are coming from taxes, and not just finding shelf pace for the soda. -- space for the soda. now they are taxed two cents a bottle. the business owners say the new taxes will tear down small businesses pause it's not just about -- because it's not just about a can or bottle anymore. >> customers will decide to buy the soda someplace else, and gas is going to cost more, so they're going to go to that same store, location, and make the other purges as well. this -- purchases as well. this makes it another reason to not shop in the city. >> reporter: the state of the city address, the mayor out lined what are three new funding streams to raise money. $23 million annually for school construction. one of the mom increases in the bottle tax, -- off of the top increases in the bottle tax, she says city children can't wait for better facilities. >> i'm embarrassed by the physical conditions of some of our schools. too many are without air conditioning to keep kids in the classroom on hot spring days, too few computer labs, too many with water fountains that you can't drink from. our

the soft drink is between regular soda and zero calorie diet drinks. tains a mix of three artificial sweeteners and high fructose syrup. >>> the next time you go to mcdonald's, take a look at your chicken nuggets. a woman says the face of george washington is right there. president nugget has been frozen for three years but is now on ebay. the woman will donate the proceeds to her church's youth camp. at one point there was 251 george washington's. dipping sauce the extra. >> looks more like moses to me. >> you can do that with clouds. any day there's nice puffy clouds you can see all kinds of faces and imagines. >> no chicken nuggets. >> who would eat george washington's face anyways. even warmer tomorrow and a warm night. 54 now. humidity up a little bit. notice showers north of us and south of us but nothing around the d.c. area. barometers holding steady. winds shifting out of the east, north east at 8-milings -- miles an hour. locally, some showers north west over southern pennsylvania. 52 up there and 56 over washington and 65 degrees today. 48 th

it appears no vines have burned in the soda fire. only brush. crews are expected to remain out here throughout the night and into the morning. for more on the gusty winds we experienced today in napa valley, chief meteorologist bill martin for more on that. >> i suspect that the high wind advisory has lot to do, the strong winds in the napa valley with the fire getting out of control. wind gusts at 35 miles per hour. we have a high wind advisory in effect. close here, you can see where the fire is. the soda fire. temperatures 68 degrees. humidity not that low. wind gusts 25 miles per hour. we are looking that fire. the smoke has begun to die down. a trurain and wind driven fire but conditions are getting better. wind advisory should go away at 10:00 tonight. i will be back, we will look at your bay area forecast. we had more records today. >>> stay with us for updates on the fire on air and on www.ktvu.com. also watch video of the flames and the fire fight. >>> a woman who got trapped under muni train suffered only scratches. it happened before 1

certainly the use of some caustic soda ash could raise ph. but we believe when you look at the blanks and duplicate samples that our work is valid. but we're also agreeing to move forward collaboratively to take additional samples. >> yield back. >> at this time i recognize the gentlelady from california for five minutes. >> thank you for your testimony. i want to begin with a brief comment. i was disappointed with the decision toe eliminate beach act grants. without funding county environmental health officials will have to drop testing. we've seen 11 occasions when conditions were so bad officials closed the stretch of shoreline to all contact, the possibility of cutbacks is not good news. we can't assume local jurisdictions will able to replace lost grant funding. epa needs to partner with you're local communities, not leave them out to dry. now on to questions. last year when you appeared before to us discuss the administration's 2012 budget request, you noted adaptation to changing high drological conditions is, quote, a significant issue

the soda fire is more than 50% contained. fire crews have been working on it all night. it has burned more than 40 acres but it has not destroyed any homes. let's show you the video from news chopper 2. you can see the flames fanned out across the hillside. it is very rugged, uneven terrain and there are a lot of vineyards in this area. cal fire crews got the call about the fire at 12:30 yesterday afternoon. they have been working on it since then. it catch firefighters in this area by surprise. this is not typical to see a fire like this in february. it stall started with a small debris fire. they have been burning old vines and roots. not only was it unusually warm yesterday, it was also windy. there were wind gusts up to 20 miles an hour. the embers from that small debris fire flew off in the brush. >> this type of weather this time of year it makes you think and wonder what is going to happen later on in the season. >> reporter: now the wind has died down quite a bit so that is helping firefighters. cal fire says usually this time of year they don't need to issue any

