the tour de suisse was a warm-up race for the tour de france.p a rider out of the big event, but hamilton says armstrong wasn't worried. >> hamilton: he was so relaxed about it, and he kind of just said it off the cuff and kind of laughed it off, that it... it helped me sort of stay relaxed, because obviously if he had a positive test, we're going to lose the... team's going to lose the sponsorship, i'm going to lose my job. not only am i going to lose my job but, you know, 50 to 60 other people are going to lose their jobs. probably won't... won't get to do the tour de france. there were a lot of consequences to a positive test. >> pelley: but, there don't seem to have been any consequences. >> hamilton: no. >> pelley: what happened? >> hamilton: people took care of it. >> pelley: what does that mean? >> hamilton: i don't know all the exact details. but i know that lance's people and the people from the other side from-- i believe from the governing body of the sport figured out-- figured out a way for it to go away. >> pelley: why do you say t

part of the hollywood tour. the bus tour of shame. we hop aboard. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin with the economy. today was not a good day on wall street, with the dow down 130 points. consider the staggering loss of personal wealth in the u.s. since the crash 2 1/2 years ago. despite the recent recovery, almost $8 trillion is gone from our retirement savings, checking accounts and home value. about $25,000 for every man, woman and child in the country. meanwhile, the official unemployment figure is bad enough at 9% but if you add in those who have given up looking or who are working part time but want to work more the rate climbs past 15%. that's more than 24 million people. so tonight, we meet two women who came up with a highly original solution to the crunch. they decided to take advantage of a booming market for used household goods. a market that has boosted sales of the nation's biggest pawn companies, 45% alone. here's vicki mabrey. >> reporter: if you're in the market for a ten-foot tall suit of armor or yo

actually i get to tour one of the houses on the tour here.e houses is actually behind us here, just one they called tomato red, and it was built in the 18 hundreds, and it has been renovated. we have the owner with us. good morning. >> good morning to us. >> tell us about the house. >> i lived in the house next door, and our family was a little large at the time and we felt we needed more space, and that house was on the market. it was in disrepair so we bought it, tore down the back and put an addition on the back and renovated it. >>reporter: i hear it's quite stunning. yeah wait to see it. >> it's very colorful. >>reporter: what do you think about everybody coming into your house on mother's day? >> i love it. my mouse and previous house has been on the tour about every four years, and it's fun so i'm looking forward to it. everybody is really nice and curious. >> how many people do you usually have come through? >> 250 to 400, i'd say. >>reporter: wow, that's a lot of cleaning to do before people come in. >> we did a lot of cleaning yeste

sarah palin's one nation bus tour starting in d.c. where she and her family visited some historical landmarks and then continued on to gettysburg, pennsylvania. there are times palin sounds like a would be presidential candidate, but she still isn't ready to call her tour anything but a campaign for america's constitution. there is some confusion about where her bus is heading at times since she refuses to tell the so-called mainstream media exactly where she's going except for fox news, which would be her employer. palin told her co-worker greta van susterin, despite how things look, her one nation tour is not political. >> it's not about me. it's not a publicity seeking tour. it's about highlighting the great things of america. the media can figure out where they're going if they do their investigative work, or they're going to keep kind of, as you put it, going crazy trying to figure out what we're doing here. >> jim garrity of the national review online says sarah palin's tour looks like a dress rehearsal, the closest we've seen f

>> he used it before to prepare for the tour. >> and what about the tour in 2001? >> he used it to prepare for the tour. i can't say that he used it during the tour. >> what did you actually witness? >> i -- i mean -- i saw it in his refrigerator. you know. i saw him inject it. more than one time. >> you saw lance armstrong inject epo? >> yeah, like -- we all did. like i did many, many times. >> reporter: in a statement to "60 minutes" an armstrong attorney cites the fact armstrong is the most tested athlete in history. passing nearly 500 tests over 20 years of competition. and that stories of this kind are motivated by the desire for money, and the need for attention. armen keteyian, cbs news, new york. >>> scott pelley will have a full report on these latest accusations against lance armstrong this sunday on "60 minutes." >>> jailed unabomber ted kaczynski won't give to fbi a sample of his dna. the fbi request is part of its ongoing investigation of the unsolved tylenol poisonings that killed seven people. kaczynski, in prison for mail bomb attacks that killed th

getting a start city status in a grand tour like the amgen tour of california is a big deal because peopleoughout the world -- because cycle something a popular sport throughout the world -- will be reading about livermore, california in their morning pages. folks around here are very excited about that. in downtown livermore, anyone can see that the bike race is good for business. >> we have done a drive through for the amgen tour a few times. this is our first time being a start stage. so very exciting for us to have a chance to be in the international spotlight here in downtown. >> reporter: the amgen tour of california bike race is coming to town starting on the downtown's main street. the route will take the riders out of town into the hills of mount hamilton but not before passing the area's picturesque wineries and downtown shops. >> lighter than my bike... >> reporter: today shop keepers were busy sprucing up their stores and in the case of first street wines, showing off the latest vintage, a special blend made up just for the tour. anything special in it that the cyclists would l

