the chp tells us weather could be a factor in a head-on collision that shut down the dunn-barton bridge. you are looking at the toll plaza where westbound traffic is slowly moving once again. it happened near the high rise near the san mateo county side. one of the drivers got on the bridge going the wrong way. two people have majorin.esri.es the entire bay area is on storm watch. gene elly is standing by. but we begin with jeff ranieri and more on what is ahead. >> we've been tracking pockets of moderate to heavier rain. we backed up the radar from 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. a heavy pocket ofainfall scooted across the dunn barton bridge producing winds 15 to 20 miles an hour. no doubt conditions were slick across thatli dunn barton bridg as people are in the hospital with major injuries. as we zoom out, you can find pockets of moderate rainfall in the peninsula. san jose to morgan hill, this is just the beginning of an onslaught over the next six days. what can you expect? a wet commute. roadways very, very slick out there. for tomorrow the rain and the wind increasing and by 9:00 p.m. we could

next series here goes dunne again goes 37 yards to make it 13-0. how is this for a night for dunne 234 yards rushing, 4tds. 35-0 at the half. the spartans opened the second half with joe taya going 67 yards to the end-zone. spartans ran the ball down their throat 477 yards rushing. the players will always remember this muddy night in the southland as it earned them the state championship and a perfect season at 14-0. they are the 48-4 winner. >>> and it was all north in the other games in the division three game escalon beat madison 30-14. >>> and in the other decision they handed guardenia its first loss of the game. >>> as the bowl got understood way our points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up, put it in the natural history museum and we get to name it. sethasauraus. really. your points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel? means better vacations. that'

lucas dunne, a great run. in the second, more from dunne.rushed for an open division title game record 240-yard and four tds. it's 35-0. in the third. this time joe theo getting it done. look at that field. about six straight games on it. de la salle wins the open division title for the second straight year, 48-8 your final. >> the cal women reach their first ncaa volleyball championship match in school history, facing penn state in the finals. the bears have not lost a set in the entire tournament. but the nittany lions would change that. brown for the kill. penn state takes the first set. bears tried to rally in the second. murray dropping the hammer. cal has two set points in the second but could not convert. coming up with the pig roof. penn state won the second. third set. championship point. penn state lead cal for the fourth straight year in the postseason, winning their fourth title in a row. a heartbreaking loss for cal. >> in berkeley, mike montgomery's basketball team hosting cal poly. second half, donohue finding a cutting hap se

they needed to do something after they lost adam dunn's bat.was giving them 40 home runs a year. this guy might not able to do that but he is a better outfielder and better defender. >> the problem is, because they lost dunn, it doesn't make them that much better. they are official four or five players way and remember no strasburg next year. >> and they are also in the same division as the phillies. they are going to have to face that pitching staff 18 times next year. >> with we saw the cliff lee signing and him going back to philadelphia. it is a shorter contract but you are talking the same amount of dollars. i know the nationals wanted to go after cliff lee. if you are spending that kind of money, is it better to put it into a top pitcher or a guy like jason worth. >> probably better to put it into cliff lee than jason worth. all front line pitchers are off the market. >> the other part of that is, if you want to bring a front line pitcher n you have to do what did you with jason worth and that is overpay them and then have you guys like u

. >> reporter: and says dunn so are her entrepreneurial colleagues. >> everybody my suppliers that i buy from are in a hurry up mode. they are not cautious, they are buying and trying to keep inventory as quick as they can. they are selling out. >> reporter: and brokers agree. >> what i've seen, a pick up in the market, more activity. hopefully it'll bring better times next year. >> reporter: consumer confidence is crucial because that's where the majority of jobs will come from. and it's no difference here at rachel dunn. >> we have about 22 people this year and we'll be keeping about four. >> reporter: trained pastry chefs jessica enriquez will be staying after the holiday rush. >> i thought it would take years to get this kind of a quality place, and i'm just very happy. >> reporter: a job is a precious thing. >> yes, it is. it makes me feel very proud of myself actually. >> reporter: in the last three years, the recession has cost americans 8 million small business $2 trillion in lost profits and employees millions of lost jobs. next year looks to be different. >> hopefully it me

