that is a different kind of ending for the amgen tour. there will be rolling road closures on the way. go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. we'll tell you where and when they'll be. >> eric: this morning, we now know the identity of the woman arnold schwarzenegger fathered a baby with out of wedlock. mildred patricia worked as a housekeeper and assistant for more than 20 years. their son is now 14. john hendron has more. >> now it's the schwarzenegger family's turn, what they are saying speaks volumes. >> this is painful and heartbreaking time maria shriver said. as a mother my concern is for the children. i ask for passion and privacy as our children and i try to rebuild our lives. she taped an appearance you have shown love support and wisdom and most of all the truth -- about what, she did not have to say. one tweeted this is definitely not easy. her brother patrick just want to quit and be normal for a while. the signature said at all. he changed it to patrick shriver >> arnold schwarzenegger is one of the most powerful peopl

stage 4 of the amgen tour kicks off around 11:45. so expect street closures throughout livermore and all those cyclists are going to be heading down towards san jose with climbs over mount hamilton and sierra road. again, with that event you will find detour signs out there in place. for right now you are good to go across the south bay. here's a live look at traffic out of downtown san jose in the northbound lanes. and mass transit is on time. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. >>> in the headlines, we're learning more about the mother of arnold's child. she is mildred baena and they had a son. she is reported to be living in bakersfield with her husband and other children in a home that schwarzenegger bought for her. >>> and closing arguments today in the murder trial of two men "your black muslim bakery" in oakland. co-defendant antoine mackey surprised the court yesterday by deciding to testify. he said he wasn't involved in the murders in 2007. >>> just hours ago endeavour docked at the international spa

. >>> the amgen tour of california may have to make some major changes. still ahead at 5:00, the storm moving into the bay area is causing big headaches for race organizers in tahoe tonight. we'll explain that. >>> and the sharks have landed in vancouver for tomorrow's game one of the western conference finals. hear what the players had to say this morning before they left. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-changing. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. >>> and now the xfinity sports desk on nbc bay area news. >> a little bit of sports for you. 20 years of sharks hockey, the team has never been to the stanley cup finals. now they are one step away, but for the third time in franchise hift three, shark have made it to the western conference finals. the sharks held their last practice today before heading to vancouver this afternoon. game one starts tomorrow night at 5:00. game two is on

. >>> i'm len ramirez in downtown livermore where the amgen tour of california bike race party is just getting started. just ahead, what it means for livermore to be a starting city in this international bike race. >>> and get ready to pay more to hail a taxi. the fee hikes just approved. >>> this is an experience that will look great on a resume'. >> paying your dues takes on a whole new meaning. how far some teenagers are willing to go to add experience to that resume'. hey marcel, watch this! hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! -hey marcel! are you listening to me? marcel! [ male announcer ] only at&t u-verse lets you follow your favorite channels on one screen. just $29 a month for the first six months -- dvr included. in the network there are no hard choices. starting line of stage two. bu f >>> well, snow cancels stage one and changed the starting line of stage 2 but today the amgen tour of california got back on track with stage 3 going from auburn to modesto. now, tomorrow, cyclists wheel their

also plan on rolling road closures for amgen tour. they start in livermore and rolling closures from about 11:00 this morning. all the way this afternoon and it ends in san jose so find out the street closures alum rock traffic is still green, check out 101 headlights move northbound no delays all the way on the peninsula, we have a live shot in millbrae. and it continues to move northbound into san francisco and head out northbound and check out san rafael traffic is still light heading out of novato this morning. get the latest on abc7news.com. >> eric: it's now 6:20. the chief of the belmont fire department will cash out quarter of million dollars of unused sick days. he has served the department for almost of years. he had a says he has worked hard sick pay and all. he has called in sick three times in 36 years. although the city is prepared to absorb the costs some residents are questioning the amount. >> obviously he is going to walk away with some kind of pension package anyway. is going to make or break the deal? >> he joined

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folks out and about in preparation for the amgen tour of california. it's going to be making its way through here. we've got more on that coming up, but everybody talking about the forecast. rainy skies to start our day. when will they all clear? let's check in with christina. >> well, yeah, it's raining, it's pouring in the south bay this morning. overall, though, we're looking pretty good along the peninsula and the north bay. watch out for some fog, that's next as we have a lot of moisture in and high pressure condensing that moisture. it's moving in, it's going to bring about a really nice second half of the day. i've got your forecast coming up in just moments. but he came in early this morning knowing that it would be busy. how does it look out there, mike. >> good morning, christina. so far so good. given the conditions out there, very windy conditions as well as wet roadways, but so far the only issue highway 4 along the westbound direction, the commute really kicking in over the last half hour so speed in the 20s approaching l street and exten

