there were over 150 people on the oracle racing team.n engineers who can see the boat, and design the wing. there are people near seattle, washington who actually build the boat, and the sailors that are out there racing it. there are a lot of people behind the scenes, shore crews, engineers, over 150 people. it was their diligence, of their brilliance, their athletic ability, led by russell, that brought this trophy back to the usa. i'm very proud to be a part of that team. we are excited to be in san francisco. we are a team that represents the golden gate yacht club. [applause] [applause] i mean, i'm a member of both the st. francis yacht club and the golden gate yacht club. just look to your right and there's the golden gate yacht club down at the end of the peir. they have been enormously supportive of us since we started our pursuit of the america's cup in 2003. we made it to the finals. we lost to a team, a swiss team, that was led by the most successful competitive sailor in the history of competitive sailing. a guy by the name o

from oracle, john. [applause] and paul. [applause] so let's start with the man who made this all possible, under his watch, america's cup and a world series, san francisco's mayor gavin newsom. [applause] >> thank you. welcome, everybody. this is a day many people did not think was going to happen. i could not been more proud of that so many of you took the time to be here to truly celebrate and reflect on an extraordinary moment in san francisco's history. this is a big deal. i will confess, though at my own peril, that i did not understand what a big deal this was when we started down this path and we walked down the steps, larry, about a year or so ago in february 2010. i've always loved sailing. as a vestige of my youth, i remember becoming more aggressively engaged in the defense of the america's cup as it was held in san diego and back east. i truly never understood how transform give a could be to a city into a region and to a state, and to this country. how many people came up to us, people i never imagines were so

one is tonight at the oracle arena. one is wednesday night. we hear that tickets are still available. he's going to be performing with sheila ede. she's one of the bay area's favorites. go out to get yourself a little purple rain. >>> the time is 6:37. a new report looks at how the u.s. ranks with the rest of the world when it comes to drinking. we'll take a look at a live report. >>> and two reporters get attacked covering a satisfactory story in sacramento. we'll tell you what led up to the attack. >>> and rescue efforts are underway this morning for a california couple that was kidnapped by somali pirates. >>> taking a live look outside, chopper is overlooking the bay area. we have some activity that's going on. we'll check out what is going on. it looks like breaking news. 6:37 right now. i love america, i love my pet bald eagle brock, my bison sara, i love my pick-up with the custom constitution paint job... i celebrate jury duty... i love america so much, i'm making an all american jack combo two jumbo patties, with melting cheese, lettu

larry ellison, the founder of, r, oracle. they met at the house of john doerr.d to meet with the people to try to convince them to support his proposals for education, innovation and new jobs. and in return they were hoping to get a promise that he would make it easier for companies to do business in this country by offering things like tax credits for rnd, smoothing out the process for getting patent approval, that sort of thing. what was unusual about this visit is that the president wasn't here for a fund-raiser as presidents do in the fast when they come to the bay area. this was strictly a chance for him to meet with the titans of the tech business. it should be noted that many of the people that he did meet with, some of them are big donors to democratic parties. perhaps down the road this will bear some fruit as far as fund-raising goes. there's a live look at air force one which at 8:30 this morning will takeoff from sfo taking the president to hillsboro, oregon, where he'll meet with intel's ceo to receive a tour of the new chip factory that's under con

tipoff at 7:30 at oracle arena.an see the game on comcast sports net, bay area as well. >>> the first woman ever to throw in the major leagues, justine siegal, threw for batting practice for the cleveland indians yesterday. she is no stranger to breaking the gender barrier. she is the first woman to coach first base in men's professional baseball. this is when she coached in independence league in 2009. >>> this morning we goat into depth with the tricky parking situation. chances are you have been on the receiving end of a parking ticket, but what if you followed all the posted signs, moved your car before the time was up and still got a ticket? well, it turns out the rules for parking are very different in each city and some say the confusion is by design. here's "today in the east bay's" vicky nguyen. >> reporter: the shiny light, tiny wheels, the unwelcomed envelope tucked under the wiper. >> i pay almost $1,000 in tickets in berkeley. >> parking is a pain in the butt. >> they want you to pay and forget about it

