who was vail? vail was the telephone manager who got into the business very early. he was a plunger, he was a speculator, he liked to invest in all sorts of fliers and all sorts of new technological kind of whiz kid ideas, and he was lured away from a very good job from the railway mail service where he developed this very capacious vision of network expansion. his ideas were rooted in the government in the 1870s, post office being the largest organization in the country, one of the largest in the world. he was lured away to take a flier on the telephone. and it so happens that the consortium that he ended up with got control of the patents in 1879. there was this struggle involving jay gould who was at that time attacking western union, this is before he got control of the telegraph. vail then becomes for a couple of years manager in new york nek city he has to put the wires underground and, very briefly, the president of a very fledgling speck speculative ven, american telephone and telegraph which was a very small part of the network, and it lost money until the

bragging rights like the guy in vail with 3 million vertical feet. >> we all know. we never met him but we know. >> dan ashley abc 7 news. >> alpine's safety vest cost $20 to rent for the day or it comes free if you enroll in ski school. we have links to both at abc7news.com. so good skiing weather there in the sierra. >> yeah. the high just 32 there. so definitely cold, and maybe some new snow there by the middle of the week. we've got a cold morning just like yesterday. talking a couple records out there. here's a look from our sutro camera. you can see the low clouds, a beautiful shot. lots of clear sky. our roof camera, official sunrise 6:44, setting today at 6:01. the bay bridge, of course, the breezy numbers into the east bay oakland tying a record this morning. we will look at a slightly warmer day today and our freeze warning is in effect until 8:00. hopefully you have the procautions of protecting your plants. getting really cold in the south bay with the new record in san jose at 32 degrees. we would need to drop another 2 degrees to see a record at the ai

live in sunny vail, kimberly terry, nbc bay area news. >>> coming up next at 11:00, what plenty of people have been waiting for. perfect weather in the sierra. a look at the conditions there and how the slow drive there led to a little bit of a surprise for those who made it. >>> plus, the invitations are in the mail always the countdown to the wedding. year is on. hear what royal insiders are saying about who's getting one. >>> we're finally watching the rain and snow clear away from the bay area at this hour. look at the temperature there in san jose, 43 degrees. patchy fog could be a problem tomorrow morning. along with some icy roadways. we'll keep a track on both in your forecast coming up. >>> tens of thousands of protesters braved the cold in wisconsin today in the largest demonstration yet over a controversial budget bill. the measure would strip public employees and most of their collective bargaining rights. some tea party supporters showed up, most of the 55,000 people demonstrating today were students, teachers and other public service workers opposed to the plan. they say the

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emery vail based pixar won for best picture. >>> coming up later we will go live to los angeles. for the entire list of winners you can go to our website ktvu.com. click on the oscars tab. >>> most bay area drivers complained as gas jumped 20- cents a gallon. premium sells for $4 a gallon. with regular near $3.80. some drivers say they are already trying to limit their driving. >>> time now 5:25. a north bay family this morning hopes their tragedy can be a low son on -- lesson on everybody else for the dangers of using a cell phone while driving. family members held a fundraiser for jeff andling murray. ling murray lost their granddaughter to a driver. >> it's great to sit back and see all of this love. >> they are now asking everybody put your cell phones down when you are behind the wheel and wait to answer a phone call or send a text message. >>> why a proposed goo will store is -- good will store. >>> violence on the streets of san francisco over the past two days could some of it be connected? >>> welcome back. this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news. it's monday, february 2

. >> this works in all ski areas owned by vail resorts. top skiers vie for bragging rights. >> everyone knows who shawn c. we know him. >> shawn likes to ski, and this is free with your ski pass. and alpine magna stick safety pass is $20 for date or free if enrolled in ski school. we have links to both on abc 7 news.com. >> neat stuff. >> it s amazing. >> should be good skiing all week. spencer is next with a weather update for us. first, submarine being built >>> there is a ground breaking project underway to explore a place no one has seen before. a submarine will dive into the water beneath the ice. the drive to discover one of the last unexplored frontiers on the planet. >> this is like going to the movies. nobody has been. >> dr. powell from northern illinois university will be using this submarine on a mission to antarctica. he wants to find out how fast the ice sheet is being melted. >> if ice is flowing faster into the ocean it can lose mass more and raise sea level faster. >> this rover is being built in alameda. dr. powell will u

