cautionary notes this is the system of seattle system, not your system. you have to look that principals and see if they apply to the same work the planning side, the modeling side, the adaptive side and i'll talk briefly for a few seconds on mayors initiative on climate control because it gives an as political environment to work in and then the seattle system. the mayor of seattle nickels started the protocols for the city and started process with a lot of other mayors to start aggressively dealing with climate change if your interested at the bottom we have the website where there was an advisory commission made up of a number of corporate entities including starbucks and boeing and they came up with a plan for seattle the materials are there and if your interested i encourage you to go ahead and look at those and see the things being done with other mayors across the country. >> our system, we have two water supply systems the cedar system and toll system that supplies one third and we own the entire head waters on 90 thousand acres and we control tha

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the saints had an easy one in seattle.t least most thought it would ... [ no audio - stand by please ] the n-f-l playoffs kicked off this afternoon... and that meant a fr . >>> all right. let the games begin t nfl playoffs kicked off this afternoon and that meant a fresh start for every team participating. seattle was only 7-9 in the regular season so no way they were going to beat the defending champion saints, right? >> no way. >> no way. qwest field the loudest in the nfl, the 12th man making plenty of noise this afternoon, tied at 17 hasselbeck goes back, he has brandon stokley wide open for the 45-yard touchdown. that gave the seahawks their first lead of the ball game. the saints wouldn't let them get too excited. seattle led 24-20 at the break. and they added to their lead in the third. hasselbeck with another bomb, this time to mike williams, hasselbeck threw a season best four touchdowns. the seahawks led 34-20 after three. final minutes, seattle clinging to a 34-30 lead. former cal star marshawn lynch broke throu

this counterpart john carlson hitting the charts hard on seattle's first offense of the drive is huge loss for the visitors carlson's head injury handicap in seattle severely as they lost an excellent blocker for their running game chicago quarterback jay cutler while it is first on the playoff outing the first of his two rushing touchdowns making the score twenty one nothing half time no hibernation for the bears despite a three score lead in the third world cup the running it in for touchdown number two taking time to give away some memorabilia to the local fans afterwards the twenty seven year old contributing a tour of the four schools connecting with kellen davis for spinal touchdown seattle rallied in the field but it was a breakthrough late thirty five to twenty four the final score the n.f.l.'s oldest rivalry gets a new installment with the bears hosting the green bay packers next in the a.f.c. the new york jets back to off with a huge win in new england the patriots defend yourself unable to get through to the dainian tomlinson who stole his force receiving touchdown chines y

seattle sends the defending >> mike: who dat going to beat those saints. how about the team with the worst record of any qualifier, the 7-9 seahawks. saints favored by 10, get beat by five. things got off to a good standard in seattle new orleans up 10-0 in the first. the seahawks wouldn't fold. later in the first, hasselbeck, 11 yards. in the second, jones cut by the seahawks earlier this season, a five yard touchdown, 17-7 new orleans. just before the half, hasselbeck going deep. stokeley, still in the lead. hauls it in. seahawks lead at the half. seattle kept it going in the third. more from hasselbeck. a perfectly thrown ball to williams. hasselbeck threw for 272 and four scores. the saints rally. jones, second touchdown run. new orleans down 34-27. then later in the fourth, 34-30. the seahawks just trying to run out the clocks. former cal star lynch with the run of the year. he breaks free, stiff-arms the defender to the ground, breaks another tackle at the 15 and goes the distance. 67-yards and ices the upset. the seahawks stun the defending super bo

there's aelgs rain out there in seattle.s a smaller type storm system, so it's not going to pour all day. this afternoon it will turn more spotty, and tonight it will be dry. south of there weather is looking fantastic. what a great stretch we have out here from los angeles to vegas to phoenix. i mean, this is just the snow bird weather. this is why everyone goes to these locations as we head through the winter months because they typically are beautiful. that's going to continue right through your tuesday. enjoy. >>> if are you watching us on kntv nbc 11 in california's bay area, see an array of wild flowers and butterflies and enjoy bird watching and explore the living roof with a naturalist at the california academy of sciences. >> i'm so jealous of their weather. >> i'm kind of getting that vibe from you. >> the west coast. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. right now it is very good to be natalie portman. the romantic comedy "no strings attached" took the top stop this weekend earnin

