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i'm erica hill. also tonight, kicking the habit: the president wants to cut oil imports by a third, and some drivers have already gotten the message. hyperactive kids-- why some experts believe artificial food coloring could make the behavior worse. >> mr. president! >> and a bullet meant for president reagan nearly took this man's life. 30 years later james brady is still fighting for gun control. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is off tonight. just two days ago, libyan rebels seemed ready to move on moammar qaddafi's home town and possibly on tripoli, but tonight, they are on the move in the other direction. their weapons, machine guns for the most part are, no match for qaddafi's heavier weaponry. secretary of state hillary clinton said today no decision has been made about whether to arm the rebels, but there are also reports that president obama recently signed a secret order

erica hill is in london.et closer to the big day of the royal wedding, security really under the spotlight there right now, huh? >> yeah, it is. there were these massive protests this weekend, chris, on saturday here in london. hundreds of thousands of people turning out. basically, they were protesting government cuts but they turned violent. a number of stores and hotels were vandalized. 200 people arrested. police officers injured. so is the city ready for the wedding? we'll find out just ahead. >> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by dermatologist developed lubriderm. for skin that looks and feels truly comfortable. lubriderm® daily moisture. s why there's it contains the same nutrients naturally found in healthy skin. skin absorbs it better and it lasts for 24 hours. later gator. lubriderm. your moisture matched. [ water running ] [ indistinct talking on television ] hola padre. hola. [ male announcer ] you do everything so they're at their best. so start their big days with the incredible prote

erica? >> bill whitaker in tokyo, thanks. >>> now here's chris. >> thank you. >>> now the latest from libya, where for the fourth night in a row, the u.s. and its allies attack targets in and around the capital tripoli. moammar gadhafi appeared in public for the first time since the air attacks began telling supporters, quote, we'll do feet them by any means. we will not surrender, end zoets. officials say nato is working out its differences and will take over enforcement of libya's no-fly zone. news correspondent mark phillips in tripoli with the latest on the violence. >> reporter: good morning, chris. the first news this morning is actually from misrata, a little town the rebels have been holding out where they say there have been a couple allied air strikes overnight and that the pro-gadhafi guns, encircling them, have gone silent since then. here it's been a relatively quiet night. tripoli quiet. a couple explosions just before dawn. we don't know what was hit yet. what we do know is th

erica? >> mandy clark in benghazi, libya, this morning. thanks. chris? >> erica, thank you. in tripoli, meanwhile, western forces are getting closer than ever to gadhafi himself, as they fire on his base of operations in libya's capital. cbs news correspondent mark phillips is in tripoli with the very latest on that for us this morning. mark? >> good morning, chris. well, the war is coming very close to home for colonel gadhafi here. in fact, come right to his home. he hasn't been seen for a couple of days here. his appearances have been by telephone calls into local tv station, inciting the libyans to continue to fighting on, saying this will be a long war. all the other stuff that we've been reporting. but last night was a very feverish night of activity here. the sky was laced with anti-aircraft fire. we couldn't see or hear any planes or missiles overhead, but we did hear at least one very loud explosion. and that turned out to be a hit within the compound that colonel gadhafi and his members of his family occupy, a big, fortified compound here in the center of tripoli.

erica? >> erica: no hot spots, not even an accident report. good drive times expected a live look carefully perched the bay bridge very quiet at this hour just a couple of cars. not tracking in eproms rear ride along the upper deck. drive to images nine minutes to the foot of the mes. westbound traffic looks good, watch this space between cars. the east bound, these bright lights, no problems reported. no accidents or incidents reported. not even install to report. 7101. traffic speeds moving 60 mi. per hour. and in the sf bay no hot spots. we don't have that back on the 87 interchange, where you're headed in the sense bay were not tracking any problems. >> james: developing story japan, it is wednesday night, the situation continues to change. the debt allies risen above 2700. they're suing them cells in doors to protect against radiation. >> reporter: an explosion that japan's power plant sent a billowing died of smoke. friday's earthquake knocked out the cooling system, the brass for nonn

good morning erica?a: no hot spots to >> of, here wednesday morning commuters off to a great start. approaching the bay bridge, westbound 80 more cars on the road. penciling conditions of their you'll have to stand with some standing water. other than had been no accidents or incidents to report. same story at the san mateo bridge. westbound good shape, no problems. over at the golden gate bridge says ben-1010 wet deck awaits you. traffic certainly moving at the limit. your read on the short freeway from albany into berkeley,--your ride. the commute is deathly under way, still tracking pretty good conditions. drive past golden gate fields clocking in at about 17 minutes. stay with us we will be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] the counter. in most homes, it gets all the action. bring it. getting it clean again is easy with bounty. in this lab test, one sheet of bounty leaves this surface cleaner than 3 sheets of the bargain brand. ♪ why use more when you can use less? ♪ super durable, super absorbent,

