the pacific is big. that's a quarter of the circumference of the earth.t of area to change the water in. that's a big disruption in the temperature -- the thermal-boundary condition that the atmosphere sees. narrator: in 1982, conditions were building toward an el niÑo of unprecedented proportions. but the warning signs went unheeded. the conrad, a research vessel from columbia's lamont-doherty earth observatory, noticed dramatic increases in sea-surface temperature as it steamed east along the equator. the temperatures were so high that computers in washington, d.c., rejected the data because it was too much of an anomaly. cane: i was in a meeting in the fall in 1982 and the prevailing sense of things was, "there's no el niÑo going on. there won't be an el niÑo," and so on. now, this was, say, something like september, if i remember right, and we were already well into what would be the largest el niÑo in 100 years, okay? and i thought, "what a great prediction problem to go after. "if i understand something, "then i should be able to turn it into a set

violence encompassing the pacific ocean. tettonic plates slide against and past one another, setting off tsunamis, volcanos. where the eruption took place, it's the western border of the ring. the pacific ocean is the eastern border. the st. helens eruption was like the one we saw. both strata volcano, the kind that erupts violently. the cloud of ash and rock, known as a pyro-clastic flow, which killed many in indonesia did the same damage on mt st. helens, leading to the deaths of 57 people. both were atop this ring of fire. the sheer beauty of indonesia and california is a result of the movement along the rink. behind me in the berkeley hills is round top mountain, it's a volcano, it's been extinct for 10 million years. a few moments in geologic time. the pacific is full of features like this. the past weekend saw eruptions as well. in geologic terms, the ring of fire is in motion. as so far away as we feel from the event. the truth is along the pacific americans live on the same unstable ground that indonesians grow. in e

the overall asia-pacific. it.en we started the markets off of morning for hong kong, it is actually a pretty positive day. the highest gains so far this month. what has happened is the hang seng is coming online. it is off 0.4%. these two markets are eagerly awaiting the data for the previous month which is expected to not rise as much as the previous month and that is something traders are factoring in. it will not be piecemeal when ever you look at the chinese data, you have to look at the entire tape street to see the gist of where the economy is going specifically as it pertains to the economic figures. this what the snapshot is looking at. one of these bright spots. it is set -- up a tad in the session. rba with thead the minutes from february. we will get more information from our colleague in a moment. big pieces in on the of information. bhp, and with 31% increase in earnings before the first half. that is dragging the entire category up 1.2% in the session. miners getting be lifted because of bhp. if you

we're unpacking the trans-pacific partnership. just watched a clip from myra's organization about the impact the ttp could have on intellectual property. what is at risk here? >> based upon the leak of the intellectual property chapter that we saw from wikileaks. it revealed it carries tons of copyright restrictions that leads to users being censored and restricted on what they can do with their technology. one being intermedia liability which compels internet service providers, such as comcast and at&t, and websites like facebook and reddit to have liability over what their users post. so they will be legally compelled to enforce copyright. they will end up blocking content and suspending users accounts, so it will lead to users being silent and restricted on law. and another provision is digital rights manager, or digital restriction measures. what drm does is it has -- there are tools that supposedly protect users security wise or, you know, protect copyright on these devices but what they do is turn our devices and content int

the first maritime history of the pacific northwest was written in 1892.n no further work was done until 65. so i wanted a book that would be a brief overview of the history so i wrote a shorter smaller book of the pictorial history and i thought that more people would have access, more people would read and therefore the more important region would be more fully valued and would reach many more people. >> from the recent trip to columbia washington, learn about the litigation surrounding the pacific northwest habitat of the water bird. >> in 1999 it had already been listed as a threatened species in california, oregon and washington. scientists knew that because of its association with the mature large trees, red blood, the spruce, western red sea, that association travels because it nests in the forest which is very unusual for the seabird and they were prized in the timber industry because they were very valuable, so that controversy wants the nest was discovered in 74 of the association and the old forest was set and then essentially the controversy be