she was in vail, colorado, vacationing with her daughters. he sesz, i don't think the first lady projects the image of what you might see on the cover of "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue. the he says this because she was eating ribs. her initiative is to get kids fit but what is she doing eating ribs? something she's is unhealthy. he gives the calorie and fat count of 1500 calories and 141 grams of fat per serving. >> when did he become the health guru for the country? he's had his own issues. >> weight -- >> weight and other issues. really, rush. she's been very honest. she gave an interview to barbara walters and she said about thanksgiving, go ahead, have the stuffing, turkey. >> but moderation. >> moderation, exactly. >> a little here and there. >> one little rib is not going to kill the first lady. we'll see what he does with all that. >>> at any rate, fun story here. ashton kutcher, he gave an interview in which he had a bet going back to his high school years -- >> a couple years ago. >> yeah, really. a thousand bucks he one day wou

live in va call vail allie rasmus. >>> san francisco may become the first city in the whole country to offer a drop in center where hiv drug users can get and use clean needles. the chronicle is reporting the task force is making that recommendation. the panel may be facing an uphill battle in this. san francisco mayor ed lee and the health director strongly oppose the plan. >>> time now 6:37. let's go back to the sal. how does the commute look? >> it's getting busier pam and dave. especially at the toll plaza. but also in other areas. you can see we have more vehicles showing up here. the backup is stretching out to almost that over crossing is where 880 drivers come in. that's about an eight to ten minute delay. the metering lights are on. moving along i will show you san francisco northbound and southbound 101 looking good here with no reported crashes or stalled vehicles. the morning drive on livermore northbound 580 there is some sort of traffic hazard there. it looks like it's some sort of debris on the road. traffic is going to be a little bit slow. it's slow after that as well

michelle, my bell, took the kids out to vail and they were spotted eating and feasting on ribs. ribs that were 1,575 calories per serving with 141 grams of fat. she is a hypocrite. [ applause ] >> jimmy: i think maybe a warmup to some in that cup. the first lady is dealing with ribs gate, her husband may be dealing with something stupider. ted williams, the man with the golden voice, a video of him became a big hit online. he was a media darling for nine days and then he got drunk and dr. phil sent him to rehab. well, he's back now and he says he's heading to washington, d.c. where he hopes to meet the president. the president blocks out about 40 minutes a day to meet with viral video stars. today he had lunch with the double rainbow guy. they had ribs. it was delicious. the most interesting part of the story is ted williams, after he bolted from rehab, had been living in a sober house for voiceover artists. there's a sober house specifically for voiceover artists. they must have great morning announcements, by the way. i had no idea such a place existed but apparently it does.

chains are required there from plaster vail to meyer. in our last live report we saw beautiful fluffy coming down. that snow completely stopped. all morning it has been going back and forth then it turned into fluffy know at 5:30. and now there is nothing coming down right now. it has been a tough couple of days for drivers in this area. >> it's dangerous. yesterday i got stuck on a hill. a police car had to push me up. >> just driving to do this job? >> yeah. we got stuck on a hill. anything can happen. >> reporter: now even though there is nothing coming down, the national weather service is expecting another 5-12 inches of snow to fall in tahoe this morning. another one to three inches is possible tonight. this is supposed to be one of the busiest weekend. now it's a little light you are you can see how beautiful it looks. everything is coated in a blanket of snow. if you're heading up to tahoe be sure to bring yourself some chains. we'll check back in a little while. reporting live off interstate 80 i'm allie rasmus. >> thank you. we

walnut creek at 64. 64 morgan hill to gilroy. 65 sunny vail. and 67 for half-moon bay. it will be sunny. low 60s and mid 60s. warmer weather arrives. >> sounds good. >>> air fares are going up. jet blue is the first airline to add a fuel charge. it's charging a $35 fee for one way tickets. it's likely other airlines will follow suit and that could spread to other roots as well. today apple and news corp will celebrate the launch of the daily. that is the new newspaper supplied. >>> and borders is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection by next week. according to bloomberg news the struggling bookstore chain is working out details of a financial restructuring. it could include closing 200 stores and so far there is no mention of which stores might be effected. >>> california big cycling race. >>> some high school students in oakland have learned their college entrance exams are aloft. what this may mean for their college dreams. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscil

one spot is in sunny vail and it's a prime example. michael finney has one couple's frustrating story. >> julio is showing us the puzzling cross streets. hidden lake this way, green lake that way, lake fair the other way. it's the main reason he hasn't been getting his mail. >> technically we're supposed to be on lake fair but i don't know why it's considered -- very confusing. >> it's just one corner in a neighborhood full of streets named lake something. there's lake hayden, lakewood, lake noel, lake chime, lake bird, silver lake, meadow lake, twin lake. by the way, there is no lake here. it seems right for lost visitors and misdirected mail, especially for julio and his wife. their house sits on green lake drive right where it turns into lake fair drive. because of that their mail has been going where they don't live. >> with a driver's license, intact information. started not getting that stuff, that's when it becomes really a big deal. >> here's why. their official address says the house is on lake fair drive but it really sits ov

we have a neighbourhood, fruit vail, which john russo seeks to cover with an injunction, possibly anyone wearing red in that neighbourhood would be subject to police harassment as a result of this policy. definitely react knowledge there is a gang problem but this is not the right way to address it. >> not just anyone wearing red these gang members or alleged gang members would be pointed out ahead of time their names in the injunction it wouldn't be anyone walking in wearing red you would be in trouble. >> well, the question is how do police classify someone as a gang member. we have young police officers who don't live in the community, may be 20 some years old, come in seeing someone wearing red is it a 49er fan or. >> michael i understand the theoretical but practically speaking for the people out there they question it might not be the greatest of tools it might be clumsy, some social programs may work or may not. what would you propose as an alternative. >> well, i think there is no short easy solution. but we need basically to treat crime as a public health problem that is what th

scott budman the live in sunny vail to tell us why. scott? >> reporter: jessica, nokia says it will move hundreds of employees to this silicon valley business and says it will grow more in the near future. that's good news for nearby companies who say they expect a big shot in the arm. >> how are you ladies? >> reporter: the lunch crowd here at dish dash doesn't use cell phones. they're too busy eating their mediterranean food. but the staff here loves the cell phone industry, especially with mobile giant nokia moving in as their new downtown neighbor. >> they are a block away from us and they can walk in. they don't have to drive and no worries for parking. >> dish dash sees companies come and go and now with the tech industry on the rise business here is booming. >> it will help everybody, not only must but everything in sunnyvale and all the small businesses around. thank god we're blessed with good people around but we still need more. there's nothing wrong with it. >> reporter: know nokia used to be the world's dominant cell phone maker

they were both vail motivated. >> reporter: a candlelight vigil is scheduled for tomorrow night for both teens from 6:00 to 8:00 at the southerland open space. a memorial service is planned for matthew miller at 2:00 on sunday afternoon at congregation benet here in walnut creek. again, for students, teachers and staff returning to class on this tuesday morning, they will be greeted by grief counselors if they would like to consult with them. live in walnut creek this morning, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> just lost so young. thank you very much, marla. >>> well, this morning one san jose assembly member has a bill on tap that will set a higher standard for california drinking water. nora compost plans to introduce the bill today to combat the amount of kroneium, a carcinogen in the water. at 10:00 the case will be made at the state capitol in sacramento. >>> we want to check in with christina. we still have snow on our peaks and could see them on our yards pretty soon. >> maybe. maybe. let's not overdo it now. hey, poler alert. we are expecting snow later on in the week. mostly t

you are not dreaming, gas prices have vail really jumped a lot as of late, aaa says the average gallon of gas shot up 17 cents in the past week. 6 cents alone on friday. we are now at $3.33 a gallon nationwide. this is the highest level, guys, since october of 2008. analysts expect more increases in the upcoming days as prices at the pump typically lag trend in what we are seeing in the oil market. one expert told us that he estimates that every $1 rise in crude oil is equal to about 2.5 cents for gasoline. >>> also making headlines this morning out of cnbc, warren buffett is saluting the american flag. in his annual letter to berkshire shareholders he says america's best days lie ahead. given buffett and berkshire own several economic sensitive companies like railroads, insurers, housing, consumer product makers, his optimism could be an endorsement for the u.s. economy. he is also eyeing acquisitions. berkshire has $38 billion in cash on hand and his trigger finger is, quote, itchy. >>> also making headlines, united and con innocent continental airlines will launch an interim campaig

