ktvu's john fowler is live now in oakland where in the last hour a local family received word about their loved ones fate in christ church, john. >> reporter: here in the bay area we have experience but those in christ church have had un

john fowler is finding a lot of stranded travelers tonight. >> reporter: one flight that was supposed to take to chicago still has not. many passengers told us tonight that they were very frustrated. didn't know about cancellations until they walked up to the ticket counter. their flight was cancelled. >> a little bit nerve wracking because at some point you just want to get home. but mother nature i guess. >> reporter: john cruz was on what may be the last flight out of new york tonight. >> when i left it was really bad. a lot of ice and stuff like that. >> reporter: massive snow and ice storms have slashed across america's middle. canceling flights to san diego. >> i am sure there's all kinds of chaos and trying to get flights out from the areas that are canceling flights. >> they are saying it's on time but we'll see. but i know there's an ice storm

our health and science editor john fowler investigates privacy concerns and also the student reaction. >> reporter: the urban school in san francisco's area of ashbury says the history of pioneering will now extend to hiv tests for students. >> you are not going to give it to somebody. and you are probably going to live a normal life. >> reporter: aids pioneer dr. marcus led a frank lunch-time forum. >> when you actually found out that you had it. >> reporter: 80 seniors being asked to take an hiv test. 17-year-old oliver hamilton's service project. >> i was surprised by how some kids had never even thought about it, about testing. >> reporter: some students acknowledged sexual activity but none expressed fear of hiv. >> in that option i would rather get tested and know than live my life not knowing. >> reporter: testing is voluntary. the school hopes to remove the stigma of testing. >> trying to figure out the best way to educate our students. >> reporter: one way is what to

the owner of one restaurant that already uses the traps told our health and science editor john fowlerthat the traps allow her to the spend less on maintenance. >>> taco bell is now offering free tacos to people who like it on facebook. the offer is limited to >>> well if you don't get enough of glee on fox you can catch the stars on the show as they make a tour across the country later this year. glee live in concert is scheduled to hit the hp pavilion in may. tickets on show go on sale to the general public later this month. >>> football is over let's talk a little hockey. >> you got me there. we will do it. we can always use a new superstar to talk about here in the bay area. the sharks you know what i don't think it's overstating to say we may have one. logan coture shows up in the highlights every night tonight he shows up in the records. in washington third quarter, score. couture his 24th for the year. dan broil he's been in a slump. hasn't scored a goal since november 23rd, he ends that drought. back to back shut outs for him. four straight wins for the sharks. >>> the giants,

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it was a pink day for ricky fowler, fowler hitting his final shot in the third round.goes in for the eagle. at that point he was five strokes off the lead. fowler had yet to finish his final round. and ganey held the lead by a stroke. as they turn the fourth, mickelson trying to get hot. mickelson from just under three but he was seven back. ogelby was four back. and he rallies a birdie in the fourth. sing with a long birdie put on the first hole. he was on his way to a 66th. of those who have finished the tournament he is on top. jason duphner in position to win it. he has the right touch on number eight. duphner has eight holes to play. you can see how dark it was getting as play was about to be suspended. ganey is two down with six holes to play. and it's wilson leading but he has some golf in front of him. >>> well baseball history is full of qurky characters who have left their stamp on the game. the giants right along with them. panda is back in town, the thong may have outlived it's stay. and lincecum says, this group isn't all of a sudden going corporate as it

ktvu's john fowler was there as the senior class learned that they will be the first in the nation to be tested for hiv. john. >> reporter: it's this simple test, a mouth swab that literally takes second. but it could mean a lifetime of change for students at the urban school. >> i'm going to give it to somebody. and you're going to probably live a normal life. >> reporter: aids pioneer dr. marcus conan led a frank lunchtime forum. 80 seniors being asked to take an hiv test. it's 17-year-old oliver hamilton's service project. >> i am surprised how some people didn't even think about it. >> reporter: minors need parental consent. >> thoughtfully think about the best way to educate our students. >> reporter: one major issue, what to do with the results. >> it was amazing how the kids realized that this was really a rite of passage. we're not going to share these results with each other. we're not going to start rumors. >> we're not going to get into the habit of taking tests at our school and beyond that too. >> reporter: volunteer medical star will be on hand here next week to give out

john fowler is live on a road tonight that had to be one of the most dangerous. >> we're on highway 17, from my breath you can see it's cold, by looking at the head lights you can see that it's raining. this is now become one of the bay area's most treacherous roads. >> reduce speeds and look for that vehicle in front of you. >> reporter: just minutes ago, truck driver ed sotelo pulled over. >> this kind of condition right now it's really hard to see. so i have to take a break and let it die down a little bit. >> reporter: fog and rain. problem drainage and too much speed. >> we've had several vehicle spin outs, and you know all of which could have been prevented if we just slowed down a little bit. >> reporter: this red honda rolled over on the downhill curve, officers told us it was the most dangerous today. it backed up traffic 3 miles. debris and mud slides covered roads. these homeowners are right now dreading tonight's high tides. >> if we get big waves we're in big problems, because all this damage is done by that creek. >> as we first told you a month ago today, abtos creek div

