good morning. i'm kris sanchez. coming up on "today in the bay," a country on the edge. protests in egypt and many u.s. families are caught in the middle, including one from danville. a mother's story coming up. you know, you get the adrenaline rush and feel like, you know, you're ip vincible. >> gone too far? snowboarders are trying new things sometimes with deadly consequences. plus, why the only clinic for transgendered women in the country is about to shut its doors in the bay area after 30 years of service.

a live look at san francisco. i i'm kris sanchez along with rob. we were right in the middle of it about a half hour ago. >> right now we're still seeing some of the heavier showers pushing through the bay area. the radarar showing a lot of action here or if you're going to lake tahoe,ak te chains and a lot of patience. snow flying at about t400 feet this morning. a quick zoom into the south bay, very heavy rain pushi back into san ,sejose blasting throu mountain view and cupertino. anytime you get into the orange or yellowreas you can see on the screen, those are downpours, maybe even some hail if that includes ice or thundershowers, seen a few of those as well, this morning. livermore and dublin catching a brief break and in the north bay, scattered showers, part of an area of low pressure which continues to spin down the coast. for the morning, rain at times. this is the wetter half of the day. lunchtime should be the transition as we see the showers

start to give way to some clearing later on today. the seven-day forecast shows another drying trend. a full look in a few minutes. new this morning, security leaders in egypt confirm thousands of inmates escaped prisons across egypt overnight, including one housing muslim militants northwest of cairo. several inmates reportedly died during the escape, but it isn't clear yet how many. published reports indicate that police officers may have allowed armed gangs to free prisoners from at least four jails. this is the scene in downtown cairo, where thousands are continuing their days-long protest, demanding political and economic reform. meantime, arson and looting reportedly continued through the night as many openly defied the country's strict curfew order. yesterday, police protecting egypt's interior ministry fired on protesters in cairo near a funeral procession for a dead protester. it is unclear what prompted the police to shoot into the crowd

there. this morning americans looking to get out of egypt are getting help from the u.s. state department. in a statement, the state department says the flights to evacuation points will begin departing egypt on monday, january 31st. this comes after people flooded the international airport in cairo scrambling to get out of the country. for some families here in the states, there is little to do but worry and wait for news about loved ones stranded in egypt. that includes the family of linda, who is visiting her mother and sister in egypt. all three have been confirmed to their apartment for three days, scared to step into the chaos outside their door. her family is able to talk with her on landlines, and they say she described violence and lootding in the streets. >> they're going into homes while people are there and they are looting the homes in front of their eyes and they can't say

anything. if they do, they can be injured or killed. >> coming up at 7:30, more on the family's story and the thousands of other people who are trapped in the cairo international airport. this morning, sheriffs' diving teams are calling off their search in the stanislaus county canal for the miss 4g-year-old boy and his alleged kidnapper. deputies plan to switch to road patrols near patterson where they'll watch for the bodies of juliani cardenas and his mother's ex-boyfriend, jose esteban rodriguez, to surface. >> if the bodies are in the water, the potential for them to float downstream are likely and past experience we have recovered bodies in the water multiple counties down the stream. >> deputies say rodriguez snatched the boy from his grandmother's arms nearly two weeks ago, then drove off in a silver toyota corolla which was lifted from the canal on friday. in san francisco, a fight to save one of the first clinics in california to offer health care to lesbian and transgendered women. local groups are trying to raise

a quarter of a million dollars to keep the lion martin health services clinic afloat. that would help to pay off the clinic's debt and to keep the doors open. so far the clinic has gotten more than $78,000 in donations, and tonight they are hoping for more. there is a fund-raiser at 7:00 at the el rio bar in the mission district. the clinic's been around for 30 years. our new governor will give his state of the state address tomorrow evening. governor jerry brown will likely discuss state budget-related items such as spending cuts, health and welfare programs, and state services. political analysts say that california voters are desperate for candor and adult leadership and want more clarity on how new taxes could change their lives. our political analyst larry gerston is going to weighat in 7:40. much more ahead, coming up, a man in a waverunner risks his life to save a surfer at mavericks.

