huntsville had almost 4 inches of rain. and that's dissipated and the clouds associated with that and it heads up the east coast and a few light sprinkles of showers and tomorrow, looks like a decent day and all of this will pass to the west and it's going to be warm air tomorrow. tomorrow night, that's when the front will cross the region and it will kick up showers and a thundershower or two. it will slowly and surely turn cooler, but not until later in the day thursday. a couple of mild days and temperatures around normal. temperatures in the bay, 60s now and the small craft advisory tonight and throughout the rest of the day. and 7:28 -- and tonight, later on, maybe a few showers and tomorrow, the morning, patchy fog and sun, warm, 75 degrees and just like this afternoon. showers coming in late, late tomorrow night and wednesday. >> all right. >> bob, thank you. and don't miss tonight's line up. it's a new episode of "hawaii five-o" followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. and here's a preview of the news tonight. >>> it's

. >> narrator: willingham was taken to the texas state prison at huntsville to await his execution. >> he said the worst thing in the world is to be accused of what he is accused of and to be found guilty of that, and then have to go to death row and live with that. >> when he was in death row, they would step on his heels, you know, and trip him and call him "baby killer" and everything else, you know. >> narrator: willingham sat on death row for seven years. his appeals were going nowhere. there was little interest in his case. then inmate number 999041 received a letter. it was from 47-year-old elizabeth gilbert. >> someone asked me if i would like to write a man on death row, be a pen pal, and i was like, "sure," and i volunteered. i had been in a place in my life-- a relationship had ended, my parents were getting elderly, i was kind of adrift. the name that was given to me, just randomly, was todd willingham. >> narrator: willingham eagerly wrote back. >> i was just really struck by the letter from todd. it was very polite. it was very kind. >> narrator: gilbert wanted to know m

the state of alabama has a very strong line of thunderstorms that rolled through huntsville and birmingham, eventually to montgomery. it should weaken ever so slightly by the time they get to atlanta a little later on this morning. the forecast, watch out for that wet weather and severe storms in the southeast, and the big huge storm in the inner mountain west. that's a look at your monday forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. areas of birmingham, thunderstorms early today. the weather will actually improve as we go throughout the afternoon. baltimore, maryland, washington, d.c., virginia and north carolina, even new york city, more or less just some light rain, chance of showers during the afternoon. i'll be back to talk more about that big storm in the middle of the country, page. probably going to be one of the bigger storms they've seen in years. >> okay, bill, thanks so much. >>> what to look for on wall street this week and what you'll find at the gas pump. and trumped up trade mark charges. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus made

here's huntsville, up here. this is the tornado warning. this has been on the ground. it's done some damage. a chicken coop has been destroyed. it's heading for rainsville here. and it's this little cell out ahead of the main line. those are usually the culprits overnight. the sirens going off in northern alabama at this time. we mentioned hurricane richard, down to a tropical storm. it was very impressive. it intensified quickly, before landfall. now that it's over land, it's falling apart quickly. this is not a story to be concerned about along the gulf. this is going to continue to a remnant low over the gulf. it does not look like it's going to regenerate. conditions can be hostile, strong winds over the gulf. we had the tornado yesterday in texas. two days in a row of nasty storms near the dallas area. this did the damage here. under the two "ls" in dallas. there were two other tornadoes on interstate 30. and the blue dots, a lot of wind damage along with hail. that's the green dots, yesterday. severe weather, the last two days. here's a wider view of all of the s

it took me to an air show when i was a kid in huntsville alabama and i saw the blue angels fly there and it's been a gold mine or cash in my entire life >> before he became of blue angel he had put his time in at sea. >> i got to fly the u.s.s. lincoln for a number of years and was able to be an instructor pilot and six students out there and teach them how the land for the first time. flying overseas bourses san francisco is exciting for us ex said maneuverable powerful you get up and go it's a blast it's the world's best roller coaster ride >> but the ride takes incredible concentration in stand up. if >> right now were excited to fly 12 to 18 in. apart so my right wing tip will bill about 18 in. apart for #two left wing tips and my canopy will be 12 to 18 in. underneath the no. 1 jet wing. >> something to think about the next any parallel park your car. in san francisco jeff bush kron 4 news. >> cal train riders will soon be taking a little deeper into their pockets to help the commuter rail line balance its budget as kron 4 rob reports from san carlos the rather changes set >> >>

