i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not even talk about price until the day before the show. of course, meridian needs to support itself and support the community. but that was not the first consideration, so that made me very happy. >> his work is printed porcelain. he transfers images onto and spoils the surface a fragile shes of clay. each one, only one-tenth of an inch thick. >> it took about two years to get it down. i would say i lose 30% of the pieces that i made. something happens to them. they cracked, the break during the process. it is very complex. they fall apart. but it is worth it to me. there are photographs i took 1 hours 99 the former soviet union. these are blown up to a gigantic images. they lose resolution. i do not mind that, because my images are about the images, but they're also about the idea, which is why there is text all over the entire surface. >> marie in moved into the mansion on powell street just five years ago. its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family resid

so, between santa theresa and meridian to get across that area and traveling north, you'll use meridianr camden but that might be a straighter shot heading up towards highway 85, as well. a huge flow of traffic. again, you'll have that reroute and take note. meanwhile on the east bay, southbound 880 moves smoothly. a light volume of traffic there as well as the other side of the bay, no problems heading towards san francisco or oakland but coming out of oakland a crash reported just past the toll plaza itself. there's slowing that registers. look at that live shot there, though. we don't see any problems xwept for the cash lanes at the bottom of your screen. the ones to the left as you approach. and they were starting to recede as far as the backup and backing up a bit and sounds like that crash was in one of the cash lanes. the affect on the bridge? none. we'll send it back to you. >>> yahoo! ceo marissa mayer trying to persuade google to ditch apple and turn to yahoo! instead. mayer has support for high-level apple execs including the head there. pays $1 billion per year to drive traf

i'm also representing the meridian gallery. joined the directors in 2007 i want to say as a high school student are i want to say it's something i didn't think would be possible for an organization like them to go through. i just building there should be something done about the merry define gallery has changed my life because of them my life is focused and now i'm happy to say i'm working with the city of san francisco through the fine arts and i couldn't have done it without them they're doing something amazing here. i just, you know, keep in mind that's about it. thank you. >> >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> step up. >> i'm dr. white house and been lfltd with this since 2008. they do a number of things like activities they're really doing in the youth program that's been going on for 17 years. their take a look at risk high school students and giving them an opportunity to use artistic expression so i think that's an important place. they have all kinds of activities going on that are cultural and people from all walk

or you can use meridian north towards blossom hill to get you around that closure. again the deadly crash continues to follow there and follow that scene as the investigation continues hopefully clearing by 7:00. that should be good for the surface street. san jose unified schools are closed. a smooth drive for the rest of the bay. the cash lanes showing the backup and that's a little bit lighter. still a smooth pattern out of the maze. >>> so many people take mass transit, as you well know, mike. riders got a sneak peek in san francisco yesterday. about 90% of people seem pretty happy with the changes, which include dedicated bike stalls and new final seats and digital displays. however, people on wheelchairs were concerned about a large metal pole near the door which makes it hard to get on and off the train quickly. which is important. >>> well, this morning future changes in northern california airports have many concerned. the faa will change a flight path at oakland, san francisco, san jose and sacramento airports and they could be rerouted above your neighbor

blossom hill to camden or meridian is a great alternate remaining there for the investigation. the drive time from tracy to dublin is improving from last time we checked and 45 minutes and highway 4 under 25 minutes from antioch to concord. at san jose, this is highway 87, and beyond the sap center and a big party sharks and kings expecting a street party between 5:00 and 7:00 b the game with delays in the area. >> i like that, sharkies. >> the tribute prince william and kate made to victims of a devastating wildfire. >> electric or regular toothbrush. which is better? "7 on your side" teams up with "consumer reports" on and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage, so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit score or income requirements to qualify. you can get tax-free money from the equity in your home. you can use the money to pay off your current mortgage if you have one. the remaining money can be used for anything. there's no monthly mortgage payments. and you still own your home! call today to get your free guide and dvd. it expla

