where is waldo. >> republicans must steer far clear of that track. >> we got one. in a chair of the house administration committee. ensuring the house runs efficiently. the housewife. >> know any good diners in new hampshire or iowa? >> i will not stand by and watch the people of south carolina ignored. >> it's going to be a great year.

live look at golden gate no fog, smooth sailing out waldo tunnel, earlier roadwork picked up configuredor four lanes southbound7jn1, two northbound typical for morning commute. accident just reported westbound 580 grant line will slow your drive up and over the altamont pass. once you get to the altamont and head towards 580/680, 15 minute drive westbound. >>> 5:49. reare learning more about the medical condition keeping former south african president mandela hospitalized. he's suffering from a recurring lung infection but is responding to treatment. he has been in the hospital since saturday he spent 27 years in prison for fighting racist white rule. he became south africa's first black president in 1994 and served one five year term he has since retired from public life. >>> coming up, the search for an ouchless shot. the answer could come from a slimey critter. >>> new tool against criminals the easy way people can report crimes in their neighborhoods. >>> a woman who spent six days stranded in the sierra snow is recovering from the hypothermia that took her boyfriend's life, six day

fog-free over the waldo. eastbound 4 railroad to somersville left lane blocked with roadwork until 5:30. eastbound 580 to north flynn three left lanes blocked with roadwork until 11:00. westbound moving nicely. >>> today uc berkeley will announce a dream come true for hundreds of undocuments students, hundreds will get help paying tuition. terry mcsweeney was live at cal with a preview. >> reporter: uc berkeley pushing the envelope again setting up not just a scholarship fund but the largest scholarship fund for undocumented students in the united states. look at pictures of students about 200 estimated are going to be helped by what is called the dreamer's fund which will begin with a million dollar gift from a foundation students from 20 countries will benefit not eligible for federal grants, loans or work study positions. the chancellor pushed to have this program in place. >> i thought this isn't fair. furthermore, these are extraordinarily talented people. in the current era with an of the challenges we

. >>> no fog in marin coming in this morning up and over the waldo clear. one lane both directions north end of the golden gate span due to roadwork picked up 5:30 roadwork throughout marin north and southbound 101 between strawberry and sausalito in the northbound direction. southbound you get the cones up and over the waldo for that golden gate bridge approach. north 101 university accident blocking on-ramp car in a ditch with tow truck on scene. eastbound 80 at central that off-ramp blocked by a box truck that got into an accident there. >>> 4:33. a story only on abc 7. dozens in the south bay are wondering where their cars are this morning. the consignment service they were using to sell their vehicles has packed up and moved on, without warning. amy hollyfield is in sunnyvale with more. >> reporter: we are here at sunnyvale motor cars where the parking lot is empty. this company takes your title and sells your car for you. the customers are now realizing that the company is gone and so are the cars. the website for the company says, it is under mainten

hand side of the screen, right land lane, westbound, golden gate bridge wet, not too busy fog on the waldode. new "sig alert" south 101 before cesar chavez lanes blocked, chp en route to this north 101 before mckey accident right lane, eastbound 980 at 14 this is the waze app, highway -- freeway 80 westbound all the way from rodeo and highway from before highway 4, very heavy due to several earlier accidents, new accident at pinole valley road very slow check your travel times from the carquinez bridge into the macarthur maze over 55 minutes now. definitely one of your tougher commutes. you can download this free app at the apple app store or google play. >>> 6:20 within. >>> our storm watch coverage continues -- to make sure the city ready for this latest wet weather. >>> [ inaudible ] >>> another look at live doppler, heaviest of the rain moving into the bay area now good news it is starting to sink a little down to the south, highway 4 corridor still getting wet around antioch and oakley heading towards walnut creek, san ramon towards millbrae, san mateo, south san francisco, pacifica,

clear sailing off the waldo grade and through the waldo tunnel. road work eastbound 4 closed at levy ridge. westbound is stag to slow out of antioch and we have a problem for san francisco van ness at fell. police are working and the intersection is blocked off. >>> if you are a fan of casablanca, chance to play it again. one of two pianogs will be auctioned off today in new york. it is expected to sell for more than just a song. you russ remember this. they hope to fetch $1.2 million. >> you'll remember this one. a group of kayakers got an unexpected encounter with dangerous creatures. check it out. it shows the kayakers getting very close look at a pot of migrating orcas. >> oh, my god! >> they sounded excited. the whales sam right around kayak and under the kayaks, i don't have to imagine that. >> it happened to you. what was it like. >> they were coming at me and they disappeared right in front of me. it makes you a little nervous. a few seconds they emerged way behind me. i was just holding on for dear life. no video. >> flames recipient thro