. >> i'm erica hill. we begin with the ongoing pain at the pump the unrest in the middle east has sent gas prices soaring. a gallon of gasoline averaging $3.51, 78 cents higher than a year ago. rebecca jarvis joins us from a gas station here. >> reporter: good morning. this is a theme we are seeing play out across the country. prices near $4. in some places they are paying $4, back where prices were in 2008 and now the government is considering getting involved. unrest in the middle east has gasoline prices here soaring. in just two weeks prices at the pump have jumped 33 cents, that is the second biggest increase in that amount of time ever. >> $65 for gas. it is pretty unbelievable. >> reporter: u.s. drivers are paying an average of $3.51 a gallon. with libya's oil fields shut and production stopped. some analysts see $4 a gallon right around the corner and that has the obama administration deciding whether to take the drastic step of tapping the nation's oil reserves. >> the issue of the reserves is on

i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge. looking forward to hearing from the secretary this morning. >> nice to be back. we are will be hearing from secretary of state hillary clinton ahead in the broadcast. because, of course, we begin with the ongoing violence in libya. she will be weighing in. first, tell you what is happening today. when it comes to the white house, the response so far has been lots of tough talk but little action. all of that could change today. president obama security advisers are set to meet and they will be examining all of the military options available and they will, of course, be looking what is actually happening on the ground. that is where we find cbs news correspondent mark phillips who joins us from tripoli this morning with the very latest. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. if anything, moammar gadhafi has been getting more confident and belligerent as his troops make headway against rebel strongholds across the country. he has made two appearances the past couple of day

now here's erica. >> chris, thanks.t, maybe some fresh vegetables, what, though, if you're starving and that vending machine is the only option when it's time to eat. we're going to help you with those choices this morning. lisa lee freeman is editor in chief of sh"shopsmart" magazine. here to play a little game, what's the healthiest item in the vending machine. you're going to give us a little quiz. >> good morning, erica. >> a lot of times this happens, not just at work. i've been in airports where your only option is a vending machine and you've got hungry kids. you're going to help us make the best choices. >> absolutely. you know, let's face it, you don't always go to the vending machine to eat healthy. >> sometimes you just need a snack. >> you got a craving. you're desperate. >> you've got a sweet tooth. if we're desperate for something sweet, this is going to be our first choice. we're choosing between three items we have here, skittles, thin mints -- not a thin mint. that's a cookie. i'm sorry. >> york pepper

erica? elegant tracking the bay bridge as a hot spot there is significant improvement, cars are shuffling around we've almost cleared up the back up entirely here on the over cross. those leading lights are still on. drive times climbing down significantly. 14-15 minutes from the macarthur maze towards san francisco. traffic maps, it's not a hot spot but it is a slowing in both directions of 101 along the peninsula. if you want to save yourself some time you can always use interstate 20. then in moment creek,-680, 10 minutes ago we were tracking as a hot spot, not the case anymore. >> mark: thank you, today's the day the teachers in california will receive their layoff warning notices, here in the bay area teachers, administrators, parents are taking part in local protests as part of the day of action. will trent is live. will? >> will: the project started at 631 basically it this 60 teachers get lego it would translate into bigger class sizes 25, it could jump up to 28. here is video of wha

erica?ccident are the makings worth far hotspot the new accident is 82 car crash sitting on the right here in shorter right before the expressway this is as your bridge santa clara. conditions are not much better still tracking speeds at about 12 mi. an hour. if this is your commute you may want to consider northbound 280 as an alternate. conditions 101 southbound no problems to report over at the san mateo bridge it looks like conditions look pretty good traffic is a bit heavy. drive time not looking too bad 14 minutes. public transit well-behaved no problems to report. if it wasn't a well behaved which you do? >> darya: i am just kidding i will be right back.. james lick come up everything looks good there. we will be right back. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i j

erica? >> bill whitaker, thanks. >>> joining us in the studio is university of georgia professor cham dallas. good to have you with us. we have been talking about this, it's a week now. when you look at the situation and they are trying so desperately every day with what we're keeping told is a new last-ditch evident, how much longer can these efforts last? >> these people are in under a lot of pressure, particularly the ones in the control room. the 50 people that we have been talking about so much. they are going to keep going. i mean, you would think they would get worn out, but they are still rolling. >> is there an end game? what are they going towards? >> well, the end game for us is to keep those reactor cores covers. the next several days in particular. now especially might get power back in there and that will help a lot but those spent fuel rods and that mysterious pool there in unit four is the one to keep an eye on because we really don't know what is going on there. >> we don't

