the shooting happened at this intersection at third and grove. we walk a couple steps and you can see the bus stop. this shooting happened around 9:30 last night. we're near richmond in west contra costa county. now the ac transit bus was driving by this intersection when bullets struck the side windows of a bus. shattered glass sprayed everywhere. we understand there were a handful of passengers on board. one passenger was hurt by flying glass. but no one was shot or seriously hurt. the bus we're told rolled to seventh and pennsylvania where it stopped. the sheriff's office did not offer a description of the shooters or what kind of car they were in, if they were in one. right now investigators are looking into whether someone on board was targeted or if this was a random shooting which endangered those on board. this area is very quiet this morning. it's blocks away from industrial area. but where we are it's residential and filled with homes and apartment buildings. and soon as the bus starts rolling this morning we'll hear from passengers. re

sunrise at 7:07, sets at 5:41. that cold front is bringing us the new air mass straight down from canada while the bulk of this is heading to the east. we're getting a touch of it the next couple mornings. that high is going to keep us dry and steer all those storms away from us so winds will be the biggest story today, especially around the delta communities and the carquinez strait. that's where we have the wind advisory until 7:00. expect those gusts to continue around 40 mph this afternoon. east bay breezy conditions, sunshine and low to mid-60s. hercules upper 50s. the rest of the east bay shore will make it into the low to mid-60s. we'll start in the mid-60s but drop to near 60 as we head up the peninsula to millbrae. upper 50s along the coast to near 60 downtown and south san francisco. we'll have mid to upper 60s from sausalito, stinson beach and bodega bay. low to mid-60s in the valleys. upper 60s carmel, monterey and low to mid-60s monterey bay and inland. inland valleys, palo alto, everybody else the low

san jose with the at least at this point at 0.59, but still, anything is better than nothing at this point as we just mentioned. the south bay needs the rainfall the most. and talk about a cold winter blast. temperatures in the 50s to low 60s out here, even some isolated 40s that occurred up into the north bay today. and temperatures right now dropping quickly. even though we have a little bit of cloud cover out here, the cold blast that's with us is so strong that we already have 40s right now in livermore. 47 in fairfield, 47 in napa, and 48 currently in santa rosa. so throughout tonight, isolated rainfall for the entire state with this instability passing across california. this is a big-time punch here, folks, at least for california's standards. that cold blast is going to stay with us as we head throughout tomorrow. and not only that, but as raj hinted out, we do have a third storm system that's going to be coming our way as we head into thursday's forecast. so let's get a look here. as we head throughout the morning hours, slick roads and also windy conditions at times. by the

at&t. rethink possible. >>> tonight's headlines, phillip garrido accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard for 18 years is competent to stand trial. an elderado judge -- he was not mentally competent. he and his wife, nancy, are both charged in dugard's kidnapping. >> the midwest and east are trying to bounce back from the latest winter storm. chicago got more than 20 inches of snow. bitter cold temperatures spanned from new mexico to the great lake states. mark kelly, the nasa astronaut who is the husband of gabrielle giffords will make his announcement tomorrow on whether he will fly on the next space shuttle mission. she was shot in tucson last month. the shuttle endeavor's final flight is a two-week mission in april. if he goes, >>> in the bay area, the father of a two-year-old antioch boy died. after he and his brother found a gun in their parent's bedroom. police have not said which child was holding the gun at the time. eddie carr is charged with cocaine possession. the boy's mother is not

big delays at s f o. a look at the james lick, sluggish on 1 01 south. in the front we brought up the numbers for sfo. 2 hour and three minute delays on arriving flights. oakland, san jose reported flights on time. you should still check with your carrier. we will be right back. [ man ] i was deciding what to do with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ] ...again. ♪ [ child ] run! [ man ] first it was the mailbox, then my squirrel... and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation to get the park down the street built. when it finally opened, i also used my points for... car repair. [ male announcer ] use citi thankyou points for almost anything. and earn them fast with the new citi thankyou preferred card. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >> james: a shot of 50 at my ears. bring your chains you will leave them. a lot of snow on the ground. a bunch of theit fell lt night. we are getting snow once again on the road today. they will have to do it again tomorrow as well. a winter storm warning from right now and

it now starts at midnight and ends at 6 a.m. before the curfew started at 8 p.m. today's curfew announcement comes one day after egypt's vice president made the major announcement mr. hosni mubarak stepped down. >> president hosni mubarak has decided to step down as president of egypt. and has assigned the higher council of the armed forces to run the affairs of the country. >> that announcement led to huge celebrations on the streets of cairo yesterday. one man described what mubarak's resignation means to him. >> end of corruption, freedom. we're potentially everything can happen. we've had our chains glean incompetent soup a specific -- >> one major development this morning, airport officials in egypt say current and ex- government officials, including former president mubarak, are now banned from traveling out of the country without permission. stay with ktvu and ktvu.com, we're keeping the website up to date with the latest information coming out of cairo. >>> police shot and killed a 45- year-old man yesterday after a low-speed pursuit and this morning polic

