rents in cities like camden are staggeringly high. any kind of ability to sustain yourself within the informal economy which often revolves either around -- and families are split. you're either working for the police in the corrections system, or often times you're on the street trying to make money selling drugs. the prison industrial complex and what it has done to african-americans as the great poet has written, you know, the cell block has replaced the auction block. and that's part of the reason i teach in a prison, because these people have had no chance. and they know that when they get out and they apply for a job even if they can find a job to apply for, they have to check that box saying they were a felon. they're stigmatized. they can't vote, they can't get loans, their credit rating is destroyed. and, you know, the last time i taught there i taught american history. what i did is bring in copies of howard zen's people's history of the united states which, fortunately, nobody in the prison vetted and taught it. zen is part

>> reporter: a school will be affected, camden academy on bass ken. it is amazing the driver was not hurt with all the power lines above him. i spoke to a pg&e crew person and he said the academy is the main problem here. the driver of the suv went into a power pole and the impact cut the poll in two ending power to 500 customers. police say the driver was not hurt and was not cited and most people in the neighborhood should have backup but the school needs a new transformer and that could take another eight to 10 hours. meantime the area here, we have not seen a car going back behind me in a few minutes but i am told this side will be open and i will be checking on that if that is the case. the sergeant says this street will be heavily trafficked usually every day except for today it will be shut down in every direction. reporting live ktvu channel 2 news kraig debro. >>> they are seeking a permit that will allow her to stay open later. from san francisco, here is more on what is the last straw. tara? >> reporter: we are here at the jack in the box w

they have managed to restore power to this side of camden ave.as this side of camden avenue, there are still working on it. if they believe they have power restored around noon or so. xbox this gentleman here is and it is trader with attempted academy. it is a continuation school. they are still deciding whether or not to cancel classes. he says he still has to inform students whether or not they can have class without power. >>darya: we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. traffic is still a big developing story today. the james lick looks fine in this shot, but we do have several hot spots that george has been falling. here we are in the 9:00 a.m. hour. does we will be back with traffic in a couple of minutes. >>george: one of the lanes fact of all the way. >>george: the drive time dropped from 39 minutes to 36 minutes. all of the air above normal. better conditions for your ride on 680 southbound. things are finally returning to normal. this has been a hot spot for several hours. a westbound crashed started to back. a look at th

. >>> camden, arkansas, august 2006. >> okay. you know i didn't do it. know who did. >> 12 years old thomas codville becomes talking to himself alone in an interrogation room after police tell him he's responsible for the murder of his 11-year-old sister caylee. finches i didn't do it. i didn't do it. i swear to god that's the truth. >> unlike rex krebs, thomas is a complete stranger to the criminal justice system. >> here he's 12. his sister's dead. he's emotionally an infant at this point. if emotional wounds were visible, this child would have bled to death before the first interview was over. >> in the summer of 20 0u6, thomas is about to enter the eighth grade. while lives here with caylee and their mother melody jones. melody is on disability. she tells authorities she suffers from mental illness and has attempted suicide at least once. >> she could go from one emotion to the other in a snap. if we -- me and my sister were playing, we got too loud or anything, my mom would flip out, start yelling, screaming, maybe grab something, hit one of us, so

brener in camden, new jersey who realized, what percentage of all the health care costs in camden, new jersey, are being created by what percentage of the people? 1% of the people in camden, new jersey, account for 30% of the health care spending mostly because they're not taking their diabetes medicine and not going tore a walk around the block. so he sets up a preventative team and they reduce their costs by 50% and the overall health care costs in camden collapse. it's that intelligent discreet decision making on how not how much that is determining our future as a people and as a country. and it's a decision we have to make to seize nobility again not through the grandiose aspirations of mythology but the realistic assessment of our own best interests. >> dylan rad began, "greedy bastards." thank you for coming in. >> thank you. i'm sorry to carry on so much. thought it was a privilege to get to talk you to. >> dylan -- >> i want to smoke a cigarette snou. >> carrying on what why we come you to. >> i wore this scarf for you. i only wear it after 9:00 at night. the only second time

