sources say if the a's satisfy the league's concern, bud selig may allow team owners to vote on the movea's fans we spoke to had mixed reactions to these moving guidelines. >> if they feel they're going to be more profitable. move to another place, it's up to them. >> i think they need a new stadium. it's pretty old. yeah i think, it would be cool if we had a new stadium. >> reporter: the move to san jose is opposed by the san francisco giants who have territory -- territorial -- >>> that would trim $85 million from most government accounts white house spokesperson jay carney said the president had good conversations with both men. >>> jobless claims rose for the first time in three weeks according to new numbers released just this morning. 362,000 americans filed for jobless benefits for the first time last week. that's up about 20,000 from the week before. the labor department also reports that 3.1 million people filed for continuing unemployment benefits. >>> stocks closed lower to end concern the federal reserve may cut back its bond buying program. the dow lost 46 points, s & p500 f

commissioner david stern and mlb commissioner bud selig the charles woodson era is over in green bay.ackers released the 36 year old woodson after 7 seasons. woodson had two years left on a 5-year, $55 million deal and was due to make $9 million next year. in 2009 woodson was the defensive player of the year for the pack he spent his first 8 seasons with the raiders where he was the rookie of the year in 1998 at age 36, after 15 years in the league - you got to serena oldest #1 ever serena williams regained her number one ranking today in qatar after beating petra kyitova in three sets. in doing so, at age 31 she becomes the oldest woman williams cried after the match when addressing the crowd saying she never thought she would be here again

giants claimed that territory so bud selig formed a committee to look into the feasibility.ll no answer. so i asked mr. wolfe, why? >> only lives a few miles from here. i suggest you go over there with this camera and ask him. done so many good things and he has taught me a little more patience. i can't really comment. he is trying to make sure that we balance ourselves with the giants and territories and all that stuff is actually sort of getting tiring for me. >> mike: got to be frustrating, too. >> a little embarrassment. we'll see what happens. >> mike: well, i'll tell you what. it's become comical and ridiculous, like the stadium. so we'll have more from mr. wolfe at 11:00. the story of the day is josh reddick. he and koko crisp had also contest in the offseason to see who could grow their care and beard the longest. i'm going to say josh won out and i asked him, are you going to keep it during the season? >> i don't know yet. you never know. i'm going to try to hold on to it as long as i can. >> in spring train are you don't have to worry about grooming or anything. >>

. >> mlb's commissioner bud selig may let the club owners decide to approve the move. if that happens the as would need 75% of the clubs to approve a move to san jose and to rescind the giants' territorial rights. >>> still ahead, fish fraud. the shocking amount of restaurants serving up seafood they say is one thing when it is another really. >> if you know a woman who talks a million miles a minute, you don't know one, right, frank? >> sitting next to one. >> a new study says we just can't help it. >> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. lots of sunshine outside now. the winds beginning to kick up a bit. we'll talk about that and thunderstorms when we come back. ron: years ago i made a promise to provide the best for my family in sickness and in health. carol and i needed help figuring out what's covered by medicare and what's not. so we turned to the same folks we've relied on for health insurance all these years. announcer: ron and carol called anthem blue cross and found an affordable medicare supplement insurance plan that pays for many

but if the organization can satisfy them, commissioner bud selig could let club owners vote on it. the article points out this does not guarantee anything that the a's will be moving to san jose anytime soon or at all, for that matter. a major hurdle here, the giants own territorial rights in the south bay and they are against a move by the a's. >>> meantime, a top oakland city official apologizing to lou wolf this morning. she mistakenly accused wolf of releasing a letter about his wish for a short-term lease in oakland to the media. but it was not true. after being told of the claim, wolf fired off an e-mail saying, quote, it is very sad when someone is devoted to harm someone else's reputation. yesterday, santana apologized for the mistake, calling it human error. >>> you can call it a building boom in one south bay city that's promising to bring with it more housing, more jobs and more money. the mayor of santa clara says his city is in the middle of of construction projects. you can add chipmaker nvidia to the list. buildings along the expressway will make way for the company'

