this is mike inouye. looking at the travel times out of the east bay, no problems there. 580 through oakland, it's a little bit slow. we will follow up on this. back to you. >> thank you. 4:44 now. an e-mail circulating among marijuana users that has them smoking mad. american express will no longer allow them to process marijuana transactions using the card. the e-mail was sent from a pot club in west hollywood. the news first surfaced on the website l.a.snarp. american express tells l.a. weekly, they adhere to federal law in cases like these. federal law does not allow the sale of marijuana, state law does. >>> web map usage coming from smartphones, google is putting a spin on shopping. they are launching an extension of business photos. here is an animation advertising the concept to business users. it works like street view giving a panoramic of participating businesses. it was announced at the conference in san francisco yesterday. >>> futures will be bouncing this morning after yesterday's sell off.

>> mike murphy, he had a big crowd in atlanta. >> yeah. i'll take a bet about whether or not he gets nominated. i don't think he has a resume, but he could be the other interesting candidate. the thing about romney, everybody in washington, a good friend of mine, i did the governor's race, but i try to be impartial. he is -- there's not a lot of excitement. he's kind of like mondale. we've got to remember that the tough slogger is often the one who gets nominated. and there is no doubt the nomination in this economy is worth having. so, there will be some interesting, christie now, but ultimately, romney's still the front-runner. >> i'm going to take another break here. we're going to come back with our final segment, our "trends and takeaways." what made news here, what to look for next week and this rupture between the administration and israel on a big day for the president speaking to the pro-israel lobby. all of that right after this break. she enlisted. - and off we went to asia. - to europe. - the gulf. - to do our duty. - to serve

. >> mike: it would be great if we had a season. we hear from the raiders new head coach, and the giants finally found someone who can get a baseball. whiteside helps the g-men get back in the win column. #t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t mary! hey! wow, you look great! thanks! it's this new wish yourself thin program. i just wish it and it happens. it's probably those fiber one bars you're eating. i know they h

over to mike and figure this out. mike? >> well we did figure out the fact chp removed that issue, 580 at 205. reports a small animal was hit at the merge at the all mont pass, non-issue as far as the chp is concerned. as far as drivers as well. the south a nice flow. 47 ticking down from the speed limit over at the tully rose construction zone. again, that has construction equipment -- i'll pick another set. looking at the speed limit in the northbound directions, that is your commute direction, through the south bay. a nice, smooth flow of traffic here. jumping up a little crossing the bay, the dumbarton bridge, highway 84 eastbound from the peninsula to 880, construction still blocking lanes until about 5:30. that may be an issue. however, i hear about the crews moving. so the westbound commute coming into palo alto is fine. the overjew view of dumbarton showing no slowing. a warning, there may be construction from earlier on that portion of the bridge. san mateo not a problem. checked that a few minutes ago. a nice smoo

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>> oh, my goodness. >> mike: hildebrand hits the wall on his final turn. he knew dan wheldon was coming and couldn't relax. he limped in on three tires, finishing second. this is wheldon's second indy 500 title. >> i want to say hi to my family back home, and my mother, and alzheimer's association for giving me the opportunity to represent them. it's an incredible day. >> i knew the guys behind me were coming. i don't want to have to stop going through turn four and have these guys back on me. we were supertight on fuel. so i went to the high side and got in the marbles and pushed up into the wall. >> mike: buster posey underwent successful surgery today to repair three torn ligaments in the left ankle and will miss the rest of the season. he will have the screws removed in eight to ten weeks. probably done. the g-men wrapping up a three-game set in milwaukee. unfortunately they didn't do much for buster today in the first, mcgee, grounds one through the hole on the left side. brew crew up 2- 0. in the sixth, milwaukee blows the game ohm -- open against ma