lucas dunn takes off, makes a great cut. he's gone. 37 yards, 14-0. more from dunn.ncing off defenders, he'll score for an open division title record. it's 35-0. then in the third. this time it's joe taeio getting it done on the ground. bust out with a touchdown run through the mud. day lasalle wins the open division title for the second straight year, 48-8 the final. the cal women reached their first ncaa volleyball championship match in school history in the finals. the bears have not lost a set in the entire tournament but the lions will change that. deep in the corner for the kill. penn state takes the first step 25-20. bears tried to rally in the second. murphy dropping the hammer. cal would have two set points in the second so the bears could not convert. coming up with the big roof. won the second set 27-25. for the third set. providing the exclamation point on the sweep. wing their fourth title in a row. a heartbreak for cal. meanwhile back in berkeley, the cal men's basketball team hosting cal poly. finds the cut with david hanson. down four later in the hal

came in the late 1990s after advocates say that people were tired after a treacherous stretch from dunn town san raphael and the ferry. >> this tunnel in and of itself it worth it because it's going to save lives. >> reporter: built in the 1800s, collapsed in the 80s, the hope was that this could be used for pedestrian and bicyclists tunnel. >> we checked it and it has never been done in the united states. >> is it because? >> regulation wise and engineering wise. this paste is open and the infrastructure there is. >> remember, we have a train whose operating on that side and we have two make sure that in case of an accident, not only do you have a structural wall but they have a firewall. this firewall provide safety from accidents and technology provides for safety in general. >> it's a coaxial cable that no matter how deep you are in the tunnel, your cell phone will work. >> we have security, cameras up here and we also have this blue light. tell me about these? >> the blue light, if you feel you have an emergency, you push that and it goes to three different centers. >> reporter: at

dunn through the hole. eight yards to pay dirt. de la salle leads at the half. >> women's hoops. cal hosting long beach state. the golden bears are undefeated at home this season. first half, the great look inside to stallworth. two of her 27. cal up. then caldwell, one of her 11 boards, also had 17 points. bears in charge. the bears improve to 6-2 with an 82-56 victory. >>> women's volleyball. co-pac-10 champion usc meeting dayton. the winner of this match goes to the ncaa final four. third set tied at one. dropping the hammer. pac-10 player of the year gets stanford the third set but the cardinals cooperate closed out. the chargers take the set to even the match. in the fifth and deciding set, on match point, trojans with the roof. they take game five, 16-14, and advance to the final four with the 3-2 victory. >>> second round play, greg norman's shark shootout, two-man team event. dustin johnson and ian poulter playing well. johnson sticks his wedge, leads to birdie. ian poulter, 17-under. kenny perry, they shoot 10-under, tied for the lead with steve stricker and jerry kelly,

dunn is done. he's a power guy, 103 rbis for the nationals.g contract $56 million with the white sox. and the sharks are up in ottawa tonight leading 2-0 in the second period. full highlights tonight at 10:00. that's the sporting life right now. >> mark, thank you. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 tonight. breaking news, a mother and father have been arrested after the shooting of a 2-year-old boy. we'll tell you what happened coming up on tv 36. that's the news for tonight. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. good night. >> good night.

this program, dunn sensitively within the context of other measures could be a way of leveling the playingld. or it could make things worse. we have been trying to give that feedback. no response and nothing in the study. basically we need to have that to make a decision. second, the other two proposals are on 18th street. not only through the middle of my neighborhood, but also the commercial district. i should not have to explain to you how stupid that choice of a border is it that moves forward, and after two years of study it is still there, start planning to our rest me now because i will be climbing that poll regularly if that border sticks. third, the mta has to be in this conversation. everywhere there were specific transit improvements made, one year and half before you put in the congestion pricing program, if the mta is not a serious part of the conversation with specific improvements that we can consider, cta is not serious about this proposal. supervisor mirkarimi: i want to remind people that if you have not spoken yet on items 13 and 14, please come up the aisle. we will be