the problem, when you get a storm like 2 below and back toward meridian, you get the next day it's fine. the storm comes by one time. today the air mass reload and the same people ho had storms yesterday could have more storms, more tornadoes, tonight. >> chad we just saw two cars drive by behind you while you were talking. how bad do you expect it to get in the coming hours and has the local population taken cover appropriately? >> reporter: when you go into the cafes, and go into the quick shops. everybody knows. they seem a little cnn on your shirt, they go, why are you here? i said, well, why do you think? they said don't tell me they're coming here. because they know. everybody is here, everybody has already seen what two day, two and a half days of tornadoes has done off to the west of here and south of here. they know they're next in line and ready for it. can you ever get prepared? yes. you can be prepared when the sirens go off. already have a plan much don't try to make a plan when you know the tornado is coming. you have to know what to do before it gets there. >> chad, you h

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this aspect neither the report has done this and it's a gross deficiency and may be called on the meridians for sdabltsz act so those are concerned i have i'm sorry they left i would have liked them to answer this question >> anyone else on the director report. seeing none, public comment >> (calling names). >> is mr. alumni can he here. >> yes. may address the commission on matters that are within the commission's jurisdiction and are not on today's agenda. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon, members of the mta i thank you for your time. i just i hope that you realize that if the cab industry goes under you're going to lose $325 million at least in the next 10 years and more down the line. the people that need it most the paratransit people that need it they're going to lose their ability to take cars trains and cabs it's already started. i want to protect the people in the city that are walking in this. you've got 4 thousand vehicles running around did city and they're fighting for fireside like the wild west. there's going to be a lot more accidents unless something is done. i don't be

cities like birmingham, huntsville, jacksonville and also meridian, mississippi, are facing a similar tornado threat. so a two-day threat for some of these areas. and the storm that is helping to aid these thunderstorms really is not going to move all that much. so look what happens by tuesday. some of the same areas once again under the gun for tornadoes. so it's not only birmingham, jackson, mississippi, but also atlanta, charlotte, and tallahassee. so what has started out as a very slow year in terms of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes specifically has really ramped up. we'll be under the gun until at least wednesday. >> and we'll be watching. jim cantore, thanks. >>> there is new fallout tonight involving those disparaging comments about african americans allegedly made by the owner of the los angeles clippers basketball team. more of what was said in that conversation has now emerged. we get the latest from nbc's joe fryer in oakland, california, where the clippers made a play-off appearance this afternoon. joe? >> reporter: good evening, lester. in the wake of this controversy

well this place is the meridian of the sign of how consent british authorities are about the luncheon on days at yale which is predominantly men to that shopping outfit if i don't think one of the chase a senior counterterrorism office is about the flaky skin has taken different about. not necessary due to its knees. there are institutions organizations and artists who work in this area and community members so the boys helping comedies but this does is continuing and realizing the young people. now that i was already received at christmas isn't sitting on was to pull out with another that they made it is not addressing the core issue is about why i guilty to engaging in the conflict in this way and wanting to travel out this area in the past making this entry this might be at pleasing the dough onto the walls of windows. and it looks like this is the problem that the whole eu is facing isn't as big as a pow anyway the city this is a europe wide web and only so fast and often the impact that this can happen the nice weather the young people. i get out to join the conflict not difficul

but, anyway, birmingham to meridian, mississippi and alabama in that elevated area. all of the orange has the risk of damaging wind, large hail and an isolated tornado so you're going to have to look out for that anywhere, mid-atlantic, even up to parts of the great lakes. >> unlike those baggage costs, dan, that you were talking about, you don't have to pay for degrees or temperatures. i'm going to show you a place that would have to pay a lot, it's hot, hot, hot somewhere. all coming up. >> thank you, ginger. >>> coming up on "gma," closing arguments set to begin in that home invasion trial. the minnesota man charged with the death of two teenagers. his attorney argues self-defense. >>> and paul simon and edie brickell in court holding hands after their arrest. why they're saying they're just fine. >>> and miley cyrus speaking out for the first time since her lengthy hospital stay. pital stay. >>> and a painful night in the ballroom. are loving taco bell's new waffle taco. mmmm that's good. eggs, sausage, and a little syrup. what else more could you ask for, right?

