most internet service has been cut off for a third day. the state department is prepared to evacuate thousands of u.s. citizens on chartered planes. a spokesman says it will take several flights over many days to handle the numbers of americans trying to leave the country. there are thousands of americans waiting for that chance tonight. lillian kim is in the news room. >> reporter: the chartered planes will fly americans from cairo to europe. there are tens of thousands or americans believed to be in egypt, and the state department says there will be enough flights to take out every american citizen who wants to leave. since the protests began it's been difficult for people to leave the country. commercial flights have been cancelled, delayed or suspended. now that the state department is offering chartered planes, americans have a way to get

home. internet interruption in the country is making it difficult for people to find out what's going on. some are hoping the reservations on commercial flights will hold up. marvin has a british airways flight scheduled for tomorrow. >> we made a call last night, and on the internet, operator talk to her son, and he is going to tell others in the family, and we'll get out when we can. i just presumed that british airways is probably flying. and we have tickets for tomorrow. >> the state department says there are 52,000 americans registered with the embassy in could i row. -- could i -- cairo. many people don't register so it's unclear how many citizens

are in egypt. >> alan: bay area people with close ties to egypt have been watching these events up fold -- unfold in their native country and on tv. here's more on that part of the story. >> reporter: bay area egyptians say all they can do is wait for updates on television and monitor facebook around the clock. >> the protestors in the square. >> reporter: he and his wife came back from a visit to their native country just one day before tuesday's uprising began. they had a sense something big was on the horizon. >> taxi drivers were going on and on about how bad things are, can't feed their families, have to work two jobs. >> there is momentum and there is a general atmosphere of the possibility. things are happening. things are in the works.

>> reporter: thousands of miles away from their home lean, this egyptian christians turned their concern into prayer during sunday services. >> for many of them, their family and freps back home are marching in the streets. this immigrants have a new home now but they understand the frustrations in their native country too well. >> corruption, everybody you talk to, speaks of corruption. >> we have been in this -- a country governed by oppression, by dictators. >> life under president mubarak's rule is all this man knows. he moved to the u.s. two years ago. even though protestors are demanding mubarak step down, there's fear of what could come next. >> if this government is overthrown, the next strongest power on the street is muslim

extremists. >> reporter: changes what the protestors want, and their fellow countrymen are rooting them on from across the globe. >> alan: the rain returned overnight, bringing an end to our january dry spell. leigh glaser joins us. >> leigh: as soon as it moved in, it moved out quickly as well. live doppler 7hd not picking up much in the way of rainfall right now. in fact, as we take you done towards gilroy, down toward hollislestir, this system has moved out and will be replaced with a dry weather pattern. how much rainfall? 24 hour totals. close to an inch in mill valley. half inch, accept -- santa rosa. so a nice little rain event this morning. and a dry stretch of weather will be with us the next seven

days. we take a look at the seven-day forecast coming up. >> alan: oakland police have identified the man shot and killed by officers in the rockridge district yesterday. matthew cicelski was shot after he pointed a fake assault weapon out police. police received calls that man with weapons war -- was harassing residents. he forced his way in a home, and when he came out, the pointed the rifle at the officers and they fired. >> the san francisco police departmentes revisiting the idea of arming officers with tasers. this comes after three officer-involved shootings. last year the police commission rejected a proposal to explore the idea of using tasers, citing safety and liability concerns. now some think they could make a

case for tasers as an alternative. critics say although they're leslie that, the stale pose a health risk. today is the first annual fred korematsu day and hundreds showed up to celebrate. a law was passed last september designating january 30th as day of recognition for the civil rights pioneer. he was arrested and convicted after refusing to go to an internment camp with thousands of other japanese-american during world war ii. he filed suit and his conviction was overturned. hundreds attended the celebration, including reverend jesse jackson, and oakland mayor jean quan. his daughter says the support has been overwhelming. >> education was my father's mission, and he truly believed that if you can make a difference in the world, if you appreciate each other's differences. if you're going to fight racism, we need to teach these lessons at a very young age. >> alan: on this day of

recognition, schools are being incurrented to teach students korematsu's story and the importance of civil rights. state senator mark leno wants to stop employers from firing employees who use michigan marijuana outside of work. and it would make it illegal not to hire someone because they use medical marijuana. the state courts rule nothing bars an employer from firing medical marijuana uses who test positive for pot. coming up, two minor earthquakes shake the south bay this morning. also, food for the homeless. a bay area girls school serves up lunch to dozens of families. >> and a human -- huge rummage