that storm that moved through the bay area forced the cancellation of the first stage of the amgen tour of california today. several inches of snow fell in the sierra overnight. this is what it looks like in lake tahoe right now at the heavenly mountain ski resort, a winter weather advisory is in effect until 11:00 tonight. amgen tour officials delayed the start of the cycling race, then shortened the first stage, but the riders decided the high winds, icy road, and snowfall made for unsafe conditions so they cancelled the first stage. organizers are new considering starting the second stage in squaw valley tomorrow. >>> there were also scattered bouts of hail around the bay area today. >> alan: many of our viewers sent it videos and photos of the surprise hail storm. you can site came down hard in napa. in mountain view, brad caught some hail pellets on his sleeve at lunchtime. leigh glaser has the latest. >> leigh: we also had numerous lighting strikes, especially in the sacramento valley. you can clearly see thing before of the rain has move to the east. we'll go in closer. just a fe

just ahead there is rolling street closures for the amgen tour. in san jose, street closures go from 2:30 to 4:00 and look out for them alum rock road. get more details by going to our website. >> kristen: it's 4:56. >> this morning, many parents are concerned about the results of a new study. 80% of baby products they studied contain toxic or untested flame retardants that could have health problems. products tested environmental science and technology include car seats, pillows and changing pads and strollers. one-third of the products contain a chemical that was removed from baby pajamas in 1970s because of cancer concerns. the companies say -- >> it might keep the doctor away. a new study men who drinks more or six cups of coffee a day over two decades were 60% more likely not to develop prostate cancer. coffee is also associated with a lower risk of diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver. >> and to pay day. next at 5:00, why he is cashing in on hundreds of thousands of dollars of unused sick pay. >> live in livermore where stage four of the amge

in the meantime, look at the sierra, stage one of the amgen supposed to get started at 10:30 this morning. it's snowing like crazy now. hour by hour, we're going it someday cool, highs upper 50s, low 60s. our chances for thunder and hail today and the in-depth view of the sierra forecast and see if they'll get the amgen under way this morning. >>> thank you very much, rob. this morning, two men are dead after a shooting near park and san francisco's vernal heights neighborhood. this happened last night on appleton avenue next to holly park. police say they found the bodies of a 21-year-old man and a 26-year-old man in the street and a nearby court yard. a 30-year-old man was shot, but is expected to survive. police do tell us that they questioned and detained several people at the scene. >>> also this morning, san francisco police want you to look at this picture -- investigators want to track this man down. because they suspect he is using the bank accounts of an elderly homicide victim. police say they have spotted the man on surveillance video accessing the accounts in san francisco an

stage 4 of the amgen tour kicked off less than 15 minutes ago. it's one of the shorter legs, but what it lack this is distance makes up for with three grueling climbs including the big challenge at the end up mount hamilton. >> kiet do is at the starting point in livermore where thousands of cycling fans have turned out. kiet, we're looking at live pictures right now of the race. >> reporter: awesome! you know, the amgen just not getting a lot of love from mother nature this year. it's been raining off and on all morning but it doesn't look like it dampened the crowd. they expected 31,000 from our vantage point looking to be the case here. this is the largest race in the entire country here. we have also got some footage from the start at 11:45 this morning. 140-plus riders shooting out the gates here at downtown livermore and made a mile loop around the downtown area and local business owners just thrilled to have the crowds in what's normally a sleepy wednesday morning. in years past, the amgen pretty much just zipped right through livermore bu

they will hit the highest elevations up to 25 for the amgen tour. winter storm warning has expired. 56 in livermore and 58 in san jose. a lot of mid to upper 50s until you get to mountain view and santa rosa, around 60 degrees. 63 at santa cruz and 53 in monterey. everybody else around the bay in the upper 50s. most of us will be dealing with sunny spots and warmer temperatures. warmer tomorrow afternoon and friday and random shower is possible this weekend. big story is the cool front that will drop our temperatures back down. temperatures three degrees warmer in san francisco to about 10 in santa rosa. over in east bay hills, we could have a stray showers and mid to upper 50s. east bay shore, here we're looking low to mid-60s in the south bay. south bay, mid to upper 60s. breezy and upper 50s along the coast. to near 60 downtown and south san francisco along with sausalito. breezy in the north bay beaches. this would be the best area of one of those stray showers in the afternoon hours. upper 50s monterey and carmel. mid to upper 60s around the re

as we mentioned, bay to breakers and the amgen tour. nbc bay area's rob mayeda has a look at the change in the weather. >> we're seeing cooler changes to kick off the weekend. 59 degrees. west wind at about 7 miles per hour. 59 in san jose. no rain just yet around the south bay. looking off to the west to san francisco, see the clouds filling in. southwest wind at 16 miles an hour. currently looking at 58 degrees. going to be watching those clouds spilling in over the afternoon. no rain just yet. but that is about to change. the break in the clouds coming in right now giving us just some brief sunshine in parts of the bay. but the system offshore here is packing a one-two punch. not only will it bring in rain starting as early as late this evening but much colder air aloft that will provide the environment for some pretty intense thundershowers, we think, as we go through tonight and into tomorrow morning. for bay to breakers, showers and gusty conditions. cool temperatures. we're looking at racetime temperatures in the 50s. even worse