call it 50 today for a high in seattle. portland also.ust slight chance of a little drizzle out there, but nothing like yesterday. i don't even think you need your umbrella. 53 in medford. look at san francisco. l.a., vegas. everyone continues this great trend. i mean, this has been picture perfect weather over the last week or so. today or tomorrow, actually, 78 in l.a. 78 in phoenix. even back to the intermountain west salt lake city is even starting to warm up. if you are watching us in anchorage, alaska, see photographs in screen and film for one of the most iconic artists of the 21st century. andy warhol manufactured at the anchorage museum. that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks. here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. oprah winfrey's long rumored secret was finally revealed on her program monday when she called the b, quote, the miracle of all miracled. winfrey revealed t a half sister which until recently she knew nothing about. >>> and patricia, a 48-year-old milwaukee woman was given up for ad

seattle kept it going in the third. this time a perfectly thrown ball to mike williams. hasselbeck threw for 272 yards. the saints ay. they are the world champs. jones' second touchdown run of the game. new orleans down 34-27 in the fourth, 34-30. seahawks trying to run out the clock. watch this run by former cal star lynch. maybe the run of the year. stiff-arms the defender to the ground, breaks another tackle at the 15, goes the distance. 67 yards to ice the upset. seahawks send the super bowl champions. >> there were so many chances to say, okay, not today, lucky to be here. these guys, for whatever reason, on the football team, since two weeks ago, has believed we're going to win the game we're heading into. >> it's disappointing to be on the other end of it. i thought in the end we just weren't good enough in a number of areas, and i think just from watching it, it was obvious to see. >> mike: i'll say. switch gears. college hoops. cal men and tempe hosted by arizona state. trying to avoid an 0-3 start in pack so play. sun devil students, as well awe know, know how

plus -- the seattle seahawks become a dubious piece of nfl history. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> it's a chilly and quiet start to our weather as we head through the first week of the new year. regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up this is "early today." and in sports, the seattle seahawks flew in to the history books last night, even though their season wasn't exactly a smooth flight. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >> good monday morning to you. the nfl playoffs are set, final spot decided last night. rams and seahawks, winner gets in, loser goes home. in seattle, hasselbeck out with a hip injury, charlie whitehurst would have to ride in and lead the seahawks to the postseason. whitehurst found mike williams for the touchdown and that would be the game's only td. seahawks won it 16-6. they're in the playoffs with a 7-9 record. they'll host the saints on saturday. this is the first time in nfl history a team h

seattle was a win away from a ticket to the nfc championship. the only thing that stood in their way. chicago bears. snow flurries all threw the game. bears seemed comfortable from the opening kick. cutler to olson. 58-yard score. 7-0 chicago. now, the bears lost at home to the seahawks to the regular season. no repeat performance. chester taylor goes up -- bears led at the half. cutler was only sacked three times and he did not turn the ball over. he was also making plays with his feet. rushed for 43 yards, more than anyone on the seahawk team combined. 28-0, chicago. seattle showed signs of life in the 4th quarter, but cutler and company had an answer. cutler to davis. 35-24 to advance to the nfc championship. >> it's most disappointing because it's so hard to get here. it's not automatic we're going to get here again. but we've learned a lot. we've grown a loot. >> it just doesn't get any better, as i see it, than for the nfc championship to come down to the packers -- packers coming down to our turf this time. the packers and beers -- bears

also including maybe even a chance for snow flurries in seattle. should be rather dry going into our saturday. phoenix there at 62. finally, a look at your sunday forecast. not much as far as big storms go. high pressure's going to begin controlling the weather. maybe snow flurries there on interstate 5, possibly portland. not a significant winter event. if you're watching on kntv, area culture, a tradition of coastal fishing. see 70 work on display at fish and fishing, at the coos art museum. that's your pick event of the day, veronica. go fish. >> okay. exactly. >>> are you sure about hawaii? can't rain in paradise? >> la to. some portions are not getting green. got to rain sooner or later. >> you're right. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. at the box office, "true grit" will battle "little fockers" for number one. nicholas cage isn't expected to help the medieval saga. "season of the witch" earned more than $10 million. even less expected from "country strong" predicting it won't even earn double digit millions.

