the death is considered an accident. >>> state senator leland yee says he is concerned about threats ng his call for radio host rush limbaugh to apologize for mocking the president of china. the most recent threat against yee mentioned limbaugh and contained racist statements experts will be pouring over sonar images from a canal in stanislaus county as the search continues for a kidnapped 4- year-old boy. divers have temporarily suspended searching the water for a car linked to the kidnapping suspect. so far, though, crews have recovered 11 vehicles from the canal. >>> a warning for women this morning. breast implants may cause a rare form of cancer. it is called anaplastic large cell lymphoma. people with saline and silicone gel filled implants are at risk. it is more common in young people and can be cured with aggressive chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. the cancer affects about one in 500,000 women. with more on health news, here's scott goldberg. >>> reporter: nearly 26 million americans now have diabetes. three years ago, the number was 23.5 million. that's according to new e

topping our news state senator leland yee wants threats to stop. anne makovec is in san francisco to explain. good morning. >>> reporter: a lot of times it's easy for politicians to ignore threats as part of the job but after what happened in arizona earlier this month with gabrielle giffords, i think a lot of people are take more note of it. and leland yee state senator that represents san francisco and the surrounding area has gotten several threatening messages by fax and email and text. the latest one just yesterday. here's a look at that fax. it made racist comments and said rush limbaugh will kick his blank. rush limbaugh is in the mix after an apology was demanded from the talk show host for some comments is that he made about the chinese president after he appeared on fox news last week. here's what rush said. >> hu jintao was just going -- [ imitating aggressive chinese speech ] >> reporter: yee thought that was derogatory and tried to hold mr. limbaugh accountable. he held a press conference yesterday to address the threats that he has be

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it is shining the spotlight on bay area senator, leland yee. investigators are looking at a possible tie between threats made against the congresswoman and disturbing calls made to leland yee last year. he received several threatening messages last spring following his investigation of sarah palin's speaking contracts with cal state law. >> i just read and article here in l.a. about mr. leyland lee, about the english and all of the language. you know what, this is the united states of america. if you don't like it, tell him to go back to china. >> obviously, that is the voice of a woman but investigators in arizona say they are uncovering several voice mails in their investigation into the shooting massacre in tucson. >>> a southern california law maker is taking a very close look at the law that allows californians to openly carry unloaded weapons. california's open carry law has been on the book since 1969. it allows people to carry an unloaded weapon, although with ammunition separate. state assemblyman, anthony portotino wants to make carry

abc 7's jenelle wang has our story live from the news room. >> eric, a staffer for state senator leland yee said he was contacted by a detective from arizona earlier this week. the detective wanted to know about the death threats the straight senator received last spring when he spoke up about the fees and perks that administrators agreed to give sarah palin to speak at a university fund-raiser. even though there are some rough similarities to the threatening notes in the tucson case, it doesn't believe the two are connected. >> shooting at the safeway, a man with a semiautomatic weapon. >> meanwhile newly released 9-1-1 calls of last saturday's shooting and today in arizona another victim will be remembered, u.s. district court judge john roll. yesterday services were held for the youngest victim, christina green. six were killed and 13 wounded last saturday. congresswoman gabrielle giffords was at the meet and greet. her recovery is a miracle. she sat up in bed. >> gabrielle, lift your legs up and she'll lift both up. >> and doctors say today giffords could be out of bed sitting in a chai

what they want to know from state senator leland yee. >> a look at our major airports.light arrival delays nearing an hour. everyone else is running smoothly even though we have light rain around seattle and portland and snow minnesota my second diagnosis-- i was told to go home, retire, and enjoy the time i had left. to say it was a shock is just a complete understatement. i mean, i don't think there are words. she had put up a really good fight, but it was her time. you... don't have a choice of getting breast cancer. i had no choice. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. that 3-day gave me that opportunity. and i can actually do something to help. i think it's a very bold thing to do. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. i'm sure if it was 100 miles we'd still walk it. it was a big statement for me of... (voice breaks) i'm alive. we can do this. we can do this. we can rid the world of this terrible disease... so that no mother... granddaughter... sister... daughter... mother... go through what my wife had to go through. this is more than just three days. this i

