harry tracy is over here. actually, a major component of the system. it provides supplementary and emergency water supply to san francisco, including the city and san mateo county. the harry tracy plant -- this is an aerial view of the treatment plants. this is north, this is 280, the airport is to the west. san bruno is over here. the plant was built in 1972 and was expanded in 1988 and 1992. major improvements are currently planned to ensure that we maintain the service of our customers. this includes having driven capacity of 140 million gallons a day and having the ability to meet service demands in case of an unplanned emergency, such as an earthquake, or one other key facilities in the systems are shut down. as shown here -- i will not bore you with the details -- we will be doing a lot of improvement on almost all the components of the facility. the key point i want to highlight, the challenge of the project, we need to keep the plant operational while doing construction. the bids for the construction were received in december of last year. the

traci grant is tracking the cold. our very intrepid traci grant. your hair is a great barometer of the wind. how many layers of clothes do you have on? it looks like you have them stacked up? >> reporter: not enough apparently because it is so cold. i would cry, but i'm afraid that my tears would freeze on my face. we're 922 feet up on the top of twin peaks here in san francisco, and the people who come out here for sight-seeing tomorrow might also see something else, it's possible they could see some snow. >> it's not cold enough. the rain, yes, we had hail. but i don't think the snow is going to follow. >> reporter: she's one of many who never believed it was possible that snow could be coming to san francisco and other low elevation locations in the bay area. chp officer tony tamm remembers the last time he saw snow on these streets. >> i think it was in the '70s. now i'm dating myself. we did see snowfall, but it didn't stick to the ground. will it happen again? i don't know. i think my kids would love it. >> kids might love it, but adults behi

the meeting is tonight at the tracy transit station in tracy. >>> today several properties will be transferred from the redevelopment agency to another city agency. they want to maintain control of the redevelopment fund in case the governor moves forward with his plan to get rid of california's redevelopment agencies. there's a meeting tonight at 6:00 in city council chambers in pa noelle. >>> meanwhile, let us talk to -- who are we talking to? christina, yes, good morning. cold, cold out there. >> let us get who we are talking to right this morning. good morning to you. you are always right in my book, scott mcgrew. and hey, if we get this forecast right, i'm going to be very, very pleased. because it looks like places like livermore, where it doesn't usually snow, danville, you are included in this equation, i think we'll see some snowflakes on your city floor as we head through this weekend. we've got a really cold system on the way to the bay area. and the timing looks just right for this thing to drop some flakes as we head through the coldest part of your saturday morning. so temperatur

i'm your host tracy llers. we're in the beautiful mountains of el dorado county today, which is just a short drive away from sacramento. andhat brings us to our first story. if you're anything like me, you've probably consumed this next produce item at let once this week. that's because it's been called america's favorite vegeble. but we like to call ththa >> comg up next on "california country"... it's crunch time as we dig up what goes into one of our favorite snacks... and you don't even have to leave your car to see how farming is blossoming in one part of the state this time of year... then we put the "fun" back ifungi with tips from an expert. it's all ahead and starts now. [captioninmade possible by california farm bureau federation] >> welcome to the show. i'm your host tracy llers. we're in the beautiful mountains of el dorado county today, which is just a short drive away from sacramento. andhat brings us to our first story. if you're anything like me, you've probably consumed this next produce item a

and it's going to be tracy's job to think about and plan for the bus program. tracy, d.c. yf.org. >> when we say questions, we mean questions not comments >> hi. my name is susan stone. i am on victim mediation. it's alive and well. my question is i want to acknowledge your commitment and passion. is there a place in the schools in this community where we can stop the cycle of shame and blame. both on the offenders because these crimes are among the youth under 18. we would love to see that program happen. there are 22 people and we would love to see it in san francisco. >> we have already started that program. in fact, jim dierck has that in his school. we want to get it in every single school. >> yeah, i wanted to say, as superintendent mentioned. we do have peer courts. i have sat through the sessions myself. it does seem like it has a better impact. the second thing is coordination. once you have san francisco peer court and into the room. community response. the schools have to have and also the cbo , need to have a stronger partnership. i will give you a very quick e

one never knows, though, tracy? >> it's true, you never know. a lot of the flights have been delayed today. but i can probably wager that when air force one touches down at 5:45. it will take top priority on the tarmac. these are the marines, and they are waiting to welcome air force one when it comes in in just a short time. president obama is here to break bread tonight in the silicon valley with technology's top tier of business leaders to discuss how to promote american innovation and get people back to work. imagine being in a room with the top technology executives, steve jobs, chairman and ceo of apple. larry ellison, co-founder of oracle and mark zuckerberg, president and ceo of facebook. the biggest vip for tonight's dinner is the commander in chief. president obama is flying in from the nation's capital to the silicon valley. the dinner is supposed to be part of what the white house is calling an ongoing dialogue with the business community on how we can work together to win the future, strengthen our economy and support entrepreneursh