. >> hill: i'm erica hill. also tonight women versus wal- mart. it could be the biggest gender discrimination lawsuit ever. but will the supreme court let them sue? outrage. when a drug designed to prevent premature births goes from $20 a shot to $1,500. and it's not called a broken heart for nothing. new research reveals why breaking up literally hurts so bad. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is off tonight. it is rare to have so many world powers speak with one voice. but today in london four ministers from 40 countries agreed it is time for libya's moammar qaddafi to step down. the ministers also pledged to help the opposition form an interim government and to provide more humanitarian aid to libya. at the same time, u.s. and coalition partners kept up the military attacks, launching 22 cruise missile on targets in tripoli. qaddafi's forces, however, are still better armed than the opposition and today they have the rebels on

. >> erica: crosstown freeways no problems here, but i might have bought spot for the moral saw a tall you wear street dead. >> mark: the team that has been working to prevent a meltdown in the new fuel plant is getting ready to go back into the plant to try and cool the reactor spirit they were evacuated today. more smoke is rising from the plant. workers had no choice but to pull back when the radiation got too high. engineers as a last resort have them pumping seawater and to try and keep the fuel rods from overheating. new photos new areola real photos. people are trying to flee the country as the fear of radiation escalates. this is a tokyo airport. some airports have been testing people for radiation. >> darya: scientists are paying close attention to what is unfolding in japan. that includes uc-berkeley. we spoke with this officer about the necessary cautions people should take. the overall threat posed by an acute problem in japan. >> i don't think there will be a need to do anything. like taking the potassium iodide pills appeared i think the rest of potassium iodine is thgrea

erica? >> bill whitaker in tokyo, thanks. >>> we want to get more information now on what could be happening at this point. a very fluid situation. joining us from washington is nuclear expert james acton. good to have you back bus. when you hear the details we're getting and it sometimes feels like we're not getting the full story, what do you think is actually going on at that troubled plant? >> good morning, erica. the truth is we don't know what is going on at that troubled plant and i think officials are probably being honest when they say they don't know what the cause of this radiation leak is. what i think is significant is this highly radioactive water was found in a building that is actually adjacent, next door to the main reactor building and the concern is that if you're finding highly radioactive water next door to the main reactor building, which is not where it should be, then that leads to grave concern about what is actually going on inside the main reactor building itself.

erica?ica: we're not tracking too much in accidents or slowdowns we do have a couple of things to talk about, if you're heading into the bay bridge not tracking it as a hot spot traffic is streaming on by was founded to san francisco cemetery bridge is in good shape, it is one of are drier areas. on to the good stuff, we have at dense fog by conditions are improving. california highway patrol is holding that advisory asking you drive with extra caution and be mindful of occurs. albany, westbound, and traffic is getting busy, i just checked the traffic clogs we don't have any accidents to report drive times will go up, 18 ministers past golden gate into san francisco. still tracking those delays on bart, 10-50 amid delays reported between oakland and montgomery. currently bart is single tracking. >> darya: in world news, emergency workers are frantically trying to rescue victims from beneath the rubble of an army headquarters in the country's east suicide bomber blew up his car early today. e

erica?n blackstone with us this morning. john, thanks. >>> back with us again is nuclear energy expert cham dallas. good to have you back with us. >> thank you. >> you're coming to us from the university of georgia. as we just heard from john, these two nuclear reactors in california, which are on the san andreas fault, a lot of people focus on that. but the east coast isn't immune to any sort of natural disaster. if there were any of these natural disasters, could we see a failure like what we've seen in japan? and can we deal with it? >> well, in the american nuclear power industry, we have a pretty strong culture of emergency preparedness. they drill all the time, you know, as i said earlier, i worked in chernobyl in eastern europe. they don't have a culture, and that's why they had such a bad disaster there years ago. now i have to say, the japanese experience has surprised me some. i thought they were better prepared than they -- as it turns out, than they were. >> where does it surpris

chris wragge along with erica hill. quake and tsunami in japan, damage estimates now $200 million plus. as we continue to follow this story here on cbs. welcome back to "the early show." here in the u.s., there was a little panic in the air right now, erica. some people worried that radiation from japan's nuclear power plants will spread this way. as a matter of fact, a lot of folks on the west coast are rushing out to buy potassium iodide pills. this is supposed to protect you against some of the effects of radiation. we're going to check in with experts to see if you really need to be concerned. >> before we get to that we want to check in with never glor standing by at the news desk with another look at the top headlines. >> erica, good morning to you. more trouble at that crippled nuclear power plant in japan overnight. a spike in radiation forced workers to temporarily abandon the fukushima daiichi power plant, though they did return. there was another fire at the plant this morning. high levels of radiation preven