the amgen tour comes to the east bay. the race starts in livermore at 11:45, end in san jose. stage four considered short at just 81 miles. the overall race covers 800 miles of california roadways and highways, and it ends on sunday. >>> let's check back in with christina and a wednesday morning forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. take a look at these totals. 48-hour rainfall totals very significant system poured rain over the north bay. the east bay, you guys didn't pick up all that much rain. a little over half of an inch in danville. overall we're expecting a little more precipitation as we head through your morning hours and then we'll see sunshine come back out over the bay. and i do think that some cities in the east bay will be able to climb towards 70 degrees today, mid to upper 70s tomorrow and then as we head toward your weekend, it's going to stay nice and dry and comfortable. we have your extended forecast coming up in just minutes. let's take a look at where the showers are now. right now they are concentrated mostly in the east bay. as you can see, li

they will hit the highest elevations up to 25 for the amgen tour. winter storm warning has expired. 56 in livermore and 58 in san jose. a lot of mid to upper 50s until you get to mountain view and santa rosa, around 60 degrees. 63 at santa cruz an 53 in monterey. everybody else around the bay in the upper 50s. most of us will be dealing with sunny spots and warmer temperatures. warmer tomorrow afternoon and friday and random shower is possible this weekend. big story is the cool front that will drop our temperatures back down. temperatures three degrees warmer in san francisco to about 10 in santa rosa. over in east bay hills, we could have a stray showers and mid to upper 50s. east bay shore, here we're looking low to mid-60s in the south bay. south bay, mid to upper 60s. breezy and upper 50s along the coast. to near 60 downtown and south san francisco along with sausalito. breezy in the north bay beaches. this would be the best area of one of those stray showers in the afternoon hours. upper 50s monterey and carmel. mid to upper 60s around the res

. >> alan: the amgen cycling tour kicks off tomorrow. stage one is scheduled to begin in south lake tahoe at 10:0 a.m. and end at the north star tahoe resort. the sear race expecting between one and six inches of snow, and that has race organizers concerned. officials are considering cutting the north star stage or canceling the opening stage all together, race organizers will make a to go at 9:00 tomorrow morning. >> snow may not be good news for amgen cyclist but tall hoe ski resorts couldn't be hap yes. several resorts are still open this month, and alpine meadows ahundredsed it -- announced it will be open during the fourth of jewel -- july weekend. it has 15 feet at the top of the mountain at the 7,000-foot elevation. >> one person died and two others ended up in the hospital after shots rang out in san san francisco this evening. someone opened fire on the victims along the appleton street near holly park circle just before 7:30. paramedics rushed all three victims to the hospital. one died, another has life-threatening injuries an

the amgen tour moves a little closer to the bay area. o?oowq >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall street, the dow is getting hit pretty hard after a disappointing outlook from hewlett-packard. that stock is down around 7 -- almost 7.5%. and there's growing trepidation about the economy strength. the nasdaq is down 75. nasdaq is down about .5. s&p is down about 2. >>> california gun advocates have suffered two setbacks. yesterday, the state assembly approved a crackdown on carrying unloaded handguns in public places. the so-called open carry bill now moves onto the senate. also yesterday a federal judge in sacramento moved -- in sacramento ruled people do not have a constitutional right to carry a con seemed weapon in pub -- concealed weapon in public. yackey speers said she received a -- jackie spears wanted to know more about the pipeline pg&e replaced. they did replace some of the pipeline but not the one that blew up last september. >>> stage 3 of the week-long amgen tour began this morning. this ride will take them to modesto

. >> amgen speeds through the bay area in just a few hours. why the short route poses many problems for the racers. good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, middle of the week, may 18. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm sydnie kohara. thanks so much for joining us. your time is 6:00. let's go ahead and get a quick look at our midweek traffic and weather. lawrence, good morning to you. >> cloudy skies, scattered showers hanging on and it is breezy in spots. you can see widely scattered showers around the bay area along the peninsula and part of the south bay heaviest rainfall toward the central valley. going to start to see the rainfall decrease throughout the day today. you're going to try and dry things out but chance of more rain in the forecast. we'll talk about that coming up but right now elizabeth has traffic. >> up to chopper 5. they just launched and they are over the nimitz. they are over 880 near hayward and you can see everything is moving fine in north- and southbound 880. quick trip this morning up towards downtown oakland. it's still m

of amgen after a weather fiasco. heavy snow made for miserable conditions and downright impossible conditions for psychists to take to the roads along the tahoe region. we spent the night at squaw valley where the race was supposed to start. everything is iced over. everywhere you go, the streets are covered in ice. there's no way they could have held this race out of the tahoe -- tahoe basin. last night, around midnight, the decision was made, word went out to nevada city, we would like you to start the race. this city has become a lot of activity here as all of the amgen are descend trend -- are descending on the city. today allow was supposed to be 1 3 miles. now it's only 63 miles. for all the trenters in the race that's gonna be a big deal. there's no -- sprinters in the race that's gonna be a big deal. it will be a warmup for these riders. it should be a fast and furious day on the roads. back to you. >> time now 8:48. >>> this morning, the international criminal reports chief prosecutor officially asked for ar