chemistry council respond saying new procedures allowed for the small amounts >>> state senator leland yee is making a second try at passing a ski helmet law. it was signed by governor arnold schwarzenegger last year. this time around the helmet law is a stand alone office. he said it could dramatically reduce the number of injuryies and deaths >>> restaurant owners in vallejo are finding out about a new ban to ban styrofoam containers. they would be the first city in solano county with the ban. the recycling coordinator is recommending it. he said they end up in landfills or waterways and a ban would help protect riddler creek, which has been known as a trash hot spot >>> all right. we want to check in with sal and see how things are moving. sal? >>> we have a couple of slow spots. if highway four comes to mind and highway 280. we will start with highway 24 which is moderately heavy. it is going to be busy from about arine da up to the tunnel it looks good into oakland. we have a little slowing in the middle lanes, which are the fast track lanes. i'd say that's maybe five minutes. the fog

also, senator leland yee has launched an online petition. rush limbaugh has refused to apologize for mocking the chinese language and after senator yee complained, limbaugh made fun of him on his radio show. >>> singer jimmy buffett is out of the hospital this morning. this is video of him falling off a stage at a show, there you see him in sydney, australia. doctors say he suffered a head injury but he is recovering quickly. his rep said his neck show in new zealand has been canceled to give him time to recouperate. >>> a cafeteria lawsuit to tell you b how much a congressman from ohio wants after breaking a tooth. >>> plus, the update on some dogs that were rescued in a horrible case of animal abuse in the east bay. >>> northbound 101, heavy traffic. san francisco police are on the scene of an injury crash on crossover drive near fulton. it's causing a big problem. >>> this is dallas, texas. a building has been evacuated. a bomb sniffing dog smelled something suspicious in a package there, so they started evacuating the building. the police

. >>> leland yee of san francisco says he received a racist death threat today and the message used racist terms to describe yee and president obama could he believe it is because of his recent criticism of rush limbaugh and the incident is now under investigation. >>> consumer advocates claim that california public utilities commission has been keeping the public in the dark and today the utility reform network and his inconsistency attorney filed a legal petition with the agency. >> it is time for the public utilities commission to open up a public investigation because the public has a right to know. >> make sure that it is open to peer review to review of evidence to make sure that the factual findings are accurate. >> the san bruno disaster is expected to come up tomorrow at the first meeting of the public utilities commission. >>> each family who lost their home was handed a check today which came from a $400,000 fund and each family received about $6400 tax of laura months once to -- check of laura months once to those with less damage. >>> the president said china has done more to

his on-air imitation of china's president has leland yee asking for an apology. >>> welcome back.o right to tara moriarty. she just arrived at the scene where the tree toppled over on the freeway. what's happening there? >> reporter: we's at boston avenue. this is an overpass overlooking 580. it took cars a little while to figure out they could drive over the flares. so the two lanes had been b locked for quite sometime. but as you can see, caltrans crews have removed the tree. it toppled into those two westbound lanes. they brought in the clipper. they were able to remove everything. but they were able to -- they were able here at 6:45. a sig-alert was issued. we don't know why the tree fell. all lanes have reopened on 580 westbound. this is just east of park boulevard. traffic has been backed up for at least a mile -- at least a mile. we were in our efforts to try to get here. we actually get going a mile past this location. it was just wall to wall cars. back to you. >> thank you, tara. >> it's 8:15. after a warm welcome at the white house last night, at the state dinner, china

but senator leland yee is here to welcome you. [applause] and a man who went to bed on saturday night, a cop with a badge and who woke up on sunday morning a new d.a., george gason. [applause] city attorney twice elected in san francisco, and usually without opposition, dennis herrera. [applause] a member of the board of education and from your administration, mr. newsom, hydra mendoza. [applause] the assessor for the city and county of san francisco, phil teng. the treasurer of the city and county of san francisco, jose cisneros. [applause] the public defender and the man that first whispered to george, you should be the d.a., jeff hadachi. one of the judges with whom we have worked for years, lilian singh. [applause] and of course the woman who was your lifeline from here to hong kong when you were trying to escape this awesome responsibility, rose pack. [applause] fire chief of the city and county of san francisco, joanne hayes white. and a man whose work as an architect in three or four administrations, a man that i got from t

