we are suggestion that these be used to leverage outside north city funds. specifically, the transportation dollars. the plant area should have at the policies in place to advise the city family on how best to prioritize on the project. finally, we are recommending that there is a -- process. i am open to questions if there are any specific questions about anything. >> thank you for your presentation. how often have we used ifd's. is this a new approach on part of the city? . >> him to my knowledge, this is the first functional one in the state. these tools have never been used because we development has always been available. the reasoning of not in use is because read a poem and knees to be spent on many more things. money can be used for houses, economic and workers development. hear, the money is targeted at infrastructure. second, the voting requirements. as i mentioned, they require either a vote of the registered voters or of the property honor. i think this is also served as a deterrent in the past. and redevelopment tax increments have been around mu

firefighters are still battling the fire to the east and north of the city. it is up to 70 kilometers an hour. it is two years after 170 people died. >> there seems to be no and to australia oppose the summer of disasters. -- no end to austrailia's summer of disasters. in the southeast and the north of the city, trying to-flames that are 10-feet high. they're being whipped up by winds over 20 miles an hour. >> all of a sudden, the fires focus on the road. that was history for me. >> had destroyed 60 homes. they have partially damaged 30 more. they had less than 30 minutes to escape the flames. they are returning to see what is left behind. >> i don't give a stuff about the house. my pride and joy were my father's medals. >> queensland has been cleaning up after a cyclone. even a country used to be the -- used to the extremes of weather, this is a lot. bbc news, sydney. >> this is bbc news, the headlines this hour. four u.s. senators have renewed their bid for an inquiry after an official found the government did all it could. the government in egypt -- demons

. >> in some north african cities such as alexandria, turnover of merchandise has come to a standstill. this egyptian produce company had to close down for two weeks as the result. >> a lot of people are not working. they are joining the demonstrations. we are facing difficulties. but we think it is temporary and everything will go back and be ok. >> citrus fruits, dates, olive oil, and vegetables. north african nations have been capitalizing on a lucrative market. agriculture is 10% of tunisia's domestic product. >> they have been feeling the effects of unrest. the sooner it gets back to normal, the sooner we can get back to the business of selling food and vegetables. >> here in berlin, talks between the german government and opposition affect welfare payments. 4.7 million people are unable to reach a compromise over payments for the long-term unemployed. negotiations are a test of strength for angela merkle's coalition, which is slumping in opinion polls the breakdown of discussions comes after a 10-hour marathon session. >> the labor minister admits her energy has been sapped by se

. >>> a parolee is under arrest tonight suspected in the first homicide of the year in a north bay city. found the body of 26-year-old katherine gilihan. officers arrested her boyfriend, adam at a nearby taco bell. disa and jilihand lived together. they aren't saying how the woman died. >>> near the scene of that murder, police arrested this man early in the morning. he is suspected of stabbing a man twice in his chest with a knife during a fight. the victim is expected to survive. >>> and now, on to the revolution in egypt. egyptians say they are ready to play a role in shaping their country's future. now that hosni mubarak's nearly 30 years as president are over. egypt's military has the country. they promise a smooth transition to an elected government. protesters want a part in that transition, saying democracy is a new beginning for all. >>> and celebrations in cairo's main square are winding down. many protesters plan to head back to work and what might be the next significant step in rebuilding the country. scott goldberg has the details. >> the party lasted into the wee hours of

cities. it is a 900-kilometer road. it seems the incident occurred in a 300 -- occurred 300 kilometers north of mexico city. there were shot, one of them was critically wounded and died a few hours later. the other was shot in his arm and leg. he is in stable condition according to u.s. authorities. it is not known yet who was behind the attack or if it is related to the drug-related violence that takes place almost every day here in different parts of mexico. authorities are investigating and trying to bring the perpetrators to justice. >> we're being told by the reports we're getting that these attacks were on two special agents. this attack is very rare, is it not? >> it is very rare. it is a course -- cause of major concern for mexican and u.s. authorities that these agents have been targeted or affected by the the wave of violence that is in some parts of the road. is known to be quite dangerous in some stretches. -- it is known to be quite dangerous in some stretches. it is not strange that agents are in mexican territory. this is a good collaboration in terms of security and collaboration. it is not

