it is valley state's prison within a prison. while ad seg houses those on temporary lockdown, the other side of the building known as the security housing unit or shu is for serious offenders who are considered a more permanent problem. >> i was set up. i was set up. that's what i was. inmates were afraid of me and they put a shank under my mattress. >> they think i'm a threat to the institution. >> inmates in the shu are kept in their cells almost 23 hours a day. they are allowed out for only three showers a week and ten hours in the recreation yard. life in ad seg or shu isn't just a more intense experience for the inmate. correctional officers like diane vasquez are under the pressure of dealing with a different brand of criminal. >> working here in ad seg shu is very challenging. you deal with a lot of physical abuse, mental abuse, emotional abuse. it just depends on how much you let it affect you. you hear yelling. you hear cursing. you hear banging, kicking on the doors. this is how it is 24/7. at nighttime they don't slee

>>reporter: while san jose proclaims the capitol of silicon valley. san francisco and even the east bay beginning to steal some of the thunder. latest silicon valley index shows that santa clara and san mateo county created over 4 42,000 jobs last year however san francisco created nearly 16,000 with its push to attract social media and game start up. ceo of the silicon valley community foundation says the war isn't a bad thing. >> means we are creating a shared identity. shared regional identity about innovation. about creativity. about work force development. and that shared identity will then start to translate into seeing the renal as a whole and having a line decision. >>reporter: region having 27 separate transit agency is one area where consolidation might be a smart move. example no incentive for a worker living in san francisco to use public transto it work in the valley. >> you might have to take 4 different transit operators. muni bus to get to bart oracle train or bart train you take it over to millbrae. switch at millbrae over to cal trai

let me say i am happy to be here in silicon valley.e relationship with san francisco, the valley, san jose, is extremely important. i wanted to be down here to join these electors panel of guests as well. the payroll tax in san francisco had been one -- i was here about a year ago explaining twitter. as everybody knows, they were not only threatening, they were planning to leave the city of san francisco. they had already identified a building. they said, we are about to grow to about 2000 employees and we are quick to get taxed for that. we think that is not going to be our business model. so we fought through it, david chiu, jane kim and i, we started to discuss with them, met with them. the key thing was job growth for our city, coming out of the economic challenges. so we started a good conversation, started the central market tax exemption. we got something out of it, which was to potentially relocate. they responded by signing the lease and we gave them a six- year exemption. we also said that we would have dialogue, continue to

why silicon valley? why our part of town? >> i was actually very fortunate to have been given the opportunity by american experience. >> all right. why were they interested? they were -- the sloan foundation is one of their founders. they were really very, have interested in bringing the story "silicon valley" to the public. silicon valley, the revolution that hand here and created by these men, in terms of takingojs into the digital age, the information age really changed our lives in the way we interact today. people take for granted things like cell phones, computers and laptops. all of these thins sort of stand back to what these guys invented. >> even the corporate culture, right? i thought that was one of the interesting aspects, how they set the corporate culture at least here in silicon valley we take for granted today. >> certainly. the main character in this was instrumental, helping to bring the new idea to the democratic -- >> wearing junes. >> cubicals, everybody thinks with intel, you look at facebook, it's a ve

the depositor has showsen a haze valley resident to manage the project. ham beger who lives and works in the haze valley, he has personal and professional investments in what many in the city observe as one of the most authentic neighborhoods. haze valley. the architect is a leader in her field. she has what she proves in her probono work. and along with what she has done at the eagle side branch library as well as her private project and she understands community. and i understands the concerns of the individual, especially some of the concerns of transportation. we live in an urban environment which by nature is in constant change, urban living rightfully focuses on the needs of the many and sometimes that is the odds with the needs of the few. 400 grove will be an exciting addition to our community in haze valley. and with the bmr units it will provide home ownership opportunities to middle income housing. >> thank you. >> hello, good afternoon, high name is chris dew ize and i am a resident of the haze valley area, i come here on behalf of myself, and