why this good deed might cost him 500 bucks. and a deadly month for california snowboarders. we'll take a look at what could make that sport safer. i

good morning. here's how you're waking up in san francisco. you can see the fog there and lots of rain on the pavement. also in the south bay, rain in san jose as well. but clearing by lunchtime. well, january is proving to be a deadly month for snowboarders. since the first of the year, 12 snowboarders have died on west coast slopes. as "today in the bay'"''s"''s"', three were from tahoe. >> reporter: of the recent deaths, all but one happened when snowboarders went off deadly runs at resorts and on

jumps. so now there's a call to reconsider policies when it comes to off course trails and signage. snowboarder william chow admits to it. >> yeah, because you get excited, the adrenaline is up there, you want to bomb down some black diamond and go nuts. >> reporter: others going further off the grid in search of fresh powder. >> a lot of these, you know, postseason, post storm chasers to get the fresh powder, they go out of bounds and you get stuck in, like, 7, 8 feet of snow. >> reporter: and more people are now hurt snowboarding than from any other winter activity. according to a national association report, snowboard injuries doubled in the past ten years from around three to nearly seven, this while the rate of ski injuries has declined by 50% in the past 30 years. community case director steven henfield at sierra tahoe has seen the prodepression. >> if you look today at what's on tv, if you're in tune with what's been going on in the x

games, the sport's obviously progressing and continues to. >> reporter: continuing with snowboarders attempting huge jumps even over cliffs. some say all becoming more common than the spectacular success of 24-year-old shaun white. the two-time olympic gold-medal winner the snowboard halfpipe e event. >> it's like disneyland out there, feels like a controlled environment, but it's not necessarily it. you're still out in nature and you're still at the will of what mother nature throws out at you. >> and to prevent more accidents, a state senator has proposed a law requiring youths to wear helmets like this when skiing or snee boarding. in san jose, elise kirshner, nbc bay area news. a southern california surfer critically injured at mavericks is alive because of a good samaritan on a waverunner. but the problem is waverunners are illegal and that is sparking debate over a ban of personal water craft in our waters. here are pictures of that

rescue. an australian surfer taking pictures of the surf borrowed a waverunner and motored out to save 30-year-old jacob trent, who was hit by a 30-foot wave. but federal law bans waverunners from the mavericks area because conservationists say the water craft threatens sea life and animals. some surfers say they need waverunners at the spot to save lives but others say having the waverunners there will encourage surfers to take unnecessary risks. the ban is lifted for the official mavericks contest and also when a high-surf warning is in effect. the minimum penalty for breaking the law is a $500 fine. it is unclear, though, whether the rescuer in this case will be cited. planning for an emergency doesn't usually mean making an appointment to visit the e.r., and yet it is a growing trend in a few southern california hospitals. a new service called in-quick e.r. healths patients make emergency room appointments online to avoid sitting for hours in waiting rooms. patients pay a fee that ranges

between $14.99 and $24.99 to guarantee they will be seen within 15 minutes or they get their money back. eight hospitals in southern california are using that service. this weekend a hemp convention is lighting up the south bay. today is the final day for vendors to show off the latest in marijuana paraphernalia and not just the medicinal kind. at the convention center, we found all kinds of goods including something called hemp ale. although recreational marijuana remains illegal in california, there was a large crowd at the convention, especially of young people. >> a generation of younger people are essentially ushering it in but it's still a generation that's not yet comfortable. >> now, medicating or smoking on site is not allowed, and the event is for people who are 18 years old or older with or without a medical marijuana card.