heavy rain is pushing through huntsville, alabama, as well. this disturbance going through the deep south has severe weather with it. that will try to ride in our direction. it will increase the wind and spread the rain out ahead of it. there's indication the rain may weaken but we have to watch this cluster, most of which will ride to the south. the hub towards and lata may lead to -- atlanta may lead to numerous flight delays and heavy ran across the mountains and could reach central maryland through the lunchtime and afternoon. that's we have to watch. our forecast model incates how most of the rain is expected to stake back to the west, but i believe we will have showers and thunderstorms possible to fire up ahead of this heading through the afternoon. keep an eye to the sky and there may be scattered showers around, a mfume have embed thunderstorms and winds just aloft really strong and all it takes is mixing with the storms to carity wind down to the surface. gusts over 40 miles per hour with thunderstorms will be possible. once we get t

with extremely intense bands of rain pushing their way through, and east of the huntsville alabama approaching allat -- atlanta georgia. that's a big hub and may lead to airline delays along the east coast through this morning so many you may want to check ahead if you are flying somewhere or expecting someone to come in. watch the winds pick up out ahead of the cluster and while most of the energy is well to the south, expect some of the storms to ride their way into maryland and there's a possibility we could wind up with some strong storms that could push wind over 40 miles per hour and we could have ourselves intermittent showers and thunderstorms going through this afternoon. but the next couple days as well as we are stuck with the environment at least in the middle of the week. shifting to the south, here's mexico. and we are watching what was once hurricane richard came onshore about eight last night with 90-mile-per-hour winds. winds have been downgraded to tropical storm strength at 60 miles per hour crossing belize and well to the south of cancun. and guatemala and it look like some

. >> reporter: the owner of this huntsville, alabama, barbecue restaurant, paul sanford, got quite a lesson in civics when he ran for the state senate two years ago. >> even before i was elected, i was tempted with $250,000. >> reporter: sanford says a lobbyist for the state's gaming interests made the offer to essentially buy his vote on a bill to legalize bingo slot machines. sanford refused the offer, but still got elected. did you get the impression that was not the first time he made an offer like that? >> it seemed to flow pretty easily to be honest. >> reporter: earlier this month, that lobbyist and ten others were indicted by a federal grand jury in alabama, the latest case in a wave of undercover stings that in the last five years have led to the charging or conviction of at least 80 sta. >> we're going to use the exact same technique that historically, we've used when prosecuting organized crime or violent crime. >> reporter: seeking to influence powerful lawmakers who control hundreds of millions of dollars. >> the sophisticated players play not just at the federal level.

he's joining us via skype from huntsville, alabama. good to see you. >> thank you. great to be with you today. >> let's talk about these miners. they've been trapped now underground for more than two months. you've been down there in the mines. how do you expect that they are holding up? >> well, you know, coal miners are stoic and strong. they have a philosophy of life that holds them together and also their families together. they are religious when under stress like this and they turn to god and they feel like they will pray to god but they will also depend on themselves to get themselves out. in this case they have a wonderful organization, topside, i'm very impressed by the step by step approach that the rescuers have made getting these miners out. >> it's pretty impressive. we do know that mining is a dangerous job. emotions run high for miners but also the families every day when they go off to work. what do you expect that the miners families are feeling and going through? >> well, as i said, miner families tend to go as strong as miners themselves. they hav

huntsville, alabama finished third behind the mcallen edensburg, mission, texas area in fourth and the kennelwick area of washington state came in fifth. >>> carbon monoxide poisoning sent several people to the hospital today. six were rescued from the home on 29th avenue in temple hills after being overcome by the invisible odorless gas. a neighbor alerted an emergency worker to the problem this morning. >> at approximately 7:30, i heard a lot of crying and hollering, and i had a crack in my window. a few minutes later, my neighbor, mr. white, came over and he told me to call for help. the paramedic and the police, because his family was dying his whole family was dying. >> reporter: all six people in the house were conscious and alert fortunately when they were take on the the hospital and they are expected to be okay. the gas company is now trying to figure out the source of the leak. a warning for you if you drive through college park. new cameras are catching speeders. expect barnings for the first 30 days but after that you will get a $40 ticket if you are caught going more than

southern band that came through atlanta and huntsville, alabama meant business. as it pushes to the east, it will slit in two pieces and there's an indication it may not survive the trp across the mountains but it's going to add to the cloud cover and it will at least give us a chance of showers and storms as we go toward the afternoon. going to build up the wind more than anything else and gusty wind this afternoon. it may help destabilize the air if we get more pokes of sun. mostly cloudy skies and even though there may be intermittent sunshine on and off the afternoon and showers back to the west. they will likely be more pronounced back into the mountains and just spotty showers for us. same for tomorrow. just scattered showers to develop during afternoon and evening. but look for the winds to get gusty that is just to push warm air and where it gets more sun tomorrow, southern maryland could approach 08. and a shot at 80 as well on wednesday even though the cold front tries to come through during the morning hours. aiming for 72 for today. scattered showers