here's a live look at 101 at third street off-ramp. so far, so good, extra volume on the northbound side but overall traffic moving well through that portion. if you are taking 101 along the peninsula, some slight delays southbound headed into san bruno. clear all the way though as you worker way towards san mateo. no delays in the south bay. you can see 280 also problem- free in both directions. if you are headed through antioch that's where we are seeing brake lights westbound 4, a street to somersville typical this time of the morning. coming off the antioch bridge, traffic actually looking pretty well through that portion. tapping the brake lights through the altamont pass westbound slow and go from the altamont pass to 680. you're stop and go through there. 18 minutes overall to 680 the dublin interchange. if you are headed along 680 itself, the benicia bridge, we have reports of a wind advisory. use caution as you travel across the span. 680 seeing some extra volume early this morning from 24 down to about lavorna. windy conditio

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today 50s and 60s at the peninsula, at the beach the same. difference in pressure between that system and the high that's been parked off the coast. the resulting conditions of the winds out there today, and again this high pressure system has been meandering around off the coast since the beginning of the year. looks like finally it's going to cross inland. it begins to march across the country. we'll look for that to happen through next week. and as it does, our weather pattern will be shifting back to a more typical one for this time of year. here's the cooldown i mentioned today. we see low 60s for most locations across the south bay here today. a little cooler at the beach over in the east bay. mid- to low-60s there, as well. north bay more of the same as again a good 20 to 15 degrees cooler than where we were this weekend when we set all the records near normal for this time year. we'll see a bump in temperatures through the week but not much with clouds increasing into and through the weekend as the chance of rain returns to the bay ar

live look at walnut creek of 680. right at the north main exit. lights are moving southbound but nice and light. commuting east shore freeway, live look at 80 through the berkeley area, drive time from carquinez to the maze, around 21 minutes. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights have been turned on. about 10-15 minutes to make your way into san francisco. >> slower spots for the commute, 580 through altamont pass, almost 40 minutes to get from 205 to 680. also westbound 4 in lone tree way to 42, allow a half an hour there, as well. 67 >>> we have a message for moms this morning about what you feed your babies. researchers say formula fed infants that are introduced to solid food before the age of four months run a higher risk of obesity. they didn't see the same effect for infants that were breast-fed. the results support the guidelines of starting solid food between four and six months of age. >>> green bay bay packers are scheduled to return home with the superbowl trophy today and show it off to their fans. they beat the steet steelers last

concord northwest at 18. north, northwest at 26. that is sustained. gusts at 37 at sfo. livermore north at 9. san jose says northwest at 9. right at 50 everyone is close but that wind makes it feel colder. that system went flying by that is the source of it. right there. coming out of the north. 40 and 50. windy and cold. sunny and breezy. 48-58 by noon. this afternoon 58-66. but instead of upper 70s and 80s we are looking at low to mid 60s or upper 50s. san francisco 59. you were 77 on sunday. half-moon bay 58. sunny tomorrow but still breezy. >> all right, steve, thank you. time now 5:40. coyotes are getting too close for comfort for residents in one east bay neighborhood. steve chin lives in the hills above dublin. yesterday he saw three coyotes in the park behind his backyard. he said he may normally see a coyote once a week but never three at one time. while he's now concerned, others say they are not. >> we are surrounded by the park. so much is really nice. i expect to have wild animals here. >> wildlife experts say coyotes generally avoid humans and they are not

looking at a cold rain. wind gusts 30 mph. at the airport over two-hour delays. flood advisory, breezy. snow levels 2500 to 3,000 feet. you know, we're talking about through the snow up in lake county. we've seen a third to over an inch in santa rosa. here is the high surf advisory until 3:00 with waves 13 to 16 feet. waves down this front made it stall out. we are looking at this to continue to press to the south and to the east. here we are 3:00. and then by 8:00 you'll notice the south bay mount hamilton getting wet. overnight hours looking good. we're gonna get a break and the next system down into monterey. so rainfall estimates 1 to 2 inches north bay santa cruz mountains. a half inch everywhere else and the snow keeps coming down with 3 to 4 feet. above 7,000 feet through friday night. we're looking at temperatures cold. upper 40s to low 50s all around the bay area. here's the look ahead. more rain, 6 to 8 hours and then it will just be in the south bay through the santa cruz mountains tomorrow. a break saturday and sunday. more rain for president's day. >