john fowler is standing by live in san francisco with this story. >> reporter: i'm just a few blocks where jana showed us that report and yes, it is still raining here. in fact, the sky has turned dark and a lot of rain is starting to fall in this area and i'll tell you that although we found no serious problems, this was nerve wracking today for many. >> it's windy on the bridge and in my rental car, it was scary today. >> reporter: high wind warnings were up on bay area bridges and rain slickened streets. >> when i accelerate from a stop sign you lose traction in your wheels. >> reporter: wind driven waves broke over the sea wall. rain pelted late afternoon pedestrians despite the forecast we saw some without rain gear. johnny vaughan prepared rental skis at the mountain west ski shop. weeks of sunny weather had iced business. >> really excited and authentically because snow is coming down. >> reporter: skiers are eager. >> other people are sad when it rains but i get excited. >> reporter: at the golden gate bridge vista point, tourists were wet but happy. >> a beautiful throughout

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's talk more now about the weather and specifically the snow with our chief meteorologist bill martin. the snow is unusual but certainly not unheard of. >> we get cold spurts in the bay area. we get snow on bay area peaks all the time. up on 17, up on the santa cruz mountains. this air mass. look where it's coming from. this snow mass is coming from the northern continent. and we're already seeing snow down to about yucaya. 2002 we closed schools in petaluma because of snow. this is santa cruz mountains in 2006. in 2009 out in moraga we've had snow. but again this is a different animal. this one coming in has a potential of bringing snow to near sea level. so we're watching it for you but it's definitely unusual. as we get into saturday morning and sunday morning. we're probably looking at record lows and possible hard freeze. i'll be back, i've got the latest computer model here, i'll see you then. >> we just saw our john fowler all bundled up. people aren't the only ones at risk here in the cold. plants and pipes need warmth as well. the snow

fowler not hard to spot on the course.he only question is who color he will be wearing on a given day. fowler settles for a birdie. he shot a nine under par 62. ten under for the tournament four shots off the lead. four back phil mickelson with a chance to make that stadium crowd go nuts. he does. and it does. mickelson shot a 65. the leader after two complete rounds is tom gainy. the 14 under par. several players have to finish the second round in this tournament now scheduled to conclude on monday. just a reminder that ktvu is the place to be tomorrow night after the superbowl. we will be revisiting the giants' 2010 seen with a special called "don't stop believing" on around 8:30 depending on the length of superbowl 35. that's it for this saturday night edition of sports wrap. see you again tomorrow after the game. >> yes, that's right. a lot of people here in our area are rooting for aaron rogers. what do you think? what are your predictions? >> i sentimentally would like him to win and the packers to win. i have a feel

john fowler, ktvu news. >>> and ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is up next. >>> he was hailed a hero thenot a big bill. coming up we'll have the story that all started behind this fence, it's a story you will see only on two. >> renewed anger in egypt, why president mubarak's message caused today. >>> and $2,000, that's what a good samaritan was charged for trying to help. >>> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. there is fury and anger tonight in cairo. all after protesters call for president mubarak to step down from power but he did not. at this hour we understand some 2,000 demonstrators were outside the presidential palace demanding mr. mubarak resign. he has transferred some powers to the vice

fowler drops an eagle putt and closes out lefty, six and five. and nba trade deadline came and went today. warriors didn't do anything. welcome to davis's worst nightmare, mr. hollywood jumped to cleveland. nbapurgatory. they believed they were getting the guy great with warrior buzz the often lethargic davis, baron going to cleveland. and off the court monty ellis back holding another feed the children event. the foundation provided 400 families with boxes of food and items. in addition to being a top scorer he's very civic minded and helps the needy in the community. >> terrific job he's doing witness. thank you. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> from all of us here, thanks for joining us. >> and hope to see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. well this year our garden's simply amazing. how did you do it? eh, takes a lot of love. the real difference is, this year we went to lowe's. well all our lowe's garden club select plants are grown for your local region and selected for peak performance. we get new plants delivered throughout the week and

ktvu health and science editor john fowler on what we've learned in a ktvu investigation. >> reporter young people will experiment. >> first it seemed harmless. >> reporter: abby used it for a month. >> not sleeping and not eating. it makes you start seeing stuff that's not there. weird but it's scary. >> reporter: this young man posted to you tube. >> i haven't eaten in over a week now. it's hard to breathe. >> reporter: both those young people say they ingested this drug. it comes in packages labeled bath salts under a variety of names. but this is a powerful new synthetic drug. they actually combine the worse effects of several street drugs. >> this may well be the most dangerous drug experience of a lifestyle. >> reporter: it's 5:00 today, poison control reported to us seven californians including one in the bay area have been hospitalized with overdoses of so called bath salt drugs. >> they have the ability to produce hallucinations, they seem to be highly addictive, they seem to last for an exceptionally lost period of time. these are hallucinations that are absolute nightmares