a live look outside the oracle arena in the east bay.calmer weatherwise, but it is also very chilly to start the day. we will check in on your presidents' day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> 5:14 right now. a sacramento news crew is recovering after an angry mob attacked them at a memorial for a shooting victim. it was all caught on tape. a local fox station reporter and his photographer went to see a makeshift memorial for a man killed outside an ihop restaurant yesterday. as you can see, dozens of people charged the crew, punching, kicking and pushing the photographer to the ground. police officers arrived a short time later but the attackers fled the scene. both of the journalists suffered some cuts and swelling to the face. >>> congressman mike honda of san jose is calling for an apology from the federal government this morning. honda says it is time for an official apology for the chinese exclusion act of 1882. it suspended chinese immigration, made why leez living in america ineligible for citizenship and was extended to o

it will be raced once again by ellison's bmw oracle ray racing team. san francisco was named the host city for the 34th annual america's host chosen by ellison since he won last year's cup. the entire event is expected to pump more than a billion dollars into the local economy. so it is pretty exciting the first big attraction is scheduled to arrive later this morning. live at the golden gate bridge this morning, marla tellez for "today in the bay." >> thank you for the update. that could be cool to see. >>> the south bay city will soon have a new source of rev new. the finance committee will meet to talk about a new tax to go into effect tomorrow. medical marijuana dispensaries have to pay 7% of the growth tax receipts to the city every month. san jose has 100 dispensaries with no tax right now. >> we have over 100 of them now. i mean, that's one for every 10,000 residents. that's probably more than we have for doctors or oncologists. we have too many of them. i don't think they meet the legal standard. and i'm very concerned about the proliferation o

the event and making sure that it meets all of the expectations of not just larry ellison and the oracle team, but all of the teams that will be competing here. [applause] >> thank you, jennifer. on behalf of all of us at the america's cup, all my colleagues, and everyone even associated with the cup in any way, we are pleased that the new mayor lee has chosen to stand up and recognize the cut so early in his term. it is a great sign of support and confidence in what we're doing. i have to say the whole city has warmly and enthusiastically embraced as. we feel like everyone is reaching out to us to offer a hand to help us make this the bet -- the best event possible. our job is to stage this event, working very closely together with the people from the city, the board of supervisors, the port authority, all the citizens of san francisco. the cup is coming home. it has been gone for a long time, and it is our job, together with all of you, to show the world what this cop really can be. to break this new crown, to take it to the place where it is going to become a worldwide spectacle, not

a special guest car also performed with prince. >> reporter: 18,000 fans are still inside the oracle arena tonight. and just a short while ago, carlos santana joined prince on stage much to the delight of the crowd. around 6:45 long lines of fans started pouring into the arena. they came from all over the bay area eager to see prince. paying any where from 60 to $250 per ticket. >> i made my hat, made my cape. there's the tamborine. >> reporter: cindy webster also told us she plans to attend wednesday's concert. what makes it so worth it? >> he's just a genius musician. he's the ultimate. >> reporter: our cameras were not allowed inside tonight, this you tube video is from a previous show. prince last performed in the bay area seven years ago. >> it makes you feel when he's playing. you can feel everything. he makes you love the music all over again. >> reporter: oakland is the second city in prince's welcome to america tour. concert promoter live nation.com says the tickets for this week's concert only went on sale last monday. >> his shows are really incredible which is a testimony

a special guest car also performed with prince. >> reporter: 18,000 fans are still inside the oracle arena tonight. and just a short while ago, carlos santana joined prince on stage much to the delight of the crowd. around 6:45 long lines of fans started pouring into the arena. they came from all over the bay area eager to see prince. paying any where from 60 to $250 per ticket. >> i made my hat, made my cape. there's the tamborine. >> reporter: cindy webster also told us she plans to attend wednesday's concert. what makes it so worth it? >> he's just a genius musician. he's the ultimate. >> reporter: our cameras were not allowed inside tonight, this you tube video is from a previous show. prince last performed in the bay area seven years ago. >> it makes you feel when he's playing. you can feel everything. he makes you love the music all over again. >> reporter: oakland is the second city in prince's welcome to america tour. concert promoter live nation.com says the tickets for this week's concert only went on sale last monday. >> his shows are really incredible which is a testimony

