. >>> 12:15 is when it started and nevada city because the snow level will be down to 4500 feet.ou have some of the scattered showers we have could have some hail on them tomorrow. some of showers we have tomorrow those could have hail but today it's a steady rain. right now, pretty quiet. let me back out of the picture and look to the left side of screen, you can see the clouds. it's breezy and deeper and wider and a lot of moisture in them. we're going to get a good soaking this afternoon. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. as we head into the afternoon hours, 6-17 degrees below average. that is how cold it's going to be as we threaten some record cold-high temperatures today. upper 50s to low 60s. rain moves in around noon and it keeps going. it becomes more showery in nature tonight and we could get a third to two-thirds of an inch of rain. higher entanglements higher elevations. thursday and friday, temperatures back to average before a cooling trend saturday and sunday. >>> a couple of slow spots all in the east bay. here is a live shot in berkeley. still no trouble on th

race organizers will go to nevada city because of bad weather conditions. first leg was cancelled yesterday because of all the snow and rain. rain is set to arrive here in the bay area on wednesday. >> mike, you can explain. >> it's too high. it's snowing down to 4,000 feet. so they moved up the time and started earlier because of that. take a look outside. take a look at radar and see what is going on. live doppler is quiet across the western slope of the sierra but right there around pacheco past you can see a blip, it's a little bit of snow developing as the snow is hitting the mountains. and around 4:00, this is what is going happen. we're going to have a winter storm warning 4:00 today to 5:00 tomorrow. down to 4,000 feet and foot and a half above 7,000 feet. quite an ominous winter storm for this part of may. let's open up the weather window and mount tamalpais. you can see the clouds are getting thicker and lowering. bottoms are getting a little rag ragged with light rain developing across the north bay. as we look from the south beach back towards b

this is in nevada city. these schools, like so many of the new deal are beautifully built. this is the school you just saw. teaching, they employed tens of thousands of teachers and librariance. new nutritionist. starving children don't learn well. they give them lunches. this is an art class in san francisco hospital. art class for crippled children. the photographers that i find of san francisco indicate that schools were integrated at the lowest level. you could mitigate the racial problem from the bottom up. there was also adult education too. this 1 learned one learned to read as many did. many of the community colleges were a result of the new deal. sacramento. i gave a talk at santa rosa and the city college in san francisco was largely a product of the pwa and has wonderful art work all over it by the art in action project at the treasure island fair. and then there's these special schools for crippled children. this is in the mission district and it's a beautiful school with all the features we take for granted because of the americans with disabilities act. it has

race organizers will go to nevada city because of bad weather conditions. first leg was cancelled yesterday because of all the snow and rain. rain is set to arrive here in the bay area on wednesday. >> mike, you can explain. >> it's too high. it's snowing down to 4,000 feet. so they moved up the time and started earlier because of that. take a look outside. take a look at radar and see what is going on. live doppler is quiet across the western slope of the sierra but right there around pacheco past you can see a blip, it's a little bit of snow developing as the snow is hitting the mountains. and around 4:00, this is what is going happen. we're going to have a winter storm warning 4:00 today to 5:00 tomorrow. down to 4,000 feet and foot and a half above 7,000 feet. quite an oms winter storm for this part of may. let's open up the weather window and mount tamalpais. you can see the clouds are getting thicker and lowering. bottoms are getting a little rag ragged with light rain developing across the north bay. as we look from the south beach back towards berke

south lake tahoe, the snow is moving in nevada city, and auburn, moderate rain. we, too, in the rain cycle, as area of low pressure is kicking in, really starting to move the moisture across the bay area. you can see the clearing taking place. santa rosa, most of the rain is just about over. daly city, berkeley, moderate rain, concord, ben nearby -- benecia, and saratoga reporting rain, watsonville, and morgan hill. this will be the end of it. we may still have some mist and drizzle around overnight tonight. behind this the wind is going to pick up, with gusts up to 30 miles-per-hour, and we'll keep the wind in our forecast tomorrow, bring in a little bit more sunshine, and the clouds will return for memorial day on monday. this is the trough, the kicker area of low pressure, all of this pushing towards the east. tomorrow everything is going to sag south. we'll look for a dryer day, and going to bring us a cooler air mass, and gusty winds, northwesterly at 20 to 30 miles-per-hour. in the high country, winter weather advisory until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. close to ni