ktvu health and science editor john fowler on what we've learned in a ktvu investigation. >> reporter young people will experiment. >> first it seemed harmless. >> reporter: abby used it for a month. >> not sleeping and not eating. it makes you start seeing stuff that's not there. weird but it's scary. >> reporter: this young man posted to you tube. >> i haven't eaten in over a week now. it's hard to breathe. >> reporter: both those young people say they ingested this drug. it comes in packages labeled bath salts under a variety of names. but this is a powerful new synthetic drug. they actually combine the worse effects of several street drugs. >> this may well be the most dangerous drug experience of a lifestyle. >> reporter: it's 5:00 today, poison control reported to us seven californians including one in the bay area have been hospitalized with overdoses of so called bath salt drugs. >> they have the ability to produce hallucinations, they seem to be highly addictive, they seem to last for an exceptionally lost period of time. these are hallucinations that are absolute nightmares

reporting live at sfo, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a little over an hour from now the oakland city council will take up a measure to regulate medical marijuana farms in the city. the council is expected to vote on a plan to allow large marijuana farms only if each one is linked directly to a medical marijuana dispensary in the city. the ordnance would also limit the farm to 150 square feet. >>> san jose mayor chuck reed plans to travel to japan tomorrow to meet with representatives of that nation's second largest airline. mayor reed wants to accomplish service between san jose and tokyo. the mayor says there's large demand for transpacific flights. >> it's a good place to start. >> a recent agreement between japan and the united states lifted the limits on the number of flights between the two countries making it possible for san jose to seek new connections with japan. >>> homeownership in the united states has fallen to its lowest level since 1998 leaving nearly 1% of all u.s. homes empty. the census bureau says 66% of people earn their own homes in the last quarter of 2010.

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more snow on bay area peaks today. it wasn't just flurries they got some real snow. in the south bay the director of the observatory e-mailed us this imagine. snow has closed mount hamilton road all the way from the grant ranch entrance on the west side to the santa clara-stanislaus line to the east. and for the second day in a row, snow covered the area around skyline boulevard at highway 9 around the santa clara line. it was a rare chance, look at that for kids in the south bay to make snow men. caltrans offered a high wind warning and recommended campers, trailers and big trucks stay off the road on that part of the santa cruz mountains. >>> the national weather service has a winter storm warning in effect until noon tomorrow. we have a live look now of what's happening on interstate 80 in truckee. just about a half hour ago there are chain requirements in effect for i80 starting in nyack. forecasters are calling for as much as 4 feet of rain. there's a lot of snow and it is slow going, big riggs there appear to be

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> from the north bay now we head to the peninsula where there were also weather related problems. rita williams is live, where there is concerns of more potential problems as the temperatures continue to drop. >> reporter: frank we're up here on skyline boulevard highway 35 outside of wood saoáeud high above the bay. and people here are excited about some snow. we've got three students that just showed up from minlow park highway. and they even brought -- >> a topagan. >> reporter: that's optimism that it is going to snow and they'll be ready. >> reporter: first some people had to get to their homes. a redwood tree fell about a mile west of skyline taking down some live power lines. so caltrans closed the road to lahonda to avoid the danger. that was before 9:00 this morning after more than five hours, pg & e finally showed up. >> they're going to go kill the power so they can pick up the power lines. >> so you all will be without power. >> something to look forward to. >> reporter: down the hill in portola valley, folks woke up without power. by mid

as john fowler shows us there is a disturbing link between diet cola and a medical problem that couldly. >> auto detailer matt flynn says he drinks nothing else. >> fewer calories and less sugar. >> reporter: after the obesity of many sodas, many people young women especially drink diet soda. >> i like the taste and it has less cash nation. >> reporter: a new study of 2500 followed people for 2,000 people can lead to strokes. a blood vessel in the brain bursting or clogging up killing brain tissue. >> i think that's scary. i think it's very scary. re. >> reporter: research certifies factored out obesity, smoking high blood pressure and other risk factors. diet soda drinkser still had a 48% higher stroke risk. >> i have grown to like the taste of diet soda actually. so i might think about this though. >> reporter: uc berkeley wellness editor cautions against over-reaction. >> it raised some questions. we don't know how good the study is. we don't know how well it was designed. so don't overreact at all to this. it is very preliminary. >> reporter: researchers did say they were unable t

