mike is clearly that person. i think that mike will do a good job. he has an ability to understand his own interest and knowledge, and make decisions for the good of the crew and for the good of all. it is something that is pretty unique. it is critical that the board have someone of that stature. we would also like to speak on behalf of dick grosboll. it is not quite as close, but it is the same concept. he has that experience. and as the president of the board currently, as well as her expertise, it is something we want to keep. strong support, but also support for dick. >> congratulations, supervisor kim, farrell, and elsbernd from my disctri -- district. the last time i stood here and did this, i was radiant like everybody else. it was the worst performance i have ever seen by a government official well i was in their presence. mike theriault was elected to be the head of the building trades union because he was the most progressive, open-minded person that we could find. i first had a long conversation , and my wife and mike started discussing b

mike is dedicated to that same goal. what we are working on right now is to bring people into lincoln high school to explain the solar project. his qualifications speak for themselves. more than that, he is a symbol for young people that see his work in that gesture. besides being a great individual, he represents a large sector of our population. >> although we are not with the san francisco building trade, we support my brother mike theriault's appointment to the board. someone mentioned a previous board member that was a previous agent. i find that not only a symbol of hope -- not only symbolic, but appropriate. i urge encourage your support for this appointment. i also support janet reilly. >> i am also a

mike has more on the panda. >> mike: i'm freezing, larry.crisp 49 degrees here in the desert. and it's amazing what you can accomplish when your livelihood is on the line. only one starting position open and that would be third base, and pablo sandoval lost the job last year but he has done everything he could to reclaim his starting position. it i won't say it's his job to lose because mark derosa would have michigan to say about that but i think it's his job to lose, pablo sandoval got his manager's attention with a home run with the first swing. >> evident how hard this guy's worked to get in the condition he is in. first swing, looked like he was trying to make a statement. >> mike: pablo lost his starting position last year after a breakdown season in 2009. >> good moments and bad moments. >> mike: he was told to lose weight or lose his job. >> i have to come to spring this year working hard. that's what i been dog for three months. i want to prove myself. >> you don't mind the extra pressure? >> i don't mind for be the guy i am right n

mike mike -- >> mike: this may be the best weather, and three of the best golf courses, you can't gorong. >> this goes on the green, that kid reside -- kid's got 20 bucks. >> mike: romano is money literally. sticks it. which means pay up, and everybody loves raymond when he is shelling out cash. everybody loves phil mickelson, too. his third on the par-5 18th. birdied to wrap up a 3-under 69. bill murray, with the elmer fudd cap. has too much fun but he can play. watch his shot. sticks it to within a foot. his team is second at 28-under. matt cain's team doing well. 13 for birdie and the giants ace knocks it home. he and matt bittencourt are tied for fourth. then bryce moulder, shot a 68. one off the lead. for the second straight day your leader is steve marino. he drains it and cards a 1-over 71. has one stroke lead. also at 11-under is jimmie walker, carded a 7-under, and marine native zack miller, in a tie for 11th at minus 7. >> a little tennis. gale montes pulled out with a bum wrist, so the defending champion facing juan martin del del potro. he takes the first set 6-4. second

>> reporter: but it was a good time and that's a question mike huckabee is asking himself now. does he want to give up all the good times in his life right now for another run at the white house? >> we'll find out thanks to governor huckabee for the chat. he says he'll decide by summer. >>> up next, breaking news tonight. an unknown number of residents are trapped in new zealand, christchurch with rescuers fighting to reach them after a fatal earthquake. [ male announcer ] here they come. all the new tech products you need. and they're all looking for the same thing. ♪ the one place that makes technology easy. staples. with highly-trained tech experts and expanded tech centers, staples makes finding the right technology just the way you want it. easy. easy to buy. easy to fix. easy to save. staples. that was easy. um, i thought this was going well for a first date. it is. look at your suckometer. oh, i just quit smoking, and the craving's really suck after a meal. okay. ding! [ male announcer ] quitting sucks. nicorette makes it suck less, doubling your chances of success. imag

beginning our spring training coverage is mike shumann. shu, the fourth straight day minus brim wilson? >> mike: we saw brian when we came in the clubhouse, and then he ran into the training room. they're saying he is okay. anytime you win a world championship in any sport, you enjoy it when it happens in the moment, then you have the parade, and then in the offseason you get to process what you accomplished. today the giants got to relive the moment of winning the world series in their first full-squad workout. with a swing of the bat, the world champion giants began their quest for back-to-back titles. before that it was great to look back. >> when i stood up and started talking, i looked around and thought about last year, and how proud i was of these guys, and what all it took from them to accomplish what we did, and a pleasing feeling to stand up there and look at the world champions. >> a little reminiscing, and get back to work. >> everybody is excited to get here. nice to get back out on the field and get back to baseball stuff. >>

