we think it will draw people out on the terrace, they will see the big cone and say what is that.hey approach the cone tell hear these very unusual sounds that were obtained from the cornell orinthology lab. >> we have the largest recording of birds, mammals, frogs and insects and a huge library of videos. so this is an absolutely perfect opportunity for us to team up with a world renown, very creative inspirational artist and put the sounds and sights of the animals that we study into a brand-new context, a context that really allows people to appreciate an esthetic way of the idea that we might live in the world without these sounds or sites. >> in the scientific realm it is shifting baselines. we get used to less and less, diminished expectations of what it was. >> when i came along lobsters six feet long and oysters 12 inches within they days all the oyster beds in new york, manhattan, the harbor would clean the water. so, just getting people to wake up to what was just literally there 200 years ago, 150 years ago. you see the object and say what is that. you come out and hear

past the cones they have set up could get you a $300 to $400 ticket according to the chp.east bay ferries have expanded their service to help you out and b. average r.t. is running 24 hours a day during the closure. they're still shooting for re-opening at 5:00 in the morning on tuesday. but the one factor that caltrans is still talking about today, again, is that weather. because one of the things they're going to be doing out there on that approach is they're going to be restriping with the white paint. they tell me they need at least a six to seven-hour window, dry spell, to make that happen. for more on what the weather is going to look like i turn it over to meteorologist christina loren. >> thank you. certainly a six to seven-hour block of dry weather feasible for this weekend. we do have several chances for showers. fog and drizzle for sunday. and presidents' day, we'll get a few showers early. but nonetheless, there will be enough breaks of sun within the very, very light showers for us to get that construction done. of course, we'll let you know if things change.

. >> reporter: desperate ee trying to focus, he knocked over cone after cone after cone. >> you justy over back there. >> i don't think enough kids recognize how difficult this is and they think they can handle it. i think they should go through this to learn that they can't. >> are you okay to drive? >> i'm not getting in a car that has in the future. >> do you have the keys in? >> yes. >> reporter: next up is sara who is pretty confident about her driving skills. >> i thought i was a fine driver and i would never consider driving after a drink. i wouldn't think about it. >> i've already hit half of them. >> reporter: sara fares even worse. >> i hit a lot. i don't know how many. >> reporter: she hits seven cones. would you ever have even a single drink and get behind the wheel after that? >> no. it just wouldn't make sense. >> what you're going to do is take nine heal to toe steps. >> reporter: finally we put victoria to a field sobriety test. watch what happens. >> 1, 2, 3. >> put your hands down by your side. >> 4. >> reporter: it is neither straight nor steady. >> it was so hard

because there are cones blocking it. most people will not turn there because they know there are rules and others -- >> i can't, there's a cone. >> other people say i don't care. so anyway, this happened in san francisco, california. a guy couldn't stand to be stuck in traffic so he took a short cut through the cones and got stuck in wet cement. so anyway, the workers were frantically trying to shovel him out and apparently he couldn't get out of the car. he's sloshing around. his porsche is in the cement. anyway -- >> pride comes before the cement. >> and also there was this lady driving through mcdonald's or whatever and the person in front of you is taking forever and they're trying to count their money and i don't know what's happening. you want to go. this woman couldn't stand anymore. >> she honked once, she did, yelled. >> didn't work. she decided to ram her, just to ram her car into the back of hers. the driver was arrested. >> then she realized, oh, my gosh, this is probably worse than a cone. and she drove away

here comes lynn webster. >> she hit the cone. >> you hit the cone. so you might have bumped a car. >> you need to know how to parallel park. >> i live on a residential, with cars coming on a one-way street. if someone is having a difficult time parking, everyone has to wait. >> they don't have enough space on their lots to give the test. in northeast washington, scott broom, 9news now. >> a high speed police chase ended in a ball of fire and with a serial robbery suspect behind bars. it started in maryland and ended up in northeast d.c. kristin fisher has the latest from the scene of the crash. >> this car chase lasted for 45 minutes. it all ended right here when the car spun out of control and then slammed into this tree. you can still see pieces of this car everywhere. here's part of the hub cap. then, the car caught fire and you can see that the flames went all the way up 20 feet high. >> we thought it was going to blow up. >> davis and her daughter hid behind a bush in their front yard and watched. firefighters were trying to put out the car fire

