the only part remaining is a streak wall on fremont. -- street wall on fremont. the excavation and bridging pads started. that is proceeding from the west end to the east end, completing in mid-2014. so the excavation off-haul route. this shows the main routes into and out of the project from the east bay and won a one. trucking will come in on fremont street. and from 101, we will come in on folsom street. zoom in for the excavation work over the next four years. excavation will start in this zone. it will be there for 10 months. we will be entering the site at this location, which is a couple hundred yards from second street. they will load up here and exit going out to the bridge and turning left again on howard. after about 10 months, excavation will start work in this area, which we call the central zone. they will come in on fremont and expit the sites, tgoing out for street. because the projects extend underneath beale, fremont and first street, we have traffic flowing across the street. we will construct temporary bridges for the traffic to allow the cons

fremont fomenting a rebellion. also about this time, really people in motion in 1846 propelled them to go over the next hill. you had the mormon migration and the mormons had been chased all away from new york to missouri, the practice of polygamy repugnant to many of the baptists and so forth. their leader was actually murdered and brigham young, the most famous of the mormons took over at that point and said to his people we are going to move out of the united states, as far away as they possibly could. they went to you talk -- you talk --utah and founded salt lake. in the mexican war camelot and that became part of the united states as well. so you had that migration and at the same time you had good people that became known as the donner party. anyone here heard of the donner party? for those of you not familiar with them, they became cannibals' eventually. off they were unusual as most of the people who went west war broke. nobody really knows what the donners themselves or the reads who were part of the donne

fremont with human cannibalism to make fremont, yes. what happened to fremont, he had three expeditions under the nsa's army making maps and explorations in the west. they were extreme successful. these are the ones i told you about, people waited with bated breath to get the newspapers to find that we found next. after this court-martial, i probably shouldn't say this, but he was convicted, they're not going to shoot him or hate him, but he was dismissed from the service. president polk decided we can't do this. this man is too famous. it's crazy. so he essentially gives him a pardon, and he says your dismissal is reversed, take up your sword. fremont was too proud to do it, and he said no, you're thrown out of the army, i'm out of the army. most famous explore in america, but he's got to explore. he wants to do that. but he can't get with the army anymore they got together together with a bunch of railroad men who wanted to build the first transcode the river, and they financed and exploration ostensibly to find the best route for thi

that is the fremont bridge and beyond that the first street bridge. so we can go on to the video now. can i push a button? this is flying across the project from west to east with the trestle and the middle -- trestle in the middle. the next three is free mall. this is a view of fremont street looking north with the traffic flowing across the temporary bridge. same street looking south. the old terminal is now being demolished. this is at fremont street looking north. this is the west end looking east. old terminal and new terminal. that is it. supervisor kim: any questions on this item? director reiskin: the lane that you are building that goes through the middle -- >> we call that the access trestle. director riskrecessiiskin: is tt accessible? >> there is a gate that opens and closes. the existing -- there are three peru lanes and a turn lane. -- three through lanes and a turn lane. >> that does conclude that item. members of the public wanted to comment on it, we could turn to the next item? item number eight, approving minutes of the december 8,

the only part remaining is a streak wall on fremont. -- street wall on fremont. the excavation and bridging pads started. that is proceeding from the west end to the east end, completing in mid-2014. so the excavation off-haul route. this shows the main routes into and out of the project from the east bay and won a one. trucking will come in on fremont street. and from 101, we will come in on folsom street. zoom in

the only part remaining is a streak wall on fremont. -- street wall on fremont. the excavation and bridging pads

you are now on case #10. 340 fremont street. >> good afternoon. the case before you is a performance request at 340 fremont street that would extend the approval period to november 13, 2012. the planning commission originally approved this project in june of 2006 and due to the fact that the extensions must be obtained annually, this product has received three previous extensions as detailed in the case report. the project proposes to demolish the two buildings on site and construct a 400-foot tall tower with an 85-foot tall podium. up to 32 dwelling units with 40% being 2-bedroom units. a four-level underground garage, half of which would be access to the ballet system. no changes to the original project are proposed. the project sponsor states the infusion of capital will allow the project to a for construction documents in 2012. i will lead the progress on for elaborate on that. the planning department did not receive public comment on this case. the department recommends a -- recommends approval of this with conditions. i am available for any