. >> mike: no question. there's only one opening and that is at third base. sandoval had the job last year. lost it at season's end, and in the offseason did everything the giants asked him to do to regain his starting position. with his first swing of the bat in spring training, pablo sandoval got his manager's attention with a home run. >> evident how hard this guy has worked this winter to get in the kind of condition he is in. first swing, looked like he was trying to make a statement. >> mike: pablo lost his starting position after a breakout season in 2009. >> start your career, you got good moments moments and bad mo. >> mike: he was told to lose weight or lose his job. >> i have to come to spring this year working hard. that's what been doing. i want to prove myself. >> you don't mind the extra pressure? >> i don't mind. preble for all three months for -- prepare for all three months for be the guy i am right now. >> mike: after shedding 30 poundses, the panda feels like his old self. >> the most important thing is pablo has gotten himself back in sha

>> guest: mike, if you talk to guys in the 70s who knew mike, they know a lot of people and they say this is the finest man i ever met. they say he is a marine's marine so i didn't know anything about the military and i thought a marine's marine was a rambo john wayne killer. no. mike was 25. he was a grizzled leader. they called him the old man because he was already 25 but what mike was all about was caring for little boys. he had 17, 18, 19 else in his care and he would say to them you do what i say. you listen to me and i will get you home to your mother's. when they would do dangerous things on iwo jima like getting killed or getting shot, he would say your mom wouldn't like that. and then they would -- he was getting little boys back to their mothers and if you look at the photo, mike is captured in a characteristic pose. your audience has to use their imagination to find mike on the photo. let's do it again. harlan block is putting up on the ground of the next one up as john bradley and the next one is mike strank. if you look the photo from the front. know, the next one is fr

the commute now, mike, how you doing? >> yeah. the volume of traffic is light but there's a lot to deal with so a lot on the plotter. we don't have an official wind adviso advisory. highway 4 at 63 through antioch, construction is not there because conditions didn't allow for much progress. we're extending to the carquinez bridge. smooth from the north bay. highway 37 over to the north bay, a live look shows you the san mateo bridge, blurry conditions. make sure your wipers are in good condition. the wind is not so much of a factor but overnight. we'll look at the other side of the bay into san francisco, coming up from the san mateo bridge. a sign down and flooding so a lot going on. >> mike, thank you. warriors fans celebrating a big win in their final home game they beat the new orleans hornets 102-89. the warriors blocked five shots, eight steals, keeping the proud on their feet. they play in utah. >>> rising food and gas prices. why these will be taking a bigger chunk of your paycheck. a bay area fertility center, bring home

put microphone on mike. mike and doreen? can you hear me? hello? mike? doreen, can you hear me? >> hello, jimmy. >> jimmy: we're on television right now, doreen. look at the camera right there. there you go. mike has something he'd like to ask you. >> i do have something i want to ask but first, i want to say this. doreen. you are the most special person in the world to me. so beautiful and amazing. the more time i spend with you, the more time i want to spend time with you, i love you very much and i want to ask this question. will you marry me? yes, honey, it's a ring. let me see your finger. oh, look. >> jimmy: she hasn't answered the question yet. >> yes! >> answer the question. >>yes! >> jimmy: i don't want to ruin the moment, but can i make one suggestion in take that ring and run as fast as you can because you might never get another gift ever again. well, there they are, the happy couple, mike and doreen. thanks to blue nile.com. >> dicky: blue nile. for a man who knows his diamonds. >> jimmy: "jimmy kimmel live," back in two minutes with martha plimpton, music from the

a pretty big basketball game. >> mike: a lot of big basketball games. the warrior hosting the bulls. chicago, one of the best defenses in the nba. we have it next in sports. i, am the turkey, bacon and cheddar. ruler of the grilled sandwiches. boy king of delicious meats. i am the deli trio. lord of genoa salami, ham and roasted turkey on grilled artisan bread. my grilled artisan bread is adorned with turkey, bacon and sundried tomato spread. tomatoes dried by the sun. do you hear me? the sun! [women's voice] sir? are you making your sandwiches talk? no. so our grilled sandwiches actually speak? yep. >> mike: the warriors hosting the bulls. former warrior great, nate thurmon in the house. warriors led by one at the half. chicago dominated the start of the third quarter. carlos boozer, a man. the warriors would not go away. ellis, to david lee. watch this reverse jam. oh, yeah. end of the third. off the inbounds, wright to ellis. warriors up one. then in the fourth. seth curry, two of his 23. warriors up nine. then with 30 seconds left. el ellis with the

