several students at albany high school and albany middle school ate the pot brownies and needed medical attention. let's before i in jean elie who joins us from albany. not really in the news like this, stories like this, but now a series of incidents are under investigation. what do you have? >> reporter: these incidents have really shocked the community here. the albany school district is very small. there's one high school and one middle school. parents and teachers here tell me it's very unusual to have trouble at either school. and now they have issues on both campuses. after students ate pot brownies and had scary reactions. kids playing basketball after school at albany middle school are talking about drugs. an ambulance arrived at school monday, taking a classmate to the hospital after she ate a marijuana brownie. >> kids have all been talked to about it. she talked to me about it. >> reporter: this parent heard about drugs at school from her sixth grader. >> it's kind of alarming, actually. right. how did it get there? what are they doing there? no, i think it's crazy. >> repor

tully franks has a stepdaughter at albany middle school. he says drugs disguised as sugar treats cause particular concern. >> if someone brings cookies or someone, people should be able to eat it without this worry that someone is -- is putting something harmful in it. >> reporter: surveys indicate marijuana use at albany high is up between 9th and 11th grades when compared to national trends and takes a significant jump in 11th grade. it's another challenge for families and educators. >> anything that impairs a student to the point where we're concerned about their safety as well as the fact that they obviously can't learn is a serious matter. >> reporter: one student said he thinks some kids think that marijuana in brownies is cool, no big deal. but most students think it's stupid. don knapp, cbs 5. >>> a big win for prosecutors in the upcoming barry bonds perjury trial. a federal judge is going to allow into evidence an audio recording of bonds' former trainer discussing steroid use by barry bonds. that trainer, greg anderson, has refuse

don knapp is in albany where one student is under arrest for this. >> reporter: the principal of this high school, albany high school, had written on the school's website about his concerns of increased marijuana use here at his school and on campuses around the state. he asked for public input on a discussion what could be done about it. that's before marijuana-laced brownies showed up on campus. >> reporter: students here at albany high say the kids who ate brownies believe laced with marijuana appeared to be under the drug you a influence. >> sleeping. . >> reporter: brownies were sold to and consumed by five different students at two different dates at two albany schools. here on january 31st three kids were treated for what appeared to be intoxication. the district learned of another student that became sick the next day at albany high school. >> that incident is being investigated. we have a subsequent incident with another student ingesting the same substance. >> reporter: police arrested one 17-year-old high school student and two more high school students are being looked at

, the early times in albany california. albany, california, came into being in 1908 when a group of shotgun toting women help import garbage dump nearby berkeley. apparently the residents of berkeley view their northern neighbors on corporate unincorporated settlement as a dumping ground. before the incident the albany men met to discuss the option. the women still without vote took matters into their own hands. as horse-drawn garbage wagons approach without the intersection of san pablo and buchanan, the women confronted the drivers with two shotguns and .22 caliber rifle. the drivers, no fools, retreated back to berkeley with their garbage intel. emboldened by the women's defines the albany residents incorporated their settlement shortly thereafter. it's fitting then that less than a mile away chef aaron french attempt to prevent dumping in albany. on in his case food from being thrown away at the sunnyside cafÉ. he has created a menu with an eye on avoiding the food waste, in most restaurants. for example, his breakfast

the principal at albany high school thinks the student is providing this. he sent out a message we plead with the students engaged in the sale or distribution of drugs to cease and desist. >> after months of talk we finally know the future for several mt. diablo schools. glenn brook, holbrook and concord will shut down at the end of the school year. board members say the closures are necessary to save the district $1.5 million a year. originally the board said it was going to close three schools to close the budget gap. sequoia and middle in pleasant hill were considered for closure along with monty gardens elementary in concord. those were spared. the district is made up of 56 schools and education centers. >> this morning hercules on the verge of making history with what's believed to be the first recall of elected leaders. organizers turned in signatures from nearly 6,000 people yesterday demanding the recall of the city's acting mayor and city council member. it comes after accusations of mismanaged money including bad development deals. newly installed

