i do not think that this poses a threat to verizon. it does not pose a threat to their network, which is considered to be the best of the carriers. if you are verizon you are and a great position, actually, because you see your main rival, at&t faced with a lengthy and difficult regulation process that will occupy a lot of management time and attention. following that, they are going to have the difficult task of integrating of very large transaction like this and putting all of the pieces together and making the technology work, which is almost always more difficult than it sounds initially. and even once that is accomplished assuming the transaction goes through verizon now has one less competitor and particularly it has one less competitor that is a very cost competitive and innovative. so i think if i were representing verizon my advice would be to remain neutral with respect to this transaction . host: are there any issues regarding cdma technology with this deal? guest: no, there isn't. both carriers are gsm. it is not present th

well the ipad or in this case,s verizon iphone. verizon said last week the iphone was the most successful launch in the company's history. >> tom: it begins with qualcomm, and it has been around for a long, long time. known as the communication chip company. it was close to $60 per share. is the verizon iphone priced in? >> yeah. i think to a certain extent it is. we all knew this was coming. just to recap, qualcomm provides a 3g wireless chip for the new iphone. and the company was one of the regions at the tech sector rally. i think it has a really good long-term story out there for investors. some things that are necessarily outside of the verizon iphone. for example, nokia stre strengthened it. and it could serve as a springboard, and fall into markets such as china. >> tom: we can certainly see that with some other firms getting more well-known in the industry with its work with apple. sky works perhaps one of them. it makes semiconductors to go with apple. the prices have doubled. james, what could it be? >> it has been prett

i don't get at&t's moves, if i were an investor i would go with verizon. like with verizon as digital network is doing. >>catherine: should i buy a home now? some people are saying maybe they missed their best home buying opportunity. >>rob: the question is can you afford and qualify for home. real-estate prices keep dropping, but mortgage rates are climbing. there's a teeter totters if you want water the other clock probably the mortgage rates long term he would probably wait on house prices. of course it's all about location. but i still see a downside in real estate but, i do see the upside long term. >>catherine: don't forget you could send rob and e- mail at trob@robblack.com. we will be right back with more news, weather and traffic in a few moments.. >>pam: if you find yourself unable to drive home after a the night out. our internet reporter kimberly is here with details on the designated driving service, that recently launched in the bay area. >>kimberlee: 01 to show you the website called is in go. according to the site, one year and having a goo

thanks from the verizon wrap up show. we'll see you back here tomorrow night.

the one thing that's important to remember is combined at&t, t-mobile, plus verizon would control 80% of the market. that's a level of concentration we haven't seen in any other industry at the current time. whether it's the oil, banking, it's a very high level of concentration we don't see in any other industry. i think it's also important to note not only do two companies dominated, it would be an unregulated market. i think that's an over arching point that we have to keep in mind. overall, obviously eliminating one competitor reduces choice for consumers. we are also concerned that the limitation of choice will then lead to an increase in privacy for all -- increase in prices for all consumers. we are worried it will result in higher price for all consumers. whether it's within network the, competitor, there's little innovative to innovate in the network. overall, a lot of people are using mobile wireless for communication. where it's businesses, whether it's consumers, more people are relying on the mobile broadband market to whether it's purchase things, whether it's for social

susie, if approved, it would leave just three major carriers in this country: at&t, verizon and the much smaller sprint nextel. >> susie: it is a dramatic change, tom. the proposed merger has been approved by the boards of both at&t and t-mobile parent deutche telekom. the deal still faces scrutiny from the department of justice and the federal communications commission. >> tom: critics say the merger could lead to higher prices. and as darren gersh reports, it may also change the way wireless companies do business. >> reporter: to really understand what's driving the future of telecom, you need to appreciate the difference between smartphones and what analysts like dan hayes call dumb pipes. >> the fear among the network service providers is that they are being relegated to being dumb pipes, where all they are doing is providing connectivity for voice calls and connectivity to the internet and all the value is being taken by companies like google or applications providers who are really making the money. >> reporter: applications like google voice or apple's ichat threaten to replace tr

