. >>> i'm lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center.emperatures soared 20 degrees above the average and will it last through the rest of the weekend? we will talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, say she is even more alert today. they say she's progressing >>> doctors treating congresswoman gabrielle giffords say she is even more alert today. they say she is progressing nicely one day after being flown to houston to begin rehabilitation. sandra hughes on what is next in the representative's recovery. >> reporter: congresswoman gabrielle giffords will soon start therapy next to these patients in the gym at the tirr memorial hermann center in houston. it is where doctors help those with brain and spinal cord injuries relearn the basics. >> a person who suffers, who experiences a traumatic injury, who has lost some function, even temporarily, will have to concentrate to work hard, and have a lot of discipline, and have a lot of patience, but have the desire to recover. >> reporter: giffords' doctors say she is still weak but the congre

. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cw weather center. we have some rain around the bay area today. now those temperatures are starting to get pretty cold. the sky is clearing out. just how cold will it get? that's coming up. to prohibit employers from ical marijuana >>> new protections for pot smokers in the works again. a state senator wants to prohibit employers from firing medical marijuana users if they are competent employees. it passed the legislature in 2007 but the government vetoed it and the state supreme court rejected such protections in 2008. it would exempt doctors, nurses, bus drivers and heavy equipment users. >>> and it is one last deal for a wall in the creek pot dispensary. the c3 collective has agreed to cease operations permanently in exchange the city will wave $67,000 in fines. the business has been at odds with the city zoning laws since it opened in the summer of 2009. when a judge agreed last year it was operating illegally, the city began imposing $500 a day fines. c3 abruptly gave up the fight earlier in the m

. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs5 weather center. high pressure keeping us high and dry. but dense fog will be the problem. we will have details on that coming up. [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. plus i get two boxtops for their school. winning is my but we lost today. no, we didn't... ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh and that has some wondering whether that may have contributed to the san bruno explosion. now, >>> pg&e now admits it has been spiking pressure on gas lines for years and that has someone wondering if it contributed to the san bruno pipeline explosion. now lawmakers and the public are asking question. the utility doesn't have answers. >> they are a bunch of thieves. >> reporter: he is one of many in san bruno still not happy with pg&e four mont

meteorologist lawrence karnow has the details for us. hey, lawrence. >> happy new year, ann, or should you say happy new year, folks. looking wet around the bay area. could see a little more snow heading through the evening ours hours. very cold air. next storm system just beginning to dive in our direction. modern amounts of rainfall. watch out if you're traveling along the 101. we will see this picking up it looks like through the evening hours and looks like into tomorrow as well. scattered light showers into oakland over the hills near livermore a few scattered light showers as well but for the most part looks like we will see heavier amounts a little bit later on and see a wintery mix. you see that nice little pink spot that's wintery weather out in that distribution. looks like we got more showers coming our way but there is some warmer sunshine in sight. we will tell you when that's coming up in a few minutes, ann. back to you. >> thank you. happy new year to you too. >>> welcoming the new year along san francisco's embarkadaro las

meteorologist lawrence karnow is saying more is on the way. >> yes. how about that? it has been some time since we have seen any rainfall around the bay area. today, it was some light showers. some heavy sprinkles showing up around the bay. still got some of the activity up there that is moving on by with a cold front but still more to come just making its way onshore. another band of moisture. taking a look at high-def doppler. heavier amounts of rainfall. more scattered showers in towards the santa rosa area. we are not done. this whole band just dragging down along the coastline starting out in the north bay first. see it still making its way in towards inverness. plenty more to come. will that be the end of the rain? we will talk about that coming up in just a bit. ann, back to you. >> checking other bay other headlines. a packed house in san jose as mayor chuck reed reached out to the community to get input on the city's budget priorities for the 2011/2012 fiscal year. members of neighborhood associations and youth commission were invited to give their suggestio

. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. we will talk about the weather coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, two years ago today. and the man at the controls -- danville's >>> the images are indellable. the miracle on the hudson was two years ago today and the man at the control captain chesley sullenberger from danville. he he retired last year and in an interview he said his gratitude for what happened has increased. >> for everyone on the airplane and their families i think we have gained a greater appreciation for what we were able to accomplish that day for what happened that day and for what didn't happen that day. we are all very grateful. >> he is writing a book and has used his fame to lobby for airline safety. >>> it has been two weeks since flames were sent from a san francisco apartment. it gutted a building at montgomery and pacific displacing four dozen people. the landlord said the power had been out and someone may have been using a candle. today ed lee said the tenants had been placed in temporary housing at a nearby hot

. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs5 weather center. high pressure keeping us high and dry but dense fog happening. weather coming up. her dog. witnesses say the woman was walking her dog on solano way ne hen a driver hit >>> concord police are investigating an accident that killed a woman and her dog. she was walking her dog when a driver hit them. both the woman and the dog died at the scene. no word yet on the woman's identity or any possible charges. >>> pg&e admits tonight it has has been a common practice. the utility saying it has been spiking pressure on gas lines for years and some are wondering whether it was being done on the san bruno pipeline that exploded in september. lawmakers and the public are asking questions but our reporter says the utility is offering few answers. >> they are a bunch of thieves. >> reporter: he is one of many in san bruno still not happy with pg&e four months after the disaster. >> this is supposedly a public utility. they are not. they serve the public what they want the public to have. >> reporte

. >>> i'm lawrence karnow. rain around the bay area. reports of lightening strikes. sky is starting to clear out and it is getting cold. we will talk about that coming up. ,,,,,, seven years ago, i had this idea. ,,,,,, to make baby food the way moms would. happybaby strives to make the best organic baby food. in a business like ours, personal connections are so important. we use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last year we took dozens of trips using membership rewards points to meet with the farmers that grow our sweet potatoes and merchants that sell our product. we've gone from being in 5 stores to 7,500. booming is using points to make connections the works-- again. state senator mark leno wants to >>> new protections for pot smokers are in the works again. state senator mark leno wants to prohibit employers from firing medical marine users if they are competent employees. a similar leno proposal passedded the legislature in 2007 but the governor vetoed did. the bill would exempt doctors, nurses, bus drivers and heavy equipment u

. >> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow, the cbs5 weather center, still a couple raindrops falling in the bay area. when will that end? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, air travelers. some are just arriving home after the blizzard that slammed the east >>> the nightmare is finally over for many air travelers. some are just arriving home after the blizzard that slammed the east coast the day after christmas. we'll hear the tales of the weary travelers. >> reporter: find a flight coming from the east coast and you'll find passengers with stories to tell. >> a lot of layovers, a lot of time. >> it was a lot of waiting, a lot of waiting. >> reporter: there's some of the passengers we found on that video of airports snowed in at the end of last year. >> i'm exhausted and hungry. >> reporter: j.p. rowland just touched down at sfo after a global ordeal starting when the christmas time snowstorm over europe stranded him in double lynn. >> i got to call my re-- dublin. >> i got to call my recruiter and tell him i can't start. >> reporter: he was due to start a new job in mountain

. >> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. can you believe it? just after noon, and some temperatures still hovering in the 30s outside? just how cold will it stay? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mountain lion attack on the >>> the discovery of a dead animal appears to be evidence of a mountain lion attack on the peninsula. sightings are rare in general in that area. but there have been quite a few mountain lion sightings in the past few days and that as anne makovec shows us has a community on edge. >> scary because we walk to school all the time. >> reporter: people living around this elementary school in hillsborough are extra vigilant today after a dead deer was found yesterday less than a mile away. a deer believed to have been killed by a cougar. >> just be aware i think, just... >> reporter: it's places like this where nature and civilization clearly mix and this is where the body of a deer was found on the 300 block of robinwood lane. it's one of several sightings of cougars like this one this week in the bay area. ma