-- this was his first stop on a european tour. >> it was quite a tour the force by anyone's standardsome in in a way, -- by anyone's standards, and in a way, it had something like eich ein berliner in it. bear in mind, all of the controversy over the president's birthplace over the past couple of weeks, so he kicked off the speech with his name and said how he was coming back to regain the' that was lost to his surname. -- the apostrophe that was lost to his surna. the city understands that ireland is korea rates of time but that ireland candidate difficulties, like america. -- heaid he understands that ireland is going through a tough time but that ireland can handle the difficulties, like america. >> around 20 armed militants were in karachi sunday night, killing at least 10 personnel and destroying surveillance aircraft. a taliban spokesperson says the operation was revenge for the killing of osama bin laden. >> wreckage of an aircraft destroyed in the attack can be seen on the karachi naval base. the pakistan security forces fought with militants before regaining control of the fa

san antonio you, south to bona ventura and south san fernando to san diego. >> pilgrimage is not a tour it is going to each site, focusing on the saint or name of that mission, spending time at each mission in prayer, and we tell the history we provide background of the indians there, the padres who were there, politics that happened, presidio the francis can pilgrimage company started 40 years ago taking francis cans to assisi and it was assisi in rome and then developed into a little more and finally what do we do about people in the united states so it was california pilgrimage >> chef these are several day events. >> usually a week long we stay in a francis can retreat house so we try to avoid staying in the city near the shopping and theatres and that type of stuff because we are on pilgrimage it is not a retreat, not a tour but we go as pilgrims to these missions and spend time in prayer at each mission plus doing the historical tours. >> you have a hard time keeping me away from the bakeries. >> and the casino is right next door. >> but i love that mission this, i had a family is

congratulations on getting the tour. this starts at 11:45 today. 100-plus ridersk some of the top riders in the world. it should be an amazing event. we'll be here all day. >> kiet, the street looks wet behind you. is it raining? >> reporter: it's wet, but we haven't seen any raindrops yet. so chances are by noon if there is no more rainfall it could be pretty much dry and much safer riding conditions for those guys that are going to be on the bikes today. >> and for the crowds, as well. kiet do in livermore, thank you. >> so you can go watch the race and then you go wine today'sing. they have great wineries down there. >> epic downtown. >> you should check it out. it's nice. >> hopefully they won't hit snow when they go up mount hamilton, huh, lawrence? >> we have had just about everything. i don't think they will get snow but they could still see rain. we were seeing that out right now in the southern parts of san jose. you can see some of the showers in this direction now heading up into the hills here so spotty showe

a tour bus run offs the road.njuries and what the driver says may have led to the crash. >>> plus three young boys caught simulating sex acts. the alert school administrators put out to parents. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening. >> we are following developing news near fairfield, a tour bus accident along interstate 9. live pictures here. the driver told authorities he was driving westbound on highway 80 when he lost his breaks and ended up on the side street, which is lion road. we also learned 14 people are being treated for minor to moderate injuries. the tour bus was a limited coach tours and on its way from sacramento to san francisco. >

>> he used it before to prepare for the tour. >> and what about the tour in 2001? >> he used it to prepare for the tour. i can't say that he used it during the tour. >> what did you actually witness? >> i mean, i saw it in his refrigerator, you know? i saw him inject it more than one time. >> you saw lance armstrong inject e.p.o.? >> yeah, like we all did. like i did many, many times. >> reporter: hamilton's high- flying career crashed in its own drug scandal. today armstrong is currently under investigation for doping- related charges by a federal grand jury in los angeles, which is known to have taken testimony from both hamilton and another american rider said to have direct knowledge of armstrong's illegal drug use. in a statement to "60 minutes," an armstrong attorney cites the fact armstrong is the most tested athlete in history, passing nearly 500 tests over 20 years of competition and that stories of this kind are motivated by the desire for money and the need for attention. katie. >> couric: armen keteyian. armen, thank you so much. and you can see the ful