>> it went good, but you made me nervous. >> you bumped a cone. >> okay, i do have insurance. >> and what do these drivers think about the dmv dropping the parking test in washington? >> the side streets, you need to know how to parallel park. >> i live on a residential, cars coming on a one way street. if somebody is having a difficult time parking, all the others have to wait. >> you would be waiting for five minutes thinking i don't understand why you can't park that car in that space. >> the dmv says they cut out the parking test because they don't have enough space on their lots to give the test. in northeast washington, scott broom, 9news now. >> and on sunday, you can watch the grammy's right here on wusa9 at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow, your music knowledge could land you a free ipad 2. tell us who you think will win album of the year. we'll announce the winner sunday night after the awards. that's our report. i'll be back here at 11:00. we will see you then. have a great evening. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>>

. >> reporter: oscar drama began in hollywood before the awards started when sasha baron cone in character as the dictator

. >> that's a cone-head like statement. >> from another planet. >> that's a cone-head like, your trees the correct size here. >> i'm sorry. this is -- >> every once in awhile, he recognizes he's sounding like a cone-head so he throws in a var mitt like a warner brothers. >> he starts imitating characters he sees on tv. let's get back to the reality here. his problem, joe, is connecting not with us. we're the wise guys. he can't connect with us. why can't he connect to conservatives and people he's trying to get to vote for him out there? the real voters on the conservative side. he can't seem to talk to them. >> first, i have to give howard kudos for the cone heads. that's brilliant. but the fact is, he isn't one of them. it's really hard to run for president. it's the most intimate office we have. they live in our kitchens and living rooms. it's hard to do it when you're not being yourself. >> the best of our presidents can talk to us like they are on the telephone with us. >> here's the other thing. people who know him well and who have participated with him as a leader in the mormon

do not enter into any coned off areas or interrupt the removal of the cones just to be the first to cross the bridge. we will escort the first group across the bridge so you are asked and warned to obey all directions, if they do not the chp will take the appropriate enforcement action. officer sam morgan, california highway patrol, public information officer, oakland chp. >> all right. thank you sam. okay, lastly we are getting the bay bridge back early and are stressing safety. when you go to the toll plaza for the first time there are changes. i want to go over them. yes you have nice fresh new pavement and great striping but as you come through the metering light area and go into the american, the configuration has changed. there is nothing new that will require a decision but it'll be your first time through it. go easy and be safe. any questions? >> [inaudible]. >> you have been listening to the live news conference, the headline, the upper deck of the bay bridge will reopen ahead of schedule. just a few moments ago you heard it live here on ktvu channel 2. the upper deck will be op

. >> trying to focus, he knocks over cone after cone after cone. >> i think you just ran somebody over. >> i don't think enough kids recognize how difficult this is and they think they can handle it. they should go through this to learn that they can't. or i'm not getting in a car with someone who has had a few drinks. >> can you get the keys in? >> next up is sarah who is confident about her driving skills. >> i would never consider driving after i drink. >> i already hit half of them. >> sarah fairs even worse. >> i know i hit a lot. >> she hit seven cones. >> would you have a single drink and get behind the wheel after this? >> no. it wouldn't make sense. >> what you're going to do is take nine heel to toe steps. >> we put victoria to a field sobriety test. >> watch what happens. >> okay. >> one, two, three. >> put your hands by your side. >> it is neither straight nor steady. >> it is so hard to maintain my balance. i think it's really ridiculous how people think they are sober enough to drive like this. >> what do you make of this? if she was a driver -- >> she is under arrest. no