let's go to traffic. >> erica: traffic map show top speeds bay area wide. through the altamont pass looks good. no problems to speak of all the we are seeing them few more cars at the bay bridge. a minor way for your westbound ride. the san mateo bridge we are at the peak of the commute right now. no problems in either direction. a wet deck await you at the golden gate bridge, but it's easy ride for your southbound direction continuing your ride out of the north bay picking up another camera, alive look southbound 101 headlights moving through san rafael. traffic building out there, still tracking space between cars and speeds averaging 60 mi. an hour. >> darya: trial continues for alexander the 18 year-old accused of bringing pipe bombs a chain saw and a sword to san mateo high school with the intention of killing staff and students. this was august 2009. the defendant suffers from schizophrenia testimony to determine whether oakland can prevent gang members from hanging out in the first dealt district. the judge has not specified when he wore a whirl on t

we're not escaping the mid-50s by the weekend to >> erica: .at been tracking your ride in the northbound direction as a hot spot we had an earlier accident long gone from the traffic lanes to we have not seen much improvement for the northbound ride. speeds it down to 24 mi. an hour. sir traffics in the attic crawl. if you're heading down to the bay bridge he may want to consider the westbound 580 as an alternate. bay bridge, minor improvement certainly more shuffling. this meeting lights are still several on. looks like they 80 over cross is finally seeing some improvement possibly because of all that traffic tied up near the limits. some of the local news, no problems to reported as being pretty quiet. traffic on the right- hand side of your screen streaming into foster city. the drive time is standard 14 minutes from end to end. >> darya: news said a florida aspasia worker has fallen to his death. on launch pad. he was fouled while you is working, that medics rushed but they could not recall him--revive him. endeavor is due to blast on april

chris wragge here with erica hill. top of the hour here on cbs.earlier, a three-pronged disaster from the earthquake, which led to the tsunami, which, of course, now has led to three explosions in four days at the fukushima nuclear plant there, and some people are calling this the worst case scenario. >> there is so much focus right now on the potential fallout from the nuclear plant. we want to go to jeff glor at the news desk. he is standing by with the latest news in japan. jeff, good morning. >> good morning to you. good morning, every. here's the latest. japanese officials say that radiation is leaking from that crippled nuclear plant. this morning four days after the massive earthquake and tsunami there was an explosion and a third reactor at the fukushima plant and a fire at a spent fuel storage facility. government officials say the water where the spent fuel is stored may also be boiling. residents within 19 miles have been told to stay indoors. the escape says radiation levels are described as posing a danger to human health, but we're t

over to erica. >> thanks.it's serious enough to visit your doctor, lucky for you, our doctor is in this morning. it may be time to get it checked out. dr. jennifer ashton is back with some of the possible reasons for a chronic cough. seems like there was a lot of this going around, actually, this winter. the cough that wouldn't go away. how do you know it's something like a cold and not allergies? >> listen, ear creiricerica, thf the most difficult things doctors have to learn about because the differential as we call it is so long and not every cough comes from the lungs. sometimes it can come from the stomach or gi tract, sometimes it can come from the heart. when you talk about just this time of year, yes, a lot of people have colds, upper respiratory infection is the medical term but we're starting to see some allergies. you can see allergies any time of the year. people who suffer allergies usually have other symptoms. they might have itchy eyes, a stuffy nose. people who have colds tend to feel pretty cr

erica? >> mark phillips in tripoli, thanks. >>> joining us to now to discuss that how long gadhafi can hold on is cbs news national security analyst juan zarata. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: we have several times this is a matter of days and perhaps week. i believe france's foreign minister saying but not months. realistically how long could gadhafi hold on if time is on his side as mark said? >> hard to predict. gadhafi has been ruling for four decades now. he is cold and calculating. he has used terrorism to affect his policies in the past. pan am 103 and supporting the i.r.a. but also calculating. he made the deal in 2003 to give up his wmd so he could stay in power after seeing what the united states did to saddam hussein. hard to predict with gadhafi because he sees himself as a fighter and wile e. survivor. >> reporter: he is trying to make the no-fly zone play to his strengths. one area, all of these claims of civilian deaths that have been made. >> clearly, i think he

