from towing to snowing. >> dana, that's the case. not just any kind of snowfall either. an historic snowfall is right now in the forecast. everything coming into perfect alignment which right now computer models have not diverted from this prognosis since last friday. let's go up in the sky. this is our live cbs5 weather camera aboard chopper 5 looking out towards the bay area where today's highs banked anywhere from 52 degrees at half moon bay to 61 degrees at pete's in santa rosa and gilroy which is near normal for this time of the year. not so near normal. overnight lows will be dipping down to 30 in santa rosa but not as cold as last night when we had clear skies and 26 degrees. increasing the cloud cover. calling it partly cloudy after midnight. 40s common across the central area. looks like we do have the passage of that trough yesterday that spilt a few rain drops across the bay area. now quickly in its place is the weak ridges of high pressure. that's why we had the crystal clear skies today. brand-new area of low pressure. it will produce clouds tomorrow. so we

dana made a good point that you are caught in this position. the geography for those who have watched the "west wing," the back door of the office that all four of us had, you walk out of it and 25 feet away you are with the president yelling at you about how bad the presses. you are literally just -- juxtaposed between these actors. you have to try to keep both halves of that happy. it is a very tricky thing to do because you will not make your colleagues from the white house happy. you can never make the press corps happy because they are always bitching about something. it is a formula for having to establish a way in which people get your queues of what you are trying to -- >> do you feel you have lied on behalf of the president? >> because on that i said here is the state and i have. i was very conscious since i did not know what the whole truth wa i never went beyond a statement that was approved by lawyers. it was a very uncomfortable thing. i prided myself on being on top of the informational and giving it to the american people come ba

we'll toss it back to you, dana. if the president shows up here, we'll get video and brick it back to you in the show. we're for sure going to get the motor kidd. >> keep us posted. well, is to the president is focused on the bay area's tech industry tonight, just as a lot of people are sounding the alarm. why silicon valley jobs are being exported to places like oregon. we're going to have that coming up tonight at 6:30. >> well, president's plane made it in just fine, but not the case for everybody. because of the storm, there's two and three hour delays for arriving flights, that, of course, having a domino effect, delaying several flights out as well. for most of you, this is the story of your day. downtown video from san francisco. wet day. at the beaches, a high surf advisory was in effect for most of the day. some very high tides causing flooding in the also lido area, of all places. this is mt. st. helena. plows had to work double time to keep the roads clear for drivers. power has been restored to bay area c

allan and dana that's coming up next time around. >> all right. thanks, roberta. >> san francisco's most outspoken former supervisor may try to become the city's next mayor. >> i will politically haunt you for the biggest fumble in the history of san francisco politics. it's on like donkey kong. >> chris daly says he will run for mayor if no other leading progressive run for the race. during his eight years in office he was pretty well known for his outbursts and outrageous comments. daly says the progressives need a "big name challenger" in that rapes. he has the power to bring that to the election. >> a trendy style of bicycle but missing something that could save your life. that's in two minutes. at first, they were popular with bike messengers in san francisco and ,, a wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] for a limited time, call to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with select services and a 1-year price guarantee. it's our fastest internet for the

dana, the nation's worst foreclosure city in january remained las vegas. back to you. >> wow. mark sayer in san jose. thank you. >>> well, the state is launching a $2 billion program to help struggling homeowners. keep your home california dips into federal funds set aside for the financial system rescued three years ago. the money is meant to help about 100,000 homeowners fend off for closure. the program would also help thousands of families move if they do lose their homes. several major banks are on board with this plan. >>> late this afternoon federal prosecutors dropped six of the charges against barry bonds in his perjury case but it is not clear why. the former giants still faces five charges that accuse him of lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. bonds is scheduled to stand trial march 21st. >>> a 31-year-old man is under arrest tonight after causing a deadly car crash in san francisco. police say that a black audi barreled through multiple red lights then crashed head on into another car early this morning. the driver of that second car

