snow on i-80, from sacramento to salt lake city. and on i-84 in the rockies.nd on i-90, from spokane to bismarck. foggy and wet on i-80, from chicago to cleveland. >> and if you're flying today, expect some airport delays in seattle, san francisco, los angeles, salt lake city and las vegas. >>> updating our top story now. heavily-armed riot police are using tanks, tear gas and rubber bullets, to crush a growing anti-government protest in bahrain. >>> at least two people died in the pre-dawn assault and dozens more are injured. our correspondent, miguel marquez, was caught up in that crackdown and was literally beaten with billy clubs. this morning, he is noticing some serious bruises but is otherwise okay. >>> also this morning, a white house official says president obama has spoken with cbs reporter, lara logan. but offered no details on that conversation. logan, of course, is recovering from a brutal attack she suffered while covering the resignation of egyptian president mubarak. cbs says logan was beaten and also sexually assaulted. >>> for the first time,

snow and ice on i-80, from salt lake city to sacramento. pennsylvania and western new york. >> and if you're flying today, you can expect some airport delays in seattle, san francisco, l.a., salt lake city, vegas, phoenix and memphis. >>> we have an update, now, on that los angeles tv reporter who suddenly started spewing gibberish during a live report just after sunday's grammy awards. here's what happened. >> well, a very, very heavy -- tonight -- we had a very -- >> the speculation is that serene branson there may have suffered a stroke. >> it turns out, she was hit by a particular type of migraine that can mimic symptoms of a stroke. branson watched the tape. she said it gave her chills. >> as soon as i opened my mouth, i knew something was wrong. having trouble remembering the word for grammy. i knew what i wanted to say. but i didn't have the words to say it. to be honest with you, i started crying right away because i was scared. i was embarrassed. i was terrified and confused. confused what had just happened. i think it's clear from

salt lake city only at 20. some of that is making its way to vegas and phoenix.'s very chilly for the desert southwest. not bad in l.a. at 62. in the pacific northwest it will be okay. thursday, you have the showers in seattle. 50s in most areas. we're still in that heart of winter. no big warmup this week at least. >>> if you are watching us on krnv news 4 reno, nevada, see 15 water color paintings by john james audubon depicting birds. artists at the nevada museum of art. that's your pacific event of the day. sdhoo thanks so much. now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. elton john says he knows billy joel is going to hate him for this, but he needs tough love. john tells rolling stone that joel needs to get serious about rehab. and he his former touring partner canceled many times. >>> mariah carey confirms a life and style report that she's expecting both a boy and a girl. >>> ricky gervais is back -- or not. first golden globe bloggers asked him to consider a third posting. next the foreign press association issued the snarky re

and 37 in minnean 50s in boise and salt lake city. and just shy of 80 in phoenix. >>> when we come back on this tuesday morning, a giant comet races by earth overnight. >>> plus, money news. gas prices reaching in the highest level everfebruary. >>> and prepare to pay more at the mall. why clothing prices are going up by as much as 10%. >>> plus, the masterpiece mystery. some works by vincent van gogh are fading away. and scientists say it's irreversible. amamamame$e$e$e$e$$ >>> oil giant chevron has been hit with one of the largest fines ever in an environment case. a judge in ecuador has now ordered the company to pay nearly $9 billion in damages, ruling it was responsible for polluting remote parts of that country's jungle. chevron, meanwhile, says it will appeal. >>> more evidence, now, of general motors' remarkable turnaround. the company says it will hand out the largest profit-sharing checks in its history. most hourly workers will get $4,000, more than double the previous record. the total payout will be nearly $200 million. >

it's 42 in boise. 37 in salt lake city. and just 14 degrees in billings. >>> well, on the heels of those numbers, some good news. we may not have to bundle up for much longer. spring may be in the air sooner than we think. accuweather predicts a break in the weather pattern that could bring warmer temperatures in the next ten days. one forecaster says dallas will hit 80 degrees. washington, d.c. will get up to 70 before the end of the month. >> on behalf of the nation, thank you. >>> the victorious green bay packers will celebrate later today, after, of course, their big super bowl win. the team returned to wisconsin yesterday, to a cheering crowd of thousands who lined the bus route. >> schools let out early. and fans took time off from work to watch the team arrival. missing from the homecoming was quarterback and mvp, aaron rodgers, who is at disney world. one dream came true. so, now, he's making the other one, right? >> very cool. celebrate, aaron. you've earned it. >>> when we come back this morning, why gas prices sh

