earlier in the week we had 60s and 70s. now the umbrella is going to have to get dusted off. 40s and 50s outside right now. no worries about any rain this morning, that will bring us a chance of showers, patchy fog, santa rosa, and a few spots around the north bay, the system that's going to bring the rain, we had hoped to get through the -- increasing clouds, showers showing up on the north bay coastline and the system is going to pack some rain and maybe even some isolated thunder and sierra snow. if you're headed out to the high country, you're going to take those chains. news of egypt's cabinet resigning as protesters take to

the streets. richard engel is in cairo this morning where the death toll from those protests is now at 45. >> reporter: almost no egyptian police are on the streets of cairo anymore. many police stations have been abandoned. the army has moved in, it's a show of force. soldiers are warning protesters not to gather. but mostly, egyptians are just walking by the troops. in downtown cairo, the protests still continued saturday to topple egyptian president mubar mubarak. mubarak promised to form a new cabinet and allow more freedom and democracy. but protesters don't believe the president of 30 years is interested in real change. our demand has been clear since

the beginning, mubarak must step down said this demonstrate for. after friday's massive clashes which saw running battles between thousands of demonstrate stores and riot police. the headquarters of president mubarak's political party still burned on saturday, but the party is right next to egypt's famous antiquities museum, homes of the mum mies and treasures like tutankhamun. the authorities made an urgent appeal for help to put out the fire before it spreads. egypt remains highly unstable. protesters say they'll keep going until mubarak is gone.

soldiers have decided not to fire on the demonstrate fors, if they do, the future could change dramatically. richard engel, nbc news, cairo. coming up at 7:30, we'll tell you about a protest in san francisco over the crisis in egypt. this morning several people are reportedly in the hospital after a car crashed into a bar in pacifica. we got these pictures in overnight and witnesses at the scene tell us that the driver had been inside winter's bar in pacifica before trying to leave in her truck. one person was reportedly trapped under the wheel of that truck before being rescued by firefighters. it is yet unclear whether alcohol is related to this crash. this morning a family of a missing 4-year-old boy is clinging to hope that he will be found alive after his alleged kidnapper's car was pulled out after a stanislaus county canal.

they're saying it's likely that julian and his mother's boyfriend are somewhere down the canal. investigators say two windows in that submerged car were down. officers say 27-year-old jose es esteban rodriguez took the boy from the grarnd mother. >> my granddaughter says he was not crying because he knew him, he knew him very well and he probably had never heard him ever, he could come in here and threaten them, threaten to kill them. >> the stanislaus county sheriffs will continue looking in that canal. one suspect is in custody and one is still on the loose. police say the 23-year-old woman was kidnapped as he got out of her car at sun valley mall around 6:30 thursday night. officers say the suspect later

identified as 20-year-old norris reid allegedly forced the victim into her car at gunpoint and then picked up a second man. those men then drove to a location where they forced the woman to use the atm. this morning there are more questions surrounding the disappearance of a marin county high school teacher. last week 53-year-old deborah schmidt failed to show up at the high school in the town of ross a day after leaving a message on her black board in her classroom saying thank you, everyone. schmidt's family released a statement saying, quote, her family is deeply concerned about heifer well-being and is doing everything possible to bring her home safely. police say foul play is not suspected. here's a question this morning, did shoddy recordkeeping play a role in san

bruno's explosion? this morning startling new discoveries about the way pge does business. authorities cannot find paper work about 30% of its lines that run through urban areas in southern california. it is these documents that would point of the weaknesses in the pipelines to avoid a blast like the one that killed eight people. >> it's troublesome and he concurred that they do not in fact have documentation of about 30% of their system. >> to the public utilities commission has given the company until march to locate those recordses. . and good news for a prop 215 patient who medicates outside of the workplace. california senator mark leno has drafted a proposal that would

make it illegal for employers to discriminate against medical cannabis user who is test positive on their drug tests. the california supreme court gave companies the ability to fire patients who were cannabis positive. heavy equipment operators, school bus drivers are not protected by this law. use of marijuana still remains illegal under federal law. the pittsburgh school district is encouraging the most veteran teachers to cash out early. pittsburgh is sweetening the severance pot for its senior teachers. the district's associate superintendent of business services says that in addition to their state requirements, teachers who retire early could get an additional monthly payment provided by the 2010 economic stimulus bill. teachers who take the buyout before the pink slips go out get

an extra $1,000. the deadline for taking that deal is march 15. the district has 123 teachers who are 55-year-olds or older who qualify for the deal. students have the constitutional right to make fun of their teachers on facebook, that is what the aclu is telling a sacramento county school after it suspended a student after calling his teacher fat on facebook. in a letter the aclu says that the constitution barred schools from disciplining students from speech unless that speech is disruptive. the san juan school administrators are now removing the suspension from the student's record. the boy's mother tells the chronicle that her son didn't mean any harm and was just venting about how much home work that particular teacher assigns. coming up, a recall that hits the produce aisle.

