apple pie, big sheik antique bowls of wooden apples, read and golden, apples pencils, produce framed on the library wall, texas vegetables from the rio grand empire. i am an american first, then a texan he would say not understanding he sounded like auggi march. the clues are there, i later realized. a man's fate is his character. you always have to show off and tell us what you know, carl said. i'll be in washington next week i say. i have an interview, i have to close of peace. you promised me, you said you would stay away from washington state. you sat right here and said you would not go to the cascades. he yells as loudly as i have ever heard him. washington, d.c. i shout back. i have the trait as well. [laughter]. >> as you are thinking about that, i would like to ask you to give us one more. there are 2 completely surprising and interesting substories woven through this narrative of your brother, 1, your fabulous aunt character in mexico getting frosty into mexico and running around with frita caller and your discovery of apples? >> this is astonishing, are we talking about th

apple officer tim cook is handling questions and he is giving a glowing report how apple is doing. the apple the company is healthy, even if its iconic leader is not. more at 5:00 and 6:00. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you. >> president obama is planning to call new zealand's president later today to reiterate u.s. support for the country devastated by a powerful earthquake two days ago. >> teams are rushing in with help. jenelle joins us with the latest. >> it's now 8 a.m. thursday morning in new zealand. search and rescue teams continue looking for survivors. anyone trapped under the rubble has now been buried 43 hours and counting (screams) >> new pictures emerging showing the horror of the 6.2 earthquake and aftermath as dust covers the city. >> oh, my god. >> you can hear this man' panicked voice as he runs outside with his camera to see the devastation. >> my gosh. people are in there? >> and pictures from the epicenter of tuesday's quake hones the story of must have had and debris covering the roads. crews rescued 120 people. some needed limbs amputated to fr

apple officer tim cook is handling questions and he is giving a glowing report how apple is doing. the apple the company is healthy, even if its iconic leader is not. more at 5:00 and 6:00. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you. >> president obama is planning to call new zealand's president later today to reiterate u.s. support for the country devastated by a powerful earthquake two days ago. >> teams are rushing in with help. jenelle joins us with the latest. >> it's now 8 a.m. thursday morning in new zealand. search and rescue teams continue looking for survivors. anyone trapped under the rubble has now been buried 43 hours and counting (screams) >> new pictures emerging showing the horror of the 6.2 earthquake and aftermath as dust covers the city. >> oh, my god. >> you can hear this man' panicked voice as he runs outside with his camera to see the devastation. >> my gosh. people are in there? >> and pictures from the epicenter of tuesday's quake hones the story of must have had and debris covering the roads. crews rescued 120 people. some needed limbs amputated to fr

yesterday apple offered publishers a chance to sell subscriptions through apple's tightly controlled app store-- it's the same model used by newscorp's recently launched ipad newspaper "the daily." google responded today with a much more open system dubbed google one pass. >> reporter: one pass makes it easier for everyone to get the quality journalism they value. >> reporter: google lets publishers set prices, control terms and offer content on tablets, phones or the web. analyst ned may says google's goal is clear. >> they are addressing and placating the concerns of publishers by saying "here is an alternative approach, we're going to play nicer and better." >> reporter: by throwing the doors wide, google hopes to appeal to more developers and content providers. as more companies write software for google platforms, the hope is more customers will find a reason to switch from iphones and ipads to androids. but there are risks. >> it is saying "improvise, innovate, let's get creative." that creativity and innovation gets messy. and in a new technology market that can be challenging

as far as apple stock today on a day most companies were hit hard by another day of losses, apple shares were up strongly, so perhaps the shareholders know a little something about the future that we don't. one thing we did find out is that on march 2nd, there will be another rollout event. apple is not saying what it is, but the expectation is that we will get the new ipad. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the bay area mother of one of four americans captured and killed by somali pirates is grieving her loss tonight. 82-year-old patricia drinkwater says she thought her daughter would be safe sailing around the world. she shared pictures. she says in her last e-mail, she mentioned the boat was making an unscheduled stop. then she got the terrible news. >> the world is an empty place without her. everybody loved phyllis. you just couldn't help it. she lit up the room when she walked into it. >> her mother says she was smart, an experienced sailor who was not prone to taking unnecessary risks. >>> now to a new video just into the news room and it shows quake victims being rescued from collap

