approach to middle east?> i think it will ship it less of a strategic interest to more of a financial interest. >> president obama in his state of the union when talking about the middle east didn't talk much about the transitions that we were all focused on before the arab awakening, talked more about nuclear iran and increased negotiations and of course syria what is your view of how policy has evolved during the obama administration and do you see an underlying strategy behind this shift or how would you explain what we are watching? >> the obama administration came out of the gate in 2009 with a very robust and highly specific outreach to the middle east. if you look back at the cairo speech in june 2009 which in many ways was the foundational document for the obama administration's outrage, it was perhaps the most sui generis document in the annals of american foreign policy. it's the only instance i know of in which which the president of the united states at address the adherence of the world faith. yo

east. hear today ambassador oren is a creative sometimes box cative out of the thinker. this year, the council, address r oren will topics concerning the future role in the middle east along research on edge israel's relationship with other regional partners. first and foremost, please join ambassador oren. and second before i turn the him, thank you adrian adrian center for the arch atlantic center. of idea the pioneer the idea ambassadors and presidents to the council. she supported two of them. she couldn't be here today, she sends her greetings. people in this audience to call attention to all of them. senior t ambassadors, officials from the u.s. government, officials from many of the embassies around town. for being here. so now to the program. we'll let michael start off and then initial questions and we'll turn to the audience. michael? >> thank you, fred. thank you for crediting me with ability to solve all of the middle east diplomatic problems. thanks to the center on security an

east. the most distinctive characteristic of this area, from the perspective of a geo strategic strategist, was its almost total absence of strategic significance. indeed, the only strategic value of the middle east lay in its location. it was an area one had to cross while steaming from one area of importance to another area of importance. and it would take another decade before the british navy, realizing the affordability and abundance of middle east oil, decided to convert their entire fleet from coal to oil. it took another 40 years until the height of world war ii for the american navy to look to the middle east to quench its thirst for energy. america's growing postwar dependence on middle east oil coincided with the collapse of the british and french empires in the middle east. the process through which america replaced these former colonial powers took place over a short period of time. you can trace it from the enunciation of the truman doctrine in 1947 to the suez crisis in 1956,

/middle east relations. if you look at all the major news stories in the region today from egypt to syria to iran, their origins can be traced to this foundational moment when the u.s. established an official presence in the middle east and when the cia was created and ran these operations. so in other words, i think if you really want to understand what's going on now, we do have to know about this earlier history. thanks very much for your attention. [applause] >> so i have two quick questions. one, in the '40s, the state department was also full of arabists. george what are shall, i think, threatened to resign if true han recognized israel, or at least he was very unhappy about it. so were these people connected with the state department people? .. so, you know it's a widespread phenomenon in u.s. governing circles at this point and a number of people believe that the u.s. should be throwing its weight behind arab world rather than behind israel and they should oppose the partition of palestine and u.s. r

it is the future of the middle east. are we at the tectonic shift point, where we are in a post pax americana mode? is there a certain role for iran in the region? what would that hegemonic role look like from the israeli perspective and the perspective of the gulf countries? today there's a greater confluence between israel and these gulf countries. agreeing on egypt or the fundamentals of the peace process. hope most of all that they agree on the iranian threat. that maintaining the ability to have a nuclear weapon is a unsustainable threat. it is a threat that is multifaceted. it is not just a threat of being of to put a nuclear warhead atop of the capital or any region and the city. i just watched a video clip of the iranians that they put out. they show striking american allies in the region. the bigger threats come in the form of providing nuclear umbrellas to terrorist organizations that could attack israel or other countries in the region with relative impunity. they will have to think, if we strike back, with th

is america's fun in the middle east -- son in the middle east settling?he answer has to be far more nuanced. the key to the future is technology. i apologize, but it's true, and with all due respect to russia, china and france, american technology remains regnant throughout the middle east. rush against an couple old destroyers, but russia's naval presence fails to that of the united states still. secretary of state gary, is mediating between the israelis and the palestinians. and taking a diplomatically -- syria and iran. keeping in mind that the pax americana was always heavy on americana and light on pax, little has changed in the middle east except for the fact that today more middle easterners are killing more of each other, and killing fewer americans. in fact with fewer boots on the ground, or even ships at sea, the u.s. is killing numbers of middle easterners by remote means, as you know. and for all of their war weariness it would be a big mistake i believe for any party in the middle east to target americans. in short, it is surely premature to

supposedly it's like it's a mixed picture in the east. finally it's a very sad day for many people there ukraine because of cost cutting the page on the yanukovich it up to. i came in a very high prices on the net. i actually know we've been talking alot about politics but let's not forget this was the other third and final day of national mourning here in ukraine four of the victims of last weeks of bloodshed and you know the official toll is it that he may be a tired there's hundreds of injured and two of the day was just a tad low of weeks. on independence square which is really know all the rolling roads leading to her lined with candles and flowers and tributes to the dead youth had singing the prayer is in speech is increased. people filled with tears lots of crying on the square today so really i mean it's that you know we talk about the jubilation of the fall of the other couple kitchens and that changes the political changes but today was really one of the very somber mood on the square in the state of mourning. thank you very mu