meanwhile, 40 in boise, 48 in seattle, 49 in salt lake city. a frigid 15 in fargo, 25 in minneapolis. 31 in the windy city. 37 here in new york. 80 in miami, 70s in new orleans and dallas. >>> time is running out to avoid a federal government shutdown. congress is off all this week. when members come back, they'll have just five days to reach a budget deal that would avoid a shutdown on march 4th. over the weekend, house republicans passed $61 billion in spending cuts, but that's unacceptable to senate democrats who want a short-term funding extension. >>> meanwhile, it remains to be seen if teachers in wisconsin will go back to work. their union chief is telling them to return to the classroom instead of protesting at the state capitol. classes have been canceled for days as the protests against the spending bill drag on. the state employee unions are upset about that spending bill because they say it strips away most of their rights. wisconsin's governor said it's a way to fight the deficit. over the weekend, bob woodruff met protesters on bot

ice and snow on i-80, between sacramento and salt lake city. snow on i-84, from portland to boise. and on i-90, from seattle to spokane. and slippery on i-15, in the northern rockies. >> if you are flying today, you can expect some airport delays in seattle, san francisco, los angeles and salt lake city. >>> bernard madoff has now broken his silence. speaking to a newspaper for the first time since his arrest more than two years ago. >> the brain behind the devastating $65 billion ponzi scheme says banks should have suspected his fraud. >> "the new york times" report also details madoff's day-to-day life in prison, after so many years of living the high life. 30 months ago, bernard madoff had it all. homes, cars, boats, a happy family. now, his domain is a 12-square-foot cell, with a big window and a cell mate. in a sitdown interview with "the new york times," his first since his arrest in december 2008, he talks about his nearly two-decade-long fraud. he maintains that family members knew nothing. but he blames banks and hedge funds, saying they were quote, complicit in his fraud.

you are looking at deron williams, he goes from salt lake city to the new jersey nets for a host of playersade a lot of headline as couple of weeks ago. congratulations to the women's basketball team at mission college for picking up their first play off in in the 14 year history of the program. and tiger woods, still, 2011, without a positive step. today in a play event, he drains this baby on -- on the 18th, the play off hole, but the first play off hole, woods, trouble. way out into the desert. he was a one seed. next shot is no better. tiger woods loses in the first round of match play. winless in 2010 and 2011 so far. san jose state won 72-79 over new mexico state. the young kid he had in here, oliver, had half their points, 36 of their 72 and they won on esnen on national television. >> wow! >> all the stars come see you. good night.

. >> if you're flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, san francisco, salt lake city, kansas city, chicago, memphis, dallas and new orleans. >>> a stunning turnaround from president obama is now heating up the debate again on same-sex marriage. >> the president, now, says the federal law banning the recognition of gay marriage is unconstitutional. we get more, now, from karen travers. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. well, this announcement by the obama administration could re-ignite some social battles, with the 2012 presidential election looming. it's a stunning change of policy. the obama administration announced that under federal law, same-sex marriages should be treated just like traditional ones. president obama ordered the justice department to stop defending in court the defense of marriage act. that law, which was signed in 1996 by president clinton, defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. support for same-sex marriage has gradually increased. but the nation is still split roughly 50/50 on the issue. last year, president obama admitted his own un

a shocker early this morning in salt lake city. jerry sloan after 23 seasons said that's enough. types of different reports. some saying it was a battle of willing between savings and loan and his star player. then we had rick on tonight saying sloan, who is now in his early 70s, just out of gas. corbin is going to replace him. >> 26 years is a long time to be in one organization. again, i've been blessed, but today is a new day. i get this over with. i know i'm going to feel much better. my time is up and it's time for me to move on. >> all right, he does leave with a winning record. long, long time rival. st. mary at santa clara. steve nash, his picture hanging from the raptors. delivering 25 points. st. mary's wins. here's the one you want to see. hello randy bennett. playing at a cyl game tonight. san diego at san francisco. just like dad. zach knows where to find the cylinder. anyway, now back -- cute little boy. avery johnson, no relation to basketball coach in the nba. he scores. recollection walters team, 7-2. biggest game in maybe 30 years coming saturday night when usf