tracy, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. there are three key provisions of the patriot act set to expire at the end of this month. one allows for multiple phone wiretaps by the government. another one often referred to as the library provision allows the fbi to search library records in a terror investigation. and also, it allows for the secret surveillance of non-u.s. citizens who have been linked to terrorist groups. the house tried to extend the three provisions but fell seven votes short. apparently because of a slip-up by the republican majority by the leadership. they fast-tracked this legislation, which meant they needed a two-thirds majority to pass it. but 26 republicans, including tea party members, sided with democrats against it. supporters say it's key to prevent a terror attack, but those against it say is in a huge government intervention. if the house and the senate don't agree by the end of the month, those provisions will expire. lynn? >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. >>> for residents in the natio

i'm your host tracy sellers. so, have you eer wondered, "what does it take to stay fresh in the world of agriculture?" well, one dried fruit company thinks they have found the answer. and they would know. they've been growing strong in the business more than a century now. this time of year, there's only one thing on marysville farmer sam nevis' mind--getting his fruit off the tree. just like any other farmer, getting his harvest in and on time is crucial, even though you won't be seeing these plums in the produce section of the market. that's because you'll be seeing them as dried plums, otherwise known as prunes. and there's no better place for finding some of thbest dried plums than this area. did you know the state's greatest dried plum production actually happens here in the sacramento and san joaquin valleys? farmers here produce more dried plums than the rest of the world combined. >> right now, we're looking at french prunes about to be harvested. and what i look for to see if they're ripe or not is color

system closed never ever let tracy water improve and go supervisor chu: thank you. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. ok, we have a motion to approve and a second without objection. and i believe our department of public works director is in the room, so we can go back to item number one. >> item #one or misappropriating 528 $774,000 of certificates of for dissipation series 2011a proceeds to fund disability access improvements and for temporary relocation costs for the board of supervisors' chambers for the mayor's office on disability in the general services agency, administrative services for fiscal year 2011. supervisor chu: thank you. we have our colleague from the department of public works. if i could ask for brief comments. i know from our last meeting, there were questions on the plan and some of the other works that may be unfunded in the city. i know we also heard from the other budget analysts on this item. i would like to hear from our budget analyst on this again. >> thank you

tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning.rejected before it's really even on the table, that top democrat senator harry reid on the senate side has said that next week he will introduce a plan to extend current spending for 30 days, but republicans say no can do. they insist on budget cuts. in fact, the house under speaker john boehner proposed $60 billion in cuts, which some say could lead to thousands of government workers being furlowed, losing time off the job. democrats are not serious, some say, and they have got to cut spending. there will be no extension at the current rates which they say are 24% higher than when president obama took office. ç extent the ma took office. current rates. republicans say no can do. bottom line, it's gridlock here on capitol hill. lynn. >>> tracie, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in texas, a group of bystanders came together to save a man from a fiery death, helping him escape from a car that was engulfed in flames. the driver was

traci grant is in berkeley tonight. is this the end of line, traci? >> reporter: it seems that way, tom. we're live right now at whiter field at cal berkeley, and if you look behind me, the cal berkeley women's lacrosse team is taking on notre dame right now. this team today found out that it has many more games in its future unlike the men's gymnastics and men's baseball teams, which are being eliminated on this campus. >> the boosters have not let us down one bit. has university let us down? sure. >> reporter: it was a somber practice for the cal bears baseball team today as the players attempted to soldier on just hours after finding out that theirs was one of the two sports programs uc berkeley decided to get rid of. last fall the university announced it was planning to drop five sports in order to save $4 million a year. today men's rugby as well as women's gymnastic and lacrosse got a reprieve. >> he we feel good that the community has really rallied around us and allowed us to keep three sports, two women's sport s on the campus. it's bitterswe

tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> no girl should be in that kind of position. thank you, tracy. >>> in sacramento, the battle of death penalty heating up on two fronts this evening. lawyers want to question governor schwarzenegger about procedures established during his administration. as they try to get a deposition from the former governor, present mayor harris is trying to stop them. in the meantime, the district judge considering the ongoing legal battle is set to visit the execution chamber next week. 720 inmates are currently on death row in california. >>> here's the controversial question. would more people quit smoking if there was more help? specifically, from your insurance company. today, san francisco senator leyland yee reintroduced legislation that would force all insurance companies to pay for services to help californians to quit smoking. the bill was vetoed last year by former governor arnold schwarzenegger. the lung association says helping folks to quit saves the state $880 million a year in expenses. >>> san francisco's board of supervisors

