the shallow quake hit about 150-miles west of southern oregon. most residents in on and northern california described it as a weak jolte u-s geological survey says e quake was centered in a spot known for seismic activity. just a few minutes ago iran said it has started loading domestically made nuclear fl rods into its tehran researh react the official news agey said here's a live look. the official news agency said president mahmoud ahmadinejd inserted the first rod intoe reactor iran insists its nur program is only meant to pre power to civilians. other countries fear it's really a weapons program. new concerns about the stasf chemical weapons in syria ae country struggles with violt uprisings. a u-s state department official says its monitoring the weapons to me sure they don't fall into te hands of terrorists. syria is believed to have nerve as as well as mustard gas plusd missiles capable of deliverg the lethal chemicals. the state department believes te syrian government is still n control of its arsenals. in honduras... a massive fie swep

in southern oregon, we have a very strange set of laws that were enacted piecemeal over time. they had to do with railroads, they had to do with defaulting on land, they have to do with a patchwork of forests. and we have a i think perverse financing mechanism that's tied the health of county government, in tillamook to some extent, with cutting trees. i think that's an artificial connection and i don't think we have to continue that. we are working very, very hard. we have counties facing very serious financial issues down there, regardless of what happens with the forest down there. so we have a short-term challenge of trying to figure out how to maintain the financial integrity of our counties, particularly in southwest oregon. we have a longer term challenge of figuring out how to manage those lands in a way that makes sense. i feel if those lands were bundled, and there are parts of those lands that are plantations that have been operated as plantations. if we use those going forward as an opportunity to provide a responsible production capacity in that part of the state,

they are rescued in southern oregon and they went to pick mushrooms.y were spotted by a coast guard helicopter yesterday and airlifted to the hospital. the helicopter pilot ho found the three family member assist the same one who found a san francisco family lost in the snowstorm in the same region back in 2006. >>> they could help track down the suspects in a $3 million gold heist in this county. officers released this footage. shows two men breaking into the case with historic gold nuggets. it happened around wednesday. overnight. and they say. it is not cheer how they broke into the case which is supposedly made of unbreakable glass. it is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. >> they arrested a bake robber after he went inside a wells fargo branch and claimed he had two bombs inside a fast food bag. >> the robber was gone and the inside the bag were p ale pies from mcdonald's. they saw him in a hospital parking garage and they spotted him because he had money sticking out of his backpack. starting tomorrow. food truc

cows if it gets real bad like in the past they'll go to permanent past you're, in southern oregon. >>e have been forced to reduce herds same lar to what happened in texas. norman is visiting from amarillo. >> it caused a massive selloff of mama cows and stocker cows. because productions just went to nudging with the drought there. is nothing to sustain the grass. >> this is bad for consumers and beef prices could rise another 10% this year. the cattle herd is the smallest since 1952 at $91 million head this, represents a loss not covered by insurance. >> they never had to liquidate, reduce the amount of herd autos building up the beef stock won't happen quickly. >> beef herd is slow to rebound. it takes a while there. is a nine-no guestation period to birth one. so it's not anything going turn around overnight. >> and some are rejecting prices will remain high possibly as long as two or three years. there is more happening here and we're going to take a look including why you need to pamper your dairy cows. >> we'll look forward to that. thank you very much. city of san francisco file

are getting word of mother nature problem, 5.3 earthquake in northern california extending into southern oregonlly reported 5.7 in a remote area south of oregon and we know it was shallow by earthquake standards at 20 or 20.4 miles but no reports of damage. we pass that along. >> gas prices spiking again. and the national average now is more than $3.50 a gallon. a lot of refiners are closing and when it looks like there is no relief ahead, could this guy be the guy do provide it in at 6:00 p.m. on fox business network find out who he is. and why his chances could help us. that guy alone on fox business network. no more mr. nice guy, rick santorum crying foul when rick santorum wins the cpac straw pole. >> i don't rig polls. there was unhappiness at the announcement. romney campaign on how many tickets they have bought. we have heard all sorts of things. >>neil: whatever your thoughts republican strategist says going negative is not a positive for senator santorum. you think that he is wasting his time. >>guest: absolutely. look what happened to an santorum in the same position of newt gingrich