it happened at albany mid-many and albany high school. five students got sick but the district says everyone is now fine. >>> a skipper intentionally grounded his barge near the golden gate yacht club after it started taking on water. coast guard crews say about a gallon of fuel seeped into the bay. they have double wrapped the vessel with boom material for tonight's corporal in case of any other fuel spills and it will eventually be taken back to port. >>> and starting tomorrow the dta will accept clipper cards for payment on its buses and light rail. eta is the last bay area transit agency to join that program. >>> accusations, denial and now a trial. the italian prime minister facing a sensational sex scandal trial but, tonight, the women of italy have already made up their minds. >> turns out swing really does help fight a cold. but you have to take it at exactly the right time for it to work. >> the side effect that many people battling cancer dread the most, hair loss. but a new treatment could spare the hair. coming up next. >> a w

albany police say they responded to a dozen accidents just this morning. all winter storm warning is in effect for much of that region and york. in missouri, a driver slipping on the streets and smashing right into one another. a kansas city area got between two and 7 in. of snow. forecasters say more flurries are expected there tonight. no snow here, a twister touched down in nashville tennessean. the storm knocked trees into homes and cars and peeled off large sections of the roofs of two churches. the storm also knocked out power in the region. at one point more than 33,000 homes and businesses were without electricity. we will be right back with more news, weather and traffic in a few moments.. (announcer) roundup extended control is no ordinary weed killer. because it does two jobs... at the same time. one: it kills the weeds you have - right down to the root. two: it forms a barrier, that prevents new weeds from growing for up to four months. roundup extended control - kills and prevents. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what

parents who see albany as a safe district are shocked. >> kind of alarming, actually. how did it get there? what are they doing there? no, i think it's crazy. >> police are looking into who is supplying the marijuana brownies. the principal thinks a student is providing that potent dessert. he sent out a message, we plead with those students engaged in the sale or distribution of these drugs to cease and desist. the health and safety of our students are in jeopardy due to these actions. >> the hero of the hudson is suing sonoma bank. captain sully sullenberger and his wife are suing the former sonoma national bank for fraud. they say they were tricked into overpaying for a property and they want to cancel their loan. the broker says the former pilot is using his celebrity status to bring about a lawsuit without merit. >> some dramatic video to show you. look at this video recorded by a cell phone. an 83-year-old man is spotted driving his truck on the wrong side of interstate 5 last week. the driver runs out of road and crashes into a guardrail. the truck was torn near

interstate 80, the commute headed down toward albany, passing golden gate fields. you see the traffic looks good to the lorry the shore freeway. darya? >> darya: 6:03 a.m., continuing to coverage of this weather in the east bay. it will get the rain as well. >> will: in the east bay they are off to a wet start with the rain coming down as many came to the bart station. not a hard rainfall but a steady one. good enough to make driving tricky today. who knows we might see a lot of people say and not want to drive today. instead i will hop on board that will cause ticket sales to go up. >> mark: big news to the bart plan. they are recommending a hundred $30 million in funds this year to be earmarked to bring bart to san jose. construction could begin next year. the funds have to clear of republicans who want to slash billions out of the transportation budget. the extension is expected to open and 2018. democratic lawmakers are showing how widespread budget cuts need to be in california as the legislatures do not extend tax hikes to help close a $26 billion deficit. la

just under that in boston, albany could get over ft. as we take it through the midwest to concede milwaukee, wisconsin over foot of snow. south bend over a foot. detroit just under that. a different picture across the country was no fault continuing on into the northeast. new england getting plenty of snow fall along the eastern seaboard this morning. a different picture and our area appeared free of fog this morning starting off on the warm side. 53 degrees, 524 napa, down in the south bay in the upper 40's. we did start off with the gusty winds and the health this morning. right now clear conditions of will stay that way through the afternoon. lots of sunshine by the end of the week that's when temperatures skyrocket. you'll notice a difference by the end of the week. this afternoon 63 san rosa, 58 percent francisco temperatures staying in to the mid to upper 50s low 60s through these bay and the south bay as well. but look at the seven day an abundance of sunshine stretching through the week. by the weekend which could bring it up to

