the difference between san mateo county and san francisco is san mateo county pays for it. i'm saying san francisco should not. it is time that corporate responsibility be compelled and everything we possibly can in order to alleviate from the burden of having to refer to our general fund. i have also tried to work with both this administration and merely -- tried to work with both the newsom and lee administrations. unless the city is willing to stand up with the forecast as probable legislation if we enact this legislation, that makes people a little concerned that this is not something we can support. i get that. so i just e-mailed the office of the mayor. i appreciate the conversation i have had with him and his staff. we agreed together that what we will do is create a trial program for one year. it will be considerably more robust than the one that has been expressed before. there has been a miniature trial program in san francisco with 10 independent pharmacies that are willing to set up a disposal receptacle program. the reason why it is independent pharmacies is bec

san mateo's inmate population by hop. it could force him to release some prisoners. san mateo county jails are already 120% of capacity. >> health agencies in san mateo county are getting the word out that all seventh to twelfth graders they need proof to vaccinated against whooping cough. a new law requires it. only allowed exceptions for parental, personal beliefs or medical reasons. boosters are now required for students of middle school age. the number of whooping cough cases in san mateo county has gone from ten in 2009 to 183 in 2010. the state is experiencing the most severe outbreak since the 1950s. >> coming up next, the transition to democracy in egypt as military leaders meet two key demands of protestors. >> and another budget battle. president obama prepares to submit his spending plan while conservative republicans are >>> egypt's military leaders have met two key demands by announcing they suspended the constitution and dissolved the parliament. known as the ruling council did that just today meeting for the first time since mubarak's departure saying it plans on runni

starting today san mateo county is officially connected to the information hotline. san mateo is the last bay area county to join the program which connects callers to a operator for public agencies. it's used in 39 states across the country. a grant will fund san mateo county's participation the next five years and it officially starts today because it's february 11th. 211? >> gotcha! that's so it's not 9-1-1 that's emergency calls. >> exactly. >> you wanna give us the 411. >> the 411 on the weather situation. could it be an emergency changing rapidly? >> mondays, yes. if you don't want to be in the dog house, you might want to figure out some way to keep your valentine dry and warm. among other things you have to do that day. that's probably the cheaper of the two. half moon bay, san francisco, everybody else at yesterday's temperature if not a couple degrees warmer but still chilly outside. let's check out these numbers. before you leave dress for mid to upper 30s in most neighborhoods. the exception, 40 degree temperatures san jose, mountain view, fremont, oakland

they say they are not involved in the search however san mateo county sheriffs of office was doing the search yesterday. we will make calls and find that out. reporting live in san francisco kraig debro. >>> in egypt right now huge numbers of protestors are expressing their anger at president mubarak's continued refusal to step down. take a look at this picture here. many people camped out. two hours ago egypt's military announced mubarak's plan to transfer power to his vice president but stay in office until the election in september. the military statement is another disappointment for those protestors that have called on the military to take action to force mubarak out of office. president mubarak's latest refusal to step down surprised the obama administration. they indicated they expected his resignation yesterday. after he said he would not leave office, president obama released a lengthy statement saying in part the egyptian people have made it clear that there is no going back on the way things were. egypt has changed and its future is in the hands of the people. >>> this morni

carol groom is president of the san mateo county supervisors. >> for a neighboring county of ours to say that san mateo county men and women can not work on project that are in san mateo county is even more unacceptable. >>reporter: local hiring ordinance is supervisor john avila. >> i think it is just desperate attempt by hill to get his nail in the papers. >>reporter: supervisor avila says if assemblyman hill legislation becomes law it may severely curtail or even stop big projects like the sewer renovation and work on san francisco general and central subway. that is because many locally funded project also have state money. hill legislation would cut that source of funding. at stake is 27 billion dollars with san francisco expected to award to public work project over the next tech aid. vick lee, abc 7 news. >> when we continue tonight. man who won san francisco parking garage contract only to have it taken away. >> completely. fair and squar square. complete with total transparent process. >>reporter: abc 7 news i team investigate charges of corruption and influence pelingting at

. >> reporter: relations between san mateo county and san francisco county have been strained since last year when city leaders talked about making peninsula drivers pay a toll as they came into san francisco. now san mateo officials are moving to cut off state funding for certain construction jobs like this one right here in san francisco. san mateo county officials and peninsula construction officials hammered away at san francisco higher law. >> today i introduce legislation that would prevent san francisco local hire projects to be taken any where else. >> times are tough and construction workers are struggling all over the bay area, not just in san francisco. >> we need jobs in our community, we're the last ones hired and the first ones fired. >> reporter: san francisco labor activists showed up angry at what they see. >> they come from everywhere out of our communities. everywhere. name it, reno, vegas, arizona. >> reporter: san francisco's local hire law only involves jobs using county funds. ordnance sponsor, avalos says the proposal will likely fail to get support. >> it'll prob

