congressional task force led by the vice-president is convened to tackle questions surrounding the federal debt and the budget. and on this thursday morning, cuts and budget talks, the gop pursues common ground, but republicans see little hope of an treadway on medicare plans. senior republicans conceded wednesday that a deal is not likely on plans to overhaul medicare and offered to open talks with the white house on focusing on areas where both parties can agree. our question, is it ok to delay discussion about entitlement reforms, social security, medicare, medicaid, until after the 2012 elections? good morning. real interesting stuff in the newspapers this morning about the negotiations over the budget as the task force suggested by the white house convenes at blair house today. i mentioned the washington post story. this is what it looks like. that same story is on the front pages of washington journal. that we put something else on the table. the huffington post
scene. we ll following a fatal accident in sunny dale. good morning, it s going to cause a problem right now, eastbound 237 at lawrence expressway shut down. accident happened at 2:00 this morning. four cars involved. one person did die. we have reports of oil and debris in the roadway. now, one point westbound 237 was closed. eastbound 237 at lawrence expressway as well as the caribbean on ramp to eastbound 237. your best be bet is avoid the area. use south 101 to north 880 get around the mess. all lanes are open westbound. it s the 237 side. no problems on northbound 280. let s check with your forecast with tracy. current conditions across the bay area this morning. the 40s, 43 at fairfield, 44 at livermore, 52 at san jose, that s pretty mild. that s the drill well into the afternoon. the upper 40s in oakland an fremont, 47 in red wood city, 49 in mountain view, 49 from nassau to santa rosa. a cloudy start across the bay area. patchy fog expected inland. check out the
it s 9:30. we re here, and glad you re starting your saturday with us. jim were arrested in is here! just checking out the window, lots of sunshine, beautiful day in the bay area! i like the scientific reporting. this is truth testing. sunny skies and warmer temperatures expected through the weekend, so looks like a great weekend taking shape for fleet week and all the other activities going on in and around the bay. i ll try to catch my breath and be ready for the complete forecast, in just a few minutes. very good. take a break there, jim! thanks for that. meantime, in the news this morning, a breakthrough in the effort to rescue trapped miners in chile. about 24 hours ago, a drill reached the underground chamber where the miners have been trapped since early august. it is more than 2000 feet bloat surface. this morning, there is a shaft wide enough for an escape capsule to carry those miners one up at a time. first, the rescue team has to decide whether or not to