no metering lights coming off the waldo across the golden gate bridge, no fog, clear and very light traffic down to two lanes that will open up to four for your southbound commute. one accident pushed off the road southbound 101 before poplar in san mateo, slow as crews are on the scene. >>> 30 within. the community of newtown, connecticut, will begin to try to get back to normal this morning. schools will reopen and most students will go back to class. katie marzullo is live with that. >> reporter: all schools in newtown are opening for the first time since friday's shooting, except sandy hook elementary. state police cezanne did hook will remain a secure crime scene, indefinitely. -- there will be more children funerals today. several wakes are scheduled for today. two 6-year-old boys have already been laid to rest jack pinto and noah posner. we are learning jetblue jumped to help the posner family when know with what's put out a call for help. she wanted to bury handwritten notes from family members with her son but his cousin lives in sale. when others failed, jetblue got the letter on

first traffic. >>> coming out of southern marin, sausalito, waldo grade through the tunnel across thetions. four lanes southbound for typical commute, two lanes northbound. fog-free clear ride there. busier but still moving at the limit, 80 westbound some slowing where 580 and 80 merge, a little slow traffic then picks up and eases in nicely into the macarthur maze no delays at the bay bridge֖k tol. heading to return things at malls or shop, if you have to work today, bart, muni, caltrain checking in with all mass transit, no delays. here's a look at some of your drives headed out light conditions up and over the altamont highway 4 westbound the macarthur maze just about 20 minutes. >>> developing news out of brentwood pg&e crews just pinched off a leak that forced evacuation of several homes. crews plan to remain on scene all day to repair the ruptured pipe. pg&e emphasizes that the hraoeblg never posed damage to homes. resident alerted the fire department and pg&e after smelling an overpowering smell of gas around 7:00 last night. strong reading of gas was picked up near a transfor

up and over the waldo grade clear smooth sailing and drive across the golden gate bridge light, easyco north 880,"cx hesperian roadwork towards washington until 6:00 this morning roadwork on the peninsula north 101380 up to three lanes affected, wanted to you our waze app this tiburon boulevard approaching 101, a carsaa%l hit a deer and slammed into a parked car, right at nole road before@lgxp e interchange on to 101. if you travel on tiburon boulevard in the westbound traffic until they get that cleaned up. if you want to navigate your commute this morning or any morning download this free app at google play and apple app store. >>> 5:21. >>> coming up, from baseball star to celebrity judge. the giants' player who helped pick the new miss universe. >>> talk about couch potatoes. why you will have 20,000 spuds to thank when you use wifi on . >>> it was great and awesome and he waves at us. everyone that is watching channel 7, i wish tell a merry christmas. >>> even more awesome, thank you, merry christmas right back at ya.kqíxk santa's arrival in mill valley was unconventional his se

standing water, hydroplaning, as mike mentioned give yourself plenty of time, looking good out of waldo san francisco. san mateo bridge as well moving light i should say at the limit both directions between the peninsula and east bay we are getting reports of high wind advisory for the carquinez bridge extra care there. petaluma south 101 at washington this accident is in the median, just gettingqq heavy rain through that area too water may have been a fact for san ramon valley from highway 24 dublin pleasanton, 15 minutes,]e san rafael 101 towards golden gate plaza, not bad dry east shore commute from the carquinez bridge high winds into the macarthur maze under 20 minutes. >>> 5:10. >> next, dramatic images of a ten touching down as a number of twisters hit part of the deep south. >>> now that christmas is over, we'll tell you when you can put your tree on the curb to make sure it stays -- >>> "wall street journal"Ñe:c2 reports obama administration is thinking of expanding refinancing programs. borrowers whose mortgages are not backed by the government andover more than the homes are