organizers moved it to nevada city. lower elevation work crossed the finish line in sacramento. tuesday, the third stage will go from auburn to modesto . our camera shows you it is still covered with a lot of snow tonight. >> does this look like january to you? it is very winter-like. storms are strong and cold in nature. we do get rain and snow in may. keep that in may. it is a live picture. and we do have raindrops on the lens. we'll show you the heshly camera one more time. it is noing right now. this is i foot elevation they will be counting snow over the next 24 or 48 hours. live doppler hd now. we are dealing with rain in the bay area. some areas moderate to heavy rain from the north bay to the east bay and livermore valley and santa cruz mountains, we are getting pockets of heavy rainfall. morgan hill to gilroy getting wet. in the sierra, nevada it is starting to be snow. snow starting to be widespread and heading to treky and south lake tahoe. state road 88 requiring chains and 80 and 50 will require chains in the not too distant future. southern winds 31 miles per hour

they rode 76 miles from nevada city to sacramento. swift the win near close finish. tomorrow the race continues. >>> poisonous ingredients in your makeup? >> is anything safe? that's the question. >>> plus, she gained national fame for giving her 8-year-old botox injections. why the botox mom may not be quite what she seems. ,, ...and i just got myself a new bass boat...what's new with you? ahh not much, got a new hat, might run for president...oh! and my new 3 taco combo. i'm serving up three awesomely delicious tacos, crispy golden fries, and an ice cold drink for only $3.49. wow, there is such a strong family resemblance! yeah, we all got nana box's nose (chuckles). i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with u

they kick the race off in nevada city and lower elevation did the trick.ssed the finish line in sacramento after about 60 miles of racing. stapling 3 goes from auburn to modest to tomorrow. stage 4 takes them from livermore to san jose on wednesday. peddling right along. pictures e mailed to our u.report page state the conditions up there. karen green since this photo from the campground in the el dorado national forest. elevation 4000 feet. now covered with a blanket of snow. and this video from valerie in mountain view shows the pea size hail stone that fell in her back yard yesterday afternoon. if you have video to share up load to you report or e-mail to it you report at kg o dash tv.com. >>> what i amarillo looking for are some sunshine pictures so when you good it that please send it in to us because it's welcome relief from the weird weather. >> i have some of those for you on thursday and friday. right now i have live doppler showing pockets of shower activity at the moment. we do expect continuing showers possibly locally heavy overnight. right no

this was supposed to run through the sierra but they ran from nevada city to the state capital. the rain is also forced changes in long scheduled plans in the bay area. calfire launched its fire season staffing today. the bad weather sent classes indoors and the vector control postponed an aerial search for pools of standing water. those could be breeding ground for mosquitoes. >>> brian stow is back in the bay area, he arrived this afternoon after a planned trip. ktvu's maureen naylor is live where family mens were waiting. first david stevenson is at san francisco general hospital where doctors talked about what lies ahead for ben swift -- brian stow. >> reporter: right now he is in critical condition. this was the scene at san francisco general hospital at 1:45 today as brian stow a giants fan and a paramedic arrived here. the icu room he is in includes special monitors to help niseizes. he new physician is the hospital's head of neurosurgery. he told us it is too early to ases his chances to fully recover. >> there is images for us to review. a large pile of medical records.

. >>> underway today, one day later than scheduled because of bad weather, stage went from nevada cityo sacramento. taking the first -- he leads by four seconds. >> you got allergies. >> major allergies in this building. >> this used to be a bread building. >> yes. >> nasty bread still around. >> are you allergic to bread. >> the youth. >> i guess the right kind, man. >> poor baby. >>> be back for 11:00, though. >> you look nice. >> bring it, baby. >> got to bring it. >>> we will see you at 11:00 with sniffles here. san francisco. a place with natural beauty and a forward-thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today, we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen.

they went 76 miles from nevada city to sacramento. tomorrow the race will run from livermore to san jose. >>> governor jerry brown is easing the pain a little bit with a new revised version of his state budget plan. he unveiled details yesterday in sacramento. it considers an unexpected $6.6 billion in new revenues allowing the governor put $3 billion more toward education compared with the january plan. but the plan still calls for the continuation of increases in some taxes and fees. cbs 5 crunched the numbers and determined the sales tax increase costs the average californian $121 a year. the vehicle license fee is an extra $150 a year for a $30,000 car. >> so when some people say, hey, you got some more money we're out of the woods, untrue. >> of course, the democratic governor needs help from some republican lawmakers to get those proposals passed. >>> people in san jose planning to rally at city hall plaza this afternoon to opposed planned budget cuts to neighborhood services. the city is dealing with a massive budget deficit an

it will now start in nevada city at 12:15 this afternoon instead of starting in squaw valley. hang is being made because the draws weather conditions. this is the second day in a row it's affected the event. stage 2 will still end in sacramento today. cyclists are expected in the city around 3:00 this afternoon. the amgen used to be held in february but was moved to may to increase the chances of good weather. it looks like that didn't work out. it will be in livermore, i believe, on wednesday so hopefully there will be better weather for them. >> all right. 7:27. there's a -- we'll tell you about a place where there's a big debate about garbage trucks and the kind of damage they cause. stay tuned. we'll tell you about that. >> reporter: these people have gathered to try to prevent the cutting down of this tree that's 300 years old. >>> and a bomb threat in london, where police have increased security and how it may be related to a trip the queen is about to take. >>> we have an accident, this is a crash, actually, on lombard street. you see that motorcycle there? the motorcyc

