they denounced the use of force being used against protesters and called for moammar moammar s resignation. getting ready for the oscars. the producers talk about the new changes we'll be seeing. and we have had a sunny but cold day today. how much colder will it get? leigh glaser will tell you after the break. ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and ♪ we just keep ons.e jun keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on >> alan: yes, you can watch the 83rd academy awards tomorrow on abc-7. this year there are some behind the escape changes. george went to the kodak theater for a preview. >> there are events where, if it's going to rain, the whole thing is ruined, and you're in this complete panic, and the oscars isn't one of those. we're inside, and the carpet is tented. but are we wishing for a beautiful, sunny day? yes, we are. >> but for the time being, the plastic is in place so the stars can be ready, and once they make it inside the kodak theate

moammar. >> moammar gaddafi spoke to the libyan people on thursday by telephone. his one-hour message was transmitted by libyan tv and rebroadcast on the al-jazeera website. gaddafi tried to shift the blame to another outlaw, osama bin laden, and a supply of drugs for the uprising. he also minimized his role in libya's government. z >> committing criminals [not understandable] therare institutions that handle the issues of the state. >> question is osama bin laden in any way line the libyan gaddafi pushout? >> this one -- responsible either although its sales will go down. what's his name, gaddafi said they were put in the cafe. but no, he is not, john. but you know, the united states of america, i think it's important here, unless there's a massive bloodbath or chemical weapons are used, that we let the libyans win their own revolution against these individuals. they do it themselves on their own. then if they want folks to come in and help them rebuild their country, i think that's vitally important. >> you think -- >> we don't win the revolution. >> you thinker going soft on osama? he was responsible for 9/11, pat? there's it doubt -- which. >> gaddafi hasn't -- the 9/11. >> a little 9/11, lockerbie. and that's his baby! >> the only way osama bin egyp and also, again, as pat that co ungoverned state, and it could become a haven for terrorists. that's an outcome that we don't want. but this is an unhinged personality. and the president is trying to balance american national security interests because he is actually been an ally. he gave up his weapons of mass destruction program under the bush administration, and he has been playing ball with us. and so -- and he's controlling a lot of oil. so this is one of those tightropes. >> we don't have any evidence that osama bin laden and al- qaeda per se are behind this. but gaddafi may actually have a point in that there is the hidden hand of islamism moving through all of these revolutions, and definitely in egypt from the very beginning in the form of the muslim brotherhood. you have iran making mischief in about rain and now in libya you have an al-qaeda affiliate operating inthe east called the libyan islamic liberation group. so bin laden is not directing this per se, but you cannot exclude the influence of very -- [everyone talking at once] >> the thing that moammar gaddafi who is laying blame on osama bin laden and gaddafi and the regime whenever anything goes wrong in that country, they blame al-qaeda. it's this umbrella name for anything and anyone who is against the regime. so i'm going to take what i just saw in that clip as just a mad man proving he is a mad man. >> he's deranged, john. but that's what makes him especially dangerous. >> the issue is, who is organize straighting or at least having a hidden hand in running or managing -- [everyone talking at once] >> good question. is now the time to topple gaddafi, through decisive u.s.- european action? >> decisive libyan action, let the libyans do it first. ifes there's a hard shore that starts there, have the europeans go in with the americans backing them up. if they start killing americans, shoot down his planes. but don't go in unless our own people are imperilled. >> i think it's awfully hard for the world to stand by if this really does hundred in a horror show from the skies. but i'

moammar moammar gadhafi. we're in tripoli this morning. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: erica good morning. this morning the government spokesman accused both the west and al qaeda of trying to create violence in libya. meantime, just 30 miles from the capital, people in the town say they're surrounded and bracing for a battle with government forces. the people have turned on gadhafi, and have now fought off his forces for days. at least two dozen are dead. >> using heavy guns and then after that the bomb explodes. >> reporter: the opposition has its own heavy weapons and snipers, and is determined to hold ground. >> we need freedom. that's all we need. we need freedom. >> down, down gadhafi. down down gadhafi. >> we need young people. that's what we need. >> reporter: with the revolution on tripoli's doorstep government troops have blocked the main road to the city. the regime still controls the capital, and has handed out money sunday $400 per family to ensure their loyalty. >> backshish, he tells me arabic for bribe. he blames the unrest on both al qaeda and the west which wants one thing. >> here it is again, the magic word. i'm sure you've heard it many times before and you've seen it in action before. oil. >> reporter: he predicted the west would bomb libyan cities and hundreds of thousands would die. >> the risk to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people is real and imminent. >> reporter: the libyan government is calling on the libyan people to unite and stop their opposition to the government, but the opposition isn't likely to buy that argument or to back down. erica. >> kelly in tripoli this morning, thanks. in the meantime anti gadhafi protesters are in control of the eastern portion of libya, and beginning to form their own government. for more on that we're joined by correspondent mandy clark, just outside ben ghazi where really this began, mandy. >> reporter: good morning, erica. well, we're west of benghazi, heading to the crucial oil facilities in libya. it's in between the gadhafi-controlled capital of tripoli and the rebel-held city of benghazi. this is what people power in eastern libya looks like up close. volunteers in the town are stepping up and taking charge like the gadhafi government used to do. protest organizers took us where the planning gets done. young men sign up for jobs and there is a bag for cash donations. arab satellite channels provide the latest news. do you see elections happening in the future? >> of course, yeah of course. people there, they didn't come from the streets for money or gain. they want freedom. they want elections, they want a fair system. they want a country with a constitution. >> reporter: there is a group trying to put together a provisional government on a national level. libya's former justice minister is in charge. he promises elections in six months. but first gadhafi has to go. >> translator: if things go wrong for gadhafi, he will kill. he is suicidal. he is a deranged person he told us. >> reporter: now aide workers are warning that eastern libya could suffer food shortages in the next three weeks. because gadhafi has cut off supplies to the region. erica? >> and that is a major concern. mandy clark from just outside benghazi libya this morning, thanks. joining us cbs news political analyst john dickerson. good to have you with us as always. senators mccain and lieberman came out with strong words for the president, saying he didn't act quickly enough or perhaps in terms of rhetoric strongly enough to this situation. why did it take so long for the administration to come out and say point-blank, it is time for moammar gadhafi to go? >> when i talked to the administration officials during that period, where the president was being tepid and soft in his remarks, they kept saying look we're worried about americans in libya, and we've got to make sure they get out of there. they say about gadhafi, they say he's not a rational actor. that's diplomatic speak for the fact they think he's crazy. and they thought that americans would be targeted by gadhafi, and they couldn't risk being harsh in their public rhetoric and having those americans get targeted. >> and then we did see that change right after, it seemed the final americans who wanted to go were on their way out. the senators also said the u.s. should arm the opposition. secretary of state hillary clinton came out and said the u.s. would offer any kind of assistance that they asked for. what do you see the role the u.s. role being as we move forward here? >> when i mentioned that suggestion to a u.s. official last night, the word they said is "bloo

celebrations now in the hands of anti-moammar gadhafi protesters. 600 people may have been killed there. signs tonight that the end might be near the end of moammar gadhafi's rule. catherine heenan, kron 4 news. >>> dry weather the next couple of days, rain will be back later this week. even low snow levels again. i will tell you all about it coming up in just a few minutes. ñ [ female announcer ] shopping with nutrition in mind shouldn't be hard work or cost more money. now there's simple nutrition, only at safeway. green tags throughout the store call out what matters most to you. ♪ there are 22 different nutritional benefits highlighted. ♪ and with our low prices, now safeway makes bringing home the right choices easier than ever. that's simple nutrition. ♪ that's ingredients for life. safeway. >>> authorities are investigating graffiti messaging threatening president obama and jerry brown. the messages stated that both men must die. >>> from medwood city to oakland, we have crews all over the bay to bring you the news that affects your world. >> reporter: in daily city, gunfire led to a police stand off with a pair of suspects who barricaded

and antiaircraft guns and they vowed to keep fighting until libyan leader moammar gadhafi steps down. >> we don't need moammar any more. >> reporter: they show no signs of losing the grip. widespread international criticism and sanctions from the u.s., britain, and the united nations. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived in geneva sunday for a meeting of the u.n. human rights council. before departing saying the u.s. is going to begin reaching out to libyans who are organizing in the east. traveling in egypt senators joe lieberman and john mccain called for quicker action. >> we think that there should be a no fly zone established over tripoli and libya. we think that there should be a provisional government set up in libya that we would support. >> reporter: but gadaffi remains defiant in an interview claiming the libyan people still support him. his son blames the media for exaggerating the unrest. >> there is a big gap between reality and the media reports. >> reporter: evacuations continue in libya. a british warship returned for more stranded foreigners. scott goldberg for cbs news, new york. >>> n

produced a remarkable about- turn: the reinvention of moammar qaddafi, friend to the west, ally in the fight against terror. >> reporter: but moammar qaddafi never reformed himself or the system of absolute power at home and he and his people are now paying the price. mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> smith: the turmoil in libya and across the arab world is driving up oil prices. u.s. markets were closed for the holiday, but in europe today crude jumped more than $5 to more than $107 barrel. that's the highest in more than two years. gasoline prices are up, too, the national average is now $3.17 gallon, that's up about a nickel in the past two weeks. for more than three weeks now, u.s. officials have pressured pakistan to free an american charged with murder on the grounds he has diplomatic immunity, but today they admitted that raymond davis is a c.i.a. operative and that makes things a lot more complicated. david martin has the story. >> reporter: what had been painfully obvious-- that raymond davis worked for the c.i.a.-- has now been reported, making him an even greater focus of anti-american hatred in pakistan. grounds outsi

moammar gadhafi's embassador accused him of declaring war on his people. 600-miles to the east, celebrations now in the hands of anti-moammar gadhafi protesters. 600 people may have been killed there. signs tonight that the end might be near the end of moammar gadhafi's rule. catherine heenan, kron 4 news. >>> dry weather the next couple of days, rain will be back later this we >>> authorities are investigating graffiti messaging threatening president obama and jerry brown. the messages stated that both men must die. >>> from medwood city to oakland, we have crews all over the bay to bring you the news that affects your world. >> reporter: in daily city, gunfire led to a police stand off with a pair of suspects who barricaded themselves in this home. six hours into the stand off, s.w.a.t. broke a window in the home to throw a phone inside. that's when the suspects surrendered. police say they found weapons and ammunition. >> reporter: police had problems with their radios not working this weekend. officers responding to a shooting experienced heavy static and transmission problems. the city said the radio failure was due to bad weather ask the age of the antenna. in january the mayor said problems with the radio system had been identified a

moammar gadhafi seeks an unprecedented -- puts down an n unprecedented uprising. >> reporter: moammar gadhafi who led by crushing the opposition could himself be crushed by a popular uprising. tonight in a country where people have lived in fear for so long, suddenly they are taking to the streets, all day they have been brazenly demanding that gadhafi get out. but gadhafi is lashing back with force and brutality on a scale not yet seen in the revolutions that have been sweeping across the arab world. >> oh, my god. they are -- they are firing at the civilians here. they are crazy. they are going crazy here. >> reporter: with borders closed and telephone and internet jammed it's impossible to get an accurate picture but there are reports of massacres by the military. >> meme are being killed by large caliber bullets, heavy, you know, heavy machine guns. they've reported aircrafts, helicopters. they've been using anti-aircraft artillery at people. >> reporter: a conservative tally puts the death toll at about 300. a catastrophe fueled not by the libyan military but reported by paid mercenaries hired from chad and zimbabwe. >> you can hear them in their land cruisers with their guns. they don't care who they hit. they're just basically looking for a target. >> reporter: last night gadhafi's son tried to blame the uprising on islamic radicals and warned there could be civil war. we will fight to the last man, woman and bullet. he said. tonight here in tunis, anxious families waited as flight after flight from libya was canceled. finally one flight did land. those who got off brought with them tales of terror. "from 3:00 to 6:00 in the morning," he says "the shooting did not stop. i could not sleep." gadhafi made an ever so brief appearance on state tv tonight making it clear he's not planning to go anywhere. i'm very relaxed, he said and with characteristic cockeyness he laughed off reports he's in venezuela. i'm in tripoli, not in venezuela. today two libyan air force pilots landed in malta and asked for asylum after refusing a command to bomb protesters. at the same time, several libyan tribal leaders are siding with the opposition and so are several senior libyan diplomats abroad. it's hard to imagine libya without moammar gadhafi after almost 42 years he is the longest serving leader in africa and in the arab world. gadhafi seized control of the country in a coup in 1969. he was just 27 years old. he became an advocate of arab unity. gadhafi wanted to be seen as an arab statesman but the word saw him instead as a laughably eccentric leader. >> hello the. i'm here today to apologize for my meech on wednesday. it was just so long and so rambly and it didn't make any sense. >> reporter: in those u.s. diplomatic cables recently released by wikileaks gadhafi is described as a mercurial and eccentric figure who suffers from severe phobias, enjoys floriamenco dancing and horse racing. barbara walters interviewed him in 1989. >> can i ask you something very directly which may seem rude. in our country we read that you are unstable. we read that you are mad. you know those things have been printed. why do you think this is? other leaders are disliked but they're not as controversial as you are. >> translator: i

moammar qaddafi and how a dating site is fueling the uprising. >> pain relief without medicine. the answer may be sitting right next to you. we'll explain coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, forces opened fire on protesters. today -- embattled ruler moammar qaddafi appeared in >>> another day of violence in libya where pro-government forces opened fire on protestors. today embattled ruler moammar qaddafi appeared in tripoli vowing to defeat the uprising and telling his supporters to celebrate. and just a short time ago, the u.s. closed its embassy in libya's capital because of the deteriorating situation. the white house says the u.s. is moving forward with plans to impose unilateral sanctions on libya in response to the violence there. >>> just a few moments ago a u.s. chartered ferry carrying americans evacuated libya. it arrived in malta. >>> government militias met with the crowds and gunfire and witnesses described chaos and bloodshed. so far, benghazi is the largest city to fall into rebel hands. >>> because qaddafi's regime is monitoring facebook and twitter, the protesters have come up with a different way to communicate. one opposition leader created a profile on the arab world's equivalent of match.com and came one secret codes to gauge support and direct people to other sites for conversations. meantime, the u.n. security council will meet tomorrow to discuss sancti

moammar a daffy hadafi is expected to do >>> protesters in libya are fighting to control the city of tripoli as the pressure intensifies for moammar a daffy to -- gadhafi to step down. >>> let's get to live pictures of pro-gadhafi demonstrations. thorpe are reports that moammar gad halfly will be speaking -- gadhafi will be speaking any minute now. the secretary-general has call for an immediate end to the violence. meanwhile, gadfhafi is still in -- gadhafi. he made this appearance from his home. >> translator: i want to show them that i'm tripoli. don't believe those dogs in the media. >> gadhafi faces expulsion from demonstrators. it's reported that 400 people as died in clashes between security forces and demonstrators. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> today in bahrain, the biggest protest there yet. an estimated 35,000 people marched right through the center of the capital city after attending the funeral for one of the leaders killed. bahrain's king has ordered the release of some prisoners trying to calm down the uprisings -- uprising. >>> in israel, some people are expressing concern that the government has allowed google's street map access to the country. the concern is that the service coul

moammar gadhafi's regime. scott goldberg with why they met on a rare saturday session. >> reporter: president obama is calling on moammar gadhafi to step down and leave libya. the president made the comments during a private phone call to germany's chancellor. his strongest statement yet on the uprising in libya. thousands are trying to leave the country. british citizens struggled through a massive crowd in tripoli's airport to board the last government plane. >> very happy. the most happy in the world in this moment. >> reporter: two u.k. military planes rescued more than 150 civilians from libya's desert, many oil workers. >> i wasn't scared, it was just not knowing when we could get out or not was the biggest thing. >> reporter: americans who arrived in malta from libya by ferry saturday spent much of their day in a control center set up by the u.s. embassy. libya's embattled government began sending out armed patrols to protect tripoli against rebels. gadaffi's son says the country remains calm despite violence in the capitol city. by some estimates more than 1000 people have been killed in libya and that's why the

