this is what it looked like near rock springs. park officials say about 7 inches fell last weekend and they're expecting the same amount, if not more this weekend. snow flurries should start falling by early friday morning. >> sometime around 6:00, 6:30ish is where we start to see first snow showers and then it's supposed to continue through the rest of friday, saturday and i believe into sunday. >> the snowstorms have brought down a lot of trees, so we have a lot of debris and branches and dangerous trees, mean trees that are probably going to fall down. so we don't want to risk reopening the road and having it fall on a person or car. >> the forecast from the national weather service says yeah, we'll get about 4 to 6 inches at elevations of 1,500 feet or greater. so right up here we're about 2,000. >> reporter: at the bottom of the mountain in mill valley residents are dealing with heavy rain, flooded sidewalks and possible mudslides. you can see people who live near this hillside covered it with a tarp. many are also being forc

once i got to 1900 feet at rock springs, a strong wind kicked up. the temperature felt like it dropped below freezing and snow blanketed the highway and the hillside. driving also became dangerous. park ranger tom fraisher started patrolling the grounds friday evening before the park closed keeping an eye out for driver who may be stuck in the snow. the last time it node like this a couple years ago, a handful of cars got stuck and couldn't leave the park. >> i had to close the road up because we got such accumulation that it makes vehicle hard. >> pretty good amount, like i said, lasted two or three years. so especially for this area right here. generally it's not this frosted over and white. we may be half an inch to an inch probably. it would be more. most people don't expect to be driving the snow. they don't have four-wheel drive vehicles. >> if people plan to drive up and enjoy all the snow, they should call ahead of time because the road could be closed. in marin county, kron4 news. >>> if it's ?oag, you know that means more snow for the sier

getting the recovery voice out there is an important goal of friends and neighbors in rock springs, wyoming. the celebrate recovery walk and rally in lansing, michigan, commemorated the successes of those recovering from addictions to alcohol and other drugs. participants joined together and marched to the state capital for a celebration featuring guest speaker and advocate, kitty dukakis. recovery friends and advocates in honolulu, hawaii, participated in a charity recovery walk and 5k run. following the run, attendees enjoyed music, food, popsicles, volleyball, and fellowship. members of the daytona beach, florida, community celebrated recovery with a motorcycle ride, entertainment, testimonies, and information on supportive services. the free celebration started with a bike ride to the beautiful halifax river for a dare extreme stunt rider show with a prevention message to young people. also included in the event was a talent contest, toys for kids, food, and fun! mohave county substance abuse treatment education and prevention partnership and the kingman area meth coalition hosted a par

this is what it looked like near rock springs. 7 in. fell last weekend, they expect the same amount if not more of this weekend. snow flurries should fall friday morning. >> 630 we should see our first snow showers, it continues into sunday. it's brought down a lot of trees, a lot of debris and branches, it features trees that are probably going to fall down we don't want to take the risk of reopening road. the forecast says we will get four-6 in. at elevations of 1,500 ft. out of order. so up here we are at 2000. >> reporter: residents are dealing with flooded sidewalks and possible mudslides. you can see people who live near this hillside covered by a tarpon. many are being forced to drive slower. wet weather has not stopped people from buying frozen yogurt. >> sales are down but not as bad as they thought people were born to be purthought it would be. >> will: small piles of snow from last dorms are on thelast l piled at the side of the road. thises soda springs. looks like snow mixed with fog. snow was on the ground up to 4 ft. is e

at rock springs cold, strong wind. it felt like the temperatures was below freezing and snow blanketed the highways in the hillsides. driving became dangerous. park ranger,, frazier controlled the grounds and keeping out for drivers who could have an stuck in the snowfall. he said a handful of cars got stuck in could not leave the park a couple of years ago when it was snowing like this. >> the was so much accumulation of that it makes a vehicle difficult if you do not have an 4 x 4. >> in the last couple of years this is probably the most. and generally, it is not that frosted over. perhaps one half an inch to 1 in. but even more. people do not expecting to have driving through snowfall in the bay area. >> if the plans? to please call ahead because the roads to be closed. in marin county, reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >> if it is snowing you know that that is more snow to the sierras. this is a live look at the sierras. you can see the snow-covered road ways in the tire chain laws in effect for this region with the worke