maloney of gold silver dot com author of a guide to investing in gold and silver mike maloney welcome back to the kaiser report thanks it's great being here max ok let's talk about silver last year it was up something like eighty eight percent this year it started off with a bang up big currently going through a bit of a sell off what's going on in the supermarket mike maloney well you know as far as the sell off goes i really don't care why actually i do i'm hoping silver will go down a little bit more because i want to buy more. i want a lot more silver has yet to exceed its nine hundred eighty one i mean we came within a breath of it but it hasn't exceeded exceeded its nine hundred eighty high can you name one thing on this planet that is still selling at a discount to its nine hundred eighty price right ok now i'm looking at the u.s. dollar and of course silver and gold are the contra indicators of the dollar and the dollar is still trading almost at an all time low and that trend even with the some of the spectacle having given it a bit of a boost it's still trading terribly how

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mike and les are with us once again. the first question is about conflict in the workplace. >> when you have a business partner and you often don't see eye to eye or completely clash on any given topic, what is the best way to mediate a resolution? >> happens all the time. great question. >> that's one possibility, and at the beginning you need to set down what the rules are. you should have a partnership agreement that is written including guidelines on how you will grow the business and who is in charge of what and if you are going to break up, how you're going to break up. >> plan the divorce before you get married? >> exactly. >> once you are in it, and you have not done that and you are partners and you are not seeing eye to eye, what do you do noo rock, scissor paper, every time. >> do you have a partner? >> yeah, and she worked out for her to win every time. and there is an elfent in the question whiches this, all relationships come with conflict, and that's part of it, but if you get to the point where you have t

>> yeah, mike. there is a serious accident reported on the bay bridge, where they said overturned, all lanes blocked. turned out the be a spin-out. they cleared it. c.h.p. at the scene. everything is off to the city streets in san francisco. so westbound as you make your way out of oakland, no problems at all. and that means we're not going to expect much of a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. which, of course, is really light right now. i think we'll have that live shot for you. now, heads up. if you are heading to the golden gate bridge you notice there has been the roadwork. it's reduced down to one lane again as you approach the span. we'll keep track of the delays this morning. don't forget, critical mass bike ride tonight at justin herman plaza. that leaves at 6:00 p.m. making for a tough memorial get-away weekend commute. eric, kristen? >> yeah. a lot of things going on there. frances, thanks a lot. >>> 4:39. >> still ahead a judge makes a key ruling in a court case that stirred new emotio

. >> mike huckabee says he will not run for in the 2012. he made the announcement moments ago on his show. only three republican candidates have officially declared their running for in the 2012. that's ron paul, newt gingrich and mitt romney. speculation about a dozen other continues. 45% of republicans say they're dissatisfied with the g.o.p. candidates, up from 33% two months ago. >>> president obama has ordered several steps aimed at increasing oil production. those measures include extending existing oil leases in the gulf of mexico, and off the alaskan coast. the government will hold more frequent lease sales in alaska's oil reserve. the president admits these steps won't immediately bring down gas prices, topping $4 a gallon. an oil industry group places the decision as a first step with, quote, couple of positive nuggets. >>> nasa's space shuttle endeavour has been given the green light to take off on monday. mission managers approved endeavour's final voyage today after the shuttle's original launch date was scrubbed due to an elec

hi, mike. >> except at my house. the kids do the put on their shoes. very slow. travel time heading into the maze looking good. all green. in fact, the map of the maze itself shows you the nice flow of traffic, 24 out of the caldecott tunnel. typically over 70 miles per hour. seeing that through oakland, into berkeley. watch that, folks. it is bike-to-work day, we've been telling you. scott explained about the energizing stations and if you bike to b.a.r.t. check the schedules. find out which station ace lolle bikes on the trains. looking for no delays on that system. on the other side of the water, and down the peninsula, caltrain reporting no delay. another option, the vta. no problems for the light rail system. look how expensive the light rail system and course, the rest of the buses, santa clara valley and the transportation system all working together with bike to work. you might want to try that out. maybe a little jacket for the rain. back to you. >> fair enough. >>> the bin laden journals. his estimates of how many americans he need to kill to change u.s