but san mateo county transportation officials say something should be done to deal with congestion onhis bridge and the san mateo bridge. especially looking ahead into the future. sanmateo county released a county of wide transportation plan. in that plan is a recommendation to introduce -- introduce was called congestion toll pricing. drivers there may $6 to cross during peak times. $4 during nonraw. commute delays have -- noncommute times. commute delays are lower than initially expected. but some officials say the san mateo and the dumbarton bridges are very different from the bay bridge. there's not much as -- there's not as much traffic here and the concern is many point don't have a way to -- people don't have a way to change their schedule and avoid the toll. >> you can't tell your working place, i would like this schedule because i wouldn't like to pay the $5. >> last year an estimated 4 million drivers crossed the bay bridge. that's four times the amount of traffic the dumbarton bridge gets. the transportation officials could start looking at this starting this fall. allie ra

san mateo county jails are already 120% of capacity.r addition to children's parties will be outlawed in one east bay city. we're talking about bounce houses. last week walnut creek voted to ban them. at the heart of the debate is the permit process. here's heather ishimaru. >> the ubiquitous kids' party bounce house is now allowed in only four of 17 public parks on hard surfaces only, not on the grass, with a $40 permit. budget cuts mean there are no longer enough people to handle the permit applications. 42 permits have been issued since they started to be required two years ago. director barry gordon decided the city permits were necessary after park grass was damaged and realized vendors needed liability insurance. >> once the inflatable was taken down, spikes would be left behind. where the kids would go to the bouncy house, the turf would be troddened down because a lot of people were going back and forth. >> other cities get around the permitting hassle by limiting inflatable use in parks to a list of prequalified vendors. >> in

this afternoon, san mateo county deputies found the car parked and unoccupied on highway 1. search crews looked around the devil area to see if there were any signs, but nothing was found. the san mateo county sheriff's office would like to hear from anyone who has seen this couple. >>> in the search for a new police chief, san francisco wants to hear from you if you live in the city. tonight, the police commission held a first of three public forums as part of the selection process. kron4's jonathan bloom reports, they are asking the public to get up and speak about the kind of person they want to lead the city's police department. >> it's your turn. i like to hear from the audience, what are you looking for? >> though the room was nowhere close to full, the long time locals were full of ideas about san francisco's next chief of police. many said they just want someone who listens. >> i want someone who is going to listen to the neighbors. the things that we're concerned about. >> the track record in san francisco, being engaged with the community. >> we need someone that is

as 50 feet in some spots from daly city all the way down through hillsborough and the rest of san mateo countyems on the nimitz freeway. quiet on southbound 880 to hayward. the san mateo bridge, our bridges all look great as well for this back-to-work commute. the right side of your screen is westbound 92. you're fine heading towards foster city. a 13 minute drive time in either direction. mass transit is all on time, as well. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the united nations is expected to meet this morning to discuss the big crisis in libya. for a full week, police have been cracking down on protestors demanding an end to colonel moammar qaddafi's 40- year rule. he made a brief appearance on television today to dispel rumors he had left the capital. the u.n. secretary-general says he is disturbed by scenes of authorities firing at demonstrators including warplanes and helicopters. rifts in the libyan government are out in the open with libya's ambassador to the u.s. calling for qaddafi to step down and numerous official have refined. and

in many ways life on the central coast of san mateo county is ideal. but not if you are a young adult with a developmental disability. >> lack of jobs. lack of affordable housing. lack of care. when the parents get old and parents die. >>reporter: jeff 22-year-old daughter elizabeth is autistic t.he's a coach on her special olympic team. many of the young adults on the team have grown up together. >> about my handsome oldest son patrick. he's almost 25. >>reporter: most team members still live with their family. many are eager to move out. >> be away from my dad for one. so i can see all my friends and we can have fun. >>reporter: great dreams. but there is almost no housing in the area for people with developmental disabilities. so jeff pack who also happens to be a contract or decided to build some. >> live work community. place for a gym. dining room for educational programs for those developmental disability. >>reporter: jeff and a partner own the property in princeton by the sea. they want to turn it into the big wave wellness center. model commun

a san mateo county superior court judge made that decision on thursday. it would mean one judge in san mateo county would hear all 64 suits filed against the utility. the judge's decision must be approved by the california judicial council. the final decision is expected to take about three weeks. eight people were killed in the september pipeline explosion. >>> we have some dramatic video tonight at a washington, d.c. what authorities say caused an elevator to malfunction. boy, take a look, sending people tumbling and causing several injuries. >>> new information tonight about the body discovered buried in the backyard of a home. >>> another round of sub- freezing temperatures. in the short term it will be dry for tomorrow. but i am tracking another weather system way out there in the pacific. coming up and the return chances return in the five day forecast. a. >> some 220 miles above earth today, the crew of the international space station welcomed six new visitors who arrived on the space shuttle discovery. this is discovery's 39th and final flight. it

