it's been a mere 10 hours since this larkspur left the farm in pescadero. it n@w heads out the door to brighten someone's day. california-grown goodness at its best. i'm dennis newhall for "california country." >> that concludes today's tour of the best of "california country." join us next time for more undiscovered treasures from the most fascinating state in the country. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--]

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it's been a mere 10 hours since this larkspur left the farm in pescadero. it n@w heads out the door to brighten someone's day. california-grown goodness at its best. i'm dennis newhall for "california country."

at a clinic in larkspur, they mix an enzyme solution, the liquid is injected into his palm. over the next 24 hours, the bacteria based enzyme will dissolve collagen. >> instead of cutting out the diseased tissue we can dissolve it in the office. >> he returns for step two in which he will straighten the hand by breaking the weakened tissue families. first, there is a slight carving sound. >> did you har it? >> then after several minutes, richard's hand is straight chbdz on o and the pressure is loosened. the doctor says it produces results similar to surgery, though he cautions there are limitations. >> much like the disease can occur after surgery or it can occur after enzymes but the treatment of the enzyme is repeat the office treatment. >> as for richard he is planning to take advantage of his new flexibility. >>> a bay area book seller is reinventing his business to a new mobile version. the idea is basically borrowed from the public library system. laura anthony has the story martinez. >> her name is big blue and she is making appearances as farmers markets throughout

charge 10% more if you use a clipper card a one way fair from sausalito is 4 .8 $5 a ticket from larkspur will cost $5.70. cash fares will remain the same but could increase by summer. >>> also starting today california street cable car line will shut down for 6 months, it is being renovated and electrical system installed under the tracks. a muni shuttle bus will run the route 6:00 a.m. to midnight during the construction. >>> a little fog to kick off the new year a quick look at weather and traffic we start with tracy. >>> hey elizabeth we have so much fug inland especially in north bay temperatures not so cold. 45 liver more, 44 degrees fairfield, 46 napa, vallejo. 37 vallejo the cold spot. reports of fog upper 40s san francisco, 46 redwood city and upper 40s mountain view and san jose. out the door this morning. inland areas of fog expected cloudy start mostly cloudy conditions in the bay and coast. this afternoon how about some sunshine, yeah, i could use a little sunshine mix of sun and clouds expected today highs lower to mid-50s. we will squeeze out sunshine today and could be mor

a ticket from larkspur costs $5.70. cash fares remain the same for now but we're told they could increase by summer. >>> and starting today, the california street cable car line in san francisco is going to be shut down for six months. and that is so work crews can renovating the line and install an electrical system under the tracks. and a muni shuttle bus will run the route from 6:00 a.m. to midnight during the construction. >>> and san francisco's 140- year-old golden gate park could soon be declared an historic landmark. the park is already listed on the national register of historic places. several buildings, including the conservatory of flowers and the beach chalet are also landmarks and the city's historic preservation commission is considering giving the entire park landmark status to preserve other historic elements. >>> coming up, a potential break through in detecting cancer. the quick painless test that could transform the way the disease is treated. >>> plus, the new year off to a bad start for some eye ph

for larkspur 5.70 and that is up from $5.15. >> a ride at the universe al resort in florida is off-limits the evacuation of attraction. no major injuries were reported in the fire that engulfed a roof very structure. the ride carries visitors beneath it. an employee noticed smoke in the area. >> experts in arkansas are trying to determine what could have caused more than a thousand black birds to fall from the sky and die on new year's eve. reports about the birds started coming in from a down of dibi arkansas. they could have been struck by lightning or high altitude hail. another theory is that new year's eve fireworks caused them to drive because of stress. scientists could never determine how those birds died. can you imagine something like that? well, lisa argen is here with the accu-weather forecast. it's not at all unusual. >> we are going to see a change to the weather pattern, late tonight. right now we have pretty wet weather, golden gate bridge a shower passing around the bay into the east bay. heaviest rain in the south bay. i'll explain and pinpoint the rest of your sunday fo