. >> how do you miss the construction cones? i'm sure there were signs. >> a guy named jim, he's an automobile journalist and a contributor for forbes.com. a lot of people are laugh being what this guy did, but people on the internet say if this guy was driving a taurus or something not as nice, they wouldn't be laughing. do you think that's true? >> absolutely. the only reason i noticed it is because its a porch 911 and in wet cement. the workers were franticly trying to dig the cement out from under the wheel. >> how did they get this car out? >> from my photo, they were sticking boards under the back wheels trying to get it backed out. you have to figure at best by the time this car got towed or could be driven somewhere, a lot of that cement was hardened on the bottom of the car. i can't imagine what kind of repair work that person rung up. >> are we all taking pleasure in this person's misfortunes because he is driving a porsche and we're not? >> there is a phrase in german that i cannot remember now. if you are driving you

gone. >> so, what is missing is starting with an idea of loss, but in a funny way the shape of this cone call it like the r.c.a. victor dog, it is listen to the earth and what if we could create a portal that could look at the past, the present and the future? >> you can change what is then missing by changing the software, by changing what is projected and missing. so, missing isn't a static installation. it is an installation that is

. >> reporter: desperately trying to focus, he knocks over cone after cone after cone. >> he just rammedomebody over there. >> i don't think kids recognize how difficult it is and they think they can handle it. i think they should go through this to learn that they can't. >> you okay to drive? >> i'm not getting in the car with someone who has had a few drinks. >> you get the keys in? >> yes, no problem. >> reporter: sarah is pretty confident about her driving skills. >> i consider myself a fine driver. i would never consider driving after a drink. i wouldn't think about it. >> reporter: sarah fairs even worse. i know i hit a lot. >> reporter: she hit seven cones. would you ever have even a single drink and get behind the wheel after this? >> no. it just wouldn't make sense. >> reporter: finally we put victoria to a field sobriety test while wearing the goggles. >> hands down by your side. once you start, i don't want you to stop. >> reporter: watch what happens. >> one, to, three -- two, three. >> hands down by your side. >> four, five. >> reporter: it is neither straight or steady. >>

between the 9news cones. not perfect the first time, but good enough. >> okay, a little back and forth, but she's in there. what did you think? >> no problem. >> i saw you guys out here with the parking test and i figured i'm a pretty good parker. >> you know why i'm testing you? >> because the division of motor vehicles doesn't anymore. >> that's john, backing in now. yes, he lives up to the hype in the first time. >> are you ready to take my test? >> here comes lynn webster. >> oh, she hit the cone. >> how did it go? >> it went good, but you made me nervous. >> you hit the cone, so you might have bumped a car. >> okay, i do have insurance. >> and what do these drivers think about the dmv dropping the parking test in washington? >> you need to know how to parallel park. >> i live on a residential, with cars coming on a one way street. if someone is having a difficult time parking, all the others have to wait. >> i don't understand why you can't park that car in that space. >> and the dmv says it cut out the

trucks and a couple chp cruisers driving up and down, probably in preparation of them picking up the cones, because within the next hour or so, traffic should be flowing back again westward on the top deck. reporting live, i'm sergio quintana, abc-7 news. >> during the last 48 hours traffic has been heavy, especially for those trying to get into san francisco. the golden gate bridge has seen nearly twice as many drivers as usual. lillian kim is live with the latest out there. >> reporter: as was the case yesterday, traffic has been slow going heading to and from the golden gate bridge, this is doyle drive. the road leading up to the bridge. it's been nothing but stop and go all day. it's unclear why it is heading out of san francisco since the lower deck of the bay bridge is open. it's only the upper deck is closed. perhaps it's confuse, and it's a holiday weekend and many tourists are visiting the bridge. regardless, drivers have been sitting in their cars longer than they're used to on this stretch of 101. >> it's crazy. i didn't expect it to be this busy because of the holidays. >> been

the cones are up. these cars have to turn left or make a u-turn. the entrance to 80 on a ramp, they are only allowing caltrans crews to get to the game--bay bridge. i have had to deal with a lot of frustrated drivers. many of them are asking how they get to san francisco and i tell them, they have to take another bridge. this is video of some of the lane closures. i spoke of one driver who said his gps kept telling him to take the bay bridge but he could not. patrol to get some guidance. >> you had no idea? >> i saw a sign on the way at but it was so bright it could not read it clear they. >> this on ramp will remain closed until tuesday at 5:00 a.m.. >>pam: the bridge is set to reopen at 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning. that is all dependent on the completion of the work. it also depends a great deal on the weather. >>brian: we do have a storm system coming in for tonight. the good news is it looks like there rain will stay well to the north of the bay area. we have seen increased cloud cover for tonight. we could see a few sprinkles for tonight. dry we