fowler 20 foot eagle putt. closes out mickelson on 13. 6 and 5 win. worse lost ever in the event.came and went. davis this was his worst nightmare. mr. hollywood was dealt by the clippers to cleveland. pergatory. at least in the nba. clippers thought they were getting the we believe version of pwairnl. guy great with golden state but that's not what they got. often lethargic davis disinterested barren and first round pick go to cleveland for williams and p.m. moon. off to court ellis back in oakland today. holding another feed the children even event. his foundation provided 400 family with boxes of food and personal care items in addition to being one of the top scorers in the league monty is civic mined athlete in all sport. very active helping the ce wishn the bay area communit not so warm friendly moment. hoops coach employed losing his mind lasts night at east caroline. floyd upset with the referee. the team received 5 technical. police officer yes. mroid was tossed from the gam game. escorted by police. you never see that. >> no. >> you could barely see the police officer bu

as john fowler shows us there is a disturbing link between diet cola and a medical problem that coulddeadly. >> auto detailer matt flynn says he drinks nothing else. >> fewer calories and less sugar. >> reporter: after the obesity of many sodas, many people young women especially drink diet soda. >> i like the taste and it has less cash nation. >> reporter: a new study of 2500 followed people for 2,000 people can lead to strokes. a blood vessel in the brain bursting or clogging up killing brain tissue. >> i think that's scary. i think it's very scary. re. >> reporter: research certifies factored out obesity, smoking high blood pressure and other risk factors. diet soda drinkser still had a 48% higher stroke risk. >> i have grown to like the taste of diet soda actually. so i might think about this though. >> reporter: uc berkeley wellness editor cautions against over-reaction. >> it raised some questions. we don't know how good the study is. we don't know how well it was designed. so don't overreact at all to this. it is very preliminary. >> reporter: researchers did say they were unab

john fowler has the story. >> reporter: that break is this, sand. ironically the same stuff that caused those cliffs to crumble, the ocean has moved them around. i want you to look at this the eroded cliff sand apparently has buried this pacifica cliff. >> in all the years i've never seen it that high. >> it's scary because the waves push the sand out to the street. >> reporter: just to the north of esplanade drive where these apartments teeter ondisaster. it was just minutes after high tide, 12-foot swells were causing no cliff damage unlike years past. eroded cliff sand created an off reef barrier. >> the cliffs are breaking the waves before they get to the shore. protecting the cliffs, exactly. >> reporter: a multi million dollars sea wall and rock cliff protector could be finished before next winter. >> another eight months, being fairly safe. >> reporter: farly safe? maybe. a city engineer reminds us today that despite best human efforts the ocean has taken this land bit by bit for decades. still, this could be the most encouraging news in a lo

our health and science editor john fowler investigates privacy concerns and also the student reaction. >> reporter: the urban school in san francisco's area of ashbury says the history of pioneering will now extend to hiv tests for students. >> you are not going to give it to somebody. and you are probably going to live a normal life. >> reporter: aids pioneer dr. marcus led a frank lunch-time forum. >> when you actually found out that you had it. >> reporter: 80 seniors being asked to take an hiv test. 17-year-old oliver hamilton's service project. >> i was surprised by how some kids had never even thought about it, about testing. >> reporter: some students acknowledged sexual activity but none expressed fear of hiv. >> in that option i would rather get tested and know than live my life not knowing. >> reporter: testing is voluntary. the school hopes to remove the stigma of testing. >> trying to figure out the best way to educate our students. >> reporter: one way is what to do with the results. teens talk. >> it was amazing how the kids realized that this was really a riot of passag

. >>> for all of those who drink diet soda there is disturbing news tonight as john fowler tells us, diet soda appears to be linked to a serious health problem. >> reporter: he says he drinks almost nothing else. >> fewer calories, not much sugar. >> reporter: after all that the obesity warnings, many people drink diet sodas. >> i like the taste of it, and less carbonation. >> reporter: a new study links regular drinking a diet soda to 61% increase risk of stroke. a blood vessel in the brain blowing up. researchers say they have factored out at the risk factors and diet soda drinkers had a 48% higher stroke risk. >> i have grown to like the taste of diet soda. i might think about this though. >> reporter: they caution against overreaction. >> it raises some questions but we do not know how good this study is being so do not overreact at all two days. it is very very preliminary. >> reporter: researchers say they do not find any reason why the ingredients would be linked to stroke but requires further study. >>> use efs held a grand opening today for its new stem cell research facilit

rickie fowler, his second. can't do it any better than this, one hop into the cup for eagle. 13-under through 13. geoff ogilvie from the bunker. also holes out. 14-under through 14. on the fourth round. phil mickelson from just off the green. nobody does it better than phil. 11-under. tommy "two gloves" gainey, tied for the lead. but 3-putt, dropping to 18 under, and wilson, the packer fan, would drain his birdie putt. a big two-stroke swing, would move to 18-under, and will enter his final six holes tomorrow with a two-stroke lead. holmes is one of four at 15-under. >>> in the nba today, the heat hosting the clippers. and that means you get a taste of the high-flying blake griffin. off the miss. oh, my goodness. the putback. game tied at 13. chris bosh can elevate, too. off of dwayne wade. heat up ten. the blake show not over. griffin all alone, the windmill. the heat were too much. wade, two of his 28. eight boards and eight assists. miami wins big. 97-79 the final. >>> the row match of last year's eastern co