the retail chain needs 300 workers for its new fremont store opening in march. it's a promising lead for maria flores, who has been looking for work for two years. >> thank god my parents are alive because i'm living my parents in their home and so are my brothers and sisters. they started getting employment little by little but there's honestly ten of us in one house just to avoid the streets. >> reporter: this week the bay area council released its most recent hiring outlook. it surveyed ceos and executives and 25% of them said they expect to hire in the next 6 months. 40% of those were in san francisco county, 28% from alameda county where the new fremont target will be. >> that sounds good to me. but i see more people -- when i see more people -- like when i take my mother out shopping she goes there's so many people out in the traffic out in the city so if there's that many people out driving around, there's obviously that many people out of work. >> reporter: over 1,000 job seekers applied on target's website. 800 of them getting an interview already. whet

out of fremont we have a disabled vehicle reported in lanes. prepare for a slowdown as you get down into sunol. no problems as far as the sen says goes. watch the flashing lights. more north of the dublin interchange. al costa north and in the southbound side we have a lane or possibly two at times over the next 45 minutes, that moves closer to the 5:00 hour for 680. no major slowing either. following that accident, castro valley boulevard at marshall street off the freeway, it's a divided road. but no major slowing except for at that intersection. a look at oakland things are moving at the coliseum. a light volume of traffic. construction out of downtown to fruitvale. back to you. >> thanks so much. it's 4:39. intel announced a finalist. a lot of them are from here in the bay area. of the 300 semifinalists, 29 are from here. 11 from the school in san jose alone. the students received a $1,000 award from the intel foundation. 40 finalists will be chosen at the end of the m. >> the local stars, good luck out there. >> nonsmoking campus. the univ

mid to upper 30s inland valleys, fremont, palo alto through the south bay into santa cruz low to mid 40s around san rafael, richmond, oakland, san mateo, half moon bay and san francisco. two dominant areas of high pressure with a weakening front sandwiched between it can go north of us high pressure or to the west in the -- and south it is going to do that split in half one area developing over the coast farther to the west than what the models were predicted yesterday we were hanging on to that one mile and said we may get light rain near us, it didn't happen, sprinkles at best today. once we pass this system expect sunshine to return and warmer temperatures lower to mid 60s through the holiday weekend. >>> good morning. back to highway 24 things are getting jammed westbound approaching -- look at these headlights, stacking up right now because of this injury accident overturned crash blocking three lanes. we saw emergency crews arrive at the scene. it is just stacking traffic up. once you get past it this traffic is flowing well towards the caldecott tunnel. drive time so you know

southbound 880 as you head out of hayward to fremont this our waze traffic maps. it is a driver-generated traffic reporting system an application that is available to you on your smartphone i'll show you how to download it in a minute. 18 miles an hour this is what drivers are experiencing right now as they head southbound on 880 from 238 down to dakota because of several earlier accidents, speeds very slow around 25 miles an hour. at the bay bridge toll traffic light because everyone is stuck on that westbound 80 back-up. to find out more about waze go to abc7news.com/waze. download the application it is free, be part of the spotter community and have this information available on your smartphone while you drive, be safe of course. if you join our group we can feature new our traffic segment. >> you can give and receive info on local streets and freeways, right? very cool. >>> the golden gate bridge district will consider a new parking fee plan at the ferry terminal. officials will discuss a one year pilot program to designate 160 parking spots, premium spaces. d

southbound 680 in fremont by the washington boulevard exit. no delay because of it. we'll have more information coming up in a bit. in the meantime warriors game tonight, 7:30. so could cause a little extra traffic later on this evening but for right now, you are good to go from the coliseum all the way out towards the downtown oakland exit. that is your "timesaver traffic." for an update on your forecast, here's lawrence. >> you're going to be at the game courtside, aren't you, elizabeth, again? >> ha ha, well -- >> that's okay. you don't have to talk about it. >> i'm from oakland. my brother is actually going to the game. >> is that right. well have a great time out there today, elizabeth. [ laughter ] >>> looks like we have some cold temperatures around parts of the bay area this morning. mostly clear skies except a couple of patches of fog along the coastline temperature of 34 degrees right now in concord, 42 oakland, 34 livermore and chilly 30 below freezing in santa rosa. high pressure still strong and looks like will do so for the next couple of days but we ar

