>>gabe: the i pad to is 33% there than the existing i pad. it's a lot later. it it's 1.3 lbs. compared to the old one at 1.5. the first version and the new one, it's definite feels lighter. the pad has a dual processor based on a new apple a 5 chip. they claim it's too times as fast as the first i pad and that the graphics are now nine times faster. it is a rear facing camera back and record each the video and front facing camera for video chatting. this is great for face time that will let people video chats from there i pad two. there will be a black one and a white one, the crowd laughed because the mystery still lingering over the way i phone for which is still never come out. i pad to have the hdmi output, a cable accessory for connecting your i pad to a tv. >> we also have models that work with both at&t and for verizon 32 network. >>gabe: the price will be the same $500 to $830 depending on the model and store to pick. >> on march 11th, a week from this friday. >>gabe: the pad will be shipping on march 11th. that is the first date the ordered on apple website. i got my h

if they don't lose the i pad to were angry as investors. we're not talking to you and me but as investors were going to say what is this the map update. we want the i pad two. >>catherine: they're pretty demanding. >>rob: they have to get something right and perfect. rumor has it not only are they going to release the i pad tomorrow but it's going to be in stores tomorrow. that will give them the ability, that's a rumor. that's a rumor. basically it sang, they know they have about a year had started everybody better sell as many as they can. >>catherine: gm's sales numbers way up. >>rob: to the hat to katharine hennen. this means the u.s. economy is doing fantastic. a pullback of the market is welcome. it allows you and me to buy more because that kind of manufacturing is that came out today, is signaling good things. >>catherine: very reassuring. you could send it rob and e-mail at rob@robblack.com. we'll be right back. >>catherine: in world news, a moment of silence in new zealand people will remember the victims of last slick if everybody

on the bay there for 200 i pad 2 is for sale. many are listed with ridiculous price tag like this one selling a drug buy it now for $3,000. hopefully no one will buy that. auctions of the bay for i pad 2 is our ending way over the cost of the device. this auction ended at $775 at 10 bids. that's 107 $5 over the retail price. you could see the countdown in the last few seconds someone bids $950 to one said. there paying to adjourn $50 over the retail price. on apple's website you could order the i pad to but they say it takes 45 weeks to ship. if you doll line waiting the 45 weeks to ship, the best way is through apple's website. you never know what my chip earlier, if your paying a couple hundred dollars over the retail price than do the bay are crags list and get it right away. or you could try your luck and apple store. it, every morning, stand in line before they opened, when they open the come out to the line and tell the people if they got a shipment of i pad 2 is coming in that day. if they do, they will reserve unit for you

the market. apple's i foam comes in third. the i pad to comes out this friday. here is we'll have the best chance of getting it. all stores are probably your best bet for getting the exact model you're looking for. best buy, wal-mart and target will be carried the i pad. they will have a smaller supply. at&t and verizon will have the i pad but it will only carry the three key models. and of course the website apple has will start taking orders for the morning. the computers will not ship until monday. we would expect the prices of t-shirts to rise. stephanie explains why cotton prices are pushing up the cost of making money. >>reporter: the so called fabric of our lives is getting more expensive. as the prices rise for cotton, the passing on to consumers. it is also hitting the government as the prints the money they spend. those dollar bills in your wallet are made of 75 percent cotton. the government now spends 10¢ to make huge dollar bill, compare that to 2008 what it costs 6.4 cents. the job is so big the government accountability office wants to ditch the d

i-pad 2 will be thinner, faster and have a front-facing camera. it's expected the new i-padle as soon as the end of next week. all the information live for you at abc 7 news at 11:00. >> let's check with mike nicco and our forecast. >> take a look at the satellite picture. the top of your screen there which is to our north unfortunately. if you were forecasting a little heavier rain they would have received. also we're looking at still some white clouds offshore as the cold front is making its way into the north bay. expect the steady rain to continue the next couple hours which is through the morning commute. then we'll deal with those scattered showers. also breezy ahead of this cold front. our winds are gusting 25 to 30 mph along the coast and also the bay shore and some of our higher elevations in our valleys still pretty calm this morning. here lingering lights and look how mild temperatures are. upper 40s to low 50s. by noon, showers scattered in nature. temperatures run low to mid-50s. scattered showers, mild temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. lingering showers ton

maybe it will be i pad extreme more i pad 10,000 i don't know. this is video of the first i pad. there's no leaked images of the second one but we will have to do tomorrow. what i think it needs to have to compete against all the new tablets coming don't really need to camera for video chatting, hdmi and output seeking connected to your tv. it needs to be faster because the other top let's have dual processors. in is to be thinner, lighter have a better screen and needs to be the same price or cheaper. there's a million remorse we can get into and let's not do that. let's hope it has that. >>pam: there's a lot of competition to have any idea when the release date will be? >>gabe: apple is so good at hiding information. tomorrow they're just going to unveil an inch of the specs. maybe that will shock everyone and say it's available today. or could be june which would be really bad for apple because these new tablets are on the market. they need to get in stores as quick as possible. let's hope a month from now. >>pam: you may know which side your bread plate is on where to place yo