, eventually work its way down to seattle and by tomorrow, it will work its way down a little further. but much of california as i mentioned you're going to stay dry. that's a look at your tucson, maybe you can get away with shorts at 70. 70 degrees in tucson, can you get away with shorts? >> you could absolutely get away with shorts, yeah. bikini top, anything. >> really? now we're talking. >> now getting a little saucy little early in the morning for that. thanks so much. >>> banks buckle, housing slumps further and the world's most expensive apartment. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, she's one of hollywood's hottest actresses and she's just won one of hollywood's most prized parts. >>> coming up the mavericks shoot their way out of a slump, sixers and magic need overtime and carmelo anthony said he is tired of the trade talks and nets are tired of him. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll finds tha

supply during the summer and if we're in a situation where we have a longer drought period we like seattle have annual refills with reservoirs and a summer draw down where we're serving from our reservoirs if that presents challenges for us. increase in wild fires. it's a huge concern for us and i'm sure for like san francisco we're an unfiltered drinking source and our watershed is in the mountains where there's lots of reck rauks and eventhough it's protected and there's no entry allowed our watershed we're are neighbors of an intensely utilized effort. water rights issue is only issues with our ground source but we do share that series of,aquafo r's and we have the city of vancouver on the other side that also taps that water reservoir. and fish flows we're currently in the process of pursuing habitat conservation plan to come in compliance in the clean water act so we're very concerned about any impact that could impact our ability to maintain fish flows we're currently agreeing to. next slide. so, in terms of what we've done to study climate change effects on our system. in 2002 throu

and the nfc wins in seattle. it is the first team to advance to the playoffs [ male announcer ] as your love has evolved, so have your gifts. from "i like you." "i really like you." "i love you." "i will always love you." and sometimes a gift says, "you mean more to me than anything else in the world." life insurance from new york life ensures your loved ones will always be taken care of, with 165 years of financial strength. it's the most selfless gift you can give. new york life. the company you keep. the rams. seattle with one of the best home advantages in the league. first quarter and charlie whitehurst in for matt hasselbeck. it is to mike williams and seattle is up. rams down seven and driving. harr ny g picks -- harring and picks it up. the -- here is your wild card weekend in the nfc. the seahawks host the saints 1:30 on saturday and sunday the packers are hosted by philly at 1:30 and falcons and bears get a bye. in the afc, a rematch of the conference title games, the jets and colts at 5:00. it is the r

. >> saints in seattle, never ron a playoff game on the road in history.ection, new orleans up 10-0 in the third. seahawks wouldn't followed. over the middle. 11-yard, a 10-7-ball game. just before the half. game tied at 17. hasselbeck going deep. stokeley runs underneath it. seahawks led 24-20 at the half. seattle kept it going in the third. a perfectly thrown ball to toe -- to williams. in the fourth, 34-30 seattle. trying to eat clark, and marshawn lynch with the run of the year. watch this stiff-arm. knocks the defender to the ground. beast mode as he calls it. 67 of his 131 yards, to highs the upset. the seahawks, first team with a losing record to win a playoff game, stun the defending super bowl champs. >> to many chances to say, okay, lucky to be here. for whatever reason, our football team has believed we're going win the game we're intending to. >> one of the chance last year's super bowl teams lose on the same day. >> sharks struggling at home. another predator in t t t t t tt mary! hey! wow, you look great! thanks! it's this new wish yourself t