baird thinks the at&t/t-mobile deal could actually benefit verizon. meantime, sprint continued its recent rally, tacking on another 2% on heavy volume. it formally asked the federal government to stop at&t from buying t-mobile. cell phone tower operators s.b.a. communications and american tower also continued to rebound after last week's sell- off. morgan stanley upgraded shares. despite the good news on income and spending today, the worst stock sector was consumer- focused. marriott led the drop, falling more than 6%. look at this trend lower we've seen. volume jumped fivefold on this fall, which takes marriott back to its october low. its first-quarter guidance came in on the low end of expectations thanks to soft business in north america. that hurt other hotel operators. hyatt, starwood and wyndham each dropped by about 5% or more. meantime, radioshack saw some buying today. it has been a tough 12 months for r-s-h. shares had been as high as $24 and below $14 earlier this month. they jumped 5% today. big volume. tomorrow radioshack said it will s

the issue got the attention of senator barbara boxer who wrote this letter to at&t and verizon and t mobile. it will not only match customer's expectations that their donations are having an immediate impact but will also ensure that donations are rushed to those most in need. >> we are working with our partners and relief organizations to be as responsive as possible. tatis expediting the payment of texted donations from our customers to red crosses in order to get the donations to the red cross as soon as possible. he has he has family and friends and says the petition is working. >> it's pretty remarkable how many people also cared about it. >> reporter: we talked at length with at&t this say they have collected and disbursed more than $1 million. they have reduced their time down to a few days. >> amazing what one guy can do. >> grass root effort. >> thank you. >>> while the word is watch -- world is watching japan, the uprising and violence is libya still going strong. today, president obama added some military strength to his washing ---- warnings. in response, qadaffi immediat

can come in to work on new applications for high-speed phone networks and then have access to verizond other hardware. the hope is you have all these creative people in san francisco's community, you've got the engineers coming from verizon, if you create the place where the two of them can get together, that's only going to be good for verizon. ve tnk thi o afn thinkf napp for that. >>> 6:27 right now. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] diane was already the chief operating offi at a national tissue bank when she decided to get her masters in healthcare administration. by choosing a university that connects working students to faculty who are also leaders in their fields... she was able to apply her studies to the real world... and helpore people, much quicker. ♪ my name is diane wilson, i delir the best gifts on earth, and i am a phoeni [e announcer ] learmore he cg at phoenix.edu. >>> opening arguments begin in two hours in the case against barry bonds. i'm damian trujillo, a live report is next from the san francisco federal courthouse. >>> plus, the trial of two men accused

the htc comes with a price tag of around $250 as long as you sign a two-year contract with verizon. it comes equipped with a large four-inch touch screen and uses google's android operating system. verizon says customers can expect download speeds nearly ten times what they're used to on 3g networks. betty, ten times faster makes me feel like i'm on turtle mode right now. >> i don't even know, 3g, 4g, 5g, whatever. >> it's just faster. >> ashley morrison joining us live here in new york. >>> straight ahead your thursday morning weather. and a royal blunder. a commemorative mug has kate middleton marrying the wrong prince. you're watching the "cbs morning news." i'm good about washing my face. but sometimes i wonder... what's left behind? [ female announcer ] introducing purifying facial cleanser from neutrogena® naturals. developed with dermatologists... it's clinically proven to remove 99% of dirt and toxins and purify pores. and with natural willowbark it contains no dyes, parabens or harsh sulfates. dirt and toxins do a vanishing act and my skin feels pure and healthy. [ female a

verizon, at&t, both offering this deal.he land line customers will get similar offers, though we don't have details about what that may be. >>> coming up, we'll continue our live coverage out of japan. george kiriyama, one of the few reporters there. he will join us with a live update. >>> new this morning, the fear mounting in japan after word of a nuclear reactor leak. people are fleeing south as we speak. a live report from tokyo is next. >> and i'm bob riddell. how the bay area is responding to cries of help from the victims of the quick. that coming up in a live report. >> five people shot outside of a busy mission bar in san francisco. more than 60 shots fired. i'm christie smith. i'll tell what you police are telling you about it coming up in a live report. >> and a hive look outside of the bay bridge this morning. not too bad weather-wise. a little bit of rain, but it actually felt pretty balmy outside. we'll take a look at what's going on tuesday, march 15