traci grant, nbc bay area news. >> giving us a wealth of information.nk you. >> from traci grant and napa, the snow now coming down already in the sierras. here's a live look back out to highway 80. keep in mind for a lot of students and parents and everyone in the bay area, this is ski week. lot of kids still out of school so everyone making that trip up to tahoe throughout this week. the traffic is, well, not surprisingly slow. there have been chain controls and outright closures along 80 during the day. highway 50 has been open but snow's supposed to continue so make sure you carry chains as you head to the mountains. snow down to 3500 feet is causing big wind problems as well on the roadways near grass valley and nevada city. look at the pictures coming in now. residents are getting ready for the weather. snow usually means power outages in this area as well. >> i have not seen one snowstorm here that have not had a power outage. >> cal trans is out in force but mother nature always has the upper hand. we will hear about the severe weather not only

as ben tracy reports the f.a.a.s cracking down. >> reporter: pilot steve robertson has been patrolling the skies over los angeles for 20 years. >> helicopter. >> reporter: he is part of the police air support in glendale, california. he has been in many dangerous situations but the latest one caught him by surprise. >> instant pain. instant burning. >> reporter: robertson's helicopter was hit with a handheld laser beam shining at him from the ground below. >> it felt like i had been in the hit in the face with a baseball bat or something similar. and it blinded me for about 15 to 20 seconds. >> reporter: he couldn't see so his co-pilot had to take over. the f.a.a. is warning police departments and airlines about the danger since more and more people, mainly kids, are shining cheap laser lights into the cockpits of planes and police helicopters. >> they are dangerous and they aren't toys. >> reporter: this past week los angeles police arrested a 14- year-old boy for shining a laser at a news chopper. in florida, one

live in san quinton, traci grant, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, tracy. >>> bay area leaders want the 2020 world fair to be held in silicon valley. after doing the numbers, organizers say the fair will bring in more than 6,500,000,000 jobs. >> there is an opportunity put silicon valley in the light of focus for the entire world when it comes to innovation and sustainability, when it comes to space. it is very, very exciting. >> the world's fair is similar to the olympics in terms of infrastructure it would bring to whi whichever city hosts this. the decision is made by a paris-based group called bie. there will be a meeting in september to discuss proposals. >>> two well-known south bay community colleges could use their accreditation. they identified several problems at san jose city college and every green valley college, some 20,000 students attend classes at both schools. the commission said the changes that need to be made are in the areas of planning, evaluation and governance. school leaders say they are working to address these issues and students will not be impacted. >> they

tracy?>> reporter: well, diane, we are standing here at skyline elementary school in daly city and standing right in the middle of an earthquake fault @zone. now, if you take a look at the maps online you will see that this particular fault line known for fissures and cracks and it's some information to look up on your computer. starting today, you can type in any california address and find out where your home sits in relation to active fault zones determined by a historic and groundbreaking set of maps. the california geological study made the maps available online to the general public. it shows just how close this glen court area in pacifica is to a fault zone. >> i think it's a good idea so you know -- you know, where we were like i can see how close we were and how strong it would hit us. >> reporter: the act signed into law by governor ronald reagan in 1972 was the result of a study of fault zones commissioned in the wake of the 1971 san fernando valley earthquake. the act required fo

>>reporter: and with tracy and assured before this morning said saves over what elementary. now it's said we save this over what elementary. i woke up on cloud nine, i'm a teacher here an apparent here and a homeowner one block away. this is my life. i feel like i was at the end of the plank in now were safe. >>reporter: were you at last night's meeting? >> i spoke at last night's meeting. we had an indication of microwave because the superintendent blog over the weekend that he was going to recommend for no more closures. with the superintendent says and what the board does are two different things. >>reporter: your reaction when they said silver what is safe? >> i screamed. it tears of joy running down my face the drive home. >>reporter: even though her t-shirt says we saved silver would elementary, nobody has touched the sign and will probably be up for some time. so for what it is far from out of the woods because, at the tax extension does not get on the ballot and it doesn't pass, by the voters come june that we could be here all over again. tracy said she plans to bui

tracy jackson wrote a book called y 50 is not the new 30. the truth about the age gap. lots of us are sick or hurt we have four times as many emotional problems as other kids i'll have to move over and over again. i'm twice as likely to drop out of high school. there's a 50-50 chance i'll end up homeless. not everyone can be a foster parent but anyone can help a foster child. >> marty: we have been talking about cold temperatures all weekend long. 35 in oakland on the left. residents are trying to scrape the eyes of the windshield. on the right that the sacramento. in the bay area we didn't have any a lot of scrap >> isable: we will see what is going on in the bay area. our favorite shot here of thhere of. tam. >> louisa: chilly start with temperatures into the 20s. morning lows expected upper 20s for san rosa, napa, fairfield as well. 30 in san rafael, below freezing in most locations. some warmer spots downtown san francisco into oakland as well. several it by a series this morning freeze warning for the north and east bay valley. rain until 8:00 a.m., mid to low 30's