it is a remarkable thing and a very proud dana. -- thing. i spoke a little bit about this yesterday, but it is important set this reminds everybody this is the birthplace of the united nations. this is a city of remarkable diversity. we do not just tolerated. we celebrate it. that is a spirit of what makes sense and cisco a special place in the hearts and minds of people -- that makes san francisco a special place in the hearts and minds of people. mayor lee, here is my advice. you have a year, figure out what you want to accomplish. you were put in this position by the people to my right, but the people of san francisco are the people counting on you. [applause] do what you think is right, and remember that as important and impressive as this did not -- as this is, there are hundreds of thousands of people who require your attention and leadership. always remember the people outside are the people we also need to represent. remember that just because you disagree with the other side does not mean something is going wrong. that is part of th

. >> dana has been great, she has been a sport about the project. it was cool for her to see it and actually like it. as an artist, it means a lot to us. we are going to make it look really clean today. then it should be done. we have had this mural of for about six years and it has not been tagged. it really works as a deterrent. a lot of us graffiti artists have been waiting for an opportunity like this, to express ourselves on walls. and there are so many walls around the city that could be beautified. i am so thankful that this opportunity has come about. >> my word encourage anyone who is thinking about it to really jump on the bandwagon. it is looking beautiful. when i came here this morning, i was notified that taggers were there last night, but fortunately, they did not touch our building. >> to check out the mural in person, stop by 65 polk road. in addition to being a street smarts artist, he has been teaching students about the value for public space and creating public art for the communities through a program called where art lives. for

dana? >> you know, don, i'm just wondering, not to infer anything criminal has transpired here, but were police ever called to that house for every reason, do you know? >> reporter: we don't know about the history. the neighbors say the family got along fairly well in this house. anyhave had sometimes when they heard loud discussions but they have not told us of any kind of times when the police were called to the house. we don't seem to have a history of that. but we have heard from other neighbors in other neighborhoods about things going on which we can't get confirmed by the police but it does -- it suggests things. >> all right. don knapp, thank you. >>> there are hundreds of millions of them. but they are largely unaccounted for. a mystery that may have an answer in your couch. that's in 2 minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but when was t >>> you probably have a few floating around a drawer at home but when was the last time you used one at the cash register. what happened to half dollars? ken

as for the terms of the agreement here, dana, a 15-year lease at this site and the company does have the option to actually buy the buildings if it wants to in five years. back to you. >> a great looking campus. hopefully they will have some openings and they will hire people from the local area. that would be really great. we will see. all right. mark, thank you. >>> well, ahead a big cell phone service outage tonight stretching from the bay area all the way down to l.a. in oakland tonight a warning from police. who should be taking precautions. >>> the family of a young hit- and-run victim is reaching out to the community. a substantial reward now being offered just ahead the car the police and the community are searching for. >> can't rule out the fact that they died but you also can't rule out the fact that they lived. that's why we still have warrants for them. >>> you know the story. the three men who escaped alcatraz. why the mystery is resurfacing this week and some new nuggets in the case you may not be familiar with. >>> tenants move out but leave something behind. what it

live from richmond, dana, back to you. >> now, the person was not shot, the person that was injured? >> reporter: no. they were struck in the face, according to sheriff deputies, by shattered glass. they're saying it's not a life- threatening injury. >>> to egypt now. day 16 of the unrest. tonight, labor unions joining in. thousands of worker workers went on strike today. this as protesters took their -- to the heart of the government. >> reporter: internet activist is the unlikely hero of egypt's revolt. today in an interview, he said it's too late with discussions with mubarak. disappointing lesions of young activists who are making it up as they go along online. people like -- a stockbroker turned internet rebel who discovered on twitter today that protesters were moving beyond tahrir square. >> now we will add the place in front of the parliament as another safe place for protesters. >> reporter: his proudest moments, victory. he's got a trophy -- to prove it. >> the police have these shields. he thinks at this stage, they need a leader and structure. >> we are so strong but not