the east shore freeway is very crowded coming in. you will see a lot of slow traffic as you come through. all westbound lanes of highway 24 are closed right now as chp investigates a deadly crash near interstate 580. brian flores arrived at the scene. brian. >> reporter: good morning. we are not even in the heart of the commute and already a mess out there when you talk of bart. >> according to chp they say that a woman who was driving a toyota rav 4 her car stalled in the number three lane. she had her hazard lights on but then the driver of a lexus car ran into her at a pretty good rate of speed according to the chp. when officers arrived they tried doing cpr ons woman that was hit but she was pronounced dead at the scene. here's an update from chp. >> it's unknown at this time. we will have to contact witnesses to see who saw this vehicle to see if it had its lights on or if any flairs are out. we will have to conduct some follow up investigation before we determine that. >> reporter: according to the chp they say the driver that

but still east 21 napa. you are getting that strong easterly breeze. high pressure to the east.eally intense low is offshore. livermore east, northeast. 16. for those that follow, there it is. now the surface pressure is 974- mil bars. the upper level low is heading up toward central california. the heaviest rain will be santa cruz mountains south. but today into saturday morning it's just a broad brush. so rain and wind. heaviest in the morning. it looks like most of that has gone through. breezy to windy conditions and temperatures really upper 50s and low 60s. that is entrailing -- that is really not the issue. some of it has gone through but some will come back as well. we will take that into saturday morning. it does look quieter. possibility of rain monday into tuesday. >> thank you, steve. >>> 5:53 is the time. distracted driving but you didn't break the law. how a controversial new court ruling that cleared one driver who is checking his map may see state changes. >> new moves at the white house. check this out. what the president and vice president are doing to inspire

not what you wanted in the east bay and south bay.y and we still have morin in the seven-day outlook. carolyn. >> lisa, what's the challenge of being out of the studio and up there on the roof? >> i'll tell you, yesterday was much windier and today, you know, it's a little bit challenging running back and forth, updating the graphics, but overall it's kind of fun out here. i don't mind it at all, but i kind of miss you. >> all right, i like seeing you there. coming up, how the san francisco zoo is celebrating the year of the horse today. a live look coming up from our walnut creek cam, the east bay cam. we want you to share your photos of the rain at ureport at kgo-tv.com. here are the winning numbers from last night's $247 million power ball draw. 24, 25, 34, 37, 54. the power number was 29. no one got all six numbers. wednesday's jackpot climbs to $284 million. >> happening today, to commemorate the year of the horse, the san francisco zoo will host lunar new year entertainment for children of all ages. there will be chinese acrobat

leadership in the middle east and elsewhere. and to which the administration responds but look at all the things we're doing in the middle east and syria, the negotiations with iran and the secretary kerry in the middle east peace process. but the contention, the thesis of the author of the op-ed is if you're not willing to project power, then your diplomatic efforts may also not be taken all that seriously. now, if you look at it from a historical perspective, of course you can -- and as you did -- you can find very concrete reasons for perhaps more of a reluctance to project power. at this point in time, you mentioned sequestration, war weariness in the united states after two costly wars. but if you look at it from a historic perspective, is this one of the swings that the pendulum sometimes does in the united states if more isolation is too big a term, but more inward looking and then all of a sudden more external projection of power, or is this something more permanent? if i understood you correctly, you even hinted a littl

rain spreads east and south overnight.r storm watch for tonight. medium in the north bay, slides, wind damage, river flooding low, up to two inches additional rainfall expected in some of the wettest areas, and our water vapor loop, bull's eye on the north bay and that is changing. that's a look at the last wave due in overnight. here's a look at our timing, and it's pretty spot on. we're already at this hour seeing those rains in the east and south bay. 9:00, much of the rain, the last a wave moves through, and by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, most of the moisture has moved out of the bay area. might deal with some mist and drizzle, maybe pockets of fog tomorrow morning. that's about it. sunshine tomorrow afternoon. rainfall potential, maybe one or two inches in the stream wettest locations. otherwise a quarter to half inch. in the sierra, it's been coming down in rain. five inches of rainfall in blue canyon but that it will shift over to snore tonight. winter storm warning through 4:00 a.m. at lake level they're expecting