the shallow quake hit about 150 miles west of southern oregon yesterday. no injuries reported.damage either. the u.s. geological survey says the quake was centered in the spot that is known for seismic activity. >>> doctors and pharmacies will soon be subpoenaed for the investigation into the death of whitney houston. this is according to today's l.a. times. investigators have said publicly that prescription drugs were found in the beverly hills hotel room where the singer died last weekend. they said that the amount was not unusually large. meanwhile a private funeral for houston is set for saturday at new hope baptist church in newark new jersey. here's live look at the church. she sang in when she was a child. the funeral will be an invitation-only service. we in that dionne warwick as well as aretha franklin are reported to be there on saturday. but there are no plans for a public memorial. >>> a routine inspection at a cruise ship in san francisco netted 28 pounds of cocaine. customs agents discovered the drugs inside passenger suitcase last month and arrested two men and

and the cow if it gets real bad like we have done in the past they will go to permanent pasture southern oregonreporter: some local cattle men forced to reduce the herd similar to what happened in texas norman visiting from amarillo. >> it is caused a massive sell off of about stock and mama cow because the forecast production went to nothing with the drought. no nothing to sustain the grass. >>reporter: the sell off means less beef is reaching the market and that's bad for consumers. beef prices rose 10% last year and could rise another 10% this year. the nation cattle herd is currently the smallest since 1952 at 91 million head. unlike crop this represents a loss not covered by insurance. >> just never had to liquidate. reduce the amount of herd that they have had this last year. >>reporter: building up the country beef stock won't happen quickly. >> beef herd is slow to rebound because it takes quite awhile. off 9 month gestation period to birth 1 and so it is not anything that will turn around overnight. >>reporter: because of that slow come back, some economist are rejecting beef prices re

in southern oregon we have a strange set of laws that were enacted piecemeal over time. the faulting on land and have to do with a patchwork of forests and we have a perverse financing mechanism tied -- with cutting trees. that is an artificial connection and we don't have to continue that. we're working very hard. we have counties facing serious financial issues regardless of what happens with the forced down there. we have a short-term challenge of trying to figure out how to maintain the national integrity of our counties particularly in southwest oregon and longer-term challenge of figuring out how to manage those in a way that makes sense. i personally feel if those lands were bundled and there are parts of those lands that are plantations and if we use those going forward as an opportunity to provide a responsible production capacity in that part of the state there are a lot of other lands if we can bundle the law around ecosystems and watersheds that we can create a big conservation gains as well and for that happen we have to find a space to have a conversation a

it was centered 50 miles west of southern oregon. the usxs says it did not generate a tsunami. are no reports of damage or injuries. but it was strong enough to be felt by people across oregon. >>> police want your help. they are trying to find an elusive robber. the man tried to break into a home on barron court. when the resident called the police, that thief escaped and kicked down the door on a home on king court. he stole a car from another house. later stole a second vehicle. at gunpoint e was last seen driving in the hillside natural area. >>> well, a toddler was -- that was wowfnded monday night has had surge -- wounded night has had surgery. at last check, the 2-year-old girl was listed in stable didn't. >> the four adults wounded in the gunfire are expected to survive. investigators say there were two gunmen involved here. vale police are -- investigators police are investigating one of the possible suspects. . >>> a mylar balloon floated into a substation sparking an outage last night. people in fontana and hunting ton beach were affected by the outages. and mylar bal

they rescued a family of three in southern oregon.m, as you can see, being airlifted out of the woods. the family, they were missing for three days after they left their campsite to search for mushrooms. they reportedly took refuge in a hollowed-out tree and drank water from streams until the helicopter pilot was able to spot them. one family member did suffer a back injury, another broke his ankle. >> i am sending congress a plan that will give every responsible homeowner in america the chance to save about $3,000 a year on their mortgage by refinancing at historically low rates. no more red tape. no more run-around from the banks. and a small fee on the largest financial institutions will make sure it doesn't add to our deficit. >> sounds great. the president's plan to give the u.s. housing market a major boost and help homeowners. it seems very simple. you help the underwater homeowners refinance their mortgages, pay for some of it new fees to the bank, and then rent out vacant homes bringing more money into the economy. in today's

