nothing to the lawrence family. they have said nothing to alleviate the suffering of the family. the judge says the starting point is 12 years. he says that because it is a racist crime, the sentence should be increased to take this into account. we are starting at 12 years for men who were juveniles at the racist stabbing and murder of stephen lawrence. the judge says it should be increased. the judge has gone on to say that he will adopt the starting point of 12 years and then adjust to reflect. now we will go through -- are there any other mitigating factors? there were statements made by gary dobson and david norris' lawyers in court yesterday. he has to sentence these two pleasure,r majesty's and that is a phrase you would use when you are talking about juveniles. they will be detained at her majesty's pleasure. we're going to come through to a recommended minimum. i will get you legal expertise. just to remind you, the judge is now talking directly to gary dobson and david norris about their murder convictions

lawrence berkeley lab has been overflowing from its campus in the berkeley hills. the question has been, they need a second campus, where are they going to put it? there's no room up near the uc. so the lab said, okay, bay area, tell us what you've got. they had 20 submissions. six cities made the final list. last week richmond was selected as the ultimate future home. and it really is, for richmond, a really good news story. and things have been turning around in richmond for a while. the biggest employer for ever has been chevron. this is very much a city rooted to old technology, old industry. and so what this signals is that, you know, very sort of avant-garde, high-tech, new industry starting up in richmond. and the question is whether we're going to be talking about the lawrence richmond national labs one of these days. so no, it's great news for people of richmond. >> for people who may not be familiar with what lawrence berkeley national lab does and what all the scientists work on, can you give them -- >> sure, lawrence berkeley lab is known for particle p

>> i think the lesson for the stephen lawrence case, which we were taught by the lawrence inquiry, you cannot close the book on that and say we can move on. let's forget it. one of the big changes was that we understood, we had it shown that racism is not something done by extremists or the bad apples or the people the shaven heads. it is not just that -- that kind of people. it can be done by paul institutions which have failed to take account of the need of minority people. that was a great lesson. we are still burning it. we are still digesting it. -- learning it. we are still digesting it. >> the number of changes, the attitude with in much of the public sector, at what point could you say this has proved to be a seminal moment in modern british history ? >> very much so. this was the first time that the british public embraced a black grief andaw their accepted their grievance. they saw through the color of skin to the issue. i think of that is a landmark for britain. the idea that when black people have grievances, people are old enough to remember there was a tendency to shut th

these incidents do not provide evidence any of the three men killed steven lawrence. they all deny that, and the police currently have no information to act on. they left court this afternoon to begin their return to normal life. they expect to meet detectives out again next week. >>> we have some breaking news from the philippines, where officials say at least 16 people have been killed by a landslide on the southern island. they say about 100 people are still missing after the landslide struck a mining area. the army has deployed soldiers to dig for survivors, and here is the executive director of the national risk reduction and management council in the philippines, who is in the capital, manila. have those figures changed, 16 killed, 100 missing? recovered 16 bodies at the incident site. this is a village of modest income in the valley province. >> is this right in the middle of the area that was devastated by the floods in december? >> yes, this is another area, contained in that area. this is another village in the same area. this is triggered by the operational

the lawrence family left court this afternoon to begin their return to normal life. they expect to meet detectives again next week. >>> the european union is expected to impose an embargo on iranian oil exports before the end of the month. iran gains half of its revenue from exporting crude oil, and an embargo will force them to turn to a should replace the lost trade. the french foreign minister announced plans for the embargo. >> we have a foreign ministers' meeting on genworth 30. on this occasion, a. we will make a decision of the embargoed oil and petrol from iran. things are looking from rigid are looking good. we want to assure european partners. we need to provide them with an alternative, but the solutions exist and i think they will be reached by the end of january. >>> you are watching "newsday" on the bbc. still to come, beyond politics, reform in burma taking many different forms, including an international film festival. >> and a school in pakistan hoping to produce the next generation of olympic hockey heroes. >>> shares in one of britain's biggest ret