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out of their stock, but you might want to check your fridge in case you bought some recently. the rat pack is invading berkeley. but not the type that people want to see. a street attraction that has people looking under foot. >> reporter:s there always something to see on telegraph avenue in berkeley. >> when there's 30 to 40 of them out there, i would be a little bit -- i would be on the other side of the street. >> renon jones is talking about rats that surface when the sun goes down. >> a frenzy of rats come out and it's just terrifying. >> reporter: lots of people stop to snap a picture at the rat pack. he says seeing them appear night after night is no kodak moment. he worries it's a health hazard. >> last night i was walking and i saw about 15 myself with my

own eyes, just walking right on the side of the street. they could cross into the -- i mean there's people just walking up and down here, it's pretty much a health hazard. >> reporter: a city spokesperson says she plans let the council on environment know about the -- people who work nearby say people are feeding them. the rat infested -- is near restaurants. but people we spoke with says they aren't experiencing an -- >> everywhere on this street, there's urine, there's human feces and now rats. >> reporter: he worries shoppers are being scared away. >> no, it's not like feeding the ducks at the park. don't feed the rats. the suspected tucson gunman finds out where he will face justice at least for the time being. rob? >>

good morning to you, take a live look at downtown san jose. you can see the dome of city hall there in the distance. good morning and thank you for joining us. rob is talking about a forecast that made me switch from flip-flops to my fake uggs. >> you need the liners in those uggs. >> right now 50 degrees in san e francisco, san jose 59 degrees, southwest wind at 40 miles an hour. the bay is as cool as 42 right now the fairfield, 40 in concord and there you see some of the numbers around hayward and oakland 50 degrees. we have got some cold temperatures, still some patchy fog in fairfield and san tta ro

northern. some rain coming back to the forecast and even a chance at maybe having a little bit of thunder thrown in as well. quite a u turn from the weather we had earlier this week. as you can see t clouds approaching from the coast and this large ridge of high pressure, we have gone through more than two weeks of high pressure, that ridge started to break through. it's allowing this ridge of high pressure to enter the coast. today low clouds, rain showing up late today. we'll see some showers approaching and mainly tonight into sunday morning we'll see rain at times and as that cold core of that area of low pressure makes its way down the coast, we could have some isolated thunder on your coastline. things will start to dry out on monday and tuesday. around the bay area, you can see some rain coming in. as we go into sunday morning, some pockets of rain in a few spots. these showers may including some thunder, so some brief skbroun

pours could happen. by the time we get to monday, on the future cast, things will start to dry out. we're talking snow coming back to the forecast, snow level close to 4,000 feet today, by tonight and sunday we will see the rain and snow flying around the high country. around the bay area today, 56 degrees, 53 in san francisco, you can see fairfield, only 47 degrees, with the low clouds and fog. kind of a cool day today, just like we had yesterday around the day. as we head toward the north bay, highs in the lower 50s. here now your seven-day forecast, let's show this for you, the numbers kind of cool. we have got low 60s and 70s like we had earlier in the week. instead we're talking highs in the 50s and rain at times, i think the main event will be for tonight into tomorrow, we could have a chance of some thunder and sierra snow. everybody's wonder what in the heck is going on with the weather, the high pressure ridge

came in and we'll dry out once we get back this u-turn today. >> thank you very much. much more ahead on today in the bay. jared loughner's trial moves back to tucson. also when it comes to betting on the super bowl, you can wager on more than just the outcome of the game. we'll show you what you can put your money on and what christina aguilera has to do with it.

not what we would call the classest guy on record. plus the nhl goes old school. lawrence scott has it all in your morning sports. >> the warriors at the arena last night welcoming back an old friend. some call them captain, steven jackson now called charlotte home would often up a trip down memory lain.

