a chico native leads the green bay packers to it first super bowl win in 42 years. good evening everyone i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm ken wayne. the lombardi trophy is headed home tonight. the green bay packers held the steelers in super bowl xlv. the packers raced to a 21-3 lead aided by steelers mistakes.

they held up a furious rally by pittsburgh to win the game 31- 25. aaron rodgers shined on the nfl's at its biggest stage, at its biggest stadium the home of the dallas cowboys. rodgers was named the game's most valuable player. this is green bay's fourth super bowl title. the trophy is named after the legendary packers coach, coach lombardi. >> fans went wild when the packers defeated the steelers. green bay is a famously big football town with a fierce loyalty to its team. these football fans, they probably haven't had as much fun since the packers last won the super bowl. nowhere else in the country were people rooting more for

aaron rodgers than his hometown of chico, california. >> reporter: welcome to chico where with few exceptions the cheering was for hometown hero aaron rodgers. seems like the favorite number now was 12. >> now that we have a star quarterback in the super bowl, everybody that's not even necessarily a packer fan is rooting for the packer fan because it's bringing us pride to this town. >> we had our nail salon run out of gold and green. it's crazy here. >> reporter: reminders of the hometown boy are all over. where the feed store is closed, they have had a big life size plastic horse on display, it's

wearing the gold and green, and a cheese head. >> reporter: we met a young man who actually played ball with aaron. >> he thought me how to throw the football and like catch it. and receive and all kinds of that stuff. >> the lombardi trophy is coming home. >> reporter: and packer fans and opponents will probably agree aaron rodgers had some pretty good stuff. you will find pictures of the super bowl including aaron rodgers on our website ktvu.com. there's only two things needed for a good game, a tv and a beer. and now that the game is done, a lot of those people are probably on the roads.

>> reporter: you better bet that police are on the look out for those drivers. we caught up with people who were partying earlier this evening. they are loud, they are proud. and they came to drink. here at stadium pub it was packed with plenty of steelers and packers fans. >> it's awesome, it's super bowl sunday. nothing better. >> reporter: the owner says she stocked up 40% more alcohol than she normally would to handle the crowd as they watched the game. >> that's my fourth beer. which is really good. >> this is my third budweiser. >> reporter: how many more do you think -- >> i will have another three in the second half. >> reporter: some arrived early to get a good seat and start drinking. bartenders here say they will wind up having to cut some

patrons off. >> when we start seeing chairs flying, we have to keep an eye on them to protect themselves. >> reporter: and when they are on the roads, police will be looking out for those who have had too much to drink. >> i'm all right. >> i drank a shot, and a pitcher. by the time is over i will probably be calling a cab. >> reporter: this taxi driver was parked outside the bar during the game. he knew getting fares would be easy this evening. but officers are still out in force in certain parts of the bay area they are doing saturation patrols tonight. janine de la vega, ktvu news. we will have more on the super bowl coming up in sports. we'll have if players take on this match up between two of the league's most storied teams. also more on an award for a quarterback from chico who also has some bay area roots. friends and family of a google executive who

disappeared more than a week ago in egypt expressed optimism tonight that he would be released by egyptian authorities tomorrow. well gunin has google ventures in egypt. his family says they lost contact with him. this is the first time the government has acknowledged that he had been arrested. dozens again demonstrated in cairo for the 13th straight day. today's protest were emotional but not violent. demonstrators demanded president mubarak's immediate ouster. president mubarak says he can't

resign now. >> everybody is ready is ready to give him out. he is incited to former president of egypt. but he needs to go. >> my own personal opinion is the mubarak era is over, the real question is how to have a process that really works properly. >> reporter: egypt's vice president met with opposition leaders today. he offered several concessions including freedom of the press and the release of protesters under arrest. the vice president calls the talks a first step. there are new details tonight out of iran where the trial of those three berkeley hikers are now on trial. >> reporter: this morning in tyran, two hikers entered a not guilty plea. the press and public were barred from the courtroom.

