when the vice president says, steve cook, that he is prepared to meet with the muslim brotherhood to begin negotiations, do we take him at his word giving what's been going on? >> i would not take him at his word. i think that this is part of a broader strategy to undermine the opposition, to deflect the opposition and to sow divisions among the oppositions. omar suleiman as the director of the intelligence service along with president mubarak have been two of the people most responsible for maintaining this authoritarian stability and repressing different political movements in egypt, primarily the muslim brotherhood. so there's no reason to believe that they're very serious about this other than it being part of a strategy to undermine and sow divisions among the opposition. >> woodruff: steve clemons, do we have any better understanding after the last few days of the opposition, the strength of the opposition? >> i think that the... our state department and european governments have done a very good job very fast of tooling up reaching out, trying to get a much better sense and ga

i think tim cook can do that. we've seen steve jobs slowly introducing cook. mber of the discussions that apple had. recently when you went to see a steve jobs production, he would take center stage for a little bit, then step away and let other people at apple continue with the presentation. so i think they have sort of got this in the mind of analysts and journalists. >> reporter: the question is whether the board would be forced to reveal their plans before, if jobs were to step down, that will be the issue at the shareholders meeting today. the group of investors i mentioned are going to put this resolution forward, there will be a vote but the general thought there are not going to be enough votes to force the hands of the board of directors. bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you, bob. a 4.4 earthquake shook parts of mendocino county. it hit before 9:00 last night in the middle of the national forest about 22 miles east of willits. no reports of injury or damage. >> 300 people are missing in the wake of new zealand's earthquake. the death toll is at l

cook. meteorologist steve paulson is here with the forecast. how's the weather today steven? >>> pamela, it's clear and cold out there. 20s, 30s and 40s. low to mid-40s closer to the coast. it will be sunny side up today and about the same as yesterday. 60s, low to mid. maybe a few pushing a little higher. santa rosa would be one. now here's sal. >>> steve, highway 4 westbound looks pretty good. it's clear here. westbound traffic looks good heading up to concord. highway 24 westbound also light on the way to the tunnel. 4:31. let's go back to pam. >>> well, this morning oakland police are looking for young boys wanted in a horrifying child rape case. investigators say they violently raped a 7-year-old boy in the bathroom of a boys and girls club. ktvu's kraig debro is there with the police department now getting word from investigators. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. we're at the station here in east oakland. quite frankly the area where this boys and girls club is located was just too unsafe at this time of the day. in this case you might think the circ

cook. here is steve paulson. it feels cool. >> it does. not as bad as on saturday morning and sun morning. higher clouds have come in. we have seeing upper 30s instead of low 30s. it's still coal. to the north we have sunshine. here is sal. >>> steve highway 4 traffic looking good coming up to the willow pass grade so far. no major problems there. also highway 101 san francisco northbound 101 traffic looks good. let's go back to pam. >>> topping our news this morning construction will again in the newest section of the bay bridge. allie rasmus joins us now. >> reporter: good morning, pam construction crews will be at -- will be adding another segment to this tower. once it's finished it will be the center piece of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. that work is expected to start a few hours from now. three of the five segments are already in place. the fourth segment will be added to the top of the tower making it 480 feet tall. once that secondment is up -- you are looking at an illustration from the project website. crews will work

. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. steve, my father-in-law is in town from chicago. i think he is happy to enjoy this sunshine. >> he's probably calling neighbors. fog is gone. it will be sunny across the board. 60s low to mid and a few upper 60s to near 70 degrees today. update on your traffic from sal. >>> all right 237 traffic moving along pretty well crossing 880 continuing out to the valley this morning. no major problems this morning on northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. 5:31 let's go back to the desk. >> topping our news at 5:30. new information is raising concerns about safety of pg&e pipelines. ktvu kraig debro is joining us live from south san francisco with the results of recent inspections. >> reporter: good morning, mike. it was a report that pg&e submitted to the cpuc just yesterday. in the report it said that pg&e found three leaks along transmission lines in 21 areas that were near people or buildings. three of the leaks were right here in south san francisco. it's the highway 101 and grand avenue here in south san francisco. still the cause of