verizon and qwest added about 2.5% each. pre-paid cellular provider metro pcs is at a new 52-week high. a deal in health care, with real estate firm ventas continuing its expansion by buyouts. it will take over nationwide health properties for $5.8 billion. it is an all-stock deal valuing nationwide health at $44.99. the buyer, ventas, saw some selling pressure, pushing the stock down 3%. still a new 52-week high. but over the past year, shares are up 25% as it has been growing its real estate portfolio of senior housing facilities and nursing homes. that continues with the acquisition today. the target of the buyout, nationwide health, wasn't the only nursing home stock gaining. nationwide jumped to a new high on the offer. sunrise senior living jumped 11%. it stands possibly to gain as sunrise already manages some nursing homes for ventas. speaking of buyouts, warren buffett said in his annual shareholder letter he's ready for more major acquisitions. the firm ended last year with more than $34 billion in cash. the berkshi

and verizon is promising free calls to all customers through april 10th. verizon is not limiting the amount of time customers can talk. >>> santa cruz harbor remains closed to boat traffic at least through this sunday. but 14 docks are now open allowing some people who live on their boats to return. seven other docks on the southeast side have limited access between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. yesterday it took crews all day to lift a fifth destroyed boat from the water. we talked to the owner who lived on board and ran his business from that boat. >> it's been really emotional. both my mom and me have been you know devastated by the loss obviously and the loss to the community, to the harbor, to japan. >> fish and game plan to scan for ten other boats that are still missing. they say each salvage operation will be pain staking because of the fuel on board the boats. >>> last week's tsunami of mill dollars of damage in hawaii. today areas hit hard by the powerful saves. signed a feat of disaster proclamation allowing the state to get federal funds. >>> the tri

a major shake-up in 2 cell phone industry, the deal that will vault at&t over verizon to become the largest carrier. >>> spring came in like a lion that had a blustery storm that toppled trees all over the pay area. anne mackovic tells us? you want to celebrate the death of an 150-year-old oak tree. >> reporter: a degree that broke this tech railing and ripping out a gas line that service israelised the house. >> lots of leaves fall on the house. >> reporter: in san francisco it was a man-made wonder that took a fall with the wind whipping. this sign came off of this building overnight landing on oh ferrell street near union square. >> i went to the window, everybody was running across the way. >> luckily no one was hurt. a street fell onto a car on k czar at lincoln avenue just after midnight w the ground saturated we could be seeing a lot more tree damage this week. >> it's good in one sense because we're getting a lot more rain. bad in another in that it hasn't slid down. i would expect to see a lot of trees falling in the next couple days here. >> reporter: and more rain falling. but ho

. >>> at&t and verizon are offering free calls and text messages to japan. the at&t offer includes phone calls and text messages from last friday through the end of march. there is a 60-minute maximum for residential land line customers, verizon has pledged to cover calls through april 10th and on verizon there is no limit on minutes. >>> from iran comes word tonight that the second session in the trial of three uc berkeley graduates accused of spying is to be held in may. shane bauer, josh visit tal and sarah shourd were detained in july, 2009, after crossing into iran, the three say they were hiking in iraq and inadvertently crossed the border. bauer and visit tal pleaded not guilty during the first trial session in february. shourd pleaded not guilty in absentia, she was released on bail in september and is now back in the united states. >>> california students braved the rain to call on lawmakers to rein in their cuts on education. . >>> i'm back in about 7. the storm track shows rain to the north. look at the long-range computer model that shows a lot o

golf miami nice verizon the roy that joins maria sharapova in the semifinals of the sony ericsson open. and to strike back you can blab about how the two outs of football and fighting have learned to live together in coldly in china. but first i saw the and lance are on the verge of booking a berth in the maiden guarin cup finals as the team from the muster region are former finalists look i'm a chief in the playoffs i lands are three one up in the best of seven series and are leaving by two goals to move in this one with the clock ticking down it's like nine to one foot in the decider well over in the eastern conference some about to lie about you so one thing the finals are meant for taking a three one lead in their contest against mr burns day was how this one finished gets just cause love grabbing the first and second period and it's in the spirit of the piece of the spring semester so sad about some of the chance to knock it off on friday. and we want a managerial merry go round has begun for the clubs no longer the golden bells it's got moscow outside it's like about coach abuse

