at this brand-new safeway in pleasant hill, the word is getting out. cars, trucks, and suv's are lining up two by two for their chance to fill up. in fact, there are so many customers that workers in yellow and orange safety vests are directing traffic. >> why are you in line? >> because gas is 35 cents cheaper a gallon. >> when you find a lower price like this, is it worth the wait? >> definitely, yeah, definitely worth the wait. >> with $4.33 gas, it's easy to understand why waiting for a few minutes can save you a lot of money and safeway says these are not just promotional prices to celebrate this new store opening. it intends to remain competitive. >> how much are you going to save? >> probably about $10 or $12. it's worth it right now. worth everything going on in the economy. >> not many people are getting the deal that tom burns got. he's a regular safeway customer. >> it's $3.05. >> how many did you get? >> 30-gallons. >> that set you back $92.46. that would have cost you an extra $30. >> so let's run through this again. anyone can drive up an

you saw in the the opening graphic, safeway, safeway is facing higher costs, not all of which are able to pass onto the consumer. to say they've paid higher costs for canned goods or avacados, who gets the higher prices? the avacado producers and the canned goods so they get more revenue to them and they're able to hire more workers, and that's mike's point. that's why the inflation is not necessarily correlated to the employment rate. >> using that logic though gary b. then say they eliminate at that product and then it's the former over there producing that can of goods, then they have to start laying off people and that's the ripple effect and the ancillary effect. >> and spends money in another area. they don't just go from 20,000, sku's to 10,000. >> it's pure assumption. >> boys and girls, we're a little deep in the weeds here, the average american is taking him or herself, yeah, yeah, and average american is saying, look it, my prices are going, they know that. the corporations don't feel it as much because we've had no gains in costs to employees. we've now hit that point that

tough year for the safeway, for the supermarket chains overall. safeway, kroeger's super value have all lagged behind walmart, which is up about 10% in the last 52 weeks here. mandy? >> thank you very much. they may not be stealing the headlines, but there are a handful of the "under the radar" stocks make a move today. >> a couple of interesting ones. this one courtesy of mad money. two stocks with midday pops. it looks like president obama is the cause. both of these are identical with clean energy, fuels and westport innovations. basically obama announced a program to explore natural gas-powered cars. popped to a new high of 1871, a little below that. you see it in positive territory. westport innovations is still down. but you see the pop right there. pretty impressive. exteron holdings up big. up 18%. earnings miss in oil and gas actually. energy doing well again. parker drilling disappointed on revenue. the stock down more than 8.5%. tyler technologies had solid earnings then, and upgrade to buy at daugherty. touched a new high. just in the

at this brand-new safeway on contra cost tay boulevard, the word is getting out. cars, trucks, and suv's are lining up two by two for their chance to fill up. in fact, there are so many customers that workers in yellow and orange safety vests are directing traffic. >> why are you in line? >> because gas is 35 cents cheaper per gallon. >> is it worth the wait? >> definitely. yeah. definitely worth waiting. >> with $4.33 gas across the street, it's easy to understand why waiting for a few minutes can save you a lot of money and these are not just promotional prices. the company says it intends to remain competitive. >> how much are you going to save? >> on this? >> $10 or $12. it's worth it right now. with everything going on in the economy. >> but not many people are getting the deal that tom burn got. >> extremely high. >> he's a regular safeway customer with an additional $1 discount by using his club card. >> it's $3.05. >> $3.05 a gallon. how many gallons did you get? >> thirty gal gallons. >> they are in campbell, dublin, vallejo, american canyon, livermore, s

safeway need it? probably not. look what they have across from the bleach. it says don't mix ammonia and bleach makes a gas. these are bad things to mix with bleach. who's got these under their sink in i do. everybody does. you want to separate the ones that don't go to together. how do you find out? read the labels. these are department of transportation placards, they are colored. they are all red. they have the sort of flame thing up there. the little number here and number here. we've got books in our rig that tell us what these are. based on a number. we will see a 1219, look in the book and say a truck carrying 1219 and it's leaking every where what do we have. george, we have 92 octane gasoline, that's not good. we call people and get help. we as volunteers are not going to be hazardous material people. you need to know this is red, it's flammable. if there is a problem, let us know and keep people away from it. these are more placards. explosives, anything orange, reds yellow. oxidizer, that's going to make a small fire into a really big fire without