amy hollyfield is live in fremont with more. that's where line ends right now. >> reporter: no surprise here, these commuters think it is money worth spending. they are delighted to hear about the news. most of them don't know about the intricate details into getting the plan approved they just know they want it as soon as possible. you will soon be seeing more construction crews starting this summer, especially now that it looks like the federal government will be coming through with 900 million dollars in funding. they are starting work at the fremont-milpitas border. but will get aggressive this summer working toward opening the new line to san jose in 2016 this approval is a huge step forward. it is welcome news to bart riders. >> i think less cars on the road of course because more people will ride bart my friend comes in from antioch and she works in palo alto. it is a lifesaver for her. if it goes to san jose it will be better for people that have to commute. >> reporter: this recommendation from the department of transpo

check out half moon bay. 46 for those of you in fremont. into the afternoon we will see sunshine and temperatures will be a good mixture of '50s and '60s. it looks like in marin county we will stay in the low 60s. the upper 50s for richmond and downtown san francisco. 64 for those viewers interested. satellite radar shows high pressure situated over the bay area. that is pushing the storm track will to the north. we will remain high and dry around the bay area. that equals nothing but sunshine as he had into the weekend. temperatures in the mid-60s. it looks like every day is a carbon copy of the day before. we are still dealing with freezing overnight temperatures for the inland lowe's. >>george: we are continuing to monitor great traffic conditions. we have no hot spots. we will start our bridge check on the bay bridge toll plaza where the westbound ride has been light and easy all morning long. there are no delays out of the macarthur maze or across the span. for your ride across midday, when 92, the san mateo bridge, we can see great co

we have 78 in concord, 59 in fremont, and san jose. scaups--we will have the cold morning to patchy frost and then dry afternoons with temperatures vary mouth for this time of year. as we head into tomorrow some areas of frost, temperatures in the 30's in a number of places. we will have sunny skies and by 4:00 p.m. it is still mouth. we have a lot of 60 degree readings out there. we will talk about that and how try it has been coming up. >>reporter: this just in to the kron4 newsroom we are monitoring live pictures this is the former massachusetts gov. mit romney who was addressing his supporters after winning the new hampshire primary this evening. he is talking live. we have been monitoring this as i said. he is not going after ron paul or jon huntsman who trailed him. he has his sights set on barak obama. >> we do remember when barak obama came to new hampshire four years ago. he promised to bring people together, he promised to change the broken system in washington, he promised to improve our nation those are the days of lofty pr

as you come out of sunol through fremont, several buses on the side of the road. sounds like all lanes are clear but some passengers are transported from one bus to the other. a few cars only heading through the area. this will be an issue coming into fremont. prepare for that. i'll track what line that is. my guess is it's ac transit but we don't have further details yet. >> thank you, mike. >> san jose police continuing the search for a kidnapped teen who may now be in the central valley. 19-year-old llano vargas accused of kidnapping his girlfriend last week. her parents confronted the man but he sped away, running over the father's fooxt vargas now facing a $250,000 warrant for kidnapping and assault. investigators believe vargas, who is from stockton, may be staying in the stockton area and ukiah, he was last seen driving a gold two-door toyota, license 5hbx, 454. the kidnapping victim is a 15-year-old raquel, 5'6", weighs 90 pounds. anybody with any information about this kidnapping is asked to contact the san jose police department. >> crews are searching s

live in fremont. back to you guys. >> appreciate the update. >>> today two meetings on the same topic but each hoping for very different outcomes. talking about the 49ers' potential move to the south bay. in santa clara, city council will review parking plans for the new stadium site to be built next to the great america theme park. specifically, the theme park could agree to release its overflow parking lot for stadium construction. meantime, san francisco city planners calling meeting for business and labor leaders to hear from a dallas architecture firm known for sports stadiums. the hope is the diners will persuade the team to support a new stadium in hunters point. >> big-time breaking news into the nbc bay area newsroom. oakland raids are fired head coach hugh jackson. the team has set a 2:00 news conference scheduled today. comcast sports net anchor just sent out a tweet say he did talk to jackson and the coach says he was shocked at the firing. but the team struggled this year, going 8-8, miss