since then apple has sold about 15 million of them. the new ipad is expected to be thinner and lighter with a front-facing camera. apple's stock is up 1% by the way. >>> a very unusual weather pattern developing for the next couple of days. we still have the clouds in place. out towards mount hamilton, you can see the dusting and we'll add some more accumulation to here and also the bay area as we head into friday night and possibly into saturday morning. right now on stormtracker2 not a lot to show you. as far as current numbers, mainly in the lower 50s. we're not gonna warm too much from the current levels. santarosa, 54, livermore checks in at 50. here's the overall weather story for today -- scattered showers out there, tomorrow showers developing. and then for friday, some cold rain and some very low snow levels. you may be hearing about them possibly down to sea level. this is something i've nod made in quite -- i've not made in quite some time but for the north bay hills, this begins late thursday, primarily thursday evening int

apple shareholders want to know. i'm bob redell. that story coming up. >> plus, crews getting ready to start work on the golden gate bridge. we'll tell you what they will be doing. >> a live look outside again, the south bay today, wednesday, february 23, on "today in the bay." >> good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get started with a look at that forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. yes, we're watching the forecast very closely. when we talk about something that's going to make national news potentially, we really want to keep our eye on what's happening. i'm talking about the projection of snow in san francisco. i don't think we're going to see snow accumulate. what i do think, possibility for flurries in oakland and san francisco into this weekend. our next round of rain arrives as we head into tomorrow night. today, though, we're starting out chilly and we're going to get one more dry day. 39 in concord, 37 in livermore and 39 degrees

one is the health of apple boss steve jobs. the other is the unveiling of the ipad 2 expected a week from today. >>> it is 5:20. new state supreme court has upheld the death sentence for a man who killed three people more than 30 years ago. this is the third time the court has ruled that david murtishaw should die. he was convicted of killing three students who were making a film in the mojave desert back in 1978. anytime the death penalty simple posed, it's an automatic appeal to the state's highest court. but the court has only 7 justices so there's a major backup there. >> i think it's a bit of a shell game. so we're talking about courts of appeal that are also overburdened. so are we borrowing from peter to pay paul? >> california has executed only 13 people since the death penalty was reinstated back in 1976. p pp >>> santa clara telling governor brown hands off our 49er stadium. last night they voted to protect millions of dollars in.money for the stadium. the governor proposed seizing redevelopment money because of the d

here things apple needs to stay on top. a camera, a high- resolution screen with more pixels maybe use the new read a display that was on the i phone 4. it needs to be lighter, thinner and faster. the it needs and hdmi output cecum watch video from your i pad on your living room tv. and i think it needs to be the same price as it is now or cheaper. $500 to $800 depending on the model. we will find out a week today what is in the new i pad. >>pam: of the apple fans on pins and needles. let's involve the other side of the coin which is happening with steve jobs. there's still talk about who would follow him if he's not able to come back and leave the company. >>gabe: there's news today, a portion of the shareholders that attended the meeting wanted to request from the company that they come up with an official on paper plan strategy if steve jobs health continues to get worse or few leaves apple. he is currently the ceo and making the decisions. they say they want a plan the word about their stock. the shareholders were sayin

at apple headquarters. analysts tell bloomberg news it's unlikely apple will agree to release succession plans and how much we'll hear about the new ipad in today's meeting, we'll wait and see. >> thank you. >>> the message from santa clara to governor jerry brown, hands off the money for our new 49ers stadium. last night the council approval a resolution to protect $40 million in state money for the stadium. the governor has proposed seizing redevelopment money because of the deficit. the resolution makes councilmembers the governing authority of that $937 million stadium. >>> federal prosecutors hoping to paint a darker picture of barry bonds in his perjury trial. they have submitted new evidence alleging he mistreated his wife, girlfriends and other people. it includes grand jury transcripts and interviews. defense attorneys have objected saying the statements are irrelevant to the case. bonds is accused of lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. >>> 6:39. ford announcing a bi

imagine apple without steve jobs. when investors meeting here today think of that, they wanna know what is going to happen? that story coming up in a live report. >> and here's a look at our airport delays. major airports there are none as the weather's rather quiet across the country. >> bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights turned on just a few minutes ago. that's why we're starting to see(p kes a lot of love. the real difference is this year we went to lowe's. well all our lowe's garden club select plants are grown for your local region and selected for peak performance. we get new plants delivered throughout the week and we guarantee our plants and flowers for one whole year. and nobody beats our prices. nobody. so it wasn't me? well, you provided the love. [ male announcer ] experience. lowe's. let's build something together. me in to lowe's and get 1 pint of primrose. was $1.18. now only 98 cents. wswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswswsw

terry mcsweeney is live at apple headquarters. terry, a lot of this rides on a videotape of jobs. >> yeah. there was a lot of concern about steve jobs already, but it was heightened dramatically by the release of video by radaronline.com. take a look at that video and you'll see what we're talking about. a very thin, very, very thin steve jobs and apparently very unstable on his feet in this video. he was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer back in 2004, had a liver transplant in 2009. he's on medical leave now and there's no official word on why he is on medical leave now. today shareholders vote on a resolution forcing the apple board to disclose exactly who takes over if jobs does not come back. now take a look at a picture from just last week. l.a. times with a great article today and it answers the question who might take over and it's not one of the ceo's who toasted with president obama and steve jobs last week. the times article talks about apple's dynamic leaders, people you probably never heard of. they've go

and realistically, the customer retention is usually 40-45% with apple. and other companies like motorola has an amazing talent! competitive. >> what is the one called? that tablet from motorola? i think it is called >> /and long for short, apple has competition and i want to remind everybody because apple product enthusiasts sometimes forget their competition. >> and intel is putting their profit margin? >> with respect to being an that silicon valley will freeze our stock. and basically, a lot of wall street people are saying that there could be a merger and acquisition on the forecast? however, because they are still trading. and with ultimately, with intel saying that they have a processor/ship that could be a-chip that could have a flaw with impacting the stock. and what is good for amd is bad for intel and vice versa. and also, to shoot the other possibilities and i was wrong. and ultimately, and tel is p--intel is having difficulty getting a new chip into the marketplace. this is just miner for intel rafeal. >> and still increasing sales? >> and in

it also requires those services to charge the same price or less at apple stores. the government and apple are not commenting. >>> stanford is being asked if it wants to build a new campus in new york city. new york is inviting stanford to think about creating an engineering school. new york does not have a top ranked science research and graduate school. some stanford officials believe that building a center of innovation in one of the biggest commerce centers in the world would bring more prestige to the university. >>> coming up on ktvu at 5:00, tens of thousands of medical pot users in the bay area rely on one large dispensary for their marijuana but a new irs crackdown is threatening that supply >>> and the sierra is awash with new snow and the crews are in the mountains all day. we'll have the latest pictures and road conditions for your getaway. those stories and more coming up on your next newscast. have a great weekend. thanks for watching. ♪ teacher, teacher, now we're back in school ♪ ♪ are you smarter than you used to be? ♪ foxworthy: hi, everyb

it steve jobs' is so tied into the stock and value of apple because he is apple. it took a vote today and they voted down. this is a portion of the shareholders that wanted this, we demand to have a plan. fresnel apple does not have to publish a succession plan to steve jobs. >>pam: he could be back you just may be taking his time think you gave that we will be back or to take a break. are you trapped and don't know how to escape your addiction to cigarettes? one out of two regular smokers will die prematurely from smoking. you don't have to be one of them. escape the trap. say "enough." for free help to quit smoking, call the california smokers' helpline at 1-800-no butts.

looking at apple and hewlett-packard. apple has a shareholder meeting today. apple up 1%. hewlett-packard getting whacked down 11% on lower sales, they said lap top sales had fallen. i bet that's because of the apple ipad. did you see this video? it's a dad, yes, who made an angry bird's birthday cake for his son. that is cake. dad's a blogger and he has made this fantastic birthday cake. >> he is a blogger and a baker. >> and a candle stick maker. probably would have made more cake except the pig stole the eggs. >> i see that for brent's birthday. i better get baking. >> it's got potential. cool. thanks, scott. >> do you have stuff from your ex laying around that you would like to get rid of, maybe a strange gift from a mother-in-law that you would rather smash. >> never. today in the bay's bob redell has an idea how you can dispose of some of that unwanted stuff and get a little satisfaction at the same time. bob? >> reporter: laura and brent, this friday morning we're going to have our personal weapon of mass destruction at our disposal, this will be at the oracle arena