tickets are $20 each. again, today is the last day. much more ahead coming up on "today in the bay." well, if the whole social networking mobile thing doesn't work out for him, he could always give acting a try. zuckerberg continue fronts his television alter egos during a surprise visit to snl. what he says about the movie.. and here's view again of our radar this morning, very busy around the south bay, downpours in san jose and mountain view ,soow long will this stick around for your sunday? look at the forecast coming up. ,

good morning, san jose. little clouds there and the roads are wet, so be careful if you're heading out for an early morning. if you can wait, the rain should

be gone by lunchtime. well, eisen berg, sandberg, zuckerberg. last night the real facebook founder made a surprise visit to "saturday night live" to friend the actor who is play him on the big screen and the small screen. >> well, good luck at your dinky award movie thing. all hail the zuk! whooo! >> why should i go in there? i'm the real mark zuckerberg. >> and i'm pretty sure at least one of those guys is the real mark zuckerberg. >> no. i am. that guy's like my sooefl twin and that's just adam sandberg. they're nerds. come on. i invented poking. >> jesse eisenberg is, of course, nominated for an oscar for playing zuckerberg in "the social network." when eisenberg asked the founder what he thought of the movie, he simply said, it was interesting. i just got to see it the other day on dvd. you've seen it, rob, right? >> good movie. >> i liked it. >> that's right. we like to be friends of mr. zuckerberg, as well. >> yes.

>> 51 in san jose. 40s and 50s to get your morning started but the main headline obviously is the rain, which we'll show you on the radar in a moment. a little breezy, winds generally 5 to 10 miles per hour out of the southwest this morning. let's take you into the south bay where the soaking continues. look at san jose. down highway 17. ben lowman, some pretty good downpours. the heavier rain around mountain view and cupertino transitioning over san jose heading up to milpit milpitas. as you head over to san francisco and oakland, more moderate rain there, at least not in the yellow and orange like we're seeing in san jose right now. trivalley locations seeing scattered showers as the heavier rain blasted through. in the north bay, you can see scattered showers continuing. now, on the satellite you'll notice a lot of snow in the sierras so take your snow cables and chains in the high country. rain stopping there north of ukiah. this will slide south heading to the afternoon and eventually leading to dry conditions. rain at times for the morning. right around lunchtime, we'll see decreasing showers, and by

the time we get to the evening, most of the action heads off to the south. you can see in terms of winter returns, we had this area of low pressure parked right over the coast diving south. we saw it last night into this morning so we're seeing the thick of it right now transitioning from rain to showers this afternoon. and this low continues to slide into southern california. as we head into tomorrow, this sets us up on a cool and breezy pattern to get your work week started. high pressure will build back in across california, which will lead to some drying conditions. monday, tuesday, very likely through the end of the week. so hour by hour with the forecast here, you can see the rain starts to move on through. still some pop-up showers arnold the hilltops of the south bay as we head toward the afternoon. but most of the action heads on out. no worries tomorrow morning in terms of rain but patchy fog could be an issue. san jose, lots of rain for the morning. as we approach the evening, we'll start to see the rain move to the south across the east bay hills, highs in the mid-50s, cooler towards fairfield, 52. north bay locations seeing highs in the low to mid-50s. a look at your seven-day

forecast. shows today obviously is the day. we have to deal with some rain. i still wouldn't rule out a chance of a thundershower as that cold air aloft continues to rotate through. this is going to be between now and 11:00 this morning. i think you'll notice quickly as we head toward the evening, things will clear out, but cold, patchy frost, tuesday and wednesday, warmer as we head towards this weekend. like facebook, hopefully people like that forecast. >> we will like it, right? click on it. there's another movie and you know i get creeped out easily so i probably will not see it but it's about exorcisms. >> just your type of story. >> right up my alley. demons and the underworld, anthony hopkins' latest film, called "the rite," and it was inspired by saratoga priest. >> you be careful, michael. >> why? >> choosing not to believe in the devil won't protect you from him. >> i wonder if he says it like, hello, cherrie.

michael kovak reluctantly attends exorcism school at the vatican. while in rome, he meets an unorthodox demon caster who introduces him to the darker side. gary thomas, who inspired the film, says exorcisms are not only real but necessary. >> the point of the movie is that this is a reality and at times the formal solemn authoritative rite of the church we call exorcism is needed. >> father thomas says he's already seen the movie three times. that means i don't have to see it because he saw it for me. >> you did that whole thing without looking at the video. >> and i can't stand october because all the horror movie previews come out. >> come out early just for you. next on "today in the bay," we've heard of the twinkie defense but what about the energy drink defense? could a drink sold over the counter at a gas station be to

blame for a pro basketball player's suspension? a very good morning to you. i'm lawrence scott. coming up in sports, an aerial show at stanford. what a scene at maples. dunks aplenty. plus logan kocur, he has skills and showed them at the all-star skils competition, the sharks' rookie putting on quite a show as well. [ mom ] can a little bowl of cereal change your life?