. >>> we have light traffic coming out of marin county through the waldo tunnel on the golden gate bridge. you can see it is wet. it is windy out there. bridges use extra caution. you will have four lanes southbound. you can see haze over the camera as you look towards the golden gate fields area, berkeley and into the macarthur maze. it may be cloudy and limited visibility. here is commute times. 880 in southbound direction toward 238 and then 238 toward 84 and eastbound out of san rafael, 580 over to the richmond-san rafael bridge about 18 minutes. >> kristen: raining monday morning could be a challenging commute especially dangerous in the mountains. terry mcsweeney is live in the santa cruz mountains and terry, live doppler 7-hd says you should be getting wet and looks like you are. >> that live doppler 7-hd, it is correct. it's not coming down that hard but coming down since at least 3:30 this morning. it was coming down when he hit it and coming back from most of the ride this side of los gatos. we have rain to talk about up here. we have rain to talk about north of here. take a loo

. >>> no fog at golden gate bridge no delays, southbound 101 from the waldo grade into san franciscoopened up to four lanes things are moving nicely. san mateo bridge tail lights starting to bunch up a about it, brakes on the flat section things pick up foster city westbound macarthur maze east, south and 80 west headed into the macarthur maze all flowing nicely no delays at the bay bridge. >>> queen elizabeth is making history today. this morning she became the first monarch in more than 100 years to sit in on a cabinet meeting this is new video of the prime minister cameron greeting her at the door. queen victoria was the last monarch to attend such a session. government officials say elizabeth paid a visit as observer only, not as a contributor in honor of her 60 years on the throne. >>> gun debate rains on in the wake of the sandy hook school shooting. what state lawmakers have in the works. >>> bug bomb gone wrong. the big mistake a bay area homeowner made trying to fumigate his theme . >>> good tuesday morning. thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. a bit n

also throughout marin county roadwork northbound and southbound 101 across the roadwork southbound waldoading to the golden gate bridge closure for roadwork and northbound between sausalito and basically strawberry mill valley still lanes coned off until 6:00. drive out of antioch good, no problems, we wanted to show you the waze app, 580, 880 junction hopefully we can pop that up. the reason i'm showing this is because a lot of our traffic spotters reporting very thick fog through the san ramon valley. take it easy there. to navigate this mess you can go to google play it is free or the app store. >>> 5:11. >>> apple's huge patent victory over samsung may not be a long one why a judge may be ready to slash a jury's billion dollar verdict. >>> the events sparks outrage not for the reason you might think. . >>> good morning. 5:14. live look at dry embarcadero and the bay bridge in the background no rain but there's fog as well as chilly temperatures. >> yes. federal judge in san jose appears ready to reduce a one billion dollar jury verdict apple won against samsung. the judge told lawyer

southbound configuring commute to four lanes as per usual, right now traffic at the limit off the waldoo the city. eastbound 580 between greenville and north flynn roadwork there until 11:00, westbound good drive into dublin pleasanton off the altamont. heading out right now drive times: >>> back to that breaking news, two chp officers hurt in an early morning chase on i-580. kira klapper did just get to the chp office in dublin. >> reporter: good morning. we are at the dublin chp office because that's where those two identifies are based. they are both being treated at the hospital. fortunately, for minor injuries. we have incredible video from the scene. chp car on its roof, it happened two hours ago about 3:30 this morning. it was two highway patrol cars that began pursuing a speeding driver on i-580 and isabel avenue in livermore the chase reached speeds of mover than 100 miles an hour at some point, one car overturned at greenville and east north flynn. both officers suffered minor injuries, you can see them, one officer with head wounds, otherwise visibly uninjured. both were take

, wet roads, a little bit slick conditions traffic moving at the limit into san francisco from the waldohere's the waze app, 580 westbound, from tracy you can see heavy traffic reported by a spotter here at -- as you make your way up and over the altamont pass. a bit mild with medium speeds as you make your way westbound 580 over the altamont into the livermore area where things pick up into the dublin/ pleasanton area. this app is free, you can put it on your iphone, smartphone, apple app store or google play. >>> 5:49. >>> move over netflix, there's a new streaming movie service in town. >> here's jane king. >>> good morning. red box launching a streaming movie service, unlimited video, including movies from warner brothers, paramount, lyon's gate for $6 a month, $8 for physical dvd -- national transportation safety board recommending ignition interlocks be required for all drunk and driving offenders nationwide. should you be allowed to commute to work with a gun? republican dominated legislatures in pennsylvania, tennessee, south carolina and alabama planning to consider allowing emp