mid to upper 40s around bay shore scepter the 50 in fremont, 51 at -- except for the 50 in fremont, 51 at half moon bay. watch out for the patchy fog this morning that will give way to a mostly sunny, dry and warmer afternoon. mostly clear, foggy spots will form again. we need to go in search of rain and mountain snow because it is not in this seven day forecast. a few high clouds this afternoon, storm system passing to our north upper 50s to low 60s monterey bay more sun, slightly warmer, low to mid 60s around the bay and as you head inland. tonight partly cloudy, mid 30s to near 40 inland valleys. 38 palo alto, low to mid 40s bay shore to the coast, 47 san francisco. while were you sleeping high pressure moved in, pushed the storm track north that's where it is going to stay for a long, longtime. accuweather seven day forecast, full of sunshine, temperatures in the low 60s along the coast, the rest of us mid to upper 60s. time for traffic. >>> happy tuesday! live shot at san rafael, snaking by lucas valley road to problems heading into san francisco from marin county. 80 funneling in

for tomorrow, 66 in san jose. 65 in livermore and 64 in fremont. on your friday, tgif. downtown san francisco, mid 60s if you're headed there for a work meeting, it will be spectacular. you might need to remember that allergy medication. 65 in concord. mid 60s into the north bay. morning time at nbcbayarea.com. you will see it in our forecast. dry with hazy sun all the way through sunday. then tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we're not calling for a large storm. just an increase in the possibility of showers wednesday and thursday. it looked more bullish yesterday. we could have seen a larger storm. we're going on the weaker edge of things but we'll satisfy any kind of rain drops we can get. >> thanks so much. until the past few years have not been kind to california's teachers. budget cuts have led to mass layoffs and the drum beat to lay off more teachers bangs even more. but we would like to point out one teacher, specifically making the north bay a fitter place to live. is spearheading our bay area proud. >> we all have a teacher we remember from growing up. someone wh

the first and fremont streets will be complete. some three and four, which is basically from first street to deal street

. >> reporter: welcome to fremont, california. population everybody. or, should we say every kind of body. for fremont is one of the most diverse communities and region in the country, and with that, of course, comes different languages and many different foods and different churches. none more different than one in this fremont strip mall. no, not that one. this one. >> i usually say i am a christian in cognito as a bonds bailman. >> he is dedicated to keeping you out of jail and your soul out of you know where. >> our clients are surprised that we do or say the things that we do. >> this bond is run by him and his wife. when he started 30 years ago it was just a job, but sometime at a low point in his life, he turned to religion, and it helped. he figured people getting bailed out of jail are almost by definition at a low point, so he thought it might help them, too. so with each new client, lou and lucy take care of business, and then get down to business. >> we have done things that we regret. everybody has. >> it's a pain that she has endured. >>

new target store will be opening in two months in fremont and job fair to fill those positions got underway this morning. terry mcsweeney is live at the job fair. how is thesg'az turnout? >> reporter: larger than target was expecting. there's been a line outside the door all morning. 2,000 are expected to come through these doors over the next three day. all of that for maybe 300 openings. odds aren't good, but spirits are high. the line stretched out on to the sidewalk all morning. thousands expected over this three-day job fair. 300 will be hired. jasmine is within very excited applicant. >> in -- is one very excited applicant. >> my pastor told me target was hiring and told me to go this morning. i was happy. hopefully something. current store lots of people sharing that sentiment with the high unemployment rate that drives so many to apply for work, works in favor of the employer. >> we are excited with the wayc% the economy has been we are getting a high calibre of candidates. it is bringing out a lot of individuals that weren't aware that target is a career. >> reporter: stopped short

we started these two infrastructure on fremont street. -- phase two infrastructure on fremont street. construction numbers have not changed for the past month and neither has the emphasis of the schedule. the critical path runs through the package, which is well underway at this time, and the next critical phase will be the separate packages. 183,000 hours still holding near 70 percent mark on the labor. here is distribution of local labor. happy to answer questions. supervisor kim: really appreciate the breakdown. any other questions? item number 5 is complete. i do believe that completes the