tech reporter gabe slate fills a some of the i pad to delays. >>gabe: market research group by eight s says that last week's earthquake in japan could cause shortages of the i pad it. the analysts discovered five electronic parts come from japan. here is how the parts are related. storage, memory and an electronic compass. but touchscreen overlay glass and an internal battery. there has been no comment about the production delays. it is possible that they could find other manufacturers and other countries. they are facing more delays than expected. they sold it the first country -- they sold it the first contact they may give the store. the situation made in japan will likely affect other electronic businesses as well. toshiba. apache. they all had to close a factory or two. it is affecting tvs, cameras, computers. it is possible that in a few months these items will be head of stock. >> vicki: whether this door and around the bay. coming up, flashing lights. and the bait to date runners. coming up next. and then at the rain is really getting hea

purse so if you bought first generation i pad and thepast two weeks your receipt will get you 100 dollar reif you said to match the current price. apple lowered prices yesterday when it unveiled the i pad 2. >> judge given the okay to make target to pay for how workers threw away toxic material. june approved a settlement requiring target to pay 22 million dollars for proper disposal of pesticide paint chemical and other hazardous material. target developed new policy since the fut was filed two years ago. >> concerns about spider web have led mazda to recall the 20092010 model mazda 6. enough room in the vent for spied tore crawl in spin a web and approximately make a web and could cause problems. the spokesman has no idea why the spider like the mazda 6 so muc much. >> we enjoyed lovely day out there. let's check in with sandy. will stay warm. >> it is indeed. but cool down for the second half of your weekend. you know that washington come. photo sent by peggy to you report powered by you tube. she captured this photo of the cloud offe

it will sell for $599, the same price as the i pad 2 model which went on sale earlier this month. ne of the first tablets that's been able to match the i pad price. >>jacqueline: a live look outside, you could start to see the blue peking through. that's clearing skies. were going to see decreasing clouds for the evening. more lead is on the way. at both levels of is coming off your gif >>live, from the bay area's news station, this is kron4 news at by 3:00 p.m. >>pam: problems continue out of the japanese at nuclear plants by last week's earthquake. the fears of a nuclear meltdown and radiation exposure are only adding to the burden of the japanese people. many of th

apple has not confirmed this or made any comment about the i pad to production been delayed. er manufacturers and avoided the lake. apple is facing more demand than expected for the i pad 2. many stores sold out the first weekend of one on sale. now if you order online you have to wait for five weeks for the gadget to ship. the situation in japan will likely affect other electronic goods as well. toshiba, hitachi and panasonic have had to close a factory or two in japan. analysts predicted this will disrupt the supply of other smart electronics. it's possible in the few months we will see some items out of stock. gabe slate, kron 4 news. >>pam: the bay to breakers race a sold-out all 50,000 race registrations are spoken for. this is the first time in history it is sold out. it has done so with two full months still remaining before the race itself on may 15th. bay to breakers also announced that a custom products company, has become the title sponsor for the 100th and 101st running of the bay to breakers. remember kron 4 is your big breakers station and we will provide you wit

he announced apple is launching the second generation i-pad, the i-pad 2.t has front and rear-facing cameras that can photos and video. it's thinner and lighter than the original. it has a faster processer. some models work with at&t and verizon. it's the same price as the original and it's set to ship march 11th. >> the f.b.i. and state and local authorities raided two car clubs in the bay area as part of the investigation into organized crime. this is sky 7 video of one of the targets of the raid, the oaks car club on san pablo avenue in emeryville. and joe's in san bruno was also rated. amy hollyfield joins us now with details. >> cheryl, the manager here tells me he has no idea this was happening. he didn't know about it until he got a phone call early this morning. right after that phone call somebody grabbed a piece of paper they wrapped food with and heardly and unexpectedly closed for the day and maybe even longer. >> i got scared and nervous and frozen, you know. they said come here. >> with a roomful of customers eating breakfast and placing cards

not just the i pad any more. rapid growth could come major slow down in y five service. the david explains. >>reporter: analyst worry whether tablets work over wi-fi networks as robustly as marketed. >> if you can't get good connection, can't get good performance, if you can't get good rates and all the interaction that you are looking for then i think people will be very disappointed with them especially given they are fairly expensive. >>reporter: has to do with way tie older technology made for lap top that sit in place. people hold and move around with tab let and even rotating them can be broken. if he will send over 24 million this week. >> with will grow over time for sure, yes. upgraded with newer technology to deliver the band with for video and. >> we have the antenna approach that coals the way we use radi radio. that delivers basically better connection. higher band width for everybody that uses. >> additional pressure as tash leby the husband are serve and hospital and mission critical use. robust vi

he announced apple is launching the second generation i-pad, the i-pad 2.t has front and rear-facing cameras that can photos and video. it's thinner and lighter than the original. it has a faster processer. some models work with at&t and verizon. it's the same price as the original and it's set to ship march 11th. >> the f.b.i. and state and local authorities raided two car clubs in the bay area as part of the investigation into organized crime. this is sky 7 video of one of the targets of the raid, the oaks car club on san pablo avenue in emeryville. and joe's in san bruno was also rated. amy hollyfield joins us now with details. >> cheryl, the manager here tells me he has no idea this was happening. he didn't know about it until he got a phone call early this morning. right after that phone call somebody grabbed a piece of paper they wrapped food with and heardly and unexpectedly closed for the day and maybe even longer. >> i got scared and nervous and frozen, you know. they said come here. >> with a roomful of customers eating breakfast and placing cards