cook. let's check in with steve paulson for a little weather this morning. >>> hi, pam. mostly clear skies. few high clouds, patchy fog. another cold morning. we've lost the wind at least at the surface. temperatures in the 30s and 40s will end up with sunshine but because we're starting so much colder than yesterday highs today will be slightly cooler. but still lots of sunshine low to mid-60s. now here's sal. >>> steve, right now traffic is moving well on highway 4 westbound getting up to the willow pass grade with no major problems. also if you're driving on interstate 880 here in oakland so far so good with the traffic light. 4:31. let's go back to pam. >>> we're following overnight news involving more than 56 sick bay area school kids. last night they were sent home after becoming ill at an outdoor education camp in a remote area of marin county. ktvu's kraig debro joins us now from novato where some of those kids go to school. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. in fact i talked to the principal earlier this morning. he tells me the airports of the

cook. let's start with steve. >> today it's cloudy skies. light rain is possible. or light snow up toward mendocino county. this system is staying offshore at least for now. highs today upper 40s. low to mid 50s. light rain favors anybody near the coast verses inland areas. update of traffic with sal. >> westbound 80 traffic is moving well. they just cleared an accident from the ashby avenue onramp. so the lanes are clear will. also this morning we are looking at a nice commute on the bay bridge toll plaza. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. an east bay community is in mourning following the death of two teenage boys from walnut creek. search teams found their bodies yesterday afternoon in concord. the two boys drowned while rafting in a rain swaylen creek saturday afternoon. search teams found their bodies one mile apart not far from where they launched their raft. investigators say this was a very dangerous adventure due to the heavy rain, debris, and fast flowing water. friends say the rafting trip had been planned for months. >> i helped them plan a

cooke. let's check in with steve. >> hi pam. there is no fog. >> we will end up with 60 near 70 degrees. >>> traffic is stopped on 880 northbound. they are getting rid of road work on northbound 880. there was also a report of debris up the road. but traffic is temporarily stopped here. looks like they are just about to let it go through as they get that -- as they pick up that road work. moving along taking a look at highway 24 that traffic is moving well. >>> topping our news. news concerns about the pg&e pipelines. kraig debro joins us from south san francisco with new information that came from inspections after that huge pipeline explosion in san bruno. good morning, krai. >> reporter: good morning, pam. pg&e found two dozen gas leaks that they have already prepared on that same tran mission line. three here in south san francisco. they were found near highway 101 and grand avenue which is a heavily populated area. both 101 and grand avenue are. the cause of the september 9th explosion that killed eight endestroyed 30 homes

cook. it's been a pretty rainy night. let's check in with steve paulson to see what the weather will be like today. >>> hi, pam. >> hi, steve. >> main front won't be here until later this afternoon. mainly south bay, peninsula and parts of the east bay we are seeing temperatures in the 50s. it's very mild. cloudy skies. light rain in the morning. by this afternoon and evening look for heavier rain. highs today upper 50s and low 60sful here's sal. >>> steve, right now traffic is okay on 880 but the entire freeway system is wet because of the overnight rain. so it's going to be another tough drive to work. also looking at 101 san francisco that traffic looks okay. 4:41. back to pam. >>> the storm has already created traffic problems in many places. the afternoon commute could be a tough one. so you might want to plan for that this morning. high wind warnings were posted on bay area bridges for most of the day yesterday. and in sonoma county highway patrol officers were pretty busy responding to almost 40 different car crashes. with another storm com

cook. for a look at weather let's go to steve paulson. >>> good morning. pam. we have partly cloudy skies to clear skies. clouds fairing the north bay right now. we'll have another cold morning and then temperatures today in the 50s. some clouds increasing in advance of this system this will be here starting tomorrow. today will be cooler than yesterday. big changes into friday and saturday. more on that in five minutes. here's sal. >>> steve, right now traffic in san raphael looks good heading down south to highway 580. no major problems. it's clear driving. also the morning commute looks good on interstate 880 in both directions here in front of the coliseum. it's 4:31. back to pam. >>> we begin with overnight news from oakland. police are still on the scene of a violent attack. ktvu's claudine wong joins us now with the details and exclusive video. >> reporter: good morning, pam. we were the only ones there when one suspect was taken into custody. we're going to show that to you in a minute. first i want to show you what's happening on 84th and international