union city, redwood city also in the 40s, we have now an area of low pressure to the north of us so thistting up against the ridge of high pressure and causing a pressure gradeient, therefore that breeze in the evening hours as well as tomorrow. but we're seeing more of a northerly breeze. that's going to bring our temperatures down so we'll be cooler for our tuesday, anywhere by 6 to 11 degrees. it was 73 today in the tri- valley. we'll not be seeing temperatures in to the 70s again until by the end of the workweek. now, meanwhile, with some of the pollen blowing around, you don't see the oak trees, but the juneer per and ash are on the high side. speaking of high temperatures, san francisco seasonal, seasonal day around napa, 64 fremont with winds out of the northwest at 20. looks like we'll cool down a pit and warm back up again. we had a chance of rain returning to the bay area on saturday through the weekend. there's your sunset. thanks for them and keep them coming to mypix at cbs5. >>> just because it looks good doesn't mean it is. how your new car could have been previously damag

>> dozens and dozens of people being organized and buying marched from the north of the city down south to the square. >> camels and horses from the tourist stalls of the pyramid stalls being trucked to the square. >> they unleashed these animals with people mounting them carrying clubs and sticks and beating the peaceful demonstrators beneath them. >> the professor says the attackers lobbed molotov cocktails and threw stones. earlier in the week they made sure that no one carried weapons into the square. >> they allowed throngs of people with whatever clubs and sticks and knives and stones that they were carrying. >> they say it looks like the army is siding with the mubarak government. >> for the first time i saw it was actually on april 6th 2008. >> the former head of mideast study at the american university in cairo he has seemed the same tactic in other demonstrations. >> they want to demonstrate to the international audience and especially president obama it's either us or chaos. >>> the professor at stanford says the army appears to be going along indicates they are siding with m

why a pilot program to bring more food choices to a north bay city isn't sitting well with everyone. >>> first, a street blocked off and emergency crews on the scene right now. why one wall of a building may be in danger of collapsing. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from chase. left arm up... manage your account and help avoid overdrafts with a click of a button. just reply to the alert with how much you want to transfer. inhale, all the way up... so you always stay in balance. ...to crescent pose. chase what matters. just four more times. ♪ nearby the park street bridge is shut down because one wall of a building is in danger of collapsing. the building is along ford street between 23rd street and 29th street where the streets form a triangle. the wall began bulging out. the building was damaged in a fire and set for demolition already. equipment is now being brought in to stabilize the wall for now. >>> new competition is upsetting restaurant owners during one downtow

why a pilot program to bring more food choices to a north bay city isn't sitting well with everyone. >>> first, a street blocked off nearby the park street bridge is shut down because one wall of a building is in danger of collapsing. the building is along ford street between 23rd street and 29th street where the streets form a triangle. the wall began bulging out. the building was damaged in a fire and set for demolition already. equipment is now being brought in to stabilize the wall for now. >>> new competition is upsetting restaurant owners during one downtown street. food trucks are rolling in and parking free of charge with the city's permission. it's a pilot program and as patty lee reports, the restaurants say it couldn't come at a worse time. >> reporter: in this parking lot in downtown santa rosa. gourmet truck vendors cater to the lunch crowd. >> we endorse a lot downtown. it's kind of a nice change of pace to eat outside and kind of i fun. >> reporter: an 8-week program. >> it's been very well-received by people who want this kind of food. >> reporter: but over the past f

city. a wintry mix to the north in the hudson valley. and the boston area will see snow changing to some ice. lucky us here in the northeast, another miserable day of winter storm. >> i hate hearing the word miserable and weather. everyone thinks this winter is the worst. you've been doing this for a while. has the this particular winter surprised you? >> well, you know, looking back over the years, each winter has its own surprises. if you recall last year, we had all of the snow around d.c. and baltimore and philadelphia. we're getting crushed. this year, it seems like everything has shifted north to new york city. and in the boston area, as well. each year, it's a little bit different. but this one, it's kind of bad here in the northeast, with the heavy amounts of snow. one thing that's sticking out, too, this year, is really the cold. it's been so cold for so long. and looks like it's going to hang on for another week or two. >> all right. accuweather's mark mankiw sew. >>> a ship in antarctica has run into some trouble. the inner hu

it was a tough morning commute as far north as kansas city this morning. and there was tragedy in kentucky. four amish children were swept away and drowned after their horse and buggy overturned in a heavy downpour. the same system caused damage across parts of the midwest, tennessee valley. six confirmed tornados were logged, a dozen more reported on the ground. and it could be an awful evening, by the way, on the red carpet this weekend in los angeles. the forecast for oscar weekend, cold, wind, downpours at times and possible hail in some spots. >>> when we come back here tonight, labor versus the legislature. the standoff becomes a showdown in wisconsin. >>> and later, after the quake, the good humor, the amazing resilience of the people of new zealand and the man who embodies all of it. the man who is making a difference. t, >>> the standoff between public labor unions and the state legislature in wisconsin took a dramatic turn in the wee small hours of the morning. the legislature won that battle, but as our own mike taibbi reports from madison, this

