tonight communities fight to save their caltrain stations. but do you know how caltrain works?he complicated funding system that keeps those trains running and why the money just doesn't add up now. and speaking of big money, if you thought their salaries were shock, wait until you see the e- mails. from the city of bell, some quotes that you couldn't even make up. we'll have that and much more at 6:00, allen. >> that will be great. thank you, dana. thanks for watching at five. the "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. is the fda approving medical devices that could put you in danger? we are back in a half hour. you didn't wear red, roberta. >> couric: tonight, the knives are out and the battle begins over how to cut the federal deficit. and the republicans are fighting not only the president but one another. i'm katie couric. also tonight, it's not over in the middle east. egyptians take to the streets again. this time demanding better pay. and anti-government protests spread to iran. can it be defibrillators and other high-tech heart devices approved by the f.d.a. bef

. >>> this morning, a major step by caltrain that could lead to drastic cuts. christin ayers joins us now from millbrae to explain. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in just a few hours, the board that owns and operates caltrain is expected to declare a fiscal emergency for caltrain all because of a $30 million budget gap and it could mean deep cuts to train service. let's take a look at some of the possible cuts on the table. the board could slash weekday service by in early half of the number of trains. there would be no service on weekends and no service from gilroy to the san jose diridon station. 7 peninsula stations altogether could be closed. now, those changes are just possibilities at this time. but if approved, they would start in july and they could be devastating for the 40,000 a week caltrain commuters. there could be more jam-packed highways obviously and more pollution on the roads. now, there are some grassroots groups who are fighting some of these changes. they have some solutions on the table right now like higher gas tax or bridge tol

caltrain rider bryan mayer is a monthly pass holder. they have to reactivate or tag their passes at the beginning of each month. >> i sat down, i was going about my commute, i realized i actually had not paid my fare, i hadn't tagged the card correctly? so 22nd street stop came up, i got out to actually tag the car but the train doors were closing so quick i got back on and sat down. >> he says moments later a conductor busted him issuing a fine refusing to look at proof he paid. caltrans says its conductors have no flexible. hand-held readers are the only tools they have to go on. >>> 4:36. a san jose child care worker is behind bars accused of inappropriately touching girls at an elementary school. five girls say keith woodhouse touched them during an after- school program at trace elementary. prosecutors say that woodhouse confessed to the inappropriate touching. they are trying to figure out now if there are more victims. >>> an elementary school principal is dead. a school janitor is under arrest. it happened yesterday at the louis

cu --otro posible suicidio bajo las ruedas del caltrain.e vo --sucedio esta noche en sunnyvale 15 minutos antes de las 7, cuando un tren que iba hacia san francisco mat a un hombre de 52 aÑos en el cruce a nivel de las avenidas "mary" y "evelyn". --segun la policia de transito del condado de san mateo, el hombre se habria arrojado frente al tren. --ningun pasajero ni personal del caltrain, resultaron heridos. --esta es la tercer muerte en vias del caltrain, en lo que va del año. cu --en milpitas estan buscando a un sujeto hispano que intent secuestrar a una adolescente esta maÑana cuando ella iba hacia la escuela. take deko 3 --sucedio a las 8 y media de hoy, cerca de la preparatoria calaveras hills proxima a la autopista 680. --la joven tiene 17 aÑos, y dice que fue perseguida por el sospechoso.. otro deko 3 --este tendria entre 20 y 30 aÑos, 5 pies 8 de estatura, y cabello corto oscuro. --vestia sudadera azul de 2 tonos con capucha y jeans. cu --las llamas cobraron la vida de su madre y hermana en diciembre, ah0ra falta decidir quien tend

. >> caltrain expected to declare a fiscal emergency today. the impact it will have on riders and routes. >>> good morning. it is thursday, february 3. i'm sydnie kohara. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. time now, 6:00. >>> we have breaking news this morning. a busy morning already for san francisco firefighters. crews are on the scene of two fires in the castro and there are now report of a third fire so let go to gianna with the latest. >> the 3600 block of 16th street, we have reports it is a possible house fire. but as of 5:31, that fire was reported under control and contained to the attic at 16th between market and castro. the second fire a block away on the 3900 block of hartford near 17th street. fire crews are on scene there. in fact, christin ayers our reporter is just arriving there and she will have a live report for us in just minutes. as a result, they have shut down market street from sanchez to castro. we are getting word from pg&e as well that they are shutting down power to the area of 16th street because of the fire that happened be

