destinations like the new mexican amount and the new wing felt sf project and a wonderful new museum for george lucas art collection. in 200168 we'll host super bowl 50 and thank you folks for putting together the winning bid. and in 2017 we'll bring back america's cup for more focused event on our bay congratulations russel and the oracle u.s. team for that amazing come behind effort. we'll work with the golden gate warriors to bring them back to san francisco. a spectacular investment on our cities future. i know rick is here today and rick we're behind you for another successful playoff season thank you. we'll continue to invest in our neighborhood within our 25 investing corridors throughout the city places like gary boulevard in commissioner antoine: district and other districts. i'd like to thank our 2010 and 2011 along with the heads for giving back to the city for the giant team last year. thank you giant (clapping) and in 2013 we brought 3 w if any, to our city thanks to supervisor farrell and in 2014 we'll continue to connect our folks to the cloud. and we'll continue to invest in the quiet

. >> steven spielberg won, oprah dropped to second, third is george lucas.not on the list, miley cyrus, justin bieber, and kim kardashian. >> they're disrespecting the biebs. >>> two recycling plant owners that saved a puppy's life. >> well today two workers saved an injured puppy. >> they found the ten week old puppy nicknamed gem on a conveyer belt. she was thrown away in a truckload of trash including bottles, cans, and other recyclebles. she has come a long way, but she is still in foster care. gem herself will be at tonight's event, up for adoption, as soon as she fully recovers. so far authorities have not been able to identify who did d that to the poor little pup. >> nice work to those people, the mayor will be there and gem will be there. >> thank you for joining us. our next newscast is at 5:00. [whining like a dog] (tina) oh, my, not that--this. sorry, i don't shake hands. i have avian bone syndrome. hollow bones. tracy jordan, the black crusaders are coming for you. the top law firm in cleveland wants me. god's sakes, tracy, where are you? starti

16 competitors to 3 finalists including the golden gate national recreation area and filmmaker george lucas. . >>> the cost of a first class stamp has gone up. it's 49-cents now, up from 46. the forever starches are still good without any added postage. the u.s. postal service is trying to cut into multibillion dollar losses. >>> a florida congressman who pled guilty to cocaine possession is now calling it quits. republican trey raidle submitted a letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner today. in november he admitted purchasing cocaine from an undercover officer. at the time he intended to stay in congress but leaders from his own party have been increasing the pressure for him to step down. is a. >>> president obama is getting ready for tomorrow's state of the union address. among the guests who will sit next to the first lady are two survivors of the boston marathon bombings and openly gay nba player jason collins. you can catch the state of the union address right here at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night. >>> there were lots of big moment it's grammys. the one making history is the 3

the three preparals are a museum by george lucas, and a cultural, and a facility to focus on the environment they will have the option to approve nothing at all. mailing bills snowed it will cost more to mail a letter with the cost of first-class stamp now 49 cents up three cents. regulator use proved the hike in december. the last increase was a year ago when the cost of a letter went up to 46 cents but if you bought forever stamps, those are still good. love those forever stamps. right? >> save a lot of money. >> what's love got to do with it in the team that show -- stole the show last night at the grammys. >> now, you can get a free ride, maybe, from google. >> you her it from mike nicco, are we really in, finally fox some >>> covering los altos, antioch, petaluma, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> the grambly awards did not just celebrate music but it was about love. 30 couples tied the knot during music's biggest night. ♪ drunken love >> it is not just you, it is hot in here. ♪ love ♪ love >> the grammys served up beyonce . pink. singing and doing cirque du soleil. >> i was g