and rickie fowler with a 9-under 62 today is also four back. >> seven new members inducted into the nfle. one of them a 49er chance, that means i have a chance. >> alan: coming up, a dragon sighting on the peninsula. >> a look at today's lunar celebration to welcome in the celebration to welcome in the year of shift your weigh left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from chase. left arm up... manage your account and help avoid overdrafts with a click of a button. just reply to the alert with how much you want to transfer. inhale, all the way up... so you always stay in balance. ...to crescent pose. chase what matters. just four more times. ♪ >> alan: coming up at 6:00. california's democratic governor pays tribute to a former republican predecessor, and facebook appears to be eyeing a new corporate headquarters in this complex is men low park is believed to be under consideration. join us at 6:00. and abc-7 is proud to help celebrate the new lunar new year in redwood city today. today's celebration took place at cou

mark wilson one back, and rickie fowler, a 9-under 6 2:00 also four back. >> warriors, college hoops,nd my super bowl pick tonight at 11:00. >> alan: up next, california celebrates what would have been former president reagan's 100th birthday. >> alan: aban don't which i would woulds are being featured at an adoption event this weekend. they were featured in taco bell commercials them peninsula humane society is trying to reach more people that will adopt the dogs with its mobile shelter program. the which i would chihuahua makes up three-quarters of the population at the humane society. >> tomorrow would have been president ronald reagan's 100 birthday. governor jerry brown declared february 6th ronald reagan centennial day in california. former vice-president dick cheney will speak at a celebration this evening at the reagan ranch in santa barbara. the conservative young america foundation is sponsoring the event. it was founded to promote conservative ideas on college campuses and bought reagan's former ranchin' 1998. that's it for this edition of abc-7 news. thanks for joining us.

reporting live, health and science editor, john fowler ktvu news. >>> and you will find a special section on earthquakes on ktvu.com. there's more video of the damage in new zealand and a guide for putting together your own earthquake survival kit. >>> everyone's worse fears came true today. those four americans taken hostage by pirates in somalia were killed. and rob roth has some insight on what may have gone wrong. >> reporter: frank the four victims were on a yacht in the middle of an around the world sailing adventure when pirates hijacked them. a bay area professor specifickizing in piracy is saying pirates are becoming more desperate and more violent. authorities say pirates killed this oakland woman's aunt an experienced and adventurous sailor. >> we're very distraught and devastated this morning. >> reporter: and the two were sailing with another couple. for reasons unknown, the sailors broke off from another set of yachts. >> my aunt is a very smart and avid sailor. she was living her dream, sailing around the world for now her third year. >> reporter: the navy had been negotiat

john fowler has more from marin county. >> reporter: it is clearing here in skies, but brutally cold. and big waves making the ocean difficult right now. just moments ago, our camera caught a lone fisherman braving the cold. now the big waves and high tides hit the coast all day today. >> it is pretty high, and what i noticed right away, how close to the highway it is getting. >> reporter: waves so powerful along the highway, in fact flooding closed one lane of it earlier today. now the tides were extra high, partly because of a rare lunar double, nearly full moon. and the moon is actually nearing its -- closest approach to earth. and that pushes the -- the tides a little bit higher than they would be, winds pushing them even higher yet. now as bill has told us, the conditions are expected to condition the next couple of days. high tides and winds could make the coast spectacular, but very risky, especially tomorrow around 11:00 in the morning when the tides will be highest again. reporting live, rodeo beach. >>> and you saw the wind out there where john was around the beach. that win

young gun ricky fowler is hard to miss wearing his fluorescent pink ensemble.his is his second shot at the par 4 ninth hole. right into the cup for an eagle. mike wilson currently leads at 18 under par, he'll finish up tomorrow. >>> it's not a sport that fills the bleachers on friday night but for one 16-year-old high school student race-walking piping be his ticket to the olympics. >> people don't really know what it is. so they get me to demonstrate what it looks like and everything. they know i'm one of the best. >> at 16 tyler sorenson is barely a man but he walks like one. he is one of the premier race walkers in did country. the rules aren't hard, there's only two. >> one foot has to be on the ground at all times, 2, your leg has to be straight when it lands on the ground. >> reporter: sorenson got started when he was 9, all because of a little sibling rivalry. >> yeah, i mean she was my younger sister and she won the jr. olympics and i hadn't. >> he walks miles faster than most can run them. recording times good enough to compete in olympic qualifiers. w