the lights went out on camden avenue when a car plowed into a power pole. debro is at the scene. i understand this is really affecting traffic. is that right? >> reporter: yes. that suv ended up in the front yard and i will hear from the woman who owns that house. i want you to see the progress they are making here between camden and baskem. they just said they are -- almost finished. they this have to cut the lines up. we just shot this within the half-hour. there are cars lined you top quite a -- lined up for quite a distance. they are all trying to get to the freeway which is half a mile west from here. they are being turned around by san jose police and that's creating quite a mess and will stay that way until the crews are done doing what they are doing. leslie brady is the woman who lives on camden. she actually had the suv end up in the yard. thank you for joining us. what did you hear when this sound -- sound exploded in your front yard. >> first it was a great, big explosion and then the lights flickered and another explosion and the flights -- and

wiccans seem to have on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i am a vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> we're off to a quiet start. that will be a different story tomorrow. 36 at the airport. 20's in the northern suburbs. the temperatures are not going to move much today. just a few clouds around. partly cloudy skies. we're watching a couple of different systems. one down to the south. these systems will come together and create a bigger storm on the east coast that will cause some trouble for us tonight and into tomorrow morning. today, there is nothing going on. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature between 35 and 40. after midnight, we will see a mix of snow and freezing rain. we will start the precipitation as snow and then changeover to freezing rain and sleet b. we will see some light snow develop first. timeframe is about midnight till about 10:00 a.m. on saturday. as far as snow, an inch or less of accumulation with the snow. i think there will be a minor ice accumulation. after 10:00, the temperature will rise above freez

brener in camden or across this country in crime fighting.t of time in the current political discourse debating whether we should tax people more or create more austerity. both of them failed to recognize that the industrial era is behind us. and that our ability to actually know who needs exactly what by virtue of those marvellous computers puts us in a situation to identify the 1% or 5% in crime fighting or health care or education and solve those problems in a way that gives us vastly more for significantly less. that is the road forward for this nation in conjunction with a culture of investment through tax, trade, and bank reform. investing in entrepreneurship like the launch pad here in miami, the pillars of industry like the port that you saw yesterday over our shoulder or the bridge in california, and then the work of actually doing what needs to be done with things like nursing, teaching, and direct engagement with one another in our communities. it's very frustrating to watch the presidential debates and feel the debate we all want

southbound 17 camden avenue off-ramp blocked. we'll keep you posted. >>> good friday morning just about 5:01. thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. san francisco police looking for suspects in the horrifying hammer attack and stabbing on an elderly woman at her home in the sunset decision strict. a second woman delivering food was also brutally assaulted. -- terry mcsweeney is live what is the latest on victims? >> reporter: they both sustained life threatening injuries in this attack on 20th avenue near noriega. the first attack apparently happened inside this house a woman in her 70s viciously assaulted in that house. take a look at the activity out here last night. police responded initially to a report of a woman walking into a restaurant around the corner bleeding profusely talking about an attack. that woman had come to this house to deliver some food that's when she found the other victim. she, the food deliverer was herself assault in kind. she got out, conscious, down to the restaurant and report

we just checked, blocking that off-ramp there at camden avenue. it sounds like the westbound lanes of camden avenue, city streets, also blocked because of this. they are working to clear it but the stalled big rig is causing issues there in the south bay. otherwise coming out of downtown san jose, pretty quiet. just a few headlights on northbound 280. it's always a little harder to see that camera. once the sun comes up it's clearer and you can see the traffic when it gets busy. 880 past the coliseum, no major issues across this stretch. we had that one problem if you were watching earlier, northbound 880 at the 98th avenue off-ramp, it sounded like there was a slow-speed chase and there may have been a minor accident once the cars ended up on the off-ramp so chp may still be there. the main lines of the freeway are clear, not impacted. bay bridge no big delay still. at 5:18. there was some overnight roadwork on the dumbarton bridge. looks like that's picked up. and on the san mateo bridge no issue in either direction this morning on westbound or

and it happened about 8:00 last night in the 2200 block of camden avenue. so westbound camden avenue is still closed between union and south basskim avenue. pg&e are on the scene. they're saying they will likely be out there until about noon today. that is traffic. for your forecast, here is lawrence. >> elizabeth, some patchy fog around the bay area to start you off this morning. a few high clouds drifting overhead. the temperatures are still chilly outside. below freezing in some of the north bay valleys. 31 degrees in napa. 32 and freezing in fairfield. and 35 in livermore and 39 degrees in san jose. and i think as we head toward the afternoon, the temperatures are still a little bit above the average. but much cooler than what we've seen the last couple of days. plan on partly cloudy skies. 62 in san jose. and 62 in santa clara. and antioch 60 degrees. and 61 in walnut creek. as you make your way into the bay, about 60 degrees in san francisco. about 58 degrees in hayward. as far as rain is concerned, probably not any rain. a chance of some light sprink