mike, do something! mike! >> isn't that a bummer.ing i can do about it other than to maybe tell you to get an umbrella and keep that valentine's dry. south 3 novato, west at 3 sfo. you see how calm it is again this morning. temperatures pretty close to where they were yesterday. some areas cooler like antioch and fairfield. 5 and 6 degrees cooler. 8 degrees napa. when you step outside this morning through about 8:00, that's when it's coldest. we'll have temperatures 38 palo alto, low to mid-40s the rest of the bay shore and out to the coast and 30s our inland valleys. rapidly warming and relatively calm conditions. upper 50s to low 60s. by 4:00 we'll be in the low to mid-60s. now, the problem again today, because of the sunshine and the dry air and the pollen. yeah, it continues to build, the tree pollen. it will be high once again. it will be high through the weekend as temperatures will remain pretty mild for this time of year, even with the extra clouds sunday. there's the rain on monday and waves of rain for tuesday, wednesday an

a little cutie, mike. >> who loves it! >> checkin' me out. breathing in my ear.ady that's fallen in love. i think i am, too. i have two cats at home so we have to find another home. hello, how are you. >> i'm very well, mike. >> tell us about this little bundle of love. >> sahara is a little over a year old, about a month over a year. and she is a chihuahua dad san mix if you can say this with a straight face, taweenies. >> i tried to talk mike into saying it about -- >> thank you. my kids went through school. she's so adorable. >> she's very sweet and she is currently sharing her kennel at the spca with another dog. we know she gets along well with other dogs. as a cat person, you know most cats would be able to kick her around at eight pounds. >> she's a special exception, the club's second chance. >> she has a minor skin condition but her hair is growing back nicely and she'll be fine when that's taken care of. >> call the oakland spca. we already know she's a little love bug. she just needs someone to love. >> she's saying hi to her new home. >> i hope you ha

. >> good morning, mike. good morning, everyone. we will keep an eye on the south but to see if any accidents pop up so far, none. the san mateo bridge a very different ride this morning. no signs up. the wind advisory for the bay bridge was also just cancelled a few minutes ago. no wind advisories for any of the bridges. we'll check out 680 in walnut creek. a great drive, quiet start right now to the commute here through walnut creek. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:32. president obama is leaving the bay area this morning after a high-powered dinner with silicon valley leaders last night. all the attention on intel this morning because of where the president is going today and the important job he gave to its ceo. terry mcsweeney is live at san francisco international airport. terry? >> president obama expected to take off from san francisco international about 8:30 this morning headed to intel just outside of portland, oregon. but last night here in the silicon valley, he met with the nation's hi-tech brain trust. take a

>> mike, thank you very much. abc 7's amy hollyfield is in san francisco to continue our coverage. >> eric, it was like we're having a sun storm right now. hard to believe we're talking about possibly having some snow but as we all know the in bay area the weather can change so quickly. check out these pictures from just a few hours ago. it was very rainy on highway 101. cars were hydroplaning there was so much water. officials had to close a southbound on-ramp for a few minutes. but there were no major problems. in the city there were a few issues that kept work crews busy. a 30 foot tree came down around 7:00 around buchanan and pine. nobody was hurt but it hit a phone line on the way down. crews got it out of there pretty quickly. >> winds came through, knocked the tree down. took down phone lines. we got the call and our crews responded immediately. we're prepared for this. we've had meetings what could happen for this weekend with the inclement weather, the winds and the ice in the road. >> in san francisco's

a little cutie, mike. >> who loves it! >> checkin' me out. breathing in my ear. lady that's fallen in love. i think i am, too. i have two cats at home so we have to find another home. hello, how are you. >> i'm very well, mike. >> tell us about this little bundle of love. >> sahara is a little over a year old, about a month over a year. and she is a chihuahua dad san mix if you can say this with a straight face, taweenies. >> i tried to talk mike into saying it about -- >> thank you. my kids went through school. she's so adorable. >> she's very sweet and she is currently sharing her kennel at the spca with another dog. we know she gets along well with other dogs. as a cat person, you know most cats would be able to kick her around at eight pounds. >> she's a special exception, the club's second chance. >> she has a minor skin condition but her hair is growing back nicely and she'll be fine when that's taken care of. >> call the oakland spca. we already know she's a little love bug. she just needs someone to love. >> she's saying hi to her new home.

