it also sends out a text to everybody in your contacts and the text says, i downloaded a pirated app off the internet. i'm stupid and cheap. it costs only 1 buck. don't steal like i did. so pay for the real thing, don't get the fake one or it will tell on you. >> let's hope people don't fall for that today. quite the joke. >>> 6:28 right now. chp is handing out tickets today. bad news for you but good news for the state. >>> and a lot of people are waking up without power this morning. find out what's going to fix it in a live report. >>> and it is being called the new drunk driving. so get ready to pay if you are caught texting while behind the wheel this month. i'm marla tellez. what you need todownno latestckradown coming up. [ male announcer ] yiayia may not approve of michelle's wardrobe. you dress like a prostitute. [ male announcer ] but yiayia approves of her serving athenos hummus. mmmmmm! because only athenos is made the greek way, with 100% olive oil. athenos. maybe the only thing approved by yiayia. affecting several bay area neighborhoods. >> and the next text message yo

with text messaging set to surpass it within three years. >> yes, i do feel like i'm texting more these days. >> reporter: college student julia jung is a prime example. >> between 50 and 100 a day. >> reporter: at coffee shops like brewed awakening in berkeley all that texting is causing, well, silence. >> coffee is a social life. it's not anymore. it has turned into a laptop, internet thing. >> reporter: owner samir narsar says in our text-heavy world he yearns for the sound of customers chatting while sipping their coffee. >> in my opinion coming from old school it is a bad thing. we don't talk to each other anymore. >> you find the same discussion a century ago about the telephone, about whether the telephone was undercutting people's intimate relationships, and what does it mean to talk over the phone rather than see people face to face? >> reporter: dr. claude fisher, a sociology professor at cal berkeley, says ironically texting and e-mailing could prompt us to return to the phone's original intention. [ phone ringing ] >> we're sorry. the number you have dialed is not in service

texts that your last text was 12 hours ago?'ve got it right there on the phone that you were not using the phone, you were not making a phone call, you were not texting, but yet you received a ticket for having it in your hand or on your lap? >> well, most oftentimes an officer is not going to want to hold court on the side of the road or the side of the freeway. but, you know, if that is the situation in which you explain to him, hey, this text was received about 12 hours ago, i wasn't texting, i was either dialing a number or looking at my phone. however, let's look at the big picture here so that everyone understands why this law is even in effect. any type of distraction while driving could lead to the possibility of you killing yourself or killing someone else. and the reason why cell phone use is a law in california, because that's the number one form of distracted driving and so in the whole scheme of things, in order to safely operate a motor vehicle, it requires 100% of your attention as well as two hands on the steeri

a muni driver texting while behind the wheel. but it's what happened after riders complained that may have cost the driver her job. ,,,,,,,,,,,, more nuclear power plants, and triggering a tsu vastated in >>> another powerful earthquake has rocked japan shutting down two more nuclear power plants and triggering a tsunami warning in the same region devastated in last month's quake. this 7.1 magnitude quake struck off the coast of miyagi 41 miles from sendai, the area hit hard by last month's 9.0 earthquake. it ripped holes in roofs, knocked down buildings. buildings as far away as tokyo shook for a minute. the damaged fukushima nuclear power plant did evacuate workers but reported no new damage or any injuries. >>> japanese authorities did issue a tsunami warning, however it was lifted 90 minutes later. the latest aftershock follows that 9.0 quake and tsunami that killed 25,000 people. >>> an explosive end to the oak noel naval hospital is scheduled for friday. what's become a symbol of blight and neglect will come down in a cloud

offered texting as part of their security plan. they put up the instructions on the jumbotron, 80899 and then security and -- example, some guy threw beer on my wife. >> you can provide more detail? >> reporter: security can text back if needed. >> foul language, anti social behavior, those are the elements people tend to use it for, sometimes a spill or something that's not an emergency but that's okay. i would rather get those than nothing. >> reporter: as for security in los angeles we learned the dodgers have hired former pd police chief to redo and beef up security. joe vasquez. >> we are just two days away. if congress and the president can't work something out by 9:00 friday night the federal government will run out of money and shut down. >> reporter: both sides say they want to get a deal done and leaders from each party met with the president at the white house to talk about the budget talks, they met in the oval office for a 90 minutes and they left with no deal. the president took the budget battle into his own hands we