leland yee received another troubling racist message. after what happened in tucson weeks ago security for elected officials get new attention. about we have the story from sacramento. pivshtion someone left state senator leland yee a racially offensive mostly unairable voice mail overnight. caller angry the san francisco democrat called for the boycot boycotting of the advertiser of conservative radio talk show host rush limbaugh. >> resign from office and go get many an egg roll and fortune cookie and eat it. >>reporter: he found it threatening because he received facts the day before with a pick up truck drag ago nooichlts any time anybody makes a threat to your life or suggest your demise what it does for me is to bolden me that i will continue to fight and stand for what i think is appropriate and what is right. >>reporter: senator yee took on limbaugh for mocking the chinese president last week during the white house visit. because many chinese americans found it offensive, the child psychologist demaned an apology. but limbaugh re

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. >>> state senator leland yee calls for an apology from rush limbaugh. this after the commentator mocked china's president during a press conference yesterday. senator yee said that limbaugh's acts were what sometime lines his pockets. and we'll look at how the chinese community is reacting. >>> and the former giant slugger has pled not guilty to ten charges of perjury. tomorrow bond's attorneys are expected to ask the judge to throw out evidence likely used. such as test results and other items seized from the balco drug investigation. that trial is expected to start in march. >>> on the road to recovery. representative gabrielle giffords is making more stride. what the congresswoman was able to do for the first time. >>> they are the only pair of identical twin sisters who enlisted into the army on the same day. find out why their mother gave them her blessing before she died. >>> and we're looking at your bay area weekend forecast, what you can expect in your neighborhood. >>> arizona congresswoman giffords took a few steps and has now made attempts a

. >>> senate senator leland yee is accusing rush limbaugh of i nsulting the chinese president and the community. yesterday, on his show, limbaugh complained about a lag in translation. here's how lin but imty mated -- imty mated what the president -- imitated what the president s aid. senator yee says limbaugh shows the chinese an apology for his "classless act." >>> it's a tragic day in a major u.s. city where police officers have lost their lives in the line of duty. >>> it's being called the biggest rounddown of mafia l eaders in u.s. his troy. hear what the attorney general said this morning. >>> two police officers are dead in miami following a shootout as a squad of police officers tried to -- tried to serve a homicide warrant. the suspect was considered a fugitive and also died in the gunfire. one officedied at the scene. the other died at the hospital. two nearby schools were placed on lockdown as a result of the shooting. it happened in a liberty city neighborhood which is a housing project built in the 1930s and is notorious for crime. >>> the fbi is announcing what it says

state senator leland yee has received death threats for criticizing sarah palin.ut officials aren't saying whether there is a link between the threats and saturday's attack. during the last fall's campaign, palin's website placed an image of crosshairs on congresswoman giffords' district. some critics claim that post may have played a role in the shooting. >>> several bay area students hospitalized after mistaking rat poison for candy. >> this is crazy. what the hell, now the kids aren't even safe in the school? >> how they were able to get their hands on it while the teacher was in the room. >> plus a victory for free speech on the golden gate bridge. how protestors can now display their message on a worldwide stage. ,,,,,, [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed. they continue to profit... by selling kids the same lies... to get them to use... the same deadly products. don't be big tobacco

the state senator leland yee.latest was a phone message that follows the one faxed to to his office. why one california city is tracking down on trash scavengers that look to make money from recyclables in your garbage. >> from a rock musical to a show that's gone to the dogs. arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez has what's hot ♪ >> alice wrigley recreating her role as a woman suffering from bipolar disease in the rock musical next to normal. it's the emotional winner of the pulitzer prize now at the curran theater ♪ >> forceses of music offers a dazzling evening of virtue woes so performance. in palo alto, berkeleyly, san francisco. >> you know brian from abc 7's daily program 7 live. catch up in his hit show, not a genuine black man about growing up in san leandro in the '70s at the march in san francisco. the 20th celebrates zinfandel, america's heritage wine. discusses the seek reals. the weekend at four bases center. tails are wagging, barking up the right tree. the 107th golden gate kennel club dog sh