in the south bay, as we look at our maps, 101 slow getting up into sunty vail. it will be tough. 85, slow as 1. 17 not a real treat driving today on highway 17. we've had a lot of tree limbs and that kind of stuff down but nothing major yet. i'm getting word of an accident -- of a new accident. sir francis drake boulevard at barry way in marin county. watch out. drake may be a little bit slow today because of the weather moving through marin county. >>> let's go to steve. >> this will be the forecast. sun, clouds, showers, breezy, cooler. there will be midwest weather. the blue sky will be there and then go away and then come back. we had the winds last night. boy, did we ever. and the rain overnight. now we'll get the mixed bag. a lowering snow level and i think around the bay area peaks will get some snow. there is a lot of snow on the go. hobbability of thundershowers and hail -- possible possibility of thundershowers today. and hail. if you are near this area, you -- this is early to start seeing things build up like that and it will even get stronger in the

we are taking a live look at interstate 80 eastbound at king vail. right now caltrans not reporting any chain requirements on interstate 80 or highway 50. >>> we've got our own beautiful start to the day. berkeley this morning, just a little bit of hazy sunshine and we are going to be mostly clear for today. this morning waking up within a few degrees of yesterday which means it is a frosty start once again. by the afternoon, sunny skies will pull our temperatures warmer than what we saw yesterday. had an advisory in place earlier today. that expired for the north and east bay valleys, mostly sunny, warmer, by tonight, though, we are going to begin to feel changes, especially the north bay, the possibility of clouds rolling in, light rain returning in some areas as early as tomorrow. temperatures this morning, 31 degrees now in santa rosa, 37 san rafael, 33 in napa. freezing temperatures, even suck freezing -- subfreezing but we are beginning to turn around. take a look at san francisco, 43, 32 redwood city, 39 in oakland. oakland bottomed out about

we have to have our vail lance to identify when a person gets a new hands set. lastly on the issue of the lone wolf provision. it would hand cuff us in those situations where there's substantial information that somebody is contemplating some sort of unilateral terrorist act, but we cannot put that person or individual with a particular organization which would enable us then to get a fisa under the foreign intelligence surveillance act, and consequently, and that's what held us back before 9/11, and it would hold us up again and preclude us for getting authorization for a wiretap to protect the next attack on that individual. >> i think one the key issues when dealing with civil liberties, some people concerned, but they are all americans, and we have a constitution. i think the checks and balances our fathers created works well. it's important, and it's your position we make sure follow through with those rights and checks and balances. >> one other thing, there is substantial oversight in this process as well. there's an inspector general, our own procedures,

the end of the bill and says that none of the funds made available in this act may be used to pay the vail of any officer of employee of any government agency with respect to carrying out the provisions of obamacare. it is that simple. it's one way to slow down the implementation an enforcement of opaw macare until such time as we see that day that the full repeal is signed by hopefully the next president of the united states unless the one we have today has a reconsideration. i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. who claims time in opposition. ms. delauro: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. delauro: i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey. the chair: the gentlewoman from california. -- from california is recognized for one minute. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment and the underlying bill goes in precisely the wrong direction. we should be standing here talking about trentening the historic reform that we passed last year. we should not be tearing it apart. because we all know that repeal will leav

the end of the bill and says that none of the funds made available in this act may be used to pay the vail of any officer of employee of any government agency with respect to carrying out the provisions of obamacare. it is that simple. it's one way to slow down the implementation an enforcement of opaw macare until such time as we see that day that the full repeal is signed by hopefully the next president of the united states unless the one we have today has a reconsideration. i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. who claims time in opposition. ms. delauro: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. delauro: i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey. the chair: the gentlewoman from california. -- from california is recognized for one minute. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment and the underlying bill goes in precisely the wrong direction. we should be standing here talking about trentening the historic reform that we passed last year. we should not be tearing it apart. because we all know that repeal will leav

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the end of the bill and says that none of the funds made available in this act may be used to pay the vail of any officer of employee of any government agency with respect to carrying out the provisions of obamacare. it is that simple. it's one way to slow down the implementation an enforcement of opaw macare until such time as we see that day that the full repeal is signed by hopefully the next president of the united states unless the one we have today has a reconsideration. i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. who claims time in opposition. ms. delauro: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. delauro: i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey. the chair: the gentlewoman from california. -- from california is recognized for one minute. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment and the underlying bill goes in precisely the wrong direction. we should be standing here talking about trentening the historic reform that we passed last year. we should not be tearing it apart. because we all know that repeal will leav