a community in oakland is closely following egypt. >> and there's a live look this morning, more rain is expected in the bay area today. how long it will last and the areas getting the most rain

this morning. good morning and well come to mornings on two. i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mark bach. a bit of a soggy morning. let's get to rosemary orosco. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. and a bit of drizzle falling. the brunt of the moisture falling at this hour if we move over the north bay, even a little bit heavier rain through areas of san rafael this morning. antioch, pittsburgh area maybe a little bit of a moderate rainfalling. let's take a look at how much rain has fallen so far and if

your sunday will be a complete watch, coming up. the egyptian community here in the bay area continues to try to get information from out of that country. ktvu's allie rasmus is at the islamer center where services started just about an hour ago. good morning allie. >> reporter: good morning, prayer service wrapped up about 15 minutes ago. you can see the lights are still on and the áf there's still cars in the parking lot. 25 to 30 members of this mosque are either from egypt or have family in egypt and that the protest is going on, they are very much in the minds of the minds of this mosque. today marks the sixth day of widespread protest in egypt. hundreds of thousands of people have taken taken to the

streets calling for the resignation of the president. some of the people greeted military tanks, they were happy to have the tanks come in and the military coming in. because we hear that the people of egypt greatly respect the military there. here in oakland, people at a morning prayer service say they are following the events there closely. >> we have to have a sympathy for their demands. because you have one party in power for many years and many people are enpoverished.

and hillary clinton did speak on this topic, we'll hear what she had to say. allie rasmus, ktvu news. supporters of the protesters in egypt took to the streets to show their solidarity. bay area egyptians and other supporters called on the white house to condemn the egyptian president who they call a dictator. >> either you stand for democracy or not. president obama said when he was in cairo, that he was for democracy. this is the right time to be

the áf together with history. similar demonstrations were held across the country, including this one in washington, d.c. the people beared the cold weather to ask for the president the step down. police are investigating more than a dozen residential burglaries. the crimes had been recorded in the tierra linda neighborhood. mostly cash, jewelry and electronics have been stolen but in one case they stole a car. investigators say sonar has confirmed there are no bodies

in the water in the area where 27-year-old esteban rodriguez car was found friday night. but the sheriff's department says it still believes the bodies are some where in that irrigation canal. juliani's grandmother says she believes rodriguez is hiding out some where with juliani. and she says it's time for him to come forward. >> he has to prove to me that he really did love my grandson. >> reporter: local law enforcements patrol the border of the canal. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage and for more information at this time. your can go to k tvu.com. this morning for facebook

page for a popular bay area teacher continue s to be filled. the terra linda high school teacher was reported missing november 30th. investigators say there are no signs of foul play. family members have said shmitz was going through a divorce but it is not known if that played a role in her disappearance. a double shooting left one man dead and has police searching for victims. the shooting happened in front of a bar called my office. but when police got there they found a group of people, bullet casings and blood on the pavement but no victims. it was moments later that they found two victims of the shooting. eric lynne, another shooting victim also found at the hospital is in stable condition. no arrests have been made. the monterey county state department has issued a recall

for cilantro. that recall blamed on possible salmonella contamination. health officials say the cilantro is sold in bunches and has the code you see on the careen. s c reen, so far no illnesses have been reported. and a quake was felt this morning just after 6:15. the shaking was strong enough to wake up residents in danville and walnut creek. the quakes though were centered in alamo. the weather system that was with us this morning is headed to vallejo. you can see the roadway is covered with snow and that's expected to get a little more by the time the day is done. good morning to you, and a

happy sunday. you can see from here we've got plenty of gray out there. and we've got very saturated atmosphere. we are looking at rain for this morning. and if you have any early morning travels, be prepared for the puddling and hydroplaning on some of our highways. you can see some of the san rafael area had a little bit of moderate rain. saw some earlier this morning, about a half hour or so in the east bay. off to bethel island we are seeing light and heavy rain at this time. if behead south and around mountain view, we have light rainfalling. half hour toour ago you were getting a little bit of a break. now again these scattered showers are going to continue. the best chances of storms is going to be this morning. the center circulation right here moved in to south of

eureka. now sliding toward the west of the area, a little bit of thunder, a little bit of lightning, maybe hearing it outside your door right here. looks like most of us beginning to dry out. partly cloudy skies and we're looking good into the evening hours. partly cloudy, mostly clear skies outdoor. we have been warming in areas than yesterday. san francisco picking up 52. 52 in hayward. upper 40s for napa as well as santa rosa. your afternoon highs will be is similar to yesterday but with some lock and that forecast holding correct. we've seen partly cloudy skies and sunshine. 54 in vallejo and 55 in san mateo as well as san francisco. by this evening we are drying out. we may wake up with a little bit of cloud cover and fog for tomorrow morning.