cook. let's start with steve paulson. what is the weather like? >> cloudy. we have temperatures in the low to mid 40s. highs today struggle only upper 40s in the higher elevations and low top mid 50s for everyone else. sal. >>> traffic looks pretty good. if you have to drive to work today, it is going to be a nice drive here in san francisco coming up to the downtown area. also the morning commute looks good. but remember, they are enforcing parking regulations so if you come up on a meter or do anything else it's just as normal. 6:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> all right sal a sad story this morning. two east bay high school students are dead after a rafting accident that happened over the weekend. it happened saturday afternoon but their bodies were not found until yesterday. ktvu allie rasmus is joining us with what made this rafting trip so dangerous. good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning, dave. one of the main

cook. let's start with steve paulson. >> we have mostly clear skies. fog has formed out by the valley. once that burns off sunny and nice today. still 60s and low to mid 70s but not the supper 70s or 80s. here is sal. >>> right now traffic is moving along realtively well if you are driving on the freeways. no major problems if you are driving out to the bay bridge toll plaza. westbound traffic is good. the metering lights are not on yet. let's go back to dave and pam. >> thank you, sal. we are continuing to follow developing news in san francisco this morning where firefighters are on the scene of another fire. it started just after 3:00 this morning on corbett and clayton street. kraig debro has been out there all morning long. tell us what happened. >> reporter: good morning, pam. this low cased is just behind sutro tower. that is where the fire started. in the back around where clayton is. if you look you can see the structure up top that is burned that is not part of this house. that's a next door house. that is called exposure damage. the information in what caused this fire is in

cook. it's 5:31. let's check in with steve paulson for the weather. >> thank you very much.e do have patchy fog and a few high clouds. 30s and 40s will give way topmostly sunny skies today. slightly cooler -- will give way to mostly sunny skies today. slightly cooler. your weekend forecast in five minutes. here is sal. >>> right now traffic looks good if you are driving up on the bay bridge it looks very nice coming into san francisco. this morning we are looking at the commute on 880 in oakland and that traffic is moving along very nicely. >>> santa clara county is getting ready to spend $100,000 for free rides on public transportation. ktvu channel 2 reporter jade hernandez is in san jose to hill us who will get the free rides. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. free bus rides for the homeless some might wonder why. a man we just spoke to told us these rides might be the thing to help out the homeless. that's exactly what the valley transportation authority wants to do help the homeless. we are live at the east ridge shopping center. in a month riders at this b

cook. let's check with steve paulson and see what the weather is like. >> happy friday everybody. mostly clear skies. patchy fog on the coast. a few high clouds to the north. it won't stop us from having a mostly sunny day and mild to warm. mid 60s for many and upper 60s for some. >>> steve, right now traffic is moving along pretty well if you are driving in marin county. that traffic is moving along very nicely heading out to the 580 interchange. also this morning we are looking at the san mateo bridge it looks good all the way to the high-rise. >>> in egypt today we are seeing the biggest protest yet against president mubarak. take a look at the pictures of the crowds. now earlier today egypt's military said it would support mubarak's plan to stay in office while transferring some of its power to the vice president. that is a disappointment to protestors that called for the military to take action against president mubarak. >>> opposition leader mohammed posted a message on twitter this morning saying egypt will explode. army must save the country now. >>> president mubarak's la

cook. start with steve paulson for a look at weather. steven, how does it look? >>> pamela, dave, good morning. we have partically cloudy skies. clouds increasing not as nice as yesterday when we had wall to wall sunshine. it will not be the case today. low 60s yesterday. we shave those off about three, four, maybe five degrees in advance of a very cold system which will be here on thursday. highs today in the mid-50s. here's sal. >>> right now on 280 northbound coming up into the valley looks pretty good getting up to highway 17. and if you're driving on the grade any time soon, interstate 680 from pleasanton to fremont looks good. 6:01. back to the desk. >>> sal, thank you. new this morning oakland police on the scene of a violent overnight attack. the victim, a man in his 50s. ktvu's claudine wong is live there with new information and some exclusive video. claudine. >> reporter: well, a lot happening. the investigator actually just left the scene. i want to show you what's happening over here on 84th and international. that's the bike we've been looking at th

cook. time now is 5:30. steve paulson, what is the weather like today? >>> pam, very similar to yesterday. although a decrease in the wind. we still have some breezy conditions. lows anywhere from 30 to 50. you're making that up steve. no i'm not. any breeze and you're in the 40s. there are some near 50. we'll have sunshine today. still sunny, breezy, highs upper 50s low to mid-60s. here's sal. >>> steve, right now here in san raphael middle of the county traffic looks good heading south. also good into novato. this morning's commute looks good on the golden gate bridge heading down to the toll plaza. now back to the desk. >>> two schools in the mt. diablo school district will close at the end of the year. >> they just shut down one neighborhood. all at once. one snap. didn't even matter. >> last night the school board voted four to one to close hull brook and glen brook middle school. and a new twist that shocked parents, the school board president proposed closing westwood elementary and sending those students to mountain view elementary. >> they didn'