some of the cold air has continued to try to push through the rockies. 18 in denver. 22 in salt lake city. there is some chilly air. jacket weather still. later on today you should be just fine. here's how the weather pattern is changing. high pressure has protected the west and it was sending all the storms up into canada. now that's starting to sink a little to the south, and that moisture stream in the pacific is bringing cloudy skies to much of washington, idaho, and oregon during the day today. you're not going to see that picture perfect sunshine. you're going to see warm temperatures, but you want the sun, you got to be down in areas of arizona and california. that's a look at rain, but it w. the rain will come next weekend. lynn, we'll talk more about the extended weekend forecast coming up. >>> thanks very much. also coming up, how the markets are reacting to egypt. mixed messages on the job front, and how valentine's day spending is shaping up. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, will bieber fever heat things up at the box office this weekend? >>> com

could even see snow around salt lake city, but we're keeping it damp along coastal areas of oregon andshington. l.a. to phoenix, looks like we'll keep the rain out of your forecast at least for tomorrow. >>> well, if you are watching us on kt uh-huh tv channel 2 anchorage, alaska, see painting asks drawings from one alaskan artist documenting breathtaking views from around america's last frontier at art of the north at the anchorage museum, and that's your pacific event of the day. lynn, that picture makes me want to go. >> no kidsing. thank you very much. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. cyrus tells "gq magazine" that he tried to be miley's friend rather than a parent to her. he is scared for her. >>> the stopson of 90-year-old mickey rooney has been ordered stay 100 yards away from the actor for allegedly threatening and intimidating him and trying to get him to sign over his assets. >>> lindsay lohan's new defense tactic? claiming the necklace she's accused of stealing is only actually worth $800. therefore, she shoul

salt lake city, it's 12, vegas is 29. we're at 41 in l.a., 29 in medford.long the coastal areas we're okay but the cold air made it right through the rockies. amazing how chilly of an air mass this is. in the pacific northwest that's where the exception is. the jet stream starting to dip down, that's why we have rain back in the forecast around seattle. it's mild, at least. temperatures are in the upper 40s. even with sunshine today, we're only going to be 49 in phoenix. very rare for this time of year for that to happen. that's a quick look at your thursday forecast. one of the best forecasts in the country, 71 and sunny. friday forecast, lynn, is coming up and let's turn up the heat a little bit. >> why not? thanks, bill. >>> also coming up jobs rise, earnings shine, but wall street is flat. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus on the alleged lindsay lohan jewelry heist. >>> coming up -- one celebrity brings a fan to tears at the knicks game. i have two words for you, goalie fight. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning

i saw what the olympics did for salt lake city, and what it is still doing, all the youth programs, andki jumps. 2010 ended with the news we had all been hoping for, that the 2013 america's cup would come to san francisco, and, indeed, it has. are really pleased with that. [applause] today is really a celebration. today is really a celebration to honor the people who have done so much hard work to bring it to this city. mayor gavin newsom. [applause] richard worth and fred thompson of the america's cup event authority. board of supervisors president david chiu. [applause] oracle racing team owner, larry ellison. [applause] we also have representatives of two of the teams that will be competing. from oracle, john. [applause] and paul. [applause] so let's start with the man who made this all possible, under his watch, america's cup and a world series, san francisco's mayor gavin newsom. [applause] >> thank you. welcome, everybody. this is a day many people did not think was going to happen. i could not been more proud of that so many of you took the time to be here to truly celebrate and

this is a temperature in billings, and some of the cold air coming into boise and salt lake city.eattle, you're at 34 this morning. with sunshine, a typical winter day for you, much of southern california is cooler than last week, but you're still sunny and dry. that's a quick looktaff, cold, . wednesday forecast coming up, lynn. >> thanks so much, bill. also coming up, wall street rebounds, oil boils, and who has the most friends on facebook? the early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, oscar winner hally barry suddenly drops out of a film role to do battle in court. >>> coming up, lebron james helps the cavs reach another milestone. the super bowl teams arrive in dallas, and oneç steeler is dressed for a texas sized shoot-out. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today. "i i'm lynn berry. here are your top headlines this morning. >>> nbc is reporting security officials are warning major wall street banks al qaeda terrorists in yemen may be trying to plan attacks against those institutions or their executives. operativ