then by the afternoon, partly cloudy skies. we'll be rebounding as well. by tuesday sitting in the low 60s with mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. we've seen quiet to a bit of rainfall. and a storm is blowing through the eastern part of australia. the residents are being warned of more heavy rain and cyclone activity. storms have destroyed 30,000 homes and business. the response has been big today. more than $170 million of respond aid has been collected. the presidential candidate the u.s. wants to bow out of the race. and after battling overseas, the surprise one father delivers at his father's

basketball game. and that's the golden gate bridge. flooding being recourted in oakland on westbound 80. and onramp to highway 101. so be careful out there.

welcome back and good morning to you, a live look at the bay this morning. you can see very cloudy, gloomy start day to the day. grab your umbrella, you're going to need it for at least the first half. there was a movement in congress to do away with one part of the reform law which president obama would not mind getting rid of it. it's a provision for every vendor they've done $600 worth of business with.

many republicans and democrats say it faces too big of a burden on business and it appears there will be enough votes in the house and the senate to repeal that provision. later today, secretary of state hillary clinton heads to haiti to mediate a crisis there. clinton will speak to the president and the man expected to succeed him. the organization of american state says he says the -- the predecessor had the least support and they want him to vow out. more than 80 artists donated their work last night. the money is going to help for

travel, translation fees and other costs for trying to free the men. >> they are with me all the time. they never deserved to be there in the first place. >> reporter: iran had set a trial date of february 6th. shourd told us yesterday in an interview right here on mornings on two that she's not sure if she's going to return to that trial. japanese american korematsu was arrested by police and taken to camp. in 1983 the supreme court overturned his conviction. he died in 2005, at uc berkeley

this afternoon the film about his story will be played at wheeler auditorium. >> governor brown now wants authorities to take custody of -- the state's juvenile justice agency has been the target of critics for high cost and poor treatment. brown wants the office closed down in three years. governor brown says he will not try to scare people into going along with his budget proposals in his state of the state address set for tomorrow nigh. many democrats wanted the governor to outline what ppen. but brown says he prefers reasoning with californians instead. a recent poll found a majority of voters agree with his call to withdraw income car if the money will be used to spare

schools, public university and health care programs from further cuts. you can watch governor brown state of the state address address tomorrow right here on channel 2. it'll be part of ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. tomorrow the governor of illinois is expected to sign a history of civil union bill. a federal appeals court in san francisco has denied a lawsuit challenging the military's ban. the government wanted the case set aside because the pentagon was moving quickly to repeal the ban. the ninth circuit court asked -- an 11-year-old st. louis

girl got a surprise at her basketball game. her dad, sergeant first class ismael made a surprise visit. her father just returned from over seas. >> surprised? are you surprised? i came just to watch your game. >> reporter: the surprise brings hugs and sheds tears of happiness. sergeant ismael was in a one year deployment. a man hunt is under way in long beach, we're going to have details on the injury of a police officer just hours ago. it was a milestone for technology. why this specially equipped car and the man who drove it are making history. and rain continues to fall this morning. some of us picking up an inch. we'll tell you where and some of the those totals so far.

dozens of police officers

in long beach are searching for a gang member who opened gunfire. two officers were riding in their patrol car when one of the officers was hit in the chest with a bullet. the officer was hospitalized and it doesn't appear the wound is life threatening. police in north dakota have made no arrests in the shooting death of four people. the unidentified victims were found in two separate homes. a 19-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment. moments later her mother, and boyfriend and another man were found in their home. jered loughner pled not guilty. a california judge will hear

the case because arizona judges have recused themselves. the prosecutors will ask for life in prison. and twice attached to an atm at the tierra linda branch took password information from customers, including marin council susan myers. these are images of the so called geizer robber during the most recent heist on friday near santa barbara. he is suspected of robbing 11 banks in san diego and one in bakersfield since 2009. the man appears to be in his 70s but there's also speculation that he could be wearing a mask with elderly

features. this morning in germany, the death toll could rise from a head on accident between two trains about 140 miles southwet of berlin. the impact was so strong the train was catapulted off the track. they were calling it one of the country's worse train wrecks. they fear that some of the 2,300 passengers were so severely hurt they may not survive. rescue workers are searching for survivors in the rubble of a collapse. the building was under construction and it's believed the three workers are trapped. emergency workers are right now trying to find the missing workers. six other people were also rescued. i thought it was a bit refreshing. finally some precipitation here in the area. rosemary is it going to stay? >> it's going to stick around at least for the first of sunday. if you had enough, it's going