joining us live now in scottsdale is mike shuman. the fourth day minus bryan wilson.test? >> we walked into the clubhouse and brian was at his locker. and then he scrambled to the training room. looked like he was moving well and they say he is okay but four days of a lower back strain, may be serious. anytime you win a world championship, you live it in the moment you come back and celebrate it with your fans and then you go home and press what you accomplished. when you get back towing in spring training you got to relive the moment in the first full-squad workout. >> with a swing of the bat the world champions giants began their quest for back-to-back titles. before heapped it was great to look back. >> i looked around and thought about last year and how proud i was of these guys and what all it took from them to accomplish what we did, and pretty neat feeling looking at the world champions. >> great. i think that's the fun part, getting back, a little reminiscing, and get back out and start getting back to work. >> everybody is excited to get here. nice to get bac

that, to me, it atomizes mike -- epitomizes mike.ur community does not say go off to college and become a sacred man. our community just recognizes that when they see it. mike is that man. he never asked to be

nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house tonight with more on that mike? >> reporter: good evening, lester. some thought it could never happen again but with a gop-controlled house of representatives facing off against a democratic president at odds over spending, the government could be headed to a shutdown. republican or democrat, both sides agree on one thing. >> the starting point is that we know we need to cut spending. we know we need to live within our means. >> reporter: but they can't agree on where to cut or how much. now, as the odds of a government shutdown grow, each side is already blaming the other. >> the only way we will shut the government down if it is our democratic colleagues insist on keeping the federal government large and unsustainable. >> reporter: new gop speaker vow there will be no new money coming from congress, even to fund the government in the short term, without big cuts. >> read my lips, we are going to cut spending. >> reporter: boehner led a wide-open house debate, ending in the wee hours saturday, resulting in a $61 bi

passes, the heights right here at 11:00. >> mike: you picked the packers. >> mike: but the momentum has changed. >> alan: if you plan to drive home after drinking at a super bowl party, you're encouraged to use a designated driver or call triple-a. police agencies are stepping up dui enforcement to keep drunk drivers off the road. triple-a is offering a three tipsy tow, free one-way tow up to ten miles through 6 al-tomorrow morning. >> up next, a college thriller about room mates climbs to the top of the box office. shift you. shift you. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from chase. left arm up... manage your account and help avoid overdrafts with a click of a button. just reply to the alert with how much you want to transfer. inhale, all the way up... so you always stay in balance. ...to crescent pose. chase what matters. just four more times. ♪ >> alan: if you ever had a bad roommate you might be able to relate to this. the college thriller "the roommate" debuted at number one. it's about a psychotic freshman who becom

that, to me, it atomizes mike -- epitomizes mike. our community does not say go off to college and become a sacred man. our community just recognizes that when they see it. mike is that man. he never asked to be in the role he is in now, but the community has asked him. so it is with the greatest tumbled as, like i say, it is just an honor to be able to present him to you. but to me, he is a spiritual, special man. he will always say he is just an ordinary man, but he is, and he is my friend. [applause] >> please join us to be recognized, michael. let's give michael a round of applause. [applause] >> i was hoping that don would take up all my time. i want to thank everybody for coming out, sharing the day with us. thank you, kqed for giving me an opportunity to put a suit on because i hardly ever wear one. i also want to thank -- or actually congratulate mayor gavin newsom for getting elected to lieutenant governor and jerry brown and all those other people that ran. a couple of days ago, on november 2, a friend of mine was elected t

mike and christina will be right back. you can do something extraordinary. join your neighbors and the american red cross and help save the day when the next disaster strikes, when a neighbor's house burns down, if someone needs lifesaving blood or the comfort of a helping hand. hope. support the american red cross and help save the day. visit redcross.org. >>> good morning, everyone. it is 4:43 in the morning. you are looking at the wet roadways out there and a little shake of the camera as well. we'll check in with christina and mike in a moment. >>> the music industry's biggest event produced some surprises. a couple unknown acts produced some big wins. mark bagger has details. >> reporter: country cross-over big time at the grammy awards sunday night. five wins for the trio lady antebellum including song and record of the year for "need you now." >> this just completely changed our lives. we love you all so much, thank you. >> reporter: a backstage celebration also played out for the band that beat out em nem and katy perry for album of the year. another