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is or sports drinks and intent was to have water only put to the exemption was those that had the sodated water. the national park service developed a similar ban in the grand canyon. with that, i will take any questions that you have. >> we're thrilled about the policy. thank you for that. we appreciate the question. this is more practical for people. i want to take this opportunity to note that there are these reusable baggies that can be clipped to belt loops or whatever and it could include the port logo and make that available to people. it would be very easy for people to carry these new versions of renewable bottles. >> not to try to push the city further about why don't we to say the prohibition only applies to single use plastic bottles that are used for water? >> i think we might have had that. there was a request for clarification. >> i can see someone else figuring out some other beverage that somehow is excluded or included or whatever. >> you were saying that you would take that correction. >> so moved. >> could you restate it for non carbonated water? >> know. this prohi

a lot of people do that the at the soda fountain. have diet pepsi and half pepsi. >> still coming up, a cloudy but still unseasonably mild day outside. looking ahead to the weekend find out what's in store weather-wise. your full first warning weather forecast two and a half minutes away. >>> let's look at mid-day stocks to be followed by the last night's multi-match numbers. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> friday noon puppy. dynamite young lady. she is styling. eight months old and a beagle mix. >> she is a catch. >> and she is a catch. eight months old. female beagle mix. and she needs a home. she was -- found herself from a sheller in virginia and once you start being passed around, it's time get a home. we are going to critical here. she would be great companion. maryland spca. and who beliefs we can make a difference for pets that need a home a happy dog. let's talk weather here. i will go to first warning doppler radar. right off the get go and added the front on the map to show you there is warm air down to the south. earlier we were

. >>> plus ladies, we are breaking down the side effects of caffeine when it comes to diet sodas. the effect it could have on your body. we will be right back. thanks for joining on this monday morning. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> parts of the country expect a lot of snow this time of year but this is bad even for nebraska. >> check this out. this video near omaha several cars trucks got stuck in the snow. some lost control and ran off the road. the storm forced schools to close and hundreds of flights out of the denver international airport were delayed or canceled because of blizzard conditions. blizzard warnings were issued for western nebraska and eastern colorado as well as western kansas. we saw a little bit of snow over the weekend and it was so pretty. >> it was great. came in the afternoon and was gone. if you think about the week, we had 60s on monday and tuesday, and snow on saturday. >> i know. exactly, and the thing is with the mild temperatures i know a lot of people like them but if you like the snow, when it comes, it is not going to stick because t

debra villalon is live now from the soda fire. >> reporter: warm and windy conditions, bad conditions for a vegetation fire and that's what got away from them today. we are in the driveway of one of the homes that was threatened and where crews are keeping watch all night. but take a look just after dark. hot spots lighting the hill here and it still isn't out. >> at its peak, 100 homes were threatened. >> it just banded from there, he got away from there. >> reporter: it not occur to him this wasn't a good day for a fire. >> i guess not. >> on a one windy day like this. >> reporter: those who almost lost their homes were startled. >> reporter: it's absolutely ridiculous when it's this windy. >> for everybody out there. one lesson to learn, first houses they are going to protect is the ones that they have done a job to protect it themselves because they know they have a chance. if they haven't, they're not going to waste their time. >> reporter: the message from fire bosses, be ready. this does not seem like a february for fires. burning more like may or june. >> no it was not. not at

debra villalon is live now from the soda fire. >> reporter: warm and windy conditions, bad conditions for a vegetation fire and that's what got away from them today. we are in the driveway of one of the homes that was threatened and where crews are keeping watch all night. but take a look just after dark. hot spots lighting the hill here and it still isn't out. >> at its peak, 100 homes were threatened. >> it just banded from there, he got away from there. >> reporter: it not occur to him this wasn't a good day for a fire. >> i guess not. >> on a one windy day like this. >> reporter: those who almost lost their homes were startled. >> reporter: it's absolutely ridiculous when it's this windy. >> for everybody out there. one lesson to learn, first houses they are going to protect is the ones that they have done a job to protect it themselves because they know they have a chance. if they haven't, they're not going to waste their time. >> reporter: the message from fire bosses, be ready. this does not seem like a february for fires. burning more like may or june. >> no it was not. not at