george lucas, you can't argue with george lucas.ives and perception with "star wars." fred smith, college project made good. he's in every country in the world. he took the post office and made it a heck of a lot better. the last one would be ralph lauren. he's changed our perception of that industry. >> very quickly, your top pick? >> if i can go off the list a little and offer up a write-in candidate. >> sure. absolutely. >> bill marriott. i think that bill has made an enormous contribution to the global travel and tourism industry, taking his family's soda shop and turning it into a global force in hospitality, but it goes beyond that, because bill also understands the value of travel and tourism, and uses it in terms of once again, an economic vehicle. bill is just extraordinary in terms of his vision, for what has now become a hotel company that has some 4200 hotels around the world. >> mr. kelly, bring it home. >> jim sinigal at costco. it's an incredible model that people actually pay to go shopping and the experience and the

and the thirds from a star wars creator george lucas. there's no word on when the board will decide which to go with. thank you for making of it your source for news. our coverage continues tonight's 10:00 news, and coming up tonight, working while you're sick new information about how can workers do it, and the abdomen month effect it has plus we're always there for you here on ktvu.com. i hope you join me right back here for tomorrow night for our news at 7:00 on tv 36. have a great night. >> today on "tmz..." >> proud to be an american last night. as the president talked about opportunity, the congress talked about diversity. that's why some of the people who think that gays should burn in hell were in the hallowed halls of congress. >> republicans? [laughter] >> this is huge. we have daft punk at l.a.x. without their helmets. >> really? >> i thought they were black. >> i was wondering that when i saw it. >> why do you want them to be black? >> i just thought they were black. if they don't want to be black they don't have to be. >> i

george lucas had a baby.gical child at the age of 69. >> he's got three other kids and all are adopted. >> this is the first kid. the prequel kid. [laughter] >> justin bieber and selena gomez, looks like they are back on. yesterday in calabasas they were cruising on segways. >> you can't quit 'em. this has been the third, fourth or fifth time. he saw the photos of her with he has to callid her back. >> he heard the chimpmunk song at christmas and he's like, ooh, chimpmumks, i miss her. >> dmx is asking for prayer at his concert. >> no fighting.

john: what about george lucas?llions to help create "star wars" or indiana jos. >> among the people who have known you as a billionaire that is not crazy about capitalism. >> that's true. i grew up in the '60s i am a patriot but i am also a believer in democracy not capitalist democracy. i do not believe the rich should by the government and that is the way i feel. >> is that the america you see? >> it has been that way for a long time. john: he does have a point that mitt rich people make contributions. >> it is frustrating for a lot of voters but it is also the unions. we live in the system paid for by the highest bidder. contributing thousands and thousands of dollars. >>>but the reason the rich spend all this not because they are evil or change behavior but when government is that dick, people will spend to influence. >> he sold his company for over 4 billion. that is a tiny profit as a shrewd space. >> the most money comes from this stuff, the "star wars" paraphernalia that he sells it has cotton rich spend as

now "rolling stone" reports that tupac shakur reports he did a reading with george lucas before the roleo jackson. shakur appeared in seven movies before he died in 1996, but tupac as jedi? i think i could see it. >>> now, it's one of the hottest political dramas in television, and the buzz is building for season two of "house of cards," especially with the release of this new trailer. >> let's start this new chapter with a clean slate. >> i know you'll do whatever you think is best. >> we think congressional leadership took part. >> the vice president just assumed office. i can't have this conspiracy stuff going mainstream. >> the connections are troubling, especially underwood. >> so, this goes all the way to the white house? >> it might. >> i need you to delete all of our phone history. >> you want me to just walk away, act as if i don't know anything? >> he's in town and meeting with the president in 45 minutes. >> he's convincing the president to change his mind. >> you would be making a disastrous mistake. >> i feel like i'm losing control of my own damn administration. >> hit him