. >> 48 in seattle. 38 in salt lake city. 64 in phoenix. fargo and minneapolis don't even hit the teens. 21 in chicago. and 31 in omaha. a snowy 38 here in new york. 60s in miami, new orleans and dallas. >>> and still ahead, the insurance giant, raising rates by nearly 60%. >>> plus, the coolest gadgets for the whole family as the consumer electronics show in las vegas. >>> and science weighs in on what a woman's tears do to a guy's libido. Ñ >>> the december jobs report will be the main event on wall street today. economists predict businesses added about 145,000 workers last month. >>> overseas, markets are mixed ahead of the report. tokyo's nikkei average rose 0.1% today. hong kong's hang seng fell 0.4%. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow fell 26 points. and the nasdaq added 28 points. >>> christmas was as not as fair as retailers hoped it would be. the deals were too good in november. it was still the best holiday shopping season since 2006. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg says he is in no rush to go public.

joining us live from seattle is jenn risko of self awareness. she is a co-founder of this publishing industry newsletter and website. first off, jenn risko, what were some of the big selling nonfiction books of 2010? >> guest: certainly the biggest book of 2010 was decision point by vw. we are seeking sales on this one off 1.8 million copies, and it has only been out since the beginning of november. in addition to that we have seen 200,000 copies in e-book only so that is topping the list for

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seattle rallied in the fall but it was a break in late thirty five to twenty four the final score the n.f.l.'s oldest rivalry gets a new installment with the bears hosting the green bay packers banks in the. jets back. with a huge. the patriots defender spun able to get through dainian tomlinson the stories force receiving touchdown choose which the home team doing his best to climb out of the fourteen a three hole in the. l.g. crossed into the ball this time after dropping a touchdown pass early teens shooting point conversion could delete to just recruits santolina holmes knows a thing in itself postseason catches the two thousand eight superbowl in the deep dash hopes by making the score. one of the toughest catches to make in the game the twenty six year old managing to keep his opposite. bound shangri is determined sixteen yard long later in the fourth lead to score twenty eight to fourteen with a possible crowd still and tom brady cut the gap to twenty eight to twenty one by finding his favorite target be on bridge but that leads to the final schools the patriots failing to reco

and seattle clinging to a 34-30 lead.nd former star marshawn lynch broke through the line and simply refuses to go down. look at him go. every saint seemed to have a shot but couldn't bring him down. 67 yards later he is in the end zone. a little tired but he gets in. seahawks win 41-36 and advance to the second round. >>> and when a guy screws up and wants forgiveness he often buys his wife or girlfriend some flowers or jewelry. in this case of the miami dolphin, they go with the old contract extension. after flying across the country to interview jim harbaugh, owner steven ross returned home and tried to patch things up with current head coach stony spirano by giving him a two year contract extension. >>> stanford, arizona basketball game was postponed due to the shootings in tucson where the arizona congress woman gabrielle giffords was shot while holding a meeting with voters. and it will be rescheduled tomorrow morning. >>> and cal and tempe, the pac- 10 victory, and the bears jumped out to a big early lead against a

and i-5, will be slick with rain from seattle to portland. snow on i-84 and 90 in the northern rockies. >> if you are flying today, you can expect some airport delays in seattle, minneapolis, atlanta and new orleans. >>> of course, the big news in the morning for a lot of folks. it appears there are at least two winning tickets in the latest megamillions jackpot. lucky people in idaho and washington state, will now split all those winnings. >> but there may still be more. if you're one of the millions to wait in long lines yesterday, here's the winning numbers yet again. 4, 8, 15, 25, 47, and the megaball of 42. >> hello america. >> reporter: last night's drawing for the fourth-biggest jackpot in u.s. history, had dreamers in 41 states and washington, d.c. glued to tvs and computers. >> the megaball number is, 42. >> reporter: after the drawing, the megamillions website crashed. 355 million bucks on the line. and just as many dreams. >> buy a house. help a lot of good people. >> probably go on vacation for a year. >> reporter: the 1 in 176 mi