. >>> at&t and verizon are offering free calls and text messages to japan. the at&t offer includes phone calls and text messages from last friday through the end of march. there is a 60-minute maximum for residential land line customers, verizon has pledged to cover calls through april 10th and on verizon there is no limit on minutes. >>> from iran comes word tonight that the second session in the trial of three uc berkeley graduates accused of spying is to be held in may. shane bauer, josh visit tal and sarah shourd were detained in july, 2009, after crossing into iran, the three say they were hiking in iraq and inadvertently crossed the border. bauer and visit tal pleaded not guilty during the first trial session in february. shourd pleaded not guilty in absentia, she was released on bail in september and is now back in the united states. >>> california students braved the rain to call on lawmakers to rein in their cuts on education. . >>> i'm back in about 7. the storm track shows rain to the north. look at the long-range computer model that shows a lot o

verizon will initially sell with it an unlimited 4 g data plan. we're hearing in april users can list up to 50 auctions for free. it's the second time in a year that ebay changed its fee structure. they are trying to attract more sellers, trying to be more competitive as part of a three-year turnaround plan. ebay is also launching a shopping cart so buyers can keep track of multiple items instead of having to buy each individually. >> there you go, laura. news for you. >> happy selling. clean out the closet. >> and buying. >> here's more news as well. california wine drinkers from napa valley, america is now the largest wine consumers in the world. americans drank nearly 4 billion bottles of wine in 2010, beating france for the first time ever according to a wine consulting firm in woodside. the report found wine is especially popular with people between the ages of 21 and 32. california produced more than 60% of the wine drank by americans in 2010. sounds good but it was down slightly from 61% in 2009. >> it's 5:18 now. i want to check the foreca

verizon by the way is not limiting the amount of time customers can talk. make sure you stay with ktvu channel 2 news as well as ktvu.com for all of the latest developments from japan. and coming up at 6:00 for you we will talk live with ktvu's jana who is in tokyo now. >>> libyan leader gadafi telling those opposing him they have one choice, surrender or flee. in recent days gadafi leaders have overtaken several towns. they have asked the international community to impose a no-fly zone over libya but so far there's not been any agreement on that. and in bahrain we just got word within the last ten minutes that a soldier from saudi arabia has been shot and killed by an opposition protester. troops from saudi arabia arrived yesterday to support the monarchy in bahrain against the protesters who are calling for democratic reform. also today the king of bahrain declared a three month state of emergency to stop the protests. >>> time now 5:16. in sacramento democratic lawmakers insist they're going to put at least part of governor brown's budget plan up for a v

. >> gabe: this is the hot smart phones that thunderbolt, it is made for verizon, it is verizon firstne during 40 it is supposed to be 10 times faster than 3 g. this phone is fast, i was surprised. www.youtube.com video played an loaded instantly. spur surfing the web on the phone was like surfing the web on a laptop. the iphone for is on the left thunderbolt on the right. thunderbolt was hands down faster. one-three seconds faster loading. it is like a big iphone, four by 3 in. touchscreen no physical keyboard slide is out. iran's aunt and right, it felt good in the hand--and righ. it cost to honoh a two-year contract. most smart phones only cost $200 so the thunderbolt is $50 more. is the $50 extra speed? to me i would pay the extra $50 because it really fast. that extra $50 price tag could rollout a lot of people from getting the phone. maybe it will catch on we will wait and see. >> mark: we will be backing to minutes as the morning news continues. a look

at the end of the day i don't work work for at&t or verizon or any those companies. i'm trying to do what is best for public policy so ironically at&t was the democrats witness at this hearing and the cable folks are saying hey we cut our deal. we can't come in and go against it. did we want to be there? do we think it is necessary? go back and read through the testimony from at&t and you find the words that sort of say we didn't ask for this. we don't think it is needed but we have to live with it because we agree to it. okay, meanwhile the fcc keeps open this title ii preceding, right? so if they lose the court case it is pretty obvious to me there is a gps locator that says go over here to title ii and we will regulate the internet as a common carrier using title ii and we have our degout the preceding open to go down that path. otherwise why wouldn't they would they close the preceding? so from that perspective, hard to get somebody to reach their deal back in december because they had a big club over their head. i can say the fcc is engaged in rather bullying ta