moammar gadhafi a security forces are now in their -- moammar gadhafi's security forces are now in their ninth day. there were reports of gunshots and gunfire. hillary clinton is condemning the violence but stopping short of calling for gadhafi to step down. >> the message today is very clear and unambiguous from the entire international community. there's no ambivalence. there's no doubt in anyone's mind that the violence must stop. >> reporter: there are about 600 u.s. citizens in line bea yaw and -- libya and 35 embassy personnel that the state department has ordered to leave. the u.s. was unable to land a plane to evacuate them from tripoli. at last check, the -- at our last check with the state department, many of them were boarding a ferry to malta. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a top russian official is blaming google for the uprising in ejit. during an inter-- egypt. during an interview with "the wall street journal" it was suggested that google's internet was manipulated by the people. some experts say russian hardliners want controls sill lar to -- similar to china. >>> chicago's new high-profile mayor will have a lot on his plate once he takes office. rahn emanuel declared victory. he won 65% of the vote, avoiding a runoff. he now undertakes an understaffed police department and underperforming schools and a budget. president obama congratulated him. >>> senate ma jorty leader -- ma jorty -- senator reed said he will introduce a bill if the democrats and republicans cannot agree on a budget by march. >>> senator reed is also calling for the end of legalized prostitution in his home state of nevada. he says it discourages businesses from moving there and is a bad mix for families. >> i've talked to families who feel the same way. parents who don't want their children to look out a school bus and see a brosle -- brothel. >> a brothel owner and eight of his employees said making prostitution illegal would lead to underaged girls and pimps. >>> time now, 7:18. the long awaited court ruling could come today on oakland's proposed crackdown in the fruitvale neighborhood. a judge has decided to prevent gang members from hanging out with each other and there's also a 10:00 p.m. curfew. oakland's city attorney says a similar plan has rediced violent in -- reduced violence in northern oakland. >>> there is a disturbing new development last month's deadly shooting of an el cerrito high school football player in richmond. now there's evidence that gene griggsby was killed simply because he lived in the wrong neighborhood. one individual said it was pay back and it was retaliation. >>> the san carlos planning commission approved a cell phone tower on heather drive. some say the tower will be an eyesore that will reduce property value. >>> we're finding out exactly what cell phones do to our brains. a new study for the national institute on drug abuse found that holding a cell phone against your ear increase es the activities of -- increases the activity of certain areas of your brain. researchers say it's not clear if there are any negative health implications from the increased activity. >>> a 2-year-old is one of the youngest medical marijuana users. his parents gave him food made with marijuana to help him eat as he battled a brain tumor. they say the drugs prescribed by doctors made him unail to eat for 41 days -- unable to eat for 41 days. >>> 7:21. it will be a big change for a blind sea lion. progress in his recovery from a gunshot wound to where he's headed in the next few months. >>> it's a nationwide survey of getting your car stolen. >>> northbound 101 getting up to the 880 split. that traffic is getting a little bit slow. we'll investigate and give you a little bit of more information. >>> i hear you. welcome back. a sea lion blinded by a shooting has found a new roommate and they are both headed for the san francisco zoo. we are a talking about silent night. that's what they call the sea lion. it was found on a marin county beach in december after being shot in the head. there's word that he's rehabbing next to another sea lion named henry. the two will be moving to the san francisco zoo within the next few months. the person who shot silent night, that person is still at large. >>> those popular water slides in pleasanton may be on their way out. tonight the east bay water district will be discussing getting a face-lift. the district wants to create a more park-like setting there. right now there's no timetable for taking out those water slides. >>> two bay area neighborhoods are on a nationwide top ten list of places where cars are most likely to be stolen. according to the research group neighborhood scout, there is a one in seven chance a car will be stolen in west oakland around adeline and man delaw parkway. -- mandella parkway. the second is near zanker and taz min drive -- tazmin drive. >> there is ale bit of money here. it's easy to come pick off cars. everyone is work and no one is here to protect their things. >> police say one reason for this is leaving the cars running and unattended. not a good idea. >> no. >>> let's check in with sal. >> things are getting busier. sanjose traffic if you are driving up in the valley, it should be only a momentary delay coming up on highway 17. we're also looking at highway 85. it's a little bit slow especially after 87 on the way up north towards cupertino. this morning's commute is going to be busy at the toll plaza. after you get into the city, traffic is doing well. this is 880 oakland. so far, so good here. >>> we'll see some cooler weather, partly cloudy skies. some 60s yesterday yesterday. for those of you puttering around the house multitasking you are listening but you are not watching. there's your day. increasing some. it's all associated with the low coming down from the pacific northwest which is also drawing moisture from the west. if just the low came down, it would be unbelievable cold. it will still be cold. a very cole air mass is on its way. a wenter storm watch has been posted for the north bay hills. that's for thursday evening. 30s right now or 40s. 41 in oakland. 36 redwood city. 37 san rafael. 38234 san jose. one little low went sip -- went sipping -- went zipping down. you can see the that he up in the pacific northwest. i think it's 33 and cloudy with snow/rain mix up towards seattle with wind at 20 miles an hour. that's a cold day. clouds increase, cooler today. mid-50s on your temperatures today. we topped out yesterday with a couple of 60s. not for a while here. tomorrow we cloud it up. the rain begins and a really cold rain moves in friday night/saturday morning. >>> we have just received video of an overnight fire in sma. flames from a -- san jose. flames from a parking garage forced dozens of people out of their home. >>> we're just now hearing estimates of how much that quake in new zealand will cost the insurance company. >>> and traffic is bad. here is a look at the traffic in redwood city. the proposed project that could bring thousands more cars on this road. >>> some of those victims trapped in -- in the big earthquake in new zealand are using cell phones. recueers have been able to find some of the people after they called or even texted their families. one woman would, unfortunately didn't survive, used her cell phone to call her children before she died. >>> the quake may be the most expensive disaster may top $12 billion. that would be the most expensive disaster since the $19.9 billion loss from hurricane ike. experts say buildings that did not collapse in the quake may have hidden structural damage and may have to be rebuilt. >>> a fire has forced dozens of people from their apartment in san jose. it happened just after 6:00 this morning. just over an hour and a half ago in a parking lot underneath a two-story apartment complex on 12th street. this is new video just in to our newsroom. you can see all of the people outside of their apartments with blankets and some children bundled up as fire crews were on the scene trying to put out the fire. the good news is no one was hurt. >> very minimal smoke damage to the upstairs unit. but it did evacuate all 24 units. >> and the cause of this fire is under investigation. >>> we are now learning more details of the deaths of two teenaged rafters from walnut creek. 17-year-old gavin time and 16- year-old mathew moore drowned when they tried to raft down a canal filled with debris. the shallow stream may have appeared safe but they were immediately caught in the frigid fast-moving waters and were soon pulled into a water tunnel beneath walnut creek. family and friends will gather tonight for a candlelight vigil. it begins at 6:00 p.m. at the shell ridge, that's a spot where the two hiked. many attending will be classmates from los lomas high school students. grief counselors he were onhand after school resumed after the holiday weekend. >>> jury selection is expected to begin today of a -- in the case of a teenager setting off pipe bombs in his high school. youshock had entered an insanity plea. but the judge thinks he's competent. >>> in just about one hour from now, the six defendants in the richmond gang rape case, they are due in court for an arraignmentment. they are charged with a vish thus -- vicious attack on a teenaged girl after a homecoming dance. they face life in prison ifth ited -- if convicted. >>> the city is facing a $110 million budget increase. the san jose police department says $280,000 in donations are needed to save the mounted patrol unit. without the money it could be eliminated in june. the horsing u 234eu9 provides crowd control at 13egs events and mans big events. >>> city officials are worried they may lose up to $40 million in redevelopment money already promised for this new stadium. they are urging them to stay off the money. >> but if for some reason, something hals, we would continue to talk with san francisco. there is a meeting that's been discussed with a new mayor. >> we're -- we're in the longest yard at the end zone. >> santa clara's mayor admits there's no plan-b here if the city loses that redevelopment money. >>> it's only in the talking stages right now, but golden gate transit riders could face another fair hike before the end of the summer. the agency is considering a plan to raise fares 5% a year for the next five years. the increases would start july 1st. the transit agency faces an $89 million budget gap and this proposal would raise almost $3 million. >>> in redwood city there are new concerns that a proposed mini city could lead to more roush gridlock. developers want to build thousands of owned on the cargo owned salt ponds off highway 1101. here are live pictures -- 101. here are live pictures. it's heavy. but flowing at heat in both directions. >> the plan calls for schools, office buildings and parks. according to a new report, the proposed development could add another $7,000 to the roads. traffic issues will be the focus of the 6:00 meeting tonight at the veterans' memorial center on madison avenue. >> sal, you've got the chopper working are you. -- working. >> the traffic on the bayshore freeway is looking good. it's crowded. this is a very popular route. highway 101, a lot of people are calling this the bayshore freeway getting down to palo ail foe and eventually to the -- alto and eventually to the south bay. if you are driving across the dumbarton bridge or the san mateo bridge and you are joining people here on the peninsula, it should be a nice drive for you, with no major issues. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, westbound. there are no major problems here. traffic is backed you for about a ten-minute delay. the morning drive in santa cruz, northbound 17, there is an accident northbound 17, scotts valley, a little bit of slow traffic. see if you are a santa cruz driver and you drive over the hill every day, give yourself extra team and if you have a -- if you have a chance, we don't here much from the peel on the santa cruz drive, so drop me an e-mail or a tweet and let me know how your drive has been. has it been worse this winter? let me know. let's go to -- let's go to steve. >>> today will be cooler than yesterday. mid-50s for many. as clouds increase in add slans of a system that's on -- in advance of a system that's on its way. clouds just -- some low clouds, higher clouds out ahead of it. today is okay. but the leading edge of that change is already starting to work its way in. a winter storm watch is out. that means conditions are pipe for snow to happen. that would be thursday evening for snow in the foothills. now, stuned. we still have another forecast cycles here to update that. sierra nevada, won't be a problem. winter storm watch is out there thursday night into friday night. a watch means it is probably going to happen. a warning means it is. snow level in sacramento could make it down to folsom. by it time tomorrow, i think we'll be talking about some rain toward the north and maybe in the bay. but probably tomorrow afternoon. 30s and 40s. slightly cooler today with a mix and sun and clouds. the low clouds cowelling -- coming down rapidly. so the combination of those two mean more cloudy skies to the north. partly sunny to the south. the low is moving in. it's a very cold system. that might draw in a lot of -- a lot of moisture -- if that happens, we will get a cold ray. everything is on track for thursday, friday, and ernldy saturday being dwight act in. partly sunny, partly cloudy. cold in the morning. by noon, scattered clouds and then we'll go 50 to 58. mid-50s for many. a cloud cover a little thicker to the north. a little bit more sunshine to the south. temperatures will continue to continue their downward spiral. rain begins at a cold rain. friday night and saturday will be the prime time for very low, low snow. it will -- weem take that in on friday. cold and brisk. >> thank you, steve. >>> an above-average snow das pack -- snowpack is good news but it's as raising concerns about the delta learn vee system. -- levee system. the levee system is septembered every -- tested every day. >> it's -- whether it's a good, an earthquake, the risks are still high. >> a state sponsored council will unveil the man outlining the possible solution for the delta levee problem. >> what is a union? >> a group of people that -- something that scott walker is trying to destroy. >> some students are learning about this and one councilman's proposal for our state that was inspired by scott walker. >>> and two heads can be better than one? now there is a california one talking about two parts that are keep be him alive. >>> taking a live look at the big board. there is good news, cash sales are pushing sales higher. sales surged and there's still growing concern about the violence in libya and oil is at a two-year high, about $96 a barrel. right now, the down is 52. nasdaq down 20, s&p is down 5. also keep an eye on hewlett- packard's stock today after a worse than expected earnings report yesterday. it's the first full quarter under the new ceo. right now, hp stock is down just over 11%. >>> and macy announced it will raise prices on tom of the -- on some of the largest items they sell, including the clothing. >>> 7:45. the managers of several bay area blockbuster stores say their stores are closing even though blockbuster headquarters won't comment. workers at the san marrone, san leandro and clayton locations tell ktvu their stores will close in april. the san francisco stores on sloat, sloan and geary avenue will close. this is according to workers at the location. the manager at the geary boulevard says tomorrow will be the last day his store will sell movie rentals. after that, everything goes on sale. blockbuster has been put by companies like netflix and competition. >> the online thing -- if you forget. if you don't have anything in the system on thursday, you won't get a movie for the weekend. >> store employees say they don't know if they are losing their jobs or will be transferred to other jobs. blockbuster has filed for bankruptcy protection by september. they said they would close about 250 stores before the end of next month. >>> it's 7:46. wisconsin lawmakers are still meeting this hour about that controversial spending bill that would strip unions of their bargaining the power -- bargaining power. so far, little progress has been made because of a filibuster by democrats. demonstrators are also back at the capitol for a nice day of protests and some are even their children -- are even bringing their children. >> what is a union? >> a group of people that -- something that scott walker is trying to destroy. >> here in california, a republican assemblyman from southern california announced a similar bill that would eliminate public employees' rights to collectively bargain for ben -- for pension benefits. governor jerry brown has indicated that he would not seek a wisconsin-type measure to balance our budget. >>> some same-sex couples in california, you will getting a bigger refund. the irs is requiring that all same-sex married couples or registered domestic partners do what is called income splitting. they should combine their incomes and each declare half on their separate tax returns. the couples who have larger differences object money they earn, you may see thousands of dollars on savings. >>> rush limbaugh is defending comments against michelle obama and her campaign for obesity. he says on his show that it doesn't look like the first lady is following her own add vice and is not -- advice and is not qualified to run such a campaign. he said she was spotted eating ribs last weekend and has taken a lot of heat about that. >>> 7:48. valentine's day has special meaning for a california man who woke up from surgery with two hearts. 36-year-old tyson smith was suffering from an enlarged heart and was not strong enough for a tradition tal heart transplant. so-- traditional heart transplant. so a team of san diego doctors implanted a second donated heart near his heart. doctors expect to discharge him in a couple of months and say he should be leading a normal life. >>> remember the homeless man famous across the country with the golden voice? well, he will be the star of a reality show. ted williams will start shooting "second chances at light." he will start shooting next monday month. a youtube video put him in the spotlight. >>> "american idol" mans you will have a new way to cast your votes this season. in addition to phone calls and text messages, you will be able to vote on line. the system's voting is still being worked out -- worked out. >>> now, remember, season 10 of "american idol" continues tonight in las vegas. they will be doing an hour of beatles music and another hour of music. >>> we've heard a -- heard a lot of good feedback on the new judges, steven tyler and jennifer lopez doing a really good job at that. >>> a california man is accused in a bizarre crime. investigators say his greed led to a grim discovery involving a family member. also racing's new star, that guy. he gets a surprise at a pit stop in san francisco. 12350 a mer stead -- >>> a merced man is sauked of hiding the bod def his dead uncle so he could go on a spending spree with his uncle's money. deputies say for almost 30 days, he continued to live in the same house where his uncle's body was decomposing. investigators say he stole money from his uncle's bank account and used it to gamble at the casinos. neighbors say he even had a yard sale. >>> the suspect is in jail and charged with manslaughter and elder abuse. >>> remember the chihuahua not hurt with that incident with his -- with his owner. he has been hit and killed about a block away from where his owner was hurt. that employee pleaded noth. >>> tourism in san francisco has taken a hit with the downturn in the economy. but that could change when a -- >> it's an extreme -- extremely important convention, those people who provide the tourism to us. >> the real payoff could come when the travel agents return home and begin selling trips hopefully stirring customers to visit the bay area. the convention begins may 21st. >>> the newest star of nascar was treated like a rock car -- rock star. >>> last night he got plenty of cheers and one big marriage proposal. right there. he became the youngest racer ever to win the daytona and the big victory came just a day after he turned 20 years old. >>> kind of like the sal castanedo treatment. >> yeah, right. >> warmly greeted by all of those lovely fans. >> i will have to tell him, 20 is too young to get married. wait a while. >>> let's take a look at the commute. traffic is moving along okay as you drive by the coliseum. you won't be doing any daytona type of driving because it will be slow. no problems at the toll plaza. it's backed -- it's backed up for a 15-minute wait. let's go to the maps. i want to show you. we still have a crash -- there's a crash being cleared. sanfrancisco looks okay with 19th avenue a mess. finally here in marin county, southbound 101 back under from a rinwood down to the civic center. >>> let's go to steve. >>> a little cooler compared to yesterday. some low clouds, some higher clouds moving in. so giving us more clouds to the north. a little bit more sun to the south. the big news continuing to -- continues to be the arrival of the warm air starting tomorrow. a winter storm watch has been posted for snow that could be near, around 1,000 feet. we'll fine tune details and make sure it doesn't get mott biked. >> really cold air is trying to work in from vancouver and seattle, so is the moisture from the west of the that's that's -- that's what's streaming over us. a mix of sun and clouds. forecasted highs in the 50s today. 55, 56, 57. it won't be too much after difference. temperatures, warmed up yesterday. they cooled down today. they will start to cool down a little bit over the next few days. >> saturday afternoon and evening it's gone. >>> all right. we've been talking about it all morning. a vicious overnight beating on the streets of oakland, we broke this story on the morning news. we'll let you see the exclusive video, plus a major project on the golden gate bridge is starting this to change. >>> and when you go on a plane, where in the areas -- where are the areas with the most germs. the recommendations on how you can stay protected. ♪ atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> in new zealand hope is fading to find any more earthquake survivors in christchurch as the extent of the damage becomes more clear. apple shareholders are meeting today. that very clear sensitive issue nobody in the department wants to talk about. >> i'm tara moriarty where a new renovation project may ruin your view of this landmark. we'll tell you for how long and why. "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, february 23rd. >>> oakland police are right now investigating a violent overnight attack. now, ktvu was the first to tell you about this hours ago on the morning news. ktvu's claudine wong joining us live now with some exclusive video and information about what happened out there. good morning, claudine. >> we are here at the oakland police department. right now investigators are trying to find out inside what led up to the violent attack. the attack put the victim in the hospital fighting for his life. one suspect is it custody. the search -- the search is on for three more. this is what the scene looked like after the attack. the pickup truck was up on the sidewalk. police told us a witness called 911 at 2:30 this morning after seeing two men beating this victim. shortly after that, this man was taken into custody. we want to show you video. police would not release the name of the victim. we did talk to neighbors this morning who were woken up by the commotion. >> just the police. i opened my back door and they told me to go back in my house. i had been peeking out my window. i have no idea what it was. >> we have followed police this morning to multiple scenes. we don't know -- we have seen them take away large pieces of ed -- large pieces of evidence. the other interesting piece of evidence -- piece of evidence, this machete. it was found in a nearby yard. police asked neighbors about it. nobody wanted to claim it. they took it away just in case. the victim was not stabbed so they bleent -- they don't believe it came from this morning. the injuries of the victim range from a damaged live he, bleeding in the brain and damage to his face. his condition was considered very grave. and for a while, most officers we talked to weren't sure he would survive. last we heard, he's still in critical condition. police are trying to confirm his identity. now, they will not tell us at this point, the name of the man they have in custody. this investigation is ongoing and people and police try to put all of the pieces together in this vicious attack. >> thank you, claudine. >>> three minute after 8:00. in new zealand, the desperate soip for survivors of the big earthquake continues in christchurch. 120 people have been rescued in the last few hours and 75 people are confirmed dead but about 300 are still missing. friends and family have gathered in a park to support each other while they wait for news. >> the dogs have gone in there. we're hoping the dogs will find -- >> they will find them. >> she's a a dog lover. >> rescuers are using thermal cameras and special devices to locate the survivors. in some cases they've been able to call or text on their cell phones. >>> in san jose two dozen people are out of their homes this morning because of a fire caused by a child child playing with matches. the fire was reported at 8:00 last night. this was video shot this morning of the damage left behind. investigators say there was also a gas leak in the building which made it harder to fight the flames. at least 25 people may have to find another place to live. one woman suffered smoke inhalation and burns to her hands. >>> apple holds its annual say holders meeting. stock homers want specific for the company's plan the day that steve jobs no longer runs the company. steve jobs, as you know, took in another indefinite leave of absence last month because of his health. shareholders say they -- they have a right to know about the state tis of hess health. but in the past, he didn't release details about his cancer surgery or his -- or his liver transplant until after it had occurred. tom vacar will bling us a live report from outside of apple headquarters in cupertino. that's coming up in the next half hour. >>> 8:05. ford announced a recall of almost 150,000 f-150 pickup trucks for problems related to air bags. the recall includes trucks from the 2005 and 2006 model year. ford says there is a relatively low terrific that the air bags had deploy inadvertently. affected owners will be notified and they say the recall should cover more than a million trucks, including those from the 2004 model year. >>> if you want that perfect shot of golden gate bridge, you should probably try to snap it today. that's because renovations are gonna change what you see for the next several years. tara moriarty joins us live to explain. >> reporter: good morning. we've seen people taking pictures out here all morning long of it -- of the golden gate bridge. the clock is sticking. if-- tirking. if you take a look over my shoulder, this portion it's under the marin side. and the tents, something similar will be put on the main cables. runners and cyclists will have less room from ten feet down to seven feet. a lot of cyclists may have to walk their bikes across and pedestrians will really have to pay -- have to pay attention. >> this environment with all of the fog, the sea will corrode the steel. the pain protects fights against that projection -- protection. >> there is a lot of wire. >> there's a lot of steel out there. >> the first phase of the project will take place south towards south and will take six months to complete. crews will work underneath a tarp in order to keep lead point chips from spreading. the entire project will take three years. outside contractors want to do the job for $30 million but the gtion district decided to do it inhouse. it's safing him that -- saving them money. back to you. >> thank you, tara. >>> let's go to sal. how are the -- how's the toll plaza? >> we, the commute today has been good in general. we don't have any major problems. we didn't have any of the new jersey fog issues that we had -- any of the fog issues that we had earlier. across the richmond bridge, traffic moves well. i want to show you a live picture of memorial stadium. this stad yum is being renovated. the work is underway. it doesn't quite look the same. the cal football team will not be playing their whom games there in 2011. they will be playing at tweat park. they will be back in the -- tweat park -- at&t park. these are live pictures. go, bears! >>> let's go to steve. that's good for you if they are playing at at&t park. >> very good. >> there's been a change. 60degrees for a high. that won't be the case as changes are brewing. today it's a mix of high clouds, low clouds, sun and clouds. so cooler, a little breezy as the system is getting closer. the best time for low snow levels might be saturday morning. so before i get too far in advance of myself, you can see the clouds increasing. there's one system. one strong low coming off vancouver. there's another low, north of the hawaiian islands. the winter storm watch has been posted for the north bay hills. tomorrow afternoon and evening snow level near 1,000 feet. if this moisture comes in, it may go up. the sierra won't be a problem for snow. that one to two feet. i wanted to bump that up. sierra that's thursday night into friday. a few little returns. no big deal but thi will start to pick up tomorrow. it's just coming down off the northwest. same direction as most of our clouds. 30s and 40s starts -- starting to warm off the clouds. we'll go for a high of 54. you can see the higher clouds from the northwest. that's really not the key. the key is what's going on right there. that's the low already. some snow mix up to seattle and tacoma. 30s with south wind at 20, 5 miles an hour. this is the moisture. if this all comes 20g9, we'll have a cold rain but snow levels will stay relatively high. it won't be until later that the low comes in that we'll get the snow levels. 32, 44, a mick of -- a mix of sun and clouds. scattered clouds in the afternoon. we'll go mostly cloudy, hayward, 55. many, 55. 54, santa rosa to brentwood,'s 57 degrees. we'll go 58 gilroy. that will be the warm -- warmest. tomorrow we cloud it up. rain begins and then a cold rain starts on friday. lower snow levels late friday. >>> it is 8:12. in libya, anti-government protesters continue to demand the resignation -- of moammaradhafi. the dramatic move by a pilot to show his support for the protesters. >>> and the recent death of a high school football player may be tied to his street address in richmond. >>> and a 2-year-old medical marijuana user. the reason the toddler's parents advocated -- add vocated for him to use the -- advocated for him to use the drug. >>> a dramatic development out of libya. there are reports that a libby yaw -- libya intentiongy crashed -- intentionally crashed aircraft to avoid striking those anti-government demonstrators. >> reporter: that report comes from a libyan newspaper. fears of the civil war are growing in libya as the standoff between forces and moammar gadhafi's forces is in its 9th day. today there are reports that people will be afraid they will be shot they -- if they leave home. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is condemning the violence but calling -- falling short of saying moammar gadhafi should step down. >> reporter: i just called the state department for

moammar gadhafi. as samantha hayes reports, with rebels closing in the leader is getting more desperate and more bizarre. >> reporter: protestors marching through the streets. moammar gadhafi who is struggling to stay in power appeared in t.v. blaming the unrest on international influence. >> we will defeat any foreign country as we have done before. >> reporter: reports claim moammar gadhafi's supporters are conducting house by house searchers and arrests and even killing wounded opponents in hospitals. friday the libyan ambassador called for an end to the attacks. >> i told him to leave the libyans alone. >> reporter: several evacuees including more than 180 americans escaped tripoli aboard a ferry that arrived in malta after several weather delays. >> i feel bad for the people who are still there and didn't get a chance to get out because it is chaos. >> reporter: a u.s. aircraft also departed the city for istanbul. the u.s. secretary scheduled to meet with president barack obama said it is time for stronger action against gadaffi. >> whatever your course, let us be mindful of the urgency of the moments. in this circumstances, the loss of time means more loss of lives. >> reporter: also friday the white house announced sanctions against libya and that operations at the u.s. embassy there have been suspended. in washington, i'm samantha hayes. >>> people waited y

moammar gadhafi's stronghold in tripoli. they're deploying tanks and weapons as they face troops loyal to gadhafi. >>> 30 miles from the libya capital, two dozen people were left dead. troops loyal to moammar gadhafi have been gathering arms, saying the fighting isn't over. gadhafi's violent crackdown has drawn widespread international criticism and sanctions from the u.s., britain, and united nations. they voted to freeze his family's assets and said his government should be investigated for war crimes. secretary of state hillary clinton left yesterday in geneva. she said to reporters that the u.s. is going to begin reaching out to libyans who are organizing in the east. traveling in egypt, joe lieberman and john mccain called for tougher action. >> we think there should be a no-fly zone established over tripoli and lib y. we think there should be a provisional government set up in libya that we would support. >>> was gadhafi remains defiant. his son blames the media for exaggerating the unrest. >> everything is calm and peaceful. >> there's a big, big gap between reality and the report. >> with all the uncertainty and libya and evacuations continue. a british warship returned for more st

moammar gadhafi. mike vicara has more on this. >> reporter: good evening lester. for the first time since this uprising in libya began, the president is publicly calls for the ouster of moammaradhafi. today he spoke with the chancellor and the president told him during a conversation: and shortly after that statement, secretary of state, hillary clinton came out with almost identical words. and you mentioned last night. the white house announcing sanctions against colonel gadhafi freezing their assets and shout terri shuttering the in tripoli. >> a vote later tonight in the un security council. there has been talk of a no-fly zone similar to what we have seen over iraq years ago. there seem to be concerns that the entire country could not be covered by a no-fly zone. >> thank you. when we continue this saturday evening, the latest in the protest at home. the huge demonstration in wisconsin. >>> and cracking down on those who fuel a devastating addiction. that have fewer emissions, to new ways to charge electric cars, to renewable sources of clean energy, ecomagination from ge is advanced technology that's good for both the economy and the environment. ♪ it's technology that

moammar gadhafi out of power. because of lybia's tight restrictions on reporting, it is difficult to know exactly how many have died. the associated press says more than 200 have been killed. however, moammar gadhafi's son claims the death toll is only 84. he warned if his father is removed from power, the country would fall in to a civil war. he claimed his father remains in charge with the army's backing, although the whereabouts of colonel gadhafi himself aren't unclear. some reports say protesters have taken over a local army barracks with the military's blessing. >>> although libya has seen the most violent unrest, a wave of protests continues to shake ç other countries in the middle east. yemen is entering its 12th day of demonstrations against that country's long time ruler who has held power for more than 30 years. after nearly a week of protests and deadly confrontations in bahrain, opposition leaders are weighing whether to begin talks with that regime. and in iran, hundreds of thousands of anti-government protestors reportedly rallied across the country yesterday despite the deployment of thousands of security forces. >>> in china, police are staging a show of force after a cal