good to go on ace, muni, bart, caltrain. you can get traffic when you want by going to our website, abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. right now we want to tell you about a fire in san francisco. it is burning on market street around the 16th street area. you can see some of the smoke from the fire and we understand that firefighters are there and possibly this may be spreading to a second structure. >> so we're going to keep you up to date. some of the fire equipment around there on market street and like i said we'll let you know what happens out there. it's 5:19, almost 5:20. next charles manson still has a lot to say. why prison disciplinary procedures are underway involving the mass murderer. the worst cyclone in 100 years. why emergency workers are struggling with rescue efforts. >> a birthday gift for ronald reagan today on his 100th birthday. c >> good morning. at 5:002, a fire burning in san francisco. here's market street at 16th street. actually the buildin

this was the third caltrain fatality this year. >> the budget gap caltrain is facing is so severe abouthe train service could be stopped. if that happens, the severe cutbacks could push even more cars on to the freeway during rush hour. here's abc 7's karina rusk with the story. >> that's my life line because i don't drive and caltrain's the only way i have to get to and from work. >> that life line though faces a projected $30 million budget shortfall. the peninsula corridor joint powers board moved closer to declaring a fiscal emergency and slashing caltrain service. >> the worst is pretty draconian cuts in service and confining it to just commute hours and half the trains we have now, no weekend service. and those are all very -- they're possible. >> the proposed cuts include reducing weekday service from 86 trains to 48. suspending service at 7 stations and ending all service south of san jose's deera'do station. there's a proposal to eliminate weekend and special event service as well as raise fares by a quarter. caltrain has no dedicated revenue source and its transit partners mun

. >> if you take caltrain, the news couldn't be worse.altrain is facing a budget deficit so severe about half the train service could be stopped. it could push even more cars on to the freeway during rush hour. caltrain faces a projected $30 million shortfall in the next fiscal year. next year the peninsula quarter moves closer to declaring a fiscal emergency and slashing caltrain it was. the cuts include reducing weekday service from 86 trains to 48 trains. suspending service at seven stations and ending all service south of san jose's deerdone station. >> the worst is pretty draconian cuts in service and commute hours and half the trains we have now, no weekend service. those are all very -- they're possible. >> public hearings will be held on the fiscal emergency as well as proposed service cuts on march 3rd. a number of community input meetings will be held prior to the hearing. transit officials in the south bay have approved a plan to let homeless people ride for free. participants will get stickers to ride bta buses and light rail

caltrain's future is up in the air. tonight there's a community heating sat san jose's city hall at 7:00 to come up with solutions. if they do not, almost half of the trains would stop running, seven stations would shut down altogether, fares would increase and there would be no more weekend service. all bad news for the 42,000 people who rely on caltrain every day during the week. again, if you would like to attend the public meeting, that is tonight at san ma jose city hall at 7:00. in the meantime, you have to shell out a pretty penny at the pump, but laura has helpful information on the cheapest gas prices you'll find in the bay area coming up right now. >> that's right. thank you, marla. we checked gasbuddy this morning to help you find the cheapest gas in the bay area. in san jose the gas is $3.28 at the arco on branhum lane. the cal gas stop on south white road and key road is selling gas for $3.29 a gallon. concord's cheapest gas is $3.25 on monument boulevard at the arco, and you can find gas for $3.28 at the v

service at this station and five others south of san jose could be discontinued entirely under a caltrainto close a $30 million budget gap. >> it was extremely important to our residents who ride the train. >> reporter: major steve tate says the potential loss would be damaging to his community even though at last count only about 105 people a day board the train here. the city is doing everything it can to try to save the service. >> even we can only save one train a day, you know in each direction or something like that in the interim while we look for the long term solution, but don't cut it out totally, gosh, please. don't cut it out totally. keep the light you know sort of lit so we ca

everything is on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. a good day to turn them on and get the latest hot spots out there. back to you. >> thank you. >> mass transit or just stay home if you can. it is a mess. >>> 4:54. many cities, fast-food restaurants are required to post calories on the menus but it doesn't change the way people eat. research shows teens order the same way. parents are guilty as well when choosing meals for the kids. in a survey teenagers and parents reported ordering the same amounts of calories after the new labeling. the study also found that teens often underestimate how many calories they are eating. >> that's very easy to do. >>> got a cold? a new report indicates taking zinc may help. a review of 15 clinical studies say remedies containing zinc can significantly cut down on the severity and duration of colds. the short-term use of lozenges, tablets or syrup containing zinc may do the trick but the key, you have to take them within a da