. >> who safeway is trying to sniff out. >> cashing out on the lin sanity. how some people in the bay area are pulling out the past hoping to make a quick buck. >> after a spring-like day with a high temperature of 70 degrees. increasing clouds, then the day that it will rain this weekend as eyewitness news continues on the cw. >>> cash strapped college students out thousands. now that their school shut down. >> today the fed up students took out their anger. the man they say ruined their education and their futures. julie watts with the latest on a story we first broke last week. >> the problem came from you, because you should have handled this problem way back. there it's not your typical last day of school. >> the head of the institute for medical education faced his students this morning just hours after the state shut down his vocational school. >> we ordered them to cease enrolling students. >> closure means 200 students and nearly a dozen medical and dental assisting programs may have to start all over. some have paid as much as $35,000. >> you guys

the safeway in pleasant hill is selling gas for 35 cents less than its local competition. >> how much will you save? >> on this? five bucks and 12 bucks. it's worth it. with everything going on in the economy. >> when you see these gas prices, what is anyone to make it? >> it keeps me from driving as much. i definitely kind of plan my trips differently now. >> the safeway gas lines are so long that workers in safety vests are on hand to direct traffic. to find the cheapest gas in your area, go to our website, cbssf.com and click on the autos tab. >>> speaking of money, you can get free flapjacks. ihop is teaming up for a pancake benefit. it's national pancake benefit today from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. if you like pancakes, head to ihop. all around the country. right here in the bay area, as well. they will be serving up free short stacks of pancakes. people eat there is will be asked to make a voluntary donation to children miracle networks hospital. they hope to raise $2.7 million with their flapjacks special. >> might see lawrence karnow there. >> he's already goi . >> where's the ihop ar

grand opening ceremonies were held this morning for the new safeway on spartan road. the large store includes the sushi bar, open-flame oven, european-style breads are baked daily and expanded cheese sections. there is an in-house starbucks, cafe seating with free wifi and safeway's only beer and wine department in montgomery county. all right, guys, should we just go to the grocery store and hang out? because you know, i think we do have that outside. >> yes, absolutely. >> maybe they need to eat outside. set up the tables. >> that will be the fresco type. >> yeah, tomorrow too. it feels like april now. what will be feeling like that tomorrow and then big changes as we have all kinds of wind tomorrow. >> that will be deteriorating lately. >> yes, they will. [ laughter ] >> all right, now, let's take a look at your satellite picture in the radar combined to start. we're looking at the warmer front pushing on through in the ohio valley. that's what's really going to usher in the warmer air. hard to believe that we're talking about temperatures in the 60s, even warmer a

it was a similar problem for grocery store operator safeway. it reported a 6% drop in profits as it struggled with rising food and fuel prices, as well as cost-conscious shoppers. safeway shares fell 7.5% to close at $20.95 and there was a lot of interest in sears today. the company reported a fourth quarter loss of $2.4 billion. but it also unveiled a plan to sell 11 stores, as well as a rights offering that could generate half a billion dollars. investors applauded those initiatives, ignored the earnings trouble, and the stock gained almost 19%, closing at $61.80. but some analysts are still guarded on the outlook for sears. >> longer term, i don't know if this company's around in five to seven years. its a bold statement, but i also think its something very common sense. when you are a retailer and you don't invest in your business for the past ten years, it all comes home to roost. >> susie: dow component procter and gamble also detailed big plans today-- it's cutting 5,700 jobs, or more than 4% of its workforce. it's all part of a goal to