the outage is out at the near by camden academy and that means classes today are canceled. a chevy suburban hit that pole and didn't stop there. >> a few explosions first, and i ran outside and i can see that there were power lines down and my car was turned and in half hoff my neighbor's yard and facing sideways and another car on top of it. >> a major smash-up. the 18-year-old driver of the car was able to get out safely. pg&e says the power most likely will be back on by noon. >>> a new issue to cloud. the controversy over san jose's pot clubs. the mayor wants to raise business tax on medical marijuana collectives from 7% to the maximum 10%. the money would pay for a city wide vote on whether to reveal new pot laws. those laws cut the number of pot clubs in the city from 100 to 10. critics say a tax hike would unfairly target patients who use the drug to alleviate symptoms of cancer and other illnesses. the city council takes up the issue today. >> next stop, san jose. this morning it appears plans to bring b.a.r.t. to the south bay are a go, thanks to a major federal bo

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail on schedule. the metro subway on time. a commuter bus in service near you. let the mta do the daily driving. call them at 410-500-4444. also on the internet at www.mta.maryland.gov. now back to tony pann. >> a chilly start for us. it will feel mild compared to yesterday. we head wind chills in the single digits yesterday. we are in the upper 20's and low 30's. 27 in jarrettsville. the wind is almost calm. we had some cloud cover move through last night. we saw some snow flurries. you can see the first one go by and now there's a weaker one following that up. it is trying to produce some snow flurries in a few areas. do not be surprised if you see a few snow flurries. you can see this system better. there goes the first one and here comes the second one. behind this one, the skies will clear. we will start out with some cloud cover at this morning and maybe a snow flurries. it will turn mostly sunny this afternoon. high temperature between 40 and 45. that is back to average for this time of year. w

the penn, camden, and brunswick lines running problem free. we're showing the number one line with a diversion at fort and lawrence. i am vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. it will be a quiet but chilly day today. first let's say good morning to ava marie. she is up at towson and going back to college. what is going on? >> i am live at towson university. we're talking about business attire. so important. those suits can be hard to come by. this is the dress for success business drive. it is so important for students to be well dressed for their first interview. >> they have questions about going to the first interview. we encourage them to dress for success by wearing a business suit. >> you are asking the committee to look through their closets and donate them. >> students want to make the best impression at job fairs but they may not have the funds to invest in a professional suit. we're reaching out to towson university and local retailers and community members to donate their new or gently used suits and we will pass t

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. rail and metro subway on schedule. >> good morning. not a bad start to the day. a few spots starting above freezing. 36 downtown at the inner harbor. we will see these mild temperatures continue as we head into the afternoon. we are a bit breezy in western maryland. we have mostly calm winds. we will see warmer temperatures. 58 degrees in baltimore today. 60 in southern maryland. 50 in the mountains. breezy out in the mountains. it will keep the temperature and milder tonight. mostly clear skies tonight. 35 in baltimore. calder as you head out towards the -- colder as you head out to the western and northern suburbs. a weak disturbance is pushing into the mid atlantic. no wet weather. a cold front back to our west. the cold front will pass by on saturday. this cold front is only producing clouds. it does not have a lot of moisture to tap into. we will see a change in the temperatures. it will pass around baltimore around 7:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. and will move through as a dry front. 58

we have on time service on the the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail has a 15-minute delay. the 19 and 40 buses are operating with delays. a diversion at roland. a diversion at belvedere. i am kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. good morning. >> thank you. good morning. a much different flavor to it today. we saw cold weather yesterday and we saw some snow around it baltimore metro area. now we have a change to the pattern. we are expecting wind to move in from the west. 11 miles per hour in frostburg. this westerly wind flow will help the temperatures warm up today. we are above freezing in baltimore at the airport and at the inner harbor. 34 in college park. near 30 as you head out into the western mountains. we get the error sinking down the mountains and it allows the air to warm-up -- we get the air sinking. we're expecting to push to near 51. maybe some clouds early on. 53 for southern maryland. this is a brief lull in the crazy weather pattern before the next storm arrives. a few clouds start to push in late. temperatures ranging from

