a breakthrough at lawrence livermore lab is dramatically cutting time to identify suspects using dna. richard hart discovers the fastest way to detect dna. >> this black box to saved you a trip to the doctor. it's the fastest dna copy machine yet. >> i really thought what if you could it this way. >> when wry find your dna. >> dna is used to identify criminals, yes, but more often pathogens. use how they use it er day. the tests take too long. >> speeds on the order of hours. >> a big bottleneck is amplification of small samples. you need to make copies first, but the copy machine is called a pcr. they break it up and heats it and cools it again and again. the fastest device takes a half minute each time. this new black box cuts it to less than a second. that is huge. and new material that can heat it and cool it at insane speeds, it can be powered by batteries. >> the hope is that public health labs like this one will be able to use dna to identify hundreds of different pathogens in just a few minutes with a device the size of a shoe box. >> when somebody goes to the doctor's office

aproven formula that will likely generate millions of dollars and thousands of jobs, but where lawrence livermore labs will set up a second campus remains a mystery. they won't decide until early next year, pushing back this month's deadline. six local east bay sites are in the running to get the project, including sites in berkeley and richmond. >>> still ahead at 6:00, a warning for drivers. an unusual activity they might see along the peninsula. >>> also ahead, are all the bridges in california safe? the key hearing today and why cal trans is on the hot seat. >>> a litter of puppies abandoned in monterey county face certain deaths, but days after their rescue, another discovery. >>> a little bit of cloud cover today, but nice for the bay area. 63 in san jose and 60 in san francisco. for tonight plenty of cold air into the south bay, and yes, we are tracking a storm for your holiday. we're tracking this rain and we'll let you kno where the travel trouble spots will be coming up kin just a few minut. j tinch tinchts. >>> there will people on the prowl for deer next week. they're biologists who w

winds were up to 35 miles per hour in livermore and reported winds up to 46 miles an hour in berkeley. that started a small grassfire in dublin off lawrenceoad burning 3.5 acres, not spreading to any buildings. but we are told one firefighter had small injuries. winds are to blame for power outages in the bay area. hundreds of people without power. in the last 24 hours, several cities have been affected. oakland, san leandro, piedmont, concord, santa rosa. pg&e has said it restored power to most of the areas though. firefighters hope to have the fire 75% contained. red flag warning until later today. be on the lookout in areas with brush. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with lawrence. the wind looks like it's getting stronger but you said it's supposed to subside? >> she is up there in the hills now. we are seeing gusts over 40 miles per hour on the mountaintops but down below just breezy but otherwise not too bad. still red flag warnings continue this morning and have been extended until 9:00 this morning. be careful early on this morning. still, not bad around the bay area. fairly mild temperatures dry conditions continuing a little co

livermore and one 46 miles per hour in berkeley. wind also may have been a factor in a small grassfire just off lawrence road in danville. >>> there have also been some power outages with thousands of homes and businesses in the dark for while. the most significant was in oakland, san leandro, piedmont, concord and santa rosa. pg&e says electricity has been restored just about everywhere. >>> those winds have died down at least here at ground level but i guess on the mountains it's crazy throughout. >> let's check with lawrence to see how bad it is. >> just breezy down below. some of the winds 10, 12 miles per hour. but you get up the mountains a bit and some of those gusts are still over 40 miles per hour this morning. so red flag warnings are up today. we are looking at offshore winds, very low humidity down to the teens. the red flag warning is extended until 9 a.m. because of these conditions. but that should subside today. eventually we'll see more of an onshore breeze as we head into the latter part of the day. temperatures mild outside right now. pretty typical with the offshore wind. 62 in mountain view. 60 oakland. 61 fairfiel