so melinda what makes the trans-pacific partnership different?> the north america free trade agreement, what we're talking about the trans-pacific is nafta on steroids. it expands trade agreements much beyond what we typically think of as a trade agreement, setting tariffs and quotas for goods, but expands it into a whole range of other issues as you mentioned earlier, of how we interact with the internet, how we -- the price of our medicines and so forth. so it's a massive expansion, packaged as a trade agreement, but it's so much more than that. >> why do you think those crafting this agreement feel this agreement needs to be so much more than what it would traditionally be? >> i think that's a great question, and i think the main point about this is that it is way beyond a normal trade agreement -- it has about 24 or 25 chapters in it. of those chapters only 4 or 5 deal with trade. it is designed to set the rules for the next phase in global trade, and the main point is the rules -- are going to be set by somebody else, and there is a worry th

senior officials from the asia pacific economic cooperation on the scene in the eastern chinese city named for him to john province and the pain that is shaping the future for the asia pacific partnership. during the two days of being born senior officials from the twenty one member economies will promote pragmatic cooperation in advancing regional economic integration and innovative developments economic reform and grunts. lol sorry focus on spec think comprehensive conductivity and infrastructure development china is the twenty fourteen hosts member and plans to hold more than a hundred apec meetings and related events over the course of. the well the asia pacific economic cooperation or a pick is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth cooperation trade and investments in the asia pacific region and twenty four he mocks the twenty fifth anniversary of its establishment is now the highest ranking the most influential regional economic cooperation mechanism in the region. and as we mentioned china is hosting the key they pick placing the cia is the second time the forums

the tropical pacific.to understand there suspect more energy in the tropics than there is way up to the north. that's what happens when something is very warm and humid. it adds more energy to the atmosphere. this is a multidecadle type thing until we see the cycle switch back again. >> you don't know the first alert forecast? >> i think california -- i think california is drier than normal overall for the next ten years. >> next 10 years? >> when you get to the pacific northwest, it's wetter than normal. >> all right. well -- all right, joe. >> bill, this is nothing. >> way too complicated for me. >> it's nothing that hasn't happened before. >> i know, i'm not panicking. >> i'm sorry. i'm not building an ark. >> people want to go crazy, no need for it. >> all right. joe. when we come back, is it legal on another controversy involving alleged mexican killers of a u.s. border patrol agent. also a zombie stunt here in new york city that did not go over well. legal is next. ♪ ♪ ♪ where you think you're gonna

that's exactly what the united states is doing with its pivot to so-called to the pacific but at the same time you have. sign it saying that it's going to enforce its own. fly zone close to its borders which we all know that south korea did it unilaterally japan you did it unilaterally the united states did it unilaterally and then everybody gets upset when the chinese start doing the same thing the u.s. certainly does feel threatened in the pacific that's why it's moving it claims to be moving so much military hardware there. by twenty twenty sixty five seventy percent of the u.s. navy will be will be in the pacific and will be in the area around china around japan around korea the asia pivot is obviously a big geo strategic shift not because the u.s. doesn't also want to dominate the oil rich middle east that does i mean we clearly see that but what's going to i think destabilize the situation the global situation will take place in asia if there is a major destabilization as happened prior to the other major wars and what we can see now clearly is the rise of japan as a desiring t

they say they don't think the water reached the pacific ocean. now they're trying to determine whether the accident was a result of operator error or a technical malfunction. >>> fishermen in northeast japan got a briefing on the water leak and say they're worried about its impact. >> translator: the water may have stayed in the soil, but consumers are going to be increasingly worried. this news came as a shock. >> translator: tepco people should make sure there's no more human error, otherwise our distrust is going to get stronger. >> sato said the situation could also hinder the utility's plan to increase groundwater into the ocean before its gits contamina contaminated. crews at the plant have another problem. they rely on thermometers to gauge whether multi-ed nuclear fuel is being cooled sufficiently. they say there's now only one in reactor number two that's working. tepco officials said on tuesday workers found a problem with one of the two remaining thermometers used to monitor the inside of the reactor. they looked into the cause and fou

navy will be will be in the pacific and it will be in the area around china around japan around korea the asia pivot is obviously a big geo strategic shift not because the us doesn't also want to dominate the oil rich middle east it does i mean we clearly see that but what's going to i think destabilize the situation the global situation will take place in asia if there is a major destabilization as happened prior to the other major wars and what we can see now clearly is the rise of japan as a desiring to get rid of article nine of the constitution become a major military player enter into collective security agreements become a nuclear power that will become the tipping point i believe war the destabilization of the region as japan functioned as a junior partner for the united states against the soviet union against china that was one thing but today japan is asserting its own independent imperial designs of course there's a debate in japan the japanese people are for it but i think that can be the thing that would shift the situation in a way that makes it out of control it's been