that has an interesting return on equity, 21% and meridian bioscience. we can cycle through these as we bring in a branch. this market, you are actually buying the couple names year. general motors, bed, bath and beyond and game stop. i say general motors blows me away because it is not a clear picture with the recall they have endured. >> i'm so glad to hear that. they are so brave for going to gm and not looking at what you're getting from general motors on what the reliability is. almost 4% dividend, debt-equity 85%, the boss hawley's financial which will add more revenue to their income statement, they have $29 billion in cash and make $1 billion a month in cash flow. they put away 600 million reserved for the problems they have. if that goes to 2 billion or 3 billion this company is on a roll. theyl get past it. remember bp, toyota? what happened 12, 18 months later i wish i bought that. i can't tell you if this is the bottom, 12 months or 18 months from now you will be happy by gm. liz: the annual low is 20. i want to quickly mention to ally financ

east of here meridian and coleman. and then westbound traffic from winfield. as you can see, lots of work left to do. lots of debris on the road and the cars remain here as well. could be an hour and a half to two hours before this intersection is cleared and reopened. live in san jose. >> thank you for that update, brian. >>> 8:47. want to check in with sal. sal, i know you said traffic is going to be pretty heavy today, especially in and out of san francisco with the giants game. it might be lighter tomorrow. wall street is going to be closed. i think a lot of schools are off. it's good friday. >> that's right. and today, this week as we head closer to easter, tori and dave, some people have spring break. but with that said we do have slow traffic expected into the city, as you mentioned, tori. 24 westbound 11 minutes between 680, 24, and the colddy cot. bay bridge toll plaza heavy. a 20-minute delayed. later today people coming in for that baseball game and then leaving tonight it's going to be the same. it's going

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today will be another day of tornado activity from birmingham back towards meridian and eastern jackson. moderate risk, not quite as bad as yesterday but we expect tornadoes and potentially damaging tornadoes today. >> what do you think is going to be the worst area? do you think -- arkansas and northern georgia out of the storm area now? >> it's not -- not northern georgia and not for alabama, moderate risk for northern and season tral alabama and southern mississippi and southern alabama as well as parts of georgia. but tonight this afternoon as a front comes down this will be the final assault as far as this big upper wave. we'll have tornadoes again starting southeastern jackson and marching across southeast mississippi into western and southern alabama, again, this afternoon after 4:00. we're going to have a lot of tornadoes again today. >> jeff, thanks very much for being with us today. this morning treasury secretary jack lieu is testifying and said sanctions are taking an economic toll. lew said the u.s. is prepared to take additional steps if russia doesn't change its ways. it

that's the damage we saw here, into louisville, into meridian, big-time damage there.uld see it today, a little further to the south, where the warm air hasn't moved, the cold air has moved to the east. the warm and the cold, that's the clash we're going to now. >> i'm looking at your image. every so often, the camera shot pushes to the forward view you're seeing. i recall so many times, chad, driving and seeing that, you know, moderately cloudy or sunny sky change to a sky that has a very edged black line. and there it is there. that image to the right of the screen right now. when you start to see that and you're on the road, i never know what to do because the advice changes all the time. find an overpass. don't find an overpass. get in an alley. in a gully. don't get in a gully. what do people do to find shelter? >> yes. well, the very best thing you can do to protect yourself right now is to get a smart phone. probably everybody that's watching or at least most have a smart phone. the smart phone knows where you are. it's gps low it's kaing you, locating you, if y

