Crunch time for the fiscal cliff. The key players to meet at the white house with just four days left until the deadline. They called him Stormin Norman. America remembering general Norman Schwarzkopf. And have gun, will teach. Hundreds of educators get a handson lesson in firearms. Controversial proposal. Good morning. Welcome to early start. 5 00 a. M. In the east. It is the last friday of 2012. Ive just had that pointed out to us. One final desperate attempt to dodge the fiscal cliff, just four days left before we go over the edge triggers tax hikes, spending cuts that could send the nation back into recession. The president calling for members of the congress the back. A gang of six attending. Vice president biden, harry reid, House Minority leader nancy pelosi, Mitch Mcconnell and john boehner representing the republicans. Brianna keilar is live from washington. Is anybody optimistic that a deal could be done today around a table . I will tell you the optimism is sort of sinking.
Concord. Part of willow pass road is shut down after a deadly crash involving a pickup truck and somebody walking along this sidewalk. He is out there this morning including details that police have to go on as they search for this hitandrun driver. It is monday, march 17th, i am pam cook, well coliseum back to you. I am dave clark. Good to be back. Steve, everything cooling down. Overall, it looks like the rain will be to the lows and the west wind is taking place, everything is in playings for a sunny day and and even though it is 70s and over all and well see if there is any rain and redwood, we will take a look and see if there are any and up next a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and all though we could still have wind advisories and we have a vehicle which has struck a pole and there is a lot of the debris am and be aware and be aware of it. An Early Morning Police Investigation is underway after a chase for suspects. Vague vague joins us from santa clara with Police Action tha
Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter decomposes in rivers and streams on a global scale, according to a new study. That could pose a threat to biodiversity in waterways around the world and increase the amount of carbon in Earth s atmosphere, potentially exacerbating climate change. The study is the first to combine a global experiment and predictive modeling to illustrate how human impacts to waterways may contribute to the global climate crisis.