lawrence. we'll take outside once again show you a leave look this time at the dublin interchange westbound 580 looking great through livermore. that drive time is still only about 15 minutes between the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. those headlights is westbound traffic. let's check the bay bridge toll plaza. still really easy commute into san francisco. looks like upper deck roadwork has been picked up. but lower deck as you approach the decline you will find some lanes blocked until about 6:00 this morning. and we just checked in with bart. they have 35 trains on time. am bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries everything is reporting no delay. and back to the roads, westbound 237 looks great leaving milpitas towards san jose. the rest of the south bay quiet. they did wrap up overnight roadwork on 880 near old bayshore highway and once again coming out of downtown things look fine. that is traffic. back to you. >> thanks, elizabeth. >>> 5:09. a vandal caught in the act. >> yeah, putting racial slurs on an east bay home of the the video police would like you to see. >>> the jury has reached a verdict. >> co

livermore. mostly clear into pacifica, 49. more on your weather coming up. that's a look at weather. let's check on traffic now with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. overnight roadwork including portions of 880 between 980. we'll have more on your wednesday morning -- tuesday morning traffic coming right up. [ laughter ] >> tuesday. >> happy friday! >> i knew as soon as i said it, i shouldn't have said it. what day is this? >> good moment. >> thank you. >>> "occupy oakland" protestors are regrouping this morning, they are on the move after police shut down their camp. kristy seifkin is in oakland this morning where they can continue to gather as long as they don't pitch their tents. >> reporter: well, interestingly there's lots of tents here at snow park. now, those tents taken down at frank ogawa plaza yesterday but a lot of people have since moved over to the snow park encampment and you will remember that on sunday, the city said it's illegal to stay overnight or pitch any sort of tent or structure in any park. they specifically named snow park as one of those examples. but police haven't raided this park yet so the number of tents is growing h

livermore. these temperatures running a good 7 to 9 degrees below average, elizabeth. >> that's not very good for those of us who are shivering anyway in 80-degree weather. all right. thank you, lawrencet's go out towards the altamont pass because we are starting to see a few brake lights in this stretch. westbound 580 slow past the wind turbines and slow through livermore, as well. heading towards the carquinez bridge, we have a camera there and, well, everything actually looks okay across the span from the carquinez bridge to the maze. it's about an 18-minute drive time on westbound 80. highway 4 starting to get slow as well speeds under 25 miles per hour across some stretches especially past hillcrest. pittsburg, concord, things improve. back to you >> thank you. >>> investigators in monterey county with back on scene looking into a fire that killed five people at a care facility. the flames broke out at the mount carmel adult residential facility in the marina saturday night. it's a home for disabled adults. someone spotted the fire and called 911. a sixth resident is in critical condition. two firefighters and the caregivers were also treated for smoke inhalation. >>> 5:38. today

livermore. that's a look at weather. let's check on traffic now with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. weather and roads looking great. no major problems. it's been an exceptionally quiet morning since 4:30. now we have gone ahead and launched chopper 5 for you. so here's a live look through hayward near the 880-92 interchange. starting to get busy. not too bad overall. northbound 880 all the way up towards oakland, not too bad of a drive. the east bay, these are your more popular drive times. mostly in the green this morning. starting to get a little sluggish out of the altamont pass. that drive time now 18 minutes towards the dublin interchange. check of bay area bridges coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> 6:08. grades hacked at a bay area university. >> how a former student noticed the grade changes. >> got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> a big oops. the question that stumped herman cain. ,, [ man ] it's big. responds in a moment's notice. supports in times of need. same with aladdin. aladdin became the biggest in bail by treating people right. no one has lower prices, is faster or more prof

livermore. talk more about those temperatures plus the prospects for rain coming up. right now, let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> thanks, lawrence. we have problems now with muni. there was some damage to some of those overhead wires near judah and 30th in san francisco. so we'll let you know more about mass transit plus we have a new accident coming up. coming up. >>> an odor has chased some people in their homes. hazmat crews have been working through the night trying too fix a broken crude oil pipeline. this is at the concord naval weapons station. kristy seifkin is in concord with how those repairs are going this morning. and she has been breathing that smell for us. good morning, kristy. >> reporter: good morning. both my videographer and i have been smelling this all morning long getting a little bit more used to it as time goes by but still a very strong sulphur odor here this morning. and as you mentioned, many people just couldn't handle it. they had to leave their homes. some of them said they checked into motels to get away from the smell. several residents reported smelling this stench as early as thursday. they then