. >>> a crash involving several vehicles on the dunn barton bridge. all the westbound lanes are closed right now at the high- rise. a driver was going the wrong way on the bridge and hit the other cards head on. we don't know about injuries there or whether there were any serious injuries. no word on what time the westbound lanes will be open again. according to the chp they are working now to clear it up. >>> get ready for a soaking. a big storm is just off shore and it's heading our way. the city of oakland handed out free sandbags and plastic sheeting today. those supplies available through the weekend at the city's municipal service center and public works drainage maintenance satellite office. several counties throughout the bay area will be handing out sandbags throughout the weekend. these could be the wettest weeks of the year. >> not a bad idea to have a couple of those on hand. we've got some serious stormy weather coming our way. looks like we'll see plenty of rain. already picking up on some of that rainfall across the bay area. we've got

. >> i am ed dunn. i wanted to speak against proposal for a preliminary concept design for the garden resources center. hanc is the best recycling center in the city because we're the only one to support community garden. we have a native plant nursery on site. we support community gardening projects around the city. the recycling center is out front on the community gardening issue. it shows what kind of a smokescreen this proposal is. that is one point. the other point is that recycling centers are still necessary. curbside recycling does not replace recycling centers. there is a requirement to have centers located conveniently around town. this recycling center serves our neighborhood. it is the convenient location for our area. if you get rid of hanc, the grocery stores will have to redeem and store. they do not want to do that. they do not have the resources to handle the demands. thank you very much. >> next speaker. >> i am so nervous. i am about to drop. happy holidays, commissioners. my name is

the rancher called tv station helicopter pilot mason dunn.ped rescue a stranded deer three years ago. he flew over the pond to see if he could help. he used the wind from the chopper's rotor blades to push the calf toward shore. >> it set up perfectly, there were no trees, no wires. it was a huge pond. the calf was out in the middle of the pond. it was an easy decision, we just went right down there and like i said, it took me about 30 seconds to blow it over to the shore. >> lucky calf. the thin layer of ice cracked. the struggling calf was able to make it out of the water safely. >>> for the third year in a row, president obama tops the most admired men list. he was the runaway favorite in the annual gallup poll released monday. secretary of state hillary clinton was the most admired woman. other notable men were presidents george w. bush and bill clinton, nelson mandela, the pope and glenn beck. also on the women's side, former alaska governor sarah palin finished second, queen elizabeth and angelina jolie and former first lady laura and b

six months after that ed dunn sr. came along and said this looks like fun and we can do it in two. and we got together and a few months later hanc opened up. so i'm partial, as you might tell. i also love gardening and i think gardening is really important. i think if you have $250,000, spend it in a place that is less costly to install gardens. but the main thing is, you don't close the firehouse to put in an opera house because you need opera houses. have you to have firehouses. it is the series of a firehouse. you don't close it. breaking federal law, state law and local law. and we're on a lease through june. have a look at that. thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> my name is martha ross. i don't live in the neighborhood but this is big are than the neighborhood issue. this recycling center is a model and historical monument. there is a plaque in front of it and we should bring our guests there and show them where things began, that are now everywhere in the city except in the parks because the parks do not have a recycling program. the parks should hire hanc t

. >> host: published by thomas dunn division of st. martins, "intelligence" by susan hasler is the novel. san antonio, texas, you're on the air. please go ahead. this. >> host: go ahead with your question. san antonio. >> caller: oh, yes, okay. sorry. i was in the middle of cooking lunch. first of all, thank you for taking my call, and i just wanted to say about a month ago i just finished reading your book, and i found it not only entertaining, but very informative, and although it was fiction, it did seem to shed some light on what an analyst does. i guess i have a -- well, two questions. one, with what you just said about analysts being basically sent back to redo their essays for the administration, whatever's in power not agreeing with it and basically saying, say it this way, how is the value of an analyst to be appreciated more if every time they analyze something and it's presented, it's said, o oh, no, you're wrong? in okay? that's the first part. the second part, my russian instructor in high school was a person who actually

