. >> right now, millions playing online spoker. every dollar goes off shore. >> most are based in foreign countries but the feds suggested states can legalize it. the wagering ban on the other hand will be tougher to over turn. >> and if you're like a lot of people at work you spend part of the lunch hour eating at the desk. >> this story may make you think twice about that. i'll give you a hint. cleaner mouth. >> you're going to be talking about this tomorrow, researchers measured bacteria skb found average computer mouse has three times bacteria than a toilet seat. culprit seems to be people eating at desks and working on the computer turning the mouse into a breeding ground. mouses and key boards aren't cleaned as often as other parts of the office including backwards. jc penny running a campaign promising to cut its prices so here is a question. has it? shop smart magazine checked to see and the answer is... basically, yes. there is a producing 11 of the 14 items and six marked down 50% or more. warning consumers not to assume

. >>> starting next month spokers will have a tougher time lighting up in outdoor areas of san jose. the city council passed a ordnance. line where is people wait for service and common areas of apartments and condos. that new law goes into effect at the end of may. >>> let's go back out to sal castaneda who is watching the wet roads tombing sure everyone is getting to work safely and quickly. >> exactly that. we are still doing pretty well as we look at some of these pecktures you will like what you see. westbound 92 traffic is moving along nicely with no major problems on the san mateo bridge. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. the common denominator is it's wet out there. let's go to steve. >>> our system is finally moving off toward the east. as it does we will get breaks here for awhile. the maim rain has moved toward the sacramento valley. some of the rain totals half inch of rain. napa almost an everybody of rain. ben low ma has had an inch and ha half. so today the rain ends. possible thundershowers this afternoon. but there goes our system. it's moving off and as i

. >> we will not give one day to pot spokers. we will not give one day to drug use. what will be next a crack day? >> a group of marijuana supporters offered a counter protest. >>> a bill to stop employers from asking highers to hand over their log ins passed today. it would bar colleges and universities from requesting that information. >>> shares of partly sunny doubled on their first day of -- splunk doubled on their first day of trading today. the shares were priced at $17 but they closed at $35 a share. that is a gain of 109%. rumors are swirling that facebook will issue its ipo four weeks from today. they are siting sources saying they are looking at may 17 as a possible launch date. the company will be valued at $100 billion. the future of high-speed rail system may be in doubt. they met in sacramento today to discuss two possible routes from san francisco to the central valley. one would go over the pass, the other over the other pass. >> both have pluses and minuses. they take us through san jose, which is challenging going through a city. >> this afternoon

>> what is legacy doing to stop smokers from littering and i know a study you found out said the spokers should be responsible for the cleanup. should we just leave it to them? >> well, the study found that the smokers and the tobacco industry should be responsible. we know from the one secret tobacco companies, they are worried about being accountable. there is an individual responsibility and tobacco responsibility. >> thank you very much for speaking with us. >> thank you. >> for more green news on earth day or any day, just go to wusa9.com. visit our living green section. >>> thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. this thursday morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. you can take a deep breath of air. the rain washed a lot of the pollen out, a little cooler this morning. thank you for joining us. here is monika santami. she'll have traffic momentarily. and mr. howard bernstein. >> we have rain this morning once we get rid of the clouds. the weekend will feature more rain opportunities for rain showers and storms saturday, maybe some rain, if we're lucky a soaking rain

and for spokers this may be the lesser two of evil autos consumer reports says there is another concernt is raised by the cigarettes, they can be a gateway leading to the real thing because they are available online to minors and come in flavors lix vanilla. >> thank you. >> the woman behind that erotic bestseller "50 grades of gray" is speaking out about the novel. >> she has a secret to share. she spoke to "good morning america". she says she's just a middle aged housewife inspired to write the book after reading the twilight trilgology. >> includes lots of graphic sex. she blushes about what she wrote about. >> well, it's a love story. people who fall in love have a little sex, don't they? i seem to remember that. >> and there is a bidding war over film rights. >> what does james plan to do with her riches? she said she wants to remodel her kitchen. >> a good deed turned into a nightmare for a georgia couple who donated a coat. >> there was a $3,000 engagement ring inside. josh miller hid the ring in the pocket of the old coat weight for the day but forgot about it when he dropped it

