a cold rain in the bay area and fresh snow in the sierra. we're on storm watch tonight. good evening. >> it's the coldest storm of the season with snow expected on the bay area's highest peaks. before the weekend's over. tonight it has been slow going on the roads. take a look at interstate 80 through emeryville where the rain slowed traffic all night long. we're going to start with the most severe weather. a lot of snow up there on

interstate 80. mike? >> reporter: the snow is falling here at 5000 feet. and yes, it is sticking. i'll tell you what, we were at this exact spot five hours ago and there was no snow on the ground. there was no snow on the tree. but as you can see, it is now a complete winter wonderland. how much snow is falling? we'll take a peek and look. a good 4 inches. i'll go out on a limb and say maybe 5 inches. 5 inches of snow in the last five hours. i'll go out on another limb and tell you that i bet more is on the way. a silent sound of a snowfall in the sierra nevada. there are those who prefer to watch it from home while there are others who rush to embrace it. >> just love the whole concept of winter. you're free out here. it's the best. >> i love the limited traffic on highway 80. that's what i like.

>> reporter: whiteout conditions slowed folks driving along interstate 80 where chains are still required. this is day one. the winter storm is expected to stick around through the entire weekend. >> it's about time. i was surfing yesterday. pretty nice to be up here when it's snowing. >> reporter: tonight the ski row resort's lights were on. >> it's about the snow, the attitude. >> the men come out and leave the boys at home. >> reporter: the message was clear. the more snow, the more smiles there will be all winter long. >> i love it. you can't ask for anything more. >> reporter: and if you decide to drive up overnight or first thing in the morning or even tomorrow afternoon, do not forget those chains. we've seen a few spinouts right here on interstate 80. do not forget those snow boards and skis. i guarantee you'll want to use

them. ktvu channel 2 news. >> this is a view from the cal trans camera. we've been watching the snow fall there for the past two hours. snow skiers will be able to take advantage of that snow. north star, heavenly, and boyle are all open. squaw valley plans to open tomorrow. and alpine meadows opens on december 10. what a difference a couple of days make. earlier this week, bay area temperatures were in the 80s and people were wearing shorts. now we have cold weather better suited to sweaters and mittens. we have more of our storm watch coverage with floyd. >> like most of the bay area, it is experiencing a light but steady cold rain tonight. it's the beginning of what's expected to be a wet weekend. >> it's excited. >> why is that? >> i don't know.

because i think we didn't have that much rain this summer. and i think it's good for us. >> people scurried around in rain jackets tonight. just a few days ago, it was warm and dry. >> i was going to oakland. every morning i was coming down it was like 70 degrees. now it's raining. weird. >> reporter: the roads were wit and sling for the evening commute. the san jose office of the highway patrol says by 7:00 there were nearly 2000 calls for assistance. >> the number one factor for people crashing is speed and not paying attention to changing traffic conditions. during the wet weather, we advise that you slow down. >> reporter: tonight in san jose was the opening of a 15 year tradition. downtown ice, an outdoor skating rink. a lot of water falls from the skies is not a good mix here.

>> we're hoping to do the rain dance and keep the big rain away. if we get a lot of rain, it won't be good for skating. >> reporter: the light rainfall tonight didn't stop die hard ice skaters. >> light rain like this evening, no problem. the rink's perfect. >> reporter: we found one skater hoping for a soggy saturday. he plans to be at the cal- stanford big game and thinks rain will slow down stanford's passing game. >> i want it to come down. i want it to pour. >> that'll give cal an advantage? >> i don't think it'll give them an advantage, it'll give stanford less of an advantage. >> reporter: the highway patrol advises drivers to give themselves an advantage. the law requires whenever the windshield wipers are on, headlights must also be on. tv channel 2 news. now to ktvu's bill. he's tracking the rain in the

weather center. >> welcome rain into the bay area. storm tracker 2 shows the radar sweep now. this is the most significant rain we've seen all night. rainfall accumulations have been light. but they're picking up. this area west of mountain view, that's significant rainfall. most of us have seen 1/10 to a 1/4-inch. that's not a lot of rain. campbell getting heavy showers. more showers and rain in oakland and richmond. take a stop here near vallejo. a winter storm warning there. i'll show you the latest computer model. some things have changed. i'll let you know about that. see you back here. and ktvu.com has all the tools you need to track these storms. click on the radar image to the area where you live.