and mostly 40s from seattle to salt lake city. 20s from fargo to detroit. 42 in kansas city. 33 here in new york. just shy of 70 in atlanta. and a nice-sounding 82 in miami. >>> well, business news is coming up next, including domino's, looks like they're branching out beyond pizza. >>> and new messages from gabby giffords, as the congresswoman now takes to twitter. >>> and we'll update our breaking story. a major earthquake killed dozens in new zealand. ererererererererr >>> oil prices are surging again this morning, after the biggest one-day jump in almost three years. rising prices threatened to drive up gas prices and slow down the global economic recovery. >>> and that news is weighing on oversea stocks this morning. tokyo's nikkei average sank 1.8% today. hong kong's hang seng tumbled more than 2%. and in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, as they go back to work there, after the long holiday weekend. the dow climbed 118 points last week. meanwhile, the nasdaq added 24 points. >>> aside from oil and the unrest overseas, housing and earnings will set the tone on wall

charlotte and you to read an eighty three to seventy eight picture in front of the ground in salt lake city. now the top of the mountain in women's tennis is now represented by the most diverse group of athletes the w.t. rankings town players from town different countries for the first time with russia's there doesn't matter what behind belgium kim clijsters is looking up to date caroline wozniacki at the summits italian francesca schiavone handle strelley and samantha stossel clear the top five in the new chart on the old on monday they still got. you have to close on the three leading players though then as williams has slipped one spot in the rankings to six then american is followed white's wednesday eleven australian open runner up china. holding steady in eighth place. and. leave group world wide fourth warry as. rafael a doll remains the player to catch in men's tennis the spaniard who won three majors in twenty eight sounds so it's a huge four thousand four hundred and twenty five points in front of roger federer two thousand and eleven australian open win a noble djokovic is gainin

with monta ellis thirty five points in fine form there was to be no way back for the giants salt lake city man losing ives by seven points one hundred this year. meanwhile the defending champions the l.a. lakers are going through a tough time themselves losing their third straight this time against the worst team in the league cleveland all under made only work with washington on the cold front in the wizards point twenty five points in troy needed overtime try to call the bases miami which is sort of waving. new york knicks problems against atlanta dallas and the sacramento kings what sixteen points the l.a. clippers they were too good for boston in the west minnesota well they're also wins philadelphia then the important. well that's the greens now where we've reached the end of the opening day. monsters action in new delhi and it's robert young is the man to catch a two time european soul winner completing a flawless opening round on his way to sixty six for a man just a stroke behind the dutchman including mark foster a sixteen year old pro making a promising starts in his first win on

with monta ellis who had thirty five points in fine form to be no way back for the just the salt lake city man losing one hundred seven to one hundred which means the pressure and head coach ty corbin increases no such problems for golden state he went to the all-star break on the back of three straight when it's . been well defending champions the l.a. lakers are going through a tough time themselves losing their third straight this time against the worst team in the league cleveland orlando made like the work of washington on the home court rushing that was a try twenty five points detroit needed to work with the pacers i am a registered on away victory. on the new york knicks had few problems against i'd love to dallas at home to sacramento seeing off the kings got sixteen points the l.a. clippers were too good for bottom in the west minnesota while there were also wins for philly denver import. switching to the european harbor and. the shock of the top sixteen states to date the list to any inside seeing off group. g.e. leaders fenerbahce by a point seven five eighty four it looked lik

and i heard he was in salt lake city. >> okay. he's got a ways to go. that's a long haul. >> what a trip though. but for us, coming to beautiful sunny california. >> i bet by the time he's going to get here, he's going to be amazed at how nice sit. >>> even more impressive toward the next couple of days. we have a couple patches of fog towards the coastline and a couple into the valleys towards the santa rosa area. clear inside the bay, high clouds moving overhead, temperatures in the 30s and 40s. cold if you're stepping outside, but get a load of the sunshine and warm numbers by the afternoon. today heath up two to four degrees, -- today, heating up two to four degrees. inside the bay, upper 60s. and coastline, 50sand 60s with mostly sunny skies. it's going to be a fantastic weekend. maybe some breezy conditions over the mown tops. but high pressure across the area right now. some of the fog down below. but the ridge is going to strength and that's going to bring warmer weather throughout the weekend, mid-70s around much of the bay area. the biggest pr

who hit thirty five points and find there's a particularly to be no way back for the just the salt lake city men losing seven to one hundred which means the pressure head coach ty corbin it's just the year meanwhile defending champions the l.a. lakers are going through a tough time themselves losing their third straight this time against the worst team in the league cleveland orlando made light work of washington on the home court rushing that was and by twenty five points detroit's needed overtime for the pacers while miami registered in a way victory to. get more games to new york next few problems against dallas at home to sacramento kings by sixteen points the l.a. clippers were too good for a bottom in the west minnesota while there were also victories for philadelphia denver. that set the green zone where we've reached the end of the opening day of a masters auction in new delhi. who was the man to catch two time european tour winner completing near flawless opening roland on the way to a sixty six. three men said just a shot behind the dutchman including mark foster this sixteen year

