." what? gonna be difficult. don't tell me about a dog. a day care full of kids, h

the social networking site has signed a deal with warner bros.n facebook. starting today, anybody who clicks on the like button on the facebook page of say "the dark knight" will be able to pay $3 to rent that movie for up to 48 hours. more movies will be added in the coming months. >>> well, the beads are flying in the big easy. fat tuesday celebrations under way. i guess they are bigger than ever. we have live picture, this is bourbon street in the french quarter of new orleans. this year mardi gras happens to coincide with spring break. students they say are ready to make memories. >> the ball drop from in all, baby. happy mardi gras. >> the big easy, you can't get enough of it. and then i'm going to church for ash wednesday. >> atone for your sins. the city has more to celebrate this year as it continues to rebuild from hurricane katrina and the economic devastation last year's oil spill. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ring ring. progresso. oh yes hi. can you put my grandma on the phone please? thanks. excuse me a sec. another person calling for her grandmothe

warner bros. said yesterday it fired the "two and a half men" star following his bouts of partying, hospitalizations and a better media campaign. the production company said the action was taken after "careful consideration." when asked by the "associated press" if he plans to sue, he said "big." warner bros. hasn't decided on the future of "two and a half men." >>> today bay area residents may be able to see the space shuttle discovery and the international space station pass overhead. >> we have some nice weather. it all depends on the skies if they are clear. it happens around 7:25 p.m. tonight. together the shuttle and the station will look like a bright star as they fly overhead from the northwest to the southeast. they will be more than 200 miles above the earth's surface. discovery is scheduled to touch down in florida tomorrow. >>> and i have some good news. you will be able to see the space shuttle. the clouds will break apart this evening and you should have a clear view. out the door, l

warner bros. is testing a service to stream movies on the site. the first movie being offered is batman. that sent shares of the movie rental service netflix down 6%. they say that facebook could cut into notebook's gross. the dow gained 124 points in the nasdaq rose by 20. the ceo of banc of america says he expects more profitable days ahead. >>> the figures show how california and the bay area are changing. which groups are growing and the one that is shrinking. >>> the explanation behind this video and why these never before seen images of the september 11 attacks are being released. >>> partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. a warm-up is expected for tomorrow and some rain soon to follow. >> he had breaking news. a major earthquake off the coast of japan. the earthquake hit 15 minutes ago on the east coast of japan. building shook some 250 miles to the south in tokyo. a tsunami alert has been issued for the northeastern coast of japan. >>> the district's board meeting got underway in concord just about one hour ago. they are expected to vote fo

this is only in english and alter bros. two courses that we would typically offer in summer school. algebra is a true gatekeeper. if they do not get through algebra, then they have a tough time mastering geometry and the more advanced courses. as you can see in the data, the end total is that we have 2240 students who took ninth grade english, 441 received an f. i broke it down into various groups. chinese students, out of a totaled 1866 chinese students that took ninth grade english, 5% of them received an f. out of a total of 325 african american students, 94, or 29% of them received an f. latino students, out of a total of 863, 21% received an f. out of our english lerner students, 19% received an f. our students to receive special education services, 255, 65 received an f. there are some duplication numbers for those of you poring over the data. you can see the data for the algebra. our newcomer students, who are recent immigrants, also had an extra burden in terms of trying to meet the graduation requirement. they are coming in with a little bit level of english. they only cons

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he was fire by warner bros.xecutives and coming up we are going to look at what legal and financial roads lie ahead for the troubled actor. you just can't stop watching. >>> and a heart of warming love story in the tragic story in new zealand. they find each other in the rubble and three days later get married in christchurch. they are going to share their incredible love story and great wedding pictures on "the early show" in a couple of minutes. >> can't wait to see that. >> a memorable wedding. great. >> it is amazing. it's amazing. it's a wonderful story of love and survival and it's really great. >> thank you. drink one of those hurricanes for us. >> reporter: i'll drink two for you. >> and i know you will. [ laughter ] >> "the early show" starts 7:00. >>> rex the king of the carnival getting the keys to the city yesterday in new orleans proclaimed that all commercial endeavors be suspended and pleasure may rule day and night. that's what we say about this show. >> we do, daily. and the party is going on ea