as did both american anchor hawking pans. >> all the soda lime dishes broke basically instantly when put down onto the granite surface, the older glass didn't do anything but sizzle a little bit. it didn't fail. >> reporter: pyrex didn't respond to interview questions but said heat strengthens soda lime glass bake wear provides com parable high quality. anchor hawking said he we have seen a dramatic reduction in breaking. our bake ware has a great safety record and is produced according to standards. if hit very hard it may break or the glass can be weakened. in a written filing, world kitchen told the cpsc, since 1988 they have produced more than 400 million units of glass products. that report can be inaccurate and often the prodetect was misused in a manner specifically warned against. >> no. i have been cooking all my life, using pyrex, no. >> reporter: now manufacturers specifically warn against sudden temperature changes and the risk of putting hot pans on wet surfaces. the expects say while extreme it was designed to mimic what could happen in a real kitchen. has this happened

the outside looking in now, how well can they do without their star point guard? sports is next. >>> i'm anita brikman with this health alert and one more reason to skip sugary sodas. a danish people looked at people drinking the same amount of soda, milk or water every day for six months. the soda drinkers had more fat deposits in the liver and around their organs. that kind of fat has been linged to diabetes and hard disease. disease-- heart disease. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> in the past week or so we've seen the wizards go from disheveled to impressive and the caps have gone from first place to a drama filled mess. from complaints about not playing to questioning a player's dedication, yesterday's former capital and current goalie coach olely kolzig -- olie kolzig said the recent problems with alex ovechkin's problems had to do with his p

. >>> fire crews in napa expect to have full containment of the soda fire within the hour. that wildfire has burned nearly 200 acres since being reported thursday afternoon. fire investigators are blaming this wildfire on someone living in the area who was apparently burning piles of landscape debris and then lost control of the fire when the winds picked up. >>> the parents of a 21-year-old man on life support are suing uc berkeley. john gibson moved into a university co-op in 2009 and his family says he likely suffered a heart attack while partying with his roommates in 2010, using a nearly lethal combo of marijuana, alcohol, and cocaine. the family's attorney says the berkeley student co-op has known about drug use for years and instituted a so-called pirate code. >> it's the house residents versus the outside world, us against first responders and police, and paramedics. that's why we think there was such a long delay in calling for 911 and calling for help. >> gibson's family is suing for the costs of his medical care and they want changes to co-op policies. >>> it's a

fries and big mac and it's fine because we have the diet soda but it could cause high blood pressure and high cholesterol and lead to us have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke and vascular a events. it can affect the bones and it's not good for our teeth. not things not good about die ed so thea -- diet soda. >> reporter: and the bones. >> it affects how our bones absorb calcium and it can lead to osteoporosis especially in women. so, very concerning. >> reporter: okay. thanks so much for those tips. coming up in the next hour, dr. boyle will give us practical tips to cut back on soda because just one a day can really reek havoc. back to you. >> all right, thanks so much. >>> other health news, a certain fertility treatment is growing in popularity. it's offered here in maryland at centers in the area but for some families, traveling to a center 2 1/2 horse away for a proceed -- hours away for a procedure can be expensive. it's egg donor invitro fertilization in shady grove. they offer 100% money back guarantee. other centers offer g

the soda drinkers ended up with more fat deposits.nd of fat has been linked to die die diabetes and heart disease. >> to learn more, visit cancercenter.com. >>> for the first time ever, ron paul is leading president obama in a daily tracking poll of campaign 2012. the rasmussen poll gives them a 2% lead. that same poll gives mitt romney a two point lead over the president. but it shows the president is leading rick santorum and newt gingrich. now tomorrow, arizona and michigan cast their vote about the four republican hopefuls. danielle nottingham has a preview of those primaries. >> thank you so much. >> mitt romney told workers in his home state of michigan that he'll be better at turning around the economy than rick santorum. >> i spent 25 years in business to understand santorum is a nice guy. >> michigan and arizona hold primaries on tuesday, but both men have concentrated their time in michigan. the latest polls here show the two candidates in a virtual dead heat. santorum is trying to convince voters he's the true conservative