we started these two infrastructure on fremont street. -- phase two infrastructure on fremont street. construction numbers have not changed for the past month and neither has the emphasis of the schedule. the critical path runs through the package, which is well underway at this time, and the next critical phase will be the next critical phase will be the separate packages

they are hiring for their new fremont store. but the job fair is actually happening in its newark location over the next three days. we have today, tomorrow and saturday to apply but there's going to be lots of competition, over 1,000 people already applied online. and 800 of them already scheduled for an interview for the next three days. those are crazy numbers but a lot of people are still looking for jobs. the bay area council just recently sent out its hiring outlook. 25% of ceos and executives in the bay area say they are going to be hiring over the next six months. here are the latest unemployment rates. in the country it's at 8.5%. in california, it's 11.3%. in alameda county, where we are this morning, just under 10%. the job fair begins at 8:00 each day until 3:00 in the afternoon at the newark location at newpark mall. you could be interviewed on the spot so dress to impress. the fremont store opens in march. so a lot of time to retrain and train those new hires. back to you. >> that job fair two hours away and not a

extending bart from fremont to san jose has been talked about for 60 years. the congressman says today saturday bart riders can celebrate. the federal government has announced it supports the plan. >> it is a major milestone. people should be proud for supporting this project. >> reporter: the federal transportation agency will recommend that congress send 900 million dollars to the project. all that is left is a period of review. >> it is a significant step. it is our final and last step. >> reporter: construction has already started local and state tax dollars are paying for this work at the fremont-milpitas border. federal money is essential to complete the plan. many consider this a no-brainer. >> i believe it is a great idea, less vehicles on the road. >> it should have been done a long time ago. it has been a long time coming. >> reporter: some question whether this is the best use of 900 million federal dollars. >> 900 million dollars in this day and age they don't have the money for. what is the matter with the way it is? >> make no mistake, it is a l

over the hill into fremont. a live look, there we go t headlights moving from fremont in through sonoma. what you notice are the glowing lights. there is moisture in the air, the mist might be a factor. san mateo bridge not a problem over the water. an easy job despite that. >> thank you. 5:09. a fremont teen among the select few who got to hang out with the president. john kennedy high school senior adam clark was among five people allowed to join the conversation with president obama and a google plus hangout yesterday. he says talking to the commander in chief is a high point in his life. >> we did it kind of as a joke at first, but you know, i guess it wasn't a joke in the end. it was the most viewed video for the education department and we got called up and e-mailed by the google people, said would you like to do it and jumped all over and said we would love to. >> of course they said that. clark asked the president for advice about keeping college costs down. the president told him to pick a career with a

extending bart from fremont to san jose has been talked about for 60 years. the congressman says today saturday bart riders can celebrate. the federal government has announced it supports the plan. >> it is a major milestone. people should be proud for supporting this project. >> reporter: the federal transportation agency will recommend that congress send 900 million dollars to the project. all that is left is a period of review. >> it is a significant step. it is our final and last step. >> reporter: construction has already started local and state tax dollars are paying for this work at the fremont-milpitas border. federal money is essential to complete the plan. many consider this a no-brainer. >> i believe it is a great idea, less vehicles on the road. >> it should have been done a long time ago. it has been a long time coming. >> reporter: some question whether this is the best use of 900 million federal dollars. >> 900 million dollars in this day and age they don't have the money for. what is the matter with the way it is? >> make no mistake, it is a l