. >>> oracle agreed to settle a lawsuit. the charges were made over a company oracle bought last year. they had no comment on the settlement. its shares went up today. >>> a sharp low to the obama health care reform overhaul plan today in florida. it was ruled the reform legislation was unconstitutional and congress cannot require all americans to purchase health insurance or face penalties if they don't. he said that requirement is so intwined with the overall law the entire law is invalid. the florida judge is the second federal judge to find the insurance requirement unconstitutional. >>> a former head of napa state hospital took the witness stand to deny allegations he sexually abused his adoptive son and 12 others. the charges date as far back as 1965. he testified his adoptive son has a troubled history and often lies and denied sexually abusing the others. the trial is expected to wrap up tomorrow. >>> the daughter of a napa state hospital worker slain at the hospital filed a claim today in her mother's death. police

. >>> oracle agreed to settle a lawsuit.the charges were made over a company oracle bought last year. they had no comment on the settlement. its shares went up today. >>> a sharp low to the obama health care reform overhaul plan today in florida. it was ruled the reform legislation was unconstitutional and congress cannot require all americans to purchase health insurance or face penalties if they don't. he said that requirement is so intwined with the overall law the entire law is invalid. the florida judge is the second federal judge to find the insurance requirement unconstitutional. >>> a former head of napa state hospital took the witness stand to deny allegations he sexually abused his adoptive son and 12 others. the charges date as far back as 1965. he testified his adoptive son has a troubled history and often lies and denied sexually abusing the others. the trial is expected to wrap up tomorrow. >>> the daughter of a napa state hospital worker slain at the hospital filed a claim today in her mother's death. police s

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it's a who's who of high-tech people there from yahoo, cisco, twitter and oracle.ion, topics near and dear to intel. >> we have about 4,000 phc's that work for us. our average factory education for a worker in our factory is three and a half years of college. so it's a very important area for us. >> facebook.com founder mark zuckerberg is featured in the picture with president obama. this is the one, the only one that the white house is officially releasing. it's interesting in a day of camera phones and everybody's got a camera with them at all times, this is the one they released. maybe we'll get more today. we'll check it out. it should be a very interesting mix. he will be the voice from the other side on that council. live at sfo, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you. pg&e now estimates the san bruno gas pipeline explosion will cost the company $760 million by the end of the year. the utility's also hinting part of that cost may be passed on to customers. pg&e says liability claims from last september's deadly blast will run about $400 million. pip

that's a dinner expected to be attended by the ceos of a number of top silican valley business, oracle, steve jobs from apple computers. we have mark zuckerberg from facebook as well too. the president will be greeted here by san francisco mayor lee but we've also seen pamela harris and lieutenant governor gavin newsom. they come out under cloudy skies but thankfully dry skies right now to meet the president out here on the ground. he will then be taken on one of three helicopters named marine one to the location to the dinner tonight. his visit will be fairly short, less than 24 hours before he heads to oregon to visit an intel plant there. the focus of his visit here will be on green jobs, sustainable jobs, education and creating an economic boom in areas outside the silican valley as well, frank. >> okay, david stevenson will stay on the scene and bring us more details next on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. we'll be back with more news in a minute. >>> tonight at 6:00, continuing weather coverage. we're monitoring the latest problems and what's happening in your neighborhood right now