i ran into some of it but it was not too thick in the east bay valley. be careful there.t from our east bay hills camera, headed down to emeryville and toward san francisco and you can see how clone the air is. a little haze out there again like we had yesterday. but no need to worry about the air quality it will just fine. now, live doppler 7 hd and the satellite shows the clouds well over the ocean and that means, again, we have wind from land and toward the sea or offshore. so, we will talk about wind direction and as far as temperatures we updated them and we will go over and make sure they are loaded here, and you can see that we are still pretty cool in some areas and freezing in novato at 32 and mid-to-upper 30's inland but antioch at 45 and san francisco is now up to 49 degrees. we have temperatures in the low-to-mid 40's around monterey and gilroy is 37. foggy to hazy and mild temperatures today and more clouds but dry tomorrow, and cooler next week, still holding on to the chance of rain. we need the rain headed into february. welcome to february. and ground hog

cool into the valley with 58 degrees. now a look right now outside here at the current temperatures and what you can see primarily 50s across most of california, the clear skies in place. it's going to be cold no matter where you're at here. if you're doing a road trip, you also expect some jacket weather in the forecast. right now we're seeing 46 in petaluma and down to the south bay a closer zoom-in. you can see 51 in cupertino. let's take you outside of that live hd sky camera network and you have clear skies in san jose. the haze and the air quality is going to continue to get worse over the next couple of days and this in emeryville this is an awesome sunset. a little bit of an added layer there. we got that cleared off. we're going to see these skies continuing to stay clear once again as we head throughout the next two days. we have high pressure building offshore. that's going to bring us the offshore wind to give us this mild trend of weather with mainly 60s. we can't rule out a few 70s throughout the week. the o

the fasinating story of how silicon valley got its start. that's next. dd i wanted to be in the military since i was a kid. i served in the united states air force. i served a total of 16 years. i was deployed 13 times. on my second deployment four bombs hit my vehicle. and at 19 years old, that was the first time i ever saw somebody die. coming back, i was raging. i started having pretty horrible nightmares. i would wake up in middle of the night sweats. i started drinking a lot. i felt worthless. i guess i never recognized it in myself. eventually, one day i just walked into the va hospital and said i'd like to see somebody. don't suffer alone. you've got to find that link with somebody that will make you let it go. it all starts with going to the va. there's a whole community of veterans that just want to help you out. it's for the guys who couldn't come back, you owe it to them to live well. because they're not here with their families. a new film airing on pbs offers a fascinating look at silcon valley before the go-go days of the inter

the valleys there is rain. the higher elevation, it is snow.falls apart across the state so we have sun through valley and mid-to-upper 60's and cloudy in tahoe. 73 in palm springs. >> if you have lost a wallet or purse you know what a nightmare it can be calling to cancel all the credit cards and replacing them and the identifying information. >> michael finney looks at the safety of a modern day solution. >> the answer to some sits in the clouds, the idea to back up your information on the internet and have access to it wherever you go. >> 22 year old has accumulated a lot of important identifying information in her short years. driver's license. credit card. debit card. two dozen different affinity cards tied to her name. it is not anything she would want to lose. that is where limit wallet of palo alto comes in. >> this is an app that backs up the contents your actual wallet. the way it does this is it allows you to take photos of the different cards you carry. >> your information is stored and available wherever you have access to the inte

. >> silicon valley is famous for creating jobs. but it's if a well known governor has his way, we will be losing the jobs soon. scott, another attempt to lure local companies. >> that is right, this time from texas and governor rick perry, coming to town, to try to convince bay area businesses to switch to the lone star states. we went where business leaders gathered and asked if anyone is heading south? >> by just about any measure, silicon valley is leading the country when it comes to job creation. >> on the jobs front, very, very well. >> no one person knows what will come together here. >> here at joint venture state of the valley conference. business leaders will admit, it's not perfect. >> but i think as we face increased corporate taxes, is i going to be more challenging and it's going to be less about needing to be in silicone valley, and with technology, you can be anywhere and do your business elsewhere. >> and companies like bell, will be better suited, to come to texas. >> which is what texas governor rick perry is say

