♪ developing news in egypt right now over the future of embattled egyptian president after they demand he leaves office. >> others say the military la take over. mubarak is expected to talk to the people anymoment. >> no word when president mubarak will address the nation but we hear it's sometime today. only then will we know if he's stepping down right away or not. here's a live picture of the square in downtown cairo where it's currently 9 p.m. thursday night.

demonstrations have taking place every day since january 25th. they erupted in cheers when they said mubarak may be stepping down immediately. just the past 30 minutes president obama addressed it in michigan. >> we've been following egypt very closely and we'll have more to say when this plays out. what is absolutely clear is we are witnessing history unfold. the moment of transformation that's taking place because the people of egypt are calling for change. >> on state tv this morning, video showed about two dozen meeting without president mubarak. a possible sign that both are being pushed out of power. but mubarak and silamar did meet on their own today. no word what they discussed. tonight the crowd was told all

your demands will be met. they roared with happiness and excitement but the minister denied that mubarak will resign immediately. it's been a tense 17 days in cairo as you can see, last week supporters violently clashed with anti-government supporters killing and injuring hundreds. they have been pushing for a transition government that focuses on fair elections this egypt this september. >> i got the same information you did, that there's a strong likelihood mubarak may step down this evening which would be significant in terms of where the hopefully orderly transition in egypt takes place. >> president mubarak has been in power for 30 years after the popular uprising, he said he would d step dowown n butt no the septembeber election

>> in half moon bay right now surfers are in a meeting to help retain restrictions from jet skis in maverick. they're banned across the natural marine sanctuary except during the maverick surf com petition. surfers say they can save lives. they say a jet ski was responsible for saving the life of a drowning surfer two weeks ago. >> the money from the federal financial bailout of 2008 could help 100,000 struggling homeowners, including about 25,000 with mortgages that are bigger than the current value of their homes. the keep your home california program will also provide moving assistance for people who do

lose their homes. consumer advocates say this could make a big dent in the state's foreclosure crisis but only if major banks sign on to restructure homes. an east coast solar company is bringing its hundreds of jobs to the peninsula. our media partner the san jose mercury news says sun edison is moving from maryland to belmont. the company will bring as many as 500 new jobs with it. sun edison plans an $8 million renovation of its new office on clifford drive. it operates solar plants across the nation. the i-phone hits the stores today but they are having to defend its new product. i lounge, a viewer show, says it has the same antenna problem that dogged the at&t phone last

summer. gripping the phone in a certain way caused it to drop and move more slowly. >> we put the i-phone through extensive testing and are confident our customers are going to have a great experience with it. >> i don't know if it will make a difference but i guess we'll find out. >> despite the apparent antenna problem, sales are still expected to be brisk. >> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with the forecast. we're looking outside at sunshine. take a look and show you how beautiful from sutro tower at marin head lands. i'll have rain in the forecast and even snow in the sierra coming up. >> a bay area lawmaker wants to keep life saving medication affordable for uninsured patients in california. >> the bay area website that's given the u.n. ambassador access to a live global audience right now. mid-60s at pebble beach

and you can see the clouds return and the temperatures back in the 50s. tonight cold, absolutely. napa and santa rosa in the upper 20s, the rest in the 30s until

you get to san mateo and san francisco in the low to mid-40s. 7-day forecast, our temperatures could reach the mid to upper 60s, even 70 by saturday and the clouds come in, drop about 4 degrees sunday. cloudy, a stray shower possible valentine's day, drop a couple more degrees and look at those mid-50s. 15 degrees cooler with rain on wednesday. >> mike, thanks very much. >> thank you. in a few hours san francisco assemblywoman will introduce a bill to help people whose prescription drug costs have ballooned to hundreds to even thousands of dollars a month. she says instead of a standard copay, many patients now are struggling with a new pay structure for expensive drugs to fight cancer, arthritis, multip multiple cirrhosis. patients had to pay up to 35% of the cost of the drug instead of the small copay. >> what we're trying to do is

just insure that patients are able to afford the medication that they need. so we are going to look at a cap system as well as cost containment for the individuals who are on medication. >> assemblywoman mahr is scheduled to introduce that legislation at 3 p.m. in san francisco. >> we're going to help you get your weekend started

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