cook. some counties are under wind advisories. let's go to steve paulson. >> remember that sunday when it was sunny and warm upper 70s and 80s? it's not that anymore. it's window and cold out there. there is pretty good gusts out there over 30 miles an hour. that is just sustained. even santa rosa north. fairfield northwest to san jose northwest. expect a sunny but windy and cooler day. >> steve right now traffic on the san mateo bridge is okay. the wind advisory is up. it will be a tough drive because of the wind. westbound this traffic is okay so far. let's go back to pac. >>> topping our news this morning a san jose family is demanding justice in a horrifying hit and run case. the teenage girl was dragged hundreds of feet. allie rasmus is in san jose this morning. good morning, allie. >> reporter: this woman is at regional medical center in san jose. we are told doctors performed surgery on her to repair am broken pelvis and crushed hip. we're in san jose. this is where this hit and run accident happened. you can see the skid marks on the street

. >>> reporter: this man filled what has been steve jobs' gig at the shareholders' meeting in the past, tim cook, the chief operating officer wearing blue jeans and speaking candidly about the company's success as some shareholders at the meeting specifically a labor union that owns stock for pension funds pushed apple to make a written plan to name a successor to jobs. >> they are going to be asking if not for an outright succession plan, although some are, they are going to want to know what is the strategy to make sure that everything keeps on humming as successfully as it has been. but do you have to wonder how involved steve jobs is at this point in making some day-to-day decisions or at least in helping guide the strategy. i suspect he probably is. >> reporter: jobs took a medical leave of absence from his job as ceo in january. there's been a lot of speculation about his health since. take a look at this video on radaronline.com. the site says it was shot february 8, jobs looking frail while walking to his car from a cafe. he was well enough to meet with the president at a private dinner

cook. let's check in with steve. >> thank you. we do have clear skies. temperatures are cold. upper 20s. a little breeze. we will end up with sunshine for all. temperatures mid to a few upper 50s. big changes toward the end of the week. now an update on the traffic with sal. >>> traffic is moving well on 680 southbound. no problem there is. also this morning we are looking at northbound 280 getting up to the 880 interchange that traffic is moving along very nicely. let's go back to the desk. >>> our top story this morning the devastation in new zealand after a powerful earthquake. this video shows the wide spread damage across christchurch. 65 people are confirmed dead but 100 others are still missing in collapsed billings. kraig debro is in oakland with more on the devastation and the local connection. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam. we are talking to lester mckey. he's an expatriot new zealander. he spent last night trying to find out about family and friends. he got ahold of his family. they are all okay that includes aunts and uncles and family members. now this quake w

cook. let's start with steve paulson because the weather is supposed to get a little rainy this afternoon. >> it will, pam, dave, good morning. cloudy skies. light rain overnight. not too much. only a little bit left. but we will see cloudy windy conditions in the morning. very mild lows in the 50s. end up with 50s and low to mid- 60s on the highs. but by this afternoon the north bay and then for everyone by tonight moderate to heavy rain and then cold air arrives later tonight. here's sal. >>> good morning. right now traffic on 280 northbound is moving along well getting up to highway 17 no major problems there. also this morning if you are on southbound 680 looks good on the way to the south bay. >>> concern this morning over a very unsteady wall in oakland near the park street bridge. looks like it may collapse or topple over. several roads were shut down as a precaution. ktvu's kraig debro is out there right now. how does it look this morning, kraig? >> reporter: dave, ford street isn't open. a truck moving through here right now. it's not just trucks. there are several cars that use t