taking aim on the oregon border, our system went to southern california giving them much needed rain, thick morning fog so watch out. a little warmerred today. -- warmer today. here is sal. >>> traffic is moving well along the bay area, traffic looks good on highway four, not a bad commute at all. also if you are driving on interstate 880 in both directions, it is a nice drive although we are looking at heavy fog and we will be watching for that to move around. no fog so far on the san mateo bridge. at 4:30 let's go back to the desk. >>> police are investigating an early morning shooting. news news' paul chambers joins us from 9th and howard, paul, what is going on? >> this is the second scene, you can see investigators are still wrapping up. the ending crime scene happened here at this hotel phillips. a mail victim was shot at, that was the first crime and that happened in the city's tenderloin district. then they brought him to the hotel where somebody called police notified them thatted been shot in the back. the victim was taken to san francisco hospital where he was in stable con

southern california. well, if you're watching us on kgw news channel 8 in portland, oregon, in nearby salem, explore humanries in quirky every day rituals at lodge at hallie ford museum of associate's degree. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> here's an early look at today's headlines in entertainment. nicolas cage returns as comic book character johnnie blaze in "ghost rider: spirit of vengeance." it's also offered in 3-d. it should have $29.5 million. considerably less than the first film. reese witherspoon's romantic comedy "this means war," is expected to draw a large female audience, especially in the wake of valentine's day. it's expected to debut with $17 million. none of the films are expected to beat last weekend's champ "the vow," which should pull in $30 million. >> fantastic. >> admit it. you want to see the movie. >>> finally, stephen colbert unexpectedly suspended production of "the colbert report." comedy central said there were unforeseen circumstances. a source says colbert's mom is seriously ill. we wish her all the best. sorry so hear that. >>> well, this comes from kxas where nearby garland,

the storm pattern brings stalls out to the west, north to oregon, and we will see the southern end oft clip the bay area tomorrow night to tuesday then slide south through the afternoon. tuesday clearing out by pennsylvania morning and maintaining the clearing trend through next weekend, as well. light offshore breezes. sunny and mild today. upper 60s to low 70s for the warmer locations, which shouldn't set records. cloudy and cooler come the beginning of the week with a slight chance of showers north to south for late monday night to early tuesday. here you see the rain pooling up early tuesday morning, then, boom, it has gone out of here by tuesday afternoon. the drying pattern will continue through the end of the week. temperatures today mainly in the upper 60s. a few low 70s possible. interesting the records for the date mid to low 70s set last year on this day. a carbon copy of what we saw last year here, a lovely february day as it unfolds, mid to low 60s at the beach and we will look for the friend to cool into the week as we see a slight chance of showers creeping into the pic

heavy rain southern california into the california/oregon border with freezing fog in interior sectionsest. light snow comes across the midatlantic just clipping the northeast. look for sunshine but chilly conditions, plains back down into texas. >> good morning. it will be a nice day today. we will make it into the upper 40's and low 50's. >>> don't forget. you can get your weather any time day or night on the weather channel on table or weather.com online. get your weather any time, day or night on weather channel on cable or weather.com online. my producer said we could do it twice because we had so much time. >> coming up, best values in colleges in the u.s. first, this is "today" on nbc. colleges in the u.s. first, this is "today" on nbc. or -- this is "today" on nbc. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. definitely dunkin'. you know, i need to get that jolt in the morning, but i want something good to do that. you can't mistake the flavor. i run on dunkin'. tell us what you're drinkin' for a chance to be famous. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> back now at 8:35. this morning on education natio

they will get rain today stretching from the oregon/california border down to san diego. rainfall amounts especially in southern california, two to three inches along the coast. florida is looking at wet weather as well. stationary front there bringing rain and anywhere from one to three inches from miami up to in between orlando and jacksonville. >> good morning. it will be a nice day today. things will change tomorrow. a mixture of sun and clouds. >>> and that's your latest weather. savannah! >> okay, al. thanks. this morning on today's health the real reason you could be tired. we blame fatigue on the hustle of everyday life but there could be a medical condition to blame. doctor, good to see you. >> good morning. >> before we start assuming the worst there are things you can do to address fatigue and maybe eliminate common causes. what do you suggest? >> you first need to look at your sleep cycle. get at least eight hours a night. look at your diet. a lot of us skip meals on the run so eat throughout the day and look at your schedule. a lot of us are overscheduled and sometimes scaling back a little bit, es