just a brief warm up here across the east.n, watch for the severe storms moving through, powerful wind and hail as this line moves across the mid-atlantic and northeast out to sea, del. >> thank you very much, dave. >>> the a construction site in miami a piece of america's past has been uncovered but archeologists in a fight with the land overs, now the story. >> reporter: beneath these layers of soil in downtown miami, there are many eras of history. a u.s. army fort, a plantation, an iconic hotel. archeologists have now unearthed the oldest era yet on this plot. they found several thousand post holes like this. forming eight circles, part of what they say is the foundation of a native american town dating back at least 2,000 years. the tribe was called [inaudible] they are south florida's distinct innin indigenous peopl. >> they are not here to speak. >> reporter: overseeing the construction i've billion dollars residential and commercial complex. the city of miami requires their presence for certain projects. and other site

sfo even east, due east at 17. that is not something we do see. you can see the last few frames watch how it starts to dive. see right there it is heading toward central california and us. the projection for rainfall completely under done in the santa cruz mountains. trust me completely under done. everywhere else looks pretty good to me. rain and wind. heaviest in the morning. but then any bands can swing in at any time until the low gets south of us. 60s on the temps for most. upper 50s and low 60s. very unsettled pattern today but there will be some areas you don't get any rain at all but we will carry some rain into saturday and quick kick out on sunday. >> don't forget for the very latest on the storm go to our website at ktvu.com. there you will find the storm tracker 2 radar and more information on how it will impact your commute. both this morning and this afternoon. now we are continuing to cover new developments in ukraine where armed men took control of the main airport. it's not clear who the men are but you can see they are patrolling

rain is making a mess in the east bay are as well, this morning.field is in the thick of it in anyburg where -- in pittsburg where you have standing water. >> i do. the rain is still coming down. we are watching the water if this pittsburg neighborhood rising. there is for longer a sidewalk here. you can not see the curb. it is flooded out on this street. we drove in it on the way here through intense showers so we get a sense of the water coming down. it was difficult to drive in, hydroplanings with an issue. the windshield wipers can barely keep up. people remain skidding around. it was a situation of white knuckles and holding on to the wheel and being as safe and driving as slowly and safely as possible. a lot of rain came down overnight. here is the visual: it was a lot. in a short amount of time. it has flooded this street in by bug. this neighborhood did not experience power outages. we have not seen trees come down. the wind is not too much a factor. but there has been a lot of water positive the neighborhood. >>> right now nearly 8,000 cus

east bay looks good for the mid to upper 60s.nut creek 69 degrees and the warmest region the trivalley, 71 degrees for pleasanton and livermore. we want to take you into the next five days. we have holidays to get through. tomorrow valentine's day, ten degrees of separation between san jose and san francisco, holding up on the showers, though, until late saturday for san francisco and early sunday for san jose. we could be tallying up maybe an ink of rain in the higher elevations of the north bay, right on the valley floor though looking good to accumulate potentially up to 0.75 of an inch in places like santa rosa. so bring on the rain we need it. what we don't need is a rough drive to work. that's why we bring in mike inouye. >> good morning. looking ahead to i arougher sunday but right now looking at low clouds hovering around the deck. you can make out the lights for the most part past the south tower but can't really see the south tower because the lights are reflecting off the moisture in the air. use the standard setting n

if the system continues to work its way north and east. the man with some light rain and the sunnyvale and cupertino areas but as we turn our attention to the east bay. the clock that is right is moving over highway 4 down through concord walnut creek. mostly yellow and orange. expect to use your windshield wipers as you had up to the bay bridge toll plaza. light rain right now for the mid peninsula. nothing compared to what we're seeing for places like san francisco. here in the city it looks like light rain, the over 26. definitely keep the mind that we do have areas of pounding out there. it's pretty heavy rain falling over portions of highway 101 approaching san rafeal and the richmond san rafael bridge. the heavy rain will continue for at least the next couple of hours and past and that it looks like we will see just the scattered showers throughout the afternoon hours in the evening. take a look at 7:00 this evening. heavy rain still expected. it looks like we could catch a dry break for san francisco. perhaps have your ride for napa

it will head toward the carolinas and north east. weather could be catastrophic as far as an ice storm goes. for us, clouds heading to the north. 40s for sacramento and mont e ray. a lot of moisture heading up to seattle and portland. dense fog advisory and sunny to mostly sunny. that will give way to temperatures that will be in the 60s. 50s closer to the coast. 35 by the way up in clear lake this morning. sonoma63. oakland 62. mid-60s. 66 santa cruz not far away. low to mid-60s on the peninsula. kind of soft and 64 there for some. fog will be back tonight and tomorrow. partly sunny and partly cloudy. friday looks okay. increasing clouds. saturday cloudy and rain to the north possibly sunday. >> time now 7:22. a daring escape. the lengths one inmate went to to get away from guards. >> plus a quick and dramatic take down caught on tape. why a sacramento police officer tackled a man on a bike. we're new to town.ells. welcome to monroe. so you can move more effortlessly... we want to open a new account: checking and savings. well we ca