to nevada city. they're pushing mr. back to noon it will cut the stage and half today.his is where was supposed to start is south lake tahoe. snow yesterday. this is the first leg, they lined up with the starting line waiting for the decision at the last minute they dropped the first stage. >> is the which thought it might rain or windy, but we did not contemplate snow. >> mark: lake tahoe city officials hoped it could bring $30$3 million for that. the move this race to make for the better weather and here we have snow. >> justine: these are live pictures following out of chicago and new mayor is going to be sworn in, live look outside right now at millennium park he will be sworn in at city hall, he will be chicago's first mayor and two decades. he was the chief of staff. some of the people we expect to be there secretary to the nightmare and vice president joe biden. we are watching the vips going on to thithe podium. quick break and n 4 news will be right back. [ woman ] everybody's looking for deals these days, and i'm not talking about saving a dollar off shampoo o

they kicked the race off nevada city. they had 60 miles was racing. stage three from auburn to modesto tomorrow . stage four from livermore to san jose on wednesday. >> pictures e-mailed showed what the conditions are like up there. here is the photos from the el do rado national forest. 4000 feet elevation is covered with snow. there is pea-sized hail stones that fell in the back yard in the afternoon. if you have video go to abc 7 news. or you report at kgo-tv.com. >> it may be a while before you e-mail sun picture. >> we'll see an increase in winds. we had gusty winds and they will get stronger later. we are getting breaks in the rainfall in some locations, but there will be more rain overland tomorrow. here is the camera looking northward. you can see dark clouds overhead and menacing looking skies. it does not appear to have rain falling. but rain is falling in the bay area. here is the live doppler hd. a break in western marin county and parts of the peninsula. but lots of rainfall moving from vallejo south card and concord and and walnut creek

yesterday's start was moved to nevada city instead of squaw valley to get away from the snow.iders completed about 60 miles of racing before crossing the finish line in sacramento. tomorrow the race comes to the bay area. stage four takes riders from livermore to san jose and hopefully by then when it comes to the bay area the road will be dry, the rain will be out of here. >> mike? >> that is impressive. >> the last ten hours or so, the low is spinning and lull we're dealing with right now before the next wave moves in during the mid-morning to midafternoon hours. i do believe by tomorrow afternoon the rain will be gone for all of us including those on the tour. take a look at the winds. look, eric, i can do it. gusting to 23. there are a few breezes out there from time to time. here we are at 8:00 in the morning, scattered showers around. temperatures remaining in the 40s and the 50s. by the time we get to lunch, more scattered showers. you see the coverage spreading. temperatures in the low to mid 50s. by 4:00 we should be in the mid-50s with more showers hanging around. le

the bicycle started in nevada city and then did three circuits to complete 64- mileless.e snow yesterday made conditions too hazardous. tomorrow the raise begins in auburn and will end in modesto. that covers a distance of just under 122 miles. racing is scheduled to start at 15:15 a.m. and end after 3:00 p.m. >>> a toddler hit and killed in a crosswalk. just ahead we're learning the charges against the driver accused of being distracted. >>> but up first, >>> a judge in new york city has ordered the head of the monetary fund to be held without bail for the charge of sexual assault. the judge said kahn is a flight risk. he was arrested at the airport just a few hours after a maid reported being sexually assaulted by kahn. >>> it involves a north bay teenager suspected of texting while driving when her car struck and killed a toddler. rob roth spoke with the child's parent after learning the driver is being charged with a misdemeanor. >> reporter: lee and jeff murray met with lee ravage for more than an hour and say they accept her decision. the da is charging it as a misd

snow forced the cancellation of sunday's first leg and yesterday's start was moved to nevada city insteadlley. riders completed off miles of race. tomorrow the race comes to the bay area. stage four takes riders from livermore to san jose. are what are you -- okay. >> let's see if we can speed up the time line. >> i think by tomorrow midday the rain is gone. right now it's pretty quiet all across the central valley and into the bay area where we've been watching scattered showers. we detail those, let's take a look at the big picture. you see the low spinning on the left side of screen. right now we have a lull in the action but going back ten hours, you can see how active it was yesterday. i expect a repeat performance this afternoon and evening. talk about the winds, gusting around 15 miles an hour at san jose coming out of the east. to 26 at owning and sfo on 13 miles an hour. low visibility that is reason we have flight arrival delays. you see the scattering of light showers, upper 40s to low 50s. by noon, we'll start to see the increase in coverage of showers. temperatures in the low