it's been burning along the soda canyon road near the silverado trail since noon yesterday. cal fire says 200 acres have burned. homes are no longer threatened. calmer winds today are helping firefighters douse those hotspots. it's believed a wind gust caused acontrolled burn to get out of hand. >>> roberta, the weather so far has been gorgeous today. another beautiful day but i don't know about you. it's all of a sudden my allergies just woke up. >> i was one of those people who developed allergies as an adult, as well. why don't we get straight to that for you. let's check the pollen count on this friday and looking ahead towards the weekend. if you suffer from allergies it's the alder, ash and juniper county on the high side. it's live, it's our cbs 5 weather camera. this is mount vaca. look at the distance due west. you can see sutro tower on the horizon. great visibility but we have some haze developing now and also some areas patchy fog just outside the gate. currently we are still sitting at 70 degrees in oakland and also in san jose. this after much of the bay area e

the soda fire is now 75% contained. deborah is there where the fire started and said this february fire has firefighters rethinking their definition of fire scene. >> reporter: that is right. investigators have this yellow tape around the spot. what is left of an open burn pile that got away why the wind and burned 200 acres, another omen for cal fire. day two of the soda fire saw cooler conditions and calmer winds and crews got their containment liana round three quarters of it and could catch their breath a bit but probably not for long. >> the amount of precipitation is the lowest in the last 100 years. >> reporter: in sacramento the fire is another sign. winter maintenance on cal fire air craft may have to shift, tangors and helicopters moved in to position early because conditions are ripe. >> the represents were able to swap them out throughout the year that lets us early in to the year have them available for fires like we are seeing. . >> reporter: the helicopters -- one staffed full time, the other crew calledn.

the soda fire is now 75% contained. deborah is there where the fire started and said this february fire has firefighters rethinking their definition of fire scene. >> reporter: that is right. investigators have this yellow tape around the spot. what is left of an open burn pile that got away why the wind and burned 200 acres, another omen for cal fire. day two of the soda fire saw cooler conditions and calmer winds and crews got their containment liana round three quarters of it and could catch their breath a bit but probably not for long. >> the amount of precipitation is the lowest in the last 100 years. >> reporter: in sacramento the fire is another sign. winter maintenance on cal fire air craft may have to shift, tangors and helicopters moved in to position early because conditions are ripe. >> the represents were able to swap them out throughout the year that lets us early in to the year have them available for fires like we are seeing. . >> reporter: the helicopters -- one staffed full time, the other crew calledn.

the soda fire is fully contained. is no word about any fines or fire fighting costs for the vineyard contractor who's open burn started that fire. >>> good morning, to you a live look outside our doors. plenty of sunshine. probably pouring into your window this morning. you may also be seeing a little bit of sway in the trees. we've got a breezy start out there. a weak dry system moving over northern california and we are catching the northerly breeze. north westerly winds blowing pretty good. 49 degrees santa rosa. 50 in napa. upper 40s and low 50s around the bay. down into areas around san jose. off to the east about 50 degrees concord. 39 in livermore. the bigger story perhaps just how strong the gusts are blowing. 15 miles an hour right now in oakland. oakland reporting gusts to nearly 20. westerly breeze in livermore. seven miles an hour northerly westerly san jose. 17 miles an hour reported santa rosa. the gusts above 1,000 feet or so really howling and n some cases. 35 miles an hour reported mt. diablo. 26 the n