. >> only if it is served in a cup and not a cone.erwise, we would have to send officers to confiscate your ice cream cones. it cannot contain more than 15 speaks -- seats. it must have a limited menu of beverages, paid for prior to consumption and served at a customer service counter. >> thank you. this has been very informative. perhaps i should keep my job as a waiter. >> you are quite welcome. i am glad i could help. supervisor wiener: thank you, john, and thinking for dealing with the sound difficulties in the beginning. i think this is a fun way to show the unnecessary complexity in the planning code, and i think this legislation will go a long way to addressing that. the rest i submit. secretary: thank you, supervisor wiener. president chiu? president chiu: several months ago, i mentioned during roll call that entrepreneurs have been creating businesses that do well at the same time that they do good, with companies that have a double or triple bottom lines. in recent years, there have been discussions around the country about

and put it in a different receptacle than a cone.ouser and form a crust. [ laughter ] and i don't like a crusty trouser. it's just -- [ laughter ] crustiness on the trouser is something that i find -- >> okay, okay. thank you. thank you very much, contestant number two. you've heard from two of the contestants. now, let's hear from the third. >> okay, contestant number three, people say i'm an open book, and they can always tell what i'm thinking. how can i tell what you're thinking? >> well, that's simple. [ laughter ] i'm very emotional. hi-ya. i mean, if i'm happy, i'm like "hi-ya", you know. and if i'm angry, i'm like, "hi-ya." you know? and sometimes, if i see you flirting with another guy i get jealous. i'm like, "hi-ya?" or if i just don't care and want to walk around in my pjs all day, i'm like, "hi-ya!" >> oh, ho, ho, ho. all right, contestant number three. [ cheers and applause ] very, very interesting responses. very interesting responses for round one. but now, it's time to dig a little deeper and keep things going. heath

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çone, i like the video, but abt six months ago i asked about the suicide rate of police officers.ever got any answers buyer, and the film brought up the fact that gave police officers to commit more suicide -- that gay officers to commit more suicide. secondly, on the dui, it seems like the problem is that the tests go on for 15, 20, 30 minutes, and if you would like to give the test over within five minutes, either lock the guy up or let him go, not just have it go on and on, and before long, he is pisseed off, and you have a problem. looking at the power point, i have a couple questions, because then you really combine all of these into one unit? they will all be combined into one unit that can handle about, because it seems like the problem is completely different related to children and child abuse and seniors, and here we have everybody under one unicom on and i am not clear on whether that is possible, because if you go over a series of time, i can tell you for the record that we just had an elected sheriffs were one of spokespeople brought up to 1000 unsolved murders in the

. >> today's half time is sponsored by cone yak. thanks, cone yak. >>> welcome back. see if we have gotten anything wrong so far. hi, joe. >> hi, andy. how are you doing, man? >> keep the energy down, man. >> just trying to be smooth with it. i'm getting good at this. let's start with the santorum story. you said it is not other people's fault they didn't get the joke. look, as a comedian that bombs frequently, are you wrong. always blame the audience. >> oh really? >> and walk them when ever possible. if they don't laugh torch and burn the entire show to the ground. ruin everybody else's chances for a good time. it is all about you. >> words of wisdom, lloyd. words of wisdom. >> and i also -- i disagree with your comment that nobody was expecting a good joke. he looks hilarious. remi, you said we are not vote forget fries. we are vote are fog santorum. voting for santorum. i am not voting for santorum, but i would if he made comments like asprin pre sprents -- prevents pregnancy. >> so you like the joke? >> what joke? >> as you can see, my joke was about -- >> you ju