at giants games. they keep things interesting during a lull in the game, and it's no easy feat making this squad. as felipe escamilla reports, there were three times the amount of hopefuls for this year's tryout. >> reporter: it's tryout day at at&t park but you won't see this team on the field. >> this is the 2011 orange and black attack tryout. >> reporter: 300 applicants narrowed down to 50 trying out for seven or eight spots all bringing one thing to the plate. >> i bring a lot of energy. >> i'm energetic. >> energetic. >> and the best way to bring that out -- >> how about earth and sun? >> reporter: a few rounds of improv. >> i'm a leaf. >> a lot of times they can't plan for what's going to happen they have to be spontaneous and adapt to what's going on. >> reporter: and the personality's going to play a huge factor in who makes this squad. but just like on the field with the players, this job's going to be nothing short of physical. >> when you're in the crowd, you can't really express yourself

san francisco at 51. later on san francisco 65 degrees, lots of sunshine. 67 in santa cruz and 64 in livermore. if the you like these numbers, you're going to like what we have in store for you tomorrow. we're approaching 70 degrees, record territory all across the bay area. take a look at what you can expect super bowl sunday. yeah, you might want to bring that television out. 73 degrees, looking good. 68 degrees by monday. lots of sunshine. and you know, valentine's day is around the corner. we want to send you on a very exclusive get away two lucky couples win free lodging in napa, fine dining and a private wine tasting. log on to nbcbayarea.com click the contest button and that way you can win. i know halftime super bowl sunday, no traffic. what's happening now. >> right now very different case in antioch. our maps, highway 4, very slow. from a street love, at the horizon lane sensor. 47 at the willow patch road, slowing into concord, clearer skies in the east bay hills. up in toward antioch, walnut b

avoid this at stonestown. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. >>> a desperate search for survivors continues in new zealand after that devastating earthquake in christchurch. at least 226 people are still smissments officials think as many as 120 victims are trapped in the collapsed can ter bury television building. 98 deaths have been confirmed. one wife whose -- one man whose wife is missing says he doesn't know what to say to his daughter. it broke up. new zealand officials are trying to repair the infrastructure caused by the 6.3 magnitude quake. >>> our time now is 7:16. libyan leader moammar gadhafi blames the uprising on al qaeda. our reporter allison burns joins us with the details of the interview. >> reporter: gadhafi repeated the strange claim that protesters are on a lues know jeanic pills and that al qaeda was putting the pills in their coffee. meanwhile, americans are trying to flee the country. about 600 americans are on a ferry in tripoli trying to get to the island of malta. the state dep

these people are at of the northeast before the snow hit. that is coming up tonight at 5:00 p.m.. for now let us apply again permit for kron4 news. >> well the weather here is different. we saw a breezy conditions this morning. as you can see from mount stand things have calmed down. the bushes there are not lying at all. mostly in the 60s and 64 and oakland. 68 = santa rosa. a couple of upper 50s and the of leadbelly's. winds calmed down quite a bit since this morning. san jose and 12 mi. an hour winds and livermore in fairfield. conditions much, and temperatures mild this evening to what we saw last night. winds have prevented morning temperatures from dropping down and very look there this morning. is what the customer appeared we're not without anyone's. temperatures are. to plummet to the 30 spirit freezing its obligations. but the budget is rebounding into the afternoon appeared recordist the warming trend tomorrow. the bridges into the '70s there will talk about it and it is just a bit. >> counselor in san jose after-school child care program and has been charged with moles

at the other end, it picked up. you can see trees and brush whipping around and gusts so strong, even the camera was shaking as white caps chopped their way over the bay. the rain drenched the pavement and sidewalk in downtown san rafael. it clogged storm drains. the wind kept up blowing around the tropical landscaping outside this restaurant. it took one customer by surprise when he opened his umbrella and found it was tough to hold on to. you could see the wind blowing sheets of water. some with hooded jackets and some used buildings to take cover. at the downtown bus depo, unprepared riders covered their heads. and thought wind whipped trees on 4th street didn't lose their holiday lights, they did lose a lot of seeds which were blown from the branches on to the sidewalk. now this storm has not given all we have to offer. it has one more trick up its sleeve. that will happen tomorrow morning. here around the bay. that means if you are near the coast, you should expect waves taller than normal and be careful for fe

this is a look at 237. this is a look at the westbound bay bridge. that traffic is moving along well. so according to chp anyway, we're pretty clear on the bridges and causeways right now. 6:19. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you, sir. well, partly cloudy today. cooler. not as nice as yesterday. but tomorrow's when we really get some interesting weather around here in the form of a lot of clouds. they're starting to move in right now. could be a few light showers developing even by tomorrow. but today mainly increasing clouds and cooler. winter storm watch is already posted for the north bay hills for tomorrow. that starts thursday afternoon and evening. and snow level could get down to the valley floor and maybe even at sea level as we head towards friday. so at or near 1,000 feet that will be for thursday not today. 30s and 40s for your temperatures right now. one low goes down past l.a. says i'm on my way to coo bo. the really cold system starts to arrive tomorrow and takes us into friday. cooler today, cloudy to the north. some sun to the sout