. >> 16-year-old tracy anderson, 17-year-old billy were all killed. >>> former first lady laura bush is urging the nation to wear red today. although awareness has doubled in the past 12 years health officials say only 16% of women consider it a serious problem even though heart disease is the leading cause of death in women. >>> a powerful new synthetic drug has lead to the hospitalization of seven people. they all overdosed by snorting bath salt drugs. that's what the drugs are labeled as. they are openingly marketed in spoke shop and head shops. it's similar to methamphetamine and heroin. >> they produce violent behavior. they seem to last for a long period of time. >> we have learned some committed suicide and hurt themselves. >>> a san rafael pizza parlor is cleaning up thousands of dollars in damage. the suspects are linked to a rival business. the owners of pizza orgasmic called police someone spraying paint on the building. they saw tim tucker and sean getting rid of gloves and spray paint. tim tucker was the manager of -- >> he has never been late he has never been hung over

tracie? >> reporter: yes, brent, they are.he senate passed a resolution saying this transition needs to happen immediately. the obama administration is and according to senior officials has been talking over the last few days about how to do this peacefully, how to deal with this diplomatically, how to get hosni mubarak out and get the new transitional government in. the best working plan they have so far is that the vice president of egypt, omar suleman, would lead the coalition, including the military and some of the opposition groups, including the muslim brotherhood which is organizing some of the protests, which has been banned from government service in the past. the u.s. officials emphasize there's no one plan here that they are discussing lots of options. they want to be careful this is not seen as the u.s. pushing a new government on to the egyptian people. now, the state department, they still say that about 2,300 people have gotten out of egypt, but they are still working on other americans. some have been wounded i

nbc bay area's traci grant is at uc berkeley with the very latest for us. traci? >> reporter: well, diane, the cal berkeley lacrosse team, the women's lacrosse team, actually seems to be losing to notre dame right now. today the university administrators were actually pretty forthcoming about the fact that title ix did play a role in keeping these women's sports around today but in the end it really came down to money. >> you heard a lot of things and a lot of rumors out there, but never did we expect it would come to this. and quite honestly we were led to believe all or none. >> reporter: when uc berkeley head baseball coach met with administrators this morning he learned that three of the five sports programs the university planned to cut were reinstated. men's baseball and gymnastics were not among them. >> the way things stand today i'll be somewhere else a year from now. >> reporter: dropping all five sports would have saved the school $4 million a year. donors raised between 12 and 13 million dollars, but it was only half as much as uc berkeley said it woul

tracie spoths potts is in washington with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> lynn, good morning. that speech was a huge disappointment here in the united states, as well. initially, president obama also was hopeful that he would step down and answer the call of these protesters, addressing the u.s. before mubarak's speech, president obama said that we were witnessing history unfold, and after that he said mubarak's failure to step down is not a clear transition in egypt and that it is not immediate, meaningful, or significant. that the country has failed to seize an opportunity here. the big question remains, how much influence does the unite"h states have here? they're walking a tight rope between trying to prevent this stand-off from getting worse and more violent and also not imposing what the united states wants on the egyptian people. lynn. >> tracie, thanks so much. >>> well, elsewhere facing a mini-revolt in the republican party. house speaker john boehner is now promising the largest budget cuts in congressio

tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that. >> reporter: social media sites have really fuelled these protests. we've seen that in egypt and other countries, and today in a major policy speech secretary of state hillary clinton will say that the u.s. supports these on-line democracy movements and will warn middle eastern government that is while they may be able to slow them down, they will not be able to stop the spread of democracy by restricting the internet. specifically in excerpts from that speech, she will say there is no app for that. we've seen similar demonstrations to what happened in egyptç around that region i iran. tens of thousands of demonstrators supporting the egyptians have come out and clashed with police. we do know that one person was killed. they were shot to death. several others were wounded. we saw similar demonstrations to bahrain where authorities used rubber bullets to control the crowd and in yemen where there have been protests as well. all of them regarding reform in those countries. lynn. >> tracie, thanks so much. >>> nbc news has learn

veronica. >> tracie potts in washington.thank you so much. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making muse early today in america. many massachusetts workers inside a coffee shop received quite a jolt when a minivan came crashing through the front entrance. fortunately, business was slow at the timeç of the crash and one was injured. the driver of the toyota said her gas pedal became stuck. her claim possibly makes this another accident caused by toyota accelerator problems. >>> in washington d.c. a malfunctioning escalator led to a dangerous dom mow effect. dozens of people tumbled over each other after the subway escalator suddenly sped up. several people were injured. investigators believe brake system failure is the cause. >>> in georgia it was the end of an era. 150 pounds of explosives brought down a building that was once a part of franklin elmore roosevelt's public housing policy. hundreds watched as a building that stood for 70 years was reduced to rubble in a matter of seconds. low income housing will be b