does george lucas, what does he think?t word that stephen spielberg loved it when we built joe jaws."from he will be quite pleased. > what about other movies like "gravity." it's such a thrilling movie like could that have happened? >> it's our stock and trade to test those things. when you are talking about science fiction plan et cetera ysics and tons-tons. >> what missed the bus? >> the questions were interested in answering. it's a narrative of our own curiosity. and the ones we get the most excited about are the ones we shoot. >> a lot of experimentation go into this? what ultimately ends up on the show? sometimes it doesn't work out and maybe it's not a myth. >> for us, it's all about process and sometimes it involves failure and experimentation. the most fun we had was trying luke ent ton-ton guts and had to stay warm on the planet. and inventing things like that is quite challenging and interesting. all about that process and if we fail, we are good with that. >> if you ask what kind of experiments we do, we do it

the three proposals are a museum by star wars creator george lucas, a cultural sent scombrer a facility to study sustainability and has the option to approve nothing there. >>> a portland pimp filed a lawsuit begins nike claiming the shoe manufacturer is partially responsible for a brutal beating and claims nike should have placed a label warning consumers they can be used as a dangerous weapon. jurors found him guilty for using his shoes as a weapon to beat up a john. >> despite record sales of iphones and ipads apple stock fell today. apple sold 26 million ipads and five # million iphones during last quarter of 2013, however, expected to sell 55 million phones. so as a result the stock dropped 5% in after hours trading and closing today at $550 per share. >> southwest will be soon flying outside of the united states. the airline began selling tickets to international destinations by morning. passengers will be able to saik take southwest to aruba, jamaica and the bahamas and atlanta, baltimore and orlando. also has plans to offer flights to mexico and south america in 2015. >> million

john: what about george lucas?made billions to help create "star wars" or indiana jones. >> among the people who have known you as a billionaire that is not crazy about capitalism. >> that's true. i grew up in the '60s i am a patriot but i am also a believer in democracy not capitali democracy. i do n believe the rich should by the government and that is the way i feel. >> is that the amera you see? >> it has been that way for a long time. john: he does have a point that mitt rich people make contributions. >> it is frustrating for a lot of voters but it is also the unions. we live in the system paid for by the highest bidder. contributing thousands and thousands of dollars. >>>but the reason the rich spend all this not because they are evil or change behavior but when government is that dick, people will spend to influence. >> he sold his company for over 4 billion. that is a tiny profit as a shrewd space. >> the most money comes from this stuff, the "star wars paraphernalia that he lls it has cotton rich spend as

preparing to decide by mid-february among three proposals for development including a museum by george lucas, a public cultural center and a facility to study sustainability focusing on the environment. or, to approve nothing. >> california's jewish lawmakers are coming together at the state capital forming a new legislative caucus focusing on issues important to the jewish community. right now the caucus including nine lawmakers who identify themselves at jewish and others who rip, all democrats. >> the legislature includes caucuses focused on race, sexuality, and geography. >> in the mid-wet people cannot escape the cold temperatures. this is in minnesota over the welcome, with blizzard-like conditions and hear them blowing snow and wind chills making some places feel like 35 below zero. >> schools across minnesota are closed as well as in chicago and possibly toll. there are headaches for air travelers with dozens of flights canceled or delayed at o'hare with 200 departing flights canceled at o'hare this morning. check with the airline before heading to the airport. >> mike talked about w

what about george lucas, a smart business man, made billions, helped create "star wars" and "indianamong people who know you, a billionaire that is not that crazy about capitalism. >> that is true. >> till me. >> i grew up in the 60s. i am an ardent patriot. but i am also an ardent believeren dem kraels, not capitalist democracy. and i do not believe that -- that the rich should be able to buy the government, that's just the way i feel. >> the america you see where the rich have bought the government? >> come on it's been that way for a long time. >> he's got a point there. rich people tend to make political campaign. contributions. >> it's frustrating for a lot of people, a lot of voters. also unions. we live in a system paid for by the highest bidder. here is some one, contributed thousand to democratic cam paints. >> they never get that the reason the rich spend on government, not that the rich are evil or change their behavior. when government is that big. if it has $3 trillion to hand out. people will spend on it to try to influence it. >> and he sold his company, he was worth $

george lucas had a baby.child at the age of 69. >> he's got three other kids and all are adopted. >> this is the first kid. the prequel kid. [laughter] >> justin bieber and selena gomez, looks like they are back on. yesterday in calabasas they were cruising on segways. >> you can't quit 'em. this has been the third, fourth or fifth time.