guidelines say they do not ensure a move to san jose but if the as satisfy the league office concerns seligld allow team owners to vote on the move. fans we spoke to this morning had mixed reaction to the guidelines. >> if they feel they are going to be more profitable by moving to another place, it is up to them. >> i think they do need a new stadium. it is pretty old. yeah, i think it would be cool if we had a new stadium. >> a move to san jose is opposed by the san francisco giants, who have territorial rights on the south bay. the giants could demand compensation if the as move south. >>> a major storm is blanketing the great plains with snow. schools and state legislatures in the midwest have been shut down because of whiteout conditions on the roads. more than a foot of snow has fallen in wichita, kansas, today and the kansas city international airport has been shut down. so, if you are flying somewhere in the midwest today you should check ahead with your airlines. >> back here in the bay area completely different story, lots of sunshine today. not a cloud in the sky and temperatures

specifically is laid out in those guidelines but if the organization can satisfy them, the commissioner, bud selig, could let club owners vote on it. the article does point out this does not guarantee the a's will come to san jose any time soon or at all. major hurdle, the giants own territorial rights in the south bay and they are against that move. >>> in the meantime, a top oakland official is apologizing this morning. the city administrator mistakenly accused wolfe of releasing a letter about a short-term lease extension in oakland to the media but not coliseum authority officials. that, however, was not true and after being told of santana's claim, wolfe fired out an e-mail saying it's sad when someone is devoted to harm someone else's reputation. yesterday santana apologized for the mistake calling it human error. >>> hosting those 2024 summer olympic games is an exciting proposition. the city of san jose says it simply doesn't have the money to make a bid. mayor chuck reed says it takes billions of dollars to host olympic games. a price tag just too heavy for a city that's still struggling

if a's can satisfy all the concerns of the commissioner's office then bud selig could put the move tobolt of cloth owners. >> we're also watching national weather this morning as most of the country braces for a major winter storm. a totaled 18 states, and an estimated 30 million people are expected to see snow in the coming days. >> the temperatures will still be below average. by 8:00 p.m. it will not be too cold and we will hold on to some 50's all right around the bay. as we head into the afternoon highs will was the upper 50's for pleasanton and livermore. if you are heading up to tahoe there chain restrictions. if they still may have isolated snow showers. you can expect mostly cloudy conditions and the highs in the upper 30's. your 7 day around the bay will have changes as we head into the weekend. it will be very light and nature. it is only a 10 to 20 percent chance. if the temperatures will start to climb as we start the next work week in fact, we will be in the low 60's by the middle of next week. >> we are monitoring a pretty light ride around the bay. we're not looking at

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from fremont to san jose, baseball commissioner bud selig formed a committee three and a half years ago to look at the feasibility and still no answer. >> he only lives a few miles from here. i would suggest you go over there. right now with this camera in hand. he has done so many good things and he taught me a little more patience. i can't really comm comment, bue is trying to make sure we balance ourselves with the giants and in territories and all of that stuff. it has actually gotten tiring for me. >> it has to be frustrating for you too. >> it is a little embarassment. we'll see what happens. >> is it keeps on going. immediately following tonight's game against usc, cal coach mike montgomery said, quote, i would do it again it that's what it takes. i want to win. this is what he is referring to, early second that and monty to a shove to the chest of alan crab during a time-out. teammates step in to separate the two. crab is upset. monty's reception, he is my guy and i needed him to get going and get going he did. four and a half to play and crab shooting three. down as many as 15.

from fremont to san jose, baseball commissioner bud selig formed a committee three and a half years agoity and still no answer. >> he only lives a few miles from here. i would suggest you go over there. right now with this camera in hand. he has done so many good things and he taught me a little more patience. i can't really comment, but he is trying to make sure we balance ourselves with the giants and in territories and all of that stuff. it has actually gotten tiring for me. >> it has to be frustrating for you too. >> it is a little embarassment. we'll see what happens. >> is it keeps on going. immediately following tonight's game against usc, cal coach mike montgomery said, quote, i would do it again it that's what it takes. i want to win. this is what he is referring to, early second that and monty to a shove to the chest of alan crab during a time-out. teammates step in to separate the two. crab is upset. monty's reception, he is my guy and i needed him to get going and get going he did. four and a half to play and crab shooting three. down as many as 15. justin cob with the go ah