(laughter) (applause) where is waldo?r) but instead, instead all the media's all hyperfocused "there's no latinos or blacks or women or asians." there's got to be a good reason. >> the leadership points out they were selected for a reason, including seniority. >> there's about 20 women in the republican house caucus and nine of them were elected in 2010 and 2012. >> jon: so it's seniority? let me get this straight. the party that hates the teachers unions gives chairmanships based on tenure? (laughter) look, it's a republican house. no media mob of p.c. diversity cops is going tell how speaker john baner what to do. >> congresswoman can days miller of michigan will chair the house administration committee. >> jon: we got one! whoo! a lady with lady parts! she will be the chair of the house administration committee whose responsibilities apparently range from making congress more open and accessible to ensuring the house runs efficiently and smoothly. (audience reacts) (laughter) so we've got a woman to be-- to coin a phra

. >> we tried sprinklers, we tried reflective tape, ribbons everywhere waldo canyon firy tried what we -- reflective tape everywhere. >> reporter: but once the nest had eggs in it, the work crews were stopped in their tracks. >> there was a case where a house finch pair decided to nest in a wheel well on a flat-bed trailer that was loaded with reenforcing steel. the trailer couldn't be moved. >> reporter: bart thought it would cost them about $90,000 to accommodate their feathered friends. it ended up costing them about $5 million. $17,000 a nest. >> it's going way beyond what you would consider a principal use of protection to the environment. >> reporter: bart says it would have cost them more if their project had been delayed or if they violated the laws and were fined. the extension is expected to be completed in 2015. if the birds continue to be a problem, bart is going to have to continue to pay. >>> the dungeness crab season just got started, and already the boats are idle. boat workers are on strike in a despite over prices. the problem bubbled to the surface sunday when crabbe

like they are getting sprinkles on the bridge now, roads looking wet as you make your way from the waldosan francisco. other than that traffic light there. checking back with all mass transit back on normal schedule this morning, expecting light ridership this week. flooding 121 in the napa area pardon me sonoma area 121 highway 12 closed at 8th street due to flooding they expect to have that cleared by 7:00 this morning. >>> 4:50. president obama is cutting short his christmas holiday in hawaii to resume talks on averting the fiscal cliff. this is video of the president and the first lady departing honolulu yesterday after visiting with troops. mrs. obama and the couple's two daughters are scheduled to remain in hawaii until january 6th. the president willey for washington this evening. lawmakers have less than a week to come to an agreement on how to avert tax increases set to go into effect in january. . >> in new york police have found a bed in the burned out home of the man who killed two firefighters monday. the victim is believed to be the gunman's 67-year-old sister. a vigil was

northern part of the span should be picked up by 5:30 this morning light as you make your way out of waldo tunnel. san mateo bridge speeds picked up traffic starting to flow better. maybe they have that partially cleared. cold out there, here's mike with your forecast. >>> 30s and 40s, frost inland valleys. good morning. thankfully winds light no wind chill. in the afternoon, temporarily put away the wet weather gear and grab the glasses, mostly sunny, jacket and sweater weather, low to mid 50s. a few snow showers in the sierra, a little snow in the grapevine that will be gone by the time you get there, if you are leaving now rain around l.a. and san diego in the afternoon it will hang around san diego and palm springs l.a. will start to clear out, low 60s there 30 in tahoe, 42 yosemite. >>> have you heard about this? police say they have stopped a plot to murdering justin bieber. police identified the suspected mastermind as dana martin convicted killer in prison in new mexico he has an image of bieber tattooed on his leg he plotted to kill him after his attempts to contact the singer fai