vladimir took the lead to five. gets it jackson, who not only buries it but starts screaming boom. in overtime, he keeps yelling boom after the break away bucket and then more with the belt. all very class y, i assure you. the warriors up by 16 in the third, they lose 1121-113 in overlime. the transgression is that no one noticed atlanta point guard mike bibby traveling. yesterday they had a very unique way of picking sides for sunday's all-star game. >> in the nhl, you finally get

to put on the sweater, how does it feel? >> 16 years later, it feels great, thank you. >> dan boyle wasn't drafted into the nhl, he was signed as a free agent by florida to start hiss career. and kind of a throw back to the schoolyard where the captains on each side choose their team alternating player by player. for being a good sport, he got a brand-new honda hybrid. it's just eight days and counting, the cowboys stadium is now getting gussied up for super bowl 45. mostly they need a ton of yellow paint, spraying the end zones yesterday, the steelers and the packers. they've even got a king sized aaron roberts mural. inside jerry world. they're adding an additional 13,000 seats, expecting well over 100,000 people in the building. finally round two yesterday at tori pines.

tiger woods soaking up his second day of the tour season. he ran off four straight birdies. slipped up just a bit, but had a strong finish and for a second stray day, he shot three under. he's five shots off the leader. bill haas heading into today's third round. >> i never got anything for being chosen last. the super bowl isn't just big for football fans, it is a big day for gamblers as well. and every year some casinos and gaming websites come up with something different to bet on. here are a few. how long will it take christina to sing the national anthem and how long will she hold the note when she sings the word brave attend. how many times will cameras show cowboys owner jerry jones and how many time also the announcer say those two words that make so many football fans cringe and

others swoon, brett favre. coming up the chaos in cairo ripples all the way to the bay area. a connection between silonic valley technology and an attempt to quash the unrest.

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taking a live look at oakland this morning, it is looking gloomy and gray. and we better get used to it. quite a switch from what we had been getting used to, getting spoiled by. >> it's still january, though. >> and we need the rain. we don't want to complain too much. >> you know, we do need it. it's been really two weeks since we have had measurable snow or rain around the bay area. in oakland, we have got the blanket of low clouds, 50 in san francisco, 51 in oakland and as

we go hour by hour, patchy fog this morning, especially out to the delta and the north bay valleys. by later on this afternoon we're talking about showers showing up later on, heading into tonight and tomorrow, that is a look at u-turn in the weather. spinning right towards our coast. talking about some chances of rain, maybe even some thunder. >> thank you very much, rob. this morning people in san francisco will protest and march outside the montgomery b.a.r.t station. right now in cairo, thousands of people are flooding the streets chanting anti-government slogans. at least 45 people have lost their lives in this violent protest. the president of egypt fired his cabinet last night and he promises refortunately, but he refuses to step down. demonstrate fors are angry over

poverty, unemployment and what they say is government corruption. the government shut down the internet after protests stunning the global community and this morning the bay area company that may have made that possible is feeling some pretty serious heat here in the u.s. norris is a sunnyvale company that sells monitors that allows it to -- the boeing owned company sold telecom egypt -- wipe the country off the world's online map. we did call and text the ceo of norris on his cell phone for comment, so far we haven't gotten any response. the federal case involving the suspect in the arizona shooting rampage will be held in tucson, at least for now. that case was initially moved to phoenix after a tucson judge recused himself because a fellow judge died in that shooting. prosecutors and defense lawyers

agreed to move that case back to tucson so that attorneys and witnesses would not want to travel back and forth to phoenix. he will likely face state charges in the deaths of six other people. his next court date is march 9. in los angeles, a man is under arrest for allegedly threatening to kill a retired congresswoman. sheriff's deputies say 42-year-old sharon nelson made several phone calls threatening the life of congresswoman danielle washington. state department officials did not find any weapons when they searched his phone but they did take a few electronic items. and we have much more on today in the bay. we'll show you why paying wall street executives more could stabilize the company. and we'll explore why so many silicon valley employees say this is a good time to go public.