baseball commissioner selig pretty much silent on the issue. >> nothing official from major league baseballjose or the giants or the a's or anything. >> they belong in oakland. >>reporter: the possible move to san jose has oakland city leaders saying slow down. >> oakland continued to enthusiastically put forward 2 potential fights for major league baseball. >> one place under consideration is here. howard terminal. >> 51 acres of space just north of jack london square. the other favorite of oakland mayor kwan coliseum city. this view from sky 7 hd shows where city leaders plan to build coliseum city. destination point that house the city professional sports team and include shopping, hotels and entertainment. but san jose has presented its own plans. this map shows location of proposed new stadium only blocks from the hp pavilion restaurants and downtown hotel hotels. >> we reached both out to the a's and giants but neither commented for the story. highly unlikely the a's would move before 2018 because of standing agreement with officials at the coliseum. giving oakland mayor quanah bit of

. >> the one thing that confuses me and last question on this topic, what takes bud selig so long?home today. he is a few blocks away from here so why don't you call him and ask him? [ laughter ] >> nine years and counting. i picked the right time to get out of arizona. look at, two inches of snow delayed the opening round of match play championship in tucson. and here it is crews working hard to remove the snow from the greens early this morning. but neither rain, sleet or snow could prevent shane lowry from shocking rory mcilroy the last man in the field takes down the top seed. the other big upset, charles howell iii knocks off tiger woods with the match all square look at the approach on 15. he would win 2-1 so no tiger no rory this weekend. and it's a good thing this tournament is not on cbs. [ laughter ] >>> warriors made two cost- cutting deals at the trade deadline to avoid paying the luxury tax. charles jenkins went to the 76ers and jeremy tyler is headed to atlanta. >>> the ccs basketball play- offs will begin earlier this week -- began earlier this week and for one south

times" if the as can fulfill the concerns of the mlb commissioner bud selig would decide to let them approve the move. the leaders from the giants and as have no comment so far. cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> san jose city leaders say they have no interest in competing with san francisco to host the 2024 summer olympics. if either city decides to bid here's what it takes to win. first the budget of at least $3 billion. that's on top of the venue construction costs. other requirements a village for 16500 athletes, 45,000 hotel rooms and a workforce equal to half the population of oakland. >>> another high-profile sporting event facing money troubles in san francisco. taxpayers may need to float a loan because america's cup is now under water. fundraising efforts have fallen short of expectations. san francisco is another $30 million they need. it raised $14 million so far from private donors but it's having trouble getting more money. >>> new developments in the murder case against olympian oscar pistorius. a judge may decide today whether to allow him out on bail. he is charged with shoo

the report does say if the organization can satisfy them, commissioner bud selig could let club ownerse on a move. >>> let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. nice looking day ahead. >> beautiful day shaping up. as the new day begins over the san francisco bay, look at this gorgeous sunrise we get this morning from high atop san bruno mountain. bodes well for a gorgeous day. bayside 60. at the coast, 60. if you missed the weekend forecast, don't worry about it. we'll have it every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show. 6:58. let's check on that drive. is it picking up? i'm sure it is. >> it was. an alarm in my head going off with reports of a wrong-way driver at the san mateo bridge. turns out someone was backing up at the toll plaza. quite an alarm. they have it under control. no problems on the span. san mateo bridge is okay on the span. we'll show you the map on the east bay side. slows down with activity now on the shoulder. south 880 at a street stall cleared but there is slowing into hayward and off castro valley y. a new crash south 880 is reported from chp

the report does say if the organization can satisfy them commissioner bud selig could let club owners move. it doesn't guarantee the a's will come to san jose any time soon or at all. a major hurdle giants own the territorial rights in the south bay and they are against the move. >>> in the meantime, at top oakland official is apologizing this morning. santana accused wolfe of releasing a letter about his wish for a short-term lease extension in oakland to the media but not the city, county or coliseum officials. that was not true. after being told of santana's claim, wolfe fired off an e-mail saying, "it is sad when someone is devoted to harm someone else's reputation." yesterday santana apologized for the mistake calling it human error. >>> hosting 2024 summer games is an exciting proposition. the city of san jose says thanks but no thanks. it doesn't have enough money to make that bid. the mayor says it takes billions of dollars to host the olympics. a price tag too heavy for the city struggling to keep cops on the street. san jose was one of 35 cities to be working on an invite by