cook. time now is 5:30. steve paulson will it be cooler? >> it will be. 60s and 70s.hange begins tonight when we get cooler wind to move in here. it will take us into tuesday. today 60s and 70s. here is sal. >>> traffic is moving well on westbound bay bridge. you can see the toll plaza traffic looks good. 5:31 let's go back to the dave and pam. >> sal, thank you. >>> breaking news this morning from san francisco. firefighters are still at the scene of a fire in the castro district. it broke out at corbett and clayton street. it began in a one two unit building. several people were evacuated including a pregnant woman. five people are displaced right now. the red cross is helping them as best as they can. san francisco police officers patrolling the neighborhood actually found this mornings fire. they called the firefighters to the scene. those officers were on patrol after four arson incidents in the castro district last week. firefighters say it's still too early to know if this mornings fire was connected to last weeks fires. >>> thousands of protestors are continui

cook. time now's almost 5:30. let's check in with steve for a little weather. how does it look, steven? >>> pamela and david, we are clear skies. temperatures are cold. starting with a lot of 30s especially inland and 40s to the coast. slightly warmer although lows are much colder we'll still end up with low to mid-60s. here's sal. >>> steve, right now northbound 280 on the right northbound interstate 280 through downtown san jose if you're going to be driving there zonulet should be soon it should be a nice drive for you on the way to silicon valley. and 280 farther up the road continues to be a very nice drive. 5:30. let's go back to dave and pam. >>> this morning police in oakland are looking for two young boys wanted in a horrifying child rape case. it is a story we first broke last night on our 10:00 news. now investigators say these suspects violently raped a young boy in the bathroom of a boys and girls club. in the past hour we found out that that victim is just 7 years old. ktvu news got this video of the scene shortly after the child's mother took him to oakland's children hos

cook. nice to have you here, ken. steve paulson is also here. how's the weather, steven? >>> pamela, it's fine. ken, good morning. we have a lot of fog, low clouds and fog, coastal fog and inland fog double whammy. 50s and 60s. sometimes that fog just doesn't want to burn off until about noon. if that's the case upper 50s. but be careful. some of the visibility's really bad. here's sal. >>> steve, right now westbound highway 4 looks pretty good getting up to the willow pass grade. it's very clear here which is unusual because last week we had such thick fog here we could never show you -- not never but we didn't last week. look at 280 san jose that traffic moving along very nicely. now let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. in southern santa clara county police in morgan hill are warning everyone to be especially careful after a rash of burglaries. ktvu's live to tell us homes, businesses and cars are all being targeted. christian. >> reporter: well, ken, take a look. you can see that the morgan hill police department lobby doesn't even open for another two and a

cook. time now is 5:31. steve paulson. >> yes, pamela, dave. >> what's the weather like this morning?> we have clouds starting to roll in. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. end up with 50s under partly to mostly cloudy skies in advance of a system which is moving in tomorrow. but the leading edge of it is already showing itself. look for a cooler day today and already a winter storm watch has been posted thursday night for the north bay hills. wow. we'll have more on that in about five minutes. here's sal. >>> steve already told me that during the twitter thing so i already knew that. westbound bay bridge traffic -- or westbound highway 4 traffic is moving well up to the willow pass grade. this morning a look at 880 north and southbound. you can definitely tell things are getting busier here in oakland especially in the southbound direction. we'll have a complete traffic update in just minutes. now let's go back to dave and pam. >>> all right, sal. time now 5:32. new this morning oakland police are still at the scene of a violent overnight attack. the victim, a man in his 50s. ktvu's c

cook. >>> and good morning. i'm dave clark. let's checkwetter and traffic. here's steve. >>> thank you very much pam and dave. we have a few light rain showers around. but rain will start to move in later on. right now we are under mostly cloudy skies. you can see right there everything's starting to get closer. highs in the upper 40s and low to mid-50s and then turns much, much colder as we head towards tomorrow. here's sal. >>> right now we're looking at san raphael here 101, 580 that traffic looks very nice. and the marin county commute has not quite woken up yet. looks pretty nice. this morning's commute on the upper deck of the bay bridge looks good into the city. 5:00, back to the desk. >>> we are following developing news out of vallejo this morning where firefighters are still on the scene of a house fire. ktvu's claudine wong was first reporter on the scene and is live with why it took two teenagers who escaped the fire so long to get help. an amazing story this morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. yes, the two teenagers live inside this home behind me. you can see some of the fire dama

cook. >> a brand new day i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you dave and pam. good morning, everyone. skies are mostly clear. sal tells us there is a little bit of patchy fog but it won't last long. lots of 30s. we will end up with a few 50s to upper 50s. we'll have on what looks to be an interesting end of the week. here is sal with an update on traffic. >>> traffic is moving well on highway 4 heading out to the will low pass grade. no major problems here. also the morning commute looks good if you are driving on the bay bridge heading into san francisco. now let's go back to the desk. >>> time now