east bay mud is asking for a 10%.nty east bay mud pretty much focuses and the upper east bay oakland. alameda county we're talking about fremont hayward network are asking for 20%. and why? because of the rainfall or lack thereof. we've seen lots of rain over the past couple of weeks parlayed the amount that we need because we were playing catch-up. that's why they've been asking for quite some time now. east bay mud will get on the books and i can tell you three that they have gotten to the point in the past where they came up with a scale of what they plan to find it should do not listen. and if that does not work, once that happens, should it happen. and at that point. there's a chance they could limit the amount of water that goes into your home. >>: it kills me because it takes me for ever to kids out what our hot. i have to run and then i fell upon terrible. >>: how to brush your teeth while its gold 3 did the water hot and then put down a little pot just to save it for cooking. lots of going on for it i felt so

people dealing with the snow on the east coast. that story coming up. >>> also a huge fire plume at one of the nation's ports had people stranded at sfo because of a little weather. we will cover all of that when we come back. >>> take a look where the rain is falling as we check in with stormtracker 4. keep it here on kron4, we will be following the storm all morning long. safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals. right now, our largest jug of arm & hammer detergent is just $5.00. fill your water supply. arrowhead water is only $3.29 a case. and chobani greek yogurt is just a buck. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> bag on kron4 news weekend. interstate 8 in truckee and sierra where they are expecting another one to 2 feet of fresh snow today. we will have an update for you on the snowfall coming down in just a few minutes. >>> the eastern part of the country also

over in the east bay we are beginning to see sunshine. a move from east to west.ivermore definitely not so great at a quarter mile and it's been that way through napa, novato. more fog around hayward, fremont and the half moon bay. within the next hour to two hours we will clear out the and see more sunshine at temperatures about noon near 60s. still upper 50s at the coast and by the afternoon we are mild. about above average once again but the strong ridge of high pressure that's been with us all winter long is fading away and we will see a return to winter for the week ahead. the details in a minute. carolyn. >> thank you. in developing news this morning, normal bart service has resumed in the east bay following a train derailment that stopped trains on the bay point-pittsburgh line. an empty train derailed near the station on friday. it impacted service friday evening and all day yesterday east of the pleasant hill station shuttle buses were called in to transport passengers. crews worked overnight to meet mare goal of resuming normal service at 8:00 this morni

it is routine for her to superact with people from the north-east of india.nfortunately, so is being discriminated against. many treat them differently. they look like they are from china or myanmar. the worst experience was after a minor traffic accident. >> a mob of 30 to 40 men gathered and started verbally abusing me first, including the motorist. the police constable joined the mob and assaulted me twice. >> at this college a third of the students come from the north-east. they say they feel safe and accepted here. outside the campus it's a different story. >> it happened to me this morning. teaching, teaching. >> it means "you people, you people, you come over here, and then you create nuisance", and all that. >> there's not much they can do out of fear they could make things worse. >> the it centres and the modern cosmopolitan feel attracted many from the north-east. an influx of migrants to major cities and the ethnic differences have led to acts of racism in different parts of the country as well. some of them deadly. >> in january 18th-year-old died

to the east bay. and down to our south. >> pam: we have coverage tonight on california residents now being asked to conserve power. as frigid temperatures put a strain on power grids. >> pam: this latest rainfall. had any effect on our drought emergency. >> pam: but first, i'm joined live in the weather ief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. who fallen. and when the next wave is expected to hit. >> reporter: >> jacqueline: a good amount of grain but we need a lot more about it. as to look at satellite and radar pictures we see dry conditions once the dow at this hour off shore. it is going to start tomorrow evening and go into saturday and monday until sunday evening. the between three and 5 in. of rain for the bay area more of the rainfall totals coming up >> pam: despite the wet weather here, it's nothing like they're getting in the midwest and the east. but that bad weather out there is impacting us here in california. as residents are electricity. >> pam: kron 4's dan kerman joins us in studio to e

all lanes are now re-opened. >> east oakland store had a large fire and will be a vacant lot. it started 59 9:00 and the fire eye to three alarms with so sequence for the flames, and it took two hours to bring under control the fire so intense that firefighters had to take refuge outside the bidding with no word on what sparked the place the. >> the story of the murder of a three-year-old napa girl is more disturbing, she was stored in a suitcase and freezer for several days. police found the body of kayleigh slusher in her bed on saturday. they arrested her mother and her mother's boyfriend on sunday and the two appeared in court yesterday on murder and assault charges. sara krueger and ryan scott warner could face the death penalty if it is determines she was sexually assaulted. the police checked the apartment on thursday but didn't report anything unusual. >> we have a child who died and i don't know...everyone i know at this point says this was nothing that was done incorrectly but that doesn't mean the system didn't fail. >> sara krueger and warner will return to court i