. >> i'm erica hill. good to have you with us and, hopefully, you're dry this morning. >> parts of the northeast socked with rain right now and there is more rain to come. the flooding that has happened in this area alone, live pictures here of a town in new jersey, wayne, new jersey. just a heavily, heavily flooded zone right now and gets like this in that part of the country. >> we do begin with the storm that is threatening to flood major portions of the northeast. cbs news national correspondent jim axelrod is in wayne, new jersey, with the very latest where they are bracing, jim. >> reporter: good morning, erica. new jersey's governor chris christie has declared a state of emergency here. this area soaked by recent storms. now is looking at up to 3 more inches of rain in the forecast for the next several days. that could produce some major flooding here. it's already been a wet one across the northeast this week with streets and backyards and flood-prone areas with flooded lakes and rivers. >> we wil

erica hill is down in washington, d.c. this morning. hi, erica. >> good morning.t the day dawning, a lot of people are thinking back to two months ago. it's been exactly two months now since those tragic shootings in tucson. since that time there's been so much talk about this woman congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot in the head. so much speculation about her recovery, rumors about how she's doing. today we'll get an update on her condition. a progress report from a doctor in houston, part of the rehab team there. we'll get a better sense from him of the milestones she has passed, the goals her family set for her including plans to attend the april launch for her husband astronaut mark kelly. we'll see how feasible that may be. >> wonderful. we'll get back to you in a few moments. >>> before that let's check back in with jeff glor with another check of the headlines. >> good morning to you. the libyan military launched at least five new air strikes against rebel positions this morning. the counter offensive was focused on a key oil port in libya. rebels

>> good morning, erica. i think you have to remember that there is a big difference between americans in japan and japanese in japan right now. that is the americans in japan can go home. they have somewhere else to go. the nuclear crisis is just one part of a much broader crisis in japan. japan is being hit by a massive earthquake and a massive tsunami and over 500,000 people have already been evacuated. and the japanese authorities have to factor that into their plans. if they extend the evacuation zone and vac more people but not able to shelter those people or feed those people probably better for those people to stay where they are and inside their houses which is better radiation protection than it might first appear. >> that paints one picture for us. what about the comments we're hearing which we have heard from the chairman jazz jaczko. things the u.s. knows and japanese government does not or simply different communication style? >> erica, this is pretty hard to explain. i mean, we have heard basic

erica? >> erica: hotspot free commute. no major problems on the right. roadways. strong d advisory for the golden gate bridge. keep both hands on the wheel. san mateo, but rather made its way through. pretty good conditions. drive time 14 minutes from end to end. golden gate bridge, your ride that the north bay, very quiet. -- out of the north bay. require where the james lick museum bound central. drive time of just 14 minutes. >> james: thank you, a developing story coming of pleasant hill, residents are being warned of a possible pacific gas and electric company's meter reader impersonator. to add to this happened last friday a man was seen coming from to records the man did not identify himself did not get proper righty just said he was from pacific gas and electric company when the victims confronted them the gun in his car and left. described as a man 5 ft.-10 in. tall. their skin the vehicle was a black toyota. new details regarding san bruno gas line explosion pacific gas and electri

now here's erica. >> mary, thanks.t and parents across the nation. now actor david schwimmer is making us think about it a little more closely. he's the director of a movie called "trust" about a 14-year-old girl who meets an online predator. their relationship begins with a few innocent keystrokes. >> who are you talking to? >> i'm chatting, dad. my friend charlie from california. he's a junior and plays volleyball for his high school. >> oh, a junior. well he's obviously a very smart kid. lol, laugh out loud, right? >> nice one, dad. pwoms? >> parent watching over my shoulder. >> david schwimmer joins us with he man shoe nigam, former prosecutor of internet predators. people are used to seeing you in comical roles. this is a very serious, very important tropic. what drew you to it? >> i've been involved with this great organization in california called the rape foundation for the last 14 years and i've been on the board of directors the last ten, and i've or the years, i've met countless child victims of rape and sex

gadhafi knows exactly what he needs to do. >> and you can see more of erica's interview with president obama on this morning's "early" show. >>> now to syria, where president bashir assad is expected to speak to parliament this morning about the past two weeks of anti-government protest. yesterday, assad's cabinet resigned. it's reported assad may lift a 60-year-old emergency law which is a key demand of government opponents. pro-assad demonstrators rallied in the syrian capital, and elsewhere, yesterday. >>> in japan, radiation levels at the crippled nuclear power plant continue to rise. sea water outside the plant contains more than 3,000 times the usual amount of radiation. the highest rate yet detected. government officials admit there is no end in sight for this crisis, and today japan upgraded its safety standards for nuclear power plants. tomorrow, french president nicolas sarkozy is due to visit tokyo. he is the first foreign leader in japan since the march 11th quake. >>> the president of the utility company that owns the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant has been hospital