moammar gadhafi are striking back at protesters. there have been >>> hi, everybody. time for news headlines. >>> forces to libyan leader moammar qaddafi are striking back at protestors. there have been counterattacks on a mosque eat of tripoli and an airport. at least 10 people were killed at the mosque. today he told state tv that osama bin laden is behind the uprising. >>> police started searching a backyard after a neighbor reported that a 74-year-old man had not been seen since november. fbi evidence recovery team found the body under a newly placed brick patio. >>> there could be new rules for gas pipeline operators here in california. the public utilities commission meets today. it will consider requiring a report whenever pressure in gas lines accidentally rises above the legal limit. >>> traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. let's go out to hayward. an earlier accident southbound 880 approaching 92 is cleared. unfortunately, traffic is still really slow backed up from at least a street in those southbound lanes. 880 through oakland, not much better. all right. two crashes -- here's the look at 880 through oakland where you can see it's really jammed up passing the coliseum. let's go to our maps. i want to tell you about a couple of accidents. vasco road at daulton in livermore, malfunctioning traffic light and two accidents happened near that intersection so be careful there. westbound 580 through that area looks okay. at the bay bridge toll plaza, one more live traffic camera backed up well into the macarthur maze. unfortunately, it is a very busy thursday morning at the bay bridge. that's your traffic. here's lawrence with a check of this snowy forecast. >> all right, elizabeth. yup, temperatures getting cold out there. and yeah, we have a chance we could see some of those scattered snow flurries outside. scattered showers though right now as the temperatures continuing to drop just a bit. headed toward danville we have showers there and in towards san ramon. more widely scattered showers intensifying toward the afternoon. yes, snow levels dropping so the prospects for snow down about 1,000 feet late in the day and overnight tonight. that will continue to drop. yup, could reach sea level by tomorrow night. hidden dirt can build up. for flawless results, use finish dishwasher cleaner to remove grease and limescale. and a cleaner dishwasher means amazing dishes. finish, >>> half past the hour as we welcome you back to "the early show." you're looking at a live picture from trearddur bay, wales. little guy is taking a nap right there. why are we showing you this picture? well, because the engaged couple everyone has their eye on, prince william and kate middleton, will be making an appearance there this morning. they're taking part in a ceremony to bless a new lifeboat, basically. and this is right in the area where they've been living. a town where the prince is, of course, involved in royal air force doubtdyes. so we're going to bring you there in just a little bit. bring you more insight into what they're doing there this morning. >> nice little crowd forming there, too. well we know the royal wedding excites you ladies. this next segment that we're going to talk about exciting jeff and i. it's all about housework. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> this is some great stuff. if you hate housework we're going to make it fun. >> i need this, too. >> i'm telling you, i am not making this up, some of the items we have are fantastic. new products to make life a little easier. everything from a quiet vacuum to an ironing board that literally -- i'm not going to tell you what it does because you have to see it. because to me it was the most impressive item. >> i'm convinced that there's a design flaw in the ironing board. >> until now. >> until now. that was -- that to me was the breakthrough item over there. wait till you see it. >> i'm intrigued. >> you will never iron the same way again. >> excellent. >> okay. >> good. >> all right. >> because i know you do a lot of ironing. >> every morning, every night. you kidding me? all the time. >> of course. let's take a final check of your >>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to chris. >> over five seasons david spade's character russell in the hit sitcom "rules of engagement" has had trouble with relationships. except the professional one he has with his assistant. >> this keeps happening. i don't nope what's going on. >> oh. perhaps they found your episode of "to catch a predator." >> where's is that new list of insults? come on. >> i'll be in my office. tandorky chicken. oh, you're tan. you're dorky, and you're chicken-like. that's pretty good. you see, a good bross pushes yo to be better. >> and david spade, good morning. >> good job. >> that is some very good stuff. now, this is a show about couples. >> yeah. >> and you seem to have a great relationship with your assistant. you even got him writing -- >> yeah. well, when i originally wanted to do the show, there was two reasons. one, adam sandler told me to do it, because he's the producer. >> yeah. >> and he's kind of my boss. and, he goes what are you doing the next six to eight years? i go, nothing, adam, whatever you need. but the other one is i like the idea of like, this is kind of in real life there's a married couple for ten years. and they're kind of burned out. and then there's the engaged couple, looking forward to how great it's going to be. and then there's the, you know, single dude that's a little older than he should be but still out there shaging it up. so i thought it was kind of funny. always a grass is greener situation. and, when i got this assistant coming in, we added in the show like a year or so ago, thought it was interesting because then it's like another couple to cut around to. they have their fights. he and i act stupid together. and then it just kind of is a good mix in the show. >> any chance of a potential love interest for you down the line? >> we had joan collins in, and i guess she played my mom. >> that's not the love interest -- >> i was flirting with her all week. i'm like oh, wait, she's my mom on the show. thought we were back in the "dynasty" days. >> did she call you darling a lot? >> yeah, she was very sweet. and yeah, they rotate some cute girls in now and then. but it never seems to click. and i think it's more fun if i'm just ruining all my relationships. >> what do you think of the new night? >> the new night makes me a little nervous. >> why is that? >> thursday, we've been on mondays for a long time. i mean we've kind of been jumping around since we started. but, thursday was good until i heard about the stupid "american idol." and that's on against us. so i was nervous. until i saw randy the other night at dinner. >> what did you say to him? >> and i said, randy, we're on up against "american idol" and i go, you're going to beat us? he goes, yeah, we're going to beat you. so we agreed to agree. then i said, how's the spaghetti? he goes, it's a little pitchy. >> you have nothing to worry about. >> right down to the 30 million viewers, it's basically gone. >> you mentioned adam sandler before, one of the producers of the show. you guys have a movie coming up together "jack and jill." we've got some shots. >> oh, yeah. >> that's you, huh? >> oh, my god i wish you had a full body shot. look at me. i have a belly ring. >> what is this? what's going on here? >> well, oh, there's adam. oh. >> adorable. >> i think that's his jill. i hope. oh, this is when we were the gap girls back on "saturday night live." >> was that the genesis of this idea? >> no, adam was going to do this idea anywhere where he plays twins. a guy and a girl. he plays them both. and then, i'm his arch rival from high school that we fight. it's kind of stupid like that. but it's funny. >> pacino is in this movie. >> i know. >> are you surprised it took this long for pacino to get in one of your movies with you and sandler? >> listen, he reads for every movie. he's very good. it's just never been right. but this one, i actually in the last scene, i get in a fight with katie holmes and then i kiss al pacino. pushing for it to be the other way around. but it turns out -- but al and i, and we had to kiss and we were filming it, and it was like -- of course i was like ready for it. he goes, maybe we can just fake it. i go, that's not why i'm here, al. this is going down. >> a sandler project, we'll not fake it. >> of course. this is like -- i go, we got all the cgi. we have to do some things real. >> david, thanks so much for coming in. >> all right, good to see you. >> and you can see "rules of engagement" in its new time slot tonight at 8:30, 7:30. >> right after the big bang. >> just after a new "big bang theory." you are so right. right here on cbs. >> now here's erica. >> there you go. now here's erica. >> chris, david, thanks. at the academy awards this sunday celebrities will be walking the red carpet decked out in their designer gowns, their fabulous shoes. and those jewels. and, they will have a glowing complexion. well, the rest of us may not be able to afford the bling, we can get that perfect skin and here to help us learn how is cosmetics dermatological surgeon dr. pat wexler with some skin secrets of the stars. great to have you with us. >> thank you very much. it's wonderful to be here. >> there are three main things we need to do to get that glowing complexion. three areas we're going to target. what are they? >> well, you want to get a textural change. you want a radiance to your skin. you want to get the wrinkles diminished and a good lift to your skin. and you want to get contouring. >> okay. so those are the three things we're focusing on. we'll start with the first one which is perfecting the texture. we have sort of three levels of how we can do this. one treatment is seeing a before and after here. this is what the stars would do. what are we looking at? >> you're looking at the top of the line treatment. we're talking about resurfacing with something like the fraxil laser. it is no longer the chernobyl of peels where you're burning off skin. there's no down time. you're looking at the fraxil makes microscopic little tunnels in the skin and you're growing new collagen. after four or five treatments you've got a whole new surface of the skin, no pigmentation irregularities. the skin has a radiance. it's got a glow to it. it feels like baby skin. >> you can really see the difference in that picture. that is $1500. which is why it's our high end. a little bit lower, we all want to look good, you can actually do a peel now in your home with a towelette basically. >> you can use a towelette, glycolic acid. but at home you get a 10%. in the office you get about a 70% peel. but there is a difference. but if you do a peel every day, or once a week, eventually you're going to get the evening of the pigmentation. the radiance, the glow of your skin, and you're going to get a beautiful textural change. >> so that's about $150. >> right. >> for a little bit less than that a little shimmery makeup can go a long way. >> the make jumps now have luminous particles in them that reflect the light. so if you have brown spots or irregularities or even scars the makeups have particles that will reflect the light and you're going to look like you don't have those irregularities. and then you have something called perfect which is sold, which isn't a self-tanner. it's a makeup that has these particles in them. >> so that kind of evens it out for you. >> and it doesn't come off without putting soap and water. so you can use it face and body and look like you have a tan, but not use self-tanner. >> we can all use a little bit of that, especially in february. now that we've perfected the texture of our skin, i'll bring you down here which is basically tightening up. you want to get rid of the sagging skin, the wrinkles. if you're a celebrity and you can afford this next treatment. >> right. >> boy could you see big results. >> you can see by before and after. you can see the double chin on her face and you can see how dull her face is. look at the cheek and how lifted the cheek is and the jawline and that little pooch under the chin. you can see that frequently as soon as you are getting off the table. you can see improvements. with this technology, and it proves for three months afterwards. it's ultrasound. that's why it's therapy. and it delivers the energy to the level of the muscle where the face-lift would normally be done. >> interesting. >> and you feel some heat when it's being done. it's a one-time treatment. and afterwards, you can see the tightening of the connective tissue. it's also causing collagen to be formed. so you're getting the radiance of the skin and tightening. >> that face-lift without going under the knife. but $4500 is probably out of most of our budgets. >> exactly. >> to get a little bit more tightening we can do something for under $100. this is $65. what does it do? >> makeup artists tell me freeze 24/7 under your makeup like a primer it's got the same type of chemicals as a botox so it freezes your face for the day and makes you look like you don't have wrinkles and it tightens your skin. >> you can also try night firming lotion. >> or you can use kesari, it's got time released retinol. or the patricia d. line has a retinol preparation in a nonirritating formulation. over time you're going to get rid of wrinkles. >> thank you so much. we'll have more of them on our website, including ways that you can work on that contour. >> okay. >> you'll find that at earlyshow.cbsnews.com. >> thank you. >> chris? >> erica, thank you. bag some of those up for me, would you? the labor department says 85% of women, 67% of men, do household chores every single day. cleaning dishes, washing clothing and so on. so this morning we are here to help. we're actually going to make it pretty fun. senior editor david gregg of behindthebuy.com is here to show us some great new devices to tackle all these old chores that we find so kind of boring. >> i'm doing great. i feel like "q" from 007 so i'll call you chris bond. i'll be "q." >> this is really high-tech very interesting cleaning. >> the dirt devil. >> this is a device that's really appropriate for all of the quick spills you want to get quicked up. dry spills. what's interesting of the dirt devil is it's really strong, it's got a crevice attachment, also the optional brush here, is that it has a very easy way to get rid of the waste. pop and drop. you don't have to get your hands dirty. push the button and empty it and you're good to go. >> we're staying on the vacuum kick. this is a vacuum and mop all in one. >> this is from hoover called a floormate. it says vacuum, wash and dry. so you get to get rid of your broom and your mop. but more importantly, it dries it, too, so you don't have to have all that waiting time with your drying and uses something called spin scrub technology. with separate chambers for the dirty water and the clean water so the dirty water never gets back on your floor. >> spits a little water, mops it up for you. >> dries, you're good to go. >> saving all that space in your closet, as well. this, this looks cool. what is it? >> this is from electrolux. they've got an interesting initiative going on. 55% of the plastic in this particular vacuum has come from recycled plastic used by people that's in our oceans that's being pulled back and used to make this. the green ultrasilencer vacuum from electrolux. i'm going to power it up. this is the worldest quietest vacuum cleaner. >> wow. >> doesn't it sound like a fan going on. listen to how quiet that is. >> no more scaring the pets. >> under 70 decibels. you're going to be able to clean while your kids are sleeping. while the baby's asleep and it's very powerful, too. also has hepafiltration in it. >> you can hear what a mess this is. >> and you're going to get the allergens out of the air. >> move to the kitchen now. >> five bucks right here. that's all it is for this mat -- actually it's a mitt right here. what's interesting about the original swif it mitt, basically it's a three in one. it's a duster, it's a polisher, and a glass cleaner, too. five bucks. you actually kep pulling the levels off to be able to clean. >> now, we've seen these before but it's a little bit more one stop shopping in that you don't have to worry about having too much on your countertop. >> oxo is known for making ergonomically designed devices. it's very comfortable in your hand. what it does is combine the simplicity of a scrubber. but also, all your soapy solution in here, too. you push a button, squeeze out the soap, give it a scrub and you're good to go. they're very inexpensive, also. >> if you don't have a dishwasher. >> this is from bon home the heat and dry dish rack. think of it as the dishwasher sans the scrubber. so basically you clean your dishes in your sink, take them out and put it in this drying rack. it actually has a blower, you can feel it, that's blowing heated air. so within ten minutes all of your dishes, all of your silverware, your glasses, are dry. >> it's not too bad to look at. >> and it's very quiet. >> this item? >> steam cleaning has become the rage. one of the hottest items for gift giving was steamers. this ask from bissell. no chemicals whatsoever in cleaning. appliances, grout, tile, any bathroom surface. give it a push and there you go. and it cleans it right up. >> this iron is great. i cannot believe the face here, how many holes this thing has. >> it has tons of holes. that's important because when you're ironing the more holes you have, the more steam that comes out, the the less passes so it irons better. on top of the fact that it's 1800 watts so it gets really super hot. and it has a very interesting feature. if you are a person that's short on time and you're ironing, if you don't wait for the iron to heat up and want to use it in steam cycle. what happens? you have lake erie all over your clothes. you will not have that problem with this iron. it has a locking mechanism that steams the water in the chamber. it's called the steamium. >> this works great with the iron. this is my best item of all, this is the one i love. >> ironing is the bane of my existence and basically what's cool about this particular rierning board is the fact that, look at this, you do not have to move your clothing anymore. >> no more creases. >> you flip it and it does its thing and basically makes ironing totally easy. revolution 360 ironing board. we found this at amazon.com. and finally this washing machine from lg. this is the truesteam washing series. besides the fact that that's 14.8 cubic feet. so all of that laundry there goes in that washer. and it also uses truesteam technology so you don't have to iron as much. direct drive motor so that means it doesn't make any noise. no belts and pulleys and uses cold water, less inferring. and it's basically the new wave in doing your laundry. >> you make me want to go home and do chores, david. thank you, david gregg, appreciate it. >> we forgot -- >> david, we got to go. but thank you. we're going to get these products go to our website at earlyshow.cbsnews.com. you are a big help. now here's erica. >> good luck finding those products. i'm taking all of them home with me. stay with us. we'll be right back with more on stay with us. we'll be right back with more on the royal en,, the smell of warm maple syrup. honeysuckle and rosemary. the smell of shaving cream. whatever scents fill your household, purina tidy cats scoop helps neutralize odors in multiple cat homes... giving you just what you need to keep your house smelling like it should. purina tidy cats scoop. keep your home smelling like home. >>> the music makes you sit up. when you hear the royal music, you straighten your posture. we want to take you to north wales this morning where prince william and kate middleton are on official royal business this morning. their first public appearance since their engagement. cbs news correspondent mark phillips joins us there with all the latest this morning. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. well, we're experiencing a little elasticity, shall we say, in the royal timetable here, and not for the first time. but this is a town on the very wild and remote and i must say today, windy, northwest coast of wales. you can probably hear the welsh choir singing in the background. and everyone here is gathered. not too many people at home in this part of the country right now. gathered to welcome prince william and kate middleton on their first official, royal visit. royal function. they're here in this little town to name a lifeboat. a sea rescue boat. but really this is an excuse, in fact the kind of trial run for the kind of life they're really going to be having once they get married, and once kate becomes a fixture on the royal scene. we can actually now see the royal cavalcade beginning to pull up here. this is very much a trial run for her. prince william, of course, is very used to this kind of public attention. he's very used to being at the center of the glare of publicity, having lenses pointed at him. for kate middleton, this is a new experience. and they really arranged this particular one to suit her. she's very familiar with this area, as he is, because they haven't had to come very far. in fact, to perform this function. he's based at the air base just up the road where he's a helicopter pilot, and she's been spending time with him at their house not far from that state. so this opportunity was really perfect, as a first trial run, first exposure. they're often seen around in this community. they know some of the people here. the people are used to having them around. and a crowd of, i would say, 300, 500, maybe a little more than that, very remote and small little town, has come out to welcome them. there was some concern today, i must say, because it is so breezy here, for the moment, but it's been halling here all day, as to what that would do to kate's wardrobe, and kate's hair. but it seems like she's got it pretty carefully tucked away there, and is learning some of the tricks of the royal trade. >> all the important things have been taken care of. mark, we love the look today and we've seen this is sort of the kickoff, too, for them, perhaps to the royal wedding which is, of course, just a couple of months away. >> this is very much the beginning of that whole scene. the wedding is, as you say, still a couple of months away. but we're going to be seeing them from now on and this is the first event. >> we look forward to some more. great timing, huh? got a chance to see them. hope they have a wonderful day., 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moammar gadhafi. police have is used tear gas to disperse themmed. another resident said cohear gunfire. there must be some truth to all of this because the son of moammar gadhafi sayf al-islam has gone on television and said there would be meetings tomorrow in tripoli to give some concessions. so they're backing off already. he's saying that they will be talking about some kind of political reform. but gadhafi's son also denied the number of deaths saying they were much lower than had been reported. russ. >> mitchell: alan pizzey with the latest on the fast-moving developments coming out of libya, reporting from bahrain tonight. thank you, alan. of course the obama administration has been closely watching the events in libya which is an important oil exporter and our chief white house correspondent chip reid is standing by with the latest on that good evening. >> good evening, russ. administration officials have strongly condemned the crackdown in libya and they've delivered that message directly to top libyan officials. but the truth is the u.s. has very little leverage in libya so it is not expected to make a lot of difference. >> mitchell: let's tur

moammar gadhafi is proving to be the most ruthless of all, but after 41 years, these may be his final days. libya is burning. rage against the tyranny of moammar gadhafi is sweeping the country. people who have lived in fear for four decades are taking to the streets demanding he go. but late tonight the libyan dictator made it clear he is not going anywhere. "i'm very relaxed," he said "i've met with my supporters. everything else is being reported falsely by the foreign media." but clearly it is not all false. his violent response to the uprising is chillingly real. >> oh, my god. they are -- they are firing at the civilians here. they are crazy. they are going crazy here. >> reporter: with borders closed, telephone and internet shut down, it is impossible to get accurate information. we do know that hundreds have been killed, many mowed down by machine guns while attending funerals of those who died in the uprising. >> they are being killed by large caliber bullets, heavy, you know, machine guns. they've reported aircraft, helicopters. they've been using anti-aircraft artillery at the people. >> reporter: today signs that gadhafi is losing his iron grip. two libyan air force pilots landed their planes in nearby malta and requested asylum after refusing orders to fire on their own people, and there are other defections including key members of his inner circle and some of libya's top diplomats including the deputy ambassador to the u.n. >> we have never been with gadhafi. we are with the people, and we just made the statement. >> reporter: mounting evidence shows gadhafi's war is being fueled by hired gun, soldiers from neighboring african countries who are being paid to kill. >> mercenaries, you can hear them zooming by in their land cruisers. firing their guns. they don't really care who they hit. they're just looking for a target. >> reporter: in tunis where the arab revolution began more than a month ago, the first flight from libya landed late tonight. those who arrived had stories of horror. "from 3:00 to 6:00 in the morning," he says, "the shooting did not stop. i could not sleep." as we have noted, communication with libya is very restricted. but we are hearing from the capital, tripoli, is that a major showdown is brewing tonight between the people and military loyal to gadhafi. violence on a scale not seen since the revolutions began in the arab world more than a month ago. george? >> okay, jeffrey. thanks. >>> gadhafi is not yet 70, but as jeffrey said, he's been ruling libya for more than 40 years, longer than his deposed neighbors, mubarak of egypt who ruled for 30 years and ben ali in tunisia who ruled for more than 20. they were both to varying degrees allies of the u.s. but gadhafi's long history with america is far more complicated. >> that's one small step for man. >> reporter: he took power the summer neil armstrong set foot on the moon. a 27-year-old army captain promoting what he called islamic socialism. gadhafi fancied himself the arab world's answer to mao or castro. and while his wardrobe was outlandish and his antics fodder for late night comics -- >> our research department has determined that no two people spell it alike. >> reporter: -- his ruling style was ruthless. a dictator at home, gadhafi funneled oil revenues to terrorists like black september, which carried out the munich olympic massacre in 1972. and in 1986, his agents targeted a berlin disco popular with american soldiers. >> this monstrous brutality is but the latest act in colonel gadhafi's reign of terror. >> reporter: president reagan ordered an air strike on gadhafi's compound killing the leader's 15-month-old daughter. two years later gadhafi retaliated by taking down pan am 103 over lockerbie, scotland. for years gadhafi refused to take responsibility for the massacre, but after 9/11 and the invasion of iraq, an about-face. gadhafi condemned osama bin laden, began to give up his chemical and nuclear weapons programs, and in august 2003, he formally accepted responsibility for the lockerbie bombing agreeing to pay $2.7 billion in compensation. that same month gadhafi sat down with me in a tent on one of his army bases, the strangest interview of my life. gadhafi's manner was dreamy. at times he seemed out of it, but still his message was clear. do you think there will be an alliance between the united states and libya in your lifetime? >> translator: first of all, policies are not fixed. russia and america, they were enemies. now they're friends. we hope that one day we'll be friends also. >> reporter: later that year the u.s. dropped libya from its list of state terror sponsors. western companies have invested more in libya since then, but it's been a cool peace. so if gadhafi goes, will that be better or worse for us? and to dig into that question, i want to bring in christiane amanpour, the anchor of "this week," also been covering this region for more than two decades. and, christiane, let's talk about what this means for the united states. the big question is, will the oil continue to flow? will libya again become a breeding ground for al qaeda or other terrorists? i know that u.s. officials are not saying too much publicly, but behind the scenes how do you think they're balancing out these concerns? >> well, you've seen the condemnations that both the white house and the state department have issued. also remember that moammar gadhafi's oil, very little of it comes to the united states, most of it to europe, and there's no reason for that to stop flowing. in terms of terror, he was not supporting al qaeda. he actually did, in fact, condemn that. he seems to have gotten out of the terror and wmd business. don't know what will happen if there's chaos after him, but in terms also of the united states, it doesn't have a huge amount of leverage there. gadhafi is not mubarak. libya is not egypt. egypt got $1.5 billion or more of u.s. aid. that's not the same with libya, so much less influence there, and remember, of course, also, the leaders are not the same. the ones who have gone, for instance, mubarak was a very firm ally of the united states, and you can see that gadhafi has had a very checkered history with the u.s., and, again, in these uprisings, we've always said that it will be judged, and the real critical factor will be how much the leaders are prepared to fight. and it looks like he is prepared to fig