we had about 40 firefighters on scene san rafael fire, larkspur, novato, corte madera, and ross valley firefighters. so again, the rest of the job here is going to be to make sure that the fire does not erupt again. and to determine the cause. the only thing we know about where it started was in the garage again in the unoccupied home. there was apparently some sort of construction going on there according to the fire chief. sydnie and juliette? >> thank you, anne makovec in san rafael. >>> stanford police investigating an attempted attack on a student on the university campus. this happened monday night as the student was walking by manzanita field near campus drive and sarah street. police say a man walked behind the student and put his hand over her mouth. the student bit the man and he took off. the suspect has been described as a thin man in his 40s with brown hair and a moustache or goatee. he was wearing a dark hooded jacket. anyone with information is asked to call stanford police. >>> the time now this morning is 6:02. >>> a man who was shot by san francisco police and an offi

san rafael fire, larkspur, novato, corte madera and ross valley firefighters all helping with this effort. according to the chief they did a good job. now they just need to make sure that the area is safe they go throughout the day. >> all right, anne, thanks very much. anne makovec joining us by phone talking about that three- alarm fire in san rafael. anne, thank you. >>> it is 5:07. a bay area family's pet killed by a police dog. >> those officers are supposed to serve and protect. it's really heartbreaking. >> how this attack is leading to a review of police policies. >>> plus, a speed bump in the prop 8 case. the crucial question the state supreme court must now answer. killed by a san leandro police ,, the next, you start one feeling a bit off.ne. the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. can iwith tomatoeshose brand jalapenos --es i didn't finish ordering. oh. yeah, ya did. no. no, i didn't. oh. yeah, ya did. no, i didn't. ya did. i did not! yes, ya did!

the other included a link to the larkspur ferry terminal would come later.meeting over a plan to close three of seven schools in the mount diablo unified system to save a million and a half dollars a year. parents, students and teachers are worried sick about the whole thing. leigh glass youleigh glaser is in walnut creek. >> standing room only. over 200 parents teachers and students m extrad into the theater hall at north gate high school at walnut creek to find out if their school closed next year. the advisory committee presented their recommendations on what schools in the district should close next year. >> i know you will base your decision on the information and we are an advisory committee. but we are invested and we take this process seriously. >> the seven schools considered are glen brooke middle school, whole brooke el mep tree, monty gar gardens silver wood and ren elementary. in pleasant hill, sequoia elementary and middle school could also close. they based their recommendations on the criteria that looked at the age of the school building, ac

so was larkspur and san rafael. stanford, 39 and bethel island checked in at 39. that's cold. has been suppressed well down to the san joaquin valley. clear, no fog, but sunny and breezy. 36 to 52. clear, breezy. a few high clouds. we'll keep that theme going into noon and then most clouds tend to thin out. upper 50s for some. downtown oakland san francisco with this pattern, it should be sunny, mild to warm. low 50s to mid-60s. sunshine across the board, occasionally higher clouds and win but -- and -- but no wind. >>> a tree knocked down by the wind landed right on top of a pickup truck in oakland check out these pictures. it happened on redwood city near detroit avenue of the tree came down right on to a pick truck parked on the street. no no one was hurt but it did knock out power in the area. >> i walked out at about 6:00 this morning. the power lines were down. i felt completely surrounded b y -- by the power lines. these were all live. >> it's not known how long until power will be see -- will be restored in this neighborhood. >>> and crews have just removed this giant

it now costs $4.85 to take the sausalito fare to take the clipper car and $5.80 to ride the larkspur.he krien es also part of the golden gate district's plan to film an $89 million budget gap over the next five years. >>> the heavily traveled interstate 5, the grapevine, just north of los angeles, c losed for a second day today because of snow and ice out there. our reporter bob decastro is joining us live with the very latest. you made it there. how was it getting around to get to where you wanted to be? >> reporter: it really is tough going getting around anywhere here. not a very happy new year, a good start to the new year for hundreds of people here in castaic. this is about 40 miles north of los angeles. all of the folks here stranded, many folks stranded since 1::00 yesterday afternoon when the grapevine was closed. it was closed from parker all wait up to essentially the kern county lane. this is blinding snow in some areas -- areas. we had a foot of snow in other areas. there was a lot of ice and just treacherous conditions for drivers. so the chp decided they were gonna shut