but it's cheaper at 9 bay area stations especially at safeway stores.he new safeway in pleasant hill opened about a month ago selling gas for about 35 cents less than its local competition. the safeway gas lines are so long that workers are in safety vests and they are on hand to direct traffic. a lot of people lining up. find the cheapest gas in your area. go to our website, cbssf.com and click on autos tab. >>> time for a look at what's coming up later on "cbs this morning." erica hill joins us with a little preview. good morning. >> reporter: just ahead we'll ask paul ryan what happens next for the gop. depending on how michigan goes for mitt romney. we'll also ask him about the specific economic plans that mitt romney and rick santorum have put out there. do either of them pass muster? plus a top neurologist talks about new concerns about prescription sleeping pills the concern that they could increase your risk of death. so we'll get the story behind that and also after rain delays a huge jet fuel fire and three wrecks there's finally a winner in t

the fire started in the bakery section of the safeway along new hampshire avenue. no one was hurt. the cause is under investigation. officials tell us they hope to open the store at 7:00 this morning. >>> also new from overnight, a house fire in northwest washington kept fire crews busy. this is along 17th street in the mt. pleasant neighborhood. we're told no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> mitt romney got some rock star support ahead of today's primaries in arizona and michigan. ♪ >> that's detroit native kid rock up on stage with the republican presidential candidate in michigan. kid rock sang just one song at this rally last night. polls show romney in a tight race against rick santorum in his home state. romney's home state. with 30 delegates up for grabs. >> romney supported the bailouts for his wall street billionaire buddies but opposed the auto bailouts. that was a slap in the face to every michigan worker. >> and now romney is accusing santorum of trying to trick voters for their support with that robo call. the call urges

right now this safeway's $4.50 a gallon.rising cost of gas in a few minutes. in walnut creek is 42 degrees. we're looking at a high of 56 this afternoon. if >>darya: a second student has died from injuries suffered in that high school shooting in ohio yesterday morning. the shooting happened in the cafeteria about 30 mi. outside of cleveland. we have more details coming in about the alleged shooter. for as we have been telling you this morning, gas prices increased while you were sleeping. in san francisco the average for regular unleaded is $4.36. in oakland and san jose, $4 wynans sense. cold some assurance syria design afternoon and in lahore >>mark: a second did it is dead in ohio. this >>darya: from the is helping to prevent an unexpected losses and tore. romney's than the past five days campaigning hard in michigan. arizona also goes to the polls today. he has a strong lead there. >>james: his hot lot it cannot turn we will begin this morning with temperatures run around 42- 47. hydatid above-average funds and a 55 is

once you get past the costco's safeways and sam's club, you'll find the lowest in town and the osy and pasadena but costco $3.48 tonight for gas. >>> even the tooth fairy is pinching pennies. tooth fairy payouts to kids last year averaged about $3.10 -- $2.10. >>> one nonprofit dental organization is getting just a dollar for that tooth left under their pillow. water is something we cannot live without. besides needing to drink it, we use it for just about everything from cooking to bathing our kids so you, of course, want to know whether your water is safe and scammers are counting on that. joce sterman explains. some are using your fears to pull a fast one on you. >> reporter: it's free and accessible but many of us skip the tap unless we're washing dishes. we may switch to the bottle. >> people are more health conscious today. they're looking at greener products. >> reporter: that's one reason why water testing might apple to some. it claims to show up problems in the h2o in your house. it's being offered with little hassle thanks to water testing kits that show up at crore door but

now, skillet meals from safeway. only one was it. they're called water prep skillet meals. it's restaurant quality seafood. they've been very, very hot. so check them out. they're very good. you put them in and in 12 minutes they're ready to go. >> and how do we get it?. >> great question. you can log on any time at abc 7 news.com. >> thank you. >> and we'll be right back. f@ >>> stuck in a ditch caltrans won't fix. a man asked the i team to repair a roadside hazard two. studio was oscar dreams. the extraordinary work that they hope will result in oscar gold. >> good luck to them. >> hope they win. >> and world news is coming up next. >> and from all of us