plus the policy state senator leland yee is demanding of rush limbaugh because of the way he mocked thenese president hu jintao. >> don sanchez has it all in this week's what's hot. ♪ >>> music legend booker t. jones is on stage. it electrifies at the ball. it's a two-day festival of top hats, dance, and entertainment. turn bac the clock in the ballroom. it's marilyn monroe and it's still, no, father did not. one of 24 films in ten days in the festival when the world is black and white. in the castro theater. places anyone can love. these cute little guys are up for adoption. if you want to add a dog to your family, check up the rescue sunday at the wang hotel. grease is still the word. we're hopelessly devoted to the broadway classic now in the san jose center for performing arts. the study in denim sustainability. how your jeans could be turned into works of art. a student exhibit this week only in the san francisco art institute. >> gay man of the decade. (cheers and applause) >> neil patrick harris in san francisco as part of a tenth annual sketchfest with candice burgan, dan ackroy

plus the policy state senator leland yee is demanding of rush limbaugh because of the way he mocked thehinese president hu jintao. >> don sanchez has it all in this week's what's hot. ♪ >>> music legend booker t. jones is on stage. it electrifies at the ball. it's a two-day festival of top hats, dance, and entertainment. turn back the clock in the ballroom. it's marilyn monroe and it's still, no, father did not. one of 24 films in ten days in the festival when the world is black and white. in the castro theater. places anyone can love. these cute little guys are up for adoption. if you want to add a dog to your family, check up the rescue sunday at the wang hotel. grease is still the word. we're hopelessly devoted to the broadway classic now in the san jose center for performing arts. the study in denim sustainability. how your jeans could be turned into works of art. a student exhibit this week only in the san francisco art institute. >> gay man of the decade. (cheers and applause) >> neil patrick harris in san francisco as part of a tenth annual sketchfest with candice burgan, dan ack

the state senator leland yee.test was a phone message that follows the one faxed to to his office. why one california city is tracking down on trash scavengers that look to make money from recyclables in your garbage. >> from a rock musical to a show that's gone to the dogs. arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez has what's hot ♪ >> alice wrigley recreating her role as a woman suffering from bipolar disease in the rock musical next to normal. it's the emotional winner of the pulitzer prize now at the curran theater ♪ >> forceses of music offers a dazzling evening of virtue woes so performance. in palo alto, berkeleyly, san francisco. >> you know brian from abc 7's daily program 7 live. catch up in his hit show, not a genuine black man about growing up in san leandro in the '70s at the march in san francisco. the 20th celebrates zinfandel, america's heritage wine. discusses the seek reals. the weekend at four bases center. tails are wagging, barking up the right tree. the 107th golden gate kennel club dog show

kern county spent more than $7,000, dave cogdill of stanislaus county spent more than $6,000 and leland yee of san francisco spent about $5,300. santa monica-based consumer watchdog group says that these types of unlimited credit cards are just unacceptable at a time when parks are being closed and people's healthcare is being taken away. >> thank you, sonja shin in emeryville. >>> aides to president obama say he will lay out his ideas on creating jobs and strengthening the economy in tonight's state of the union address. the president's plan is expected to center around five pillars: innovation, education, infrastructure, deficit reduction, and reforming government. in a nod towards civility in light of the tucson rampage, at least 60 democrats and republicans say they will sit next to one another instead of across the aisle. >> i think anytime when you're talking about something as reflective and sober as the state of our union, to do that in an atmosphere where democrats and republicans are not divided by a central aisle but sitting together, i think that's -- i think that's a good step.