>> erica: are hot spot is now on s i g alert southbound 800 --880. is currently shut down, no longer tracking any red or yellow on your screen. a live look at the bay bridge tunnel traffic is nice, light just a few cars making their way into san francisco. no way that the pay case. san mateo, westbound 92 in very good shape we're accident and incident free. this taillights heading in the commute direction, the bright lights coming towards you east bound into hayward. good drive time of 13-14 minutes from end to end. >> justine: this just in, authorities say a gunman wearing suicide bomb belts are holding lawmakers and employees hostage in central iraq. it is not yet known how many people are being held. it is located 80 mi. from big debt. we'll continue to update you throughout the morning. san francisco police are looking for thieves who stole an estimated to and and $50,000 worth of jewelry from the mission district store over the weekend. that happened on saturday. on 23rd street. this leaves the use broken through a business the store has six sur

erica is back from london.se we're all in blue. we did not plan this, i promise you. >> whatever it takes. >> speaking of being back, because i was in london yesterday, and the time it took kn me to get back, another rush of royal wedding developments. we're learning that you're going to be able to download their vows. you can buy them for about a buck 25. that is not all. jeff glor does not look like he wants a copy. i do think it's a little odd. we'll take a look at the latest developments coming up. >> that's it? to other developments? >> i can't give everything away. >> also ahead, if you've ever visited meridian, mississippi, you can drive down the see la wd parkway. sela is here to tell us about her new role on "csi: ny" and her own creative endeavors. did you know she's a painter? >> i do now. >> and a good painter. >> the royals need a painting. maybe we can commission a gift for will and kate. >> but charge more than 79 pence. >> absolutely. >>> here's a weather forecast of the united states, not the >

. >> erica: we are not tracking the bay bridge is a hot spots yet, but it is extending past the parkinghave fast track traffic moves well westbound and is in francisco. over to the san mateo bridge no problems here, likelike conditions. picking up some of the slower traffic around the bay area no surprise here, westbound highway 4 looks backed up speeds 70 mi. an hour. the slowing begins here. we are still tracking parts delays for you, they are behind schedule by about 15 minutes. they are single tracking due to an equipment problem. >> mark: hillary clinton is in europe right now. hurt talks will be a tallibya's oil minists the current production has fallen off drastically as gadhafi's forces battled to regain control over ports. libyans state tv says all ports are in government hands as forces advanced towards the rebels held city. parliament group is appealing to the can to impose martial law after months of clashes with protesters in the gulf island nation. this is some of the latest video. the group also seeking a curfew, and this band army around the country. today's appeal comes

let's get a check and your commute with erica. >> erica: so far, so good, a couple of accidents none of them blocking lanes. none of them affecting your tuesday morning to you. bay bridge toll plaza nice, quiet, no problems getting to the bridge from any approach no weight at the toll plaza once you make your way towards the toll plaza we do have construction closing down the to right-hand lanes it is not producing any slowing. drive time of just eight minutes. san mateo, in case, no problems among those taillights having courts foster city golden gate and very easy. just a couple of cars headed southbound toward san francisco. no problems. another camera, across town, san francisco very quiet just a few kurds where the james lick needs inbound drive times = under 15 minutes. >> will: new details about an officer and got shooting in san mateo we're told the suspect had a history of run ins with police. it happened yesterday, we built the not too sure you where just a few blocks were from the room started at a drugstore. jonathan bloom shows us how the incident unfolded. >> reporter:

now, here is a look at the traffic. >> erica: lot too much driving on a on the roadways. certainly no hotspot. we do have a strong wind advisory in effect at the san mateo bridge. if you wide-screen tv you can see the message signed is activated. california highway patrol is asking you drive with extra caution. drive, of just 13 minutes. westbound-80 no problems. traffic moves well from of three approaches. golden gate set a bad looks good. very quiet. no problems. drive time of just 23 minutes. james? >> james: we will take a break, as we go the space shuttle discovery has just left the space station it was a long shot, of you , discovery is on its way home. when it lands a will be retired this is the end of an era. back with more in a moment. >> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. hot road but, no hot spots by your ride looks kid. the bridge toll plaza nice, light new- issue. san mateo moving smoothly. highway 92 westbound out to foster city so far, so good. golden gate, traffic is coming up looking good. headlights south bend. wall street, stock futures are at. cre