we have an obligation to pursue it, and i don't work for at&t or verizon or google. we've had an open and vibrant internet absent government regulation. this is, even though it's a lighter touch regulation than title ii, this, you have to admit, is the fcc starting to regulate the internet. and if they fail in court as they have before in the comcast case, they may come back and think they'll reclassify under title ii. and i still think under section 706 they potentially open the door for state regulation by doing this because they balance part of their authority on section 706, sub 2. sub 1 says state regulators have the ability to regulate if you have the authority. and there are some state regulators that might say, huh, i might start regulating. do we want to go down that path? i think there's some ieds out there. but i think it's important to at least have the discussion and get people thinking it's more than just some light touch regulation that should go because those affected got put in a corner and said they're okay with it. that's my story. >> host: you men

they will have access to verizon engineers and 4g devices and other hardware. obviously the hope is if you smooth the way for san francisco' creative community you will get interesting inventions as the scientists and creative app designers talk to each other and verizon will profit in the end. >> lots of good apps. just got the new angry birds. >>> the time is 5:27. some bay area college students did not have the power to get to class this week. we'll explain what that is all about coming up. >>> i'm damian trujillo live in the san francisco federal courthouse. coming up, opening arguments in the case against barry bonds. >>> plus, an update on the closed section of highway 1 in nterey county. we'll tell you when it will be back open. i'm gonna use less honey. i'm gonna text less. well, i'm gonna use less bath tissue with charmin!!! [ female announcer ] with charmin ultra soft you can feel good while using less. charmin ultra soft's ultra-cushiony design is soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ahh, using less

they offer much cheaper plan is then at&t in and verizon. it's likely these would go away.e and at&t have set up a page on the web with facts about the merger with common questions and answers that consumers might have. to check this a lot of www.kron4.com and look for news links section. kate slate, kron 4 news. come >>vicki: another quick action on the alert in japan. were showing you how japan is responding. stanley roberts is the streets and one peninsula city to find out why some people are putting pedestrians in peril. >>pam: now, here is stanley roberts, with some people behaving badly. >>stanley: (sirens) >>stanley: police conducted the city of belmont. a town that averages three pedestrian collisions per from belmont, foster city, millbrae, berlin game, san sheriff's office. a police decoys' simply walks back and forth across the street and the crosswalk to see if drivers will stop. some drivers did stop, there were quite a few that did not. >> a pedestrian violation back there, did you see the crosswalk? >>stanley: took place at multiple locations around belmont.

of verizon, palo alto, good quality high-quality city in the bay area bonds.nd build a portfolio of municipal bonds. building a portfolio, you should be able to yield about 4%. even current bonds are 6%, 7%. >>catherine: and with the stock market. some people are nervous but it is been good. and how long, hang in there? do you get questions like that? >> rob: yes. and perhaps oil equals $120 per barrel. however, i've never met a mmillion deand it depends on your timeframe. and if i get nervous? i could get more defensive. and something that is steady would be perhaps healthcare and utilities. and i think the stock market is pretty solid rebel. and already this year, we're up 6%. and it is pretty solid--right now. >>catherine: those top five, is there something it jumps out? >> rob: proctor and gamble. >>catherine: slow and steady? >> rob: and with jobs, it does some silly but with the middle class consistently using everyday progress. it is a safe bet. >>catherine: we will be right back. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job

this glitch happened in iphones provided by both verizon and at&t. so, nobody getting all up about at&t versus verizon. >> losing an hour on this shift is -- >> it was a bit tough, that's for sure. >>> here's a look at your monday forecast. heavy rain from tennessee to carolinas. a mix of rain and snow from st. louis to central illinois. some rain from seattle to portland and mountain snow in the rockies. >> mostly 50s from seattle to salt lake. also a hot 86 in phoenix. 38 degrees in minneapolis. 35 in fargo. 45 in kansas city. 48 in new york. and 70s from new orleans to atlanta. >>> well, we could all use a sweet story this morning. zookeepers are hoping for a love match this week in hungary. >> you're not into animals but come on, take a look at these guys. two snow leopards have been brought in as part of a new breeding program. wildlife experts would like to increase their numbers and move them closer from being off the endangered species list. >> for now, though, the pair is being kept apart to get used to the new surroundings. later this week