apple lowered prices wednesday when it unveiled the i-pad 2 which made the apple you just bought obsoleteit will make up for the price difference. >> oh, i would like those two cameras! i would like the thinner one! >> i'm sure you would. because you won't give up your technology. >> you knew it was coming out or had a good idea it was coming out at the convention or whatever it was. that's good p.r. >> you didn't know that steve jobs would be the one bringing it out. >> that's a big surprise. keeping customers happy, you're doing that as well. >> trying to do it tomorrow but sunday maybe not so much. it is still spring. we'll feel the warmth today and tomorrow but we'll feel the spring showers on sunday. here's a beautiful picture as we look at downtown oakland. love that shot. that's a nice new one. is peter up in transmission doing that? nice job peter thank you very much. let's talk temperatures then. as you step outside, we're in the upper 30s santa rosa napa low to mid-40s for the rest of the inland valleys. los gatos and redwood city and mid to upper 40s the bay shore and out to th

the japanese earthquake and surge here in california. >> we're gonna shift gears right now and tell you about this. apple's long-awaited i-pad 2. the condition of shocked arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. the completely sentences she's spoken and what she does and does not remember. >> we'll go back live to our karina rusk >> we're learning new information about the recovery of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. her husband says she has no memory of the shooting. that he had to explain the incident to her. during an update medical staff also say that she is walking and talking in completely sentences. doctors had to remove -- they did remove gifford's breathing tup and will likely attend her husband's launch next month. >> the devise i-pad 2 doesn't go on sale until 2:00 tonight. it's thinner, lighter, faster with two cameras and a gyroscope. appearing cannot take preorders so anyone who wants to buy one will have to wait in line with everybody else. for people willing to wait for delivery, the i-pad 2 is available for sale online right now. >> meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> we'll take

this. >> the i. pad 2 has a dual cord chip and two cameras. the absence of preorders means if you want on i-pad 2, you have to go to an apple store when it goes on sale 5 p.m. march 11th. >> the place to be is the moscone center. the game developers conference continues through tomorrow because of the future of an industry growing exponentially and the market showing its stuff. don sanchez was there. >> lots of action. the newest in video game and the advanced equipment to play them on. people talk about creative in their businesses. >> talk about practices, they talk about innovation. they talk about the future of technology. and the trend. >> here's a place to show off exploring possibilities. nintendo is launching its 3 ds november 27th. it will sell for $249.95. they're making their games more complex. intel shows off the performance chip that challenged game makers. >> the developers take a while to take full advantage of our hardware. we put a lot of god hardware over the years. our graphics are re

the japanese earthquake and surge here in california. >> we're gonna shift gears right now and tell you about this. apple's long-awaited i-pad 2. the condition of shocked arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. the completely sentences she's spoken and what she does and does not remember. >> we'll go back live to our "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> we're learning new information about the recovery of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. her husband says she has no memory of the shooting. that he had to explain the incident to her. during an update medical staff also say that she is walking and talking in completely sentences. doctors had to remove -- they did remove gifford's breathing tup and will likely attend her husband's launch next month. >> the devise i-pad 2 doesn't go on sale until 2:00 tonight. it's thinner, lighter, faster with two cameras and a gyroscope. appearing cannot ta

hold when he started waiting at 2:00 yesterday. >> came down for a holiday, but one of the intentions was to get an i pad before they were released in canada. >> have to be ahead of the pack. some stores give reservations for people online so they can come back later to purchase the i pad. >>> the makers of the popular blackberry smart phone are getting into the tablet computer market as well. the blackberry play book is set to go on sale in the u.s. on april 19th. its starting price is $500. the gadgets will be available through at&t, verizon, radio shack, wal-mart and best buy. >>> the new york times will start charges for internet articles on march 28. the times now says it will impose a limit on five articles. you will start paying on article number six. >>> the makers of the lap band weight loss device are firing back at belgium researchers who say the product causing significant problems. they looked at 87 surgeries involving the lap band. almost half the people had the device removed because of complications including infection. the allergen company said the study was highly defected and their pro

but i wonder how much it costs us up front to buy the i-pads. >> i like the books so you can put thehere and figure out where you are and write in the margins. >> you can't get through college without online and remember typewriters? >> and you have to say, i lost my computer or you have to come up with new computers. >> the dog peed on my computer. maybe not. >>> new research finds that facebook is a factor that leads to one out of five divorces. >> a lot of kitty chatter out there. more than 80% of divorce lawyers report a rise in cases using facebook as evidence. researchers from loyola university say all too easily, people on facebook can now transition from just chatting with old friends to more intense relationships. >> not a good idea. >> and people can't get enough of charlie sheen. what a shocker, right? the actor has pleaded his way to a guinness world record. the troubled star took his saga to social media this week as we all know and set a new record for the fastest time to reach 1 million followers on twitter. he did it just over a day. 25 hours and 17 minutes. and if yo

