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this is something we hadn't heard, the idea of using wildfires as weapons of terror. question to you, is this a new idea? is this something law enforcement has considered? >> they have considered it, of course. arson is a very effective weapon. it is easy to light places on fire and attack at several places. you don't have to procure explosives. the rest of it, it doesn't surprise me. al qaeda is desperate to strike back. it has been a year since osama bin laden was assassinated. they do want to hit, and they intend to, and they will use any weapon they can get their hands on. >> jus...

up across the sierra creating treacherous travel conditions and we'llic let you know how mu of course we can expect from that in just a few minutes. right now we do want to join monty francis up in the north bay and san rafael. we can see the water rushing by in that culvert. are drivers slowing down at all or are they just speeding by? >> reporter: well, they seem to be slowing down a little bit. jeff, it's been raining since very early this morning here. there is some minor street flooding here in san rafael. storm drains are being clogged with leaves and debris and the slick roads...

the dow jones crossed the 13,000 mark again about 10:00 this morning on a strong consumer confidence report. it's hovering around 13 now about 3 points shy. it hasn't closed above that level since may of 2008. we'll keep an eye out for you. it is an image most of us remember. a tsunami from japan tossing boats around in santa cruz here in the bay area. now the obama administration wants to cut money for tsunami warning and preparedness programs. gil diaz is at ocean beach in san francisco with reaction. gil. >> reporter: hi, grace. good afternoon. yeah. those budget cuts could affe...

more. i'm tyler mathisen with sue herera and brian shactman. "power lunch" begins right now. how about this, the dow closed with a triple digit move only once this year on january 3rd, that was the first trading day of the year. europe interests today on the front burner and u.s. consumer spending is flat. we're off the lows but a triple digit move still on for the day. 75 points in the dow, s&p 500 down more than half a percent. the pulse of the markets that yield on the 10-year touching a fresh 2012 low today. the 5-year hit an all-time low by the way. that yield at 1.82. the eur...