coverage begins with on the red carpet at 2 p.m.. the award show at 5 p.m.. you can get all the highlights the next day on abc 7 morning news on monday. >> see how your predictions faired. just ahead at 7:00, the new accusations about your water supply that could have an east bay utility paying tens of thousands of dollars in fines. >> and the budget woes that could have one key part of the san jose police force riding into the sunset. >> san francisco residents, the day is here. do you want your police officers armed with tazers or not. a discussion and a vote is scheduled for today. we're goin you can see ♪ >>> good morning, everyone. i'm jenelle wang live in the news room. in the headlines this morning, new pictures are emerging out of new zealand as search and rescue teams frantically look for survivors. meanwhile the number of those dead is rising. >> today san francisco will again take up the issue of arming officers with tasers after two high profile police shootings including one involving a suspect in a wheelchair. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at ap

the meeting tonight is at 7:30 at the mt. diablo high school gym in concord. >>> governor jerry brown's proto sol to abolish redevelopment agencies in san francisco could throw a ren ch in thousands of the city's upcoming construction ponlgts projects. cutting the fund would jeopardize construction of the transit center and tens of thousands of new homes. governor brown wants to take the $1.7 million worth of development money from local cities to offset state medical and trial court costs. $200 million would go back to court programs such as education, fire and police. >>> the mayor of palo alto is doing his best to ensure public safety while running out of city dollars. the city council is reviewing an audit of its fire department. key recommendations including merger stations, alternative staffing and doing away with minimum staffing levels. another controversial idea on the table is having the fire department and police department share resources. palo alto's city officials plan to prioritize the roughly 50 recommendation

look at these numbers. the current temperature is 48 in napa, 47 in livermore. 52 in san jose and temperatures in the mid-40s in novato. we were lucky if we had those numbers for -- seven or eight days ago here on the map. for thursday, we're tracking a new storm with rain, wind and low snow staying with us and winter's going to be staying with us. there's that new storm system. that's going to push to the south with this aggressive jet stream dropping all the way down to southern california. that's goin to drag in more cold air and rainfall as we head to thursday. going to stay mainly offshore, but will still bring rain at times and temperatures staying cold in the 50s and low snow staying with us through friday. as we head into the morning hours, scattered rainfall as we head to thursday morning from the north bay to the south bay and the midday, more consistent rainfall and here is what you can expect for the noon hour chance of rain, isolated thunderstorms and throughout the p.m. hours, more rain and wi

assistant dean at uc berkeley's bolt school of law and his wife arrived at sfo last night. they were leading a berkeley alumni trip to cairo and were staying right next to the square near the demonstrations. they tell us here at ktvu that the most frightening part was a 14 hour ordeal at the airport. >> that was the scary part. getting into the airport to even get into the gates was beyond chaos. nothing like you've ever seen. people pushing and security everywhere but everything breaking down. >> airport check in counters are poorly staffed right now since many employees are not able to get to work because of a curfew and access to highways has been cut off. >>> changes are coming to the dumbarton bridge here in the bay area. one could involve how much you pay to get across it. but first ktvu's ally tells us more about the construction that just wrapped up there this morning. >> reporter: well, we're standing on the peninsula side of the dumbarton bridge. if you zoom in behind us you can see the bridge where we're standing and you can see that all lanes of traffic are now

our inland valleys a little breezy at times, higher elevations 64 at pleasanton. by the monterey bay, looking good, 65 salinas. but if you want new snow, we have none of that in our seven-day outlook. a little breezy this afternoon and take a look at that 70s over the weekend. >> wow! >> that's what it is. big change of springtime in the winter. >> all right. guess what? the bart himself will be so proud. a notorious criminal case that waited 400 years to go to a jury finally had his day in court. >> in the matter of the crown versus prince hamlet. anthony kennedy presided over the murder trial of hamlet, the prince of denmark. it was a mock trial held yesterday at the university of southern california. in the shakespeare play, particular, hamlet fatally stabbed the king's advisor. they determined whether hamlet suffered from a mental diseases. jurors deliberated 20 minutes and ended in a hung jury with two finding him sane and two finding him insane. finding him insane. >> i wonder were prese >> >> today on oprah at 4:00, the vegan challenge. can you go without e

at least at lowes home improvement stores. the lowe's chain announced better than expected earnings today. 3 cents more than analysts expected. it expects first quarter earnings as high as 38 cents a share. >>> stocks fell for the second straight day as investors worried about the situation in libya and its effect on oil prices. a disappointing revenue forecast from palo alto based hewlett-packard and the dow dropped 107 points. the nasdaq finished this day off by 33 points and that's a loss of 1.2%. >>> in new zealand, crews are racing to rescue any survivors from the rubble of this week's earthquake in christchurch, but hope is fading. today, there were moments of triumph and joy as emergency teams pulled victims alive from collapsed buildings. within the past 30 minutes, the police chief said there are still 238 people missing and the death toll has increased by 1 to 76 and authorities think that number will continue to go up. many others have suffered broken bones, spinal injuries, even amputations and the city is struggli