that is a different kind of ending for the amgen tour.ng road closures on the way. go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. we'll tell you where and when they'll be. >> eric: this morning, we now know the identity of the woman arnold schwarzenegger fathered a baby with out of wedlock. mildred patricia worked as a housekeeper and assistant for more than 20 years. their son is now 14. john hendron has more. >> now it's the schwarzenegger family's turn, what they are saying speaks volumes. >> this is painful and heartbreaking time maria shriver said. as a mother my concern is for the children. i ask for passion and privacy as our children and i try to rebuild our lives. she taped an appearance you have shown love support and wisdom and most of all the truth -- about what, she did not have to say. one tweeted this is definitely not easy. her brother patrick just want to quit and be normal for a while. the signature said at all. he changed it to patrick shriver >> arnold schwarzenegger is one of the most powerful people in hollywood. he w

folks out and about in preparation for the amgen tour of california. it's going to be making its way through here. we've got more on that coming up, but everybody talking about the forecast. rainy skies to start our day. when will they all clear? let's check in with christina. >> well, yeah, it's raining, it's pouring in the south bay this morning. overall, though, we're looking pretty good along the peninsula and the north bay. watch out for some fog, that's next as we have a lot of moisture in and high pressure condensing that moisture. it's moving in, it's going to bring about a really nice second half of the day. i've got your forecast coming up in just moments. but he came in early this morning knowing that it would be busy. how does it look out there, mike. >> good morning, christina. so far so good. given the conditions out there, very windy conditions as well as wet roadways, but so far the only issue highway 4 along the westbound direction, the commute really kicking in over the last half hour so speed in the 20s approaching l street and exten

has there been any sense of the why behind this tour? why behind this tour?t know are a lot of the details about this tour. sarah palin has seen her attention that she gets decline dramatically. the conversation has really shifted away from her. she has kept a low profile for some time now. increasingly it has been taken among conventional wisdom in washington that sarah palin will not run for president. that she does not want to jeopardize for lucrative television and book business. this is very clearly a calculated move to put herself back in the cversation. to take the limelight as other potential 2012 candidates have gotten attention. we still do notnow quite a lot about what she is doing in the northeast. we know general destinations, but not detailed times. she is going to visit the rolling thunder motorcycle rally. the group did not officially invite her. she will be within the alaskan veterans group. we do not know what time she will show up or what she will do there, exactly. she is supposed to go to gettysburg, the battlefield in pennsylvania. other

the tour has run through livermore in years past. this time, it's a starting point. >> very exciting because we're part of the big world instead of a small community. >> it's also very exciting for business owners in downtown livermore. kiet do will bring us a live report from there coming up in the next half hour. >>> while the tour of california is only for the world's best cyclists, recreational cyclists can also get in on the action. this morning's king of the mountain bike ride along a small portion of today's tour stage. they are going to make a 3.8- mile climb up sierra road. it's going to start at 9:30 this morning at the intersection of sierra road and barnard court in the east san jose foothills. so you can try it yourself at least for a little while. >> but the big question, will the weather hold up for all these racers? lawrence? >> come on, lawrence, get it together. >> the least i can say they are not going to overheat. they don't have to worry about that today. we have showers around the bay area right now. you can see

it is not a publicity-seeking tour. it is about highlighting the great things about america and the media can figure out where we are going if they do their investigative work or they are going to keep kind of, as you put it, going crazy trying to figure out what we are doing here. >> our jim acosta is in gettysburg, jim said, did you do your investigative homework? have you figured it out? where is the bus? >> reporter: we have been doing a little bit of digging. she has given us the slip again. her bus is park at the hotel. we understand from talking to our cnn political reporter that she gave all of us the slip getting into a different vehicle that is in her entourage earlier this morning and she is now where on the battlefield site here at get it is berg. she has done it to us again. this is the pattern, a game of cat and mouse. catch me if you can, if you will. some of this is by design. obviously, she wants to generate a certain amount of buzz. what better way to generate buzz about your noncampaign than to sort o

are not running for president, why the tour?bus to express to america how much we appreciate our foundation and to invite more people to be interested in all that is good about america, and to remind ourselves that we don't need to fundamentally transform america, but we need to restore what is good about america, and you can start by doing that right in here. so i am glad that you are here. >> and all of the sudden exposure stirs up extreme feelings on both sides. and pretty much two camps, the haters and the praisers and then those in the media who seem to obsessed, and what is it all about? joining me right now is to talk about palin's appeal is ford o'connell, a republican strategist and also real clear politics.com national reporter scott conroy, and cnn senior political editor mark preston. scott, let's start with you. what should we read into this? what are you hearing? >> i found that sound bite that you played amusinamusing. i think she said this is nothing more than a sightseeing tour essentially, but we know that is n