lawrence and the entry to the st. lawrence river. the point is though, the british military in acadia was weak. they only had a few hundred men. and even though they would have liked to have removed the frenk catholics if they could have in 1713, they did not. and they found that more politic and wiser to allow them to remain. and they did remain. and basically over the next several decades, the french population grew. it had a very high birth rate, higher than the number of deaths even though the population was small, nevertheless, it was growing by the time we're talking about in the 1750s, there were about 13,000 french colonists in the area of acadia and cape breton island and this island which was called by the french the he'll st. georges now is prince edward island. and until surrounding areas. there were about 13,000 french. well, a couple of things happened to lead to the main topic that i'm going to talk about next. that is the expulsion of the acadians. please. >> when did you say they were [ inaudible question ] ? >> the

lawrence.535. jacques cartier talks toss the natives who happen to live there in the area and gathers as much geographical information as he possibly can. he doesn't plunge into lake channel plain, he is collecting oral geographies. jacques cartier's geographical report gets turned into a grand compilation map prepared for king francis i in 1550, and by 1567 europeans are seeing for the very first time in printed form on a map the interior of north america and this great warpath that eliot's book is all about.g 1567 it appears for the first time, definable place in the cater's map doesn't show us the hudson river, it doesn't show us long island, it doesn't show us cape cod, but by golly, it shows us that st. lawrence river down to the place where the waterway forks. at that place where the waterway forks down to the south, the place of the mohawks, the mock what. this is america's warpath. often that distance is the place where we will meet our enemies. france is not able for a variety of wars

. >> looking pretty good lawrence. investigators are still looking for the cause of the fire that drove nearly a dozen people out of their homes in san francisco. >> one person is live with us. >> reporter: good morning, not a good way to start the new year. one fire crew right here standing by at the corner of the intersection. that is where the fire started. of course the fire crews are here to make sure the fire doesn't start up again. the fire erupted around 8:10 last night. it began in the back park of one of the building. it caused significant damage, about 100 firefighters came to the rescue. the fire chief says the crews made it more difficult because the homes were attached. 10 people out of their homes this morning including the landlord who lived in the building. >> it's a 2 unit building and it quickly spread to the building. if you look at the front of the building to the right, both sustained significant damage. >> reporter: one person rushed to the medical center trying to determine how that person got h

. >> for the parents of stephen lawrence, justice was delivered today but not in its entirety. they welcome the sentences even though they know it is not over yet. they will now laid down in their beds and know that they're responsible for the death of my son. >> it might be quite logical not quite low, but the same time, their hands were tied. -- it might be quite low, but at the same time, their hands were tied. >> the court was packed. seats were given up for some of florence's family. when the sentence was handed down, nothing was said by the convicted men. for somewere given noup family.hen lawrence's he was brutally cut down in the street by a racist gang. the pair were juveniles when they murdered stephen. under law, they were sent to is not as the mature men that they are now but the teenagers that they were then. extra time was added because of the racial nature. the resulting sentences are shorter than the 30 years a modern adult murderer could have received. the judge hoped that the conviction of nprris and dobson would not result in the case file being closed. new i

lawrence? this captain. were there any witnesses of his behavior immediately afterwards, when he was onshore? any indication of drunkenness or anything like that? >> reporter: well, today there were reports in the italian press, and there are all kinds of reports and speculation and stories about things that may have happened in his past, on other ships. none of that's really confirmed at this point. we kind of go by what prosecutors tell us. we don't know how much of this is substantiated, but we're told, according to these reports, that he will be drug tested. so far, you know, we haven't had any indication that that has actually happened, but there's a reasonable part of any investigation of this type, of this magnitude. but as for his behavior, it seemed like when you listened to those tapes, he's saying that he's right at the base of the ship, that he got off, but he stayed with the vessel, which was obviously not the right thing to do. but he's claiming he did not abandon the ship. we hav

this is what the law is, lawrence. >> lean forward with "the last word" as lawrence o'donnell takes on the day's most compelling stories. it airs week nights at 10:00 eastern on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> here is your first look at the other news going on around america today. a murderous crime spree by a couple the media dubbed a modern day bonnie and clyde came to an end in tuesday. they gave up without a fight after an air unit spotted them wandering in a desert. they allegedly killed an elderly couple in their utah home and shot a woman in the head during an attempted carjacking in nevada. the couple faces numerous charges. >>> a collision between a tractor-trailer and jeep led to a multivehicle crash on a dallas highway. the initial crash caused the truck to slam into a concrete divider crushing two other cars. crews were called in to clean up a diesel fuel spill and clear the accident. one person was hospitalized. >>> finally, check this out. a georgia neighborhood is beginning to look like a scene from a famous hitchcock movie. residents have been invaded by a flock of t

thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thanks, lawrence. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> coming up, the captain the italian cruise ship has a new reason today for why he did not stay on board the costa concordia as it sank. and in the rewrite tonight, someone on another network in primetime drops an "f" bomb tonight. who did it? what family is so modern that even the kids can drop "f" bombs? that's coming up. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, rich dark chocolate, toasted oats. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >>> please indulge me for a quick second for the k.i.n.d. word. as of my last report during the holiday season on december 29th, had you contributed another $1.5 million to the k.i.n.d. fund braining our total to

he said i received governor lawrence, king's commission. is that your snack? you yourself, the whole french inhabitants of these districts are to be removed from this. winslow himself thought it very disagreeable, he wrote was his word. he was not one who went about this task with any smile. rather it was with sorry. he thought it quote, net. it seemed to be something shocking. one woman riding of her husband at the time and family accounts that her husband remain seated for a long time. his head in his hands. his faith was here. he said not a single word but he began to collect all the objects that could be carried with him. all their livestock, all their physical property was forfeited to the british crown. please. here is a portrait of colonel winslow of massachusetts who was very much involved in the expulsion under governor lawrence in 1755. this is an illustration by an acadian artist -- canadian artist. imagine what this may have been like when the british passed word to the acadian men gathered in a church that you are now to be expelled. imagining wha

edward lawrence joins frus los angeles with an up-- us from los angeles with an update. >> reporter: the los angeles police chief went a step further saying he is very confident that they have their man. i'm standing in front of one of the latest fires that happened early this morning. it destroyed four cars. then spread to the apartment building above. and now there is actually a news conference going on right now, talking about this very incident. and the person that police have detained, in connection with these arsons. the only good news with all of this is that there were no injuries in any of the arsons. firefighters battle a wall of flames. shooting from cars in west hollywood. a dozen car fires broke out in the los angeles area overnight. that brings the number of suspicious fires to 55. before dawn, los angeles county sheriff's deputies took a man into custody for questioning. >> that person is being interrogated. there have been no fires since we detained this individual. >> reporter: a los angeles city councilman says the man matches the description of a person of interest

on november 28, 1-year-old hiram lawrence was shot in his father's arms outside a liquor store. he was taken off life support in december. >> tragic. i mean, you know, what is this society do if they don't take care of their children? you know, it's just a tragedy. >> reporter: but today, it's all about gabriel, the little boy no one here will forget. >> gabriel was a good boy. a good boy. a good boy. gone too soon. >> reporter: now, oakland police don't believe that the little boy was the intended target in this shooting just that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. crimestoppers is offering a $25,000 we regard leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. grace and frank? >> all right. anne makovec, thank you. >>> police have now identified oakland's first homicide victim of 2012. 19-year-old isaac white was shot to death at east 25th and 19th avenue. anyone with information in that case is urged to contact the oakland police department tip line. >>> and san jose investigators are checking to see whether gangs may be involved in the city's first homicide of the ye

finally, two man accused of killing stephen lawrence have been found guilty of his murder.e look at how the jury reached its verdict. >> an unprovoked racist attack near a london bus stop, a young black man fatally stabbed, a notorious unsolved murder. as police watched their subjects and public anger boiled over, the bereaved family fought for justice. today, after 18 years, they got it. wept as amother silent court heard the verdict. she spoke of her relief, but also her anger. >> how can i celebrate, when i know that this they could have come 18 years ago if the police who were meant to find my son's killers did so? these are not a reason to celebrate. >> we pay tribute to mr. and courage andce's dignity. they have seen through major changes in policing, the law, and society as a whole. >> gary dobson is convicted of murder following the scrapping of the so-called double jeopardy rule. he was acquitted in the 1990's. david norris had never been charged. forensic scientists began a cold case review. clovis taken from -- clothes ephen were st subjected to months of tests.