>> mike, thank you very much. abc 7's amy hollyfield is in san francisco to continue our coverage. >> eric, it was like we're having a sun storm right now. hard to believe we're talking about possibly having some snow but as we all know the in bay area the weather can change so quickly. check out these pictures from just a few hours ago. it was very rainy on highway 101. cars were hydroplaning there was so much water. officials had to close a southbound on-ramp for a few minutes. but there were no major problems. in the city there were a few issues that kept work crews busy. a 30 foot tree came down around 7:00 around buchanan and pine. nobody was hurt but it hit a phone line on the way down. crews got it out of there pretty quickly. >> winds came through, knocked the tree down. took down phone lines. we got the call and our crews responded immediately. we're prepared for this. we've had meetings what could happen for this weekend with the inclement weather, the winds and the ice in the road. >> in san francisco's

. >> two influential republicans, sarah palin, and mike huckabee skipped cpac this year. they have plenty of time to reach out to conservatives. after all no republican has officially launched a 2012 campaign. >> alan: well, it's that time of year again to get your wallet out for a good cause. ahead, a look at the gigantic shipment of girl scout cookies coming your way. and this gorgeous weather is about to be rowé"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"" >> all new -- oprah: our last meeting, you thought i cheated? >> roseanne barr returns to "the oprah show." oprah: fame, marriage, sex, and at home on her nut farm -- >> alan: get ready everybody because it is officially girl scout cookie season, and today nearly 80,000 boxes of cookies were delivered to the san francisco food banky the troops picked up their shipments. last year they sold 3.6 million boxes of cookies. this 'er organizers are hoping to reach even more people using their new girl scout cookie mobile app. >> we're excited to have a mobile phone app that's free to joan -- download. you can get information live to your phone. punch

. >> i'm mike mibach. dave clark is off. >>> it's thursday, february 3rd. >>> we begin with the story that's still unfolding in san francisco. right now crews are on the scene of three separate fires in the castro district just blocks apart. claudine wong has been talking with investigators to see if the fires are connected. >> reporter: good morning, tori. yes, that's the big question out here. three fires. this is 17th and harvard. the other two fires are a couple blocks away. all fires are out at this hour. but you can see there is still a lot of activity and arson investigators are gonna be very busy trying to figure out if all of these fires are connected. certainly, firefighters are very suspicious. let's talk about this fire first. this is video of the firefight as it was underway. in the last several months, i took to firefighters and they said the fire got into all three floors of the -- floors of the building. no one lived in the building. i want to show you some video from the other seen, just a

john, mike allen, of course, spoke with paul ryan. >> right. >> he said that in april they are going to include entitlement reform in their budget. why do they want to do that? >> they want to show credibility and particularly want to show credibility on health care costs, which they think is politically safer. if you really look at the nuances of what paul ryan said to mike allen, he definitely said yes, we will be in talking about medicare and medicaid. when mike pressed on social security, he sort of glided past that and that reflects the republican calculation. he feels they have been burned many times in the past on social security. on the other hand they definitely feel there is consensus towards bringing health care costs under control. widespread belief particularly among independents that last week's health care was about expanding access, not really tackling costs. they're prepared to put their necks out further on health care than they are on social services. >> one reason they may not be willing to do that on social security, cynthia, our nbc/"the wall street journal" pol

nbc's mike viqueira has the latest from the white house for us. mike?> reporter: good evening, lester it has become something of a tradition for the network airing the super bowl to conduct a pregame interview with the president, late today, the president sat down with fox's bill o'reilly, where the subject quickly turned to egypt. and though he has come close in recent days, mr. obama is still not publicly calling for mr. mubarak to immediately step down. >> egypt is not going to go back to what it was. the egyptian people want freedom. they want free and fair elections. they want a representative government. they want a responsive government. and so what we've said is you have to start a transition now. mubarak's already decided he is not running for re-election again. his term is up this year. what we've said is let's make sure you get all the groups together in egypt, let the egyptian people make a determination, what's the process for an orderly transition, but one that is a meaningful transition and that leads to a government that's -- >> so you d

for the rest of forecast, low to mid-60s around the bay and a chance of light rain on sunday. >>> mike, you can't wait to find out about new details about prince william and kate middleton. what happen >> today at 4:00, donald trump and his five kid. then at 5:00 we're staying on top of the release of the google executive in egypt. also, the role they may play in multiple sclerosis. >> finally new details about the ultimate british royal couple's plans after the heavily watched april wedding. >> in july the prince and kate middleton will make their first trip to canada and they make a trip to the u.s. >> and kate may be taking trophy presentation at wimbledon. >> and since prince continues to serve as pilot. the couple will live near his remote base. >> and there is speculation about babies. >> its sneak peek at wedding guest list. his on and off again chelsea davey. >> we'll have to see. those on royal watch can't wait. >> we're waiting for invitation which will no doubt will never show. >> the sun is showing right now. >> thank you, mike. >> thanks for joining us. >> thanks for joini