janet innapolitano toured that area there.april. >>> meanwhile, former gop vice presidential candidate sarah palin wheels into washington later today, she's kicking off a bus tour that coincides with the annual rolling thunder bike ride. exactly where, she's not invited sandra endois live at the pentagon. what are people saying about sarah palin coming to rolling thunder? >> reporter: joe, i can tell you, you may hear the revving of engines behind me, hundreds of motorists behind me, motorcyclists coming out here, all excited for this event and former gop vice presidential candidate sarah palin joining their event this morning as well. we haven't seen her bus arrive here yet, also this is just a starting point for the day's events for rolling thunder ride to freedom, their annual event to commemorate and remember all of the nation's veterans as well as prisoners of war and those missing in action. from here later today going to the national mall where they'll have a bigger event and hearing from robert gates and admiral mike m

our may around the bay tour continues this morning.e are waking up in livermore. good wednesday morning to you, i'm laura garcia-cannon. this city really has a lot to offer, a lot of history. amgen bike tour will make its way through here, hoping for dry roadways. let's check the forecast with christina loren. >> roadways dry always a good scenario when it comes to the two wheels. we're looking pretty good on the peninsula right now. the north bay getting a bit of a break but we're really wet where you are this morning. good thing you're not seeing any of these showers but all around you we've got spotty activity coming down. this will be the case in the east bay and the south bay for the first part of your day. there's a system just to our south dumping rain over southern california so the further south you live, it will take you the longest to see the clearing. the sun will be back out later today. i'll let you know when and what's to come for the weekend. 5:30, how do the roads look? >> pretty nice. about a half an hour ago you show

. >>> the amgen tour of california may have to make some major changes. still ahead at 5:00, the storm moving into the bay area is causing big headaches for race organizers in tahoe tonight. we'll explain that. >>> and the sharks have landed in vancouver for tomorrow's game one of the western conference finals. hear what the players had to say this morning before they left. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-changing. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. >>> and now the xfinity sports desk on nbc bay area news. >> a little bit of sports for you. 20 years of sharks hockey, the team has never been to the stanley cup finals. now they are one step away, but for the third time in franchise hift three, shark have made it to the western conference finals. the sharks held their last practice today before heading to vancouver this afternoon. game one starts tomorrow night at 5:00. game two is on

it's part of the tour across the bay.going to have playoff tickets going on sale this morning. more on that coming up as well as where i am at this morning, th

we are at the final stop of our may around the bay tour in concord.ke you live to the heart of concord. it's going to be a lot of fun. quickly approaching 6:00. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get you moving with a look at the forecast. a lot of folks looking forward to it. >> a lot of people hitting the highway early to get a leg up on the holiday traffic. this morning you canl

it's a wonderful tour.ou want to let them know in advance you are coming up there, otherwise it's first come first serve. go to ebparks.org. it's quite a trip to go under ground and be above grounds here. >> hey, bob -- >> reporter: yes. >> were you frightened being in there seeing the fault line? >>reporter: i kicked the fault line. i was trying to get a 3.0. it did not happen. the question of clauster phobia, there's plenty of space. people worked in the mines. they had to have space. it's quite a fascinating kind of place to visit. >> wow. >> looks like we have smurfette and papa smurf out here. >> what's going on there? >> reporter: i don't know. it dha tfor aha tease. >> you need red pants like papa smurf. >> reporter: no, i don't. >> we'll check back with you. we'll be back to wrap up may ei but does bringing a floor back to life really make us heroes? yes. yes it does. ♪call 1-800-steemer. [ waves crashing ] [ gasps ] brrrr! [ giggles ] [ sea gull squawking ] >>> welcome back, folks. livermore to sun

there were two night tours head it out to alcatraz. those have been cancelled, and the people on the island are now the handful of visit yortz that remain, and the crews working to fix this alarm problem, and it's a pretty old alarm they have there at alcatraz, so probably needs alet of, who done. >> alan: thank you. a medical marijuana co-op is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to two suspects accused of firebombing the building friday night. the owners have released these photos of the aftermath of the fire at the capitola healing association. their surveillance video shows two young males breaking the glass and then throwing a molotov cocktail inside. the co-owners rushed to the scene and were able to put out most of the fire with a garden hose. the blaze caused an estimated $50,000 in damage. none of the surrounding businesses were damaged, but the co-op is closed until further notices. >>> a san jose driver went on a deadly rampage this morning, crashing into two cars before smashing into a home and killing the occu

i did two tours in iraq. as a u.s.car, and my family, friends and everyone just shook my hand then they turned their backs. no one will hire me because i have been told we don't hire crazy war vets. but thanks for your service. when does this country i will fight for fight for me? please, continue this important conversation i'll be back in about ten minutes or so. >> thank you, carol. >>> more of today's top stories after a quick break. >> i'm specialist amie mcmillan. shout out to my family in charlotte, north carolina. miss you and be home soon. happy themmimemorial day and pl remember those troops currently serving overseas and those who lost their lives fighting for our country. pass on the news and make sure you and everyone you know is getting the calcium they need. ♪ is getting the calcium they need. and my dog bailey and i love to hang out in the kitchen. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired.

