and that's when we asked general joe ralston to go to pakistan, to be with his counter part, to be with him at the time that long range missiles were going to be flying over the territory of pakistan to make sure that if they detected them that general ralston would be and i position to say it's okay, they are ours and not coming from your enemy india. it was a difficult choice because tension between india and pakistan was very high. ran the risk pofly setting off a conflict. we had to conduct this in very high, with very high secrecy and that's why we sent general ralston over to pakistan at that time. so it does bring home those memories. we failed in the mission because bin laden had moved a few hours before the missiles arrived. but that's the difficulty we had. number one locating him, trying to make sure that he would thereabout after hours of flight of the missiles to arrive. it didn't turn out that way but that was the attempt. this is a great moment for the united states. i think it's important that while we celebrate the moment in terms of justice having been done and i gave

and ralston have exploration and share swap deal has collapsed sources close to us now say it will be looking for a new partner to explore the arctic the failure of its agreement with b.p. comes off to be peace current partner and russia are reportedly rejected the thirty two billion dollars offer to buy its taking take eighteen p. a r. has consistently objected to the nature of the arctic deal saying it broke at shareholder agreements with b.p. however sources suggest they are still prepared to negotiate if certain conditions can be mapped. out from all that joined by christine says kuranda s from standard and poor's thank you for joining the program christine now are you surprised the deal collapsed and you think it could be revived. i'm not surprised because there were too many. glad that i actually had collapsed because it showed that b.p. is having financial maturity and he's not going to be carried away just to get the deal there were too many shoes that were still uncertain and that a was not willing to give in too so i don't think that even though it's touted article out of th

northbound 101, right there at ralston avenue.nd traffic is slowing down coming out of redwood city on the way up to san carlos. we're getting good news that the injuries here are minor. it apires it's a non-injury crash. northbound 101 will be slow coming up from the peninsula. southbound 101 may be slow. i would -- i would take 280 counsel to the -- down to the peninsula for the time being. let's take a look at the toll plaza. it's pretty slow. we didn't find any crashes on brick. things are beginning to loosen up a little bit but it will be slow there. northbound and southbound 101, that traffic is moderate. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. mostly sunny for some, partly cloudy for others. it will an mostly sunny day. if you are suffering from the allergies, things are not as bad as they were. trees, moderate and high. we do expect them to go back up for the weekend. the wind doesn't help. but the wind will be with us. not as bad as yesterday. some light snow continues up to the sierra. 42, napa, 40s and low 50s. but tempe

demanded her keys and pushed her out of per parked car around 9:00 last night near el camino real and ralston avenue. she removed her five-year-old child from the car before the man drove away. >>> san francisco election officials confirm that a measure to ban, sir sum suggs appear on the ballot. people who oppose the ban call it a clear violation of constitutionally protected religious freedoms,. >>> also in the city, movement to add another name not already crowded field for mayor of san francisco. a website called draft mayor ed lee.org posted an open letter to the residents of the city touting the positive qualities of the interim mayor. they plan to gather enough signatures to pressure lee into running for offense. >> thoffice. >> the people want him to run. that gives him permission if he so wants to change his mind and run for mayor. >> i'm sure i'm not going to run. this has not been my agenda and never has been. >> he plans to return to his old job as the city administrator which, by the way, pays more than being mayor. >>> just ahead, a military plane crashes in southern, california

but if you're heading towards the peninsula, northbound 101 at ralston we have an accident blocking theards milpitas, traffic lighter than normal on westbound 237. no big delays at all for silicon valley commuters. and heading up towards the bay bridge toll plaza, this is the slowest spot out there now, backed up into the macarthur maze about a 20-minute wait to get on the span. that's your traffic. here's kristy with a check of your forecast. >> thanks a lot, elizabeth. seeing some blue skies out there. a little bit of cloud cover and in the afternoon, mostly sunny skies. a lot of blue out there now in san francisco. you can see in this live shot of the transamerica pyramid. later in the afternoon, warming up a bit more than yesterday, highs in the low 70s even warmer for tuesday, and then cloud cover back in the forecast for wednesday. thursday, friday, saturday, cooling down and by saturday, a chance of showers back into our forecast. ,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back to "the early show" here on a monday morning. i'm chris wragge along with rebecca jarvis. erica hill is off this morning. goo

. >> george: a minor hotspot on the peninsula 101 it was an accident here at ralston that is of backingtraffic of redwood city it would otherwise been a disaster commute. southbound-101 sluggish this morning. bridge check, bay bridge toll plaza, improving conditions once the stall is cleared. 800 is your best bet. this is still backed up beyond west grand avenue, almost to the mes. san mateo has been a good one on morning -- even though heavy it's not backed up for delayed. golden gate still looks good with intermittent heavy traffic during county for yourself bound-101 ride. >> darya: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. a live look outside for mount tam kim, this is a beautiful shot. we'll be right back. sizzler's fall-off-the-bone ribs are slow-cooked with cattlemen's barbecue sauce. get a half-rack with sweet potato fries and corn bread. plus, add our incredible endless salad bar. sizzler. pi'm a curious seeker.le endless salad bar. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a

northbound 101 at ralston. an accident being moved to the shoulder. get to the freeway. we have slowing, northbound 101 as well as 280. a live look at 880 northbound past the coliseum shows folks gathering. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> the today show returns in less than a minute. we'll be right back. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> 8:00 now on a monday morning. it's the 9th day of may, 2011. we have stepped outside to soak up a little of the sun. we are saying hi to our great crowd of people down on the plaza on this nice morning. you know, it doesn't take long for transitions around here. i'm matt lauer along with al roker and meredith has already taken up her