Afternoon below average again from mid60s along the coast, 68 in San Francisco, a lot of lowtomid 70s around the bay shore and upper 70s in the south bay and the north bay and lowtomid 80s in the east bay valley. We will see more sunshine than yesterday. We have reports of wet conditions on the bay bridge in San Francisco away from treasure island. Other than that, we are in good shape but for the problem on 680 near main street we have a truck with a fat tire and i saw emergency crews moving down to help them out and the traffic is slowing down but still slowing. The 24 drive coming into orinda you are at top speed and not a problem. This is away from 17, all the traffic is moving swiftly. Thank you, leyla gulen at 5 02. Bargain hunters are lining up at a new nordstrom but not everyone is happy about the grand opening. Neighbors worry it will make a bad traffic situation worse. The traffic situation is bad because look what is in the parking lot of the Nordstrom Rack a safe way gas st
Thats an opinion. Things get heated before a critical vote to seize hundreds of under water mortgages. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Homeowners in richard are in dire straights. City leaders have a plan that calls for drastic action but some worry about the consequences. Wayne freedman explains why. Reporter in richmond, neighborhood signs tell an on going story of poor closures, nearly half the homes are worth less than the owners paid for them. By the time its like the last week of the month, were stretched. Reporter patty and her husband paid 425,000 for this home eight years ago. Its now lost more than half of its value. Tonight she has hope. If the banks on wall street got bailed out, how come we dont get bailed out . We call on the banks to really do the right thing. Reporter after months of discussion the Richmond City counsel voted last night with possibly using imminent domain to buy under water mortgages in mass with an Investment Group forced banks to renegotiate. The council
We begin with todays hard words in the negotiations to avoid the socalled fiscal cliff. That steep across the board spending cut and tax increase scheduled to hit in just 33 days. In a scathing assessment today, the speaker of the house john boehner says theres been no substantive progress on a deal. Need to realize there can be no deal without tax rates going up for top earners. Lets go live to our chief White House Correspondent jessica yellin. Shes got more on the latest developments. Tough talk from both sides, jessica. Reporter tough talk and some bright lines, wolf. On the same day that treasury secretary tim geithner went to capitol hill to meet with both democrats and republicans to talk about these negotiations, there is tense body language and tough words on both sides of pennsylvania avenue. Theyre starting to sound dugin on capitol hill. All eyes are on the white house. The country doesnt need a victory lap. It needs leadership. Reporter at the white house. This is availabl
The south bay could see taller skyscrapers and possibly a second downtown. Right now, the flight path for the san jose airport limits the height restrictions for buildings. In the story youll see only on nbc bay area, the city council is hoping to change that. Damion trujillo is live in san jose. When can the city start breaking ground. The city would start tonight if it could. Proponents say a taller skyline would mean more revenue for the city. And more majestic look for san jose. This is the view from a Top Communications hill in south san jose. And newcomers immediately notice this doesnt have the feel of the nations tenth largest city. Im from los angeles, i love the city. San francisco. San jose doesnt have that feel. And maybe that would. Maybe a larger skyline would. The skyline would look much different p it wasnt for the airport. The good news for many of the companies that are located in the downtown, theyre very close to the airport. The bad news for the downtown is that it
Limaye has the story. This journey has changed their life. But they didnt set out on it by choice. Jyoti paswan and her injured father were among tens of thousands of workers stuck in cities without money, amidst indias lockdown. We werent getting food and went hungry for two days. Then i convinced my father that we should set off on the bicycle, she told bbc hindi, while she was on the journey. It took seven days from delhi to their home in eastern india. Her story has grabbed attention around the world. In her village, shes become a celebrity. Girls like you should be born in every home in india, a local leader told her. Shes been gifted four new bicycles. The government is building a toilet at her home. And a tap means her familys access to water is easier than ever before. Poverty forced her out of school. Now, shes been enrolled again. I never thought this would happen. Im very happy. I want to get educated, she says. As they adjust to a new life in the spotlight, so many are stil