kind of resource for our parish. >> and in these tough economic times, i know the parishioner san mateo county, some have gathered together and are offering employment counselling, guidance counselling, did you notice the difference in the church or how we minister in the church? >> yes, i think we need to taylor it to the needs, it is interesting, the very first work of catholic charitying, over 100 years ago in 1907 was orphanage and adoption because there were so many children without parents as a result of the earthquake and other things as well. that isn't the primary need right now. but i think under archbishop quinn and laveda when the terrible scourge of aids came along the outreach to persons hiv positive or suffering from aids, the outreach to that, was something that hasn't been known 20 years before but it was important for the church to gear up. we are one of the major offerers of outreach and assistance and housing for persons struggling with that illness. >> we are going to take a break we will be right back on mosaic >>> welcome back to mosaic. we are talking with the archbisho

san mateo county is searching for a missing man as well. billy waterman was reported missing yesterday. san francisco place say a vehicle associated with him and his wife colleen was found near devil's slide. a half hour later a maid working a hotel here found a body of a woman in a room here. the woman's identity has not been established just yet. waterman's wife is also missing. now deputies searched the area near the road and water off devil's slide for about three hours looking for mr. waterman. they called off the search around 9:00 p.m. yesterday. devil's slide was shut down. so far, this morning i have called san francisco police i have called river side county, sheriffs dep dis, i -- deputies, i have called the san mateo sheriffs office. they told me the search will resume some time this morning. they also said that the area near where the car was found is survivable. in other words if someone did fall off a cliff or climb down a cliff, the person would not be stuck. the person i talked to said there are levels down there. they are n

live in san mateo county, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you very much. 's 4:35 let's make it. the san francisco police commission has a little more than a month and two community meetings to help find a new police chief. the commission held their first public meeting in the sun set district what they would like to see in a new chief. many said they want someone chosen from within the department. >> move them from inside. every time we bring these damn outsiders to go for a job like oakland, look at the gaff that happened with their chief of police. >> i would like to see a good policeman and that's what it seems to be. >> the commission says it will have a choice of three candidates for police chief for the mayor by march 15th. 75 people from across the country have applied for the job. >> lawyers for barry bonds will be back in court this morning trying to limit more of the evidence prosecutors can use in his upcoming trial. the hearing comes a day after federal prosecutors cut the number of charges against bonds from 11 to 5. the new indictment reflects

daly city, pacifica and san mateo county responded. this all began at 5:00 this morning. and to give you a time line of just how long officers have been out here, just before 11:00 we heard the loud bangs and then glass breaking. and then a two arrests were made just after 11:00 this morning. now you're taking a look at just around the corner from the green light that is where officers were staked out. that's where they had media just at that light post. and as we mentioned that standoff ended with the arrest of a man and a woman. now we were waiting for an update from the law enforcement agencies involved in the standoff. as soon as we get that we'll bring that to you. reporting live from daly city, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, jade. autopsies are scheduled for tomorrow after the drowning deaths of two teenage boys from walnut creek. search teams found their bodies in separate locations yesterday afternoon. they had tried to raft down the city's name sake creek the day before. this morning there were flowers for 16-year-old matthew and 17- year-old

san mateo bridges. and authorities could begin considering a plan to bring in congestion toll pricing as early as this fall. live in san mateo county, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in oakland elementary school will be back open this morning. but that's after a frightening incident that sent kids running. news chopper 2 was over the scene as the drama unfolded yesterday. police received a phone call that a man with a rifle walked onto campus. more than 200 students were immediately evacuated. you can see there in our news chopper 2 shots they were evacuated to another building at the school. officers sealed off the neighborhood. 75 law enforcement officers moved in along with an armored vehicle and a robot. >> the oakland police swath s.w.a.t. called out and responded and they were able to successfully search the building and no signs of a gunman ever inside the school. >> police now say it was a hoax and ktvu news has learned that the prank phone call came from inside the school. police are still looking though for whoever is responsible. >>> in his first state of the state speech of his new administration, governor brown urged lawmaker

still looks great and the ride along the peninsula you can see 101, 280, quiet through san mateo county. looks good up into san francisco. 24/680 a camera in walnut creek showing you the drive the commute through the san ramon valley top speeds southbound 680 and no backups on westbound 4 towards the caldecott tunnel. our usual hot spots in another half hour or so will likely start to see some slowing here on westbound 4 as you make your way through antioch. but the drive coming out of the altamont pass still looks great here, as well. 13-minute drive to take you towards 680 and the dublin interchange. mass transit everything is so far on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> for the first time, we're seeing what cell phones do to our brains. do we really want to know? in a preliminary study from the national institutes of health, when a phone was put to the right ear and turned on for 50 minutes, a brain scan showed increased activity in that part of the brain. the phones were o