look. >> sarah, mike! >> sarah, mike. mike, sarah! >> check the basement. >> sarah, mike? >> mike, sarah? >> you guys down here? >> mike? >> sis? >> sarah? >> mike? >> they must have left. >> kirby, kirby. >> kirby jean. [ whistling ] >> come on. they're not in the basement? >> no, i don't think so. sarah, mike! >> they're not down there. >> you can't see anything. >> they did not find sarah at home but they did find sarah. aaron and sarah join me now. very nice to see both of you together. can you guys hear me? >> one, two, three, four. >> yes, sir. >> you can hear me? >> yes. >> all right, cool. it's great to see you guys together. aaron, what was going through your head when you grabbed the camera and ran outside? had you ever been through anything like this before? >> nothing like this. i mean, i'm not sure anybody has with what they're saying about this kind of tornado. when we left the house, we had no idea it was like this. i took the camera thinking there would be some downed trees and stuff like that. but the time we had to abandon the car because of the debris, y

time to check in with mike. and see what the weather is like this memorial day and talk about the rain we could have. wait, did i say that? >> yeah. rain tomorrow and probably wednesday also. that is june 1. it looks like it's a pattern. it hasn't changed whatsoever. 5:48 this morning. today looks threatening. the low clouds and the marine layer trying to return. the high clouds are from the system that is coming in tomorrow and bringing us the scattered showers. so, let's talk about the temperatures outside. we're running in the upper 40s to low 50s everywhere. except for oakland at 53 degrees. head to monterey bay, watsonville and santa cruz. inland, mid-to-upper 40s. warmer around salinas. low to mid-50s. highlights, partly cloudy. slightly cooler today. thanks to the stranger sea breeze. scattered showers tomorrow and wednesday. dry, cooler than average all the way through the weekend. today, we may make 70 in brentwood. the rest of the east bay in the mid-to-upper 60s. east bay shore. mid-60s for you. san l

he replaces mike mull than that has served chair. he will retire in september. >>> pg&e says it could take 12 hours to are repair all the utility poles. the poles still block part of hillsdale avenue. only one of the nine poles that snapped in half is actually a pg&e power pole. the others are telephone poles. there is no word why the driver lost control. two people inside ended up in the hospital which is no surprise when you see how thick those poles are and how fast the collision must have been. >>> hackers break into a tv network's website. phony story masquerading as news. >> and learning to drive, bay with my friends, we'll do almost anything. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident whi

back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:26. san francisco mayor, ed lee says if you own an electric vehicle, you get a free charge in the city. 19 city owned garages and the san francisco international airport. sfo houses the charging station. the first charging station will be installed in june with more than 80 others in place by year's end. 20% below 1990 levels by next year. charging stations will be free until 2013. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors vote today on a measure that stops unwanted deliveries of the phone book, the yellow pages. you can get them, but only if you request them. if passed the city is the first in the nation to limit the phone book. backers of the measure say 1.6 million books are delivered each year, most ending up in the trash. critics say it will make it harder for people without internet access to find services. >>> in less than two hours microsoft ceo steve balmer takes to the stage to announce his company is the latest to buy skype. scott mcgrew joins us. it's not every day someone bu

now, i want to send it back to mike. mike, you were right. it's a melaphone. >> i just wanted you to find out. it was my dad's instrument of choice. always getting to the bottom of the story, christina, loren. highway 4, slowing. all those folks out there, it's a slow drive over to l. let's get a look at the chopper further south. 680 into walnut creek. it's showing a light volume of traffic in the area. hayward and the approach to the san mateo bridge, not a problem. we have a bit of a back up in the cash lanes. no metering lights yet. we're going to send it back to you, laura. >> that's right. we are waking up here in pleasanton, so is everyone else. if you are never heard the high school band, boy are you in for a treat. we have a lot more with them, coming up. hit it, joe. ♪ frsz [ male announcer ] yiayia may not approve of an unmarried couple living together. you are going to hell. [ male announcer ] but yiayia approves of them eating athenos greek yogurt. mmmmmm! because athenos is made the greek way, never using preservatives or arti