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>> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: some of you east bay residents may have felt some early morning earthquake. they centered in alamoer in 680 and stone val roadment one of them hit at 3:13 a.m., the other

at 3:29. there were other smaller quakes in the same area, but no reports any damage. students at hamlin girls school served up a free brunch to dozens of homeless families. they prepared a meal of has -- for the families in a shelter. >> feel like they inspired me. even though they're outside going down the side, it's inspiring to do that. >> i think it helps the community, and especially giving back. >> alan: hamilton family residences provide short-term services and food, counseling and employment train and medical services. they also offer transitional housing for families at high risk for chronic homelessness.

>> thousands of people line up in the rain for a small shot at hollywood. an opportunity to be in an upcoming matt damon movie. the second day the long lines of people hoping to be extras formed outside the embarcadero ymca. it's called contagion. the action thriller is about preventing the spread of a deadly virus. the producers need 2,000 extras for the san francisco scenes, and filming will take place between february 9th and 17th. at it set to be released in october. up next, hundreds of dogs compete in one of the biggest dog shows in the state. and as one storm clears out, can we expect another? we'll ask leigh glaser. >> mike: a couple of great finishes today in sport. a not so familiar name winning the australian open, and a guy named buck buck won

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>> alan: we got a sneak peek at one of the biggest garage sales in the state. the annual white elephant sale has been a fundraiser for the

oakland museum since 1959. shoppers wandered the aisles of the warehouse in the hunt for unique treasures and it's all donated by the public. >> i've been coming here for 30 years. i bought everything out of the white elephant sale, and now i'm going to eat pa lope any sandwiches for sun supper. my husband is going to say, what do you need it for? but you always need something. >> alan: the sale take place on march 5th and 6th. the golden gate kennel club all breed dog show finishes up tonight. 140 breeds were there, making it a perfect place to decide on your next dog. you can meet the dogs and their breeders in person. the best puppy and best in show competition take place in about a half hour. the winner get 5z hundred cash prize, and a chance to compete at the famous westminster dog

show in new york. meteorologist leigh glaser wanted to go. >> leigh: i did. didn't get to chance to usually go every year. it's really a terrific show. try to make it next year. a terrific day -- well, afternoon, after the rain moved through. >> alan: right. >> leigh: this is a look from the high definition bay bridge cam. we have clear skies. live doppler 7hd is working but not picking up much in the way of returns right now. the weather moved out of here. currently with the clear skies, temperatures starting to get down into the mid-to up per 40s inland. 49 in antioch. 46 in fairfield. 50s as oakland 50 degrees, clear skies. san francisco, 51. mountain view, 53, and san jose clergy out as well as 53. so we continue with clearing tonight, the development of some of that patchy valley fog, look

for mostly sunny conditions. a cool day for your monday. and then beyond that, just dry weather pattern is going to set back up for us and we will begin to warm temperatures up gradually through the week. overnight temperatures, last night we were in the 40s because of the cloud cover. tonight we're going to move temperatures down into the 30s. to napa, 38. watch out for the development of some of that valley fog there. san francisco, we'll keep you in the 40s. 47. 45 for oakland. 41 for san jose. antioch, livermore in the upper 30s tonight. this is the story. low pressure just barreling in here during the overnight hours early this morning. it's now since pushed into nevada. we're on the back side of this system, and that's where the clearing is taking place, we have some northerly winds bringing in a cooler air mass, a dryer air mass so a clearing tonight and temperatures bottom out in the 30s in many