the caltrain board of directors expected to vote in april on what changes it will adopt. and allen when they do so those changes will take effect in the beginning of july. >>> so how did caltrain get in such a tough spot. we're looking at the circumstances now forcing the agency to consider such big cuts. >> it's at the beginning of a death spiral. there's no question about it. >> reporter: just look at the numbers, in the past 10 years the cost of running the train system has gone up 52%. while ridership over all has gone up only 7%. >> we're getting a pretty crummy rate of return on that 52% of cost to run. >> reporter: take the bulk of its funding, actually comes from three different transit agencies. san francisco's nummi, sam tran and santa clara's vta. but now. >> those three agencies are in serious trouble. sam tran in particular. and they might not be able to make their contributions this year. >> reporter: if that happens, close to half of the service will be closed. for starters a decline in tax money but there's also rising employee cost. at over $29 an hour, s

bart, muni and caltrain are on the saturday schedule. golden gate and a. c. transit on a sunday schedule. oakland and san jose parking meters are not enforce today but san francisco you will have to feed the meter. schools, government offices and banks are all closed today. at least one psychologist worries that self-mutilation videos posted on you tube might be a self-help guide for people who want to hurt themselves. more than 5500 youtube.com videos were found on self-injury. therapists point out it often happens when young people struggle with anger, sadness, depression and other emotional issues. solar flairs could change the orbits of space debris circling the earth. that could crash into satellites or make them crash down-to-earth. rich hart reports on a drive to find a solution for space junk. >> this is the animation of a very real collision of a u.s. communication satellite and the russian military satellite. the cosmos was no longer operational but the meridian was. this situation crucial to understanding the consequences in space debris was not ea

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. >>> a major step by caltrain that could lead to drastic cuts. today the board is expected to declare a fiscal emergency. and that would allow caltrain to raise fares and cut service without doing a full environmental review. caltrain faces a deficit of $30 million, close to a third of its entire operating budget. >>> in other headlines around the bay area, the state is ordering pg&e to cut operating pressure on four natural gas pipeline. the public utilities commission says it has recently run those lines above safety levels. it comes as the puc investigates the explosion in san bruno. >>> a federal prosecutor warns officials in oakland that their city ordinance allowing industrial pot farms is against the law. farmers, property owners and financiers could face prosecution. it's the first time the feds have sent a written warning since that ordinance passed last summer. >>> coming up, the secret of the mona lisa revealed. why one expert it thinks she was reall a"he." >> how this week's jefferson award winner is finding loving homes for it pets.

this morning caltrain's board of directors could declare a fiscal emergency as the agency faces a $30illion budget deficit in the next fiscal year. the move would allow caltrain to raise fares, reduce service and close stations without conducting a full environmental review. at today's meeting the board is scheduling a public hearing march 3rd to discussion options. they might have to eliminate all lines except weekday commute hours. >> san jose police are trying to determine if there are more possible victims of a day-care center worker accused of sexual abuse. keith woodhouse is being held without bail on charges of committing lewd acts with students at trace elementary school. he works for the community development center which operates an after-school day-care facility on that school campus. police notified parents about the arrest yesterday. investigators are concerned because they say woodhaslem worked with children more than a decade in camp centers. >> warning oakland about its ordinance to issue city licenses for industrial medical marijuana farms. the u.s. attorney melinda h

. >>> well, call it one expensive caltrain ride. a passenger says he got a $400 ticket and he is blaming that new clipper card. len ramirez live in san jose to explain it all. what went down, len? >> reporter: well, the clipper card system was supposed to make life easier for commuters, especially as they try to move throughout the day from one transit system to the next. but it turns out it's making a lot of people nervous and unhappy because of what happened today. for example, a man learned an expensive lesson about some of the rules that apply. it happened on the morning commute out of san francisco. breyer meyer got on a train to go to work in mountain view intending to use his clipper card, for which he pays $227 for a month of rides. but the card must be tagged into the system once a month on the first of the month, a step brian admits he skipped. >> i got on this morning and forgot to tag it. it's the2nd of the month. and i sat down, i was going about my commute. i realized i actually had not paid my fare. i hadn't tagged th

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but muni, bart and caltrain are running on a saturday schedule and a. c. transit is running on a sunday schedule. also no service for the alameda harbor bay ferry and alameda oakland ferry today. eric? >> frances, thank you very much. it's 6:09 now. just ahead, why some say the 100th annual bay to breakers race, the super bowl of surfing. there's no chance now the window for this year's contest will be extended. and worries for winfrey. the new problems for oprah's [ female announcer ] toet fresh-baked rich, indulgent chocolaty brownies you don't have to open your oven... just the refrigerator. ready-to-eat pillsbury sweet moments. find them in the refrigerated section of your store. with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnabon cinnamon... now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. >>> good morning, everyone. 6:12, almost 6:13 on the abc 7 morning news. a live look at the embarcadero in the backgrounds. you see the bay bridge there and you can see just how clear the skies are th