cook. >> friday. >> yes. >> good morning, i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you very much. on this friday if you're up in the north bay you're saying it's cold and there are breaks in the cloud. cloudy to mostly cloudy and rain in fact coming right out of the santa cruz mountains. a pretty good cell. you can get rain. you can get snow around 2,000 feet. highs today upper 40s and low 50s. here is sal. >> steve, right now traffic on the san mateo bridge looks pretty good. last week the san mateo traffic driving along the span has been dicey. also right now westbound bay bridge traffic looking pretty good getting into san francisco. it's 5:00 let's go back to dave and pam. >>> president obama is waking up in the bay area this morning. that's after a big dinner meeting with a small elite group of silicon valley business leaders. kraig debro is joining us live. he's at sfo where the president will depart in

cook. let's get a quick look at weather with steve paulson. it will be changing soon steven. >> we will have an okay weekend. we'll deal with that next week. today cold to start off. 30s and 40s and slightly warmer again. temperatures pushing the upper 60s. we will see a few 70s as we head into friday. next we can changes. now here is sal. >>> steve, right now traffic looks pretty good on 80 westbound heading out to the mccarthur maze with no major problems. westbound bay bridge this traffic is moving along okay coming into san francisco. it's 5:00 let's go back to dave and pam. >>> thank you. we are seeing the biggest protest yet. crowds are gathered not only in cairo's main square but outside the presidential palace. here's a live picture in cairo. the state television headquarters are being protested as well. earlier today egypt's military said it would support president mubarak's plan to stay in office while transferring some of its power to the vice president. that is disappointment for some. >>> opposition leader mohammed posted a messag

cook. >>> and good morning. i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here's steve. >>> thank you very much, pam and dave. a cloudy, rainy, cold morning. looks like some snow no doubt about it for areas to the north and even around livermore hills. but for us we are going to see some of this, well, more rain today than i think hail like we had yesterday widespread. still look for a very active day today. temperatures stay very cold with upper 40s and low 50s with low snow levels. here's sal. >>> steve, right now traffic is moving along okay here if you're driving through the bay area. highway 4 going to be okay driving up to the grade. the rain is coming down. very wet freeways. also the same thing goes obviously if you're driving on 24 on the way to the tunnel. now let's go back to the desk. >>> topping our news this morning, the chp is warning the commute could be another rough one. overnight the storm brought heavy rain and more hailstorms. someone in san bruno posted video on youtube. take a look. it's interstate 280 near crystal springs road. look closely and y

cook. for a look at this morning's weather we say good morning to steve paulson. >>> hi, pam. we have mostly cloudy skies. there are a few breaks in there. we're getting ready for this system to rush in some clouds and then some rain later on. so mostly cloudy. cooler each day. these temperatures coming down about three or four or five degrees. continue that theme today and the rain will begin in the north bay later and really cold air still on tap as we head towards friday and the weekend. here's sal. >>> steve, right now on the san mateo bridge traffic moves well heading out to the high-rise with no major problems. morning commute looks good if you're driving on interstate 880 here in front of the coliseum. 4:31. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. we begin with developing news in vallejo. right now firefighters are on the scene of a house fire. ktvu channel 2 reporter claudine wong is live with why the victims say their first calls for help went unanswered. claudine. >> reporter: pam, certainly a very tragic story out here. firefighters still on scene here f. you

steve jobs could show up there? no mention of jobs' health out here today. the shareholders' meeting, he is certainly not here. apple officer tim cookis handling questions and he is giving a glowing report how apple is doing. the apple the company is healthy, even if its iconic leader is not. more at 5:00 and 6:00. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you. >> president obama is planning to call new zealand's president later today to reiterate u.s. support for the country devastated by a powerful earthquake two days ago. >> teams are rushing in with help. jenelle joins us with the latest. >> it's now 8 a.m. thursday morning in new zealand. search and rescue teams continue looking for survivors. anyone trapped under the rubble has now been buried 43 hours and counting (screams) >> new pictures emerging showing the horror of the 6.2 earthquake and aftermath as dust covers the city. >> oh, my god. >> you can hear this man' panicked voice as he runs outside with his camera to see the devastation. >> my gosh. people are in there? >> and pictures from the epicenter of tuesday's quake hones the story of must have had and debris cove

cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you. it's still coal. 30s. we'll have a mix of sun and clouds today. a mostly sunny day to the south. partly cloudy day to the north. now here is sal. >>> traffic is looking good on 80 heading out to the mccarthur maze with no major problems there. this mornings drive will be okay if you are driving on the westbound bay bridge. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. >>> the work on the new center piece for the bay bridge is entering is a critical phase. allie rasmus is at treasure island to tell us more. >> reporter: what's happening today the tower behind us will grow taller. the work on that will start a little later on today. we are on treasure island with a view of the eastern bay bridge. three of the five segments of that tower are already in place. the work is getting closer and closer. making it 480 tall. you're looking at an illustration from the products website. the tower will have one more smaller section to go. then the tower will be finished. then they will have to attach cables. early this morni

cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you very much, pam and dive.e still have snow in the mountains. some rain. about the peninsula actually mainly santa cruz mountain there is is still a line of rain. that should slide showers. showers and possible

cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you. we do have a slightly warmer low pattern. now it's still -- i know it's still not coal. we have 40s with higher clouds toward the north bay. we'll end up with partly sunny, partly cloudy skies. more clouds to the north and south. now an update on your traffic with sal. >>> steve, right now northbound 101 traffic looks good approaching the 80 split. no major problems on the way. we also checked with transit. it's off to a good start. also this morning we are looking at the bay bridge with a little bit of crowding. nothing major just yet. let's go back to the desk. >>> we are looking at the bay bridge too. this morning the center piece of a new bay bridge is centering a critical phase. allie rasmus is joining us live. >> reporter: good morning, dave. that center piece you are talk about is the tower for the new eastern span of the bay bridge and this tower that you are looking at is going to get taller this week. 100 feet taller than it already is. crews will start work to add a fourth

. >>> good morning, i'm pam cook it's monday february 7th after a weekend of record breaking warm temperatures are we starting to cool down? let's check in with steve paulson. >> yes. 25 or so record highs on sunday. it will if still be -- it will still be nice today. we will lose that offshore wind. a little westerly breeze closer to the coast. 60s there. still nice with low to mid 70s. here is sal. >>> guilt or innocence interstate 880 traffic is good. also this morning we are looking at interstate 880 here in oakland that traffic looks good in both directions. let's go back to pam. >>> thank you. breaking news this morning. san francisco firefighters are at the scene of a house fire. kraig debro is there this morning with early evacuations and what is going on right now? good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. there is several people out in the streets. there is a couple houses evacuated. this is the address of the house that burned. it's on corbett. most of the damage is behind on the house. this is considered upper market depending on what real estate agent you talk to. so right now fire crews are here. they are doing the overhaul

cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you. we have mostly fair skies. cold out there. 30s and 40s. patchy fog on the coast. more so inland. once that burns off also windy in the hills i should mention. right at the caldecott. mount diablo 50 miles an hour. here is sal. >>> traffic on highway 4 is moving well. you can see traffic looks good there. also the morning commute is okay on 24 lafayette driving up to oakland. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. >>> time now 6:01. protestors have filled the streets of cairo hoping to force hosni mubarak out of office. they call today the day of departure. these are live pictures you are seeing as we see it an incredible number of people. they want to president mubarak to step down and do it today. so far there is no sign of the pro government demonstrators. the obama administration is increasing its president on president mubarak to step down and why the egyptian president says he can't do it. >>> a certain group of people in south bay will soon be able to ride public transportation for free but they have to

cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you very much. we have clear skies. patchy fog may be showing up around 280 and highway 92. i don't think it will last very long. what is there it will be sunshine. temperatures in the 30s. we will end up with mid 50s and upper 50s. it is breezy especially in the higher elevations. now an update on the traffic. >>> traffic moving well getting up to highway 17. we are looking at the commute on 680 south it looks good. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. >>> we are still following developing news coming to you from new zealand. a big earthquake hit that country killing at least 63 people and trapping many more in the rubble. it was a magnitude 6.3 quake. it hit at 1:00 in the afternoon. several after shocks have shaken this area. the biggest one measuring 5.6. take a look at this video. this is after one of the after shocks. people ran into the streets trying to avoid collapsing debris. 65 people are confirmed to be dead. that number is expected to go up. this is a second strong earthquake to hit christ church in fiv