back here in the bay area, this is in san mateo county. highway 84 just reaped a few minutes ago. -- just re-opened a few minutes ago. it had been closed in both direction for 7 hours because of what you see going on here. there was a tree that fell across that road took down some power lines, as well. pg&e was also in that area trying to trim some other trees that were near the power lines. so be aware of that in san mateo county. >>> all right. let's get back to roberta. she made promises. >> i made promises? and which ones were those? [ laughter ] >> about what's coming up this weekend. >> okay, you got that one . i thought you were talking about snow. we should see snow after midnight, no accumulation, nothing that will stick. and i'm not sure how many people will be out and about after midnight to see it but let's get right to it. looking towards a very stormy looking city. looking towards lake curry. i can't see vacaville from this angle. temperatures there never got out of the 40s. see those clouds with the vertical lift? we'll see

we are talking about stretches of 280 from daly city all the way down into san mateo county. so watch out for that. mass transit everything is on time so far. we are off to a great start for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is 4:55 on your tuesday. >>> basketball fans in sacramento are hoping to keep the city's nba franchise in town. league officials confirm the sacramento kings are in talks to move the franchise down south to anaheim. fans are busy buying up tickets hoping to sell out their home game against the clippers. an advertising agency is putting up eight billboards around the town with hopes of keeping the team in sacramento. kings fans have also launched an online campaign using twitter, facebook and other websites. so that's no fun. >>> well, giants closer brian wilson, you never know what to expect. >> he is back in the headlines. after meeting with, of all people of, charlie sheen, the actor flew wilson out to his los angeles home on friday. wilson said he was invited to meet w

san mateo county has just $17 million in reserves and faces a projected deficit of $100 million by 2015county may also join a growing list of peninsula city governments to ban restaurants from using non-recyclable takeout containers. they're already banned in millbrae, pacifica, south san francisco and san bruno. the county proposal would only affect unincorporated areas of those cities. once approved, it would take effect july 1st. lisa argen's here, going to tell us about our forecast including valentine's day. >> everything for you, another cold morning but not as cold as it's been. we're talking 30s to 50s out there and then more sunshine, possible records. when will it end? soon. we're talking rain by the time you go back to work. i'll tell you about it next. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead inside the caldecott tunnel. a [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' scho get extra stuff. ♪ like musical instrents. ♪ and new art supplies. ♪ because they're e only cereals with box tops for education. last year, schools earned over ten million dollars fr

san mateo county jails are already 120% of capacity.awmakers have opened the debate over who should get the city's lucrative recycling contract. trash is big business but it's also a source of income for some, although not always legally. >> it's the night before trash pickup in the south of market neighborhood and the recycling bins are being raided. ricky set up this youreport video he filmed earlier this month. it infuriates him to see people stealing recycles from his bin. >> we love recycling but 100% of my efforts are going directly into the hands of people who i'm not doing the work for. if it's gone to the city, great, but it's not. >> fewer bottles and cans for the ecology company to pick up and sell is set to ultimately cost consumers about $5 million a year. much of that comes from organized rings. our viewer says this truck picks up the ripped off recycles on his block. >> so it really helps offset increases in your garbage bill in future years. but if that material is stolen, that money is stolen with it. >> stealing recycl

a small earthquake hit san mateo county overnight. 3.4 quake was near half moon bay. age. several dozen people reported they felt it from south san francisco to burlingame to half moon bay. >>> san mateo county may be going express. assemblyman rich gordon has introduced a bill that would allow the county to set up express lanes. they would be open to carpools as well as solo drivers who pay a fee. a similar lane is now open on interstate 680. in san mateo county, the initial express lane would stretch from the santa clara county line to whipple avenue in redwood city. >>> so could it be the end of the read for "two and a half men"? the popular and profitable sitcom won't finish out the season after the show's star, charlie sheen, went on the radio to rant yesterday morning and at one point, he targeted the show's producer, chuck lori. >> i have spent i think close to the last decade i don't know effortlessly and magically converting your tin cans into pure gold. look what i'm dealing with man, fools and trolls, you know? dealing with soft targets. >> production of the

yesterday he will not step down until his term is over in september. >>> this morning, crews in san mateo countych for a couple from riverside missing since monday. their empty car turned up yesterday near devil's slide and police in san francisco said a woman's body found in a motel may be linked to this case. >>> a.c. transit buses on an east bay route are getting armed night escorts after a shooting that targeted a north richmond route wednesday night. now buses on that line at night will be followed by a sheriff's patrol car. >>> a giant cruise ship is set to leave san francisco today after getting a new engine and two new generators. the carnival splendor got stuck at sea in november after a fire in the engine room. for the past three weeks, it's been in dry dock. this morning, the 13-story-high ship will go out to the middle of the bay for leakage testing. then it will head to long beach to finally pick up some passengers. >>> every penny counts. that's the message from governor jerry brown to california business leaders and his choice of transportation proves it. >> seems like she's nice,

