morning, february 5, two bay area women kidnapped in egypt on friday are now free, ready to return home this week. occupy oakland protestors are planning another day of action tomorrow after a peaceful protest last night in downtown oakland. >> good morning. >> another cold and chili start and maybe rain on the way. stay tuned. >> thank you, lisa. good morning, everything. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. two bay area women who are kidnapped by gun toting tribes men in egypt on friday are free this morning. they are two to return to the u.s. tuesday. abc7 spoke by phone with patty of los gatos that said the

captors were very polite, even treating them like family. >> 66-year-old patty seen on the right and 66-year-old norman of new york city were on a kristen pilgrimage when the tour bus they were on were stopped by armed men on the sideline that they were under captivity. >> the guys came out of the truck and the van. they had guns but they never did point the guns at us. one was go down. then i said i should be the one to go down because i'm the leader of the group. so i went down and they said they want more. they want my husband. my husband is physically challenged so my guy said you can't take him. they treat us like family and they reassured in a very nice way that we are just want you -- we will not hurt you.

>> the captors wanted to exchange the tourists for some of their tribe that were arrested. >> they were hoping by doing what they did they would accelerate it. >> she spoke to her captors about god and family while they fed them. >> we drove like two hours away where they pick us up. then they build a fire and then they brought some, you know, something to snack on. like cheeses and breads that they baked. >> after driving they've captors around for six hours and feeding them again, the men negotiated with egyptian police who agreed to release the tribes men. the women were released unharmed. >> they were very nice. i think it depends on how you talk to them. i really believe it was god that talked to them, to their hearts. >> she said she's led kristen pilgrimage tours to egypt for here's. the industry lost more than $4 billion last year. she told authorities if they

want to get tourists back, they have to provide security. they are due back on tuesday n the newsroom, abc7 news. >> oakland officials must be relieved this morning after an occupy oakland demonstration did not get out of hand. there's another protest planned for tomorrow. last night about 100 protestors chanting anti-police slogans began roaming the streets around 8:30. organizers said the march as, quote, a militant action. about 50 police in riot decree shadowed the group on foot and advance and which helicopters has protestors marched through traffic. this time no trouble, no arrests were made. quite a contrast to last weekend when more than 400 protestors were arrested following violent clashes with police. plus a rampage through city hall that left the ground floor seriously damaged. the occupy movement's website calls for another day of action

starting tomorrow morning at 8:30 at the alameda county superior court. they plan to pack the courtrooms at 9:00 a.m. hold a noon rally at the plaza and fill the courtrooms again at 2:00 in the afternoon. city office will remain open and city leaders are encouraging businesses to stay open, as well. crews are still trying to figure out exactly with a caused a major water pipeline to flood a fremont neighborhood this weekend. several families had to be evacuated early saturday morning when a river of mud and water suddenly swept through the warm springs neighborhood just west of interstate 680. abc7 sergio shows us the big mess. >> reporter: streams of water flowing through this neighborhood pushes dirt and muck along the way. one resident said his wife first noticed the problem. >> my wife heard a loud thump or a pop and thought it was a

little unusual because it was louder than the normal cats jumping on the roof. >> instead it was thousands of gallons of water rushing in his yard, the water from a nearby aqueduct. it sprung a week after they maintenance groups finished work on the line. >> not a huge gusher, nothing you would see going up into the sky but it created enough flowing down the hill is started to bring some of the sediment from the hill. >> even after the water was shut off on the problem line, residents still had to deal with the muddy mess and makes of their neighborhood. >> they left without a clear man what to do, without any numbers, who to call, who was responsible for electricet, who was responsible for going back inside or not. >> he is one of four families evacuated from their home. according the fire department water seeped into the houses. they have since been allowed to return. as many as 15 homes were affected by the flood. the state department of water resource said most the damage

was restricted to yards and garages. into the second night of dealing with the waterline break. crews with sucks cups continued their cleanup. right any the it biggest problem for the homeowners is all the water trapped in their basements. this crew has already siphoned out more than a thousand gallons of water from under this home. and behind the homes where the auquaduct runs, crews continue their work on repairing the damage from the rush of water. abc7 news. and a teacher in redwood city is facing charges of child endangerment and battery. police arrested 44-year-old alexia of milbrae yesterday after receiving a report of possible physical abuse of students at roosevelt elementary school. she teaches developmentally disabled and autistic children at that school. police aren't releasing details but they say the incidents happened at the school and involve two four-year-old boys who are students there.