to be pulling out of here. giving you a live look to the east where you are going to need your rain jacket. and take a look at some of these tolls thus far. santa rosa reporting more than half inch at this time. san francisco no compareson there .51. by the way richmond, oakley seeing moderate rain. as we know this is going to continue to accumulate and we'll have those totals as we move it throughout the day. your five day forecast, not bad at all. we have showers throughout the morning hours, even the possibility of a thunderstorms or two. rolling through the early hours, and by noontime, the rain begins to taper off. more on the way of sunshine, 56. the afternoon high and the half of next week looks dry. a blind manmade history in

florida this weekend. successfully road a ford escape around the daytona speedway. the demonstration was the result of more than six years of research. ricobono was able to dodge obstacles some of which were thrown from a van right in front of him. >> in part of building this technology is expressing the view that intellect can be expressed in ways that are not visible and are just as good as sometimes better than the others. >> the creation of the vehicle is part of the blind driver challenge which began back in 2004. the challenge was created to encourage people to build a car that could be driven by the blind. and 7:26, protest continue in the arab's most popular nation and have gained momentum here in the bay area. and it's decision day for cal baseball. coming up tomorrow, we'll have an update on the sports programs out there in berkeley. and as you take a look at those

lotto numbers. the jackpot was $10 million. good luck everyone.

we're at a point where we need reducing the actual service for about 40%. we can't do that. because we can't have another 20,000 vehicles on highway 101 and 280. so many people rely on the service. this month caltrain cut four trains from it's schedule and raised fares more than 7%. the current weather system is bringing snow to the sierra. we want to give you a live look outside. that is truckee. you can see the traffic moving through there pretty slowly. you can see the traffic moving

slow. so certainly if you're coming from the mountains or heading up there that is something to consider. we're going to rosemary. good morning. >> you can see there the sun now off. we have sunny skies but they are still plenty gray and they will stay that way for the remainder of the day. right around napa reporting heavier rain at this time. it looks like it is just now passing through. highway12, saw heavier rain just a few minutes ago. but now it's moving a little bit south and east. and here is right around martinez and benetia. meanwhile areas right around oakland are seeing some as well. get a little bit closer here, you're going to find this and the wind is picking up in and

around oakland as well. the rain will continue to fall. we'll see the brunt of the moisture moving through this morning. by this afternoon, we'll begin clearing out. it's easier to see without the radar how the center circulation is pretty much rolling right over the bay area this morning. and that's bringing even the possibility of a little bit of thunder and lightning. the winds have picked up in and around san rafael. if i bring you through the next couple of hours notice how they sort of die down. then calm as we head in toward the evening. cloudy skies out there and we are very soggy. but not too cool, 53 in oakland so i don't know, a mild start but because it's damp it will feel pretty chilly. upper 40s for napa as well as santa rosa. your afternoon highs will be similar to yesterday but will have sunny sky, at least partly cloudy in most cases. mid- and upper 50s for the north bay. san mateo looking at 55 and 58 degrees expected in santa cruz.

where the showers may linger just a bit. the san jose-south bay area,los cados might see some rain. we'll show you futurecast to see when it'll dry up in your neighborhood, coming up. google's -- andrew worth is suggesting a ski train to travel from san jose to resorts. such as the ones used in

colorado. and let's go outside for a live look at san rafael. we have reports of minor flooding. marin county no exceptions. also some flooding.

welcome back, good morning to you. a gloomy start to the day. san francisco sitting right at 60 degrees. comcast closed the deal on

friday after a yearlong review. it gives comcast a 51% stake in nbc universal. while ge retains 49%. it also rivalling that of walt disney and rivals cable companies. the nbc deal comes with several cable channels the universal studios and theme parks. the chinese new year begins february 1st, but celebrations are already on the way in china town. lee is the first asian american mayor of san francisco.

the year of the hare celebration kicked off. the event features food, and flowers for sale. flowers are considered to be symbolic of wealth in a home with a plan that blooms on new year's day signifies a year of prosperity. people are praying at this popular site wishing for good luck in the year of the rabbit. in san francisco, a long time health clinic is hoping to raise badly needed cash today to help keep those doors open. the line market clinic has helped the bisexual and tran sexual community. donations started to roll in and the clinic is still open.