>> mike, traffic is slowing southbound across the golden gate bridge. there is still a backup out of marin county. a live shot of the south end of the span where it looks fine. let me show you what it did to the backup. when all lanes were temporarily blocked for ten minutes. there is still heavy traffic making your way from saucelito to rodeo to the waldo tunnel. notice it slows down from 63 miles per hour to six and picks up again once you head toward the golden gate bridge. check out the bay bridge toll plaza for you this morning. delay-free. no problems on berkeley getting there or heading out of oakland at this point. san mateo bridge, also fine as well. looks like there is still moisture caught in the lens. pretty clear. westbound traffic is on the right. heading out of hayward. san rafael, the commute is fine. this part of the north bay again. but you will face delays as you make your way to saucelito. traffic is recovering. also, south bay. no major trouble at all. it's nice and quiet on the peninsula as well. get traffic details when you want.

if you can speak into the mike, ma'am. >> good evening. cpmc will be in our community and the people in our neighborhood should have priority when they need to apply for jobs in that hospital. thank you very much. president olague: thank you. >> my name is amelia. my concern is about that acpmc that will be built in our neighborhood. it will affect our environment, it will cause traffic and i think especially to the children that go to the school in the neighborhood. thank you. president olague: thank you. >> good evening. i'm mr. manuel eng. i'm a resident of south of market and i think that cpmc should give job and job train -- training to our community first. thank you. president olague: thank you. i would ask people to stand away from the door. thank you. tyler krelek? i'm sorry if i mispronounce your last and i'm. -- namend and vince, i can't make out your last name. i can't make it out. valerie gruber. eugene gains pland and michael treece. you can just come up as, you know -- so if i called your name you can start coming up to the m

>> mike: now they have a chance. we have not had a trim -- triple crown river since 1978. we go to baltimore. we had a clean start of the race. 14 horses trying to hold off animal kingdom. and shackleford battles for the lead route out of the gate. >> animal kingdom on the outside. in the inside it's shackleford. animal kingdom. shackleford. hold on. >> mike: shaglefordor winner, holding off animal kingdom by treeks -- three-quarters of a length no triple crown winner in two 11. >> the sharks played with a sense of urgency in their win over vancouver, and as a result they're back in the series, trailing the canucks 2-1. they came out firing. canuck goalie long go scoring three times on power play. yesterday's game was blueprint to the series. they need to replicate nat game four tomorrow. >> energy, desperation, sense of urgency, you know. >> kind of easy to find. i'd like to see us find the next game. >> i'd like them to approach it like it's game seven. >> mike: game four even conference finals, boston and tampa ba

that the bottom line. >> mike: game five tuesday nothing in vancouver. baseball, a's trying to take at least one game from the giants in this bay bridge series but the g-men with another walkoff beauty. this one of many ways to enjoy a beverage at the ball game. sanchez, took a shutout into the sixth, but josh willingham took care of that. solo shot. a's down 2-1. in the seventh, game tied at 2. coco crisp is fast. coming home. he'll beat the throw. 3-2a's, bottom eight, g-men down 32. see ya. a two-run splash hit. we're tied at 4. we go to extras. in the 11th, giants with runners on first and second. byrd lines the single to right. sweeney has a gun. his throw home is on the money, but suzuki can't hang on. giants sweep the as, 7 of their 13 home wins have been walkoffs this season. >> final round of the crowne invitational. toms, tied with charlie wie. spins it back. eagle puts him at 15-under. on 12, wie, one back. trouble at the beach. fairway bunker catches the lip. rolls back inch bogeys the hold. on 14, toms, 14-footer for birdie. check out this b