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near van ness and pacific avenues. liz told you about it. officers say a driver hit the person near the intersection about 1:00 this morning, the driver did stay at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. >>> developing news in south san francisco where the end of a high-speed chase has shut down some lanes on highway 101 near the san francisco airport. police say the chase started in the bayview district in san francisco then went south down 101. officers saw a suspect involved in a shooting earlier in the day inside an suv and attempted to pull it over. police told us the suspect's car hit at least two other cars and then stopped near a park and fly lot where three of the passengers got out of the car and took off. police are now scouring that area trying to find those men. the driver was arrested. >>> a u.p.s. worker drives into a gun shootout in oakland and only on kpix 5, this morning he told our christin ayers how he escaped unharmed.>> reporter: police say the shootout started at this liquor store and t

today, we are seeing gains across the asia-pacific.we are watching today given the data out of china. stronger trade numbers and lending numbers over the weekend. that is lifting stocks in hong kong and shanghai. we begin with the hang seng index. insurers doing well and china lightning up insurance. decliners include some of the macau casino shares. energy and commodity-related news today, gold seeing its steepest jump since august. we are watching this closely. we are also tracking crude oil today. and the mining stocks are those advancing. up inlly gold miners all the order of 7%-9% in that session. keep an eye on the gold-related stocks as that continues. betweenet is swinging gains and losses today. started the day lower after that disappointing economic data. slower than expected and that is concerning given the fact that it is scheduled for april. we are seeing electric power stocks advancing for the utilities in a country. take a look at the decliners. show us shell. this is the major oil and gas conglomerate in japan. it is do

even the pacific stock exchange began to look less like a mausoleum. those who had money were spending it. at high living like el grant hotels and even on world cruises on brand new luxury ships and brand new suits. civic leaders started talking about a celebration of sorts. how about a world's fair? two months after the bay bridge opened, ground breaking began. three years later it was ready. in its way it was almost a stunning feat of engineering. a manmade island made on what had been dangerous -- it had cost $50 million. in a day when lam chops sold for 19-cents a pound. architects, artists and builders had come. the buildings housed exhibits of culture and progress some around the world but they were meant to be works of art in themselves. a few critics sneered at these towering take offs of cambodian temples. and that the sculptures some of them in cement. some thought that the statute of pacifica looked more threatening than benign. but who cared what a few smart alecks thought. the fair had been built for people and people loved it. they loved

southbound van ness between pacific and broadway was closed five hours while they investigateed.opened. >>> one person died after a bus and truck collided in green witch village today. four other people were kill asked two suffered serious injuries. both vehicles plowed and a scaffolding at 7th avenue and 15th street. the inspectors must determine how to remove the vehicle so the scaffolding doesn't collapse. they have not said how many were on the city bus. >>> a vigil is held at uc berkeley for the cal football player who died after a conditioning run outside the stadium. the service will be head by his fraternity brothers and the cal student athletes and held at 7:00 p.m. at the plaza adjacent to the million stadium. a separate on-campus memorial service is being landed with details to be announced when they are finalized. >> celebration is planned at san francisco city hall to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the going of same-sex marriage in the city and the state. in 2004 newly elected mayor newsom allowed same-sex couples to mary and said the constitution equal protection

the asia-pacific trend on the way up.6% gain at the overall, asia-pacific stocks on the way up. the regional index heading for its longest streak of daily gains since december. just a slightly tepid move up there in hong kong. about 15 minutes of trading their. playing seng is not like the rest of the region. bank ofhis against the china's crackdown on access. it is affecting swiss watchmaker's. bain and company's most recent china report shows a luxury goods market will continue to slow down this year. chinese customers are the byld's biggest luxury buyers nationality accounting for about 29% of purchases last year. mainland sales have slowed as shoppers now by more than two thirds of their items overseas. between 30% to 40% lower in europe and as much as 25% lower here in hong kong. the growth dropped to 2% in 2013. bain estimates that china's domestic luxury market was worth $19 billion last year. spending on expensive menswear and watches, both fell in china. you can see that also reflected in swiss watches. exports r

