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the diamond standard. >> 5:23. out to the livermore, actually the altamont pass a. 14-minute drive and a light commute. the slowdown shouldn't start until about 6:00, closer to 6:00 than 5:30. further north the altamont pass, we have the antioch area showing slowdowns. we'll sort this out. the commute starting out fine as i get the words ready. we're looking through the castro valley area. no problems. speeds at the limit between hayward and fremont for 880 south. north to the bay bridge a smooth flow. no slowdowns through the maze. it's a wednesday so a light volume. the bay bridge, the golden gate bridge, and no major issues, not icy like a couple of days ago. might be on the smaller bridges but really no black ice reports for the chp. 101 easy flow. around menlo park and palo alto, if things continue there and the south bay with the light commute. brent and laura, the trip to the peak of mt. hamilton has reopened. >> a lot of people want to see that. it's 5:24. overnight curfew is in effect in new zealand's quak

the diamond standard. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back. a live look outside this morning.se are the truckee scales outside of truckee on interstate 80. we don't see any cars there. you can tell through the lens there, the light, it is snowing. mike tells me that truck traffic is closed down on interstate 80. you cannot go eastbound past applegate for big rigs. car and suv traffic is allowed but they do have chain restrictions. so they have a lot of snow up there. he tells me there are some downed trees, so interstate 80 will be a little bit treacherous. as you can see, they have a lot of snow on the ground up around the truckee area this morning. check before you head to the high country today. >>> well, it is possible you woke up to a little shaking this morning, especially if you live near the coast. just after midnight there was a 3.4 quake 18 miles southwest of half-moon bay. it hit in the middle of the pacific but you may have felt it. >>> the police department may lose a very valuable crime-fighting asset because of the budget crunch in san jose. the department will

the diamond standard. >>> look at the mass crowd of thousands celebrating in tahrir square this morning. actually, it is afternoon there. these are live pictures where they have hurled out banners, people are chanting, of course with the new regime of government the people have been protesting for the last couple of weeks. >>> tens of thousands of people are pouring into the state capital as lawmakers continue to fight over the controversial anti-union bill. that bill would end the half century collective bargaining for public workers and cut their benefits. the senators were supposed to vote on the proposal yesterday but no democrats showed up. the vote is expected today. the democrats say the republican-backed bill is extreme and could tear the state apart. the state is battling a $137 million budget gap through the end of june. >>> from sea to shining sea, sanford university could soon go coast to coast. the big apple is asking the city to considering creating an engineering school in new york city. new york does not have a top-ranked applied science and research graduate school and

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standard of the world. >>> three weeks from today, the giants will be back on the diamond with spring ball in full effect.oday was all about continuing the title celebration before getting back to work. the ballpark packed with fans. over 40,000 in attendance today. there were less than 25,000 last year. what a difference a title makes, huh? fans getting a chance to get in thick with the hardware. for the players, it was nice to hang with the giants baseball and savor the championship one last time before heading out to the desert. >> it's exciting. you know, we're just happy to be here. spring starting in about a week. i think everyone's ready to get back to work and try to win another world series. >> for us, it's kind of a jump-start. that tells us the 2011 season started. and seeing these fans and the excitement they already have for baseball, gets us more motivated than we already are. >>> the sharks on the road in pittsburgh. you would think with what was technically a 10:00 a.m. start for the team, you would think it would be a tough day on the ice. the backhand shot here for the 23rd goal of the s

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