by comparison nba commissioner david stern and mlb commissioner bud selig both took home about $20 millionodson era is over in green bay. the packers released the 36 year old woodson after 7 seasons. woodson had two years left on a 5-year, $55 million deal and was due to make $9 million next year. in 2009 woodson was the defensive player of the year for the pack he spent his first 8 seasons with the raiders where he was the rookie of the year in 1998 at age 36, after 15 years in the league - you got to bryant braun of the milwaukee blowers has a hand written list of names of known performance enhancing drug baseball players. braun, who got out of it last year. he will have to fight this again. it has been a good night. nice to see it vicki say something positive about a restaurant normally she'd just beats them up. my man is here. we know what i like is that uni i love what he's here. its charity work. a lot of talk about michael jordan turning 50, he took some time on espn but now jordan it was hit with a question who is still better kobe bryant or lebraun james. kobe because he has five

of creative writing, a short novel, the school cannot claim that it is there, grab a copyright and seligederal rule trump maryland state rule? >> absolutely. i suggest to you the lawyers have not adequately researched. no criticism personally, i don't know who they are, they will lose. basic black letter law. when federal law interferes with local a state law the federal law supersedes. stuart: supposing the teacher has a really good lesson planned and is successful, the board of education says leon that lesson plan. >> that's different. they cannot sell a lesson plan. there is a federal law that prohibits. federal law that says if you create a project in your employment apply to the employer. it does not pertain to students but teachers. stuart: at think we are in agreement today. thank you. >> i'll show you the fire. [laughter] stuart: and not sure i can keep going. president obama likes to talk about energy independence, but not one mention of fracking last night. my take on that is next. ♪ my new hearing aids instantly changed my life - i feel so much younger. my husband has his conf

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so this would be the first significant move on the issue by commissioner bud selig's office. >>> a new job performance rating since returning to the governor's office two years ago. 57% of registered voters approve of the job he is doing with 31% disapproving. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. the bay bridge toll plaza is jam-packed through the maze. about 25, 30 minutes right now get on the bay bridge. on the maps, another accident we're watching westbound 237 approaching mccarthy in milpitas. it's slow and go in the area. backups from 880 to zanker road. that's traffic. here's lawrence with the forecast. >> liz, lots of sunshine around the bay area today. the winds will be kicking up especially near the coastline though. it will be breezy at times into the afternoon. the temperatures right now under a nice clear sky toward mount diablo, down to the freezing point in some valleys inland. 32 fairfield. the same in napa. 39 in concord. and 45 degrees a little breezy in san francisco already. winds kicking up in the afternoon, highs warmer in the 50s a

that applies that selig did know it was a mess and they still said it is all right. >> you have to take into account how many employees work at any organization. it is very hard. we have not seen the complaint yet. what it actually stipulates. in terms of prognosticating the future and predicting the financial crisis -- connell: a lot of people were wrong. [talking over each other] connell: i do not know what your personal track record was, but analysts are wrong all the time. they make predictions on our show and others that do not turn out to be right. if you are doing an all-purpose, that could be a crime. the question is whether -- you have freiss beach and you have the right to be wrong, but if you are misrepresenting what you are saying and you know about it, in other words, you take these and file cons of bonds and you know the bottom half of that is just junk and you say it is aaa, that is a crime. >> a lot of the folks who turned out to be right, in terms of what happened have been negative from the very onset. really even before the previous recession had ended eventually, the

if the organization can satisfy them, commissioner bud selig could let club owners vote on it. this does not guarantee the as wi will go to san jose any time soon. the giants hold territorial rights to the south bay and they are against this move. everybody around here always in a good mood when it is friday eve. we're even happier when there is weather like you're talking about. >> we can't beat this. good morning to you. 7:26. what a spectacular start to the day over san francisco. we're not tracking any low cloud cover here. the contrary in fact. lots of sunshine from the coast through inland cities. it's still chilly in livermore and concord. mid 30s. however, we're going to warm up into the low to mid 60s today. cool conditions. breezy to windy as we head through the first part of the day. you want to keep that in mind. winds will pick up. a disturbance tries to come through the bay area and breaks apart on its way. that will keep temperatures level from yesterday. a touch warmer. tomorrow, the climb is on. 61 in livermore. 59 degrees in san francisco. getting into your fr