three finalists include the golden gate national recreation area and george lucas. >>> new this morning, san jose police are investigating a deadly stabbing in the city's piedmont hills area. officers were called to suncrest avenue where they found the man who was injured. he was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly afterward. so far police haven't identified any suspects. >>> a cruise ship is docked in the u.s. virgin islands after hundreds of passengers and crew members got sick. it was an outbreak of the norovirus that appears to have cut the royal caribbean's explorer of the seas trip short. it was supposed to make several stops in the caribbean. >> typically it can be spread from person to person. the virus can live on surfaces unless you decontaminate them. >> u.s. officials are trying to pin down the source of the virus. >>> we are waking up to a lot of buzz surrounding last night's grammy show. with the show stopping performance. >> reporter: i'm sure people will be talking about last night's performances. especially a couple of key surprise that his made the awards

the three finalist are the wrns group, george lucas and the golden gate national recreation area. the trust will pick a winner and then build a center for the culture nature at the former commissary site. >> i drove through a little fog on my way in. take it slow out there. >> that's right. good morning to you, laura and scott. you know, it's a monday and we need the rain. you're going to hear all of the meteorologists in town excited to be working this week. it's been so rough with the drought. finally we get much needed rainfall in the bay area and snow on the way to tahoe. 50 degrees to kick off the day in oakland. we're at 50 in san francisco. 48 in half moon bay. 47 degrees right here in san jose. so let's get to. we head throughout this afternoon you can't see a lot of fog from this shot but there is thick patches around the entire bay area. we're still going to hit the upper 60s later on today. these are your highs. 69 in the east bay, 69 in san francisco and 67 in north bay. on the seven-day forecast, scrolling at the bottom of the screen the first three days of the week u

they have narrowed down 16 competitors, three finalists, including film maker, george lucas and each will have 10 minutes to make a presentation today. >>> time is 5:08. sickness on the high seas, the highly contagious virus that cut short this ten day cruise. >>> plus,. >> i now pronounce you married. >> and call it the ultimate collaboration, what it took to pull off this big surprise at last night's grammies. >>> but first, during a prayer service for peace, something not so peaceful, the real life angry birds that disrupted the pope's ceremony. >>> good morning everybody, we have changes that you need to know about. the details with your pinpoint forecast. : pope francis an >>> and so far, traffic's light for i-80 westbound direction as it rolls through the berkeley area. but we now have our first accident of the morning. it's in fremont, i'll have details, the kcbs traffic still ahead. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ use chase freedom at gas stations this quarter and get 5% cash back. so you can keep rolling in style. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom chase. so you can. two

the character of chewbacca was inspired by george lucas' dog sitting up on the passenger seat of his origins of chewy. behoe behold. perhaps the producer might consider a sidekick. how real does that look? >> it's awesome. i sent that picture to my wife and made it the screen saver. >> not shocking coming from dan harris' wife. >> is it a chewbacca or an ewok. >> could be -- i'm sure there are online forums debating that heatedly as we speak. >> i'm sure you're right. >> still a little guy. >>> finally the world's coolest toddler celebrate her second birthday in true tile. beyonce and jay-z went all out renting the -- >> the juggle island bird tank at the zoo for blue ivy to party. >> the famous family had a pizza and salad lunch. we haven't heard if there was any birthday cake so make sure we have some blue ivy cake right now. check it out. >> you know, i take my "pop news" very seriously and i'll take advantage of blue ivy. >> to wash down the pizza you had earlier. >> happy birthday blue ivy. >> i feel like she was just born one minute ago. >> every minute of that -- >> do we have