a top silicon valley c.e.o. and former republican candidate for governor is changing her position on same-sex marriage. hewlet-packard c.e.o. is among dozens of prominent republicans saying proposition eight should be overturned. "new york times" reports that whitman sign add legal brief arguing gay people have a constitutional right to marriage. she supported proposition 8 during her campaign for governor and other prominent republicans include former presidential candidate jon huntsman and former new jersey governor whitman and former massachusetts governors weld and swift. the supreme court is set to hear arguments on whether proposition 8 is constitutional next month. >> dressing the kids this morning, i considered short sleeves with a jacket in the morning. will that work? >> sounds good. going to be cool this morning but above average in the afternoon hours. good morning, everyone. the clear is sky. no visibility less than ten miles which is unlimited. we have a breeze in a few areas. only five miles per h

we'll tell you about it ahead. >> plus, is nowie valley part of silicon valley? >> and a massive quake and tsunami in the south pacific. the death toll rises ahead. >> and a desperate rescue of a delivery truck dangling over a florida highway. we have the dramatic aftermath just ahead. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. [ malcrrkkhshziiiizzlllee. to this symphony of flavor: beautiful. shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. gorgeous! here comes the crescendo. kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. just...incredible. pillsbury toaster strudel. if beethoven made breakfast. >>> new this morning, one person dead. another hurt after this horrific crash in south florida. it happened about 2:00 this morning. you can see the delivery truck dangling off the freeway overpass. the front end smashed up against a pillar. the driver was rushed to the hospital. his condition now is not kn

tonight we'll see some cold conditions in the interior valleys.maybe just inside the bay. but i think a warming trend especially in the latter part of the week as we'll see some temperatures soaring near 70 degrees. outside now 62 degrees in oakland, 63 santa rosa, 60 in san francisco. blue skies all the way to the beach. and here is that ridge again building in and a dominant ridge. this is going to keep the storm track north of the bay area for the next five to seven days so these temperatures running rather mild. a dry week ahead looks like so yeah, boy, can't change it so might as well enjoy it. looks like overnight tonight, we'll see some patchy fog developing along the coastline and maybe just inside the bay. not a whole lot but maybe just a smidgeon of fog early on. and then looks like we are going to see an offshore wind kick in as we head in toward the latter part of the week. of course, that will help clear out your skies to the coast and warm those temperatures up. 62 degrees expected in san jose, 59 today a little cool into pacifica, e

bart and muni off to a great start and ace train one from the central valley running 18 to 20 minutes with freight train traffic in the stockton area so expect delays there. we have road work still in lanes south 101 from mill valley and up and over the waldo to the northern portion of the golden gate bridge until 6:00 this morning. kristen and eric? >> the man accused of murdering a 13-year-old not bay girl will answer to the charges in court this morning. family, friends and others say goodbye. amy is live at the courthouse in fairfield. amy? >> anthony lamar jones is expected to enter a plea in court today but fairfield will be focused on the victim today. there will be a public funeral for 13-year-old janell conway allen, being held at 1:00 o'clock today, at the benicia city cemetery. the 7th grader was missing for a day before her body was found in court. the accused killer did not enter a plea when he was in court but now he is charged with murder and they added kidnapping, rape, and lewd acts on a child. because of the special circumstances he could be sentenced to death if he

in santa clara valley upper 60's to low 70's, an the boardwalk, 7 3.lbrae is the cool spot at mid-to-upper 60's. and low-to-mid 60's downtown south san francisco and sausalito, and up more 60's to low 70's through the north bay valley and the beach is not so breezy as yesterday, mid-to-upper 50's from 65 to 68 along the east bay shore with oak and fremont the warm spots and 67 in san ramon and low 70's for everyone else in the east bay valley. seven-day outlook is the warmth peaking tomorrow and a cooling on saturday and you will notice the change on sunday and tuesday and wednesday we struggle to get to 60 for a high with rain likely on wednesday. >> good morning, everyone, back to benicia with an update on the accident, multi-vehicle with flatbed truck and someone hit the center divide and burst into flames is what happened of the southbound, 680 at industrial, that accident is off to the shoulder but a emergency crew is blocking the left lane and we have slow traffic from before the lake herman road and mass transit has caltrain delay southbound 130