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good morning to you, looking live along the embarcadero there. lots of fog, get used to it, those clouds will stick around. goldman-sachs says tripling the base salaries for it's executives will make investments less risky. it has tripled the ceo's salary to $2 million a year just as a point of reference. this is the first raise since the company went public. the raises follows the suggestions of law hager who is say higher salaries and lower bonuses will mean an end to the risk taking that contributed to the losses during the economic meltdown. bank of america, citigroup and morgan stanley are also raising salaries and lowering their bonus schedules. of course it wasn't long ago

that overnight millionaires of the dotcom kind were popping up in silicon valley. now we're seeing a familiar appetite for risk, for profit and for ipos like we haven't seen in the last ten years. social net working sites and marketing companies are lining up to go public. >> it's the hottest spot in the world economy right now. web 2.0. making friends, creating tweets, and reaping profits. and with one hot shot job network linked in filing to sell shares to the public and going public, silicon valley is once again ripe for an ipo boom. >> it is essential not only to our any but the global economy as well. >> reporter: unlike the dotcom boom of 1999, most of these companies are mature, cash generating businesses that should they go public would be

less risky to investors than many of the boom to bust stocks of the past. >> impacts businesses in a positive way, helping them be more global, communicate for effectively, do all the things they need to grow same as consumers as we learn to be efficient and learn and play. even as we in the tech industry play a role in that. >> reporter: with so many consumers buying gadgets like smart phones, this company is already strong and investors love it. >> in our minds, mobile marketing is growing very, very fast. so the projection that our market is going to be growing more than 4% a year and we're very well positioned based on our existing capital base to continue to grow significantly. >> reporter: they have gone from startups to money makers, the next stop could be your portfolio. scott budman, today in the bay.

the iphone battle continues, if you have one or you're looking to get one, you're in line to benefit from the verizon at&t fight. verizon is pulling out all the stops to get folks to make the transition next month. you're getting $100 discount if you swap your verizon phone for an yooirks phone. to get the 200 bucks off you have to get a verizon iphone by the end of next month. but current subscribers who don't want to wait until their contracts expire, you have to pay the full price which is $650. verizon plans to start selling the iphone come february 10. much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up free tolls, open car pooling, no fast track necessary, the rules of the road are not the same for every california driver, this morning, what we uncovered this has some state workers getting a free

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and good saturday morning to you, let's show you san jose right now, you can see maybe some breaking in the clouds right now, that is the optimist view of your weekend. we do have some patch think fog in a few spots and kind of a cool start to your morning, right now in san jose, we're at 49 degrees, you see the blanket of low clouds hanging over the east bay, and over to san francisco. we're at 50 degrees, but we will see a chance of some rain picking up as we head into

tonight and tomorrow. so some fog for the morning, mainly cloudy skies and then for tomorrow morning, could have some rain at times and with the cold air aloft, perhaps even the chance of a thundershower, just a completely different forecast from the way we started this week. now things are relatively dry for the morning, you can see the clouds offshore approaching the coastline. this really isn't the main event. but further off the to the west, we're seeing some bigger changes as we go from this dominant ridge of high pressure to this one that's flattening out and it's allowing this weather system right here to approach throughout the day. a little bit of sun thrown in at times, and then rain showing up later on this evening on into tonight, especially for the north bay, actually this is going to slide right down the coast. so we'll go from rain to start for your sunday morning to some scattered showers and possibly even a chance of some thundershowers there. hour by hour, right around 10:00 tonight, you can see that rain in the knot bay.

some embedded downpours, whenever we see this on the computer models, it usually indicates some convective showers, maybe some showers thrown into the mix. by sunday evening, things actually dry out pretty quickly. for the workweek, no rain, but patchy fog could come back for morni monday morning. we're going to see some snow maybe as low as 4,000 feet. highs around the bay area, 56 degrees in the bay area. notice the cooler temperatures inland, out towards fairfield, only 46 degrees today. low clouds are going to stick around and then we'll get high clouds on top of that. rain approaching the coastline by afternoon and this is going to take you into your sunday forecast, not the best timing, but keep in mind, we still need to see the rain and the snow in the forecast this time of year as we have gone through 16 days i believe of dry weather.

so later today into sunday, and then as we get into the workweek, high pressure will build back, so we'll be dry, but at times i think italy chilly and old but with some patchy frost. >> we got some new rain boots and they have been sitting there waiting to be worn. >> tell me about it this time tomorrow morning. >> we'll find something that matches. nch much more ahead on today in the bay, coming up why some toll dodgers get off scot-free and how you and i are paying for it. . >> good morning, there's lots to do today in the bay. now the world famous budweiser clydesdales will be hitched to their iconic red wagon today in fairfield and you will be able to take a ride from 1:00 to 3:00 today. hopefully they'll have a crate for you to stand on. because each of those horses stands at least six feet tall at the shoulder. i'm much less than that at the

tip of my hair. individual game tickets for the oakland a's are on sale as well. at 9:00 a.m. you can buy tickets a the box office. plaza reserve tickets start at just $9 each. outstanding. and even if you're not a doctor, you could play one on the big screen. casting directors will be in san francisco today holding auditions for the action thriller contagion. the movie is about an international team of doctors hired by the cdc to prevent the global outbreak of a deadly virus. if you want to try out, head over to building c at the fort mason center and make sure you do not forget about the little people when you make it big. i think that was another joke about my height. anyway that's what's going on today in the bay, you have yourself a great one. [ son ] my parents always lived in the states,