slick on i-5, from seattle to portland.e, where the snow -- where one of the rivers is swelling. a lot of farmland has been inundated. and one couple had to be rescued from their car. another river north of seattle spilled its banks, forcing families to flee. some were escaping with whatever they could carry in their hands. >>> a man police believe is a serial killer has been arrested in philadelphia. they say dna links antonio rodriguez to the rape and to the rape and strangulation of three women last year. as a convicted felon, rodriguez was required to provide his dna when he was released from prison. >>> one of the most dangerous cities in america is cutting back on its cops because of a major budget short fall. 160 police officers in camden new jersey, are expected to turn in their guns and badges today. that's about half of the police force there. the guardian angels have started patrolling that city to fill the gap. camden has the seconds-highest crime rate in the country. >>> a new study finds surgeons consider suic

wet on i-5 from seattle to portland. snow covered on i-90 and 84.nd from bismarck to the twin cities, and on i-70 from indianapolis to pittsburgh and roads are still slippery in the southeast. >>> and if you're flying today, you can expect airport delays in seattle, salt lake city and indianapolis. >>> as you noticed, extreme weather has been battering towns across the globe with drenching rains and killer floods. >> this week alone raging waters and mud slides have claimed more than 500 lives from australia to brazil where homes were literally swept away and entire families buried alive as they slept. more now from abc's jeffrey kofman. >> reporter: with her house collapsing around her in the raging floodwaters, rescuers threw a life line to this woman in the mountains north of rio de janeiro. she grabbed her dog and plunged into the surging waters. the rope held, but she couldn't hold on to the dog. as neighbors urged her on, she was raised to safety. not far away firefighters cheered as a baby boy was rescued from the mud. two bright moments in w

this counterpart john carlson hitting the charts hard on seattle's offensive drive a huge loss for the visitors. handicapping seattle severely as they lost an excellent blocker for their running game chicago quarterback jay cutler is first of a playoff outing the first of his two downs making the score twenty one nothing half time no hibernation for the bears despite a three score lead in the third quarter. for touchdown number two taking time to give away some memorabilia to the local fans afterwards the twenty seven year old contributing a tour of the force connecting with kellen davis for a spinal down seattle rallied in the fourth but it was too late thirty five to twenty four the final score the n.f.l.'s oldest rivalry gets a new installment with the bears hosting the green bay packers next in the. jets. with a huge. the patriots defenders unable to get through dainian tomlinson who scored his first receiving touchdown in years the home team doing his best to climb out of a fourteen to three hole in the. l.g. crumpler to the ball this time after a touchdown pass the point conversi

. >> 40s in boise and seattle. and just shy of 70 in phoenix. a frigid 11 below zero in fargo. just 3 degrees in minneapolis. and 17 in omaha. new york will get up to 31 degrees. miami, 81. >>> and when we come back this morning, mystery solved. kidnapped as a baby. a grown woman works to find her real family. and she does. >>> plus, little survivors. scientists think they have found out why blood-sucking bedbugs have made such a comeback. h@h@h@ >>> chinese president hu jintao's visit to the u.s. has been productive for u.s. businesses. the obama administration says china will buy $45 billion in u.s. exports. that includes a nearly $20 billion deal for 200 boeing planes. the white house says the deal will support up to 235,000 jobs. >>> overseas stocks are lower across the board this morning after u.s. banks reported steep drops in profits yesterday. tokyo's nikkei average fell more than 1%. hong kong's hang seng dropped 1.7%. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow slipped 12 points yesterday. the nasdaq dropped 40 points. >>> walmart is announcing a five-ye