>> dear valley. >> deer valley, it's around the circle.. >> it's over there. >> i live here and i work at deer valley. >> this burns me up. nothing's worse than you know something and they're telling you, no. it's like. no. i know for a fact. don't tell me i'm wrong. >> i've been here for 20 years. >> i know what i'm talking about! >> it's like don't ask for directions and then you are saying you know which way to go. >> go around the circle. >> i'm pretty sure that's deer valley, though. i'm just kidding. we're doing a video. disagreeing with people. >> you're driving me crazy! >> i love at the very end how she almost went for his neck. she settled for are the strings of his sweater. >> snap him in half if he did that to me. >> hey, i really like your red sweater today. >> yeah. >>> how about a little friday buzzword and a "right this minute" ipad mini giveaway? >> absolutely. let's do the buzzword "right this minute." remember, you have to be 18 or older to enter. >> once we give you are the buds word if using a mobile phone or tablet, h

perry will stop in san francisco, the silicon valley and los angeles.spite perry's efforts, governor brown does not seem to be too worried. >> should i liken it as standing by the ocean? no, it's a big nothing. a lot of texans who come here don't go back. >> reporter: texas is home to many fortune 500 companies. go daddy will open in sunnyvale later on today. >>> 5:11. we continue to follow breaking news from the vatican where the pope has announced he is stepping down. you can see many people at the vatican on the plaza gathering. also, digging out. the clean-up begins after a massive storm slams the east coast. >> and two men rescued after their car plunges down a cliff. what a witness said he saw before that car went over that cliff. coming up. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. [ male announcer ] listen to this symphony of flavor: crrkkhsh

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sliding to this area, silver creek valley road, headed into the narrow parts of the santa clara valley coming out of san jose you can see on the alpine road, highway 35, summit road, that is where we are getting radar returns that are color-coded so that means a possible winter mix. lingering shoring through 7:00 and 36 to 42 is the temperature spread. through noon, a dry push of air and the clouds open and temperatures are near 50. in the afternoon, partly cloudy and breezy and low 50's. have a jacket this evening, we are in the low-to-mid 40's. moving forward, we have a slow warming trend as the dry air takes over, mid-to-upper 50's and near 60's on sunday and more fists h 60's for monday. >> most of the areas you mention that have rain have accidents. southbound 680 in pleasanton area, the accident is off the roadway not blocking a lane but there will be a tow truck arriving. southbound 680 at sick -- sick more valley road, there is a spin out. and the east shore freeway, traffic is light flowing nicely moving into the bay bridge and macarthur maze. kristen and eric? >> 4:38. >> it

macneish returns to the valley where he found the first corn. he is now seeking evidence of the earliest permanent settlement, perhaps the beginnings of a village. a few miles from the caves, in the ajalpan clay pits, macneish spots a familiar pattern. high in this wall, is a blackened layer of charcoal and just above it, the cobblestone floor of an ancient house. the floor dates to 3000 b.c., 2,000 years later than the hunter-gatherer settlements in the caves. what we're getting here is a big piece of burned clay. it's lying on top of the floor and is, from looking in here, is a piece of the wall. what they did is they took clay and, like the hebrews in ancient egypt, put grass in the clay and then plastered it on the sticks which were the wall of the house. it's very much the same system the indians up in the country have today. we'll get the shape of the house from the post holes, so, we'll know a lot about this very simple first kind of housing in a permanent village. keach: the cobblestone floors macneish discovered would have been the foun

through the north bay valley in the low-to-mid 60's and along the east bay shore low-to-mid 60's with leandro a warm spot and hercules at 64 and 59 at san ramon and low-to-mid 60's for the east bay valleys. tonight, a possible frost inland and scattered and mid-to-upper 30's and low-to-mid 40's elsewhere. here is the accweather seven-day outlook tomorrow is like today, and we will start to see the warming trend a couple of degrees on wednesday before you know it we are near 70 around the bay on thursday and near 70 everywhere but the ocean when the warmth peaks on friday. >> the bay bridge on monday morning, very light conditions. as you move into san francisco, a go time to come to the city as there are no delays in the bay bridge, whatever, and san mateo bridge, a few brake lights but otherwise traffic is nice to the peninsula and you are looking at 15 minute drive from hayward to foster city. from antioch, at the limit and looking good up and over into pittsburg and concord area, and still just under ten minutes for the drive. all mass transit at 5:18, everyone is off to a great st