nor east bound as folks had in oakland, alameda, albany and all the rest. it will be back in a moment. @ >> justin, the u.s. house has just rejected a proposal to extend at the patriot act. the republican brought the bill to the floor today. it would extend the patriot back for another nine months. however, republicans needed a two-thirds majority to make it happen. they failed to pass it by seven votes. parts have allowed it wiretaps, getting access to business records without a warrant. this is seen as a loss for republicans. >> rise in customers, if you want to switch to an i phone but don't want to lose money in a recent phone purchase the bay may have a deal. they're offering $200 for several smart phones. part of the instant sale category. ebay guarantees to dollars for functional version of the phone. instant sale also offers 200 to $450 for an i phone for from at&t. kron 4 daniel shows us how this works. >> the website and ebay is simple, a link to click on it take you directly to the smart phone pricing of the side. from there you enter your phone

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of snow, maine about a foot of snow close to a foot in boston and albany. midwest we expect to feet of snow in chicago, more than 1 ft. in milwaukee, south bend, detroit, toledo. everywhere getting pounded. you can still see radar lit up with snowfall continuing through mission gone , picking up through ohio and upstate new york. blizzard conditions with strong winds, and significant ice as well. in dollar area a different story, starting off free of fog, we have strong gusty winds into the hills, that has kept the fog out of the pitcher starting off with 42 san rosa, warmer in san francisco south bay mid to upper 40's. as we head through the afternoon lots of sunshine for us, ridge of high pressure building by the end of the week ended the weekend temperatures should skyrocket. '70s by the weekend. your afternoon highs not as warm but still pleasant, 63 in san rosa, a fairly mild for san francisco, which richmond, south bay the 60 is the common number through the south bay and east bay. here's your 7 day around the bay from thursday until friday jumping ni

the albany district is investigating four incidents. total of six students ate marijuana brownies. parents who see albany as safe are shocked. >> kind of alarming, actually. how did they get there? what are they doing there? i think it's crazy. >> police are looking into who is supplying the brownies. they think the student is providing the potent dessert. he says we plead with those students involved in the sale to cease and desist. >> if you are feeling cramped at work you are not alone. >> scott is in the newsroom with the rest of the worker bes. >> he used to be over the big boy desk. >> we thought we'd see where the rest work, cubicles are getting smaller we hear. who would know better than the international facility management association. it found in the last 15 years cubicle space has dwindled from 90 square feet the 75. office workers are not the only ones feeling the squeeze. executives have seen theirs shink. these smaller work stations are cheaper and new technology enabled worker mobility. they can gt out of their cramped confines. waiting on bernanke. we see the dow i

eight huge budget deficit, one old building in downtown albany was rehabed it to the tune of $23 million, seven apartments treated, marble floors, everything else for circuit court judges who spent 66 days in albany. the citizenry has just had enough. the board of directors of our local school once a month as a catered dinner. we keep being asked to sacrifice but we never hear a word about what they are right to sacrifice. host: hard as governor cuomo respond? caller: he is not talking yet. he was surprised about the new vehicles for the prison superintendents. where that goes remains to be seen. we have to apply constant pressure. teachers who are making a chromium 40,000 or $50,000 per year are asked to stand aside while our legislators ride around like kings. host: do you think you will see the same kind of protests whether it will be in the national news or youtube or something like that? caller: i do and i will be in support of that. host: richmond, calif., on our republican line. caller: i feel for the people in wisconsin. hopefully they keep the unions together. i really, really w