the penn, camden, and brunswick lines on schedule. metro subway on time. 15 thus diverting at saratoga and howard because of construction. i am at kurt kronke -- the 15 bus diverting. >> thank you. welcome back. we have high pressure off the carolina coast and a warm front north of us. our surface winds will tap into the warm air in the southern plains and we will get our fair share in the mid-atlantic region. there is some snow north of the warm front going across new england and boston. that will stay north of us and we will wind up with sunshine. skies are basically clear. we see a cloud deck over west virginia. maybe a few high, thin clouds will move and later today. a wide range of temperatures to start the day. 40 at the airport. 27 in frederick. those in the northwest suburbs, it is a cold start. you will need a jacket to start today. mostly sunny skies. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's. about as nice as it gets this time of year. the average high is 42. i do not think we will break any records. partly cloudy tonight

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. >> thank you. good morning. we have a storm system over the area and that will bring some heavy rain showers to the next hour or so. right now the halfies of the rate is 4 anne arundel county and into baltimore county and lifting up towards cecil county -- right now the heaviest of the rain is in anne arundel county. the rain is tapering off from west to east as this moisture lives up to the east. showers will be ending early this morning. it will be a beautiful day. we're in the upper 40's right now. temperatures will be into the mid 50's. it looks like the last mile day we will see for quite some time. -- the last mild day. there is a front to our west. this cold front has brought the first significant snow to parts of the midwest. chicago has hardly seen any snow. very odd for this late in the season. some heavy gusty winds. the cold front will push in. 40's and 50's in the mid atlantic. that front passes by tonight. friday morning could be a bit slippery. te

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the penn, camden, and brunswick lines running problem free. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start. a few clouds this morning. temperatures are a little bit chilly. 32 at the airport. 35 in rising sun. we should make it into the 40's later this afternoon. skies are basically clear. we're watching a thicker cloud deck moving in from the southwest. a lot of heavy rain across portions of texas and into arkansas. this is good news for people in texas. they have had a severe drought through last summer and the summer before that. any rain they get they can say. that is our next storm system and that will arrive tomorrow morning and lasting off and on into friday morning. it will be pretty nice before the storm gets here. high temperature, 48. it to be a beautiful sunrise. this is an instinct turning point. this is the first day the average high temperature goes up. the average high temperature was 41 yesterday and 42 today. mostly cloudy tonight. temperatures drop back around 40 tonight. no precipitation is expected. the rain will catch up to us tomorrow. it w

this is camden avenue. we have the issue at the on ramp to southbound 17. that cleared from the on ramp but it has not from the area. camden avenue has the disabled wig rig so that will affect surface street. if you're getting off the freeway watch that intersection. you turn to watch for traffic you have to watch for lane blocked. there should be local p.d. at the scene and should have flares and flashing lights. highway 17 is not a problem, a footh easy drive. we'll get a live look across the waters, the san mateo bridge moves nicely no. problems from the peninsula, back to you. >> mike, thank you. ever had one of those days where nothing goes right? that's what happened to stanford's kicker at the fiesta bowl. jordan williamson missed two field goals that would have won the cardinal the title but his bad day got better. you would not have known in the locker room he blew the game. williamson was crying in the corner members of his team apparently gathered, got around him and decided to shield him from the media so he didn't have to talk about what went w

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we're starting out with some rain in some neighborhoods. some rain around annapolis and the airport. just sprinkles in the northern suburbs. let's take a wider view of the radar. showers and a few thunderstorms back across the ohio valley. some heavier rain moving across the mountains. if it is not raining in your house, take an umbrella with you. 43 degrees at the airport with a southwest wind. it will be a breezy day. we will see cloud cover and showers. will push thewind temperatures into the 50's this afternoon. in the 30's around the pennsylvania line. off and on rain showers today. the best chance for rain will be this afternoon. cloudy and breezy with temperatures around 52 degrees. showers early tonight. temperatures drop back into the mid 30's. tomorrow, that storm will be pushing away to the northeast. it will be kind of a windy day and colder with temperatures in the upper 30's and low 40's on wednesday. 52 today. 41 tomorrow. a clipp