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu news. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin has been tracking that snow all day. john sure did look cold there. where do we stand at this hour. >> we have heavy rain. now we have scattered showers. this area to the north just south of port arenas. pretty sure this is the one, i had reports of snow at sea level which is right on the coast probably came from this cell moving down the coast. so that means as that cold air is coming in, these cells are potentially bringing snow to sea level which is sort of in the forecast. it's not going to be heavy snow dusting and a few flurries like john mentioned. but the temperatures are rapidly dropping and we're getting in that kind of a situation where we can easily see snow flurries overnight into the morning hours. a freeze warning, that's really the big story in the north bay. that's where it affects the most people, plants, animals and homeless folks. and if you have elderly people. when i come back, later computer model, we will look at the weekend, we'll look at your forecast as well as in your neighborhoo

young guy ricky fowler is hard to miss in his fluorescent pink ensemble.ond shot, one hop and right into the cup for an eagle. mark gol son leads with 18 under par though. finish up tomorrow. >>> not a sport that fills the bleachers on a friday night but for one 16-year-old high school student, race-walking might be his ticket to the olympics. >>> a lot of people don't know what it is some they want me to demonstrate what race walking looks like and everything because they know i'm one of the best. ♪walk like a man ♪ talk like a man ... >> at 16 he is hardly a man, but he walks like one. he is one of the premier race walkers in the history. there's only two rules. >> one foot has to be on the ground at all times, 2, your leg has to be straight when it lands on the ground. >> reporter: he got started, sorenson, when he was 9. all because of a little sibling rivalry. >> it was my younger sister, she won the junior olympics. and i had to. >> he walks fashionter than most could run them. recording times good enough to compete in olympic qualifiers. what teenag

fowler reported from pacificca from an apartment building where they caught a break. >> that break is this. sand. ironically the stuff that caused the failure in the first place. the ocean has moved it. look at this. what may be a road and cliff sand now buries the beach. >> it is such a build up. in all of the years i never seen it that high. >> it gets scary. the waves pushed the sand down the street. a small mountain of sand, wrote it off of the cliffs. just north where these apartments tetter on disaster. >> we took a look today with coastal activists, it was just minutes before high tide. 12 foot swells he pointed out were causing no cliff danger unlike years past. the sand formed an off shore barrier. >> the sand bars are breaking the waves before they even get to the shore. >> protecting it. >> protecting the cliffs. exactly. >> a lawsuit has stalled work on one set of repair work. and they will get another. >> a multimilion steam roll could be finished before the next winter. >> another eight months being safe. >> safe? maybe. despite the best human refrts it has taken the lan

fowler crushed phil mikkelson at match play today. he was 8 under through 13, he beat him 6-5:00 you know what that means? >> he likes wearing pink. >> he was up by 6 holes with only 5 left to play. that is a thrashing of major proportions. >> mickelson just couldn't see. he was blinded by that hot pink. >> we'll see you at 11:00 and tell you if it is snowing yet. ores, we don't make you come back to save. get ten dollars off when you spend twenty five on-the-spot, with no exclusions! no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn ten dollars off on the spot when you spend twenty five storewide. and, unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get ten dollars off when you spend twenty five on-the-spot, with no exclusions! jcpenney. hey! hey! i got you one. oh, wow, thank you. yeah. i'm just gonna grab some chips. you want some? no, thanks. uh, we're still having lunch today, right? i guess. how dare you? (michael) hey, toby? what's this? oh... "i just wanna remind everyone "about the company rules involving pda, or public displays o

. >>> rickey fowler doing his best to win over the gallery on the 16th hole in scottsdale. jared lyle gave them something else to cheer about when he was the first pro since 2002 to hit a hole in one on the 16th. do you think he is excited? lyle is nine shots off the lead. but no one is a bigger crowd favorite than phil mickelson. >> hoping it will go in. it does! >> lefty shoots a 65, leaving him four behind the leader tommy gainy through 36 holes. >>> for the second straight year, tim brown did not make the final cut for the pro football hall of fame. and will not be headed to canton with the rest of the class of 2011. >> the pro football hall of fame 2011 class of enshrinees, consist of richard dent, marshall faulk, chris handberger, les richter, ed sable. deion sanders. and we will have a class of seven, the seventh name on this list is shannon sharpe. >> stanford banging away at maples, against the last place arizona state, jeremy green scored a season high 23 points and was a perfect five for five from downtown. as the team, the cardinals, knocked down 10 threes and s

jarrod lyle gave >> ricky fowler doing his best to win over the gallery on the rockets 16th hole in scottsdalethem something else to cheer about when he be came the first pro since 2002 to hit a hole in one on the 16th. you think he is excited? lyle is 9 shots off the lead but no one is a bigger crowd favorite than phil mickelson. >> hit it over the glass. whack 'em, whack 'em. >> lefty shoots a 65, leaving him four behind leader tommy gainy through 36 holes. i have been to that 16th hole, it is crazy. i have never seen another hole like that in golf. it's amazing. >> oh. >> you feel like you feel the ground move. >> maybe some day i can get there. >> sorry. >> we'll be back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a pittsburgh hospital started a ernt competition w >>> finally tonight, it seems no one is safe from super bowl frenzy. a pittsburgh hospital started a different competition when it tweeted a picture of their new born in the terrible towels and the cutest babies in the nation. so a green bay hospital of course took up the challenge, put out its own baby. officials have title town towels, cheese heads a