lawrence has a check of the forecast. >> k looking good around the bay area. clouds out there now. [ clearing throat ] >> excuse me. mostly cloudy skies. a cold front will keep temperatures mild if you are heading out the door this morning. 40s and some 50s at this hour. you know what, looking toward the afternoon we'll see cooler temperatures but not bad. these temperatures still moving up into the 60s in morgan hill, 64 degrees there, 63 san jose, 62 in cupertino. as you get to the east bay those temperatures up in the mid-60s in some of the warmer spots toward walnut creek. you get inside the bay you will see about 60 degrees in san francisco, some patchy fog with 50s at the coastline. we have some warmer days ahead. unfortunately no rain. more on that in a couple of minutes. back to you. >> thank you. clear that throat, lawrence. >>> all signs points to mitt romney getting a big boost from tomorrow's republican presidential primary out of florida. we have live pictures to show you from jacksonville of romney as he is campaigning until the final hours. poll

now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great night. >>> tonight, who is the real mitt romney and where does he keep his money? and we'll bring you the gruesome hollywood murder mystery that has los angeles trans fixed. >> conservatives come together. we beat romney. >> all that newt-mentum. >> i want to knock him out. >> i need your help to beat romney. >> today newt did what newt does. >> newt gingrich is ceasing the opportunity to hit him. >> and i think they will do anything. >> dirty, dishonest, and desperate. >> i fully expect the romney campaign to be endlessly dirty and dishonest. >> romney so uncertain about how to handle this tax issue. >> mitt romney is now admitting that he's paying 15% tax rate. >> it being looks like he's hiding something. >> let's get all the facts out there. if you have tax returns to put out, you know, you should put them out and put them out sooner rather than later. >> this is one of the bigger acts of baloney. >> i think everybody will know that the story is much to do about nothi

guys, back to you. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> 6:38 now. the owner of a jack in the box says san francisco's richmond district is trying to get permission to stay open 24 hours a day. and now the restaurant has been closing early since thanksgiving night. and that's when a nearby attack drew attention to its late night hours. and the chronicle reports the owner thought he had permission to be open at all hours. tonight the city commission considers his new all night request. >>> today, the fed are expected to clear the way for money to extend bart into the santa clara valley. that means trains could be running south of fremont as soon as 2016. lisa washington is in fremont with more on what could be a very pricey project. lisa? >> good morning to you, grace. that's right. for those bart passengers at the fremont station, their only option is to go north. at one point, the idea of extending bart to the south bay was just too expensive. that's what federal officials said. but that is no longer the case. today, the department of transportation

lawrence? >> gianna, spring-like temperatures starting to weaken somewhat as we are seeing 60s and 70s the last couple of days, today probably only the mid-60s but it's the dead of winter. did you know that? >> yes. >> you can hardly tell. it's been spectacular. we'll cool off through friday. great weekend. we have a lot of sunshine coming our way, cooling off monday and tuesday. >> no changes. >> no major changes in the works, yeah. for the next few days. >> i'm okay with that. >> we need rain but... [ laughter ] >> nice weekend. are you kidding me, 68? >> went out for a walk yesterday. >> did you? >> yeah, i did. >> a little stroll. >> nothing compared to your walk, mr. karnow. you made it almost to oakland. >> why not? i could have gone all the way across the bay. >> if you see a guy on the bay bridge with size 14 feet, that's lawrence karnow. [ laughter ] >> not gianna. >> no. >>>

it is to be called the lawrence berkeley national laboratory bay campus. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> prosecutors say a gang member shot and killed a father and his two suns in a mistaken identity gang shooting. opening arguments began today. prosecutors say he is responsible for a 2008 drive-by shooting in san francisco that left three dead. >> there is a lot of evidence that will be presented, hundred plus witnesses, testimony, pictures. >> his attorney told the jury he was the driver and that another man was the shooter. >>> in san jose, police revealed new information about the kidnapping of a 11-year-old girl from san jose. that girl was sexual assaulted and the suspect's weapon was a fake. >> it is designed to look and function like a fire arm. it ejects casings. there is a muzzle flash. >> that suspect tri truong le was shot and killed by police. authorities say he had a restraining order from a previous relationship. the girl is traumatized by her ordeal. >>> a burglary suspect injured has died. he was one of three men in a