he grew up to be a trial lawyer turned apple orchardist. part of the madening sibling thing was understanding the control freak nature that my brother had. for example, every year he would send me a box of fruit. the fruit he grew in his gorgeous orchards in washington state. the fruit came with the carl tax where you would get 25 telephone calls before the fruit came, such as, fruit is coming next week, are you going to be home? this is said in a texas accent. i would say i don't know. he said you have to be there because they are my pears and precious and have to put them in the refrigerator the minute you come in. i learned to say okay. then the fruit would come and it would be wrapped like a bomb or something, each fruit, each pear. these gorgeous asian pears had sty row foam socks wrapped around them. after the fruit came you'd get a series of phone calls, can i demand a refund from the ups man, are you sure, can you write down what time it came? >> you have been carrying around this story all your life, what happened, why turn it into

apple has not contacted you. what's your status with apple? >> we have a typical developer relationship with apple. we think the world of the device, thrilled with what we were able to accomplish with the device. we always thought when we looked at applications and where applications and what we were able to accomplish, we would impress the apple engineers, who said we put this gp s-chip in this phone and what are people going to do with it. we are an excellent example what you can do when you know where the phones are located. >> hopefully after seeing this interview, they will give you a call. >> i pitched this story to the magazine as well. i think it's a great story at forbes and they said it's too localized. >> it's extraordinary. you have not saved a life with this, yet? >> it's only been about a week. >> how many people have heart attacks? >> we probably in our district maybe 100 events that would qualify for this level of response in our district a year. we're only notifying in public places. >> right. if you're within that zone. you w

no word of any kind from apple. some investors are getting impatient with apple, waiting to see what's next. despite strong sales, apple stocks falling by about 9% over the past week. back to you. >>> topping our health health watch, what could be an important development in diagnosing autism early. monitoring the brain's electrical activity may help doctors. the ab normal brain waves may be found in children as young as nine months old. >>> cell phone, there's new verge out that says holding them to your ear can affect your brain activity. >> many of us feel we would lose our minds without a cell phone, but it turns out brief conversations can alter activity. >> cell phone exposure for 50 minutes affects the human brain. >> a study finds signals from a mobile phone speed up the way brain cells mobilize glucose. doctors say that puts those cells under stress. >> the brain cells may tolerate the stress just fine, but it may be for some, that extra stress just pushes those cells over. >> how far they can be pushed rem

verizon or apple: which is the better one to buy? erika miller got some answers. >> reporter: for apple, two really is better than one. whether it's through verizon or at&t, apple is expected sell about 70 million iphones this year, enough for every man, woman and child in the u.k. analyst colin gillis says apple is changing the way people use technology, and that creates customer loyalty. >> there are so many new users who are being introduced into the apple ecosystem via the iphone and via the ipad who are now going and saying "maybe i want to explore getting a macintosh desktop or a macintosh laptop," and these types of items carry a higher average selling price. >> reporter: almost all of the 48 analysts following the stock are bullish, anticipating a 19% gain from today's close. that's in spite of another medical leave for c.e.o. steve jobs. as well as growing competition, especially from devices using google's android operating system. >> android is the fastest- growing operating system out there. and because of the fact that i

apple just send out an invitation. this was the picture in the e- mail. you can see there is an image of an ipad. here is what i think it needs to stay on top to compete with all the tablets. it needs a camera. a higher resolution screen. more pixels. brighter. the new ipad should be lighter, thinner, faster, dual process, hdim output and the same price it is now or cheaper. $500 to $800 range. a apple share holder meeting where some requested the company have an official plan if steve jobs cannot continue to be ceo. they are worried about his health. images keep popping up online. some stockholders want a official plan. they are worried about their stock value. it was voted down so apple does not have to official and publicly release a plan if silver medal supreme court should stop being ceo. >>> carmelo anthony makes his debut in the big apple. gary has highlights and the lights go out at the shark's game but for some fans, that's when the fun started. gary brings us all the fun and all the sports next. >>> all right. good evening, everybody. tonight in