oakland police are investigating another homicide tonight. it happened a few minutes after 7:00. police responded to reports of shots fired in the 8700 block of mcarthur boulevard. they found a young man dead in the gutter from a gun shot wound. officers describe the victim as a young black man possibly in his 20s. several bullet casings were found. they are in the very early stages of this investigation and are still going over the crime scene. an alameda county judge day ordered andrew barrientos with the murder. he fled the area and was captured in the border. to proceed with a trial next year. barrientos faces life in prison. as for officer young, he suffered some very serious injuries but was released from the hospital last month.

a statewide sweep of paroled sex offenders concluded today with 579 arrests in all. the operation was designed to bring in parolees who had become fugitives or violated the conditions of their parole. it was called operation safe playgrounds. federal regulators have agreed to let pilots skip the new body scans and pat downs. the tsa said today pilots traveling in uniform and on airline business will be able to pass through security by showing two forms of photo id. pilots have complained about repeated exposure to radiation. they also said pat downs by inspectors are demeaning. barbara boxer applauded that decision today and is asking similar things for frequent fliers i ask you

develop a trusted traveler program for law-abiding u.s. airline passengers. a new labor report shows no change in california's unemployment rate. for october it came in at 12.4%, the same as september. california's jobless rate has been at or above 12% for 15 consecutive months. california also remains well above the national jobless rate which was 9.6% for october. in washington, d.c., congress is debating whether to extend unemployment benefit. the deadline is december 1. as randy shanaville, they have extended four times. and it changes the tone of the debate. >> he gets occasional gigs as a roofer. most days his tools sit unused. today like he does most every day, sergio hit the road looking for work. it's been this way for almost two years. and his unemployment benefits are about to run out.

>> this is it. if i don't get nothing real to put it on. and i'm going to get benefits anymore. >> reporter: because the economy has been so sour for so long, congress has approved a series of extensions up from the original 26 weeks of benefits to 99 weeks. but for sergio and up to 400,000 other californians, the 99 weeks are almost up. >> i'm pretty close to lose my house. >> you're about to lose your house? >> yeah. >> reporter: democrats tried to pass yet another extension to keep unemployment checks flowing through the holidays. but republicans citing cost blocked it. >> this is the holiday season and even in good times the holiday season is very stressful for people. this just adds another level to that stress. >> some would say imagewise, there's a problem for

republicans to allow unemployment benefits to expire during the holiday season while at the same time pushing to extend bush era tax cuts for the wealthy. >> reporter: because of the optics, analysts expect republicans to compromise. december 1 is the deadline. until then, this out of work designer -- >> drive a truck for delivery. that's hard to find also. >> reporter: there are a few more jobs. >> the most important thing is people not give up home. you have to keep looking. >> reporter: even now in what some call the season of hope. ktvu channel 2 news. >> here's a look at the county by county break down. all come. lower than the state unemployment rate. morin had the lowest at 8%.

live storm tracker 2 showing heavy rain down here in san jose. the rain continues to move in. your weekend continues to be impacted. i'll have the models in a minute. a fund raiser here at union square attracts 1500 people. it was a bittersweet event for one family. >> represents anyone's daughter. anyone's 10-year-old child. >> an emotional remembrance years after a young girl's disappearance. why some hold out hope she's alive.

you're looking at a live picture of interstate 80 in the sierra. at this houring with cal trans is requiring chains for travel across donors pass. a winter storm warning is in the sierra for the next 48 hours. 1500 people gathered tonight for a san fransisco fund raiser. this evening the event served as is special honor. killed by an intruder in her home. amber lee joins us now live in union square with the story. >> reporter: right now the fund raiser is still going on behind me inside the niemann marcus department store. absent is one woman who helped

make this event happen live music greeted people as they arrived. a photo of kate horan is displayed near the entrance. for the past years,en she promoted her time for this fund raiser. a san fransisco facility which cares for low income elderly people. >> san fransisco has something they lost. i don't think the city understands what they lost. >> reporter: bill horan said he drove up to pay tribute to his daughter's memory. >> such a givingup lady. we still don't understand what's happened. >> reporter: horan's family and friends say they're still mourning their loss. but tonight they wanted to honor kate's volunteer work in helping st. ann's home and the little sisters of the poor. >> it's bittersweet. but i know kate is here with us in spirit. >> reporter: a man posing as a

utility worker tricked horan into her home last month. he's now accused of murder. those who benefited from horan's charitable work, says she set an example for others. >> all the things she could do, she done it. she did great. that was something beautiful that she accomplished. >> reporter: horan's father is grateful to the police for solving the case quickly. he plans to attend each hearing. >> i'm not angry. i'm just suffering the loss of a beautiful daughter. my heart's broken. we'll never get over that. >> reporter: organizers hope to raise $1 million tonight. all the money goes to st. ann's a cause deer to kate horan. she would have been proud, her family says. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. san fransisco nursing student steve lee is on his way