the suspect is in custody facing two counts of murder. >>> san mateo county will release a plan this week supporting congestion pricing on both the dumbarton and san mateo bridges. 15.8million drivers cross the san mateo bridge each year and 10.1 billion use the dumbarton. that compares to the 43.6 million on the bay bridge which implemented congestion pricing last july. any toll change would have to go through the bay area toll authority. >>> all right. right now it's 5:38. go back over to sal to check in on traffic this morning. any problems, sal? >>> you know the fog, pam and ken, is going to be a problem in some areas. it's going to be poor visibility. but not at the toll plaza. the toll plaza of the bay bridge it looks clear and the traffic is not getting busy yet. this is about the last little section where we don't see a lot of slow traffic here. starts getting busy at about 6:15 or so. so you have a little bit of time. don't wait too long. this is a look at 880 north and southbound right here in oakland. the traffic and the weather look pretty good. no major problems. on the p

. >>> san mateo county supervisors are considering floating a bond measure to pay for $150 million county jail. the existing jail is nearing capacity. they say the sheriff fears they could face lawsuits or have to release inmates if they can't build a bigger facilities. the jail is in the design phase and expected to open by the end of 2013 but the county only has $17 million in reinvents right now. officials are hoping to get more money from the state general funding bill that passed back in 2007. >> san mateo county may join a growing list of peninsula governments to ban restaurants from using non-recyclable takeout containers. plastic and foam containers are already banned several counties. the county proposal would affect unincorporated areas. it would take affect if approved will take effect july 1st. lisa argen is here. >> it's a little cool out here but nice and sunny and nice beautiful day. winds are calm and still numbers in the 30s but we're going to see numbers climb again today. enjoy it. the end is near. forecast is coming up. >> also ahead, inside the caldecott tunnel, a can

san mateo county sheriff's deputy, mateo county sheriff's deputy, san francisco police, dive team san francisco police, dive team, they were all looking for billy and colleen waterman of palm desert. reported missing three days ago in riverside county. tonight colleen daughter told us san francisco police told her that they are investigating a homicide and that they believe the victim might be her mother. sheriff spokesperson told me tonight the main focus was on finding billy waterman. they found no sign of him, though. this is video from sky 7 as sheriff's deputy and the san mateo county harbor patrol search the water and rock below devil slide for any evidence of waterman. but againjf they found nothing. deputy say they found the couple car empty and illegally parked on highway 1. earlier today. now the reason that i'm told that highway 1 was closed for so long is because officers were actually repelling over the cliffs and the ropes were on the roadway. so really hit to do with officers safety that's the reason that the roads were closed for so long. i am also told tonight that th

. >> hill maintains san francisco's local hiring till bill would apply to projects at sfo in san mateo county. carol groom is president of the county supervisor autos for a neighboring county of ours to say that men and women cannot work on projects in san mateo county is unacceptable. >> the author of the local hiring ordinance is supervisor john avilos. >> there is an attempt by jerry hill to get his name in the papers. >> he says if hill's legislation becomes law it may curtail or stop big projects like the sewer renovation and work on san francisco general and the central subway. that is because many hokeally funded projects have state money. and this would cut that source of funding. at stake is $27 billion, which san francisco is expected to award over the next decade. vic lee abc 7 news. >> still ahead here tonight a major shift in bay area weather patterns. >> enjoy this sunny and mild imposter because true winter is about to show up. i'll have details coming up. >> are you waiting for your license? you aren't alone. what is really going on at the dmv. 7 on your side is coming up. >>

a 25-year contract come in in another one, we finished in the top two of seven companies in san mateo county. recology did not finish in the top. as was said by a representative from the chamber earlier, we can take a bite of the apple. even though there was a promise, and there were people listening in on the speakerphone, a promise that we would have the opportunity to compete for the transportation portion of this agreement, for some reason, that never came to pass, and neither did a response from myself or another to the department of environment offering this psyche of the port, which is an ideal site for both barging and rail -- offering this site of the port. you can go the machine politics route, the lobby route, or you can go with a monopoly, or you can create a new day here. chair chu: 50. if there are no other members to speak, this will be the last comet -- thank you. >> i am with recology. we have worked closely with those in the southeast part of the city as part of our work at pier 96. we spoke about our hiring and our accomplishments. there is strong opposition against bringi

as kron 4 christine connolly shows many san mateo county jail is not have the room for a lecture prisoners. >>reporter: this is a look inside the san mateo jail which is already overco overcrowded dollars it is at one of the 20%. and with how it is already at capacity o