the foothills of the silicon valley. then as we bring you off here in san rafael, this will be the best chance of getting some patchy fog and also for you commuters for tomorrow. the pacific pattern hasn't changed a whole lot from yesterday. a couple thousand miles off the north. high pressure will stay with us. keep it hazy and with a lot of sunshine. so far to the north it's going to snap, it's going to give and we'll get some colder weather in here and even eventually some rain in the seven-day forecast. some much-needed rain. only ten days of rain in the south bay in all of 2013. so let's bring you back into tomorrow's forecast. 50s and 60s at the immediate coastline down to half moon bay. then for the interior valley 60s and 70s and then by friday that's going to be the last mild day and it's going to signal changes coming our way for this weekend. if you are getting up early, watch out for the areas of patchy fog. 39 in napa. 37 in livermore and also plenty of low 40s in the silicon valley. by the afternoon, who kn

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. >>> job growth in silicon valley is outpacing the rest of the nation. but a new report says the income gap between rich and poor is widening. leaving some minorities behind. >>> with the number of people riding bicycles rising fast, san francisco planners roll out a multimillion dollar strategy to add bike lanes, parking stations and other improvements. we'll talk with the head of the san francisco bicycle coalition. >>> plus, california takes the first step to grant special protection to the ocean's top predator. coming up next. >>> good evening, and welcome to "this week in northern california." i'm scott shafer. well, we hoped we'd be talking about this week's super bowl victory parade for the san francisco 49ers, but it didn't quite work out that way. the good news, well, we still have plenty to delve into. joining me on our news panel tonight are paul rogers, "san jose mercury news" environment writer. peter hecht, "sacramento bee reporter" and author of "weed land" due out later this year from university of california press. and kara swisher, edit

into inland valleys of the north bay and east bay.te the presence of the fog it's going to be chilly in spots. into north bay valleys. 39 in conk yordz, low 40s around the bay shore line&2v4y low 40s on the coast as well. let's talk about the highs. sunny skies, 70. highs of 68 in san jose. 65 in san mateo. 68 palo alto. low to mid-60s on the coast in pacifica. downtown san francisco, 64 degrees tomorrow. north bay highs upper 60s in cal stoga. near east bay highs 68 in oakland. 68 fremont. upper 60s to almost 70. here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll see 70 degrees on friday. temperatures climbing up just a little bit more by the way, tomorrow is valentine's day. don't forget your sweetheart or sweet hearts. pleasant throughout the weekend. more clouds on monday. it's president's day. and showers developing tuesday and wednesday. lovely weather. >> unusual appearance at a c/!p3q. and a sip of water during republican response goes viral for good reason. how marco rubio is poking fun at himself. zp l9lñ a live look at forecast busy

kara, you were there with the movers and shakers in the valley. give us a sense of the mood. are people feeling good about the economy? >> it's the one part of the economy across globally that the u.s. excels in and continues to excel in, and, you know, there's been a lot of job growth in the area, a lot of innovation. some of the stocks are up, not all of them. it's a good time right now especially in an economy that has issued all over the place. >> one of the things that came out in the state of the valley report is san francisco has grown as a tech hub and it's now really san jose, san francisco and everything in between is really the tech center. talk more about that. how did that happen? did it happen overnight? >> well, some of the lovely ed lee tax cuts are nice. for twitter and things like that. there's a certain class of people in these new company like twitter, like zingo, some of the others, many, many, others that want to live in a city, live in a urban environment. don't want to get on a google bus and drive down 101 every day. google and others want to serve th

chilly in the interior valleys.ot quite to chilly along the bay shoreline and coast where lows drop only into the 40s. tomorrow another sunny day with high temperatures rising once again into the upper 60s this time in the south bay. 68 in san jose. and cupertino. 70 los gatos and the peninsula. 68 mountaineer view. 60s on the coast and pacifica and half moon bay. 62 in the sunset district. 69 santa rosa. 68 napa. near east bay highs. 68 oakland, castro valley and union city. the inland east bay also upper 60s. 68 fairfield, concord and walnut creek. and near monterey bay, 69 santa cruz. 70 watsonville. 71 at salinas. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. mild pattern. spring like pattern continues through saturday. and high temperatures into the upper 60s to around 70. even mid 60s on the coast and friday we start to cool down a bit on sunday and a bit more into early next week. monday by the way is president's day. ratu clouds in the sky but otherwise lovely day. tuesday and wednesday a little wet as we expe

