north 101 at the waldo tunnel, chp is clearing an accident out of the way. traffic good. a check of the rest of the bay area bridges coming up in just a few minutes. >>> seven campuses in the mount diablo unified school district could learn more. the district needs to save $1.5 million a year. and it's targeted 7 schools for possible closure. a committee will present three scenarios each involving the closure of three of the schools. a meeting is set for 5:30 art northgate high in walnut creek. >>> a college radio station is going off the air. a victim of the latest ownership shuffle among bay area radio stations. starting on monday, the university of san francisco's kusf will lose its 90.3 spot on the fm dial. it will still broadcast but only online. taking over the fm signal will be kdfc, a san francisco classical music station that will become a listener supported nonprofit. >> you always feel like, oh, i have been betrayed, i have been let go and why me. and the good news is, they all get to stay. the programming staff, we kept the band together. >> as for kdfc's old

. >> it is like where's waldo. >> his name is not waldo. >> i am from massachusetts. are you concerned that legislation you passed such as the patriot act opens the door for a use for future presidencies? >> great question. now the law that was asked twice whether congress -- once when republicans controlled the congress and once after the 2006 election -- there are a lot of safeguards, and i do not think a president can through executive order. the safeguards in the patriot act. there are plenty of checks and balances. historians will note throughout my presidency that i worked to make sure civil liberties were not undermine and at the same time provide the tools necessary for future presidents to be able to protect the homeland. no patriot our was one of the least controversial things i've did, and it became a touchstone of too much government, and yet the experts will tell us the tools inherent were necessary to disrupt terrorist attacks. another interesting thing i learned was that a lot of actions harry truman took me in my life easier as presidency, and many of

i shot of the waldo bridge. the wall " tunnel i should say. this is one of oneself and again look at all these people had into the city. some undoubtedly for tonights big parties. stay with us. layoffs could be cutting too much space is the latest problems for the social networking site. internet reporter kimberly has the details. >> sources are sank 50% at that base of 1100 employes that my space has the majority of my space employe is also have the entire last week of december. in order to save money for the company my space is not put any official statement on the layoffs. >> catherine> 2010 was a big year in technology. tech reporter gabe slate gives us a look at the big winners this year. >> thanks to the i pad 2010 was definitely the year of the tablet. apple sold over four. quarter of its existence. 4 the galaxy tab was also a big hit became a late this year running on google standard operating system. many analysts believe a smaller 7 in. tablet cannot compete with the i pad 9.7 in. screen but it did. him continues to. apparently there

. >> almost like asking where's waldo? oh. go ahead. >> his name's not waldo. [laughter] >> good morning, mr. president. my name is c.j. camarato. i'm from boston, massachusetts. and i'm curious, were or are you concerned that legislation you passed such as the patriot act opens the door for potential abuse by future presidencies? >> yes. great question. the law that was passed twice by the congress, once when the republicans controlled the congress, or we controlled the congress and once after the '06 election when we got soundly thumped, guarantees civil liberties. there's a lot of safeguards in the law and i don't think a president can, through executive order preempt the safeguards in the patriot act. there are plenty of checks and balances in our system. and throughout the book and historians will note that throughout my presidency, that i worked assiduously to make sure that civil liberties were not undermined. and at the same time, provides the tools necessary for a president, future presidents to be able to protect the homeland. and look, i mean, there

once you get there, i want to show you before you get to the waldo tunnel we do have reports of a disabled gas truck. still being helped off the roadway. watch that activity as you approach the rainbow tunnel. you'll see the rainbow painted over there. toward novato at 37 there are reports of a tree on the roadway. a crew will head out there. i'll follow this. so far there is a little blip that shows up after the report was filed. no major issues off 37. we're looking at a smooth drive off the carquinez bridge. moving nicely in your commute. the heartbeat of the morning, on the east bay freeways, how clear the view is from san francisco all of the traffic, no metering lights. that's what we can see. the san mateo bridge, the clear view, the lights across the span. over there, there is the amber alert. you've also seen on our facebook page. we'll tell you more about that later on. there is the traffic. >> local fan favorite on the biggest loser is back in the bay area and giving back to the local community. she spent time at her hometown gym inspiring others to stick to their fitness goals.