with the first leg of the amgen tour cancelled, rain and snow out there as well. tomorrow the amgen tour is scheduled to start from squaw valley and head down from 130 miles to sacramento. as of right now, assuming no additional weather cancellations it's a go. from there the race makes its way from the south bay on wednesday finishing up in southern california next sunday. giants fan brian stowe could be moved from los angeles to san francisco tomorrow morning. he's been out of a medically induced coma for a week now, and doctors say he's stable enough to be moved close to san frcigescanl neo ithoraalspchhi is closer to his home in santa cruz. he remains in critical condition, but his family says he has been able to open his eyes and move his arms. during a press conference today in los angeles, his mother says she does not blame the city of los angeles or dodger fans for what happened to her son. >> the people of l.a. have been in our hearts during this six-week journey, and your prayers and support have guided us through. we have made lifelong friends. thank yo

world's best cyclists and dedicated spectators braved the rain today for stage three of this year's amgen tour of california. today's race took riders from old town auburn into downtown modesto. tomorrow they will start in livermore and ride south through the grueling course of narrow roads and intense climbs into the san jose foothills. the cyclists get ready to pedal through town. lloyd lacuesta is live now to look at how people are gearing up. >> reporter: it's quiet in livermore right now but this sound, power bells we heard throughout the downtown tomorrow, the fourth stage of the amgen tour of california bike race will start right here on fourth street. tonight this town of 41,000 had a bike party. >> the tour of california is coming through downtown livermore. >> reporter: at the first street wine company they were toasting the >> we knew this, they make the bottles for the amgen tour, i get to name it it's called the tour. >> reporter: the rainy weather kept some people away. but the restaurants and hotels are expected bigger crowds tomorrow. livermore spent $50,000 to be part of

plus also watching snow impacting stage one of the amgen tour. a full look at your forecast in a few minutes. >>> so the weather will be pretty miserable when tens of thousands of people gather tomorrow morning for, as rob mentioned, the 100th running of the bay to breakers. but that likely not going to dampen the spirits of the runners. just make sure you pack an extra raincoat. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is in san francisco with that part of the story. >> hello, diane. runners will be taking off just a couple of blocks from where i am at howard and embarcadero. you can expect to see a lot tomorrow from people in their birthday suits to creative costumes and people from all over the place, really runners from every state and 40 countries taking part in the bay to breakers. the bay to breakers foot race come tomorrow will officially be a century old san francisco tradition. >> i'm pretty excited to be running for the first time. >> reporter: at start time, 55,000 registered runners and walkers will fill the streets with many likely in costume.

stage 4 of the amgen tour of california starts in livermore this morning. it had end in san jose late this afternoon. ktvu's jade hernandez is back now to tell us how this big race is really putting livermore on the map. jade? >> reporter: dave, that's true. we're hearing that a flash mob is actually gonna gather later this morning to celebrate amgen tour. the reason, stage 4 starts you here. and if you have been with us since the beginning of this race, you can see there's more volunteers and spectators now. there's also buzz that lance armstrong will make an appearance at the end of this stage in san jose this afternoon so now we're just three hours out from the start of this 81-mile stage 4. this is a first in livermore. this is a city that's been raced through. but today stage 4 will begin here. stage 1 and 2 were cancelled. yesterday stage 3 took riders successfully from oldtown auburn to downtown modesto. stage 4 will begin with new zealand's greg anderson bringing fellow cyclists along the loop downtown and out downtown via the avenue. a fine at turn

in terms of the snow, and unfortunate timing for the amgen tour. all that snow during the day sunday. monday looks a little better. we'll see if they delay the start of that race. monday into tuesday comes the next batch of sierra snow. and then our temperatures looking pretty good as we pass wednesday. tonight, rain moving in and the air will be turning steadily more unstable overnight. we could even have overnight thu thunder which doesn't happen too much. a tough time getting out of the 50s. even with sunshine, highs in the 50s. that is some very cold air sweeping on in. with those extra sunny breaks, that will make things more unstable which could add more fire power as they roll across the bay area. we'll be watching that closely. not just for the hail but strong thund sler. high quite cool to wrap up the weekend. monday morning, we'll catch a break from the rain. monday night into tuesday, one more batch of showers. for now looks dry with 70s coming back. it will be a wild finish to the weekend. not just the outfits of beta breakers but plent

world's best cyclists and dedicated spectators braved the rain today for stage three of this year's amgen tour of california. today's race took riders from old town auburn into downtown modesto. tomorrow they will start in livermore and ride south through the grueling course of narrow roads and intense climbs into the san jose foothills. the cyclists get ready to pedal through town. lloyd lacuesta is live now to look at how people are gearing up. >> reporter: it's quiet in livermore right now but this sound, power bells we heard throughout the downtown tomorrow, the fourth stage of the amgen tour of california bike race will start right here on fourth street. tonight this town of 41,000 had a bike party. >> the tour of california is coming through downtown livermore. >> reporter: at the first street wine company they were toasting the bike race. >> we knew this, they make the bottles for the amgen tour, i get to name it it's called the tour. >> reporter: the rainy weather kept some people away. but the restaurants and hotels are expected bigger crowds tomorrow. livermore spent $50,000 to

. >>> and information on the amgen. we have new video from a few minutes ago. >>> has stocks tumbling as investors are looking to the weakness in the economy. right now the dow is down 26. nasdaq down 38. s&p is down 5. >>> president obama is warning congress that failing to raise the debt limit could plunge the country back into a recession. over the weekend, the president said if investors around the world start thinking the u.s. might not make good on its ious, the entire financial system could unravel. republicans are refusing to approve a further increase in borrowing. the treasury department stays the debt limit must be increased by august 2nd in order to keep payth bills -- pay thing the pills -- paying the bills. >>> the am mgen -- amgen tour started today. officials cancelled the event today because of the weather. stage 2 is set to go. >>> it is may but it does look like january outside. another rainy day in the bay area. new snow is falling in the area. live coverage at 5:00 with a look at how long it will la

here's a look at the sierra forecast for the amgen tour stage one. going to hit the bikes at 10:30 tomorrow morning, that is if they don't cancel. and you can see a winter weather advisory in effect there through 11:00 tomorrow morning, two to four inches of snow above 7,000 feet. tricky travel is possible across the area. lows in the 40s, and the rain moving in. highs tomorrow as the colder air mass moves in. only in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. 58 for cupertino. 59 for half moon bay. 58, redwood city. isolated thunderstorms a possibility tomorrow. 57, downtown san francisco, north bay, 58 for santa rosa. napa, 58. well below what we should be this time of year. oakland, 58, chance of showers lingering for danville, concord, pittsburg, the accuweather seven-day forecast. showers monday night and tuesday, and then we start to warm up, dry out a back,ing into the 70s. >> alan: let's talk shu. a little baseball, and sharks. >> mike: the a's beat the rain, and dejesus beats >> mike: when you get your chance in the big leagues you better be ready. t

he used an experimental medication made by amgen. he's going to lead that relay for life walk earlier this morning. he is now cancer free. that will be just after 10:00 a.m. live in livermore. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:06. new reports this morning now identifying the housekeeper who has the child fathered by arnold schwarzenegger. she's identified as 50-year-old mildred patricia baena who goes by the name patty. she worked in the schwarzenegger family home for 20 years before retiring in january. and there are reports she didn't tell schwarzenegger about the child until the child was a toddler. he's now said to be about 14 years old. new york times says baena was working at the home and was pregnant at the same time maria shriver was pregnant with the youngest of the schwarzenegger's four children. now maria shriver issued this statement. she says "this is a painful and heartbreaking time. as a mother, my concern is for the children ." >>> this morning san francisco police are looking for the gunman responsi

she's with the amgen tour of california. stage four starts right here in livermore later this morning. more on that coming up. reporting live, back to you in the studio. >>> time now 5:08. drivers are going to notice a change in the bay bridge this memorial day weekend. cal trans will be opening a short detour near the oakland ends of the span. that's because part of the existing bridge was getting in the way of the crews building the new eastern span. so they'll open the detour and tear down the old section. the new span of the bridge between oakland is expected to open in the fall of 2013. >>> 5:08 is the time right now. let's check in on the bridge and everything this morning actually. >> you know that story that we just did about the new touchdown in oakland i did an ipod app to show you how to drive it. maybe we'll show that later on. >> oh, good. >> we can show people what it's actually going to look like. >> sure. >> we'll get right on that. i have people. >> i know you do. >> let's go out and take a look at the commu

tough for stage one of the amgen tour. cloudy start to the tay day and a chance of rain at times heading into this afternoon. this evening into tomorrow, the rain comes on by. dealing with these scattered showers right around the start for bay to breakers. a chance of rain off and on for the morning. maybe some thundershowers as we roll through sunday and another batch of rain on monday and tuesday. a cool day around the bay area today. highs in the 50s to low 60s. probably looking at some rain starting to show up as we go through the second half of the day. for now, looks like the main event will hold off tonight and on into sunday. a cool weekend. one that's going to be quite unsettled. i think we might get some hail. some thunder. monday to tuesday, a few more showers. midweek, though, looks great. just this unfortunate timing of weird and cool weather and maybe some thunder to wrap up the weekend. >> all right. it's funny because we keep putting the stuff away, the winter stuff away and keep digging it out. >> every we

. >>> stage four of the amgen tour of california began a few minutes ago, and this is the only day the bicycle race will be in the bay area from livermore counsel to san jose. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us live from the starting line to explain why this is such a big deal for livermore. >> reporter: that's right, 20 minutes ago stage four began here in amgen tour of california. they have officially begun their 81-mile trek. let's look at newschopper 2, following the cyclists this afternoon. they are whizzing by. they're expected to be finished between 3 and 424 afternoon. brake anderson leads the pack with the yellow jersey. fans and fellow cyclists welcome the athletes and worldwide attention. >> i think the boys probably like to be sent off with like a small town feel, and i think livermore has that. >> [audio not understandable] >> i think the first climb is this road. then we sort of flatten out, then haven't really ridden the stage but heard a lot of things about it. and south will be top climb. >> economically, it's worth between 1 1/2 and $2 million, which considering was -- a

now the amgen tour, tomorrow morning we'll have a brief opportunity of dry weather. but look at all the snow coming back in by tomorrow night through tuesday. a winter storm warn willing be up for the sierra for elevations above 4,000 to 5,000 feet as the snow will likely stick around all the way through wednesday before the second half of the week is when things will start to dry out around the sierra and the bay area as well. tonight lows in the 40s. a few showers will be ongoing overnight around the santa cruz mountains, setting up to the north bayhill tops as well. and tomorrow mostly cloudy, mostly gloomy, depending on how you look at it. 50s and low 60s for highs again. breezy with rain developing now as early as midday. so that has sped up quite a bit from the forecast at 6:00. the system really coming in pretty quickly. you see east bay temperatures mainly near 60. it will be a bit more breezy i think of the system and likely our rain totals which today we had about a quarter inch of rain. this system probably looking at a half inch of rain to more than an in