stage two was moved from squall valley to nevada city because of weather conditions there. the race is scheduled to finish sunday in southern california. >>> in the two week rush to reopen highway 50, a winter storm was not part of the plan. how that might effect the schedule. >>> it looks like a video game but it's not. it's something you need to know about if you drive on bay area roadways. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> the san francisco agency that regulates taxi cabs voted this afternoon to make cab rides more expensive. now it will cost you an extra dime for every fifth of a mile. it will also cost an extra dime for every minute you wait in traffic. these are the first increases for san francisco cab fares in seven years. however officials delayed a vote until next year to increase the flag drop from $3 to $3.50. >>> the agency unveiled a new program today that allows you to

the bicycle started in nevada city and then did three circuits to complete 64- mileless.the snow yesterday made conditions too hazardous. tomorrow the raise begins in auburn and will end in modesto. that covers a distance of just under 122 miles. racing is scheduled to start at 15:15 a.m. and end after 3:00 p.m. >>> a toddler hit and killed in a crosswalk. just ahead we're learning the charges against the driver accused of being distracted. >>> but up first, the head of the international monetary fund makes his first court appearance on assault chargeless. the judge's order unveiled. free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long time. true. and at first it was all business, you know, i'd take him here, i'd take him there. everywhere. and over the years, we've really bonded. sure. why else would you always buy me chevron with techron? 'cause we need gas. i think it's mo

it will now start in nevada city at 12:15 this afternoon instead of the valley. the change is being made because of dangerous conditions being forecast mostly over dawn or summit. this is the second day in a row it the weather has affected the tour. around lake tahoe was cancelled because of the severe weather. stage 2 will end in sacramento. it's expected at about 3:00. >>> time now 6:42. casey brought it to you live less than an hour ago. gabrielle giffords finally saw her husband lead space shuttle endeavor. one of the most trouble free launches in shuttle history. >>> also the growing vile at nasa -- napa state hospital is prompting action in sacramento. >>> good morning, traffic looks pretty good heading out -- out to the toll plaza and beyond. i'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work o

>>pam: and another big change in the squaw valley had to be moved to nevada city., and frigid temperatures forced organizers to cancel. they're lined up at the starting line to put the decision was made to cancel. >> we the thought that with rain, wind, 40 degrees but we did not contemplate that it could be canceled. >>pam: the toro make its way through the bay area on wednesday. the torque. from livermore to san jose the tour to mount hamilton. (music) >> jacqueline: by wednesday, mostly dry conditions but that is not the case right now. through the embarcadero, the rainfall is not coming down as heavy but people still have your umbrella handy. in san francisco, the golden gate bridge is wet pavement. showers pushing through to the east. taking a look at the stormtracker 4, the storm is sitting off the shore. the tail and is even going to the south with heavier rain towards santa cruz. the heavy rain is also going to taper off later this evening. the satellite and the rider of a wider view the storm that i just mentioned to the bay area in the satellite-writer is

. >>> cycling tour got underway from nevada city to sacramento. nta rosa's levi number one is the former champion and contender once again. today's stage shortened to just 26 miles. at a sprint to the finish in the capital city is grey britain's spence thrift who was just that. because of bonus times awarded he leads by four seconds. >>> trevor cahill had yet to be damaged. not even in months, they are already calling that this is the year of the pitcher in major league baseball. as and giants fans probably feel like it's been that way for several years. but the local lines have struggled again this season to score runs. at the quarter mark of the season the as are 27th. the giants are 29th in runs scored. both teams are battling just 236. not like their hits are big ones, either. both in the bottom third in homeruns. good thing they both have great pitching. >> i think it's out of his head now. >> trevor cahill had yet to be damaged this year. yesterday against the white sox however he gave up four runs only two earned. suffered his first loss of

nevada city staged a successful start to the ride known as stage two a few hours ago. one was canceled yesterday because of the snow in lake tahoe and the surrounding region. stage two was set to start in squaw valley, but you know the drill. mother nature had other plans. the original 133-mile route was shortened to just 73 miles, but at least they got it in and riders finished in downtown sacramento. the third stage from auburn to modesto is scheduled, that's a keyword, scheduled for tomorrow. with that we bring in jeff. >> everybody moved at one time from this month to may thinking it would be better. because of la nina, it's not. >> exactly. it's throwing a lot of curveballs. are you still crying over this weather? jessica was very sad in the 5:00 p.m. show. we look at this wild winter blast as it piles into california with rain from eureka down into fresno and southern california. very expansive system for this time of year, and currently we look at heavier pockets of rainfall. the thing to note is the main rain shield with the storm system we deal with is now inl