dana? >>> well, for the first time since taking the post california's new chief justice held her first press briefing today. as simon perez tells us, it was her opportunity to explain some of the issues facing the court including what she wants from governor jerry brown. >> so i will take questions. >> reporter: in her first sit down with the media since taking over as chief justice of the california supreme court last month she defended the role the courts play in the initiative process. for example, proposition 8 which confirms marriages in california are only between a man and woman is like many others. after the people voted it ended up in the courts anyway. >> it is the opportunity for the people to truly speak and to truly legislate. and so for me, it is part and parcel of the professions of the career here. >> if it ends up in the courts are they really legislating and speaking? >> are they being the people. >> yes. >> i think so. we still have to determine what it means so we look a

. >>> good evening, i'm dana king. a deadly crackdown on his own people. there are reports that -- opening fire on demonstrators. that as the leader looses support from a number of his own dip low mats including am ambassador -- ambassadors -- >> reporter: control may not be quite accurate. the video coming out on youtube showed a group of cheering young men brand issuing weapons -- brandishing weapons. crowds chanted support. an army unit is reported to have defected to the protestors. the uprising has spread to the capitol. reports from eyewitnesses spoke of gunfire. tear gas and then video emerged of bargain bins being wheeled in the seats and set on fire -- wheeled in the streets and set on fire. his son went on tv giving dire warnings civil war. he threatened the military would fight to the last man to defend his father and that rivers of blood would flow. with chaos spreading and symbols of power being attacked by protestors no longer afraid of the forces that held it so long, it seems there will be extreme bloodshed. bp is evacuating and the british

>>> good evening, i'm dana king. >> and i'm ken. >> anyone caught roaming downtown christ church will be arrested. >> the curfew went into effect 30 minutes ago. crews are dealing with widespread destruction from yesterday's quake. 75 people were killed. grace lee shows us many remain trapped tonight and some are using technology. >> reporter: the 6.3 magnitude earthquake devastated new zealand's second largest city. hundreds are still trapped. buildings crumbled during the lunch hour. debris scattered. >> she's in the classroom. are you in the classroom? victims have tweeted and knocked on rocks hoping to get rescued. she has been stuck under her desk for 24 hours. she called local news stations hoping to aid in her own rescue. >> you have your cell phone with you, have you used it? >> i have. i rang my -- to say good-bye. >> tell me about that conversation. >> it is horrible. my daughter was crying and i was crying because i thought that was it. but you know, you want to tell them you love them. i have no idea what's going on. >> she captured the attention of the world with her hear

other examples of art work in libraries that you might be interested in seeing it is dana zed's glass shatters in front of a library. there are a wall sculptures in the lobby of the glen park branch library. and then there is an illuminated book on the wall of the mission bay library. >> "ocean current." we are on ocean avenue, so there is a connection to that. that is what this is about. culmination of all lot of dialogue, processing over a five-year period. that is longer than most art projects take, but i really feel like the product was enriched from that. making the sculpture involves forging and fabricating steel. we used to deal to create this flowing, central sculptor, heating, bending, grinding, painting,

. >> pulitzer prize-winning reporter dana priest investigates the massive intelligence buildup since 9/11. >> it's shrouded in secrecy. >> buildings four stories high, but they go down ten stories. >> 16 or 17 different intelligence agencies. >> are we safer? >> are we safe enough? >> in our second story tonight... >> so these are parts that are illegal? >> that would be the easy way to say it-- an illegal part. >> miles o'brien investigates a disturbing new trend in the airline industry. >> and the downside is there's going to be people that are going to die. it's going to be at the expense of a smoking hole at the end of the runway. >> and from afghanistan, martin smith finds the man who knows the secrets. >> did you encourage the americans to increase their use of drones? >> i encouraged america to "bomb pakistan." >> these three stories tonight on frontline. >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation

chris: before we break, it is the end of february, and four weeks ago, dana urged his colleagues and competitors in the news world to give sarah palin as a topic as a rest for the month of rest. no interviews, columns, nothing, starvation diet. under that proposal, how would palin get through the month? the comedic jean reduces at will fairly's place imagined how it went up at her headquarters in alaska >> i am telling you, this is the best vacation i ever had. todd, get your hand off me! katie, hi! listen, i will do whatever you want. i will talk magazines, newspapers. [applause] >> oprah, i am glad to answer that. of course trying wasn't mine. it was track's or bristol's one of them. no, no. i can't go anywhere without everyone trying to take my picture. oh, todd. come on, todd. i'm not going to hurt you. oh, spirits of the beast, mother bear and sister caribou, i cry out to you in solidarity, in pain. >> every minute i stay here, i get weaker, and every minute katie couric does that, she zpwets stronger. each time i look around, the walls move in a little tighter. ♪ >> what? wha

. >>> in washington, ari fleischer and dana perino will be among the former white house press secretaries taking part in a forum called live from the white house, making and shaping the news. >>> and it is national black hiv/aids awareness day. according to government statistic, african-americans are the racial or ethnic group most affected by hiv. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. an exclusive in-studio interview with a 76-year-old american woman who was trapped in her cairo apartment while protests in egypt raged. and a former high profile scientologist gives us an inside look at the secret of church. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.

we will take a break and say goodbye to pam wrightman but dana mckee will remain with us. thank you to pam the director of a jewish meditation center program at the center of jewish people hood, san francisco jcc and leader at beth shalom where she is a leader. thank you so much pam for being with us and please join us in just a moment when we return here to mosaic. >> thank you ,, ve a love for skating. it all started when i was little and my dad took me to our local rink.. that love of skating took me to the olympics. i also have a love for reading. i remember my mom reading to me at night. those stories helped me reach for the stars as i drifted off to sleep. that's why i've joined with reading is fundamental, america's largest children's literacy group. together we inspire children to become life-long readers, so they can go for the gold. go to rif dot org, and inspire a child to read today. a great change is at hand and our task is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all. those who look only to the past or the present, are certain to mi

. >> i'm dana king. $80 a month to park. it would be a steal for a lot of people who work in san francisco. but muni drivers are furious that the city is ordering them to pay anything at all. phil matier shows us why muni employees say charging

. >> and i'm dana king. >>> an emotional roller coaster of a day. one described it as psychological whiplash. >> what started as a party in the streets after expecting president mubarack to announce he is quitting. mubarack did make an announcement but not what the protesters wanted. as we look live at tahrir square now, the protesters are planning their next move. >> reporter: they were in a frenzy of expectation. all evening there were rumors that hosni mubarack was about to resign. but when he appeared on state television it with was another half measure. >> i have seen that is it required to delegate the powers and authorities of the president to the vice president. >> reporter: so he is not going anywhere though he will apparently continue his president in name only. but he did make concessions, setting term limits for the presidency, reestablishing judicial oversight of elections and loosening restrictions on who can run. however he stopped short of lifting the hated state of emergency still in effect after 30 years. the immediate reaction in

the basketball and dana wade tied a franchise record of thirty one first off points and finished with forty one overall as he held the miami heat's record one hundred ten points to one hundred for a victory over indiana on miami came into the game hoping to avenge their defeat to boston last time out which snaps an eight game winning streak wrote that more than likely early on especially with dwayne wade and le bron james. such stunning form the stars raced into an early one the end of picked up the pace in the first has been managed to tie a game that was anyone's game still in the fourth drawn over ideas great improviser. on the c.e.o. of one hundred ten points one hundred three victories boston the eastern conference . all over the boxing where money and shane mosley gearing up for what white fans hope will be a blockbuster invites on the seventh of may in las vegas that man will enter as a big favorite against a thirty nine year old sugar shane at the w.b. a welterweight championship belt all mine at the m.g.m. grand these my first encounter. in oh so. i mean. i'm really happy for

