and crying, lawrence, lawrence! is and winston churchill remarked, he could have been the emperor of the east, he had only to say the word, and can they would have followed him anywhere. there is another wonderful scene in which he and samuels and churchill were standing in front of a crowd of arabs in jerusalem who were shouting, and churchill took them to be applauding them which is a natural thing for any politician. and he is standing there do dofg his hat to them, and they're shouting, and he finally turns to lawrence and says, what are they saying? and lawrence says, death to the jews. [laughter] what's hard to convey is lawrence's sense of humor except at the worst of events like his gang rape and beating at the hands of the turks. it's always present. one would love, i think -- i'm sure that i -- would loved to have known him. >> william verdone. thank you very much, sir. lawrence was larger than life, and i'm curious if you might know of any monuments to him in that part of the world or, indeed, in england.

lawrence was the second. a brilliant scholar, his first at oxford is so remarkable, they were given a black tie dinner to celebrate his achievement he was a gifted young archaeologist whose four years in city help uncover the lost city, and upon his adventures the character of indiana jones was partly based. he was a daring young explorer who search in 19 by which moses led his people across egypt for mapping the area across which the turks -- he was a gifted intelligent man who's report even when he was barely a temporary in cairo in 1915 and 1916 were eagerly read at the very highest political military levels in london. lawrence went on to become, at the age of 28, a military genius, inventor of a new form of guerrilla warfare who would influence mao zedong, ho chi minh, castro and the modern islamic insurgents, a legendary warrior and hero and has grown into diplomat and statesman, a creator of nations, two of which still survive as was the author for the most tamest books ever written about war in the eng

we are going to start with lawrence. lawrence i'm a bit chilly. i'm waiting for a little more sunshine. it's hard. you get back from hawaii and, you know, you go from -- [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> shorts... >> they don't have these temperatures out there. >> ... to long sleeves. >> it is a cold start to the day again. we have below freezing temperatures in the bay area. 30 santa rosa, 32 in livermore. and you're seeing some of that dense fog showing up in some of the interior valleys so yeah, it's a cold start to the day again very much like this has been for the last couple of days and you have that fog. the good news is that fog is going to start to break up about the middle of the morning and the temperatures should begin to warm up to 60 in san jose today with lots of sunshine there in the afternoon. 59 degrees in oakland. about 59 in santa rosa. a little cool in spots where you see that fog probably going to see low 50s at fairfield but we're looking good so far. looks like we're staying high and dry into the weekend. all right. i think it's ti

lawrence has our forecast. there was like ice on my windshield this morning at 3 a.m. [ laughter ] >> i bet there was. really cold temperatures showing up in the valleys. you have freezing temperatures right now in santa rosa and fog reported, too. you're very cold in the napa valley. 35 in livermore. 34 concord. reports of dense fog showing up more so in the valleys and watch out in through the carquinez strait. dense fog advisory in the sacramento valley. we'll see fog this morning. a cold start to the day many temperatures in the 30s and 40s all around the bay area. looks like in the afternoon going to be nice. going to become mostly sunny out there. temperatures warming up just a bit from yesterday's highs. a lot of numbers in the 50s maybe upper 50s in some of the warmest parts of the bay area. how long will the streak last? we'll talk about that coming up. right now let's check on traffic with elizabeth. >> traffic and weather-related today. you mentioned the fog. a couple of fog advisories for two bay ar

this one looking good from the lawrence hall of science. mypix@cbs5.com if you want to send one in to us. you can surely do that. and, of course, let's get that traffic check now with gianna. >> thank you, lawrence. and better news for bart commuters. we actually had some delays, brief delays, 10 to 15 minutes at orinda due to an equipment problem. but everything is on time now no problems. ace trains 1 and 3 looking good. muni and caltrain all checking in problem-free. now, over to the bay bridge we go. one of our trouble spots this morning. still no metering lights. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. so your approaches to the bay bridge are looking good but we have a fog advisory in effect so that will affect your drive as you cross the span on the upper and lower decks. give yourself some extra time. so far speeds are friday light. but you can see we are seeing some slight delays just there in the cash lanes so heads up. over to 880 we go, not a bad ride through oakland. northbound clear. southbound 880 not too bad. you ar

so what do you think about that, lawrence? >> it is ice hockey. >> pushing it back because it will be too rainy and wet. >> they canceled the football game. >> plus the guys don't want to get up so early. >> but i think they should wear the helmets. steelers helmet on because they are playing at heinz field. >> leave the helmets on. >> at least good news for the warriors. >> they are doing great. four, five now. that's good. we will see. >> keep thinking about that chick fillet. love that stuff. >>> let's go outside to times square. >> oh, yeah. >> this is when the ball drops welcoming in 2011. >> that does it for eyewitness news at 10:00 p.m. we will be back at 11. we are always on cbs5.com. cap caps captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.comm ,,,,,,,,,,