kern county spent more than $7,000, dave cogdill of stanislaus county spent more than $6,000 and leland yee of san francisco spent about $5,300. santa monica-based consumer watchdog group says that these types of unlimited credit cards are just unacceptable at a time when parks are being closed and people's healthcare is being taken away. >> thank you, sonja shin in emeryville. >>> aides to president obama say he will lay out his ideas on creating jobs and strengthening the economy in tonight's state of the union address. the president's plan is expected to center around five pillars: innovation, education, infrastructure, deficit reduction, and reforming government. in a nod towards civility in light of the tucson rampage, at least 60 democrats and republicans say they will sit next to one another instead of across the aisle. >>> our live coverage of the state of the union address starts at 6:00 this evening. that will be followed by a special edition of cbs eyewitness news at 7:30. >>> time now 6:05. let's get another check of weather and traffic. robert, you picked a good week to be doin

state senator leland yee has received death threats for criticizing sarah palin but officials aren'taying whether there is a threats and saturday's attack. during last fall's campaign, palin's website placed an image of crosshairs on congresswoman giffords' district. some critics claim that post may have played a role in the shooting. >>> serve students rushed to the hospital a-- seven students rushed to the hospital after mistake rat poison for candy at martin luther king middle school in san francisco. one of the students apparently found the poison on top of a tall filing cabinet in a classroom and started passing it around as candy. school officials didn't know about it until one student called her mother to say she had eaten rat poison. >> we have spoken with the manufacturer of the product and the product in their history of this product, any human consumption is always nontoxic. >> why are they in the hospital? you know? >> the children were taken to the hospital as a precaution, although none had any symptoms of poisoning. >>> police are look for the gunman who killed a man i

state senator leland yee criticized sarah palin when she appeared at uc stanislaus last spring. received threatening e-mails after those comments but officials aren't saying whether there is a link between the threats and saturday's attack. they said they are just following up on similar threats to political figures. >>> checking other headlines around the bay area, things are back to normal after a security breach at san jose international airport. it all started when a woman left the secure area last night and then walked back in without going through security. about 800 passengers including people who had already boarded their planes had to be screened a second time. >>> this is a photo that one passenger tweeted showing the huge crowds waiting to be rescreened. the woman was cited on a misdemeanor charge and released. one flight was cancelled. >>> and uc-berkeley laying off 150 managers and support staff. most will be let go by june. the job cuts will save the university about $20 million. the cuts do not affect faculty or campus police. these layoffs are on top of 500 jobs

. >> no plans to increase security yet but a staffer for state senator leland yee says he was contactedn arizona earlier this week. the detectives wanted to know about the death threats the state senator received last spring when he spoke up about the fees and perks that administrators agreed to give sarah palin to speak at a university fund-raiser. mr. yee was bombarded with death threats. the chp is investigating and saying even though there are rough similarities it doesn't believe there's a connection to yee or the bay area. in arizona another victim will be remembered today. u.s. district court judge john roll. yesterday services were held for the youngest victim nine-year-old christina taylor green. a total of six people were killed and 13 wounded in the shooting massacre outside a tucson safeway store last saturday. congresswoman jackie speier -- congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot in the head. giffords could be out of bed sitting in a chair. a new break in the case, a young man walk by the suspected gunman's home found a black bag. items that appeared to have come from a l

we're hearing that the recent threats made to senator leland yee are somehow tied in to the investigationf the giffords incident in tucson, arizona. in your career how much has this whole problem of safety weighed on your mind? >> never, really. not heavy, anyway. other than when moscone and milk were killed. there's been so many other times when people have issued threats. there have been people who -- at least one person who was stopped in city hall with a .357 magnum. but none of that has ever disturbed me. >> belva: you don't find that it wears on you, though, just being in the public eye and being controversial? is aththat just the life politicians have to accept? >> that's the stage we have chosen to perform on, so to speak. and you have to take the good with the bad. believe me. 99% of the time there's really no reason to be concerned and your security as such is that one person at a time can be handled. after all, if you'll recall, i was pied fairly severely right in front of city hall with guards all around. so there is absolutely no way, belva, to ensure your safety absolutely.