. >>> safeway reported shrinking profits today. the profits fell by 6.2% but sales rose 6.1%. all of that caused stock to sink 8% during the first hour of trading this morning. it closed at $20 and 95 cents. but that is still down. the dow is up 46 points to 12,985. stocked gained ground -- stocks gained ground today. the nasdaq is up 24 to 2,957. >>> a troubling report on pe and how schools are trying to do more. with less. >>> san francisco police make an arrest in connection with a man who was left for dead on a sidewalk, the clue that led investigators to the suspect. >>> new at 6:00. an update on the death of a san francisco man who layed in the street for hours before any contacted police. he pleaded not guilty today. investigators say he had a debt card belonging to the victim, richard sprague. richard sprague was found dead in the mission district on sunday morning. >>> a woman accepted a plea deal in the death of her boyfriend who she claimed abused her. she plead no contest yesterday to involuntary manslaughter for the death of her boyfriend. prosecutors say she moth

. >> the shoppers at a safeway in germantown before the snow rival. >> a blizzard. at the pharmacy, there were so many prescriptions light there was going to be a blizzard. >> the effort to fill up trucks with salt was nonstop in gaithersburg as rush-hour approached. >> to be ready when the snow is coming. >> as the afternoon went on for, from maryland to virginia, -- as the afternoon went on. >> never did in a hurry. >> -- never get in a hurry. >> piles of assault were ready. >> you have got to be ready. -- piles of salt were ready. >> it hits the ground it's the sidewalk, and it is just -- it hits the sidewalk, and it is just wet as it turns to water. reporting live from gaithersburg, i am jennifer donelan, abc7 news. >> thank you, jennifer. you can always count on abc7 news and wjla when it snows. our live weather page has live radar, and we also have traffic conditions and closings and delays when there is a winter weather event. >> are other big story tonight testimony under way at the uva murder trial. george huguely some graphic details about the state of the

a grand opening ceremony was held thursday for a new safeway on spartan road. a large grocery store includes a sushi bar, open flame oven, breads are baked there. expanded cheese section. there's also an in-house starbucks. and the seating free with wi-fi and safeway's only beer and wine department in montgomery county. >>> a pink diamond that's nearly 14-carats has been unearthed in an australian mine. it is the largest ever found in that country and it's been named the argyle pink jubilee. the name is derived from the mine where it was found. the argyle mine is the world's largest producer of pink diamonds. >>> coming up we'll reveal friday's daily doles. >>> plus, what could all this warm weather we're having do to the beloved cherry blossoms down at the tidal basin? we'll tell you about that. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> welcome back. 5:38. howard bernstein with you out on the weather terrace on the severe weather alert day.

mission accomplishe some safeway stores rece >>> back now at 5:23. a local grocery chain is taking a stand against fraudulent service animals. safeway is posting signs that only legitimate aid animals are allowed in the stores. under state law people who falsely claim to have a service animal can be imprisoned and fined up to $1,000. some say the definition of the animals was getting a little out of hand. >> because people were saying that they had service lizards, service snakes and service birds. and, you know, things like that. >> that is a little out of happened. the law is on the side of service animal owners. store may only question if the animal is for service purposes and if so what task it has been trained to perform. >>> disturbing story here. a commercial airline flight was delayed for two hours after passengers reported the pilot appeared intoxicated. the frontier airline flight bound for milwaukee, wisconsin, was held up in omaha, nebraska, until another pilot could take over the controls. there's no official word yet on whether the pilo