on crime the most obese by bros and brought in maximum security. i was lying there we. as people were some freedoms. and i was crying. because they were punishing. the cows. everybody. sighs. i'm going to do this rush the guy my i'm gone look for the feeling. that's what motivates me. three below him and wrappings. they made oh hurry demon out. me. and tried personnel land mines niggas heard news all it's in the world. now oh sure the first thing every wednesday morning rain or shine for the past ten years more and a group of fellow pacifists demonstrate outside the headquarters of this local armament company they remind people who went to p.t. do reining in weapons were used in the war in arrests and that this company still manufactures them. depleted uranium ore dehumanisation have been the subject of heated debate because of the secondary effects they may have on the health of troops and civilians. because we want the change we want nuclear abolition way while we're against the weapons of mass destruction like depleted uranium podcast or bombs they're going to drive

just days after being fired from "two and a half men," he filed a $100 million lawsuit against warner brose show. the suit claims sheen was fired because he had recently criticized executives. >> this wouldn't be a news program unless' have a little charlie sheen and lindsay lohan. >> and a little lawrence karnow. >> i hope i'm n in there with that group just yet. >> what a three some. >> come on, guys. >> it does not belong. >> folks, we started out with some sunshine today looking good. if you didn't know any better you would say, it's going to be a great day. a cold front came and showers started up and that's what we are seeing now, scattered showers most of that light in towards san jose. haven't got the rainfall just yet but we have some more on the way. let's check the high-def doppler radar and show you where all that moisture is at right now. you can see not a lot left with the cold front as it moves through in toward livermore valley. dry right now. scattered showers over the mountaintops. the next band of moisture making its way onshore pushing through the north bay and into the

part of a deal between warner bros and facebook.ea is to use your facebook credits which are sort of a currency on facebook to buy the movie. then you have lots of friend recommendations. you would say i like this movie very much and maybe the opportunity for your friends to rent it. >> interesting. so can you use your farmville credits to buy stuff? >> you can use the farmville credits, no, you can't. i forget what the exchange rate is. >> corn and a movie? i don't know. popcorn, maybe. >>> another update on the developing news we are following out of berk looek berkeley. a live report on the deadly standoff is coming up. >>> and we have a better idea why pg&e never prepared the san bruno pipeline, but the federal government may not agree with what pg&e found. >>> taking a live look outside at the beautiful bay bridge this morning. it is gliszenning out there. a little mist in the air as well. we'll see when it will clear up. ovmore an ltening to ouravoritsong than liste our favngs. t r fari is eatnoizol. e'reheids in ♪ t r fari is

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. >>> y lucero cancela concierto, por el del bro difícil momento atraviesa. >>> y larry hernández, mandatundente mensaje. >>> esto y más ahora mismo. >>> con fuerza descomunal, una ola se desplaza, y envuelve todo, y el agua, golpea las costas, y arrasa con todo, y una bola de fuego se levanta, presas de la desesperación, algunos piden auxilio, y otros corren despavoridos. >>> bienvenidos, a "primer impacto". >>> ilia calderón, gracias por acompañarnos, en esta edición especial de "primer impacto." >>> la madre naturaleza pone en vilo al mundo tenero, japón, tuvo un sismo, desencadenó en tsunami, y dejó más de 400 muertos. >>> fue devastador, y tenemos cobertura en equipo. >>> así eso ilia, y comenzamos con natalia cruz. buenas tardes. >>> buenas tardes, son imágenes que nos afectan a todos,el mundo se despertó con estas imágenes, un terremoto, y un tsunami, la devastación es total, aún cuando es considerado líder, para soportar, esto, con edificios antisismicos. >>> sobre vino la segunda ola, el agua, sobre la tierra, y se traga todo a su paso, el masivo tsunami, borró del mapa, a comun