firefighters have been battling to contain fires on two fronts, in the southeast and north of the city. trying to put out flames that are 10 feet high, being whipped up by winds over 20 miles per hour. >> the trees are spending and then [unintelligible] that was history from there. >> already the fires have completely destroyed 60 homes and partially damaged 30 more. the fire will approach and some residents warn they will have less than 30 minutes to escape. they have been returning to see what has been left behind. >> if i am rummaging through looking for my fathers and grandfathers metals. i don't give a stuff about the house. my pride and joy were my father's metals. >> this weekend there have been floods in victoria and queensland has been cleaning up. even though the country is used to extremes of whether it has been a vicious start to the year. the fires have been brought under control but there is a fear wind could make them flare up again overnight. >> our headlines, four u.s. senators have renewed their call for an independent inquiry into the release of the lockerbie bomber

we could pick up to two inches of rain in some bay area cities, e specially in the north bay where weecting the most. we are going to see a bit of a break from the shower activity from the first part of your day. already starting to see that shape up here. you can see a lot of the showers have now pushed to the east of san jose. a little bit more will develop and push onshore heading throughout this afternoon. so on and off showers, very light showers. the heavy stuff is expected later on this evening. we'll break it down for you coming up. right now we'll send it back to you. >>> thank you so much. 5:56 right now. he claimed the heart of a nation last year during the ncaa tournament. now the st. mary's standout omar sandhand is headed to egypt. the former gail will play for the jinx egyptian national team. the danville native says he'll play in the all african games this summer on the egyptian team. if all goes well you could see him in the 2012 olympics in log don. his father is from egypt and returns there frequently for business. >>> the good news is you are going pro, the bad new

city, there's light rain and this is heading towards the southeast towards milpitas. that will head over towards sonoma and napa during the next half hour. the bulk of the moisture to the north but cold by crescent city and eureka. once we get past rain and snow we have freezing temperatures in the north bay tomorrow night and saturday night. cheryl? >> novato police and the f.b.i. have returned to the backyard of a home this morning after unething a body. they came in the disappearance of a novato man. terry mcsweeney's at the scene. terry? >> here on rebecca way in novato, you have the evidence truck here and the agency are in the backyard of the house. they found a body buried 4 feet deep. it may be dale smith who lived in this house and have been missing. you see the crime tape but police aren't sure what crime has been committed. police have yet to identify who it is they found buried in the backyard of this house. dale smith lived in this house with his life evelyn. he was reported missing two weeks ago, not by evelyn but by neighbors who say they haven't seen him for months. >> too bizarre, this is weird. couldn't believe it. >> the body was found buried beneath a 4 f

. >>> the second most dangerous intersection in california sits in a small north bay city. the reason police say it's hard for them to do much about it. >>> highway 4 heading out to concord different view here. you can see how traffic is looking good here. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> good morning, to you. welcome back. this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news tuesday february, 8th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. definitely a change in the weather. the temperature. >> no doubt about it. we have clear skies. no fog. it's colder out there. lows are in the 40s and 50s. highs in the 50s and 60s. there are gusts about 40 to 50 miles an hour along the coast in some of the higher elevations. here is sal. >>> steve, right now traffic looks good in the south bay. it's not as windy here. social security certainly windy in many places in the bay area. as you look at 280 traffic looks good. this is a look at interstate 280 a little farther up the road. that traffic also nice. 5:31 let's go back to dave and pam. >>> thank you, sal. a san jose fam