moammar gadhafi says they will fight to the finish. to the last man, woman, the last bullet. these pictures posted on youtube show libyan warplanes indiscriminately bombing protesters in the capital, tripoli. moammar gadhafi says it's now or never, no turning back, as they confront security forces who witnesses say are firing into the crowds. most of the brutality hidden from the outside world. phone lines down. the internet shut off. foreign reporters banned. this woman was reached by phone. >> we saw the airplanes go by over us. we still hear gunshots. and it's getting -- one of my cousins is a doctor and he had to go to the hospital. they were shooting the doctors and people at the hospital. >> reporter: libya's own representative at the united nations repudiated gadhafi calling him a war criminal. >> when people are demonstrating in the streets and orders are given to the armed militia, what do you -- what can you contest? >> reporter: in benghazi, libya's second largest city, epicenter of the uprising, mourners buried their dead, gunned down by troops using heavy weapons. pretty much every victim that died was either shot in the head, chest, neck or on the legs. >> reporter: today in benghazi, celebrating protesters claim they control the city. with the help of sympathetic soldiers who have turned on the regime. gadhafi was last seen sunday on state-run television. his western educated son, saif al islam went on television to say his father would never flee. this is not egypt or tunisia he said repeatedly, warning of civil war and rivers of blood if the protests continued. today, new signs of cracks from within. two air force colonels, reportedly refused orders, to attack their countrymen and flew their fighter jets to malta to request asylum. several members of gadhafi's government, including diplomats posted abroad, announced support for the people fighting the regime. foreign oil companies began evacuating workers and families. joining an exodus of thousands. >> it's been quite frightening. we've had gunfire in the night. we saw some chaos in the streets. it's getting worse, not better. >> reporter: late daf there was unusual moment on libyan state television. gadhafi appeared, being interviewed by a reporter. he said i'm here in tripoli, i'm not in venezuela. don't believe those broadcasts. it was impossible to independently confirm where gadhafi was, but he appeared to be in front of his home in tripoli. brian. >> ron, thanks. >>> the nation of libya is about the size of alaska. it has about the same population as new york city. it's 90% desert and the median age of the population is 24. the young have been driving these revolutions, and in this case they're going up against an icon, a character, a sometimes cartoonish, often outlandish and very well-known world figure. the man who calls himself colonel gadhafi. here is nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: moammar gadhafi has always been eccentric, but on his most recent trip to the united nations two years ago, he outdid even himself. he raged on for 95 minutes and 8 seconds waving a copy of the u.n. charter and then pretending to rip it up. diplomatic cables disposed by wikileaks show that gadhafi fears flying over water, prefers staying on the ground floor, and almost never travels without his trusted ukrainian nurse. >> these statements are all designed to appeal to a domestic audience. >> despite his bizarre behavior less than two years ago, he was exchanging handshakes and dining with president obama and other leaders at an economic summit. and in 2006 it was george w. bush's state department that removed libya from its list of nations that sponsor terror. gadhafi had agreed to end a suspected nuclear program, and turned his equipment over to the u.s. he also agreed to pay millions of dollars to the families of victims of pan am 103, bombed by libyan agents in 1988. it was a diplomatic tr

moammar gadhafi may speak at any moment. dirk vandewalle most of us never hear very much of this country except reports about moammar gadhafi. fill us in a little bit. where is this opposition coming from? how organized is it? how surprising are these developments of the last few days? >> well, first of all to answer your last question first, these developments are extremely surprising. this is a regime that even seasoned observers would have predicted would be extremely hard to dislodge. in part because georgia kaffe over a 40-year period has very systematically eviscerated any opposition to his rule. he has divided the army along tribal affiliation. he has made sure that there are no opposition that could materialize throughout the country. and in a sense what we've now started to see is that suddenly for all the doubts that anybody had about the ability of libyans to organize, that they have been able to do so and that furthermore if tripoli is kind of the jewel in the crown and green square in tripoli is the symbol of the regime where gadhafi even three days ago, as judy reported, had been showing up and giving speeches, that suddenly even those places are no longer secret. the opposition comes primarily from younger people but also from all different strata throughout society. this is in a sense a country that is fed up 40 years of utter mismanaged in which all people have been politically disenfranchised and in which a lot of the wealth of the country has frankly been squandered on projects that had nothing to do with the well being of libyans themselves. >> brown: how vulnerable then is moammar gadhafi? and where does he still have support coming from? >> i mean, i don't know. we got reports earlier that gadhafi's compound in tripoli which is heavily guarded, you probably know there have been reports that fighter jets have been firing indiscriminately into the city. we got reports earlier that said that even the guards that were guarding have fled because these fighter jets are just firing at everyone on the street. anti-gadhafi, anyone, even pro gadhafi people. everybody is getting shot at. i mean, i don't know what the situation is right now. >> brown: you referred earlier to the speech last night by his son. >> right. >> brown: was there any surprise there... he raised the specter of a civil war. any surprise in him doing that? any surprise in the level of ferocity with which the government is fighting back now? >> i mean, yes. i mean, it's surprising. we all knew that gadhafi was capable of heinous acts of brew brutality but i think honestly nobody expected, even the pro

moammar gadhafi to step down. as alison burns reports a u.n. security council is holding an emergency meeting to respond to his brutal crack down on protestors. >> reporter: dave, moammar gadhafi's government seems to be falling apart. top officials have turned against him accusing his regime as genocide. and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has issued the strongest statement yet from the united states. she says the world is watching the situation in libya with alarm. now is the time to stop this unacceptable blood shed. gadhafi is still in tripoli. he made a brief appearance outside of his home to show he has not fled after many have speculated he has. they try -- the international federation of human rights estimates 300 to 400 people have been killed. the u.n. security council meets in emergency session today to decide how to respond. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> meantime the king of bahrain has ordered the release of political prisoners. this is a way to calm a week- long uprising. they called the prisoner release a good step and positive gesture. another massive demonstration is scheduled today in bahrain as they wait for the much anticipated return of an opposition leader that has been out of that country for years. >>> today united nations secretary general is in hollywood to convince the movie industry to include the dangers of global warming in their story lines. they say speaking to presidents and prime ministers about climate change can only go so far. movie producers, directors, and actors have a world-wide reach. >>> we have new details about the guest list at last week's exclusive silicon valley dinner that president obama attended. according to the center for politics ten of the 11 companies contributed to president obama's 2008 campaign. google donated $108,000. facebook $34,000. twitter the least generous of the bunch $750. >>> in israel they are trying to figure out a way to allow google street view to photograph israeli cities despite it could be used by terrorist attacks. they instructed the experts to work with georgiaen to find a -- google to find a safe way top use that feature. >>> there is new graffiti threatening both president obama and jerry brown. one said i'm quoting governor brown will die soon. another says why does obama lie? police say racist slogans were painted nearby. similar threats showed up next month. the secret service and the chp are investigating. >>> 6:18 is the time right now. let's go back over to sal who is watching traffic this morning. how is the commute? >> it's okay. as a matter of fact, the traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. i encourage you to join the conversation if you want to contact me some way. there at ktvu.com or twitter and let me know how you public transportation commute is going. we want to hear from you if you are taking bart or muni. this is 880 oakland traffic is moving along very well here and the oakland corridor. the morning commute is going to be okay if you are driving in san francisco along northbound 101. getting out to the lower deck of the bay bridge. most people coming in from oakland and san francisco that is okay. they have not switched on the metering lights or they will shortly. if you are taking public transportation, especially vta and you are using that new clipper card drop me a tweet to let me know how it's going. >>> overall it's clear and cold out there. temperatures today almost start to rebound. a little breeze out there. santa rosa northwest 6. oakland at five. there is a puff out there. our system from yesterday could not have been drawn up better. it went right down the coast. 30s for almost everybody. oakland is down to 42. hayward 41. get a good look at it. just spinning. parallel to the coast. now we will start to focus our attention to the north as an extremely cold low gets ready to drop in here thursday, friday, and saturday. today sunshine. cold in the morning. bundle up layers. if you are in the sun 2:00 or 3:00 might not be bad. so we'll have more of the same on wednesday. and then here it comes. we get the cold air and showering in nature. then it will be a cold rain on friday with lowering snow levels friday night into saturday. extremely low snow levels are possible with a lot of powder. some of that colorado utah snow up there in the mountains. >> that would be nice. thank you, steve. >>> early this morning walmart reported another drop in quarterly sales at its u.s. stores. it's the seventh quart never a row the largest retailer has seen a decline. despite that walmart still earned $5 billion-quarterly. that is more than this time last year. walmart has been losing many of its customers to dollar stores. >>> it was a different story from the home depot that reported better profits. income rose to $587 million. net profits serged 72%. sales topped $15 billion which is $300 million more than predicted. home depot credits consumers doing more small remodelings and home repair projects. >>> there is a new app for facebook so you don't have to keep checking the relationship status of someone you want to know better. the app is called breakup notifier. now it promises to help make you the first to know when somebody you're interested in is out of a relationship. it may sound like stalking to some people. despite that more than 100,000 people have already signed up for it. >>> it's a few weeks early for an april fools day prank but athletes at a spring training day camp was set up for a good one. >>> also a terrifying crash. this one sent a bus crashing off a snowy mountain road. the obstacle the victim's family members faced as they rushed to the scene. >>> breaking news. we are getting new details about this breaking news of the four americans on board a hijacked yacht off the coast of somalia. we found out ten minutes ago they were killed by their captors. u.s. forces were trying to negotiate with the prior toes. during the negotiations gunshots were heard on the yacht. u.s. forces boarded the yacht. they found the four americans dead. there were more than a dozen pirates on board there as well. some of them are dead. others were captured. bob wriggle. were traveling with gene adams. the adams have been sailing around the world on their yacht since 2004. they have been distributing bibles. >>> the time is 6:26. the national football league combine kicks off tomorrow. but that annual event is not all serious. we want to show you what happened when some of the college prospects outside of orlando were told a gorilla had escaped from disney's animal kingdom. but that is really a man in that gorilla suit giving a big scare to the future nfl rookies. they were practicing drills ahead of tomorrow's events. >>> one person is dead and nearly two dozen hurt after a bus collided with another vehicle and slid off a mountain highway in southern california. the bus was carrying teenage members of a korean church. the driver lost control on a curve in san bernardino county he was pronounced dead at the scene. victim's family members say they were not given much information on the crash they just rushed to the hospital. >> they tried to calm our fears a bit but until we see caleb and talk to him and make sure he's okay, i'm not going to take anything for granted. >> the highway patrol says the mountain road was wet but not icy. investigators say there were until seat belts on that bus. >>> shoppers being followed home and robbed. it's a warning coming from police in one bay area community. who the officers say is being targeted. >>> and an oakland man from new zealand tells us the story of his family. how he was able to get ahold of him and make sure he was okay. >>> welcome back. right on time there is the opening bell. live in new york this morning. could be pretty busy. overnight global markets took a big drop. mostly because of the unrest the situation in libya, the new zealand earthquake did not help things. we do have good numbers to report. home depot beat the streets estimates. that stock looks like it's already starting to trade up about 2% on the opening. but you can take a live look at the new york stock exchange. the dow jones is down about 40 points. we'll see what happened. >> we'll go ahead and say good morning, to you. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. our top story this morning the developing news from new zealand powerful earthquake creating devastation in the city of christchurch. that magnitude 6.3 quake hit at 1:00 in the afternoon new zealand time. right now the death toll sits at 5: -- sits at 65. many people still trapped inside those collapsed buildings. kraig debro is in oakland with the bay area connection to this devastation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam. that is exactly the word you we are getting from the man we have heard from. it's about 3:30 in the morning right now in christchurch. here at 6:30 in the morning a man that grew up in the country's second largest city lester mckey is glued to his laptop looking for word from missing friends. he says his family is okay. he found out about the quake from his sister that sent him a text message. he raced here to the high land hospital area home. hard wire and cell phone tires are knocked out limiting communications. but mckey says he's heeding advice from authorities. leave the phone lines open for emergency crews. dozens of deaths are reported. the number of deaths will likely rise. the timing of the quake may have magnified death and injury. it struck during lunchtime on tuesday. still making it dangerous to even try to pull trapped people from the wreckage. lester mckey's families are okay. >> i haven't heard from joe, richard, i haven't heard from definitely those two people. >> reporter: lester's extended family members are accounted for and healthy. we are hoping to show you pictures that family members are senning him from the quake zone. some quake zones you will not see anywhere else. we will monitor that situation. reporting live in oakland kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. be sure to stay with us here at ktvu and our channel 2 website ktvu.com for the very latest news and updates from new zealand. we will bring you any new updates as soon as they come available. >>> this morning grief counselors will be on the campus. the memorial for matthew miller and gave powell is scheduled -- and gavin powell is scheduled for 6:00 wednesday at shell ridge open space where the boys often hike. the yesterday the coroner completed autopsies on the two teenagers. those test results confirm the two person inflatable raft was no match for the danger fast moving waters and the boys drowned. their grieving families still have no idea why the boys decided to go rafting during saturday's powerful rainstorm. >> gavin was a wonderful kid. and to do such inexplicable stunt is beyond the comprehension of anybody in the family. >> investigators say both teenagers were wearing helmets but they were not wearing life vests. >>> vallejo police are searching for three men that shot an innocent man in a drive- by shooting. vallejo police say three men in a small green car opened fire on a 22-year-old man hitting him in the leg. officers say that man was an innocent victim was not the intended target. police are searching for those men and their car. it was possibly a green accra. >>> now we do have good news to tell you about this morning. a story we first told you about yesterday. rescue crews found a missing southern california hiker. brian karico yesterday. he's alive and well. he was found in a snow cave that he built after he got lost in a snowstorm saturday. he had drawn three x's in the snow as a sign of distress. that is how the rescuers found him. >>> later today a san francisco man will be formerly charged for beating a priest that he claims molested him when he was a boy. today's arraignment comes two weeks after the judge ordered lynch to go on trial for felony assault. that charge carries a maximum four year prison sentence. lynch has more vocal supporters saying the priest not lynch should be going on trial. >>> police in oakland have an important warning for shoppers and ktvu allie rasmus just talked to police this morning and tells us now what they are saying. allie. >> reporter: all of the victims in this crime trend are getting robbed one to two hours after they go to the grocery store. we are hoping to speak one of the lead investigators of this crime trend. they are expected to get in a half hour to 45 minutes from now. we had a chance to speak over the phone to two police lieutenants. they explained the trend is happening at grocery stores like the one you are looking at in this video. this is the safeway grocery store. it appears one or two robbery suspects hang out in the parking lot there. they spot someone finishing up their grocery shopping and follow that shopper home. once they are home police say the suspects rob the shoppers of their purses and belongings. they have taken place in the driveway, in the street, or the garages of the victim's homes. in the past month there have been at least seven robberies like this. many originating from the safeway on redwood road. one of the acting lieutenants we spoke to early this morning say there will may be a few instances when shoppers left and are robbed. all of the victims have been women. coming up in the next hour or so we will hear from one of the investigators on the case to ask them about this trend and more information about the suspects. reporting live in oakland allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. time now is 6:37. let's get the latest on traffic and the toll plaza. >> it's hard to get a little bit of a crowd there dave and pam traffic will be busy if you are driving to the toll plaza here. the metering lights have been switched on. we are getting a little bit of a crowd. nothing too bad of course. but it is certainly deeper than it was yesterday when we had the holiday. traffic on the upper deck looks good. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. you can see the commute is beginning to wake up. if you drive from hayward to fremont there is a little bit of slow traffic heading down that way. this morning if you are driving in the south bay that traffic is moving along very well. let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal, thank you. clear skies. patchy fog around the peninsula but that is about it. it's cold out. a lot of low 30s for many. it will be sunny today. tomorrow will look pretty good. big changes start on thursday. really though it's friday and saturday look to be the prime time. especially up in the mountains and around here. cold morning. sunny and breezy. not too bad. there is a little breeze. you can get about 25-30 miles an hour. surface not too bad. cold lows again tomorrow. mostly sunny thursday, friday, and saturday. no doubt about it. rain and snow levels could get down there pretty far. first lake port is 24. san helena 29. felton 32. menlo park at 35 degrees. there goes yesterday's system went right on down exactly like we thought it would. that didn't happen. we had just the clouds. 30s for temperatures or 40s. even 44 in san francisco. but 32 santa rosa. 32 napa. 34 concord. starting off clear. cold morning. we'll have sunshine today. 50 at noon. 56 for a high today. temperatures slightly below average. a little northwest at santa rosa. southwest at 5. san francisco southeast five. there is a little hint of a breeze. one system moves out and the really cold one will start to work its way in. usually when they come down that far north they don't have a lot of moisture. any moisture means very low snow levels. today we start off with 30s and upper 20s. it will be sunny today and breezy at times. high pressure is our fair weather friend for two days. sunny and breezy a little warmer. highs in the 50s to mid 50s. we can get a north wind. slightly warmer. it will be in the mid to upper 50s. north bay, east bay. it won't matter. tomorrow about the same. we cloud it up thursday. more showery in nature. cold morning on friday. a really cold rain and possibility of low snow level. >> all right. >>> he won the super bowl of nascar on sunday. this evening that young racing star will be here in the bay area. >>> foster city already has an off leash law of three dog limit per park. but it's the law enforcement part that city officials and parks and reck officials are worried about. that story and more we'll be right back. >> here is a quick look at some of the top stories we are following for you. 30 minutes ago we found out four americans that were being held hostage have been killed. apparently by their captors. now the pentagon is reporting u.s. forces tried to negotiate the release of those americans when they heard gunfire on the yacht. when the u.s. forces boarded the yacht, they found the four americans dead. >>> a search continues right now in new zealand second largest city after a big powerful earthquake. it was a 6.3 quake. more than 100 may be trapped in collapsed buildings. already confirmed 65 are today. >>> libya's ambassador to the u.s. are calling for moammar gadhafi to step down. you are looking at a live picture of what is happening there. the you see the crowds, you see them holding pictures of gadhafi. now many libyan government officials have already resigned just to protest the killing of demonstrators. we are hearing gadhafi is about to address his country on state tv. >>> in foster city it appears not everyone is obeying the city's leash laws. ktvu jade hernandez is at a dog park this morning in the area to talk about an important meeting tonight. jade. >> reporter: good morning, we are live at bo park right here in foster city. i just spoke to a dog owner any one time in the afternoon there could be up to 40 dogs inside of this park. there is a three-dog limit once you get inside these gates. the problem is enforcement. some dog owners and dog walkers are not abiding by that limit. and the parks and recreation department along with city officials had hoped the dog owners and walkers could enforce themselves. they approved making a