the am general tour gen tour the second stage started in nevada city instead but still ended in sacramento. now today's leg is scheduled to start at 10:15 this morning in auburn. it will end about 122 miles later in modesto. tomorrow's stage three will start in livermore and end in san jose. >>> time now 6:42. a new plan to deal with potentially dangerous dogs. how a crackdown in one bay area county may include old and some new methods. >>> good morning. northbound 101 a little bit dicey here in san francisco. you can see it's windy. well, not so good for driving. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> good morning to you. welcome back. quick look at some top stories we're following right now at 6:45. we're now learning about the sex scandal behind the break up of former governor arnold schwarzenegger and his wife maria shriver. today's l.a. times reports they separated after schwarzenegger admitted he fathered a child with a long time member of their household staff. >>> the chief of the international monetary fund is confined to a new york jail cell for the tim

after sunday's snowout at lake tahoe, the race finally began on a shortened course yesterday from nevada cityrace will run from livermore through the diablo range to san jose's berryessa area. we'll look at traffic and weather right after this. ,,,,,,,,,, ,, >>> good morning. our biggest issue now is just congestion slow traffic and these high wind advisories still in effect for a lot of our bridges. high winds on the bridge of the san mateo bridge, you're crossing hayward into foster city. you can see that the roads are still slick out there, as well. 17-minute drive starting to get slow out west towards the high- rise. golden gate bridge, very wet and windy here, as well. no wind advisory officially for the golden gate bridge. but a lot of slower speeds from novato towards 580 in san rafael. check out 880 just moving all over the place due to all the brisk conditions out there and northbound traffic starts to slow as you pass the coliseum. that's your traffic. for your forecast, here kristy. >> thanks a lot, elizabeth. seeing showers out there this morning and we'll see even more rain as we

and even when our forces were driving out of the city, nevada people they hadn't killed it and took himoutside the city and killed them. i mean, it was a very systematic, like the killing fields. and there's a tremendous moral difference between those two things. in one case you had american troops who, on their own, just decided they're going to kill some people. they did, and it was broken up by other american troops who came on the scene and threatened these guys and said we will kill you if you don't stop. and they stopped. their investigation. people were punished and so forth. they were not acting under orders and they were punished. on the other side you have people who were acting under orders that were systematically killing folks were completely innocent. and i don't know if the killers survive, but if they did they probably got medals instead of being punished. those are two very different moral equation. yet the "this time we win" masker is held up as being diplomatic of our war effort to say here's what we're really up to. this was not what we're up to the we were there to

the bike race will start in nevada city at 12:15 this afternoon and finish in sacramento.organizers to cancel the first leg yesterday for the first time in the race's six-year history. this is what it looked like, highway 50 at king's run in south lake tahoe where it snowed much of the day. >>> a bay area man reached the summit of mt. everest. we showed you him in march and then training to reach the summit. part of an even bigger personal goal to run marathons on all seven continents and climb the seven highest summits in the world. when he returns to santa clara 'l ctie trainin a lk at the local forecast and the roads right after this. >>> good morning to you. well, let's show you our weather maker to bring about the rain once again today. here it is. just offshore. you see that core of low pressure. it's already getting windy out there. the core is getting closer to us and crosses over the bay area and that means we're dealing with showers starting at noon, intensifying through the afternoon and evening hours. not a break in store for us until we hit 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

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city to billings. and up to two feet of snow in the rockies and sierra nevada. ers from san diego to san francisco. >> meanwhile, upper 60s from sacramento to seattle. and near 80 in phoenix. 71 in the twin cities. 69 in kansas city. and 79 in dallas. miami heats up to 85. and new orleans 80. it's 70 here in new york. and 61 in beantown. >>> coming up, a mid life crisis so to speak for one of the icons of advertising. what is up next for ronald mcdonald? that's part of your business news ahead. >>> and on top of that, an extremely frightening situation for a youngster in denver. a dramatic hit-and-run. and it was all caught on tape. >>> overseas markets this morning are shrugging off weak economic figures from the u.s. tokyo's nikkei average is up 1% today. hong kong's hang seng is also positive. in london, the ftse opened higher, as well. and on wall street, the dow lost 0.5% yesterday. the nasdaq index was virtually unchanged. >>> well, ronald mcdonald is having a mid-life crisis. health professionals are now calling for the burger chain's spokesclown's retirem

city has growed up remarkably. it's fueled with money from the nevada silver mines and the gold rush. it's trying to be the paris of the west. now the beach is the suburbs, the we will their people lived on the bottom and the poorest people lived on the top because it was very hard getting to the top of telegraph hill. it was mostly lean-to sharks and bits of pieces of houses up here in the beginning. and a group of 20 businessmen decided that it would be better if the top of the hill remained for the public. so they put their money down and they bought four lots at the top of the hill and they gave them to the city. lily hitchcock coit died without leaving a specific use for her bequest. she left a third of her estate for the beautify indication of the city. arthur brown, noted architect in the city, wanted for a while to build a tower. he had become very interested in persian

