. >> hazardous materials are continuing their investigation at downtown san jose post office on north first street after evacuation prompted by an unexpected substance. >> about six employees are were preparing morning deliveries inside the main post office behind me when three of them started getting sick. they developed sore throat. all of this happened just before 8:24 morning. now, the emergency was caused by when a greenish powder leaked from inside a box through the seam. they responded the hazardous material unity thelt hosed down the workers to decontaminate them. the others were put on a pus to the shelter. the addressee the nature of the shut the powered was not hazardous. >> it's not hazardous. in most cases, that is the case. it's a herbal remedy this particular recipient was waiting to arrive from i believe vietnam. something he had ordered for his son. it turns on the to be non-hazardous situation. but we did everything according to our plan which is safety protocols. >> they say herbal medicines don't require any declaration when put in the postal system. the disruption

. >> hazardous materials are continuing their investigation at downtown san jose post office on north first street after evacuation prompted by an unexpected substance. >> about six employees are were preparing morning deliveries inside the main post office behind me when three of them started getting sick. they developed sore throat. all of this happened just before 8:24 morning. now, the emergency was caused by when a greenish powder leaked from inside a box through the seam. they responded the hazardous material unity thelt hosed down the workers to decontaminate them. the others were put on a pus to the shelter. the addressee the nature of the shut the powered was not hazardous. >> it's not hazardous. in most cases, that is the case. it's a herbal remedy this particular recipient was waiting to arrive from i believe vietnam. something he had ordered for his son. it turns on the to be non-hazardous situation. but we did everything according to our plan which is safety protocols. >> they say herbal medicines don't require any declaration when put in the postal system. the disruption

league baseball committee dragging its heels on deciding whether to let as pursue a ballpark in downtown san jose. well, the "san francisco chronicle" says that the two potential buyers would intend to keep the team in oakland. >>> the 49ers have a new receiver. six-time pro bowler randy moss. he caught passes yesterday and then signed a one-year contract. he is 35, last played in the nfl in 2010. there he is highlighted. and team management hopes moss can help the offense stretch the field. the 9ers rank 29th in passing yards per game. that's exciting. >> he comes with a lot of baggage but he is a great talent and if he can just settle in, it would be a great pick. >> we'll be watching. >>> and will the fourth time be the charm? let's hope so. after three trips to the final four the stanford women are poised to make another run. >> the number one seed in the fresno region, no surprise, it is the stanford cardinal and tara vanderveer. >> whoo! >> this you go. the cardinal will face canton. opening round saturday a road game in norfolk, virginia. playing hampton as the number one seed. >>> how abo

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. >> san jose looking to bring life it's the downtown by making it easier for businesses to set up shop. stephanie chuang joins us live from downtown san jose with more on the city council's plan. >> reporter: good morning. here's a number. at any time the vacancy vat 20 to 25%. it's trying to nax at tonight's meeting. one of the ordinances up for changes is making it easier for grocery stores to get liquor licenses. here where we're standing is where our fresh and easy is set to come but it's been very difficult for the businesses to come because the process needs to be stream lined. we spoke with the council member whose district encompasses downtown san jose. >> it's all about how we can make it easier for business, to be able to hire in the stixt we recognize we're making progress but we've got a long way to go. this is an important step to accelerate job growth. >> reporter: back here live, another ordinance up for discussion tonight is you see these spaces in that picture. it's been reserved for retailers making it difficult for companies that want to use these as office space to

look the at downtown san jose. the clouds will bring rain. thanks for joining us this morning and we want you to check your clock, because if you're up with us right now, then you probably remembered to spring forward. >> that's right. >> if not, then you're probably going why are they on so early? no emergency. just sleep deprivation. i'm kris sanchez, along with meteorologist anthony slaughter who is in for rob mayeda who picked a very good day to take off. >> yeah, he did, perfect weekend. i think they planned this a while ago. let's bring in the new guy. and not only that but to deliver this rainy forecast, we're talking about rain, not only for this afternoon, kris, but really as we get into the next workweek so keep the umbrellas handy. you'll definitely be glad you had them, especially when you get towards tuesday and wednesday, the showers become more widespread. satellite radar composite, you'll notice light showers on the radar. those are making their way through the north bay as we speak. this morning there's some drizzle in place