board of directors has narrowed down a number of bids to three in an idea from "star wars" creator george lucas build a museum to display his art collection and movie memorabilia. the site in question is currently a sports store on the water. >>> it was an unforgettable event for many people 20 years and one hour ago. a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the san fernando valley area of los angeles. the northridge quake killed 57 people, 20,000 people displaced from their homes, property damage more than $20 billion. that included freeway overpasses that collapsed. >>> this just in. president obama today will endorse a series of major changes to the national security administration's surveillance program. a senior administration official told cbs news the president will order a transition to end the nsa's current telephone metadata program but the president reportedly plans to keep most existing surveillance programs in place. that is not likely to please the program's critics. >> we think this whole program is not only ineffective but it's unconstitutional. >> the president will need congressional

. >>> filmmaker george lucas is one of three finalists to plan a major makeover for the mid crissy fieldan francisco. the presidio trust held a public meeting last night to hear proposals for revitalizing the prime waterfront location. lucas wants to build a cultural arts museum in the location. right now, the area is occupied by the sports basement. >>> apple stock was down 5% in after hours trading after a disappointing earnings report. the cupertino company said it did sell fewer iphones and ipads during the holidays than expected. apple reported fiscal 1st quarter earnings not bad. $13billion. stock is now trading at $520 a share after hitting nearly $700 some two years ago. >>> sell-off continued yesterday on wall street though yesterday's losses were more modest than late last week. dow down 41, nasdaq down 44. >>> and tomorrow ben bernanke will preside over his final policy meeting as chairman of the federal reserve. >> here is cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger to discuss it. jill, how will history judge him? >> reporter: you know, he did preside over one of the most turb

legend has it the "star wars" character of chewbacca was inspired by george lucas' dog sitting up onold, catbacca. perhaps the producer might consider a sidekick for chewy in the next film. how real does that look? >> it's awesome. i sent that picture to my wife and she made it the screen saver on her computerment >> that is not shocking coming from dan harris' wife. >> dan, is it a chewbacca or an ewok? you put a little robe on that thing. >> you know, it could be -- yeah. i'm sure there are online forums that are debating that heatedly as we speak. >> you're probably right. >> he's the robin to the batman. he's a little guy. >>> finally, the world's coolest toddler celebrate her second birthday in true celebrity style. check out these new pictures. beyonce and jay-z went all out renting the jungle island -- dan harris, jump in there. >> got you. the jungle island bird tank at the miami zoo for blue ivy to party and privacy among the animals. bring out the teleprompter and you pick it up. >> the famous family had a pizza and salad lunch. we haven't heard if there was any birthday ca

george lucas, ron howard and martin scorsese rounded out the top five. >>> let's check in with sal.ou've been telling us about a pretty serious situation. that's a huge backup in the east bay. >> that's right 580 and 238 into it. 238 is where the crash happened near hesperian. it was there for an hour. now it's gone. the lanes are clear but the damage is done. it's backed up nearly to dublin. not quite but over the hill coming down here. one of the things you might want to consider doing, you want to think about using a different way to get around, like the sunol grade. doesn't look all that bad. once you get through 880 will still be slow waiting for you here. this thing here has made a commute mess, this portion. east bay. let's go to live pictures now. i want to show you that the 24 commute is not all that bad from the walnut creek interchange to the caldecott tunnel between walnut creek and oakland. this morning at the toll plaza, it's cleared out. a lot of people are stuck in traffic. it's about a five, ten-minute delay before you make it on the bridge. let's go to steve. >> th

george lucas wants to build a museum. critics say the building would not fit in with the remarkable landscaping around it. the board is considering several other land use proposals. >>> all right. 7:11. a pit bull, shot and killed in san francisco. why police took this action overnight and why they are still on the hunt this morning. >>> also, look at this. a traffic nightmare for much of the southeast. what prompted a normal 45- minute drive and turned it into a five-hour ordeal in atlanta. >>> good morning. traffic is still busy, especially because of the wet weather. we'll let you know more about what's going on -- straight ahead. >>> good morning. well, bad company has a song called "burning sky." that's what we see here this morning. what about the drizzle and can we get any rain in here? >>> welcome back. 7:14. happening now -- in washington, u.s. attorney general eric holder is about to testify in a congressional hearing. this is senator patrick leahy. this is his committee there. the senate judiciary committee wil