leland yee also receive raises phone calls like this one from an anonymous caller.is united states of america feel like to go back to china he's an immigrant. this is united states speak english. >> the state senator said an investigation has been under way and is not sure if there's any connection which means the threat he received in the tucson strategy. is going to take precautions. >> my staff will receive particular training to handle threats and handle these kinds of situations. it's extremely important that i continue to do the things that i've been doing in the past because with this and a clear message to all those individuals that we stand up and were not going to allow people to take over the discourse of this country. >> strip had on kron 4 news weekend jails across california may get more crowded as specially of governor brown got his way. asked to talk about when bay area sheriff has to say about the governor's latest proposal to >>. if another live look outside of route tam. it's blue sky out there with like the fog is still hanging out. we'll be back

. >> reporter: san francisco state senator leland yee has demanded an apology from the radio talk showhost. >> he should in fact, set a standard of how we treat the chinese with respect, because i believe that we want the chinese to respect that. the only way you get respect is if you give respect. >> reporter: edwards told me by homes that limbaugh's comments push complex issues. john sasaki. >>> two psychiatrists are set to testify in a san mateo court on alexander yucoff. the trial is set to begin january 31st. yucoff has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> the trial of san francisco answer to spider man started today. he used suction cups to climb the millennium tower. when he completed the climb, police arrested him on several charges. including being a public nuisance. godwin is expected to take the witness stand on monday. >>> concerns china may raise interest rates to slow its economic expansion sent stocks lower today. the dow industrial closed off two points. >>> the markets weren't the only things down. home sales in the bay area fell 8% from around 7,800 to 7,200

the law fathered by leland yee.ee reported there has not been a single pedestrian fatality since that law took effect. in the previous four years from 2003 to 2007 there were 10 10 pedestrian deaths. >>> drivers are waiting up to six weeks to get their new licenses with enhanced security features. the dmv says the vendor is struggling with raised lettering and how state of california panels are being transmitted. >>> pharmacist took the witness stand today for michael jackson's doctor. tim watkins testified that dr. murray bought seven viles of prophopol in the months before michael jackson's death. >>> intel agreed to pay money to settle a lengthy legal fight. it all started a few years ago when intel filed suit claiming that invidia was not approved to produce chips. >>> eight days in a row of dry weather but the clouds have been increasing all day. coming up i'll have the details and the timing of the storm system that will soon impact the bay area forecast. >>> new at 6:00, take a look at this. a woman caught on

sacramento the senate has ordered an investigation into a racist death threat against state senator leland yee. they arrived just a week after the senator called on rush limbaugh to apologize for mocking the chinese language during his radio program last week. >> to see and to hear and receive these kinds of horrible statements and racist threats, it's not the country that i know. >> yee says he has been threatened before but because of the recent shooting of gabrielle giffords in tucson he is now such taking these threats seriously. he is calling for a boycott of companies that advertising on limbaugh's radio program. >> there sapphire storm over saying the pledge of allegiance. the board of supervisors recites the pledge but a newly elected words won't say the words. carolyn tyler has a look at that decision and the controversy over it. >> ladies and gentlemen, please join me in the pledge allegiance. >> every san francisco board of supervisors meeting begins with the pledge of allegiance but no requirement that members actually say it. newly elected supervisor objects to the final words, te

. >> reporter: san francisco state senator leland yee has demanded an apology from the radio talk showhost. >> he should in fact, set a standard of how we treat the chinese with respect, because i believe that we want the chinese to respect that. the only way you get respect is if you give respect. >> reporter: edwards told me by homes that limbaugh's comments push complex issues. john sasaki. >>> two psychiatrists are set to testify in a san mateo court on alexander yucoff. the trial is set to begin january 31st. yucoff has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> the trial of san francisco answer to spider man started today. he used suction cups to climb the millennium tower. when he completed the climb, police arrested him on several charges. including being a public nuisance. godwin is expected to take the witness stand on monday. >>> concerns china may raise interest rates to slow its economic expansion sent stocks lower today. the dow industrial closed off two points. >>> the markets weren't the only things down. home sales in the bay area fell 8% from around 7,800 to 7,200