>> san jose police arrested a man they say kidnapped his ex-girlfriend, assaulted her friend and rammed their car while trying to keep them from escaping. 38-year-old vincent was arrested shortly after 1:00 yesterday afternoon. police say his ex managed to escape and call a male friend. they say padilla attacked the friend with a knife before ramming the car they were trying to escape in. this morning gop presidential candidates are turning their attention to colorado and that state's tuesday caucus. this after mitt romney picked up his second win in a row in yesterday's nevada republican caucuses. romney's rivals are not letting up the pressure but they may not be able to stop his momentum. abc's karen traverse has the latest on the race for the republican nomination. >> reporter: it's two in a row for mitt romney. >> what a great showing? thank you, nevada! >> with his victories he's on a modest winning streak but has his eye on the general election.

>> this is not the first time you gave me your vote of confidence and this time i have to take it to the white house. >> nevada was friendly territory for romney. entrance polls showed that more man's made up about a quarter of today's caucus--goers. they overwhelmingly went for romney, just as they did in 2008. like other early voting states, nevada republicans said they want a candidate who has the best chance of beating president obama. voters who said that was their most important factor in their decision, overwhelmingly win for romney. newt gingrich was fighting an uphill battle in nevada, but he still blasted romney every chance he got. >> it isn't good enough for the republican party to nominate obama-light. >> rick santorum turn his focus to tuesday's colorado caucus and kept up his pressure on front runner. >> he's running around and telling everyone i have the best

candidate because i have the best financial backing, i have the best organization and that's why i am going to win. in a general election he's not going to have the most money. >> the road ahead good for mitt romney. of the next five states to vote, he won four of them in 2008. abc news, washington. coming up next, worldwide condemnation over an attack by syrian forces that killed more than 200 people. and a propane gas explosion kills a marine's wife at a training center near lake tahoe

people keep asking me if that lady in the viva commercial is really my mother. they keep asking me if the dirty guy is really my son. huh -- what do you tell 'um? holy smokes, these viva towels really are tough, even when wet! [ mike ] for the record, that's my real father, cleaning up a real mess on a real grill. see? very impressive! you're a natural. oh that's much better... dad's got his tough mess, i've got mine. [ female announcer ] grab a roll and try it on your toughest mess. i think you got it. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> news out of the middle east. an egypt gunman blew up part of a gas pipeline.

that gas flows to israel and jordan. it's the twelfth such attack in the year. egypt has been in the grip of anti-government violence since wednesday. this morning the commander of a rebel force of syrian soldiers say they have no choice now but to fight to free the country. worldwide condemnation is pouring in over the attack by syrian forces on the city there. more than 200 people have been killed. anger erupted in the united nations this weekend after china and russia voted against a resolution calling for syrian president bashar assad to step down. >> for months this council has been held hostage by a couple members. these members stand behind empty arguments and individual interests while delaying and seeking to strip bare any text that would pressure assad to change his actions. >> russia has been a friend of syria since the soviet days and continues to supply damascus

with arms. a marine's wife is dead and two people injured after an explosion at a remote training base near lake tahoe. thirty-eight families were evacuated after the propane gas explosion damaged seven homes. it happened in the mono county town of colville at the u.s. marine corps mountain warfare training center. the cause is being investigated. lisa is here talking weather, and not much change. >> no, not in the immediate future. we still have a nice finish. mild temperatures to warm in some spots today. so it's a clear and chilly start. here's the sutro camera. we will introduce a few clouds today. more tomorrow. we've got rain by tomorrow night. i'll have the full forecast straight ahead. >> thank you, lisa. also next the warriors make a fourth quarter rally in sacramento but could they pull out a win? mike shumann has the answer

coming up in sports.