. >>> well, the world's best cyclist will be racing in the bay area today for stage four of the amgen tour. they will start in livermore and ride through a grueling course of narrow roads and steep mountains into the san jose foothills. the city of livermore is now gearing up for the start of today's big race. many bars and restaurants are expecting huge crowds despite the rainy weather. the race is dedicated to raising cancer awareness. and the mayor of livermore will fire the starting gun. >> next week it will be three years since i took an experimental medication made by amgen that saved my life from cancer. stage four lymphoma. >>> well, one hour ago passengers on a stranded am track train in the nevada desert finally reached their destination. the train left chicago on friday night. yesterday around 1:30 in the morning it blew two engines stranding passengers about 100 miles east of elko. this is video we just got in of the passengers finally arriving in emeryville. they were put on buses when their train was derailed. everything was running smoothly but once the engines gave out

. >> late spring snowstorm forces organizers to cancel the amgen tour. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. topping the news, santa cruz man who was nearly beaten to death following a giants game with the dodgers is headed back to the bay area today. he has been in a medically induced coma since the attack. amy hollyfield is live at san francisco general hospital. that is where he'll be transported today. >> he'll be here this morning. he'll be treated by the team of neurosurgery that specialize in brain and spinal cord injuries. he has opened his eyes. they say that is a good sign, but he is still in critical condition. stow was attacked in march as he was leaving a giants-dodgers game in l.a. his attackers were wearing dodgers' jerseys and stow was wearing a giants shirt. the family is glad to have him home. they do consider it a good sign he can be moved to san francisco, but they realize he has long road ahead of him. >> we have indications long road to recovery, over a year of rehab. so we're prepared to take that next step with brian definitely. >>

of people biked and hiked their way to the top of this sierra road mountain to see this stage of the amgen tour of california. >> whoo! >> reporter: they came by the thousands to see the cycling showdown. >> whoo! >> reporter: it's the final dramatic climb to the amgen tour of california's first-ever mountaintop finish. >> it's much steeper than it looks on tv. >> guys are absolutely amazing. >> reporter: no need to adjust your television set. the road really is that steep. a 14% grade in some places. the pro stands on their pedals on the way up. >> it sucks! >> reporter: but for recreational riders it's pedal and gasp all the way to the top. >> a chance to see the riders we always city in europe. >> reporter: she came a long way to see this and didn't let a little hit stand in the way. it's 3.5 miles to the top. and they will have plenty of company. >> we're on vacation from texas so i took this week off. just been following the tour. >> going to the top? >> i think so. >> reporter: this person didn't have to leave her driveway to see the spectacle. >> we tell our friends, it's like livin

the amgen bicycle race, the sharks hockey playoffs game. and here at the california theater,hopera. [ music ] >> tonight was the opening night for the west coast opera auditions. the top ten will go to the eye reason dallas vocal competition on saturday. the winner will walk off with $15,000. 88 singers from around the country sing before a panel of judges. but this is not an operatic "american idol." these are professionally trained singers. >> the training that we have to go through, years upon years of training and upkeeping. music. >> yes, in a lot of ways this is a lot harder than "american idol." we can't just roll out of bed and puff out a note. vocalize and warmup and prepare. >> reporter: and the judges judge not critique. >> "american idol" is just, you know, showbiz, lighting, you know, and all of that screaming and, et cetera. but this is much more serious. >> reporter: serious because there are representatives from other opera houses here looking for people to hire. [ music ] >> we are under pressure. i have a little baby and a

the amgen bicycle race, the sharks hockey playoffs game. and here at the california theater,hopera. [ music ] >> tonight was the opening night for the west coast opera auditions. the top ten will go to the eye reason dallas vocal competition on saturday. the winner will walk off with $15,000. 88 singers from around the country sing before a panel of judges. but this is not an operatic "american idol." these are professionally trained singers. >> the training that we have to go through, years upon years of training and upkeeping. music. >> yes, in a lot of ways this is a lot harder than "american idol." we can't just roll out of bed and puff out a note. vocalize and warmup and prepare. >> reporter: and the judges judge not critique. >> "american idol" is just, you know, showbiz, lighting, you know, and all of that screaming and, et cetera. but this is much more serious. >> reporter: serious because there are representatives from other opera houses here looking for people to hire. [ music ] >> we are under pressure. i have a little baby and a