if many are interested in seeing this now they will need to walk up to rock springs.hey say is about at 20-30 minute hike. in mill valley i am reggie kumar for kron4 news. >>james: budget cuts are taking another hit. they announced a suspension of their helicopter program. beginning next month of their phasing it out during the shutdown. . it will be able to use the chp and separate alicante coverage for disturbing is. a whole of the team who died in an acting accident was ransacked. matt miller is a family was away with the burglary occurred. at this point they have more important things to worry about. >> and like what has happened is really small potatoes. them at any message for the person who did this? >> i have the message of thank-you for all of those have helped us. the police in the community. we thank them from the bottom of our hearts. >> reporter: nafta and gave them were killed when they try to raft down the hill. we will take a break. >>james: we are back. tracking the storm this morning. here is a live look. the heaviest of the rain is moving to the eas

spring thaw. >> several explosions rocked the city of kirkuk.itnesses say gun fire started right after the blast. violence across iraq has dropped dramatically but bombings and shootings occur almost every day. >> the only living soldier to earn a medal for his service is now leaving the army. staff sergeant hinton says he is going to leave to continue his education. the army says he's going use the gi bill. the medal of honor in november for killing a fighter dragging away another wounded soldier. >> berkeley is known too break the molds. but looks like the city is at it again. the city council is set to vote on a resolution that would bring detainees who have been cleared, to berkeley. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the berkeley piece and the jefferson commission is responsible for this. the commission drafted a resolution that invites a couple of guantanamo detainees to reside here. 38 detainees have been cleared of the crimes they were held for. of those the resolution invites two of those people to live in workly. the first is a r

i love this mom and daughter rocking brights which will be huge for the spring.tion. it's a bright print. when you're younger for brights go with a bold print like a floral -- >> why can't you wear it when you're older? >> you can. but a lot of women over a certain age worry about the brights. for a more solid color. with leah we paired it with a cute denim jacket. >> makes it fun and flirty. >> she's a mom of three, if you believe it. >> i can't believe it. >> bev. a lot of women over 30 want to wear a bright but are scared. wear it in a solid look. we paired it with a different color for the shrug. >> you look like you're going for tea or easter brunch. beautiful. >> this is a great dress from jc penney. we have the inverted pleats. it's "mad men" appropriate. >> very chic. come on out, ladies. at any age you can rock the hottest looks of the spring, look age appropriate and stylish. thank you so much. you look fantastic. jackie, good stuff. i can't wait to go shopping. up next, terrific dishes to celebrate the chinese new year. first this is "today" on nbc. >>

in 2000 he was indeducted into the rock and roll hall of fame both as a singer and song writer. this springe's hosted concerts at carnegie hall called perspective. here's a look at some it. ♪ darling you are my only one. ♪ you are my only one. ♪ now you're my only one. music ♪ hey baby the sky's on fire, i'm dying. i'm going to caroline ♪ ♪ sun's so hot ♪ i've seen fire and i've seen rain ♪ i've seen sunny days thought they'd never end. ♪ i've seen lonely times when you could not find a friend. ♪ but i always thought i would see you again. ♪ moon light lady ♪ ♪ let me go down in my heap oh ♪ my sweet baby jane. [applause] >> charlie: i am pleased to have james taylor back on this program. welcome. >> thank you. that was a shock. y time i see you i feel good. >> charlie: because we have this life that's sort of interconnected. and it's north carolina in part. in part i worked with your father and in part i knew the family. and in part price is part of this too as we were just talking. >> yes. i think it may be different today to see yourself, to come from north carolina, to think of yourself

rocked, doesn't finish one inning. not too much of a concern. we'll talk about it in a bit. giants get a new look, visiting a spring, a few blocks from their home inscottsscotdals warriors in minnesota where love conquers all. >>> good evening, as opening cactus league schedule in style with the chicago club in mesa. and just exploding on the northsiders, a rough outing for trevor cahill. he spotted the cubs the first four runs going just one-third of an inning. we always say this, experimenting with pitches and getting a feel for things early. don't get too concerned. chicago's pitching takes a much bigger hit. from tampa, matt garza supposed to offer stability. but coco crisp captures him in a moment of weakness for the grand slam. as winning 15-7 before they visit angels tomorrow. the first home game of spring for the as is tuesday. host the as at phoenix muni. here has the word from as in arizona. >> we had a lot of trouble the last couple years staying healthy. that will be a huge key for us and have a ton of depth in case we do get hurt. if we perform like we're capable, we should be in the thick of this come