. >> i had a crash pad in albany, new york. we had nine people living in a small, two-bedroom apartment. we had guys living on the... sleeping on the couch. they rented a couch. guys rented a closet-- a big, walk-in closet. and then you'd have three or four guys crammed in a little, itty-bitty, ten-by-ten room, hardly bigger than jail cells it seemed like, sleeping on air mattresses. we couldn't afford to rent our own apartment. we just did not make enough money to be able to pay for that. >> o'brien: the lives of regional pilots may not be glamorous, but they offer young pilots a fast track to the captain's seat. at the major airlines, it takes pilots five to ten years to upgrade from first officer to captain, but not at the regionals. >> at colgan, i upgraded very quickly. within my first year, i upgraded in about nine months, if i remember right. >> o'brien: boy, in nine months you were a captain. >> yeah. >> o'brien: that's... that's quick. >> almost scary, isn't it? >> o'brien: so that's a... that's not a deep reservoir of

albany 12 to 18 inches. syracuse may see 16 to 18 inches of snow. add to that, we may see an inch of ice in a swath stretching from the midwest all the way into northern new england. brian, this thing is a monster. >> al, we lost your satellite for just a second, i feared we were going to lose you. let's get some goggles instead of eyeglasses. and good luck riding this one out tonight. we'll see you tomorrow in chicago, al, part of our team. >>> back here in this region, we'll take a break tonight as the streets are still alive this evening. we can hear their voices, but today earlier we saw some of their faces. and talked with them about their lives and what brings out this protest. >>> back here in cairo, all the of us today spent a good bit of time at ground level, walking with, meeting, talking to the egyptians who have come out as citizen month testers. a lot of them young and old. a lot of them brought family members with them, some of them brought children with them. lester holt as part of our team here, did the very same thing today. we've b

>> mitchell: tens of thousands of activists rallied across the country today in state capitals like albany, new york, and dozens of other cities, including dallas, to show solidarity with unionized public workers in wisconsin. one of the bigger rallies was in chicago, and cynthia bowers was there. >> reporter: for the thousand or so activists who protested in chicago today in support of wisconsin's public employee unions, the rallying cry was unity. >> they'll start doing away with the unions, and then you have no rights at all. >> reporter: many here carried signs against wisconsin governor scott walker, a republican who wants to balance his state's budget shortfall by requiring public workers to pay more into their pension and health care plans and to end public employee unions' right to collective bargaining. it's that attempt to weaken decades of public union clout that is bringing tens of thousands to the capitol building in madison day after day, and to rallies around the country today. the fear that unions may one day disappear from american life. >> i feel like we're the frog in th

and surgery for early prostate cancer was 12 times more likely in san luis obispo than in albany, georgia. >> we think the differences, as they stand now, probably relate a lot to doctors' preferences for one procedure over another, even when both are pretty reasonable options. >> reporter: that's why some hospitals are using a process called shared decision-making. a formal way for patients to learn about all their options. >> we want them to be so well-informed they really get what they're signing up for. >> reporter: kathy chose to have a mastectomy. a decision she is comfortable with. >> having the shared decision-making center open to me as a patient really gave me the sense of, wow, i do have choices. >> reporter: experts at dartmouth estimate about 20% to 40% of elective procedures like back surgery would not be done if patients were properly informed. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> and the white house celebrated the motown sound. president obama marked black history month and more than 50 years of detroit's motown records last night. on hand were smoky robinson and other

we will take a break, alive look out of albany. headlights headed west bound coming out of the s curve. back with more in a moment. >> james: snow o del 2,000 ft., 5,000 ft. possibly. in the east bay we could see 9 in. accumulate on the ground. that will impact the north bay mountains and mount diablo as well. it will be interesting to see how much also this weekend. we have more sunshine next week. downtown san francisco, macy's will fall.macy snowfall. they ag may see snowfall. we are watching and waiting to see. nasa has given the go-ahead for the launch of the space shuttle discovery. the final flight was planned for november, but cracks in the fuel tank postpone that launch. only two more are planned. in denver in april, and then another one in june. then that will be it. 6:27 a.m., alive lea live look at wall str. stock prices are in the dumps. futures trading negative. we will follow it. ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium

competition in the banking sector well i think the central bank has worked very hard to establish that albany. liquidity and we will see orders very different right and it's their bank and everybody else for it and i knew it well it will prosper because different right so i think the process stuff but. you know. even if i wouldn't know how many how many banks or how wide variety of insecure about of instruments that you can have when we look at retirement and we look at these kind of things here i mean we could be there is a still me a small number of people actually think that's exactly the point it's not the number of things you have you have countries with one or two drinks working right but that's that's fine the point is there's really under developed system or for saving completely completely agree with the deal here is there is life insurance mutual funds things like that as they develop as the government actually works hard to ensure that people have trust in those things and fully funded pension system and start with the. as they started to do and become truly progress in our governm

. >> nice work as, a shot of albany. fog into the north bay. it will be a pleasant afternoon. temperatures today are expected to warm up even more than they did yesterday appeared we will continue with the warming trend as we have read into the weekend. we will start with the heat wave. publishers are expected to get one. 70 degrees today. when it up by saturday. by sunday it = 76 degrees. closed will state in 60s. reaching mid-60's of the weekend. overall, nice forecasts. chilly temperatures = santa rosa. few degrees above freezing. 37 = clever one. fremont = 46. by afternoon we will seek meetings throughout santa rosa and a bottle. as we take you through the east bay temperatures through mid '60s, if you're heading up to the sierra great conditions out there as well. it 50 degrees and afternoon high. a lot of sun shines and may add up to 59 degrees. seven day around the bay showing warm sunshine in store. we are continuing to keep a nice long stretches of dry weather. warm weather, around and above. temperatures continue into next week. gary? >> thank-you. it is 608. we'll b

>> louisa: we are continuing to see heavy downpours here's a shot from albany, where it roadways in fact take a look the rainfall totals, san francisco 0.6, novato 1.3, san rafael 1.67, napa 0.73, richmond 1.23, san jose 0.43. let's start york with the radar it will show you were the heaviest rain is. taking a closer and, the showers up and do the peninsula pushing into the east bay right now those cells producing those heavy downpours that did pushed to places like berkeley, albany now pushing over highway 24 just to the north. another sell up to concord is action producing some heavier rainfall rates along 680, highway for producing some heavy downpours up into mill valley as well we're continuing to see some heavier rain as well. elsewhere all light steady rain than oregon have the occasionally downpour's continue. this threat of thunderstorms does continue as we take it to the day, down into the subway san jose still seeing some sprinkles we've even seen some snowfalls up around mount hamilton. so, at your future cast by the time we had a 10:00, the best chance of seeing some heavy r

moscow metro he said he was the one who opus traded it is also believed to have organized the bombing albany of ski express train falling from moscow to something is broke in two thousand and nine look a lot of us not only russia's most wanted terrorist he's also on the international least of terrorists he has links to al qaida now investigators russia. richey forces are saying they're looking into those claims but they say it may not be necessarily in water there may be a toll and i must terrorist cells operating in the region of the north caucasus and may be a group not directly linked to modify but have carried out the attack because it will be only facts and facts and further investigation that will reveal what those claims adjustor several security experts should be up to this video message was posted on the two that have been saying that the model is simply talking himself up by salt styling himself as an out of the law. live from moscow to get the. well still ahead for you in the program memoirs of a pentagon chief the former u.s. defense secretary donald rumsfeld who was one of the d