>> they've had almost no access to their lawyers. >> reporter: state run tv quoted tyran's prosecutors office saying it has compelling evidence that the three were cooperating with u.s. intelligence agencies. analysts say it's hard to know what's next. >> it's really in the hands of i would say the president and the judiciary there. and i think they will play this out as long as they see that it will be useful politically. today sarah shourd posted this blog called a testimony of innocence. once again insisting the three uc berkeley grads crossed into iran accidentally. >> at the end of the day after they humiliated these people and treated them terribly, that some accommodation will be

reached so that they can get out. on the other hand, going after the regime that they've done in the past, that can't be for certain. >> reporter: the judge wants at least one more session, a date has not been set. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. it's hard for us to imagine that back in the packers home of green bay the temperature right now 29-degree. and in steeler country it's hovering around freezing. meantime here in the bay area many people enjoyed a beautiful day with record breaking temperatures. in toledo people were sitting on the shore soaking up the sun as the highs there hit the high 70less. we 7 0 s. we have beautiful weather. the bay area is basking in unusually warm winter weather. this february day meant hitting the beach, maureen naylor has the story. >> reporter: some records were

broken here today. we hit a high of 76 degrees. i want to show you a stunning sunset. the video was taken from lighthouse point on a day that california postcards are made of. that feeling of summer in february. santa cruz this evening meant sand, sun, salsa and short sleeve. on the beach, myers is happy to be a long way from the cold new york. >> we're amazed at the cherry blossoms come out when? in may, so it's wonderful. >> reporter: the sky was bright, convertibles cruised and a line was out the door at chapiks. >> it's nice to be able to have

short sleeves on the outside. >> reporter: san jose hit a record 76 degrees today bating the previous record of 73. between the mariachi music and the waffle cones, these friends said the silican valley felt like a tropical vacation. especially in oakland which shattered it's previous records of 68 degrees. today it was 81 for people enjoying like merit. one sign its still winter, the umbrellas in storm windows which water officials hope we will need soon. >> we're hopeful that we will get more rain in the coming month. this normally is rain months for us. >> reporter: meteorologist mark tamayo has the break down. >> definitely an amazing weekend. strong high pressure building in over head. as a result temperatures have been warming up. this is a pattern normally see in august and september. but of course it is february.

first weekend in february we are talking about record heat. in fact, here's a look at the old records that you can't see up in the north bay for santa rosa, napa and san francisco, the old record was 71. today the records have shattered that. and some more records to report as well for sfo, oakland airport down toward san jose, the old record was 73. the weather pattern is changing right now. coming up i'll have more on the noticeable temperature changes expected for tomorrow. when gusty winds could return to the bay area hills. san jose police were trying to determine whether a woman who's body was found in a residential area was a victim of foul play. police found the decomposing body wednesday night in south san jose. officials are calling it a suspicious death and the coroner's office is looking into the cause of death. police did not reveal the name,

age or the location where the body was found. they may be fun for kid, but some grown ups say enough is enough when it comes to those bouncing houses. another possible casualty to budget cuts,

battling porn from the pulpit. several bay area churches used this super bowl sunday to spark a national discussion on pornography. as ktvu's allie rasmus reports, some exnfl players are sharing their story for the cause. >> reporter: outreach church had the big game on their mind. >> our main focus this sunday is on pornography. >> reporter: this is one of about 300 churches nationwide taking part in a anti pornography church called porn sunday. as part of the campaign, current and former nfl players spoke out about pornography addiction.

>> i was battled with not even wanting to open it up, not even wanting to open e-mails because i knew where it might lead. >> honestly pornography is a big issue for people in the united states. but how people view pornography depends on their political, religious and idealology perspective. >> reporter: but young says the goal is to get people to talk about the issue of pornography in a spiritual setting. it was the topic of this sunday service. >> i think it's a topic that needs to be talked about. >> reporter: these members say it's an issue worth discussing. allie rasmus. a half marathon in san francisco ended tragedy this morning when one of the runners died. a 35-year-old man from arinda ran the 13.5-mile course at a very fast rate then collapsed and died at the finish line. a witness reportedly told the

chronicle that volunteers gave the man cpr and that it took a long time for an ambulance to arrive. police have not released the runner's name and the exact cause of his death is not known. this is what it looked like earlier today when a limousine crashed into a pole after colliding with a cab. police say tonight they have no information on who was at fault in the collision. in all 10 people were hurt in the collision. the man who drove off a cliff yesterday in san mateo county remains in critical condition tonight. it happened about 3:00 yesterday afternoon in pesca derek ro beach. witnesses report seeing that vehicle plunge about 300 feet off the edge. the man's car landed on the beach. a helicopter had to be used to

rescue the man. that crash remains under investigation. oakland police are looking for the public's help after a report that two men kidnapped a woman. the witnesses say the men assaulted a woman and then forced her into a black chrysler with this license plate, 6jfg056 anyone with information is asked to call police. the staff members of the city of walnut creek say the inflatable bounce houses are dangerous. bay area mariners are celebrating a decision by the