but the soda fire started in hot, dry windy conditions in the north hills of nap about noon yesterday. it's 50% contained and 40 acres burned. firefighters rushed to protect three homes that were threatened. the homeowners helped by having plenty of defensible space around their homes. no injuries so far. >>> several counties on the peninsula could share one fire station. it's estimated that each of the three cities and county could save a million dollars if their departments were combined into just one. san carlos city council will discuss the idea on monday. >>> so some people on the peninsula felt an earthquake a little before midnight. no damage or injuries reported from the quake that was centered in the bay near brisbane. it was a magnitude 2.4 around 11:49 last night. a few dozen people reported to the usgs website that they did feel it. most of them were on the northern part of the peninsula. >>> more human remains are being checked in connection with a speed freak killer's case. cadaver dogs helped searchers find the remains in calaveras county yesterday. they were on land on

today you can get rid of the sodas, sports drinks and only one glass of fruit juice a day you do thatre not going to have to worry about the sugar you are getting elsewhere. >> reporter: katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> that study is generating a lot of discussion on our facebook page. brandon: sugar consumption is a personal choice government needs to focus on education and infrastructure. jeff: we need to quit holding the food companies responsible and stop wasting money trying to regulate. the people need to take responsibility for their health. you can join the conversation at facebook.com/abc7news. >>> this morning we are getting one of the first glimpses of the far side of the moon. nasa released video from one of the twin probes orbiting the moon. the or the bitter took this video pays passing over the moon from north to south poles. it shows new images of a 560 mile basin along the border of the near and far sides of the moon also visible a massive crater which has a star-shaped peak in the center that nasa said was made by a comet or asteroid impact. >>> meteorologist mike nicc

the soda fire is now isolated to a canyon north of the town of napa.erhead you can see in the area how much is already burned, also the staging area where there are about 220 cal- fire firefighters working this fire. what makes this challenging is the rugged uneven terrain. firefighters this morning had to wait for daybreak to see where the best access is so they could continue tackling the fire. the winds are still a factor in dealing are with this. yesterday wind gusts up to 20 miles an hour, and according to the incident commander they're expecting windy conditions to continue for the next to do three days. >> it was quite blustery coming from the north, and we were very concerned when we saw the cal-fire trucks come down here, if and there was one lined up here. and they all had a whole crew lined up. >> a little less concern today because he believes and it appears that firefighters may be starting to get upper hand on this. but the fire at this point is only 50% contained. this fire became an issue yesterday because of the wind. someone in the ar

some of the name brand sodas is two tokens and the off-brand soda is 45 cents, one token. >> illegally they pay off each other. gambling debts they incur. you can buy drugs with these. there are so many things these can be used for illegally. >> i love tokens. you know what i mean? yeah. what's going on? i'm telling them about my tokens. i tell them, man, i'm a hustling fool. you still owe me two tokens, too, ward! everything's a token, guys, honestly. want an onion or a pepper, you're going to pay a token. nothing's free. same with the cheese. i usually pay eight tokens to ten tokens for my box of cheese. look at this here. pepper jack. i actually have a standing order. some of the guys get mad because i do cook that much. i want all the cheese. i buy it from the guys that work in the kitchen. a token. everything's a token. really. that's just how it is. >> so they'll steal food whenever they leave out of their work position and they'll take that to pay off a debt. >> just today alone, i made only six tokens, but this is my day off. you know what i mean? that ain't bad. >> how did you

today you can get rid of the sodas, sports drinks and only one glass of fruit juice a day you do thatu are not going to have to worry about the sugar you are getting elsewhere. >> reporter: katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> that study is generating a lot of discussion on our facebook page. brandon: sugar consumption is a personal choice government needs to focus on education and infrastructure. jeff: we need to quit holding the food companies responsible and stop wasting money trying to regulate. the people need to take responsibility for their health. you can join the conversation at facebook.com/abc7news. >>> this morning we are getting one of the first glimpses of the far side of the moon. nasa released video from one of the twin probes orbiting the moon. the or the bitter took this video pays passing over the moon from north to south poles. it shows new images of a 560 mile basin along the border of the near and far sides of the moon also visible a massive crater which has a star-shaped peak in the center that nasa said was made by a comet or asteroid impact. >>> meteorologist mike n