here's what we know, it is a commercial tour bus. side of the road, overturned and came to a rest upside down. police are still on the scene right now. but because it's heavily forested between the northbound and southbound lanes there's no rubber necking because people on the southbound lanes can't see what's going on. northbound i-95, still closures there. they're closed off while virginia state mistake a look at this thing. four people confirmed dead and multiple injuries in a tour bus crash on i-95 north of richmond. >> america's hidden drug problem, may be not so hidden. americans consume more than any other country. 48% of americans are on one prescription, one in ten takes five prescriptions or more. are we overmedicated or are these necessary? >> just in time for this heat wave. what we've got going across much of the country. which sunscreen ranks the best at protecting you and your family. it's 41 minutes after the hour. [ female announcer ] sun damage is on the rise. now use the best suncare recommended most by dermatologi

obama toured the city. also, memorial day salute to the sailors and marines who died serving our country on the uss san francisco. >> is she or isn't she? sarah palin hasn't said bought lot of people are speculating. >> leigh: hi there. a delightful day today. the sun was with us. so was some warming temperatures. get ready for changes as we head into the first part of next week. we take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecas=xx >> closed captioning brought to an. >> alan: president obama toured the devastated city of joplin. he surveyed the destruction left behind by the tornado that killed 146 people and injured hundreds. president obama spoke to residents and local leaders about how the government can help the city begin to rebuild. insure. >> the main thing i just want to communicate to the people of joplin is, this is just not your tragedy. this is a national tragedy. and that means there will be a national response. >> alan: the president takenned a memorial service for the victims of the tornado

stage four of this tour ends in san jose a tour favorite may be there, lance armstrong. more about lance and livermore's vice mayor will have a little bit to tell us about what we can expect to see around 10:00 a.m. this morning. live in livermore, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. 5:40 is the time right now. and sal i think is going to do a little demo of that cool app. >> okay. i have the i pad right here. check this out. >> very cool. >> you see that? >> yeah. >> nice. >> i got to stay in the lane. >> tell everybody what they're watching. >> this is the new touch down of the bay bridge they're going to unveil on -- wait a minute. i'm not driving that well. >> be careful. >> you can down load this app. you're taking people out. >> there we go. >> there's a problem on the bay bridge this morning. >> the chp's coming behind you, sal. be careful. >> i'm only driving 50. >> this is an app you can check out. >> you can check out the new oakland touch down area right there and you drive virtually on it so you can see what the bay bridge new touchdown is goi

also plan on rolling road closures for amgen tour.art in livermore and rolling closures from about 11:00 this morning. all the way this afternoon and it ends in san jose so find out the street closures alum rock traffic is still green, check out 101 headlights move northbound no delays all the way on the peninsula, we have a live shot in millbrae. and it continues to move northbound into san francisco and head out northbound and check out san rafael traffic is still light heading out of novato this morning. get the latest on abc7news.com. >> eric: it's now 6:20. the chief of the belmont fire department will cash out quarter of million dollars of unused sick days. he has served the department for almost of years. he had a says he has worked hard sick pay and all. he has called in sick three times in 36 years. although the city is prepared to absorb the costs some residents are questioning the amount. >> obviously he is going to walk away with some kind of pension package anyway. is going to make or break the deal? >> he joined in 1975

the tour took us to different parts of the hospital. a worker we spoke with say we only got to see the best parts of the hospital. the other parts he says are not as neat and clean and the patients not nearly as se date. she called it a cover up but wants to hide her identity. >> the individuals were probably on best behavior and you come around during the time they are medicated. >> so they schedule it around the time people are just medicated. >> that is a medication patch. it is every day. >> there is assaults every day. >> there is practically assaults every day, patient on patient, patient on staff. i have been threatened with murders, oh, she needs to die. that is not right. >> reporter: there was a homicide here, dirt stuffed in her mouth and robbed of two dollars and a pack of gum. she is a psychiatric technician at the hospital. her death and others have forced changes. they liftd a hiring freeze and the hospital made changes to the area where police found gross' body. >> that actually used to be a brick wall that was torn down