. >> lease a, what will it take for us to get up back to where we should be? other than a lot of rain. i know that. >> i'll see what i can do.

it will take, boy, a lot. we have a little opportunity for some wet weather but it's not going to make a dent in our deficit. this comes our way unnests and then we are looking dry again. of course, leading up to president's holiday where a lot of folks want to go to the sierra in the next week or so. >> that's right. >> will we have any new snow? here's a look at heavenly. at the tahoe valley airport it's 13 degrees right now under clear skies. they are making snow. nice conditions with some afternoon sunshine and cold enough temperatures to keep that snow, what manmade snow happening. and back home from the peak, a clear start. the sun up in less than an hour. it will take until at least the 9:00 hour until we get out of the 30s. we will be in the low 40s in the north bay. look how mild it is at half moon bay. that's not a mistake. we have winds out of the east at about 15 to 20 miles an hour. that warmer air allowing temperatures to stay up here.

59. it's 50 in the city and lighter east winds, 10 to 15 miles an hour in the upper elevations but down in the lower valley, it's chili. 36 in napa, as well as santa rosa. really no fog to speak of. we are much warm are at the coast. warmer in oakland and san francisco. starting out a little warmer. we once again will see numbers well into the 60s. so the chilly start. sunny and mold as high pressure hangs on for another day, day and a half. then we will look for cloudy and cooler conditions tomorrow with the rain returning overnight. in fact, late in the day. the evening hours. later evening hours tomorrow into the tuesday morning commute. here's a look at our satellite and radar composite. notice we are dry across california but higher clouds begin to invade the state later on today, especially in the north bay. but by the afternoon we will see a mostly cloudy sky and then tomorrow temperatures will be cooler due to the cloud cover.

but our ridge won't let go yet. in fact, it's going to hang on for another day tomorrow. so the east winds today keeping us mild well above normal, and then it's the south winds ahead of this next system that gets cut off. so we've got a system headed our way. it's splitting. some of the energy headed into the north, the south portion of it will bring us some rain, but it's only going to run parallel to the coast so that means we around going to get rain into the valley. in fact, it's going to just stay here over the bay area. it will go into the east pay. you can see by 3:00 in the morning, tuesday morning, we've got some rain and it does spread into the concord, livermore valley. even into the south bay. maybe a half, three quarter inch of rain. but by tuesday afternoon we have scattered showers and high pressure quickly builds in behind it. nothing but high pressure today again with 70s southern half of the state, mid-60s in the north. 58 eureka. back home we have lower 50s. but 70s again morgan hill and

gilroy. gusty winds will accompany this system. it will feel and look like winter only for a day late monday into tuesday. back to sunny and mild and above normal wednesday, thursday and friday. >> very schizo there for a day. >> a little shot. that's all. >> all right. thank you, lisa. coming up at 7:00, right after our newscast, it's good morning america. bianna is joining us live from new york to tell us what they are working on. good morning. i know you've got to be following the republican caucuses? >> owe,we are. big news this morning. have a lot to cover. good morning, great to see you on this sunday morning. mitt romney is taking another step toward winning the gop nomination, this after scoring a blowout of the republican nevada caucuses last night. it's his second big win to the white house. does it finally solidify him as the clear font runner for the republican nomination? we are joined from washington

and with george stephanopoulos with more analysis. we finally hear from the man who is being called the person of interest in the increasingly bizarre murder mystery in one of the wealthiest communities in the country. he breaks his silence about he was having an affair and he gets emotional talking about his late wife. and prince williams and kate are on open set ends of the earth this morning. she's taking care of duties at home and he's on his first military mission in the falkland islands. we are look at how they are looking at being so many thousands of miles apart. and there's a little game tonight called the super bowl. i don't know if you have ever heard of it. but the two opposing football teams go at it with each other. obviously we have two important powerhouse teams, the new york giants and our friends in new england, the patriots there. i can probably let you just guess who people here in new york, people on gma are rooting for, though it's sort of a divided set.

dan is from boston, as is my husband so i think i will be holding the for the down just to make it all equal and root for the giants. but our own josh elliot, nonetheless, is in the middle of it all in indianapolis and he will be breaking it all down. so, i don't know, you may have heard about that game. if you have anytime tonight you should probably tune in. >> i know ron claiborne is right there with us wishing the niners were in it, feeling like they should have been in it. >> yeah. he's still hurting. >> only hurting, too. so i don't really care, although tom brady is hot so maybe i'll just go that way, i don't know. >> you have to be careful there, gazelle might get a little jealous. >> i doubt it. [laughter] >> all right. >> thank you. we will lock for you at seven. >> buy. >> all right. talking about the super bowl on the super bowl sunday there is news of an internal feud among the oners of the san francisco 49ers. the san francisco con cal reports a breach of contract lawsuit has been filed by an attorney representing the heira

of late sportsman franklin mully who held a minority stake in the niners. the -- they say they are being denied their full 5% share ever their owner ship stake. just under $50 million is due for the minority stake but the yorks claim the team's value is just $360 million or $18 million for the heirs. and in sports we know we are just hours away from kick off for super bowl 46. end of the year awards were announced yesterday, which many thought would include a few 49ers. here's schu with the details in this morning's sports.

>> he earned 45 of the 50 votes, har ball did. congratulations hags but he would trade this award for a spot in the super bowl. green bay quarterback aaron rogers has won the 2011 sorted press most valuable player award in a landslide. he earned 48. he led the nfl in passing with a 122 rating built on 45 touchdown passes, only 6 interceptions and a 6% completion rate as the packers went 15-1 and won the nfc north. lots of awards handed out. darrell suggs held off niners to win defensive player of the year. matthew stafford the comeback player of the year. carolina's cam newt was named the best offensive rookie and von miller beat out the niners auld den smith for the defensive

honor. anytime the warriors and kings face-off it seem to be barnburner and with this northern california rivalry. keith martin chatting with his successor, jackson. thornton on fire. drains the three. 18 of his 33 came in the period. kings up 11 after three. here come the warriors in the fourth led by nate robinson. 24 points in 24 minutes. put the warriors up one. steph curry on the bench and the feed to brandon rush for the flush. warriors by 2 with two minutes left. 15 seconds left. warriors down 3. robinson to clay come son. the rookie buries the three. 16 for him. we are going to o. t. where it was all kings. tyreke evens, 26 for him. kings win it, 114-106 your final. and what a start alyn crabtree, cal and arizona. cal shot 46% from beyond the arc.

he had 10. cal 18 at the break. got stronger from, there crab another three. led all scorers with 19. cal by 28. bears getting it done from everywhere. camp to thurman. he finds the bottom of the bucket. cal never trailed in the 68-47 win over the sun devils. down on the farm stanford and arizona. defensive battle early but style points for the cardinals. the alley oop for chase on randall. he had 10. stanford down one at the break. from downtown. he had 14. wildcats, seven steals. a huge one here. the turner steal and johnson for the flush. wildcats win it 56-43. well, the sharks played coat ugly last night in folks in front of their dads, no less. a lot of the sharks players fathers making the trip to the desert. sharks down 2-1 in the desert. the shot and it's 2-2. the dads loving it, especially mr. mcginn. sharks trail 4-2 with less than

a men to play. to marleau for the goal. sharks within one but got no closer. sharks turn it over and vrbata found the open net and the coyotes will get the win, 5-3, your final. that's the way the ball bounces. i'm mike shumann. have a great day and see you tonight again at five. >> coming up next at 6:30 in some parasite's you can win an election in second and third place votes. now san francisco supervisors are having second thoughts about ranked choice voting. >> i'm nannette miranda in sacramento. a new report finds that in california men are finding jobs at a faster rate than women. it's calling the economic recovery a ir c

>> announcer: one fabric softener has that special snuggly softness your family loves. >> hi, i'm snuggle. snuggly softness that feels so good. look, i get towels fluffy... [giggles] blankets cuddly... and clothes stay fresh... [sniffs] for 14 days, with my snuggle fresh release scent droplets. and i cost less than the leading brand. let's make the world a softer place. let's snuggle. they say that with great power comes great responsibility.