even free calls from of rice and, and even donations with for a rise i verizon is offerine phone calls. the various funds, and donations through virtual goods. for until from, and other games. twitter is updated by the second. continuing to refresh your information, advice and to resource and the underground and other ways to donate to help the survivors. and this is a dedicated to just efforts google as a crisis response center with types of resources. message boards, especially for information, important phone numbers and a person finders' system. and you can find information or post information on the location of people. www.kron4.com (music) >> jacqueline: shower activity continues. the right to northern california into the bay area. plenty of moisture. this will continue to stream into the bay area as we head into tomorrow. the futurecast, the round of rainfall early. moderate indicated by the yellow at 9:00 a.m. it looks like it will be just the best for our morning commute. 10:00 a.m., continues for heavy rainfall south of the golden gate. and until one-12:00 p.m., heavy rainfal

and google has donated $208,000, at&t and verizon.e has donated 200 could be thousand dollars facebook $250 k = google. so far, $80,000. and zinga, shall loing to raise $2 million. is it is asking users through virtual goods and frontier all of its virtual stores. twitter is updating with refreshing disinformation and directing people to resources. and were threshing-the reformation, and the blog dedicated to the relief effort. google is a crisis response center with types of resources, the shoulder inflammation, message boards, and a person binder's system. chauffeur- information. person-finder. shelter information. also, video uploaded to these resources www.kron4.com gabe slate's tech report >>pam: the monday commute is hampered by the golden gate fog. north and south appear to be moving well despite that fog. the san mateo bridge and the headlights = east. and it is a bit slow. the right is west. not so bad. we will be back. much more news after the break. live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>pam: 5:30 dev

. >>> at&t is expected to vault past verizon by snapping up with t-mobile. tom vacar explain how an impact service for bay area customers. >> reporter: smart phones need a lot of airspace to operate while an because both companies use the same technology, t- mobile was a remarkable opportunity for at&t's credit system. >> it will mean about 25% more spectrum, meaning better service. >> reporter: customers are cautiously optimistic. >> there are definitely service problems of the city. it is hard to get on if you are in a crowded area. it is hard to get good service. >> i am often in places where i dropped calls or you cannot get internet quickly enough. i think for those reasons joining with t-mobile and being able to expand the broadband will be great. >> people are worried about less competition, higher prices. if they do not improve service then where are you going to go? >> there are five major players in virtually all of the markets including san francisco and there are many niche players. >> reporter: consider this, it would take at&t is to build a sys

. >> we also have models that work with at&t and verizon. >>> the price is the same as the first version. $500 to $830. >> on march 11 that's a week from this friday. >> reporter: it will be shipping on march 11. that's the first day you can order it. not sure when it will be in stores. i liked it, it was thinner, lighter, faster. gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> one of the top plays for the a's is arrested for dui. gary has details and the warriors build a 20 point lead and then they try to hang on against the wizards. gary has highlights and all the sports next. we are fourteenth in line for take off. beep, beep, beep. looks like its bumper to bumper on the interstate. i gotta get to cleveland! should have skipped that second soda. remove your belt, your watch, your shoes. i wonder what gas costs today. seven dollars for a pillow! an extra bag costs what? i hate traffic! (train child) the train is now arriving. (announcer) the train has arrived indeed. amtrack. enjoy the journey. ♪ unexpected. ♪ defiant. ♪ and just what you need to forge your own path. introducing the most fuel-efficient lu

at&t and verizon will have the i pad but it will only carry the three key models. and of course the website apple has will start taking orders for the morning. the computers will not ship until monday. we would expect the prices of t-shirts to rise. stephanie explains why cotton prices are pushing up the cost of making money. >>reporter: the so called fabric of our lives is getting more expensive. as the prices rise for cotton, the passing on to consumers. it is also hitting the government as the prints the money they spend. those dollar bills in your wallet are made of 75 percent cotton. the government now spends 10¢ to make huge dollar bill, compare that to 2008 what it costs 6.4 cents. the job is so big the government accountability office wants to ditch the dollar in favor of coins. the cost twice as much to make that last wait longer. the average life span of a dollar bill is three years and coins last 30 years. the gao said the switch would save a lot of money. u.s. consumers are not fans of the have your calling. they're not nearly as popular as the almighty