nevada 70 degrees, warmer in fairfield 74 degrees. san francisco's downtown should be in the lower 60s, 60 degrees in redwood city. mid to upper 60s for the shoreline, 74 and pleasanton, 75 and one accrete. doubt in the south bay you'll be lower on the 70 scale, 72 in sunnyvale. will have your 70 forecast coming up in just for a bit and look the weekend and show you where temperatures are headed next week. >> pretty well right now no problems no high spots no unusual delays, no public transit delays either, a good start friday morning commute. here's a look of the bay bridge toll plaza, like traffic, and on the lower east for freeway. the cemetery of british light and easy ride in both directions, no delays, no one advisory's. simmer until bridge also easy ride no delays. north bay there is reason this weekend, because of that you're likely to see a lot more traffic and in north bay, starting today running to the weekend. >> to a developing story, a driver and passenger shot, and more news we will go to a reporter in less morph. >> over by the kind of very was about 8:00 the night when this happened, to my mind dr

city hall. >> this week people opposed to bear hunting in nevada will present their objections to the state'sdlife commission. in december the state wildlife commission voted to establish the state's first bear hunting season. now a scheduled run from august through december. sciencists say the bear population is growing at about 16% yearly. with those opposed to the hunt question those figures. they say they are concerned that the hunt will hurt the bear population and negatively impact tourists in that area. >>> baseball suspended the atlanta braves pitching coach for anti gay comments and other gestures he made. he will have to complete sensitivity training and will be fined. . mcdowell said he would personally apologize. he also said he was embarrassed by his actions. >> in san jose the action was for hockey fans at the shark tank. shark fans went into the pavilion ready for game two in the second round of the playoffs. fans were decked out in their finest sharks gear, a lot of black, they are also anticipating another shark's win and in just another few moments we will have the results o

the last out of hayward into foster city. 23 minute trip at of nevada want to make it to the golden gateridge traffic flows freely. no hot spots, a live look at trumbull this occurs. very few taillights up towards santa clara same thing goes for all assets bay freeway is not tracking any delays. >> james: >> louisa: developing story of the death of a modern. >> james: developing story, the death of osama bin laden. president barack obama never actions of the moment osama bin laden was shot. there was a. about 20 minutes with the did not suit was happening on the ground. he described those moments as very intense. >> justine: the head of the cia says he believes it's important that photographs of it that osama bin laden be made public but it is also making it up to the white house. officials say the curse of totals are taken into afghanistan injuring osama bin laden's burial. some say would convince doubters that the terrorists are dead others worry that could inflame passions against the u.s.. obama administration says no decision has been made yet as to whether or not this service shoul

cities? we do not have to consider doing the same thing that might work out in nevada, where they do not have a downtown center, and where they do not have the aesthetic concerns. we should look at what they are doing. president chiu: thank you. >> i am the founder of a small isp in san francisco. the u.s. is no. 30 in the world in internet speeds. we need faster internet in the city. the boxes are not the way to go. the boxes will basically provide dsl -- it will break up the central office into smaller cabinets, essentially closer to your house, but you will still have copper going into your house. we need to rework the entire infrastructure of how we do communications in the city. we are relying on copper lines. we need to pull those out and put in fiber-optic cables. at&t does not want to do this because it is not very cost effective. the are in business to make money. they need to capitalize on their existing infrastructure, which is all copper in the streets. there are ways to put the fiber underground that does not require cabinets. we can do micro trenching. you do not need a trench a

. >> sin city markets itself on the act to keep secrets. but this town has nothing on the slice of nevadanown as area 51. for decades the government kept such a tight lid on the place, many people assumed they must be hiding ufos. so when a new book claimed to have the real story based on the newly disclassified lives of the men who worked there, we jumped on the chance to meet the author and her sources. but what we found disturbed news ways we never imagined. if you leave the rattle and hum of the las vegas strip and head hour and a half north, you will find a military test range the size of connecticut. and out in the middle of that hot dust and jet fumes are airstrips and hangars few people have ever seen. a place that for decades officially did not exist. the nearest town is tiny rachel, nevada, and if you stop by the little alien-inn, there are locals that will tell you why they think the neighborhood has been secretive for so long. >> i've seen orbs, balls of light moving erratically. i did the math one time. 23,000 miles an hour. >> i think they also may be reverse engineering ufo