you can see in this youtube.com clip from monday's appearance at the oracle arena. he chucked the guitar into the audience. perry lichfield caught it, said he was mobbed, knocked to the ground, bloodied by fans trying to take the instrument. he said security guards had to rescue him. >> people from the side and in front of me now are coming toward me on the ground and pulling at the guitar. and at me in order to get to the guitar. people are on top of me. >> this is actually not last night. maybe a couple nights ago. once they pulled lichfield out, the road crew took the guitar back and gave him a guitar pick in exchange. he said after all he went through, he should be allowed to keep the guitar and wants it back. so far prince's management and the oracle arena wouldn't comment. >> a guitar pick couldn't do it for me. >> no. >> bart brutality. the rising problem that has the transit agency employees pleading for more security. >> a depraved crime after a horrible tragedy. the criminals who targeted an east bay family's home while they were mourning the loss of their

you can see this youtube.com clip from oracle arena. he tossed this in the audience.an caught it, was immediately mobbed, bloodied by fans trying to take the instrument. security guards had to rescue him. >> people from the side and in front of me now are coming towards me on the ground and pulling at the guitar. and at me in order to get to the guitar. people are on top of me. >> now, prince's road crew took the guitar back and gave lynch field a guitar pick in exchange. he said after all he went through he should be allowed to keep that guitar. the oracle arena have not commented. >> who knew you need protective gear to go to concerts. >> i've been to concerts like that but nothing thrown at me. >> people mob up because they love you so much. 5:25. the bay area is waking up to soggy, wet rain. it could be worse. storm watch next at 5:30. >> and bart brutality. the rising problem that has the transit agency employees begging for more protection. >> a look at high temperatures across the country. fargo 1 and great falls 2 below. the cold air still on the way. we'll ha

on monday night prince toward the stage at oracle arena. he has two shows left as of this afternoon, there are still tickets available to tonights and thursday's show. for the buzz on kimberly sakamoto kron 4 news. >>pam: new details of the dumbarton bridge crash yesterday was no fire hydrants on the bridge the menlo park fire chief said disaster is looming. yesterday's the trailer fire said of the bridge for hours. as kate thompson reports firefighters said the water supply of the bridge would cut down on response time. >>kate: was no fire hydrants on the bridge, they had to call-in water trucks to help about the fire caused by a tractor-trailer. >> its archaic. >>kate: the fire chief said it took 40 minutes to extinguish the flames which could of been done much faster if there is a water supply and the bridge. >> just like the old days when they had to have a bucket brigade. it was essentially with engine companies trying to keep moving water back out to resupply so we could fight the fire. the >>kate: at 5:00 p.m. is the chiefs morning f

gavin newsom and larry ellison, team owner, oracle racing. [applause] [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please welcome are masters of ceremony, johnnie moseley. [applause] >> mayor newsom, distinguished guests, welcome. you might be wondering what i'm doing up here, but i did sail as a kid. at some point, i thought i could be a world class sailer. and then i got last place and i figured out

from disney on ice, our parent company walt disney with all your favorite characters next week in oracle. a civilization in mexico 3,000 years ago greeted these colossal heads and carvings of stone. solving mystery in the museum. the greatest music from broadway with a dazzling cast of theater stars, neil's 100 years of broadway friday night at the marin center. the monster jam brings the roar of monster trucks as they invade the oakland coliseum in a showdown, a power-packed motor mic and brawny of steel. ♪ >> kid kalama appears at the culture club part of the noise festival. indy bands and films are show cased throughout the city. works of art, quilts, created like great paintings. includes wearable art in the concourse exhibition center. >> romania. >> don't, stop! using her noisy reporter skills. >> it's comic book action and nonstop adventure. nonstop adventure.  [ suspenseful music plays ] i should have known better than to listen to the good museum directors. "not only a fine tapestry man, but an american," they assured me. "none finer in rio de jan

guest list was a who's who of bay area high-tech superstars, including the ceo of twitter, the ceo of oracle, steve jobs of apple and mark zuckerberg of facebook got some one on one time with mr. obama. >>> we have video from the top of mount hamilton in santa clara county that was e-mailed to us. the cal tran truck is equipped with a snow plow but at last check, mount hamilton road was closed. skyline boulevard in santa cruz county and mount st. helena got snow. >>> ski conditions are expected to be the best this winter but with even more snow coming down later today, roads will be tough to navigate. one chain installer said this morning that people need to keep their foot off the gas pedal, especially drivers who think they are the safest. >> slow down. the reason why we have all these spinouts and the road closures are people with four wheel drive. they have a false sense of security. they get going too fast and slide. once you slide, four-wheel drive doesn't do you any good. >> be sure to bring your chains. they are required on 80, 488 for all vehicles, except four- wheel drives with sno