. >> in some north african cities such as alexandria, turnover of merchandise has come to a standstill. this egyptian produce company had to close down for two weeks as the result. >> a lot of people are not working. they are joining the demonstrations. we are facing difficulties. but we think it is temporary and everything will go back and be ok. >> citrus fruits, dates, olive oil, and vegetables. north african nations have been capitalizing on a lucrative market. agriculture is 10% of tunisia's domestic product. >> they have been feeling the effects of unrest. the sooner it gets back to normal, the sooner we can get back to the business of selling food and vegetables. >> here in berlin, talks between the german government and opposition affect welfare payments. 4.7 million people are unable to reach a compromise over payments for the long-term unemployed. negotiations are a test of strength for angela merkle's coalition, which is slumping in opinion polls. the breakdown of discussions comes after a 10-hour marathon session. >> the labor minister admits her energy has been sapped by s

that's the concern throughout this city it amounts to legalize the racial profiling. there's a junk in north oakland and the city attorney and police chief say the improvements there speak for themselves. they say drug arrests there are down 70%. opponents say the cost is too high. the city spent $761,000 to enforce the injunction. that's money they say could have been spent on education and job programs. so quite a fight is shaping up here in oakland. at issue is whether there should be another gang injunction put in place this the fruitdale district. the members of the gang they are targeting terrorize their neighborhood. they need to be reined in with restrictions such as curfews. look for all these arguments to come out tomorrow in a courtroom. a judge will ultimately make the decision. live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> a man charged with sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl will enter his plea this morning. 36-year-old ramos will appear in fremont court this morning. he was arrested in december for the rape of the girl after she wanded off from her grandmother and grabb

. >> in terms of north america, which cities or regions are the hottest right now within the country?> usually for us the larger market in u.s. is california. but where we're seeing really picking up is in particular in the north california. so we have a new dealership just opening silicon valley and is extremely successful. and i mean, new york state is performing extremely well. >> really interesting. you know, we talk so much about asia and how china is rising. i know you spent a number of years in asia. what can you tell us? what is different about the way americans shop for cars versus the consumers in those emerging markets, china and other areas? >> specifically about ferrari, we are the newest in 50,000 year. we have 30,000 customers a year. and we have collected 40, 50 ferraris. chinese buyers are brand-new. they own i would say average age is 32 years old. in u.s. 50 years old. and in u.s. we sell our car mostly to men. only 1% of women buy our cars. in china almost 30%. so the wealth creation is very young. so basically, most of the people that buy our cars made their money

he's a native of palm dale, a city north of los angeles near edwards air force base. he's possibly armed and considered dangerous. >>> a critical hearing is set for tomorrow in oakland's controversial plan to crack down on violent street gangs. a judge will begin hearing evidence on the plan to impose restrictions on dozens of suspected gang members in the city's fruit vale neighborhood. the city attorney says the existing injunction in the northern part of oakland has been a tremendous success in fighting violent crime and drug dealing. last year a judge barred suspected gang members from hanging out together and imposed 10:00 p.m. curfew. however, opponents say the city should focus instead on education and job programs that steer young people away from gangs. >>> well, a valentine's day ritual in the bay area took a new twist this year. several same sex couples showed up to san francisco's city hall to try to get a marriage license. the ongoing legal fight over proposition 8 prevented couples from getting them, but this year some sat on the floor and refused to lea

city, there's light rain and this is heading towards the southeast towards milpitas. that will head over towards sonoma and napa during the next half hour. the bulk of the moisture to the northut cold by crescent city and eureka. once we get past rain and snow we have freezing temperatures in the north bay tomorrow night and saturday night. cheryl? >> novato police and the f.b.i. have returned to the backyard of a home this morning after unething a body. they came in the disappearance of a novato man. terry mcsweeney's at the scene. terry? >> here on rebecca way in novato, you have the evidence truck here and the agency are in the backyard of the house. they found a body buried 4 feet deep. it may be dale smith who lived in this house and have been missing. you see the crime tape but police aren't sure what crime has been committed. police have yet to identify who it is they found buried in the backyard of this house. dale smith lived in this house with his life evelyn. he was reported missing two weeks ago, not by evelyn but by neighbors who say they haven't seen him for months. >> too bizarre, this is weird. couldn't believe it. >> the body was found buried beneath a 4 foo

right now on the maps, we have rain showers way up to the north around crescent city, up toward southern oregon but for the most part across the bay area we have clear skies but cold numbers. you can see the 40s in the north bay. santa rosa 43 degrees, on track to reach lower 30s overnight. the projected low, first thing tomorrow morning. around the 30-degree mark. san francisco 44, san jose in the upper 30s, 39 degrees. weather story is this, mostly clear skies, it's cold out there tomorrow. clouds and sun with the partly cloudy skies, that will about the overall theme and we will start the cooling trend tomorrow. next week rain returns and temperatures continue to drop off. into the sunday we will have more of the on shore breeze and we will trim down the temperatures probably about three to six degrees from today's highs. tomorrow is the last dry day. scattered clouds out there, likely said partly cloudy, here we go if the changes, first in a series of storms approaching the bay area. more clouds, temperatures dipping down into the lower 50s by midweek and rain will be making a come b