lynn. >> tracie ports potts in washington. thank you. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. many in texas we want to warn our viewers that this is graphic. it is released surveillance video showing houston police officers beating a burglary suspect. since the incident the teen was convicted. seven police officers have been terminated, and four officers have been charged. >>> in connecticut heavy snow continued to be a headache for the owner of the gas station many shelton when the canopy above the gas pumps gave way. no one was injured at the time of the collapse. in california the 2011 gold rush has begun. a nine-pound nugget found by a man with a metal detector is on display. the so-called washington nugget is said to be the largest many existence, and it's scheduled to be auctioned off. bids could reach more than a quarter of a million dollars. >>> finally in massachusetts. remember that turkey with a temper? well, it's been identified. it may be a kennedy. ethel kennedy has come forward

. >> almost daily i think about tracy, i think about what kind of person he might be.how i might be different if he were around. >> todd anderson is 37-year- olds old, he was 14 years old when i first met him 32 years ago. he said he had a premonition that night. >> looking back at it, shortly after i think it was about the time that you know the robbery happened. >> reporter: san mateo police have several folders of evidence on what they call an active open cold case. tonight, they said they have new information but are not ready to release it. >> to get it in our hands and show the evidence that we have may cause it problems later on for potential prosecution. >> reporter: at one point police detained a payless employee but there was lack of evidence to hold him. >> i certainly wish somebody could be caught and prosecuted. but it doesn't bring tracy or billy or michael back. >> reporter: there is a $75,000 reward in this case. and on a personal note, this is one story after all these years that still haunts me. live in san mateo, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news.

northbound's tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest. >> good morning, everyone.he u.s. is starting to wonder whether mubarak's immediate resignation may not be the best action because it would trigger a new election within 60 days mandatory, and given what's going on there, it's questionable whether they could organize free and fair electrics in such a short period of time, but government is now doing something to appease the protesters. the new cabinet has given government workers there a 15% raise in both salary and pension to alleviate some of the concerns over the economics and the poor conditions of so many people in that country. reaction outside egypt? there are concerns about the peace agreement with israel from 1979, that treaty may not hold. prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel tells his parliament that the treaty possibly could be canceled, that egypt is unraveling from within. also, what started it all? we now know that the google marketing manager who set up a facebook page sparking a youth revolution has been freed. in a tearful television in

. >> almost daily i think about tracy, i think about what kind of person he might be.how i might be different if he were around. >> todd anderson is 37-year- olds old, he was 14 years old when i first met him 32 years ago. he said he had a premonition that night. >> looking back at it, shortly after i think it was about the time that you know the robbery happened. >> reporter: san mateo police have several folders of evidence on what they call an active open cold case. tonight, they said they have new information but are not ready to release it. >> to get it in our hands and show the evidence that we have may cause it problems later on for potential prosecution. >> reporter: at one point police detained a payless employee but there was lack of evidence to hold him. >> i certainly wish somebody could be caught and prosecuted. but it doesn't bring tracy or billy or michael back. >> reporter: there is a $75,000 reward in this case. and on a personal note, this is one story after all these years that still haunts me. live in san mateo, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news.

traci grant is in san francisco tonight. this involves the untapped safety net that we know better as the safeway club card. >> absolutely, tom. you give safeway a lot of personal information. in exchange you get the discounts that come with the safeway club card. a lawsuit that was filed in alameda county yesterday insists with this, safe way has all the information it needs to sound the alarm on food recalls. now, to get this club discount card, you give safeway your name, phone number and e-mail address. they end up with a record of everything you buy. the lawyer, daniel labelle says all of that information could be used to figure out which customers have bought recalled food products and alert them before it's too late. one of its clients purchased the exact type of eggs last summer for containing salmonella. she found out about it online only after her children had eaten raw cookie dough she made with the eggs. another client's family ate peanut butter crackers that were recalled. one member said costco used the kpard i

we have traci grant with us in pacifica where the waves are pounding the shores tonight. but we start in house with our own meteorologist, jeff ranieri tracking the storms. take it away, jeff. su so much cold air so close to e,the acrf you guys, that we get a little bit of acuplift in the atmosphere that we have seen and thas when those raindrops freeze and that's why we did have that hail throughout tkland, also throughout san jose, and in san fransco. right around 9:20 this morning. now, you can see on the radar, we're finding some spotty activity across the entire state. that's the nature of this instability. some of you are getting some rainfall, others, sunshine, and then just areas of cloudiness. now, 48-hour rainfall totals, impressive. anywhere from around an inch in santa rosa to over an inch and a half in san jose. that now will put us with more rainfall in this week since all of eleven at this point. all right, so this windy winter blast happening he across the north, all the way down to the south bay. we're also finding a little bit of pink on the radar there