it's all the in the first three days and it didn't help that a lot of people thought up the i pad to and sell for profit. on the bay there are over 1400 i pad 2 is for sale. many are listed with ridiculous price tags like this one selling under a buy it now for $3,000. if hopefully no one will buy that. options on ebay for i pad to user and in way over the actual costs. this auction for 32 gig model ended at $775 with 10 bids. but the hundred $75 over the retail price. watches this option and sought for 64 gig model. and the last few seconds someone bids $950 to win it. there paying to under $50 over the retail price. had you get your hands on and i pad to? if you don't mind waiting for five weeks to ship, the best way is through apple's web site. you never know and may ship earlier if you don't mind paying a couple hundred dollars over the price, to the bay arkwright's listing get it right away. you can try your luck at an apple store but a telling people, every morning, stand in line when they opened it will come out to the line and tell the people if they got a shipment of i pad 2

past two weeks you can expect to get money back. >> apple unveiled the i-pad 2 this week, and as you know, when it did, they cut the price for the first generation i-pad by $100, so if you want a $100 refund have you two weeks to get your receipt to apple and you can do it. if you bought one a month ago, oh, well. you're out of luck, folks. two weeks. >>> the time now is 4:45. you can usually buy just about anything at costco but see whether the chain is cracking down on seafood at its stores. so much for beauty sleep. how the way you catch your z's could be making you age faster. >>> well, it wouldn't be a day without charlie sheen. charlie sheen fever reaching a whole new level. how the actor's rant landed him in the guinness book of world records, that and much more, when we come back. ,, 12 cities in san mateo county are joining forces in hopes that their concerns will carry more weight with the high- speed rail authority. several cities are demanding rail tunnels or trenches within their boundaries... they fear high- speed rail above ground will have negative effects on safe

. >>> the eyes of the tech world will be on san francisco tomorrow when apple unveils the i pad ii. here's even speculation that steve jobs will be there. he's currently out on a medical leave. apple isn't saying what new features the i pad will have but we will let you know tomorrow. >>> there's a chance that the salmon season could return tomorrow and it could be a full season. after cancelled or shortened seasons the last four years. california game officials say they are projecting about 3/4 of a million salmon in coastal waters. federal regulators are expected to come up with their recommendation next week. the salmon season usually begins in mid-april. >>> moderate to heavy to light rain around the bay area: right now live storm tracker 2 picking up a heavier cell. let's track it and see where we're going with this. and what cities will be impacted. you see at 10:48 san leandro the rain will pick up significantly. the rain will pick up significantly there as well. let's track this one coming off the coast here: this is out by sharps park, 10:54, your rain picks up again. this i

the latest, but the i pad to. apple is the big success. >> vicki: 3 do movies have a bid at double-a-3. the fed the beast. -- beauty and the beast. second place the ad just with curious. first place. r a n g zero. firefighters did the east they have pleaded of application. coming up. >> vicki: now, here is gabe slate, with some tech news. >>gabe: firefighters have created a i felt application that is getting a lot of attention. it is free. it is the first of its kind. it is treated to save lives. it is for those who are suffering life threat to they issues to connect with people who are trade. they are put together a psa video demonstration. the dilemma they download it from the it applications store. they opted to be notified if there is a cpr of the best beer by. they raise their hand it to say i will assist. when the have the right 11 call comes it we will notify the user of the application better if the general vicinity of the event. >>gabe: will see exactly where they are using gps. one of 20,000 people the tr

. >> people spent hours in line yesterday outside bay area apple stores to be the first to get the new i-padhich went on sale 5 p.m.. it stretched several blocks and there was a huge line at the apple store in san francisco. the new i-pad is a thinner, lighter, faster tablet with two cameras and a gyroscope. they did not take preorders so anyone who wants to buy one had to wait in line like everyone else for people willing to wait for delivery, apple began he selling the device online yesterday morning. >> i still have to get the i-pad 1. >> the new ones wanted to give us their old ones. can't wait in line with a toddler. >> our forecast, how's it looking? >> mix of sun and clouds. keep temperatures fairly moderate. a live look outside. a pretty shot from sutro looking north from the golden gate bridge. rain is on the way. i'll tell you when with your accu-weather 7-day forecast coming up. >> also ahead, a 15-year-old's brave battle for survival and how her story is well this year our garden's simply amazg. how did you do it? eh, takes a lot of love. the real difference is, this year we went

the planet are tied to face book. my issue is that it's not really i pad oriented it is not where the ball is going. to be great in hockey you have to know where the park is going that word is. i know it sounds crazy, it's a much notebook computer and at loading photos and put your photos and it's so 21st century >>catherine: you write something exciting and totally different could come along. >>rob: the i pad we can talk to each other on video, microsoft to talked which of our video. that's for going we just need more bandwidth. there's a lot of young berliners were counting on it. >>catherine: he saw the movie eduardo was one of the co-founders who he tried shutting out. he's on the list. he's a handsome brazilian guy. >>rob: the naps are guy, he was hated for what he did to not start and that he smelled an opportunity on facebook. >>catherine: stay with us rob will be back to end your e-mail's. stay with us. @ >>catherine: in national news, the president and the first lady's smiling and talking. they posted a video and bullying. the president began with a joke he said he wasn't here to request a f