the fire sparked in the bakery section of the safeway at new hampshire avenue. no one was hurt.he cause is under investigation. officials tell us they expect to open the store on time this morning. >>> another big day for republicans in decision 2012. arizona and michigan hold their primaries. more delegates are up for dlabs in arizona, but all -- grabs in arizona, but all eyes are on michigan, mitt romney's home state. he's the favorite but is being challenged strongly by rick santorum. both have been neck in neck in pre-election polls in michigan. a loss for romney in his home state would be a huge blow to his gop presidential campaign and would help boost santorum. romney has tried to keep his message on the economy. santorum says the biggest issue is the obama administration's health care law. he opposes a mandate requiring religiously affiliated institutions to provide insurance that would cover birth control. >> i'm for separation of church and state. the state has no business telling the church what to do. [ applause ] >> i think to create jobs it helps to have a guy as p

belmont police say they caught suspects stealing cars from a safeway. here is the deal. they take the activation tab off a card and put it on another and put the altered package on the rack. you are paying for the card, they are activating the crook's card. >> you buy the card for $100. the card you bought is worthless because the tab that got scanned and the card don't match. the suspect's card is now worth $100. >> a dicey proposition. always look very closely to make sure the packaging has not been tampered with. >> time for a check of the markets. for that we turn to jackie deangelis. good morning. >> good morning. futures are higher after the markets retreated yesterday breaking a three-session run. no major drivers wednesday though traders cited soft data in europe, lingering concerns about greece and weaker home sales as some of the factors. asian markets were higher today. we're going to get one report this morning on the number of new filers for unemployment. we saw the dow fall 27 points to 12,938, the nasdaq slipping 15 to 2933. and the s&p 500 down 4 to 1357.

suppose there is an issue regarding the health and safety of the public at large in moving freely in safeway's that the police will have to manage very carefully. >> absolutely. this is a difficult moment for the police, for the baliffs up until now. the fact is they have a safety issue here. the protesters say if they move in, that is something the police and baliffs have to take seriously. that is what they're doing. >> the first arrests of the evening in two hours of the occupy eviction taking place. that is remarkable. the police have been swift in their response to this, breaking down those tense very well -- tents very well and trying to disperse them. that is a small crowd that has gathered where you are. >> that is right. again this started shortly after midnight. the pace has been remarkable. this has been established for several months now and the first protesters arrived in october. it is remarkable to see what really takes, a couple of hours of pretty intense activity to clear the decks here. not everyone is gone. there is still protests happening. there is still resistance. this i

but it is cheaper at nine bay area stations at safeway stores.he new safeway in pleasant hill is selling gas for 35 cents less than its local competition. the lines are so long there that they had to bring in workers to direct traffic. >>> if you would like to find the cheapest gas in your area, go to our website, cbssf.com and click on the auto tab. >>> so lawrence, how do you feel about what jill just said. i missed the whole thing. i was busy setting my weather. >> we got dissed but that's okay. >> same old same old, right, frank? >>> if you are heading around the bay area, lots of clouds. it is another chilly start to the day with temperatures in the 30s and the 40s and breezy at the coastline. i think by the afternoon, plan on some very cool temperatures again. only 50 for highs today well below average. clouds thickening up this evening and a chance of rain returning to the bay area. another cold front going to be pulling into town. ahead of it we have a couple of clouds shooting down the coastline. looks like this is where the brunt. syste

this fire started in the bakery section of the safeway store along new hampshire avenue. no one was injured, and the cause is under investigation. safeway officials tell us the store -- they do expect the store to be open on time this morning. >>> also new this morning, a house fire in northwest washington kept fire crews busy overnight. this is along 17th street. we're told that no one was injured, and the cause this fire is under investigation. >>> later this morning, d.c. will shut off all of the traffic lights in dupont circle starting at 10:00 this morning. ddot will turn off the lights around dupont circle so they can upgrade the system with backup power. it will allow traffic light to keep running during power outages. traffic control officers will be out directing traffic, but you are being urged to avoid the area if you can. the outage is only expected to last a few hours, and everything should be back to normal for your commute home this evening. >>> 5:06. 44 degrees. they help millions sleep through the night. but are they dangerous? why some are sounding the a