>>catherine: is it ok to buy all apple shares? >> a lot of people worry about the stock market's been up and down. if you diversified over the last 10 years you have the upside of small caps and big cats. with apple, you show me something if he has six weeks to live or something. this is the crazy stuff that could cause her life's savings to go down. putting all your eggs in one basket, look what fallen become scrambled eggs. >>catherine: i agree not that allison cares what i say. she's listening to you. daniel said what is your opinion on financial engines? >> to website, bay area company but more importantly at these asking about the website himself. let's say, we decide to go with a different logo. it is a katharine hit the road jack. you have this 401k you don't how to make your choices, or do. come to me of course i have your back. you can't put a financial engines, punch in all your data they will say what your age, they will see what your retirement year. what's your budget? it's a comprehensive site. it helps with your loc

apple just send out an invitation. this was the picture in the e- mail. you can see there is an image of an ipad. here is what i think it needs to stay on top to compete with all the tablets. it needs a camera. a higher resolution screen. more pixels. brighter. the new ipad should be lighter, thinner, faster, dual process, hdim output and the same price it is now or cheaper. $500 to $800 range. a apple share holder meeting where some requested the company have an official plan if steve jobs cannot continue to be ceo. they are worried about his health. images keep popping up online. some stockholders want a official plan. they are worried about their stock value. it was voted down so apple does not have to official and publicly release a plan if silver medal supreme court should stop being ceo. >>> carmelo anthony makes his debut in the big apple. gary has highlights and the lights go out at the shark's game but for some fans, that's when the fun [ female announcer ] shopping with nutrition in mind shouldn't be hard work or cost more money. now there's sim

it comes just two weeks after apple c.e.o. steve jobs said he's taking a third medical leave of abscence. apple's board does not want its succession plan made public, because it fears losing talent. a big recall for a fairly small problem. ford is recalling more than 350,000 f-150 pickup trucks in north america, most of them in the u.s. there's a potential problem with the interior door handles. the recalled trucks are from the 2009 and 2010 model years. ford says the recall does not impact the pickups made this year. the f-150 is the nation's best selling vehicle. verizon started taking preorders for its iphone 4-g today. it marks the first time apple's iconic smart phone is available in the u.s. by someone other than at&t. verizon is counting heavily on the iphone, predictingt will boost revenues by as much as 8%- - huge for a company its size. tonight's commentator thinks the cultural impact of smart phones like the iphone is even larger. he's harry lin, c.e.o. of tech startup taaz.com. >> apple's iphone is not perfect. its

apple wants a 30% cut of any subscriptions purchased through its apple store. >>> and a new shopping capital of the world, that's a bit of a surprise. according to a new survey, london has beat out new york, paris, and tokyo for the top spot. last year non-food retail sales added up to a staggering $104 billion in the english capital. however, that study that gave london the crown was also based in britain, betty. so who really knows. >> i was going to say. not new york? really? come on. >> no way. >> all right, ashley, thank you. ashley morrison here in new york live for us. >>> well, you know, a high school wrestler in iowa refused to compete against a girl. joel northrup said thursday he defaulted on his match against cassy herkelman because of his religious beliefs. she was one of the first girls to qualify for the state wrestling tournament in its 85-year history. northrup praised herkelman but said that wrestling is a combat sport and it is inappropriate for boys to engage a girl in this manner. >>> straight ahead your friday morning weather. and in sports, chicago's derek rose

the pink lady apples in the market great in different salad mixes, slice up some apples with some gorgonzola cheese and raisins with wall nuts walnutting and vinaigrette out of hand. i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. and always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. that's good. >>> well, right now a massive celebration is under way in cairo with news that president hosni mubarak may announce at any moment that he is giving up his power. >> this is what it looks like in tahrir square in cairo. live pictures from the scene. the egyptian military has told the public that their demands will be met and that the armed forces are making arrangements now to safeguard the country and remember, you can get the very latest on this developing story and organizers, just go to our website, cbssf.com. >>> of course, we'll have the latest on egypt coming up tonight at 5:00. plus, love is not in the air at l.a.x. what has security thoroughly inspecting all valentine's day flower shipments. >> and you want to lose some weight? how about a little mind game? that and much more tonight at 5:00. >> that is

based on the apple ipad platform, "the daily" is an interactive, multimedia innovation. but to media pros, its real promise is financial. "the daily" is not, repeat, not free-- selling for a subscription of 99 cents a week. >> one thing it may do is answer the question that everyone is asking which is "how do you pay for journalism in the future?" >> reporter: the knight foundation's john bracken says the connection between apple's itunes store and murdoch's newscorp has publishers everywhere hoping the free information lunch on the internet is coming to an end. >> because there are millions of people who have already given their credit card information to apple and are regularly used to paying 99 cents for a song, or increasingly $10 for a book, that one click is a relatively low way to invest. >> reporter: murdoch has already sunk $30 million into "the daily," and the world's biggest media mogul has a clear definition of success. >> yes, when we are selling millions. our ambitions are very big, but our costs are very low. >> reporter: and the payoff could be huge. 50 m