moammar gadhafi. it comes as his supporters rallied outside a key strategic town. "libya means..." (followed by chanting) >>> today the european union agreed to sanctions against libyan leader moammar qaddafi after a key strategic down had protests. this was ons outskirts of a place where rebel forces -- security forces have switched sides and joined the rentals. secretary of state hillary clinton met in geneva agreeing on sanctions. today the u.n. secretaries jeb will discuss the crisis with president obama in the white house. >>> the economic toll of the earthquake in new zealand could reach as much as $15 billion, last tuesday 6.3 quake killed at least 148 people in crisis church. now the costs estimates are raised from $12 to $15. he announced an initial package of financial measures yesterday. some of that money will go to employers to help pay workers who can't go back to work because of all the damage. >>> the federal government could run out of money by the end of the week. house republicans planning to tank a measure tomorrow to extend funding for two weeks by making $4 billion worth of cuts. house speaker john boehner says he sees a moral responsibility to reinin the federal debt. the house is expected to pass a deal to keep the government running. >> i think that's clearly headed in the right direction. is that the end of the story? you know, the way this town, probably not. >> their job is to solve these problems and not just to stand in a corner and hold their breaths. >> president obama is urging lawmakers to act quickly on the budget. leading democrats are expressing support for the gop plan to extend that funding for two weeks through that $4 billion cut. >>> stranded in the bitter cold overnight. the dramatic rescue of an injured hiker. >>> and sick kids? the common symptom doctors say you may no longer need to treat. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 90-thousand acres and destroyed dozens of homes. gusty winds continued to fuel the >>> wildfires sweeping across west texas have scorched almost 90,000 acres and destroyed dozens of homes. gusty winds are fueling the fires overnight. heavy smoke from one fire north of midland caused bad visibility on an interstate leading to an accident that killed a 5-year-old girl. >> in oakland some wild weather caught on tape. >> take a look. these formations known. a supercell moving through the area this weekend. a tornado watching is lifted after a day of dark and threatening skies. the storms not as bass as they look but they did produce some gusty winds and hail. >>> no tornadoes in the bay today. partly cloudy this morning, upper 50s to low 60s today for daytime highs. increasing clouds and light showers in the north bay a glancing blow as this system cross through the pacific northwest. could bring some showers down into sonoma county but better chance of rain for the rest of us shows up tuesday night into wednesday. looks like a good rainmaker for us. up to 50s and 60s across the south and east bay for today. cooler in the north bay, mid- to upper 50s there, increasing clouds and maybe a shower or two. but it won't amount to much. the better chance of rain arrives by midweek with scattered showers continuing through the end of the week and coming again on the weekend. right now a traffic update with elizabeth. >> chopper 5 is over walnut creek near the 24/680 interchange. they move around quickly so that 580 altamont pass, they are already gone. they went out towards the 4/680 interchange and everything is moving fine right now if you're heading out towards the caldecott tunnel not seeing any big delays. drive time 18 minutes commuting westbound 580. all brake lights, nothing unusual there. traffic light. beautiful shot of sun-up at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. they should be turned on any moment and it's sluggish from the incline to the "s" curve so that's usually our indication that they will turn on the metering lights. towards the san mateo bridge, southbound 880 still looks great to hayward and nice quick trip across the stan in both directions. 880 in oakland fine past the coliseum mostly top speeds this morning towards downtown oakland. and the marin county commute, again, off to a great start here, as well. just a couple of headlights across the span of the golden gate bridge towards the pay gates heading into san francisco. mass transit we have been dealing with ace train number one delays all morning long. still running about 10 to 15 minutes behind schedule but others, bart, muni, caltrain on time. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's take a look at today's top stories. the new bay bridge tower getting even taller today. crews will start the next phase of the project adding nearly 100 feet as to the structure. when it's finished it will be 480 feet high. that's just 45 feet short of the final height. >>> okay, drivers. you're shelling out about 10 cents a gallon more for gas than just a week ago. the soaring prices are connected to oil prices going higher by the unrest in the middle east and north africa. >>> and a man who fell off a cliff at lands end in san francisco is recovering. he broke his ankle in the fall and was stranded saturday night. firefighters rescued him yesterday. he had hypothermia but is expected to recover. fire officials say he may have been drinking alcohol before he fell. >>> 6:20 your time. new advice now from doctors this morning if your child has a fever: chill out. don't worry about it. that's what they are saying. researchers are coming out with a new report that advises against treatment every time a kid's temperature goes up. they say most often fevers are caused by viruses and they will go away without medicine and won't cause any damage whatsoever. >>> health officials trying to contain a possible measles outbreak. they say an infected passenger arrived at washington dulles international airport from london last sunday. two days later she took a southwest airlines flight to san diego with a stopover in denver. measles develop one to three weeks after exposure. symptoms include a cough, runny nose and red eyes. if you think you have been infected, call your doctor. >>> a living link to american history is lost. the last remaining veteran of the first world war has died at 110 years of age. frank buckles was last honored three years ago with a photo for the library of congress. he was just 15 when he joined the army telling the recruiter he was 18. the french awarded him with a legion of honor for his bravery in the 1940s was in manila when pearl harbor was attacked. he has survived more than three years in a japanese prison camp and has since passed away. 110, though. >> frank buckles, wow. >> that's a long -- 110. that's crazy. >> what an incredible history. >>> 6:21. the stars were out in hollywood last night. >> who took home the oscar gold and why one actress in doing a little apologizing for a little four-letter word she had in her acceptance speech. that and more when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, come and gone. >>> welcome back. chopper 5 is cruising over highway 24 now. metering lights are on, on the bay bridge toll plaza. >> hollywood had a big night and it's come and gone and as always it was filled with memorable moments. a few unexpected ones. natalie portman won for her role in "black swan." she thanked her parents for giving her the opportunity to act as an early age. she also mentioned that her next role now is to be a mother. >> i am so grateful to get to do the job that i do. i love it so much. >> the most shocking moment of the night may have been when melissa leo won best supporting actress and used the "f" word. it was bleeped out. the actress apologized. >> i think she was still in character. >>> other big winners "the king's speech" best motion picture, colin firth best actor in the film. he was terrific. the award for best supporting actor went to christian bale and the thriller inception won best cinematography among many others. did you see that? >> there are so many that i have to see but i'm just now getting to some from last year, like a single man, things like that. but i really want to see -- i still haven't seen "the social network." >> that's great. >> it was incredible. >> it's amazing. and the actor i don't know his name. >> jesse aisenberg. >> that's the guy. he was unbelievable. and, of course, he didn't win but -- >> it's on my list of things to do. >> that happens. >>> 6:26 your time. from age to teachers why no one is say. why hundreds of people could be laid off. >> the san bruno pipeline is the focus in the nation's capital. what lawmakers hope to find out in a three-day hearing. >>> another major step in building the bay bridge tower. we'll show you coming up. >> and gas prices continue to climb. we'll tell you the latest developments in libya and how they could impact prices at the pump. >>> on my lives things to do, enjoy the warmup around the bay, on my list of things to do. there is more rain on the way come midweek. this is your captain speaking, we are fourteenth in line for take off. beep, beep, beep. looks like its bumper to bumper on the interstate. i gotta get to cleveland! should have skipped that second soda. remove your belt, your watch, your shoes. i wonder what gas costs today. seven dollars for a pillow! an extra bag costs what? i hate traffic! (train child) the train is now arriving. (announcer) the train has arrived indeed. amtrack. enjoy the journey. >> reporter: the 83rd academy awards turned out to be like the kind of feel good movie hollywood loves to produce. >> colin firth, "the king's >>> good morning. good to have you on board. it is monday, the final day of february. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm sydnie kohara. time now 6:30. let's start with a quick check of your weather and traffic. jim, still a little chilly, but no snow to worry about. >> no snow in the forecast and after a chilly weekend, we are beginning to warm back to near seasonal norms. you see the next round of clouds and rain headed our way from over the ocean, that means it will be warmer, arriving come midweek. we'll take a look at it coming up in a few minutes. here's elizabeth right now. >> thank you, jim. outside, chopper 5 showing us a great looking shot of traffic over the macarthur maze towards the bay bridge toll plaza. i mentioned they just turned the metering lights on. so up here you can see that's where our backups are beginning. it's not too bad just backed up to the end of the parking lot. we'll have a lot more traffic coming up. in the meantime, back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> quite a sight along the bay bridge today. crews will be installing the next segment of the suspension tower. >> might be some gawkers out there. soon it will be more than 50 stories high and sharon chin will more on the project and advice for drivers on that bridge. she joins us now life from treasure island. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, caltrans is telling drivers once again, not to get distracted, not to look at the work that's going on. let's get an update now. let's see part of the fourth segment slowly being tilted to the vertical position. it's taken about an hour and a half to get to that point. about to 60 degrees right now. and hoisting that piece up to the top it's expected to take all day. it was a similar process when crews installed the third segment in december. this time, with the fourth segment it will take the tower to 480 feet, that's 45 feet shy of its final height. with around the clockwork, the new tower will rise almost 100 feet above the old eastern span. getting the fourth segment of the tower up is expected to take all week long. cruise have to lift up and bolt down 5 pieces that resemble a stool with four legs. each leg weighing almost a million pounds. it's part of the $6.3 billion earthquake retrofitted new bay bridge span that's expected to open in 2013. and after this tower goes up, the next major phase is expected to happen sometime in may perhaps around memorial day. they are going to create a detour with the eastbound traffic and caltrans is saying that with that detour it shouldn't be as bad as the "s" curve a few years ago when that came up. frank? >> keep your eyes on the road. hard not to look, though, huh, sharon? it's such a marvel that thing is going up so quickly. >> reporter: absolutely. and not just so quickly but also just the fact that they were able to pretty much keep on schedule. they had some bad weather when they did this in december andky upful months before that, but they say they are able to keep on schedule with the enormous amount of work that they are doing. >> that doesn't happen very often, especially with construction. okay, sharon chin, she is live outside the bay bridge. thank you, sharon. >>> soaring gas prices have you digging deeper to pay for a fillup. christin ayers is in san francisco, where gas is moving above $4 a gallon for a lot of drivers out there. good morning to you. what does that sign say behind you? >> reporter: good morning. it says 3.97 a gallon here at this gas station near the entrance to the bay bridge. that's actually not even the highest that we have heard of. we have heard reports of 3.99 a gallon at stations all over the bay area and people obviously reporting upwards of $4 a gallon for premium and diesel. we're of course hearing from analysts that this is all related to some of that unrest in the middle east, particularly in the middle east and north africa, gas inching up because oil prices have spiked upwards of $100 a barrel. the latest news from libya is that moammar qaddafi is no longer in charge of the oil supply. so that could have an impact. the unrest in north africa has fueled worries that the oil supply could be cut off and the question for drivers is, whether or not regular will hit $4 a gallon for gas. analysts telling the "san francisco chronicle" it's going to take a lot for that to happen. they say it could hurt the economic recovery. some drivers are already feeling the pinch. >> $63 for this car to fill it up. >> i'm a company driver. so diesel went up to like $4.18 a gallon right now. it's hurt, the little guy trying to make it out there. >> the dilemma for businesses will be whether to bump up their prices because of gas prices. we could see the impact with small businesses and also with airline tickets. so going to need to keep an eye out for how high gas prices are going to impact the economy. >> all right, christin ayers in san francisco, thank you. >>> 6:34. starting tomorrow, federal investigators will convene a three-day publ

moammar gadhafi. libya's government faces punishment for its reactions to protestors. >> on lookers reacted with surprise as un security council agreed to heavy sanctions against labia. china agreed to place international travel bans on moammary da fee, his family, and -- gadhafi his family and inner circle and refer it to a war crimes tribunal in the hague. >> this is a clear warning to the libyan government it must stop the killing. >> the vote followed a day of meetings interrupted as members of council conferred with their own governments. >> saturday president obama made his strongest comments to date saying in a private phone call to germany's chancellor gay da fee should step down and leave the country. -- gadhafi should step down and leave the country. two uk military planes rescued more than 150 civilians from libya's dessert. >> i wasn't scared just not knowing when we could get out or not was the biggest thing. >> back in the country they fled, libya's embattled government began handing out guns to supporters and sent out armed patrols to defend triply against rebels. -- tripoli against rebels. gadhafi's son says things remaincalm but not necessarily the case. >>> locally hundreds of people gathered at united nati

moammar gadhafi to stop the violence. lara setrakian has the latest from dubai. >> reporter: the uprising against moammar gadhafi's four decade rule spread to more libyan cities on wednesday. it broke near the egyptian border. protesters gathered in the square chanting anti-government slogans, even some army officers joined in. >> gadhafi, go away. we don't want you. neither you or your family or your tribe, nothing. we don't want you anymore. >> reporter: opponents of the government claim victory about 130 miles east of the capital. a sign rebellion is encroaching on cities closer to gadhafi's stronghold of tripoli. frightened residents say foreign mercenaries are shooting anyone in sight. with the country sealed off, the toll of dead and injured is impossible to verify. protest organizers say thousands have died. thousands of foreign nationals are fleeing the chaos, with americans and turks climbing aboard ships, europeans boarding evacuation flights, north africans racing to border crossings with egypt and tunisia. >> many, many people has died. every minute. >> reporter: with conflict escalating, the international pressure on libya's leadership is growing. the united states is considering sanctions and other means to push gadhafi's regime to halt attacks against its own people. >> like all governments, the libyan government has a responsibility to refrain from violence. to allow humanitarian assistance to reach those in need and to respect the rights of its people. it must be held accountable for its failure to meet those responsibilities. >> reporter: lara setrakian, abc news, dubai. >>> and we turn now to the president's stunning announcement on gay marriage. mr. obama has ordered his administration to stop supporting a federal law that bans the recognition of gay marriages calling that law unconstitutional. while the president says he is still, quote, grappling with his personal feelings on gay marriage, he says it's unfair to deny gay couples the same rights as straight couples when it comes to federal benefits like social security. conservatives, meanwhile, have blasted him for undermining the traditional family. >>> in the meantime, that traditional family isn't getting too much support from the federal government when it comes to paid family leave. in a report from the human rights watch found among 178 nations that guaranteed paid leave for new mothers and fathers, the u.s. falls at the bottom of the list. right next to new guinea and swaziland. forget about paternity leave. maternity leave. it's tough. >> scary stuff. >>> grim news from new zealand in the wake of the massive earthquake there. >> officials have confirmed 98 deaths and up to 120 bodies may be inside a collapsed tv building that also housed a school. clarissa ward reports from the devastated city of christchurch. >> reporter: in so many parts of this shattered city, the race is on. >> we are pulling people. some very lucky in a pocket, other people not so lucky. we just don't know. >> reporter: at this building, rosslyn chapman found alive. it was her first day on the job. she was trapped for hours under her desk. rescue workers cut through pancaked floors and ceilings to reach her. hundreds of rescuers have been working around the clock, carefully sifting through this rubble with sniffer dogs and heat-seeking cameras. they're trying to get a sense if anybody is still buried alive under the rubble. for every celebration there is so much heart break. >> unfortunately, there were some people in there that we had to get out of there, which were deceased. >> reporter: morris gardener is looking for his sister. >> we hope for the best but prepare for the worst. >> reporter: in many places wrenching decisions. at this six-story building they say they've been getting texts messages from survivors, a group of exchange students from japan. in this elegant city a tourist destination, home to 350,000 people water supplies are cut off, power and phone service too. aftershocks hit almost every hour. more images emerged of those terrifying moments right after disaster struck. people desperate but now picking up the pieces. they also say, we'll be all right. >> talk to one another, help each other out, do the very best you can. we will come through this. >> that's clarissa ward reporting. >>> let's take a look at your thursday forecast. 70-mile-an-hour winds and large hail from nashville to memphis, little rock and eastern texas and oklahoma. heavy rain into louisville, cincinnati and pittsburgh. moving to the northeast later on, several inches of snow from kansas city to central illinois. snow in the rockies, pacific northwest and in northern california. >> looks like 54 in sacramento. 64 in phoenix. 37 in boise. just 6 degrees in fargo. and 22 in minneapolis. 40s from boston to baltimore. >>> this could be our most talked about story of the morning. this is interesting. an antiabortion group is kicking off a national campaign right here in new york using a huge billboard that has sparked instant outrage. >> you'll see why. the ad is strategically placed three blocks from a planned parenthood clinic. some say it's highly offensive and bordering on racist. more from wabc's sandra bookman. >> reporter: the innocent young girl grabs your attention first, then the anti-abortion caption sinks in. the most dangerous place for an african-american is the womb. the reaction from some pedestrians along sixth avenue in soho, outrage. >> it is tasteless. it's just crazy. it pisses me off right right now. it's just not right. >> i'm shocked and appalled. seriously, i am. >> reporter: the group behind the billboard, life always, says it's designed to get your attention and raise awareness about the high abortion rate among black women. the activist also accused planned parenthood of targeting minority neighborhoods. >> black women do not believe they have an option other than abortion. we want that to be challenged. >> reporter: planned parenthood responded, calling the accusations and the billboard an offensive and condescending effort to stigmatize and shame african-american women while attempting to discredit the work of planned parenthood. new york city councilwoman james agrees and is among local leaders, calling for the billboard to come down. >> singling out african-americans during black history month is particularly offensive and to equate it with genocide and terrorism is really offensive to all new yorkers. >> reporter: life always insists it's not targeting black americans, just abortions. >> our aim is to make abortion rare. >> reporter: life always says despite cause for it to be taken down, the billboard will stay up for at least three weeks. then it will be taken to other major cities. >> that sign designed to make people talk. it certainly will. here are the numbers behind it. 13% of the nation's population is now african-american but african-americans make up 35% of abortions performed in the country. those are the numbers behind that. >> the bottom line, this is surely to be a hot topic here. we want to hear what you have to say about it to go to wnnfans.com, let us know what you think and we'll check out responses later. >>> ford is recalling 150,000 f-150 trucks but the government says that's just a fraction of the 1.3 million trucks that should be recalled. the government said truck was air bags could deploy without warning. ford calls it a relatively low risk but government is calling 2004, 2005 and 2006 to be recalled saying nearly 100 injuries have been linked to the problem. >>> if you've always wanted a fiat -- i've always wanted a fiat. this is a great time to buy one. for the first time in nearly three decades the italian carmaker is selling its cars in the u.s. a dealership will officially open april 1st in sarasota, florida. the fiat/chrysler partnership is making this possible. prices start at $15,500. >> 30 miles on the gallon in the city, 30 on the highway. not a bad deal. >> big change in management. when those two companies merged. they said they'll make them popular in the united states. >> we'll see. >>> they're supposed to bring good luck and rally fans but a college mascot is going down in history for his wicked right hook. >> it was all fun and games as vanderbilt university's mr. c. surfed across the crowd in the game at tennessee. once he got to the seat, he punched a student, wham, big bloody nose. >> officials say the student is fine and they're trying to figure out if the punch was accidental or deliberate. more "world news now" coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] if you want to just push messes around dishcloths are just fine. for a better shot at getting surfaces clean, you'll want bounty extra soft. in this lab test bounty extra soft leaves this surface 3x cleaner than a dishcloth. even with just one sheet. super clean. super soft. bounty extra soft. in the pink pack. and try bounty napkins. >>> all right. aftest a >>> all right. after just a couple of morninging here, rob, i already have you figured out. you're not into the royal wedding. >> correct. >> you're not a pet or animal person. >> also correct. >> right. but this story is for pet owners who consider pets a part of the family. >> this is interesting, a big concern for lots of dog and cat owners out there. as america gets fatter, apparently so do our pets. andrea canning has more. >> reporter: flabby feline and pudgy pooches, their huge size a funny phenomenon. researchers show 1 in 5 cats and dogs are actually obese from overfeeding and lack of exercise. is this the worst it's been for pets? >> right now pets are eating more treats than ever. >> reporter: the treats are like the fast food for the pets. >> fast food, high in calories. >> reporter: lexie, a pit bull mix was nearly 20 pounds overweight. her owner says she took a backseat after the new baby came. >> instead of taking her for a walk, we would open the back door and let her play and give her treats to satisfy her when she got jealous. >> reporter: smaller portions, replacing treats with carrots and more walks have led lexie to shed 17 pounds. she's still overweight. using a pet to human translator, she's comparable to a 5'4", 280 pound woman. >> i feel guilty she's not -- that she's starving. >> that is normal. something that's going to be hard on them because they're hungry but it will be better for them and they'll live longer. >> reporter: concerned, i brought along my own chubby pet cameron. >> right now 17.4 pounds. >> reporter: so he's almost obese. >> he's obese. he's not almost obese, he's obese. >> reporter: he's the equivalent of a 5'9" 295 pound man. >> i'm shocked to hear he's actually considered obese. >> you have to remember that you see the cats in the wild -- >> reporter: those extra pounds can lead to diabetes, arthritis, kidney failure and heart problems, even for animals. >> if the life span of your pet will be 12 to 15 years, i'm talking about maybe 8 to 10 years. we're reducing the life span about three to five years. >> reporter: so the days of the all you can eat buffet are over. andrea canning, abc news, new york. >> fat and happy. >> straight ahead, who's hot and who is not when it comes to this year's oscars. >>> we're going to take a look at who was snubbed. 's oscars. >>> we're going to take a look at who was snubbed. >>> with the big day just a few days away, we're cranking up our os >>> with the big day just a few days away, we're cranking up our oscar coverage. >> we know who is up for an award, but who is actually snubbed at this year's oscars? rolling stone movie critic and host of "now popcorn," peter travers takes a look. >> reporter: i have to get some rage out here, people that got snubbed for an academy award, not even nominated. number one on the list, look at this guy, this is christopher nolan, the director of "inception," the guy who thought the whole thing up. "inception ,"one of the best picture nominees. not nominated as best director. are you kidding me? what are they thinking? what's wrong with these people? this is crazy. chris, you have our special "popcorn" academy award. it's not the same thing as gold, but we think you did a great job. all right. other people that got completely cheated. ryan gosling is not nominated as best actor for "blue valentine" but his co-star michelle williams is. is that possible? how isn't this just completely one performance? it isn't, it's crazy. look at "fighter" nominated best picture, melissa leo, christian bale. heart and soul of "the fighter," mark wahlberg, no. what about robert duval who gave one of his best performances. in a movie called "get well." they said, good-bye, we're not interested. michael douglas has had such a tough year and in that tough year, gave two great performances, one in "solitary man" and in "wall street 2: money never sleeps," a lousy movie, but gordon gekko is amazing. what are you thinking? what is going on out there? all right. i've gotten the rage out of me. the category, best picture. here are the ten nominees. "social network," "the king's speech," most nominated movie in the world, "black swan" with natalie portman, "inception" directed by the forgotten man, christopher nolan. "the fighter" with mark wahlberg and christian bale, "true grit" by the coen brothers, james franco, "127 hours" and an animated movie "toy story 3". manages to get into that category. i know what you're saying. i just counted eight. you're right. there's two more. and why don't they have huge ads in marketing campaigns? because they're independent movies because they don't have the money to do that. one is called "winter's bone." directed by a woman. what's the tenth movie nominated? also directed by a woman, no ads, no front page of varieties "the kids are all right." why aren't they nominated? why isn't there any talk about that? let's talk turkey. these are the only two movies in the race. these two. "the king's speech" against "the social network." what does this mean? "the social network," the movie that's a part of new hollywood, the one that says, i'm going to be hard, i'm going to be bold, i'm going to use digital photography, i'm going to have a score by trent ressner, i'm going to do things the new way. the way of the future. and the academy liked that. i don't think so. i think the academy thinks the way of the future is scary. what do they have as an alternative? "the king's speech," a true story about a stammering king and his teacher and his supportive wife. nothing threatening. very definition of old hollywood. sad to say, as i condemn the academy awards, as i do almost every year, the safe bet wins. that's the way it is and i'm peter travers. ♪ wanna go? yeah! wait. 2 hours!? [ female announcer ] no time to plan? there's still time to whiten. introducing crest whitestrips 2-hour express. now, in just two hours you can have a noticeably whiter smile that lasts for months. ♪ ♪ they must think we're famous! let em. 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failure in 2008, the entire city went into mourning. attendance at the zoo dropped, the local economy took a hit. china and japan were forced to restart that panda diplomacy to haul in these creatures. tokyo's pulled out all the stops. panda flags flying near the zoo, local stores are stocked with panda goods. local restaurants serving up panda-themed dishes and cafes, frothing those lattes with panda faces. this woman said the bears bring high hopes for businesses. their presence alone are expected to boost tokyo's economy by 10%, but all this fanfare comes with a big price tag. the pandas are on lease from beijing for $950,000 a year. money tokyo taxpayers must pay over the next ten years. japan isn't the only country paying a premium for those giant pandas. the national zoo in washington, d.c. signed a ten-year, $10 million loan to bring their pandas from china more than a decade ago. the public out here will get their first chance to see the bears when the exhibit opens later next month. abc news, tokyo. >> very expensive. big money-makers, too. >> no kidding. this dates back to 1972, this panda diplomacy as she called it in the piece, when the first pair of pandas were donated to japan when the two countries normalized relations. 30 years ago. more than 30 years ago. very interesting. fascinating stuff. >> so adorable. we'll be right back.c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c 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i'm peggy bunker. the wave of revolts continues to sweep through the middle east this morning. the unrest is affecting our economy here. odds are you've already noticed this at the pump. >> they say gas could hit 5 bucks a gallon by the summer. oh, man. >>> also this half hour, why some moms are being pressured to potty train their kids when they're just 4 months old. the exact age of your new twins. >> boy, don't look at me. >> but how young is too young? we'll find out. >>> and at 83 years old the oscar is shining in the digital age, thanks to youtube and social media, hollywood is ready for its close-up. >> facebook taking over the world in more ways than one, huh? >>> we begin with the stepped up pressure on libyan strong man