a major snowstorm slammed into the pacific coast for the second time in a week. many people had just finished digging out from a blizzard that hit parts of the country last weekend. then on friday morning the snow began falling again. it's delayed some shinkansen bullet trains, forced airlines to cancel some domestic flights, and officials stopped traffic on some highways in western japan. the snow cut power for thousands of households in western and southern japan. administrators have closed some schools for the day. >>> a lot of snow here in tokyo and meteorologist robert speta has been following the action. robert? >> oh, yes, gene, a very similar setup that we did see last week. the system is a little bit weaker so we're not seeing as much snowfall as we did see back on february the 8th. but, it is still going to be dropping some heavy snow over the next 12 hours out here. similar track, as well, just off the pacific coastline moving off towards the northeast. you have all those winds coming onshore, wrapping around that cold air, as well. so this is just goi

southbound van ness between broadway and pacific.bound van ness is shut down between product way and pacific. you can use goth or polk. katie marzullo will have details ahead. in san jose, everything is locking clear. we don't have any accidents to report. we don't have much construction. it looks like all lanes are open and everything is fine. from emeryville camera to the bay bridge traffic is moving toward treasure island without a problem. in san francisco it still looks clear. >>> good morning, to you. this is the visibility tracking it with live doppler 7 hd and we have good news for you in the east bay develop with visibility increasing to eight miles in concord and seven in livermore and the bay area is pretty clean and half moon bay along the coast you is come down to half a mile so watch out there. the first forecast for hump day shows a colorful sunrise and a chance of sprinkles across the north bay today and 62 to 68 inland and lie clouds and sunshine inland and 61 to 68 is the spread and along the coast temperatures are

this is looking for police in the pacific whereas you know, it's dry.e've had a big persistent ridge of high pressure. finally going to high tail it out of here. look at all of the rain on the bay area as we head through wednesday, thursday, friday, even saturday of next week. talking about showers and tapping into that atmospheric river. we need this. keeping our fingers crossed that everything will time out perfectly. let's check your time on the roads. any lighter than usual because of ski week? >> we saw it yesterday, likely today. let's zoom in to the south bay. the school districts are the ones off. the rest of the schools have monday and some tuesday off. slow now for the northbound routes. that's starting to kick in. yesterday it let off early, probably will do the same today. watching slowdowns for your northbound routes. wet roadways over the santa cruz. now, trying to get my next map, slowdown, 880, heading into fremont and 680 for mission. overnight for the next four nights mission boulevard closed for work, continue to make progress but hav

forces to the asia pacific region. she said officials are expected to allocate 60% of naval forces to the area and maintain the number of marines throughout asia despite a planned reduction of military personnel. >>> prime minister shinzo abe wants japanese self-defense forces to have greater leeway in responding to security threats. he says the government should achieve that goal by changing its interpretation of the constitution. so he assembled a panel of experts to study the issue. and they agreed that lawmakers should take action. nhk world's miss hoe nishikawa has the story. >> reporter: members of the panel met on tuesday. sources say they backed the government's view that the constitution should allow the right to collective self-defense. that would give the sdf the right to defend an ally under attack. some panel members said the current legal framework does not allow the sdf to use force in anything shorpt of a direct military strike. abe said the current law allows the forces to act only in cases of systemat

residents of the pacific islands are still dealing with the after effects. what the epicenter a bit. copy what i steal all of that. by the people the events. missy and marshall island as my mom has seen many mystery of the most devastating against us forces to say that i don't jam on the beach. the device was one thousand times more powerful than the one drop donahue machine. yet that's what i and the us will think of him and gave no warning to those living near the test side the un says more than two hundred and fifty people were exposed to high doses of radiation. the nuclear fallout kid cocoon of a japanese fishing boat near the site. one man that died six months later. president christopher j williams mark the anniversary of the test by visiting japan. he told people that response from the tents up on computer the rule. i knew. helium and. people stealing things and we don't know when the league. elliott says the new creation is at the forefront of this forty pounds. he wants to see two weapons ban. he's planning to visit hiroshima for the first time thi