the brown live in nevada but owned two wineries in california including one in napa. >>> people will be able to tell their cityer what is they want for their communities. a town hall meeting will be held today at 1:00 in the afternoon. among the talking points, no surprise, public safety, education, and economic development. in san francisco, the city's first mach disaster drill for the disaster animal response team or d.a.r.t. more than 70 d.a.r.t. graduates will take part and if you have time, stop by and take part. it will take place at noon at 17th and harrison. people should try to keep their pets with them and try to stock supplies for them as well. >>> still to come, we'll show you the medical break through that allowed a paralyzed man to. >>> and lady gaga shows her devotion to her fans a generous gesture for fans waiting to see her.st >>> and take a look at bliss dance. this is the first piece of public art on treasure island. you have to see it for yourself. this is a dancing woman and we'll share more details about that all morning long. beautiful. >>> we heard the -- we hear the term medical break

nevada. they were last seen in surveillance video from a convenience store in baker city, oregon. that was nearly two months ago. and then this past friday, hunters found the woman but not her husband. rita told her rescuers that she survived by eating tiny amounts of trail mix and snow. family in canada say the discovery is a great mother's day gift. >> for mother's day, we want to walk in and we want to look at rita and hold her and hug her. i'll probably cry just seeing rita, knowing that she's survived seven and a half weeks in a van and hung onto hope for that time. probably words will not come and probably tears will come and lots of hugs and kisses. >> so this is bittersweet. while they found rita, the search now turns to finding her husband. he was last seen on march 22nd when he left her to find help. >>> michelle costas is a reporter in twin falls, idaho. and she's joining us on the phone outside a hospital where rita was taken. how is she doing? she's there to nurse any injuries and the fact she hasn't eaten solid food in two months, how is she doing at that hospital? >

city parks. participants are asking people to submit comments to the park service before the may 31st deadline. >>> highway 50 over the sierra nevada is back open tonight earlier than scheduled. the highway was closed for more than a week. the transportation department planned to close 50 for two weeks but the road work went faster than expected. they reopened the high this afternoon. there is one-way traffic for now. it should be all reopened by memorial day weekend. >> still some snow. like last year they will be able to ski until 4th of july. the bay area with the winds whipping up. over 30-mile-an-hour gusts in some of the windiest spots. let's go out there and check things out. looking good over the bay. yes, a bit on the breezy side but still not a bad afternoon outside. as it looks like we are seeing a pretty good weekend here. out toward the golden gate nice and clear there. but we love patchy fog out toward the coastline along the san mateo coast and it continues to hug the coast. will do so as we head into the next couple hours and probably begin to fill back in overnight tonight. fog. pretty persistent then likely to see

nevada. they were last seen in surveillance video from a convenience store in baker city, oregon.early two months ago. friday hunters found the woman, but not her husband. rita chretian told her rescuers she survived by eating tiny amounts of trail mix and snow. earlier today i talked with reporter michelle costa who was just outside the twin falls, idaho, hospital where chretian was taken. >> really important she's had a small meal. jell-o. she's on a liquid diet. she's been out there for seven weeks. she's lost a lot of weight. you have to slowly start doing that liquid diet. doctors are really optimistic. they said they're going to be monitoring her for the next 24 hours. they'll re-evaluate how she's doing and then decide if she'll be transferred closer to home. >> unbelievable. hospital officials say chretian is in fair condition. a search is still under way for her husband. >>> a nervous wait in memphis, tennessee. the swollen mississippi river is expected to crest tuesday just inches below the record flood level in 1937. people living in at least 1,100 homes in the memphis

they were taken to hospital in nevada and will be arriving by train sometime today. >>> the city of livermores gearing up for the biggest bike race of california. stage 4 begins in livermore and ends in san jose, late this afternoon, ktvu ajade hernandez tells us how the big race is putting livermore on the map. >> reporter: good morning, tori. this is a first in livermore. this is a city that's been raced through. today all eyes will be on livermore. stage 4 begins right here on first and l street. stage one and two were cancelled near lake tahoe. but riders were taken from oldtown auburn to modesto. stage 4 which begins here before noon. will have greg anderson with the pro cycling leading the stage. the trek is 81 miles down south to san jose. that stage is expected to wrap up before 4:00 this afternoon. livermore paid $38,000 to host stage 4. they expect the race to bring in just under $million to the city. we spoke to a livermore resident who has a newfound respect for cycling. >> they pedal quite a bit. >> reporter: it's 81 miles. you can do 81 miles? >> on my motorcycle. [ laughter ] >

nevada last night. police say that dui arrests in that city are up 16% from just one year ago. the presence in the county was practical, and symbolic. the dui check point was dedicated to the memory of 9- year-old melody. the little girl and her father aaron were hit by a drunk driver while crossing san mirren drive exactly two years ago yesterday. aaron lost a leg in the accident and melody died shortly after. the father hopes putting his daughter's face at the check point will send a clear message to drunk drivers. >> if you get drunk and you get behind the wheel and you kill somebody, you're a murderer. if you don't care about yourself or what happens to you, you know, could you please care about other innocent people that you might hurt or kill? >> while dui check points do not typically lead to a lot of arrests, the increased police presence can deter drunk drivers from getting the behind the wheel in the first place. >>> free concert tickets, admission to disneyland, just some of the perks of being a politician. mark sayre on how state lawmakers made sure that the freebie

