a group of executives dragged off by egyptian police is finally free this morning. >> after the his detainment they have posted new messages. >> tweet was sent from his account this morning. it says freedom is a blessing that is worth fighting for. this morning, there are still big crowds in the tahrir square calling on hosni mubarak to step down. >> 11 days after he was apparently dragged away from a protest by egyptian police he was released this morning. his friend talked to us by

phone. >> i'm very excited. he has been doing a lot of good work. he is trying to help egypt helping entrepreneurs grow on the technology side and a personal level she dear friend. >> he is google's head of marketing for the middle east and north africa and based in dubai. a relative here says the family has confirmed that he has been released. a former google co-worker is thrilled that she now free. >> i'm hoping this means he is totally healthy and all right. which is not that sure that bob the case. >> relatives believe that he will go back and join the protestors but before his arrest >> look, i put my life on line literally and now i'm back.

let's keep going people. hopefully he will inspire people to not just be afraid. >> meanwhile, hosni mubarak is still in charge and although his administration would like to start negotiations with the protestors, the folks in the square say no talks for mubarak goes. >> google released a statement just moments ago. a spokesperson tells us it is a huge relief that he has been released. we send other best wishes to him and his family. today president obama spoke briefly about the events in egypt. he says they are making progress toward a path out of their political crisis. he would not comment on the talks between egypt's vice president and opposition groups which occurred on sunday. authorities are trying to piece together the chain of

events in a frightening home invasion tied him up. the man told investigators they got a combination to his safe where they took a number of guns and also stole his pickup truck. >> we are trying to ascertain more information regarding the victim's relationship with them and from there we'll see more. >> they found the truck in the santa cruz mountains. homeowner gave authorities a vague description of two of the suspects saying they were in late 20s with slim builds. >> pg&e is investigating an explosion at a east bay mud facility in walnut creek. it happened this morning at a water pumping station near

putnam boulevard. you can see the fire is smoldering of the transformer. it knocked out power to several homes nearby and neighbors say it sounded like a plane had crashed. >> it was a high-pitched sound. i was just waiting for the impact. then i started hearing like lu of smoke. >> they say the water pumps were not damaged and it had no impact on water service. the pump is generally used only in the summer when the demand is high. >> newly released records revealed that pg&e boosted the pressure in a pipeline shortly before they considered that segment of the pipeline to have the highest risk of failure than any other in the bay area. they spiked the fremont to livermore line in june 2009 even

though they neu knew some sections were 80 years old. pg&e responded saying the pressure on the fremont line was still below the maximum level. san francisco investigators say an overnight fire that burned two apartment buildings is apparently unrelated to last week's stream of arson fires in the same general area. amy hollyfield is live in the scene in the 1500 block of clayton with more. >> it was an accident. fire investigators say the homeowners feel terrible something they did but there is a great relief in the neighborhood that the fire wasn't set on purple. >> the fire was huge. it started at 3:00 in the morning and spread to the building next door. a total of six people had to make a quick escape. >> you heard the crackling of

the fire and we got very nervous. you try to think of what to take >> it's located on clayton street across from market street and recent arson fires were on people's minds. >> it's in close proximity to the fires that were intentionally set. it's premature to state whether or not it was intentionally set fire. >> there were four fires in the castro district on thursday and friday. firefighters believe an suart responsible for at least three of them. the residents on clayton street had their doubts that the fire bug had made it to their neighborhood. they focused on new deck the residents were working on. >> it started on the deck and i don't think that anybody would be doing that. i could be wrong. i think was an accident. >> my guess when they stained it

it doesn't take a lot. if you leave a chemical and it can come bust. >> turns out they were exactly right. arson investigators said the fire started because of the work being done on the deck. >> they had been using some stain and rags spontaneously combusted. >> i am so glad to hear that. i didn't think so. i thought it had something to do with the construction going on. it's very good to hear that. >> firefighters say to prevent this fire, put your rags in a bucket of water when you are done with them. >> federal judge who shut down the gas chamber at san quentin five years ago will return tomorrow to tour the new facility. district court judge halted executions in 2006 saying the gas chamber was inhumane because of outdated equipment and a questionable execution protocol. the state has since built a new

execution room and developed new protocol. both must be approved by the judge before executions can resume. over 700 inmates on death row in california. >> attorneys for the city of san jose will return to court in the hoe of permanently shutting down what they call the most dangerous nightclub. a hearing to permanently shut down club wet. police have been called to the nightclub hundred times for disturbances in the first nine months. according to the police report, a woman that was beat there the victim asked for paramedics to be called but no calls were made >> a new report reveals some of the huge pay days public officials received when they retired recently.