commissioner moore: the question which i continue to raise does not as much address at&t, verizon, or t-mobile, but covers the request for considering a comprehensive network of coverage, a respected of who owns it. who tells me that in this neighborhood there are 5% of people using t-mobile or at&t? who knows. there are many people who get frustrated with one particular phone. they buy and iphone but t-mobile does not cover iphone. you buy by taste, and switch companies so you can buy their phone. it is more about the phone, the look, as to whether you have company loyalty. i am personally more interested in how do we deal with 21st and 22nd century technology relative to a network or if i like this phone as my fashion statement i will get roaming rights else, rn continuing to overload everybody's towers. somebody needs to pick up this discussion for the city at large. i will be prepared to vote for whoever is of a mind to be the operator of one of those sites. commissioner sugaya: we could go the direction of what i think australia presumably is doing, which is to build up the syste

buying the fourth largest carrier would push at&t past verizon. at&t says the deal will boost its network capacity and quality and will increase the number of cell towers by 30% in some areas. the merger will likely face tough scrutiny from regulators. >> many of you have sent us photos and videos. here's a squirrel taking shelter from the rain. this photo was sent to us by tammy from redwood city. if you had like to share your pictures and video, upload them at you report at kgo7.com. >> leigh: everyone cleaning up, piles of debris that was blown around last night. we managed a little sunshine today. folks, a happy spring to you. spring arrived at 4:21 this afternoon, and bringing in a -- yeah, bringing up a little sunshine for us. but we still have some isolated thunderstorms around the bay area. primarily in the east bay, and we check that out right now with live doppler 7hd. you can see most of the peninsula and the coast is clear. it's in the east bay, cop cooked -- concord, walnut creek, moderate rain, and moderate rain, livermore, this band

she is advising verizon and others because she knows as well as i do that communication and the way we communicate has been evolving. and if we do not keep our seniors involved in that, they will be left behind. as many other groups are left behind when it comes to technology, says she has gone ahead of them. that is a woman who has been for seeing what will occur in future generations of the city. that is the kind of leadership i wanted to recognize tonight. on behalf of the city and county of san francisco and also to join the other honorees that the board of supervisors has mentioned, i wanted to give this proclamation to my good friend and to also declare it to be annie chung day in san francisco. [applause] >> thank you very much, mayor. thank you very much for this honor. i think that's you take me because of the work that i had done for the past 35 years. i think the mayor was right. we have been struggling to build senior housing and bring health care and nutritious meals and employment and training to a very -- a part of the population that has always been left out. immigrants

morgan chase, at&t, and verizon. >>> jobless rates are going anywhere for a while. the forecast says the state's jobless rate will not fall below 10% until the first quarter of 2013. the report predicts the bay area will be the region that leads the state recovery. >>> this space shuttle recovery is back on earth for good. >> it came after a weeklong stay at the international space station. discovery has flown 137 mission since 1984. the shadow will go on display in a few months and only two more shuttle flights are scheduled before the fleet is mothballed. >>> california's budget battle takes a new turn it what governor brown did late this afternoon. >>> also, cell phone video that has left public broadcasting in hot water. >> rating your forecast for thursday. rain in the forecast shows rain not only for tomorrow but for the weekend. i will tell you when. >> more than two dozen people face charges after last night's mardi gras celebration. police arrested 26 people. six of those taken into custody were not san jose residents. most were probation or parole violatio

and at&tthis stifle 18 and verizon? >> it definitely does. >> i yield my time to the gentle lady from california. >> i thank the gentleman for yielding his time to me. i would like to ask unanimous consent that the following items be entered into the record. a letter to the committee from numerous based based organization, a letter to the committee from the consumers union, a letter to the committee from the consumer federation of america, a survey conducted by consumers union and consumer federation of america, a letter to the committee from the mountain information network, an editorial from the "l.a. times