it happened at 1:30 this afternoon near the city of kingston 90 miles north of new york city. the british made jet was flying from pennsylvania to kingston's airport. >> ran out, looked, no sputtering, nothing, no variation in the speed. go from horizontal into a vertical, into the river. >> it is something i've never seen before and something i never want to see again. >> the pilot was the only person aboard. his body has not yet been recovered and no word yet on what might have caused that crash. >>> newly released surveillance video shows dramatic scenes from an escalator malfunction last year in washington, d.c. at first footage from the plaza metro station shows people coming off the escalator as usual. but then you see people running and start tumbling down the speeding machine. many landed on top of each other. several people were hurt. the washington transit authority says the brakes on the escalator failed. it happened last october during the rally to restore sanity event at the national mall. >>> an autopsy is scheduled tore tuesday on that body found buried in a bac

city hall. meetings are also planned later in the week in gilroy, san carlos and here in san francisco. >>> a north city is among american cities that are dying at least according to two magazine polls. newsweek says vallejo is number 2 just behind new orleans. and forbes calls vallejo the ninth most miserable city in america. vallejo filed for bankruptcy three years ago and it has struggled to attract new businesses. it also has a high foreclosure rate, about one out of every 113 homes. but the chamber of commerce says real estate is turning a corner now. >> it's affordable here. you ask our realtors. they are saying the market is starting to change. people are starting to buy houses. >> he says he wants people, not magazines, to give vallejo a chance. he says vallejo is a city going through a rebirth. >>> 5:11. blockbuster puts itself on the sale block. the billionaire that could help save that struggling movie rental chain coming up. >> plus, a tent city shutting down in the east bay. what's going to happen to families who now have no place to go. >> still have bart delays in san francisco out t

we had snow in the north and south and flurries in the city. not quite enough for a snowman, though. we are beginning to warm up. partly cloudy, a few cold spots but a 10 degrees warmup from yesterday at this time. >> temperature-wise, it means we'll be in the upper 50s to low 60s with a chance of warm rain moving into the north bay tonight should be light, hit or miss type activity staying to the north until wednesday when we'll see the front cross the greater bay area and bring with it the threat of some measurable precipitation, no frozen precipitation expected this time. today upper 50s to low 60s throughout the bay area as we are getting back to near normal for this time year. this is still a little cooler than would you expect for this time year. but only by a couple degrees not the chillout that we had here this weekend across the area as in the north. we'll see more clouds and mid- 50s prevailing there. more warm rain headed our way through the week. looks like tuesday night into wednesday we'll catch the brunt of it. scattered showers

daly city, 51. northlook for plenty of sunshine plate the day, with santa rosa, 54, calistoga, 53. east bay, oakland, afternoon sun, clouds, 55-degree thrvmentz fremont, 55. concord, 54. look for santa cruz tomorrow with afternoon sun at 53 degrees. depending on where the low tracks, tells the story for monday. a chance of showers in there for right now. update that tomorrow. tuesday, wednesday, dry, and then a much colder air mass comes in on friday and saturday to bring us a chance of more snow in the higher elevations. >> alan: on to colin rush. he says a local boxer had a pig night. >> did a story about him. didn't fare well. either did his opponent. st. mary's and utah state, a game the gaels needed to win, and the lasting image of aubrey huff in the giants victory >> welcome back. espn called it a bracket buster game, st. mary's and utah state, both needing a win to solidify tournament hopes. first half, gaels going wild. outside jumper, for treys. young, part of the 20-2 st. mary's run. like their

you go south daily city to north san francisco. you can see the sign hanging down. that's why the freeway is closed. it's closed here. it started around just after midnight. they issued an alert at 2:46, 2:48. cal tran crews are on the scene right now. the question is when will it be fixed? we definitely have to keep on eye on this. apparently during the whole mess, somebody was injured in an injury accident. they have not been able to tell us how or why it happened. take a look at the sign again. they have not been able to tell us if this is weather related. it looks like it's chopped up like a truck mashed it. we don't know how that would have happened. they are checking to see if it's weather related or if it's a truck. this is what most of us that drive into ktvu saw this morning around 2:30 in the morning. that is a flood in oak street here. about a couple baseball throws away. this car is sitting in several inches of water. if you walk to the intersection there, it's deeper than that. i tried to walk into that and got very wet trying to get to the bottom of th