heavy rain southern california into the california/oregon border with freezing fog in interior sectionst. light snow comes across the midatlantic just clipping the northeast. look for sunshine but chilly conditions, plains back down into texas. >>> good tuesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren, nbc bay area weather center, tracking heavy rain. lingering over places like pless toont, getting a bit of a break in danville. ill, heavy rain on the way from san leandro, pushing to the east throughout the next 15 het buu can see, as i zoom out for you, overall pattern trending drier. we'll dry throughout the afternoon. by noon, a little bit of spotty activity over the south bay. today, looking comfortable, 60 degrees inland. 8 by the bay. ti ay or night on the weather channel on table or weather.com online. get your weather any time, day or night on weather channel on cable or weather.com online. my producer said we could do it twice because we had so much time. >> coming up, best values in colleges in the u.s. first, this is "today" on nbc. or t >>> back now at 8:35. this mor

southern california and into e california/oregon with fog. rain into the pacific northwest.antic just clipping the northeast. look for plenty of shine but chilly conditions, plains back into texas. that's what's ghoeg on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. clear and cold start not getting above freezing much of the region. upper 30s to near 40 degrees around washington. and the nearby suburbs. and later today, we will climb into the 50s with sunshine and cloudy and chilly tomorrow. might get wet snow north and west of washington. maybe a lighter coating on grassy areas. elsewhere light rain. then sun back on thursday and into friday. highs in the 40s. looks like a cold weekend coming up. saturday and sunday highs only in the 30s. morning >>> don't forget. you can get your weather any time day or night on the weather channel on table or weather.com online. get your weather any time, day or night on weather channel on cable or weather.com online. my producer said we could do it twice because we had so much time. >> coming up,

down no southern california, mylar balloon is responsible for putting at least 15,000 people in the dark. >>> in oregonlice say a couple took valentine's day way too far. it started when people at a grocery store spotted a woman naked, tied up with duct tape over her mouth in the back of a car. the driver of the car told them they were just having fun. they still called police and when officers caught up with the couple and freed the woman, she also told them it was all part of some valentine's day role playing. police arrested them for disorderly conduct. >>> let's move on. the latest rumor says apple is serious about a smaller ipad. >> this has actual deep meaning. steve jobs would have hated this idea. yet we are hearing serious talk about a serious product, a smaller ipad. here's an approximatation of what it might look like. if a small ipad is real, this would be the first time that apple's taken a serious step off the path set for it by steve jobs before he died. in fact, jobs dismissed smaller tablets as too hard to use saying those sorts of tablets should come with sandpaper so users can file d

oregon. the rain was pretty much steady though from portland northwards up into washington state. it doesn't look like high pressure is going to allow too much of this moisture to the southernest. the green map is on the rain. pretty steady. it's going to be a damp morning commute. it will improve as we go throughout the day. it's going to take a little bit for the final backside and the cold front to clear through. then we'll get some drier air in for the second half of the day. the wetter portion of your forecast is this morning. all that moisture will make its way to spokane throughout the day. in seattle, tell you what, once this rain is gone, it may be zrie for a while. may be nice for a while too. upper 40s possible this weekend with sunshine. i think we have a very enjoyable forecast coming once we get past the damp weather this morning. that's a look atwarm, but nothiy either. pacific air dominates. it's not just seattle. looks like many areas of the west will enjoy a beautiful weekend. >> nice. thank you. >>> well, facebook is going public. not your information. it is stock that's going public. >>> plus, it may be the biggest head shaker of all when it comes to sup

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southern california left some snow on the grapevine, now we get the sunshine. a little semi break here up til that system there. the bulk of it is going to go right near the oregonn this looks like it is going to keep it together and bring us some rain. breezy to windy, specially out towards some of the higher elevations and also the delta and straight where advisories begin admit nighted and in mountains at 10:00 p.m. we'll be dealing with morning rain, low snow levels, a showery pattern into wednesday. it is going to be cool. last week was warm. 820-degree temperatures, everyone thought spring was here. 1 to 3 feet snowfall, snow level around 2500 to 3,000 feet. but for most of today partly sunny, not very warm though. you kei a to clear lake, 50s, 50s elsewhere for the north bay. pittsburgh, antioch brentwood, but castro valley at 55. santa clara and cupertino, with mid-50s on the peninsula, and wood side. daly city 5 53. then we get it out of here friday. the weekend sunny and warmer. tori and dave. >> dave: pg&e says it is just trying to protect the power grid however critics don't like the plan at all. >> tori: a new development in a disturbing fight that