. >>> rickey foul ser -- rickey fowler is doing his best to win in scottsdale.ince 2002, to hit a hole in one in the 16th. you think he is excited? lisle is nine shots off the lead. but no one is a bigger crowd favorite than the former arizona state star, phil mickelson. >> he gets it he shoots a 65 leading him four behind the leader tommy gainy through 36 holes. for the second straight year tim brown did not make the final cut for the pro football hall of fame and will not be headed to canton with the rest of the class of 2011. >> the pro football hall of fame 2011 class of enshrinees consist of richard dent, marshall faulk, chris handberger. les richter. ed sable. >> deon sanders. and we will have a class of seven. the seventh name on this list is shannon sharpe. >> stanford banging away at maple last place, arizona state, jeremy green scored a season high. and a perfect five for five from downtown. as a team, the cardinals knocked down ten threes. stanford led in the half and then held off in the second half. the cardinals win 83-75, to improve to 5-6 in the

ricky fowler doing his best fall a creamer impression. his second on a par 505. you kidding me?ed phil mickelson, beat lefty 6-5, that means it was over on the 13th hole after the tap-in eagle. watch your team. watch your team. look out. it's so hard it broke the glass. and the number 1 play of the night, actually it was worthy of an acting job, watch again. juan karasto grabbed his opponent's hand and hit himself in the face. ecuador won the game and the sportsmanship award. unbelievable. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via taste promise. look for it where you buy groceries. >>> all right. so when we wake up in the morning? >> in the north bay. then saturday morning. >> okay. >> it looks like -- >> okay. we could just sleep tomorro

elsewhere thrill of the fool said phil mickelson also lost his second round clash with fowler six andfive the lefty lathering they are the follower again to winning four consecutive holes from the eighth including two eagles to beat his ryder cup team mate in style rory mcilroy was sandbagging by ben crane eight and seven and he has hopes of taking over from tiger woods as world number three paul casey yet another big name alex while seventeen year old mother. of the youngest ever player in the van followed obvious victory of a steve stricker movie last green success what carl schwartzel. now is basketball off to carmelo anthony's transfer from denver to new york another and a superstar is on the move stateside with day around williams coming from you to new jersey just before the league's trade deadline and that's arrow may help brought. of has been at the heart of the. story. the russian however was initially on the able to bring in carmelo went through the next door neighbors but now the nats have convinced one of the league's top five point guards to leave the jails williams will

where the fourth seed phil mickelson also lost his second round clash against them patrick thank you fowler six and five the lefty lead early on but follower gained momentum winning four consecutive holes from the eighth including to the gills to being his ryder cup team mate in style. now he was backing by ben crane eight on seven ending his hopes of taking over for a woods as world number three told casey yet another big name out while seventeen year old motel manassero the youngest ever player in the van followed up by his victory over steve stricker with the last green success over carl schwartzel. in basketball off to carmelo anthony is transferred from denver to new york another n.b.a. superstar is on the move stateside with day or in williams coming from you to turn your jersey just before the league's trade deadline that's only help roger of has been at the heart of the n.b.a.'s numerous training. russian however was initially unable to bring in carmelo to the next door neighbors but now the nats have convinced one of the league's boy guards to leave the jazz william school which te

ricky fowler doing his best fall a creamer impression. his second on a par 505. you kidding me?ed phil mickelson, beat lefty 6-5, that means it was over on the 13th hole after the tap-in eagle. watch your team. watch your team. look out. it's so hard it broke the glass. and the number 1 play of the night, actually it was worthy of an acting job, watch again. juan karasto grabbed his opponent's hand and hit himself, [thunder] did you buy the flashlight and the batteries? yes. did you make sure we're not missing anything in the first aid kit? yup. did you go through the plan with the kids again? yes. announcer: the more you prepare today, the more you'll be able to reduce the devastating effects of a tornado, an earthquake, a power outage, or any other disaster. get a kit, make a plan, be informed. visit ready.gov. >>> all right. so when we wake up in the morning? >> in the north bay. then saturday morning. >> okay. >> it looks like -- >> okay. we could just sleep tomorrow. >> don't you know the kids have to go to