and broadway and pacific, van ness, is shut down. northbound traffic will be only and birthdayway is also open. this sounds like it will be closed down for an hour to hour an and half. 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin is 15 minutes. 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 51 minutes. here is a look at the golden gate bridge from sausalito interest san francisco, no traffic through the waldo tunnel. over to the golden gate tolls, wide open and no construction there. nothing to get in your way. >>> heads up for parents, the recall of a child safety device that could pose a serious danger. >> a man smashes the window of a police car in the heart of hollywood. >>> a skier is fighting for his life in an avalanche caught on >>> in new york city, one person died after a bus and a truck collided in greenwich village this morning with four people hurt, two suffered serious injuries. both vehicles plowed into scaffolding that surrounded the building at 7th and 15th. the inspectors have determined how to remove the vehicle

we have learned the 91-year-old woman hit by a truck in san francisco's pacific heights yesterday has died, it happened and 3:00 in the afternoon, witnesses say this concrete truck hit the woman as she was crossing the street, the driver tells police he never saw her, another driver saw the woman walk in front of the truck and screamed for the driver to stop. police say the driver was not cited because the pedestrian was walking outside the crosswalk. >>> a north oakland school is locked down this noontime after a threat to the family of a student. access is restricted to one entrance and security and police will be around campus all day, this is due to a family receiving a threatening note from someone stating that they knew the school their child attended. >> there is a family with a child at this school who received a threat from a individual who has a issue with the family and the school was implicated and as a precaution the school is limiting access to and from the school. >> school officials sent a note home to parents telling them about the safety precautions and include locki

for the mining stocks across the asia-pacific, driving the rally.surprise that the best performer on the asx 200 and one isthe best on the asia index bhp billiton. if we take a look more broadly, it has been those resources that have been seeing momentum. >> we will see if there is any reaction. there is no change. >> i talked to you a little bit about where we are because this is not new. aboutnchmark indexes up 9/10 of one percent. this has -- in focus has been the automakers. it is cold in tokyo. the country seeing some of the worst snow in 45 years. that has impacted production to it is at some of japan's top automaker's. they had to shut down some of the facilities because of supply chain issues, because of this snow. that said, toyota, honda, suzuki all seeing gains. what wem that, this is have been watching in japan. high as 11%.as according to the nikkei newspaper they are going to mass produce nano chips that are going to go into cars this year, so that could help their top line. the company was raised to outperform, this stock seeing some

southbound van ness closed between pacific and broadway.re-open the lanes by about 6:00 this morning. but we think it may be a little bit later than than. they are working to clear the cars involved out of the road. mass transit vta, having some delays this morning because of a stabbing overnight in downtown san jose around first and santa clara. in fact, we have just learned that santa clara street light rail station is shut down so there are delays. bart systemwide on time. no delays ferry, caltrain, ace so far on schedule. here's a live look through the altamont pass. those slow sensors begin around 205 continuing past vasco. just kind of sluggish traffic all the way toward the dublin interchange. bay bridge so far no metering lights. they have been turning them on a little earlier than usual the past couple of days. they have been turned on before 6:00. well before 6:00, right around now, actually, between now and 5:50. so heads up. you can beat the rush by getting into san francisco and leaving now. 880 in oakland so far problem- free

i'm just taking a trip, maybe for a year or two, across the pacific. it's a trip.i'll be coming back. we all are together, different journeys that we take. i thank all of you, my colleagues. i yield the floor. mr. wyden: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: before he leaves the floor, i just wanted to make a few comments about senator baucus. our part of the world has sent to the senate some of our most distinguished and thoughtful members. the great pacific northwest sent wayne morris from my home state to the senate and warren magnuson and scoop jackson of washington state. i noted senator cantwell was here. and frank church of idaho was sent to washington. and mike mansfield of course, senator baucus' mentor and pioneer in terms of promoting closer relations between our country and asia. the first thing i wanted to say, madam president, i think it is very fitting that max baucus this afternoon joins that very special group of senators from our part of the united states. second, i do want to caution senators on one point. th