they're light but the showers to the north here around crest september city, ukiah, these are going to be stronger. especially getting the sun up and that's where it could cause minor flash flooding. that's where the snow drops. mount saint helena, lightning and small hail out of this. that's what's in store for this afternoon. still light scattered rain this morning. breezy conditions from time to time with 50 mph oakland, 20 novato. 13 sfo to 14 fairfield. i think the breezes will pick up during the afternoon hours. right now mid to upper 40s, even a few 50s oakland, fremont and half moon bay. low to mid-50s today. you can see a flake drop -- right there on mount hamilton. accu-weather 7-day forecast, more showers tomorrow. rain mainly to the south of us on friday. we'll try to keep it there saturday and sunday, get in the dry weekend before monday and tuesday. >> the biggest problem, the connection ramp closed in san francisco. north 101 to north 280 shut down until about 7:45. that's another hour and a half. but this is open to the north 280 extension also open. we'll go outside an

the usgs says the quake struck offshore about 30 miles north of the city of concepcion. the quake did cut power in concepcion. last february in the nearly the exact same spot a massive 8.8 magnitude quake ended up killing 525 people. >>> we are certainly feeling a change in the bay area weather. chief meteorologist bill martin is here to tell us how to plan our weekend. it's going to matter this time. >> yes, it is going to matter. how did it feel today? >> cooler. >> some places were cooler and some places were a little warmer. low 30s in some places. daytime highs today in the upper 60s. warm, nice for saturday all done after that. clouds come in sunday we have rain in your forecast. let's go outside and you will see what we have. temperatures are on the mild side. 65 in san jose. 64 in mountain view and 63 in redwood city. and there you go. the forecast as we move into tonight is going to be another cold one gasia, when you wake up at your house it's going to be. it'll be in the 30s in most places. some areas upper 20s, low 30s that's the cold spots. most of us mid-30

north in san francisco, it is 25%. so that it is really -- it really reflects looking west ward as well as east ward. >> and the archdiocese itself, counter to popular opinion, it includes more than the city and county of san francisco. >> yes, it is marin to the north, san mateo to the south, we go from men low park to nova doe. and it true to say -- i know it is true to say a majority of the catholics are outside of the city of san francisco. >> the urban areas, are matched by rural areas, you have areas like rio honda, so there is a real range when you talk about diversity, there is diversity in the kinds of communities people live in. >> the last thing people would expect visiting san francisco is looking at little frame wooden churches but we have three or four of them that is again diversity of situations of worship. the sites where people worship, styles they may worship. resources they may have. it is much easier to get musicians at the cathedral than some tiny little village church. >> usually the orchestra are trying to achieve the mission of the local church, proclaim the gospel of jesus christ it is a challenge every day that you come to work i imagine. >> it is but again, i w

that's why this city is poised to become the first city in north american history with a demonstration project, a commercial project, to place, in essence, a large green power plant underneath the mouth of our golden gate bridge or the mouth of the bay below the golden gate bridge that could conceivably provide enough power for 12 1/2 percent of all the households in san francisco. 100 percent green, 100 percent renewable. they are doing smaller projects around the world from israel, just over in england, we've seen these demonstration projects. we've now got to make them more commercially viable and san francisco wants to take the lead. my great hope and expectation as a californian is to see those gas oil rigs off the coast of california completely replaced with wave energy systems which again exist around the world but aren't being taken advantage of here in the state of california as they could or should be. we have done a lot on solar. in fact, we're very proud to have taken the leadership on our solar initiative a number of years ago the public passed a $100 solar bond in san fra

north africa. taking to the streets of the libyan capital tripoli this after at least two hundred people dead in the country's second city during the week. as thousands of. north africa flooded top european politicians claim multiculturalism has failed. us as the latest washington's been spying on the. fifteen month long moscow based simulation of. its halfway point scientists hope the virtual journey will bring the real thing one small step closer. three am in the russian capital i am at treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. reports are coming in of four separate protests currently underway in libya's capital tripoli more than two hundred people are reported to have been killed in anti-government violence mostly in the country's second city benghazi and in televised national address the son of libyan leader moammar gadhafi admitted to the army's mistakes in tackling the riots but also blamed islam is separatists for the violence eyewitnesses say snipers and heavy weapons fire were used against demonstrators who are demanding an end to the forty two year little hurdle