it may be dark, cool, i can feel the heat right now at at & t park. a lot of heat cupping ooming ou. need a hat headed to the ballpark. we have mild air. high pressure sitting in place. that will help keep temperatures in the low to mid 70s for inland spots. and windy conditions for those of you in the north bay. that is where temperatures by sunday. yes could actually be in the upper 70s. very rare, unusual. la nina pattern. high pressure offshore. that will give it this rare warmth here across the bay area. so for fanfest tomorrow. temperatures in the 60s. going to feel like the sloef70s. 2:00 p.m. sunny skies. looking sweet. thank you a lot to my colleague. helping to put the graphics together today. can feel the heat. my arm is getting warmed up too. i got the rally rag here. feeling ridiculous. feels great, hey, you guys! whoa! >> you were very good when you did the hats. >> yes. >> bring in the bling. >> bay area is my home. >> do you get a kuft tcut of th sales? >> i do not. pretty interesting story. >> is was, of course. >> the hat in the dugo

we may not be at the peak yet. we may see that $5 a gallon gas or for the summer is over. >> will: maybe one day $3.49 will seem like a bargain that is pretty sad. we told you how hewlett-packard will be making a big announcement, kron4 tech reporter gabe slate choses the details. >> gabe: this is the h p touch pad. they held a press conference to unveil their new tabloid based on web 0 s. we now know why they bought out palms they wanted them for an operating system. they showed off their tablet in this really small far from. but both winning on palm os. the touch pad tablet could be an ipad competitor it has a 9.7 in. screen still thin, lightweight, easy to use it as a forward facing camera for video jots handles multitasking very well. you can run several occupations at once. you could make the keyboard bigger or smaller. i think that is great for people bigger figures. really cool feature if you have a smart from you can touch it to the tablet, whatever website you're looking at on your tablets will though unde

prosecutors say the prime minister paid money and had sex with a girl who is 17 at the time at his home near milan last year. he's also accused of pressuring the police to release her after she was arrested on suspicion of theft. berlusconi has denied all the allegations. the girl also denies having sex with a 74-year-old prime minister but admits receiving from him about $9,500. the indictment deals another blow to the embattled prime minister who supports -- whose support rate has fallen to around 30%, the lowest since he took office. >>> a japanese government panel on child abuse is calling for parents who hurt their children through violence or neglect to have their parental rights suspended for up to two years. the panel submitted a report to justice minister eda on tuesday. the report recommends that in addition to relatives and prosecutors, children themselves and their guardians should be able to seek a court order to suspend the authority of parents. under the existing law it's possible to strip parents over rights of their children without setting a time limit. the absence of

not at one time. commissioner norton: so you anticipate that the way he would use this is by making withdrawals, essentially. >> we would do withdrawals. basically, we pay the bills. we control kalw. we will give them money when they need it. commissioner norton: it is either pay the bills or do not pay the bills, essentially? >> they did $178,000 in the month of december. they spent 110,000 a month. -- i am sorry. $148,000 a month. the had a negative position of somewhere -- let us say $120,000 right now, with my understanding to fund-raisers coming up over the next six months. commissioner norton: mr. martin, a kind of wanted to get your response -- i kind of wanted to get your response. i am looking at the auditors' report. the line saying from the auditor that there is substantial doubt about the station's ability to continue is a concern. i wonder if you can respond to that and give your response to that statement. >> i think we have a great opportunity? this question does come from a couple of y

at 1500, 2-3 ft. at 4000. this year's are expecting more snow. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. today, tomorrow, lots of sunshine. thursday, friday the rain sat in it will last until about saturday break on sunday, a slight chance monday. now, here is a look at the traffic. >> erica: very quiet start, a great conditions on the bridges. nice and light on the bay bridge. no problems getting to this bridge or the san mateo bridge, westbound, east bound-92 in very good shape. drive time of 13 minutes from end to end. golden gate, no problems, easy conditions. south bay no hot spots. northbound-101 approach in troubled they liquors, no problems. >> james: thank you, even after utility crews worked all weekend thousands of customers are in the dark. people have been without power since last thursday. because of the sheer number of outages pg&e is recruiting help from gas and electric power. there are expected to restore power with the help of the other companies today. these workers are removing what's left of to order homes there were slas

at least 40 arrivals and departures canceled here at sfo. four at san jose and another three in oakland all mostly because of the weather that you just saw in chicago as well as an ice storm in new york. the cancellations caused headaches for some. others just rold wit rolled wi. >> i'm happy. it is okay. >> major major delays. >> there are currently no delays but passengers traveling out of the bay area should check with their airlines before leaving for the airport because there is a good chance you may encounter some trouble. >>> spencer is here. if you were just -- just joining us because we had some technical difficulties we apologize that for that. we were off the air for a time. fixed it at the perfect moment. >> i wasn't going to go on if you hadn't fixed it. got it back just in time. >> this weather back east. >> a memorable storm. they will be talking about that one for years. the total is about 2500-mile path. which is more than two thirds of the length of the country. >> and i heard some where, one third of the nation's populatio