back to the bay area after being held by authorities in arizona since last september. lee's attorney told us she expected her client to be back tomorrow afternoon. lee was born in peru but has been living in the united states without authorization since 2002. senator diane feinstein was able to get him released after introducing a private bill to block his deportation. private bills are often used as a last resort of deportation case. there's no guarantee that bill will make it through congress. an iranian official had words today about the two american detainees. a close advisor to the supreme leader told nbc news he hopes the case could be resolved before their trial on spying charges. mohammed jarvari says she was not a spy. that's why she was released. he says they hope they all crossed the border on accident

as they claimed. after the sentencing of former bart police officer johanns mehserle. speaker after speaker talked about what they see as the injustice of the arrest. after mehserle received a two year sentence for killing oscar grant on new year's day 2009. a 14-year-old boy is in custody tonight facing charges of vehicular manslaughter following a deadly crash this morning. the boy was driving a car carrying four other teens when he lost control and slammed into a utility pole. an 18-year-old passenger died at the scene and another 18- year-old passenger died at the hospital. the victims have been identified as benjamin powell and jonathan johnson. a 16-year-old boy is hospitalized tonight with life- threatening injuries.

it was 22 years ago today that michaela garrett was kidnapped. she would be 31 today. and her family is still holding out for a miracle. reports on the remembrance today at the exact spot where she was last seen. >> reporter: about 30 people including hayward police who have worked the case gathered in the supermarket parking lot where michaela garrett was kidnapped 22 years ago today. the tied ribbons to a tree and talked and cried. >> every year november gets closer. and every year it gets colder. >> trying to sit through -- sift through the people to see who took michaela is like trying to sip out of a fire hose. >> i want heroine we're still looking for her. >> reporter: working with the fbi looking for leads.

>> she represents anyone's 10- year-old child. going to a market close by our house, how vulnerable or churn are. >> reporter: her mother says she has gone through tremendous ups and downs over the last two decades. her hopes were raised after dugard was found years after her kidnapping. >> it's not filled day after day after day is one of the hardest things to do. there were times in this last year when i just honestly felt that i wasn't sure i could take another step. >> reporter: but she does continue to take steps and carry hope with her that someday there will be a big break in her daughter's case. ktvu channel 2 news. and we go to live storm tracker 2. showing the rain moving through the area.

it's going to be heaviest in the next couple hours. the heaviest areas are south of san fransisco. south of redwood city as well. in the santa cruz mountains. we're look at tonight' forecast. periods of rain. it'll taper off in the morning hours. the weekend: cold showers through the weekend. here's what's changed a bit. looks as though the hit tomorrow between 4:00 and 10:00 p.m. if you're going the big game and you've got outdoor activities. you may get away with it. there may be light showers at best the first part of saturday. the rain comes back. of course the mountains it keeps snowing. the winter storm warning stays in effect there. this low pressure center is going to be slow to move out. it's cold out right now. when i come back i'll show you the computer model and the gaps. there will be holes where you may be able to do things saturday and sunday. see you back here in a minute.

a concord man reported missing last week was found dead this afternoon at a lodge in northern idaho. ryan herb was reported missing nine days ago. he left with camping gear but did not tell his wife and two young daughters he was leaving. idaho police say they do not suspect foul play. green technology joins the auto show this year. we'll show you some of the hottest cars on the floor. the weather outside is frightful. but not enough to douse a popular holiday tradition. we'll show you how the switch was thrown on the san fransisco water front.

the owner of a san fransisco gas station says she's willing to be shut down before upgrading potentially

dangerous nozzles. the ocean avenue service station was delivered a letter saying it has four days to comply with an order to upgrade vst brand nozzles that can sometimes spray gas before they're inserted into gas tanks. the station's owner says she wans a recall issued or vst to pay for it. >> i believe everybody should stand up and take a stand to this. this is unfair to us. >> her station was one of 13 in california that reported an incident of gas being sprayed. you can see here it causes a woman to run away before the nozzle is inserted into the tank. a vip party took place ahead of tomorrow's opening of the international auto show. the tens of thousands of people who expected to check out the event will find everything from a dream ride to the latest and greatest in clean energy. we have a preview. >> reporter: the lights are going up, the cars are rolling