elsewhere the full suit phil mickelson also lost his second round clash against them patrick rickie fowler six and five they're the last to lead early on the follower gained momentum of winning four and sank into poles from the eighth including eagles to beat his ryder cup team mate in style rory mcilroy was also sound banking by ben crane eight and seven and he has hopes of taking over from woods as world number three paul casey yet another big name out on day sue while seventeen year old nasra the youngest ever player in the van followed up his victory over steve stricker with a last three in six hours over carl schwartz old. over to basketball now in the n.b.a. where that carmelo anthony less than we're not good speedball some eighty nine seventy five that were playing their first game without melo and chauncey billups and it was the celtics and to their lead winning do but equal to by five points down were pulled back later in the game though to the fourth quarter we go now and wilson can or gives them a one point lead with this three points and then i get simple control after that clo

elsewhere the full seed phil mickelson also lost his second round clash with combative at ricky fowler six and five who left the ladder early on the power gained momentum winning four consecutive polls from the eighth including two eagles to beat his ryder cup team mate in style. now another man rory mcilroy was sent packing by bank crane eight on seven ending his hopes of taking over from woods as world number three paul casey has another big name out while seventeen year old not dale monk the youngest ever player in the round pulled off his victory over steve stricker with the last green success carl schwartzel. over to basketball now in the n.b.a. where the carmelo anthony less than or not gets great boston eighty nine seventy five down are playing their first game without mellowing chauncey billups and of course the celtics have to convert a lead winning the opening quarter by five points down were pulled back later in the game though to the fourth quarter we go and wilson chandler gives them a wind one point lead with that for clients and the markets in full control off of that cl

john fowler shows us u how the cancellations had a ripple effect that touched down at san francisco international> reporter: it was unusually quiet this evening at sfo expect for stranded passengers. >> it's a little bit nerve wracking because at some point you just want to get home. but mother nature i guess. >> reporter: john cruise has just arrive ed from new york. >> when i left it was really bad. with ice and stuff. >> reporter: more than 40 flights cancelled, some at the last minute. >> i thought i would come to the airport because you can never tkpwáet them on the phone when you have an energy like this. >> reporter: passengers say they were very frustrated when they arrived and expected their flight to be on time. and they believed that until the moment when they walked up to the check-incounter. >> it would be nice since they have our e-mails if they would send us the updated information. >> reporter: snow and ice blasted through america's middle. >> i was flying to iowa city. i was supposed to start a new job there, now i'm going to be delayed. >> reporter: hundreds of bay area super bo

john fowler shows us u how the cancellations had a ripple effect that touched down at san francisco international >> reporter: it was unusually quiet this evening at sfo expect for stranded passengers. >> it's a little bit nerve wracking because at some point you just want to get home. but mother nature i guess. >> reporter: john cruise has just arrive ed from new york. >> when i left it was really bad. with ice and stuff. >> reporter: more than 40 flights cancelled, some at the last minute. >> i thought i would come to the airport because you can never tkpwáet them on the phone when you have an energy like this. >> reporter: passengers say they were very frustrated when they arrived and expected their flight to be on time. and they believed that until the moment when they walked up to the check-incounter. >> it would be nice since they have our e-mails if they would send us the updated information. >> reporter: snow and ice blasted through america's middle. >> i was flying to iowa city. i was supposed to start a new job there, now i'm going to be delayed. >> reporter: hundreds of bay area super

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up next at 6:00, more on the developingews involving evacuations on the peninsula because of what happened when a letter was opened. >>> julie haener is in the newsroom now with some of the other stories we're working on. >> reporter: also at 6:00, forced into the sex trade only on 2, a woman takes us into a dark warehouse where she says she was held for months. why she is sharing her story now. >>> veterans describe quick actions that saved their lives. >>> and new numbers that show how much california will have to cut if the voters don't support the governor's plans to cut. >>>-- penn founded one group that has responded to the january 2010 disaster. he's also personally taking part in projects in the caribbean island. penn says haitians are still suffering trauma and what they need most of all are jobs. >>> painting over graffiti is taking on a whole new meaning in santa rosa. the canvas, two fences with a history of chronic graffiti. two artists are going to be chosen to turn their sketches into large murals. the aim is

john fowler,. >>> worldwide sugar prices have gone up 10% in just the past few days.ugar closed at $851 a ton in london today. that continues a trend at the highest prices in 30 years. brazil, thailand and china have also had bad weather. >>> coming up next at 6:00, continuing coverage of a developing news from san francisco where a sand spill created a monster traffic jam. we have a reporter right there on the scene. he's going to show us what traffic is like now and when things might be getting back to normal now that all of the lanes on the lower deck are open once again. julie haener is in the newsroom now with the other stories we're looking at. >> it was simply a bad idea. the explanation the san francisco company is offering for it's gorilla campaign. >>> plus why a berkeley marijuana dispensary says it doesn't owe $6 million in taxes. these stories and much more coming up next at 6:00. >>> back now to our chief meteorologist bill martin, i know we're dry but a lot of people love this weather we're having. >> we just have to enjoy it. i know we're trained to wa