this snowstorm, though, which seems like it hit every other city in the country, new york isn't getting the worst of it. if you go a little northd boston, even back towards chicago and dallas and tulsa and oklahoma city, those cities really getting rocked by this winter storm. i mention all of those cities because if you are taking a flight from sfo to those areas, you're in trouble as the storm bears down to the northeast. >>> reporter: chicago's used to brutal winters but not like this. a megablizzard is slamming the windy city this morning with up to two feet of snow and gale- force winds. >> that snow real listings. >> reporter: the nasty system forced the shutdown of chicago's lakeshore drive. emergency crews workedded through the night rescuing hundreds of stranded drives and passengers. all the heavy snow is too much for some buildings to handle. it's windy and biting but i surveillance video captured this roof buckling at a hardware store in minnesota. five workers inside narrowly escaped. >> i run back in, hit the floor, the building is coming down! you can see the roof is collapsing. >> reporter: here in new york and

now, the oakland city attorney says the similar plan has reduced well in reducing gang violence in north oakland but the critics of the plan say it promotes racial profiling. >>> foster city will consider toughening regulations at some of the -- at some of the city's dog parks. there is a three-dog limit for visitors. many have been ignoring that rule. park and rec officials have been hoping that people would enforce things themselves. but since that hasn't happened, they will consider an amendment that could mean fines up to $400. we talked to one dog owner. he's what he had to say. >> i think some people may be overreacting to it. i think it's perfectly fine. >> the three-dog limit rule applies to six of the city's parks and is enforced between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and 5:00 and 9:00 a.m. on weekend -- 9:00 a.m. on weekends. >>> trevor beaun became the -- bayne became the young e driver to win the victory. that victory came a day after he turned 20 years old. he will be at the ghiradelli ice cream and chocolate shop in fishermen's wharf. this is part of the sprint series. >>>

regards to a question you had asked a moment ago, emory bill does to the contract and a number of cities in north they have long-term contracts that they have just renewed. supervisor campos: do you have something in writing that shows what you look at? >> we can get that to you. supervisor campos: great. thank you. >> one of the other questions about the commercial rates -- it is true that the city does not regulate commercial rates, but they are this close and in the financial analysis. it is correct that we do not regulate them. we do look at them as part of the overall rate process now. we also have information on the direct question of considering a second facility outside of the city. in fact, there was an overhead in a presentation. we did look at the -- the only way that this type of situation would work is if you had a second transfer station outside the city. the only way you could operate the system would be if you on loaded and unloaded with twice. it would have to be consolidated at our existing transfer station, and it would have to be unloaded at a transfer station, which would eit

the north bay light to moderate rain. san francisco south citysan bruno about to get hit with a modera moderate cell over into alameda. into the south bay, mount hamilton, you're looking at snow, too. temperatures in the 40s at home. breezy winds out of the southeast in mountain view and san jose that will continue. a high surf advisory until 3:00 with high tide at 10:15 in san francisco. so showers, chance of a thunderstorm with hail today. another round of rain in the south bay tomorrow. today it's widespread throughout the entire bay area at 8:00. notice noontime still the heavy rain around mount hamilton. a little break overnight but more rain into morgan hill, santa cruz through tomorrow afternoon. >> we had several cars crash into this tree in hercules. it's blocking the connector ramp. westbound 4 to westbound 80. so caltran is trying to get there and to clear the tree from the roadway. luckily none of the drivers were injured. but in the meantime to get around it consider willow avenue. that will get you on to westbound 80 if you're comin

daily city into the north bay you're going to see a 70 degree temperature. it's going to be a cold start. 68 in santa rosa. 63 sausalito. oakland 68. 66 newark. and there is 65 in livermore. it's beach weather. 70 degrees in santa cruz. 73 in salinas, here is the accu-weather forecast. we get dry spells, the dry spell is coming to an end. temperatures rising throughout the weekend. and a little bit of a downward trend heading into sunday. rain coming in valentine's day. and we're looking at periods of rain throughout thursday and possibly beyond if we look at extended models. >> that is a pattern shift. >> absolutely oo. thank you. >> thank you. >> and still ahead a message to a former congressman's wife from the woman he met on craig's list. plus... >> i can see my friends and we can have fun. >> dreams of a coastal mecca for disabled adults. >>> the would be craig's list lover of a disgraced new york congressman is defending herself tonight. >> the woman told gawker despite forwarding this picture of representative christopher lee she does not feel respons