. >>> yesterday, a driver caught texting behind the wheel was caught again driving. anne makovec reports from san francisco. >> reporter: good morning. imagine that passenger's surprise when he saw the driver that he had busted back behind the wheel of the bus that he was riding, back behind the wheel after muni said they were going to fire this woman for driving and texting. the man who blew the whistle on the texting driver got on the 24 davisidero bus yesterday and says he saw that driver that he had caught on this video back in february texting and driving. he says she got irate when she noticed him recording her and threatened to kick him off the bus. he gave that video to muni officials then a few weeks ago, who recommended she be fired. they put her on leave. but then again he said he thought he saw her yesterday and cbs 5 did confirm that with muni officials. >> i was starting to doubt myself a little bit about whether it was her or not because muni was trying to convince me that that wasn't true that there is no way she could be driving. >> that problem has

a driver texting while driving. not only was the driver texting but receiving texts. in fact, you can actually hear the sound cue from receiving messages. >> absolutely against our rules and regulations. and any time something like this happens we try to take immediate action. >> reporter: i spoke with two bus line drivers this morning. neither said they'd heard about the incident. the episode didn't end with the videotape. he asked the driver to stop texting. her response. >> took out her iphone and started recording us on the bus and saying i'm going to show you. i'm going to show you. i'll never pick you up again -- >> reporter: he wants the driver fired. muni suspended her for three days without pay. one muni driver i spoke with says it shouldn't have happened, but what did happen is no difference if you or i did the same thing. i've got a text myself into the muni spokesperson. i want to find out why they are now just investigating the threat that was made not to pick him up anymore if they had the cell phone videotape enough to suspend this woman from driving. r

texting behind the wheel may cost a muni driver her job.prisingly, she was still driving a bus as recently as yesterday. anne makovec live at san francisco with more on that. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this move was already supposed to have cost this driver her job. but apparently, she was back behind the wheel of a muni bus yesterday. the whole ruckus started a few weeks ago. there was a passenger on a muni bus the 24 davisidero line and he thought he saw the driver texting. he starts videotaping this with his cell phone. you can see it there. he is videoing it through the mirror that she can normally see the passengers through. well, he showed that video to the muni executives and they said that she was going to be fired. well, turns out she was back behind the wheel yesterday according to this passenger. he contacted cbs 5. we checked with muni officials and they did indeed confirm that this was the driver that they said that they had fired. well, the muni director of transit operation said she will be fired as early

first you text 80899. then security, and here's an example, some guy threw beer on my wife. >> can you provide more detail? >> reporter: security can then text back, if needed. >> foul language, antisocial behavior. i think those are the elements people tend to use it for. sometimes they will call in a spill or something else that's not an emergency. but that's okay. i'd rather get those calls than not get anything at all. >> reporter: security is of course on many minds after giants fan bryan stow was brutally beaten in the parking lot of dodger stadium in l.a. last week. would texting help in a similar scenario here? actually, san francisco police officers patrol the parking lot not the security guards. still, the giants say yes, it would help because their security officers hang around for 45 minutes after the game. and information from text messages could help with any investigation. and they will start back up again with the home opener on friday and then next week, the dodgers will be in town. they c

that is not usually the first remedy. >> we frown upon them texting while driving. we wanted to respond as soon as possible and to take immediate action. >> reporter: muny expressed surprise after learning the driver was back behind the wheel as late as yesterday. she came in for her shift this morning, was pulled aside and terminated. in fact the source said she had to be escorted from the property. union officials would not comment for the story but the treasurer walter scott says he wanted to find out what happened. finally they admit they are procedures but they choice to by pass those under these circumstances and according to union members there will be grievances the woman will file to get her job back. live in san francisco kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we could hear today whether san francisco muny operators have authorized a strike after a week of union voting. it would not mean they would go on strike immediately, just their leadership would have the power to call a walkout if negotiations stall. it came in the mild of contraction negotiations desc

i just got a text here. first of its kind in california.ks off the distracted driving awareness month. don't check your texts while you are driving because -- oh, i'm sorry. marla is out there. what do you have going on regarding this campaign? >> reporter: hey, mike. you got the text i just sent you, right? >> i did. >> reporter: okay, good. we are set up here at the dumbarton bridge toll plaza here to show you some people who are doing what they are not supposed to be doing, and that is texting or talk pg on their cell phone while driving if they don't have a hand-free device. if you are caught this month it is going to cost you a pretty penny. here's what's happening statewide, more than 225 local agencies and more than 100 chp officers are going zero tolerance, mining they are going to be looking for you using your cell phone without a hand-free device or texting. if you are caught, you are looking at a fine of $100. a second offense is much higher. some of the local agencies taking part include fremont, danville and palo alto police de