moammar qaddafi is already one of the world's longest serving leaders, after more than 40 years in power. and tuday, during his rambling, 75-minute speech, he insisted he would never resign. >> ( translated ): moammar qaddafi is the glory. if i had a position-- if i were the president, i would have resigned, but i have no position, no post. i have no where to resign from. i have my gun, my rifle to fight for libya >> lehrer: then 27 years old, overthrew libya's king idriss in a bloodless coup. since then the eccentric son of a bedoin herdsman has periodically and flamboyantly appeared on the world stage, as he did monday night to prove he had not fled to south america. qaddafi has no official government function, but rules with an iron fist. and he has often been characterized as unstable. >> we read that you are mad. >> ( laughs ) >> you know those things have been printed. does it make you angry? >> ( translated ): of course, it irritates me. never the less, i consider or do believe a majority of ordinary people in the four corners of the globe do love me because they different vision of that of the official governments. >> lehrer: for many years, he was best known in the west as a principal backer of international terror, using libya's vast oil wealth to provide funds and training camps. qaddafi defended his actions and scolded washington in an interview on the "newshour" in 1981, after president reagan expelled libyan diplomats from the u.s. what kind of retaliation can the u.s. expect for expulsion? >> ( translated ): i don't expect now anything because not serious we lost nothing. i am sorry to see big power like america behave childish behavior like this. >> lehrer: four years later, qaddafi addressed the hijacking of an egyptian airliner that killed 59 people. he appeared again on the "newshour", and denied responsibility. >> the airplane is egyptian. the hijackers are egyptian and the troops that attacked the innocent people and killed them are egyptians. the whole responsibility is egyptian one. >> lehrer: in 1986, the u.s. blamed libya for the bombing of a berlin nightclub, killing two american soldiers and wounding more than 50. president reagan condemned qaddafi. >> this mad dog of the middle east. >> lehrer: and the president ordered bombing raids on tripoli and benghazi. 45 libyans were killed attacks, including qaddafi's adopted daughter when the family compound was hit. two years later, libya was tied to the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie, scotland with 270 people killed. and today, his former justice minister told a swedish newspaper that qaddafi personally ordered the attack. but after 9/11 and the u.s. invasions of afghanistan and iraq, qaddafi's government paid millions of dollars to families of the pan am victims. and in 2003, he agreed to give up his nuclear weapons program. >> i think that the decision by libya is clearly a positive decision, it's a step in the right direction. >> lehrer: with that, the u.s. renewed formal diplomatic relations with libya. then, in 2008, condolleeza rice became the first u.s. secretary of state to visit libya in more than 50 years. in the meantime, western companies stepped up investments in the country's rich oil reserves. qaddafi had long relied on those reserves to help him maintain support among his people. and in that 1985 interview, robert macneil asked about his hold on power. >> do you fear your regime may be ended by a coup? >> i am not afraid and it is not my regime, it is people are the regime. >> lehrer: a quarter century later, with his people in full revolt, qaddafi is warning he will fight to the last drop of blood. we talk to two people who have known the libyan leader for awhile-- ambassador david mack was a political officer and translator in the american embassy in tripoli at the time of the 1969 revolution that brought qaddafi to power. he has gone on to serve as ambassador to the united arab emirates and deputy assistant secretary of state for near east affairs. he is now a scholar at the middle east institute. and jim hoagland is a contributing editor to the "washington post," where he writes a column on foreign affairs. he was a long-time middle east correspondent for the paper and first met qaddafi in 1973. ambassador mack, what were your impressions of this man in 1969? >> well, when i met him in september, shortly after the revolution, it was clear to me immediately that he was the top guy among the revolutionary council officers that we'd been meeting with. he had charisma he had an ability to speak in public with a fairly high degree of eloquence in arabic. he conveyed sincerity. he was self-confident and i think he was very convincing to libyans. >> couric: did he have a philosophy? something that he wanted to do as the leader of the country. >> at that point he was developing his philosophy. he was obviously... like anybody their late 20s, like me in the room with him, he was idealistic he was personally ambitious and he was ambitious for libya. he wanted a country that had been trod upon and ruled by other people for so long, he wanted it to amount to something and he wanted it to be a world figure. >> lehrer: did he say that? >> he didn't say that. but you gradually became aware of that also also you gradually became aware of the components that have gone into his... what i call his intellectual formation. like a lot of young arabs, he'd grown listening to radio cairo, the speeches of nasser intended to pattern himself a little bit after nasser. but he also... in addition to his military technical education he got a master's degree in history. he read a lot of stuff. and there was a strange mixture. a lot of utopian socialism, very mfrp non-marxist utopian socialism. ideas about the traditional arab bedouin tribal code of honor, the idea of islamic egalitarianism that everybody is equal in the eyes of god along with a lot of anti-imperialism, third-world attitudes, a feeling of resentment against particularly the italians who had been very brutal colonizers. but also against the british, the americans who had air bases in the country. a feeling of resentment. and these things sort of became mixed all together in what became his philosophy a few years later. >> lehrer: jim, you first met him in 1973, right? tell us about that. what was that about? >> well, it was a difficult meeting. i was based in beirut at that point and i had just been in khartoum, sudan, where a gang of black september terrorists had taken hostages of american and european diplomats and some arab diplomats as well. one of them was my friend and i stood outside the embassy there as they killed those diplomats and i stayed around and developed evidence that the leader of this terrorist gang had flown to tripoli and had been welcomed by qaddafi's security services. when i found out that qaddafi was going to have a press conference in tripoli shortly after, that i made sure to get there and i stood up in the press conference and challenged him with this evidence. he denied it. we got into a very forceful conversation. >> lehrer: right in front of everybody? >> that's right. he then sent over an aide saying he wanted to see me afterwards alone. that left me with a little bit of uneasiness, i confess. but i went. and it was, again, a very forceful conversation that he began by leaning across and peering at me and saying "why do you drink poison?" i said "what do you mean?" and he said "you drink alcohol. you ink poison." and i said "you don't know if i drink alcohol or not." and he went into a rant about how all of western society, all of western civilization was decaying, was terrible and the conversation went downhill from there. so that was my first impression and interestingly enough, it was framed through the lens of terrorism, and that was a constant in his career and a constant in my relationship. and the next time i saw him was in tripoli... was not in tripoli but was in algeria. catherine graham and i had gone to algeria to do some reporting and we learned that he was in the country and wanted to see us. so we flew to iran and sat down and he said they want that he wanted to meet with mrs. graham first alone. and i was a little nervous about that but i said all right and she was eager to do it. and so ten minutes went by, i assumed it was just a polite custom... >> lehrer: was he speaking in english the whole time? >> yes. >> lehrer: okay. >> to her. bu i wasn't in the room. i began to get very nervous about it so after 15 minutes i brushed pass security, went in and they were sitting there talking and qaddafi had spent the 15 minutes complaining about a story that the "washington post" had run by bob woodward suggesting he was a pill-popping cross-dressing dictator. and catherine had tried to defend the paper as well. again, qaddafi denied those charges, i'm not sure there were anymore credible than the ones i made against him after khartoum. so those were my first two meetings and they were not very successful ones. >> lehrer: what about his intellect? bounce off of what ambassador mack said. >> precisely right. qaddafi was crazy like a fox in many ways. he had done a tremendous amount of reading, as you said. but it seemed to me he never integrated it. he'd never come up with a real philosophy of what he wanted to do beyond the extreme bitterness that he felt about the west and the anti-imperialism and that's what he poured his money into and that's what drove him into the most extreme forms of terrorism. >> lehrer: now you've stayed in contact... not direct contact, but you observed him since then. in fact, you saw him earlier... last year, right? >> in new york. >> lehrer: in new york. when did you first pick up the idea that this guy might be a little bit weird? >> well, actually, during those early meetings in tripoli in 1969/1970 there were times in the conversation when this guy-- who obviously had a powerful intellect, he had total recall of the conversation that had taken place a month earlier and yet during the course of a conversation when the u.s. ambassador was talking to him and i was interpreting, i would see his eyes kind of glaze over and go up to the ceiling and i wondered whether he was listening. then when it came his time to response it was clear he'd been taking it all in, he had a coherent response. but there was this feeling that he wasn't all there. i will admit, i was troubled by this. and there were signs of, you know... there that there might not be a total emotional grip on things. >> couric: and what about this weird clothing gem and those kinds of things and these stunts that that's what they were seen as, anyhow. >> i guess he wanted to make his mark. he wanted to be remembered. he wanted to show people that he was somebody. it would be interesting to psychoanalyze him but unfortunately you don't know enough about his childhood to be able to do that. but he clearly didn't mind making an odd impression on people. >> lehrer: both the interviews that i did and that robert macneil did with qaddafi were punctuated by asking a question and then his not answering. i mean, there would be this looking around and all of that and eventually he would answer. was that your experience? >> my initial experience was hecht be quite articulate, he could maintain an argument and be effective. i have to compare that with his recent speeches both in new york and the one yesterday and with the discussion that we had in new york where you felt he was always jumping around. and there was no kind of coherent train of convincing argument. >> lehrer: let me ask you both this finally. he said-- and the whole world heard him say it now-- that "i'm not going to resign, i'm going to last until my... the last drop of blood of mine is dropped." do you believe him? >> i think you can take that at face value. i think you have to wonder if he has a grip on reality much less control of his country at this point. nobody is going in and telling him how bad things really are. if they did, he wouldn't believe it and he would probably punish them for doing that. so i think he's in the bunker and he's there to fight on until the last. >> lehrer: until he dies? >> i think. >> i agree with jim. part of what came through in his speech yesterday-- which i listened to, at least large parts of it, in arabic-- is that he believes that the libyan people will rise up with him at the end of the day. they're not going to let the fruits of the revolution dribble away. he really... you could see he really believed that. and yet he did end with those, i thought, very, very convincing case that he was going to fight to the last bullet. i think it will be more attractive to him than going into exile. where we he go? zimbabwe? what would he wear? >> lehrer: (laughs) okay, well, we'll see what happens. thank you both very much. >> ifill: next, the international response to qaddafi's efforts to suppress the libyan revolt. jeffrey brown has that. >> brown: and we explore the options with tom malinowski, washington director of human rights watch, who previously served at the national security council and state department. maurizio molinari, u.s. correspondent for the italian newspaper, "la stampa." and charles kupchan, professor of international relations at georgetown and senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. he also served on the national security council staff. tom malinowski, let's start with the president. he said he was instructing his administration to explore the full range of options. what should those be and with w what urgency? >> i think where we need to start is understanding that there isn't anything that's going to convince qaddafi himself to come out of the bunker. as we heard, he's going to fight till the end. but the fate of libya is not in qaddafi's hands it's in the hands of the men who have to decide in the next day or two whether to follow his orders and those are the people who can still be influenced to make the right choice. >> lehrer: how? >> through economic sanctions. the administration working with its european allies couldtop very, very quickly, virtually all of libya's international financial dealings, transactions banking transaction through threats of international prosecution. there's already serious conversation about taking libya to the international criminal court. through providing assistance directly to the areas of libya that are under opposition control. it's not that these measures necessarily would have an immediate economic bite necessarily on these individuals but they would help convince them that the tide is turning against their leader psychologically and that it is not in their interest to follow him into the abyss. >> couric: what are the constraints that you see? what are the people at the national security council and the state department mulling over, worrying about? especially when you go even further to potential no-fly zone. that would go a step further? >> well, i think they're worrying about the region writ large to begin with in the sense that this is a moment of great promise in the middle east. in the sense that the lid comes off libya, iraq, egypt, protests across the region, we may well see collie cleavages that have been long spretszed bubble up, we may see islam suppressed by coercion bubble up. so they're trying to balance. >> lehrer: but that's the big picture. but the immediate picture here is if there is killing going on in libya what are the constraints on action by the u.s. or the international community? >> i would agree with the specific steps tom laid out. i think we have limited leverage but i think that the no-fly zone would probably be a step too far. number one because most of the killing that's taking place is guys riding around in pickup trucks with machine guns and secondly i think we have to be very careful about doing things that may appear to be colonial intervention. >> lehrer: maurizio molinari, you're covering the situation at the u.n.. what is being discussed there and with what urgency? >> the urgency is in two directions. the first one, of course, is to give time to the people on the ground to a low allow the foreigners to get out from libya this is crucial in this moment. so that's the reason why they're not rushing with other positions. not to irritate the libyan government. we don't have to forget that most of these foreign nationals are in tripoli and in tripoli it's still qaddafi in power. and the second track is the humanitarian intervention. to send people on the ground, to bring food. the no-fly zone is considered the hunitarian corridors are considered there are several options on the ground but all... but please take note that russia and china are assisting. they don't want to implement measures that tomorrow could be implemented on their territory. >> lehrer: maurizio, what of the european allies? the president talked of the world having to speak with one voice but hillary clinton earlier today also talked about some nations-- notely many europe, italy, for example, having closer ties and therefore perhaps stronger influence >> in these hours, the french are pushing harder to have stronger measures against libya. the italians have many possibilities but in reality the berlusconi government is hesitating. the reason is that we are highly dependent on the import of gas and oil from libya and also that the biggest italian bank was saved after the financial crisis in 2008 thanks to the financial intervention of the libyan government and still now days if the bank is still operating it's thanks to the capital qaddafi is providing. then we have the british. they are the most influential. they know the ground better than all the others and we have to look at london for what is going to happen, i think. >> lehrer: so we still have nationals in the country. we have the larger fears that charles raised about area wide region wide problems and then we have some countries that are bound because of particular ties. so how hard would you push? >> we can be paralyzed by fear and if we stay paralyzed by fear we'll look back on our response to these incredibly significant events and feel somewhat ashamed or we can try to shape them as best as we can with the limited tools that we have to do our best and that's what the administration is starting to do. he mentioned oil for example. well, those are concerns, but the oil is not flowing right now because libya is in complete chaos so everybody has an interest in resolving the crisis for that reason. military options, i agree we're not there yet. and nato means airplanes being shot down. >> brown: what would it take to get there? >> well, there is a nightmare scenario. imagine if qaddafi holds nontripoli consolidates his position there and decides now i'm going to try to retake the eastern part of the country that i have lost. if qaddafi retakes it is east, we're going to have multiple srebrenicas. we're going to have people lined up and being shot by the thousands because that's what he does. and i think that's the point where people will say that's not a realistic option right now, we're going to have to start considering it. >> brown: does that sound right to you? >> it does. i'm a little bit more skeptical than tom about the readiness of those around qaddafi to peel away because of the tribal struck xhur in libya. it's not a nation state as we use the word nation. it's a grouping of different tribes. plasm as 140, dominated by qaddafi's tribe and a few other powerful ones to get those around him, the security apparatus, to peel away i think is going to be difficult i would focus now on pressure to get qaddafi and those around him to step back from using violence. if it does spin out of control it could be massive loss of life. because the east is effectively gone. to get it back would require an invasion. >> brown: how important is the international community speaking together and working together on this? because in that bite from the president we didn't continue... well, we heard at the beginning of the show where he said we might take actions on our own or with the international community. >> i think trying to get a unified position is very important we know that qaddafi is a tough customer. but i think this is a critical moment and as we saw in egypt and bahrain early intervention can convince leaders to step away from the unfettered use of force. that is critical moment to convince qaddafi to do that. >> lehrer: so maurice owe molinari, how strong is the move to keep everyone together? >> it's very strong and my impression is that the key corner of this operation are the african countries. we know that the policy of qaddafi changes very often but he believes that libya is the most important country of africa. he believes that the african identity of his country... it's more important than the arab ones. so when the president today... president obama spoke about the african union speaking with the same voice of the other organizations, that was the key. so we have to look forward to see what the african leaders will do to unify their position with the europeans and the americans more than the arab countries for qaddafi, for the world mind, the idea of the world is he has what the africans would say. it's more important than the others. >> brown: maurice owe molinari, charles cup chin, tom malinowski thank you very much. >> thank you. >> ifill: the obama administration reversed course today when it announced it will no longer defend in court a federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. attorney general eric holder's letter to house speaker john boehner read: "the president and i have concluded that classifications based on sexual orientation warrant heightened scrutiny..." and banning recognition for legally married same sex couples is unconstitutional. at the white house today, press secretary jay carney stopped short of endorsing gay marriage outright. >> the president's personal view on same sex marriage-- i think you all have heard him discuss as recently as the press conference at the end of last year. that is distinct from this legal distinction. the decision is that the administration will not defend the defense of marriage act in the second circuit. furthermore, the president directed the attorney general not to defend, because of the decision that it's not constitutional, defend the defense of mriage act in any other circuit in any other case. >> ifill: the law's supporters condemned the president's decision. and a spokesman for speaker boehner said in a statement that, "the president will have to explain why he thinks now is the appropriate time to stir up a controversial issue that sharply divides the nation." for more on this, we turn to charlie savage, domestic correspondent for the "new york times." welcome to the newshour, charlie. explain something to me. we heard jay carney today make the distinction between a legal decision that the president a attorney general made and a moral decision. what is that distinction? >> well, most of the debate over gay marriage in this country has been on the moral issue, the very basic issue: should gay people have a right to get married? but this debate has moved past that one level to a legal issue about what happens after they have already gotten married. there are now eight states plus the district attorney to either issue marriage licenses to gay couples or recognize such marriages if performed elsewhere. and so that's raised a new issue which is this: if there are two sets of married couples in a state whose marriages are lawfully recognized by that state, is it constitutional for the federal government to treat those people unequally? to handout certain benefits to one set of marriages... married couples and not to another based on their sexual orientation. >> ifill: so remind people who don't watch this all the time what exactly defense of marriage act is, what it was intended to do. >> the defense of marriage act was passed by the republican congress and signed by president clinton in 1996 a presidential election year, and it was designed to stop the growth of gay marriage-- which then had not even gotten going but you could see it on the horizon. and so the key issue, the provision at issue in these lawsuits that triggered this decision today says the federal government will not recognize a marriage unless it involves a man or a woman. so even if the state of new york say, says this lesbian couple is lawfully married, this gay couple is lawfully married, the federal government will ignore that distinction. and so when it comes to certain benefits like for example, the surviving spouse in a marriage who inherits property from their dead husband or wife does not have to pay estate taxes on that but the federal government is charging estate taxes to surviving couples who are in gay marriages even if those marriages are recognized under their state's laws. >> ifill: so what the white house is saying today and the justice department is saying today is that they are going to ignore a federal law. they're not going to do what they can to pursue or defend a federal law. how unusual is that? >> i wouldn't say they'reoing to ignore it. they're making clear they're going to keep enforcing this law unless and until there's a definitive ruling from the court that says this is unconstitutional and you, the federal government, must not enforce it. they're saying when people challenge these laws, when they file a lawsuit saying "this violates or constitutional right we have a right to equal protection under the law, you can't do this federal government" the justice department is no longer going to come into court and say "no, no, judge, you should get rid of this lawsuit, there's a valid reason why this law is constitutional." they're going to leave the law undefended and that means that maybe congress more likely just the house of representatives will point its own lawyer to come in as a friend of the court to dend the law or maybe a judge in a lawsuit will appoint a lawyer to at least make the argument that the law is constitutional but the full weight of the justice department will no longer be backing these laws in court. >> ifill: how unusual is this? does that happen a lot? >> it does not happen a lot. it happens. it happens from time to time maybe once a decade, twice a decade. the president... usually it happens in the context where the law infringes on presidential power in some way and then the president says "i'm not going to defend a law i don't like it infringes on my own constitutional responsibilities but more rarely it happens in a situation like this where the president has decided there's no plausible argument that i buy that this law is constitutional therefore i'm going to leave inn the court and let other people defend it if they want to. >> ifill: now the president's stands on gay marriage has, in his words, evolved over time. he said he was not in favor of actual gay marriage. this seems to take it a step more in that direction >> well, during the presidential campaign he said he didn't favor gay marriage but he favored civil unions for gay people. but then he said after the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law late last year which barred gay men and women serving openly that his own views on same-sex marriage were "evolving." today his press secretary said he's still in that state of flux. i think's a suspicion on the left and the right that president obama probably actually is a liberal who favors gay marriage and he's just not saying so for political reasons. this does seem to be inching closer towards what may be an inevitable evolution for him. >> lehrer: so what does this decision do today to case which is might be in the pipeline? >> well, there are two cases pending in new york which drove this decision for a legal technicality reason. it was going to be much harder for the justice department to defend against these lawsuits than previous ones and there is one very important one in the first circuit in massachusetts. a trial judge has already ruled the law unconstitutional and the justice department just last month filed a brief at the appeals court saying no, no, you should overturn that decision, this law is city of monterrey, e have a report from bill neely of "independent television news." >> reporter: he doesn't dare show his face, none of them do. yet they are policemen that was once the safest city in latin america. monterrey is mexico's richest city, its business capital. but drug cartels want more of the business. drug money has always been laundered and spent here. these ferraris are all bought, but no one's picking them up for fear of being targeted. and the fear in monterrey is growing. a daylight gun battle in the city center. it's not unusual federal police struggling to retain control as cartels mount what's being called an insurgency against the government. they hardly need the coverof darkness, but it's mostly at night the cartels target the police and their gunmen are killing them by the carload. two policemen have just been shot dead here, ambushed by gunmen who pulled alongside them in two cars. so far today in this city four police officer have been murdered. in all, nine people were shot dead that day more than 20 policemen were killed in monterey last month. but that's not the half of it. monterey is becoming a city of massacres. have a dozen policemen here, rivals from another cartel there some beheaded. the killers leave messages threats, and the police are resigning in their hundreds. "we're afraid" he says. "it's getting so much more dangerous. he's seen half his staff quit. but the police have a problem. >> no one trusts them. >> they trust the army and the marines. >> reporter: but not the police? >> not the police. >> reporter: do you think they're linked to the drug cartel? >> everybody thinks that. >> reporter: poorly paid officers are bought off by cartels. the corruption runs deep from officers on the beat to police chiefs. and up further to mayors, judges senior politicians mexico is losing faith. life in its model city is changing. and it's a war the government isn't winning. >> well, there are many reasons i think we're not winning the war. we have a lot of poor people that many of them would like to be... >> reporter: killers? >> chief of the mafia. >> reporter: another day; another atrocity by the mafias. this time a car bomb. monterey is sinking faster than any place many mexico. the gunman are pouring in. it's a city under siege. army, police, governments, none of them can control it. one man told me "if month say are lost, everything is lost i mexico." the rich, once-safe city is now cowering under the shadow of the gun. >> lehrer: we will have one more bill neely piece from mexico on youth gangs in the drug war shortly. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day: president obama called for in libya, gunmen loyal to qaddafi roamed tripoli today in an effort to hold the capital. but several more towns broke away from government control. a ferry loaded with several hundred americans was delayed leaving tripoli, by high seas. and the obama administration announced it will no longer defend in court a federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the "newshour" online. hari? >> sreenivasan: you can watch jim's full 1981 interview with moammar qaddafi, as well as robert macneil's 1985 conversation with the libyan leader. that's all on the rundown and judy has filed a blog post. plus, tonight's nova explores the virtures of venom. we talked to director chad cohen about the documentary and his own encounters with dangerous animals. the program airs tonight on many pbs stations. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at the latest on the crackdown in libya. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to the heart

