welcome to kru. >> fine. thank you. >> without rice? i don't know. probably'd be doin' a pizza joint or something. i don't so whether you like it in sushi, sake, or just by itself, there are a lot of reasons california rice is nice for just about any meal. and as long as we keep enjoying it, farmers across the valley will keep growing one nature's most important gifts and one of the state's most prized agricultural legacies. gt for the show today. if you have questions about the stories you've seen today or would like some of those artichoke recipes, go to our website at californiacountry.org. and if you get a chance, go to our facebook site, too. there's some pretty funny pictures of me trying to harvest artichokes on there. so check it out if you get a second. and we'll see you next week on "california country". [aptioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--]

and press that susan may have run off with another man, but her family called those accusations load krus saying she'd never leash her children. last september josh powell's father, steven, was arrested on several charges, including foyerism and child pornography. following that arrest, custody of the powell children, who had been living in the same house as steven powell, was given to susan's parents. just days ago the judge denied josh powell's attempt to regain custody of the children. now a tragic end with no real answers and a community and family in mourning. frances kuo, nbc news. >>> well, now here's a look at other stories making news today early today in america. it's hard to believe no one was seriously hurt after a small plane crashed into a montana home. three people were aboard. witnesses say the plane hit some trees before slamming into the house. the homeowner was there at the time, but everyone walked away from the crash. >>> in wisconsin a propane explosion was captured on video. >> oh, my god! >> it happened at a propane facility near mad i sop after a truck driver fill

san jose with 64. 63 in santa krus. and 65 in los gatos.ng down with 60 in danville. 63 in pleasanton. and for san francisco, we'll go with 63. 64 in san rafael. 58 in bodega bay. on your three-day forecast, inland, bay and coastal numbers will start to drop on saturday and sunday, with a mix of mid to upper 50s. a slight chance of showers on saturday morning. and another chance as we head throughout sunday. and as we look at monday, we'll keep that chance of showers here for presidents day. then, for wednesday and thursday, we are going to see things spike back up. and by thursday of next week, it's official. winter is gone. we're not heading into our next season. i'm calling it. >> we're calling it right now? >> widespread 70s back by thursday. we could go warmer. the forecast models are bumping that up. next week, maybe the bathing suits. >> i hope not. i'm not ready. >> thanks, jeff. >>> missing since sunday, a northern california couple is found alive. tonight, what they say happened to them. a >>> this is what they said. trail mix and

we're about to see fog developing during night time hours, there is 72 degrees in half moon, santa krus, rather and there is 67 in santa rosa. warm weather around the bay area. and one more day like this coming our way, tomorrow, still mild with temperatures into 60s in many locations. 50s in others. these are the highlights. areas of fog overnight tonight. sunny, warmer tomorrow. and today, a chance of showers friday that is just the beginning of what will be the beginning. we'll see wide spread areas of fog inland tonight into bali -- valleys and around the bay area, no doubt riz visibility will be reduced tomorrow morning once again. lows dropping into 30s, upper 30s in santa rosa and napa. 40s in other locations so cool in spots overnight. taking a look at what's happening in the atmosphere. high pressure still dominant for one more day. sunny, warm weather tomorrow, but rain arriving on friday and that is just the beginning of a cooler weather pattern for the bay area, start agent 5:00 friday morning, and we'll see showers developing during day friday, continuing into evening hours

i'm cure krus about acurious abe of music. when did you know, esperanza, i love this? mom to play it early and leave it on long after. that's when it connected oh, something i can do. there's a love of it outside and then all of a sudden you go maybe i can do that too. >> i can do that. for you smokey? >> i knew that i loved music from the time i could hear. i think the first voice that i ever remember hearing distinctly that i remember hearing and i had to be two or three years old, but i remember it, was sara vaughn. she and ella fitzgerald, like instantly. so i have loved music from the womb i guess. >> i like what you said they were like instruments, that they were true musicians. some of the critique we hear today about music is that there really are performers, artists, entertainers but not true musicians. how do you feel about that? >> well, you know, i have a pro and a con on that. because i hear people all the time knocking young people and new music and they're talking about well, you know, it's not like it used to be and so on and so forth. okay, i heard tha

. >> the storm snarled air traffic krus the country. more than 200 flights canceled at o'hare, ruining weekend plans for joanna and her daughter katie. >> i wanted to see my brother and dad. >> reporter: this is only chicago's third sizable snowstorm this season and dozens of schools were canceled. snow plows and snow blowers getting a rare winter workout. after dumping more than nine inches it of snow in colorado and the dakotas, the storm system swept across the midwest into the great lakes. that many same system causing severe weather across the south. hail in georgia, and in alabama, high winds ripped the roof off of a school with 62 children inside. luckily, no one was seriously injured. in many connecticut, temperatures thursday approached 60 degrees. friday, there was as much as five inches of snow on the ground. it fell heavy and fast, knocking out power for hundreds of customers. >> when i didn't hear any sounds of the coffee perking, when i looked, then it dawned on me, the power is off. >> but the heavy snow has ski resorts i