caltrain could cut service and these are options, or increase fares. caltrain leaders have already said they need to eliminate all trains except their weekday peak lines. service for special events like baseball games would also have to be suspended. caltrain carries an average of 40,000 passengers every day between gilroy and san francisco. in case you're interested and you want to weigh in that first public hearing will be march 3rd at caltrain headquarters in san carlos. >>> at a time when police departments are been downsized b.a.r.t. is going the other way beefing up its police presence. eight new officers patrolling trains in security sensitive areas. near the transbay tube and the berkeley hills tunnel. the critical asset patrol team, that's what it's called, as a result of a three-year federal grant from the tsa and department of homeland security. b.a.r.t. police chief rainy says his department will cover the bill if there are any additional officers needed. >>> while just ahead at 6:00, when fighting fires goes beyond battling the flames. >>

caltrain is facing a 30 million deficit. in january, caltrain reduced the service and raised fares by 25 cents boosting the price from san francisco to san jose to $8.50. the spokesperson says the agency is not receiving what it used to. muni, sam transand the valley transportation authority. caltrans receives -- carries an average of 0,000 passengers each weekday. >> we know -- 30,000 passengers each day. >> we know if this one is cut, that could be huge for me. >> the board meets at 10:00. that man you just heard from was telling me if they do make these changes and they do declare an official fiscal emergency, he and his family may have to decide to move because they need to be closer to a caltrain station. now, of course, there are others who want to make sure that caltrain snows -- knows that these stations need to stay open and the fares need to stay fair. we'll have more on that coming up on "mornings on 2." >> it is 7:35. a sacramento area community is mourning the death of an elementary school principal shot to deat

that's what caltrain customers can expect in the months ahead.t's telling peninsula riders as many as seven stops between san francisco and san jose could be eliminated. caltrain is holding community meetings to see what people think they should do and people are furious. >> it makes it difficult to get around, difficult to get to work. it makes it difficult really to get anywhere. a lot of us moved out here because we knew there was a station opening up. >> you wonder what's our voice really gonna do? if they don't have the money, what are they gonna do? >> cut service on the weekends and for special events besides eliminating stops, raise fares by 25 cents with a $30 million deficit to make up caltrain has no good news for customers. >> a storm here now and packing powerful winds will bring up to 2 feet of new snow to the lake tahoe basin over the next four days. a look from the heavenly valley camera. no snow coming down yet but it won't be long now. a winter storm watch for most of the sierra and western novato. the mots above 7,000 feet are

muni's running on a saturday schedule as well as bart and caltrain. a. c.it is running on a sunday schedule and there's no service today for the alameda harbor bay ferry or the alameda oakland ferry. also ace is running on a normal schedule and reporting no delays. if you're heading back from tahoe, no rains required. it's clear on i-80 and on highway 50. eric? >> you sound almost disappointed there, frances, about the lack of traffic this monday morning. thanks a lot. 5:35 now. still ahead, a suicide bomber kills more than two dozen people in afghanistan. also more unrest in libya. protestors say they have the upper hand even as the government turns to violence to shut them down. and the california yacht and american crew now in the hands of somali pirates and what the >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> 5:38 on this president's day. a live look at traffic for you. and on this monday. you can see it's rather light, and that's exapplicable because it is a holiday. frances is checking things for us but hasn't found too many problem

. >> and just hours from now caltrain is expected to declare a fiscal emergency that's the first big step towards massive cuts in service. >> and a happy lunar new year to you. looking out on a calm, clear, cold morning. by the afternoon we'll jump nearly 30 degrees as a warming trend is on the way in an extended period of dry weather. >> i have a hot spot in walnut creek southbound 680 approaching north main. an injury accident blocking the lane. >> the fires our big story right now at 6:01. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. firefighters are battling two different fires just blocks apart from each other. take a live picture of the castro district this morning. the first fire was reported just minutes after 5 a.m. in an apartment building at 16th and market. when firefighters got there, the residents had already evacuated. nobody was hurt. the fire is just about extinguished. right now firefighters are just checking for hot spots. then about ten minutes after that, a second fire was reported in the same neighborhood at 18th and hartford. the second location

caltrans spokeswoman. >> caltrain is funded by contributions from three different partners.ll transient districts. through san francisco, santa clara, all-transit district. and as all transit districts they have all been hard hit. and we are not expecting one of the three contributions. and the other partners are possibly going to follow suit. >> besides santa clara, the others are bayshore, south san francisco, san bruno, hayward, belmont, san antonio, a santa clara, college park. there will be a series of meetings with a public hearing on the months ahead. commuters could expect all of these or some of these and increases as soon as the month of july. live. rob fladeboe. >> back to the middle of this thursday afternoon commute. a major incident on the bay bridge. the left side is the james. you can see it is smoot south. however, the top is the north and it is not moving! three of the left lanes are open but two of the right lanes are closed after a big rig spilled its load of sand. caltran is working on it. much more, coming up up >> our breaking story at 4:00 p.m. fifth