this is security video of the boy after he escaped from captivity and ran for help at a tracy gym. a lawyer for the boy says child protective services and sheriff's deputies did nothing despite what he claims is evidence that the boy's guardian, karen ramirez, physically abused him long before they moved to tracy. the lawyer says the boy and his half-brother were not given lunches for school and had several broken teeth while living with ramirez in sacramento. the sacramento sheriff's department are not commenting on the new lawsuit. >>> tonight community groups and police officers are inviting the public to a prix-screening of a documentary aimed to end human trafficking. the coalition to end human trafficking will show the dark side of chocolate tonight at 7:00 at san jose state university. it is a documentary that shows the use of child labor in the cocoa industry. the coalition says the bay area is a top destination point for trafficking victims because of major hard boss and airports. >>> the daring rescue of a surfer is now being processed in the bay over protective waters. a

traci?ust got word that the ferry did get off this morning just a short while ago. the managing director of the private ferry company says they were able to leave the port in tripoli. it is an eight-hour trip to malta, so they expect to arrive some time later this afternoon our time. meantime, there's still chaos at the airport. a lot of people are trying to get out. the state department is trying to get a charter flight in there today to evacuate some of those remaining americans. and as you mentioned, big questions about sanctions, what will the u.s. and other nations do to try to stop this violence. president obama is talking with leaders of britain, spain, italy, they are going to be talking about possible sanctions, like freezing assets, a travel ban on some of the top leaders from libya's government. maybe even a no-fly zone. something the u.s. says they have to work together with other countries to implement. also, today an emergency meeting of the u.n. human rights counsel. they will

and i found it with the lap band. >> reporter: tracy may have beaten the odds, but a new study out todayays lap band is not as effective as gastric bypass surgery. during bypass, a small stomach pouch is created with staples. a loop of smalls intestine is attached to the pouch so food bypasses part of the intestines and is only partially absorbed. with a lap band, an adjustable band is placed around the upper portion of the stomach which limits the quantity of food consumed. bypass patients lost an average of 97 pounds compared to 55 pounds in the lap band group. a second study looking at diabetes reduction compared gastric bypass to a procedure called sleeve gastrectomy. the stomach is made smaller holding less food. the excess stomach is removed. again, gastric bypass was superior. diabetes disappeared in 93% of gastric bypass patients compared to 47% of sleeve gastrectomy patients. all of these procedures cost between $15,000 and $30,000, but those costs are actually far less than a lifetime of treating diabetes and its complications. i'm dr. jennifer ashton, cbs news, new york. >>> g

tracy anderson was found by the back door barely alive. he died at the hospital. police won't say when but detectives recently discovered a new lead inside these old binders stored away in a closet. >> the unfortunate part is with the open/active investigation we can't give a lot of information to the public about what it is that we have generated and what we're look working on. >> reporter: but it's credible and worth the countless hours that detectives are sending on the cold case. todd anderson says he has a theory. >> it just all speaks of an inside job. >> the website with all of the details of the case speaks to that same theory but this new tip may give police and family members the closure they've been waiting 32 years for. >> yeah, i want to know but it will not bring them back, of course i would like justice but it will not bring him back. >> there's a $75,000 reward leading to an arrest in this case. reporting live in san mateo, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. >>> now to the conflict in cairo and a number of significant new dev

ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> mitchell: banksy. and that is the "cbs evening news."bs, "48 hours mystery." thanks for joining us this saturday evening. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news in new york. i'll see you again back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs blue skies across the bay area today. which parts did >> i do not see no white. >> no, instead mostly blue skies across the bay area today. which parts did see snow and why most of us never saw a single flake fall. >>> a plane crash in the bay area today where this cessna landed and overturned and the status of the pilot. >>> what is behind the service disruptions that affected thousands of bay area transit riders today. cbs5 eyewitness news is next. blap

tracie potts is in washington with those details. >> you are here to represent people and have to be accessible. >> reporter: but not like this. a bare-chested photo to a personal ad on craigslist. this congressman is married with a child. >> everybody makes mistakes. nobody seems to be able to live with what they do. >> it is a very, very public life. wherever you go, then you are likely to be on tape. >> i hereby give notice of my resignation. >> reporter: the announcement of his resignation came just hours after the photo was posted and the flirtatious e-mails. the woman broke contact after googling him and learning he was a two-term congressman. last fall lee won 74% of the vote. >> it is a sad state of affairs when you have somebody that you are supposed to respect publicly lets you down. >> reporter: in a statement lee admits to profound mistakes and says, quote, i regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents. i deeply and sincerely apologize to them all. congressman lee was a member of two powerful house committees and was actually in a h

ben tracy, cbs news, los angel angeles. >> mitchell: and that is the cbs evening news.er on cbs, "48 hours mystery." thanks for joining us this saturday evening. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news in new york. i'll see you back here again tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs murder victims pleadin public for help. >>> we are just going day by day. it will never go away. >> the family of one of three murder victims pleading with the public for help. what police and the community are doing to find the killer. >>> down, down with mubarek. >> another day of noisy demonstrations in san francisco. as signs grow in cairo, with the crumbling government. >> we're kind of getting screwed over here because they're not letting us in. >> tens of thousands of baseball fans overwhelm at&t park. the anger and euphoria over trying to get close to the world champion team. >>> cbs 5 eyewitness news is next.