well, when you own a durango, you'll have tons of power, enough to tow up to 7,400 pounds. so owning a durango means you now have the responsibility to go dirt biking, boating, jet skiing

and show a ford explorer a thing or two about what it means to have best-in-class towing. the s.u.v. is back. >> welcome back. an interesting snapshot of california's economic recovery. according to a new report, one group in tech is not participating in the turnaround at the same pace. here's abc7's capitol correspondent nannette miranda with the story from sacramento. >> as california inches out of the great recession, the state's women, particularly single mothers, are still struggling. a new report called "falling behind" reveals men are finding jobs at a faster rate than women, giving a new name to the economic recovery. >> now we've moved into what some of the pundits are calling the he-covery where men are

getting jobs back, but we've seen women's employment stall. >> the report goes on to say that continued deep budget cuts to the safety net leave women in an even worse position. job training and cash grants has been slashed, making it harder to get new skills while raising kids. >> i am look for a job. >> after couch surfing with family for eight years, she finally has subsidized housing. the mother of two doesn't need a report to tell her how tough the recession and budget cuts have been. >> they can tax the rich people and leave us poor people alone because we are just getting poorer and it's not fair us to. >> it could get worse, as governor brown proposes deeper cuts to program like welfare and subsidized child care, parts of the budget that can be legally reduced. the report points out the state expects women to get up there -- to get off welfare faster

when there are jobs. >> obviously that's the only thing to cut. if there were more bad programs or lowered valued programs, we would cut those. we can't spend what we don't have. >> she is playing by all the rules, having moved off welfare and working. but with community college tuition rising, and her subsidized child care on the chopping block, the mediocrity -- the mother of three fears the worst, being homeless. >> i can imagine looking my kids in the face and tell them i'm sorry, you don't have your bed anymore and you don't have your house anymore. >> the women's foundation of california which funded this report thinks it's born to get -- eats born to get more female lawmakers into public office to help make budget decisions, but fewer than a quarter of the legislature could be women after this november's election. in sacramento, nannette miranda, abc7 news. >> mend it or end it. that is the discussion in at least two bay area cities, oakland and san francisco when it comes to ranked-choice voting. in san francisco competing ballot proposals are now being debated.

one would reform the system, the other would dump it. >> my wife tried to explain it to me. you know, one ear, out the other. >> i would have to be a physicist probably to tell you how it works. >> those were san francisco voters in november talking about ranked choice voting. though it's been in place sense 2004, that was the first time the system was used in a competitive mayor's race. it allows voters to rank their top three choices for office holders and does away with the need for a run off election. >> the vast majority of voters actually understand how the system works. >> the majority of the people actually don't get it. >> supervisor mark ferrell is co-sponsoring a charter amendment to repeal ranked choice which he says disenfranchises confused voters. >> i think people should be spending a lot of time thinking about who to vote for, what to vote for, not how to vote. that should be a simple equation. >> under his plan there would be a primary election in september, a run-off between the top two

candidates in november. supervisor david compost is co-sponsoring a competing measure that would mend it, not end it. keep ranked choice voting, which he said saved money and increases voter participation, and improve it with education outreach and technology. >> then you will have the opportunity here in san francisco to have a system that is more user-friendly, and that could actually allow more than three choices. and to allow for those choices in a way that is even simpler in terms of what the ballot looks like. >> the mayor wants to hear more from the public. >> i'm not taking a position that we have to eliminate it as of yet. >> if one or both measures pass the board this coming tuesday, they would beheaded to the june ballot. >> a royal welcome at pier 35 for queen elizabeth. ocean leaner made her maiden call to san francisco yesterday. at 960 feet long and more than