it's kind of like where's waldo. this is today's morning practice. a few minutes on the floor before our camera was rolling, then he went home to rest. he's got the flu, but is expected to play today. he's a shade ahead of kobe bryant in the department. the head coach says the game really isn't a litmus test. >> we're going to play this game and to our maximum ability. i do believe they've got two rings. i don't think we're in that category. >> the warriors come in 12 back. >>> the spotlight on the giants has been bright, but now, things might be getting real. if the rest to have country isn't hip to our cast of characters, they could be reality tv. >> the mayor of san francisco was stepping down and he decided to give me the reigning to take over the city. >> it's perfect for behind the scenes footage. now, showtime apparently want as piece of the show. the giants are currently the best collection of characters in the majors. the producer is who did "bonds on bonds." the other word out of holiday is a chatter about lou wolf taking over at the dodger

south 101 all the way to the waldo tunnel everything good. golden gate bridge nice conditions, as well. traffic very light through there. elsewhere, if you are headed through san francisco, a couple things to look out for. the broadway tunnel will be closed tonight from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. so plan for that. also, there are going to be some changes to your muni lines. this is due to the construction taking place at union square. that will affect the 8x, 30 and 45 lines. so expect delays. right now bart, ace and caltrain all checking in problem-free. back to you. >> thank you. >>> as gianna mentioned starting today getting around san francisco's busy union square is going to be more challenging because the city is going to begin its own version of the big dig, digging up the streets in preparation for the new central subway. it will take a year and a half just to move utilities and then another six years to complete the tunneling. that's about eight years total of construction, closures and detours. >>> the trial begins today for a teen accused o

ralph waldo emerson wrote a celebrated letter, open letter, to van buren about the issue, but even in a letter he described the cherokees as a racist savage band and in fact his concerns seemed more about this stain that the removal was placing a pond the united states honor than it did upon the misery of -- that the cherokees were being subjected to. the letter though has great literary force. he says, van buren went ahead and implemented the jackson policies, you, sir, will bring down that renowned share in which you sit into infamy as your seo is set to this instrument of perfidy in the name of this nation, hitherto the sweet omen of religion and liberty will stink to the world. for the georgian guard and a state politicians, i could hardly be surprised that they would refer the cherokees as barbarians, because they had taken them as their enemy and when we do that, we have to deny those people and a common humanity. peace marchers in the same vietnam protests were shocked by the crude and racist names that our soldiers and marines had for the viet cong, but if you are asking some

and you're clear into san francisco through the waldo tunnel. that's a look at traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> are you hungry, gianna? >> i am. i'm hungry. [ laughter ] >> i think we should all take an "early edition" road trip to head out where anne is because if you want a truly gigantic breakfast we need to go to antioch. >> we do. anne makovec is at lumpy's to show us the intimidator and the challenge the restaurant is laying down. this sounds like a stomach ache, maybe even a heart attack. >> reporter: if you guys all came out here for breakfast we could all share one breakfast and still have take home containers, i believe. we are talking about the intimidator, at lumpy's diner in antioch. lumpy, what's in it? >> hash browns, eggs, cheese, bay corn, sausage, ham, hot links, linguisa, burger patty, chicken fried steak, two biscuits and 12 ounces of gravy. >> reporter: this is that was just featured on outrageous foods on the food network putting the small town here and the diner on the map. and this guy is attempting to eat it for bragging rights. only

no delays on the waldo tunnel or across the span. 680 both directions between alcosta and sycamore valley have roadwork that will in effect until 6:00 various lanes shut down through that portion. same for 880 southbound between 66 and hegenberger. things will wrap up in the next few minutes. not affecting the freeway too badly. here's live look at 880 in the area where traffic actually looks good. raffic actually very light this morning. no delays to report. across the span on the bay bridge into san francisco traffic light. now eastbound on the lower deck we do have construction in the left lane between the skyway and the tunnel. so give yourself some extra time. great highway also a closure in effect for later on today. it will be shut down between lincoln way and sloat boulevard from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. so use an alternate. to the south bay we go, traffic light no delays on 101 or 280. here's a live look at 880/237 through milpitas. traffic actually looking very good there. if you are taking mass transit today everything good, 42 trains on time for bart. ace trains number one and three o

seeing some slight delays south 101 from 37 to 580 but once you get to the waldo tunnel traffic looks good. buckle up. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> beautiful shot from those cameras. >>

and when you hit the waldo tunnel across the span of the golden gate bridge into san francisco, trafficpeed. now, we are still dealing with some roadwork. they just cleared northbound 880 between tennyson and jackson hoping to have everything wrapped up by 6:00. looks like things got out of the way a little earlier this morning. your ride on 880 no delays southbound as you head through hayward. northbound clear all the way into oakland. same goes for the altamont pass. we're seeing some slight delays as you work your way westbound but then things improve as you head more into san francisco. that's a look at traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, former vice president dick cheney says he may need a heart transplant. in an interview, cheney says that based on his medical history, develop to make a decision about a transplant at some point. but he says for now getting by with a battery powered heart pump that was installed over the summer. cheney has had five heart attacks since he was 37 years old. >>> let's check today's top stories. a homicide investigation in sa