8:00 from ocean beach to church street bus shuttles in place due to major construction near that safewayrea near church and dubose this will continue until monday this goes on for six weekends keep that in mind if you are taking n judah line this weekend. even though we've had a few problems it is friday light and i wanted to say good morning to some of our traffic spotters. we have mighty mo getting ready to start her compute heading towards 101, i really love these names. good morning to b roberts. no problems now in the north bay. of course you can become a traffic spotter join our community by going to abc7news.com/waze. >>> 4:55 this morning, seven are in custody charged with trafficking rhinoceros horns. the horns are used by some cultures as good luck charms or for medicinal purposes. rhinos are an endangered protected unu.s. and international law. the raid turned up cash, gold and diamonds. >>> governor brown on the verge of cutting funding to animal shelters. nearly 50,000 signatures could change his mind. a petition carrying those signatures is on his desk. it asked him to keep

safeway officials tell us the store should open sometime this evening. a house fire in northwest washington kept fire crews busy. this is along 17th street in the mt. pleasant neighborhood. we are told no one was hurt. the cause of this fire is also un under investigation. >>> it is -- 11:07 right now. coming up, it is a big day for the republican candidates for ppr president in arizona and i michigan. plus, what d.c.'s lottery and gaming board are saying about a billion dollar casino being proposed in prince george's county. >>> a world leader, waiter and tray full of beer. the outcome is worth seeing. the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. and enjoying it less and less? s

apparently, limited to some news of retailers of safeway and kohl's. >>> coming up an explosive discovery in the north bay. what deputies found during a routine traffic stop. >> a perk for south bay students gets the axe. why it's going to be harder for locals to get into san jose state. >> cheating death. how a daredevil survived this crazy crash coming up. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. what a gorgeous day around the bay area today! sunshine all the way to the coast. enjoy it. it's about to change. we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, rest of his life. last month, 35- yea >>> check this out. it's a devastating crash of a famed base jumper. and he still vows to jump for the rest of his life. look at him. that was last month. a 35-year-old man was barreling into rocks at 120 miles an hour in south africa. he spiraled into the air and hit the bushes. corliss is recovering in the hospital with broken bones throughout his legs. >> wow. >>> deputies seized 49 hand made bombs during a routine traffic stop in sonoma county on tuesday night. he w

on the downside safeway down big. down by -- not very safe at all then, is it? down by 7.5% now. q-4 earnings fell. higher costs driving down margins. we saw that story earlier this week with walmart as well. and hewlett packard also sinking down 5% after a 44% drop in q-1 earnings that came out late yesterday following a disappointing report from dell. remember the day before. and kohl's here behind me another retailer getting hit on dropping q-4 earnings. the outlook for q-1 also short of expectations. it's off by merely 5%. let's get to the trading floors. bob, did i leave anything for you to talk about town there at the nyse? >> there's always stuff to talk about, mandy. two to one advancing to declining stocks. we moved into positive territory in the middle of the morning even as europe stayed down. the u.s. outperforming europe. that's been going on for a while as a lot of people believe the stronger u.s. economy is helping support our markets. certainly that's been going on. europe's been down three days in a row. we're basically on the flat side. take a look at major sect

. >> if a problem with dogs sniffing around in safeway stores has become big enough, the chain had to put up signs letting people know only service animals are allowed and their people face fines up to $1,000 if they aren't. >> because people were saying that they had service lizards and service snakes and service birds. >> which is why last year the department of justice limited the designations. next time you go shopping and see a horse in line with you, that could be legal. >> the law defines a service animal as a dog or miniature horse, those are the only two types of animals that perform a task for you. >> when i get upset, he licks my face and tells me it's going to be okay and he loves me and i chill out. i don't need any kind of pills or any medication. >> that's what sky does for kelly and she got a doctor to write her a prescription for a service animal. it's like california's marijuana law. if the doctor says you need it, you can get it. if a miniature horse did that to you and the doctor said it would help, you would go shopping with a miniature horse. >> we have not seen