nevada. they were last seen in surveillance video from a convenience store in bakers city, oregon. that was nearly two months ago. just this past friday hunters found the woman. but not her husband. she told rescuers she survived by eating tiny amounts of trail mix and snow. family in canada says the discovery is a great mother's day gift. >> i'll probably cry. just seeing rita, knowing she survived 7 1/2 weeks in a van and hung on to hope for all that time. probably words will not come and probably tears will come and lots of hugs and kisses. >> the search now turns to chretian's husband. he was last seen on march 22nd when he left her, his wife, to go find help. >>> all right. let's talk weather now. severe weather along the mississippi river. a nonstop battle to keep floodwaters out of homes and businesses. the river is expected to crest tuesday in memphis at 14 feet above flood stage. that's just inches below the record flood level back in 1937. right now at least 1,100 homes have been evacuated. the high water has already covered some streets in downtown memphis including rive

city workers earn 30% more than those in suburbs. just look at midtown manhattan. >> the economic output, the payroll of this area is higher than oregon or nevadaght? this tiny sliver of land is an unbelieveably productive part of america. that productivity is ultimately at the heart of city's appeal. it's ultimately what drawing so many people to cities. >> reporter: today around 250 million americans choose to live in or around urban areas. that means more than three quarters of our population shares just about 3% of our land area. since 1990, the number of people living in cities has gone up by 7%. a far cry from all those years of folks fleeing to the suburbs. >> if you ever lived in the city, you'd know what attracts people to long island. >> the movement in the other direction back towards the destinies that were our historic starting points. >> reporter: now to some say the word "city," and you're talking the concrete jungle of man at and. or maybe you think of the city by the bay: san francisco. but you probably would not think about this place. olive branch, mississippi. it's the fastest-growing city in the united states. >> in the lat

city. here afternoon highs 75 to breezes and russell, 68 degrees in three nevada. from a bottle all the way to san francisco. redwood city in the '90s, all along the coast 64 1/2 monday.half moon bay. 7 day shoa chance of showers on mother's day not a big storm but we could get rain drops in the north bay. expected overcast, a chilly day. then by monday, mostly cloudy conditions we will dry out in the sunshine continues to make more of an appearance headed into next week. >> george: if you've been waiting for the back up to go way year wait is over, not much of it back up and that wasn't there resolve, what there was is rapidly disappearing. hot spot free all day, we had one incident and things did back up a bit but it is rapidly improving. highways have been free of traffic all morning long, san mateo bridge ride looks good commute is over in both directions no backed up on 92. your ride to the golden gate bridge, southbound traffic still looks great in from marin county, no delays rumor around, speeds drop below 50 mi. per hour and no stop and go conditions for th

nevada this weekend. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. tomorrow afternoon, numbers are little bit lower than today. 65 degrees in san jose . 64 in santa clara and partly cloudy and 63 in redwood city and on the coastline mid-50s . downtown san francisco 58 degrees. north bay you are out of the 70s. santa rosa 64 tomorrow and 60 in san rafael . oakland 63. inland areas are below average. 65 in concord and 64 in live more and 63 degrees in monterey bay. much cooler weather for the weekend, you will notice the showers developing saturday night and thunder possible for sunday . chances was showers continuing in early next week. temperatures in sunday look more like february than may believe it or not . so unseasonally cool this weekend and we'll have to deal with it. >> it is kind much a bummer. >> right. what a better word. >> out door, okay for saturday but not sunday. >> coming up next, bay area animal shelter offering adoption specials on chihuahua. >> and also robots are the rage. a new generation of mobile technology call would mobots. how they hold a word of create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmho

city under constant construction. but because it's in the arid mojave desert, the challenge of las vegas is supply. woman: all the growth and everything that's occurred in southern nevada has been with colorado river water. without it, the west as you know it today couldn't exist. narrator: to sustain their growing community with its limited supply, las vegas learned to be extremely efficient. mulroy: this is a desert, and it has its own beauty, but you have to get beyond what you're used to. as long as people recognize they're moving to the desert and give up this notion that they have to bring eastern vegetation with them and make the necessary adaptations in their own life, desert communities can continue to live. man: the biggest water user in the desert is turf. turf uses a lot of irrigation and uses spray irrigation, so what we've done here is use artificial turf. you're never going to be able to achieve the look of back east or the look of, say, california, with subtropical plants, but our landscapes are still lush and use about 30% of what the subtropical landscape with turf would use. las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. we're using less water t