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it was nothing but net last night in bay area college hoops. lauren scott has the highlights and your morning sports. >> a very good morning to you, stanford hosting oregon state last night and the folks at maples including a special guest treated to quite a show. stanford's only heisman trophy winner until next year, perhaps, jim plunkett in the stands, and from plunkett to dunk it. josh owens putting on a clinic. he had 14 points on the night, three monster dunks. the final one a give-and-go as

stanford ends a four-game losing streak in style, 70-56. they beat the beavers. the student section with a decorated mz section section here. and cal was hosting oregon with the chance to move up from the middle of the pack in the pac-10 and out of this pack comes jorge gutierrez feeding alan crab on the bleak away. his dunk putting up the bears by 12 midway through the second half. then it's the gutierrez/craft connection again helping the bears break-away for the win, 85-77. meanwhile cal's head coach mike montgomery making good in portland, facing st. mary's and the dream of the '90s is alive in portland. eric spent years with the coach has his portland team prepared for the gales. jared stoll putting this game away. st. mary's losing their first conference game 70-85. last night at the tank, no hockey, just mma and herschel walker won his "strike force" event with a first-round tko. meanwhile, two sharks away from

the tank taking part in the all-star skills competition last night. dan boyle will play in the all-star game today. the scene last night in raleigh, north carolina, all about skills to pay the bills, joining boyle for the festivities, logan kocur, who leads all rookies in the league with 22 goals thus far. that one in the shoot-out. not number 23 but good to help his team take the overall competition. he also won his round in the accuracy shooting event. the third round yesterday at torrey pines and tiger woods sporting a stanford look, but it didn't bring him enough luck, closing out his round on 18 going for birdie. a bit off the mark here. at 4 under, eight shots off the lead heading into today. shared by two guys, phil haas and phil mickelson. lefty with a great round. 12 under in very good position for what could be his fourth career win at torrey pines. that's a course he grew up playing. that is a look at sports. have yourself a great day. herschel walker may be pushing 50, but now he has another mixed martial arts win under his belt. at the "strike force" event last

yigt, herschel walker and his opponent, scott carson, got straight down to business. early in the fist round, carson was able to land a kick to the 48-year-old football star's head, but then walker fought back with a technical knockout. 3:13 later. herschel walker's mma record is now 2-0. well, memphis grizzlies' guard and former usc star o.j. mayo is blaming an energy drink for his ten-game suspension. mayo says he bought an energy drink at a gas station which had substances in it that caused a positive drug test. mayo is suspended until february 15th for testing positive for a dhea, which stands for -- it is banned by the nba as a performance-enhancing drug. mayo said he didn't know the drink had that banned substance in it. by the way, that suspension will cost mayo about $400,000 in salary.

still ahead on "today in the bay," a bay area woman trapped inside an apartment in cairo as her family prays for her safety back at home. her story coming up. and the death toll could be on the rise after two trains smash into each other in germany. i have fallen in love with making bird houses.