apple by the way saying this morning the i-pad 2 will be available in all apple retail stores startingrow and then available at at&t, best buy, target, verizon wireless and wal-mart stores. you know, the apple product a little expensive, said the i-pad 2 is the best product in the market when you consider both price and value. starbucks, green mountain coffee roasters agree to put starbucks products in those single brews systems. that's the excitement there. i'm jane king, bloomberg news. >> thank you very much. have a great day. >> want to get the latest on that fatal accident in san mateo that frances has been following for us all morning. >> what's the scene for commuters? >> it means 30 minute delays on north 101 from san mateo. check out live pictures from sky 7 hd. the backup begins on north 101 before highway 92 and it continues all the way up just past 3rd avenue where the three left lanes have been blocked since about 5:15 this morning when this fatal motorcycle crash happened. it normally takes twoto three hours for the crash to clear and the drive time up towards sfo is 40 m

with the overwhelming popularity of the i pad, android phones and computers it's not surprising that young americans want to work for the companies in the best. a new survey finds it's not all about the name brand products we use, it's not all about the money either. google tops the list as the most desired company to work for followed by apple. entertainment will disney is third and that includes anything from movie studios to theaters to tv networks the abc and espn. the u.s. state department is fourth and that's for real income would be your boss and amazon comes in fifth. it also encloses surprising choices that the fbi and cia. microsoft is in the top-10 as well. nasa is ninth in rounding out the list of the filling choice teach for america. notice the real financial companies in the top-10 despite the fact they tend to pay big salaries even for entry level employees. they said the most important characteristics an employer can have the financial strength, job security and stability and a best in class reputation. twitter is making changes in its management team as it tries to tr

. >> the i pad made a big splash when it came out last year. 7 and half million of them sold in the first months. that was 5 billion dollars worth. consumer now have a choice. sam sung galaxy and last week motorola launch the zoom. retailers say tablet are in demand. >> surfing on the internet. reading book magazine music so that and flexibility take it where you want to go simplify the life down. >>reporter: recently bought an e reader but is eyeing a tablet. >> you can go on line. you can check the e-mail. you can do almost everything on this that you doon with a computer. >>reporter: and less than a year after creating the tablet market, apple isn't sitting still. wednesday will be a big day for apple. that's when they hold an event in san francisco to unveil what everyone expects to be the successor to the i pad. i pad 2. some makers of desk top and notebook computer caught off guard by the way consumers have taken to tablet. h p which doesn't have a tablet yet reported sales of computers to consumers dropped 12 percent in the christmas quarter. now it is estimated there are close to

the i-pad 2 is sold out and japan's part shortage may make it even hard tore get one. >> we don't expect to see prices go up in electronics. the first thing is holes on the shelf. >> reporter: consumers say they can wait. >> we have to wait for something we can. there are people with no water. >> reporter: there is one positive sign of recovery. japan's third largest automaker said it'll restart full production this week. cbs news new york. >> no sign of relief at the pump. regular jumped 7-cents in the past two weeks. the national average is now $3.57 a gallon but here you will pay about $4.02 in san francisco. $3.98 and the same in san jose. >>> safety experts now recommending new guidelines for children's car seats. both the ntsb and the national academy say children should ride in rear facing car seats until age two instead of age one. they recommend older children who have out grown front facing car seats should ride in booster seats until adult seatbelts fit them properly. >>> don't put away the umbrella just yet. we have another wet week ahead. >> turned out to be the interesting

a disaffecting apple and the production of the i pad to. the popular public is being sold more than they can meet the demand. other electronics may have faced delays. >>gabe: market research group at each desk has supplied with last week's earthquake can cause shortages of the ad had to. the isopleth analysts determined that the five electronic parts inside of the tablet likely come from japan. here is a look at the parts that are related to. storage, memory and electronic, the spirit apple has not confirmed this or made any, to put the ad had to delays. it is possible that apple will get the parts from other manufacturers and avoid delaying production. apple is facing more demand than expected for the i pad to. many stores have sold it differs with the they will consult. now you will have to wait for-five weeks with a gadget to ship. the situation in japan will likely affect other electronic goods as well. toshiba, apache have had to close a factory or two in japan. analysts expect that this will affect the supply in gadgets. the rate dvd p

. >>> emerging from his medical leave, the ceo unveiled the version of the i pad. >> thanks for coming. thank you. >> as you can see and hear there, he received a standing ovation. there had been some question about whether jobs would show up for the event in san francisco this morning. you may recall jobs announced back in january that he is focusing on his health and taking a leave of absence. he has survived a rare form of pancreatic cancer and under gone a liver transplant. >>> we have been working on this product for a while and i just didn't want to miss today. thank you for having me. >> jobs only other public appearance is announcing his mel leave was at a recent dinner with president obama for tech leaders. ktvu's tom vacar was there and he is showing us this new i pad and what is different about it. >> reporter: i had this for less than a year and it is almost obsolete, people will be lined up at the apple stores next week just as they did about one year ago. >> it blows my mind. >> reporter: apple finer steve jobs showed up a much thinner and over a pound and two to nine tim