and lawrence says this may not be the last of it. >> if we have got less police out there how did that happen? >> a decline in crime despite police layoffs. how one bay area is incorporating the statistics. >>> couldn't wait to ring in the new year. meet the first bay area baby of 2011. >>> good evening and happy new year i'm ann notarangelo. if you made it out of the house today you were likely dodging rain drops. it is another in a series of weekend rain storms and it is not over yet. let's get a quick check from our meteorologist lawrence karnow with what's in store for to remember. >> it is starting to rip again in parts of the bay area. check this out, folks. moving in off the pacific. in for a closer look you see some showing up south of the san ralph in toward mill valley. a cell making its way into that direction. vallejo. knapp some showers continuing in parts of the north bay. colder precipitation. the south bay looking at some widely scattered showers. heavier impulses south of san jose into morgan hill. more sitting off the coastline and more to come. maybe some thunderstor

let's check on traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. we have two new accidents coming in both on 880. the first one is southbound 880 before auto mall parkway. and it is causing some slowing on our sensors because two lanes are blocked. also got one coming in, in hayward in the northbound direction approaching tennyson and obviously, it is slow north- and southbound right around that highway 92 interchange. sounds like we are finally getting back to full strength on the morning commute. 880 through oakland looks okay past the coliseum. i will get this button pushed. so far, so good as you head up towards high street. at the bay bridge, i had mentioned an earlier injury crash, sounds like it was more of a medical emergency than anything. they did clear it off to the right shoulder. so now we are just left with a backup at least to the west grand overcrossing. looks like it's backing up a bit even before that. looks like our slowing up the incline is improved towards the "s" curve. the metering lights are on as of 6:30. so there is a bit

you got one, right, from lawrence? >> lawrence gave us strappers. >> how much did you win? >> absolutely zero. >> you have to buy a megabucks. >> big goose egg. we appreciate the sentiment. >> thanks for watching. cbs evening news coming up next. >> we leave you

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chp just opened eastbound 237 at lawrence expressway. all lanes were shut for a fatal traffic accident. everything has been wrapped up. traffic is still slow. we'll see residual delays as things get up to speed. all eastbound lanes of 237 at lawrence expressway are open, no delays on the westbound side. eastbound looking better through there. a new accident in the north bay eastbound 37 at 121, no word if lanes are blocked. there is near the sonoma creek bridge. one vehicle. we'll keep our eyes on that. 101 looking good throughout marin county toward the golden gate bridge, traffic is up to speed, eight minutes from highway 37 to 580, no delays. south 101 on the peninsula toward sfo, 69 miles per hour, no delays, 280 through the city into the south bay, 280 looks like a nice braid. san mateo bridge clear, 101, in both directions, 13 minutes from heyward to foster city. bay bridge is problem free. metering lights are off. if you're taking 880 this morning you're in luck. here's a live look at 880 through oakland. everything is clear. we h

thick and sticky. >> everywhere. >> over to lawrence. hey lawrence. >> yeah, should take awhile to lift if you are headed out the do were very very careful by the afternoon looking good hazy sunshine most spots temperatures 50s cool spots inland fairfield, antioch, 60s elsewhere and play out all around the bay area next couple day as little less fog dry air beginning to work its way in toward the bay area allowing temperatures to stay mild for this time of year. cooling off a little bit, more rain in the forecast, next 5 to 7 days how about a picture for you mount diablo, you can see from the haze, a few clouds up above of course if you would like to send us pictures send them at my pix@cbs5.com. >> fog blanketing the freeways, really effecting your drive over bay area bridges. sensors highway 4 through martinez slow and go, give yourself extra time, even though it is a holiday it may slow you down carcenas bridge, limited visibility across the span same for richmond san raphael bridge, speeds looking okay not a bad ride across the golde

let's check in with lawrence for the forecast. >> won't have to wait too long. we did have a couple of breaks in the afternoon, sunshine out there in spots. showers showing up around the bay area, brief heavy downpours, system beginning to wind down a bit. taking a closer look, you can see showers live to the south, making their way toward monterrey bay, further to the south, over the grapevine, los angeles area overnight tonight. but the storm system is weakening now. our skies are beginning to part. we're in for a pretty cold night. rainfall totals, over an inch and a half in boulder creek, almost that in mill valley. almost an inch of rain in woodside. san jose unofficially 0.9. pretty good rainfall there. we'll talk about when the sunshine returns in a couple of minutes. >> lawrence, thank you. >>> he went to jail fighting for justice. today, this oakland man is finally honored. i'm linda yee, i'll have a live report, coming up. >>> and one on one with the founder of wikileaks. what he has to say about those confidential documents made public. rocket scienti