in. and they're putting on the shine for tomorrow's big opening of san fransisco's auto show. for more than 50 years, this is where the bay area has come to get a peek at the newest models of the year. to dream rides like a 700 horse power lamborghini. but this year the trend getting the light is the green technology. >> electric car. >> reporter: the show features 18 hybrid and electric plug in vehicles. >> it's exciting to see the difference when we were here six years ago and people were first talking about hybrids. now we're seeing plug ins and fuel cells. there's a lot coming in the market. it's an exciting time. >> gm hopes they will add a spark to their bottom line. the new plug ins have test

drives. >> it's 100% electric. no gas, no oil, no tail pipe. >> the other big trend is smarter cars with anticollision features, gps, rear view cameras and other technology. automobile sales helped to boost overall consumer spending and the auto show is seeing a bump. five more groups than last year. >> obviously the automobile industry has grown tremendously since last year with the bankruptcies and all of that. you can see it in terms of the number of cars they're bringing, the displays that they're bringing. >> reporter: the auto show opens tomorrow and runs through november 28. organizers are expecting some 300,000 people top attend. ktvu channel 2 news. >> and ktvu.com has details on the show including hours and ticket prices. look for the weekend extra tab

on the front page. san fransisco is all lit up tonight. the lighting and the challenges the wet weather proposed. graduation day for dozens of young people in the bay area. the program that teaches them how to avoid the temptations of street life.

look at that. another live look now at the snow coming down in the sierra. this shot is from our crew up in blue canyon. about 5isms of snow has fallen in the last five hour. we will go back to them for a live update in a few minutes. here in the bay area, the wet weather blew in at the worst possible time for the lighting of the center in san fransisco.

despite the rain, the show still went on. debra is live now in the city with the story. >> reporter: the lights went on for the 24th straight year. they may be the only thing warm and glowing out here tonight. a hearty crowd soaked up the rain and the holiday spirit. >> ten, nine, eight -- >> reporter: sully sullenberger led the crowd in the countdown. himself no stranger to water. >> three, two, one, zero. [ cheering ] >> the lighting of the buildings were just spectacular. >> fireworks were great. the kids loved it. >> reporter: fireworks capped a challenging day. >> we were hoping to get some pony rides in and see frosty. >> reporter: the rain held off as the towers rolled out pony rides, a petting zoo,and of

course rudolf. >> when you're done with skating, looking a the lighting of the buildings, come on up and we're ready to sell to you. >> reporter: but this afternoon a power outage dimmed businesses and caused the skating rink to soften. later rain kept performers off the ice. >> we were here last year too and got to see the skaters. watching those lights go on, that's what you want to see. >> while the lights are lit, you can feel the holidays are here. there's a sense of celebration, camaraderie, it's about family time. >> those are landing lights; right? >> reporter: more than 17,000 lights, all energy saving l.e.d. this is more efficient than in past years. they will stay lit and the ice rink open a few days into the new year. ktvu channel 2 news.

talks are said to be at the late stage for the sell of del monte foods. no price has been mentioned. the shares up 12% today. del monte's roots go back to the late 1800s in the bay area. stocks ended up today. the dow gained 22 points. the nasdaq posted a small gain up almost 4 points. an overwhelming majority of 9/11 first responders have agreed to settle a lawsuit with new york city. some 95% of the 10,000 workers who spent months clearing the rubble of the world trade centers have settled. they claim the equipment exposed them to toxic dust. a gay rights fighting the

military's don't ask, don't tell policy is asking the court to hear the case as soon as possible. today the group asked the 9th circuit court of appeals for an expedited schedule. the obama administration is also pushing the senate to repeal don't ask, don't tell on its own next month. it was graduation day for some 5th graders in the east bay. what they're learning is something most of us will never have to deal with. how to resist the temptation to join a gang. >>[ kids yelling ] >> 100 fifth graders graduated from the training program today. it's designed to give kids the tools to succeed in a difficult environment. >> i learn to resist gangs no matter what they say.