and tonight a fundraiser will take place. you can make a donation on the clinic's website. you will find a link on our website. a pocket of one bay area neighborhood is smiling this january week end. a new public library is now open in east oakland. the library branch attached to two schools is filled can computers, tacked of books, dvds and study rooms. >> i've come up through east los angeles, orange county, san jose and i've seen the power of libraries in communities like this one. >> a lot of my kids don't have dreams, so i hope dreams start here. the new library was a nine year city vision. because of the olympic break last year the national hockey league did not hold an all star game. well the game is back this year but with a first time format.

team captains point their fingers and choose up sides for today's 1:00 day. now boyle was selected by lindstrum. and boyle took a test, he did help his team earn a point there. super bowl is set to kick off in just about one week. but today the nfl returns to hawaii for the 2011 probowl. the niners and raiders had a few players selected to play this year. including justin smith and zack miller. you can watch the probowl at 4:00 p.m. right here on ktvu channel two news. time now 7:48. getting ready for war is never easy. but hundreds of military men and women took part in a military training. these are real bombs being dropped and it's part of war zone scenarios that have been recreated. the training is called red flag

training. it is for all branches of the military. it only happens once a year. >> it started historically as a joint exercise and it has kept that flavor the entire time. that really helps us because again we never fight as individual services, we only fight as a joint force and we have that common language. >> often times this is a former -- preparation for the super bowl in texas is on the way. good morning to you, we are gearing up for a wet sunday. how long we do expect it to stick around. a live look at the berkeley marina this morning. north end of berkeley dry at the moment as well as richmond.

work is expected to resume tomorrow to deliver a 65-foot crab boat. you can see the boat there on your screen when it washed ashore at half-moon bay earlier

this month. san mateo officials determined that the crane needed to lift the boat off of a trailing requires a permit from the federal administration that's because the boat is located near the half-moon bay airport. foreclosures continue into the fourth straight year affecting mansions to fixer uppers. san francisco has had one of the lowest forclosed rates. but experts say the reason behind the delay has been not because of forclosed loaned. the economy and jobs lack there of was the to blame. thousands of dogs are lapping up a will the of attention in daley city this weekend. the golden gate kennel club is hosting their dog show at the

cal palace. over 130 breeds are respected. the golden gate show is the only benched show in the west. meaning that visitors can actually meet up with the dogs and their owners. security across north texas has been very tight leading up to super bowl xlv next sunday. along with hundreds of low local and federal law officers, a large team of canine police officers will be on hand. they've been hard at work patrolling probowl activities. >> they can go out into the field for the next year and be comfortable but then they are able to find anything that we may encounter. the canine unit owned their badges after a 16 week training course. they can smell up to 19 chemicals. and glee has been tapped

for a pretty big honor. lea michelle will sing america the beautiful before the super bowl. it'll be 11 times that the song has been performed before the game. she will join christina aguil era and the black eyed peas. time now 7:56, hollywood award season continues right n ow. chris colver and lynch are nominated in the actor and actress category. and it was a surprise win last night for film director tom hooper. now he won his british mononarc detail the king's speech at the director's guild of america award. he was up against hollywood favorite david fincher. the two are going to go head to

head again at the oscars where the king's speech leads with 12 nominations. today is the second day of open auditions in san francisco for extras for a big hollywood movie. a very big crowd lined up yesterday for a shot at the spotlight in an upcoming action thriller movie. the film features the spread of a deadly infectious disease. some people say they wanted to audition because they said it would be a fun way to earn a few extra bucks. >> a lot of them are younger than me. not that many older people here. we met a few mature guys. filming is set from february 9th through the 17th in the city. casting agents are looking for 2,000 men and women of all

sizes and ethnicities. good morning to you, a soggy start to the day. take a look what's going on here over the bay. take a look there. you can see at&t park there in the distance. we will have just gray skies for the first half of the day. we'll break away and have partly cloudy skies for the rest of the day. the north bay is going to clear out first. napa, sonoma even san francisco indicating. even clearing out pretty good with the cloud cover there. and by this evening, we will have mostly clear skies. tomorrow morning we could wake up with just a little bit of fog. some of us reporting any where from 3/10 to half inch of rain so far. areas right around napa reporting that. this will show us what we can expect from now until the

afternoon. notice the santa rosa, napa picking up .019. >> again about beneficial rain rolling through this evening by the afternoon we begin to dry out. by the first half of next week we dry out. afternoon highs sitting in the mid-50s. bouncing back into the low 50s, tuesday wednesday and thursday. the san francisco's giants world series trophy is making it's way to walnut creek. the trophy is going to be on display tomorrow from noon until 2:30. the team launched a public tour of the trophy earlier this month. the viewings are free but you can take a professional the ár picture with the trophy and buy it later online.