. >> steve jobs showed up in san francisco to reveal the i-pad 2. he has been on medical leave since january and today's appearance comes after a report that said he was nearly dead. a minute or two after he walked onto the stage apple stock started trading higher. >> tomorrow is the third and final day of the federal hearings in to the pg&e pipeline explosion. lindaee report that people in san bruno are scratching their head offer the revelation that came out today. >> reporter: the deadly pipeline explosion that leveled a neighborhood and the fire chief said he had no idea a gas transmission line was under the town. >> the fire department was only aware -- we thought the gas system was what -- serviced the city. we didn't know that there was a transmission line through the city until after the incident. >> reporter: the people who lived through the blast are stunned. dennis still can't believe a pg&e supervisor testified automatic shut off valves weren't necessary. >> it was like no big deal. if they had gone off a lot of damage could have been pre

the success of the i pad is also helping fuel apple's growth. e founder of forester resource says he expectings apple's revenue to grow 11% in the next year. >>> and the net increase of $1.27 per share was not enough to please investors who were expecting better >>> mark is off tonight. fred is here with sports, great college basketball games and also a sharks game wept sharks game went right down to the wire. >> all of their games are important now. they've been in play off mode for a week now. and tonight just earning a point was hard in itself. look for patrick, along the right side of the net. jonathan quick, but instead it's tied. we go to the fifth rally of the shoot out. brown beats niemi. the sharks get a point so they're now tied with detroit in second place. >>> the pac10 conference got a measure of respect tonight. more importantly arizona becomes the only school west of the rockies still alive in the ncaa men's basketball tournament. and top seed duke it out by eight. lamont williams, rings in for two of his 18. he's pumped but look f

the success of the i pad is also helping fuel apple's growth. e founder of forester resource says he expectings apple's revenue to grow 11% in the next year. >>> and the net increase of $1.27 per share was not enough to please investors who were expecting better returns. in after hours trading the is down about 11%. >>> and the ncaa tournament, sports is next. >>> mark is off tonight. fred is here with sports, great college basketball games and also a sharks game wept sharks game went right down to the wire. >> all of their games are important now. they've been in play off mode for a week now. and tonight just earning a point was hard in itself. look for patrick, along the right side of the net. jonathan quick, but instead it's tied. we go to the fifth rally of the shoot out. brown beats niemi. the sharks get a point so they're now tied with detroit in second place. >>> the pac10 conference got a measure of respect tonight. more importantly arizona becomes the only school west of the rockies still alive in the ncaa men's basketball tournament. an

. >>> the i pad could be released tomorrow. apple says it will start taking internet hours at 1:00 friday morning. >>> we are just getting word of breaking news. a major earthquake in the pacific. we're gathering information. >>> and we got a break from the rain today. there's more rain toward the weekend forecast. i'll break it down and let you know exactly what day will be the wettest. >>> this is the last week of teacher lay offs. a school district makes a tough decision. decision. who and how many have to atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. decision. who and how many have to wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. decision. who and how many have to wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> major earthquake in japan. moments ago authorities there issued a tsunami warning. there is a warning of a tsunami for as high as 7 feet. we are monitoring news feeds from japan and we'll have more information as it becomes available. >>> new at 10:00, a south bay school district grappling with a school budget. and they are warning of lay offs >> r

. >>> the i pad could be released tomorrow. apple says it will start taking internet hours at 1:00 friday morning. >>> we are just getting word of breaking news. a major earthquake in the pacific. we're gathering information. >>> and we got a break from the rain today. there's more rain toward the weekend forecast. i'll break it down and let you know exactly what day will be the wettest. >>> this is the last week of teacher lay offs. a school district makes a tough decision. who and how many have to go. >>> and britney spears in san francisco and performing for free. why not everyone is thrilled. >>> major earthquake in japan. moments ago authorities there issued a tsunami warning. there is a warning of a tsunami for as high as 7 feet. we are monitoring news feeds from japan and we'll have more information as it becomes available. >>> new at 10:00, a south bay school district grappling with a school budget. and they are warning of lay offs >> reporter: some 300 people showed up tonight to make their case that there have been eno

. >>> apple is offering refunds to people who recently bought the first generation i pad, yet apple ceo steve jobs introduced the new and improvemented version. today apple said it would give $100 to anyone who bought the earlier i pad in the last week. >>> a touch of hollywood came to san jose tonight for the film festival. james olmos was on hand for his new film america. the story tells the story of a woman who flees puerto rico to start her new life in america. cinequest began a week ago. >>> and she has a real story to tell. the granny who took action when an intruder entered her home. >>> and even more rain in the five day forecast, she's back in about five minutes. -- and even more rain in the five day forecast, chief meteorologist bill martin back in about five minutes. >>> only on 2, a bay area grandmother calls 911 after grabbing a gun and scaring off an intruding that was in her home. when someone broke into her home she fired off a .38. debra villalon talked to the woman. >> reporter: very sharp, very independent and before making that 911 call she had already taken action.