we continue to follow the days news as well, mike. an overnight shooting in oakland left one person dead and another injured. we want to get the details from christie smith. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we moved around the corner to give you is going on in east oakland this morning. eight hours after this officer-involved shooting, investigators are still on the scene. kern avenue is still blocked off. they are waiting to tow two cars out of here. deputies just told us they were here because one person has died. we are trying to get more information on the circumstances of that. here is what we know. officers were called to kern and school streets around 10:15 last night. may have gotten word something violent was going to happen here and spotted two cars they believe were tied to the two people they were looking for. two shot, a third suspect ran into a backyard around here. oakland police had to use helicopters for several hours to locate them. they tell me they recovered several weapons out here. as for the two officers

we'll check in with mike. a grand jury says richmond, san ramon spends more on councilmembers salaries and benefits than any other county. $77,000 would be average. richmond $267,000, san ramon $163,000. martinez 131,000. that was last year. they say it's small change compared to overall budgets. it says they review compensation and reconsider cuts. >>> bank of america will notify customers by text message if they are going to make an overdraft. if they okay it, they will let the buy go through with the fee attached. that fee is big. they are reviving the policy of charging $35 for each and every overdraft transaction. >>> this morning, critics say ethanol is doing more harm than good when it comes to small engines. chris has more on the science fueling the debate. >> reporter: as americans make the transition from this to this, there's something you need to know about the ethanol that is likely in the fuel for your small engine. >> adding alcohol, ethanol is an alcohol, adding it to fuel changes the shelf lif

but mike rowe, host of "dirty jobs" is working to change that. he's stressing the good jobs are the ones that built and still build this country. you know him as the host of "dirty jobs." >> my name is mike rowe. that's my job. >> where he catches snakes, cleans up tar -- >> there was some glopping. >> and dells with a lot of dirt. and now mike is taking on an issue he says he learned from people who deal out all this dirt. >> we've got this rift between white and blue collar. i would say our society has raged a sort of cold war on work. >> a war on a specertain type o work. skilled labor. lucrative skilled labor careers like electricians, plumbers and machinists have seen their work suffer. >> there is a category in work that's critical, and those jobs have come to feel like -- call it vocational consolation prizes and we're simply not celebrating their contribution. that's why you have a skills gap right now at the same time you have unemployment. >> according to the department of labor, skilled labor like plumbers and steam fit ters, will see

pam, mike. >>> all right. thank you, steve. in the last hour the labor department reports good news on the unemployment front. 29,000 fewer claims for jobless benefits last week. that reverses the spike last month that the government now says was caused by temporary conditions. and the number of people continuing to receive benefits dropped by 81,000. >>> yahoo is taking a step designed to improve its online advertising capabilities. yahoo bought the advertising service five to one holding corporation. that company works with about 20 websites to sell their unused online advertising space. so far that effort has not turned a profit. and actually lost $9 million last year. yahoo paid $28 million for its latest acquisition. >>> a deadly crash shuts down a freeway. new video of the intense scene as rescue crews work to get to the victims. >>> and the new tool being considered by san francisco police in the wake of the most recent police video scandal. >>> good morning. northbound 101 looks pretty good approaching the 80 split. the

what about the rest of us, mike? >> a great question. the rest of us will get it probably after the commute. but the north bay, you are going to get it during the heart of the morning commute. here we are, the

the natural wonders you won't see anywhere else in a museum. >> mike is here. good morning, mike. >> good morning, scott. we go to the maps. we are looking over here. folks hanging out for construction. eastbound highway 4, getting on eastbound 80, there's construction there. the interchange, we have had movement. we have seen a little slowdown in a few minutes. the construction crew is moving. the slower moving vehicles leaving the area. no major issues there. the area gets congested through the morning commute as well. we are looking further south, westbound 80 toward the bay bridge. the maze and approach, no major issues. yesterday, we saw the camera shaking. much steadier today. they report one to two lanes over the oakland side with construction. no issues because of the lighter volume of traffic. >>> tonight, season 11 of "biggest loser" comes to a close. who has lost the most weight in the last few months? all the eliminated players are coming back at 8:00 for a live reunion. the final weigh-in. it's been inspiring and emotional. >> i gotta tell you, see