ace, muni and caltrain problem- free.to you. >> thank you. >>> here is a look at today's top stories. a federal judge is work today to clear the way to resume executions in california. judge jeremy fogel will tour the new death chamber at san quentin prison this morning. five years ago, fogel shut down the old facility because he said it was outdated. >>> a report today by the federal government may shed light on the causes of safety problems with toyota vehicles. the nearly year-long investigation follows the recall of 11 million cars. a key question is whether faulty electronics are a factor behind the many cases of sudden acceleration. >>> egypt's president is taking steps in response to protestors who are demand he he leave office. today hosni mubarak set up committees to recommend changes. the white house says it doesn't support calls for mubarak to step down immediately. >>> $30 million in the red, and the boss is take home record pay. that is the story with caltrain. its ceo mike scanlon makes $440,000 a year inclu

some former caltrain board members tell the bay area news group, it's worth the money to keep scanlonjob. >>> this week city officials are looking at a scaled back ballot member to increase bay for school board members. it would increase pay from the current $6,000 a year to $25,000. that is down though from an earlier proposal of $50,000 a year with a pension. the board of supervisors must approve the measure before it can appear on san francisco's june ballot. >>> it is 5:20. it has been a popular hangout in berkeley for decades but see why a cal favorite is suddenly closing its doors. >>> plus, he became a super bull sensation. we'll tell you what happened when that mini darth vader met the man behind his mask inspiration. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] beatrice earned her masters in education at a university with 20 years of experience combining classroom and online teaching. and a 15 to 1 student to faculty ratio... to make learning more... personal. today, she runs a thriving tutoring company that offers kids the same individualized attention she had. my name is beatrice hair,

. >>> also today, caltrain proposed eliminating up to half of its stations. it calls for shutting down 16 stops, caltrain's boards says the cuts are necessary to help close a $30 million deficit. the board won't make a decision on that proposal until april. >>> traffic finally back to normal on the bay bridge after a truck dumped a load of sand on the the lower deck right at the start of the afternoon commute. the spill trailed along for about 50 feet. three lanes were closed while crews scooped up that sand. that created a traffic jam. city streets were jammed. lanes were fullly reopened just -- fully reopened just before 5:00. >>> a robbery of a bay area store. you can see the crime from start to finish and get a really good look at the suspect. >>> we know how to hide it from everybody else, but that's about it. where does it come from and why does it come at all? we tackle gray hair in tonight's good question. burglaries around the bay area. the prescription drug behind the crimes, why street prices have suddenly sky rock thed. coming up next. sky rockete

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b.a.r.t., caltrain and muni. so far so good. here's steve. >>> if you have 3-d tv, that sunrise is in your face. wow! we have a little break. sierra nevada winter storm warnings kick in around noon. there's the front. there's been some decent rain, two-thirds to over three inches. not bad for our first rain of the month. st.helena, 1.50, ben lomond, 1.25. after that, it was about .10. oakland picked up .15. 50s, south wind, cloud cover, mostly cloudy. windy at times. temperatures 50s and mid-60s because of the cloud cover and the south wind in advance. get read yes. tomorrow the cold air comes in and then it will be a cold showery. >>> more bad news for those applying to jam-packed colleges. >>> tonight the berkeley city council is about to take up another issue, but this time it's about guantanamo bay. >>> it is 7:29. the bay area is on -- is on storm watch. the skies are dry right now but more rain is on the way later today. quite a bit of rain actually. steve paulson will have our complete forecast coming up in just a few min

caltrain has to find ways to deal with a $30 million budget gap which amounts to 1/3 of its operatingbudget. it's considering eliminating up to 16 of it's 32 stations and increasing fares by 25-cents. the changes if they are approved would go into effect on july 2nd. >>> caltrain is reporting a 52- year-old man was killed this evening on its tracks on sunnyvale. a spokeswoman says it appears that it was a suicide. service was delayed more than an hour for the investigation. >>> three fires in one san francisco neighborhood today. find out what clues investigators are looking at to try to nab the arsonist responsible. >>> after 32 years, what happened here is the only unsolved triple homicide in california. tonight, san mateo police say they have new information. >>> and as we move toward your bay area weekend, there's going to be a lot of sunshine and some very high temperatures as we move into saturday and sunday. i'll have the details. >>> three people were rushed to highland hospital after being shot in their car. the car's first passenger side window was reportedly shot out and on