by phasing decisions we understand that we broke water from simple troops withdrawal facilitates the albany of communications the return of the displaced people encourages the work of economic institutions growth of the konami component and provides for peacekeepers' security there is a document saying you know what direction we should make steps it was suggested by the russian and u.s. and french cochairman and or it is an announcement at the latest g eight summit in ghana there. they say the devil's in the details and we are to decide on the details now of what i can assure you often is that it's impossible to preserve the current status quo but we are to do the utmost to find a way out of it with. the victim of this that in a cube or two thousand and ten others on in armenia have reached an agreement on an exchange of war prisoners and dead bodies was it fulfilled. that the bill is still the question of course both the war prisoners and the dead bodies and there was a situation with the civilians who are exchanged in arms to thang. russia for their assistance president medvedev have pers

another camera, was found 80, the approach into albany nice, quiet, no problems as you make your way past golden gate fields. james christian mark >> james: news around the bay, sentences their examiners reporting a security breach at sfo had everyone on edge. it happened that terminal-3 resulting in one person in an authorized area. they noticed one person in an area of the terminal repasts security, called the king, it's unclear how the access of the gate area off the terminal was not shut down chirring the investigation. two people armed with weapons brought a furniture store in oakland. police are still looking for the suspect. officers responded to reports are robbery, two men took an undisclosed amount of cash. a man collapse, dying just before crossing the finish-line of the half marathon at golden gate park. a 36 year-old president was pronounced dead near 47th avenue and jfk drive. the half marathon is repass, cause of death amends' unknown. yes it was the first day in court for two cal graduates expected of spying and i ron. >> a year-and-a-half after repeated denials that

once you make it down this is traffic leaving albany preconditions hear no problems to report traffic rose at the limit. bridge check, the bay bridge, no problems. craig conditions west monday 0 no problems getting to the bridge leading lights are off same story at the same detail west bound, east and 92 look good. no problems whatsoever for your trip heading towards foster city. drive time and just 23 minutes for your trip out of novato and the city limits. james? >> james: police chief will host a meeting to discuss the progress the department has made in the challenges still to come over the past five years crime and palo alto dropped considerably in 2005 they had the fifth highest murder rate in the u.s.. secularizing california 2010 ended with crime down 22%. the changes attributed to the work within the community. tuesday's meeting will be a 6:00 p.m.. a cable car smashed into a bus near the russian held the reds and the afternoon 30 bound was struck near columbus avenue. the driver apparently lost control after it couldn't keep it brought on a worn cables. two passengers compla

new video of driving out of albany new york. they have issued winter storm warnings for much of the region. 6-12 in. of snow through albany some areas getting as much as 16 in.. several drivers in here. temperatures were freezing overnight with those in the team'teens. coming up much more whether traffic and news. you can see how beautiful it is outside right now. but look at the rain drops on the lens. keep your umbrella handy throughout the day. >> will: we want to thank you the viewers for responding and sending us these pictures this is taking and in california. the family is bundled up except for that year.dad. that is one of my pictures the family said. another lovely picture of them. sunday, clear, cold.sunday, cle- we could see this in downtown san francisco come this weekend. beautiful postcard shots, thousands of people will head to tahoe this weekend, if you do when you get there this is what you will see. if you love skiing you can be in this bill without doing snow angels.all ya picture and send it to us at breaking

new york so i don't think there's a huge market like maybe she could sell some pictures to a paper in albany but i think she just sort of realized hey you know what i may as well just hit up one of nick denton sites. and cut my losses and just tell my story because i'm probably not going to make that much money off of this guy i thought she was here in d.c. ballot bowl paying is but yeah she's here in d.c. and she that's why she didn't want her name getting out there because she she really hits the bar circuit here in d.c. all the time didn't want people to know who she was but you know the other bit of information getting passed along here the rumor mills that john boehner had warned this guy about a year ago and said cut it out stop partying the female lobbyist and some people are asking of john boehner is really going to be tough and have as zero tolerance policy when it comes to sex scandals would not be something. i mean that would be delicious but that makes me wonder does that mean that john boehner is never going to answer to all the sexy sexy e-mails that i sent him from my personal