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we'll check in with mike and find out, also the amgen tour, it starts in the bay area tomorrow morning and see how it's looking and check in with fran ces coming up. >> officials in marin county want to make sure that glitch never happens again. police and fire responded to the spill sunday night in the 400 block of scenic avenue in san anselmo. when they tried to bring in a repair crew, nobody answered on the 24/7 number. they had to call the had board to relay for help. >>> oakland police are trying to determine if there are more victims after busting a woman that was part of an international identity theft ring. investigators say 40-year-old woman was using data stolen from us on of people to forge checks, make fake social security cards and credit cards. they confiscated, blank checks and computers what appeared to be data disk copiers from had her hayward apartment. >> we think we're going to have a lot more victims. i think lots will be dramatic. the point is you don't find labs like this making this amount of material. >> they say she cashed bad checks worth about one thousand d

. >>> right now, amgen tour of california organizers are trying to decide if this year's race will take place at all. stormy weather, including wind gusts of up to 20 miles per hour and two inches of snow could make racing dangerous for cyclists. the options include delaying the race a few hours, or canceling the first stage altogether. let's take a look at the north star at tahoe resort. this is where the first stage is set to end this morning. it does look cold there. snow is on the ground, obviously, ice will be an thew sh morning, they're going to be looking closely at what weather is also headed that way. here's a look at the scheduled race route for the next few days. on monday, stage 2 takes cyclists from north lake tahoe to sacramento. tuesday, stage 3 starts in auburn sh and ends in modesto. the bay area end, gets set on wednesday. it will take cyclists to mount hamilton, before it ends in san jose. four more stages before the race ends on may 22. we're going to be talking with the race directer in about 30 minutes. >>> cycling fans may be driving a few extra miles to lake taho

and amgen tour of california, stage one had to be cancelled. now, we're getting stage two may be affected, as well. >>> 12:15 is when it started and nevada city because the snow level will be down to 4500 feet. so you have some of the scattered showers we have could have some hail on them tomorrow. some of showers we have tomorrow those could have hail but today it's a steady rain. right now, pretty quiet. let me back out of the picture and look to the left side of screen, you can see the clouds. it's breezy and deeper and wider and a lot of moisture in them. we're going to get a good soaking this afternoon. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. as we head into the afternoon hours, 6-17 degrees below average. that is how cold it's going to be as we threaten some record cold-high temperatures today. upper 50s to low 60s. rain moves in around noon and it keeps going. it becomes more showery in nature tonight and we could get a third to two-thirds of an inch of rain. higher entanglements higher elevations. thursday and friday, temperatures back to

. >> amgen tour in california is over and it started in livermore where downtown merchants paid to see the racers take off and hope that the fans would line up and down the streets in the restaurants and shops. the race was dramatic on the twists and turns was mount hamilton. the two mile climb to the observatory was followed by a dash down the treacherous slope. they finished in sierra road. >> and fans lined the route, too. >> it turns out early detection is not much of a help. union bombing belongings on the block today. >> i will be back to look at your temperatures coming up. >>> and plus two gults was life for >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepwor fran froon voters will decide in november whether the city should ban the circumcision of males under the age of 18. the campaign's organizer believes it is wrong and compares it to female circumcision. religious oppose the law and claims that it violates it is constitution. violators would face a year in jail or a $1,000 fine. >> you can own an infamous piece of history. they are auctioning items belonging to the unbo

. >> amgen ending up in southern california. they went 80 miles and two hours and 46 minutes, chris hornen takes the lead over levie. he is the oldest rider to win the race. and crown plaza invitational. tied for the lead, this was the difference. he old out a eagle. tap in. 13th career pga victory. >> and sharks have three chances and two of them are in vancouver. >> good night everyone. #t#t#t#tt mary! hey! wow, you look great! thanks! it's this new wish yourself thin program. i just wish it and it happens. it's probably those fiber one bars you're eating. i know they help me stick to my diet. the bars are 90 calories and the fiber helps you feel full. 90 calories and high fiber. so that's why this diet thing is working. but it's weird because my wish for lorenzo came true. [ male announcer ] fiber one 90 calorie bars. hungry no. results yes.

. >>> second leg of amgen tour is set to begin in an hour from now but from a different location. race organizers will go to nevada city because of bad weather conditions. first leg was cancelled yesterday because of all the snow and rain. rain is set to arrive here in the bay area on wednesday. >> mike, you can explain. >> it's too high. it's snowing down to 4,000 feet. so they moved up the time and started earlier because of that. take a look outside. take a look at radar and see what is going on. live doppler is quiet across the western slope of the sierra but right there around pacheco past you can see a blip, it's a little bit of snow developing as the snow is hitting the mountains. and around 4:00, this is what is going happen. we're going to have a winter storm warning 4:00 today to 5:00 tomorrow. down to 4,000 feet and foot and a half above 7,000 feet. quite an ominous winter storm for this part of may. let's open up the weather window and mount tamalpais. you can see the clouds are getting thicker and lowering. bottoms are getting a little rag ragged with light rain devel