he busted a muni driver texting behind the wheel. we were >>> my heart completely sank into my stomach and i thought oh cap. >> he busted a driver who was texting behind the wheel. why she says she was on the road again today. >>> nothing has changed, but apparently that's not good enough, why gas may hit $6 a gallon. >>> to hear her tell it, she had so much emotion. mom busted for prostitution with her newborns in the backseat. the web sites where sex workers have opened up shop. i'm dana king. >> just who is minding the store it beauties. beauty came out strong condemning a bus driver while texting while driving. that fire was back behind the wheel of a bus again today. they asked beauty, what's going and it took all evening to get a clear question. >> the only thing that's really clear now is that a mistake was made. and what's interesting is is that when we asked them earlier today, even beauty officials were scant cal this this operator could have been driving the bus today. there was one passenger who besided to fight for what

americans sent over 2 trillion text messages in 2010.lls. i wondered how my friends would respond to voice mail from me. so i called seven of them to make lunch plans. i reached one. hey deb, what's going on. left messages for the rest. how are you? by the end of the day, i'd heard back from six. two actually called me back. the other four wrote me back, but then again, maybe i'm lucky they even got my messages in the first place. >> you have no new messages. >> reporter: because it turns out voice mail is so passe. whens athe last time you checked your voice mail. >> ha! i tell them not to send me one. >> reporter: that's what you say? >> yes, i won't be check it. >> reporter: even in business, voice mail has become more nuisance than must have. "early show" producer deb hooberman hasn't checked her mailbox since november. >> your mailbox is full. >> reporter: alexander graham bell uttered it "mr. watson, come here, i want to see you" and revolutionized the way people conduct their business, private and professional. now the invention m

the old saying talk is cheap, there may be something that is cheaper and that is texting and it seemso be taking over, right? >> my opinion coming from old school, it is a bad thing. we don't talk to each other anymore. >> we expose a shift in society and what may ferry building, yo see -- are you one of the few people who still has a land line at home. if it rarely rings, you are not the only one in that situation. more and more of us are glued to our smart phones, texting e-mails, not regularly chatting on the telephone is actually it's original purpose. >> around half of americans don't even have one anymore. and if they do-- >> i don't even answer it. >> how come. >> because people that i want to talk to usually call my cell phone. >> even on cell phonesphones-- >> between 50 and 100 text messages a day. >> at coffee shots like rude awakening in berkeley, all that texting is causing, well, silence. >> coffee is a social life, it's not anymore. it has turned into an internet thing. >> the owner says in our text heavy world, he yearns for the sound of customers chatting away while s

. >> he busted that muni driver who was texting behind the wheel. we were told she would be fired, why muni says she was on the road again today. >>> young men with guns and no real training. how libyan rebels are doing on the street. >>> you think filling up your gas tank is painful now, just wait. how bad we're hearing it's going to get. >>> just who is minding the store at muni? >> a couple weeks ago, muni came out strong condemning a bus driver for texting while driving and telling us she would be fired. that driver was become behind the wheel of a bus again today. asked them what was going on and it took all evening to get a clear answer, didn't it grace? >> it did take all day, but muni officials are saying they made a big mistake. when we first heard about this, we didn't believe it was the same driver who was caught texting behind the wheel. muni officials were skeptical as well, but there was one passenger that was convinced he was right. > shaun higgins boarded the line on his way to work this morning. >> my heart sank into my stomach and

today they said the suspension was based on the admission by the driver that she was texting, but she had pulled over first. muni says the cell phone video contradicts the driver's story and calls for further action. >> kind of scary because it's like one person in charge of so many people. and if they get into an accident then we're all like. >> reporter: this morning some muni bus riders were shocked over the bus driver'sin fraction but we found one rider who stood up for the nine year veteran. >> we think she's a wonderful lady. >> reporter: you know who she is? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: what do you think about what she did? >> i think it's probably a wake up call for muni. >> reporter: what about her she's wonderful but texting while driving. >> a lot of people do it. >> reporter: it may be moot at this point but they will also investigate the allegation that the man who made the videotape that he'd never be allowed back on the bus. i spoke with several muni drivers this morning none would support another driver caught texting behind the wheel but say passengers let their anger c