we'll start with lawrence karnow with your forecast. lawrence, good morning. >> yeah, guys. coming into work today very chilly around the bay area. and nothing is changed. it is cold out there maybe colder in spots. below freezing in fairfield, 33 in concord, 33 in livermore. be careful traveling inland today. we are seeing patchy dense fog this morning and looking at a dense fog advisory in toward the central valley. it's a cold start to the day and we have that patchy fog but by the afternoon, we are going to bring you some sunshine and that should allow temperatures to warm up maybe as high as 59 degrees in san jose. of course those places that see that fog this morning even when it does clear, it will still stay cool. but the next couple days should be high and dry. going to warm some of the temperatures up into the lower 60s. looking good as we head in toward the weekend. let's check on traffic now with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. well, no big hot spots out there right now which is the good news but we are seeing our usual congestion now coming through antioch. w

we'll have more details coming up in a few minutes. >> great, lawrence. thank you. >>> the bay area led the way, and tonight it's the law of the land. dawn napa on the new item fast- food restaurants will have to add to their menu. >> reporter: when the smith family orders chicken at the kfc they'll know what it costs both in dollars and calories. the new law is effective on this first day of 2011. >> i think it's pretty good. i think everybody should know what they're eating and consuming. just for -- you know, health is important. >> reporter: but tony mitchell says he'll still eat what he likes and won't count calories. >> doesn't seem like the calories matter. to me, calories don't matter. >> calories don't matter? >> not to me. >> i think this gives the public an opportunity to know what they're eating, understand what's in it and make their own decision. we won't make it for them. >> reporter: supervisor nist was behind the law four years ago. it later became state law and is now part of the federal health care reform law. at this mcdonald's, there'

. >>> lawrence, really, rain at midnight? >> can you believe that? yes, that's really unfortunate timing but the cold front now beginning to slide through the bay area and it is bringing with that rain a lot of it showing up in parts of the north bay pretty impressive. modest to heavier amounts of rainfall in and around the santa rosa area. stretching further to the south taking a little bit longer but right about mid-night you'll see more rain on the way. just along the peninsula showers about to make their way onshore. scattered showers. there is a lot more sitting off the coastline. that will be moving on. your new year's forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you so much, lawrence. >>> a south bay homeowner could face charges for shooting a man he thought was trying to break into his house. right now police are still sorting out the details. it happened along patio drive in san jose early this morning. the homeowner says he woke up when a man was trying to break in through the back door. now, he believed the suspected intruder had a gun an

traffic is being detoured off at the lawrence expressway. if you need to heads towards the milpitas direction, take the lawrence expressway, you can get back on the great american parkway and that will get you on to eastbound 287. the fatal accident happened 2 a.m. and waiting to hear word when they expect to be reopened. better news in oakland. the earlier accident at haginburger has completely been cleared. it was ace earlier major rollover injury crass. >> we'll continue to watch 237. thanks. >> 4:42 now. still ahead, when we're learning about the lengths california officials went to to get the drug security out of execution. >> why a convicted killer is set to walk out a free man this morning. >> the parking crackdown san francisco is about to [ ma announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky

. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. we started out with low clouds and fog around the bay area. now things clearing out. what about the weekend? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,, can ultra thin bladder protection combine comfort and high levels of absorbency? tena brand can. tena provides the first moderate and heavy bladder protection in an ultra thin pad. with super absorbent microbeads dispersed in a thin core, it holds eighteen times its own weight in moisture. plus, unlike some other bladder protection pads, it retains its shape as you move for your comfort. looking for heavy protection from a thin, comfortable pad? switch to tena ultra thins. call 1-877-get-tena today for a free sample. brand power. helping you buy better. closed in both directions overnight. >>> this weekend a section of highway 101 in san jose is going to be closed in both directions overnight. the closures at tully road will allow crews to start tearing down the overpass. and for the next 16 months now, crews are going to be putting in

back to you. >> lawrence, thank you. >>> the fight continues to secure the release of two u.c. berkeley grads who have been detained in iran. today artists are raising money to free shane bauer and joshua fattal. sarah is working with partners around the world she says to get her friends freed. >> there are many countries that are involve in this and all of them are playing really constructive role. this is really a global effort. an incredible amount of support coming from every corner of the globe. >> the art to be auctioned includes photos by shane bauer. the event is going on until 2:00 a.m. the three hikers were taken into custody in july 2009 when they were hiking in northern iraq. iranian authorities say they crossed into iran illegally. >>> a dog that was beaten, shot and left for dead got a joyful welcome home today. kevin got out of the house last month and was found near death on the side of the road. he ran up vet bills of $10,000. so many people wanted to help that his owners decided to hold a welcome home party and fund- raiser for him. >> you have a stranger come

. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cw weather center. we have some rain around the bay area today. now those temperatures are starting to get pretty cold. the sky is clearing out. just how cold will it get? that's coming up. to prohibit employers from ical marijuana >>> new protections for pot smokers in the works again. a state senator wants to prohibit employers from firing medical marijuana users if they are competent employees. it passed the legislature in 2007 but the government vetoed it and the state supreme court rejected such protections in 2008. it would exempt doctors, nurses, bus drivers and heavy equipment users. >>> and it is one last deal for a wall in the creek pot dispensary. the c3 collective has agreed to cease operations permanently in exchange the city will wave $67,000 in fines. the business has been at odds with the city zoning laws since it opened in the summer of 2009. when a judge agreed last year it was operating illegally, the city began imposing $500 a day fines. c3 abruptly gave up the fight earlier in the m

on eastbound highway 237 just east of lawrence expressway. chp says at least four cars were involved. somehow a victim who was killed ended up in the westbound lanes. the chp just told us the freeway should reopen in about 20 minutes from now. >>> a man who oakland police say led them on a brief chase in a stolen car is in custody this morning. the chase ended on east 24th street last night about 10:30 after police say the suspect crashed into a parked rv. police say when the officers who were on routine patrol found the car was stolen after running license plates, they closed in. they say the suspect fled when they try today pull him over. officers say they found suspected narcotics inside that stolen car. >>> a positive prognosis for congresswoman gabrielle giffords as president obama prepares to make remarks to mourners in tucson. new photos show giffords' husband holding her hand. doctors say the congresswoman is breathing on her own but remains on a ventilator as a precaution. meantime investigators say they're looking for a black bag th

lawrence, we are starting with you. hope it's going to warm up a bit today. >> we're hoping because it is cold in spots this morning. freezing in the livermore valley right now and they have some fog there, too. reports of valley fog inland. that will be the big concern this morning. even some 30s and 40s around the bay but by the afternoon we are going to see fog lifting so if you are headed out this morning, grab a jacket with you. you have a cold start to the day, and you do have that dense valley fog. it's thick heading into the sacramento valley. there is dense fog there. this afternoon, sunshine, warmer temperatures than yesterday. plan on 50s and 60s staying dry right into the weekend. all right, let's get a check of traffic with elizabeth. >> the weather causing problems on the roads this morning. san pablo dam road and stretches of el sobrante around castro ranch road had a couple of accidents. two solo car accidents due to icy conditions ran off the roadway. so chp out there now. obviously causing some delays.

we'll have your weekend forecast coming up. >>> lawrence, thanks very much. it is 5:10. >>> rat poison in a san francisco classroom is the reason that 7 students had tosh sent to the hospital. it was found in a classroom at martin luther king middle school on top of a file cabinet. the student who found it said it was candy and started passing it around. school official didn't know about it until one of the students called her mother to say she had eaten rat poison. >> we have spoken with the manufacturer of the product and any human consumption has always been nontoxic. >> then why are they in the hospital, you know? >> none of the children had symptoms but they were taken to the hospital as a precautions. >>> oakland city council member ignacio de la fuente will not be facing dui charges after all. the 62-year-old failed a field sobriety test after getting pulled over on 580 just before christmas. the d.a.'s office says the evidence shows his blood alcohol level was on the rise from the time he was stopped to the time he was tested. so they determined they

lawrence has our pinpoint forecast next. the ,, [ male announcer ] rockin out to the big hot pastrami. big. hot. pastrami. don't dare call it a cover band -- unless you're talking about covering freshly baked bread with layer upon layer of flavor-packed pastrami. this sub lays down power cords of tasteocity with pickles, mean licks of mustard and riffs of melty, bubbly cheese. catch 'em before the fresh toasted tour leaves town. subway big hot pastrami. crank up the flavor at subway. >>> not a lot of rain but enough to do damage on the highways. there was a five-car pileup on 680. >> sometimes a little moisture makes it very slick on the freeways. heavy sprinkles around the bay area. weak cold front moving on through but that's the most amount of precipitation we have seen. we haven't been able to get any rain going here in the middle of winter but looks like it is back now. we have got showers showing up around the bay area and more to come. outside a lot of clouds around the city of san francisco and around most of the bay

. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. we will talk about the weather coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, two years ago today. and the man at the controls -- danville's >>> the images are indellable. the miracle on the hudson was two years ago today and the man at the control captain chesley sullenberger from danville. he he retired last year and in an interview he said his gratitude for what happened has increased. >> for everyone on the airplane and their families i think we have gained a greater appreciation for what we were able to accomplish that day for what happened that day and for what didn't happen that day. we are all very grateful. >> he is writing a book and has used his fame to lobby for airline safety. >>> it has been two weeks since flames were sent from a san francisco apartment. it gutted a building at montgomery and pacific displacing four dozen people. the landlord said the power had been out and someone may have been using a candle. today ed lee said the tenants had been placed in temporary housing at a nearby hot

meteorologist lawrence karnow has the details for us. hey, lawrence. >> happy new year, ann, or should you say happy new year, folks. looking wet around the bay area. could see a little more snow heading through the evening ours hours. very cold air. next storm system just beginning to dive in our direction. modern amounts of rainfall. watch out if you're traveling along the 101. we will see this picking up it looks like through the evening hours and looks like into tomorrow as well. scattered light showers into oakland over the hills near livermore a few scattered light showers as well but for the most part looks like we will see heavier amounts a little bit later on and see a wintery mix. you see that nice little pink spot that's wintery weather out in that distribution. looks like we got more showers coming our way but there is some warmer sunshine in sight. we will tell you when that's coming up in a few minutes, ann. back to you. >> thank you. happy new year to you too. >>> welcoming the new year along san francisco's embarkadaro la

here is gary with sports. >> lawrence, thank you. >>> is jim harbaugh headed to the 49ers. joe paterno playing in a bowl game. how he did and a whole lot more coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, bowl.. normally its the pac ten champ and big ten champ.. not this year... this time we get 3rd ranked t.c.u crashing the party, and looking to prove a point, against wisconson and . >>> the rose bowl. this year we get third ranked t. c.u crashing the party. one of three teams to go undefeated in the regular season. end of the first quarter take a look at some of the action. andy dalton fakes the handoff and wins the sprint to the ends zone to give tcu a 14-10 lead. fourth quarter now horn frogs up 21-13. give it to ball. he banks his way in with the score 2 minutes to reply. 21-19. 132 yards on the ground. they call for the pass. two-point conversion. horn frogs do the leaping. block it. knock it down. tcu wins the rose bowl 21-19 and finished the season a perfect 13-0. >>> it is kind of funny to think of the two coaches in today's outback bowl. 46-year-old urban myers retiring

one was seen from a building at lawrence livermore lab at 8:22 a.m. and yesterday the body of a dead deer believed to have been killed by a cougar was found in hillsborough at 9:45 a.m. the department of fish & game says sightings during daylight hours might indicate it's sick or injured. another reason to be cautious. there was a reverse 911 in hillsborough yesterday and parents will talk to their kids. >> i probably will. if they are out riding their bikes or something, they will be more aware but i -- you know, we don't -- i'm usually out with them anyway. >> reporter: some tips if you see one, make yourself appear large, don't turn around, don't crouch down, speak loudly and firmly. report it to police. in hillsborough, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> and we're following this breaking news story out of oakland once again. police going house to house searches for two people they say are hiding out in this richmond neighborhood. these are live pictures from chopper 5. now, we understand that this all started as a high- speed car chase in vallejo just about

traffic is detoured off the lawrence. you can get back on the great american parkway. still waiting to hear from the chp when they can expect this to be reopen but apparently it's the cleanup that continues of the debris and oil spill that remains. outside on the peninsula which you'll find is light traffic on 101. light traffic northbound into san francisco. a lot of flights cancelled if you're heading to parts of the east coast. mike is tracking that as well, weather-related flight delays. no problems across the san mateo and a pretty good ride in the north bay right now. eric, kristen? >> frances, thank you. it's 5:09. >> the search of more possible victims of an east bay doctor accused of molesting a patient. >> the critic about to play a key role in oakland jean quan's administration. >> homeowners facing foreclosure about to get badly needed help. what you need to know to qual guy. >> and do you hey paying those extra fees for badge? the hotel that will do it for looking to add a little smile to your chili ? try french's. mac and cheese need a boost ? french's he

thank you, lawrence. well, as you might imagine, stanford fans closely watching harbaugh's decision. nbc bay area's george kiriyama is at stanford right now. what do they think, george? >> reporter: students were hoping coach harbaugh would come back next season, especially with quarterback andrew lent returning. but though they're sad to see harbaugh leave they're happy he will be able to coach at the next level with the 49ers. most of the students we talked to said they're not too surprised harbaugh's leaving because of all the talk about nfl teams interested in him. >> i can't blame him. it was an awesome season, and it's a shame to see him go. it would have been fun for another run next year. >> it's a little surprising given he's done such a great job here at stanford. but we'll miss him and wish him the best. >> i think he's done a great job creating a wonderful community around football, not only with stanford but for the entire area. >> reporter: the students here optimistic that stanford will hav