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it is cold and rainy, but the rain will let up in just a little bit. i'm kris sanchez. thanks for joining us this sunday morning. rob mayeda is here. maybe by lunchtime we can go out? >> the north bay will be clearing out around lunchtime, but the south bay has showers. it's a mess. larry gerston will confirm this, i believe, driving in from

los gatos. heading off towards san franciaro towards oakland still seeing showers. trivalley catching a brief break, but you can san in the north bay a few widely scattered showers. this area of low pressure working its way closer to the bay area eventually going from rain at times this morning to lunchtime showers for the south bay. by the afternoon and evening, that's when i think the showers start to shut down. cool day today. and then the workweek, some drier conditions with some patchy fog. a full look at that forecast coming up in a few minutes. kris? >> i guess i was listening for what i wanted to hear. thanks, rob. new this morning, the state department is offering evacuation flights to europe for u.s. citizens who are flying to get out of egypt. in a statement, the state department says flights to evacuation points will begin departing egypt on monday, january 31st. that announcement comes one day after roughly 2,000 people flooded the international airport in cairo, scrambling to find flights out of the country. an estimated 90,000 americans live and work in egypt. not counting the folks who are

just visiting. many bay area families are on edge this morning, praying that their loved ones will be able to get out of egypt safely and soon. "today in the bay's" kimberly perry has the story of an east bay woman who's been trapped inside an apartment in egypt for three days. >> reporter: egyptians are battling for the future of their country, countrymen joining the efforts with signs and slogans. hundreds pack the plaza in front of the united nations building in stran calling for egypt's president to step down and for the u.s. to step in. [ chanting ] there are also tens of thousands of americans and workers caught in the middle of this uprising, including linda, whose family can do little but worry and wait. >> there's nothing to connect to them. there's no cell phone services. at this point, they're all disrupted and interrupted. i've been able to reach her on a landline, but it's still been

very difficult. >> reporter: linda from danville is visiting her mother and issister in i e jimt and has been confined to their apartment for three days, worried about stepping outside into the chaos. >> i haven't been able to sleep in the last three days at all. and so, like, i was talking to her at 2:00 in the morning, our time here, and she was in tears. she was crying. she was crying, saying i can't believe what i'm seeing. >> reporter: her family says she describes fighting in the streets, explosions and looting. >> they're going into homes while people are there and they are looting the homes in front of their eyes and they can't say anything. if they do, they can be injured or killed. >> reporter: linda's family is looking for a flight to get her home sooner than expected but aren't even sure if she can make it to the airport safely. >> they don't want to really leave the house let alone drive right into a populated area. >> reporter: so right now, the family is spending their days watching the news coming out of egypt and holding out hope that change will come soon. >> to have, you know, my mom be

there and something hit so close to home is -- it's kind of an eye opener to realize just, you know, a, how scary it can be there and how unstable it can be, and how lucky we have it here. >> "today in the bay."an this morning the president of egypt hosni mubarak held a series of meetings at military headquarters in cairo a day after the president named a new vice president and premier. mubarak's son and wife have fled to london. people continue to flood streets of cairo for a sixth day of protests aimed at forcing mubarak to resign. today, protesters swarmed around soldiers as armored cars stood by and let the crowds continue to demonstrate. the protest prompted egypt's information ministry to shut down the qatar-based satellite channel al jazeera this morning. secretary of state hillary clinton will talk egypt on this morning's "meet the press"

following this newscast. two trains crash head on in germany killing eight people. german investigators say a cargo train and a passenger train collided about 100 miles southwest of berlin. eight people died, 35 others are injured. district fire officials there said that several cars of the passenger train derailed and overturned. they still are investigating the cause of that crash. people down under braced themselves as cyclones unleash their wrath. although the australian weather bureau says strong winds over the coral sea have weakened cyclone anthony, storm preparations are under way in queensland and those areas likely to be pounded first. meanwhile, areas of western australia, including the city of perth, are on alert for cyclone bianca. meteorologists are warning to expect a busy 2011 cyclone season. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- the irs may have a sweet deal for you when it comes to your taxes, but naturally, there's a catch. we'll explain that coming up.

and a live look at the golden gate bridge. what we can see of it this morning. it is a very soggy start to the day. rob says not until late this afternoon, maybe dinnertime, will it clear up. so hope you have a nice warm cup of coffee. we'll be right back.