the total extension project will add six miles through downtown san jose and end in santa clara. it's expected to add 1600 jobs to the area, so a lot of excitement. the check cutting will be at 10:00 this morning. live at san jose city hall, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> 4:36 now. san francisco residents hoping a proposed high rent tax will control the housing costs. the "san francisco examiner" reporting tenant advocates working on this idea which is still in its preliminary stages. it would require land owners to pay a tax on rental income if the rent exceeds a certain amount. the san francisco tenants union may attempt to put it on the november ballot to help keep rental rates under control. >> a group of animal rights activists picking a fight with a restaurant. volunteers with the rescue league upset prospect restaurant is still serve iing a legal i k is the fattened liver of a duck. activists want the chef to take it off the menu now. >> they are saying in the last few months they have until the ban takes effect that they come up with a more humane alternative. th

san jose's been void of any precipitation all day long but check out what's happening now. downtown san jose through sunnyvale. we have light to moderate rainfall. you will see more rain. this system lingers into tomorrow and we are talking storm 2, 3 and 4. the time and totals straight ahead. allen? >> thank you. >>> of course, we know the bay area really needs the rain. we have had such a dry winter. but tonight water agencies are saying these late season storms are welcome but too little too late to get us to normal. what does that mean? len ramirez has the story. >> reporter: we are getting hit by a lot of fog and wind in the santa cruz mountains but down in the santa clara valley not a lot of rain. the umbrellas came out in san jose but didn't get much use. while other areas got pounded by the storm, the santa clara valley settled for less. speeding up our camera shows how the winds were blowing and the clouds looked dangerous. >> i had to use my windshield wipers coming down here today. >> reporter: the heavy rains seemed to pass us by again. >> we were supposed to be hit with

trujillo is live in san jose where yesterday volunteers put some of the finishing touches on the restoration being done. >> reporter: good morning. this looks like now here in downtown san jose, this is all thanks to volunteers and donors who saw what the vandals did to the san jose war memorial. now you are getting a look at the finishing touches exclusively on nbc bay area. for months the old memorial as you mentioned remained boarded up. vandals shattered three of the gas panels. and because they are so expensive it took a while for donors and volunteers to pick up the pieces because each panel is worth roughly $18,000. so they raised some money and ordered cheaper yet more durable glass panels. these are worth roughly $2,000 each. the contractor put the finishing touches on the memorial yesterday. volunteers are preparing for the unveiling in the next few days, a rededication if you will. one vet ran told me it he saw a lot of things in the jungles of vietnam. we were supposed to hear live this morning from andrew, a volunteer responsible for this restoration effort but he called a few minutes ago saying he won't be able to make it. thanks to his work and the wo

live in downtown san jose. i'm damian trujillo, "today in the bay." >> 5:03 now. this morning we're learning more about the final moments leading up to the shooting of a hell's angels member allegedly by another club member. steve ruiz is charged with killing steve townsend for another hell's angel. in filings police same that ruiz was severely beaten by two men including townsend just before the shooting. ruiz is reportedly punched, kicked and knocked to the grown. it appears that ruiz shot townsend as he stood over him. >> police are asking for help to catch a suspect in a series of armed robberies. take a look at the sketches. the man suspected in two robberies last month at terra linda gas stations. both happened in broad daylight. one caught on surveillance video. you can see in this video the suspect walking up to the cashier at gateway gas on february 14th. he pulls out a gun, demands money, then he takes off on foot. police believe the same man hit a union 76 gas station on the 28th. >> the berkeley student gravely injured after he fell from the second flo

in san jose, very light traffic for 280 approaching and passing downtown. >> eric: thank you very much. that is it for this edition of abc morning news. >> kristen: back with a local update at 7:24. keep track at facebook. have a great weekend.

unlike the limited wi-fi san jose rolled out back in 2004 this promise is to cover a much larger area in downtownthe rollout being paid for partly by san jose's parking and general fund. speaking of mobile devices, apple today says it has completely sold out of new ipads available for preorder. that will likely push the shipping date for your new device back a bit. the newest ipads go on sale this friday and yes we expect some lines outside apple stores. shares of apple stock touched a new all time high today settling at $552 a share. as for the rest of your money a mixed day on wall street despite a new debt deal in place for greece. the dow slightly higher. the nasdaq closing with a small loss. oil still well above $100 a barrel. the average price of a gallon of gas jumping by a nickel over the weekend. marla? >> say it isn't so. okay. thank you, scott. >>> san francisco democrat wants to close a loop hole in prop 13 the landmark proposition that limits property taxes in the state. assemblyman tom am yano says the state could bring in an extra $9 billion annually by tightening a rule defining w