. >>> high, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs5weather center. 2011 starting like it ended in 2010. how much more can we expect in the rain department? we will talk about more on that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, cough. >>> a new state law now requires all middle and high school students be vaccinated against whooping cough. most are given a vaccine before they start school between the ages of 4 and 6 but immuneity begins to wain after 10 years. health officials say older students will need to show proof of booster shots before starting school next year. more than 7800 cases of whooping cough were reported in california last year including 10 deaths. >>> it is a girl. the first bay area baby to be born in the new year delivered in berkeley. she was born at 12: 12:07:00 a.m. she was born a few weeks early but is in good health. the mother said she was surprised her little girl was the first to be born in 2011. >> i didn't believe it. i was like she can't be the first baby. there has to be a whole bunch of other babies born. but no, she was the first one. >> the baby's mom said

lawrence karnow is here with what you need to know about the weather ahead. and it looks rainy and chilly, lawrence. >> it is pretty chilly out there right now. temperatures in the 40s outside. seeing showers showing up out there. cells move on shore as we speak. stretching in across the bay. you've got this cell moving in across the bay headed toward hayward. throughout the next 10 minutes or so you'll see showers there. little bit further to the north we are looking at more widely scattered shadows. up into the hills in toward walnut creek and concord as well. in the north bay seeing most of the activity right now more showers beginning to show up. some heavier bands. off the coastline seeing stronger storms. a cold front about to make its way onshore. moving in just in time for new year's and beyond. >> thanks a lot, lawrence. >>> a south bay homeowner could face charges for shooting a man that he thought was trying to break into his house. police are still sorting out the details but it happened along patio drive in san jose early this morning. the homeown

. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. i know what i'd be doing, sleeping! we would see the sun showing up around the bay area and it's going to be great day but more fog is on the way. we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,, 3q copd makes it hard to breathe so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i've got the leading part. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, vavair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart ndndition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, take the lead. ask your doctor

so let's get to lawrence karnow with more. we've dense fog advisory. >> that moisture from the system that moved through yesterday and here we go, folks. we have the fog developing around the bay area. dense fog advisory at the coast. fairly mild with the cloud cover, mainly 50s. i think we'll see a little more sunshine toward the afternoon. cloudy skies to begin with, but by the afternoon hours, looks like more sun will make its way in through the bay area so the fog advisory will lift probably about the middle of the morning. then this afternoon here comes the sunshine a partly cloudy, temperatures in the 50s and 60s in the latter part of the day. let's check traffic with gianna. >> thank you, lawrence. good morning. fog advisory causing problems on the freeways now. we have a fog advisory in effect for the bay bridge affecting your drive on the upper deck into san francisco. metering lights off still a decent ride on the eastshore freeway. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. they just lifted also fog advisorie

. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. we started out with low clouds and fog around the bay area. now things clearing out. what about the weekend? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,, can ultra thin bladder protection combine comfort and high levels of absorbency? tena brand can. tena provides the first moderate and heavy bladder protection in an ultra thin pad. with super absorbent microbeads dispersed in a thin core, it holds eighteen times its own weight in moisture. plus, unlike some other bladder protection pads, it retains its shape as you move for your comfort. looking for heavy protection from a thin, comfortable pad? switch to tena ultra thins. call 1-877-get-tena today for a free sample. brand power. helping you buy better. closed in both directions overnight. >>> this weekend a section of highway 101 in san jose is going to be closed in both directions overnight. the closures at tully road will allow crews to start tearing down the overpass. and for the next 16 months now, crews are going to be putting in

. >>> hi, meteorologist lawrence karnow, still showers around. when will the rain end? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, california governor...36 years after he began his first term as governor. >>> tomorrow jerry brown will be inaugurated as california governor 36 years after he began his first term as governor. governor brown is now exactly twice the age he was the first time he took the oath and the state's deficit is now as large as the entire budget was during brown's second term. so here to talk about what we can expect from the 21st century brown administration is our analyst. tomorrow's inauguration includes hotdog, water and chips. the big issue is, of course, the california budget. this is setting the tone. >> well, we're facing a $28.1 billion budget deficit if you believe governor brown's numbers and i think they're accurate and frankly, to spend lavishly for a celebration when you know you'll have to close that deficit by making cuts would really send the wrong message. so you're seeing anoas steer kind of real -- an austere real low budget to

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meteorologist lawrence karnow is here to tell us if things will clear up tomorrow. >> it is nice to have the rain back. winter for that matter and we would like to see the showers showing up and we have got more of that right now. and folks, it is coming down in parts of the bay area. taking a look in towards san jose. you've got pockets. modern amounts of racism. heading in towards sunnyvale and santa cruz mountains. another batch coming in over the peninsula. making its way onshore right now. the rain already beginning. watch out in pacifica. heavier band off the coastline. hayward getting hit by showers right now. more rain continues to fall across the rest of the bay area but this becoming more widely scattered. pretty good cell into this area right now. more widely scattered in this direction but looks like we will see pockets of this modern amounts of rain. even the possibility of some thunderstorms embedded in some of the cells and we are not done just yet. more on that coming up in just a bit. back to you. >> lawrence, thank you. >>> the fight continues to secure the release of t

. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather have. so much for the dead of winter. ,,,,,,,, the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... call me. abortion opponents marched in san francisc >>> tens of thousands of abortion opponents marched in san francisco today, on the 38th anniversary of the supreme court ruling that legalized it. anti-abortion groups stretched for blocks along the embarcadero. pro choice advocates had a smaller counter-protest. the crowd appeared to be significantly bigger than last year. abortion opponents say it could be because of the new conservative infusion in congress. >>> a hit-and-run crash leads to an evacuation overni

i'm lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. foggy and cool around the bay area.why some rain might make us warmer. we will talk about that coming up. ,,,, >>> police are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and- run that left a 6-year-old hospitalized with life- threatening injuries. police say the girl and her boyfriend were in a cross walk at the intersection of camden and basskin avenues in san jose when she was hit. that was just after 1:00 this morning. police are looking for a silver or gray japanese made vehicle, last seen traveling westbound on camden avenue. and police are not sure if the girl had the right-of-way. >>> san francisco's board of supervisors has a new look tonight. it has four asian americans making it the most ethically diverse board ever and it has a significant task ahead eventually selecting the interim mayor. and joe vasquez was at the swearing in, which got emotional. >> reporter: as the new san francisco board of supervisors swears in, many are wondering, will they be prone to dramatic clashes like the last board? the answer came

let's get a quick check from our meteorologist lawrence karnow with what's in store for to remember. >> it is starting to rip again in parts of the bay area. check this out, folks. moving in off the pacific. in for a closer look you see some showing up south of the san ralph in toward mill valley. a cell making its way into that direction. vallejo. knapp some showers continuing in parts of the north bay. colder precipitation. the south bay looking at some widely scattered showers. heavier impulses south of san jose into morgan hill. more sitting off the coastline and more to come. maybe some thunderstorms heading our way. >> lawrence, thank you. >>> the bay area led the way and tonight it is the law of the land. don knapp on the new item fast food restaurants will have to add to their menu. >> when this family orders chicken at kfc they will know what it costs costs. >> i think it is pretty good. i think everybody should know what they are eating and confused assuming. health is important. >> reporter: but tony mitchell says he will still eat what he likes and won't be count calories

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we'll start with lawrence karnow with your forecast. lawrence, good morning. >> yeah, guys.oming into work today very chilly around the bay area. and nothing is changed. it is cold out there maybe colder in spots. below freezing in fairfield, 33 in concord, 33 in livermore. be careful traveling inland today. we are seeing patchy dense fog this morning and looking at a dense fog advisory in toward the central valley. it's a cold start to the day and we have that patchy fog but by the afternoon, we are going to bring you some sunshine and that should allow temperatures to warm up maybe as high as 59 degrees in san jose. of course those places that see that fog this morning even when it does clear, it will still stay cool. but the next couple days should be high and dry. going to warm some of the temperatures up into the lower 60s. looking good as we head in toward the weekend. let's check on traffic now with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. well, no big hot spots out there right now which is the good news but we are seeing our usual congestion now coming through antioch. wes

lawrence karnow has more. >> there is a dense fog advisory at the coast. thick fog there. you have clouds all around the bay area and there could be some patchy dense fog showing up in other spots so be very careful this morning, folks. 40s and 50s, good news toward the afternoon. still that dense fog advisory continues out toward the beaches as we head through 9 a.m. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s so a cloudy start. but here's the great news. we have a great finish for you as we head in toward the afternoon hours. partly cloudy skies, lots of sunshine showing through and how about temperatures moving up into the 50s even some mid- 60s in the latter part of the day? of course we'll check out your weekend forecast coming up. traffic with gianna right now. >> thank you. the trouble spot is on the bay bridge this morning. the metering lights are off. that's the good news but we are dealing with this fog so limited visibilities as you cross the span. give give. as far as delays though traffic is early. things are still moving. 18 minutes on the eastshore freeway from the