. >> all you have to do is ask four former wal-mart employees in the salt lake city area. in mid-january, they say they saw a man try to steal a computer in the store. so they escorted him to a back office. and that's when police say that man pulled a loaded gun. >> pointed it at me and said, the gun is cocked, come on, guys, i don't want to do this i don't want to hurt anybody. don't make me do this. i reached up and grabbed his wrist and his shoulder and spun him around. >> i was thinking, whose house am i going tonight to tell them their loved ones were shot. >> >> those workers pulled the gun away and restrained the man until police arrived but a week later wal-mart fired them because they broke company policy for dealing with shoplifters. apparently it states employees are supposed to walk away if a suspect pulls out a gun. >> tough ending to that story. >> guess so. >>> that's it for the cbs 5 news at noon. see you back here at 5:00. eyewitness news is always on cbssf.com. have a great tuesday, everybody. we'll see you again tomorrow morning. >> keep that umbrella ha

. >> if you're flying, expect airport delays in seattle, salt lake city, denver, memphis, atlanta, charlotte as many of you probably know by now, the drought is over for the wisconsin team. as the milwaukee sentinel put it "title town again." >> that hallowed trophy named for vince lombardi is now headed back to green bay. >> the green bay packers have won the super bowl! >> three years after brett favre's nasty split with the green bay packers a win that puts all of that in the past. the team's first super bowl title in 14 years. led by quarterback and super bowl mvp aaron rodgers. >> this is so nice. >> rodgers looking, to his right, jennings, touchdown! >> rodgers led the favored packers to a 31-25 win over the pittsburgh steelers. inside the stadium, celebrities and even former president bush looked on but super bowl xlv wasn't without hiccups. pop star christina aguilera flubbed the national anthem. ♪ what so proudly we held at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ >> she repeated an earlier line, she says she just got lost in the moment. meanwhile outside of the stadium, some gates were close

you can recover from drug and alcohol addiction, the message today at recovery day in salt lake city. since 2002, presidential proclamations have been issued officially declaring september as national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month. recoverymonth.gov was launched in 2003. this interactive web site continues to grow and offers all recovery month print and multimedia products to millions of visitors. treat me. treat me with understanding. treat me. treat me with courtesy. in 2005, recovery month hit the big apple. as the campaign's treat me public service announcement aired on the panasonic astrovision screen in times square. the spot aired every hour throughout the entire month of august. faces and voices of recovery held their first rally for recovery as part of recovery month, which brings together thousands of people and organized events around the country. last year, 40,000 people participated in 80 coordinated events across the country. so you know, 10 years ago, that was an unthinkable thing. i think that's a great testament to the work that samhsa has done in pioneeri

>> well, i used to live in salt lake city, so i saw all kind of snow in my backyard, i mean pounds of snow. you are talking about the commute, that will affect tomorrow morning, mike. maybe ice on the bridges? >>> that's right, scott. we'll look for that on smaller bridges in the north bay. there you go. we'll look over at the east bay hills out of the altamont pass and the hills through the east bay. you are talking about the smaller bridges in the north bay, wine country, that's what we are watching for in napa and solano county. a smooth drive out of the altamont pass with folks heading back from tahoe. 680 in both directions there's construction going on near the area. the maze, no major issues. a smooth drive. look at the 24 freeway showing you around the area of 77. watch the folks moving at the 65-mile-per-hour speed limit. we'll move down to the antioch area, a live shot out there shows you moving pretty clear. a live shot of the san mateo bridge here -- we don't have it. the area from hayward still has construction going on for a few minutes heading over there off hayward cit