caltrain has to find ways to deal with a $30 million budget gap which amounts to 1/3 of its operatingbudget. it's considering eliminating up to 16 of it's 32 stations and increasing fares by 25-cents. the changes if they are approved would go into effect on july 2nd. >>> caltrain is reporting a 52- year-old man was killed this evening on its tracks on sunnyvale. a spokeswoman says it appears that it was a suicide. service was delayed more than an hour for the investigation. >>> three fires in one san francisco neighborhood today. find out what clues investigators are looking at to try to nab the arsonist responsible. >>> after 32 years, what happened here is the only unsolved triple homicide in california. tonight, san mateo police say they have new information. >>> and as we move toward your ba >>> three people were rushed to highland hospital after being shot in their car. the car's first passenger side window was reportedly shot out and one bullet struck the driver side door. oakland police are not releasing any details but the shooting happened about 5:00 this evening not far from

that's sortry with caltrain. ceo mike scanlon makes $440,000 a year including benefits. the highest pay for any transit boss in california. he also runs samtrans and the san mateo county transportation authority. some former caltrain board members tell the bay area news group it's worth it to keep scanlon on the job. >>> more and more bart riders are cheating the system with their clipper cards. the "san francisco examiner" reports fraud has skyrocketed since a loophole was first exposed back in november. there is a glitch that lets riders buy a $2 bart ticket with cash and go anywhere they want. bart has reportedly lost more than $170,000 in revenue. so to address the problem, beginning february 25, there will be a $5 minimum fare. >>> it's official! facebook is moving to menlo park. today the chief financial officer announced plans to move the company from its current headquarters in palo alto. facebook will move to a vacant office complex near the dumbarton bridge in menlo park. "the socialthe social networking site will house 3600 people. >>> he has a new job, a new

caltrain, no trouble to report there.struction projects to report as we work our way out and about, the central subway construction is underway. that will affect the commute along. this is an ongoing project to plan for delays in and around through the area. two right lanes shut down until 11:00 between the toll plaza and the high-rise. you might see delays later on. right now, not bad. friday lite through that portion. if it does get busy, no delays on the san mateo bridge. and trouble on south bay, 101, that has been cleared out of the roadway. still slow approaching 68 2 . live look at 280, just a little sluggish northbound into downtown san jose. and by the way, every friday we do a segment called high-five where we send chopper 5 to your city and we want to show you some pictures. some examples of great groups from half moon bay. a wonderful group and of course, this really cool dragon out of redwood city. now this could be you. if you would like your event, group or charity or local business to be featured, email us

mass transit everything is so far on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> for the first time, we're seeing what cell phones do to our brains. do we really want to know? in a preliminary study from the national institutes of health, when a phone was put to the right ear and turned on for 50 minutes, a brain scan showed increased activity in that part of the brain. the phones were on mute so the activity is presumed to have come from the electromagnetic waves that the phones emit. doctors say it's too soon, though, to interpret the findings and they need to study this more. >>> i think i'm in big trouble. >> mm-hm! >> new tool could change the way many americans feel about going to the dentist. studies show as many as 20 million people refuse to make a dental appointment because they are afraid. many worry they are going to need a shot before having work done on their teeth. the fear is greatest among kids and teens. that's where the dental vibe comes i

ace, muni metro and caltrain no delays. traffic quiet on 101 and 280. down from marin, southbound 101 looks great through the waldo grade and all across the span of the golden gate bridge. they just did the lane changes. so nice and quiet towards the toll plaza. back to you. >> thank you. >>> federal health officials say that hundreds of people may have received false positives for syphilis. this is one medical test you don't want to get wrong. a study finds that 18% of positive results from a test used since the 1980s were wrong. officials always recommend additional testing but some people may have thought they had the disease when they actually didn't. scientists say the test isn't perfect at distinguishing syphilis antibodies from other proteins in the blood. >>> a new study on childhood obesity and working mothers. researchers at the university of chicago and cornell university track some 900 kids across the country. the more hours their mother worked, the more likely they were to have a higher body mass index. but the difference was small, about a

caltrain says this should be an easier change to navigate. >> it's 4:45.oming up, the tucson firefighter who refused to respond to the giffords shooting rampage. >> dramatic pictures from the middle east this morning today a celebration and a day of mourning. i'll bring you the latest in the a live report. >> doctors determine what happened to this tv reporter who started speaking gibberish on the air covering the >>> welcome back. 4:48 on this friday. pretty warm along the southern tier states. 71 phoenix, 78 dallas. look at atlanta, 71. 74 today. 65 new york. 62 boston. those people must be going nuts with spring fever considering their temperatures were about 100 degrees cooler last week. here looking at no airport delays at major airports. we have rain san francisco so sfo may have flight arrival delays and if it does develop after the show, we'll have it with abc7news.com. our flight tracker at the bottom of the first page. >> it's 4:48. two dramatically different pictures out of a middle east in turmoil this morning. bahrain thousands of mourners are