pulled the up set over the saints and the acrowds went so crazy that the seismic center in seattle,he monitoring station said activity went on for 30 seconds following this run. rex ryan loves the spotlight on himself, it's mark sanchez quarterback getting the better of peyton manning. game willing field goal. 17-16 and the patriots wait and ryan said it's he versus bill belichick. >> another patriots patriots touchdown. >> i was outcoached in that game. i said that then, i am saying it now. this is about bill belichick versus rex ryan. it's personal. it's him against myself. my level has to come up and he will get my best shot, he will get everything i have on sunday. if he slips, we will beat him. >> when bill belichick and the patriots beat him earlier. not leaving without soccer. liinal is the soccer player of the year on the men's side. topple players and there she is. she is the woman's player of the year. she is looking for a pro team to play for. >>> all right. good night everybody. see you tomorrow. [ male announcer ] rockin out to the big hot pastrami. big. hot. pastrami.

seattle actually showed signs of life in the 4th quarter, but cutler had the answer.rs in seattle, season, 35-24 is the final and they advance to the nfc title game. >> it's most disappointing because it's so hard to get here, and it's not automatic we're going to get here again, to get this far along, but we've learned a lot and grown a lot. >> it doesn't get any better, as i see it, than for the nfc championship to come down to the packers coming down on our turf this time. the packers and bears to finish it up, that's how it should be. >> next sunday it will be another classic bears-packers battle. each team won once during the regular season. the home team winning each time. it's noon at soldier field. >> women's basketball. cal with a 57-48 loss to the husband -- huskyies. -- reggie williams is on game day tonight. he's the warriors' sixth man off the bench and proving valuable in that role. >> okay. 11:00 tonight. >> yeah. >> he did it enthusiastically, the man that tackled the shooter describes the shooting. he tried to keep the shooting -- held down. and the g

>> we heard from seattle that they went down to sort of a regional type model. what's the status of that, some of us have regional or coastal, not snow back. when can we expect possible help for modeling of that? >> right now. it exists. that's what we used in this california assessment. for the scenarios they were all down scaled to twelve kilometers covering california and nevada. it's not totally adequate and i'm not saying this is a solved problem. the premium grape growers want to know what's going on in napa, valley but for a lot of water related problems i think we're okay. [inaudible] >> what's the long-term climate - >> hopefully, we get on to that green emissions trajectory which would have co2 levels leveling off and declining. there's a lot of inertia in the system. we all have cars and you can't change power plants overnight and et cetera, et cetera. but in fact the earth response to climate is not going to make too much difference until about the middle part of the century between all those scenarios. through 2050 a climate model is sort of a clima

seattle's run is over. bears host the packers in the nfc title game next week after 35-24 victory. >> the raiders soap opera between al davis and tom cable took a financial turn. davis began deducting 20 grand from cable's check each week to the tune of 120,000. cable filed a grievance. apparently davis and cable barely spoke during the second half of the season for a mutitude of reasons, even though it was the team's best season since 2012 stay tuned. >>> the warriors host the nets in a matinee tomorrow on martin luther king day. martin luther king is just a history lesson to most of those players. there will be custom shoes, and kid will shadow warrior employees, players and coaches understand the significance of the day. >> this day is huge as far as what he was able to do for not only the minorities and people of color, put just for everyone, and when you get a chance to play today, it's special. >> a big day, and we are lucky to play on all the holidays and big days like martin luther king. so it's def

seattle had snow for a while, now over to rain. portland around freezing.will deal with freezing rain there. notice that pink coloring. eventually the warmer air will win out. so the longer you wait to travel out there, the better the roads will become in all area, but the high elevations getting a lot of snow. spokane getting significant snow. 48 inches by tomorrow. that's quick look tucson into phoenix, your weather is dry and clear today. well, lynn, all that bad weather's going to continue. no end in sight this week for the pacific northwest. the new focal point for the bad storms. >> all right. bill karins, thanks so much. >>> coming up, the iphone end and do you think a degree from cornell is guarantee for a top job? think again. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a brush with the law for the former homeless man turned golden voice announcer. >>> the cavs hit a new low and carmelo anthony is still a denver nugget for now. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry

seattle's run is over.the bears host the packers next week with a 35-24 victory. >> the raiders' soap on bra between al davis and tom cable took a financial twist. davis began deducting 20 grand from cable's check each week to the tune of 120,000. cable filed a grievance against davis with the nfl. an arbitrator will make the final ruling. davis and cable barely spoke during the second half of the season for a multitude of reasons, even though this was the team's best season since 2002. stay tuned. >>> the warriors will host the nets in a matinee tomorrow on martin luther king day. martin luther king is just a history lesson to most of these young warrior players. among the ceremonial jess tours, custom shoes, and kid will shadow warrior employees, employers and coaches understand the significance of the day. >> this day is huge as far as what he was able to do for not only mine noartz and people of color but everyone. when you get chance to play today, it's special. >> a big day, and we have been getting l

seattle may have done that and port land may have integrated it into management. temperature is going up, demand for water is going up. how many of our water agencies include in their demand forecast for the year 3020, 3050, climate effects on demand. the last california water plant did a much better job of acknowledging the issue of climate change but not yet adequately took action. we're beginning to work now on the next one and the intention i believe, is there will be a more deeper analysis and i look forward to that. next slide. this is a graph, and i want to say couple of things. this is from a study that a coleague of mine did on impacts of changes on colorado river. we looked at climate general circulation models from hypo thetic there's a lot of information and this is a small piece of that. this shows frequency and volume of uncontrolled spills which is basically meaning floods. these are percent changes of flow on,x factors. 10, five, ten, twenty percent changes on flows. those are plausible in colorado. the,y axis is number of years in which we get plu

here's your forecast. 38 in seattle, 36 in medford. portland dry also. the desert southwest, still cold. 46 that's it in vegas today. a very cold january. by the time we get to tomorrow, the storm system moves onshore and could begin with snow portland. just cold rain in northern california. >>> if you're watching on khnl nbc 8, honolulu, hawaii, never too late to pick up a musical instrument. rye not start now? the ukulele, that's your pacific event for the day. >> i'm in. >> that would be fun. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the first week in january is normally quiet at the box office. but the ticket estimates hold it's the worst since 2000. "true grit" took the top spot with a mere $15 million becoming the first western to top the $100 million mark since the 1990s. elsewhere, jim carrey and the black keys helped pump 2011's first "saturday night live" episode to the show's biggest overnight rating since last may when betty white hosted with jay-z. kim kardashian and their mother is being sued by the company

have to be radically different than strategies that edward and chuck have sitting in portland and seattle and i think if there's anything you take away if there's not a one size fits all for any of this. not for california or the western states. you really have to customize based where your sitting. climate change and urban water supply. growing demand for water. however, we grew nearly ten years in san diego increased by 6 hundred thousand people and we did not add to our water demand and that came from just extraordinary efforts but the growing demand, we have hardened conservation and continuing growth and increased population and economic activity and obviously hotter or dryer weather. uncertainty of our import and small surface level supply. less reliance on the hydraulic dependence supply and all of that has to be considered. how we are respond sag three prong action plan. i want to touch lightly on each of these. first is diversity kabs of our water supply portfolio and second is constructing a variety until facilitys to address the ever changing demands we have and third is pruden

. >> rain gauge wise no body probably cares about the city of seattle but we could do some things. other than quality control and we're going to spend more money and time but i think it's easily transferable to others. >> let's go back to the floor. yes? >> i want to go back to the point of the technical and public engage meant. it's one piece of the puzzle but provide as lot of opportunity. water efficiency provides most of the savings on the consumer side. the numbers we heard about 18 percent, almost all of that is not water agency and waist water treatment but keeping the water in the homes using the washing machines and so on. saving that can save humans money which then energy games people into, well, maybe we should listen to the engineers and people trying create the model. >> thank you. >> yes? yes? >> i want to tie into the first speaker and segway the opportunity for public, private partnerships and collaboration. i have an exand pl in california that's local to the san francisco, puc, the california commission has listed grant under their renewable fuels program and the