know that those are incremental gains going forward because you own the copper market again jamie dunn is saying we need to be even bigger do what monopolize every commodity in the world and to jack up the price five hundred percent so you can go see. well run your yacht with the samba whomever you think i would be frickin terrorist also involved in the alleged. market manipulation of silver is h.s.b.c. and together j.p. morgan and h.s.b.c. are in the next two headlines j.p. morgan sued for six point four billion over made off fraud by liquidating trustee bernard madoff trustee sues h.s.b.c. for nine billion in new york court so the trustees of the bernie madoff ponzi scheme that collapsed with what sixty billion dollars lost they are suing h.s.b.c. and j.p. morgan for their role in aiding and abetting bernie made off and what is a ponzi scheme what did burning made off to go back to the numbers you spoke of at the top of the show one hundred trillion dollars in derivatives two trillion dollars in equity as the derivatives need to be rolled over they use fabricated new derivative contr

that would convince michelle dunn to vote for them if money went towards ed oox i'd rather it there than anywhere. kids need an evident x. and you should see schools, they're terrible now. >> voters rejected taxes once before. if a special section is called. in sacramento abc 7 news. >>> a 7 month investigation put two people behind bars taking guns off the street. federal, state and local police moved in to make arrests on suspected gun traffickers. and this is another fall vikt rye nine military style assault weapons, a silencer and 1500 rounds of ammo off the streets of salinas today. >> this made a difference. >> there is including atf, fbi, homeland security and state department n all, more than 70 officers were involved and say these weapons could have been used in many crimes. >> this is not in the hands of armed violent criminals. those are weapons. >> this was an effort of what is called operation knockout this year. 200 federal, state and local officers conducted raids aimed at breaking backs of the warring gangs. their turf wars now include drug trafficking with links to mexic

it is a done deal, adam dunn, $58 million to sign with the chicago white sox. hoping to make a big splash as they made a huge offer to adrian beltre o we'll see what -- we'll see what happens there. nice to see the fans in cleveland as you inhale, they inhale. millions of children continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke. secondhand smoke causes asthma, a disease that cannot be cured. protect your loved ones.

it is a done deal, adam dunn, $58 million to sign with the chicago white sox.he a's hoping to make a big splash as they made a huge offer to adrian beltre o we'll see what -- we'll see what happens there. nice to see the fans in cleveland as a class act. they responded with anger but under control. >> mark, thank you. thanks for joining us tonight. good night. >> good night.

. -- now that adam dunn is gone. >> the team is a lot better than people think.and experience. we got some guys in that will help. i am on board for that. i think we will surprise a lot of people. >> mike shanahan did not say anything at redskins park that quiets the rumors about donovan mcnabb. rex grossman may start on sunday because donovan mcnabb is not healthy. but mike shanahan would not eliminate the doubt. >> i don't go through the starting lineups. i talk about it every week. sooner or later you will find out who is starting. i am not telling you who the starters are at any position. but some people like to ask the same questions a different way. >> i told you last night the minnesota vikings have not been able to repair their torn roof, so monday night's game will be played outdoors at the university of minnesota. viking stands are asked to help dig out the stadium which is still buried in a 5 foot drifts. i am told the high temperature will be in the upper teens. more snow is predicted for tomorrow. >> you have to dig and then enjoy the game? >> you ha

ktvu has obtained photos on the head on crash that seriously injured two people on the dunn bar ton bridgee car going the wrong way slammed into another car just before 9:00 last night. the westbound side was closed to traffic for two hours. each person had to been extricated. they were taken to local hospitals. >>> san francisco police are investigating a crash involved a ucsf shuttle bus. it happened around noon yesterday. outside of san francisco's general hospital. police say a speeding car set off a chain reaction crash involving the bus and two other cars. the victims are expected to survive. last month the ucsf shuttle van was involved in a deadly pedestrian crash in the tenderloin. >>> time now 5:36. we know we have wet roads this morning. sal, you were telling us about a bad crash. you still watching that? >> that's right. it's near marin city. it's near that helicopter pad and restaurant down there. a car flipped over into the ditch but the emergency crews are blocking the two right lanes and traffic may be effected northbound as people take a look at this. southbound 101 it's ne