moammar gadhafi started shooting at protesters as they streamed out of the mosque in tripoli. we're told four have been killed. there's word the entire libya militia has quit. and nicolas sarkozy said moammar gadhafi has to design. >>> a ferry carrying americans has finally been able to leave libya. we have all the details on that. scott? >> reporter: that's what the state department is watching. they've been sending out twitter messages all day about this. 160 americans. they're making an eight-hour trek to a safe haven in malta. attacks near tripoli have killed another 17 today. the white house hasn't ruled out military moves or economic sanctions because of it. the state department, meantime, issuing support to the citizen protesters. >> we support universal rights of the libyan people that includes the rights of peaceful assembly, free speech and the ability of the libyan people to determine their own destiny. >> reporter: the state department still concerned there are americans in libya who are trapped or unable to leave, just a short time ago telling the americans to contact u.s. officials and gave them an e mail and telephone number, if they need help. >>> that texas college student accused of a bomb plot to kill a u.s. former president, he will appear in federal court sometime this morning. authorities arrested khalid ali aldawsari. they're accusing him of plotting to blow the home of former president george w. bush. aldawsari is also accused of targeting nuclear power plants. he came to the u.s. in 2008 from saudi arabia. >>> the death toll is now at 113 from the new zealand earthquake. at least 200 people are still missing and teacherred dead. authorities are going house to house searching for survivors. 70 people were pulled from the wreckage in the first 24 hours but since then no ones had been pulled out. >> if you have never experienced a strong quake, here's what this looks like. this is new home video of the moment the quake hit in christchurch. you can hear windows shattering and see things fly through the air. by the time the shaking stopped, it looked like the house was turned upside down. >>> the investigation into the san bruno pipeline disaster is going to shift to washington, d.c. next week. the transportation safety board will release thousands of pages of documents giving us an update on the still ongoing investigation. the bred will also -- board will also question pg&e executives under oath. >>> antioch police are getting help tracking down home burglary suspects thanks to security cameras. a homeowner showed the footage to ktvu. he says this shows two women coming to his front door repeatedly to case his home. later on two men broke in and ransacked the home. >> every day we find more things missing, things you didn't realize were missing. >> the police were at the home next door. the police were taking fingerprints after someone trayed to break in wednesday night. four homes on you caly this drive have been targeted in the last week. >>> a new study is trying to shed light on the dangers of craigslist. interactions were linked to 330 crimes resulting in 12 deaths over a 12-month period. it was paid for by rival website oodle. craigslist's ceo said the links are being portrayed dishonestly because there were around 570 million ads posted during that time span. >>> online level is moving to a new level thanks to twitter. the love at first tweet service is a le maintenance dating site for people too busy to create that perfect profile. what you find, the site sends you one question every day. it builds your profile and it determines your best matches from your teated -- tweeted answers. >>> a new debate involving google and privacy. a seemingly innocent art contest turned into speer -- controversy. >>> the bay bridge is busy westbound. you're going to see a backup that's getting worse by the minute as people scuffle to deal with the weather. we'll tell you more straight ahead. >>> welcome back. sad story. three young girls shot to death in mexico while playing in the yard of the city of juarez. two of the girls were sisters and the gunman was targeting the father. it's across the border from el paso, texas. >>> more criticism for google over privacy. the company wanted to open its doodle for google art contest for children who don't attend schools who already participate. to make sure there were no duplicate entries, google required the last four digits of the social security number. critics say google could have figured out the rest of the numbers. >>> well, at&t can move ahead with plans to improve its wi -- wi-fi plans in palo alto with two conditions. it could put two towers on university avenue but the towers have to be accessible without going through anyone's apartment. at&t also has to conduct one more safety test. it has to be approved by the city council. >>> the troubles continue for actor charlie sheen. production of his show, "two and a half men," has been canceled for the rest of the see son. taping was set to resume last week after it was halted after sheen tried rehab but after some rants on his boss, the show was shut down. 200 crew members are out of a job for the rest of the season and that leaves a gab. >> and all of the employees who are out of a job. well, sal is the one man who knows about our commute, right, sal? >>> driving today will not be the best. this is westbound bay bridge. looks like it's about a 15-minute delay. people are going slowly because it's raining. people have been slowing down. there's been flooding in san francisco along 280, cesar chavez. taking a look at 880 north and southbound that commute will be busy. farther down in hayward, 880 southbound another day, another accident. southbound 880 at ten ni son there's a crash. traffic is slowing down approaching highway 92. if you're driving into south bay, 280 is slow at 17 but 17 north and south not good driving in the mountains. if that is your commute, you need to give yourself extra time. >> the front is barreling through. there have been reports of hail, windy conditions. sal touched on rain. a strong cell around danville, heading towards dublin, pleasanton. we're starting to see a decent system right there. that's heading to hayward in the next couple of minutes. it will be moving through as well. there's some very intense parts that continue to go through. as far as the rain goes throw, if i come out wide, you can see it's gone through the north bay. put this into motion. there goes the system. right there is that line, pick up towards the south bay. as we come out wider here, i'll go over the east bay. you can see where that's starting to slice through. that's all lit up. that's close to the radar site. there could be brief heavy rain. we also had a couple reports of hail. the system is moving. the cold air has yet to come. now san rafael and napa are dropping. it's mild ahead of it. here comes our system. there's all sorts of advisories until 4:00 and the east pay in the santa cruz mountains. snow will be on the way. but it's a cold windy pattern. the five-day the coldest air arrives tonight into tomorrow morning. cold sunday but sunny, brisk, windy. >>> a tree has fallen down in san francisco. there's also flooding on roadways. we are live at the scene. >>> also, big airport delays are possible at bay area airports. the plan just there x-rays there's ice forming on the plains. farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. >>> the front is moving through. 41 santa rosa. that front has produced heavy rain. it's from the east bay towards the south bay and the peninsula. there's heavy rain. looks like santa cruz, danville, skyline, boulder creek. the heaviest rain is right there. here's sal with an update. >> right now traffic is going to be busy in san francisco. look at southbound 101, partially slow because of some flooding near cesar chavez. looks like we might have another incident. looking on the screen to see if i see anything that popped up. looks like paul avenue we have one of those storm drains that has flooded. if you're coming in to san francisco, give yourself plenty of time. driving all over the bay area is tough. ktvu's claudine wong is at another bad spot. >> reporter: this is the westbound 92 connector to southbound 880. as you can see, they made good work. the last time we checked in, they were bringing a pump. let me show you a picture of what it looked like. you can see the roadway was about halfway covered with water. it was slowing people down. this is a temporary on-ramp, so there's no drainage system, so they had to bring in a couple of different pumps. it is clear now. if you're coming through here it's a smooth right but there are problems everwhere. there's an accident just down the road from where we are. roadways are wet. live in hayward, claudine wong. >>> our storm watch coverage continues now with ktvu's kraig debro. he's in san francisco's western addition. what's going on there? >> reporter: i was talking to the department of public works. drivers trying to navigate around between pine and bush. it's closed because of this tree. now the remnants of the trough fell and -- tree fell and brought down a phone line. we've got video of it. you can see crews came out here. what they did, they chopped off limbs and they shoved the limbs into the wood chipper. the chipper chopped up everything. as far as we know nobody was hurt. we're not sure how many people lost phone service. there is an alternative there. this happened about 40 minutes ago. the department of public works as well as police and fire said they're on high alert because of the weather. they were ready with the wood chipper. they got out quickly. looks like this could hope in the next 10 or 15 minutes. if you come back out live, you can see the tree has been pruned. they have a couple branches to put in the chipper, and this should be done. pine street is shut down. there's one less lane than there normally would be. this is the ciewpped of thing we've been facing all morning because of the weather. kraig debro reporting. >>> also this morning in san francisco, city crews are working to get homeless people indoors as temperatures plunge. we found people lined up as early as 5 this morning at a homeless shelter on fifth and bryant. it's a dropoff center. the shelter was full when we checked and many had to stand outside in the rain. >> sometimes we're not let inside. they'll come out here and they'll say, okay. line up. okay. it's raining. okay. you can come here land lineup. >> san francisco will activate 100 extra beds at shelters over the next two nights as temperatures plunge. that moans people can show up without a reservation. in san jose centers will be open. >>> things could get icy around the bay area this weekend and that could affect air travel. remember december of 2009 when ice called several delays at oakland international and minetta san jose. at oakland international, the airline has different ways of responding. >> some wait at the gates. others wait until the temperatures rise. >> sfo has the melting equipment. most airs probably just wait until the sun melts ice. if you have any flight plans, make sure you call ahead. we'll keep you updated all day long. you can also follow the storm system online on our channel 2 website. just look for live storm tracker two radar on our home page, ktvu.com. >>> there may be potential new clues in the case of jeanine harms who disappeared 10 years ago. police are focusing on items found in the home of the man once considered a suspect. the items include women's clothing, shoes and a few strands of hair. he was killed last hadn't by harm's brother who then turned the gun on himself. >>> a search is on underway -- is underway for a man who robbed a bank in concord. investigators say the man walked into the metro credit union on willow pass road yesterday and demand cash. he was last seen escaping in a white four-door car. >>> walnut police are looking for the man who took advantage of a family's terrible tragedy. someone broke into teenage drowning victim matt miller's home when the parents were attending the funeral. miller and his friend gavin powell died in an ill fated rafting excursion. >>> let's check in with sal. sal, problems out there? >> yes. right now, dave and tori, san francisco's the worst. we have flooding at paul avenue. it affected the entire freeway system. you see how slow it s we advice you not to use 101. if you're coming in from the bay bridge westbound it's slow because of the winter that moved through. now caltrans is on the way to fix the flooding supposedly near paul avenue. they have the two right lanes closed because ofd inning. getting across the bridge is going to be tough. it's going to take you a long time. get out there early or you may want to consider using public transportation. 280 some heavy rain moving through. the southbound we have slow traffic and very bad driving conditions on highway 17. let's go to steve. >>> the heaviest rain now is focused on the peninsula. the northbound bay, there mitt be sun breaks as the system has gone through. the colder air has yet to arrive. there's been a lot of snow in lake county, in mendocino county. santa rosa getting on the clear side, same thing for san rafael. the woulder went through san francisco and produced flood problems and gusts of 45, 50 miles an hour. we're on the northwest edge. the low comes in. that means colder air. east bay from san jose, santa cruz mountains. that's the source of the heavier rains. the system is getting closer. the low is beginning to move in right there off of eureka. it's swinging in over water. it's expected to do that. that's what we're expecting. 40s now. ukia is 32. napa 47. san rafael 46. a lot of 40s and low 50s. you can see the low plunging in. that's what will come in later on. that's when we could get our snow levels. cold, rain, windy at times. the advisory goes in at 4:00. 40s on the highs, very low 50s. a lot of the highs are being set right now. the best opportunity for low snow tonight. sunday morning freeze warnings are out. lows in the 20s. record setting. it will be sunny. it will be beautiful. it just won't be warm. >> all right. overnight wisconsin's state assembly finally passed that controversial bill. that was the reaction. what happened next could the solution rely behind bars. >>> and a look at the security system at sfo, including 1500 cameras and the unintended benefit provided for the airport. >>> taking a look at the big board on wall street, some disappointing news coming in on the economic growth in the fourth quarter. state spending cuts slowed that growth. there's good news, however, on oil prices. they are stagnant after the ongoing unrest in the middle east and stocks are taking advantage of that to advance after three days in the red. the dow is up 63 at 12,132. nasdaq up 34. s&p is up 11. >>> we are just getting word from pg&e on a number of local power outages. there were 7,000 customers in both berkeley and el ser rito without pour for a sort time. the el sore rito was just brought down. as of 7 a.m. 360 customers were without power in san francisco with outages around sage moore to ocean avenue and people without power in the napa yantville area. >>> in wisconsin a controversial measure taking away collective bargaining rights is on its way to the state senate after the state assembly passed it overnight. democrats respond angrily after it was passed. republicans in the senate have vowed to pass it but 14 democrats are still in neighboring illinois. that's preventing a vote in the senate from taking place. the preliminary hearing for a former bell administrator is scheduled to resume after he was taken to the hospital during his last court date. robert rizzo complained of chest pains and light-headedness during a hearing. he was taken to the hospital and the hearing was adjourned for the day. he is one of eight bell officials accused of misaroasting $5 million in public funds. >>> here's a creative idea to deal with budget deficits, expand prison labor. more and more states are having prisoners do the work that used to be done by private contractors. that includes painting vehicles and sweeping camp sites. it help cut the roughly $20,000 a year it costs to encars rate the innate. >> the irs announced it will reduce the number of tax leans -- liens on homes and other properties by increasing the number of back taxes that trigger a lien from $5,000 to $10,000. they said this will make it easier to have a lien removed. liens have soared since the beginning of the recession. the devastating credit scores are making it hard to sell houses. >>> a senator from vermont is outraged about the souvenirs being sold in washington, d.c. senator bernie sanders said you can go to gift shops at smithsonian museums and you will not find any souvenir made in america. he wrote a letter to the smithsonian demanding that they sell products made in the usa. policies of them depict images of american history but virtually all have those three little words stamped on the bottom -- made in china. >>> the plan is now in place in all of california's 58 counties. this week six rural counties near the border joined the database program. it allows agents to review fingerprints of those arrested. bay area counties joined the program last year. >>> a huge network of security cameras watch your every move at san francisco international airport. ktvu got a look at it. check this out. two different groups of security analysts watch a wall full of monitors every day. tsa agents keep an eye on the security check point. even the employees -- they're being watched. >> thefts have gone down because people know we can watch them. employees all know. >> sfo is only a handful of airports in the world with this kind of security set up. they've got $20 million worth of cameras set up. and you can find out a lot more on sfo's cameras on our website. just go to ktvu.com. look for the special reports tab for behind the scenes photo tour. >>> the crew of the space shuttle discovery is awake and back at work right now. that song is from the prince of egypt. it was the first wakeup call of the shuttle's final mismghts astronauts are spending the day checking the shuttle for damage. some pieces of foam did fall off during yesterday's launch but nasa said it is not a concern. discovery is scheduled to reach its destination, the international space station tomorrow. >>> the top 24 now chosen for season 10 of "american idol." >> it's you coming through. >> wait. we want rachel. >> rachel, they're not kidding. you saw it last night on ktvu, channel 2. two of the contestants have bay area connections, and they made it into the top 24. the fan voting starts tuesday and for the first time ever you can vote for your favorite singers online but you've got to have a facebook profile to do it. you can log on to the "american idol" website using your facebook account and vote up to 50 times each performance night. >>> china is expanding its internet sensor list. >>> southbound 101. look at this. the flooding has almost taken over the entire freeway. we're desperately waiting for caltrans to arrive. here they come. hopefully they will get there and do that quickly because the traffic is just a mess. we'll let you know. >>> caltrans have arrived on the scene. these are live pictures. we just saw them when they showed up. they're using pitched forks to unclog the drain. southbound 101, if they hadn't gotten there soon we would have to close. southbound 101 down to a couple lanes. we'll show you the rest of the commute coming up. >>> las vegas police investigating another casino robbery. it happened early yesterday morning at the rio hotel and casino. a man with a gun walked into the casino, grabbed some chips and ran out. the chips worth at least $30,000. it comes two months after a man stole $5 million at the bellagio. >>> this is going viral. it's a big hit on the internet. 21-year-old man, his name is anthony plaque. they're calling him the chain saw bandit. he went into a ard wear store in -- hardware store in oklahoma and tried to steal a chain saw by hiding it in his underwear. it wasn't hard to notice. the cops chased after him. the police arrested him, charged him with larceny, possession of stolen property, and he was drunk, too. >>> the bay area linked in career networking site is on china's censured list. they said access was blocked across the country as of yesterday afternoon. it happened after members used linked in to talk about what's happening in the middle east. there's speculation that could indicate china is even less likely to open its firewall to other social network sites like facebook and twitter that obviously had a big role in some of the uprising in egypt. >>> a big deal is our traffic, our weather, sal. this is wild. >> reporter: this is southbound 101 getting down to the south and of the city. we have workers trying to unclog the drain near paul avenue. it's clogged with debris. caltrans crew just arrived on the scene less than 10 minutes ago. already we're seeing some improvement. the water was all the way out to the third lane. now looks like it's confined to the right lane. they're working hard and they're working fast. if they open the lanes anytime soon, it will help. i want to show you 101 -- now it's clogged up by rain. southbound 101 traffic is busy. let's go to the bay bridge where the 101 free way certainly does affect the bay bridge. it is pretty slow. if you're going into france, know this. if you want to put off the trip for later, now may be better off. let's go to steve. >>> there are a few breaks in the clouds. this system, the front is moving through. it's blasting through. we had gusts of 45 miles an hour back towards 101, morgan hill to gilroy, up around foothills. there's some moderate to very heavy rain. also san jose, a couple of reports of super rain. that's coming down. the tweets are coming in. it's heavy rain there and the east bay. the front is losing power -- it was powerful when it went through san francisco. look behind that. north bay there's some breaks. that tells us the front is going through. now it will turn to scattered showers. some of the cold air will work its way in. the low is offshore. it's going to swing in over us late tonight and tomorrow morning. morning rain giving way to colder windy conditions. boy tonight the best opportunity for snow levels early tomorrow morning. the winter weather advisories until 4:00. so if we get snow, it will be saturday morning. >> our live storm watch continues on this wet and cold friday morning. here's a live picture of some of the backup. this is southbound 101. looks like they have cleared that puddle. caltrans looks like they're leaving the scene. looks like they accomplished their mission. hopefully the traffic will be getting better. >>> the stormy weather is also affecting that bizarre mystery involving this missing man and the backyard search of his home in novato. >>> rain is moving through. we had reports of heavy rain and hail. there's areas to the north where the cold air is starting to work its way in. >> one problem can have an effect on a lot of people. we'll tell you what happened in san francisco, causing this mess at the bay bridge. >>> good morning. i'm jade hernandez. there are trouble spots on the road. we're in san mateo. >>> good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark -- dave clark. >> let's find out where the rain is falling. >> there's moderate to heavy reports. now the front has gone through. the cold air is working its way. there's a good line from santa cruz to morgan hill. look at that right over san jose and the east foothills, san jose starting to let up on the peninsula but blasting through towards the trivalley. that's heavy rain and towards clayton and highway 4, antioch. look at the north bay. the front's gone through. now scattered showers. the cold air will work its way. wool rae have more coming up in the weather segment. now over to sal. >>> this morning at the toll plaza it's busy. getting into san francisco, it's still very slow across there. in fact, our 101 camera -- it's probably raining mist so we can't see it. so 101 is recovering after flooding has taken up a couple of lanes. they reopened lanes. let's go to the south bay where it looks like heavy cells moving through there. 280 is not very good. if you're driving anywhere, give why are self-extra time. looks like the storm is moving through. there's still problems out there. ktvu's jade hernandez is live in san mateo with more on that area of the town. >> reporter: we're live in san mateo. 101 is experiencing problems. we can show you traffic is extremely slow. we were headed to redwood city. several traffic hazards were in the roadway. we got to this point because traffic was so slow. the california highway patrol responded about 20 minutes ago to another accident in redwood city. now on our way, traffic was so slow along the san mateo bridge, the heavy winds, strong winds just kept our speed down. not only our speed but just about every truck and vehicle on the road. a couple of things we wanted to show you. this is what traffic looks like at this junction here along 101 and 92. this is called the johnson interchange. now we didn't see any accidents along our root -- routes, but drivers all over are suspicious the effect -- experiencing the effects of rain. it's in the raining right here, right now. the sun is even peeking out of the clouds. i want to show you the effects of the rain. we're going to walk over here. i put my foot in the water over here. it comes up to about my boots. you can see that the rain over the last couple of ours has collected -- hours has collected. this is some of the flooding some of the drivers are experiencing. we'll keep monitoring the situation and give you an update in a few minutes. >> all right. reporting live. our storm watch continues with kraig debro. there's a big problem. so what happened out there? >> not anymore. they cleared the trees and the phone buchanan is opened up. they attached it back on to this building. i doubt it's hooked up again. the tree here. that was just the stumming. dpw made quick work of the problem. got a report that the tree came down probably around 6:30. it came down with a telephone line. nobody was hurt. police and dpw had to shut down buchanan between bush and pine. people can still use fill moore to go around the area. crews got out here within 10, 15 minutes and brought a wood chipper. they put everything in the wood chipper. then they brought out a chain saw and gist cut down the -- just cut down the remainder of the tree. because a lot of people have cell phones, even if they did lose their land lines, they have a cell phone. >>> it will be at least noon today before the coroner can recover the skeletal remains of the body under the brick patio. the body is presumed to be that of 74-year-old dale smith who von knished months ago. police still don't know if the body is smith, how he died or what his wife knows about it. even his wife's whereabouts are a mystery. less removed evidence that could emly kate his wife. evelyn smith lived at the house for months with her husband, apparently, buried out back. >>> ticket agents at bart stations are pleading for more protection. the agents said they're constantly being shoved, punched and threatened. this morning we were out at bart's fruit dale station. >> they have a difficult job. a lot of times people get frustrated when the tickets don't work. i wouldn't do that job. you're standing out in the cold all day or the heat and people are frustrated. >> the agents want bart to be a lot tougher against those who attack the agents and asking bart to fortify their booths with bulletproof glass. >>> we want to check in once again with sal who has been telling us about a growing number of problems on the roadway. >> we've had 101 flooding which messed things up. moments ago the crews and we have these pictures belong almost all the freeway. crews got out there with pitch forks and removed the debris. you can see this made a mess of traffic. moments ago we watched them clear everything off. even our crew was asked to move off the freeway. everything needs to be open. southbound 101 is getting better by the moment getting down to the city. we still have slow traffic. let's go to the toll plaza as people are affected by 101. getting into san francisco, i wouldn't recommend it because driving across the bridge is slow. if you can put the trip off for awhile, that would be better for you. so let's move along and take a look at the map. the road spencers lit -- sensors lit up red. if have you have -- if you have a flight to catch at sfo, get on the road early. another bad day, i'm afraid, getting down to fremont. let's go to steve. >>> big thank to the twitter nation, some great reports coming in. raquel said the hail about 15 minutes ago. bob in livermore heavy rain with hail reports out to crockett. a pretty good line through santa cruz. santa cruz mountains towards morgan hill. you can see back over towards los gatos, still the east bay getting rain. now it's turning scattered or spotty showers. the north bay a few sun breaks but here comes the really, really cold air. towards san jose, gilroy, moderate rain. we do have on the satellite picture -- the low is sing right there starting to work its way down. as it does looks like it will go over us late tonight tomorrow morning. it's going over water. that's good. when this goes over water it picks up some of that water. you combine that with really cold air, which is why we have winter weather advisories until 4:00. there's been a lot of snow in mendocino county. after 4:00 then it's the east bay hills and santa cruz mountains. this may be a bigger snow event say for santa cruz mountains to salinas valley, could be. snowfall could be two to six inches. if we get snow down to sea level it will be early. we're getting a south wind ahead of it. behind this you get a northwest wind, and that's the colder wind. there's our low. so rain tapering off as it heads south and east but then turning colder. snow then becomes likely if there's any available moisture and there will be for the north bay hills. there will be sun breaks for awhile. the high temperatures have been set for some. temperatures are beginning to drop. in fact, a good four to five degrees, so rain giving rain to colder air and possible snow late tonight into saturday morning clearing saturday neat -- night and cold with a freeze warning. you might want to cover some of your plants, also some of 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we want to show you this. just got this photo in. cassandra sent in this picture of snow in lake county in the town of kelseyville. they got snow there. also, kirkwood. all right, now, look. >> you got to be kidding. >> look at that. >> that looks like a canyon. >> oh, man. we're not making this stuff up. steve got it in for us. we want to see your photos. just east mail them to photos at ktvu.com. >> that's an amazing picture. >>> there are several new developments involving libya this morning. right now more than 100 americans are evacuating libya where new deadly violence has broken out. >> also french president nicolas sarkozy is calling on moammar gadhafi to step down and diplomats said they are defecting to the opposition, another blow to gadhafi. we have the latest on the u.s. government's response. >> reporter: so many developments this morning. the state department confirms a ferry carrying 160 americans has departed libya, headed for mal that. the trip had been delayed for three days because of high seas. an alert has been sent to americans who may still be in libya, asking them to leave now and to contact u.s. officials if they need help doing so. the associated press reporting more attacks. 17 people were killed near tripoli. the obama administration hasn't ruled out military moves or economic sanctions. >> these are human rights. they are not negotiable and they must be followed. >> reporter: the state department also chartering aircraft to fly americans out, if necessary, later today. here in washington, there will be a 2 p.m. protest outside the libyan ambassador's residence. live in washington, reporting for ktvu. >>