jobs were to leave apple, it would not have an impact on customers. according to the survey, 93% said they would likely continue to buy apple products. a previous survey back in 2008 found that 18% said they would be less likely to buy apple products if steve jobs were not with the company. >>> all cash buyers are snatching up properties and pushing out first-time home buyers. that's the word from the national association of realtors. it said today sales increased 2.7% in january compared with december. meanwhile, prices fell 3.7% compared with last year. the median home price is $158,800. the lowest since april of 2002. >>> it was another down day on wall street as the dow dropped 107 points. the nasdaq lost 33 points. investors reacted to a slow revenue growth report from hewlett-packard and the violence in libya that pushed crude oil prices over $100 a barrel today for the first time in more than two years. >> president obama today condemned the violence in libya. >> the suffering and bloodshed is outrageous and it is unacceptable. so were threats

apple is holding their shareholder meeting. investors for apple is willing to vote on the company board to disclose their succession plans. we will follow the latest with apple coming up after the shareholder meeting. it is easy for me to say succession. (laughter) back to the weather let's talk about is no. >>louisa: we're noticing changes. cloud cover is turning into the area. it is essentially making for cooler temperatures this afternoon. we're off to a cold start once again this morning. frost is a possibility into the north. just ahead of the storm that is pushing on through to the end of the week bringing the potential of those no near sea level. highs are saying into the '30's. said rose is a degree above freezing. a couple of degrees above. 34 degrees. chile in some spots. 45 7 = san francisco . a couple degrees cooler in summer file. along the coast near san into the 50s , 56 = oakland. 55 = oakland. paris. the service bring in a few showers spreading said the trip the day. it will go to north in the evening. temperat

. >>> pink lady apples, one of my favorite variety of apples. i love all apples, but the pink lady has a distinct flavor. this is what you look for, a combination between gala, fuji and red delicious all together. you see the color, dark pink all the way around, a little bit of yellowing, a little greening is okay. that's very important. very firm. when you bring them home, like all apples, so important to store the apples, here's the key, store them in the refrigerator. they look beautiful in the bowl on the table. but in the refrigerator, because they have all been in cold storage and get rereleased in the wintertime and look how beautiful they are. pink lady apples in the market, great in different salad mixes, slice up apples with cheese, raisins, walnuts, nice vinegrette, or out of hand. i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. always remember to eat fresh ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, try french's. mac and cheese need a boost ? french's helps that, too. chicken in need of cheering up? add french's to your marinade. it's a surprising way to add a little fun

apple exploding through the recession. and many others. google, booming through the recession. >> reporter: now that private dinner -- you can see the neighbors very excited -- it was at a private home of a venture capitalist in woodside. that meant massive security measures in the neighborhood and some closed roads. but people just did in the seem to mind. so this morning, up in hillsborough, oregon, president obama is expected to name the ceo of intel to a new presidential advisory council. and that ceo whose name is paul otellini has been critical of obama in the past so he is now putting him on the council to get some fresh ideas. we'll see how that goes. back to you guys. >> maybe get some of that rural entrepreneurial spirit going. thank you, anne makovec. >>> the expenses from the pipeline explosion in san bruno keep rising and pg&e says all its customers may have to foot part of the bill. christin ayers live in san bruno has the latest on that story. good morning, christin. >> reporter: good morning, frank. pg&e's bloated new budge

one interesting note, apple insider took a vote of the apple faithful. most of them believe the company will survive just very well without steve jobs necessarily at the helm. earlier we spoke to a long-time tech an in sis. he said this -- >> i think the issue is stockholders who feel jobs are so important to the company, that that they -- that they need to 2340e who is gonna -- know who is gonna replace him. >> reporter: one of the factses of the matter is -- facts of the matter is apple has one of midwest loyal staff around. these-- most loyal staff around. these are very creative people. moving to the remarkable ipod and then the iphone and finally the ipad and who else knows what else is going to happen. reporting live i'm consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tom. >>> there are also reports this morning about another kind of apple successor. according to the website, apple will introduce a next generation ipad on march 2nd at the yerba buena center for arts in san francisco. the firstipod was introduced there a little more th