in fact, pretty nice ride as you move your way out of the waldo tunnel towards san francisco.nd it continues to be gray just about every where you go. it is going to break up. above the clouds, there's the sunshine. going to see a whole lot of that toward the afternoon. but we are starting out with some dense fog and a dense fog advisory continues along the coastline along the san francisco and san mateo county coast. otherwise, temperatures fairly mild. 40s and 50s at this hour. but toward the afternoon, more sunshine. temperatures in the 50s and some 60s as we head in toward the afternoon. looks like the weekend is going to stay nice and dry throughout the weekend maybe cooler sunday with a few more clouds, warming up on monday. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey, good lookin' ♪ what you got cookin' ♪ >>> welcome back to the "early show" on this friday morning. you are seeing highlights from what has been a week of what we call the comfort food cook-off. that was my comfort food grilled cheese. each picked their comfort food. chris' is pizza. today we are wrapping up the comfort food cook-off battle

and in closing i would like to quote ralph waldo emerson. about a nation's strength. because an nation's strength is its people. it's leadership. this is what emerson said on a day like today. what makes a nation and its foundation strong? what makes it mighty to defy, not gold, but only men and women, only men and women, that keep people great and strong. men and women who, for truth and honor state, stand fast and suffer long. brave men who work while others sleep. brave men who dare while others like. they are the ones who built a nation and a lift into the sky. let's all stand up and lift our voices to welcome martin o'malley. [cheers and applause]r >> thank you very much. thank you very, very much. thank you all. thank you all so very, very much for being here. to my wife and to our children, grace and tara, and william and jack, to my mother, barbara o'malley, and my dad who i know is here in spirit, and my brothers and sisters, and to joe and barbara, monsignor burke, reverend hill, rabbi, lieutenant governor anthony brown, and his beautiful family, anthony, th

. >> almost like asking where's waldo? oh. go ahead. >> his name's not waldo. [laughter] >> good morning, mr. president. my name is c.j. camarato. i'm from boston, massachusetts. and i'm curious, were or are you concerned that legislation you passed such as the patriot act opens the door for potential abuse by future presidencies? >> yes. great question. the law that was passed twice by the congress, once when the republicans controlled the congress, or we controlled the congress and once after the '06 election when we got soundly thumped, guarantees civil liberties. there's a lot of safeguards in the law and i don't think a president can, through executive order preempt the safeguards in the patriot act. there are plenty of checks and balances in our system. and throughout the book and historians will note that throughout my presidency, that i worked assiduously to make sure that civil liberties were not undermined. and at the same time, provides the tools necessary for a president, future presidents to be able to protect the homeland. and look, i mean, there

host: waldo, florida. frank, you're on. caller: on the health-care issue, the democrats are just trying to push through or keep 10 pages of that health-care bill. they have a lot of other things in there that no one knows anything about. it is like paying for abortion, and i have heard of a few other things, but i have not seen the bill. i would like to get a copy of the bill or have someone read the whole thing. anyway, my point is that i would like to see them repeal the whole thing, and then go back into it, and put in parts that they want to keep, and drop out all of the other garbage that is just going to increase taxes and everything else. host: thank you, frank. guest: i happen to agree. that is all we saw as republicans across the country. there are parts that we like. and by and large, it was a bad bill. republicans had a mandate, a duty, and an obligation to retail lead built. there are parts that i like, but the -- repeal that bill. there are parts that are a lot that i like -- there are parts that i like it if t

host: waldo, florida. frank, you're on. caller: on the health-care issue, the democrats are just trying to push through or keep 10 pages of that health-care bill. they have a lot of other things in there that no one knows anything about. it is like paying for abortion, and i have heard of a few other things, but i have not seen the bill. i would like to get a copy of the bill or have someone read the whole thing. anyway, my point is that i would like to see them repeal the whole thing, and then go back into it, and put in parts that they want to keep, and drop out all of the other garbage that is just going to increase taxes and everything else. host: thank you, frank. guest: i happen to agree. that is all we saw as republicans across the country. there are parts that we like. and by and large, it was a bad bill. republicans had a mandate, a duty, and an obligation to retail lead built. there are parts that i like, but the -- repeal that bill. there are parts that are a lot that i like -- there are parts that i like it if t

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ralph waldo emerson did not have a lot to say about black people but he had a lot to say about white people. in the nineteenth century the idea purvey old -- prevailed then there were many white races so there were people considered white, no one could question their white as. very clearly the irish were white. very clearly people descended from english people were scottish people were white or german people. but they belong to different races. they were white but belonged to different races. so for instance the irish catholics were thought to belong to the cal tech raise. people descended from english people were thought to belong to the sex and race and the saxons were better. it was not until the middle of the twentieth century which many of us remember vividly that the idea of one big white race came into being in which everybody was the same as everybody else. it is not an accident that that happened for politics. it happened through the national mobilization of the great depression, the second world