. >> kids lined up in huntsville, alabama for a smashing good time.chunkin contest. to see how this contraption could catapult a pumpkin. >> i like that accent. >> hundreds of pumpkins were smashed to smithereens. but a good time was had by all. >> who was the guy? >> gallagher, the guy who smashed the fruit? >> yeah. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. >>> government food stamps >>> gove >>> government food stamps currently help 43 million americans put food and drink on their kitchen tables. >> you can't use food stamps to buy cigarettes or alcohol and now there is a push to but soda on the no buy list now. t.j. winick joins us now. hi, tj. >> good morning, rob, vinita. it is certainly a controversial proposal and raises questions about public health and personal freedoms. depending on the federal food stamp program to feed her and her young son, she tries to eat healthy and that means avoid soda. >> it does make you gain weight and a lot of sugar too. >> reporter: she appreciates the helping hand but doesn't approve of a proposal to ban food

they took me to an air show when i was a kid in huntsville, alabama and i saw the blue angels fly theres been a goal of mine my entire life. >>before he became a blue angel he put his time in at sea. >>i got to fly the u.s.s. lincoln for a number of years and was able to be an instructor pilot and teach students out there and teach them how to land for the first time. flying over the seas and san francisco is exciting for us. maneuverable, powerful, you get up and go it's the world's best roller coaster ride. >>but the ride takes incredible concentration. >>right now were excited to fly 12 to 18 in. apart so my right wing tip will be about 18 in. apart from no.2's left wing tip and my canopy will be 12 to 18 in. underneath the no.1 jet wing. >>something to think about the next time you parallel park. in san francisco jeff bush kron 4 news. >> amazing here's which need to know if you want to check out fleet week on friday from 1 to 4:00 p.m. the deal fall airshow rehearsals hosted by our old george. on saturday the parade of ships that begins at 10:00 a.m.. on saturday and sunday air sho

. ♪ hide your kids hide your wife ♪ what started as a local tv interview in huntsville, alabama aboutmpted rape on his sister has skyrocketed antoine dodson to becoming a household name. >> i was so angry i was like, yeah, i've got something to say, put me on camera because i'm fitting to tear it up. but it changed my life. like now i can teak care miff family the way i want to. >> reporter: but dodson is just the latest internet sensation to be embraced by the gregory brothers. three brothers and the wife of one of them who've become known for latching on to something in the digital zeitgeist like dodson's original interview and then taking it to the next level by remixing it with an effect called autotune. ♪ ♪ blame it on the alcohol >> you have to be pretty quick. an internet meme or something popular comes and goes very fast. how do you jump on it and know that that's the one to spend all your energy on? >> like any talent executive at a record label, we can identify those clips or pieces or characters that have that certain something. that x factor. that chutzpah. >> reporter: no

>> huntsville, alabama. >> roll, tide, roll. there we go. nice to see you. it is chilly out here.'s kind of permeating the northeast right now. let's go to the map, see what's happening all across the country. looks like we are also going to see some heavy rains rolling through sections of the southwest, primarily in the state of arizona. but you can see rain into new mexico, utah, nevada, even in sections of california today. cut off low out there kind of just hanging around, midsection of the country looks gorgeous. keep in mind, we are going to see an early frost roll in to places like minneapolis, and maybe even in to st. louis. we'll watch for that this morning. much of the midsection of the country seeing sunshine. as far as airport delays today, keep in mind, you are going to most likely see some late flights into boston's logan, new york's laguardia, kennedy, newark airport, into buffalo and western new york, and out in the southwest, vegas, into phoenix sky harbor airport, as well. much of the rest of the country should be good if you're not delayed flying into one of tho

huntsville, alabama, waff. sunny and mild, 78 degrees, nice there. not so nice here.e that pesky upper low in the southwest causing big problems, plus flooding yesterday in las vegas. strong storms, texas to new mexico today, rain and snow showers in the northeast. tomorrow, we have snow showers in northern new england and risk of strong storms, texas to nebraska and sunny and mild mid-atlantic states through the southwest. we have a birthday girl right here. what's your name? >> tory. >> happy >>> this just in from our traffic center, we have big problems here. westbound sanateo bridge. an accident on the foster city side being cleared. you can see the backup trying to head westbound. another alternate could be the dunbarton bridge for you. >>> showers across the north bay and approaching san francisco later this evening. rain not too heavy out there. keep the umbrella on stand by. heavier rain this weekend. especially in the north bay on sunday. >>> we have a cutie right here. what's his name? >> his name is jack. >> and you have one on the way. congratulations. >>>