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a live look at oakland, very dark start to the day and the rain will continue through most of it. fish out your umbrella if you're heading outside. construction crews will be shutting down traffic lanes in san francisco tomorrow to wor on the next phases of the city's central subway project. crews will start working on underground utilities for the

$1.6 billion project tomorrow near union square. that means only one lane of traffic will be open on stockton street between sutter and market during most of that construction work. two lanes will be open from 3:00 in the afternoon until 7:00 in the evening weekdays and from 10:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the evening on weekends. the rest of the time, only one lane will be open, so reroute if you can. plastic bags in sonoma county could be a thing of the past. they'll hold a meeting this morning to discuss reduction or elimination of the plastic bags. advocates say 123,000 tons of bags end up in landfills every year. they also say only 5% of the 19 billion bags disposed of in california are recycled annually. a growing number of cities and counties across california including san jose and san francisco recently banned plastic bags. free monday's solar panel maker solindra is having trouble

seeing the light. a global market is one problem. they face stiff competition overseas from low-cost chinese manufacturers. analysts question whether they can capture more than just the small share of the market they currently have. after raising more than a billion dollars in capital, getting $535 million in loans from the government and a visit from president obama, the company is cutting back. they recently shut down its oldest factory, laid off workers and is reducing its production target over the next few years to save money. the company hopes to turn things around by aggressively reaching out to potential customers. last week, we learned that the u.s. economy is growing with consumers spending more, inflation in check and most school of businesses making a lot of cash. this week we'll find out whether that means more jobs have been added as well. the labor department releases its january employment data, and right now the national unemployment rate sits at 9.4%. of course we know it's higher in california. automakers are expected to

report a pretty good drop in sales of cars and light trucks for january. as a bonus, there has been a sharp rise in sales of pickups often seen as an indicator of more construction activity. all of the big retailers will tell us how they fared last month from post christmas clearance sales and whether snowstorms kept shoppers at home. more quarterly earnings reports out this week. exxonmobil and bp should pump out higher profits thanks to higher prices for oil and gasoline. and visa and mastercard should still make money even though many shoppers switched from using credit cards to debit cards that manage how they are spending. also the environmental protection agency is going a little buggy, holding a summit on how to battle the national bedbug infestation. discussing the most cost-effective ways to wipe out the pesky critters. i would love that because i don't like seeing them on tv. former "saturday night live" funny man adam sandler, whose films have grossed $3 billion

worldwide, gets a star on the hollywood walk of fame on tuesday. and a reminder, you can get your business and tech report before the markets open weekdays on "today in the bay" which starts at 4:30 in the morning. the federal government is moving money around frantically trying to avoid running over a $14 trillion debt limit. put another way, 14 thousand thousand thousand thousand dollars. former new mexico governor g gary johnson talks about how he'd solve the federal budget. >> you can't cut 43% out of the federal budget. >> no, i think you can, and that's the notion that everybody has this notion that that's not possible. the big four -- medicaid, medicare, social security, defense -- when it comes to medicaid and medicare, i think that the federal government could block grant money to the states, really cap tating what we spend on medicaid and medicare and leave the delivery of health care to the states, to those that are poor and those

over 65. >> "press here" airs here on nbc bay area news this morning at 9:00 following "meet the press." we don't say this often -- millions of tax filers have a free pass to procrastinate. the irs is actually urging some taxpayers to wait to file their taxes this year. but as "today in the bay's" vicky nguyen reports, that means some of you will have to wait to get your refund as well. >> reporter: file your taxes too early this year and your return could get rejected. [ buzzer ] thanks to last-minute changes to the tax laws at the end of 2010, the irs is now scrambling to update its computer system. >> it's a huge upgrade to our system. there are many lines of code that needs to be reprogrammed and updated to meet the new law. >> reporter: irs spokesman jesse weller says wait till mid to late february to file your return if you plan to itemize your deductions. >> some people need to procrastinate. >> reporter: you have to wait to