mike tiebi was with us with the bizarre scene that erupted in court. >> law enforcement sources told nbc news that has brynn one of liz delusionings whethall leung, th had killed gabby giffords. today, he yelled thanks for the freak show. you're changing it. he was removed from the court room. a moment later, the judge ruled for the time, he's incompetent to understand the charges against him orasycyst in his own defense. >> mike outside court. that appearance today in tucson. mike, thanks. >>> there was a stunned silence on the floor of the new york stock exchange this morning. dma not because of any market news but in reaction to the news mark haines had died. he was the founding anchor of "squawk box" on cnbc. he's been a fixture of our sister network for two decades. people used the words gruff and rumpled and irascible to describe him, but they were trying to say he was real. he didn't suffer fools kindsly, and covering wall street, he suffered a few of them. he was an ivy league graduate and a veteran reporter, and he was able to calmly report on the 9/11 attacks and the financ

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, would you tell him hey, mike, get in? >> i think that would, john. especially in a field that we have seen thus far thats a announced. one of the things that is really missing from the gop hopefuls right now is likability. and that is something that definitely newt gingrich lacks by a lot. and frankly, mike huckabee, you know, from what i've seen, and i've met him several times, he does have a likability there, and can make a personal connection. again, i do not agree on anything from a policy standpoint. but he does have likability. he does have credibility among his own base. i think that i would advise him to really take a look at this. this could be the chance for him. >> and yet all indications are that it's a no, right? >> i'm hearing that. he could surprise everybody tomorrow. i've had several friends who say they think he'll do it. but i think he won't. he has a likability issue that the others don't. people really like him. he speaks in a way the others don't and i think if he got in, he could raise everyone else

mike and andrea back to you. >>> thank you, erica. still to come here, one more check of traffic and weather when 9news now returns. stay with us. wo ow >>> at 6358 6:58, wiped chills in the 30s, upper 60s today and tomorrow. mother's day may feature showers and storms, temperatures around 70. >>> live from sky 9 the situation hasn't changed much, northbound bw parkway remains closed at riverdale road and drivers are backed up to route 50. use 50 or 201 as your alternate. it will be one to two hours more. 395 is stuck from the beltway to seminary and from the pentagon to the 14th street bridge, just volume. 95 from lauren to the mixing bowl, now over to mike. >>> finally this morning something to satisfy your sweet tooth. a record breaking cake it's the world's largest gluten free cake put together at wednesday in northwest. it looks to be at least 15 feet high and build to raise awareness of gluten sensitivity. >>> we are looking lower on wall street but we're waiting on new earnings reports. >>> more on the president saying no to a

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we send it back to laura. >> thank you, mike. the mount diablo school district is cancelling classes to make money. students say they are showing up anyway. christie smith is there. this is the first of three furlough days planned. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is the first of three. when the kids realized they didn't have to come to class on a friday, they thought it was cool. then another group looked at it and they got angry. they decided to host a teach-in after learning about it in a human rights class. this morning, signs are posted all over mount diablo high school that the teach-in will happen on the quad area. they canceled classes because of budget cuts. three days coming up in may, the students joined in with teachers, administrators and community members providing four hours of lessons. how to voice their concerns over the budget cuts. school districts are facing the same thing. they are trimming the school year. if they propose an all cuts budget, districts are warning it could get worse. here at mount