. >>> thousands are expected to apply for jobs at target in fremont. they are filling about 300 positions at the new store the line of applicants stretched out the door. they are openings in food service, logistics, for cashier and the sales floor. new store opens up in march. >> i looked online and my pastor she told me that target was hiring. she told me to go this morning. i was happy. hopefully something. >> dan: if you missed it today job fair runs tomorrow and saturday from 8:00 to 3:00 at target new park mall in newark. apply online or kiosks located in all target stores. >> bankrupt solyndra wants to give some of the employees bonuses. they received a half billion loan guarantee from the federal government under the stimulus program before going bankrupt and laying off all the staff. company lawyers are asking a judge to okay $500,000 in bonuses as part of an employee incentive plan. the few remaining employees motivation to stay at the company. those bonuses are expected to run from $10,000 to $50,000. >> dan: dominating the headlines in the m

new target store will be opening in two months in fremont and job fair to fill those positions got underway this morning. terry mcsweeney is live at the job fair. how is thesg'az turnout? >> reporter: larger than target was expecting. there's been a line outside the door all morning. 2,000 are expected to come through these doors over the next three day. all of that for maybe 300 openings. odds aren't good, but spirits are high. the line stretched out on to the sidewalk all morning. thousands expected over this three-day job fair. 300 will be hired. jasmine is within very excited applicant. >> in -- is one very excited applicant. >> my pastor told me target was hiring and told me to go this morning. i was happy. hopefully something. current store lots of people sharing that sentiment with the high unemployment rate that drives so many to apply for work, works in favor of the employer. >> we are excited with the wayc% the economy has been we are getting a high calibre of candidates. it is bringing out a lot of individuals that weren't aware that target is a career. >> reporter: stopped short

. >>> two people are dead tonight after their car spaed through a fremont intersection. the crash happened on fremont boulevard at delaware drive just moments before police spotted what they called a suspicious vehicle. lloyd lacuesta is live at the scene where investigators are trying to figure out the victim's identities and why they may have been trying to get away from police. >> reporter: police are yet to release the names of a man and woman. now the victims car wound up in that creek you see behind me. neighbors recall hearing a big crash. we talked to one woman who asked that her face not be shown. >> i saw people jumping in the creek. there was a car down on the creek. a woman was just crying asking for help. >> reporter: police say it was a monte carlo who illegally drove to the intersection and was hit by a durango sending the car to the creek. the driver of the dodge went to the hospital. a man and woman in the pickup truck was not hurt. but the driver of the monte carlo and a woman sitting next to him were killed. and a man and woman had to be pulled from th

. >>> two people are dead tonight after their car spaed through a fremont intersection. the crash happened on fremont boulevard at delaware drive just moments before police spotted what they called a suspicious vehicle. lloyd lacuesta is live at the scene where investigators are trying to figure out the victim's identities and why they may have been trying to get away from police. >> reporter: police are yet to release the names of a man and woman. now the victims car wound up in that creek you see behind me. neighbors recall hearing a big crash. we talked to one woman who asked that her face not be shown. >> i saw people jumping in the creek. there was a car down on the creek. a woman was just crying asking for help. >> reporter: police say it was a monte carlo who illegally drove to the intersection and was hit by a durango sending the car to the creek. the driver of the dodge went to the hospital. a man and woman in the pickup truck was not hurt. but the driver of the monte carlo and a woman sitting next to him were killed. and a man and woman had to be pulled from th

lloyd lacuesta is in fremont, where he has been gauging reaction from the afghan community. >> it's so sad to see my people getting mutilated. >> reporter: we decided to show just one frame of the video, that shows four men wearing marine uniforms urinating on the bodies of three men on the ground. >> i don't believe our marines would do something like this. i don't believe it. >> if it turns out to be true. >> then pathetic. >> terrible. >> reporter: in a restaurant, we found some men visiting from afghanistan and showed them the picture. >> i feel bad. i feel really bad. i'm sorry for the families of these people. >> it was degrading the american image abroad. and furthermore, it puts the lives of our troops in danger, which such images are shown.

fremont stalled bus southbound 680 near washington boulevard. on the shoulder but they say it could be partially block being the right lane because they are trying to transfer the passengers on to another bus looking good so 64 miles an hour. here's a live shot of the san mateo bridge keeping an eye on this one, because they reported a large plastic tub floating around in the westbound lane sounds like up with of those plastic swimming pools for toddlers. do look out for that. they are going to try to clear that. bay bridge toll, no delays. it is quiet all around the bay area. i want to take you to the waze traffic maps to show you how it looks now in the north bay. what see here these little budgets, these are drivers on the roads. they've turned on their waze app. by doing so, they've decided to share their information with you. it will tell you how fast they are going and what roads they are on. we have someone on sonoma highway in the glen allen area this is marley 21 they just joined today. almost 900 abc 7 traffic spotters right now. you c