. >> a series of storms will continue to move in from west fof east across the -- to east across the west. it's a storm that is bringing in a lot of rainfall to the valley. by the time we get through the day monday, we'll add up to three feet coming in from the weekend. as we look to the east there's another storm headed in here. we have been seeing snow work its way from the mid-atlantic, from the midwest to the mid-atlantic and it will be around the great lakes and tuesday morning on the east coast. for the snow weary in the cities here in the north-east, we are going to get a hint of snow. it won't be a big huge event but may slow things down on tuesday morning. we'll see the higher accumulation sweep across pennsylvania and new york. in the meantime monday we'll have so much rain and snow for the west. a storm lining up to come in again. we'll watch it closely. the number one thing to watch out for is ice. we'll have a layer of ice south of snow, south of the great lakes, stretching to delaware, maryland and parts of virgin may be impacted here. the other part of the story, it's

so not expecting a major storm across the east coast here. we will see the cold air return though, low pressure moves out, high pressure moves in, so that's the bitter cold air. temperatures will be dropping over the next few days. here is the snow we are picking up on the radar. these are the showers developing, this area will be clearing out, and we have another one coming in tomorrow morning. this is the close up view, and it shows the timing of this being about 5:00 in the morning light snow developing, clearing out, it is rain, down in north carolina. and south carolina. that rain snow line pushing all the way south of virginia. so areas in virginia can see light snow by tomorrow morning. the forecast, well, maybe a bit heavier, right through d.c., right through the peninsula, and hitting cape may county, but that's about it for the snow. it is clearing out by tomorrow, and just get ready for that cold arctic air. >> thank you very much. veterans coming home from war say it is the loneliest time of their lives. now service dogs are being

the middle east with europe. and i think that's healthy for the global system, and i think it's healthy for east asia. >> all right well japanese e-commerce joint rakuten is expanding its global reach. it's buying free call and messaging application provider viber media for $900 million. rakuten's ceo says his company will acquire all outstanding shares in the cyprus-based company. viber provides a smartphone application that allows its users to make free calls and text messages worldwide. it has some 280 million users in more than 190 countries. and is rapidly gaining popularity, especially in emerging markets. the deal will allow rakuten to use viber's large customer base to expand its global services to include online shopping and financial services. >>> trade mensters from twelve countries will gather in singapore next week for transpacific partnership free trade talks. ahead of the meeting japan's minister in charge of the tpp talks says he will seek to narrow differences with the united states. akira amari

very little rain in the east bay and the south bay. come back and i'll have a full weather outlook and time it out for the rest of the weekend. >> thank you. also next, hundreds of people standing out in the rain hoping for a taste, but what exactly are they for? we will explain. and the start-up that lets you run your own data center and you do ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] only yoplait light and yoplait greek 100 are endorsed by weight watchers. so many delicious flavors that taste outta sight. >> welcome back. glad you are with us on this soggy is the day morning. this is the camera looking at the bay bridge. plenty of head lights. no snow. east bay getting plenty of rain right now. the worst is in the north bay. there's an advisory there. she will fill you in on the details coming up in just a little bit. >>> it's an event so big people again standing in line thursday night. what brought hundreds of people to san

most of this will continue east, we are anticipating more for the east bay. satellite and radar shows the rain currently in the bay but we're not seeing too much for the sierra nevada. the temperatures are in the '50s and it will remain this way into a.m.. light rain is expected for lunch time. by 3:00 p.m. the rain will pick up in intensity. i will walk you through future cast 4 and your 7 day around the bay coming up. >> we have been watching the east shore freeway where an accident occurred at pinole valley road and also there is one and you can and. vehicles heading eastbound struck the center divider. that is why we have concrete debris. the chp mold this over the caltran still needs to come out and investigate and clean it up. there is a possibility that we may see center divider activity on the east shore freeway later on and will keep an eye on that. >> in the meantime your ride round the bay is still pretty light with no impact on the east shore. interstate 580 is slow through the alta mount pass for the westbound ride. no unusual delays. >> the city

zapatero shipping one city in the east. however the real situation is that it's unclear where his support is going to be in my teeth and crumble in the next few days and weeks will be interesting to see the kids had a recording that kept sinking. and down to buy protest is a sikh riots disneyland thousands headed to the presidential compound just outside cat when it became clear that yanukovich had flipped and thereby discovered just exactly how they agreed to head to it. i can't help but try to join the a's beat the unattended he's going out to left so ukrainian citizens into distinct yet but missed a gear yet now they have finally been able to see the kind of luxury that the president was living in it that some of the reactive it's lovely isn't it. every treaty very pretty. just one person lawfully. it was chicken essence it's a huge garden. i see in this joyous time. it's crazy for doing that. people are having it be out here checking out the president's got to his house so that at the level of corruption in ukraine that