locations. tomorrow is a cool day because of the winds out of the north. expect sunshine. 56 for san jose. at the coast, we look for 54 degrees for pacific car redwood city 56. san francisco tomorrow, 53 degrees. daly city, 53. north bay, look for 62 ukiah. 55 for petaluma. napa, look for afternoon sunshine. 55 degrees in your neighborhood. 53 in hercules. oakland, 56. 58 in fremont. in the east bay, 56 for concord. danville, 57 degrees. as well as pleasant-on, 57. and we look for 59 for santa cruz. plenty of sunshine there watsonville, 50, and 59 for gilroy. by tuesday night and wednesday night we're going to lock for some strong offshore winds.

gusts close to 40 miles-per-hour. wednesdayes groundhog day. see how much more winter we have left, if he sees his shadow or not, and then thursday morning and friday morning, notice little ice crystals there, very cold overnight in the 20s. >> alan: let's turn now to shu. he has been watching men's tennis. >> mike: i was up early this morning. novak djokovic looking for his second australian open title in four years, and andy murray trying to become the first brit to win a grand slam singles title in 70 years. they actually played doubles together in the 2006 aussie open. first set, novak in control. goes up 5-4. takes the first set. second set. joke consecutive -- djokovic with the great shot. he is in the zone. third set. the ridiculous back han winner

down the line. look at that. simply could not miss. match point. murray's forhand clips the next. djokovic win is his second grand slam title in a straight set victory over andy measurer. >> one of the best returners in the world. i knew i can play equally well as he does from the baseline. i need use my opportunities. i don't want to give him a chance to be aggressive and take chances. >> mike: let's tee it up. what a race in torrey pines between a veteran, youngster and a rookie. the rookie was johnny vegas. on 9 for birdie. 12-under but bogeys 18. the youngster, bubba watson, had himself a day. his third. beautiful tap.

inches from the hole. leads to birdie. now on 18. bubba needs this birdie to go 2 up. clutch. in the clubhouse at 16 under. only guy who can catch him, phil mickelson. needs to hole out on 18 right here for eagle to do so. his caddie is tending the pin from 72 yards out, and lefty nearly pulls it off. an emotional bubba watson, second career pga tour victory. >> every one is special because we don't know if you're going to have them or not. so, probably going to cry all day just like i did last time. my dad's not here, so, mom, i love you. >> mike: nhl all-star game, north carolina with a twist. lidstrom and staal were captains and they got to pick their teams from the entire all-star pool. the lope shark representative playing for team staal. team staal on the attack. after the assist from sharp. system staal, 4-0.

in the third, team lidstrom coming back, briere, second goal of the game. tied at 8. later in the third, the back-hander that trickles in. no defense in the all-star game. then the assist a staal. makes it 11-10. and that's how it ends. x games. the slope style snowboarding competition in its first x games, 18-year-old canadian puts up the highest score in the history of slope style. the front side double cork 10-80, and then the back side double come. oh, my. he wins x games gold. big upset in come hoops at madison square garden culled off by a team coached bay former drake alum. live at st. joan. coach k and duke. the red storm led by 21 in the

half. b.j. kennedy all alone down low. converts, later in the half. branley, the one-handed hammer. johnnies up 23. 'duke cut it to 12. st. john's, first win over duke, in eight years. 93-78 that final. great finish between manhattan and merritt. man -- manhattan down two. didn't matter. hit the game-winner at the buzzer. the good day to be a jasper. 60-59. warriors trying to tune the jazz this evening, and the pro bowl from hawaii, both tonight at 11:00. >> alan: a little video there. all right. thanks a lot. coming up. veteran actor anthony hop --

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>> alan: anthony hopkins returned to the silver screen and won the box office battle

with his horror film can the rite. the romantic comedy no strings attached slipped to number two, and rounding out the top three is the mechanic. the action flick earned $11.5 million, tying the green hornet. there you have some movies to watch. thanks for watching. we'll be back