back to you guys. >>> thank you, mike. a san francisco mother is praying for her daughter this morning. she has been captured by somali pirates while on a voyage around the world. bob redell is live with a look at their story. >> reporter: good morning to you. phyllis mckay has been on a three-year around the world voyage by yacht. one that has taken her through the very waters here off the bay of san francisco. but now she, her friend and another couple who happen to be from california are stuck somewhere off the coast of somalia held captive by pirates onboard a 58-foot long yacht called "the quest." it is a ship that belongs to that couple from california. mckay and her friend joined the couple in india and were on their way to aman when seized last week. mckay's niece who lives in oakley says the family is very anxious, very concerned about her safety. and in an e-mail just before valentine's to her mother who lives here in san francisco, mckay indicated she was aware of the problem off pirates off the coast of somalia

>> i like the way mike fox did it. he was good. but denis leary played it the way he acts. >>> still to come on hockey day in america, an inside look at the only american team in the canadian women's hockey league. >>> and the story of a long-time coach and mentor in one of washington, d.c.'s poorest neighborhoods. up next, 1700 plays descend on a wisconsin town. that's coming up on hockey day in america. eone has a blackberr, i'm pretty eager to trade my bbm pin with them. that's the first step is to get their pin and continue the conversation on blackberry messenger. [ male ] you can see when your message has been delivered, when they've read it. he's writing a message. [ female ] you can never respond too quickly. you gotta be hard to get. [ boxer ] you can send voice notes, pictures. [ male ] it's almost like they are right next to you. ♪ bbm helps you build a relationship and flirt. ♪ bbm helps you build a relationship and flirt. college. graduate school. degrees in aeronautics and engineering. and i learned that being my best

i'm mike shumann, abc 7 sports. >> 5:22 now.t at 5:30, fremont teachers are furious over the school district's proposal to decrease their salaries as the two sides prepare for contract negotiations. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at walnut creek where kids went for a thrilling raft ride and died trying to find it. the story after the break. >> why the city council is concerned. they can lose up to $40 million slated for the new 49ers stadium. >> the pacific northwest, still kind of chilly seattle and portland. minneapolis 25, chicago 32. high today new york 36, 28 boston. we have flight arrival delays in minneapolis, chicago, new york. flight departure delays out of philadelphia. it's just getting started. many flights have been cancelled. we have them with our ♪ >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the high school in walnut creek where the grieving has begun following the death of two students who died trying to go on a raft trip in walnut creek. the story in a live report. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in santa clara where the stadium is

and sarah palin got 3%, and former arkansas governor mike huckabee got 2%. major conservative figures gathered in washington to find their choice to replace president obama, and they pushed the republican party to act boldly to solve the country's problems. >> we need to restore american optimism and we need to restore america's hope for the future. >> alan: no republican has officially launched a campaign so far. >>> the obama administration will release its budget plan for 2012 on monday and it's expected to include a good deal of cuts and investment projects. one of the projects is high-speed rail, which directly benefits california. president obama wants $53 billion for high-speed rail over the next few years. california plans to build 800 miles of track for high-speed trains between san francisco and san jose, fresno, and bakersfield, l.a. and orange county. the stimulus already provided $8 billion in funding for high-speed rail but republicans are trying to revoke 2.5 billion of that. >>> san jose has posted information about the salaries and benefits

to get a free repair go to abc7news.com under "see it on tv.." >> mike nicco in now.ooks gorgeous outside. >> and feels better. sutro tower looking up toward point reyes. no bouncing of the camera. lots of sunshine and temperatures that are running pretty close to what we dealt with yesterday. in fact, a 24 hour temperature change shows we're anywhere from 3 degrees warmer in santa rosa to 3 degrees cooler in antioch. this is after we started up to 15 degrees cooler this morning. let's take a look at those temperatures in case you are leaving right now. you can see we're all in the mid to upper 50s. around the monterey bay, mid to upper 50s inland to 61 monterey. so sunshine, seasonal temperatures and much calmer conditions today. with the dry air in place and no wind tonight it's going to be even colder around our neighborhoods and in our valleys. the frost is possible. in a wet pattern i've taken it out of the weekend but it starts monday valentine's day and could remain all of next week. 1 degree warmer in fremont, san jose, concord, oakland, santa rosa about the s