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we will have more from erica on the a trouble up there. in the meantime we are looking at a cell coming onshore right now. it is getting wider through downtown daly city, also in oakland it was like the map we see right near oakland downtown area we see light to moderate rain. in any event moderate showers falling there, warm lick creek into alamo and then fell we have heavy showers. also and to the delta heavy shower over antioch and pittsburgh. a lot of rain coming down for highway 4. further to the north highway 12 we have been tracking the salt, it continues to push off to the east, that is the general direction right now to east. we have that's all over livermore but now it's over by tracy. things clearing up through the livermore valley on 580. we are seeing on and off again showers in campbell, cupertino. for the most part it is like this morning, as you make your drive to be surprised if you come across to heavy rain. we saw some yellow on the maps near walnut creek in oakland. taking a quick look at future cast 4 for saturday. tha

storm tracker 4 we >> erica: we a verare hot spot for this morning. the bay bridge hopefully will see is same conditions the last few days light conditions. picking up the san mateo bridge westbound and eastbound 92, in good shape. no problems across the span accident, an incident free here. southbound 1 01 top speed 60 mi. an hour and no problems as you make your way out of marin county. i do want to pick up overnight construction on the traffic mess. northbound 880 between 92 we have our road way closure by caltrans. detour is set up until 4:30 a.m. hopeful leak with the next 12 minutes or so. >> will: prosecutors dropping the drug case involving four officers. they are under investigation for illegally rating residence and allegedly lied about the bus in police reports. the dismissal comes one day after the public defender's office released videos that contradicted to police reports. in two separate cases. defense attorneys predict there will be several more dismissals involving the officers in the days and weeks ahead. federal indictment was made

. >> erica: traffic moving to albany very light. a complete check on your bay area commute coming up. >> live, from the bay area's news station, this is the kron 4 morning news. >> reporter: good morning monday march 21st, let's carry toward developing story. >> james: the utility company's operating the troubled power plant has evacuated workers after grace market escaped from reactor today. it came from a storage pool. it had built of pressure in its reactor core over the weekend. the operator of the complex repeatedly failed to make inspections of the equipment in the weeks before it was " bold. meanwhile the naval commander says polls will be made available to families in japan starting today. they're being given out at four u.s. bases in japan. nine days after the quake and his nominees year-old woman and a teenage border rescued from wreckage in the house. rescuers found the boy is suffering from hypothermia on the roof of his prose. inside the front his grandmother week by contras. the two were in the kitchen when the quake s

erica hill joins us now live from new york. erica, good morning. >> frank, sydnie, good morning to you. just ahead this morning, we are going to get you the very latest on the situation in the middle east. u.s. forces drawing closer to libya's shores. meantime the violence in the country is escalating pushing it closer to the brink of civil war. we're live on the ground across the country with reports from libya this morning. also ahead, back in this country, the pictures really tell the tale. in the midwest from farmlands to flood lands because of heavy rains and melting snow breaking through dams. communities are devastated. we are live for new one of the hardest hit towns way look at the clean-up efforts. also ahead this morning, on a lighter note, big news coming out of your neck of the woods. apple set to unveil its newest version of the ipad. and there are a lot of things people want to see here. lighter, maybe a little different battery life, a videocamera, and a lot of people want to see steve jobs, too. there is some s

. >> erica: 101 looks good, a complete check on your commute straight ahead. >> live, from the bay area's news station, this is the kron 4 morning news. >> james: good morning, this is thursday march 10th, let's carry to the news developing story governor jerry brown has asked lawmakers to delay a vote on the budget. he originally set a deadline for today and now he's hoping to use the extra time to convince more lawmakers to put the tax extension on the ballot. he's just a few lawmakers short. the voters said yes to measure-a they approved the tax to support the city's schools it will prevent school closures and maintain class sizes. the district may have to consider cuts if they're not approved in june. oakland schools are $12 million short they're looking to send out hundreds of pink slips. >> caller: the was not unanimous but it was not close. six-one the oakland school board decided to send out letters to 538 teachers telling them next school year they may not have jobs. >> do not vote for these layoffs. >> is not acceptable. we cannot accept a single layoff. we've been at the bare b