a payroll tax cut would cone for the rest of this year... under a tentative deal reacd by house and senate negotia. as susan mcginnis reports fm washington... it's not a doe deal, quite yet. republicans gathered on capl hill to hear deatils of a tentative agreement to exted the payroll tax cut that's expected to be unveiled latr today. (:09-:12)(sot rep. pr king/(r) ny) "for the most t i would say most people werr it. or at least accepting of it.' kicking off a fundraising sg on the west coast. this, as his approval ratins inching higher... mainly bee of the economy. it's now at 50- percent... according toa cbs news-new york times poll that's the highest it s been since he approved the raid t killed osama bin laden. 43-percent of americans stil disapprove of the job he is doing. rick santorum is now winning over voters... to become the g-o-p presidential candidat. the same cbs poll finds 30- percent of republicans suppt santorum for president. mitt romney is 3-points behind. n paul is third and newt gingh fourth. the candidates aren't takina

work we normally have, you can see traffic is moving along nicely and you don't have to worry about cones. you can see traffic moving a lock. at 8:55 let's go to steve. >> it is right back there, late tonight, early tomorrow morning, increasing clouds today. this system is looking good. it will give us increasing clouds but it will split once it gets over us. increasing clouds, it is a mild system coming up from the southwest, so it is not cold from any stretch of the imagination. i will fine tune that one, maybe even later today. a huge difference, a breeze in napa, 38 santa rosa, 52 in san francisco, it is either cool, or cold, not bad. it is pretty good and it will come right towards us and split and go to southern california. this is our cloud and rain forecast but it is the tombing. this will be tonight, it is a little quick and by the time we meet again, it looks like one and done. and high pressure will build back in and a milder afternoon, light winds temperatures will warmup, 60s for many today, morgan hill, gill -- morgan hill, gilroy, it said 67 in napa. clearing on tuesday, af

when i say that we will start picking up cones at seven. >> reporter: that's nearly a day and a half ahead of schedule because of cooperation among several agencies, contractors and drivers around the bay. that and good weather. by seven crews and equipment were gone, the road ready and waiting. chp officers held a reign on traffic for a few minutes. in no time traffic was back to normal. here is work as seen by the helicopter late this afternoon. rain would have showed or stopped both paving and the painting of traffic lanes on the new detour. the alteration moved the road about 30 to 40 feet south. to allow for work where the new bridge will touchdown. a second mostly sunny day let them make a lot of headway and save a lot of time with some 40 separate projects. >> painting, and electrical, and rubbing landscaping and a lot of different things, have been completed months of work that would have had to happen over a period of time was done in three days. >> reporter: and because of that he said the new bay bridge should be open six months to a year ahead of schedule and he said -- a

they're picking up the cones.ooks like they're still doing a little bit of investigation. >>> 250 bay area students have suddenly been displaced after the institute of medical education closed its doors. alex savidge is at the campus and just talked to one of the students, good morning alex. >> good morning to you dave, yes. a lot of these students very frustrated. this is one of those students who showed up to class earlier. she told us she felt like she was kept in the dark. the department of consumer affairs accuses this college of making false accreditation claims about their courses. and now 150 students trying to become medical assistants are in a real bind with their school shutting down. the institute of medical education is promising to fight this decision. we did try several times this morning to reach the school but we haven't heard back. we do know the oakland campus and san jose campus were both closed down yesterday. this college had been charging students thousands of dollars for degrees in fields l

right here at washington boulevard it looks like they set up cones in the area as well with crews on the scene. the right side is blocked so the hov lanes are now slower than normal. you can see the main line remains open. coming up in my next report, another look at maryland and virginia at 6:12. back to you guys. >>> at the top of the hour, we're following breaking news. fire crews remain on the scene of a town house fire in prince george's county. >> three adults two children taken to the hospital after this fire. it started early this morning in district heights along hil- mar drive just off pennsylvania avenue. delia goncalves is live there with the latest. we have some scary details in the beginning of this story but things are improving we hope, delia. >> reporter: things are improving for that 2 and a half- year-old girl but the fire chief assures me it's still very touch and go. she's in critical condition. she was pulled from the house without a pulse. cpr was performed. her pulse has been restored but still a very tense situation for that little girl and her family. here t