take a look at pacific satellite picture.me going towards hawaii. it holds more moisture and it's going to dump 4 to 6 inches of rain for higher terrain. storm risks looks like a good possibility. moderate. mudslides, slight possibility. river flooding expected to be low. we're not expecting major wind with this storm. i'll be back with rainfall totals for the bay area and how long your going to need rain gear for the weekend. >> thank you. >> weather today's rain made it a hassle out there on the roads. check out morning commute today along northbound 280 near highway 92. tricky driving. >> in santa clara, officials closed a trail because of flooding. gates locked and trail shut down several hours this morning just north of scott boulevard. city officials will continue to monitor this situation. more storms move through the bay area >> farther south in santa cruz, people and the fish there need every drop. abc7 news is live tonight. hi, david. >> hi,

remember, this is in the south pacific, not the atlantic.hey sailed or demanded to be returned to west africa. the spanish captain tried to buy time for not wanting to round the cape into the atlantic. that is when they came across delano's ship. they could have fought or fled. but instead, they came up with this remarkable plan. they were starving. they were dehydrated and thursday. two women and two children died. yet he managed to stage this nine-our pantomime of the master slave relation to treat this new england mariner who understood himself as a reformer, forward-looking man of the world who had a realistic vision of how things worked. it is remarkable story. >> how did you first come across this story? you travel all around the world to basically research archives to find out the details of what had happened. -- herman melville, 50 or so after the event, he reads about the story and memoirs and turns it into this haunting novella. class.d that in the not because i thought it was true, but i thought it was a nice, novelistic illustrat

. >> a slave revolt at sea and the discovery of the ship in 1805 in the south pacific. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you for this institution for allowing us to look at this book. it is great to look at this with great. i come at it from a reader and it seems suiting and well-fitting we should be meeting in the new york public library to talk about the greatest new yorker who ever lived. and two talk also about the much larger story that he was expanding upon in it. and greg asked me to do the honors of talking for a minute at the outset about playing up the story that i am sure many of you are familiar with and may have thought have read as recently. i thought i would do. and remember seeing a movie about the writer saying he plays bock over morning. and it is like this with this reading. it is about a sea captain that fetch fetches on a sealing ship. they are running out of seals to kill. he is off the coast of chili. he approaches this ship off the cove. melville took it from his mem raur and expanded upon it. he went aboard a ship. he saw a ship that was in trouble and he was a

has 57% of its total trade in the asia pacific region. so our best interest in this area is secure. >> some feel maintaining that perception is critical as so much of america's trade is directly with china. >> it's an interesting balancing act in its own. a lot of contracts including 9 united states are trying to balance against the rising china or hedge against a rising china while at the same time not doing anything that could make it worse. >> as the dispute for territory in trade routes in asia pacific condition militaries will continue with their build up making this one of the hottest markets for defense contractors for years to come. al jazeera, singapore. >> david shooser is here now with stories making news across the country. >> reporter: tony, we're going to start with the passing of an entertainment icon. the veteran comedian syd caesar died early this morning in his home in los angeles. his 90 minute program credited necreatednew programs. he saihe said, i don't take myso seriously. i laugh a lot and call myself a dummy. syd

the pacific jet stream shoved the high aside. all the pacific moisture starting to stream in with an added boost from the sub tropics and we have to closely watch the moisture because not only are we talking about rain but rain totals that could go two to three times higher than average for a typical winter storm. with that tap stretching all the way back to hawaii. you're going to see very impressive rainfall totals and snow totals measured by the foot as we go through the weekend. our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri will have a full look at forecast coming up a few minutes from now. jessica, back to you. >> okay. thanks, rob. our weather team will be here all weekend tracking the storms. you don't have to worry. see the live radar on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> well, were you watching? the world was watching. it is now saturday morning in russia. absolutely beautiful. this was a live picture of the olympic flame burning brightly in sochi. it was nearly a flawless opening ceremony. >> an extravaganza of lights and color op