light, no fog on the golden gate bridge, no fog up and over the waldo clear sailing and two lanes both directions on the golden gate no roadwork either. we have roadwork eastbound 4 at loveridge until 5:30, westbound looking good out of antioch, no delays. roadwork on the peninsula, 101 before 92, both directions until 6 a.m., slowing northbound 101. roadwork eastbound 80 carquinez bridge until 8:00 hope to get that cleared up earlier we'll follow that. >>> 4:34. san francisco police and arson investigators trying to figure out cause of deadly house fire it started 8:40 last night on st. charles avenue in the ingleside area. an off-duty firefighter smelled smoke and alerted the department, 40 firefighters arrived to fight the blaze and discovered the body on the second floor of the building. they had the fire contained a half hour later. the flames burned through the garage up to the second floor. >>> major development, oakland the first city in the nation to willfully surrender control of its police department to a court appointed director. the city reached a deal yesterday to an indi

same with golden gate bridge, no delays, everything smooth sailing out of waldo tunnel to the toll onyle drive. one accident westbound 580 at basco blocking middle lane, traffic bunched up before the scene. >>> :10. >>> we are awaiting a briefing from president obama on gun control. >>> later, danger down under, the dozens of sharks >>> the bulk of the system staying to the north around oregon and washington will start to slide south a little under eureka and mount shasta and crescent city with lower elevation rain and higher elevation snow today. high pressure over us, nearly calm and very, very dry air and that's why we are seeing temperatures drop so significantly this morning. by 7:00, we are at our lows for -- in general, noon mid to upper' Ñ 40s, 4:00, a few high clouds, a lot of sun low to mid 50s, 7:00 chilly, low to mid 40s. rain arrives in the north bay tomorrow, also will bring warmer weather, rain for all of us friday and saturday. >>> 6:14. new this morning, abc news has learned president obama will hold a briefing at the white house 8:45 in morning, our time to make anno

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waldo point harbor thought they knew what was coming with the king tide. >> usually when the tide gets high it comes out here but a half one will go across the road but today it was up in the parking lot. >> the house boats are built for it. john has lived here for 14 years and remember a tide high enough for a 15 boat kayak race across the parking garage. he knows to move his cars. >> the modern cars, as soon as the computer gets wet the car is totaled. >> they expect to be out here doing traffic management at least through saturday. >>> let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. nice day around here. the temperatures are a little chilly. >> a few spots, especially in the north bay valleys with lotion down to around freezing. this cold air will be with us for a while. here is a live view from sutro camera looking over san francisco and clear and chilly night. let's take a look at live doppler 7-hd which shows that we are rain free essentially and cloud free a few spots of moisture lurking offshore. our rainfall has ended and we have a few wet spots over the last 24 hours. rainf

traffic is moving nicely heading into san francisco from the waldo grade in marin county. 680, injury accident blocking an off-ramp, back to traffic app showing 101 northbound jammed from the expressway, from santa clara up to sunnyvale. an earlier accident at mada very heavy traffic remains. to navigate your commute, free app at apple app store or google play. >>> first of 28 funerals will take place today in connecticut. two young boys killed at sandy hook elementary will be buried. this morning we are hearing a new story of survival. news reporter joins us live from the newsroom. >> six-year-old jack pinto and noah pos never will be laid to rest. jack pinto will be laid in victor cruz's jersey because that was his hero. he will take his cleats and gloves to pinto's family. sandy hook nurse sally cox is talking for the first time when she knew something it was terrible happening. she heard loud popping sounds. she hid under her computer desk and gunman entered her office. >> i heard the door close. he probably walked in and i could see him from the knees down. >> right in front of y

you can expect minor delays up and over the waldo. alto north 101 embarcadero road accident in the clearing stages, south 680 walnut creek at treat accident there. waze app taking a look at your approach to the bay bridge toll, traffic bumper-to-bumper because the metering lights are on. >>> ahead, five things know -- things to know before you go. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> here are five things to know before you go: number one, two chp officers recovering after flipping their patrol car during a high speed chase on i-580 near livermore. they were chasing a speeding driver at north flynn when they flipped they suffered minor injuries. >> number two, work resumes in lafayette to fix a gaping sinkhole ne