file if you're writing off charitable donations from 2010. same if you're deducting mortgage interest and tuition cost. educators, if you have school supplies to deduct, you can't file yet either. >> the three categories for people who have to wait are people who itemize deductions on schedule a, people who claim the educator expense deduction if you're a teacher or other educator, and also people who claim the tuition and fees deduction for higher education. >> reporter: the irs estimates this will affect about 9 million filers nationwide, 1 million in california. if you file too early, two things can happen. if it was a paymenter return, the irs will hold onto it. if you e-file, your return will be rejected. the irs knows the delay can be confusing for taxpayers who thought the earlier the better. >> now serving d-2. >> reporter: but this year some of those early filers looking to get their refunds will have to wait until the irs is ready, too. vicky nguyen, "today in the bay." february 14th, valentine's day, is the day the irs says

will be safe to file your return. one change that will affect everyone filing taxes this year is the deadline that has been moved back to april 18th, not 15th, because of a federal holiday. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- governor jerry brown gives his state of the state address tomorrow. our political analyst, larry gerston, weighs in today on what we can expect and why your city might not be too happy about what the governor has to say. and live at san jose, 96% humidity this morning. what does that mean? rain. how long is it going to stick around? we'll check with rob. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals

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rainy coming up from los gatos, because that's where larry gerston came from. he's joining us in the studio. tomorrow democratic governor jerry brown talks about his state of the state address, his first one since he was governor last time around. what is he going to ask voters for? we know he's been talking about taxes, the dreaded "t" word. >> he's been running all over the place, kris. there's no question about it. he's going to talk about a lot of stuff relating to the tax problem. so far brown has talked to legislators, he's talked to various interest groups, ranging from labor to business, talked to key leaders across the state. he's covering the gamut. but tomorrow he's going to talk directly to you, me, and everybody else in california. it will be his best opportunity yet to explain the state's crisis and his prescription for dealing with it. now, basically, he's going to say that the voters can either deal with those problems now or, as they say, kick the can down the road and suffer much more in the future. so that's what's really on the line. it's a very major address. >> like you said, this is not a

big secret what he's probably going to talk about tomorrow. i mean, he ehab talking to people other than those of us who are voters. but what are the basics we should expect to hear in the state of the state? >> bottom line, we're $25 billion in the hole. we have that problem every year. >> right. >> it's what they call a structural deficit, okay. so, look, brown wants to get down to the core of the issue, cut out $12.5 billion in state-funded programs. that's painful. very painful. he also wants the voters to continue the temporary tax increases passed by the legislature a couple years ago for high-income earners, for sales tax, and for higher motor vehicle tacks. now, here's the rub. it's not so easy. because of the past 22 last voter tax-rhetted -- before the voters, only four have passed. only 4 of 22 have passed. >> that's like a record. >> yeah. he has work ahead of him, no question. >> what does he have going for

him as he tries to convince voters to up the record. >> he's got a couple things. first of all, unlike his predecess predecessors, arnold schwarzenegger and gray davis, brown seems sincere. all the polls show that the people have a lot more faith in him than they have had in the last couple of governors. so that's a good thing. secondly, this is a continuation of recent tax increases. as such, it doesn't really add to taxes. rather, it keeps them where they are. that's a bit more soothing to some people. finally, brown said, look, i'm not going to add business taxes. now, because he's not going to increase business taxes, at least propose it, he's like lie to have the support of business and you'd rather have business on your side than against you. >> yeah. i would say that could be an obstacle for him, i mean, trying to get businesses and people. >> interesting, too, by the way, some people in polls have said why don't you go to business. but brown thinks in the end it will be a net plus.

couple of obstacles beyond that. fist, brown's proposal can't be decided. this is a big one, kris -- unless the legislature places it on the balance. they have to do this. and here's the rub. it takes a two-thirds vote. >> majority. >> we've heard this problem before till we're blue in the face. he's short two votes in the senate, short two votes in the assembly and because of that he's going to have to somehow woo the republicans, make some kind of deal with them so he'll get their support. the second thing is the public -- and this should not be a surprise because we're a very recession-weary california -- the public isn't sold yet. last week we saw this ppic poll that came out, everybody got all excited about it because 54% said they'd be for it, 41% against it. kris, we've been around the block on this deal and we know the story, when it comes to money deals, money questions, money votes, unless you have 60% going in on a tax-related issue, you're in jeopardy. he's not there with that 60%. so that's going to be a major