the exception is up here from seattle northwards into southern canada. that's where they're going to experience heavy rain today, tonight and into tomorrow. portland, you just get some of the clouds from that. medford, chilly. has i've been mentioning, we're slowly going to warm things up. it's going to take a while. pretty cold air mass throughout much of the west. phoenix, 65 on friday. partly cloudy skies in l.a. and 63. we are watching that rain once again up there in the pacific northwest. on friday, some of it could sneak into the portland area. if you're watching us in california's bay area, meet biologists, watch and feed and discover fun facts about fish. check out sharks and rays at the california academy of sciences. that's your pacific event of the day. have you ever fed a stingray? you hold it underneath it and it sucks it on top of it. >> i love to touch tanks. that's like my favorite thing. >>> here's an early look at the headlines in entertainment now. just days after going public with the break-up of his 18-year marriage john mellencamp

she moved to seattle and is now the executive director of the deaf-blind service center. she manages an office and conducts business meetings using tactile communication. translator: i run the everyday operation and make sure the staff are doing their jobs. i am responsible for making budget decisions. also, i coordinate with executive directors of other organizations. because we are small and specialized, we can't do everything, so we divide the responsibilities and avoid duplication of services. narrator: using her cane and public transportation, jelica travels independently to a meeting across town. she uses a vibrotactile crossing signal to make her way across the street. she signals the bus driver about her special needs with color-coded cards. the driver knows to stop and traces the route number on her hand, indicating she is boarding the correct bus. translator: i know people are shocked at seeing a cane, and they're shocked at seeing tactile communication, and it's true--it is shocking-- but it's so much better than pretense or denial because then you end up looki

handicapping seattle severely. blocking game chicago. in his playoff outing the first of. twenty one nothing at halftime no hibernation for the. third quarter. to taking time to give. it to the local fans afterwards the twenty seven year old. davis for his final down. to late thirty five to twenty four the final score the n.f.l. . with the bears. packers next in the. jets back to talk with a huge. the patriots defender unable to get through dainian tomlinson. years. to climb out of a fourteen to three hole in the. time after. pass earlier. point conversion lead to just three points. home. catch is the two thousand. catches to make in the game the twenty six year old to keep opposite foot. bound sean green's determined sixteen yards later in the fourth made the score twenty eight to fourteen with a foggy crowd stunned tom brady cut the gap to twenty eight to twenty one by finding his favorite target deion branch but that proved to be the final score of the patriots failing to recover their onside kick losing their third straight playoff game flamboyant coach rex ryan now al

still showers in seattle. today's the wettest of the days. >>> if you're watching on news channel 8, portland, oregon see african-american murals from around the country and by local artists as walls of heritage, walls of pride. that's the oregon historical society, and that's your pick event of the day, veronica. >> thanks, bill. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. it looks like taylor swift is going to be writing another break-up ballot. according to sources, "us magazine" reports jake jillen hall and the country singer have hended their brief romance. the pair called it quits just before new year's eve and rang in the new year separately. >>> after a two-week investigation, california's county sheriff will recommend lindsay lohan be charged with battery for last month the run-in way betty ford technician. details will be sent to the l.a. county probation department this week. a beverly hills judge said lohan will be jailed if she violates probation. >>> finally, later this mo

still need the winter gear from seattle to medford and boise. much of the state of nevada is actually below freezing this morning. if you're in vegas, a little cool, 63, but sunny, very nice. still in the 50s in the pacific northwest. that's good. l.a., just another day in paradise near 830 degrees. near 69.quick look at your as far as the west goes we're lacking of any big storms through the weekend. looks good. we'll bring you the friday forecast coming up. >> thanks so much. >>> also coming up, foreclosures spike, juniper jumps, a cookie on the market. trust me this is a cookie you've never tried. your business headlines are straight ahead. plus, for his next big role has john travolta gotten an offer he can't refuse? >>> coming up -- kevin durant goes off on the tim ber vofls, upset in the aussie open, what was the president doing with a packers jersey? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. the department of homeland security is ex