will things clear up soon, lawrence? >> i've had a couple of people tell me the rain woke them up in the bay area, as we had pretty good showers rotating through. but things are winding down. lot of that moisture beginning to slide a little further to the south. there are pretty good pockets out there, most pulling out of the bay area. things settling down throughout the evening. tell you what, we got very impressive totals around the bay area. check out these numbers from the automated weather site. inch and a half in boulder creek. mill valley, almost inch and a half of rain. over an inch in woodside. san jose checking in at almost an inch of rain. so the big question is, so what are the totals compared to normal now? we'll talk about that and do we have anymore rain coming our way? more coming up in just a few minutes, dan. back to you. >> lawrence, thank you. >>> solving california's financial crisis will be the focus of governor jerry brown's first state of the state message tomorrow. the governor is expected to rep

thank you, lawrence. 60s, not bad. going to have to head inland. >>> you touched on a couple of fog advisories already this morning. chp issued two for two bridges across the bay area. one for the carquinez bridge. so low visibility this morning heading into crockett. and this one i had already mentioned north- and southbound 680 across the benicia bridge. we can't see a lot of whole lot of fog from some of our live traffic cameras. it looks okay now across the golden gate bridge. here's a live look across the span. we are noticing it's very light traffic once again today. they never even turned on the metering lights again at the bay bridge toll plaza yesterday because just not as many commuters so people are taking a while getting back into the swing of things after all the holidays. all your approaches to the bay bridge so far look great. toll plaza, as you can see traffic still very light from the toll plaza all the way up the incline and really into san francisco. mostly green on our sensors right now so we'll tal

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. >>> i'm lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. temperatures soared 20 degrees above the average and will it last through the rest of the weekend? we will talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, say she is even more alert today. they say she's progressing >>> doctors treating congresswoman gabrielle giffords say she is even more alert today. they say she is progressing nicely one day after being flown to houston to begin rehabilitation. sandra hughes on what is next in the representative's recovery. >> reporter: congresswoman gabrielle giffords will soon start therapy next to these patients in the gym at the tirr memorial hermann center in houston. it is where doctors help those with brain and spinal cord injuries relearn the basics. >> a person who suffers, who experiences a traumatic injury, who has lost some function, even temporarily, will have to concentrate to work hard, and have a lot of discipline, and have a lot of patience, but have the desire to recover. >> reporter: giffords' doctors say she is still weak but the cong

paul dropped in to see lawrence. in his first meeting he said to her that many of the changes she was hoping for are already happening. she said no they are not. the costs are already going down. she said no they are not. he commented where he studied the subject all his life she studied the subject three weeks and already knows more than he. in fact in that year, 1994, health care costs were going down and they did for a brief period. but the frustration senator moynihan had was always with his friends. this was a family life thing. we expected nothing from the finance committee, he was a wonderful gentleman from wyoming who never voted for anything we wanted to do. he lived on the right side of the republican party and was a pleasure to have on the committee at all times. all of our strains were for what we were trying to do and have differences about how to do it, strategic policy differences. that is why democrats always have intentions with each other because democrats are activists actively trying to do things,

so he was a great connection and gave him his first job when he was a survey year and lawrence merited to the fairfax family and showing the state that was right across the creek of melbourne and so washington was taken they're very often and became a part of the social circle that became a advancement of his jobs and also and then surveying on long person-- parcels but then no striking out on his own looking to get beyond bill will individual p xstrata one by one but you can see the allegheny's create a serious boundary that washington was struggling for the rest of his life to create connections between the ohio country and the great lakes to bring the wealthy and the trade to the eastern seaboard from atlantic and europe so the opportunity to go beyond the mountains. as they get into washington's early military career 1754, we see her is surveying skills come into play. here is a map he drew on his first military assignment ever on behalf of the virginia governor to challenge the french on the ohio valley. pa., pittsburgh and you can see how he drew some of potomac on the allegheny

maybe lawrence will talk about the particulars. the 86 attacks at came along come was important to note because the deduction of state and local taxes was threatened. the deduction was saved largely thanks to senator moynihan. the 80 welfare bill was the first welfare -- was a welfare reform bill, the first one that required fathers took some responsibility for their children, and also invited educational work benefits for mothers in order to come in senator moynihan's phrase, break the cycle of dependency. the bill was never fully funded, and so it didn't work quite as senator moynihan had thought. but it did establish him as the leading expert in this area. 1991, there was the transportation efficiency act. and there are a fair number of stature who worked on this. the genius of this was a was the first bill that took highway trust fund money which was gas tax money and allowed it to be used for such things as mass transit. 1993, the budget reconciliation act raise taxes. and as a result of raising the taxes, it was demonstrated

. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs5 weather center. high pressure keeping us high and dry. but dense fog will be the problem. we will have details on that coming up. [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. plus i get two boxtops for their school. winning is my but we lost today. no, we didn't... ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh and that has some wondering whether that may have contributed to the san bruno explosion. now, >>> pg&e now admits it has been spiking pressure on gas lines for years and that has someone wondering if it contributed to the san bruno pipeline explosion. now lawmakers and the public are asking question. the utility doesn't have answers. >> they are a bunch of thieves. >> reporter: he is one of many in san bruno still not happy with pg&e f

lawrence and the have-nots is the st. lawrence riverto try to intercept ships coming from washington to resupply the besiege washington under general howe. washington was also using a fleet of oil boats, small craft that were plying the waters in boston harbor and sending them to burn the lighthouse, like in ways to disrupt the berger stealing sheep, birmingham a small islands in order to starve them. and the robust of course with their shallow draft could escape onto the shoals, onto the slot to get away from the deep british ships. so what the map in hand, we can to washington really creatively using the topography to its advantage and of course the dorchester heights would be the key to ending the siege, placing the guns from ticonderoga here on this command is thought that would renter boston untenable for the british. and again, the sense of washington spontaneously using maps. this is his own drawing of the boston area in case anyone would be confused, it was water, water, makes a great to show with boston and a gra

lawrence is here to tell us if it's going to warm up. >> frosty start to the day and patchy, dense fog. visibility is dropping down to buy aquarter mile or so in livermore right now, just hovering above freezing. breezing in fairfield, 32 in santa rosa. 30s and 40s even inside the bay. it's going to warm up. out the door bring a jacket with you this morning. cold in spots and you have that patchy valley fog and there is a dense fog advisory as you enter into the central valley. low 50s in foggy areas this morning but this afternoon upper 50s especially inside the bay. elizabeth has track. >> thank you. let's go out to highway 4. definitely starting to see a lot of slow traffic here. we are almost back to a normal workday here commute. we have seen very quiet traffic patterns over the past couple of weeks. but now we are even seeing red sensors speeds under 25 miles per hour for our little color bar here at the bottom of your screen. speeds do improve once you get out of antioch closer to pittsburg and concord. you can see as you approach the 242 interchange they turn back to green agai

we'll talk about that coming up. >> all right, lawrence, thanks very much. 4:42. at high noon in washington, the new congress convenes with the gop in control of the house of representatives. as randall pinkston reports, it is the day republicans have been waiting for, for 4 years. >>> reporter: the new republican majority in the house plans to hit ground running. >> i wish them success. i look forward to working with them. >> reporter: democratic leader nancy pelosi will officially return the gavel to incoming speaker john boehner later today. almost immediately after, the gop will set out on a 20-day mission to make as many changes as they can before president obama's state of the union address. >> i think this is an unprecedented rules package. it will transform this house back to where it is the people's house. >> reporter: as one of their first orders of business, republicans will take on government spending. they will propose new house rules tomorrow including one that would require any new spending to be offset by budget cuts. the rule would not apply to ta

they are diverting traffic off at lawrence expressway. so do expect delays as you exit the freeway as well. unfortunately, we have a separate accident in oakland right now, northbound 880 at haigenberger and chp has issued a traffic alert. this is just as you approach the accident. the two left lanes are blocked until further notice. this one is involving an overturned vehicle. we are getting word of major injuries as well. avoid that area if you can. a live look at 880. you can see the traffic is pretty light but again work the two left lanes shut down, hopefully they will have it reopened before the morning commute really gets under way. that's a check of the driving. let's check the forecast with tasey. good morning. >> good morning. we will start things off with current temperatures because that's what you feel when you are heading out the door. and 40 degrees temperatures, running amock. and 44 at concord. 44 in livermore. 48 in oakland. that is pretty nice. close to 50 degrees. 48 in fremont. 52 in san jose. 49 in mountain view. 47

lawrence is in for tracy. lawrence, good morning. >> good morning. frosty start to the day in parts of the valleys again. you're looking at below freezing temperatures right now in santa rosa a 31. 34 in the napa valley with dense fog. a repeat from yesterday. be careful traveling early on in the valleys. inside the bay not so bad, chilly 30s and 40s. the valley fog will be the main concern. but then things are going to begin it change as we head in toward the middle of the afternoon. we'll see more sunshine showing up around the bay area and temperatures, hey, we might just spike into the low 60s in parts of the bay area. you can see lots of sunshine just a couple clouds. otherwise high and dry for the next few days. it looks like that's going to be true right into the weekend. so we are looking good just a cold start to the day and some dense fog. let's check traffic are elizabeth. >> turns lawrence. yeah, fog affecting the morning commute. from you traveling across the benicia bridge, we do have a fog advisory. chp issued this early this morning o