tonight, we want to take you on a tour of our district. our tour guides include some of our neighborhood leaders, including young people, parents, from my staff, community organizations. we are all represented by many of the collaboration's in our district, including the omi community collaborative, communities united for help and justice. a first thought on our tore his desperation. -- stop on our tour is desperation. we know that low income communities are hit first and worse when economic problems it. our families are experiencing troubles from the immigration and customs enforcement, and are having trouble finding jobs. but we are resilient spirit and that leads us to the next up on our tour. the people in our district are doing amazing things every day, working hard, raising families, helping neighbors, a volunteer at school, celebrating culture, and there are doing it and develop, spanish, chinese, and over 70 other languages in the district. we are coming together to organize for solutions. we have a strong tradition for neighborhoo

president obama is touring the destruction in joplin, missouri, right now. next hour he'll speak at a community memorial service, which you will see live right here on cnn. missouri's governor has declared this a day of prayer and remembrance. >> we want to continue to feel the people of this country continuing to reach to us and give those contributions to our various charities. that's been tremendously helpful. we're going to need their will to rebuild here. we're going to need the assistance of everybody to get this site cleaned off, rebuilt and rebirthed. we've been working with all of the folks. the bottom line is -- the most important thing today is the refocus on our resolve, calling on the higher power to have the strength to go through what's going to be many months of rebuilding here in joplin, missouri. >>> and a mud slide has left a gaping hole in a neighborhood just outside of st. louis. take a look. it gave way. the hole opened up about 100 feet wide and 100 feet deep. that is huge there. the fire chief in alton, illinois, suspects an old minin

>> he used it before to prepare for the tour. >> what about the tour in 2001? >> he used it to prepare for the tour. i can't say he used it during the tour. >> what did you actually witness? >> i mean, i saw it in his refrigerator. i saw him inject it more than one time. >> you say lance armstrong inject epo? >> yeah, like we all did. like i did many, many times. >> tyler hamilton -- >> hamilton's own cycling career crashed in a messy drug scandal. today, armstrong is under investigation by a federal grand jury in los angeles with no end on that in sight. >> lance armstrong said on twitter this morning, 20-plus year career, 500 drug controls worldwide, in and out of competition, never a failed test. i rest my case. >> chris? >> with that being said, i believe tyler hamilton, these accusations have been leveed before for years. >> but tyler is unique having covered the tour for five years, he is one of the most respected riders ever. an american who was a part of lance's inner circle, rode with lance, one of his lieutenants, was in a position to provide eyewitne

sarah palin's mystery tour rolled into town. we don't know when she will appear because her aides will not tell us. her stops included ft. mchenry and she's being cagey on the subject of whether it's a rolling civic lesson or a 2012 campaign. >> i believe there are many more people out there to add. competition breeds success. i would hope that there is going to be debate. >> also this day, president obama leads the traditional wreath laying at arlington national cemetery and announces a major change in his national security team. with america fighting three wars, we'll explain whether the new war council signals a new approach. >> i'm announcing my choice for the successors today because it transition must be seamless and we stay focused on the security challenges before us. >> but, first up, like it or not, she's back. sarah palin is on a bus tour that mixes landmarks of america's past and battlegrounds of her political presence. new hampshire and iowa, for example, and on this day george washington's mt. vern joon and turning

linda: my original tour was supposed to be two months taking me to 60 bookstores and now the tour is being extended to a foliage tour so i'm going to go home for a little while in september and then go back on tour for maybe just a couple of weeks in october the brian: how are your crowds? linda: they've been great. identify been, again, very surprised, not so much at the crowds in maine. when i'm in maine, it's my home state. i was anticipating some really nice support, and i've gotten that but identify been really genuinely pleased with the support that i've gotten outside of maine. brian: why do you think they're all coming out to the bookstores, and what are the first couple of questions they always ask you? linda: i think people are genuinely interested in meeting a fisherman, because that's not really -- not everybody knows a commercial fishermen, so people are genuinely interested in that. the first couple of questions, people usually ask how did you go from college to fishing for a career and how did you go from fishing to writing? brian: stern fabio, just grab that one out o

i want them to have to do a little bit of work on a tour like this. >> she wouldn't be doing this tour unless she wanted to keep her options open. >> reporter: palin's tour, it's been reported but she won't confirm, is headed north to first primary state new hampshire, the place where presidential hopes are made or broken. but as nontraditional as ever, we don't actually know where palin is heading. she just won't say. if she is heading to new hampshire, it's news to the new hampshire republican party. i spoke late yesterday to a spokesperson for the new hampshire republicans who said that palin has not reached out to them. in fact, they say they have absolutely no idea if she's going to show up. george? >> okay, jon. thanks. >>> we're joined by the contender who most definitely is in new hampshire this morning. congresswoman michele bachmann. from manchester. thanks for joining us. you have been everywhere. iowa, south carolina, new hampshire this morning. you sure sound like a candidate. is there anything that could stop you from running at this point? >> well, we'll be making our an