mike, are you ready? >> means more yard work, but i'm ready. definitely ready to get outside.llergies. absolutely. some of our ornamental trees will continue to blossom over the weekend. still relatively cool outside. upper 30s los gatos, redwood city, also half moon bay, the north bay valleys, the east bay valleys except antioch. everybody else in the low to mid-40s until you get to san francisco 48. temperatures within a couple of degrees of yesterday. no real shock when you step outside this morning. we have a little fog developing. a little patch near novato. 101 going to get foggy the next hour or two. by 8:00 pretty much sunny except that fog in the north bay valley. temperatures haven't budged much at all. let's jump to noon. you can see sunshine and upper 50s around the bay with 60s showing up in our inland valleys and by 4:00 in the afternoon, total sunshine once again. a few high clouds here and there. low to mid-60s around the bay and out to the coast. we'll have pretty much mid -- even a few upper 60ss east and north bay valleys. accu-weather 7-day forecast, that i

mike is also coming up to help you get out the door. no relation, mike. >> are you sure? a justice of the united states surpreme court is getting ready to take the bench in the east bay. we'll explain why she is in town. >> a money-back guarantee from a well knownfe cwnof sh. how 4 next cup of coffee could be free. hey girls, do this... ♪ got that dry, damaged feeling? well, pantene's got moisture for you. pantene's dry to moisturized collections. customized pro-v formulas that give your hair the healthy moisture it craves. for lightweight fullness or deep conditioned smooth. find yours and love it or twice your money back. that's the smart beauty guarantee. the dry to moisturized collections from pantene. healthy makes it happen. >> we have debris on 680 coming through alamo. reports of a water heater in your traffic lane or the left two lanes. i'll let you know if chp schedules a traffic break. likely a crew will do quick work. stay over to the right if you can. here highway 4 activity building on the roadway. westbound commute building from eighth street with the 47 an

let's detail your traffic drive now with mike inouye. good morning, mike. >> good morning. we'll detail who has the best chance of seeing slowing. this is antioch highway 4, yesterday we saw a good amount of slowing down to the 20s, likely to see that today. starting in the 30s right about 5:30. folks come across the bridge out of the north bay. to or from the north bay here the bridges are moving smoothly southbound for the benicia, 680 and westbound for 80 the commute directions, north of there talking about the very cold temperatures and watch for black ice, we're watching the cold air and maybe the smaller bridges might be affected. the bigger bridges no big deal. approaching the biggest traffic, this is the bay bridge, smooth through the maze a. live look at oakland, past the coliseum with the taillights, there you go, very smooth drive, 15 minutes off 238. fast coliseum. the warriors played. tonight and the next night since will be there. back to you. >> thank you. we talked about school closures but budget cuts are forcing even tougher decisions at bay area schools.

♪ >> mike: the great thing about being a world champion is the feeling never goes away.ident at giants fanfest at at&t park. >> go giants. world champs! >> mike: for this lucky fans, they got a chance to take pictures of the world series trophy, get photos. >> the atmosphere is perfect. we're all here celebrating together, fans and players. >> it's exciting. getting all the fans back. our first time really being with them since the parade. >> it happened so quick, and to be able to see the excitement they have still, and we're still excited. so this is good. it's fun. >> mike: professional sports it's rare when an athlete plays his entire career with one teen. joe thon southern started with boston, and today was his first time back to beantown. first period, sharks on the power play. couture weaving through traffic. 1-0 sharks. now in the third. still 1-0. bruins looking to equalize. but niemi, under a minute to play. but niemi, one of his 26 saves. set gucci seals the win with the old empty netter. the sharks win. stanford men hosting arizona state. trying to stay above

i am here in support of mike theriault. he is well aware of the issues facing the district continues his labor district and knowledge to ensure the building trades workers are well represented. his experience with labor and negotiations will be beneficial to the bridge district. this will help him when contracts come before the district members for approval. i know him to be hard-working, dependable, and dedicated. he is not afraid to work long hours. in the building trades workers would get the stuff they deserve. some people may not know much about the golden gate bridge, but mike does. thank you for your consideration. >> i told larry, i might say ditto. my name is tony rodriguez. myself and my family reside here in san francisco. i found him to be a hard, dedicated worker. a very honest person. he takes his responsibilities very seriously. and for the residents of san francisco. i am here to show my support for the board of directors of the golden gate bridge. >> i am and iron worker. i have known my for quite some time

