with a series of fund-raisers, the president will raise up to $8 million in campaign fund raisers in san frorona delmar. we'll focus on that on c-span radio and want to hear from you and find out if you think enough attention is being paid to the federal debt and deficit. right now it is approaching $16 trillion and growing. our c-span radio listener feedback line is open at 202-626-7962. again, the phone number is 202-626-7962. leave a message, tell us where you're calling from and we will use some of your comments on "washington today" tomorrow and friday, again, the question, do you think washington is the president, members of congress, are they collectively paying enough attention to the federal deficit? well, let's begin with the ongoing debate about where to cut the deficit. the white house proposing some steep cuts in pentagon spending, but some sharp reaction from members of congress including buck me keon, the chair of the armed services committee as he questioned defense secretary leon panetta. you'll hear from adam smith, democrat from washington state. >> given we have the cr h

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. >>> air force one tookç off fr san francisco international about 30 minutes ago after a two-day stopte for more fund-raising appearances. all this comes as the democratic party announces the president raised almost $30 million in january alone. but when he arrived in san francisco yesterday, his first order of business, grab a bite to eat. mr. obama made an unannounced stop in chinatown where he stopped by the great eastern restaurant on jackson street to pick up his takeout order of dim sum. unsuspecting customers chanted his name as they snapped pictures with the commander in e a lktoo >>> we'll have a look at the forecast and the roads after the break. a >>> welcome back. 9:28. take a look at this beautiful clear sky. not just over the city of san francisco or san jose basically the whole bay area. enjoying the sunshine as a result we will hit the mid-60s and 70s later on today. about 70 degrees in los gatos, 68 in santa rosa. changes arise as we head to the weekend. weak cold front comes through. overnight tonight, waking up tomorrow to a few showers. we will see fog not just sat

fr airline miles. and keeping more money in yr pocket. the agreement... reached on a payroll tax br. it could be something san bo residents have been waiting have been waiting to hear. the announcement today from the city and pg&e. heading south.. sooner than expected. the new opening date.. for the 49ers new stadium. weather ad libs traffic ad libs good morning. it's wednesday, february 15th. i'm frank mallicoat. and i'm grace lee. time is 5-- in just a few hours we'll get details about a plan to pay victims of the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno.

san francisco this morning. it is friday, february 3rd, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. it's 5:28 now. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> feel free to applaud. it's fr. good morning. i'm jon kelley. let's check in with christina loren to find out how nice it's going to be. i feel every day i'm happy to have you share with us. >> it is nice, we've had this fair weather. the good news is for those who miss the rain that's back in the forecast as well. i'll show you when we get to the seven-day outlook. grab your jacket on the way out. we'll see a nice afternoon, something you can peel off later on. touching on the 70s again, even in more cities as we'll be warmer. take you through the full forecast, talk about the upcoming storm first. let's talk to mike about your drive. at 5:29. >> we urge folks to wake up, rub that sleep out of your eyes. someone didn't. they brought their mattress but left it in the road for eastbound 24 approaching broadway so that's your report. debris in the roadway, heading away from the maze toward highway 13 and later the caldecott tunnel. no major slowing but you will probably have a traffic break over the next few. i'll wa