just ahead there is rolling street closures for the amgen tour. in san jose, street closures go from 2:30 to 4:00 and look out for them alum rock road. get more details by going to our website. >> kristen: it's 4:56. >> this morning, many parents are concerned about the results of a new study. 80% of baby products they studied contain toxic or untested flame retardants that could have health problems. products tested environmental science and technology include car seats, pillows and changing pads and strollers. one-third of the products contain a chemical that was removed from baby pajamas in 1970s because of cancer concerns. the companies say -- >> it might keep the doctor away. a new study men who drinks more or six cups of coffee a day over two decades were 60% more likely not to develop prostate cancer. coffee is also associated with a lower risk of diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver. >> and to pay day. next at 5:00, why he is cashing in on hundreds of thousands of dollars of unused sick pay. >> live in livermore where stage four of the amge

as we mentioned, bay to breakers and the amgen tour. nbc bay area's rob mayeda has a look at the change in the weather. >> we're seeing cooler changes to kick off the weekend. 59 degrees. west wind at about 7 miles per hour. 59 in san jose. no rain just yet around the south bay. looking off to the west to san francisco, see the clouds filling in. southwest wind at 16 miles an hour. currently looking at 58 degrees. going to be watching those clouds spilling in over the afternoon. no rain just yet. but that is about to change. the break in the clouds coming in right now giving us just some brief sunshine in parts of the bay. but the system offshore here is packing a one-two punch. not only will it bring in rain starting as early as late this evening but much colder air aloft that will provide the environment for some pretty intense thundershowers, we think, as we go through tonight and into tomorrow morning. for bay to breakers, showers and gusty conditions. cool temperatures. we're looking at racetime temperatures in the 50s. even worse

and the am-gen tour of california rolling through the east bay. mike will tell us all about traffic and any issues there. >>> we have a live look outside at the bay bridge. it's wednesday, may 18th. this is "today in the east bay." >>> and good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. it's 4:30 wednesday morning. let's check your east bay forecast and christina loren. good morning, christina. >> good morning to you, scott mcgrew. good morning to you in the east bay. we've got some showers pushing through right now, mostly to the north of livermore. we had a pretty good round just come through the south bay as well. watch out for slick conditions. i'll let you know when we're going to see the sunshine, hint hint, today. let's get you to work right now, 4:31. >> wet roads so a word of caution to all the drivers out there but we've had a good day, day and a half of rain through the area so it's washed all the grease off the roadway. we do have the wind advisory marked on the bay bridge extended the last couple of days here. we had it through yesterday mo

very exciting tour to follow. they are getting things going after all the weather problems that delayed things in the beginning. live in auburn. back to you. >> thank you. if i'm not mistaken they will make their way from livermore to san jose tomorrow. we'll have to see how the weather is going to be for them? >> they are going to get rain in auburn today. tomorrow, everything should be fine. as a matter of fact we are seeing the dry set up. it's looking good for tomorrow afternoon. past 11:00 a.m. tomorrow is when the sun will be back out over the bay. right now, we are getting a break from the rain. the doppler radar is showing nothing happening. we had a few light cells pass over. watch out for slick conditions there. overall, we are looking for another round of rain similar to yesterday. this is how it times out. stop the clock for you at 1:00 p.m. the front comes through dropping moderate rain at times. the bulk of the moisture comes through at 1:00 p.m. today and 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. it's when things

this is his week long four european country tour. >>> finished the tour of california in second place-year-old chris horner completed the race with the fastest time. he's the oldest rider at the age old 39 in the six-year history. it cracks me up. former teammate of lance arm strong. tyler hamilton says he saw armstrong take performance enhancing drugs. arm strong, the seven time tour de france winner denies it and never tested positive. >>> sharks have their backs up against the wall this morning. they are down three games to one against the ka nuks. they lost yesterday, 4-2. they needed to win it. in fact, they need to win tomorrow in vancouver to stay alive. the game starts at 6:00 p.m. we are all watching. of course rooting them on. i want to check the forecast this week. some change in the works. i want to check in with christina. >> yes, we have change in the works. let's start with the full weather story to show you what you have in store for you this week. we are going to start out nice and mild. we dip a little bit wednesday toward 65 degrees or 68 degrees by thursday. we hav

her tour is stirring the pot of action. she is calling the one nation bus tour.s is a promotional video for that tour. a letter about the event. palin says it will give people a chance to celebrate the good thins that bring americans together and will give them the strength to meet the challenges ahead. >>> this week the san francisco sheriff plans to defie a federal immigration program. sheriff michael hennessey says in accordance with the city's sanctuary offense, he will not help people who are in the city illegally. that means low level offendsers will be let go. >> reporter: when it comes to illegal immigration, who's in charge? it appears they are asking not requiring. >> so depending on the sheriff's opinion depends on whether they will hold them or not. >> it's pretty clear to me that it's voluntary. i was told it was voluntary by the head of secure communities. david penterell told me that face to face where there were other people present. >> it's an abusive office and utter lawlessness which is really disturbing. it's not a minor crime to be here illeg