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the right, string of headlights moving nicely at the limit, no problems towards central san rafael, waldo grade fog-free, visibility good towards the golden gate bridge, four lanes southbound it is clear there. san francisco folsom street at essex a car hit a hydrant, spewing water everywhere affecting the ramp to eastbound bay bridge you cannot use that ramp to the eastbound bay bridge until they get water stopped. eastbound carquinez bridge roadwork until 8:00, affecting three lanes there. >>> 5:10. >> next, big milestone construction of the new 49er stadium reaches today. >>> driving perk for california lawmakers, not before some passed the buck to taxpayers. >>> first, this morning's america's money report. >>> good morning. mega bank lay-offs, city group announced plans to -- citigroup announced plans to slash 11,000 jobs, wall street had a good day, dow rose 82 points yesterday to close above 13,000. investors appeared optimistic after avoiding the fiscal cliff after the president suggested a deal could be reached in a week. government issues new warning about reverse mortgages that

the limit four lanes southbound direction northbound two lanes fog-free and clear, nice ride off the waldors all day today in celebration of their 100th anniversary. caltrain on time, all mass transit looking good. right now 880 southbound towards 238, 680 san ramon corridor towards 580 and east shore commute into the maze. >>> ahead, five things to know before you go. >> the abc7 morning news returns in >>>:54. live doppler you can see the rain -- off over the ocean heading our way this storm is going to light nothing like what you've seen in the last couple of days. >>> here are five things to know before you go: number one, a woman died this morning in oakland after a driver slammed into her car while trying to outrun chp on 98th near 580. chp was trying to stop a bmw for speeding but the driver slammed into another car carrying the woman and three who all went to the hospital. >> number two, president obama and congressional leaders still looking to avoid fiscal cliff monday. they will meet at the white house today boehner has called members into session sunday. there is no sign of a d

golden gate bridge fog-free, commute direction with four lanes southbound out of waldo tunnel, no delaysnew accident south 880 at fremont boulevard south, off the roadway, a car into a pole, you will not find too much slowing. back to san leandro, fairmont between 580 and lake chabot avoid that area, truck has run into live power lines, take lake chabot exit castro valley boulevard avoid fair money drive area, if you can. -- fairmont drive area, if you can. >>> friends say the health of nelson mandela is beginning to fail. he was admitted to a hospital in south africa saturday for unspecified reasons. government officials have said the 94-year-old icon is comfortable and undergoing tests. mandela spent 27 years in prison for fighting racist white rule. he became south africa's first black president in 1994 and served one five year turn he has since retired from public life. >>> illness forcing secretary of state clinton she is fighting a symptom virus. her trip will involve -- a symptom virus. her trip will involve -- >>> new government report says there are fewer homeless vets in u.s. a

residents in sausalito's waldo point harbor say they usually know what to expect but even they were alittle surprised. >> usually it comes to here where we are now. really high one will go halfway across the road. >> reporter: you will see a little more water coming to shore today the peak is expected at 11:30. the weather is supposed to be nice today so the tide won't have anything fueling it along we are lucky this didn't happen last week when it was raining. king tides are expected to last through saturday. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> classes will go on schedule at cal-state fullerton after a search put the school on lock down it was lifted 12:30 this morning s.w.a.t. teams surrounded the business school buildings after a man suspected in two robberies ran in. most students received text alerts telling them to shelter-in-place. >> i saw all these cop cars and then we see some guy running through the intersection and start walking through everyone was telling the cops which way he went. >> some students spent up to eight hours barricaded in classrooms, offices and dorm rooms, off

shouldn't say down to, two in the northbound direction, wet, windshield wipers needed and fog over the waldo grade light commute san mateo bridge from hayward, clawiter, no rain. serious problems oakland where raining hard northbound 880 at 7th pick up and big rick in accident blocking right lane -- big rig -- waze app showing 580 accident one of our traffic spotters sent an interesting picture of bumper-to-bumper traffic you can see tail lights stopped near the accident at lake shore once again slow in the area. to navigate rain and commute pick up this free app at abc7news.com get information there or download it at the apple app store or google play >> 5:10. >>> next, the search for a grinch who stole more than christmas outside a southern california art shop. >>> the new mobile app that could make your search for parking easier. a story only on abc7 news. >>> we are on storm watch. you are looking at live doppler showing you radar returns of moderate rain, some heavy in the bay area, north bay areas especially. mike has the latest l ñ >>> plan on using the wipers on this wet morning. if