. >> she looks like fay dunn away. and. >> all of my favorite characters and best of all john denver. >> that's special, tuck. i love that. that was a good one. >>> well we hope that family has merry christmas -- all of the families out there. we're working to make sure others do as well. we have added another ornament to the fox 5 christmas tree this morning. now you can see it. isn't that pretty? in person it's even prettier. tv doesn't do it full justice. this is a cup cake ornament sent in to us from marquice. very pretty. he is a student at wheaton high school and wants to wish friends and teachers a happy holiday. >> and parkice said his mom watches the show so we want to say a happy holidays to the entire family. next week we'll donate our tree to shepherd's cove. a shelter for women and children. spread some cheer to those good people too. >>> and speaking of cheer. >> doing it with song? >> this morning we are. holly morris is getting great entertainment. she's at duke ellington school of the arts where they a

dunn is going to command in chicago. stay tuned on that front. as for guys that currently cash checks from the a's organization, today they took place in the community fund party at the oakland zoo. brett anderson, trevor cahill, and stomper hosted over 200 elementary school kids. they signed autographs and took pictures and handed out some gifts. overall a great day for everybody. >> it feels great that they can set this off, and we can give back and, you know, not do any of the business work. we can just -- you know, they drive us here, and he we get to spend time with the kids. especially this time of year it's a great feeling. >> the raiders quarterback controversy is over. tom cable didn't have to make the tough decision. today they placed bruce gradkowski on reserve thanked to a separated shoulder. that's unless bakeup catches the head coach's eye. today another option was brought into the mix, and it is a familiar face. welcome back to the bay area j.t. o'sullivan. he was brought into the fold today to take over the third string duties. o'

fedex says it dunn release figures on seasonal hiring an theist postal service which normally hires additionalrs for the holidays says it is bound bay nationwide hiring freeze. so seasonal employment is not a significant factor for the u.s. postal service this year. in atlanta, fox 5 news. >>> it is a tradition decades in the making. tonight one woman is doing her part to keep spirits up. >> we are talking about thousands of scarfs to keep servicemen and women warm this winter. we will take you inside of her inspirational story. >> 98-year-old california woman is continuing a tradition she started in world war ii. joan is knitting scarfs and hats for troops overseas. she is a volunteer for operation gratitude. the group hopes to produce 50,000 cats and scarfs to send to service members. she considers the work her patriotic duty. i take time out for lunch and supper and then i knit until 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. >> she's truly dedicated. by herself, joan as knitted 400 scarfs. >>> wonderful. >>> meantime we want to say thank you to everyone who pitched in for the stuff a truck effort on fri

bloomberg's courtny dunn hue is live at the new york stock exchange. >> lots of hype there.f you have an i-phone or i-pad or i-phone touch, you can skype starting today. it's all for free. until today the only mobile you can skype on was the nokia n-900 smart phones. they have half a billion users worldwide. stocks at least a little flat. the weekly jobs comes in lower than expected. the national association of realtors, that's coming up at the top of the hours. and believe it or not they expect hole sales rose last month. stocks so far not really moving anywhere, fluctuating between slight gains and losses as it is up 4 points. shares of amazon.com getting attention here. that stock higher. the week that ended the day after christmas, online spending increased 17% compared to last year. that's business news live at the new york stock exchange. i'm courtny, bloomberg news. >> courtny, thank you very much. this morning two california national guard helicopters will join in the search for a snowboarder who's been missing since tuesday afternoon. 25-year-old shante willis of ta