the penn, camden, and brunswick lines also reporting no delays. watch out for a few diversions on the bus lines. the 36 line is not stopping at washington and monroe. i am vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann at. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start weather-wise. the skies are clear. it is cold. 24 at the airport. 18 in taneytown. bundle up this morning. there will be plenty of sunshine to start the day. we should keep the sunshine until lunchtime. there is a system that may produce some cloud cover and perhaps some snow showers or flurries tonight. a clipper storm moving across the midwest. don't be surprised if you see some snow flurries. sunshine to start. a few clouds this afternoon. a high temperature around 38 degrees. a chance for some light snow or flurries tonight. tomorrow, high pressure takes control. we get a brief break in the weather. it should be dry on friday. time to start talking about football weather. i think game day will be in dry. partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the mid 30's. kind of a breezy day. some snow is l

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electricity is knocked out with a car and crashed into a power pole on camden avenue.t is affecting hundreds of homes in san jose and we may not get power back for hours. also a nearby school will stay closed today. by the way the driver of the car was not hurt and you can see pg&e crews working on the scene in san jose, kraig debro is there and we will keep you posted on what is going on. >>> an east bay investment group is getting ready to unveil its plans to transform the former military base into a state-of-the-art facility that would manage the flow of cargo in and out of the port of oakland. it would create thousands of jobs and also pump millions into the economy. they are hoping to win the approval of the city sometime this spring. >>> the former employee is accused of a violent strange of sexual assaults is expected in court. he admitted to participating in the three attacks. they happened in june, november and december of last year. police took him in on an anonymous tip and dna evidence ties him to the crime scene. he works as a part-time student nutrition s

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. >>> the famous gino's is coming to camden yards. they will open 12 new franchises. >>> keep it right here. we'll be right back after a break. today my journey continues across the golden state, where everyone has been unbelievably nice. mornin'. i guess i'm helping them save hundreds on car insurance. it probably also doesn't hurt that i'm a world-famous advertising icon. cheers! i mean, who wouldn't want a piece of that? geico. ah... fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent oh dear... or more on car insurance. >>> let's get the latest on breaking news out have baltimore county where a three-car crash happened while police was pursuing one of the vehicles. cheryl joins us from dulaney valley. >> reporter: you can see the blue vehicle behind us that ran into a pole. police say that is the suspect's vehicle that caused the crash. over an hour ago baltimore county police were following a car that was involved in a burglary. the vehicle sped up and head another vehicle. a third vehicle was involved. the driver in the suspect car w

camden south train number 845, the delay is just seven minutes.ks very much. >>> a developing story this morning. in just a few hours, harry thomas jr. is expected to plead guilty to two federal crimes. the embattled council member resigned after federal council members charged him with stealing more than $350,000 from government funds and filing false tax returns. thomas is the first council member in history to leave office because of legal problems. he released a statement saying, "i made some very serious mistakes. i was wrong. i want to apologize to those i have let down." here's a look at thomas' political career. he was elected to the ward 5 council seat in 2006 with 85% of the vote. his father occupied the same seat from 1987 to 1999. in june, they released a report accusing thomas of misusing the funds on an suv, travel, and rounds of golf. in december fbi agents raided his home. thomas resigned just a few hours after prosecutors charged him. >>> this morning we're hearing from members of the city council, including council members who ca

one of them is at camden yards. you can get a gino giant and a fr the y to boot. fry to boot. >>> one town is dealing with a massive snowstorm that has left them in the dark for a week. >>> and powerful new vaccines that could help fight cancer and it was found by accident those stories and more on this wednesday on "good morning maryland." thanks for starting your day off with us. >>> four feet of snow causing big problems in one washington state home. they have been without power since last thursday. crews have been working 16 hour day shifts trying restore the service to about 6,000 customers. stores and gas stations have been shut down and the utility company hopes to have the power back on in the next couple days. i think we in baltimore have heard that before. >> we have heard that before but hopefully we will not hear that this year. we want some snow but no type of blizzard or cabin fever. we have a storm system in the north branch of the jet stream that is moving over the plains and the upper midwest right now. and we have a system in the south branch of