signs of pressure during a bogey free second round which included up for birdie on the if your remark bro is also there just two shots off the pace the northern irishman doing well in windy conditions finishing in sixty nine while six time winner tiger woods lies outside the top thirty after adding a disappointing seventy four to his opening round seventy. were to the coastal hockey league playoffs were a poor visiting teams. go ahead wins in their conference semifinals tonight in lafayette you know i'm a real host that lockable teeth and game. three of their series of amusing will clash this law committee finding the net eight times with the nama story for themselves that series moving two games to one fever of local people as lance welcomes in the moscow region good news for the rude side and this one as well was the score to some petersburg men meaning they also take a two one lead in the best of seven it's two. russian basketball received a timely boost last week when david platt agreed to stay on as head coach of the national team for a man richard caught up with the man and self who

meantime, warner bros. has agreed to pay the crew of "two and a half men" for four of the eight episodes that were cancelled. that's what i really worry about, the crew. radar online says sheen took a drug test which shows that he has been clean for at least the last 72 hours. >> i am on a drug, it's called charlie sheen. uhm, it's not available because if you try it once, you will die. your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body. [ laughter ] >> what's he thinking? >> sheen says if cbs wants him back, he wants $3 an episode instead of his old paltry $1.8 million that he made per episode. cbs the owner of this station has not made any comment. so frank, if you don't get a raise this year, that is why. >> well, there is a guy that does not need a cup of coffee this morning. [ laughter ] >> unbelievable. >>> well, moving on here. hpv is more common in men than many thought. a new study found that 50% of men are infected with the virus. they also say two-thirds of tongue and ton

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as the war in afghanistan for example where it was not a popular war and if we just started having bros so soldiers deciding on the road that they were no longer going to become a member of the united states military apparatus would have a problem and so there are very harsh penalties to wife. including the possibility of their mainstream media in the so-called coalition countries are not in a hurry to get andrea say either the major corporations like the b.b.c. c.n.n. what would happen is they could buy say anything that was controversial or would go against the government line it would be completely censored andras says he's ready for the battle of his life claiming there was no just a few cation for the war in iraq but he admits he's on a sleeper a slope exceeding the pressure of r.t. but now i'm keen germany. back with the headlines in just a few moments don't go away. down the official altie have location your i phone i pod touch from the top story. life on the. video.

as could argues for in cash goes under lock and key exports a lot of the legacy of using bros and there's a long term political will. young people in italy look to inject fresh blood in for the country's leadership but some fear it could mean leading to the nationalistic far right. and andrew farmer joins us now with all the latest from the world of sports. the lose your money on for the english premier league title tricky question not to be somebody twists and turns have and i'm not sure i thought it would be managed united but they lost yesterday. we can you think it would be one of those although chelsea do have a chance to make up some ground tonight they played blackpool in the blues at ten to one if you're not dancing a long shot who support is going up next. hello there you're watching the sport and these are the headlines i willing to start any possibility praises his plays after beating tears scar to lift the russian super cup. last regular season chants of unguarded make the last day to break a playoff victory over national economy. but he destroyed phoenix late at the hands of

congressman nick rahall, whose committee oversees the museum, says he is bro deucing a bill that would require them to sell made in america products or lose their funding. diane? >> jon karl on the case in washington tonight. thanks so much, jon. >>> and coming up, a wild new weight loss idea. would you try it? desperate for nighttime heartburn relief? for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. talk to your doctor about your risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures if you take multiple daily doses of nexium for a long time. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. talk to your doctor about nexium. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. until you look at the gumline. the problem is, you could have plaque along your gumline that can lead to gingivitis. in fact, one in two adults actually has gingivitis and might not even know it. fortunately, there's new crest pro-health clinical gum protection toothpaste. it helps eliminate plaque at the

continuously viewed as the enemy especially since the end of the cold war the worse thrives on warner bros i want conflict. therefore. so we. the new carmen and according to a department of homeland security study islamic extremists are seen as a threat in thirty one states while neo nazi and white supremacist cells groups left out of king's homeland security hearings are seen as a threat in all but four when we talk about terrorism in the united states what who've been the terrorists you know some poor pathetic not in arizona timothy mcveigh in oklahoma city these are the people who are killing americans no . most of the critics on the right and the left the echoes of mccarthyism are troubling last month can also introduce this see something say something designed to prevent citizens from lawsuits when they report suspicious activity but critics say it amounts to little more than informing on each other much as they did during mccarthyism and the cold war keelan ford r. t. washington d.c. . tomorrow peter king's muslim radicalization hearings begin on capitol hill but today let's take a m