partial clearing as the tour rolls through the bay area.rrow temperatures respond to that little peek-a-boo sunshine. the extended forecast calling for full on sunshine. dry day. thursday a quite seasonal day. bright and sunny on friday and end up with mostly cloudy skies by night fall. that will lead to cloud cover on saturday. isolated showers in the forecast for sunday. and then clouds stick around on monday and tuesday. that is your pinpoint forecast. allen? >> all right. dana just gave an "oh, no" to that other forecast for rain. >>> a battle cry for waivers approved for the bay area. waivers for part of the federal health care law and bay area businesses did follow the rules on applying for them. 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on cbs5 which businesses receive them. why critics say it is obvious politics was in play. >>> i know it is early but this is good stuff. giants needed a win to stay in first place. i'm dennis o'donnell. and with rain delays all over the place, some people got creative. n't good enough >>> we are about a quarter way throug

just been following the tour. >> going to the top? >> i think so. >> reporter: this person didn't have to leave her driveway to see the spectacle. >> we tell our friends, it's like living where the super bowl is. ♪ [ music ] >> whoo! >> this is the super bowl of bike racing. >> we have the sierra road blues ♪ >> reporter: what would a super bowl be like without a party? if the cyclists have the rhythm, steve ramirez and the friends provide the blues. >> this is a great ee strength for san jose. brings revenue for everybody. this is a great event for san jose. shows everybody on the east side what we have to offer over here. >> reporter: a few seconds of heart pounding world class bike racing that comes and goes quick leaving fans as well as riders nearly breathless. >> kind of super fun seeing them so close and going up the hill so fast. >> reporter: and we have the results of today's stage. chris horner of the united states came out on to. he was followed by annie schleck of luxembourg. levi leipheimer of santa rosa was fourth. the t

after touring gettysburg today, the palin bus tour heads, well, somewhere. she's filling in the itinerary on the fly and seems to be relishing the fact that she's keeping the media on its toes. terrell? >> the thing is, we'll be following her, joel. joel brown in washington, appreciate it this morning, thank you. >>> this week, federal prosecutors could charge former democratic presidential hopeful john edwards with violating campaign finance laws. at issue -- did edwards use campaign money to cover up his affair and out of wedlock daughter? prosecutors have been investigating edwards for two years. >> they could conclude that was a misuse of campaign money for personal purposes, which would violate the campaign finance laws. >> after first denying the child is his, edwards acknowledged he is the father of hunter's baby. edwards' attorney says the campaign finance case is wrong on the facts and the law. >>> another former banking executive is accused of sexually abusing a new york city hotel maid. 74-year-old maw mud abdul salam omar is expected to be arraig

the president toured the city yesterday. he spoke at a memorial service telling residents of joplin what happened to their community is a national tragedy. >> the question that weighs on us at a time like this is why. why our town, why our home, why my son, or husband or wife or sister or friend? why? we do not have the capacity to answer. how we respond when the storm strikes is up to us. how we live in the aftermath of tragedy and heartache, that's within our control. there's no doubt in my mind that joplin will rebuild. and as president, i can promise you your country will be there with you every single step of the way. [ applause ] we will be with you every step of the way. >> in joplin sunday they observed a moment of silence at 5:41 p.m., the moment the tornado hit a week earlier. >> cnn's ed henry has more on the president's message for joplin and also there will be a major announcement today. ed is live for us at the white house. ed, there was some criticism in some circles that the president didn't go to joplin soon

. >>> national park service says tours on alcatraz should resume this morning following a scare thatced evacuation of the island. nearly 2500 tourists were evacuated after someone reported smelling burning in one of the buildings. alcatraz confirmed there was no fire. many visitors tha disappointed that their tour was cut short. >> we just got in and all of a sudden the fire alarm came on and then we had to wait. >> two night tours were cancelled and 1100 people were also evacuated. tour company says it's refunding anyone who had their trip cut short. >> they are hoping a security camera video will help them find two suspects that vandalized a medical marijuana dispensary. one threw a molotov cocktail inside. they say the discount prices may have changed the market. >> they were $65 and we brought it down, we charge $45 and no tax. and everyone pretty much had to adopt prices after us. so i think we were undercutting other people. >> they say they serve about 1200 patients. they hope to have it open by friday. >> coming up the latest on the death of osama bin laden and why the u.s. b