obstac obstacle, as well. >> i know some of the things he's talking about have been incredibly painful. this morning i was reading in the "sacramento bee," the whole idea of moving juvenile inmates to the county, just basically shifting responsibility. how "stuff" that going to be to sell to local government? you say we're going to give you more but take more and you're going to have less to work with. >> yeah. you know, reminds me of that movie "jerry maguire." >> show me the money? >> exactly. show me the money. we talk about getting out of the box, you know, he is doing that much more so than schwarzenegger in the sense he wants to kind of shift real-line, program services. that's fine. but you have to come up with the money, as well. and that's where he gets these redevelopment agency ideas, getting rid of those things and a lot of other ideas. unless local governments see that money is going to come with their having juvenile delinquents housed there, money is going to come with their taking control of their services for the infirmed and for the

elderly, they're going to be against it. so the big rub here is in the end, where are you going to find the money? that's a big challenge, no question. >> all right. thank you very much, larry. we'll talk with you tomorrow about the state of the state? >> you bet. >> see you tomorrow. >> take care. all right. still to come, much more ahead. rain in san francisco. is it going to go away? where is it going? we'll look at the radar and talk with rob mayeda.

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welcome back. 7:54. look at san jose, a few breaks in the clouds finally, but, boy, it has been coming down for you this morning. already about a third of an inch of rain so far in san jose. still adding to it in a few spots there. you can see 51 degrees, east wind at six with rain still flying especially as you head down towards morgan hill.

we'll show you that on the radar coming up. golden gate bridge, rooster tails following the cars across the bridge, a lot of water on the road there around san francisco and into oakland, 53 degrees, southwest wind at close to 10 miles per hour. the satellite/radar showing you, the system moving right over the top of the bay area heading towards monterey late they are morning. around los gatos and morgan hills, downpours on highway 101 heading out of the south bay. downtown san jose, a few breaks in the clouds off to the knot and east. those heavier showers heading off to the south and east. san francisco and oakland, still some scattered showers, and that's going to follow you into the san ramon valley. livermo livermore, widely scattered showers. into the north bay, we still have some rain for now but really areas north of santa rosa, already starting to see the showers shut down. you can see it up here on the north coast as that drier northwest airflow starts to spill down the coastline. that's going to help shut down the showers and actually help to clear out the skies later on. through the morning, you can see obviously we have the rain heading out of the south bay.

afternoon, maybe some pop-up showers around the hilltops. but by this evening heading into tomorrow morning, things will clear out. if the winds stay up enough, we should see some patchy fog as we get into tomorrow morning. high temperatures around the bay area around upper 50s, heading off towards the sierra today, look out for the snow. you're going to want to take the snow cables and chains. snow level close to 4,000 feet. the seven-day forecast, once you get past today, things are going to dry out. and, in fact, we'll see temperatures try to climb up a little bit more as we wrap up the workweek. we'll see some 60s coming back to the forecast here as we get towards friday and saturday. better weather on the way today. keep that umbrella on stand by. >> will do. "meet the press" moments away. david gregory has a preview. >> thanks, kris. coming up on "meet the press," mitch mcconnell on the president's agenda for this year. he'll talk specifics on his party's plan for unemployment, taxes, health care and the deficit.

that's coming up right here next on nbc bay area. he also is going to have secretary of state hillary clinton to talk about cairo and what's happening in cairo and in egypt as well. to end the morning, how about a shaq-alicious milk shake? that is the flavor. he was the ge of honor for a fund-raiser with hundreds of kids from the los angeles boy s and girls clubs. millions of milk shakes is famous for creating personalized shakes for celebrities. the proceeds for this shake will go to the boys and girls club for the next three months. nice deal there. also, it is the first day commemorating an asian-american in history, a civil rights leader from the east bay. we hope that you have a great day. thanks for joining us today. try to find a way to enjoy the wet weather.

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