of course, if you switch the fries for a salad and the soda for low-fat milk, you can enjoy your occasional hamburger with far less guilt. for "health bites," i'm nicole. >> you're doing something right now that's an important part of our democracy -- watching the news. in washington, d.c., there is a museum you can visit to understand why journalism is a key to our freedom. annie takes us on a tour. >> 35,000 newspaper front pages, real-life pieces of recent history, the first announcement of the death of a president, the thrilling news that a world war was over, dramatic stories that reporters and photographers risked their lives to tell. you can find all this and more at the newseum. this spectacular new attraction in washington, d.c., explores one of our most important freedoms -- the freedom of the press, guaranteed by the first amendment of the constitution. >> the first amendment guarantees that you can say what you want, you can publish what you want, including ideas that are not popular. and if you don't have the ability to let that person or that idea get out, you never have acces

. >>> a soda fire in napa started in the his north of napa at noon yesterday. we just got off the telephone with cal fire. they tell us the fire now 50% contained. it has burned at least 40 acres and as you can see last night, it was really burning away. embers from a controlled burn were blown into brush. that's how it ignited. firefighters rushed to protect three homes that were threatened. there have been no injuries so far. >>> three fire departments on the peninsula are exploring the idea of merging into one. currently redwood city, san carlos, san mateo county at three separate stations within close proximity of one another. it's estimated the city and county could save a million dollars if the departments were to consolidate. the san carlos city council will discuss it on monday. >>> you may have felt it but there is no damage or injuries from the latest earthquake felt here in the bay area. it was a magnitude 2.4. the quake hit at 11:49 last night. the epicenter near brisbane. a few dozen people reported to the usgs website that they did feel it. most o

the soda fire scorched 40 acres. s and warm temperatures helped the flames spread, briefly threatening about three homes. cal fire says the fire was started at a vineyard where workers were burning old vines. >> an escape control burn got away from the vineyard workers at one of the vineyards. the 20-mile-an-hour winds at the top of the ridge where they were doing their burn. it blew hot embers into the wild land. >> cal fire is checking to make sure there was a burn permit. >> two people dead in the east bay after a violent collision. it happened around 11:30 last night on northbound 880, south of hesperian. two people were killed after colliding. it's hard to make out the models. all northbound laned were blocked but this morning all are reopened. >> 6:34. oakland police investigating whether the murder of an elderly man is linked to robberies. joseph robertson was found dead in his home thursday morning. neighbors say his house was being worked on which various handy men and say they have seen a rash of burglaries

the world needs. another kind of soda. coming up, what's so different about this one? >>> prince george's county police want your help finding this bank robber. wait till you hear the bizarre weapon he claims to have. >>> before we head to break, a quick check of the commute. monika, over you to. >>> a live look from sky 9 on the inbound side of i-66 heading toward the vienna metro station. looks like they just moved there but things are good on 66. no problems to report this morning. >>> coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at area roads at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most deliciou

that kids have to exercise, they have to stay away from the tv tube, and they got to stay away from the sodaparent is putting in the freezer and refrigerator the most. >> everybody agrees we are getting fatter but they don't agree why. >> shep: trace gallagher, you might as hate on transfat and they are. >>> lawmakers in colorado are targeting junk food on the toughest ban on transfat in public schools. they say it's most dangerous of the fat. it clogs arteries and raises heart disease and several other problems. several states limit transfat but colorado's bill goes much further, banning from all school food. potentially on the chopping block, potato chips, fish sticks and you forget french-fries. and there is a snow snowstorm so the hearing has been postponed. >> and first top republican says obama is violating the constitution. would it force a rule to force hospitals and universities to cover birth control for its workers. even if it goes against the organization's bleefgs. >> i think the mandate violates our constitution. i think it violates the rights of these religious organizations.