. >>> state senator leland yee is demanding an apology from rush limbaugh on what he said last night on the air. limbaugh was complaining of last night's chinese present that there was no translation. >>> it sure did turn into a beautiful day, for a look at bill, any changes ahead? >> there are changes, certainly less wind. it was windy. if you were in the berkeley area or near vulmer peak, up in the skyline boulevard area. it was howling last up to 55-mi- hour. wind gusts in excess of 60. let's go outside. live storm tracker ( 2. most of us didn't notice the wind. they funnel, what happens is when the air sinks out of the atmosphere they start to funnel down. i'm not doing a good job of picking them up. but there's something called the ventori effect and that slowed them down. we got going up to 50 miles per hour. so berkeley we had some trees down. oakland we had trees down, branches. if you lived in san rafael or mill valley, what was the big deal? it came down to those canyons funneling the air. the wind squeezes out of those canyons and what it does is they accelerate. we did no

threats are being taken seriously including death threats against state senator leland yee. was sent to his offices in san francisco and sacramento. it was sent a week after yee called on rush limbaugh to apologize from mocking him last week. he called for a boycott of companies that advertise on rush limbaugh's radio show. >> always saying you've been hurting people and disrespecting individuals. you ought to simply apologize. >> yee says he's been threatened before but because of the recent shooting of congresswoman giffords in tucson he's taking threats more seriously. >> the parents of a 20-year-old woman killed in the pipeline explosion are suing pg&e. jessica morales, one of eight people who died was at her boyfriend's home when the pipeline blew. the utility company was said to have ignored problems with the gas company before it exploded. this is the second wrongful death case brought against pg&e in connection with the blast. a watchdog group is calling for the state public utilities commission to launch a public investigation into last september's deadly explosion.

. >> threats against lawmakers are taken seriously including new racist death threats against leland yee. an investigation was set up after this fax a week after yee called on rush limbaugh to stop mocking him after his radio show last week. >> always saying is that you've been hurting people and you've been disrespecting individuals. >> he says he's been threatened before but because of the recent shooting of congresswoman gabrielle giffords in tucson, he's now taking such threats more seriously. >> in sacramento police arrested a man after what he made what sounded like a threat to mayor johnson. he meant the mayor no harm. he told mayor johnson he would be out of office in four hours when he approached the mayor at a sacramento restaurant yesterday morning. he has a criminal record which includes assault with a deadly weapon. nelson has struggled with mental illness since his marriage broke up five years ago. >> the latest poll shows two-thirds of voters approve of governor brown's proposal to extend the temporary increase in state sales, vehicle and income taxes. the majority agreein

. >> leland yee with another troubling racist message, this time voice mail.(inaudible) senator yee's concerned because he also received a racist fax really showing a pickup truck dragging a noose. wednesday night's caller was angry yee called a boycott of advertisers on rush limbaugh's talk show. he did that after limbaugh mikalena naued mimicked the president of china. >> yee was also targeted last year and officials investigating gabrielle giffords' shooting are looking into yee's because they're similar. >> a bay area congresswoman is warning the pipeline problem at the heart of the san bruno explosion may be lurking through the bay area. congresswoman jackie speier is fearious pg&e refuses to turn over documents. >> jackie speier told the san francisco chronicle that pg&e doesn't know what's underground. obviously that's alarming for san bruno residents who hear but that has consequences for the entire state. jackie speier now wants pg&e to do pressure tests on all the utility's pipes in the state that has parts from the company that made the pipes that e

leland yee has $155,000. meanwhile supervisors michaela pier is expected to announce any day now she's entering the race for mayor. >> san francisco mayor ed lee said he's going to fight to keep the 49ers in the city and do it in a different way than gavin newsom. he told the paper's editorial board he is committed to getting to know the team owner on a personal basis, the way to breed trust to work together. lee is not promising to keep the team here or even to start talks along those lines but he does want to talk. >> you know what i want to talk about right now? >> i'm thinkin' weather. >> how did you know that? >> because mike nicco's walking this way. when he walks this way we talk weather. >> and listen with all ears. >> thanks a lot. good morning to you guys. it is weather time and about 5:07 on this monday. visibility in the north bay. fog developing, wet ground gave way to some of the moisture. everyone else doing okay. reduced visibility but nothing to be too concerned with. napa and novato 4 to 3 m