city records show former police chief heather fong got a payout of $528,000 when she retired in 2009. that included her base pay of $187,000 plus more than $300,000 in unused vacation. she gets an annual pension of $229,000 for life. a former deputy says over $500,000 in his final year to a six figure pension. san francisco isn't the only city with big payouts. several retired bart cops were among the highest opinion paid servants in the state. one earned $355,000 in his final year by selling back vacation time and a commander was h a total salary of $282,000. the information was discovered by controller, state controller

who is investigating government salaries following the pay scandal in the city of bell. >> and just ahead, it may be hard to find a job in this economy keeping your job may be easier. >> and the trial for u.c. berkeley

founder of wikileaks

appeared in a london courtroom today. julian assange, he is accused of sexual misconduct by two women he met in a visit to stockholm last year. they say it's politically motivated. they are trying to build a criminal case against him after he leaked diplomatic cables and secret military files. >> the family two of the u.c. graduates being detained in iran say they are glad that shane bauer and josh fattal were able to proclaim their innocence in court. they pled not guilty before a judge in a first trial hearing in iran yesterday. sara shourd did not return to iran for a trial but did plead not guilty in absentia. no outsiders are being allowed inside the court for the hearing including the men's lawyer.

here in the bay area, supporters of the hikers say they are still hopeful. >> we don't know enough about the system. the fact they have a court date they are acknowledging it publicly. >> shourd was released last september on humanitarian ground but was ordered to return to the trial. she did not. no word on how long it's expected to last. >> if you have a job, the latest employment numbers show you are less likely to get a pink slip at any point during the past 14 years. finding a job remains difficult even though economists technically ended two years ago. labor department reports 14 million americans were out of work in january. 1.8 million of them have been unemployed for almost two years. >> president obama urged business leaders this morning to cooperate with his administration to spur american innovation and to open new markets. >> we're in this together. for many of your own economists

and salespeople are forecasting a healthy increase in demand. i just want to encourage you to get in the game. >> he highlighted the responsibility government and business share during a speech. he wants to see american businesses invest more of the two trillion dollars that accumulated recently in developing new products. >> mike has the forecast. >> show you the sunshine that is outside and the winds of change are bringing cooler conditions on the way and possibly even rain this weekend. why a children's birthday party staple may be banned. >> and parents could go to extremes for their children's education. what is so special about this school.

parents camp out hoping to get a spot to get their children a spot in the school. they camped out buckingham charter school. there is no tuition at the school but there are only

hundred spots and there are no residency requirements for the school either. >> walnut creek will consider banning inflatable play toys at at park. they present a liability hazard. tomorrow the commission is set to consider the ban. several nearby cities already have similar bans. the spca says their east bay branch placed a record number of adopted animals into oakland and other east bay cities in 2010. they released 2242 animals last year and that is 286 more than in 2009. spca officials say it was surprising considering the economic situation and they received more than $44,000 worth of volunteer work. >> mike is too humble but you do

your share with perfect pet? >> we try to. it runs in the family. i want to show you i was at a superbowl party and some people were from australia asked about the big storm that hit there. here is video out of state of the vehicle for yeah, there has been more flooding, the vineyard and crops flooded. melbourne, several schools remain closed. 80 boats in the harbors, just devastation and they are celebrating the two year anniversary, remember those wildfires a few years ago? hopefully they can get back to normal. back at home we're kind of getting back to normal. no more record highs from the weekend but warmer than average. sea breeze is developing fog trying to push under the golden

gate and up the coast. for the rest of us are seeing sunshine. look at this, from five degrees cooler in los gatos to 18 at half moon bay. 13 in oakland and 14 in fairfield and novato. that is the big story. temperatures are still warmer than average at 11:00 so much cooler than yesterday. low to to mid-60s for the rest of us. around the monterey bay, low to mid-50s. except for monterey at 57. high clouds we'll have some of those. not as warm today. notice the breezes will pick up tonight and clear the clouds and also bring cooler conditions that will last during the afternoon hours to at least, i would say friday into saturday, possibly a small chance of rain on sunday. let's talk about what is going to happen on monday. here we are. look at the asterisks, those are lord highs. 9 in san jose cooler.

13 cooler in san francisco. we'll still have above average temperatures. 70 in los gatos. mid to upper 50s on the peninsula with low 50s along the coast. mid-50s in downtown south fran. going up the coast. mid to upper 60s through the valleys climbing to around 70 in ukiah. mid to upper 50s in the east bay shore and east bay valleys. 71 in gilroy and rest of neighborhoods out to the monterey bay will be in the mid to upper 50s. low to mid-70s around san diego, palm springs. still dry over tahoe, 49 for you. we'll see upper 40s for our lows. and it will be breeze tonight. here is the cold front coming down, you can see the clouds,

most of moisture is east of us and this cold front will come and bring us breezy conditions and another five to eight degree temperature drop tomorrow. for the rest of forecast, low to mid-60s around the bay and a chance of light rain on sunday. mike, you can't wait to find out about new details about prince william and kate middleton. what happen

>> today at 4:00, donald trump and his five kid. then at 5:00 we're staying on top of the release of the google executive in egypt. also, the role they may play in multiple sclerosis. >> finally new details about the ultimate british royal couple's plans after the heavily watched april wedding. >> in july the prince and kate middleton will make their first trip to canada and they make a trip to the u.s. >> and kate may be taking trophy presentation at wimbledon. >> and since prince continues to serve as pilot. the couple will live near his remote base. >> and there is speculation

about babies. >> its sneak peek at wedding guest list. his on and off again chelsea davey. >> we'll have to see. those on royal watch can't wait. >> we're waiting for invitation which will no doubt will never show. >> the sun is showing right now. >> thank you, mike. >> thanks for joining us. >> thanks for joining us. "who wants to be a were prese i want you to >>