. >> fire crews are gaining ground on the soda canyon wild fire outside of napa. a check in the last few minutes shows the 200 acre wild fire is now 75% contained. a significant drop in winds are being credited with helping firefighters. crews say they hope to have the fire fully contained by saturday or sunday. delta airline flights are back to normal at sfo tonight. this after a security scare forced evacuations at terminal one right there at the airport. tsa closed the security check point this afternoon when agents noticed something unusual in a passenger's bag. as it turns out, it was a travel traveler's oxygen canister and generator tank. delta delayed about eight to ten flights impacts hundreds of passengers. >> a who's who of the gop. the three-day california republican convention is getting underway. california's primary could play a deciding role in who will be the party's nominee. state leaders say the fiscal crisis in sacramento and d.c. are opportunities for the party to show leadership. >> voters are hmm coing to realize that on the economy, barack ob

they are tryingcontain a wildfire burning in the soda canyon area north of napa. soda fire broke out around noon yesterday when embers from a control burn were blown into nearby vegetation. firefighters rushed to protect three homes that were threatened. they say the homeowners helped by having plenty of defensible space around their homes. there have been no injuries. the fire is 50% contained at this hour after burning 40 acres. >>> three fire departments may merge into one. redwood city, san carlos and san mateo county have three separate stations within close proximity to each other. and it's estimated that each city in the county could save about a million dollars each if their departments were consolidated. the san carlos city council will discuss this idea on monday. >>> it is 4:33 now. no damage or injuries from the latest earthquake felt here in the bay area. it was a magnitude 2.4. it hit at 11:49 last night. the epicenter was in the bay near brisbane. a few dozen people reported to the usgs website that they felt it. most of them were on the northern pa

jon: he busted you on getting the diet soda with your burger. r] jenna: we'll have more confessions of our dietary restrictions throughout the next -- jon: maybe we'll put a few on the blog as well. jenna: look forward to hearing from you and thanks for joining us, everybody. jon: "america live" starts right now. megyn: and this is a fox news alert on new drama with the showdown over iran's nuclear program. top israeli leaders are now publal

>>> plus, how you can manage your relationship without all the screaming and hollering. >>> bad news for diet soda drinkers. there's a 43% greater risk of a heart attack or stroke compared to those hop don't drink any. the study followed more than 2500 people over a decade. researchers found a positive connection. those who drink the diet soda may have more unhealthy habits. >> high fructose corn syrup -- they admit some studies had shortcomings. high fructose corn syrup sweeteners are often used no soda. in order to avoid weight gain, people should pay close attention to their calories and switch up with water. >>> managing conflict, that's an important part of any relationship. a relationship can't be as perfectals the movies, but in real life couples disagree. the key is to learn to fight fair. it's important to follow basic ground rules. first, easy does it. bring it up gently. next, control your emotions. if the conflict does escalate, take a break and regroup later. also, remember to listen. try to avoid insults. no yelling, screaming, hollering. don't forget to call your own fouls. >> i nee

the soda, the soft drink. there is a quote in the article where they say, americans should respond with outrage to what the president and his allies are doing to demonize david and charles koch. i hate to tell you, maybe 100,000 people know who the koch brothers is. it's going to be very hard to generate or manufacture outrage. >> somebody tell me what's wrong with demonizing them. you're political enemies. >> it goes back to the point, it's the same thing with soros, when you bring him up -- >> you bring him up all the time. >> that's what i'm saying. it's relative. >> there is a point because there is goodrich people, according to this administration, like soros and solyndra donors, and and jon corzine. >> and then there is bad rich people, which we heard him demonize. if you're a goodrich person, you get a shout out like warren buffet. >> but he's -- he's spending hundreds of millions of dollars to support barak obama. >> the media doesn't care about conservative rich people. >> i want to get dana in here.

. >> i guess now they will have to sell toothpaste along with the soda. let's put them in the same aisle. a 2-year-old child is safe and sound after scary moments inside a vending machine. >> this is incredible. this little girl became trapped inside of a machine filled with toys. she was in there more than 20 minutes. firefighters had to saw off the top of the machine to get her out. she was reignited with her -- she was reunited with her worry that family. i am sure she might have nightmares after that. >> for the rest of her life. >> how did she get in? that is the question. now the question is -- what is coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00? >> the question is -- can and gay couples adopt children in virginia? the debate is being kicked up a notch. they are getting closer to approving a new bill. also, the anniversary of the battle coming up. we will see you soon. >> will check back in with you then. in the meantime we have on and off again rain right now. >> the rain is moving out quickly. we will see clear skies tonight. we see it all moving on the easter