tracie potts is here with that story. >> reporter: the problems unintended acceleration. sticking gas pedals. toyotas suddenly speaking or speeding out of control. it led to two massive recalls involving 8 million toyota and lexus cars and as many as 89 deaths in the last decade. it cost millions to fix but $30 million in fines but $10 billion in potential lawsuits hurting the company's reputation. >> it kind of makes me a little nervous to drive my car right now, actually. >> for many, many years it has been one of the most trusted brands in the auto industry. >> reporter: regulators were blamed for not bearing down hard enough on safety, but toyota insisted the government initially agreed that the company's electronics were safe. more recently a problem with toyota's fuel pressure sensors prompted an immediate voluntary recall. >> there's no need to panic whatsoever. >> reporter: engineers tested the cars and software. today the results. the government even brought in nasa engineers to see if electromagnetic radiation may have caused a problem. tracie potts, nbc news, w

nbc's tracie potts is in washington with more. zbhr. >> reporter: unless congress acts money to run the federal government runs out march 4th. the house votes later this week on cutting $61 billion from what we are spending this year. the pentagon is worried. >> the damage done across our military from that reduction would be magnified. >> cuts of that level will be detrimental to america's national security. >> reporter: much of what we owe is paying for wars overseas. even democrats worry it costs way too much. >> america can no longer afford to police the word. >> reporter: president obama's new budget is up for scrutiny in several hearings today. >> we are tightening our belts to live within our means. >> the only way to truly tackle our deficits is to cut excessive spending wherever we find it. >> reporter: 3.7 trillion dollars. republicans call it irresponsible, pate patronizing and full of math. but first congress has less than three weeks to deal with this year's budget and prevent a government shutdown. the last time that

. >> reporter: the delta-mendota canal runs for 117 miles from tracy to fresno county. the average speed is 2 miles an hour you can see it readily accessible along nearly its entire path and that means many of the secrets that canal keeps may simply never be known. >> we know there is stuff there. >> reporter: the bureau of reclamation built the canal in 1951 and is responsible for its operation today. >> the actual incident of the day was really more shocking and more horrible than to see that many cars pulled out for us. we deal with this on a regular basis as a matter of routine. >> reporter: while 95% of the water from the delta-mendota canal goes to agricultural the remainder is used by cities such as tracy and santa clara water district. but despite gas, oil, transmission fluid and, yes, human bodies all in the water, he says the water that does make it to homes is safe to drink. >> any water that is consumption for humans in those cities that is being drawn from that canal is always treated before it goes into their faucets. >> reporter: at a nearby bar this moto

tracy grant is live with the chief and the mayor made peace in public, tracy. >> reporter: things have been tense between the oakland mayor and the oakland police chief ever since he put his name in the hat for another job. today, the chief said he is staying here in oakland balls tballs -- oakland because the people have asked him to stay. he has unfinished work to do not just for the community but for his own officers. the sight of the oakland police chief and the mayor canvassing the streets together is one that some say residents will be witnessing in the future. >> to come up with the list after the mayor and others lashed out at him over the last to weeks going after the job as san jose police chief. he suz layoffs, poor vehicle and technology maintenance and lack of support are opds biggest obstacles. now that he is staying, the friction remains. both sides are working on the problems together. >> not about the money and economics. many times about the support and people seeing our leaders at the police organization, participating with the police organization letting officers kn

live in berkeley, tracy grant. nbc bay area news. >> all right, tracy, we'll be waiting for that decision. a lot of people waiting on pins and needles on the cal campus. a brand new era for the iphone. not just at & t. verizon opened their doors and cash registers, welcoming customers. a lot of happy faces at this location in san jose. not far from apple headquarters. not your typical lines out the door like years past. or people waiting overnight. there was a steady stream of new customers. until now, at & t had been the exclusive carrier of apple's iphone in the united states. but subscribers have long complained about dropped calls and problems on the at & t network. >> verizon is confidence. about their capacity to handle a huge number of people coming in and getting iphones. >> we will see. in terms of national sales today, bad weather in most of the country could have played a ro role. verizon offered preordered sales for current customers. industry observers predict the company will sell 1 million aye phones