90,000 tons, queen elizabeth is the second-largest kenard ship ever built. she's named, of course, after the british monarch and the rich descore and rooms pay homage to the royal family and high society of the 1930s and '40s. wow! thinking about cruises or. >> it's beautiful out on the bay this morning. we have the live cameras. clear condition out there. and from the roof cam you can see a few high clouds. temperatures are mildest here and to the our coast. elsewhere chilly start, 30s and 40s. a little bit of a wind-chill factor in some spots. we will warm it up today but we will also talk about rain in the next 48my hours. that's coming up. >> all right. also ahead a milestone at devils slide. a look at the progress inside the tunnels that will make the coastal commute a much smoother ride. and get ready for oscar sunday. predict the winners and go back stage during the show on

february 26th. you can log on to abcs exclusive site, oscar.com. ♪ you signed up weeks ago

♪ sunlight says get up and go ♪ mountain-grown aroma coming through ♪ ♪ a new challenge waits for you ♪ ♪ ♪ jumpin' into something new ♪ you really see all you can do ♪ ♪

♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup tell me we'll grow old together. tell me that i'm still the one. that you need me. that i'm your superhero. tell me you'll never let me go. tell me you miss me. tell me you love me. it's all i want to hear. [ female announcer ] everyone has something they need to hear. vow to tell them this valentine's day. ♪ >> welcome back, everyone. time right now is 6:38. thank you for joining us on this first sunday in february, super bowl sunday. this is a live look at heavenly, where they are having to make snow because we are so far

behind in our precipitation this year. hope it gets a little bit better, but in the meantime thank you for joining us. sit back, relax, and watch the abc7 sunday morning news. a nonprofit group is guiding dozens of people hoping to become the next wave of teachers in oakland. they are a diverse group that lilian kim tells us is the whole idea. >> you have to teach all day, and you are going to take interim classes at night. >> these are aspiring teachers getting a crash course on what it is going to take to get a job in the oakland unified school district. most are minorities who grew up in oakland. >> i was once one of those kids that was misunderstood, and i have, you know, a clear understanding of what's going on out there. i can help them. >> the nonprofit federally

funded group "teach tomorrow in oakland" thinks so too. they are hoping mean orty teachers can turn around the direct he's dropout rate which is now around 40%. most of the dropouts are minority boys. >> we need to have young men who can see young african-american men who are teaching, who are leading schools in front of them who are right there engaging them, using the type of strategies that they need to keep them in class. >> according to information collected from the state, 92% of the students at oakland unified are minorities so when it comes to the teaching staff, less than half are people of color. cheryl moore, a former city worker, said she was so tired of hearing those numbers that she decided to come out of retirement to earn her teaching credentials. she said she will be able to talk to black students in a way others may not. >> i might look like a mamma figure to them and can say it in a way that chill yourself, you know, and whereas a white teacher and a minority may not say it that way. >> for people with a b.a. it's

going to take up to a year and a half to get their credentials. teach tomorrow in oakland will be helping them every step of the way. the group is counting on these applicants to change the look of oakland schools. in oakland, abc news, lilian kim. >> well, lisa, let's take some bets not on the super bowl game but on when we can get some measurable rain. >> well, we are going to see some measurable rain on tuesday. >> okay. >> that's the good news. we are running around 29% of normal in san jose. and about 43% of normal in san francisco. >> forty-three? >> yeah, 43%. we need a lot of rain to catch h up. it's not going to happen this week. maybe half-inch to three quarter inch. right now we are looking at a beautiful sunrise. this is vulmer peak. in the north bay with a little bit of wind we are talking about temperatures that feel like they are below freezing. so a bit after windchill fact for there. the east ehrhoffly winds are

working to warm us up this morning. 59 half moon bay, compliments of a pretty strong northeastly wind. once again today those northeastly winds will bring the numbers up to above normal readings. what else is new, right? 42 fremont, 37 mountain view, 42 san jose with partly cloudy skies around the bay. we will see increasing clouds in the north bay. and then everywhere this afternoon. look for this morning to be warmer as you head on out in most areas. in fact, by the coast significancely warmer. a couple degrees warmer in oakland compared to yesterday. so a clear and chilly start. we are talking about more sunshine with a few high clouds toward the afternoon and then mostly cloudy skies for back to work on monday. cooler, anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees cooler and then we are talking about evening or late evening rain into your tuesday morning commute. so right now just clear condition are, as high pressure holds on for another day. a few high clouds will drift over this ridge and eventually