. >> and if you're flying today, you can expect some airport delays in san francisco, l.a., salt lake citycago, detroit, boston, new york, d.c. -- and philadelphia. >> a lot of delays. >> a lot of delays. >>> well, a college student from saudi arabia is expected to appear in federal court in texas today, charged in a terror plot. >> prosecutors say it involved attacks on dams, nuclear plants and even the home of an ex-president. karen travers has more details now from washington. hi, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. this was a chilling announcement from the fbi. and they're crediting a tip with leading them to the suspect. law enforcement officials say this man, khalid aldawsari, was the real deal, a bona fide terrorist threat. >> he's your classic lone wolf terrorist. in fact, he's potentially the scariest type. >> reporter: the chemical engineering student from saudi arabia, is suspected of planning large-scale attacks using bombs. on aldawsari's target list, nuclear power plants, dams in california and colorado, backpack bombs for a dallas nightclub. streets of new york

charlotte and you to read and a two three seventy eight victory in front of the home crowd in salt lake city. want to sports now and we've twenty eleven formula one season due to kick off on march seventeenth february's high time for motor sports aficionados ahead of the longest about twenty or a season there is distinctly a last of the trademark yellow for the race a bill by lotus or ignore this year we are. paying homage to the legendary locals browned with black and gold plenty. of italian food through all finished eighth found thirteen for us banks only four in the last and they'll be hoping for a smoother ride this season amid mounting expectations but you also became the first russian to ever compete in the sports as he feels most. settled now is that his future in the top echelon is more secure. of two years. of oppression because. he is. and another vehicle was unveiled in spain. seeing the light of day ahead of the schedule testing set to begin today so we have paris becomes the first mexico into race and have won in three decades ask for some growing pains similar to patrol observe

for charlotte wrapping up that you can see seventy eight win in front of the home crowd in salt lake city. seven time formula one champion michael schumacher has took yet another new research for a spin after reviving his legendary career last year nico rosberg also aboard the mercedes g.p. silver r.-o. the team aintree buy in from a disappointing two thousand and ten season forty two year old schumacher no less will be hoping to improve on the ninth place finish from last season also bird came closer to cracking the top five he was seven in the silver although engineers have something to prove as well the team are just fourth overall in the construction standings after dominating the field under the brawn g.p. moniker a year earlier twenty five year old rosberg now on three podium finishes last year into the. two straight in malaysia and china. the saying suggests not to judge a book by its cover and that's exactly the case with the new toy but also a vehicle same color thing but a completely redesigned car drivers. who emmy hoping to take full advantage of the technology i just simple r

we stayed in a motel 6 in salt lake city and hitch hiked back and forth.nteer parking attendants so we could sneak into movies and get into things. we saw -- we saw the very first screening of "big night," which was a great breakout movie from sundance. fantastic movie. very electric night and something to feel very excited about being kind of in at the ground floor of this cool little movie and at this cool festival. that buddy that i came here with is mark webb, who went on to direct "500 days of summer" and now directing spider-man. and he's still one of my best friends. >> and they're throwing money at him. >> yeah, they're throwing money at him. i should ask mark to finance my next movie. >> he's had a fascinating career. i totally forgot he was on "the daily show with jon stewart." >> he was in 2006. i'm always fascinated by guys mike r like him who seem so normal. i wonder, how did he actually get not business? he was apparently a geology major and graduated with film history and a technology degree. he says he was working at a production company, s

. >> reporter: whether thompson is heading back to salt lake city. he has new chains, and a new dry manual as a guide. >> unless they practice a lot, we're going to be a lot better at it. >> reporter: this dodge charger has too little traction, and too much horsepower. $30 to put on chains. laura was short on cash, and the right clothing. >> you're, i guess not prepared. >> for freezing weather, of course. >> how are the feet doing? >> they're a little chilly. they're a little chilly. >> reporter: in sunglasses and flip flops, she put on her chains. >> do you know how tight they have to be? >> reporter: the driving was slow going, and some did not make it much farther. mario, driving a double trailer ups truck was stuck. >> they wouldn't let us through. i maxed out on chains, and i got two trailers, and they won't let doubles, because everybody keeps spinning out up there, i guess. >> reporter: the chp says there were many minor spinouts on interstate 80 today. as for chain controls, they're in effect from placer county to baxter all the way over the

. >> 48 degrees in seattle. 39 in salt lake city. and 51 in albuquerque. just 15 degrees in fargo. 25 in minneapolis. and 31 in chicago. 37 here in new york. near 70 in atlanta. >>> nascar's new season is off and roaring after an emotional and very surprising start. yesterday's daytona 500 marked the ten-year anniversary of the death of dale earnhardt. fans honored the late number 3 during the race's third lap. >> when the serious racing started it was trevor bayne crossing the finish line first. at 20 years old, the youngest winner at daytona. >> didn't seem to faze him. he said of his win, it was too easy. over the radio he said, am i dreaming right now? what a day that kid had. >> 20 years old. unbelievable. congratulations to him. >> more "world news now" coming up. up. ugh, time to color. woohoo! whoa. haircolor is a chore no more! you gotta come see what's new. c'mon! tadaaa! welcome to haircolor heaven. aa-ah-ahhh! courtesy of new nice 'n easy colorblend foam. permanent, dimensional color, now in a delightful foam! just three shakes, foam it, love i