tonight's memorial will be at the community stadium in patterson. that's at 7:00. juliani cardenas was grabbed from his grandmother's arms nearly a month ago. her mother's ex-boyfriend was the suspects. the boy's body was found in a canal near patterson. and the suspect is believed to have also died in the canal. >>> a san francisco man will stand trial for the beating of a priest at a retirement home in los gatos. a judge ordered the trial yesterday for 43-year-old will lynch. he is charged with felony assault for last year's attack on the reverend jerry lindner. lynch says that father lindner molested him and his brother when they were kids in the '70s. >>> a man convicted for killing chandra levy nearly 10 years ago will learn his punishment today. he faces up to life in prison. he was convicted of first- degree murder despite a lack of witnesses and no dna evidence linking him to the crime. her disappearance was a national sensation after she was linked to then california represent condit. >>> federal prosecutors dropped six charges against barry bonds yesterda

at $4 a gallon. i have to tell you, i took a quick look at the pumps here and it doesn't seem like people are filling up, just getting $5 or $10 and moving on. this is coming at a time when the economy in california is shaky. gas prices continue to jump. the uprising in libya set the groundwork for record-setting prices yesterday. one energy analyst says the uncertainty in libya is sparking concerns this could lead to oil shortages in europe, meaning europe has to look elsewhere for gasoline. the worst-case scenario is if instability hits saudi arabia and iran. then we'll be wishing for the $4 bargain days of gasoline. in that case u you could see $5 or $6. you have others who say there's really not much you can do with this. drivers probably won't hit the panic button. they will just cut back in other areas and make due. i have to say, we have only been here 30 minutes this morning and have not seen anyone yet pull in for gasoline. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the east bay."

at least one car was submerged. they don't know why the pipe broke but they say thousands of damage has been done. >> the driver on the wrong way on this washington state highway. led police on a high-speed chase. if the officers finally got them after throwing spikes of the tire. deputies say it began with the driver refused to pull over. they say he was wanted on felony warrants. >> a lot of you san francisco right now it's clear and ice for the evening. the weekend looking good too. all tell you all about it. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. 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 pr

breezy in spots at the bay and at the coast. yup, here it is. starting to see some changes now, couple of high clouds creeping into our skies. that will be a sign of drastic changes coming. we have a cold storm diving in from the north headed southward. it's going to bring unusual cold air. we have a winter storm watch, can you believe it? going into effect in the north bay mountains thursday night and friday. over 6" above 2500 feet at 2 to 4" above 1500 feet. now, it gets even colder into friday. and friday night saturday. that's when we could see a little snow down to sea level. temperatures in the 50s around the area. north bay low to mid-50s toward the afternoon. as we look out over the next few days, things becoming cold and wet around the bay area and, yes, some unusually low snow levels expected especially as we head in toward friday night and saturday. day night and drying out though come sunday. let's get a check of that traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you. chopper 5 is live over the bay bridge, one of our only slow spots the approach

the nasdaq was dun by 78 points at the close resting at 2,756. >>> okay land police officer say they have one man in custody now in connection with a string of robberies over the past month -- oakland police officers say they have one man in custody now in connection with a string of robberies over the past month. police told ktvu that surveillance pictures plus witness reports of a white suv is what led to the arrest. but they warn that the investigation is still ongoing and that shoppers should always be alert, especially when walking alone at night. >>> two people escaped serious injury today after a fiery crash that caused a massive back up on the dunbarton bridge. we showed you the back up this morning. just after 11:00 a.m., a sedan stalled, two women managed to get out of the car before big rig trucks slam into the a car. the truck driver also jumped from his cab. >> we're extremely lucky and fortunate that no one was hurt. that was due to the quick thinking of passengers in the vehicle. they were able to walk out of the car and make it to the pedestrian walk. >> the truck dri

tonight at 10:00 p.m. on the cw, 11 on cbs5, where she was hiding, who found her and the message her dad has for the people accused of hiding her for almost four months. >>> why is she the most famous javelin thrower in the world? i'm dennis o'donnell. i'll show you why. >>> and what did cologne have to do with a post-game interview. that's next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, are officially back to work as they opened spring training >>> late night talk show circuit is up. maybe the world champion giants are officially back to work as they open spring training today in arizona. pitchers and catchers jumped around and didn't pull any hamstrings at scottsdale stadium. all smiles for that man bruce boche. a month less vacation than they had in every year. no team has repeated as world series champs since 2000. giants are well aware of the challenge ahead. >> just excited to get going. you know. it has been one of those off seasons that has been shortened a little bit but at the same time been very anxious to get back ou