yes and beyond that and if rosen bros were loyal to their class it should have rescinded their american citizenship and return to the country or go to a country that was more in line with their thinking about. do you know when they were citizens and the question is what country what question in charge in country shouldn't just be the billionaires you don't have to give us we really should we'll write a little we have a major major story we're countries working people see just as then they're somehow traitors but in fact you know they're very good as national nuclear secrets of the group then they're treated right unfortunately we are out of time certainly to talk about this for a lot longer not only president of the last government and brian becker the national coordinator for the answer coalition and that is going to do it for now but for more on the stories we covered totally go to our website our team dot com slash usa also check out our youtube page at youtube dot com slash r t america listen we've got a lot more coming up in the next hour at five o'clock we will speak with enrique

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say it again but i don't think it's the comparison to look daniel ellsberg of the next year rosen bros war room whistleblowers they didn't give it to the new york times they gave it to the soviet union they're not whistleblowers their spies what what metta world manning is in charge of giving away is i think of such a nature it's destructive to our foreign policy just destructive to our national interests and if he did all of what he's been accused of doing not charged yet as you point out i do i do think you deserve to be executed yes he's been tried in the media just as the rosenbergs were tried in the media he's been held he's been held incommunicado charges have not yet been pressed and yet he stripped naked every night i mean he's been held in a way that would be humiliating and considered a form of torture why because they're trying to do what yes when you when you look at when you keep people so it was when you knew probably your leaving or torture when you humiliate people when you degrade people it's a form of psychological psych apps terror and just as ethel rosenberg who the

appearing on mtv's "16 and pregnant." [ laughter and ohs ] [ scattered applause ] pro, you and your broling back to the safety of your hotel room and passing out. con, waking up and going, "did we?" [ laughter ] that doesn't happen. [ boing ] [ laughter ] pro, you finished third in a wet t-shirt contest. con, in the amateur man boobs division. [ laughter ] hey, a win is a win. a win is a win. and finally, pro, you get to party all day and all night with no responsibilities. con, it's like being a kardashian for a week. [ cheers and applause ] that's the "pros & cons," everybody! we'll be right back with more "late night." come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: do dogs chase cats? ♪ 70's era music sfx: tires squealing ♪ 70's era music sfx: tires squealing vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. whoa! that leaves lots of pieces behind. that's why there's charmin ultra strong. than the ultra rippled brand, it's no wonder charmin ultra strong holds up better for a more dependable c

also adding a nice dedication that says, "thank you for always respecting the sock on the door knob, bro [ laughter ] in a speech to students today, president obama said he was always getting in trouble when he was in middle school. in fact, obama said he talked so much during class, the teacher had to take away his teleprompter. you believe that? [ laughter ] >> steve: why with would she do that? >> jimmy: she just did it. he was talking too much. speaking of president obama, in his radio address this weekend, obama said that women earn about 75 cents for every dollar that men earn. [ audience boos ] and then sarah palin was like, "have you met todd?" [ laughter ] "just came in fifth in the snowmobile race, honey." [ laughter ] "todd. out of how many people?" "four." [ laughter ] "oh, todd." this is interesting. a new study found that stress and hard work can actually lead to a longer life. or as the kardashians are reporting it, "please pray for us." [ laughter ] this is weird. i read about a man straining for the los angeles marathon while eating nothing but mcdonald's. [ light laught

appearing on mtv's "16 and pregnant." [ laughter and ohs ] [ scattered applause ] pro, you and your broling back to the safety of your hotel room and passing out. con, waking up and going, "did we?" [ laughter ] that doesn't happen. [ boing ] [ laughter ] pro, you finished third in a wet t-shirt contest. con, in the amateur man boobs division. [ laughter ] hey, a win is a win. a win is a win. and finally, pro, you get to party all day and all night with no responsibilities. con, it's like being a kardashian for a week. [ cheers and applause ] that's the "pros & cons," everybody! we'll be right back with more "late night." come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ david ] well, i basically started noticing my hair loss a couple years ago, so i started using rogaine foam. [ male announcer ] only rogaine foam is shown to regrow hair in 85% of guys. it just brought about a lot of confidence. [ male announcer ] try new unscented rogaine foam. learn more at rogaine.com. ♪ [ male announcer ] escape convention. ♪ escape definition. ♪ escape compromise. ♪ introducing the most fuel-efficient luxu