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now verizon will allow their customers to call free through april 10th. it's not limiting the amount of time customer which is talk. now make sure you stay with us here at ktvu channel 2 news and also on our channel 2 website at ktvu.com to get the latest developments from japan. we have a special japan quake section right there on our website. >>> well, today several bay area school districts will hold rallies to protest school layoffs. ktvu's christian captain is in union city this morning where one rally is scheduled to start in just about 30 minutes. good morning, christian. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, we are prepping for that rally to start here. that news conference to start any minute here. you can see they're setting up the news conference as we look a little to our left you can see the principal is out here. the library where we are right now is one of the proposed piece to the budget cuts and could close in the fall funding is not found. they will discuss proposed cuts to education and pink slips set to be sent out to teachers across the st

some models work with at&t and verizon.t's the same price as the original and it's set to ship march 11th. >> the f.b.i. and state and local authorities raided two car clubs in the bay area as part of the investigation into organized crime. this is sky 7 video of one of the targets of the raid, the oaks car club on san pablo avenue in emeryville. and joe's in san bruno was also rated. amy hollyfield joins us now with details. >> cheryl, the manager here tells me he has no idea this was happening. he didn't know about it until he got a phone call early this morning. right after that phone call somebody grabbed a piece of paper they wrapped food with and heardly and unexpectedly closed for the day and maybe even longer. >> i got scared and nervous and frozen, you know. they said come here. >> with a roomful of customers eating breakfast and placing cards, about 80 federal, state and local officers moved in on the oaks car club in emeryville. they told the customers not to run, that this is a search of the casino, not the patr

a phone testing company says if you buy an iphone from verizon it will work as quickly. it did not notice a difference in speed when they tested the two phones. the company says, tests did show verizon's service slightly more reliable when it comes to dropped calls. silicone valley deal between neighbors to tell you about. net app will buy data storeage of lsi logic, $480 million. jessica, raj, speaking to the rise of video being sent and stored online. back to you. >> thank you very much, scott. remember that tag line from the movie "jaws" -- just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. according to scientists pretty safe now. researchers from uc davis and standford found there were 219 great white sharks between monterey and bodega bay. much smaller number than anyone expected. first time this kind of shark census has been conducted. sharks usually hang around northern california between august and december. chomping on sea lions and seals before they head south into the deep pacific. >> story on sharks. story on surfers. this is a big one. santa cruz sur

google, search for an engine people like apple and go go, there will be software, telecom, at&t and verizonit would love for you to pay for your dinners with their phone system. >>catherine: are some of these companies already lining up these announcements? >>rob: yes. the semiconductor company it's a big company but it's called an x p semiconductor. their european and again google phone will have it apple's next phone will have been imbedded. you don't know about yet but chill about it in a year. it's a way of making transactions simpler, easier and more consolidated. >>catherine: keep away from the three-year-old otherwise of a bill of $18,000. (laughter) if >>rob: evolution it's nice to see and technology. >>catherine: we will be back more news coming up after this. >>grant: california governor jerry brown not happy with republicans and he is now breaking off ties. he's been trying to generate some bipartisan support for the special lection to address the state's massive budget deficit. the republicans are playing ball, now the governor said and not going to discuss it. he is going to ta

. >> we also have models that work with both at&t and for verizon 32 network. >>gabe: the price will be the same $500 to $830 depending on the model and store to pick. >> on march 11th, a week from this friday. >>gabe: the pad will be shipping on march 11th. that is the first date the ordered on apple website. i got my hands on the pad and i liked it it was lighter, thinner and faster. it's like the first and only better. gabe slate kron 4 news. >>pam: as we told tuesday jobs made a surprise appearance at the i pad to unveiling in san francisco. kimberlee sakamoto has a look at the tech leaders through the years. >>kimberlee: steve jobs as always been a slender person but i'm sure many were surprised by his appearance today. the stick a look at the pictures throughout the years. in 19 and 77, from 1977 when jobs were suits and ties. at 98 when he dabbled in the black turtleneck. he looked normal and healthy but in 2005 you could see a slight change. phase getting thinner 2008 he went under underwent a successful liver transplant. in 2009 when he announced a six