downtown san jose traffic looking good. and now steve paulson. >> the afternoon commute will be much nicer, sal. it was pretty nasty out there. that was a strong spring system that came by. a very warm system. it was a wet snow up in the sierra. last couple checks there has been reports of rain. it's finally turning to snow here. we are almost on the back edge of this system. so there will be scatter showers in the morning and decreasing in the afternoon. partly cloudy, mostly cloudy today. a few showers. nothing too heavy. occasionally looks like a little line forming. over to the peninsula and the south bay. where most of the rain was toward the santa cruz mountains and russian river. cazadero over five inches of rain. vacaville almost two. redwood city 1.24. napa almost an inch of rain. mill valley had an inch of rain. santa rosa at 63% of normal. they now have 20.16 for the season. a big difference compared to last year and 12 inches below average. san francisco almost 12. and san jose only ran at 35%. mild air mass com

parts of downtown san jose were shut down for nearly three hours this morning after a mysterious white powder was found at a post office. it turned out to be anner ball remedy from taiwan ordered by a san jose man. police brought in the bomb squad while hasmat crews testing the package. postal workers spotted the powder just before eight this morning. they were stripped down, washed and rushed to nearby hospitals. crews confirmed the substance was not hazardous and reopened just before 11:00. >> challenging his suspension from the job. court papers claiming the mayor had no right to suspend him because when he committed the so-called misconduct, he was not sheriff. he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment in connection to a new year's eve dispute with his wife. his attorney also claims the city's definition of misconduct is unconstitutionally vague. >>> a tragedy on the playground at an east-bay middle school. a 14-year-old student died while playing basketball. the fire department was called in to middle school after the 8th grader collapsed suffering from a sei

speeds over 40 miles per hour as you head everywhere you did including out of downtown san jose along the peninsula, 101 and 280. six minutes between 880 and 101. interesting hair day. live look at the nimitz, 880 through oakland. everything is pretty quiet towards downtown and a quick check in with bart, everything is on time. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:17 now. a few dozen passengers from the cruise ship that lost power in the indian ocean are back in italy. no panic when the power went out. most continued their holiday on the indian ocean and they are staying in luxury hotels. the ship's owners are pick up the tab. caltrain fares are going up july 1. passengers who use the clipper card will not have to pay the higher price. for those who continue to pay cash for paper tickets, one-way tickets bought with cash will go up 50 cents. paper tickets up 25 cents. >>> a traffic warning heading to southern california soon part of the 405 freeway will be closed during overnight hours for the next 6 nights. their rebuilding a bridge. they closed the same stretc

partnership between the city and local companies like ruckus wireless is bringing free wi-fi to downtown san jose this summer. the new plan promises to cover a much larger area in downtown. the rollout is being paid for by san jose's parking and general fund. >>> well, we certainly hope you got outside today because change is coming. nbc bay area meteorologist rob mayeda is in the nbc bay area weather center tracking some rain and wind on the way. >> that's right. a one-two punch coming in tonight. first we're kind of seeing the winds picking up around the bay area. if you've been outside in the last couple hours, you've noticed that. our temperatures today, though, not too bad. 50s and low 60s outside right now. but the story for this evening and the first half of tonight will be gusty winds picking up out of the south. right now southeast at 18 in san jose and gusting close to 20 in parts of the north bay. the radar is dry for now, but you look on the north coast. that's where our rain is for the moment. that will be sliding to the south tonight as we see this runway for storms setting up in th

will a mysterious white powder that sickens to workers and a downtown san jose post office turned out to be some type of herbal remedy discovered in a package of the st. james park post office on the street before a o'clock this morning the building back to it and hazmat team was called in with no word on exactly what the substance was or why admit the worker's sick. the crowds are larger and chance are louder out some of the supreme court today as the justices hear arguments on the most significant part of the president's health-care overhaul. what's inside the courtroom and out. >>> protesters lined up out of the supreme court rallying for and against the health care reform law. >>> these to be more talk about it but it's a step in the right direction. >>> as they chanted outside the court inside it focused on whether the part of the law that requires all americans to buy health insurance is constitutional. >>> for state's rights advocates this is the alamo the suspect they've been losing ground for decades. >>> attorney generals from 26 states and congress not have the power to tel

out of downtown san jose, not too bad this morning. ights out of downtown san jose usually this is what we see at this time of the morning heading towards cupertino. so pretty much all the south bay looks good, one one, the guadalupe parkway, everything is quite the. over at the morning commute better than yesterday if you were with us this time yesterday. there were wind advisories in effect for the san mateo bridge. we had slick conditions all over the bay area. so even though we have a few lingering sprinkles out there for the most part the roads look good. 101, 92 and 280 looks quiet through san mateo county through downtown san francisco. bay bridge, no metering lights. no delay right now. back to you. >> thank you. >>> president obama saluting iraqi war veterans today at a white house dinner. >> god bless you and your families and may god continue to bless those in uniform and the united states of america. thank you very much, everybody. may dinner be served. [ applause ] >> that of course the president toasting the troops last ni