get over here and enjoy the ride, bro, we're starting to win. winning. some are saying that you're bipolar. >> i'm bi-winning. [ laughter ] >> i'm not going to pretend i'm not bitchin', a total frickin rock star from mars. fools. trolls. shut up. shut up. people that aren't special. people that don't have tiger blood and, you know, adonis d.n.a. dude, can't handle it. oh, my god. unplug this bastard. >> how do you plan on winning that war? >> duh, i have a 10,000 year old brain and the boogers and of 7 year old. defeat is not an option. they picked a fight with a warlock. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: what is going on? "they picked a fight with a warlock." there are a lot to choose from there. questlove, let's see what you can do with it, buddy. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ win ♪ ♪ win winning winning win ♪ ♪ win winning winning win winning ♪ ♪ win winning winning winning winning ♪ ♪ win winning winning win ♪ ♪ winning win win winning ♪ ♪ winning winning winning winning ♪ ♪ winning winning winning win ♪ ♪ winning winning winning win ♪ ♪ winning winnin

warner bros., of course, fired him last week. >> that should be interesting. >> i guess, detroit, chicagout. shows all over the place. so he is still a hot topic. >>>5:55. we have our weather and traffic. a rainy forecast, scattered showers, right? i saw a lot of sunshine yesterday. >> yes. today is scattered showers right now. but it is going to be picking up. we're talking about a serious rain moving through the bay area today but right now we are starting out with scattered showers around the bay area and a pretty good cell making its way in along the peninsula towards san mateo, burlingame, foster city. you got this band of moisture that's rotating on through. still, the main cold front is sitting off the coast so once that sweeps onshore then we have rain everywhere around the bay area going to be heavy at times with gusty winds and it looks like staying unsettled toward the evening hours. showers and the possibility of a thunderstorm rumbling on through. a chance of a few more showers towards saturday. that low drops back down and gathers some moisture. i think we have a good soakin

and warner bros is paying the crew for four of the episodes.le, sheen says they should get paid for all eight canceled episodes. most people would sort of sit back and let the dust settle a bit, not sheen. sheen wants a raise. he's willing to come back to shoot the rest of the episodes but wants to get paid $3 million per show. before he was getting paid $1.8 million. yes, charlene sheen is not done. in fact, you can see a little preview right now of what he has to say later today on the "today" show. >> i can't speak for him, but i think he got overwhelmed or felt like he was not respected, i don't know. i'm just guessing. but there's sort of something epic about that, that it got so for aly gnarly that stan just went, i'm out. that's fine. bye-bye. then there's the freaking door. >> reporter: that's how charlene sheen seems to roll. he's referring to stan, his publicist, who did resign yesterday. he said he simply could not control his client. there have been rumors it would be john stamos stepping in to replace sheen. stamos said yesterday h

warner bros. fired sheen from his sitcom monday over his recent media rants.heen also told the station he plans to travel to haiti with actor sean penn. good. >>> if you're on charlie sheen overload and think we all are, this is for you. this app blocks mention of sheen in your browser. it adds on in seconds and blocks sheen's name with color bars. so if you have had enough, check it out. >>> well, it hasn't even opened just yet. >> but there could be more trouble for the spider-man play on broadway. reports say it is shutting down previews and shutting down so more changes can be made. there is word the director quit. that $65 million musical suffered a number of problems over the last few months including injuries to actors, people falling, and cast members quitting. just seems to be having a run of bad luck before it starts. >> they had a little prerun and they say it's fabulous but they have spent $50 million to get it up and out. >>> it's 6:52. a bay area sex offender takes off during his trial. the dramatic run-in right before he disappeared, coming up.