there is a handful of oracle workers that are still here. that will change this summer. for facebook the building is what it was looking for. an open environment which will help people create new ways to communicate for menlo park who doesn't want to be associated with a business that has half a billion members. >> facebook is facebook. it's global. it's known everywhere. it's a dynamic company. it brings that branch to our side. >> reporter: neither side will talk about the money involved. facebook says it has a 15 year lease on the old building at highway 4 and willow road with an option to buy after five years. the largest networking site of the world said it will move all of its bay area employees into the building by june of this year. >> we were attracted to the campus to the location in menlo park with its central accessibility from around the bay area. >> reporter: but satisfying local residents said some problems will be arise. two major concerns traffic and the environment. company says it's contracted with the environmental defense fund to do an environmental

names invite tees to this dinner in woodside, the ceos of yahoo, cisco systems, twitter, netflix or oracle. >> he is here to see how these companies grow in the middle of the worst recession ever having great years, facebook and apple exploding through the recession, and many others, google booming through the recession. [ yelling in the background ] >> reporter: the president trying to expand it further. this is the scene outside the private dinner last night at the home of a venture capitalist in woodside. massive security measures in the neighborhood and several closed roads but neighbors did not seem to mind. now, today up in hillsborough, oregon, obama is expected to name the ceo of intel to a new presidential advisory committee. his name is paul otellini and he has been a bit of a critic of obama in the past. so just another sign of him trying to bridge the gap and gather all of the ideas he can when it comes to this new agenda. >> thank you, anne. anne makovec at sfo. >>> no high-profile democrat is in the bay area. that's former president bill clinton. he will spike this afternoon

soldout crowd of 15,000 people packed into oracle arena last night for the first concert. special guest carlos santana made an appearance. sellout is considered impressive because the concert was only announced last friday. >> the show is really incredible. it's a testament of why he can sellout two arenas. >>> there is no need to make a trip to arizona to get an inside look at spring training. how you can watch the giants practice today from the comfort of your own home or office. >>> a 36-year-old woman makes her life-long dream come true at spring training. an a's fan will have a chance to see her break barriers. >>> welcome back to the morning news. the secret service and california highway patrol are now investigating new graffiti threatening president obama and governor jerry brown. the messages were found on a wall in santa ana in orange county. one said quote governor brown will die soon. another says why does obama lie? police say racist slogans were painted nearby. similar threats showed up nearby less than a mile away. >>> smokers in honduras could be arrested f

those concerts will be at oakland's oracle arena next monday and wednesday. part of his first tower in the u.s. for four years. they will go on sale friday at noon. >>> well, the final man versus machine showdown happened tonight. >> it was by no means a fluke. >> you're going to hear from someone who worked on the machine that beat two of the greatest minds to play jeopardy. >>> way down inside here. >> you can feel it. >> i can feel some heat. >> exactly. >> it could be happening at your place, too, how to get your compost pile cooking. tonight's good question. >>> abusive relationship, bad business deal, downing in debt. every day people choose to leave their troubles behind. coming up next. area to see who or what would win one of television's top quiz it was men versus computer. some parties were organized tonight to see who or what would win one of television's top quiz shows. it was elementary. >> reporter: in san francisco, it was supposed to be an ibm jeopardy viewing party. it turned out to be more of a victory party. by the end of the first round,