the ridge begins to shift a little to the east. we have a storm system to the rest of us and this system is going to split. so most of the energy heading to the north, some of it to the south, riding parallel to the coast. that's going to bring in some gusty winds and some pretty moderate rain. it's not going to make it much further into the valleys so we around talking about any mountain snow. it is a quick mover. high pressure quickly rebuilds behind it as soon as wednesday. so today the weather pattern holds pretty much the same as yesterday. but then tomorrow we will see the changes in temperatures of some cloud cover and a bit after wind shift. we will fast forward to the monday morning come future. it lacks fine, it looks dry, but by 10:00, 1:00, the rain moves in, the heaviest rain off the coast by the we hours of tuesday morning. but your 6:00 commute, we have some pretty good rain from the north bay even into the east bay and south bay. by the afternoon scattered showers and we will look for a dry tuesday evening commute.

60s and 70s for the most part across much of the state. 40s in the northern sierra. and once again unfortunately no snow for the mountains this week. 68 in oakland, 69 in san jose. mid-60s in our inland valleys. lower 60s around vallejo and richmond. we have low 70s again for gilroy and hollister. so we've got another sunny, mild day today, increasing clouds. mostly cloudy tomorrow and then that little shot of rain, half-inch, maybe three quarters of an inch, dry and mild again towards the middle to end of the week. next weekend, we were talking about rain, but it's still just a little discussion. the models aren't. >> a little gossip? >> yeah, it's not developing anything yet. >> thank, you lisa. well, the highway 1 devils slide tunnel is months away from completion. the long-away the by passion on the landslide prone section of highway 1 between pacifica and half moon bay is nearing a major

milestone. it's on track for their opening. we went inside for a look. >> reporter: the tunnel portals look nearly completed. th southbound roadway is finished. all that's needed is some striping. and in the northbound tunnel the surface is poured halfway. >> i would like to think of this as the last of the major milestones, pouring the roadway. we still have a lot of shawler -- smaller jobs to do after this. >> man and machine work together to pour and cure a 9-inch thick layer of concrete. each tunnel will have one lane, 12 feet wide, with a 2-foot shoulder on the left and a 8-foot shoulder on the right, which doubles as a bike lane. >> the original budgets of $272 million paw loons to $439 million, all of it it federal emergency relief funds. >> caltrans said the price tag went up because of surprises inside the mountain. >> before we started the tunneling, we did a lot of core samples to find out what the geological conditions would be

inside the mountain. we pretty much found the conditions. the problem is they changed much more frequently than expected. >> the bridge and tunnel should be a reliable route along the coast between pacifica and montara, unlike the current highway 1 which is chronically closed as the cliff crumbles above and beneath it. >> really it's just for the community. basically to bypass the difficult roadway out on the coast, and for vehicles now to have a much, you know, safer travel through the mountains. >> the tunnels should be open to traffic at the end of this year. then the old highway 1 will be open to hikers and bikers. heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> don't go away. 7 on your side is next. >> an extensive oven has lots of fancy features, but won't cook the food. i'm michael finney. coming up, i help out a long-time baker. hey guys, breakfast!

♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check.

"and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> if you like to cook you might also like the new sophisticated appliances out on the market. one woman splurged, but came out feeling burned. 7 on your side michael finney helped out. >> in those difficult days after the san bruno pipeline explosion, carol was at home, blocks away baking food for the weary firefighters, or at least trying to. >> i would bake cookies and throw them out because i couldn't bring them up to the firehouse like that. they were soggyin the middle. >> her wall oven she said won't heat up like the oven should and it never has. >> it's a guessing game and you have to sit there and watch it. if i turn it up a little bit, then they will burn. >> carol bought the combination

