Gusts between 35 and 55mile an hour tomorrow. Reporter in addition to being prepared with fresh batteries and flashlights, pg e is recommending you take some empty bottle waters, fill them up and freeze them. Do that tonight in case your power goes out in the next few days you have a way to keep your food fresh for longer. Cara liu, channel 2 news. The incoming storm has repair workers hopping including one repair company up in the north bay. We get a lot of calls from a lot of people last minute. Reporter john wills and his able Roofing Company were busy to batton down the batches there in one home. Homeowners are anxious to get their broken shingles in good shape before the storm. After the storm blows through, will says he expects more calls to handle the leaks homeowners didnt know they had. Our storm watch continues as hao people in the peninsula are preparing for the storm. Extra crews were on hand and sandbags are a commodity, Ken Pritchett is live. Reporter the waves are relati
Months. Has it finally turned a corpser . Speaking of corners, we have switched corners, tyler, the gentleman that he is, is braving you the snow and the ice in new york city and he is down on the floor of the new york estock exchange. A mucky day. Not since 2008 has it been so high. More evidence the housing recovery is taking root. Prices rising in the big cities but a warning we may head into a recession next year if the u. S. And europe dont solve their fiscal messes. Right now the dow industrials a built of a breather down 21 points. Meanwhile, 34 days to the fiscal cliff. Will a deal be done in time . Today, president obama meets with Small Business leaders to make his case for the possibility of higher taxes ahead. Our washington correspondent, john harwood, is here with the very latest. Hi, john. Reporter hi, tyler. You know, everybody is staking out public positions and trying to drive Public Opinion their way. The president s been doing that all week. He is doing that with hi
And the odds, unfortunately, of taking home the jackpot are really, really, really, really, really, really low. 175 million to one. Alison kosik is monitoring powerball fever live in new yorks times square for us this morning. Good morning. Good morning. You know the odds are pretty clinton but its not keeping people away from buying the Powerball Tickets, soledad. I bought one ticket. And one is all you need. You got to be in it to win it. Im in it at least with one ticket. A lot of people coming in today with dreams. Dreaming of what they would do with the money. As they get their morning coffee, and head out to work. And also, of course, buy a few Powerball Tickets here and there. Alison kosik, if you win, remember, you and me, were a team, girl. Thanks for the update. Take a live look in zionsville, indiana, thats, that powerball has a mascot. It has a little puffy circular red man. I dont know why. But hes giving away 3500 free Powerball Lottery tickets. First come first serve. Th
Gutter autos pineapple express. I consider them lightly. Out in front of the house a tee trimming crew was cutting down branches. Here inds marin county we have 15 crews roaming this, is something we do year round. Theyll work tomorrow, when storm gets gusty, well keep them out as long as conditions are safe, theyre out here working 365 days per year. No sandbags on the sidewalk and owners of shops that flooded several times over past years say theyre not concerned. There is not been any rain. The creek is low. Were not worried. Just minutes ago i spoke with a representative from county public works told me theyve not been out clearing drains because they were out clearing drains for two months in preparation for storms. They say they will be out in force, tomorrow, reporting from Marin Headlands abc 7 news. Mark. Thank you. Santa clara valley Water District using web cams to monitor creeks and rivers around the county. Water managers, can see where storm drains are getting clogged. An
The dusty arizona desert for an hour and a half just to buy a lottery ticket, you know its big. I hope i dont have a heart attack. Reporter most of them came across the border from california, which is not 1 of the 42 states, District Of Columbia or the u. S. Virgin islands that play the game. This morning, ticket sales are through the roof. Theyre selling at an unbelievable 105,000 tickets per minute. But lets face it. Most players will be losers. Oh, no. Dont put that on camera. Reporter abcs ryan owens spoke to smu math professor scott norris. Professor, with so many people playing this time around, does that hurt my odds . Your odds are the same no matter how many people play. Reporter how did the jackpot get so big . Nobody has won it all since october 6th. Thats 16straight drawings. That has lottery officials saying theres about a 16 chance someone will hit it big tonight. Winner. Reporter does anyone have an advantage . Well, indiana has had 38 powerball winners. Missouri, follo