last night a teenager crashed into the power pole on camden avenue sheering it off knocking powerlines to the ground no one was hurt. the day school closed due to the power outage. police say alcohol does not appear to be a factor. >>> police arrested three for trespassing at the san francisco zoo before noon sunday. the intruders told security they jumped a back gate it happened less than two weeks after a squirrel monkey was stolen. police didn't say whether this latest incident was related. banana sam was returned unharmed by a man who claimed he found the monkey on the street. a $5,000 reward in that case is being withheld until police complete their investigation. >>> this afternoon, marin county prosecutors will begin trying to convince a judge there is enough evidence to send a 78-year-old accused serial killer to trial he's accused of killing four women. -- >> reporter: at this afternoon's hearing we are expected to get new information about the prosecution's case against 78-year-old this is a case which could result in the death penalty. look at the defendant, 78-year-old, a p

the lights went out after a car plowed into a high-voltage power pole on camden avenue around 8:00 last night. the accident sheared the pole in half and knocked the transformer on the sidewalk. it also caused quite a track backup as crews worked on the pole. the driver also slammed into a parked vehicle. the owner of that car said it was a chaotic scene when she came out to see what happened. >> i ran outside? >> did you see any arking of the -- >> arking. the wires were down. people were yelling watch out for the wires. yeah, it was a mess. >> she said the driver was talking on her cell phone and i appeared to be okay. authorities say alcohol does not appear to be a factor. >>> joseph naso is scheduled to be in court today. he's accused of killing four women. the preliminary hearing is expected to be starting at 1:30. tara moriarty is live to explain what's expected to happen once the hearing begins. >> reporter: prosecutors would not speak to us this morning. but details are emerging that could make this a difficult case for -- for joseph naso to fight. he's representing himself. he's

they are expected to be 1 new locations this year and one of them is in camden yards. >>> super bowl is bringing economic development in indianapolis. the nfl makes a big donation to the host city for the big game. the officials are putting the monies toward giving a near east side section of the city a complete makeover. the $154 million project includes the construction of new apartments and condos and a new outdoor marketplace. >>> big crowds are expected for the super bowl and now manager cans text wait times. it will be done with a team of 15 volunteers. the captian will be wearing a shirt with a question mark on it for anyone who has any questions. for more on this "good morning maryland" on this january 25th. your abc 2 news to go is straight ahead. >>> big developments in how your teachers are performing in the state of maryland what we uncovered overnight. >>> local firefighters have good news to share today. how they're working to fight against breast cancer. >>> we have above average temperatures today and it is dry. but the wet weather is on the way. i'll tell you when it

the event is held at the sports legend museum in camden yards. >>> baseball stadium is built in aberdeenthe brothers are going to name the ballpark after their mom. the field will join one that billy built on 33rd street. >>> if you are looking to make cheap weekend plans, here is news that could be useful. the park service says it's offering free entry to national parks for january 14th, through the 16th. that's saturday through monday. the free admission is part of the park services commemoration of dr. martin luther king jr. day. they will host events in honor of the holiday. our state has 16 national parks, we have to have great weather for the game sunday, we have to have great weather for people to take advantage of this coming for the four day weekend. >> what is your definition of great weather. there are people that would say this is it last night. got to qualms with last night. >> this is close to an inch of snow today. the bullseye around route 50 to the south. they got hit yesterday. less up to the north. some of that melting away. temperatures hovering around the freezing ma

last night a teenager crashed into the power pole on camden avenue sheering it off knocking powerlines to the ground no one was hurt. the day school closed due to the power outage. police say alcohol does not appear to be a factor. >>> police arrested three for trespassing at the san francisco zoo before noon sunday. the intruders told security they jumped a back gate it happened less than two weeks after a squirrel monkey was stolen. police didn't say whether this latest incident was related. banana sam was returned unharmed by a man who claimed he found the monkey on the street. a $5,000 reward in that case is being withheld until police complete their investigation. >>> this afternoon, marin county prosecutors will begin trying to convince a judge there is enough evidence to send a 78-year-old accused serial killer to trial he's accused of killing four women. -- >> reporter: at this afternoon's hearing we are expected to get new information about the prosecution's case against 78-year-old this is a case which could result in the death penalty. look at the defendant, 78-year-old, a p