cook. it is starting out to be a bit of a chilly morning. let's get the weather forecast with steve paulson. good morning, steve. >>> good morning, pam. we have clear skies. that's not an issue. chilly, cold for some. breezy not too bad for others. still occasionally a northerly breeze but nothing compared to yesterday. temperatures starting off in the 30s for many or 40s will end up with 50s and 60s. here's sal. >>> steve, right now westbound 92 san mateo bridge looking good getting to the high-rise with no major accidents or stalled vehicles. also the morning commute looks good if you are driving in san francisco along northbound 101. now let's go back to the desk. >>> all right. thanks, sal. it's official. two schools in the mt. diablo school district will close at the end of the year. but as ktvu's claudine wong reporting there is a new twist that could effect even more students. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, pam. the decision to close glen brook and high school brook schools happened last night. we have come to west brook school. parents and t

steve jobs could show up there? no mention of jobs' health out here today. the shareholders' meeting, he is certainly not here. apple officer tim cookis handling questions and he is giving a glowing report how apple is doing. the apple the company is healthy, even if its iconic leader is not. more at 5:00 and 6:00. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you. >> president obama is planning to call new zealand's president later today to reiterate u.s. support for the country devastated by a powerful earthquake two days ago. >> teams are rushing in with help. jenelle joins us with the latest. >> it's now 8 a.m. thursday morning in new zealand. search and rescue teams continue looking for survivors. anyone trapped under the rubble has now been buried 43 hours and counting (screams) >> new pictures emerging showing the horror of the 6.2 earthquake and aftermath as dust covers the city. >> oh, my god. >> you can hear this man' panicked voice as he runs outside with his camera to see the devastation. >> my gosh. people are in there? >> and pictures from the epicenter of tuesday's quake hones the story of must have had and debris cove

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cook. it is tuesday february 1st. fog could definitely be a problem for drivers this morning. let's check in with steve paulson. good morning, steve. >>> that is true. rain is gone for now but we have a lot of low clouds and fog out there. in fact, some of it will be very thick. it tends to form a little bit later after the fog burns off we'll have highs in the 50s and 60s. more on that coming up. but now here's sal. >>> steve, right now traffic on the golden gate bridge is effected by some of that fog. you can see how thick it is although we don't have any problems it is very thick here heading down from southern marin county into san francisco. also this morning we're looking at the san mateo bridge. the fog hasn't made it here yet. traffic looks good over to the high-rise. it's 4:31. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. topping our news this morning the chp is trying to determine the cause of a deadly overnight crash in a remote area of sonoma county. it happened shortly after midnight on petri fewed forest road north of santa rosa. authorities say one person was killed and another injured when two

cook. >>> good morning. i'm dave clark. let's checkwetter and traffic. here's steve. >>> thank you very much pam and dave. cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. some light rain already from oakland over to the peninsula. that system is beginning to develop. you can see the heavier cloud covers to the north of us but it's all driving southward. we'll be in line for today very light rain right now towards mountain view, half-moon bay and maybe over fremont. but temperatures today low 50s. and then the winter weather advisories start for the north bay hills at 4:00 today. here's sal. >>> right now traffic is moving along okay if you are driving on northbound 280 getting up to the 880 interchange. that traffic looks good. also this morning's commute is looking good on the grade heading south. 6:01, let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. this morning the marin county coroner will remove a body still buried in the backyard of a house in novato. police and f.b.i. found the body last night. it was buried underneath a patio at a home on rebecca way. kraig debro just talked with a neighbor out there. >> reporter:

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cook. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you pam and dave. we do have clear skies. no fog. but it's windy and colder out there. temperatures if it wasn't for the wind they would be much colder in the 40s and 50. we will end up with 50 and 60s. a much cooler air mass compared two days ago. here is sal. >>> good morning, right now traffic is going to be okay on highway 4 westbound coming up the concord no major problems here. the wind is definitely going to get your attention. on highway 24 that traffic is looking okay. if you are hitting the road this morning be careful. wind advisories are in effect. those wind advisories are some key areas. let's go to jade hernandez. >> reporter: within the past half hour we have checked in several different places here in oakland from the oakland hills where we are live this morning to mount claire, to piedmont to back again and the wind has died down and whipped back up and done the same over and over. i want you to take a look at what we caught the two highway patrolman picking up. a huge branch had fallen in the roadway and bl