. >> a wicked winter wallop leaves behind snow and ice on the east coast. drivers are left stranded on the roads late into the night. there are widespread flight implications. >>> we have meteorologist, mike nicco, on the roof with a look at very doggy weather. the bay bridge is less than a mile away. around the bay be it is fore with live doppler 7 hd is seeing the reduction in visibility. two at sfo and oakland and three at hayward and 1.5 in san carlos. a mile in san jose. now it is developing in the north bay or hit the santa rosa station at 1.5 visibility. the day planner shows foggy through 10:00 or 11:00 and then fade to clouds and low-to-mid 60's from noon through the afternoon. then clouds by 7:00 and mild and mid-to-upper 50's. inland we have lessing for than yesterday and mild temperatures and low-to-mid 50's through 7:00 and mid-to-upper 60's because of the extra sunshine and also in the upper 50's at 7:00 with clouds and the coast: foggy and 52 and clouds and upper 50's for the better part of afternoon and clouds thicken this evening and 55 deg

propane prices are edging higher in the north-east by 14%. across the saying natural gas users are also feeling the pinch, with prices 4% higher than last year. >> retailers are blaming the weather for sluggish sales. heavy snowfall and treacherous roads are not conducive to shopping. a former chief economist of the u.s. department of labour redicts the weather -- predict the whether will do no long term harm. >> there are problems with the individuals, but if we look at the total economic growth, a storm causes areas to spend more on snow removal and ice removal. there's increased spending. >> for those taking a hit now, that means waiting out the storms, and hoping things heat up in the months ahead. >> of course, we have been talking about the bad weather here, but as we have been reporting it's taking a toll in britain. parts of england are under water after more than two weeks of severe flooding. now authorities issued high risk warnings for north-west england and wales. the military says 2,000 soldiers are available to help if needed. n

a couple of clouds south and east. maybe a sprinkle south and east tomorrow but we'll jump into itself 40s. sunday ahead of the system, we jump into the 50s. becoming mostly cloudy during the day with late showers. this pink area that is sleet and freezing rain. the blue is the snow. sunday night into monday morning, we're going to watch this whole area of moisture head our way with first the rain showers. by 9:00 sleet and freezing rain. freezing rain the southern end more sleet. here comes the snow. how quickly that transition takes place, how much moisture we get will determine and how long it lasts will determine how much snow we ultimately get, total consume layings. kind of like 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. is probably the critical time on monday. 31 today. very cold. 22 tonight with teens in the suburbs. 31, that could be wishful thinking. most of us staying in the 20s. 47 saturday. 52 on sunday with a late shower. monday the mess. whatever we get will end as snow monday, probably monday evening, monday night. cold tu

. >>> we have a crash, east 80th near the hall of justice and this is not affecting your drive time, this is still only taking a few minutes. westbound, this is a 15 minute drive time, and another ten on the bridge, meeting -- metering lights have not been turned on yet from both directions and we have a problems near the east, he is our first responder on the scene. >>> go ahead and take a look at the damage, it looks like a rented u.s. you haul pickup truck -- a u.s. you haul pickup truck and you can see damages to a few of the cars, a "b" mw, and a lexus, we understand what it is like speaking on cameraings, we understand the driver of this car was taken to nearby hyland hospital which was a block away and jose cruz, you saw the driverren and what exactly did he say happened and i asked him if he was okay and a fellow tenants came and helped him out and set him on the chair which was right next to the pickup truck. he was would beeling -- wobbling and the ambulance came and took him right to hyland hospital. >> we understand there might have been another passenger or maybe a compa

east bay temperatures enjoying plenty of sunshine all day long.ous weather not only today but over the next couple of days. enjoy the sunshine. we have some major changes after that. in the meantime, in the north bay, plenty of sunshine too. about 69 in sonoma and 69 in santa rosa. and into san francisco, downtown, looking at 66 degrees. >>> and we are flying too in traffic. we are flying over the roadways right now. there's the altamont pass and you will notice the slow traffic begins around north flynn continues to vasco and then things improve once you head westbound toward the dublin interchange. a full look at all your travel times coming up. >>> two western states utah and colorado are moving to raise the legal smoking age up to 21. yesterday lawmakers in both stated voted to treat tobacco like alcohol and take it away from 18 to 20-year-olds. the proposals have to be voted on several more times but it is the furthest any state has gone to curb teen smoking. utah already has the lowest smoking rate in the nation. >>> traffic came to a stands

an east bay m.u.d. spokeswoman said customers lost water because of the break but that wasn't the residents' only concern. >> a little worrisome, i don't know how it will affect our water. >> you know, we're in a water crisis. >> yeah, we're in a drought. even though it's kind of ruining our drought it's fun to play in and stuff. yay. >> crews say the location of that break made it very hard to access, so it took about two hours before they were able to stop the flow of the water. the cause of the break is not yet known. >>> protesters in kiev took full control of the ukrainian capital today after ukraine's president signed an agreement to reduce his power and hold elections there. protesters guarded the presidential administration this morning claiming they were there to prevent vandalism. ukraine's president has reportedly fled to eastern ukraine following the signing of this latest peace deal. this move is widely seen as a blow to the influence of russian president vladimir putin and interpreted as a