but it's cheaper at nine bay area stations at safeway stores.ing in workers with safety vests just to direct all the traffic that they had out there. >>> the san francisco school board will likely vote tonight to tell hundreds of staff members if they're going to lose their jobs. by law, the board must notify employees of potential layoffs by march 15. but actual layoffs may not happen, that is if a tax extension proposal reaches the state ballot. otherwise the district could lose $27 million. so some 400 workers including 172 teachers will likely get preliminary layoff notices. >>> we'll get an update of your traffic and your weather, it's all coming up. at bank of america we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call the bay area home. from funding that helped a local entrepreneur start a business... to providing grants to a nonprofit which offers job training and placement... and supporting an organization working to help the environment. because the more we do in the bay area, the more we help make opportunity possible.

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safeway the worst performer on the s&p, its shares down 7.5%.ack to you guys. >> thank you, jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> we have a big party today for a san francisco landmark celebrating 150 years in business. >> yeah. they have been going a long time. it's the clamhouse restaurant still sits in the original location on bayshore boulevard. the owners say it's located on what used to be the waterfront where people once actually dug for clams. the oldest restaurant in the city built when abraham lincoln was being inaugurated. that's an old restaurant. >> a while ago. >> still sec them up. >>> broadway fans will sing along with wedding set to the classic tunes of abba. >> plus for your hipsters young and old you can catch the hottest indy acts around the country here in san francisco. we have "eye on the bay's" liam mayclem showing us what we can do and have some fun with it. good morning to you, liam. >> reporter: frank and grace, good morning. or hipsters to you should i say. let's begin with music. swedish pop sensation abb

some safeway stores recently began posting signs reminding dog owners that only legitimate aid animals are allowed inside. under state law people who falsely claim to have a service animal can be imprisoned and fined up to $1,000. some say the definition of those animals was getting a little out of hand. >> people were saying they had service lizards, service snakes, service birds, things like that. >> the law is on the side of service animal owners. stores may only question if the animal is for service purposes and if so, what task it has been trained to perform. >>> a beautiful day but we're inching closer to the weekend. what's the weather going to be lie, roberta? >> we are going to have some unsettled weather conditions. when we see some light rain, it's going to be just that. some very light precipitation not even measuring up a lot of good afternoon, everybody. after a stellar day today with wall-to-wall sunshine, let's go ahead and head outside right now. it's our live cbs 5 weather camera looking towards the bay waters where we still have a small craft advisory in effect. curr

word until i got a debit card turn down to keiser for $10 and a debit card turned down for $109 at safeway. >> reporter: the feds took over the bank when no one else would step? >> i was hoping i was hearing wrong. >> reporter: this customer heard the news about her bank closing is relieved there was a plan. she just wasn't in on it. >> they rearranged it ahead of time. that's good. i was worried about it. >> reporter: if they rearranged it ahead of time and knew this ahead of time, why couldn't they call you ahead of time? >> because they didn't want everybody to panic and pull their manat, i guess. >> reporter: the dfic provided this letter suggesting they waive check charges and penalties due to the bank's closures. it's not binding. >> they will receive a check from the fdic hopefully latter part of this week to reimburse them. >> reporter: no consulation for howard who faces weeks of red tape. >> i have five checks in the mail that are going to bounce and i'm waiting for them to come back. i will be charged a late charge of $20 on one i know. >> reporter: the fdic is assuring the form