it's scheduled for thursday at oracle arena. tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10:00 sharp. there are some tickets available for wednesday night's show. >>> one company says it has gone untapped. we will tell you about the beer being marketed to gay people, its ties to san francisco and why you can't get it here. >>> cases of oral cancer up 200%. the main -- >>> down right freezing in some neighborhoods tonight. looking ahead toward the next round of rain. the pinpoint forecast is straight ahead. went from covering the story, to becoming the story. nats of attack well, a sacramento news crew went from covering the story to becoming the story. take a look. shooting victim in natomas well, the crew was approaching people at a curbside memorial for a shooting victim when someone of the mourners attacked them. the crew says they had asked about why the shooting took place. one woman pulled the photographer to the ground by her hair and then started kicking her. the reporter was punched in the face. the attackers ran off before police arrived. >>> tow truck drivers cruised the st

also larry ellison ceo and founder of oracle.s business he's known for his fire the leadership. the visionary behind apple steve jobs wearing his trademark turtleneck. the dinner was held up a home of john who is a key partner in perkins. other businesses were represented by moderate guests include twitter, not flex, cisco and the wesley group. >>pam: 58 traffic quite slow, the bay bridge toll plaza back up. all lanes except for the carpool lanes are moving quite slowly as they had westbound through the pay gates. our traffic map. shows you the areas in red indicate how far the back stretch as. in fact, it goes all the way on i-82 else a real. all of this complicated by the normal friday back up and the rain. the take a look at the james lick in san francisco. the bottom of your screen traffic headed southbound moving slowly. highway 80 traffic headed toward the lower deck of the bay bridge is at a standstill. . we will be right back with more news, weather and traffic in a few moments. @ >>catherine: this justin, were getting wo

be preparing to move into the pauling -- sprawling campus, the bayfront site has been vacant since oracle bought sun last. >> bank of america is going to pay money to challenge a federal lawsuit. the first financial settlement by a large bank involving overdraft practices. there are lawsuits against 30 other lending institutions including wells fargo, city citigroup, and chase. new regulation prevent banks from charging overdraft fees for debit card transactions. >> tomorrow a 30-second commercial during super bowl xlv will cost $35 million. see how a company in berkeley is helping. >> we're a nation of consumers, come barded by an army of ads, all desperately trying to convince us to buy, buy, buy. something madmen's fictional ad man don draper makes look easy. >> what you call love was invented by guys like me. >> in the 50s, advertisers thought they could get idea people's heads by using subliminal ad. now they're trying feet inside your head by getting inside your head. >> the brian enjoys the faces. >> inside a lab at a company called neurofocus, test subjects are have thing eye moms

from disney on ice, our parent company walt disney with all your favorite characters next week in oraclea civilization in mexico 3,000 years ago greeted these colossal heads and carvings of stone. solving mystery in the museum. the greatest music from broadway with a dazzling cast of theater stars, neil's 100 years of broadway friday night at the marin center. the monster jam brings the roar of monster trucks as they invade the oakland coliseum in a showdown, a power-packed motor mic and brawny of steel. ♪ >> kid kalama appears at the culture club part of the noise festival. indy bands and films are show cased throughout the city. works of art, quilts, created like great paintings. includes wearable art in the concourse exhibition center. >> romania. >> don't, stop! using her noisy reporter skills. >> it's comic book action and nonstop adventure. >> [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is mary... who has a million things to pick up each month on top of her prescriptions. so she was thrilled that her walgreens pharmacist recommended a 3-month supply and would always be th

some other big names, the ceos of yahoo, cisco systems, twitter, netflix and oracle. >> he doesn't really care how facebook works or how they are going to design the next iphone. he is here to see how these companies grow in the middle of the worst recession ever. we are having great years. facebook exploding through the recession. apple exploding through the recession. and many others. google, booming through the recession. >> reporter: now that private dinner -- you can see the neighbors very excited -- it was at a private home of a venture capitalist in woodside. that meant massive security measures in the neighborhood and some closed roads. but people just did in the seem to mind. so this morning, up in hillsborough, oregon, president obama is expected to name the ceo of intel to a new presidential advisory council. and that ceo whose name is paul otellini has been critical of obama in the past so he is now putting him on the council to get some fresh ideas. we'll see how that goes. back to you guys. >> maybe get some of that rural entrepreneurial spirit going. thank you, anne makovec