valley. i know there are some that have pushed for that in the past. the other thing i will add about funding and investing, the different initiatives that governments have, grants and are given to -- that are given to foster and push innovation is something that is done very well in the university setting. i think further investing in companies that take the research at the commercialization phase is something that we have benefited from and would love for that to continue. >> the last question for the panel is to you, lisa. say, this is a room of potential funders. what is your elevator pitch? [laughter] >> absolutely, great. we are addressing two issues. on the one hand, there is an ever-increasing amount of waste that is generated. as the drift toward 9 billion people in 2014, we are generating waste in landfills, manufacturing waste, agricultural residue, etc. is there a wayon the other handa court feedstock with almost everything we use, whether it is plastics, detergents, obviously fue

cooler in the interior valleys of the north bay., tomorrow, highs into the south bay, low 70s, low to mid-70s, 72 san jose. mainly low 70s, 71 redwood city. mid to upper 60s on the coast. almost 70s at half moon bay.v-y 66 degrees in in the sunset district. highs will be into low 70s in the north bay valleys. 71 santa rosa. 74 clover dale. near east bay highs mainly low 70s. 72 in fremont. and down near monterey bay, low to mid-70s. here is the accu-weather forecast we'll have a same pattern on saturday. mild highs into many locations in low 70s. monday, partly cloudy skies, president's day. then, rain arriving tuesday back to our old wet winter pattern. we do need it. >> it is winter. >> yes. >> there is a nice break. >> yes. thank you very much. >> happening now we want to take you back live to pictures of the stranded ship try jump. >> it's been at sea for a week now. a fire left the ship powerless. roughly 4,000 passengers described dirty conditions on board. sewage everywhere. it's been a horrible ordeal for them. >> this is w

for the interior valley to mid-50s. not going to introduce a chance here at rain until about 5:00 a.m. on thursday and that will be up into the north bay. as we head throughout the commute thursday, we're going to find that chance of rainfall increasing and we'll keep that chance in the forecast as we head all throughout thursday afternoon. not going to be a large storm. not even a lot of snowfall for the sierra but will change things up for what we have not seen in our winter pattern. 3 to 6 inches expected in the sierra. 6 inches for you. a nice dusting of snowfall for the ski resorts. as far as tomorrow goes, we'll have areas of patchy fog developing in the north bay. 36 in santa rosa. 37 in napa. 37 in livermore. also low to mid-40s down in the silicon valley. 45 in san jose and 41 in los gatos. for tomorrow we will have temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees and not a whole lot of contrast on the weather boards. with all of this cold air pushing across the bay area. 55 in san francisco and then you head o

silicon valley continues off to outpace recovery.bc news. >> access the index report we have a link for you on abc 7 news.com. >> check it out when you have time. a naigs name well known, dell announced plans to go private. that is the opposite of what many young start ups are doing. michael dell teamed up with microsoft. the deal valued at $24 billion aluz owners to attempt to turn around away from the pressures of wall street. dell was once the largest computer maker. because of the rise of smart phones lost a third of its market value in just the past year. hewlett-packard says it might go after customers who have doubts about dell's opportunity to make i come back. >> stockp'< prices moved higher today following a snurj prices and new signs of improvement in europe. news was especially good if you're get rgd to sell. demand is growing and number of homes for sale is low. prices climbed in december, biggest year to year jump in six and a half years. revenues were up, profits zwi)] good enough to send stocks a new high today. >> t

daily light rain in the livermore valley. the south bay you will see cloud cover associated with the system. cool air which will make temperatures dip. >> contending with light rain into friday. the system could linger waking up friday morning. >> into the weekend it will be clear and dry. as we start the next work week temperatures back into the low 60s. stable weather as we start the next work week. warnings will get chilly. we will see temperatures of around the freezing mark. >> we have a lot of changes in your extended forecast. i will have more details in my next report. >> in the traffic center i alerted you of two accidents and my last report. both of them have been cleared. nothing to talk about but road work. no problems at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. the meter lights are off. >> the santa tail bridge is an easy ride no problems in the west bound direction out toward foster city--san mateo >> the golden gate is problem free no problems with visibility. >> the east bay as well northbound 101 coming out