livermore. by the afternoon temperatures up into the 50s and 60s. that's a look at weather. let's check on traffic now with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. we are going back out to mobile5 crossing the bay bridge on the upper deck this morning. i think they just made it past treasure island. looks like they are heading towards treasure island at the "s" curve. it is foggy definitely across the span this morning on the upper and lower decks. looks like a clear spot towards the tunnel. but there are official fog advisories on most of the bridges including the bay bridge, golden gate bridge, san mateo bridge, dumbarton bridge. you name a bridge, it's got a fog advisory this morning. let's go quickly to our matches. we can show you some of the roads are pretty socked in, as well. this is actually a leave look through milpitas at 880 and 237 but yeah, grace is giggling. you can't see much. there are cars behind that blanket of fog. we'll have more on traffic and a check of mass transit. might be a good idea. coming up in just a little bit. >> she could tell us anything. we would have to believe her. >> that could be the north pole for all we

livermore saw gusts up to 30 miles per hour and berkeley gusts up to 46 miles per hour. those gusty conditions started another fire this one in danville that started off lawrence road.t burned about 3.5 acres. it didn't spread to buildings. but one firefighter sustained minor injuries putting out the flames. by 6:30 this morning, fire departments hoping to have about 75% of the fire contained up in napa but that red flag warning stays in effect until 9:00. so if youfully an area that has a lot of dry brush or -- but if you live in an area that has a lot of dry brush or grass, trim it because of high fire danger. >> keep your eyes open if you can, right? >> exactly. >> reporter: if the winds not blowing them closed which it is for me. >> thanks a lot. >>> it is expected to be the biggest general strike in the u.s. since 1946. >> a big day in the city of oakland. police officers say they will remain nonviolent today as long as the "occupy oakland" protestors do, as well. anne makovec kicking off our coverage in oakland with the very latest. >> reporter: thousands are expected to participate to shut down oakland to send "a message." the encampment at frank ogawa plaza

livermore. 78 walnut creek. san francisco sunshine and 74. enjoy it, folks. we have some rain coming our way. we'll tell you weather in a couple of minutes, guys. back to you. >> oh, lawrence sir. >>> 5:37 now. this morning the california high-speed rail authority will be out with a new estimate for linking the bay area with southern california. it is big. it's expected to be $98.5 billion. that's up from $43 billion. but once built, it won't require public operating subsidies. opponents are likely to season that new price tag saying california can't afford it in this economy. the governor and legislature have to approve it. >>> a surgical team in palo alto will try to give normal lives to a set of conjoined twins. angelina and angelica were born in the philippines but have been living in san jose. the 2-year-old girls are attached at the chest and the abdomen. 20 doctors and nurses will take part in the nine hour surgery this morning at lucille packard children's hospital. >>> today some of the world's elite surfers will be in ocean beach in san francisco for the start of the rip curl pro surf contest a day after a surfer who was bitten by a shark was released from the ho

lawrence. >> very dangerous fog out there right now. be very, very careful traveling around the bay area. getting reports that visibility is less than a 16th of a mile in the livermoremorning, plenty of fog. it looks like it is going to be slow to shift. coit tower, lost in the distance. a little sunshine late in the day. ♪ >>> a beautiful monday morning here in new york city. i hope you're waking up to something equally agreeable. welcome back to "the early show." i'm erica hill, along with jeff glor. chris is off morning. >>> i hope you're ready for cybermonday. make sure you don't get any carpal tunnel with the mouse. online shopping was responsible for much of the growth over last year's numbers. >> on thanksgiving day people spent 40% more than a year. the ceo zap pos.com will be a guest coming up. >>> president obama meets with european leaders at the white house. >> this morning the international monetariy fund is denying a report it is preparing to bail out italy. junior white house correspondent bill plante has a preview of today's meeting. what will the president and european leaders be discussing here? >> reporter: the biggest thing is europe's economic c