. >>> apple is offering refunds to people who recently bought the first generation i pad, yet apple ceo steve jobs introduced the new and improvemented version. today apple said it would give $100 to anyone who bought the earlier i pad in the last week. >>> a touch of hollywood came to san jose tonight for the film festival. james olmos was on hand for his new film america. the story tells the story of a woman who flees puerto rico to start her new life in america. cinequest began a week ago. >>> and she has a real story to tell. the granny who >>> only on 2, a bay area grandmother calls 911 after grabbing a gun and scaring off an intruding that was in her home. when someone broke into her home she fired off a .38. debra villalon talked to the woman. >> reporter: very sharp, very independent and before making that 911 call she had already taken action. >> i was in my bed, that's when i heard a noise. >> reporter: the noise woke her just before midnight. and seeing her hall light on, and knowing it shouldn't be, this senior took the revolver. >> when he saw me, he ran and i shot. >> repo

apple will be giving back money to those who have purchased the latest i pad in the last two weeks. this policy kicks in as state permanently reduced the price of for the product. apple is revealing the i'd had it too. they cut the price of for the old i passed by it $100. if you would like to return it and to upgrade you can do that as well. >>darya: we will be back with more and a few minutes. friday morning, how about that? sunshine. visibility is great. roads are dry. traffic is light. so far, so good. we will be right back. and >> quickly sent to the top stories. this is mention of the tower. it is going ahead as scheduled, the tower is now at 480 of the final 520 ft. tight power. the bill but nasa it says that the rocket to carrying as satellite is in the ocean. the glory satellite was being held in the rockets and it lifted off at 230 yesterday. the attack did not detach as it should have approached three minutes after the launch the you see here. it launched the glory spacecraft without the velocity needed to reach orbit. >>mark: workers or going to be laid off if the bill i

the i-pad 2 is going on sale. e guided tours show new features such as face time, garage ban and i-movie as well as previous favorites like i-tunes and there will be higher demand than its predecessor but there will be shorter lines when it goes on sale. it costs $499. but it can't predict the weather better than mr. nicco. >> huh-uh. >> maybe it has an app that makes me look better as i do it. >> i want that app first. (laughter) >> you're all waiting in line behind me. >> oh, stop it. what's going on? not in this case when we try to say we look better, not ladies first. you look great. >> sure does. all the e-mails and tweets we get and she wants to go first. >> i know. hello! >> i think i need another cup of coffee. yeah. >> everybody's trying to wake up this thursday morning. i think it's the anticipation of rain that's got everybody sluggish this morning. we are anticipating rain but not until later on during the morning commute, like 8:00, maybe 9:00. that's the north bay. let's talk temperatures. this is wha

the ones i tunes. following the release of the i pad to samsung may lower the price of our galaxy tablet.he vp of the mobile division admitted that apple's tablet made part of the galaxy tab look inadequate. according to a new report, a venture-capital from general ed land it will soon become the latest investor and facebook by by one-tenth of 1 percent of the company in a deal that puts the social networking giant's worth at $65 billion. meanwhile a recent auction of twitter suggest the company is worth $7.7 billion, more than twice the company was valued in december. investors agreed to pay $34.50 a share for twitter in exchange for a private company shares. >>brian: it's time for your snowbomb.com ski report. the snow levels to look pretty high initially. 6,500 ft. for sunday and falling to 3,000 ft. for monday. bear valley depth 100 to 2 in.. 67 runs to melrose. 59 runs there. seven lives. squaw valley reporting a base of 185 in.. 107 runs. will be back. [ male announcer ] this...is the network. a living, breathing intelligence that is helping business rethink how to do business. ♪ in

if you recently bought the original i-pad, apple will give you $100. >> that's pretty cool. u can get the refund only though if you bought the device within the past couple of weeks. and online shoppers should call customer service, and the company rolled back prices by $100 when it unveiled the big i- pad 2, on wednesday of this week. >> i think i bought mine three weeks ago, so i just missed it. >> i bought mine in november so i am way out of luck. >> facebook getting a new friend in this morning's jobs report. and a lot better than expected. >> here now is jason brooks with kcbs, cbs money watch .com. let's turn and say hi to you. good morning. >> good morning. a very good report coming from the labor department for february. we saw a net gain of 192,000 new jobs. both of that, all of that frankly coming from the private sector. which added 222,000 jobs. state and local governments cut 30,000. and as they have to deal with massive budget short falls. and this is the kind of job gain we need to see on a sustained basis, to really improve the employment picture. the unemploy

i didn't want to miss today. thank you. >>> apple ceo who has been on medical leave was on hand in san francisco to introduce the new i pad 2. apple says it is up to nine times faster than the previous version and is thinner and comes with two cameras for taking photos and video chatting and talks the same as the original and hits the store on march 11. >>> wall street has small gains. crude oil futures health a high of $117 a barrel and then back down. the dow gained almost nine points at the closing bell and the nasdaq rose ten-and-a-half. >>> after hours being released from jail, cocoa crisp was back on the feel for spring training. what troubles faces the oakland player. >>> an oakland a's outfielder was arrested. cocoa crisp was taken into custody on suspicion of drunk driving, he was released and took place in drills against the cleveland indians. >>> joe is in and there's talk about barry zitto. >> we will talk spring baseball and what was an uneventful giants camp got interesting. bruce jenkins sited a source that says they are running out of patience with barry zitto and talking about buying out his contract. zit