indiana, and surgery for early prostate cancer was 12 times more likely in san luis obispo than in albany, georgia. >> we think the differences as they stand now are probably related a lot to doctors' preferences for one procedure over another, even when both are pretty reasonable options. >> reporter: that's why some hospitals are using a process called "shared decision making." >> part or a shared... >> reporter: a formal way for patients to learn about all their options. >> we want them to be so well informed they really get what they're signing up for. >> reporter: kathy sabadosa chose to have a mastectomy, a decision she is comfortable with. >> having the shared decision making center open to me as a patient really gave me the sense of, wow, i do have choices. >> reporter: experts at dartmouth estimate about 20% to 40% of elective procedures like back surgery would not be done if patients were properly informed. katie. >> couric: jon lapook, interesting and important, thanks, jon. from health news to space. the shuttle "discovery" lifted off this afternoon on its 39th and final missi

. >>> albany police say they have arrested a suspect in the groping attacks of several women, thomas glover is charged. potter says the suspect would approach women on the greenway or another path way, ask them a question then grab their breasts. the assaults started last september, the last one was in november. >>> the owner of a palo alto hooka bar was found guilty in the death of his girlfriend. 37-year-old paul zumath killed his girlfriend 29-year-old real estate agent shipsey. prosecutors say that zumath has a history of domestic violence. >>> according to the labor department, the number of americans filing first time claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 36,000 in the first week of february. that is more than economists forecasts and it is the lowest level since july of 2008. it wasn't all good news though, the figures also showed the number of people collecting extended payments has increased. >>> in washington today, house minority leader nancy pelosi pushed for funds to rebuild the nation's infrastructure. pelosi is moving a move to rebuild the moving america program

it is connected to the albany economic area, boston economic area, then down with the connecticut area. when you are thinking about economic strategy for your state, you cannot think of this has the right unit. they're usually not the right economic unit. your state is often connected to multiple economic units. seing the policies to understand and it established that will be very important. the other thing is that you have both rural and urban areas. they're systematically less prosperous. the averagrural wage is $32,000 and urban is $45,000. had to get those connected is a fundamental challenge. we have a big problem in massachusetts year. we have a very high wage state in massachusetts. we have a below average wage state ever else. one of the biggest challenges is to move the prosperity is to not to make the boston region better, of course you would love to do that, but the real problem is how to get the rest of the state that does not really participating engaged. any state economic strategy coming you cannot just look at the capital city. you have to understand how the state's suc

now the latest happened early monday morning at university village in albany. uc berkeley police say a student and his wife left their sliding door unlocked and that's how the burglar got in. a laptop, two cameras, and other items were stolen while the couple was in the home. police are looking into the possibility this latest incident may be related to six similar burglars between september and december. >>> the cost of the pipeline disaster is going up. and pg&e customers may have to pick up part of that tab. jade hernandez joins us from san bruno top explain why. jade. >>> good morning. at this point we don't know how much they would have to pay for expenses. pg&e is facing a whopping $763 million tab after the san bruno blast september 9th. and funding is an issue. talk swirls around where that money will come from. pg&e says lawsuits will most likely be covered by the companies insurance. they will allow them to pass the cost allock to customers. if this work is direct result of negligence, shareholders not customers should bare some of the burden. part of

>>pam: traffic is this the albany traffic? this is your mt. tam camera you can see the sun is setting a lot of clouds in the background. here, with our san jose camera how we 1 0 1 and the guadeloupe overpass. no problems of how we 1 0 1. we will be back at the high 101 at the highway 1 0 1 ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via taste promise. look for it where you buy groceries. it's the starbucks via taste promise. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone

he was just in albany the past week or so. in fact, i said some kind words about him on the floor. >> he was sworn in last month and landed a spot on the powerful house, ways and means committee. in a statement lee apologized to his family, staff and constituents and said i have made profound mistakes and i promise to work as hard as i can to seek their forgiveness. lee is the second congressman in new york to resign in disgrace in less than a year. last march eric moffa stepped down after molesting employees in his office. now a possible pickup opportunity for democrats. >> jenelle, thank you very much. our time now is just about 6:37. >> chilly this morning. but, you know, we gotta do something about that pollen out there. (laughter) >> yeah! our pollen and smut teams to take care of that. >> that will come in the form of some rain. you'll have these little tiny, tiny swat teams. little tiny flack jackets they're wearing, too. >> my black car was turning a little lime green color. we have calm conditions mainly this morning.