. >>> what would you do if you saw a muni driver texting behind the wheel? one passenger started recording. what muni is telling us tonight. >>> some packed up and headed out. others on an antioch street stayed and rallied for peace. >>> for a little more than a month's rent, you can get a stroller. we can show you what's been called the convertible royals -- -- witnesses in the beating of a man at a giants' game have come forward tonight to explain what they saw. >> reporter: this husband and wife couple were incredibly emotional as they described the scene outside dodger stadium after the season opener last week. they say they have gone to every home game in the past 16 years. fights break out at dodgers stadium all the time. >> they started putting crime scene tape around our vehicles. >> you're not going to be able to leave. it doesn't look good for him. you think he's going to get up. that was my thought. he will be okay. not realizing it was that severe. >> yeah. >> and put the tape around the cars and said would you guys be able to stick around until

the driver admitted texting -- she admitted texting but said she pulled over first. when we broadcast this video they were surprised to see it and said they will take steps to fire the driver. that was three or four weeks ago. today this morning we are able to confirm with muni the driver is not only still on the job but was driving yesterday. there will be a hearing this morning late last night there was a broadcast report if a high ranking muni officials saying the driver will be fired. hopefully we'll have more later on in the morning news. reporting live in san francisco kraig debro. >>> also this morning police are looking for suspects in an overnight shooting at an oakland gas station. it happened just before midnight at 73rd and bancroft. at least one gunman opened fire at the vallejo gas station injuring two people. witnesses spotted several young men running from the scene but so far the police have not made any arrests. >>> san francisco police are looking for a man that exposed himself to one woman and sexually assaulted another. police released two sketch

they would rather text. the giants have worked that into their security program p. >> you will never prevent all fights but they can help with an anonymous text. >> you text to 899. >> chief information officer at the giants says this is the third year they have offered texting as part of their security plan. put up the instructions every game on the jumbotron. firs text 80899. and then security. here is an example, some guy threw beer on my wife. can you provide more detail? >> security can then text back if needed. >> foul language, anti-social behavior. i think those are the elements people tend to use it for. sometimes they will call in a spill or something else that is not an emergency. but that's okay. i would rather get those calls than not get anything at all. >> security is, of course, on many minds after giants fan brian stow was brutally beaten in the parking lot of dodgers stadium in la last week. would texting that scenario help here. san francisco police officers patrol the parking lot, not sec

ever since receiving a frightening text message. >> he sent me a text when he was on the ground. and told me there was a hole in the ceiling of the plane. and that he was all right. he did assure me that. but i still don't believe him. >> reporter: the harrowing day began more than six hours earlier. the southwest flight, a boeing 737, had taken off from phoenix around 3:45 p.m. local time. 118 passengers on board. flight attendants had just taken drink orders when passengers reported hearing something unusual. loud pops. several minutes later, the roof opened up. astonished passengers saw a gaping hole. perhaps three to five feet long. and a foot wide. right next to the luggage compartment. aviation sources provided abc news with these photos of the damage. the plane suffered a rapid decompression. >> top of the plane was ripped off and all of a sudden the masks came down. it was pretty frightening. >> reporter: the southwest pilots radioed air traffic control. they declared an emergency and began a rapid descent. quickly diving to a lower altitude so passengers would be able to

oh, got a text. this is a text from christy smith saying don't check your text message while driving. you are in oakland telling us why not to do that on the roadway. >> reporter: good morning to you, mike. if you are driving and someone has the phone up to their ear and texting while driving and you are wondering where is chp and the police this guy needs to be stopped, today is your day. they are in force across the bay area. good morning trent. >> good morning. >> reporter: what is going on here? why are you doing this? this is an enforcement for people using cell phones and texting. >> this is distracted driver awareness month. we want to warn the public of the dangers of texting. you know, it got to a point where actions speak louder than words. we are going to be out there in full force taking a zero tolerance approach. >> reporter: we are at the coliseum. these are folks from the alameda sheriff's department and chp. what are the factors that go into this? young people are most at risk? >> the

not only texting but receiving text. you could hear the sound queue for the receiving message. >> this is against our rules. anytime something like this happens, we take immediate action. >> reporter: i spoke to two drivers this morning. neither had heard of the incident. higgins asked the driver to stop texting. her response? >> took out her iphone and started recording us on the bus and said i'm going to show you. i'll never pick you up again. >> reporter: higens wants the driver -- higgins wants the driver fired. she is back on the job. i spoke to a lot of passengers this morning. after hearing what happened, the reaction isn't unanimous. reporting live from san francisco, kraig debro, channel 2 news. >>> at 9:00 this morning we could learn the verdict in the case of two athletes accused of rape. a woman claimed she was raped at an off campus party. she wants $7 1/2 million in damages. >>> the barry bonds trial is coming to an end. the government will make closing arguments. barry bonds' team, very confident, rested.