let's check the commute with mike. >> good morning. the rain and mist in the air changing drivering conditions now. the volume of traffic is slow for antioch. surprises for the area. it's almost 6:00. benicia bridge warning is still in place. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have puddling, not a big factor. no metering lights. a wind advisory for the upper and lower deck. another look at a bridge, the san mateo bridge, further south. a wind advisory here as well. the camera is trembling and puddling as well. watch the slick roadways. the on and off ramps have cars spinning out and getting stuck on the shoulder. the golden gate bridge, an illustration of the wet conditions. scott, while we are sorting out the commute, i hear you hear about confusion at hp. >> yeah, the company had to bump up financials a day after a memo leak. we got a look at the numbers, they were better than expected. why the conflicting information? turns out hps financial problems are expected next quarter. they muddled through the past quarter okay. we

andrea, mike? >> it is 6:19. the capitals get ready an important game three against the lightning. >> nationals honor men and whip in uniform with military appreciation. ahead, see how they handle the world champions on the field. we'll be right back. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. to say it was a shock is just a complete understatement. i mean, i don't think there are w

back to you. >> thanks mike. president obama will be in tennessee today to view the area devastated by the flooding of the mississippi river. he's going to meet with people who were displaced by the rising of the water. the water is still 11 feet above flood level today. those living along the river packed up and placed sandbags and makeshift levees around their homes. floodwaters consumed thousands of homes. this morning, the reverend billy graham is resting at home after spending five days in a hospital in california. the 92-year-old responded very well to treatment for pneumonia. his recovery will be gradual. >>> over the weekend, finally, play station turned the gaming network back on. scott, ahead of the schedule. >> we thought it might take as long as june 1. the play station network was taken offline for weeks after a massive hacker attack. maybe the largest in history. play station required them to reset their password. the confirmation e-mails have been delayed. on the whole, play station is back up. goo

here is kristen. >> all right, mike. thanks a lot. >>> 4:47. military officials say islamic militants have taken control of two cities in southern yemen. the militants reportedly seized banks, government offices and security headquarters. yemeni president is facing growing opposition after the three-decade rule. and warned that the militants will take over the country if he steps down. his political opponents say the uprising is a ploy. violence broke out in yemen last week after saleh refused to follow through on the promise to resign. >>> defense contractor lockheed martin now admits it was the target of a significant and tenacious cyber attack. both lockheed and department of security insist the attack was thwarted -- their word -- before critical data was stolen. in a statement, lockheed martin said it detected the may 21 attack almost immediately and took counter measures. the company says no customer program or employee personal data was compromised. >>> authorities in joplin, missouri, are still trying to identify victims and volunteers

>> all right, mike. the person who fell on to the bart tracks earlier has been removed from the tracks. apparently the person who is in a wheelchair had a medical emergency and then fell in to the track. the person was not hit by a bart train, but this was at the powell street station. so they got them off the tracks, trains are now running through san francisco. but we're still talking 15 to 20-minute delays in and out of san francisco in both directions coming from the peninsula. and also coming from the east bay. if you are entering the system at 7:20, delays should be over by then. but a big heads up for the bart commuters this morning. >> keep updating that in the news breaks this morning. >> of course. >> thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news. >> back with a local update at 7:24. join us for the midday news today at 11:00. have a great day. see you back here tomorrow morning.

former governor mike huckabee makes his plans known. indiana governor mitch daniels is still on the fence. and mitt romney takes on gop critics over his support for universal health care as governor of massachusetts. >> my massachusetts health care plan was considered, at least by me, to be an asset politically. i hear some laughter in the room. that's not the case now. >> so, who will emerge as the most viable candidate to challenge president obama? and how vulnerable will the president be over the economy? our "political roundtable" weighs in. columnist for "the washington post," e.j. dionne, columnist for "the wall street journal" peggy noonan, senior analyst for "time" magazine, mark halperin, white house correspondent for "the new york times," helene cooper, and chief political writer for "the new york times" magazine, matt bai. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. another turn in the republican presidential field. former arkansas governor mike huckabee announced on his fox news program last night that he