. >>> cbs and warner bros.uld be discontinued for the rest of the season and would ask in a separate interview if he would sue, sheen said, wouldn't you? asked if he should apologize to cbs, he said no, they should be licking my toes. what's he thinking? >> he says he deserves $3 million an episode instead of $1 .8 million. >> good luck finding work. >>> 557 5. mild weather today but -- 557 5:55. mild weather today but... >> lots of sun today. partly cloudy skies at best but tonight that storm moves through heavy rainfall high winds, the worst of it passing through overnight. by the time we hit the wednesday morning commute, lingering scattered showers. those lingering scattered showers will stick with us through thursday. a break in the rain on friday. and then heading into saturday and sunday, our next round of showers. before i send it back to elizabeth, take a look at our mypix for the day. what's the old saying, red sky at night, sailor's delight? let me tell you, sailors, take warning. that storm is acomi

the hearing has been set for april 19 for his lawsuit against warner bros.or $100 million over a breach of contract after he was fired from his hit cbs show "two and a half men." sheen also wants his trial aired live on television. >> no show would be complete without a mention of charlie sheen. i think we missed it the last few days. so welcome back, charlie. >> he has been fairly quiet. i'm sure that will change. >> i'm sure he has a lot to say. >> we have a lot to shout about this weather after last week. boy, what a difference a week makes. >> you know, people will actually talk to me today. it will be nice. >> julie told me to go on vacation! >> we hit the reset button. we're cranking up the temperatures all around the bay area today. some of those numbers easily heading to the 70s and maybe 80s in many spots inland today. tomorrow could be warmer, cooler into friday. saturday there is a chance of a few showers. other than that, dry weather, nice stuff and warming right back up. >> you probably will be wrong. don't worry, lawrence. [ laughter ] >> thank

warner bros.s agreed though to pay the crew for half of the cancelled episodes so they will pay for four of the eight remaining episodes. >> which is great for the crew and some of the other characters in the show. but what's charlie thinking? >> he wants to go back to work but he wants $3 million an episode versus $1.8 that he is getting per episode. >> who wants to hire that guy the way he is right now, though? that's the big question. >>> hey, we're all done, folks. thanks for watching the cbs 5 "early edition." see you tomorrow morning at 4:30. >> we leave you with this beautiful shot of chopper 5. >>> caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning. fighting back. rebels continue to battle forces loyal to a moammar gadhafi as u.s. war ships head to the region. we will speak with the u.s. bread to the nun about what is next. >>> a new poll finds majority of workers back as scott walker threatens layoffs if democrats don't come back to work today. we are live in wisconsin

they are making a decision right now, likely broed on data coming in from hawaii as some of the tsunami and the powerthf oe ocean hits hawaii. we'll see how that reflects upor the local .areaf they will anticipate what they could see forar e nnels und the bay. no delays reported now. the system is running on time, but again, they are looking for the winw between 7:00 and 9:00 where chr wtina said the tsunami warning is extended for the bay. so far you are okay getting through the area. you'll be fine after the tsunami likely as we expect lower waves. that will raise the water levels, so highway 1, the great highway has been closed near point lobos. for spectators, don't head out. watch the waves. watch live pictures out of the area. lower areas like the dumbarton bridge on the newark side, watch it because the water levels will raise all throughout the bay, even in this area just -- this is not the coastal area, this is the coast of newark and fremont, but this could cause flooding there. we'll watch that carefully as well. >>> thank you very much. we are getting word right now that the

warner bros saying sheen is officially fired from "two and a half men" but the show is not canceled. no word yet on how they will put that together and what the plans are for the show in the future. >>> james franco is back home in the bay area working on his latest project. he is doing a documentary on his mom's play staged at the stanford children's theater this week. in addition to acting franco is a student at yale and planned to do the project as part of his degree there. but his plans changed. >> yale, turns out not to be the most friendly to innovative projects, so i decided not to do it at yale. we are going to do it at nyu and also do this play. so yale is the big loser here and palo alto and nyu are the big winners. >> the play is considered a modern adaptation of a classic called "metamorphosis" opening this weekend. >>> the giants face the mariners later today, but last night it was the rangers in a rematch of the world series. the first time they have met since then. the bay area's pat burrell hit a two-run homer to beat the rangers 4-1. the a's lost to the mariners 6-3.