and suspending service at stations in san mateo county. the 25-cent fare increase is also possible. >>> time now 6:33. sal is it feeling like friday light? >> a little bit. we are having good traffic dave and pam. let's go out and take a look at what is going on. crossing 880. it's not all that bad. we are hoping it will stay this way. also this mornings commute on 880 north and southbound that traffic looks good getting up to the coliseum. at the toll plaza yes this looks like friday light. usually on a regular weekday or on a weekday other than friday it's usually busy here but right now it's not. let's go to steve. >>> happy friday. we do have a few high clouds. a beautiful shot to start your friday for those of you watching on your big 55-inch high def tv. if you have 3d put your glasses on. there is a little bit of patchy fog out there. mainly on the coast. it will be dry and warmer this weekend. mostly sunny. warmer with low 70s. maybe mid 70s as we get toward sunday. next week it will still be dry. we will see a windy and cooler pat

. >> and what it is in san mateo county. $476. and it is not a moving violation. >> and my first day on highway 1 0 1. >> car poll = 5:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. m- f holidays included. and if you get caught? i can make a small but important suggestion. have a valid driver's license. this driver had is suspended driver's license. since 20 03. no proof of insurance. >> off oh my gosh! i was just going to work. and he had some advice. >> off to not cheat the car pool lane [laughter] and i had to learn the hard way. >> from the peninsula, kron 4 news. if if you have a commenr story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m we will be back after the break. >> there is a holding pattern at uc-berkeley. dozens of athletes are waiting. for different athletic departments from the chopping block. for different athletic departments. >> the announcement it,. there are four different departments. >> and they said that they are not ready to make the announcement. the plan was to demote one program and to

at to a 30 p.m., san mateo county officials filed the car in 98 chevy blazer, abandon on highway 1 south to pacifica thursday evening police search for more than five hours. rappelling down the side of the cliff, searching 50 yds north and south from where they found the car to find billy's body and turned up nothing friday morning if the medical examiner positively identifies the body as calling. they called their debt suspicious and say her husband is a person of interest. kate thompson kron 4 news. >> 18 days after protests guarded and just one week after what anti-government protesters called the day of departure, egyptian president, has stepped down. the announcement came from vice president, some at the case reports from washington. >> our revolutionary day and egypt as thousands of demonstrators chanted egypt is free. after hearing the news that president mubarak resignation. the country is null and hands of military officials according to vice presidents who delivered the news. >> president mubarak has stepped down as president and has assigned the of resources to run the affairs

san mateo county has just $17 million in reserves right now and faces a projected deficit of $100 milliony 2015. san mateo county may also join a growing list of peninsula city governments from banning restaurants from using non-recyclable containers. already banned millbrae and san bruno. the mercury news reports it will only affect unincorporated areas. if approved, it will take effect july 1st. also ahead inside the caldecott tunnel a 24/7 project to ease traffic projections but lisa is going to tell us about our forecast. sorry! >> no, that's fine. stick your head out the window, get a good idea of chilly numbers. no fog and the sun coming up, plenty of sunshine, another mild day today you know what, this looks just like the tree house i built with my dad. (girl) really? yeah. there you go. okay, i'm gonna work on the roof. dad, i'll be right back! (announcer) it's more than just that great peanut taste, choosing jif is a simple way to show someone how much you care. you made that for me? well you're making this for me. (announcer) choosey moms, and dads, choose jif. . >> okay. can we

san mateo county is first to offer this choice. >> the contract of marriage is solemn. >> reporter: or potentially million also on a web cast -- millions. >> we live in a diverse community. and this is one way they can share that special day. >> reporter: the county clerk says there was a 50-year-old man for the first time and his 80-year-old woman was able to watch it. san month -- san mateo. they couldn't drive down to see you get married. >> working. >> they also had a friends in north carolina that wanted to watch. this 80-year-old and 74-year- old decided to pass. >> i don't understand that stuff. we're too old for that. >> to web cast your weeding -- -- wedding. >> do you think a wedding should be on the internet? >> well, some but not mine. >> reporter: they married in 1953, later divorced, married others. they died and here they are again today on their original anniversary, valentine's day. >> this is your anniversary. >> yes. >> it's the only way to remember it. >> the wedding that went out into cyberspace was also a long time in coming. the courtship lasted 26 years. >> we'v