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name hasen lawrence's never been forgotten. finally, a penalty was handed down. david norris and gary dobson are detained at her majesty's pleasure. steven's mother bridge the end of this trial satisfied by what justice had delivered, to a point. >> the sentence is -- it may be quite low. the judge's hands are tied. i am very grateful. >> the court was packed. the convicted men said nothing when the sentences were handed down. afterwards, there was a shot from a supporter in the public gallery. the judge said, is a totally innocent 18-year-old was brutally cut down in the street in front of eyewitnesses by a racist gang. he told the two men, they may not have held the knife, but that did not matter. your group was prepared to attack in the way in which you did. the pair were juvenile is when they murdered stephen lawrence, when police put them under surveillance. under law, they received lower sentences to reflect their ages at the time. several years were added to the total because of the racist nature of the crime. the judge also said he hoped the conviction of

as it scales back its murder squads, that's because of budget cuts. >> steven lawrence's parents feel that they have some form of justice. two men finally behind bars, 18 years after their son was killed. and warnings from the metropolitan police commissioner that other people involved shunted rest ease nil their beds. but there are concerns this morning that despite new leads, the team, which worked on the lawrence case could itself now be broken up following the convictions. scotland yard is scaling back its murder squads because of budget cuts and a drop in the number of murders in london. senior officers are describing the case as dormant with no live lines of inquiry, meaning the team could be in a vulnerable position, because those who work in it work exclusively on this case. some people were still included after the death. they've never been convicted of violence despite a serious of allegations. officers from the lawrence team will discuss the case and in all likelihood their futures with senior officers next week. they'll be keep to make sure they stay in their jobs, citing

name hasen lawrence's never been forgotten. finally, a penalty was handed down. david norris and gary dobson are detained at her majesty's pleasure. steven's mother bridge the end of this trial satisfied by what justice had delivered, to a point. >> the sentence is -- it may be quite low. the judge's hands are tied. i am very grateful. >> the court was packed. the convicted men said nothing when the sentences were handed down. afterwards, there was a shot from a supporter in the public gallery. the judge said, is a totally innocent 18-year-old was brutally cut down in the street in front of eyewitnesses by a racist gang. he told the two men, they may not have held the knife, but that did not matter. your group was prepared to attack in the way in which you did. the pair were juvenile is when they murdered stephen lawrence, when police put them under surveillance. under law, they received lower sentences to reflect their ages at the time. several years were added to the total because of the racist nature of the crime. the judge also said he hoped the conviction of

center for american progress lawrence call lawrence corp. well still ahead in our tease sticking it to the man or this time the great lady new york times employees are in revolt against the newspaper we'll tell you why. people calling like you said for free and fair elections. and we're still reporting from the land where you can hear behind me loud explosions. welcome to the capital. mr. well as the song goes the times they are a changing the new york times that is but maybe not for the better at least that's what employees there may think and they're angry and it's not hard to understand why workers there wrote a letter to their boss voicing their frustration at their benefits being slashed and people being laid off all the while the company's c.e.o. there she is there general been sent she made out like a bandit upon leaving the company a nearly fifteen million dollars goodbye package well employees are not letting this go unnoticed here's a part of their letter to their boss that reads quote our foreign citizen employees and overseas bur

thanks, lawrence. >>> 4:31. >>> the first votes have been counted in the first presidential primary of 2012. >> they have. susan mcginnis is live in new hampshire where most polling places have been open now for an hour and a half. good mornings susan. >> reporter: good morning, frank and grace. this polling place has been open since 6:00 a.m. and four or five dozen people have come in and out. and the people running this polling place say they are expecting about 1600 people, 44% of the total folks that are assigned to this ward. so turn swrowt is -- turnout is a little bit lighter than expected. new hampshire voters headed to the polls early this morning, to cast ballots in the nation's first primary. >> the polls are open. >> reporter: overnight the tiny town of dicksville notch kicked off the contest putting favored mitt romney and john huntsman in first place with two votes each. huntsman already seemed like he was in celebration mode at a packed rally last night. >> ladies and gentlemen, can you