. >> reporter: camden academy's power is out so they are out for the day. i'm sure those students aren't complaining. >> the car has been there for hours. >> reporter: the homeowner is surprise that the suv is still in her yard and wishes it would be gone immediately. she has been in contact with san jose police and hopes by the end of the day today, that suv is no longer in her front yard. >> yeah. i would imagine she is anxious to get it out. lisa washington, live for us down in san jose, thank you. >>> oakland police are looking for a driver who killed a man with his van. last night, a pedestrian was hit while crossing the street at 73rd and bancroft. witnesses say the driver stopped, got out, looked at the victim, then got back behind the wheel and just drove away. a witness says she is feeling numb after witnessing the fatal incident. >> i live at the corner house right there on the corner and i have, you know, several kids couple kids, you know, 17, 18. just so much violence. you know, you get sick and tired of it. >> witnesses say the vehicle involve

mta has the marc, camden and penn lines all on time.to you. >>> charley crowson is off today but don't worry, he's not sick. he's just moving. he's already up bright and early, you there? >> reporter: can you see me and hear me? >> i can hear you. there you go. oh, my gosh. who is that? >> reporter: what? see this? >> put the hat back on. how's it going? >> reporter: slowly right now but it's going to be a lock next couple of days. long next couple days. wife and i are moving to a larger place. we're going to take a couple of days to take care of that. i'm a little troubled though about lynette's forecast. she says it's going to rain today? >> yeah. yeah. sorry. >> reporter: you plan this thing right down to the minute and everything goes exactly as you may want it to and then someone tells you it's going to rain. i can blame lynette. >> i'm actually very surprised that you're up this early. >> reporter: oh, come on. >> seriously, your day off, i know you're moving but seriously, this early? >> reporter: ok, on weekends -- this is somet

there were ribbon cutting on seven locks elementally and camden road elementary as well. that is our report. i'll be back tonight at 11:00 with meteorologist topper shutt and log on any time to www.wusa9.com or follow us on facebook. see you later tonight. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> george clooney. the oscars can wait. hollywood's most glamorous couple is on the red carpet tonight. >> we're behind the scenes as george walks arm in arm with fellow oscar nominee vola davis. >>> then, new brad pitt taking his son pax for a ride. >>> and did justin timberlake and jessica beale get engaged? >>> murder at the queen's castle. is this the victim? >> plus, what the stars of "ncis" are saying about the case? as they celebrate a big milestone. >>> the real housewives from coast to coast, altogether. we'll tell you why. >>> then, is this the real apolo ohno? to jerry springer get a new job? >> have you seen the jerry springer show? he

we have a traffic control situation for the on ramp at camden avenue to southbound 17.ounds like there is a disabled vehicle no. big drama as far as the commute. you can get on, you'll have flashing lights. the rest of the south bay looks nice. even flow of traffic throughout most of the area. top of the screen, i want to call this out. construction goes on overnight, 880 at 237, usually eastbound 237 to northbound 880, like it is tonight, the reason being is because there has been a long term project there opening an express lane connecting the folks like we have in sunol where you pay to play for the express lane if you have one person in the car. that looks like things are continuing to progress. we may have things changing. the the sign says march 2012. we have word maybe late january. we'll continue to track that. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >> the academy awards is the grand daddy of all of the aaward shows, but the golden globes, sunday is the 69th annual award show. >> always fun to watch. the third straight year ricky jer va will ho

southbound 17 in the south bay area, temporarily shutdown the camden avenue off-ramp we'll keep you posted. oakland maze traffic light westbound towards the bay bridge toll. also looking great in the north bay. a light commute on bay area freeways at this point. back to the waze maps, in san francisco pretty good. dimension that 49er playoff game is tomorrow, sorry about that got a little excited and thought it was today. i want to show you drivers on the road now. you can see that with these tiny bubbles someone in the san leandro area joined our abc7 traffic spotter group this is easy-going 510 with a cute picture they just joined six days ago thanks for being part of our group. traffic is flowing well there much slowing east bay on 880 or 580. if you want to be a part of this group, go to abc7news.com/ waze. learn more, download the free application to your iphone, android or blackberry, don't forget to join our abc7 traffic spotter group. >>> now 4:55. the marine corps has identified two of the four marines caught in a video apparently urinating on the bodies of several taliban fighter