moammar gadhafi loyalist. we saw military barracks, empty and burned. a protest was under way in torbruk. the protesters shouted "libya must be free" and fired in the air. even climbed on our car saying moammar gadhafi used these bullets to kill civilians. at the main army headquarters army officers were still armed and in uniform, now in open rebellion. they broke into tears. the people and the army hand in hand. there are reports of military defections like this nationwide. >> we are behind the people. >> reporter: this is not an egyptian-style protest movement. this is a war for libya. the military bases have been emptied. they are taking the weapons including machine guns, rocket launchers and they say now the people and military are together. the soldiers and civilians found an old newspaper with moammar gadhafi's picture and spit on it in disgust and burned it. there is heavy fighting in tripoli where in a national address moammar gadhafi said he would die a martyr. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: the libyan leader called on his supporters to attack and kill demonstrators, hunting them down house to house. it is a call for civil war as libya's leader of 41 years clings to power. the u.s. state department says it will start evacuating americans by ferry today and bringing them to malta. ma willie, back to you. >> we know he's been erratic at times but i understand there are questions about his mental health. what are you hearing there? >> reporter: people here think he's lost whatever sanity he had left and that worries them. they think he's desperate, no longer in control of his faculties and this desperate, almost insane man is willing to do almost anything to cling to power. >> thank you, richard. here's ann. >> the obama administration is condemning the deaths of f

moammar gadhafi's departure would have little if any impact on the u.s. economy. christiane amanpour explains why. >> reporter: you've seen the condemnation the white house and state department have issued. also remember that moammar gadhafi's oil, very little of it comes to the united states. most of it to europe. there's no reason for that to stop flowing. in terms of terror, he was not supporting al qaeda. he did, in fact, condemn that. he seems to have gotten out of the terror and wmd business. don't know what will happen if there's chaos after him. but in terms also of the united states, doesn't have a huge amount of leverage there. gadhafi is not mubarak. libya is not egypt. egypt got $1.5 billion of u.s. aid. that's not the same with libya. >> again, abc's christiane amanpour there. of course, you can stay with abc news throughout the morning as we continue our coverage of the uprising in libya and now the uncertainty facing the gadhafi regime. we'll have updates on "america this morning" and also additional insight on "good morning america" and look for breaking news any time on abcnews.com. >>> major development in the case of 10-year-old zahra baker, the disabled girl from north carolina who disappeared back in october. her spep mother has been charged with the murder. elisa baker has been in custody since zahra disappearance. she's also charged with obstructing justice in the investigation. >>> now to a deadly collision in california involving a church bus that was packed with kids. the bus was returning from a christian retreat in twin peaks when it collided with an suv and then plunged off a mountain highway. the bus driver was killed and more than 20 people injured, most of them teenagers. here's kabc's rod mcmillan. >> reporter: vernal schultz just happened to be passing by the crash seen on highway 189 when he saw traffic stopped ahead. when he got out and looked down the side of the hill, he saw the wrecked bus. then he says he heard cries for help, so he decided to struggle down the side of the hill to see what he could do. >> i see blood. i see blood on the -- just basically everywhere you look. i didn't see one person that didn't have blood on them. >> reporter: the first person he came across was a girl, perhaps only 9 years old. >> she's hurting and this is what gets me, there's people up there -- well, she's hurting and i just grab her and i start saying, okay, everything's going to be all right. we're going to be good. let's go. and it just got me. she's sitting there apologizing for being a problem, for being trouble. i say, you're no trouble. come on. it's all going to be good. >> reporter: we're told the bus belonged to a korean church. they were heading off the mountain after the holiday weekend. it's a scene vernal schultz says he'll remember for quite some time. >> i feel silly being here because there's not a person here, i believe, that wouldn't have done the same thing. it's just, you know, how are you going to react when you hear kids cry? >> reporter: this is rob mcmillan for abc news. >>> and switching gears now to a happy occasion in houston where congresswoman gabrielle giffords' office sent out online birthday wishes to giffords' husband and his twin brother. she also thanked the rehab center where she's recovering for the cake which she posted on her facebook page. now, her husband, astronaut mark kelly s training to lead shuttle "endeavour's" final mission. his brother scott has been on the space station since october. >> amazing recovery continues. unbelievable. >>> here's your tuesday forecast. another wet day in the west. showers in northern california, seattle and portland. light mountain snow in the rockies. snow showers across northern minnesota, wisconsin and michigan. and snow tapers off from philly to d.c. >> 26 degrees in boston. 33 in new york. 82 degrees in miami. they're just rubbing it in down there. indianapolis, 38. chicago, 29. omaha, 37 degrees. 35 in billings. mostly 40s from seattle to salt lake. >>> well, just as carnival festivities get under way around the world, they are getting it on -- getting it -- different story -- they are getting in on the act in cuba, but this party features cuba's most famous export, cigars. >> i was wondering where you were going with that. >> so was i. >> it's the 13th annual cigar festival. aficionados -- did i say that right? 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are the pensions for public workers crippling the budget? barbara pinto has more from madison. >> reporter: wisconsin's troubles are raising questions nationwide about what is seen as a looming crisis. >> the truth is that for years, if not decades, wisconsin has pushed this problem off to the future, sadly like nearly every other state across the country. >> reporter: part of that problem, pension plans for america's public workers that are underfunded by at least a trillion dollars. finance professor joshua rauh thinks the debt could be at least three times as much. >> the only people who can pay for this are current taxpayers, future taxpayers, public employees if their benefits are cut. >> reporter: that concerns bill lannoye, a state worker set to retire in december. the governor of this state and other states are saying these pension plans that they promised state workers like you are bankrupting. >> they say that, but they are the ones that gave them to us. >> reporter: a decade ago half of all states had fully funded pension systems. by 2008 there were only 4 with some states forced to borrow from pension plans to pay other bills. wisconsin's governor wants to control those costs, fixing the budget by breaking the unions' power to negotiate over benefits. those unfunded pensions make up nearly a fifth of wisconsin's debt. adding to the frustration surrounding the issue, a new study that finds most workers in the private sector have it much worse. 65-year-old barbara mcfarland had four different careers before retiring two years ago. >> i did not receive a pension from those jobs. mine was all putting aside the money myself. >> reporter: the average 60-year-old with a 401(k) plan has a nest egg of less than a quarter of what's needed to maintain their standard of living in retirement. that means supporting state workers in their golden years could be only a fraction of the problem. barbara pinto, abc news, madison. >> always interesting story behind the big story here and this one involves pizza here. there's a place, ian's pizza in madison. >> and they're delivering pizza to these protesters, making sure they're well fed. a lot of people have heard about this pizzeria and they're calling in with donations, with as high as 500 bucks. >> and people are calling from around the world, including egypt. and we just saw massive revolution in that country. incredible. ian's pizza, you go, guy. >> keeping on the pizza theme, coming up, we'll tell you about parents who want more than a pizza delivery to celebrate their kids' birthdays. we're talking about major cash here. >> big bucks. why elaborate and expensive trends these days, enough money, thousands of dollars for very elaborate birthday parties. we'll be back with that. elaborate bi ties. we'll be back with thap 3 wowowoo >>> peggy, i know you have some twin babies at home. 4 months, right? >> yes, 4 months old. >> new mom. kind of cool. any plans for their first birthday party? >> i haven't thought about that yet. i'm hoping to get a couple naps here and there. i'm not thinking about birthdays. >> i bet you may not spend thousands on it, but some folks do. >> we're talking about some parents who are spending tons of money. if these soirees are any indication of the future, i'm definitely in trouble. andrea canning reports on lavish birthday parties not just for the rich and famous. take a look. >> reporter: it's almost expected. celebrity parents throwing over-the-top birthday bashes. >> this is what we call -- >> reporter: sean diddy combs bought his son a $360,000 car on this episode of "my super sweet 16" and now everyday moms and dads are spending big bucks just to sing happy birthday in style. >> this is going to be a fairytale birthday party for her. >> reporter: 6-year-old gracie from utah may not be a real princess but she might as well be. gracie and her mother nicole planned her party for weeks with tlc's new show called "outrageous kids parties" capturing every moment. >> were you thinking of a budget? >> i was thinking 15. >> 1,500 or 15,000? >> 15,000. >> 15,000. >> reporter: try $32,000. they spared no expense from the perfect skin to the perfect look -- >> i want a pink dress. >> reporter: -- to the right cake. >> that one's mine. >> that's the one you want? >> that's the one i want. >> our whole staff would work on that for a couple of weeks. our total including tax and delivery would be $2,365.78. >> reporter: not to mention, 45 centerpieces, 2,000 flowers and 300 costumes. yes, all for a first grader. and the pressure was on. >> gracie is a little bit of a perfectionist like her mother. when it came out she said, i thought the bird was supposed to be blue, so she started to cry. >> reporter: she may not be 16 yet but for the grand finale, a new set of wheels. >> mom, i don't know how to drive. >> reporter: whatever happened to pin the tail on the donkey and a homemade cake? >> this unforgettable experience gives parents a lot of validation and makes them feel like they are doing a good job. >> reporter: today children's birthday parties have become big business with billions spent every year. >> there's an initial sort of wow factor. it sets up an expectation for kids that every birthday, every milestone in their life is going to have these fireworks. >> reporter: lisa says her party business, send in the clowns, has exploded over the last decade with her clients sparing no expense. this backyard was turned into a farm. this one into the wizard of oz for $40,000. >> 20 years ago a clown making balloon animals was a big deal. and over time, that's become run of the mill. that's become the norm. now, i think people are trying to not only outdo one another but trying to outdo themselves. >> reporter: some critics question who the parties are really for, the kids or the adults? on "the real housewives of beverly hills" taylor armstrong threw a $60,000 party for her 4-year-old daughter kennedy. it appeared mom was enjoying the party a little too much. >> look at all of this for you. can you believe it? yeah. do you love it? >> she was definitely a little overwhelmed. >> i want to go upstairs. >> you do? >> i thought, whatever happened to pin the tail on the donkey? >> or skate king. >> or chuck e. and cheese, my favorite. >> chunk and cheese? a. and if you wake up often in the middle of the night... rest is here, on the wings of lunesta. lunesta helps you fall asleep and stay asleep, so you can wake up feeling rested. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions, such as tongue or throat swelling, occur rarely and may be fatal. side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, dizziness and morning drowsiness. ask your doctor if lunesta is right for you. get lunesta for a $0 co-pay at lunesta.com. sleep well, on the wings of lunesta. hd 3. ♪ [ female announcer ] when it comes to keeping small spaces fresh cones can dry out quickly. and sprays can be a bit much. that's why there's the set & refresh from febreze. unlike others, it's the only air freshener of its kind designed for small spaces. with 100% scented oils that eliminate odors for 30 days. for freshness from start to finish. the small space odor solution that's a breath of fresh air. try the febreze set & refresh. new covergirl natureluxe silk foundation. flawless coverage... with a light as air feel. we took out a heavy synthetic, and put in a light touch of cucumber. out with heaviness and up with a flawless finish. even the $180 makeup can't beat it or a lightweight feel. discover new natureluxe silk foundation. goodbye heaviness. hello easy breezy beautiful... covergirl. and try new natureluxe gloss balm. >> announcer: "world news now" delivers your "morning papers." >> we're going to start "morning papers" with a romantic idea this is a cool and different idea. this comes from the austin american statesman newspaper in texas. amanda and dave got married during the running of a marathon on sunday. the livestrong austin marathon. they tied the knot at mile 22.5 and finished the race together as a married couple. >> i like it. a couple that exercises together, you know, stays fit together. good for them. >> i like this, too. they kept it, you know, no frill. they went to free bird's world burrito for their chips and queso and went back to san antonio for a small family celebration. i thought that was very cool. she had a shirt that said bride on the front, today is my wedding day. he had a painted tuxedo shirt. i thought it was cool and cheap >> cheap is key and -- >> cheap. >> yes. have you had any headaches lately? maybe a searing headache, something's going on? well, we're talking about this man here. he's 37 years old, a chinese man who discovered after complaining of severe headaches and, get this, bad breath, that he actually had a four-inch knife blade lodged in his brain just a quarter of an inch from his brain. he got some x-rays. they discovered this. he had been robbed four years earlier and walked around with this knife blade in his head since then. it was the bad breath that got him into the doctor's office. >> oh, really? never mind the splitting headache, my halitosis is flaring up. >> if you notice someone with bad breath, a headache, head in. you never know. >> that is rough. >> they removed it in a delicate surgery and he's doing very well. >> what did he think? bad allergies? >> just a bad headache. >> everyone has their own way of parenting. mom from tampa, florida, was not happy with his grades so she's putting this home boy on the corner with a sign that says, i did four questions on my fcat and said i wasn't going to do it. gpa, 1.22. honk if i needed education. his mom put him on the corner and said, until he straightens up his grades and gets his education on track, he's going to work that corner. >> that's what that mom says. >> that's going to be embarrassing. i'd be getting straight as after that. >> no kidding. >> speaking of humiliation and stalking -- if you're on facebook, do you follow your exes? >> we all do. >> when they break up or change their status, do you want an update? that's a new feature you can get. it's going to cost you so you better do it before they start charging for it. it could be 5 bucks. this would automatically update you of any status updates. >> that's not stalking just curiosity of past loves. that's not bad. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- deadly quake. a new zealand city is rocked by a powerful earthquake. >> the latest on the widespread destruction. a state of emergency and the rapidly rising death toll. it's tuesday, february 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> and good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm peggy bunker. that earthquake hit christchurch, new zealand, in the middle of the afternoon, trapping hundreds in buildings while others were stuck in their cars. the rescue operation is frantic hours after the quake. >>> also ahead in this half hour, a life-saving operation in san diego. incredible story here. this morning a man with a very rare heart condition has not one but actually two hearts. why surgeons took such an unusual approach. medicine is just blowing my mind these days. >> take a look at those. those are false eyelashes. not that you need those. the longest eyelashes i have ever seen on a guy over here. the ten beauty products under $50 that will make you look like a million bucks. that's coming up. >> they're not fake, i swear. they're mine. >> i can't believe it. it's not fair that you get those great lashes. >> some people wrote in to facebook, this guy is wearing mascara. no, i swear. it's genetics. >> lucky guy. >> you came back for a second day so we must have done something right. >> i had a great time, so here i am. >>> we want to bring you the new information, new zealand is under a state of emergency following the earthquake there. >> the magnitude 6.3 quake collapsed buildings in the city of christchurch. new zealand's prime minister says 65 people are confirmed dead. >> reporter: paramedics, firefighters and rescuers have been scrambling, looking for anyone trapped in the widespread wreckage today in christchurch. buildings throughout the city were evacuated, even hospitals. >> i got hit with a table, you know, the table in the restaurant. two, three people just falling on me. >> reporter: a landmark cathedral known for its tall spire collapsed. >> to actually see the top of the cathedral come down was -- i've never seen anything like it in my life. to see it topple in front of the cathedral, see the dust and see people run out from under the dust. no words. it was awful. >> reporter: debris fell into traffic and parked cars, crushing them. at least one powerful aftershock jolted the city after the initial quake. >> it may be some time until the situation on the ground becomes clearer but what we do know is the people are once again going through a traumatic and frightening experience. >> reporter: this part of new zealand was hit by another powerful quake last september, causing billions of dollars in damage. and the city still has not recovered from that disaster. >> power and telephone outages are paralyzing that city now. major roads are closed and the airport was ordered shut down. assistant secretary of state kirk campbell actually attended a trade conference there with a u.s. delegation but we hear campbell is safe and no americans have been hurt. >> this morning's other major story, the uprising in libya. leader moammarnt on tv a few hours ago to show that he's still running the country. the appearance lasted less than a minute. despite his claims, gadhafi's 40-year grip on libya seems to be all but over. jeffrey kofman is watching developments this morning from tunisia. >> reporter: the wildfires of reform sweeping across the arab world turned into an inferno in libya over the last 48 hours in a region ruled by brutal dictators. colonel moammar gadhafi is proving to be the most brutal of all, but after 41 years at the helm in libya, these may be his final days. for now his country is burning. the people have taken to the streets, people who lived in fear of the secret police, now are defiant, but colonel gadhafi is not giving in. he is not going without a fight. we are getting reports out of tripoli, there is a major showdown brewing between the people and the military still loyal to gadhafi. many of those military members are hired guns, mercenaries from neighboring african countries. >> people are

moammar gadhafi regime are very good at staying in power. the reason these mercenaries were brought in was to protect the regime and to protect moammar gadhafi. according to reports, a lot of these mercenaries have been involved in the shootings of innocent civilians. this is clearly something that will weigh heavily on the opposition forces. they will have to get to the bottom of it. in the weeks ahead, we will know for certain where they came from, according to neighboring states. host: we are showing new footage courtesy of al jazeera network from monday in libya. houston, go ahead. caller: i have heard a lot of cliches today about war on terrorism. you guys working in d.c.. the state department official testified to congress that this was the case let's just make this clear. at nuremberg, not everybody was a politician, or a soldier. there were radio announcers and journalists that help spread whatever lies hitler was spreading to keep his war machine fed and going. host: bill gertz, any thoughts? gee, i'm not clear what the statement was prepared -- guest: i'm not clear what the statement was. caller: right now we are in a civics class talking about whether we should help the people in libya or not. some people say it is not our problem. other people say since they are being hopelessly slaughter that we should help them. i money where your opinion is next guest: is a good question. it is the whole issue of when is intervention justified? if u.s. the communist regime in china, they would say never. obviously, -- if you ask the communist regime in china, they would say never. obviously, the united states felt that way whether or not -- that way. whether or not there will be intervention, we will see how that plays out. i would guess that the u.s. would lean on the french to do some intervention. host: the editorial pages in "the wall street journal" -- liberating libya is what they say. here is "the washington post." also, "the financial times" this morning. let's go to queens, new york. an independent scholar. -- an independent caller. caller: president mubarak has millions of assets in the united states. nobody is talking about this. i do not hear anyone talking about his money and what ever he owns here. could we put a spotlight on how much mubarak and other presidents like moammar and other regimes, how much money they have in here, and what the united states is going to do about that? guest: that is a good question. i looked into this. i spoke to a former intelligence official will who -- who had reports that he had as much -- as much as $50 billion stashed away. the egyptian government has made requests for those funds to be frozen. i am told he might have as much as $10 billion somewhere in the world. that money belongs to the egyptian people. the same would be true of moammar gadhafi. he probably has large amounts of cash put away in swiss banks. i think it is incumbent upon the international community to put pressure on the banks to return that money to the libyan people. host: this is from the ap wire, reporting that fidel castro says the u.s. plans a nato guest: the military is clearly involved in major military operations winding down in iraq and ongoing in afghanistan. i do not there looking for any other military obligations at this point. host: this

moammar gadhafi is holding libya hostage. they say he's armed with chemical weapons and has a fund of $32 billion, more than enough to buy mercenaries and loyalists. moammar gadhafi is continuing with this unusual claim that the rebels are drug addicts. today, libyan television showed a confession of an alleged rebel who said he was forced into taking the pills. over the last several days i have spent time with the rebels. it is nonsense, willie. people are worried that moammar gadhafi is unstable, insane and could carry out atrocities against his own people. >> as you say, the rebels are closing in on tripoli. great reporting as always, richard. thank you very much. now a check on the other top stories from ann curry at the news desk. >> good morning. we begin with controversy in wisconsin where overnight the assembly passed the bill that sparked the massive protest in madison to strip public union workers of collective bargaining rights. the bill now heads to the republican led senate and trying to stall the vote. >>> in new zealand the death toll is rising as hope fades that victims will be found alive. here's more on the story. george, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. for the rescue workers, including a group of americans, it's a race against time. the odds of finding more people alive beneath the ruins growing slimmer with each passing hour. there is an eerie emptiness in the christchurch central business district. people ordered out for th