lawrence's efforts. they have made a contribution to the law and society as a whole. >> gary thompson was convicted of murder. -- gary dobson was convicted of murder. david norris had never been charged. this is part of a cold case review. clothes and evidence were subjected to months of modern forensic tests. clothing fibers were collected from the garments and the backs iran. on this colorful jacket taken fibersobson's house, which matched stevens closed. -- clothing fibers were collected from the garments. >> there was a stain on the back of the caller. it would not have been in the pants. >> whose blood was it? >> the dna indicates that that came from stephen lawrence. >> it was a breakthrough. fibers and hairs linked the two suspects to the killing. despite these police surveillance pictures, all of the suspects had to be released. the detectives tried fitting a covert camera. they watched the group of friends and their obsession with knives. the months turned into years. nts 995, stephen's paretn t

we'll talk about that next. ,, lawrence. in your healthwatch >>> you ever seen lawrence do a rain dance? >> you want toes that! [ laughter ] >> we can't crank up the showers. there is a chance we could see some rain in the next 24 hours. the skies just beginning to break up. a lot of low clouds and fog, some drizzle this morning around the bay area early on. but yeah, no rain just yet. there's another storm system headed our way outside right now the temperatures still chilly in santa rosa. 49 degrees. 57 in concord. and 51 degrees in oakland. out toward mount diablo looking good. skies parting now and yup, looking like sunshine and clouds into the afternoon with some cool temperatures. there is a chance just a slight chance of some showers tomorrow morning. and then it's back to that warm weather once again. high pressure rather flat here. a lot of clouds rolling over the top of it for today so a few passing high clouds and temperatures stay down. this cold front looks like it's going to be passing looks like early tomorrow

lawrence is going to love this. so are raider fans. the oakland raiders may have a new man in charge of the the team has tapped reggie mckenzie as the new gm according to espn. he was in town interviewing. he has worked in the personnel department for the packers forenearly 20 years. he could begin his duties with the raiders only if the packers agree since he is under contract with green bay who won a couple of super bowls under him. mckenzie was a tenth round draft pick of the l.a. raiders in 1985. >>> open ceremony for mavericks is today in half moon bay. it's a great weekend for it. who surfers will hold a prayer circle in the ocean. they might even surf the mavericks but the contest isn't until the waves get big enough and the surfers get 24 hours notice to get down to half moon bay. >>> a rare sight in hawaii has tourists and locals pretty excited. >> some humpback whales surfaced yesterday in the middle of honolulu harbor. they popped up alongside some tugboats. the last time they showed up in the harbor wars in the 1990s. now i

for your forecast, here is lawrence. >> all right, elizabeth. a couple of patches of fog in the area. and out toward the coastline. high clouds making their ways across the skies. and temperatures chilly in spots. 30s and 40s stepping outside this morning. and an area of low pressure spinning off the coastline. right mow, it doesn't look like it will bring much. a couple of sprinkles out to the coastline are possible. and that's about it. so we will call it partly cloudy as we head toward the afternoon. the temperatures will be noticeably cooler outside. but otherwise, it looks like the system, another near miss. as the low is going to swing off the coast and continue southward. that means for the most part it is going to take the clouds with it and we should stay mostly dry. a few more clouds coming in. temperatures cooler around the bay area today. computer models picking up on it well. and the core of the low sags it to the south and drags the clouds with it and that's what we're expecting to see today. not much in the way of rain and hoping

lawrence to france.e are very much connected to -- the americans are very connected to the atlantic system. but the border land is really quite mixed and people with mixed and uncertain allegiances, another one of the colony's. interesting story is a vermont which is a test of space which is -- the long to them. the settlers of vermont many of whom are from connecticut to the connecticut river getting these grants has field operators. governor of new hampshire. that is a long and interesting story. we don't have time to do that now. i would like to make some concluding remarks if i might. this is really stupid but can i borrow a copy of the book? hy forgot to bring it up here. i just want to say thank you. first person i would like to thank. person trying to slink out the door but don't. the students here all know sarah mccall as coordinator of strategic studies. not only did she orchestrate this whole event and make it as wonderful as she makes everything, really taken care of me for years and all the y