hour and a half we learned more about a yellow powder that shut down the main post office in downtown san jose and sickened several employees. christien kafton is there live where the streets are back open arbeing shut down for several hours this morning. >> reporter: yeah, maureen. the streets are reopened. clearly, the -- the post office. the workers are, once again, handling mail. you can see customers in the distance. this post office was closed for nearly two and a half hours after that substance leaked from the package. a spokesperson told me an now and a half ago what that substance was. >> the good news, it turned out to be some type of herbal remedy that a customer had ordered for vietnam from one of his children, i understand. >> reporter: before the investigation revealed what the substance was, postal workers weren't taking any chances. two workers, a man and a woman, initially complained of sore throats and headache after handling the leaking package. a third worker, a man, was not sickened but was isolated. >> three patient, all three them were emergency deaconed. there's a tent.

san jose wants to make vacancy signs disappear downtown. stephanie joins us live with details of the new business friendly strategy. good morning. >> reporter: marla, good morning to you. here off santa clara between 6th and 7th lies a building that used to house a grocery store. the city has been trying to get a fresh and easy market in here but it's taking an extremely long time because of the city's process when it comes to getting a permit to sell liquor. not good with a 25% vacancy rate in the city. tonight council members will take action on stream lining the process so it will cost businesses a lot less time and a lot less money when they go through that permitting process. council member whose district encompasses the downtown says they need to make it easier for businesses in tough times. >> once people are looking to invest again, what are the barriers? what we kept hearing is the process takes too long and we have too many rules to deal with. we need to clear the red tape. >> reporter: also on tonight's council agenda, changing a

san jose sharks. here is where they play. that's hd pavilion, downtownan jose. >>> thu this morning, if you think the a's, raiders and warriors should stay in oakland, the security council has some news that might make you cheer this morning. i'm christie smith. i'll have that story coming up. >>> two people shot and killed in sunnyvale last night. police discovered their bodies in that home behind me. i'm stephanie chuang. what we've learned. >>> plus a heartbreaking loss with a happy ending where a wheelchair stolen from a quadriplegic woman has turned up. >>> a magnificent shot of san francisco. that is a full moon off in the distance on this wednesday, march 7th. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm marla tellez. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. a calmer day today. >> definitely a calmer day, but since you can't blame it on the rain, blame it on that full moon if your friends are acting funny. glorious on your way to work this morning. you'll catch a great view of that full moon under a clear

a mysterious powder that prompted the evacuation of a downtown san jose post office turned out to be a harmless herbal tea remedy from taiwan. workers complained of sore throats and headaches but investigators think they may simply have been hailed it. all unpaid debts are coming back to hunt on consumers. consumer watch explains how debt collectors are using the courts to squeeze money out of the unsuspecting customers. >> that is how she found out about an old debt that had come back to haunt her. it has been 10 years since the first circuit city debt was sold to a debt collectors and she figured she was in the clear since the statute of limitations is for years. >> a debt can have a very long shelf life in terms of when a company is entitled to collect it. >> consumer attorney chris shriver says it is true they can collect a debt if it has gone untouched for four years meaning you have not paid a cent and the company hasn't taken you to court but in her case, the company sued her in 2006 just before the statute of limitations ran out, essentially freezing time until it got a judgm

costa county southbound on the right, no problems northbound 280 for headlights through the downtown san jose area. >>> last night's rain and winds sent a huge oak tree crashing into a house the tree toppled on to a home on cascade drive in fairfax, 7:00 last night it crushed a car three people inside were trapped, nobody hurt many neighbors heard it happen. >> i heard they found it -- it sounded like a jet plane i said what the bleep was that maybe a plane then i thought it was an earthquake. looked around, came out, we saw the tree on the ground. >> at least after -- at least half the home damaged. another tree fell is hour later nobody was hurt there >>> wind and rain knocked down powerlines and caused outages into the early morning hours. in oakland a powerline fell on top of an ac transit bus. passengers stayed in the bus until firefighters could rescue them. power pole in con covered damaged from wood rot couldn't take the extra train causing a small outage in marin, 120 customers lost power most expected to have power back by this morning. we continue to track the storms. you can go to

that's getting the funding to dig a tunnel five miles all the way into downtown san jose. cbs 5. >>> coming up, a trip into no man's land. one year after the meltdown of japan's nuclear reactor. we'll see what is left and meet one family who refused to leave. >> look out from above the popular hiking trail where a dive bombing owl has put bay area dog owners on alert. >>> and you've heard it said, soda isn't very good for you. but tonight comes word on how many sugary drinks you can have before it causes real harm to your heart. ,, leaving 12 miles around the plant a no-man's land. bill >>> one year ago tonight, japan's nuclear plant exploded, leaving 12 miles around that plant a no man's land. bill whitticker put on a radiation suit to get inside the radiation zone to show us what it's like. >> reporter: the area is totally off limits without a government pass. not something handed out to journalists. we went in with volunteers preapproved to monitor radiation levels. >> we are now approaching the check point. we have to get through this before we can go into the no go zo