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the entire peninsula into the -- south bay, los gatos, low to mid 40s fremont, san francisco the warm spot, 47°. mid to upper 30s monterey bay, salinas 43, gilroy 31. in the short term sunshine warmer this afternoon, it is a spare the air, if you are thinking about starting a fire this morning to stay warm you have to pay a hefty fine if you get caught. the entireñc$< holiday weekend with no weather worries, tuesday into the weekend next weeks, a couple of chances of rain. until then, stagnant air that means poor especially north bay in the santa clara valley all of us under a spare the air until midnight. 67 santa rosa the warm spot, 61 in half moon bay the cool spot, the rest of us in the low to mid 60s this afternoon. may set a record. i think the better chance is tomorrow into friday. mid to upper 60s not only around monterey bay but inland. around the state clouds across southern california mixing with sunshine low to mid 60s l.a., palm springs. mid 60s big sur 47 in tahoe. tonight 20s up around napa, santa rosa low to mid 30s. low to mid 40s out the coast into san francisco. w

light church. 77-year-old wasserman was the chief of police in fremont for decades before being elected as mayor in 2004. wasserman died december 29th after a long bout with pneumonia. >>> scott mcgrew says a los gatos company horrified investors last year and so far has had a pretty sweet 2012. >> reporter: good morning to you. i know i talk about netflix a whole lot. such an interesting company lately. in the last week, netflix stock is up 22%. yes, 22%. 7% today alone and netflix has been dealing with some fairly bad news, including a report that hbo will no longer sell its dvd disks. the other thing that's really interesting today is the unemployment report. take a look at the numbers. 200,000 jobs added to the american economy in december. that knocks the unemployment rate down to 8.5%, good news indeed. you would think wall street would react super well to that. that is really solid news. but the markets have been mostly lower this morning on concern over europe. the biggest concern is actually hungary. that country says it is within just a few days of running out of money. >> sco

for bankruptcy but tonight that fremont solar company wants to hand out bonuses. solyndra has asked a bankruptcy court for permission to pay nearly two dozen employees bonuses ranging from $10,000 to $50,000. the company says that it needs to keep morale high for worker worried about job security. but one laid-off employee told us it feels like a slap in the face. >> they're supposed to give to everyone in the company because everyone spent the time with the company and is supposed to be getting the bonus. >> a little more than two years ago, the white house made solyndra the so-called poster child for the president's green jobs initiative. the company though laid off about 1100 people after filing for bankruptcy in the fall. >>> don't want a smartmeter? be prepared to pay the price. customers would pay a one-time opt-out fee of $90. then another $15 each month. that under a plan backed by the state public utilities commission. pg&e initially wanted to charge a lot more but the puc said no. the puc is set to vote on the plan next month. >>> the video rental compan

freezing concord, los gatos, san jose, redwood city. 34 fremont upper 30s near 40 oakland, highway highway and san francisco 31 santa rosa, 32 watsonville, entirety salinas, 22 gilroy. all these -- areas monterey bay, salinas, santa clara, east and north bay all under the freeze warning. we'll have temperatures until at least 8:00 this morning. probably too late to protect the plans. maybe you can get out there and do it -- now. >>> we'll be checking in throughout the newscast to find out more. 4:31. a northern california couple is home after their voyage on that ill-fated cruise ship that sank off the italian coast. terry mcsweeney is live at sfo where the family landed a couple of hours ago. >> reporter: they came in late last night this is a couple from the sacramento valley. they had been on the costa concordia and they got off one port before it went down. they got off in rome. day decision that may have saved their lives. take a look at that ship now and you will get a good idea of what we are talking about the ship on its side. dozens missing. several dead. the captain being charge