san jose at 40, and mill valley at 37 degrees. now, a look at what is going on, you can see the storm track well to our north and to our east and high pressure ruling the roost again. it is this cold front that will miss us to the north and keep missing us to the not as we keep watch the storms pass us by. maybe we will get rain next week. today in the santa clara valley mid-60's, and upper 60's headed to santa cruz at 68. and 66 node san jose. on the peninsula, a lost 64 and 65-degree temperatures and breezy at the beaches and cooler with the air coming off the water in the mid-to-upper 50's and low 60's in downtown and south san francisco, and in the mid-to-upper 50's at bodega bay but mid-to-upper 60's throughout the north bay valley and headed to the east bay shore, oakland and san leandro at 64 degrees and everyone hanging out in the mid-60's and san ramon 62 and mid-to-upper 60's for everyone else. temperatures tonight are in the mid-to-upper 30 and mid-up 30's to mid-40's around the bay with a cloud or two possible overnigh

i mean, i feel like silicon valley is a very different place than washington. i've only spent a little bit of time in both places, but the cultures are very different and clearly very distinct. there's a lot more innovation probably happening in silicon valley, more openness to new ideas than washington where there's clearly more tradition, stalemate. the question is whether or not you can bring some of those values from silicon valley into a place like washington. i think eric and some of the initiatives that this white house have done whether it's with open questions, doing the video chats, even seeing the president himself using twitter or a move in that direction. has it changed our politics? not at all. so i'm certainly not an idealist that bring a little bit of silicon valley to washington it's just going to solve all our problems. in fact, i'm a little skeptical that it's moved us forward. but i think the only way we'll know is if we keep experimenting and keep trying. >> does in fact the opposite is true does some of the technology for instance only see

certainly we have it in noah valley in large part to our districts. we need to keep supporting them and making them stronger and stronger and you have my commitment. thank you >> up next in our program is president chiu and is very excited about the process here. so president chiu >> good morning it is great to be here in the sun and with you're very efficient scott wiener. i want to thank the mayor and i have to tell you in the very first year i was exposed to how for this is. i was asked to triple the size of this one district in my first term in union square. supervisor wiener said it's very important that he tripled the size of his districts. but in my districts i have the motorbike man's wharf and we've got make sure that our wharf is safe. i'm happy to announce we're talking about a new you community benefit i'll be proposing along broadway but there have been some serious knsz around pope street and whether the financial districts having should consider a cd v. when you have the private partnership and you have people working with our city poli

n o i valley town square. if you guys can come up. so this the proposed n o i valley town square is just one of the ultimate community based neighborhood projects some of you might know there is a parking lot on one 24th street near sanchez street where the n o i valley farmers market happens every saturday american. the farmers market was founded by gableel and crawford who are here and it's a key asset in gathering space in the community any saturday morning it's an absolute community hub a really a town square this is one of the few farmers market in the city that is run by people in the neighborhood often farmers markets bring capable outside vendors to come in and this is a farmers market that was created in the neighborhood and day in and out by the people in the neighborhood and the parking lot is owned by n o i ministries and that needs to tellcele the parking lot in order to finances it is earthquake retrofit and there is a strong and widespread desire in the neighborhood to make sure that the parking

>> these son plans to open a research center in silicon valley to develop self driving cars. like google has been testing the technology if years in the bay area. nissan will most current resources from japan to sunnyvale five miles from google headquarters. nissan c.e.o. believes self driving cars will not be feasible in the united states this will 2020 because of legal and technological hurdles. >> the horse meat food scandal centered in britain and ireland is growing and nestle is removing beef meals from shelfs in italy and spain after traces of horse d.n.a. were found. the food giant is were toking the sale of frozen meat to catering businesses in france. nestles said the beef was supplied by a german company. horse meat has found its way into ready to eat meals across europe in a meat mislabeling scandal that has shaken the food industry. >> a study finds women do worse than men after hip replacement surgery. kaiser permanente researchers in southern california looked at 35,000 case and found women have a slightly higher risk of implant failure because of dislocation. i