other than the fog, lawrence, a pretty day today? >> it was. pretty warm in some spots. santa rosa snuck to 70 degrees today. but that fog will be the real concern. seeing it right now over the golden gate bridge. down to a quarter mile visibility in concord. inside the bay into the delta into the strait. still, we will watch high pressure continue to sit overhead and that will keep at least the storm track to the north of the bay area. you can see some rainfall as you make your way into far northern california. just the far northern portions there and also up in oregon. looking at that dense fog early on. then giving way to sunshine as we head towards the afternoon. a little luck we will clear people out pretty nicely everywhere we go. temperatures up into the 50s and 60s. bay area. chilly this spots. vallejo 45. 50s inside the bay and 44 in the napa valley. high pressure is in control for now. looks like it will sit here, folks, for quite awhile now. jet stream going to stay well to the north. that means we will stay high and dry now for the foreseeable future. some ve

lawrence, and they had maps of the st. lawrence river, too, to try to blockade quebec or intercept ships that were coming from halifax one to boston -- down to boston to resupply the british army. washington was also using a fleet of of whale boats, small craft that were plying the waters of boston harbor and setting them to burn the lighthouse at the entrance to the harbor, looking for ways to disrupt the british, stealing sheep, burning hay on the small islands in order to starve them. and then the shallow draft allowed them to get away from the deep-hulled british ships. so with map in hand we can see washington really creatively using the topography to his advantage. and, of course, ultimately, door chester heights would be the key to ending the siege placing the guns from tie cond rogue georgia here on this commanding spot that would render boston untenable for the british. and, again, this sense of washington spontaneously using maps, this is his own drawing of the boston area in case anyone would be confused, he wri

. >> thank you lawrence. pg&e admits it has been spiking pressure on gas lines for years now many are wondering could that have weakened the san bruno pipeline that exploded in september. pg&e said over seven years it occasionally increased pressure to maximum level on san bruno line and ten other pipes across california. critics say it did it to avoid a water pressure test which cost $500,000 per mile. they want to release the location of the ten other pipelines. >> they must know where those are and the quicker sooner they are required to let us know where those pipes are located and reduce gas pressure in those pipes. >> expert haves expressed concern pg&e says it is not inherently unsafe to spike pressure to the legal limit the utility says it is working to verify the location of the other ten pipelines. >> carbon no knox aid poisoning being blamed -- monoxide poisoning being blamed for the deaths of four family members, they found the bodies of two little girls and a man and a woman in oak must yesterday

on eastbound highway 237 just east of lawrence expressway. the chp says at least four cars were involved in this and somehow the victim who was killed ended up in the westbound lanes. the chp just told us the freeway is reopening now and we'll keep you posted on the very latest. >>> we want to update you on this hour's developing news from san jose. right now crews are investigating an early morning fire at a pot club. so far there's no official word on the cause of the fire at the herb appeal pot club on drake street. but one witness says a downed power line started it. ktvu's kraig debro is on the scene talking with investigators right now, and witnesses. he's going to have a live update coming up at 6:30. >>> time now 6:02. >>> nearly $400,000 in donations will finally be handed out to the victims of the san bruno pipeline disaster. last night the city council voted to accept a plan to divide up the money among dozens of families. the money came from around the world and was at the center of an emotional controversy. many disaster victims

. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs5 weather center. high pressure keeping us high and dry but dense fog happening. weather coming up. her dog. witnesses say the woman was walking her dog on solano way ne hen a driver hit >>> concord police are investigating an accident that killed a woman and her dog. she was walking her dog when a driver hit them. both the woman and the dog died at the scene. no word yet on the woman's identity or any possible charges. >>> pg&e admits tonight it has has been a common practice. the utility saying it has been spiking pressure on gas lines for years and some are wondering whether it was being done on the san bruno pipeline that exploded in september. lawmakers and the public are asking questions but our reporter says the utility is offering few answers. >> they are a bunch of thieves. >> reporter: he is one of many in san bruno still not happy with pg&e four months after the disaster. >> this is supposedly a public utility. they are not. they serve the public what they want the public to have. >> reporte

lawrence is next. >>> somebody's christmas in the park closes down. will it be for the last time? holiday attraction has been a bi >>> yeah, they're packing up. christmas in the park. the holiday attraction has been a big draw in san jose, but it's showing signs of age and budget troubles jeopardize its future. organizers are hoping private donations will keep it alive for next year. that would be nice because it's a great place to take the family. >> i want to see a miracle happen. i hope they come back again. >> i'd like to see a miracle, too maybe like next weekend it won't rain so we can do something outside. >> we may just get that. been around the bay area, probably the dryest few days of weather we've seen in quite some time, still some showers out there right now. if you're traveling around the bay area, san francisco skies trying to part a bit as the clouds breaking up somewhat, the system sliding further and further to the south. hi-def doppler still picking up on a few raindrops outside if you're traveling about the bay area, but most focusing down toward the south bay.