larry ellison, co-founder of oracle and mark zuckerberg, president and ceo of facebook. the biggest vip for tonight's dinner is the commander in chief. president obama is flying in from the nation's capital to the silicon valley. the dinner is supposed to be part of what the white house is calling an ongoing dialogue with the business community on how we can work together to win the future, strengthen our economy and support entrepreneurship, increasing our exports and get the american people back to work. now, tomorrow morning the president will come back here to sfo, and then he'll fly out to hillsboro, oregon, that's where he's going to tour the campus where he will take a look at a semiconductor manufacturing facility. live at sfo, tracy grant, bay area news. >>> democrats warned of a government shutdown, the cuts are in some cases significant, $21 million slashed from the national endowment for the arts, 400 million in cuts for heating subsidies. teacher grants reduced by half a million dollars. speaker john boehner's plan to slash $1 million from the budget could m

and just like monday night at oracle they had no answer for the suns. it is their 11th straight loss in phoenix. >>> points and marino are the leaders at 7 under par at the at&t pro am. don't forget the weekend will be telecast right here on cbs 5. from the at&t pro am i'm dennis o'donnell. >> all right. >> that does it for us. >> speechless. >> we'll see you at 11:00 on cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ i may be mud, but i have standards. mops? please. some of them have bacteria. ♪ and they try to pick me up? ew. i'm really hard to get. uh! ♪ what about love?! [ male announcer ] swiffer attracts dirt. used mops can grow bacteria. swiffer wetjet's antibacterial solution eliminates 99.9% of bacteria

. >> he was the one who actually was a ceo of peoplesoft and oracle bought peoplesoft and he ended up now starting workday. >> they have lent us world class engineers resources to start a foundation. that foundation will really be external and separate from the fire district now. they will be responsible to get an open source framework in place that will allow developers from around the world to get the application running in their jurisdiction. >> you're aware most fire chiefs do not say open sources framer. in the show i called you the geekest fire chief you ever want to meet. you have all kinds of stuff on internet. you are one geeky fire department. >> we're very technology -- >> geeky is a kilometecomplimen. >> we have a number of issues going on and projects in the works. i have technology focus in our agency and used technology in a ways other people haven't. we believe and this is a good example, technology can make a big difference. we are trying to take the tools available to us today and apply them to the mission of saving lives. >> what response have you gotten nationwide?

the oracle speaks and what bugs americans about cell phones.our early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, more headlines from charlie sheen and a speak peek at his exclusive interview coming up later this morning on "the today show". >> coming up. some great finishes m mba. baseball loses a legend, and a cheerleader takes the game into his own hands. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. pressure is mounting on gadhafi's faltering regime. opposition groups are expanding their control of key cities mere the country's capital. meanwhile, the key prosecutor of the international criminal court at the hague said reports of attacks against civilians by forces loyal to qadhafi could be calls due to crimes against humanity. the top prosecutor there has banned ousted president hosni mubarak and his family from leaving the country. the prosecutor ordered their funds "impounded." >>> meanwhile, unrest sweeping lou th

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

tipoff is at 7:30 at oracle arena. it on comcast sports net bay area. >>> meantime, the sharks are trying to keep up their winning streak after winning three in a row. they started a three-day road trip. in sharks and red wings play at 4:30 on comcast sports net ya. >>> you can get your first look at the 2011 san francisco giants actually in action starting today. they will stream spring training live on their website starting at 10:00 this morning. pat burrell is out because of some dental work. brian wilson is back. he had a sore back, but he's back now. we have a link to their web cam. go to nbcbayarea.com and then just search giants. speaking of wilson, he went and spent a little time with troubled actor charlie sheen. sheen sent a private jet to pick wilson up on friday and had him back in arizona in time for saturday workouts. sheen is dealing with drug issues and is taking a break from his tv show on cbs. however, wilson says sheen wants his advice in preparation for potentially a new major league movie. sheep s

including applied materials, apple, cisco, google, hewlett-packard, hitachi, motorola, netflix, nvidia, oracle, and dozens of others. i would like to conclude with a brief report on why we are interested in partnering with tmg. there is no question the northern boundaries of the silicon valley has extended to include the south of market area san francisco, mission bay, and we believe ultimately, appear 70. we believe there continues to be silicon valley's premier owner of silicon valley spy technology companies that need to follow those technology companies migrating north and really p seeier 70 has a unique opportunity to develop property and sell these to their needs. most importantly, we chose to partner with tmg because we recognized together we provided a complementary skills that and the range of experience and expertise required to successfully develop this project. tmg bring their experience not only within the san francisco area but also with public private large-scale brownfield redevelopments. we believe that is very complementary and synergistic with our large, high tech tenant bas

