i'm ross mcgowan. >> i remember hearing that so many times.ce retiring from ktvu in 2009, ross mcgowan has started a program at heedsburg elementary school that makes sure each student starts the day with a nutritious breakfast. >> i think about when i was working with you. if i every day had to do what i did without an -- or with an empty stock ac, i would not -- stomach, i would not be a happy camper. sometimes the work i did seemed like i hadn't eaten. there was supposed to be a little humor in that. [laughter] >> that's why i'm not on television anymore if you are curious. >> i know for a fact, ross relied on pretty strong coffee to help spread good cheer in the newsroom. we miss him a lot. teachers say since the program began, student' test scores have gone up and they are spending less time in the nurse's office. >>> a 7-year-old girl in suisun city received a special birthday gift from a 49er. we told you about elizabeth. she wrote to patrick willis a personal letter and an invitation to her birthday party on saturday. he wasn't able to

and also, you remember long time mornings on 2, ross mcgowan helping people on morning on two. 6:49 ise, sal has fond memories as well. >> i do have traffic problems to tell you about. i got your audio back, thank you. let's look at the commute now and we have a couple of things that just popped up unfortunately, let's look at highway 4, it looks okay but we just got a sig alert and all blocks and it looks like the traffic is going to be affected by this crash and we will let you know more. we have a 25 to 30 minute delay, no major problems getting into san francisco and the morning commute is okay in san jose, northbound 101, slow traffic near the interchange and i am liking what i see here in the valley. >> yes would we do. >> i think he still owes me a dollar for not listening. >>> and we have sunshine and warmer temperatures warm to hot, when? wednesday use it -- tuesday wednesday thursday. the 15 day outlook had a very cold outlook. and i am just saying, it would not surprise me, 18 days of record highs and you have to pay for that where is down the road. today it's all sunshine a

you for choosing ktvu, if you ever wondered what happen to popular ktvu more and more personal ross mcgowan, we have the answer. five years after retirement, ross is making a difference in the lives of hundreds of schoolchildren. the meal program he setup that could spread to schools all over the bay area of we have that tomorrow night on the 10:00 news. so good to see ross today. >> be sure to join cuisinart starting at 7:00 for the latest on the controversy mentors made by clippers owner donald debra, what the hell happened to my dictionary? oh, yeah, ray. i'm sorry. i was gonna tell ya. i caught the boys sliding down the stairs on it. oh, come on. it's ruined. look at this. the leather binding's all comin' off the... pages are missin', the cover's comin' off it. calm down, ray. it's just a dictionary. it's not just a dictionary, robert, all right? i won this in the seventh grade spelling bee. ah, another one of raymond's triumphs. seventh grade spelling. gosh, what word put you over the top, raymond? "boat"?