golden gate bridge, four lanes southbound no delays out of marin no problems over the waldo, sunol gradet off the side of the road south 680 at paloma past highway 84. accident on the shoulder san bruno south 101 at san bruno avenue, cleared. slowing out of antioch westbound highway 4 towards pittsburg, 40 miles an hour, there typical. hillcrest to 242 right around 20 minute drive towards concord. >>> 5:41. >>> stopping abuses at the top, local lawmaker presides over financial reforms after a scandal he brought on himself. >>> amazing scene in the pacific north we have after rain proved to be too much >>> welcome back. update on a dog reportedly abandoned in santa cruz county. we told you yesterday morning a woman told the animal shelter she found this springer spaniel with a sign that read homeless. the dog was in bad health and had to be put down. the woman lied. the dog belonged to her. investigators say she finally admitted that she couldn't afford the euthanasia fee. >>> you may have to wait a while get your federal tax refund. >> ohio. >>> good morning if you think -- filing is a b

the waldo canyon fire in colorado rained for days killing two people -- raged for days killing two peoplemes and scorching over 18,000 acres. it was fueled by the dry brush and fierce winds. the unrelenting heat proved deadly in the mid-atlantic and midwest states after july storms killed at least 22 people across the area. it also knocked out power leaving millions sweltering. heat-related deaths climbed to at least 20 in the chicago area. the big easy was not spared this year. hurricane isaac making landfall near new orleans on the eve of the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. isaac made landfall as a category 1 hurricane. the slow moving storm drenched low lying coastal areas. here's one of the hardest hit areas, plaquemines parish. it then moved slowly inland inundating communities in arkansas as it passed. an eerie sight in the skies over phoenix as a massive dust storm called a haboob blows in. winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour brought in dust and sand from the desert. 2012 also saw the birth of a superstorm, a devastating hurricane that collided with a powerful cold syst

this is two lanes shut down in san rafael between sir francis drake boulevard and waldo tunnel.so had that earlier tunnel where a car went down the enbankment. up next a look at 880 near the oakland coliseum. traffic flowing nicely. and 280 down in san jose you can see traffic on the right hand side there is northbound asacria drive toward san francisco. 5:49 here is rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. mostly clear skies. calm conditions and a chilly start in many parts around the bay area. our inland areas seeing temperatures 10-15 degrees colder than just 24 hours ago. 37 degrees in santa rosa. 40s in napa. low 40s fairfield, concord,. around the bay area a little more comfortable. 48 in oakland. 51 in san jose. we are dealing with mostly cloudy skies over san jose. hoping to keep your temperatures up just a little bit. we are seeing fog form especially in our valley locations. visibility down to a quarter mile in napa. fairfield reporting a quarter mile visibility. livermore bouncing between a quarter mile and a mile. be prepared as you get out the door you may need extra tim

where is waldo. >> republicans must steer far clear of that track. >> we got one.istration committee. ensuring the house runs efficiently. the housewife. >> know any good diners in new hampshire or iowa? >> i will not stand by and watch the people of south carolina ignored. >> it's going to be a great year. >> let's get right to our panel now. a pair of esteemed washington writers, jonathan capehart and dana milbank, political columnist. welcome to both of you. if i can start with you,ç jonathan, paul ryan and marco rubio spoke to a group of conservatives last night. they talked about helping the poor get into the middle class. in fact, i think we have a shot of paul ryan helping the poor. yes, there he is, in a soup kitchen during a campaign photo op. as we know, it was all just talk. when are we going to start hearing substance from these men or any republicans, for that matter? >> paul ryan would say he's been talking substance for a long time on these issues. it's just that we don't like what he's saying. we don't like his prescriptions for how he would help t

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southbound waldo grade bumper to bumper from mill valley to san francisco after a car veerd into northbound traffic shutting down all lanes on the golden gate bridge. one person was injure sfld not much we can do. a lot of us in the same situation. >> the rains swept back right into the area from the south bay to the east bay to the north bay. it was wet and trees were down. santa maria two cars buried under a massive pine. highway 13 oakland a fallen tree blocks one lane as caltran crews chop it up and sweep it away. >> no houses in danger. >> 50-foot deep sink hole on mountain view drive in lafayette crews built a channel overnight to allow storm water to properly flow. the city council also adopted an emergency declaration establishing a million-dollar budget to fix the drainage problem. >> by the council's action yesterday we're trying to get this fixed as soon as we can in hopefully a matter of weeks as oppose today a matter of month. >> tonight's commute a lot smoother than this morning's. this recent storm almost nearly crush add san francisco story. we're going to have their story c