with the i pad two sold in the u.s., two weeks after the u.s.ter device will become available this friday in 25 additional countries including mexico, new zealand and sweden. google has just updated its latitude app, in addition to seeing where your latitude studies currently are not. you can now use the app to check into places, this brings us up-to-date with the android version which receive the same feature in february. >>pam: want to tell you about>>pam: we want to tell you about kron 4 baseball special. this saturday gary will host baseball by the bay with a preview of the giants and the a's, as well as player interviews in an up close look at spring training. that's this saturday at 8:00 p.m. right here on kron 4 news. we'll be right back. [ je] at this! you got a state-he-art mane, y sports f cht[ beept. s, my bad y searn f with restplus sgs at capine.com. that's nehool bankibaby! oo3-d! ead of ear bupkus, ur savingsld be earn thremes e nationalrage! three t more. what's l [ beeping behaving badly. >>stanley: police conducted a pedestrian

taken together, jobs says the competition can't touch the i pad because they think they are still making cs. >> hardware and software done by different companies and talking about speeds and feeds just like they did this p cs and our experience in every bone in our body says that is not the right approach to this. >> what we are seeing is companies like toshiba and hp creating products that they will struggle to sell at a price competitive with the ipad. >> what will the availability be? the company seems to be confident they can roll out later this month to 20 other countries so sounds like they have plenty of supply. >> jobs proved, once again, he is the face of apple. >> there is more to apple than steve jobs but he makes a helluva difference on stage. >> in san francisco, david louie, abc 7 money scope. >> it steams steve jobs was denied a knighthood in 2009. then prime minister gordon brown blocked the event because jobs snubbed an appearance at a political conference. >>> late word on a parole decision for the man convicted of killing robert f. kennedy. sirhan sirhan wounded five o

. >> the huge popularity of the i-pad and other tablet computers could soon put a major strain on publici-fi services. it was designed for laptops that sit in one place rather than tablets that can move around with you potentially breaking the connection. they need to be upgraded to handle the increase of users streaming video. wi-fi networks are especially vulnerable. >> if you look at hospitals, lives are at risk when you can't communicate between the room and the system between different devices and hospitals and so forth. >> experts say until advanced wi-fi networks are in place, it will vary as you move around. >> senator john mccain says zuckerburg is a hero because of the way his social network helped drive the recent uprising into egypt and libya. mccain was in the middle east and people kept talking about the way new social media technologies helped their causes. updates probably helped even more. the question some are asking is whether zuckerburg will befriend mccain. >> the fbi gets involved in the investigation of six san francisco police officers accused of falsifying police

. >> people already lining up outside apple store for release of the i pad 2. n get one without standing in line. those stories and more 7 news over on channel 7 at 11:0 11:00. get into the britney spears show. >> somehow. some way. it can be done. i know spencer christian, too. >> we are working on your behalf. >> that will get me far. excellent late season test of the sharks. approximately best in the west. vancouver. canuck are the best teal in the entire league. captain marvel at the game. and he is tex texting. nice. he's texting wonder woman. canuck strike first. to alex. build a lead. shark rally in the second. off his own rebound. 19 of the year makes it 2-1. minute later. ryan on the attack and goes to the short side. sharks tight up at 2 appease slid it home. to the third. break for the canuck. slap shop. hand the net and raymond right there to finish it. right place right time and i'm told the shark have just scored to tie it up late in this game so it is 3-3 late in the third perhaps going to over time. this was a rebuilding season for the cal basket

the-job, at least for this one event. >> we have been working on this project for awhile and i just didn't want to miss today. >> jobs might have upstaged the announcement of the new i pad 2, but he may have helped to delay fierce. >> by taking control, as he does, and being in his own element, that should go a long way toward putting to rest the speculation. >> the ipad 2 is not an incremental upgrade. it is a tab let with a dual core processor that means it is faster, displays graphics faster too with two cameras to do face time apple's video calling program. and it is one-third thinner. it has a new cover design that will roughs up into a stand. and the entry price remains $499. taken together, the cam petition can't touch the ipad because they think they are still making pc's. >> hardware done by different companies they are talking about speeds and feeds just like they did with pc's. our experience and every bone in our body says that that is not the right approach to this. >> what we are seeing is companies like motor role law and toshiba are creating excellent problems that they will struggle to sell at a price competitive with the ipad. >> you can expect lines w

and it was so lumpy i asked the technician, "is this something new where they put metal things in the pad for a double reading ?" he said, "notes. that is just what they give us." i wonder if this is a sign of the times were the inferior equipment will be at st. luke's while the good equipment is here. it is a large hospital which has no business being in such a congested area. i hear so many people here from organizations speaking for this project, but they all receive money from cpmc. money for projects and programs is not the same as treating the poor. as far as this huge hospital up here, it should be made smaller. st. luke's should be a full- service hospital. they are not worried about treating the poor in the tenderloin. by the time they get finished with the gentrification, there will be no more poor in the tenderloin. >> thank you, members of the health and planning commissions. my name is henry chan. i am the hospital pharmacy executive at st. luke's. i live in district floor. -- district four. there are no hospitals in the southwestern quarter of san francisco. st. luke's is th