she was caught texting purify >> this is video of a passenger a of a bus driver texting. as we slow this down the phone is in the driver's hand. texting and driving. not only is that against the law is forbidden under the muni policy. paid suspension, the video was received by muni on wednesday she is recommended to be terminated. she has a safe record and she says this is not unacceptable. she has done with money for 10 years. >>pam: pilot morning shooting. --she was with muni for 10 years. >>pam: 441. haazig madyun earlier. he showed you what happened. haazig madyun take a look of what happens to be looks like this 44 muni bus from an early morning shooting. this bus stop at the city's the view district. and this officer described the shooting. >> one of the people axing the bostest-one xing the public bus, with shots taken to the hospital. >> this man has not revealed his identity but witnessed several shots. >> one of them landed on the rear of this mini van and another bullet on this tire being taken away as evidence. san francisco police say to juvenile suspects wer

now it's against the law to text and drive. muni operators tell me they realize the offense is serious. in june of 2008 a operator -- the driver was use his cell phone at the time. one hewn nigh driver said there is 2200 of us out here. this is one of the very few incidents that has happened. reporting live in san franciscokraig debrond. >>> we could find out today if muni operators are closer to going on strike. they have been voting on whether to authorize the strike. it doesn't mean they would hit the picket line. the operators union says the vote is -- that include hiring part-time drivers and cutting overtime. >>> time now 6:32. in the south bay local state and federal agents wrapped up a surprise sweep of registered sex offenders. >> sheriffs office. >> look at this. they went door to door looking for sex offenders violating their patrol or probation. ktvu's cameras were rolling as agents made that one arrest. authorities say found pornography on his laptop computer. that in itself is a patrol violation because he had bee

you don't want to text and drive, especially today. today in the bay clis christie smith joins us live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. if you see someone driving with a cell phone up to their ear and swerving and think who is chp or the local police officer to catch this guy, they are out in force this morning in big numbers. we just saw them leave, folks from chp and the sheriff's department left from oracle arena parking lot this morning. in all, 225 local agencies around the bay area going after people who text and drive or talk on the phone without a hands free device. studies show that drivers who do this, text and drive, have a similar reaction to people who are legally drunk in terms of how quickly or slowly they react. since it's never a good idea to do, certainly something you should think about. today and tomorrow, more than ever. >> we believe people don't quite understand the big picture in the sense that anytime you are distracted while driving, you run the risk of injuring yourself or someone else. we hav

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. >> a muni driver caught texting while driving set to be fired today. she was allowed to get back behind the wheel. >> right now senator john mccain is making a surprise stop in libya. the risky action the u.s. is taking to help anti-government rebels. good morning. it is friday, april 22. i'm elizabeth wenger. sydnie has the morning off. >> it's good friday. hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 4:30. we have the crew all upstairs now. >> i'm thinking it's an exceptional friday today. >> you need to get a handshake because the weather is fabulous. >> that was nice yesterday. >> male bonding. >> i knew there was something going on. >> give each other hugs. >> it turned out to be nice around the bay area. a little cool in spots. >> cold. >> but we started out with rain yesterday, of course. today we are looking at a lot of clouds making their way in toward the coastline. you have some patchy fog out there now but we have another weak system off the coast so we are going to call it mostly cloudy especially the latter part of the day so maybe nobody wi

unless your kids are texting you. >> tell them to stop texting you. have a real conversation. here's chris. >> rebecca, thank you. we've said it before, if you want to save money it's not just what you buy it's when you buy it. aol consumer adviser regina lewis is here with the best deals for the month of april and other items that you should avoid in this month, as well. good to see you? >> very good. >> it is now springtime. >> yep. >> and you say april is the month to go out and buy a new lawnmower. >> people aren't sick of yardwork yet, they're still fired up about it and sears is playing right into that. take something like a lawnmower, goes from $500 to $375 at sears. big brand names like craftsman. >> i would think this would not be the greatest time to buy a lawnmower. >> except it's a competitive category. they have a certain window because pretty soon, you're going to buy it now while you're still excited about the promise of your yard. plus an extra savings tip, everybody who brings home one of these, odds are they're giving away their old one. >> and a weed whacker

that video shows her texting while driving a bus. david stevenson is live where supervisors told him is happening now. >> reporter: supervisors tell us that seeing that video today prompted them to try to terminate a driver along this rout. officials moved to fire the driver in this cell phone video shot in mid-february. >> what the video shows is inappropriate behavior. >> reporter: the unnamed driver is described as a latino with an orange-red bleach job. >> the driver has been around a decade. from a customer service standpoint the record has been very good. normally that would make a great deal of difference in a discipline case. >> reporter: but nummi officials say what's shown in the video demands immediate termination. a representative told us by phone late today, i would like to think all operators drive safely. it is amazing how people are all up in arms when a driver drivers and texts. the man who shot the video and filed a complaint with nummi says the agency needs to take a close look at its operators. >> nummi needs to t