ralph waldo emerson, henry david thoreau speak out against the war in pretty strong terms. now, i think if opposition to the war had remained limited to doing good, it would be interesting, but wouldn't really be that different from what happened in the war of 1812. what you see happiness over the course of the war, delinquent stamps being the only place it is the national antiwar movement. there are four main grounds on which americans oppose the war. the first one in this poster is on the grounds of morality that this was an unjust war that would bring national dishonor of the united states. congressman joshua giddings of ohio repeatedly warned the house of representatives that in order to be patriotic, people had to quote, descend from this aggressive unholy and unjust war and he said in the murder of mexicans upon their own soil for rapid and that the country can take no part either now or after. and giddings was rather strong in his opinion, but that was a kind of critique that you see certainly by march of 1847 with united states bombarded the town of veracruz, leadin

the waldo canyon fire in colorado, raged for days killing two people, destroying over 300 homes, and scorching over 18,000 acres. it was fueled by the dry brush and fierce winds. the unrelenting heat also proved deadly in the mid-atlantic and midwest states after july storms killed at least 22 people across the area. it also knocked out power, leaving millions sweltering. heat-related deaths climbed the to at least 20 in the chicago area. the by easy was not spared this year. hurricane isaac making landfall near new orleans on the eve of the 7th anniversary of hurricane katrina. isaac made landfall as category 1 hurricane. the slow moving storm drenched coastal areas. here is one of the hardest hit areas, plaquemines parish. it moved slowly inland inundating communities in arkansas as it passed. eerie skies over phoenix as a massive dust storm called a haboob blows in. winds 40 miles an hour bringing dust and sand from the desert. 2012 also saw the birth of a superstorm, a devastating hurricane that collided with a powerful cold system from canada that slammed the northeast. sandy ma

contemplating how to begin my remarks today, first minute of the words of the renowned poet, ralph waldo alarcon, who said cultivated the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you and to give thanks continuously. and because all things have contributed to your advantage, you should include all things in your gratitude. that perfectly encapsulates how i am feeling on this day, madam president, thankful and blessed. and in that light, i first and foremost want to thank the people of maine for allowing me to be her voice, their vote and their champion for 16 years in the u.s. house of representatives and 43 terms in the united states senate. one of the definitions is a charger duty post in the face of confidence and to set the trust of mean people who place their faith and confidence in me, is in honor of indescribable magnitude. indeed, my magnificent state over the past 34 years in the halls of congress has been the greatest privilege of my life. i also want to thank my amazing husband, josh mckern and who's up there in the gallery, who as you know was a former congre

contemplating how to begin my remarks today, i am reminded of the words of the renowned pellett -- poet, ralph waldomerson. give thanks continuously. because all things that contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude. that perfectly encapsulates how i am feeling on this day, madam president -- thing fall and last. i first and foremost want to thank the people of maine for allowing me to be their voice, their boat, and their champion for 16 years in the -- their vote in the u.s. house of representatives and for three terms in the senate. one definition of the word trust is a faith of confidence in a duty or post. to have the confidence of the people who have placed their confidence in me is an honor of indescribable magnitude. in serving my state for the past 34 years, it has been the greatest privilege of my life. i also want to thank my amazing husband, josh, up there in the gallery. he is a former congressman and former gov. of maine. while he was governor and i was in the house of representatives, we used to joke our idea of quality time would be listening to

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remarks today, i was reminded of the words of the renowned american poet and son of new england, ralph waldo emerson, who said "cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes you to and to give thanks continuously and because all things have cricketed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude." that perfectly encapsulates how i'm feeling on this day, madam president. thankful and blessed. and in that light, i first and foremost want to thank the people of maine for allowing me to be their voice, their vote, and their champion for 16 years in the u.s. house of representatives and for three terms in the united states senate. one of the definitions of the word "trust" is a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence and to have had the trust of maine people who have placed their faith and confidence in me is an honor of inscribable mag any -- indisdescribable magnitude. serve my state over the past 34 years in the halls of congress has been the greatest privilege of my life. i also want to thank my amazing husband, jock mckernan, who is up the