vasco road at dalton avenue, this accident blocking southbound lanes.ivity there on scene. if you're taking 580 this morning, we are seeing the usual stuff through the altamonte pass, same goes for highway 4, slow and go from a street to somersville. that's a look at traffic. back upstairs to you ladies. >> thank you. >>> plenty of new economic reports are driving the market this morning. here now is jason brooks. >> a lot to consider for traders this morning. starting off with the job market. the most important factor in the economy right now. turned out we saw a big spike in first timeweekly unemployment claims last week of 35,000 to 435,000. that's a two month high for that level. it is important to note that probably the reason for that is a lot of retailers started laying off temporary seasonal hires for the holiday shopping season. saw a bit of an uptick in wholesale side inflation. the producer price index was up 1.1%, most of that, though, in december coming from higher food and gas costs. not that that doesn't matter for consumers when it's pas

dalton. some of the normal slow and go traffic throughout the altamont pass from livermore into pleasanton. south north 101 at bail least waiting for this injury crash to be cleared. but traffic is slowing around 34 mph right at the scene. and the earlier accident in santa clara has been cleared. as we go outside and show you the bay bridge toll plaza, no delays. also fine across the san mateo bridge this morning. and it's a good ride as well for north bay commuters coming out of marin county and heading towards the golden gate bridge. get the latest traffic information when you want it by going to our website abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. eric? >> frances, thank you very much. 6:53 now. the crippled carnival cruise ship that kept passengers adrift in november will be coming to san francisco next week for for repairs. the splendor's engines caught fire and left 3,000 people stranded on board without power for four days. there was no electricity, no hot water and limited

el mariscal de campo de tcu andy dalton completo 15 de 23 pases incluyendo uno para touchdown....amor de juan, que va a estar muy interesante.""los herederos del monte" inicia el proximo lunes en lugar de "el fantasma de elena"este fin de semana los pequeÑos traviesos de "little fockers" se coronan rey de la taquilla... por segunda semana consecutiva, la cinta protagonizada por ben stiller se llevo a la bolsa 26.3 millones de dolares... mientras que la pelicula "true grit" continua en la tercera posicion, no hubo cambios en las taquilleras, pero si en la suma de dinero que hicieron... este filme gano 24 millones y medio...como les mencione que no habia cambios, tron se mantiene en el tercer puesto... este fin de semana se llevo poco mas de 18 millones... ---esta noche en su noticiero telemundo 48 a las once... ---la violencia en una ciudad de mexico ha sido comparada con la que se vive en un pais en guerra... le diremos quien asegura esto...---tambien veremos como muchos mexicanos se enfrentan a la llamada "cuesta de enero"....---y el cantante kalimba ante la justicia.... ----grac

andy dalton pumps, fires a dart to johnson. 7-3tcu. to the third. horned frogs up one. pounds into pay dirt. 21-13. in the fourth wisconsin arizona -- arizona -- roars back. wisconsin has to go for two. the pass is batted down by carter. tcu holds off wisconsin, 21-19, to cap a perfect 13-0 season. playoffs, anyone? michigan state thought it should have been in the rose bowl, instead facing alabama in the capital one bowl. and roll tide it was in the second, mark ingram, second rushing td of the game. in the second, off the reverse to jones. finds the corner. 35-yard. alabama rushed for 275 yards as a team. 28-0. then in the third, mcilroy, to mays. 37-yard on this hookup. the tide rolls over michigan state, 49-7. to the outback bowl. meyer facing joe paterno and penn state. nittany lions bringing the heat. the escape and -- scoop and score in the third, penn state goes back on top. the touchdown run makes it 24-17 penn state. in the fourth, 1:00 to play. florida up. penn state driving. the pickoff by black, and 80-yard later he ices it. florida sends urban meyer out as

wisconsin led the frogs 3-0, but then andy dalton play faked. monte ball gets around the corner, finds a pylon. wisconsin trail business two with two to play. badgers have to go for a two- point conversion, but the pass is swatted. gary patterson gets to celebrate a 13-0 season after his team's 21-19 win. >>> it was a bad day for the big ten all the way around. in the cap capitol one bowl, watch the move by the quarterback. it's a 35-yard touchdown. the tide rolls 49-7, just loss number two for the spartans. 84-year-old jo paterno still going and urban myers returning. florida sends mier out a winner. florida coach urban myer closes his career with a win over penn state. in the gator bowl, mississippi state handed michigan's its worst loss. we'll have the rest of sports tonight at 10:00. >> well, coming up tonight on the 10:00 news, dozens of people were forceed from their homes fueling a fire in san francisco. what's being done for the vic testimonies and what happened just hours before the fire? that's tonight on the 10:00 news. i'm maureen na