rain is falling along i 20 as it gets into louisiana into meridian. if you have travel plans in the area we'll deal with blinding downpours and a lot of lightening. give yourself plenty of time. rain will continue to stretch on through georgia and the carolinas as we go through the day. this will be the set up. stuck along the gold coast. it will lift as a warm front. we'll watch on area of low pressure in the warm sec store of strong to severe storms. it will i sem ble a little further. back into houston. we are talking about heavy rain fall and the threat of winds and hale. heavy winds lifting northwards. 3-5 inches and birmingham and atlanta. that is why we are dealing with a flooding risk. we have some areas dealing with a flash flood watch. be careful because the rivers are expected to rise within the next 12-24, 36 hours. across the north-east this will be a beautiful day. high pressure is building. we are getting a southerly flow allowing temperatures to warm up. the skies will be nice and clear. we are clearing out across the west. with a pret

here's our first tornado watch box, including jackson, miss mishgs meridian and hattiesburg. we're seeing the storm developing. a super cell nature. don't have the full strength just yet, but the tornado watch will include, and the threat will continue there as well as north carolina. this is our second tornado watch box, including the city of raleigh, and that's where we had our tornado touchdown earlier east of raleigh, and, again, thankfully that was over rural areas. no one was impacted by that particular tornado. it was weak as well. flooding the other concern. we're expecting several inches of rain, and that's the other problem with these tornadoes in the south. they're often rain-wrapped. you can't see them coming. all you see is rain, and then all of a sudden the tornado is on top of you. multiple threats there. look how much rain we're expecting. over five inches in some spots. over the next couple of days. even here in the northeast we have a flood watch in effect for new york city. we are going to get soaked by this very same storm starting tonight right through th

are long-track, and intense tornadoes are more like likely from the hattiesburg area to laurel to meridian to tuscaloosa and that is the greatest ear of concern,-- greatest area of concern, and the storm chasers are out, and if we have anything happen, that is where it will be. and we are still a couple of hours away from it, but make sure that everybody knows it is going to occur, and have safe plans. they are releasing the schools early so that kids are not trapped on the school buses, and now we will see what happens when the storms come. >>> and now, more fallout on the comments of owner of the clippers donald sterling. we are expected to learn sterling's fate as an nba owner as nba commissioner adam silver go going to be holding a press conference at 2:00 p.m. regarding the league investigation, and many former players and owners are encouraging him to come down hard. that includes leslie alexander who says this guy has no place in the family of the nba, and whatever it takes, we have nik sure this kind of event never happens again. >> and the owner of the atlanta hawks said if it is

we're really targeting mississippi, alabama, so from birmingham to tuscaloosa, through meridian, laurel and hattiesburg, the area in red is the greatest threat for tornados. we'll start at 2:00 or 3:00 this afternoon. tracking the peak of the storms right around the dinner hour and die off through the evening. once again i'm sure schools will get let out early in this area and we'll cover these storms for you all afternoon. >> all right, bill, thank you. we hope that folks there heed those warnings. >>> we want to turn now to news overseas. more sanctions for russia today and more outrage from moscow. russia is condemning what it calls iron curtain sanctions. the u.s. has imposed on seven russian individuals and 17 companies with close personal ties to president vladimir putin. today the european union added 15 names to its own list of figures close to the kremlin. meanwhile the obama administration is defending itself against bipartisan criticism in congress that it's not doing more. treasury secretary jack lew spoke to nbc's andrea mitchell. here's what he had to say. >> sanctions are

of the men showdown between coleman and blossom hill pretty used meridian are one filled instead. well this turf is so special and the side is because of a bit of luck plane surface for the stanford as the 49ers in the upcoming season and also takes about 50 percent less water. it regenerates itself a lot better which is great news. . there not long how long it will take it. a 2 1/2 acres. i would expect a day or two. giants want to drawplease break down scott this one was tied until the 7th. san that's when pablo sandoval finally got in on the action. the base hit up the center would score joaquin arias. that gave the giants the 1 run lead. and that's all sergio romo would need to [chris]still smoking up a storm? [tom]yeah.pathetic,isn't it? [chris] ever try to... [tom] quit?of course! my best time was six days. the worst was ...uh...23.4 seconds. [chris] so can i ask you... [chris & tom] why are you still smoking? [tom] [sarcastic] "it's so much fun." [chris]why not call the smokers' helpline? the program's free,and... [tom]and they'll tell me..."you oughta quit." [chris] not so