. >> reporter: whether thompson is heading back to salt lake city. he has new chains, and a new dry manual as a guide. >> unless they practice a lot, we're going to be a lot better at it. >> reporter: this dodge charger has too little traction, and too much horsepower. $30 to put on chains. laura was short on cash, and the right clothing. >> you're, i guess not prepared. >> for freezing weather, of course. >> how are the feet doing? >> they're a little chilly. they're a little chilly. >> reporter: in sunglasses and flip flops, she put on her chains. >> do you know how tight they have to be? >> reporter: the driving was slow going, and some did not make it much farther. mario, driving a double trailer ups truck was stuck. >> they wouldn't let us through. i maxed out on chains, and i got two trailers, and they won't let doubles, because everybody keeps spinning out up there, i guess. >> reporter: the chp says there were many minor spinouts on interstate 80 today. as for chain controls, they're in effect from placer county to baxter all the way over the

we made a lot of phone calls to ice in salt lake city. we called out there to washington to insure all of our questions before we committed to the 287g program. our formal application was done in august 2007. our program began operations in november 2008. i will not discuss a lot of the members here today, but everyone asked me to talk about our successes. number one, and it just touched on briefly, we did our homework. we talked to car agencies. people are really tired of us calling them in the mailing them. we went to digiis that the agen. we build our program on their successes and the challenges they faced. we took that all into account when we were putting together our program is las vegas. another thing that was very important to our success was our selection criteria for correction officers. once we decided we record to put in the application, we went around to each and every officer and explain the program to them, what the sheriff wanted, the shirts vision and goals and sought input. we got volunteers, and once they volunteered t

dakotas down to the central plains. 43 in chicago today. 57 in rapid city, south dakota. 55 in salt lake cityven here in new york city, temperatures around 40. >>> here's a look at the bay area. increasing clouds, increasing sea bruise came da which will lead to cooling temperatures and you see that storm lurking offshore. we'll start to moi that as we head into tomorrow. patchy clouds. highs in the 50s and 60s. and for the the week ahead, much cool er cool cooler, turning windy and showers off and on as we head through the week. respect now here's lester. >> thanks. up next on "today" how did he do that? meet the trick toss ace right after this. - yoare never wrong.ings "you're an amazing, beautiful woman." "you're everything i ever wanted." "i love you." - that's not on there. - no, it's in here. - the new charmed memories collection at kay jewelers. each design is hand-crafted in italy, and with hundreds of charms to choose from, the possibilities are endless. create your own memories with charmed memories, one more reason kay is the number one jewelry store in america. toilet paper has to

. >> pretty mild across the country from the mid-40s in seattle and portland to salt lake city, 69 atlanta to the upper 20s to low 30s boston, new york and d.c. just in chicago's having flight arrival delays and everybody else running on time. check out3q lysol knows you work hard every day to help keep your family healthy, especially during cold and flu season. that's why we make lysol disinfectant spray. it is approved to kill more germs than any other brand, even h1n1. and it works on hard and soft surfaces to help keep your home healthy. lysol, the number one pediatrician recommended brand. ♪ >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in oakland where a couple of robbers are terrorizing women who shop at this safeway store. police know who one of these guys is, just can't find him. the story in a live report. >> i'm jenelle wang live in the news room. one of the biggest disasters to hit new zealand. 55 dead, buildings leveled, homes destroyed. the prime minister is calling it the darkest day. i'll have a live report. >> a live look from downtown san francisco. pretty cold this morning. the possibili

portland was one, salt lake city, new york, boston and seattle followed. >> we would love to be number that gives us an opportunity being number 6. >> reporter: he says the system could be better with safety after a series of actions but overall he is pleased. >> we will see where those systems are doing better and look at some lessons learned. >> operating costs, efficiency, ontime reliability. these are issues everybody faces riding muni. >> reporter: blocking on his popular site. pointing out it is the slowest transit system averaging 8 miles an hour and most expensive to run at $19 a mile. the survey isn't all that accurate. >> they included b.a.r.t. that doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: and mayor ed lee said this week in the effort to keep twitter in town, they will work on improving muni's efficiency around the mid- market area. >> there is a bus line that they wanted to see happen with muni so we connected it up with muni to make sure that there would be very efficient bus service. >> which leaves some wondering if they can improve muni for twitter employees why couldn't it