then other districts like in the east bay, some schools had monday off. we'll see commute around the bay. a smooth flow for san jose. northbound 680, past calaveras we had an incident. there is an officer and a car on the shoulder. a little slowing past the scene at jacqueline. in toward sunol. the tri-valley your commute direction look likes a smooth drive, all the greens, but slowing into livermore. looking toward oakland with a smooth flow, north past the coliseum to the bay bridge toll plaza back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> 5:11. google reportedly opening an office in san francisco. we'll have details. >> jimmy fallon steps on the stage of the new tonight show. we'll have the highlights. >>> welcome back to you. we look at live pictures of new york city and rockefeller center. it's supposed to get in the 40s in new york so some of that snow will melt away. i see ice there at the top of the camera there. that will melt as well. >> san jose family is mourning the loss of their dog after a fire destroyed their home. ten people were in the home near the i

into the north-east.ecting to see rain and snow overnight. >> it may be the offseason, but some n.f.l. hopefuls are making headlines. mark morgan is here with sport. >> it's a time over the last three or four days for prospects to impress the gn, openers and coaches and impress with what they can do on the field. they are held as they speak. yesterday, soon to be rookie michael sam spoke to the media. sam was peppered with mostly non-football related questions and how others will react. sam said during his interviews with n.f.l. personal their questions veered towards the came on the field. >> when michael sam met the media on saturday at the n.f.l. combine, it was the biggest crowd of assembled media. johnny menzel had a big crowd. everyone wanted to hear from eva samkova. not only about his transition, but also about his public statement that he is, indeed, gay and could be the first openly gay player in the n.f.l. it was obvious he wanted to concentrate solely on football. >> i wish you guys would say

we will have an update on the measles concern in the east bay update on the measles concern in the eastc-berkeley student almond. update on the measles concern in the east bay after a uc-berkeley student a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of u.s. snowboarding. >> welcome back. the opening bell on wall street. will let you know how elastase went for ben bernanke. the nasdaq will pull back. we will fall more with rob black in 15 minutes. >> erica this fall when the forecast. we're halfway through the week. we will go with a drizzle. >> we have a few spots, mostly this system is almost out of here. i do want to zoom in because 880 corridor is short areas a light rain. as we turn the attention to the south, just minor rained just west of cupertino. we're seeing light rain for portions of interstate 280. we have a lot of cloud cover to deal with and the temperatures are mainly in the '50s. plenty of 60's, oakland will hit a high of 66. >> here is a look at

also back here for parts of the east bay, as well. san francisco got hammered in the past half hour. isolated reports of flooding in downtown, minor flooding but wide-spread coverage continues. over here towards tibberon one inch headed towards berkeley. you can see this complex near piedmont. that's going to be pushing off towards danville as we continue throughout the next 15 to 20 minutes. all this wet weather again moving in from the west off towards the east, and it's going to be coming in in waves for tonight, and you can also see back here across the santa cruz mountains we'll likely track more rain fall into san jose and sunnyvale over the next ten to 15 minutes, as well. speaking of rainfall, good and windy in the los altos hill. we're joined by christina and the wind is really another component that can sneak up on you with a storm like this. >> reporter: yeah, you know, jeff, and it really brings into the reality what a strong storm system can do here in the bay area. now i'm live in los altos. behind me, you can see pg and

east bay, a splash of rain. 61 in castro valley. lower to mid-60s in the east bay valleys. the seven-day forecast, we have that rain coming tomorrow. it will dry up for monday, right through the end of the work week, but then by the weekend, we should see some more rain coming. so definitely needed, i think we're all ready for it so get out the umbrellas. >> that's good news. normally it's a damper on the plans. >> and tomorrow is groundhog day as well. >> we'll see if we'll have a long winter. we might need it. >>> you can track the rain using live doppler 7hd on our abc7 weather app. it makes is easy to share photos how you're welcoming the rain, download information at abc7.com/apps. >> shu has sports. lots of stuff going on. >> i didn't know it was groundhog day. learn something new. >> focused on the super bowl. >> super bowl xlviii between seattle and denver, less than 24 hours away but peyton manning is a winner, winning his fifth mvp trophy. no one has won more than three inch inch awards. today the other players went to metlife stadium, giving you the feeling what

east bay comfortable conditions, patchy fog possible on the east shore. the only place we're watching for it. so far haven't heard from mike about that but we're going to keep tabs on it. 70 degrees in walnut creek. 76 in livermore. yes, then these numbers crash. they are going to dive as we led to the next couple days. you'll notice that on your seven-day forecast. rain coming in. i'll show you how much where you live and what this means for tahoe in my next report as promised, here is mike inouye. >> looking at the bottom, the gray cloud with the dots. we're watching for all of the cars, you see that. a smooth drive but slower right now north of 680 for northbound 101. the map will show you where i circled where the camera is, we have seen the yellow come in, gone now, in and out, as the volume builds. this is the first burst. recover a bit over the next 20 minutes and kick in again after 6:00. a smoother drive throughout the south bay commute through palo alto, between san antonio and shoreline, a smoother drive but you lose a lane or two a. live look