u.s. coast guard not to dramatically reduce supervision of alameda's three drawbridges. if the plan had been adopted. the park street, high street and fruitvale districts would only be staffed by tenders from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. the move would have saved $16,000 a year. opponents of the plan said bridge tenders help protect the bridges from crime, terrorism and jumpers. budget cuts may claim yet another casualty. this time it's a popular spot where thousands of rowers, kayakers and canoers from the bay. >> reporter: hannah hayak teaching rowing, but soon she could be out of a job. >> event with the effort everybody is putting in, it's

just not enough. >> reporter: the city slashed funding by $200,000. >> this is the best water in the bay. and i mean if this place shuts down. the only places to row would be like marriot but that water is really unprepredictable. >> we're hoping that we can work something out with them. >> reporter: if parks and rec doesn't pull through, a houseboat will help out. but it is an expensive sport. boats can range from 5,000 to $10,000. a simple oar like this one can go for $150.

jlack is just one of the programs on the slashing block. the facility could be managed better and fund raising efforts need to be stepped up especially for the young athletes who can't afford to enjoy the sport on their own. good news today from ford an automotive conference in san francisco, ford executives said they plan to increase production which could mean more hiring. the auto maker says it will beef up production at u.s. plants by 13% in the first quarter thanks to brisk sales. the company is looking at adding shifts that plants that are now running on overtime. u.s. sales for ford vehicles jumped 19.3% in 2010 to 9.3 million. some watched the super bowl for the football, others watch for the commercials. >> reporter: when it comes for coke and pepsi and commercials for vehicles, advertisers were also hoping to score big in the

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yoplait delights. get rid of the "or." some consider it the best part of the super bowl the commercials. this year the going rate to place a 30 second ad was about $3 million. are the ads worth that price. john sasaki is live in san francisco with the story. >> reporter: we are standing in union square. the center of commercialism in san francisco. you can see numerous ads and signed aimed at attracting attention and customer, exactly what the other half of the big game was designed to do. >> let's go do it.

come on. where are the steeler fans in here. >> reporter: dozens of people packed into lefty o'doules to watch the game and the commercials. >> i thought the go daddy commercial was cool. >> i think you like what you like, i like pepsi. the coke commercial was great. the guy drawing a line on the sand but it wouldn't make me go buy a coke. >> commercials usually use humor. a lot of humor tonight, a lot of irony. i think when you have a chance to reach 30 million people at 3 million bucks you cannot go wrong with that. >> reporter: because he says the ads, especially the good ones get people talking about

the brand. >> i think you know they get the most exposure right now as far as advertising is concerned. everybody remembers these commercials. >> reporter: her favorite ad also the go daddy.com with joan rivers. and this was a big day on social media, chiming in on the ads. like a friend of mine saying, what is a beaver any way regarding that best buy ad. in news of the world tonight, anti government protests turned violent in italy. today demonstrators circled around the prime minister's villa demanding his registration resignation. at least six people were injured, prosecutors say silvio sponsored sex parties with prostitutes including one that was under 18 years old.

the prime minister denies any wrong doing. and dozens of activists spelled out the world basta meaning enough and staged a stab in. >> and egypt recalled his embassador to the vatican last month. his comments followed a deadly bombing of a christian church in alexandria. gary moore the rock guitarrest from the famous rock band thin lizzy has died. >> ♪ >> moore joins the irish band

in 1973 it had several hits including that song, the boys are back in town. he later went on to become a solo artist. moore was found dead today in a hotel room in spain. a cause of death has not been released. moore was 58. scandal, fraud and recall, all buzz words at a quiet bay area city. how millions of the taxpayer dollars may have gone missing. a tribute today to

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investigating, the voters are seeking and the mayor is retiring. frank somerville has our special report. >> reporter: the historic town of hercules just south of the straight is roaring with allegations of scandal. a public trust badly beaten. >> not one council person ever asked a question about any of the expenditures. >> reporter: the mayor roughly resigned at a public meeting weeks ago just before he was to be served with recall papers. the recall forces are still after two other members of the city council who refuse to step down. the city council has hired and pushed out two city managers in the last six months. the contra costa county is back investigating again. it may soon have to start

firing city workers and start shutting down city services. >> they signed a blank check. >> reporter: recall leaders such as dan romero says much of the mess started with this simple 6.5 acres. >> i am not going to say they have done something criminal. i don't know. >> reporter: the city council voted to invest this land and then give it for free to a southern california real estate realtor in exchange for his promise to develop it. instead, the project is now dead and the owner is trying to sell his gift. the council voted to sell $4 million to develop condominiums, a shopping center, a train station, even hovercraft coming in from the bay. as you can see after five years, nothing is happening here. across town there's $1.2 million the city council spent for a spectacular sports park that most can now see will