. >> the extension of san jose should be done by 2016 and they are talking about the new phase. that's getting the funding to dig a tunnel into downtown san jose. kit doe, cbs 5. >>> one year after a nuclear meltdown. what it takes to get inside the area around japan's fukushima nuke leer plant nuclear plant and what is on the other side of the red tape? >>> teachers banning together because they deserve more. we ask why? >> sugar cuts down the risk. how cutting out one soda a day reduces a risk for a heart attack. >> not one, not two, but three storms heading towards the bay area. the day you should expect rain in your neighborhood as eyewitness news continues on the cw. sea. say 58 year old san >>> a woman vacationing in hawaii died after being swept out to sea. police say that 58-year-old 58- year-old say she was trying to go across a stream and she slipped and fell in. her body was found on sunday morning. she was traveling alone. she was visiting to attend a conference of spiritual teachers later this week. >>> today marks one year since the building housing japan's fukushima nuclear plant exploded. a 12-mile surrounding that pla

san jose is announcing plans for free outdoor service downtown.hat should be up and running by summertime. anyone with a mobile device will be able to connect to the internet. funds for $100,000 project will come from the city's parking revenue and the general fund. >>> sounds like the call of the week will be later on, umbrellas and rain boots. meteorologist christina loren is here. >> and green for the weekend. >> and green for the weekend. >> good morning to you. yeah, we have some really good-looking weather for today. we need the rain. hey, nothing to scoff at when it comes to the rainy forecast. taking a live look over the city of san francisco. pretty nice day shaping up here. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we have a fair amount of cloud cover. but we're getting more sun than clouds at this point. throughout the day, clouds increase as our first system of low pressure the first of a series, starts to move onshore. enjoy the 60s today. 60 in palo alto. 64 in san jose. 61 in walnut creek. across the bay. even holding on to upper 50s in paci

a new out the door free wi-fi system is being install inside downtown san jose.system will bring more people downtown. it's expected to be up and running before the end of summer. >>> time now 6:56 and i don't want to jinx it, pam, but so far it's been pretty good out there considering the weather. >> yeah. reporter: considering the weather. however, we have a brand new injury crash reported just now northbound 101, just came across at 380 in san bruno area, northbound 101. it was also reported at south airport, then we got the fire call, so fire and medics are on the way. we'll keep a watch on that. what you said, ken and pam, is actually pretty good, it's better than we thought it would be. let's quickly move along to the bay bridge. it looks pretty typical here, about a 15-minute delay. looking at interstate 880 northbound and southbound, again, the traffic looks pretty good. a little windy out there, so be careful. let's go to steve. >> sal, thank you. it's very windy for some, it's going to be a windy day. the rain has mainly been focusing on the north bay r

and there is a headlight or two coming out of downtown san jose. so usually this time of the morning, it usually looks something like that. northbound lanes of 280. the bay bridge, no metering lights. likely enough for another hour. and we start to see some delays here. so no major road work across the up derek. nice and easy -- across the upper deck. nice and easy ride to san francisco. no major incidents. no major hot spots along the peninsula. live traffic sensor, latest conditions 101 and 280, and drivers moving at top speeds to san mateo county. the only thing we have going on is the dense fog advisory. chp issued this one overnight. you can see it across the golden gate bridge. it is our only one this morning. but visibility is really going to be an issue. pretty thick out there. especially the san francisco side of the span. the camera is right there. right before you hit the toll plaza. we had an earlier accident in novato, southbound 101. that is now gone. and for the latest traffic information, you can tune to kcbs and their radio partner

and dip below freezing and throughout napa and gwen allen. 31-degrees in santa rosa. 36 in downtown san joseck into the valley, and 30s and 40s will becoming to the central bay. now the cold front is diminishing. high pressure is firmly building in, even though a lot of storminess. that's going to be ejected more to the north than to the west. so that's going to leave us with nothing but clear skies here locally. tomorrow, after a frosty start, we will have less wind and warmer temperatures from wednesday through friday. and the extended forecast calls for an unsettled weather pattern beginning this weekend through next week. back off a little bit and take it one day at a time. to 66 degrees in santa rosa. the winds 10 to 20 miles an hour. the extended forecast calls for warmer conditions thursday. the warmest day of the workweek will come on friday. and we cloud up. a slight chance of sprinkles. cloud cover on monday. rain is likely on tuesday. on again, off again showers each day next week, which means snow for the sierra. dennis, you want to talk more about sacramento, right? >> we have s