. >> cities in san mateo county are working together to develop a singular plan to restrict plastic bagsncilwoman is asking the association of san mateo county cities to study a regional plan hoping to come up with a common ordinance to limit plastic bags. meantime monday a daly city councilman will introduce a ban on single-use plastic bags at large stores. most other counties have taken a city by city approach. >> 5:57. ahead at 6:00, help for drowning homeowners. the new state fund that could help keep thousands of californians from losing their homes to foreclosure. >> and the latest on developing news out of pennsylvania where hundreds of firefighters have spent all night battling a massive fire after a natural gas explosion that destroyed an entire city block. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in oakland, a city that has seen more of its fair share of violent crime but what allegedly happened last night has a lot of people shaking their heads. a seven-year-old boy twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to

as david louie reports there is plenty of disappointment along the san mateo county coast. >> motherneeded for a world class surf competition this weekend. there isn't a surfer in sight. >> it's a shame. we have to wait a whole another year? too bad. >> last year there were several opportunities. >> last year we voted four different times, so many different cells coming through, great days the guys had to surf voted four different times and the fourth time produced a fantastic event. this year we haven't voted once. >> also introduced a rogue wave that injured 13 spectators and hospitalized three. it forced them to watch on tv instead. those plans turned into a wipeout. >> with this year and el nina, the water is colder so we don't get as many of those giant storms as we did last year. >> restaurants near the contest site are equally disappointed. they will lose the wave of business created by the spectators. >> close to 2,000 people that will come in and get some breakfast and lunch and coffee and stuff so -- >> that's a lot of money. >> it is. >> it expires monday. it can't be exte

. >> at the san mateo county fairgrounds today family and friends built an emotional goodbye to the california national guard. they will spend the next month training at fort lewis, washington before heading to iraq to provide medical care for soldiers. for many of the soldiers is will be there first deployment. >>> congress heard from troops who say they face foreclosure at home was serving abroad. one captain testified that jp morgan chase overcharged him and then harassed him. he said the problem dominated his calls home. today a bank representative apologized and said most of the affected service members are being repaid. >>> for all of those who drink diet soda there is disturbing news tonight as john fowler tells us, diet soda appears to be linked to a serious health problem. >> reporter: he says he drinks almost nothing else. >> fewer calories, not much sugar. >> reporter: after all that the obesity warnings, many people drink diet sodas. >> i like the taste of it, and less carbonation. >> reporter: a new study links regular drinking a diet soda to 61% increase risk of stroke. a blood v

. >> alan: in san mateo county, stretches of skyline boulevard got a good helping of snow for the second weekend in a row. this morning, time was of the essence for snow lovers to touch it for themselves before it all melted. john alston made it to the santa cruz mountains just before sunup. >> reporter: the snow experience on skyline boulevard was first come first served, and to ebb enjoy it, you had to act fast. jan was on a make to be here at the perfect moment. >> it was snowing, and i decided i wanted to see the sunrise, and i thought it would be beautiful. >> reporter: he was delayed when the stopped to put on chains. >> at what point did you realize now needed to put on chains. >> when i started slipping on the road, and not getting enough traction. >> reporter: caltrans crews say the snow started sticking at 2:30 this morning. the elevation is close to 3,000 feet. there was a quarter inch on the ground. the dusting was enough to leave a slippery blaze -- glaze on the road, which brought out the caltrans trucks hours before sunrise. john logan couldn't resist bringing this dog. >>

. >>> sheriff deputies in san mateo county have a warning for people living in woodside. watch out for conmen posing as utility workers. investigators say two people are making the rounds, claiming they are checking out the damage from the recent storms. one person distracts the homeowner while the second goes inside the home and steals valuables. >>> in libya, moammar gadhafi is increasingly cornered as the protests continue and more security forces deflect to the other side. protesters in outlying cities continue to call for gadhafi's ouster while loyalists clamp down in the capital city. in the meantime, secretary of state, hillary clinton, says the u.s. is sending assistance teams and pledging $10 million to help desperate refugees near tunisia and egypt. 100,000 people have fled the violence in libya the last week. many have been caught in cold weather. >>> president obama is meeting with the u.n. secretary-general today to discuss a variety of measures under consideration. secretary clinton also talked about security council members that include an arms embargo, the

. >>> a community battle in san mateo county is getting surfers against the protection of the environment. robber honda explains the controversy surrounding jet skis at maverick. >>> right now jet skis are allowed -- the only time jet skis are allowed is during the analyst or environments. the marine sanctuary advisory council, including the parents of a surfer rescued last but by a photographer on a jet ski who should not have been a. >> it was so close. we can protect the environment and also save lives. >> there are no restrictions for public safety agencies or someone trained and certified by a public safety agency to use a mortar with wright's personal watercraft at any time. >> reporter: many say it is one thing to about trade rescuers to be on hand to call it unrealistic to expect any agency to have a team around whenever surfers hit the waves. >> we a self policing, self trained -- we are self policing, self trained. >> reporter: they wanted to be more than someone on a jet ski. >> there is some consistency, some responsibility and the ability to take reliability -- take the liabi