never be built. the site isn't even within city limits, but it is right next to a petro chemical planet, and by the way, the site is highly toxic. >> staff in this city has -- >> reporter: one of the recent assistant managers gave the city council an unusually blunt public crashing two months as as she was pushed out. >> in the two invoices that i reviewed were charges for extra leg rooms, car rentals in cities on the east coast. $3,000 for the miss hercules pageant, and ads in city publications to add a few. >> reporter: and former mayor balico dined regularly at bay area restaurants and was reimbursed for it all even though he regularly failed to

turn in receipts as the law requires. the former mayor was rushing out of his house when we caught up to him to ask him about the controversies that are now coming to light. >> they are all good projects. they should know better if that's what they're telling you. >> reporter: don keeney says he is not going to resign. >> i wish i would have taken stronger action sooner, but i too didn't realize how big this issue would grow. >> reporter: council member joan ward also targeted for recall says she too plans to fight. >> i am glad it's all coming out. i had no idea this was going on. >> reporter: both say oliva didn't tell them everything was going on. >> they knew, they can say

whatever they want. >> reporter: frank somerville, ktvu channel 2 news. after of tonight there are at least four separate investigations into the town of hercules. more than a thousand people gathered today to honor former president ronald reagan on what would have been his 100th birthday. >> the ceremony at the reagan library in semi valley included a military band and a wreath laying. there was also a 21 band salute and a fly over by f18 hornets. former first lady nancy reagan told the crowd her late husband would have loved what she saw today. >> it brings back so many memories to see all of your faces and i know that ronny would be thrilled. and is thrilled to have all of you share in his 100th

birthday. doesn't seem possible but that's what it is. thank you so much. >> ronald reagan was 93 when he died in 2004 after a long battle with alzheimer's disease. it was all about rowing on dry land today in marin county. the marin rowing association held it's 24 hour fundraiser at bell air shopping center. the goal was to raise vital funds to continue teaching young people about rowing. today teams rowed nonstop for 24 hours. >> even though in the end it's just a fundraiser, these kids are really competitive. they really want to impress their team and coaching coaches and be proud of their teams. >> 40 to $60,000 have been

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just amazing temperatures for the first weekend of february. the weather pattern right now is changing, as a result you will notice a little bit of a drop in those temperatures for tomorrow. right now on the maps i can show you this on live storm tracker 2. storms way to the north of the state, we will also show you some of the

current temperature, livermore right now is 54 degrees. yesterday at this time livermore was 70. so already changed there. that's a clue that we're going to trim temperatures down quite a bit as we head into your monday. that's after day two of record breaking heat across the bay area for today. once again you can see the very warm numbers, the 80s showing up in santa rosa and napa this afternoon. san francisco 77 and livermore topped out at 73. for tonight clear skies for tomorrow, mostly sunny but a clearing trend that will continue for your monday. dry weather pattern but that could be changes as we do approach the week weekend. this is a pattern that we typically see in august and september with those offshore winds and the increased in the fire danger. this area of low pressure is moving in from the north as a result you can see the dominant trend into monday and into tuesday. by tuesday, no more 70s. warmest locations only approaching the low to mid-60s. still fairly mild out there but

we're not talking about the mayor record breaking heat that will no longer be in our picture by midweek. here we go for tomorrow morning. 7:00 50 degrees. mostly sunny skies, upper 60s to the lower 60s. 57 and 62 degrees. a few high clouds could approach the bay area. then by 4:00 we will call it nice but there's the eventual temperature range 50 to 70. warmest locations could barely touch the 70-degree mark. brentwood 66 and oakland 66 degrees. san francisco no longer the upper 70s, basically in the mid- 60s. san francisco 58 and morganhill tops out right around 61 degrees. here is a look ahead with your five day forecast. you will notice temperatures cooling off a little bit into tuesday and into wednesday. warmest locations on wednesday. essentially in the low 60s: then . then a little bit of a bump in the numbers.

that will be from monday night into tuesday. there's a possibility we could have a wind advisory that could kick in for that time frame but still no rain clouds with this five day forecast. possibly by the weekend, about a week from now we could be talking about some rain chances across parts of the bay area. so a change in the long range but today just amazing out there. >> we had a nice ride. but we should get back to winter. >> we still need those rain drops to move in. >> thank you, mark. >> sure. the super bowl certainly lived up to its

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crowd to ever see a super bowl. some impressive numbers on the line. the steelers looking for their record seventh trophy. new hall of famers chris hambergers, shannon sharp, and dion sanders helped with the coin toss.. after the two teams sparred for possession, rodgers to nelson and put it is ball right in the money. it was 7-0. it was a battle between nelson and gay further illustrating how presides this pass had to be. on the first play of the insuing series, roethlisberger was pressured as he threw. the ball hung up for nick collins. collins takes it back 37 yards for the end zone.

the steelers found themselves trailing 14-0. pittsburgh got on the board but again was hurt by a turn over. roethlisberger threw his third intercepted ball of the day. the steelers needed to change the momentum. they got a sliver of an opening when roethlisberger went up top to try to get a score when he looked up with hynes ward. you know it would be a while before the players would be seen back on the field if you know anything about the sport. >> super bowl xlv show me some love. >> reporter: after the black eyed peas had finished.

the steelers went about reaccomplishing momentum. mendenhal from 8 yards out. suddenly it was 21-17. again came the turnover lesson. the momentum swings again, for the third time the packers gain from their turnovers. and it was 28-17 but the steelers still had an entire quarter to try to turn it around. somehow you knew they would just do that. roethlisberger to mike wallace to cap a 66-yard drive. it was 28-23. and then it was 28-25 the steelers go for two. roethlisberger pitches to el and the two teams are separated by just a field goal. the packers needed to make something happen on their next offensive series and this was a

key play. rodgers finds jennings to the steeler 44. the packers change the chain and keep things going. it was still a one possession game but the steelers would need a touchdown to win. time running down as they face a fourth and five from their own 33. roethlisberger's pass too high for wallace and the packers turn it over. the packers can run off the clock from there as rodgers celebrating his biggest nfl moment ever. and mike mccarthy gets the traditional dousing. the packers are winners, 35-35. and at this point, he spent three years as a understudy to brett favre and has won as many super bowls as his predecessor. >> i told him, in 2008 that i

was going to regain their trust and get us this opportunity. >> aaron did a great job of staying poised, staying consistent. things getting too high. getting too low. things didn't go the right way. so it's going -- he had a great performance. >> he's sitting on top of the world. >> now i have some time to heal up and get ready for the next go round. yeah it's broken but champions, that's what it's all about. >> guys had to step up and play, there's no other way to win it. guys stepped up and made plays all across the board. >> it's a tough game and there was a lot of what ifs. there's a lot of throws i would like to have back. i don't put a blame on anybody expect myself. i feel like i let the city of

pittsburgh down, the fans, my coaches and myself. it's not a good feeling. >> we just didn't finish. that's something that's been disappointed. to play in the super bowl and get to this level you can't turn the ball over. adding further to the aaron rogers that is building, is that rogers was named the most valuable player. he threw for three touchdowns and like the guy he grew up admiring has not thrown a super bowl interception. he puts his name among the names of young,

phoenix open rolls through the weekend. they were wrapping up the third round today. it was a pink day for ricky fowler, fowler hitting his final shot in the third round. approached and goes in for the eagle. at that point he was five strokes off the lead. fowler had yet to finish his final round. and ganey held the lead by a stroke. as they turn the fourth, mickelson trying to get hot. mickelson from just under three

but he was seven back. ogelby was four back. and he rallies a birdie in the fourth. sing with a long birdie put on the first hole. he was on his way to a 66th. of those who have finished the tournament he is on top. jason duphner in position to win it. he has the right touch on number eight. duphner has eight holes to play. you can see how dark it was getting as play was about to be suspended. ganey is two down with six holes to play. and it's wilson leading but he has some golf in front of him. well baseball history is

full of qurky characters who have left their stamp on the game. the giants right along with them. panda is back in town, the thong may have outlived it's stay. and lincecum says, this group isn't all of a sudden going corporate as it begins defensive its world series title. >> just who we are, we have to stay true to ourselves. >> so does this mean the stash is going to be part -- >> this is my little contribution to the beard. >> and the pony tail. >> it's just keeping the eye out of my head. i was going for the johnny tkep from chocolate. you both figured out. >> the general public got a look at the new and improved panda. pablo sandoval's contributions to the team's were minimal.

his exception being this double in the national league series against the bills. and sandoval chose the trainer who also dispensed some advise. >> that's what he told me every day, i'm here, i don't want to quit yet. i want to keep working hard. i want to show to the people and myself, i don't want to quit. >> i'm happy, but i want to come here in my spring training to help my teammates, to help the team. to try to get another championship. >> after their best win of the year last night against the bulls, the warriors try to keep it going tomorrow when they host phoenix. that's it for this sunday night edition of sports. the green bay packers super bowl champs. now if they can get a collective bargaining agreement hammered out we can look forward to next season. >> if not there's baseball and the giants. >> you got it.

>> thanks joe. >> be sure to join the ktvu morning news, they will have the latest on the trial of the uc berkeley graduates going on. >> for everyone here, th