i am a resident in north beach for over 20 years. i have lived in the city for 35. we all know, whether our opinion is one way or another, that this is a band-aid solution to a problem that needs a comprehensive plan that works for the residents and businesses of san francisco. please stop the current carpet bombing of the antennas in our city. this has got to stop. you guys have to make a stand and work with the supervisors to please stop this process. this is not a solution. one in town after another. thank you. president olague: thank you. >> by name is julie jacocks. i have lived on stockton. i have some information for each of the commissioners that pertains to some technical information about antennas such as cell phone antennas are not needed for 911 calls in the city. they are able to go out no matter what the infrastructure is. i also wanted to show a map here of only t-mobile antennas in san francisco, as of 2009. these are only t-mobile. i do not know how many others there are in the city from other companies. what i wanted to read to you is about whether

from staten island, new york city north toward boston getting snow. the secondary low comes in south of new york city to philadelphia and maybe into washington, d.c. overnight tonight. a quick look at where the warmth is squeezed in orlando at 81 degrees. new orleans at 73. houston at 75. a look at the big board, it's quieter in the west. c >> and it is a very wet sn >> and it is a very wet snow falling. very, very wet. robin? >> all i can say is yuck. thanks sam. >>> in our royal diary this morning, the envelope, please. invitations were delivered to 1,900 guests this weekend. on the guest lists, european royals, the couple's former flames. and the world famous soccer players. nick watt has more on who made the cut. >> reporter: the guest list for the party of the year. the wedding the century, well, some snubs and surprises. britain's new vogue royalty, the beckhams will be there. david and william became friends working on england's soccer world cup bid. >> she's probably been invited on the premise that she doesn't sing at the recept

you can stay on north 101 to get to the downtown. the connector to daly city still let's you get on the north extension. keep that in mind, north 101 to north 280 is closed. live shot of the maze. you will find typical flooding through the area. in fact, one of the lanes from westbound 80 i think to southbound 88 right there the is blocked. you can see all the activity and more accidents to tell but in my next report. >> yeah, a lot of problems. meantime the storm is causing big problems from freeway flooding to power outages. terry mcsweeney is live at the bay bridge toll plaza. terry, some massive puddles there this morning? >> yeah, i'd say it's more than a puddle, more like a mini lake. that might be a stretch. let me step back as you see the cars across the bay bridge toll plaza. 200 yards from the toll plaza. you sigh them hitting this standing water and they are slowing down. some people are not slowing down shooting the water not only in the lanes where the water is, they're shooting the water into the try lanes. this is about five lanes in from the le

san francisco upper 60s for you. 65 in daly city. northay numbers, some of the mildest readings here. parts of the north, calistoga, east bay upper 60s from hayward to newark with fremont coming in about 70, 3:00 this afternoon. more 70s around pleasanton, 67. concord and danville, walnut creek 68 for you. by the monterey bay, 5 degrees warmer than our east bay valleys. you'll enjoy 75 hollister as well as watsonville. the accu-weather 7-day forecast sunny, mild today, cooler tomorrow, increasing clouds. look for rain to arrive early on valentine's day. it will be a soggy one with heavier rain perhaps on tuesday and then cold showers. we're talking maybe a couple of inches of rain by the end of the week and that should translate into maybe 2 to 4 feet of snow. but during the week we're talking 100 mph winds at sierra crest. so very windy up there. quite a change. and then the big holiday weekend next weekend. >> president' weekend. crews have been carving out the 4th bore of the caldecott tunnel. the project is still a couple years from co

redwood city, 66 in the north bay, flirting with 70 degrees in some locations. santa rosa, 68. 68 for sonoma. on the east bay, breezy late in the day. 66 degrees there. 68 in fremont. interior east bay communities, upper 60s, maybe a few low 70s. concord, 66. 69 for brentwood. my accuweather seven-day forecast. keep it dry through at least saturday, but sea breeze really cools us off on tuesday. and then thursday and friday, increasing clouds. saturday night and sunday, forecast models bring a little moisture in here. we'll update that. >> alan: got pay for it at some time. let's move on to shu. super bowl shmooper goal. >> mike: great day for golf. we tee it up at phoenix, final tuneup for at&t at pebble beach. frost has delayed part of round three and round four. mark wilson rocking the cheesehead. third round action, real men wear pink. rickie fowler, his second. can't do it any better than this, one hop into the cup for eagle. 13-under through 13. geoff ogilvie from the bunker. also holes out. 14-under through 14. on the fourth round. phil mickelson from jus