. >>> after striking out on free agent slugger adam dunn and landsberg man the a's have finally foundignated hitter. >> run. it's god zilla. >> god zilla is coming to the bay area. hideki matsui needs to take a physical. a press conference could be held as soon as tomorrow. matsui hit 21 home runs last year with the angels and was the 2009 world series mvp with the new york yankees. >>> if you were busy watching ash con perform at your christmas party here is what you missed this weekend. thunder guard james hardin on the break. i've got some advice for j.j. hickson, get out of the way. the thunder beat the cavs. the only thing soft about jordin tootoo is his last name. down goes baker. you know, there were 17" of snow in minneapolis this weekend. most of it ended up on the turf. the roof collapses and the game had to be moved and could not play. >>> de la salle's bart houston to lucas shapiro makes the incredible catch with the defender draped all over him. they win their 19th straight n c.c. s title. >> bowl season has begun. not the one you're thinking of. that was 5 bowls on the h

and i was saying to them, did you hear the chicago white sox just signed adam dunn? he was saying, uhm, no, because i'm a cubs fan. i'm sorry! >> then you said do still look young? >> considering i have been here 14 years. >> 40 or 14? [ laughter ] >> boy, between you and dana... >> you will never work the 6:00 newscast again. >> we are getting the wrap. >> go. >> when! >> weather! >>> tonight mostly cloudy skies across the bay area. a stray shower still possible as we look out towards the transamerica building. today highs from 52 very cool in concord to 61 in half moon bay and a few hud dreadths of an inch of precipitation in sonoma. everything is due west the bay area. so from time to time, a stray shower may roll onshore. otherwise, if you are out and about on this friday night, carry an umbrella. temperature-wise in the upper 40s and 50s due to that cloud cover. now, according to our live high- def doppler radar, most of the precipitation is offshore. it's going to remain there until tomorrow. but meanwhile tonight, cloudy skies, temperatures into the 40s and 50

ronnie dunn was in the audience. >> when garth and trish were lookinging into each other's eyes and they were practically acapella and reba was doing her trademark things and crying. what an experience, you watch reba mcintire cry over garth and trisha. it was fantastic. >> larry: having the pleasure of being in that audience, one of the great shows i've ever seen. >> thank you. >> larry: how did you get the idea to do it with yourself, period, you and a guitar? >> when we retired in 2001, the band was gone. so it was just me. and kind of reverted back to a place called willie's in oklahoma state university when i was going to school there. and that's where my music was born and so kind of went back to willie's, just playing other people stuff, showing people what you were raised on and then going back and showing them how that influenced the music that you're playing and writing today. >> larry: and then you bring on your wife for a couple numbers. >> tell you what. it's like the ace in the hole, you know, kind of thing. they'll get to a point where they're just about to hang me. i'll i

john dunn wrote these words and i will not read all of them. of itself. every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. if a clod be washed away by the sea, europe is the last. europe is the less. any man's death diminishes me because i am involved in mankind. therefore, never send to know whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee. to paraphrase john dunn, not only are you and i continent, but so are communities, so our states, and so our nation's. us,us with ted's going from some of you somehow have lost we will say green of sand. some of you a pebble and some of you, like me, a boulder. to the state of alaska, and to our nation, the state and the nation have not lost a grain of sand, they have not lost a battle, they have not lost a boulder, alaska and the nation have lost a mountain. i sincerely hope that somewhere in a mountain range in alaska, a great on named mountain will be found. , a mountain which can be seen, not hidden, among which can be seen and named after the senator. not named senator ted stevens, not named senator ted,

bill dunn insurance aig is taking a key step towards paying off its bailout.ompany says it will pay off a loan from the reserve bank of new york. visa and mastercard or web sites appear under cyber attacks by reported backers of wikileaks. we will see that continues today. we'll take a break, as we go, a look at our traffic maps showing you the scene of where the fatal accident was on washington avenue for a time every lin was blocked the isn't clear that, the commute seems to be living well. we'll back with more in a minute. and we have back, national headlines this morning i read the franklin is doing better than doctors expected, family and sources expect her to be released from hospital this weekend may be back on tour by next may spring. she announced that she had undergone some form of surgery but wouldn't elaborate. there are rumors that she might of been diagnosed with cancer no more from our our spokesperson we do know that she canceled all concerts' through may. we'll let you know we find out more. wesley's banks will be reported to federal prison th