. >> i'm dana king. it took 18 days to get rid of a president in power for 30 years. last night egypt's president refused to step down but then this afternoon cairo time protestors got what they wanted. when egypt's vice president went on state-run t.v. and said this. >> celebration, celebration, celebration. >> president hosni mubarak has decided to waive the office of the president. >> and cairo eruptedded. tonight hosni mubarak is 250 miles from cairo. egyptians say they have regained their dignity. after years of watching their country slowly lose its role as the center of the arab world they are ready for a new egypt. >> could you believe this day actually happened? >> no. >> it is like a dream. it is like a dream come true and it happened so suddenly that we cannot imagine it at all and everybody is happy and shocked at the same time. >> i am very, very happy. i'm egyptian. >> now we are egyptians. >> euphoria and more. and the celebrations went on well into the night. >>> so what happens now? elizabeth palmer walks us through the next few days. >> reporter: the

take it, dana. come on. go, melissa! yea! yeah. >> for gerald keen, the tournament is a long-awaited chance to play alongside friends. >> we used to play anytime school was canceled, daylight to dark. our moms used to beat us with a broom to get us off the ice. even today, we always revert back to that time that brought us closer together as friends, probably closer together than some brothers. >> gerald was supposed to be here a year ago. instead, he was deployed to iraq. after his tour, he learned that his friends had named their team the g-men. they won their division wearing sweaters that honored their friend and all those risking everything to make the world more peaceful. >> it's a great honor for them to keep me in their thoughts and prayers. that meant a lot to me. i was very proud of them. >> for some, this competition is a taste of youth. for the chance to break free from everyday life. for the experience that solidifies the bonds of friendship, and though in scale this tournament is so vast, in spirit, it matches t

. >> i'm dana king. tonight the state department is telling americans in egypt do not wait for a call from the embassy. those that want to get out should go to the airport immediately. that as fire bombs and gunfire fly through the square in the center of cairo. three people were killed in overnight violence. the opposition movement has given egypt's president a deadline to step down. he has 15 hours left. this is a live look at the square. it is now thursday morning. protestors are continuing to throw molitov cocktails. katie couric has latest from cairo. >> reporter: it rapidly became clear, president hosni mubarak's words only inflamed the streets. supporters flooded the square. some rode in on horses and camels. by night fall it had only escalated. molitov cocktails replaced with sticks and stones of the afternoon clashes. a message on twitter spoke volumes. oh, my god, they are killing us. the thugs are killing it. >> it is appalling. >> reporter: this woman lost her eye covering a war. she was in t

. >> i'm dana king. yes, it has been snowing in some parts of the bay area tonight. first, this is the town of middleton in lake county where they got about 3 inches in the last 24 hours. this is probably the coldest town in our viewing area. temperatures there in the mid- 20s tonight. >> at the opposite end of the bay area mt. hamilton, santa clara county new snow added to what was already there from earlier storms and took awhile to drive up there this afternoon but once there plenty of snow to play in and a few hours ago a bit of snow started falling in the santa cruz mountains. and i said just a bit, kiet do. tell me about it. >> reporter: well, we have got clear skies right now basically it is just cold but a much different story earlier this evening. all day long at the summit of highway 17 stand a loan cal- trans snowplow and disappointment. >> crazy bummed out if i don't experience snow on my nose. >> reporter: she drove in armed with her scarf and sweatshirt and waited and waited. >> there is a little place called lake tahoe. >> you are totally the first per