downtown san jose, heading toward fremont and mill pete as, you're seeing the rain. the rain obviously extends over to san francisco and the peninsula to the north bay as always of this moisture goes south to north, we'll see a transition tomorrow as the widespread rain changes over to scat erred showers. with that cold air, we could see thundershowers in the mix tomorrow. we'll walk you through the timing of the chaks in the weather for the rest of the weekend in your full forecast coming up in a few minutes. diane? >> thank you, rob. >>> coming up next at 11:00, former vice president dick cheney received something today he's been waiting two years for. we'll explain that. >>> also, many people across the country, including some of the biggest names in sports, are speaking out about the death of trayvon martin, an african-american teenager. a neighborhood watch volunteer killed him in florida and has not been arrested. >>> and "the hunger games" broke box office records this weekend. we'll introduce you to the actress from the east bay who landed a role in the block

. >> reporter: the hazmat situation in downtown san jose has been called off just minutes ago. postal workers went back into the building. so what was that mysterious white substance? i'm stephanie chuang live with that coming up. >> all right. the investigation shut down light rail service for some time in that area. nbc bay area bay area traffic reporter mike inouye joining me now. >> we had roads effected by the activity. they closed off roads around the perimeter of the post office. the t flow from japan town station through the area, andretty much from the convention center to st. james effected by that. therwere delays, folks were getting by, buses athnd traic on market street causing some t additional slong through the s area. as the roadways reopen itop restores t flow. the vta service should be back s to ull serce through the area without any major issues as far as flow but could be minor delays getting everyone into the regular routes this afternoon. it is better news for the afternoon and evening commute. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. >>> this just into

here is a live look at hp pavilion near downtown san jose. shaping up to be a good looking friday. time now 4:44. >> gas prices certainly dominating the presidential campaign in the run-up to super tuesday. pump prices average almost $3.75 nation wide and it's well above $4 here in the bay area. president obama says the u.s. is producing more oil now than when he took office but republicans say he cannot take credit for that. >> those decisions were made by his predecessor, he's cut in half the number of leases on federal lands. >> this again is the i think deliberate dishonesty of president obama. >> republicans say they will bring gas back down to $2 a gallon with more drilling in the u.s. the high price of gas these days has a lot of us looking to improve mileage. the first thing you should -- the first change is drive more efficiently. >> stop rapid acceleration, aggressive braking, particularly high speed lane changes are very destructive to fuel economy. >> check your tire pressure as well. underinflated tires can hurt mileage. plan and combined errands so you don't have to m

. >> gary, it goes not only into the heart of downtown san jose at this point, but it's still a possibility? >> yes. it will go to east san jose. near the highway 101 interchange, six miles short of where it eventually wants to go downtown. that's a $4 billion second part. thief about $2 billion of that. they're looking for money. but it's going to be tougher to come by. will the state commit money to high-speed rail versus bart? >> with it stopping there, is it going to become a train to nowhere? >> they're going to have express buss running there to downtown. and the federal government actually has a loan program where if you can be convinced -- if they can be convinced that you've got money to eventually build it, they can loan you the money. los angeles is doing that for a 30-year transportation program. and one thought being this current tax to build bart will expire in 2036. that seems really far off there. but if they renewed the tax, pass a ballot measure to renew that tax, then go back and say, we've got money coming down the line, can we bond out, can we move this forward? there's

a live look at downtown san jose. you see the clouds moving in. yeah, we have more rain on the way.ut you'll be able to get outdoors without having to dodge showers for today, and temperatures are slowly but surely climbing into the 60s. rain just about every day this week. we get a little break on friday. back to you guys. >> okay, thanks. >>> an incredible fete by a man known for thinking big. >> talking about oscar winning director james cameron back from a trip to the bottom of the mariana trench. his state of the art sphere cal sub allowed him to make this trip to the deepest spot in the ocean. took about two and a half hours to do it. this guy has a lot of extra money and time on his hands. he was at the bottom about three hours, shooting video. if you want to see what he saw, make sure to stay tuned. we're positive it will surely be coming soon to a theater near you. >> do we know? >>> unusual form of green energy is taking off at zoos. >> the stop on this tour. >> this is a three wheeled rick shaw, combination of animal waste and human garbage. they make fuel pellets from th

. >>> closer to home, a business boost is in the works for downtown san jose.ay the city will consider changes to the municipal code that would make it easier for businesses to set up shop. the proposals cover two main topics, one would change a zoning rule that favors retail tenants over private businesses and vacant street-level store fronts. other would streamline the permitting process for businesses that sell alcohol for off-site consumption. >> if you're looking to are a job, it is time to polish up the resume and head on out the door. jackie spearç hosting her eigh annual job hunters boot camp going on right now at the san mateo event center. 36 employers looking for workers, including kaiser permanente and burgeon merg. the conference will last until 2:00 this afternoon. >> meteorologist christina loren is hard at work at her job today, because all of the rain we're getting hit with, what's going on now, christina? >> marla, we are in for it. good morning to you. we have rain in the forecast every single day. wait until i show y rethe seven-day. shower

downtown san jose. not a cloud to be found in the sky.hallenge you to find a cloud and put it on my facebook page because i just looked outside, and it's just crystal clear out there. the winds have relaxed. but one by-product of the gusty winds, they're relentless overnight. high pollen count. keep that in mind if you suffer for allergies. that will be the case for tomorrow as well. temperatures today are already rebounding nicely into the mid-60s. we'll be in the 70s as of tomorrow. it all works out like this. for today 65 in san jose. 63 in dublin. 62 for alometa. temps will be in the 70s as of tomorrow. then on friday, we stop the clock on your future cast at 1:00 p.m. temperatures already in the low 70s in san jose. peak warmth on friday. we could see 80s in the warmest cities. after that things start to change just a little bit for the weekend. not just the weather. don't forget to set that clock forward one hour. 2:00 a.m. sunday, daylight saving time begins. through the beginning of next week, a few clouds and cooler conditions. m

live in downtown san jose, stephanie chuang, today in the bay. >> stephanie, thank you very much. nie's shot. that effects light rail service. there's no light rail in downtown san jose area. a bus bridge is set up from japan town to convention center. the bridge is running down market, you can drive down market as well. bus routes downtown have been effected for 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 22, and 23. that will of course effect local streets around the post office and st. james park. market street is open. the rest of the freeways moving smoothly through the south bay, clearing for the peninsula. san mateo bridge, a stall reported westbound direction. don't see any problem but the camera is shaking. a good deal of wind and rain is coming back to the area. it is not over yet by any means for today. >> thanks. see you in a half hour. gasoline that cleans. chevron with techron. care for your car. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life.

here's a live look at northbound 280 as you work your way through downtown san jose. it's dark but so far traffic looks good. 880/237 no delays. that's traffic. back to you. >> it is now 4:54. experts say that it's a good chance that you can see gray whales in the san francisco bay this weekend. one of them was spotted yesterday for the second straight day. it was located near fort mason. there were also reports of a mother whale and a calf near the golden gate bridge. boaters are being warned to steer clear. >>> and a sewage spill forced the closure of a beach in monterey county today. a one-mile stretch of a state beach is closed after 800 gallons of raw sewage overflowed from a manhole in pebble beach the the beach will be closed until water samples immediate safety guidelines. >>> a city race official says the america's cup race schedules for august may be held in new york harbor instead of san francisco bay. it's to help increase the tv audience and worldwide interest. america's cup executives says holding races around the statue of liberty would engage the east

slow you down across this stretch either. 280 is moving fine this morning all the way out of downtown san jose your commute along the peninsula 101 and 280, a lot of green come out of the altamont pass. usually about a half hour to 45 minutes from now when we start to see some delays. but for right now all of your major east bay drive times pretty much moving at top speeds including coming down the eastshore freeway. westbound 580, the nimitz and 24 through walnut creek. also bart, always a good option. and all bart trains are running on time including those heading to downtown san francisco stops. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> it was a bizarre scene at philadelphia international airport as a man crashed an suv through his security gate and then on a runway. it quickly became a security concern. it forced the airport to halt incoming flights for a half hour. it took a while for police to chase the guy down. the man was arrested and now faces charges of driving under the influence. he could also face federal charges. >>> here in northern california though we have an out-of

. >> in the last 24 hours, downtown san jose has had .01" of rain so the streets have barely gotten wet. if you go 19 miles away up to ben lomond in the santa cruz mountains, they have had 5.25" of rain. >> reporter: it's the difference between slipping and sliding in santa cruz and going through one of the driest years on record on the other side of the hill. and that schizophrenic weather continues to happen. joining us now live from the santa cruz mountains where the rain and the fog is continuing to come down here in the mountains. but just a few miles away [ signal breakup ] the drive down this road highway 17 back into san jose, you're likely going to find things a lot drier. elizabeth? >> thank you, len. >>> all right. medical news tonight. americans spent more than $300 billion on prescription medications last year. on the consumerwatch, julie watts shows us a new tool that's even helping the insured save money on drugs. >> that's a good one. walgreens for my medication. >> reporter: she takes it every day for high blood pressure. and until now, she and her husband figure their

live look at 280 out of downtown san jose. not too bad this morning. s now cleared. it was affecting northbound and southbound 680 right there by jackson avenue. enjoy your day. have a great weekend. ,,,,,,,

san jose putting out the welcome mat. stephanie chuang joins us with details of a new business friend i proposal. >> good morning. here in downtownan toy as has been presoybed for retail use. companies wanting to use empty space as office space. this happens attine team is 2 to 25 period to set the rules. this is on the agenda but those will likely come in as early as a wek. since 2000 t city wanted to build an active environment and enkurnled ellegal buildings, that type of use. with such a high sick rate the city as to get out of its own way. >> its how we can make it easier to hire. we have a long way to go. this is an important step in the city. >> reporter: tonight targeting how the city deals with businesses trying to apply for a permit to sell liquor. council members add knit process has cost of time and a lot of money. this building used to abgrocery store. they have been trying to get a fresh and easy but it's there an extremely long time. live in downtown san jose, stephanie trong, thank you. >> 5:35 now. if you haven't noticed, yes the rain as arrived. here to kel us how long and how much. >> those are very difficult q

coming out of downtown san jose, northbound 280 by winchester an accident there cleared. 880 not muchkland and at the bay bridge stacked up still into the macarthur maze. 20 minutes to get on the span. that's traffic. for your forecast here's lawrence. >> a lot of sunshine around the bay area all the way to the coastline. the offshore winds are blowing and looks like high pressure is sitting overhead to combine to warm the temperatures up nicely. still a little chilly outside. 30s and 50s right now. but by the afternoon, that ridge will bring plenty of sunshine all the way to the coastline. 60s at the beaches. even some low 70s showing up in some of the valleys so should be some spectacular weather ahead. next couple of days, probably the nicest of the week as we are going to see above normal temperatures, beautiful weather on friday. cooling off with a sea breeze on saturday. chance of showers makes a return late in the day on sunday. ,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." the nfl has been in the headlines this past week for a number of reasons. from the bounty hunter scand

san jose state university, not even a sinth of an inch. amazing. -- a 10th of an inch. amazing. little rain in downtown san jose. here is the next system.oming down the coast. sprinkles for the morning. by the afternoon, that is your best shot of rain. right now, wet in the morning, the afternoon will be messy. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, light. tomorrow night, heavier. you can see heavier rain to the north. mountains, perhaps a winter storm warning. 11:00, frontal passage. heaviest rain. saturday we get a break. maybe afternoon thunderstorms. popping up here, shower activity. sunday, further clearing. the next couple systems, cooler and not as potent in terms of rainfall accumulations. here are the highes for tomorrow. note the temperatures. look how warm they are. saturday and sunday the numbers drop into the 50s. your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. thunderstorms on saturday. morning commute, damp. afternoon commute, slow with a consistent rain. >> crazy week. >> crazy winter. >> first one in a while. thank you. >>> troops around the world are getting free reading material courtesy of james patterson who wrote tick-tock

and here is the sneak peek what could be a landmark in downtown san jose.c arts program unveiling footage of the organo-graph. this will show the mechanism that's govern the earth's cash yn cycle. the city is hoping private donors will pay for it. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00 and you can keep track of the latest breaking news and you can talk about it on facebook.com. news at 5:00 continues right now. >> the big push to save the santa cruz beach board walk. >> and bay area drag net to he find a man police say dresses as a security guard before committing crimes. >> there are waves of rain and snow here locally pose blismt details are coming up. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> an effort underway to stop more flood damage to the santa cruz board walk. >> there is equipment being used to redirect the river away from the board walk. >> how is that work going? >> this is still going on. at this point and has been a long day of watching the river, you can see there is is worker working to reduce the impact the river's waves are creating a

downtown san jose, there are lots of clouds moving through the sky z slow to career this afternoon. high temperatures 13 degrees cooler than yesterday. there is dry conditions and mild down in palm spring was high of 81 and 69 in fresno. there is that big area of moisture starting to produce rainfall here. daytime will be dry, partly sunny skies. there are the accu-weather forecast, rain moving in and going to be a rainy day saturday. with rain likely sunday as well. so the weekend looks like a washout. showers on monday and all of next week is rain, on and off. >> coming up andrew luck gets it go. >> showing why luck will be the number one draft pick. back in a moment. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announ