>> reporter: chrissy hughes says she's concerned for her daughter's safety constantly because of where they live. >> it's just very scary. every day you hope that you don't get that call that that's your child that got shot or killed. >> the school is situated in a neighborhood where there are a lot of acts of violence. the kids are aware of it. >> reporter: they offer tools for anger management, good decision making. students say getting through it was no easy task. >> it means a lot of courage. and a lot of self-discipline. >> reporter: indeed. another parent told me a strong family structure is key to helping kids resist the temptation of gang life. >> you got friends that might get them to indulge in illegal activities or do drugs. but if you have the parents involved in their lives, it makes it easier. programs like this help. >> reporter: today it was easy to see students proud of their accomplishments and see parents

proud of their students. ktvu channel 2 news. hundreds of people gathered in san fransisco today for a memorial service honoring former police chief fagan. they were joined by hundreds of police officers at the service. fagan died last week of an apparent heart attack. he was 60 years old. he had a distinguished career, but it was tainted by a street fight involving his son who was one of three offduty officers in what became known as the fajita gate scandal. they say they're concerned. why students and parents marched to an east bay wireless store today. and it's raining out there right now. you can see from storm tracker 2, i'll show you the latest computer model. there might be dry spots in your weekend. and an update from the sierra how the fresh snowfall is effecting travels. coming up.

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struck the man. the driver took off before officers arrived. anyone with information is asked to call police. an alameda man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for running over and killing a 78-year-old man while drunk. 38-year-old melina pleaded no contest to a vehicular manslaughter charge to avoid a second degree murder charge. in september a jury deadlocked during the murder trial. prosecutors say he was also on painkillers when he ran over the victim in 2008. a controversy over the location of new cell phone towers triggered a demonstration by concerned parents and students. they marched outside of a verizon store? emeryville. they want to place new towers near the charter school and yates elementary school near oakland and emeryville. they worry about radiation from those towers and noted a i did

distinction. >> the issue is we can decide whether or not to expose our children to cell phones. but not whether your school is close to the towers. >> verizon says they will operate in compliance with all federal laws in new zealand, coal miners are missing after an explosion. a blast shot up the ventilation shaft and blackened the area aboveground. rescuers are worried about another explosion so they can't enter the mine until it's safe. at the nato summit in portugal, president obama announced members have agreed to build a missile defense over europe. it would protect against the threat of ballistic missiles. if russia agreed to join, it would be a historic milestone

for nato. and in the southeast asian nation of myanmar, a group said it's made progress at stopping the poaching of tigers. a minority group has agreed to close the markets where tiger parts are sold openly for medicines and aphrodisiacs. there may be as few as 3200 tigers left in the wild. a decline of 97% over the last 100 years. a pleasantton family is thankful its missing puppy is back home. the six-month-old vanished from a veterinary hospital in dublin this week. it turned out today in danville. it appears it's well cared for and was found with a nice carrier and new cool -- collar. at first it was a light snow, now the heavy stuff is starting to fall.

the powder continues to come down here in the sierra nevada. we are live at blue canyon with the latest. and here in the bay area, it's rain. bill martin is tracking it with storm tracker 2. he's back with an updated forecast for the weekend.

it is great news for sierra resorts. a big snowfall before a holiday weekend. mike is seeing it first hand. he's seeing it live on interstate 80 where the snow is still coming down. >> reporter: still coming down. it is my first snow of the season. it feels fantastic. it brings me back to my days in boulder, colorado. no doubt a winter wonderland here at blue canyon tonight. the snow has been consistently

falling for the last five to six hours. i was saying earlier probably 5 inches of snow. as you can see, i want to show you our side mirror here. we parked here about three and a half hours ago. that's a good four or five inches right there. this is good for the ski resorts itself. we were up there earlier tonight where some snow borders and skiers were enjoying some night skiing. don't forget that thanksgiving holiday is next week. many people were thinking we'll take wednesday off and come up here. they may not be taking the entire weekend off. squaw is expected to open early tomorrow. and heavenly of course. all those guys looking to cash in financially with this storm. if you are coming up, don't forget about bringing chains. chains are required for interstate 80 tonight. they're probably going to be required early in the morning. i don't know about later in the afternoon. we've seen a lot of spinouts here all along interstate 80 all night long.

again, if you do have the chains on, it doesn't mean you're not going to spin out. so slow down. slow the speed down. we're going to be headed back down and driving about 30 miles an hour. you do the same. bring the skis, snow bards, relax, have a good time. winter is i guess unofficially here but it feels like it. ktvu channel 2 news. a former south san fransisco fire chief has been convicted of illegal betting. he pleaded no contest yesterday. he was charged with misdemeanor sports bething. prosecutors say selvitella ran a ring out of the fire house from 2006 to 2009. two other defendants also pleaded no contest to the charges. they were placed on 18 months probation and ordered to perform 30 hours of community service. about half employs to work