. >> i'm dana king. throwing in the east bay hills right now. more on that in a moment. first, the narcotics commander accused of selling the very drugs his officers confiscated has confessed and he is offering an explanation. joe vazquez reports. he says he went from drug cop to drug dealer to save his daughter's life. >> reporter: you can barely see them behind the courtroom's bullet proof glass but that is norm wielsch and private investigator chris butler on the right. norm confessed to re-selling the drugs with butler's help. >> to a point he has accepted responsibility. >> reporter: why? norm wielsch was dealing with financial problems and a sick daughter. >> there are physical disabilities that will come out that he was dealing with. he has a daughter that needed a bone marrow transplant and he was the donor. >> reporter: prosecutors laid out an unusual amount of details in today's court appearance. in one case they say the drug commander stole the drugs that had been procured by his officers, then sold them through the private investigator to an employee of the p

the first ever time but russian of arizona behind belgian kim clijsters who in turn is looking up to dana carline wozniacki the summit's. francesca schiavone really and some of their stories are at the top five and you chart unveiled on monday they have still got quite a points to close on the three leading players though venus williams hostler. in the rankings to six list the american is followed by twenty eleven is truly an open runner up now leave china with serbia in a young age holding steady in the russian pictorial as a ranking all. those are the elite group of world wide board warrior. rafael adultery means the player to catch in men's tennis the spaniard who won three majors in two thousand and ten sits a huge four thousand four hundred twenty five points in front of roger federer twenty eleven to open winner novak djokovic is gaining on the fed express though with eighty five points all that separates second. robin sort of. runner off. the top five. russians in the list with the country's top ranked player in the youzhny eleventh. selection of the n.f.l.'s brightest and best up

>> reporter: well dana, for 178 years a small group of ecuadorrans have claimed they have been poisoned by chevron and on the other hand chevron has been told there were four judges and they have been intimidated. the final judge ruled gents chevron, nearly 10 billion- dollar will h go to the ecuadorans but listen to why chevron tells cbs5 tonight they won't pay. >> this judgment is completely illegitimate. >> reporter: chevron says it expected today's 9 1/2 billion dollar verdict which includes $8.6 billion in damages and another 10% in mandated reparations, so they have no plans to pay. >> it is unenforceable and we're going to appeal it. >> reporter: they say the verdict is fraught with fraud. >> this verdict is handed out in the court that seth ron asked it to be. they forced it to move back to ecuador, they didn't want it to be held in the united states. >> reporter: paul pazymino bought them in 2001. texaco was convicted of dumping wastewater when they were drilling, they sued claiming cancer, birth defects and countless deaths ensued over the past 45 years. >> now chevron has bee

dana. >> that's great the community has come together. all right in oakland, robert liles, thank you. >>> sources are telling cbs news tonight that a saudi arainan student living in texas was one chemical away from having the materials he needed to make a real bomb. the feds didn't know about the 20-year-old until three weeks ago when a north carolina company called to say that he was trying to buy a key chemical in making home made explosives. he was arrested yesterday and will be in court tomorrow. the dallas home of former president george w. bush was among his potential targets, agents say the suspect wrote in a journal that after master english and learning how to build explosives it was time for guy had. are fighting back, even thoh anti- >>> meanwhile in libya soldiers and militia men loyal to libyan leader moammar kadafi are fighting back even though protestors control most of the eastern part of that city. the capital of tripoli is all but locked down as he fights to hold onto power. he accused osama bin laden for fueling the unr

richard, the 28th miner rescued, his wife dana gave wife to their son 6 days after. it is a gift from god i am here today. chris mitchell cbn news, jerusalem. >> their story really captured the imagination of the entire world for those 69 days. incredible. now they are sharing the good news of jesus christ. >> that is all for this week's show. (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very creature in the world. (applause) >> man:the following is a paid presentation for in an instant, with heidi klum... >> woman: the remarkable wrinkle-erasing breakthrough that smoothes away lines and wrinkles literally in just seconds. >> man: brought to you by guthy-renker. >> woman: it seems like just yesterday that heidi klum first dazzled us with her stunning beauty and radiant personality. >> man: she's captured the hearts of millions and become an international icon. >> woman: but after 14 years of working in the fashion and beauty business, heidi is now over 35, a mothe

good evening i'm dana king. >> and i'm allan martin. >>> well, it is no is he decreed a lot of people are seriously owe he is -- opposed to pg&e's power smart metres. but now it involves the district attorney. >> you are under arrest. hands behind your back. >> reporter: these people have been arrested for