the service could launch in june with movies from 20th century box, sony and warner bros. >>> groundreaking news out of a south bay hospital starting this morning. city leaders and hospital officials will hold a ceremony marking the final piece of the $300 million renovation project. the four-story 160,000 foot tower will replace an older building at the regional medical center of san jose. the tower is scheduled to be completed in early 2014. >>> all right. 5:17 right now. we want to check the forecast with christina. not too bad, not too bad this morning. we are starting out pretty warm and we have a big deck of clouds overhead keeping things nice and comfortable for us trapping in the heat from yesterday. and the good news is all the shower activity is moving on out. a little is lingering along the peninsula. san francisco is getting light rain. redwood city, same for you. a little bit of spotty activity is aiming to livermore heading through the next 15 to 20 minutes. we are going to see all of this dry out as we head throughout the day. pretty nice day on tap with temperatures r

we're told schools in the ca bro yoap and pacifica. in marin county ba lena and stinson beach schools will remain closed. >>> we're a couple minutes away from a news conference from the u.s. geological survey. scientists will be telling us the latest. we have a preview. >> reporter: we are at the usgs in men lo park. this is one of the places where earthquakes are monitored and studied. we have the chief scientists. the first question i want to ask you is, earthquakes are earthquakes but very few are what we were have termed great earthquakes. is there any fundamental difference between them and i hate to say run of the mill earthquakes? >> a lot of the bay area residents will remember the 1989 one. the shaking for that lasted about 15 seconds. the strong shaking in this earthquake in japan lasted about four minutes. the energy released in this earthquake in japan was about 900 times more than the energy of the lomo. >> reporter: is it still an earthquake or something greater happens that makes a greater magnitude. >> the area -- the s

kraig doe bro is live over there with what everybody is waiting for. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: it's not the kind of campout that you think of going to the mountains. this is a sort of business campout. these people will get a chance to spend hundreds of dollars, maybe thousands of dollars to buy permits to be a street food vendor to sell fruit on street. >> the city finally flattened the clamp on this. >> reporter: a streamlining of regulations and a dramatic drop in the cost of a food vendor's license are the two reasons we were told for the person wanting to apply. he pitched his tent on wednesday and even came down here to see if there was anyone trying to beat him. >> we were never sure in what -- if what we were offering had a great demand to be there five to seven days a week. now we can hopefully meet the local demand. >> reporter: and the dilemma is resolved because he doesn't have to go out there and rent a place and commit to a year or two. he could just drive out there. the word of supervisors last november made -- made some changes.

one ebro man claims the campus is hostile to jews -- hee bro man claims the campus is hostile to jews. >>> earlier this week, we told you about this young lady, alexandra wallace, the student, she posted. youtube video mocking asian students and the way they talk on their phones in january. a backlash of that video led her to apologize. but now her father says her daughter is working on -- his daughter is working on more videos as part of a blog. >>> the family of a san jose woman injured in a car accident is holding a benefit concert this saturday to raise money for her ongoing rehabilitation. 19-year-old jessica hughes suffered a traumatic brain injury two years ago. her parents are hoping to raise $100,000 to send her to a special neurological problem in new jersey. we'll post a link with the website about the concert that features josh fox, the christian singer. >>> we'll tell what you a petaluma man is accused of doing to his dogs -- coming up. >>> and a close call for a television reporter as an suv backs toward him during a live report. how the vehicle was stopped just in time.

bro, that's a little weird. i don't know, doesn't seem that weird to me. just keep shaving my back, ok? oh, dude, can i get a bite? what, with my spoon? that's disgusting. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. is that sun? we're actually seeing some sun this morning. we are on storm watch, however, because there will be rain as well. coming up, rosemary orozco will have more on how long this wet weather will stick around. folks in san francisco are hoping for at least a little bit of that sunshine as they prepare to shut down a long stretch of the embarcadero. it will be shut down between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. today for the sunday streets program. the closure makes way for pedestrians and bicyclists and people who just want to get out and enjoy it. it's going to continue through october one sunday every month. >>> the production problems plaguing new california licenses. the sacramento bee reports the company had problems with printing, and lamination. the backlog of californians waiting for a new license reached 850,000 earlier this month. >>> a local syn

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