texting. as we slow this down the phone is in the driver's hand. texting and driving. not only is that against the law is forbidden under the muni policy. paid suspension, the video was received by muni on wednesday she is recommended >> i look in the marriage to a detective will she was driving. she saw us recall i look in the mirror--and when i approached her to record her texting. she kicked me off the muni boss. >> you can see from this video th shows all you. >>pam: a muni drivers will never drive for me again. she was scott texting while driving and was captured on >> this is video of a passenger a of a bus driver texting. as we slow this driver's hand. texting and driving. not only is that against the law is forbidden under the muni policy. paid suspension, the video was received by muni on safe record and she says this is not unacceptable. she has been with muni for 10 years. >> this is a serious violation. the muni is a saying that this is a serious violation recommend termination. >>

. >> you find yourself talking or texting?> i don't text, i talk. >> reporter: you try to hide it. >> i put it under my hair. >> reporter: i think a lot of people -- >> i think a lot of people have learned to work around. they use the speaker on the phone. >> reporter: tomorrow a crack down gets under way. the highway patrol and 225 other law enforcement agencies will be making sure drivers aren't distracted. studies say texting drivers can be worse than drunk drives. >> this type of driving behavior has to change because it's extremely dangerous. >> reporter: the man who wrote the hands free cell phone law say there are a lot of good drives our here who obey the law. but he says there are way too many people who just don't. he wants to make this law even tougher. senator joe smithian says four out of 12 drivers still text and refuse to talk hands free. a second offense runs $50, his bill would make that $100. if the bill passes it would also mean a second offense could put a point on your license. >> maybe if i got two or thr

with me is 24-year-old thad who agreed to take our test, texting while driving.> he was driving okay at first, but take a welcome look at this. once he started texting, the car was all over the road, then a head on collision. >> if it was real, then we wouldn't be standing here talking right now, because i would be in the hospital somewhere or maybe not on this earth because it's a dangerous thing to do. >> danger that can be easily avoided. in fairfield, zach, cbs 5. >> wow. >> the weather was kind of distracting today, wasn't it? >> it certainly was. we had record breaking highs right here in the bay area. four record highs, not including an event. 86 degrees. >> wow. >> i know, amazing, right? >> why are we here? >> because now we have to report that we have abrupt changes coming just in time for your weekend. yes, this is the scene right now. see all those clouds? those clouds are all associated with a disturbance offshore, currently we have the sense trying to filter through those high clouds, where today's high tops off at 80 degrees. our live cbs 5 weather

send anonymous text messages. text 80899, then "security" in the body of the text.long with information about your concerns. the giants are dedicating tonight's game in honor of bryan stow. and the team along with about 100 of his paramedic colleagues will hold a fundraiser. they will be collecting money for him at tonight's game. again, game time 7:15. >> a lot of people giving. i know they have collected well over $150,000 so far. sharon chin at at&t park, thank you. >> the dodgers holding their own fundraiser for the family of bryan stow down at dodger stadium today, as well. >> everyone is reaching out. >>> 6:35. traffic and weather now. we'll start with kristy seifkin in the weather center. >> good morning. we are going to take a live look outside and see some of that cloud cover that's actually going to bring a chance of showers to our forecast. you can see pretty shot here, sunrise is going to be at 6:40 so a few more minutes until we see that sun coming up. in the meantime let's take a look at our satellite and radar and i'll show you that system sitting off

the phone calls, the explicit texts. for the first time, what jenn sterger says really happened between her and brett favre. >> because of how i look people would say i asked for it. >>> plus, chunky monkeys. is he the answer to america's obesity epidemic? tonight, our cameras are inside the controversial lab where pudgy primates gorge on scientific junk food. unraveling the mysteries of human weight loss. >>> and, duct tape rebellion. an extraordinary journey behind the front lines in libya, where terry moran finds america's allies relying on weapons made from doorbells. $600 million later this is the real story of america's newest war. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city and terry moran in libya, this is "nightline," april 12th, 2011. >> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a scandal that shook the world of professional sports and cast a shadow over one woman's life she says she's still trying to get out from under. jenn sterger