target needs about 200 people for its new store in fremont. the company will hold a three- day job fair starting tomorrow at its newark location. the new fremont store on pacific commons boulevard is slated to open in march. >>> at the consumer electronics show in las vegas everyone is looking at the tvs and thin is in apparently. tvs less than .3" deep, wow, that is thin, are causing all the buzz at the show. samsung and sony are just a few of the companies following the thin trend. the idea is to make them light enough to be moved from room to room of the. >> like whoa, just like mind blowing. like i want that. >> absolutely amazing. i have never seen anything like this. i love it. >> it's like whoa. [ laughter ] >> that says it all right there. exactly when the thin tvs will hit stores unclear at this point. but you can start seeing some of the high resolution crystal l.e.d. screen tvs in stores by summer. >> brian cooley said something about those tvs being so thin they looked like they would break. >> especially if they're like 50", whoop

a lot of mid to upper 30s until oakland, san francisco and half moon bay mid to upper 40s fremont 40. low to mid 40s around the monterey bay. 49 salinas. gilroy 20° cooler. over the hills there drop into the valley 29°. today, near record warmth, more likely tomorrow, more clouds, much cooler sunday and still holding on to that chance of rain for next week. check out oakland and livermore, 71 and 70 the rest of us in the mid to upper 60s today not far behind santa rosa and cloverdale 69 san francisco and san jose 67°. more low to mid 70s monterey bay and inland to gilroy and hollister morgan hill 68 around the state today mid 60s through the central valley to low to mid 50s around tahoe and yosemite where it will be dry. low to mid 70s around big sur, san diego, palm springs, 78 in l.a.. tonight chilly once again, 29 in santa rosa, low 30s around napa and cloverdale mid to upper 30s the rest of inland valleys, fremont, palo alto south bay low to mid 40s richmond, oakland, san mateo. by tomorrow afternoon, 1:30 start the saints are in town, take on our 9ers, 60°, that's what it goi

phase one of private utility relocation on the cross streets, specifically, first and fremont street, have been completed. the public utility relocation has been completed, so we can do all the excavation. on going, there are two contracts, one on mission street for the until water system. it does not affect our construction, but is a commitment we have. again, a sewer location on howard street, also outside of the plan of the excavation. transit center project during this year, the design has gone from the 50% level, delivered in february, to 100%, where we are currently in final plans, checking for below-grade concrete work. we are at 95% on the balance of the work, the structure of bubp grade. -- above grade. we have an up to schedule, at this point, planned for face to work. -- plan for phase 2 work. we have a series of planned utility contracts as well as additional contracts which are not to work to any specific construction package, such as survey, a temporary power, traffic control. these have been small business contracts. we will continue to look for maintenance services as

39 santa rosa. 40s everywhere else until you go fremont and san jose, 50°. 50 monterey, 51 salinas, mid to upper 40s santa cruz, watsonville and gilroy. mostly sunny, dry and warmer today, clear conditions mainly tonight with foggy spots forming once again in the session seven days dry we go in search of rain and mountain snow outside of this forecast to about 16 days, don't see much right now. high clouds, they will overrun our skies during the afternoon a lot of sun, upper 50s to low 60s exception clear lake 55°. warm spot palo alto and san jose 62. monterey bay more sun, fewer high clouds, low to mid 60s not only around the bay also inland. partly cloudy, a few of those clouds in the north bay storm system passes to our north fog for the rest of us, patchy at best, mid to upper 30s, four continue land valleys, 38 palo alto, low to mid 40s around the rest of the bay shore to the coast san francisco mile spot tonight 47°. while were you sleeping low pressure moves away, high pressure moves in, storm track heading to the north in a rather rapid pace. this storm system very powerful lo

fremont council members will talk about replacing recently deceased mayor bob wasserman. he died in late december after a long bout with pneumonia. he was a long time civil servant, spending 40 years in the fremont police department before being elected to the city counse council. >> a popular man. he will be misseded. 6:07. we check back in with your tuesday forecast. >> it's hard to believe it's winter because we've had so little rain. this morning our lows are actually right on track with the seasonal averages. our highs end up on track. florida of course. january, but the rain we need we are still running a deficit. we expect a little bit. today is our best chance for rain. 39 degrees in hayward. 48 in san francisco. as you can see this low is developing quite nicely. really looking toward tracking to the south as we head through the next few hours. it's going to sidle down along the coast line and maybe we'll see the outer band brush up against the marin county coast line, sonoma and the peninsula. it will increase our onshore flow so we'll see more fog toward the mi