. >>> 25 years outside napa valley the town of cob in lake city has seen a foot of snow. cob sits in a protected mountain valley at an elevation of 2600 feet. roads there were closed until snowplows arrived to clear them. some people told us they couldn't get to their homes for days because of problems with downed power lines. >> about 20 to 40 poles that snapped. power had a helicopter to pull them in to get it all changed out. >> the last of the power outages was finally repaired at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> we are also tracking snow flurries tonight in the santa cruz mountains at the summit of highway 17. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta is there and tells us he saw those flurries about 90 minutes ago. lloyd? >> reporter: that's right, frank. snow flurries in the santa cruz mountains. it is not sticking but still exciting for those 40 have never seen it before. >> you always have to catch it with your tongue. >> are you going to do it? >> no, it is just floating around now. it won't go in my face, only in my eyeballs. >> these two women from san jose waited for hours to finally ex

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. >>> 25 years outside napa valley the town of cob in lake city has seen a foot of snow. cob sits in a protected mountain valley at an elevation of 2600 feet. roads there were closed until snowplows arrived to clear them. some people told us they couldn't get to their homes for days because of problems with downed power lines. >> about 20 to 40 poles that snapped. power had a helicopter to pull them in to get it all changed out. >> the last of the power outages was finally repaired at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> we are also tracking snow flurries tonight in the santa cruz mountains at the summit of highway 17. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta is there and tells us he saw those flurries about 90 minutes ago. lloyd? >> reporter: that's right, frank. snow flurries in the santa cruz mountains. it is not sticking but still exciting for those 40 have never seen it before. >> you always have to catch it with your tongue. >> are you going to do it? >> no, it is just floating around now. it won't go in my face, only in my eyeballs. >> these two women from san jose waited for hours to finally ex

northern wisconsin and some showers in the pacific northwest. >> meanwhile, 48 in seattle. 32 in salt lake cityo. teens in minneapolis and kansas city. 21 in dallas. 27 here in new york. and 22 in boston. >>> we turn now to our other major developing story this morning. the ongoing political chaos engulfing egypt. >> it is already midmorning in cairo and events through the night there have been violent, even deadly. for the latest now, we're joined on the phone by alex marquardt. hi, alex. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. that's right, it's 8:30 a.m. in cairo, and already we're seeing scenes of a continued standoff between anti-government protesters and pro-mubarak forces on tahrir square. already this morning i've seen rocks and molotov cocktails being thrown back and forth. there's lots of chanting. but more deadly, this comes after heavy gunfire broke out on the square before dawn. al jazeera is reporting that five people have been killed. this increased violence broke out this morning after a pitched battle on wednesday. the two groups charged each other, throwing ro

somewhere around salt lake city, we'll make a choice about ultimate options. >> questions? yes. alice? do you have a microphone? >> your paper basically supports the role of the government in affordable housing, both rental and home ownership and suggests that we do it on budget. we appropriate a balance for this rather than try to hide it somewhere. that all seems to be good, but in a moment of great budget posteri posterity, when everything is going to be facing cuts, won't it be sort of a hard sell to set up new kinds of programs that are oriented toward affordable housing? >> i do think it will. but as you know better than anybody, you know our long term fiscal sustainability problem is fundamentally about long term entitlements, particularly the cost of health care. i think there is -- we, as a nation, can absolutely afford to make and commit to a set of targeted assistance for low, moderate income americans. i think the challenge again is to do that in a way where it's more targeted and more transpare transparent. i think that's something we can afford. as you know better

the word was seated want to stay in salt lake city.ew jersey for a host of players. carmelo anthony's new york knick debut came about an hour-and-a-half ago. (cheering & applause) >>gary: if his name were joe schwartz would be that interesting but it is carmelo. carmelo got two early fouls but then right now he has 17 points, the handsome man in this deal they could be good if he could still play. his 17 points, five assists and the will to share that lends as carmelo. if the knicks leading 7 1/7 to 70. it will play abroad. tiger woods still owed for 2011. when done in that play. he went up against thomas today. on the initial playoff hole, woods lost control of the shot here and his neck shot will be no better. tiger woods loses in the first round of match play to a guy named thomas. if i know people get tired of saying this but it's true. now the court television network have to go in to this weekend without tiger woods. right now nothing going right for woods. he is still without challenging for a title in the new year. the giants a