on the n judah line it will be closed for six weekends from ocean beach to church street by that safeway where it goes into the tunnel this will continue until 5:00 monday morning they will have bus s in place for the weekend. you might need to -- bus shuttles in place for the weekend. everywhere else friday live shot of the incline traffic flowing well in and out of san francisco. >>> 5:20 right now. >>> getting choked up over the traffic. >> i'm excited >> this is cool hundreds of danville school students will try to break a guinness world record today. the big role sunglasses will play. >>> a piece of san francisco history about to get new life. >>> last minute preparations for oscar sunday. everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ don't stop doing what you do ♪ ♪ have i paid my dues just to be with you... ♪ >>> good morning it is friday 5:23. let's take a look at traffic. >> he his brights on if you happen to be watching tv in the car please turn those brights off. >> no hiding on 680 walnut creek fine traffic-wise there's some problems we'll check in with frances dinglasan. >>> vintage coca-cola billbo

that with this they also noted if you can convince the people that this can be done in a safeway that there are econom-- economic benefits. it turned out the three competitive bids for the rights to dispense fuel. so it was a contest that went completely in reverse. in fact, the losers, the people who did not get the site, actually had some side benefits, but there was a serious competition to say, we see economic benefit, and if you do this in a safe way, there is -- you can control the down side. we actually have an example of that in the united states in the reactive waste in new mexico called the whip in carlsbad. it's been operating 11, 12 years, roughly that period of time, great economic benefit, it's being done in a very safe way, and it's economic prosperity for that region. >> you know, in my hometown of bremer to bremerton, washington, we have a big shapeyard. nuclear ships come in, and nuclear waste is taken off the submarines and sent to mr. simpson in idaho, and they're supposed to send it on to yucca mountain. there are agreements here. this got up to the level of -- th

there's a wonderful foundation from jeff brown in philadelphia who runs a shop right or safeway and has established a foundation to help communities evaluate why they have a food desert. there's now a food desert locator on our website at usda.gov. we are working with the private sector and an number of groceries chains instead of giving money to a community, maybe chris restores will think about a downsized gross restore that operates at little or no profit. it would provide decent food and the basics. there's a tremendous amount of activity in this space that is going on our goal is to eliminate these food deserts in seven years. the city of detroit is heavily engaged in a massive effort to turn a lot of their ground fields into green fields. there is a lot of activity going on in this space. if you take a look at our website, your folks can locate communities and states working in this area. >> if i can just shy man -- within the city of denver, have the elementary schools have their own gardens. it is naturally spreading so that each school by the end of next year, we will have ever

: well, belmont police say they interrupted a gift card scam operation using gift cards from this safeway, but it can happen anywhere. the crooks use the old switcher-roo. the gift cards may turn out to be worthless. officers just busted a gift card scam operation. >> a detective had been reading a report about this problem we had been having and saw a subject removing a large quantity of gift cards from the rack. >> police arrested the man for evading arrest. investigators believe he was taking gift cards so he could alter them. here's how the scam works. crooks take the activation tab off one card and put it on another card then put the altered package back on the rack. >> you buy the card for $100. the card you bought is worthless because the tab that got scanned and card don't match the the suspect's card now is worth $100. >> when a checker swipes the card you are paying for, they are actually activating the crook's card. >> they'll either attempt to get cash value for the card or they'll buy an object worth $100. >> these home depot cards look the same, but one is altered. >> this i

foxfire for jackie sissel is at a pleasant held safeway. for $4.50 a gallon. that is a bargain. you can visit our web site, www.kron4.com. we have a resource section there where you can plug in your area and find the cheapest gas. >>justine: this story is just crossing the wire. it has to do with it the new privacy policy at google. french regulators say the policy appears to violate data protection rules. we know that they're trying to change their privacy policies. they're saying that it could violate some of the rules. >>mark: a follow up story in this edition of people behaving badly, we're going to highlight one woman behind the wheel. stanley roberts has her story. >>stanley: this woman is sleeping with an officer not to have her car impounded for 30 days. to fully explain what happened to get her car impounded it is important that we start at the beginning. in richmond on interstate 580, gordon notice to this car with paper plates and find that this was a new purchase. the car appeared to have quite a bit of a visible problems with i