>> erica: the bridges lick it. bay bridge, a great conditions in the westbound direction just a few cars making their way to san francisco those leading lights are off. traffic flows freely from the insurer, westbound 580 as well as the northbound direction of the nimitz. good to go, no slowing. san mateo, nice, light of no problems to or from the bridge. drive time is just 14 minutes from end to end. all the bridges look good. bringing your attention to a problem spot, it will not expect too many of the commuters out there east bound, 580. the california highway patrol has three of the lane shut down this the aftermath of a high-speed chase. california highway patrol is conducting an investigation is some slowing on your screen. justine? we are keeping an eye on the bay area residents are met last night to ask questions to express concerns and form a game plan ahead of today's meeting. >> justine: what they're really concerned about is the safety of the week hillside. to date they will not their first meeting to h

erica? >> erica: thank you, pretty excellent conditions bay area why. no hot spots,--bay area wide. did conditions getting to the bay bridge traffic is flowing freely from all three approaches. certainly keep in mind strong wind advisory in effect for the upper deck. california highway patrol is asking you drive with extra caution. san mateo bridge, no special traffic advisories issued for this bridge westbound-92. lots of space between cars, the falling moving at the limit. if you're heading to the sierra, you will need to change. --your chains. 80, 50, 88. just seen? >> justine: let's get updated and the situation in libya. an air force plane that crashed in libya was not shot down. we have find out that both crewmembers have been removed. they are safe with minor injuries. it was more like a mechanical problem we will continue to new to watch the story. more explosions were heard around libya's capital. they seem to be coming from a compound belonging to libyan leader gadhafi. they target a building to wipeout and command of the control of troops. the u.s. military officials say

erica willis of it having any impact. >> will: welcome back to the kron 4 news. let senator to james to tell us what we can expect for the next week or so. what we see today is that something we could see for the next six-seven days? >> james: what was i yesterday, to our gives us more compare both were we'll see today is a nice break. between the two systems, tears for the rain is falling, while two or no. although you may get more impact in the far reaches of the north bay. still a chance of miscarriage or this morning. for the most of us around the bay will not see anything. all clear nothing to the north. we're not seeing anything just yet. temperatures are cool. me in the '40's, 30's and the north bay. temperatures that are quite a bit cooler than they were yesterday. double digits cool air. we'll talk more about that in the morning. this afternoon will be nice, temperatures ritter and 58 degrees in san francisco, expecting 60, 61 degrees that is the general trend. maybe a few degrees cooler this afternoon that we were yesterday. or sunshine. a lot of seven

erica miller, nightly business report, new york. >> back to japan's nuclear situation now. president obama also said today that the u.s. nuclear plants are safe. he still though has asked the nuclear regulatory commission to review the safety of our domestic plants because of the disaster in japan. meanwhile the tokyo electric power company which operates the crippled japanese reactors hopes to have power restored to them tomorrow. now that could allow engineers to stabilize the situation. even once the full extent of the crisis is known, it will be years, though, before the full bill is tallied. as darren gersh reports, nuclear utilities are not likely to pay it. >> reporter: under japanese law, power companies operating nuclear reactors are responsible for any damage, except in case of a grave natural disaster of an exceptional character. wharton professor howard k urx nreuther expects the massive earthquake and tsunami will be considered a grave natural disaster relieving tokyo electric power the utility and ge the company that built the crippled reactors from liability.

. >> erica: bay area traffic no hot spots, alive look at the san mateo bridge. no problems in other directions of this band. same story at the golden gate bridge and about 1 01, one current camera shot. another camera westbound 80 the upper he shore freeway a lot of space between cars. no problems between e s curve.the s curves.o problems on public transit. james? >> james: we will take a quick break, following the very latest with their earthquake in japan and the resulting tsunami warning. of our cameras have francisco will be right back. >> james: are breaking news story though quake in japan and the tsunami warning for the bay area. this is out of a newsroom in tokyo. you can see how intense it was an inside office buildings. all throughout tokyo and a handful of other major cities. they're really gonna shaking from this earthquake. you can see the tv on the walls swing back and forth. it was centered 231 mi. north and east of tokyo. close enough to cause damage and shaking. we have video of water moving with that tsunami. we're talking about major damage he

until the reactors stop leaking radiation, many japanese, like erica ono, will remain very nervous. robert bazell, nbc news, tokyo. >>> one more note on this topic. a lot of people in this country with knowledge of japan have been saying the following, watch the way japan recovers from the current crisis they're dealing with. crippled from an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear energy crisis. well, there's already an example of what one writer called the diligent efficiency of the japanese. it's being posted on the web. a stretch of road called the great canto branch, which we all saw on tv ripped open like a zipper. it was repaired in three days. new yorkers take note, the potholes and disrepair that have made roads in this city all but impassable this year don't have to be that way. >>> back here at home tonight, new numbers from the u.s. census bureau with a big headline about the hispanic population in the united states growing at an astonishing speed. our report from nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: this family moved from mexico to the suburbs of atlanta, looking for a better