oakland at 72. napa at 70. this gets us into the talk of extreme. >> when was the warmest day in february when it comes to this heat across the bay area way back on february 26th, 1986, where they had 81 degrees? >> this weekend, we got very, very close to that with upper 70s in san francisco. just not there. however, it has been 25 years since this time of the year since we have had record temperatures this warm. >> meanwhile, back here at the bay area today, temperatures were down but still mild and above average. 73, livermore, 75, fremont, 73, redwood city and in san francisco, you certainly felt something in the air from those temperatures rs the mid to upper 70s down to 66 today and napa, 72. even dropping off more here in the south bay. 58 in oakland and 65 currently in napa. look at this view out of our sky camper network. glorious out here with temperatures currently in the 60s. clear and cold tonight here across the bay area. when we are going to see develop is that regional high pressure that brought

finished at 7 under. one stroke out of the lead. >>> college hoops, the cal bears are heading in the wrong direction, they dropped their third straight game today, losing to washington state 75-71. upset of the day in college hoops, yes, it was a biggie. wisconsin down by 15 to ohio state. but rallied to go on to take down the number one team in the land, beating the undefeated buckeyes 71-67. badgers had their sign ready to go. >>> cardinal remain undefeated in conference play as they beat washington 62-52. >>> free ride to the finals at the open. the semi kicks off this evening with fernando, playing for a spot in the finals. >>> not a good day for raiders running back michael bush. according to broadcast reports, he was arrested for a dui early saturday morning in indiana, just outside of his hometown of louisville, kentucky. bush is slated to be a free agent. >>> former stanford star landry fields is keeping busy with the new york knicks. we caught up with him as he was doing a promotion for a sponsor

we do have a look at 80 at truck ee. you can see cars are coming through here on interat a time 80 eastbound and westbound. this is a live picture from one of the cal trans cameras. a lot of people are up and they'll be coming back pretty much all at the same time trying to make the most of this weekend. you might want to get on the road early if you're watching us from the sierra. 7:24. let's go to steve. >>> it's 9 degrees in tahoe. >> >> yes. and 11 below at mammoth. cold up there. cold here but not as cold. we have a few 30s and 40s. cloud cover took the edge off the lows becoming too cold. light rain is possible. north bay, lake county, along the coast, but the bulk of this system which is right off eureka is heading right down the coast and all the way down to southern california. but on live storm tracker 2 lines are trying to form in sonoma county and marin county and fort brag. 30s and 40s. no record lows but it's still cold out there. when you get 38 in san jose and 35 santa rosa that's cold. after today then w

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this is the same material that we were looking at at the last site. you can see it is on our way to the last side. it is deposited here by wind. it is 40-50 feet thick. this acts as a big sponge. the water flows through and it gets in a lower formation and then the water level starts to rise and it becomes a reservoir for water. this is dissipated during the more dry months of the year. >> this forms a big long skinny basin and runs into san francisco. it is the coastal bluffs areas that are subject to erosion from the waves and the ground water that comes out and you start to lose this. this is the largest example of failure for a long part of the coast. it has been moving continuously for a long time. >> the ocean was at the same level as we are standing. in 1982, and massive slide occurred further to the north of and one day it moves 5 feet and by the second day it moves 30 feet out. all of that land down below was sitting out here. it was a great deal logic feature of the landslide further to the south. there were houses on top and there was a ver

at least 300 people remain missing at this hour. witnesses say they heard screaming from cyclops building. one witness said the quake was like nothing should ever seen. >> to actually see the top of the to the drop come down i have never seen anything like it. to see toppled for the cathedral of the dust of people running out under the said there's no were to be honest. zero of the second floor shock, there's no words. but still shaken now. everybody that cathedral soon to be ok. a very shaken and upset to there's not a window left though, just phenomenal. the was another aftershock. >>pam: the crews are still working through the night to rescue those who may still be alive. >>jacqueline: live look from the golden gate bridge. it temperatures when i smiled. as the sun sent to the cheers will drop off yet again. it will be dealing with patchy frost in the north bay and inland valleys. off 31 napa, 30 santa rosa, 35 concord, 34 livermore, 30's = south bay. we are going to see temperatures into the mid- 50s tomorrow. we will see increa

it's our top story at 7:00. john is live in concord where the student and is their parents held a noisy rally and marred this afternoon. >> gasia, one thing this sign ss that glenbrook has been a neighborhood school since 1965 but that could end if they decide next week to shut it down. that's why dozens of students and parents marred from here to district headquarters. >> save our school! >> 6th , 7th and 8th graders marred with purpose today to the district offices. they and their parents are angry that their school could be closed. >> what's great about this schot they have a lot of different programs that other schools don't have. we have the after school growth science program, we have some special ed programs that other schools don't have. >> the school district is lookig down several schools to close a $1.5 million budget short fall. >> we looked at seven criteria.e facility, and at the end the committee came up with some remss for our board of -- recommendations for our board of trusties. >> the details