. >> resist that urge to check that text today. one lawmakers push to boost fines. >>> good morning everyone it is monday the 4th of april thanks for joining us i am sydnie kohara. >> it is monday. 4:30. we have the whole crew up here we will be kicking off a little weather it is wonderful. >> shaping up to be one of the warmest days of the week too. >> shall we get used to it? >> no, you will be freezing by the end of the week. maybe not actually 32 degrees but close. i wouldn't be surprised to see frost by friday morning. today will be absolutely gorgeous let's enjoy it while it lasts. temperatures low 70s around the bay. 75 oakland, 76 san jose, santa rosa, plenty of sunshine but some significantly cooler changes are on the way, chance of showers, frost, maybe a snow flake or two, all that coming up in just a bit. that woke you up didn't it? >> no, the roller coaster of weather thank you. >>> traffic so far on the roads, off to a great start. antioch bridge, a live look. top speeds all the way through pittsburgh on into concord.

you can send anonymous text messages, you can text 80899 and then security in the body of the text withr concern. the giants are dedicating tonight's game in honor of bryan stow. the team and about 100 of his paramedic colleagues are doing a fundraiser for him tonight as well. the game starts at 7:15. frank? >> okay, sharon chin live at at&t park, thank you. >>> and in a few hours, the jury in the barry bonds perjury trial will start a second day of deliberation. bonds charged with lying to a grand jury when he said never knowingly used steroids. today the jury will have testimony read back from his former personal shopper who said she saw bonds get an injection in his abdomen from trainer greg anderson. >>> there is a chance of rain today. let's go to kristy seifkin and see who may feel it first. >> good. there is a slight chance, moisture sitting off the coast although most of that is concentrated to the north of us. so the northern parts of california and up into the pacific northwest. but it does mean we still have a chance of seeing some showers in the bay area today. taking a look

was going on. >> they texted boy number wob late one night and warned the boy's mother to check his phone. she found a photoof a boy's naked breast and called tim to come and see it. >> i was shocked. >> was there any doubt it was christine >> no, i knew it was my wife. >> tim said it is my wife, the only way she will stop is if we go to the police. she goes to the police. >> tim told christine police were on the way, she admitted what she had done. >> i couldn't believe it . i think for three days i cried . it is still hard to think about it. >> tell me that moment when you thought about i am in trouble. >> i was relieved and i am completly done and i don't have to worry about it or think about it but i have to pay my dues. i never thought i would be in jail this long and that's the way it is. i will have to pay for it. >> last month christine received a five year prison sentence. she chote state prison over county jail so she could have contact visits with her children and not have to meet them through the glass. >> worst time is dinner time. that's when i should be home making di

i think it was fueled by alcohol. >> reporter: as to how to send those text elerts, text the number 80 yat 99 followed by the word "security" and your message. live in san francisco, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >>> the attack on brian stow has one dodgers fan calling it quits for good. david luna is giving up all of his memorabilia and coveted season tickets behind home plate and donating his refund to stow's family. >>> los angeles police announced tougher security measures for dodgers stadium this week. still luna says he won't go back. in fact he's headed south to join his son in cheering on the angels. >>> two autopsies are scheduled for two teenagers who died while scuba diving in monterey bay. there are all kinds of questions about how this could have happened and how no one noticed until it was too late. the two 17-year-old boys were from carson city, nevada. they were in monterey on a high school field trip for their oceanography class. when the two did not resurface, rescue divers searched for the pair. both were in cardiac arrest on the bay floor. they were pulled out o

the man who took the cellphone video says the driver was texting while driving the bus. the man told us he confronted the driver and warned him -- she warned him that she would never pick him up again. >> it is unfortunate. but honestly she should have been fired immediately after i filed the report with muni. >> officials tell us they already suspended the driver for three days but she said she'd pulled the bus over to text because of a family emergency. >>> santa cisco police hope a surveillance video will help identify a group of teenagers accused of shooting a young man. the suspects described as boys between 13-15 years old got off the bus around 8:00 a.m. someone pulled a gun and shot an 18 year olds. he was hit in the tour so multiple times. >>> a pivotal moment for the city of dublin. john sasaki is live. >> reporter: there will be a sparkly new development. the deal was done. the u.s. army traded 180 acres to the suncal development firm. >> it is a great opportunity for a. >> the development is called dublin crossing. >> there is hardly any other sites like this