ben tracy has details. >> reporter: los angeles has some of the best weather in the country.rs in the world. yet when it comes to football, the second largest city in the u.s. has long been incomplete. >> we're getting closer and closer to bringing football back to los angeles. >> reporter: and l.a. now has more than magic on its side. >> ladies and gentlemen, farmers' field. >> reporter: this week sports and entertainment company aeg unveiled plans for a new stadium. farmers' insurance is putting up $48 million to put its name on the roof. the developer wants to put it in downtown los angeles near two of their other venues, this entertainment complex and the staples center over here where the lakers play. but there's still two small problems. aeg does not own the land. and l.a. does not have a football team. sam farmer is covering the stadium issue for the "l.a. times." >> the nfl would have to rebrand an existing franchise and make it palatable for the los angeles market. and that's the big question in los angeles right now. can you galvanize that fan base? can you predict

ben tracy now with what's become cool in school. >> reporter: at john burroughs high school in burbank, the hallways are pretty quiet, until you get here. >> ooh, rock me, amadeus! >> reporter: because these days, there is nothing classical... >> ♪ amadeus, amadeus... >> reporter: about the choir. >> ♪ amadeus ♪ >> it's incredibly fun. but it's also a lot of hard work. >> reporter: victoria goins is one of the 54 student who make up the show choir called power house. they practice for at least two hours a day but are not exactly too cool for school. do other people in the school think this is cool or do they think it's kind of lame? >> it depends on who you're talking to. >> reporter: hip-hop dancer nathan macaranas thought the choir kids were losers. then he became one. what did your friends think of you when you tould them you were going to do this? >> they thought it was lame, too. and i was like, another just watch. it's going to be awesome. >> reporter: it's awesome now, thanks in part to a little song and dance number called "glee." the show is now at the center of pop culture. m

and i found it with the lap band. >> reporter: tracy may have beaten the odds, but a new study out todayis not as effective as gastric bypass surgery. during bypass, a small stomach pouch is created with staples. a loop of small intestine is attached to the pouch so food is only partially absorbed. with a lap band, a band is placed around the upper portion of the stomach which limits the quantity of food consumed. >> the gastric bypass is the gold standard for bariatric surgery. it's the most effective operation at both weight loss as well as improvement in the co- morbidities like diabetes. >> reporter: bypass patients lost an average of 97 pounds compared to 55 pounds in the lap band group. >> being lighter, having less fat, means that your insulin and glucose will work better. that your diabetes will be easier to control. >> reporter: a second study looking at diabetes reduction compared gastric bypass to a procedure called sleeve gastrectomy. the stomach is made smaller to be roughly the size of a banana, holding less food. the excess stomach is removed. again, gastric bypass was sup

tracy, everybody has a red card if you shop at safeway. that's the way to get a discount. >> reporter: absolutely. it's so much fun for me when i get the receipt and see how much money i've saved with my safeway club card. but in order to get this club card you have to give safeway a lot of personal information and then they get to track everything that you buy. now there are some people who are saying -- all of that data together is enough to help keep you from eating dangerous food. >> she had purchased the recalled eggs and sent them to her family and made cookie dough from them and she has two small children who ate raw cookie dough with the egg. >> reporter: those eggs has been part of a massive recall last year. daniel says luckily his client and her family were not among the hundreds of people who got sick from the salmonella contaminated eggs. another client ate recalled peanut butter crackers but he believes they could have learned about the recall directly from the store before it was too late because they were safeway club membe

tracy. >> reporter: good morning.his morning we're seeing pictures out of eastern libya of demonstrators celebrating, it is believed that those demonstrators have taken control in that region of the country. meantime, we continue to see protests around the country. here at home as well as americans worry and wonder about their relatives abroad. the united states has been trying to get flights out with members of the embassy and their families for the last couple of days. it hasn't worked. now starting today they are trying to ferry americans out of libya, even though there appears to be a storm off tripoli, new information there, they are still hoping to get that ferry under way. the bottom line, these protests continue, moammar gadhafi said he will not step down and some here in the united states want the obama administration to push harder and try to force him out. they are walking a bit of a tight rope, this is a country we've had a tenuous relationship over the years, the u.s. saying the government needs to take r

thank you, tracie. >>> 5:43 right now. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. get you traffic and weather coming up in less than two minutes. first, new information this morning that shows that people in the south bay could be warming up to the idea of higher taxes. that is encouraging news for city leaders in san jose as they try to solve their budget problems. bob redell is live in san jose with what people are saying about maybe having higher taxes and how city leaders are taking that information. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, brent. what you are saying about people in san jose or anywhere for that matter being in favor of higher taxes is a little bit of a surprise because you come out early in the morning and ask your man on the street what they think of higher taxes and this is typically the response you'll get. >> i don't want to see higher taxes. we see enough high taxes already. >> reporter: would you believe that according to city polling, would you believe according to city polling he holds the any norty opinion? minority opinion? they are ta