caltrains ceo mike skanlan makes more than $400,000 per year as the head of caltrains and the san fran transportation authority. this comes just days after caltrain announced they are declaring fiscal emergency. the transit agency faces a $30 million budget deficit. >>> this move comes after the release of secretedly recorded videotapes by anti-abortion groups. the tapes allegedly show workers counseling a man posing as a pump for underaged prostitutes. planned parenthood also plans to change its disciplinary policies in cases where workers did not report potential harm to minors. planned parenthood has more than 800 clinics and 11,000 workers nationwide. >>> after 63 years in business a family-owned grocery store is closing its doors for good. this market will lock up for the final time today. the chain started as a small food stand and eventually became a neighborhood tradition. the three constantino brothers say they cannot compete with the big grocery chains. another grocery store will open in its place. >>> 6:36. a google executive jailed and reportedly blindfolded for several day

ace, muni, caltrain on schedule. a fatal accident around 9:30 last night. of 101 at holly street were shut down but right now just the right lane is blocked off following an accident last night when a motorcycle ran into a chp car. so not seeing any delays because of this yet. there's also some construction along the stretch. of course it is still early. sole we'll continue to watch that let you know when that right lane completely reopens. in the meantime, the east bay friday light looks good. elsewhere across the bay area, here's a look at the 24/680 interchange. quiet through the san ramon valley. taillights is traffic moving southbound on 680 looks good all the way down into danville and westbound 24 you can see one of our sensors there showing speeds about 67 miles per hour heading towards lafayette. looks good towards the caldecott tunnel. in milpitas, 880/237. we have a live look here as well coming around the bend. that's westbound 23 traffic your silicon valley commute and the south bay not much construction going on mostly green on our sensors so

elsewhere bart, muni, caltrain, everything else on time. better news about this accident in daly city. southbound 280 at serramonte boulevard that accident now cleared. but this accident high street on-ramp to 880 still shut down. back to you. >> thank you. >>> pot clubs time it pay up. the new tax city leaders are eager to collect. >> time is running out for coming to pass a budget. the deadline before the federal government goes bankrupt. >> who could be banned from entering sfo coming up. ,,,,,, [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed. they continue to profit... by selling kids the same lies... to get them to use... the same deadly products. don't be big tobacco's next victim. >>> partly cloudy and warmer. warm rain by midweek. >> more rain coming. okay, jim, thank you. >>> pot clubs will pay tax to the city. a 7% tax was approved by voters. officials are eager to

no, all this is bad news for the 42,000 people who rely on caltrain every day during the week.ou would like to attend that public meeting for caltrain, that is happening tonight at 7:00 at san jose city hall. in the meantime, if you are going to need to fill up, get ready to pay the pretty penny. for a look at the cheapest prices around the bay area, i know laura has good information for you this morning. that's coming up right now. >> you are right, my dear friend, marla. we actually checked gasbuddy this morning to help you fry to find the cheapest gas in the bay area. that is what we found n san jose you can find gas for $3.28 at the arco on the almaden expressway, the cal gas and moe's stop on mckey road. they are selling gas for $3.29 a gallon. in the east bay the cheapest gas will be in concord, $3.25 at the costco on monument boulevard. $3.27 on monument at the arco. gas at the valero in el sobrante for $3.28. the arco on whipple avenue, valero on whipple avenue and the costco on middlefield road as well. >> it is getting expensive. >> i can sit back and you can just tak

and everything is on time right now for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. okay. we have one more live camera. the south bay, other photographer just set up this shot at 101 near alum rock. headlights northbound up towards santa clara. obviously, like i said, slick everywhere you go this morning. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, the last time we got any snow at seas level was more than 30 years ago. >> and we have been getting great vintage snow pictures from the viewers. bomb cyndi in san carlos. 19-76. send your snow to my pix at cbs 5 do com. this one from cindy in san carlos, 1976. nice snow-covered yard there. it would be interesting to see if we'll get that. >> i think we will. >> you think so. >> certainly got to cool down a little bit. >> you been drinking lawrence's kool-aid or something? >> everybody has been talking about. even on the east coast they are laughing because we're talking about a half inch, two inches. >> it's true. >> if you have some snow pictures, send them