in the u.s. most of the -- google jobs is in the sales and engineering. students at san jose state's engineering and business departments are welcoming the news of the jobs. >> i feel that the choices are more. especially when the economy is picking up. and it is more people try to get more of their own jobs opens up more for everyone. >> labor analysts said it's not just high-tech jobs opening, but others in the fields of clean tech, and financial services. google could be the leading candidate to buy internet coupon company groupon. groupon management is leing toward the sale. groupon is valid at valued at about $3 billion. the latest installment of the harry potter movie franchise has cast a spell all

over the country. >> harry potter. >> harry potter and the deathly hallows part one opened at midnight in 37 screens across the country. they brought in $24 million. that puts the movie third for midnight debuts behind the last two twilight movies. and we still have mike up in the snow. the winter storm warning there. the snow will fall all weekend. let me slow this down. see where the heaviest rain is. not in the north bay. it's central bay and south bay. that's what the computer models have been suggesting. so this heavy band of showers right here, that's moderate rainfall moving off to the east. the heaviest rain into the santa cruz mountains. rainfall accumulations are light, but we're just starting.

lets peek at what we're talking about. 40s throughout the evening. cold showers this weekend into sunday. but there are some breaks. there's also a chance for some thundershowers. as this cold air settles in over us which is happening right now, the heaviest rain is occurring at this hour for tonight. then we get a break tomorrow. tomorrow cooling tonights. but during the day we'll see breaks until about 4:00. heavy rain again. kind of like what we're seeing in the south bay saturday evening. what's it mean? it means you might see some sunshine tomorrow. you might see a thundershower. you won't see a lot of rain early in the day. it's coming the second half o the day. you may get activities in between 9-3:00. it's going to be drizzly and cool. sunday unsettled weather. sun might come out. good thing for a thundershower as well. this old air settling in over us will be productive for that.

be prepared for that. the winter storm warning stays in effect during the weekend. 5-inches of snow in about five hours, at that rate we're going to be up there maybe 3-5 feet in higher elevations. new computer models. tonight 1:00 a.m. there's the thundershowers. here we go into your saturday morning. what's that? that's that gap. a bit of a break. now saturday mid-morning. that's no big deal. that's not going to shut you down. then saturday night. this is the latest. it looks pretty good. the satellite image sort of backs this up. here we are sunday morning after the rain saturday night. a break again. so you're going to be dodging rain drops saturday and sunday. best bets will be tomorrow morning and again sunday morning. the forecast in on sunday afternoon things clear out a bit. the five day forecast breaks out just like this. you'll see that temperatures are going to stay cool. snow in the mountains, snow on bay area peaks.

they'll be busy. this is a mountain story because snow levels are low. >> it is really coming down. yeah. >> interesting those breaks the between. >> it is. there'll be drizzle in between. but you might get things done. >> thank you. sports is next. we'll be back.

a little rain didn't dampen the greek theater tonight. the bonfire rally is held the night before the annual big game between cal and stanford. >> there's no stopping that rally. it was east coast versus west coast tonight in the nba. >> the warriors trying to go 6- 0 for the first time in like 20 years. they put their record on the line against the team they beat ten days ago in new york. the knicks haven't won in oakland since 2001. this is current events. david lee still out with that infected elbow. one of the players they traded to get lee, turiaf gets hit.

watch amar'e stoudemire from the baseline. 26 points, 11 rebounds for him. warriors trail by a dozen after three quarters. then williams, drives guest past. two of his 18. williams cuts the knicks lead to two. but the knicks gallinari hits the three from the corner. warriors lose 125-119. they're 7-5 overall as nay visit the lakers sunday. third ranked stanford women played at utah tonight without injured pac-10 player of the year. but her sister was in. she makes the block then the shot. stanford did shoot well in utah. but poland hits this three pointer. poland leads all scores with 19. carves the win. pittsburgh went to okay beat the steelers. sunday the raider nation looks for a deja vu. gives credit to the raiders offensive line.

there's walker. a cal grad who by the way never beat stanford in four big game appearances. but he allows the team to get per game. winning is good for what ails you. >> it definitely makes your car ride or plane ride home better. makes meetings and you have fun in the locker room. have fun at practice. it's -- when you have success, everybody feels good. >> big game. >> big game. cal hasn't had exactly the best season. but this is the big game. anything can happen. and i think we're at home. so all you cal bear fans, let's come out and support. i'll definitely be watching from pittsburgh. >> it's stanford at cal tomorrow 12:30 p.m.

boise state 24 straight victory tonight. >> thanks very much. and be sure to stay with ktvu channel 2 news with complete storm coverage. >> have a good evening everyone. >> good night.