for the rest of forecast, low to mid-60s around the bay and a chance of light rain on sunday. >>> mikeyou can't wait to find out about new details about prince william and kate middleton. what happens afte >> today at 4:00, donald trump and his five kid. then at 5:00 we're staying on top of the release of the google executive in egypt. also, the role they may play in multiple sclerosis. >> finally new details about the ultimate british royal couple's plans after the heavily watched april wedding. >> in july the prince and kate middleton will make their first trip to canada and they make a trip to the u.s. >> and kate may be taking trophy presentation at wimbledon. >> and since prince continues to serve as pilot. the couple will live near his remote base. >> and there is speculation about babies. >> its sneak peek at wedding guest list. his on and off again chelsea davey. >> we'll have to see. those on royal watch can't wait. >> we're waiting for invitation which will no doubt will never show. >> the sun is showing right now. >> thank you, mike. >> thanks for joining us. "who wants to b

is it open, mike? >>> it is open. it is a really good question. sometimes just a little snow cause that is to close. state route 130 is still open, but use caution. it is very cold up there. they could close it any time inclement weather comes in. the altamonte pass out of the lower hills we have a smooth drive, but wet conditions do continue. a 14-minute drive out of there. but be aware that you might get a gust of wind catching you and pushing you from side to side. it is a rough night to be construction, so that may have cleared up. i have to talk to chp. we'll give you an update when it happens. so far the wind advisory for the venetian bridge has been issued. we have sloppy conditions again this morning for the commute. back to you. >>> coming up, a new report regarding the health of apple ceo steve jobs. by friend and coworkers have new reasons to be concerned. >>> plus, a discovery to help men all around the world. the possible cure for baldness discovered accidentally. >>> and before you pop open a daily cola, the new concerns over what sa

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look at this. >> there he goes. >> mike, you're always an optimist. we knew you would bring this around from misery to outright joy. >> there's light at the end of the tunnel. snow. >> you just have to get to the end of the tunnel. >> thank you. >> that's the problem. >> thank you very much, mike. there's one way to waste one day of your long weekend. stuck in that traffic. we've all been there. >>> coming up, not what you would expect to hear from the doctor. >> no, and before we do that, let's check in with jeff ranieri to take a look at what's coming next for us. >> that's right. we are certainly tracking plenty of wet weather and that snow as we just saw from mike's live shot. down across the bay area, we have the cloud cover with us and the rain and cold. only 45 degrees and just because we can't see enough of, get enough rather, of this snow, let's take you to some video. about an hour in interstate 80 and highway 89 near donner lake where that ice is capping over the lens there as we just saw that snow coming down pretty heavy and hard at times

lower the speeds. >>> thank you, mike. we appreciate it.ning, disney on ice is in town. >> yeah, the show will be at the h.p. pavilion in san jose as well as at the oracle arena. one of the skaters, madeline, is joining us here in a little bit. good morning, thank you so much for joining us. >> good morning, thank you for having me. >> pretty exciting to have the show here in town. you do a couple shows a day? >> two a day, and three tomorrow, and three on sunday as well. also, we'll be in oakland. >> look at the video from the show. mickey and minnie there. tell us about what we see in the show. >> well, you just saw alice there. i play alice in wonderland. it is a great celebration on ice. every prince and princess character and celebration you can imagine. >> wow, that is pretty cool. >> i wonder if triplet toddlers would like a show like that? >> of course they would. >> that's what we have. >> there's mickey. >> look who has shown up? >> mickey is not wearing his skates this morning. >> no, but he'll be soon. >> okay, you start playing

time to check in with mike. >> we have records again, mike? >> possible, yeah, this weekend.e'll get close as we hit the low to mid-70s in some areas. they're harding to get because they keep climbing as does our average temperatures. good morning to you. we've made it to friday and looking at a really nice weekend to be outside. not like last weekend when it was cold and wet. this one dry and warm. but this dry air cools rather quickly and down into the mid to upper 30s, that's where we find most of our inland valleys. san rafael and antioch 41. half moon bay upper 30s for you. low to mid-40s for the rest of the bay shore. even san francisco the warm spot at 47 degrees. fog, it was a problem along 101. it's not near the sensors right now but it's still out there. watch out for that over the next couple hours or so. by the afternoon just about total sunshine. the coolest weather along the coast. low 60s for you. mid to upper 60s the rest of our neighborhoods. low 70s santa rosa, cloverdale and up to ukiah. heading to the monterey bay, almost as nice with temperatures mid to u