. >>> and a live look outside this morning at the oracle arena in the east bay. it is friday, february 18th. this is "today in the east bay." and good morning, everybody. thank you for joining us. i'm brent cannon in for scott today. we want to get you started with a check on the east bay forecast. christina has that. >>> good morning to you. well, it looks like most of the shower activity has cleared the east bay. a little bit lingering in places like the east bay, oakland seeing a bit of activity. the big news is the front that brought us all the rain yesterday is sliding south. so as it continues to slide to the south we'll see a little bit more rain showers today. they will be spotty in nature as opposed to a consistent stream of showers from the south. what we can count on, more rain on the way. it is slick out there already. and we have some closures due to local mountain snow. so if you are waking up in the east bay and planning to head to mount hamilton, you can run into problems. let's talk to mike about that. >>> yes, you can see the snow on the top of

prince's welcome to america tour plays at oracle arena monday and wednesday. tickets witness on sale at noon friday with prices starting at $50. and apparently there's some tickets still left. concert tours are usually planned for months in event but it's been a hallmark of prince's u.s. swing to make the announcement when it's just a couple of weeks or days away. so prince is here. he's fun, absolutely. what's going on. weird race today. >> major upset. shocking finish. we say that a lot. shocking. the daytona 500. pretty shocking. we don't like to overdo it. but if yunless you are a hard-c racing fan you probably never heard of the winner. >>> spring training. coming in lean and mean. the pand apablo sandoval. and, well, stanford women getting a real test today. the 50-plus straight conference win streak t at risk. much at risk. that and more next in sports. >>> and now the xfinity sports desk. >> buster douglas. nc state taking down vai slam-a-jamma. the miracle on ice. all major upspepts but today a nascar rookie simply may have pulled off the greatest ups

>> reporter: the other big name invitees, the ceos of yahoo, cisco systems, twitter, netflix, and oracle. so today he had headed up to hillsborough, oregon, and is expected to name somebody who has been a harsh critic of his, the ceo of intel, paul otellini. he is going to name otellini to a presidential council that's supposed to oversee this movement to make the u.s. competitive globally. he is leaving from sfo this morning. back to you. >> thank you, anne makovec in san francisco. >>> former president bill clinton also in the bay area. clinton will speak this afternoon to a computer security conference at the moscone center in san francisco. he plans to talk about the challenge of globalization and the growing interdependence between nations. clinton charges as much as $350,000 a speech. >>> 4:35. the east bay narcotics officer arrested on drug charges has his first court appearance this afternoon. norman wielsch is head of the contra costa county narcotics enforcement team, accused of stealing and selling drugs confiscated by his officers. a private investigator is also under arrest.

oracle slush peddling mink propagandist rupert murdoch the next headline goes exactly with this i've owned puts world's biggest farm up for sale i think it could be evolve but it's the world's biggest farm and it's been put up for sale after being hit by a collapsing green prices during the world financial crisis and then by droughts and fires that raged across the territories last summer it's a farming conglomerate which controls one point five million hectares across russia and kazakhstan right now here's a farm that is losing value due to the climate change and equal economic disaster they're showing up to run a billion dollars or so exactly the same as the fake forests that were sold to carlyle group and try and i mean well they've got a company called zynga they have a game in cyberspace called farmville and city ville they deal in virtual farming which is down raising money at a valuation of eight billion dollars so there are ninety five million people on city ville and farmville and other games as virtual farmers is worth eight billion but the real farm in real space is not ev