the rock my career it is important to make contact throughout my career--and a repetition of this is nearly every day. there is really nothing or not much of a chore. >>pam: more of springing with of vern glenn coming up in sports at 6:00 p.m. and your monday holiday traffic at the golden gate is level north, south. through the san mateo bridge the headlights are east bound. relatively heavy it is nearly a week day volume. and we will be back. >>pam: a man goes too extreme for a beer. in tree birds and a dramatic puppy rescue and the 2011 all- star. kimberly? and " take a look at this code today's edition. if >> kimberlee: a video going to extremes for a drink. this suv going into a massachusetts liquor store. he was drunk. you can see him getting out of a car. and he is trying to reach through the broken windows. and what appears to be. he drives away. but he takes a separate display and he is arrested. and this mega angry game using slingshots with birds. this is a working catapult. with icebergs as ammunition. the crater, mike cooper says this cake was created and only two minutes to destroy this. also, this rescue of this jack russell terrier. the owner cannot in a

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rock and in houston. >> a blast of arctic air today, minus 4 in colorado springs. zero in fargo.eens from minneapolis to kansas city. and just 22 in dallas. boston will get up to 25 degrees, and it is 35 here in new york. >>> we turn to egypt this morning where anti-government organizers have called on a million people to march through the streets of cairo today. >> the government has blocked communications and train service but protesters say they will not be stopped. alex marquardt is joining us over the phone from cairo. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. like you were saying, they have blocked the internet for a couple days. i just woke up to find the phone lines all in light of that million man march that the protesters hope to see in streets across egypt today. it's an ambitious goal, no doubt, but yesterday we saw reports of 250,000 people in tahrir square in cairo alone. so, it is possibly realistic. as you mentioned, they have stopped train service into cairo to prevent the masses from growing. but we've been on the ground now for a week with

rock star. then the minute... i mean, if you think that phased me, it didn't at all. because you know it will end. and then he'll.... >> reporter: which is what happened starting in the springpaul bremer to run the occupation of iraq. he worked for you. >> he supposedly worked for me. he really never did. >> reporter: it seems like he almost just blew you off. >> we had given him written guidelines as to what to do and said let's get an iraqi face on this. let's get iraqi leadership going. bremer didn't want to go fast. he was highly critical in his book about the iraqi people suggesting they weren't capable of managing a three-car parade. >> reporter: on top of that the military commander sanchez was the most junior lieutenant general in the army and had a scandalously undermanned headquarters. >> i raised a dickens about it. he went through a long period with a seriously understaffed command. >> reporter: it was a set-up for failure, and rumsfeld was in charge. you are responsible for the occupation of iraq. >> supposedly. >> reporter: there's a presidential directive saying you are responsible. you have a command which is not up to the job. you have a civilian authority

rock. supposed to get a little sunnier later in the day, and temperatures going up to the 50-degree mark. tomorrow we're talking 60s. >> i can't believe it. that is nice. >> feeling like spring. nice crowd gathered outside this morning. we thank them for making us a part of their morning. inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira. >>> charlie sheen spoke out twice this week. he spoke about sobriety and whether or not he's ever been drunk on the set of his sitcom. we'll hear straight from charlie just ahead. >>> it looks like al has made a new friend. right now he is talking to a robot that 15-year-old linden beatty is controlling from his home in texas. linden suffers from a rare condition that doesn't allow him to attend school, so it acts as a robot to walk the halls, sit in class and answer questions remotely. remarkable technology. and linden will show us how it works coming up. >> we were chatting with linden earlier. it's very cool. >>> prince william and kate m middleton will make a royal visit to north america. we'll have details live from buckingham palace. >>> first, charlie sheen's calls to a sports talk radio program. lee cowan is in los angeles