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as you can see in this mirror she was texting.ch passenger record of this video and as kron 4 to recent reports, when the driver was first caught breaking the law she was supposed to be let go. >>terisa: officials tell kron 4 news that when they learned about this driver here, ha breaking the law and company policy by using her phone to text well driving, they were going to let her go. that's not what happened at all. in fact, kron 4 news learned that this past week the worker is back on the road driving passengers on her old route. no. 24 in san francisco. this is video of other drivers on that route. when confronted muni officials first said she was not back on the job that later said they don't know what happened. the now try to figure out how she got a hold position back. they also tell kron 4 news that the 10 year veteran employee will definitely not be behind the we will again. because she no longer works for muni. union officials say they are now getting involved as well. launching our own investigation and are considering

the project before you requires zoning map and text amendments and planning code text amendments. the s.u.b. legislation for your information was initially by supervisor aliote o'pier in 2008. in 2010, supervisor farrell reintroduced it with co-sponsors. this afternoon the commission will be considering an authorization for planning and development. the applicant is seeking exemption from the rear yard open space, dwelling unit and exposure parts of the planning code. in short, the staff finds that the design and contemplated uses to be consistent with the general plan and policies of the planning code particularly with regard to the size and availability of affordable housing in the estimate this project was initially proposed as a six-story building with 110 units. the records indicate three letters in -- of concern and over 250 letters in support of a project that side. in 2007 with the application for conditional use authorization, public comment to date includes opposition from at least six individuals and a collective effort from the neighbors, particularly from the neighbor

they're things like digital text books that we did not talk about triplex digital text books -- the idea is that -- talk about. >> digital text books, is that going to happen or not? >> i think it will happen. anything we can do to accelerate it will be a good thing. it is not just about heading off shoulder problems for young people. it is that technology here can be a real opportunity equalizer for students all over the country, and a force multiplier for teachers. when you think about the power of these devices to help on an individualized basis students wherever they are, learn geometry fester, science, math, all of these subjects -- i think the opportunities are immense. we should be the first country in the world to move from paper textbooks to digital text books, and i think we should lead the world in innovation. i think we of the chance to do it, but there are obstacles to overcome. >> there have been some rumors you would take another position in this administration. are you planning to stay as chairman of the fcc for the foreseeable future? >> i am very focused on what i'm doi

she was caught on tape texting while driving her muni route. tonight, she is fired. >> this operator is no longer employed by the mta. >> reporter: the texting violation happened in february. she got a three-day suspension when she claimed she wasn't driving. until a telltale video by a passenger surfaced. muni put her on paid suspension. the investigation dragged on but no discipline action was taken until now. she was spotted on the same route by the same passenger who reported her texting the first time. >> i knew it was her. and i called them and they said she couldn't possibly be driving. >> reporter: in fact, muni insisted she was not driving until cbs5 pressed the agency to check again. >> she was on nondriving status and she was driving yesterday and that should not have happened. >> how could it have happened? >> that's one of the things we are looking into. as to exactly why that happened. >> reporter: the transport worker's union said the driver did not decide to go back to work on her own. >> she was on nondriving status. the union

on our facebook page text of him, constantly. >> i know that she was attacking him, that she wanted toet back with them. for >>reporter: detectives said they used those text messages to lure him. 18 year-old once he stepped inside authorities say that he did not have a chance. >> he was beaten with a wooden object. perhaps an ax handle. he was shot once, tackle, direct to the bathroom. they try to beat him more. was shot again. >> kimberlee: detectives say they started a bonfire in the back yard. at the put his body into a sleeping bag and burned it. and that his remains were put into a 5 gal. paint containers and a local quarry. and 37 year old james hagen also in excessory. the like, seen in may middle work with the ex girlfriend to persuade jackson to come to the house. also that the 16 year-old brother in 20 year- old acknowledged that they participated in the attack. like fargo was the mastermind. seeing here, according to he was denied bond and banned from making contact with the other suspects. he was behind the entire thing. >> the miners are facing first-degree murder charges.

how much more that ticket is going to cost you if you are caught texting behind the wheel. it's tuesday april 26th. this is today in the east bay. >>> good morning, everyone. it's 4:30. i'm scott mcgrew. let's check the east bay forecast with christina loren. good morning. >> good morning to you, mr. mcgrew. we have clear skies overhead. as a result, chilly skies. you need to grab that jacket but we are headed toward a gorgeous gorgeous afternoon coming up. i'll tell you how long the warming trend will last. he's back. >> i'm back. good morning, christina. as you might expect, 4:31 in the morning. there's a wind advisory. this am ra is shaking. it looks steady now. slowdowns in the east bay in a second. back to you. >> welcome back. >>> if you drive-through oakland's busiest streets you may feel a bump in your ride. christie smith is where they are patching potholes. >> reporter: if you drive-through oakland, you are going to find potholes and drivers trying to avoid them. we are on telegraph avenue where this hole fix is starting later this morning. the city is trying to f