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the rule is traffic laws apply to everybody, right? apparently not always. turns out more than a million public employees and their families have access to a special program which makes it almost impossible to track them down when they don't pay bridge tolls or when they speed through red lights. nbc bay area vickie wi-- >> reporter: imagine if you could run red lights, blast past poll takers and park where you want without worrying of paying the cost of a single ticket? technically you can if you have a confidential license plate available to a select group of state workers and their families. when a camera snaps a shot of a toll dodger or red light runner, the dmv doesn't list a home address where the ticket can be sent. >> there is no doubt that

there's some folks taking advantage of this, there is no doubt. >> mtc records show over the past two years there were more than 27,000 unpaid tolls by those with confidential plates t bay bridge, ve. some drivers blew through the fast track lanes hundreds of times without paying a penny. that's more than $800,000 in violations. the program started in 1978 to protect police officers from retaliation by not listing their home addresses with the dmv. but since then, the program has expanded. state workers from 1,800 different agencies can apply for these plates, from state l lawmakers and court personnel to park rangers. all in all 1.5 million people on the road with protected plates. >> i feel like i'm getting

ripped off. >> reporter: when these toll dodgers are found, they only pay a fraction of what they owe. in one case, someone who skipped the toll 242 times paid only $29 to settle up. that's just 12 cents per violation. not the $5 you and i spent when we cross the bridge. >> it's another loophole that someone's taking advantage of it. >> reporter: state lawmaker jeff miller is introducing a billing at thing the dodgers. it would require everyone to list a specific work address. >> nobody's above the law and we need to make sure that they pay those fines. >> reporter: but there is a simpler, less bureaucratic solution, eliminate the law. confidential plates are no longer needed because new law prospect everyone's privacy, no matter who they work for.

>> toll agencies say that state wide only a fraction of people who have those confidential plates are cheating system but they do cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue. much more ahead on today in the bay, coming up, why a dad says his 3-year-old son saves his life all because the toddler knew how to count. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' school get extra stuff. ♪ like musical instruments. ♪ and new art supplies. ♪ because they're the only cereals with box tops for education. last year, schools earned over ten million dollars from big g cereals. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo... only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts.

here is a story that had my producer tearing up all morning long. a dad in oregon says his alive because he taught his 3-year-old son to count. aaron hayes was wood working when he cut himself with his chisel. he said he felt himself starting to feint so he yelled to his

3-year-old son a.j. to call 911. >> you have to come right away. >> ask him if he needs police or ambulance. >> it's okay, it's okay. it's okay, dad. >> luckily a police officer was just a block away and got to the house just four minutes after that call. now dad has ten stitches closing the gash in his wrist where he cut himself. a.j. is taking his hero status in stride. >> it wasn't scary. >> why wasn't it scary? >> because i was brave. >> i would say. a.j.'s dad says he's not sure if he's going to keep wood working on not, but i bet the counting lesson also continue. good karma for folks in virginia. take a look at this one. a young deer was rescued after falling through thin ice on a river in southern virginia. the baby doe finally wa lly wan

under a bridge where crews lassoed it and pulled it to shore. the deer is expected to make a full recovery. about a week or two about, there was a deer that ended up in a castor valley home too. they get spooked and they just go where they're going. >> even our water is chilly. >> if you're going to head to the high country today, we're talking snow. around 4,000 feet later on. you can see the spin of the clouds offshore, but that is going to bring us our chance of rain. we have got a little bit coming in not so much toward the midday, but for the evening you'll start to see it show up. tomorrow some rain at times maybe even some thunder with that cold air aloft. an interesting week, you're going to dust off those umbrellas and a cool week as we'll. patchy fog and maybe some frost. >> and we want to thank you for making us a part of your morning, you can catch up on your local news at 5:00, 6:00

and 11:00. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning.