dr. watson. >> the signed of the ends of days. iceland's most active volume can know -- volcano is rerunting. leigh >> leigh: right now we're seeing low clouds gathering near the coast. that will mean cooler numbers for us. we look at the forecast n: several republicans are throwing their halt in the ring in 201, and -- 2012, and herman cain announced he is running for president. >> this moment i came here to declare my candidacy for the republican nomination for profit the united states of america. >> alan: cain is a tea party favorite. the 65-year-old has been traveling all over the country to sproa dues himself to voters. on monday tim pawlenty is expected to announce he plans to run for president, too. >>> a nasa first today. the pope gave a blessing to the crew of the space shuttle endeavour. >> dear astronauts, i'm very happy to have this extraordinary opportunity converse with you during the mission. >> alan: pope benedict xvi bestowed a historic blessing on the 12 strawtz -- astronauts cir

dr. watson. they crammed him with million entries which watson used to beat two jeopardy champions. the ibm team is working with doctors to fill that computer with medical information. and it is hoped that dr. watson will eventually be able to help real doctors diagnosis disease and injuries. >>> zombie preparedness, the centers for disease control and prevention has launched a campaign warning of a zombie attack. but the tongue in cheek program is meant to draw attention to some very serious and real disasters. >> when asked about zombies and radiation. and interesting the spike. so i thought zombie preparedness. i walked into my boss's office and we are going to do something with zombie preparedness, i don't know what. he didn't throw me out. >> the cdc says the server actually crashed this week after so many people checked out the agency's website. the zombie preparedness campaign was launched in time for the upcoming hurricane season. >>> near record snow in the sierra this year actually led to a drop in attendance. the california ski industry association is reporting a 12% decl

dr. watson is a lecture at bristol university and joins me now on skype. hi there.this ash? >> oh, well, let's -- let's not -- if an aircraft flies through a dense ash cloud it's in real trouble. this stuff is like very, very fine sand or glass. you mentioned what would happen if you took a piece of sand paper to your car, that's roughly what would happen to an aircraft. it's very bad for the engines and wind speed as well. >> we've been hearing the difference in this ash is that it's coarser and falls faster whereas the ash from last year was finer and posed more of a threat. that doesn't really matter, does it, when it comes to this situation? >> well, i think there's quite strong evidence no matter what the particle size is, once it hits the engines it gets smashed into very fine pieces. the good news about this ash, because it's larger, it's likely to fall out faster. that's the key thing. >> what's your advice to travelers? >> well, i think the same as everybody else, really, you know, just listen to the radio, the tv, go on the internet. certainly talk to your

dr. watson will be able to help human doctors diagnose disease and injuries. >>> hundreds of people woke up in a minnesota airport today after a nearly 10 hour power outages. some were put up in hotels, but many had to spend the night on fold out cots. the power went out at 8:00 a.m. 63 terminals were unusable. >> it's been one nightmare after another. >> the cause of that outage is still under investigation. >>> sunday is always a busy day to fly in and out of the area. looking good for those flights. >> patchy low clouds this morning. a little fog to deal with. already a few high clouds out there. a cooler start this morning. bring along that jacket, we're sitting in the 40s in some cases for the north bay. noon time numbers will be slightly cooler than what we saw yesterday. mid-50s expected along the bay. 62 inland. most of us along the coast notice temperatures similar. but our inland spots will drop a few degrees. 72 will be the overall high for today. 52 expected inland. pacifica, half moon bay, a cool day once again. as we go inland, we warm up. 63 expected hayward today. 70 in n

dr. john watson, ceo of chevron. he started his opening statements.of the big companies will all be testifying. senate democrats are calling to an end in tax breaks for the oil companies saying they make so much money. in fact they are track to having the most profitable year ever but the companies say they pay more in u.s. taxes than people realize including federal, property, gasoline and payroll taxes and their profits are not as high as people think. they say changes are necessary especially mountain midst of america's economic troubles. >> businesses should have, of course, make a profit. that is the american way, but to very profitable companies actually need taxpayer subsidies. energy incentives should help us build the energy future we want to see. >>> oil companies say if they don't get the tax breaks it could cost jobs discourage investment and lead to higher gas prices. gop leaders agree it would increase america's dependence on foreign competitors. the average for gas in california is 4.25. it's estimated that families will pay $800 more i

dr. watson, what do you think? what's the best way to deal with aging?and he looked up, and he said, the best and only way to deal with aging is stay away from old people m. [laughter] very good advice. in the course of -- after the panel they handed out these sheets, kind of a self-scoring about your life lifestyle. and you would answer the questions and it would be how often do you exercise, how often do you eat red meat, have you ever smoked, personal questions. and it was quite extensive, and you would then get point or not get points for certain answers. and at the end you would total it all up, and it would tell you how many years you had to live. now, this is something i wish i had copies of this to hand out. it's really, it's an interesting exercise. elsa and i were sitting behind dr. henry kissinger who was the secretary of state and national security adviser for president nixon and ford. so being believers in the free press, we got on our toes and looked at what dr. kissinger was doing. and he was, i tell you, this mattered to him. this was a b

dr. watson, what do you think? what is the best way to deal with aging?"d, "the best and only way to deal with aging is to stay away from old people." [laughter] very good guys. after the panel, they handed out these sheets, kind of a self- scoring about your lifestyle. your answer the questions on how often do you exercise, how often do you eat red meat, did you ever smoked? it was quite extensive and you would then get points or not get points for certain answers. at the end, you would total the solid and it would tell you how many years you have left to live. now, i wish i had copies of this to hand out. it is an interesting exercise. else and i were sitting behind dr. henry kissinger, the secretary of state and national security adviser for president nixon and ford. being believers in the free press, we got on our toes and looked at what dr. kissinger was doing. i tell you. this mattered to him. this was a big deal. he answered all the questions and told this all up the. it turned and he died eight years ago. [laughter] not happy. not happy at all. so