first quarter andy dalton with the pump fake finds bart johnson for the score. tcu was up. they go on to win it 21-19 as the path to the 2010 season going 13-0. by the way, stanford getting ready to play in their first orange bowl monday as they will face virginia tech. >> thanks for joining us for the bay area at 11:00. "saturday night live" is up next. good night. sp >>> and now a message from the vice president of the united states, joe biden. >> good evening, my fellow americans. this coming da

dalton spoke to it as well. fih+-- jonathan spoke to it as. we have to make the á discussioa broader discussion, so that people understand how it affects their daily lives, how it affects the way government works. is there going to be money, our state parks going to be open, money for education? what does this say about the state of california, where i believe the largest union is not the teachers' association, but the correctional officers association? what does that say about a society? when people find out about that, they are stunned. but that is the reality. that is what is playing on people's minds, fear, prejudice, ignorance. >> this also points to the fact of what we have to do in each individual case. that is what you're up against. and when you are in trial, the priority is your client, which is different from broadcast journalism, television drum up. -- drama. >> but you cannot turn a blind eye to it. >> that question is deeply troubling when you look at certain cases. there are certain cases where it is a no-win situation. the robe

intcument corn frogs one of wins the sprint to the endzone to give th >> end of the first quarter andy daltong the handoff winning it to the end zone to get them a 14-10 lead over wisconsin. up 21-13. banging his way in for the score. not going to be stopped. with 2 minutes to play. 21-19. 132 yards on the ground for ball but they call a pass on the two-point conversion instead of run and they say, no, jump up frogs. they leap, leap, knock if down. yes. badgers not happy about that. 21-19 is the final there. kind of funny to think of the two coaches in today's outback bowl. florida's urban myer is the one that is retiring and not 84- year-old joe patterno. myers leaving due to health concerns while joe insisting he will be back for a 46th season next year. >>> final minute. gators up six. penn state on the move. but black right there picks it off says i'm going the other way. catch him if you can and you can't. he took it 80 yards the other way for the florida touchdown. one of five turnovers on the day for the lions. the gators a winner. they win 37-24. rich rodriguez could be fired. we are

andy dalton fakes the handoff and wins the sprint to the ends zone to give tcu a 14-10 lead.h quarter now horn frogs up 21-13. give it to ball. he banks his way in with the score 2 minutes to reply. 21-19. 132 yards on the ground. they call for the pass. two-point conversion. horn frogs do the leaping. block it. knock it down. tcu wins the rose bowl 21-19 and finished the season a perfect 13-0. >>> it is kind of funny to think of the two coaches in today's outback bowl. 46-year-old urban myers retiring and not the 84-year- old joe paterno. joe insisting he will be back for 46th season next year. gators up 6. lions on the move. but black picks it off. he is gone. not going to catch him. forget about it. 35 goes right into the end zone for the touchdown. it took 80 yards the other way. and there it is. one of five turnovers by the lions. urban myer goes out a winner and in search of dry clothes. he got a little damp right there beating penn state 37-24. >>> rich rodriguez could be coaching his final game in michigan. wolverines and mississippi state in the gator bowl. perfect p

dalton faking the hand-off and wins the sprint to the end zone to give the tcu team a 10-point lead over wisconsin. 21-19. bus they call a pass on the two-point conversion. and the frogs knock it down. they win the rose bowl 21-19 and finish the season a perfect 13-0. how about urban myer retiring at age 46 while joe patterno insisting he will be back for his 46th season next year. penn state on the move. puts an end to that. you're not going to catch him. took it 80 yards the other way for the gator player. you've got to do that. i don't think i want to be a coach just because that will happen. 37-24 the outback bowl. rich rodriguez could be coaching his final game at michigan. gator bowl. perfect pass to owens for a touchdown. bingo right there. wolverines led 14-10 after the first quarter. then all bulldogs on fourth and 10. getting michael carr for his third touchdown pass. mississippi state scores 42 unanswered points and blew the doors off michigan 52-14 to win the gator bowl. wolverines worst bowl loss in school history. part of an 0-5 day for the big 10. >>> some news back home.