we are seeing snow off the pacific. you can see for washington, organ, and down to california, it will be great for the snow back. we were in a deficit and rain is in the forecast. look at the forecast over the next day for friday, and you can see along the coast the rain will continue for the next three days. temperatures wise up to the north, seattle you are well below average for this time of year. only getting to a high of 33 degrees. as we go to the next couple of days, it will go up, but there'll be precip in the forecast as we go towards monday, at about average. it will be 48 degrees. >> down towards california, we'll see the rain start to make its way down towards san diego, and that will fade away. we'll see rain towards the northern part of california, and snow across much of the sierra nevadas and snow heading to monitiana and wyoming. los angeles you'll stay into the '60s, warming up. it looks beautiful at 72 degrees. snow across texas, and the cooler temperatures across the region. high for you on friday r

the obama administration says the trans-pacific partnership is not but don't worry about so why are they to go she added behind closed doors also new documents suggest that the u.s. navy is lying about what happened to the u.s.s. reagan when it was angered offshore in the fukushima nuclear power plant so what else about the fukushima disaster is the navy hiding from us and the obama administration's new food labeling requirements are a good start but they don't go far enough and they don't mention g.m.o. foods i'll tell you why in tonight's stately take. you need to know this one hand what one hand to gives the other takes away on tuesday house representatives unanimously passed a bill to speed up freedom of information requests the bill called the foil oversight and implementation act of twenty fourteen is actually a big step forward for transparency in government if you were to make a freedom of information request today it's a huge hassle because every federal agency has a. a different way of handling the their requests that is signed into law the foyer oversight and implementation ac

native here in the pacific coast, it's a staple used in everything from tamales to stews.mollusk pretty much. >> mmm, it's delicious. wow. ♪ >> so this is like palau, very pacific pago rojo, red snapper. >> mm-hmm. >> steamed shrimp. >> very cool. >> and some nice green tomatoes. >> you find them everywhere. >> with all of that you have to accompany with ceviche. >> yeah, i'm learning that. >> it's the best way. >> homemade. >> i'm learning that. >> it's the best way to handle this. >> cane sugar. >> like homemade. >> what are your favorite places in colombia? >> colombia is like five countries in one. when you come to colombia, you definitely have to go to some pacifico experience, either cali or go straight to the pacific coast. you have to have a caribbean experience. a mountain experience like medellin or bogota, and the other would be to go to amazon, like the jungle. >> i'm planning a vacation. should i come to colombia? come to cali? >> most definitely. you will find great music, great partying, great food, beautiful views, beautiful nature around. >> yeah, yeah, lo

we are here with supervisor farrell from district2, which includes the marina, pacific heights, st.liff, and the neighborhoods surrounding the presidio. supervisor farrell started his first term this january, so he is new to the board. we will get to know him and talk about the toughest issues facing the city. welcome, supervisor. thank you for joining us. tell us about your background -- where you grew up, went to school, the kind of jobs you have worked. >> i am a born and raised san franciscan, first and foremost. very proud of that. i am also a born and raised district 2 residents. i grew up close to the palace of fine arts. my parents still live in the same set of flats i grew up in. i went to grammar school at stuart hall in district 2. i went to high school in st. ignatius. i'm a very proud wildcat. i went to college at loyola marymount college in los angeles. i had a scholarship to play baseball down there. ended up going to ireland and getting a master's degree at university college dublin. came back to the states and went to law school at the university of pennsylvania. sp

in the pacific northwest, more than six inches of rain for washington, oregon, and northwest california. >> the temperatures about ten degrees below normal for new england. >>> the weather is once again making problems at the winter games in sochi. >> this time, it's dense fog. it developed in the mountains yesterday and has not lifted. already today, it's delayed at least one event and forced some training to be canceled. >> the second week of the competition is now under way. off to a great start for team usa. as kirit radia shows us. >> reporter: bode miller became the oldest alpine skier to win a medal. he took the bronze. the win brought him to tears. he tweeted thanks for all the support. today was one of the most emotional days of my life. i miss my brother. his younger brother, a competitive snowboarder, died last political. >> to pass away the way he did really kind of -- i don't know, it connected with my sorlt of journey coming back. >> reporter: kis skating duo meryl davis and charlie white are in position to win gold in olympic ice dancing. they dazzled the crowd winning th