bake and convection oven for $3,800 back in 2008. she said food has been coming out raw and runny ever since. her first disaster, a roast turkey. >> it was the most gorgeous, golden brown turkey i have ever seen. but when we cut into it, it was raw. >> she shows us pictures of the inside. >> the red is nowhere near cooked. >> and it had been cooking for hours. i went to carve it and i said what is this? >> technicians have been out half a dozen times to change settings and replace parts. the high level switch a few times, they changed the relay board, other things, and they said eats off 50 degrees. >> she kept them decor the repairs weren't working and wanted a new oven but it was out of it's one year oven. she said it's a very expensive oven. i said don't you ever replace an oven that's a lemon? she said, oh, we will work on it. >> carol contacted 7 on your side and showed us what happens

when she bakes her famous persimmon bars. >> 350 degrees, 20 minutes. >> the oven beeps at 350 degrees. she pops in the tray and 20 minutes later out come the bars. >> it's real mushy. >> soggy in the milling. -- middle. her digital thermometer might read why. sensor goes in the often and reads 286 degrees, not 350. >> possibly there were some manufacturing problems in the beginning. >> charlene is design manager at decor's south san francisco showroom. she said these ovens really have any problems and cooks swear by them. though the ovens do have complex features. >> they get a new appliance, they start cooking and they keep using it the same way their old oven works and then they coon of get mad at the oven. >> but decor wanted to make things right for carol so the company is giving her a brand new oven with a nice bonus. >> the exact same model that she purchased, and we are also going to go -- i'm going to go to her home and do in-home cooking with her. >> i'm very grateful for what 7

on your side has done and maybe after a few months i'll get my confidence back. >> i would like to really thank decor for stepping up in this case and going the extra mile for providing in-home cooking instruction. carol said her new oven is baking perfectly. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> up next, the super bowl is now just hours away.

>> here are the winning numbers from last night's super lotto plus. no one picked all six numbers so

wednesday night's drawing is estimated at $10 million. as you know, we are just hours away from super bowl xlvi. yesterday there was a big super bowl oops. the nfl website posted the giants are super bowl champions on its website, complete with an image of the lombardi trophy. within minutes it was gone. the nfl said the web page was set up for possible use after the game and was inadvertently posted live. while the patriots and giants face-off in indianapolis, some of the fastest action is taking place in las vegas. we check out super bowl weekend on the world famous strip. >> 70,000 fans will be at lukas oil stadium, but four to five times that many will watch the game in this oasis in the nevada desert 1600 miles away. who do you think will have more fun? >> indianapolis or las vegas.

>> jimmy may be the most influential bookie in vegas, setting the odds on sports for more than 30 years. >> we know there's a reception -- recession going on. we know it's not been good the past few years. people find money to bet on football. >> as much as $93 million wagered on one game, making the super bowl from a better's perspective the biggest single sporting event of the year. the chief of marketing at the cosmopolitan said for casual betters football is a lot less intimidating than some of the other casino games. >> i don't know what half of those things mean, but with if footbll you know the game. >> yes. >> you've got your team. you know where to put your money. >> that's true, but then they have the answer larry bets. >> will he score a touchdown? will the first play who are score a touchdown have an odd or even numbered jersey? every other casino game comes down to strict mathematical probability. how likely are you to roll a 7 or make blackjack?

but in sports it's up to the book makers. >> but the pressure is on you? >> a little. i would say there's a little bit. >> this is an ideal location for the super bowl. >> i don't know, i would be tempted to watch that more than the game. >> night clubs like the swanky new hide at the bilaggio. >> does it go great with nachos? >> it would go great with nachos. >> win or lose, there's no better place to watch the super bowl. abc news, las vegas. >> i don't know about that. lisa has a thing going at her house. >> yeah, come on over. carolyn was asking and you probably all have been asking about the rainfall deficit. we are taking a lack now. 52% of normal. santa rosa falling behind 10 1/2 inches. san francisco needs to make up 7 inches, oakland 6 inches below where we should be.

san jose high clouds late in the day. mostly cloudy tomorrow. quick shot of rain and maybe three quarters of an inch. >> thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us. our next newscast starts at 9:00 this morning. i'm caroline tyler, along with lisa. keep track of the latest breaking news at twitter at abc7 news bay area and you can talk about it at facebook.com/abc7news. good morning america is up next. have a great sunday!