coming up later at 5:30 jim vargas looks at how the unrest is impacting prices here and the cost of other goods. >>> airline passenger with measles may have exposed people in several states. the 27-year-old flew from the united kingdom to washington last sunday and then from baltimore to denver and new mexico last tuesday. she is believed to live in new mexico. anyone infected on the flights could have started showing symptoms by now. if so you should see a doctor. symptoms start way runny nose, watery eyes and fever and progress to a red rash. >> a familiar republican face may soon enter the presidential race. >>> and a major shift late today in the protest in wisconsin. hear what the demonstrators are doing right now and what the governor is saying. >> also conservatives go all out to stop same sex marriage as another state takes up the issue. >> and what's behind a shake up in the french government and how it's linked to the up risings in north africa. . >>> a few hundred prounion protesters left the capitol of wisconsin but hundreds more remainedo to pose the proposed budget. they hav

at&t. rethink possible. them off our developing story in oakland a lockdown. >> our developing story, we've been watching the process evacuation's of these children and an update is the oakland police chief. thank you for joining us. what is the status of the evacuation? are the children safe and accounted for? >> absolutely. they have been returned to their families. >> there was an anonymous phone call with a man with a rifle is that correct? >> yes. 12:45 pm 8 armed individual on campus. and not much more. and we responded, accordingly. >> anny sign or a sighting of this man at all in the area? >> the indication that it was likely a hoax although we never treat a call like this as a hoax, initially. we thoroughly respond as an incident of that occurring. >> are the school grounds still on the clock down? >> no, it is been locked up and secured for the evening. school will be in the session tomorrow. the minoan dissipation of further problems and the search continued? >> at this point, an

here looking at no airport delays at major airports. we have rain san francisco so sfo may have flight arrival delays and if it does develop after the show, we'll have it with abc7news.com. our flight tracker at the bottom of the first page. >> it's 4:48. two dramatically different pictures out of a middle east in turmoil this morning. bahrain thousands of mourners are in the streets after the brutal crackdown on political protestors. in egypt masses are celebrating the downfall of mubarak. jenelle is in the news room. >> a day of celebration and a day of warning across the middle east today. in egypt thousands packed roads to the square again, this time for a victory rally to mark the fall of long-time egyptian president hosni mubarak one week ago. the demonstrators are calling it the friday of victory and continuation, a phrase that reflects pride over change of leader! and their worries about the future. the situation in egypt remains unsettled. there are concerns the now ruling military council won't implement promised reforms. many

at current levels. when we say we're going to cut spending-- read my lips-- we're going to cut spending. >> sreenivasan: boehner's warning drew a rebuke from senate majority leader harry reid. he charged the speaker is flirting with forcing the government to close its doors, instead of negotiating a compromise. >> we are terribly disappointed that speaker boehner can't control the votes in his caucus to prevent a shutdown of government. and now he's resorting to threats to do just that without any negotiations. that is not permissible. we will not stand for that. he's wrong. >> sreenivasan: the current measure funding the government runs out march fourth. in economic news, first-time jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week. and consumer prices were slightly higher in january than expected. still, wall street managed modest gains today. the dow jones industrial average added nearly 30 points to close at 12,318. the nasdaq rose six points to close at 2,831. more than 100 doctors, nurses, and physical t

so far so good at the toll plaza. now, take a look at pictures from last night in san francisco at the cliff house and ocean beach. you can see with the wind and the rain, it makes a rather tough evening to be out there. the rain and the wind combining, it was a rough one. out here this morning so far, occasional shower, very light. not much in the way of wind. more of a breeze. more from mike in a moment but i want to mention some power outages. the latest we have from pg&e, 800 customers out in the open hills. 3600 out in half moon bay. alamo a few hundred, danville a few hundred and marin county outages in san anselmo but those are all restored now. back here at the bay bridge toll plaza where the cars are shootin' through, different approaches, some going 5 mph and some going 45. but so far no crashes to report out here. what is the weather going to do next? mike nicco's in the weather center with the answer. mike? >> you can see terry a little drier. scattered showers, that's due to the fact the cold front moved

the lanes were opened at 4:50 p.m. now we can see at the 6:00 p.m. hour that we are told the traffic is moving once again. >> keep an eye on that as well. >>> moving on. it is a graveyard, a dumping spot and a source of drinking water. day after day we reported on the crews pulling one car right after another out of the delta- mendota canal while looking for a missing 4-year-old. mark sayer shows us among locals the canal has a rather telling nickname. >> reporter: it was no surprise to local law enforcement that 16 stolen cars were found in the delta-mendota canal while searching for juliani cardenas. it raised one big question. what's in the water? >> it is a go away place. >> reporter: that's what rick wilson say locals call the canal. the water is in murky and in constant motion. >> it was always common knowledge to know that there are a lot of cars being stored in this canal. >> reporter: the delta-mendota canal runs for 117 miles from tracy to fresno county. the average speed is 2 miles an hour you can see it readily accessible along nearly its