. >>> second leg of amgen tour is set to begin in an hour from now but from a different location. race organizers will go to nevada city because of bad weather conditions. first leg was cancelled yesterday because of all the snow and rain. rain is set to arrive here in the bay area on wednesday. >> mike, you can explain. >> it's too high. it's snowing down to 4,000 feet. so they moved up the time and started earlier because of that. take a look outside. take a look at radar and see what is going on. live doppler is quiet across the western slope of the sierra but right there around pacheco past you can see a blip, it's a little bit of snow developing as the snow is hitting the mountains. and around 4:00, this is what is going happen. we're going to have a winter storm warning 4:00 today to 5:00 tomorrow. down to 4,000 feet and foot and a half above 7,000 feet. quite an oms winter storm for this part of may. let's open up the weather window and mount tamalpais. you can see the clouds are getting thicker and lowering. bottoms are getting a little rag ragged with

the snow may not be good news for amgen cyclists but tahoe ski resorts could not be happier. several are still open this month. and alpine meadows announced it will be open during the fourth of july weekend. this video shows the north shore resort late yesterday afternoon. alpine meadows still reports 15 foot base at the lodge and 20 feet at the top of the mountain. on to some other news this morning, two young men have died. another victim is in the hospital after they were shot in san francisco's bernal heights last night. someone opened fire on the victims along appleton avenue at holly park circle before 7:30. paramedics rushed all three to the hospital, a 26-year-old man and a 21-year-old died there. the third victim is expected to survive. >> homicide detail is on scene as well as the medical examiner's office and my understanding is several persons have been detained in connection with this incident. >> witnesses say they saw a pontiac speed away from the scene and investigators are urging anyone who witnessed that shooting to contact police. san francisco police also

the weather will likely impact the start of the amgen tour of california... the cycling race was to begin tomorrow with a ride around lake tahoe... but a spring snowstorm has forced organzers to reconsider the first leg. the riders were to start in south lake tahoe and head toward northstar, but snow down to 35- hundred feet tomorrow could cha e course completely. they test test test please stand by . >>> engineers say opening this spillway will relieve the pressure on the levees, protecting baton rouge and new orleans and will lower the level at the mouth of the river. if the mississippi rises too high that could be forced to be closed for and a and a the movement. >> reporter: thousands are beginning to evacuate, by sunday the army corp predicts the water will be about 25 miles south, and 50 deep, by monday, tuesday miles, by tuesday it is expected to reach the town of morgan city. but one spokesperson said they knew it was always a risk. >> everybody that lives here understands the levees are there for a reason. everybody knows that one day you may have a

the snow may not be good news for amgen cyclists but tahoe ski resorts could not be happier. several are still open this month. and alpine meadows announced it will be open during the fourth of july weekend. this video shows the north shore resort late yesterday afternoon. alpine meadows still reports 15 foot base at the lodge and 20 feet at the top of the mountain. on to some other news this morning, two young men have died. another victim is in the hospital after they were shot in san francisco's bernal heights last night. someone opened fire on the victims along appleton avenue at holly park circle before 7:30. paramedics rushed all three to the hospital, a 26-year-old man and a 21-year-old died there. the third victim is expected to survive. >> homicide detail is on scene as well as the medical examiner's office and my understanding is several persons have been detained in connection with this incident. >> witnesses say they saw a pontiac speed away from the scene and investigators are urging anyone who witnessed that shooting to contact police. san francisco police also

. >>> another successful year 0 for the amgen tour in california, ending up in southern california. final stage takes riders from secretary a -- santa clarita and a steep climb. the stage winner, math few goss, but your overall winner was american chris horner, finishes with the final time to maintain his lead over levi leipheimer, horner is the oldest runner to win the rest. >> friend e french open. samantha drops her first serve but got it together right here. match point. wins in straight set. this will be going on for two weeks. >> alan: johnny depp and his band of pirates are sailing again. again. how the fourth pirates so you closed your savings account and buried all your money. yeah, my savings weren't growing, too many traps and fees, it's better off in a hole in the ground. where's the hole ? i got a map. where's the map ? it's tattooed on my back. nobody knows about it-- just me and the guy who did the tattoo. touch the ball, son. put your savings where they'll grow. get an orange savings account. no fees. no minimums. no tattoos. i should go get the shovel. >> alan: pira

help from some republican lawmakers in sacramento to get these proposals passed. >>> cyclists in the amgen tour of california will be biking but they will be biking in the rain again today. >> yeah. they are getting used to it. today's stage one from auburn to modesto after sunday's snowout at lake tahoe. the race finally started on a shortened course yesterday. they went 76 miles from nevada city to sacramento. they were supposed to leave from squaw valley but, hey, it was snowing at 4,000 feet. great britain's ben swift won in a close finish. tomorrow the race runs from livermore to san jose. probably a little rain down there too but no snow. >>> 5:49. she admits giving her 8-year- old daughter botox. the legal twist with the bay area mom. >> shuttle astronauts ready to go to work. today's first mission and the dramatic picture of the shuttle launch from a airplane, coming up. year after year. wallet feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. old daughter botox. >>> welcome back. more drama with the mom who admitted giving her 8-year-old daughter botox. computer very campbell'