can on the conflicts and issues about that, but make a clear link between high-speed rail and the caltrains service, for capital improvement. and finally, that we show a common front on california, those looking for high-speeld rail money. the state needs to claim a good portion of the moeny to -- money to generate this. the vice president made distinctions and i will circulate this to you. it was in terms of the types of corridors to be upgraded. he talked about true high-speed corridors, the trains could circulate at speeds of 230 mph. and others that would be regional, operating at slower speeds. speeds reaching to 120 mph. this is what we have with high- speed rail, in new york to boston. it does not go faster than that. plenty of challenges. but this is a turning point in terms of that discussion. i look forward to encorporating that into the advocacy. the other thing is that, just as we conveyed this at thte state level, the advocacy is in for new revenue. gas tax increases or a form of user fee considered fair. even a congestion charge. imposed in a way that generates opportunity to

that's 15 times larger than caltrain.ean elbert, one of his supporters says his 40 years experience and talents are serving the passengers well. >> i think that's kind of ridiculous. people at the top, they should be accountable. they should look at, you know, all the budgets, including their own, and see, you know, what might be the best appropriation of funds. >> got himself elected president of the national transit agency, directer of association. that opened up the flood gates for federal dollars that a lot of other systems will not have access to, but he has the respect of his national peers, he's able to help us in that regard. >> reporter: on thursday, the caltrain board is set to declare a fiscal emergency, and is considering closing down 16 stations in order to close a $30 million budget deficit. more reaction coming up in my next report. reports live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now, 7:32. in about three hours from right now, facebook will be holding a news conference, where the social network

the move is in effort riders tried to cheat agencies including bart and caltrain.mmuters who don't want to add $5 minimum to the clipper cards can still buy single or round trip tickets at vending machines. >> we showed you a prolific thief that has been working a peninsula neighborhood and we aired video shots during his heists. since then he is more notorious and crime reporter vic lee returned to see if exposure has changed the cat burglar's evil ways. >> remember dusty? the cat's neighbors call klepto. he is now a household name. >> two weeks ago dusty was our cat, now we are dusty's people. >> we featured him two weeks ago. his owners figure that dusty stolen about 600 items in three years. he leaves home at night and returns with his loot in the morning. a camera installed by the animal planet network, captured his nightly heists for a week. his record, 11 different items in one night. >> residents have complained about a cat. >> jay leno had had fun with dusty. >> he has been on radio and tv ail around the world. and talked about the internet. he has more th

. >> it started off a little slow because of chain controls but caltrain did a wonderful job, now 80 is wide open. we got a good turnout. >> thousands of people battled the storm to get to the snow but they say the fresh powder was well worth the trip. incredible pictures from our abc 7 viewers. steven and christine said this snow which scene at highway 9 in the santa cruz mountains, here's a guy trying to mountain bike in the slush in the mount tam area, courtesy of jordan herman. a couple of e-mails. this picture of their daughters posing with two snowpeople they built with a little help from mom and dad in just 10 minutes. this was taken at saratoga in highway 9. you can send us your photos or video or you can e-mail to us. conditions are pretty perfect in the sierra but back here in the bay area we are getting a break from the rain. let's go to meteorologist lisa argen who has a quick check on the weather you can expect later today. >> good morning. boy, is it cold out there. when i opened the car door, it was like glass breaking. a hard frost in the bay area. temperatures low 30

it's used on caltrain, bart, muni and other transit systems. bta is the last major transit line to join the program and slowly phasing it in. monthly passes will be available march 1st. >> if you're waiting for your bus or train to arrive, you could get a little wet but probably safer than driving to work this morning. >> wanna consider that as you make your commute because it's wet and slippery. big puddles in spots. >> the winds pick up a little later. kind of throwing a lot at you considering it's been so quiet. the last four to five weeks. looks how far impressive live hd looks into the sierra and southern sections of the central valley. this is the steadier rain to the south and it's going to continue moving away as the cold front slowly marches southeast and takes it with it. then the cold air starts to move in. that's when you know you have some showers. not seeing any lightning out of these right now but could during the afternoon hours. if you get caught under one of those stronger storms, minor urban flooding, some streets could flood

. >>> caltrain is in desperate need of money. huge cuts on the table could have a big impact. kron 4's jonathan bloom was in san jose today as the board gave the riders a chance to sound aoff. >> this is killing us. >> reporter: officials say a $30 million budget deficit leaves them no choice. they proposed cutting train service and closing seven station. >> at the first in a series of meetings, riders voiced their outrage. >> my wife wanted me to speak. >> if you make the cuts, i think it would be devastating to users. >> nondrivers might lose their connection to their employment. >> what will your response be when these stations are vandalized. >> reporter: they would be stuck. >> many people work beyond 6:30 p.m. >> if the mid-day and late night trains are cut they will not be able to go to their jobs. >> not having the option, if you miss that last train and you are stranded 55 miles from home, it would hurt. >> most are willing to pay higher fairs. >> i think 25 cents is low. >> people say charge more. we would be doubling what we charge people now and the cost becomes a