it has been adopted by san mateo county fair, which will provide care packages to the soldiers. >> the city of berkeley may be ready to help the obama administration with one of the thorniest problems rn rng -- problems. they will invite two detainees from guantanamo bay to move to town. both men have been cleared of wrong doing. they would live with local families and nonprofits would help find them work. critics say a new law discourages these offers and says berkeley has enough trouble already. >>> a lawyer for a tracy teenager abused and held captive more than a year filed a legal claim against sacramento county child protection services accusing them of failing to protect him, saying workers ignored signs of abuse. the claim filed on behalf of kyle ramirez escaping and ran into a fitness center occurre occurred -- covered in bruises. four people pleaded guilty or were convicted of abuse charges, including the teen's legal guardian. sacramento county declined to comment on the claims. >> coming up at 5:00 a school shocker. 8th graders told to write a school essay about sexual fanta

in effect for the san mateo bridge so use caution as you cross the span very minimal delays only 14 minutes between hayward and foster city. along the peninsula, 101 and san mateo county a wind advisory in effect so that will affect your drive heading between san jose and sfo or into san francisco along the peninsula. elsewhere let's get a look at the upper deck. we don't have a wind advisory on the bay bridge. but we have high winds. so use caution. traffic moving okay across the upper deck. no delays on the lower deck into oakland. if you are headed through the altamont pass, wind advisory in effect for 580. 15 minutes from the altamont pass to 680. traffic moving nicely but overall again windy conditions so use caution through there also. golden gate bridge problem- free. one of our nice spots this morning. still clearing an accident westbound 4 just past 680 over -- westbound 24 just past 680 over on the shoulder. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at this morning's top stories. the federal judge who halted executions in california is going to san quentin prison this morning. t

wants special ventilation systems installed in new buildings to extract the vapors. >> today san mateo countymblyman jerry hill plans to introduce a bill to keep san francisco from using state money for the city's new local hire law. san francisco's ordinance requires that half of workers hired on city public works construction jobs be city residents. hill says taxpayers from other counties in the state should not have to pay for increased construction costs associated with local ordinance. it will prohibit any state money on local hire projects. >> a watchdog group is calling on congress to crack down on 30 lawmakers sleeping in their offices rather than paying for a second place to live in the nation's capital. the group's citizen for responsibility and ethics in washington say those politicians may be getting an unfair tax break and making personal use of public resources. some representatives say the practice has been going on for decades while others say they aren't aware of any rules addressing that matter. >> a near tragedy has given controversial issue new life. should jet skis be all

. >> several cities in san mateo county are working together to develop a singular plan to ban plastic association of san mateo county cities are to study a regional plan hoping to come up with a common countywide ordinance to eliminate plastic bags and encourage paper or reusable bags. a city councilman will introduce a ban of single-use plastic bags at most stores. >> a new york congressman is an ex-congressman after he sent a shirtless picture of himself to a woman he met on craigslist. jenelle wang is in the news room with this latest cautiousry tale in this digital age. >> his career over in a flash. this is the photo that prompted the republican congressman to step down. the website gawker.com says lee september this shirtless photo of himself to a 34-year-old maryland woman in january who posted a personal ad on craigslist. in the e-mail exchange, lee described himself as a fit, fun and classy guy and added i promise not to disappoint. lee said he was a 39-year-old divorced lobbyist. not true after the woman did some checking and discovered he was actually a 46-year-old married

and will they continue to search for the couple here in this area of san mateo county today? a lot of questions. we'll be following this for you today. sydnie. >> anne makovec at devil's slide, thank you. >>> the attorney for barry bonds is back in court this morning. he will be asking a judge to prohibit secret recordings of a conversation that took place in 2003. it involves a business partner and a sports trainer who talked about steroids and needles. today's hearing comes one day after federal prosecutors dropped six charges against bonds in his perjury case. the former giant is accused of lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. that trial is supposed to start march 21. >>> special patrols in the east bay. christin ayers is in richmond where bus drivers are worried about being shot. >> reporter: good morning. i just got off the phone with an a.c. transit spokesman. he said in north richmond there have definitely been some targeted violence involving a.c. transit buses. some of that violence leading off the streets on the buses others being spec

. >> we've got ahold of john alston in san mateo county at higher elevations surrounded by snow on the ground it looks like. hi, john. >> it's been star lit while we were here and all of a sudden clouds showed up and you may see one or two flakes falling right now as the snow is -- coming down a little, nothing really much right now. you can see behind me though there is snow on the ground. maybe a quarter of an inch. some of the caltran crews out here says it started 2:30 this morning. we saw one or two caltran sand trucks heading down into saratoga and there was one vehicle that was off the road and one or two vehicles going down highway 9 we saw were inching their way because the roads here are very, very slick. the snow that has fallen has pretty much accumulated and turned into ice as cars have gone over it. there have been several vehicles out here. the sun is starting to come up but it's still very, very cold and as you've been saying all morning, sea level, palo alto and other issues, black ice accidents happening and popping up all around the bay area. certainly up here in the

coming up on channel 2 news at 5:00 cal trans will by pass an unstable part of highway one in san mateo county. tonight we'll take you on the first tour inside the tunnel. that story coming up at 5:00. thank you for watching. have a great day!