this one is on bassko road on dalton and apparently this is also blocking and they are sending emergencywell. a couple hot spots developing. westbound 4 also slowing down now out of antioch. lone tree to somerville, around 35 mph. mass transit reporting no delays. eric, kristen? >> thank you for the information and advice, frances. it's 5:54. >> the labor department has just revealed that new jobless claims jumped by 35,000 last week to 445,000 and that's the highest number of first-time applications in two months. >> the other big money headline, get ready to fork out more money for food. here's jane king with the "moneyscope" report. >> good morning. watch for food prices to keep shooting up. corn futures surging yesterday to the highest price since unite 2008. cut its forecast on the size of the corn harvest. the supply decliing and all this could push up prices on meat as well. and the bottom in the housing market may be right around the corner. realty track says it may likely jump to a new report. it says this year will be the worst and then the housing market will start to recover.

dalton scores from the four and it is 14-10 frogs. 21-13 with time winding down. wisconsin's ball gets around the corner and find the pile ron. a two point game with two minutes to play. the badgers go for a two point conversion and the tie. but tank carter rises up to swat right at the line of scrimmage that preserves the lead for the horn frogs who make their mark coming from the mountain west conference and winning a bcs bowl and that's the thanks patterson gets. the frogs win 21-19. in all likelihood will end up second in the final college football poll. >>> connecticut tonight is trying to make the case that the big east belongs in a bcs bowl game. oakland the fiesta bowl the huskies weren't quite ready for the bright lights. sooners jones lobs one up for a very open cameron kenny. the yard made it 27-10. oklahoma early in the fourth quarter. jones threw for 275 yards with help from the defense. off the hands of the receiver michael smith right into the arms of fleming who goes 55 yards to the end-zone. sooner's return two interceptions for touchdowns and han

to proceed in something that wasn't going to happen, converted that into sending my uncle dalton and my father into the middle east to make the four feathers. so unable to make one desert film, he switched quickly to make another desert pill m. [laughter] -- film. and it was an enormous success, and so he wasn't with at all concerned or worried by it. after the war alex liked to say that he bought books, properties, plays, short stories and so forth as a kind of investment in the future, that in his old age -- which unfortunately he never reached -- he would use them to finance his lifestyle. and so when sam spiegel e vipsed an interest in making lawrence of arabia, he had to go to alex and buy the rights to all my father's sketches, the screenplay and everything else that was associated with the project which they settled over a quick -- well, not that quick, but over a good lunch at anna bell's. and at the end of the lunch sam asked my uncle alex if there was anything else alex would like to get out of his filing cabinets. and alex described a book he had bought the rights to recen

first quarter, dalton, with the fake. gets it to b.a.rart johnson for 23-yard touchdown. they go undefeated this season, 13-0. and, of course, stanford getting ready to play in their first orange bowl on monday against virginia tech. that's sports. i'm christine nubla have a wonderful day, everybody. >>> the raiders will start their final game of the season in just a few hours. the silver and black, away today playing in kansas city. win or lose the raiders will not be making a playoff appearance this year, though. the big team news will come later this month when owner al davis will announce whether he plans to extend the head coach's contract by a year or start looking for a new leader for his team. raiders kick off at 10:00 this morning. >>> the niners finish up their season at home today, playing host to the arizona cardinals. the game will be about pride. winner stays out of the basement in the nfc west. loser ends up with a better number on draft day. they kick off at 1:15. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay" -- coming up next at 7:30, we'll show you about an

joining us to talk about the nominees and the surprises, dalton ross, assistant managing editor for "ht. >> we just talked with geoffrey rush. "the king's speech" leads the way with 12 nominations. >> we got a good old-fashioned oscar battle on our hands now. it looked like the social network would run away with things and running every single critics prize for best picture. "the king's speech" won the producer of the gouuild's award last week. >> how about colin firth in the best actor category? i think for all intents and purposes, it looks like he is the runaway favorite here. >> he's a lock. i think he has that one nailed down. he is fabulous in that film. james franco, other great people in that category as well, but i really think colin firth carries this film. they are all great performanced. but this is colin's first film. i think he is going to run home with that trophy. >> so advantage "the king's speech" leads the best actor role. how about natalie portman in the best actress role? >> i think between her and annette bening who always seems to be beaten out but this time she