use meridian if you're heading up from highway 85 and the rest of your south bay shows a gentle buildth bay routes. lighter street traffic and same thing traveling over towards the peninsula. traveling over the san mateo bridge and bay bridge toll plaza and looking at the tri-valley for a drive through livermore. christina, how is that weather out there? >> could not be better, mike. you made it to thursday. so close to that holiday weekend and temperatures are going to be comfortable. a lot of kids still off for spring break. fantastic conditions and show you nice, clear sky and same clear sky for all of our microclimates this morning. san francisco looking good at 54 degrees right now and temperatures climb into the 70s. 78 for the east bay today and 65 in san francisco and 73 degrees in wine country. really comfortable today, a touch cooler for your friday and then we have some changes coming your way as we get into that holiday weekend. saturday much cooler, little cloudy at the coast and just 61 degrees on saturday in san francisco, but closer to 70 for easter sunday and, hey, sa

meridian health. here you go. if you want to get your head on the end.pists said this helps increase flexibility. something you never think about. posture during the day helps you sleep at night. >> okay. >> sleeping like a baby over here. >> is this what he's supposed to be doing? >> five minutes before he goes to bed. >> oh, you've got to try it again. >> no, thank you. >> it actually helps. believe it or not to increase flexibility and lay flat in the bed. >> so on the floor and do it on the bed. >> five minutes before bed. >> tossing and turning. >> al, most people when they can't sleep at night, they'll lay in bed tossing and turning. if you're tossing and turning, you're not getting good quality sleep and your brain is then associating the bedroom with a place of high alert. so you want to get out of bed, go do something relaxing, walk around, only return to bed when you feel sleepy. >> i may have been distracted by willie on that thing there, but we talked about exercise before bed? >> exercise -- >> i thought he was exercising, too. >> exercise,

. >> there's a meridian that's good in new orleans. >> stars live around there. i'm sure they have nice houses. how many times have you taken that tour? in the bob hope -- now it's the clinton humana golf tournament. yes. he paired up with -- i think when they were doing it, you're kidding, right? one of the courses used to be -- there's a private course called laquinta. there's no ocean. that's why i can't sell it as a place -- it's hard to get there from here. >> for your family to go. >> yes. >> no ocean. >> what's the deal with sand? >> it's really nice. >> i hate it. it's sticky and that gross ocean. anyway, do you play volleyball? >> badly. >> we have a guy who lives on an island waiting for us. ross westgate is standing by in london. >> good morning, andrew, becky and joe. we are a little firmer here today for european equity markets as you can see, 8-1, nearly 8-2, advancers outpacing decliners. the ftse was down 32 points yesterday. we've been helped of course by the better tone in u.s. equities towards the end of the session. today, up around 0.75%. we

for new orleans around hattiesburg, missile toward meridian and into the birmingham area.oks like storms are starting to rotate. >> that's why they have prompted a tornado warning. we will need to watch on this area very closely. see the heavy rain that continues to move northward. in addition to the heavy rain, the grounds are saturated thanks to the rain we picked up on yesterday. flash flooding will be a big concern. here is the set-up. we have warm air, a warm front that will continue to push off toward the north and we are dealing a strong jetstream taking a dig across the south. lots of energy coming together to make for an active day here across the southeast. flash flood warnings, widespread. some areas around jackson, mississippi, have already seen nearly eight inches of rain. >> rain will head northward. northeast, you need to grab umbrellas. >> the city council in albuquerque, new mexico, will meet today to discuss the city's embattled police department. 37 people have been killed, in police shootings in albuquerque since 2010 and that included last month when p