we will update your drive time through the east, still justice 16 to 18 minutes drive time for the easteway from burhercules to berkeley. 580 westbound through alta mount pass is also looking good. the drive time is up to 28 minutes. the south bay freeway is looking good. the north bay ride is still under 25 minutes down to the golden gate bridge. >> some bizarre behavior from a fresno man who got into a fight with a police officer in downtown palo alto. ryan goodson was arrested yesterday afternoon. police got several 9-1-1 calls about a suspect being in someone's backyard and a man seen jumping through a glass window at a business on university avenue. when an officer tried to stop goodson, the two got into a struggle. with goodson trying to get to the goodson was later tackled to the ground. two officers were also injured but are expected to be o-k. >> a newborn baby is missing this morning, after he disappeared from his bassinet in wisconsin. kayden powell was born just last weekend. yesterday morning, his was gone. his bassinet kayden's grandmother says her daughter was planning to

something at a moving vehicle if someone is hurt. >> police are investigating a fatal shooting in east san jose this morning in what the shooter says is self-defense. investigator say a resident on pine ridge way said a man was trying to break into his home last night at 8:00 and he fired shots after the burglar shot at him. the bug already 2:00 off and the suspect was dropped off at the hospital with a wound and died a short time later. katie marzullo is on the scene and will have a report for us coming up at 5:30. >> the search is underway if a gunman in a deadly shooting near 77th and bancroft and the identity has not been released. police say a transit because was driving by and was caught in the cross fire. it happened at 4:00 yesterday afternoon and the line 40 bus was hit three times times and ne on the bus was hurt. >> software engineers are working to resolve a glitch that forced cover california to take a key part of the website off line. people trying to enroll for health care insurance through the exchange have not been able to since yesterday. cover california says the eng

a deadly crash in an east bay city early this morning.the reason police officers approach the crash scene with their guns drawn. >>> plus, it's a first for the u.s. supreme court. you will see secret footage shot during a hearing to find out why this breach has never happened before. >>> good morning. we do have traffic that's still pretty slow in many areas. as we look at 280 there have been some improvements but we keep getting new injury crashes and a new problem reported in san francisco. >>> well, now we're back to the midwest. there's some rain, clouds, even sunbreaks. don't get used to it. it will be a changeable day. we'll see how this carries into the weekend. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. right now, breakfast is on. oscar mayer bacon is only $3.99. rise and shine with simply orange oj, just $2.98. and oikos greek yogurt is only a buck. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for lif

. >>> parts of the east coast at a standstill as the new winter storm rolls in. the federal government shut down and it will affect people here as well. >> we've got showers rolling in just to the north of the north bay this morning, about 20 miles away, as we head throughout the day, showers will start to move into the south and i can tell you right now, we've got a wet weekend ahead. stick around. your full forecast is in moments. >> those low clouds are drifting around as clouds will tend to do. we'll see where you can see the road and where you'll have a little problem coming up. >>> a live look outside, it's thursday, february 13th, foggy day. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with breaking news we're following. two people hurt, dozens evacuated when a high-rise near san francisco state fought fire this morning. it started about 12:30 on a 12-story complex. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in san francisco. have people been allowed to return home?

a winter storm that brought snow and ice to the us east coast and moved offshore media least twenty five people dead and hundreds of thousands without power and causing a large pile up in pennsylvania that your thirty people dancing to give a pregnant woman star played mini plywood new york city whose baby was born by caesarean section and two people killed when he tried it the truck driver on a snow covered interstate north carolina across the united states. this is shaping up as one of the snowy winters on record as of early this month washington detroit and chicago new york state no way i got roughly two or three times as much snow as they normally received at this point the season. zai . i knew the routine. she and one our home. . the irony. i considered some of the french elite eight students and to fight in the syrian civil war the ease and he needy. we are a growing consensus some of these flights is loyal to islam is to rebel groups in syria are attending to frost to recruit more volunteers that she had some as young as fifteen years old with europe's largest muslim population pr

east ukraine is more quiet and when i was driving along the streets of heart of. everything was it was business as usual i mean it was a quiet city. policeman did not carry firearms it was really quite. but it all changed i came back to moscow or sunday morning and heard the news that even in kharkov the unrest has started so it looks like the domino effect. going all around ukraine and we see that there are demonstrations in crimea other a demonstrations in sevastopol the russia demonstrations all around the country and the temperature of political discussion between different political forces between different political parties is extremely high the us on thinking about the security forces because they're very discredited in front of the people. they were also betrayed by the government will they in general be able to keep things in order in ukraine well what i saw i saw that again the policemen were not armed and i know that the army. is let's say taking the position that it's not involved in the conflict in the political conflict which to my mind is a wise pos