lawrence? >> no, can't imagine that one. glad they are safe. folks around the bay area today, we have a weak cold front sliding by right now. that is bringing with it some clouds. unfortunately, no rain outside. let's take you live over the bay bridge right now. you can see all of the clouds continuing to cruise on by. the mid to high level clouds. we just can't squeeze the raindrops out this year. we're in a la ninna condition and it looks like we are going to keep things dry for the foreseeable future. temperatures right now beginning to warm up. 58 in san jose. and 58 in san francisco and 56 degrees in concord. and as we head in toward the afternoon hours, still plenty of clouds outside. the temperatures will be cooler of course, but that cold front is sliding on by and plan on 50s out toward the coastline and low 60s in the bay and mid 60s in some of the interior valleys. and tonight, likely going to see a stronger surge of some low clouds and some fog. making its way into the interior valleys. overnight lows in the 30s. and the 40s. and so

. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. well, we have some changes for today. still a lot of sunshine in most spots. some fog at the coast. will we see any rain? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,, concerns about europe. that's overshadowing positive news about jobs in the u-s. americans filed for >>> stocks are flat on renewed concerns about europe that's overshadowing positive news about jobs here in the united states. fewer americans filed for unemployment benefit last week. that's according to the labor department. applications fell by 15,000 to 3 72,000. >>> today republican presidential hopefuls hit the ground running in new hampshire just ahead of the campaign's next big contest. rick santorum is looking to keep his momentum going after a strong showing in iowa. his campaign claims that they received millions in new donations yesterday. but the new gop front-runner mitt romney made the boldest move of all taking on the president directly. >> you know, he said he wanted to create green jobs. i don't think we underst

. >> um, patriquin has been called not only by you the lawrence of iraq or the lawrence of arabia of this war, how conscious was that on his part, and are the similarities to lawrence and faisal, the original lawrence and faisal in world war i and patriquin and the sheikh? >> well, the lawrence of arabia connection is inescapable. on the one hand, it's potentially cheesy, overreaching, and i have no desire to be lowell thomas or patriquin to be misperceived by history, but it's a way to start thinking about patriquin, and it's inescapable because patriquin went to the remote desert in jordan to a spot if you remember lawrence of arabia, the opening scenes were shot in the most spectacular, interplanetary desert scenery you've ever seen. it's where travis patriquin journey inside 1999 to sleep under the stars and commune with the spirit of lawrence of arabia. it was the greatest night of his life. the stars were shining, and patriquin -- and i got this from people who were with him on the roof that night -- i'm in the spot where lawrence of arabia was 90 or 90 years -- 80 or 90 years

lawrence river valley and neighboring regions. how could they possibly stave off english control of the continent when beneficiary colonials, those within the british colonies numbered a million and a half. there were several hundred thousands slayed among the total population in the british colony. the french were not only concerned about the expansion of british population and the movement westward, but also of trade that british colonial traders from pennsylvania and virginia were venturing into the ohio country. they were going to capture the fur trade and draw it towards the british colony and away from canada. they realized if they lost control of the fur trade, and it was drawn mostly to the british then canada would be worthless and lost. the thinking was this, where the native people's made economic alliances as they made their economic alliances with the british, they would also make their political and military ones with them too. trade would sway native people in a certain direction. the french attempt in the early 175

here's lawrence. >> plenty of fog out there this morning. but lots of sunshine as we head toward the afternoon. you will be surprised at just how warm these temperatures are going to get. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> thanks a lot, guys. 6:30 now. >>> it's a big day, decision day in iowa. >> finally republicans will caucus throughout the state today casting their first ballots in the 2012 presidential election. >> susan mcginnis joins us now from des moines as candidates continue stumping in the last minute. good morning. >> reporter: good morning again, frank and grace. this is crunch time. it is the last two hours during which all of the major candidates can come out here, press the flesh, meet more people, try sway the undecided voters to come over to their side and you know, of course, mitt romney is very confidence he is going to win this all. the rest of them are certainly hoping that they can sway enough voters to eke out a win, some kind of a surprise win turnabout but the voting begins tonight. all those gatherings, automatic