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other surviving tuskegee airmen to the white house for a special screening of "red tails," the george lucas film about the historic fliers. talk about the arc of history -- the first african-american president inviting the first african-american aviators to the white house. judge rogers, this man whose courage helped to break the color barrier in america's military, first knew barack obama as a promising young community organizing who was dating michelle robinson. the rogers and robinson families go back a long, long way. when john rogers jr. was captain of princeton's basketball team, he recruited craig robinson, michelle's brother, to play for princeton. craig robinson would later help persuade his younger sister to attend princeton. there they were, all those years later. judge rogers, president and mrs. obama together in the white house watching a hollywood film about the tuskegee airmen. judge rogers' granddaughter victoria said that his grandfather actually watched the film three different times. every time he moved his hands like he was flying. she said -- quote -- "he said he could

how's that for a combination >>george: still slow traffic and the north bay because of the problems at lucasking on the right side of the roadway and they have their right lane called off just south of lucas valley road. traffic is still backed up through nevada on both 101 and 37337 westbound when no one southbound. still looking at slow going for the e shore freeway interstate 680 for 580 bags of between dublin and cash, castro valley with two separate accidents north bound and san leandro jamming up the ride and what pops slow we are through the south bay and on the peninsula for u.s. 101 southbound leading down to hillsdale and then through redwood city. the bay bridge back up and did a long time ago so it's an easy trip. we did have stop and go traffic on the san mateo bridge and that's gone right now. let's head over to the weather center. here is erica with your update. >>erica: come morning george. i want to focus on your temperatures. thankfully, these numbers are starting to climb. santa rosa 37 degrees 52 mi. and san francisco. the rest of us seeing a rain-range. following the tem

george: a problem in grant county. we have a developing hot spot here. but its at lucas valley road south of town.dent first report as a crash in the shoulder maybe vehicle and the ditch. the turns out, more problems here. part of the problem is a power pole was severed in this crash and the poll that's completely broken off in the top half of the poll is being suspended by the live wires that were attached to it. it's an electrical hazard and a shock hazard on the side of the road and that's just occurring on lucas valley road on one on one southbound. and it's likely no lanes were blocked by the accident also likely that emergency vehicles will be blocking lanes here in the southbound direction. it's already starting to back up and of course as you know there is no alternate route for 11 southbound through marin county if it looks as though any chance for a quick drive southbound have been dashed by this crash. to read the bay bridge toll plaza of the metering lights have been activated and the back up is forming. >>erica: starting off with the live look from the top of our real scandal waking u

george lew a case is one of three finalists to make a major makeover in san francisco. the trust held a public meet today to hear the proposals for revitalizing the location. lucas has plans to build a cultural art. >> it was another steamy day on lake superior. it's the result of the lats brutal cold snap gripping the midwest. the lake water is so much warmer than the air it is vaporizing. the deep freeze has driven demand for natural gas to record levels. that could translate to a nationwide jump in heating prices. >>> more heat is the last thing we need here, but paul says change is finally on the horizon. paul. >> we saw that change today with cloud cover around. today was the first day out of the past 15 with no record highs. that's because we were cloudier and cooler. look at the radar. we have something on it. maybe some of you in napa county had a quick sprinkle. aside of that, a sign of things that are things are changing. the first of two low pressure area is slamming into the pacific northwest. the system after that, thanks to high pressure, that is going to make it here. cloudy skies tonight. the 234áebgs storm will cause rain fall here in the bay ar