zuckerberg, from facebook, and steve jobs from apples. twitter, netflix and the ppresident of stanford university. --and it is just amazing! that this is part of our ongoing dialogue with the business community on how we can win the future, strengthen our economy in support of japan or ship. and increase exports. getting people back to work and-support of entrepreneurship. this is the goal of hiring, expanding, and look at apple and google! with the imagine to works of networking. >>pam: absolutely. >> and we can even learn from them on what they are door that is working. >>pam: to move forward and advancement. >> and with to hire locally. and to not outsource. the one interesting thing i spoke with the tech analyst. and with zuckerberg. and he brought up a great point. zuckerberg might be the most important person to meet with tonight. a 26 year-old with the political impact. >> zuckerberg represents the next generation of technology companies coming up. they demonstrate a demographic that is been very supportive of him. personally has h

apple's new subscription plan has triggered a government investigation. the "wall street journal" reports the justice department and federal trade commission are looking into whether the cupertino based company is violating apartment tie trust laws by getting content on apple devices go through the apple app store and taking a 30% cut of each subscription. on top of that they're banned from linking to other stores that may offer better prices. neither apple nor the government has commented on the investigation. >> facebook.com is giving users added options when it comes to describing their relationship status. the bay area based social network is adding the phrases civil union and domestic partnership to the choices users have to describe their romantic status. that's in addition to single, married and it's complicated. human rights groups say the change is a big deal. facebook.com is sending a clear message in support of gay and lesbian couples to users across the globe. >> 6:26. still ahead at 6:30, paying for problems. pg&e may try to get customers to

that the ceo is unsteady. >>> appear he he will is expected to unveil -- apple is expected to unveil the apple 2 ipad, it will feature a camera and will be thinner and lighter than the original. >> if you are seeking that perfect picture of the golden gate bridge, snap it now. >> how this is helping rescuers in new zealand. >>> the one area that will be under a winter weather advisory. chicago new mayor accepted congratulations on last night's victory. he programmed to tackle the budget deficit by reinventing government. >>> in new zealand rescue teams are searching for survivers of the earthquake. right now at least 238 people are reported missing. rescue teams are searching through thousands of collapsed buildings that that were destroyed. christ's church, it is mostly without electricity and running water. >>> some of the rescue teams are using the training they received right here in the by area. we got a look at the program. >> we had have tunnels and partial building collapses. >> it looks close to the after math in new zealand, the first lesson for trainees is to how the reed

you should be able to find this to apple or the pricand verizon website. we should get some numbers on how many sold. and if this has totally sold out? and in san francisco, for hosni mubarak >> a look at bay bridge toll plaza--westbound, east bound, at this hour. more news after this break. ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via taste promise. look for it where you buy groceries. >> in national news investigators are taking a look at the natural gas explosion in pennsylvania. overnight. it leveled to homes and the sport fires that sparked through an entire neighborhood homes. the baby was killed, three people also killed. a old pipe is to blame. >> a west virginia coal mine pike ruptured early this morning. this is in hommer city 3 wo

. >>> so what would apple be like without steve jobs? some shareholders are demanding answers today. anne makovec tells us what's in the cards for the silicon valley giant. >>> reporter: this man filled what has been steve jobs' gig at the shareholders' meeting in the past, tim cook, the chief operating officer wearing blue jeans and speaking candidly about the company's success as some shareholders at the meeting specifically a labor union that owns stock for pension funds pushed apple to make a written plan to name a successor to jobs. >> they are going to be asking if not for an outright succession plan, although some are, they are going to want to know what is the strategy to make sure that everything keeps on humming as successfully as it has been. but do you have to wonder how involved steve jobs is at this point in making some day-to-day decisions or at least in helping guide the strategy. i suspect he probably is. >> reporter: jobs took a medical leave of absence from his job as ceo in january. there's been a lot of speculation a

the vote came today at apple's annual shareholders meeting. top company officials said a plan is in place internally, but to require its disclosure would compromise trade secrets. at this point, steve jobs is important, but not indispensable. >> i would have worried about apple, but today i think that apple can survive steve jobs, simply because a lot of people have taken on the value system. >> jobs went on an indefinite medical leave without saying why. in the past, apple did not release details about his 2004 surgery until after they happened. >>> new numbers out today show that last month for the first time in seven months existing home sales were higher than they were a year ago. the national association of realtors says sales of previously occupied homes rose slightly last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.36 million. that is up 2.7% from december and 5.3% from january of last year. a real estate analyst says its encouraging that sales are higher than last year, everyone without the stimulous tax incentive that was in place last y