highway 29, it is closed, we you wanna see albany. highway 29 north of calloused joke that it has shut down as it was yesterday because of icing conditions there. >> mark >> darya: team coverage continues of the weather. yoli is in san francisco off the embarcadero. it was windy, cold yesterday what the conditions like now? >> reporter: definitely not windy, it is .comcalled. i have three layers on, i will also put on a " because it is cold out here. no wind is calm and light. i will show you a demonstration on how little when there is out here. if you're waiting for the bus you will be cold put on a sweater and a coat. >> darya: think you yoli. >> mark: the other side of the bay bridge the work being done. another lane shift coming. this is what will happen at the oakland bay bridge. the new bay bridge is ahead of schedule. the next change will be a shift in traffic pattern. traffic going eastbound on the lower deck when you touched down in oakland. those lanes will ship to the south. they have to make room for the new bridge to line

west bond traffic on interstate 80 passing by golden gate fields great looking commute heading out of albany towards berkeley so no big issues towards emeryville and the macarthur maze. we just got a call from dan with the kcbs phone force about this accident in benicia. let's go to our maps for this. this is southbound 680 before lake herman road. dan tells us minor delays right now approaching the scene. this is where a car actually went down the embankment. everything is off to the shoulder now and at the bay bridge toll plaza, backed up to the end of the parking lot. that is your traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. a new pot tax takes effect this week in san jose. >> as kcbs radio's matt bigler tells us, it's time for pot clubs to pay the piper. matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, we're talking about measure u that san jose voters overwhelmingly passed last november. it goes into effect this week and yeah, it does basically require the pot clubs to pay a 7% tax. it actually does two things t allows the city go into these medical marijuana dispensaries. they are abou

. >> reporter: and in albany new york, there was this grim assessment from another newly elected governor-- andrew cuomo. >> this year's medicaid budget-- last year, state spending on medicaid was about $14 billion. it will go up to $18 billion. new york state is functionally bankrupt. >> reporter: governors across the country are desperately looking for ways to fill the hole created by a national total of $125 billion in state deficits. most are required by law to balance their budgets, which means big cuts in state spending on all programs including medicaid. so across the country recipients are worried. last month in idaho, more than a thousand people lined up for a state hearing to urge lawmakers to reject cuts to the disabled, including jack hansen. >> i know for a fact that if you make these cuts, i will have to go back to a group home. i made a promise to myself guys, that i would not go back, not without a fight. i want you to know, you guys are my only hope. >> reporter: there have already been cuts to programs in states like california that have affected disabled people like jam

this particular storm center, 55 up to chicago and then it takes i-90 up to buffalo and down to albany. that's a pretty good area for the axis of heaviest snows. a lot of 12- to 18-inch amounts, a few 20- to 23-inch amounts. the reason why chicago especially eastern suburbs may do better than everybody else is because that wind comes in off the lake and amplifys the snowfall. that 1967 storm was a tremendous storm, of course. 1999 they got hit like this. so in the history of chicago snowstorms, this is probably a top five one. >> suarez: joe bastardi of accu-weather, thanks a lot, joe. and for the latest on preparations, we are joined by the head of the federal emergency management agency, or fema. craig fugate is at fema headquarters in washington. as we just heard, administrator, this is a multi-region storm. does it require a different kind of response by your agency? >> well it does mean you have to be prepared in a lot of different areas. supporting states. because we're not sure how bad it's going to be particularly the ice and the damage to the power lines, we've been positionin