the mayor says officials are considering a ban on hiring spokers for -- smokiers for city jobs, fort worth would be the first city to do so. >> we put taxpayer dollars into health care for our employees and anything that can benefit and make them more productive and healthy we're going to take a look at. >> employment turns say there is nothing stopping them from enacting a ban like this. >> on to business news. one company envisioning lightning fast wi-fi in the skies. and battle of the two larries in the skal silicon valley. i'm not involved. >> you can be involved layery but you're right. google and oracle went head to head. google ceo larry page testified today in a federal trial disputing the claim google stole java software technology. page acknowledged google had been in talks over a partnership but google went down its own path and page's testimony follow that's of larry ellison. and serving the web in the skies could get faster as part of a $2.8 billion deal, working to bring faster speeds and here is how it works, wi-fi hot spots community indicate with a satellite on the g

. >>> spokers could soon face tougher restrictions when lighting up in one bay area city.afael city council is considering plans to beef up their smoking restrictions in apartment buildings and in outdoor areas including parks and atm lines. san rafael's existing code prohibits smoking in all enclosed public places and indoor common areas of multi unit residences. >>> being happy may be good for your heart. scientists have long known that type a personalities and people who are chronically angry, anxious or depressed have a higher risk of heart attacks. they found the most optimistic people have half the risk of a first heart attack when compared to the least optimistic people. >>> coming up here some dramatic pictures of the space shuttle being carted to washington, d.c. we're going to tell you what city that plane flew around three times before finally landing. >>> back here in just ten minutes we have the forecast, we're going to tell you about the five day and we're looking at some rain. >> and we're keeping an eye on a developing story, there's a whale entangled. we'l

they say it's not there to scare spokers, it's there to protect people.ndrew napolitano is back with us. are you a smoker. >> no, no, god, no. jenna: we had to search for a pensacola of cigarettes. one has quitting smoking creates serious risk to your health. why do cigarette packs have warnings like that on them right now? >> one would think that the first amendment which protects freedom of speech and commercial speech, and it does, but the supreme court has carved out an exception to that, and the government can insert itself into that as long as it's truthful. they can force tobacco manufactures to say, smoking can make you sick, that is a truthful statement. but this goes farther, this suggests that smoking will cause you to die, hence the pictures of the autopsy. jenna: some would argue that that is a truthful statement too. >> yes, but the graphic picture of tha that says this is the likely result of smoking, and they have the fda to demonstrate the likelihood of this it continue do so with a sufficient degree of probability that they can interfere

. >> one of the spokers from the podium said we will not be silenced by f-word for gay men. [ bell chimes> yeah exactly. charlie pierce great stuff as always. >> thanks, guys. we'll talk to you next week. >> don in little rock you are on the "stephanie miller show." how, don. >> hey stephanie love your show. >> thank ya. 8:00 pm central time, i'll channel surf, and if i want to lose brain cells, i check out hannity's show. >> oh, dear. >> i know. i know. and they had the segment on the left's war on women. my whole question -- i guess the right -- how were they able to change the whole spin and change the narrative to where obama was the culprit behind the war on women. >> because it's sean hannity, pay attention. >> they have an uncanny able to do that. >> yeah. >> you know the noted douche nozzle joe walsh. >> yes. [ nbc "nightly news" theme ] >> did you see this, jim, he is running against tammy duckworth who lost three of her limbs i believe, lost them on the battlefield in iraq, and he previously said what else has she done female? wounded? veteran? she is nothing more than a hand-pi

politics average of polls shows romney with almost a double-digit lead over senator santorum, and spokerls with 14% and paul has 12%. romney is up a clear 7 1/2 in wisconsin, where there is a primary on wednesday. but rick santorum is letting the people know that he supports the governor, who is up for a recall and that he is no friend of the union. >> the head of the afl-cio in pennsylvania said that calling rick santorum a friend of big labor is like calling rom recommend a conservative -- neither are true. they spent millions of dollars to beat me in 2000 and 2006 and before that. i assure you, you have someone who supports governor walker, supported from the beginning what he was doing with the unions. >> reporter: mr. rubio and ryan endorsement, saying everyone is entitled to make a mistake and they will recover from it. elsewhere, speaker gingrich has been trying to play up his connection to wisconsin because his wife is from there. congressman paul is quiet and doesn't have any events planned. >> eric: santorum says he's sticking with it. >> reporter: he d. but he also said, eric,