. >> our mike boettcher is the only journalist there as they fought for their lives. and no slack battalion. the incredible story of a fatal engagement in america's longest war in which some got off lucky. others never returned. a special memorial day edition of "nightline." starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. on this memorial day, we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and our freedom. here on the home front today, president obama announced he would nominate general martin dempsey to be the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. and the president laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. more than 4,400 u.s. soldiers have died in iraq since the war started in 2003. and over 1,500 have died in afghanistan. where our mike boettcher, embedded for a year with the no slack battalion of the 101st airborne. the men were just weeks from coming home when they found themselves in the battle of their lives. tonight, a report that gives meaning to the idea of uncommon valor. >> reporter

that is right, mike. two chp officers are in the hospital this morning after a van plowed into the back of their cruiser. it happened around 1:00 a.m. on interstate 880 as mike mentioned in hayward. the police car was parked near the whipple road exit when it was rear ended. two officers in the car as well as the driver of the van were taken to the hospital with mi mor injuries. chp is investigating. no indication the driver of the van had been drinking. >>> parents with sick babies may no longer be able to reach for certain cold medicines. makers of cold and fever medicines say they are going to discontinue infant medications. they will only sell a single formula for all children under the age of 12. acetaminophen is the cause of leading heart failure and send thousands to the emergency room every year. >>> your next iphone may not need this. scott mcgrew says ditch the cord. >> yeah. good morning. the latest rumor we are hearing is the next mobile system will allow iphones to sync themselves without the

and spend some time with mike. and animation was always something that as a hild i was inttrested in. i, when i was, when i was probably like 12 or so i was in, i took a college community course in animation myself. &-friend growing up, this kid brian vaughan, his mother put us in a, in a community college animation course. >> yeah. >> and so i was always very innerested in it. little stop motion films with their video camera. and ss to work with mike and -et to, get to see that3 process, you know, outside of, you know, someone's basement. >> yeah. >> .with a, with a stop motion camera, it was, it was amazing to see that. and, and just to, just to kind of to be a part of that, just even for the three seasoos that i was there.3 i, i was so appreciative. and also just being frrm texas, i think when i first started, there was an episode they were working on my first day, which was this episode called new cowboy on thh block. and greg daniels, too, i can't, an'ttforget greg because ggeggwas actually the one who brought

good morning, frances. >> morning, mike. you know about the wind advisories already for drive in to work. i want to show how it looks like in the rest of the bay area. we start the winds at 680 in walnut creek through contra costa county. no trouble at all as you continue southbound toward highway 24 and through the san ramon valley and sunol grade. also, check out another live shot for you. this is the north bay commute. the drive is at the limit. actually above the speed limit. this time in the morning. from santa rosa through san rafael down to san francisco. and on the peninsula, it's also pretty good if you are heading toward s.f.o.. this does look windy here as well. headlights make their way northbound to san francisco. no trouble at all in san jose. with the live shot of the 280 and 17 interchange. see traffic is absolutely light. no accidents to slow you down. eric, kristen? >> thanks a lot. 5:10. >>> still ahead, the crew of the space shuttle "endeavor" places a phone call to an arizona classroom. why this call was

thank you very much, chairman mike rogers, the house intelligence committee. what political story will now be making headlines in the next 24 hours? that's next right here. for pain? oh, bayer aspirin? i'm not having a heart attack. it's my back. it works great for pain. [ male announcer ] nothing's proven to relieve pain better than extra strength bayer aspirin. it rushes relief to the site of pain. feel better? yeah. thanks for the tip. >>> so which political story will be making headlines in the next 24 hours? msnbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com chris cillizza joins us. the president has got the house leaders and senate leaders coming to dinner, so you know they're going to be talking about that tonight and we're going to be talking about that tomorrow. i'm fascinated by the fact that there was a neighbor next to this compound tweeting, live tweeting during the raid and his twitter name is@really virtual. and he's tweeting next to this compound. helicopter hovering above abbottabad at 1:00 a.m. it's a rare event. go away helicopter bef