the ground was shaking today. where people were woken up by a an earthquake. and egypt continues to see protests, where people in the bay area are showing solidarity.

a bay area community is watching the events in egypt closely. what some think is behind a

week of protests there. and no sign of juliani cardenas or his suspected kidnapping. here is a live look outside after a long stretch of dry weather. the rain is back. which areas will be hit the hardest today. and good morning everyone, welcome to mornings on two, i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. let's start with a check of the water with meteorologist rosemary orosco. >> good morning. you can see widespread scattered showers. we head to the north bay, areas right around san rafael, vallejo, napa seeing rain. the east bay seeing a little bit of heavier rain just here on the east side of oakland. and this about to maybe head on over into danville in the next 15 minutes to half hour or so.

meanwhile the south bay reporting rain. los cados seeing light rain. the brunt of this system pulling through as we speak. even the possibility of a thunder and lightning this morning. we talk about what we expect from this storm and when we expect it to pull on out of here coming up in just a little bit. secretary of state hillary clinton is appears on five sunday morning news shows today to lobby the president's position on the street protest in egypt. allie rasmus tells us what steps they want the president to take. >> reporter: good morning mike, at this mosque morning prayers  ended more than an hour ago. we're on 21st street. 30 of members here are from egypt or have family in egypt. and they are following events in that country very closely. many flights of of cairo's

airport have been cancelled. the state department is recommending americans in egypt leave the country for their own safety. today marks the sixth day of widespread protests in egypt. protesters want their long time president out. he has been the president there for nearly three decades. and protesters are calling for reforms and an end to some corruption in the egyptian government. the government has cut off internet access in the recent days to stall some of the coverage. a lack of economic opportunities is what's behind the frustration with the government says a local man. now some of the protests have turned violent and while this political unheavel upholds, people call themselves in a tough spot. hillary clinton seemed to

indicate a change in egyptian government was inevitable. we'll have some of what secretary of state hillary clinton said a little later on this morning in our next live report. but in the meantime. the state department is asking for americans in egypt to leave the country. we'll have more on ktvu mornings on two weekend edition coming up in about a half an hour. allie rasmus. in san francisco, supporters of the protesters in egypt took to the streets to show their solidarity. bay area egyptians and other supporters called on the white house to condemn egyptian president w h o they called a dictator. the protesters gained in number

as they marched to the plaza calling if for new democracy in egypt. a small earthquake shook this morning. although minor it was enough to wake up people. the quakes were centered in alamo. law enforcement agencies from several counties will now begin a visual search of the 90- mile mendota canal for any sign of 4-year-old juliano cardenas and his abductor. sonar radar confirmed there are no bodies in the area where the car was found. but they still believe it's some where in the canal. juliani's grandmother thinks

that they are hiding out some where. >> if they are looking for me, and they can't find me because my car is in the canal. he had plans already, believe me. >> we've been covering this story since juliani cardenas disappeared more than a week ago. we are updating our information on our website 24/7. questions remain this morning about the death of a missing teacher who's body was found in marin county following an extensive search. the body of debra shmitz was discovered yesterday. the tierra linda teacher went missing. family members had said shmitz, was going through a divorce but police have not determined if

that's a -- the cause of her disappearance. police responded to a group fighting at kaiser permanente. officers discovered smith had died at the hospital. another shooting victim was also found at that hospital. he is listed in stable condition. we're hearing this morning that customers of a marin county bank were victims of an atm skimming device. chase bank confirmed that a device at the tierra linda bank took pass code information from customers including susan adams. it happened just before the martin luther king jr. weekend. caltrain faces an uncertain future despite cut backs, they are still dealing with a $30 million budget deficit. the friends of caltrain held a summit in san carlos yesterday

to help find permanent funding. riders, activists including jackie spears say that the peninsula needs that trade. >> we can't have another 20,000 vehicles on highway 101 and 280. and so many people rely on the service. this month, caltrain cut four trains from it's schedule and raised fares more than 7%. the service does not rely on taxes but instead counts on transportation agencies such as munni. rain here in the bay area and snow in the sierra. we want to show you a look at roads going up to the sierra. you can see the roads are already covered in snow so be careful. good morning to you, we're off to a soggy start this morning giving you a nice view

there over the bay. even a little bit of a haze out there. gray skies, rainfalling, take a look at storm tracker two for you here. a little built heavier. san rafael this morning seeing some of this and it's sliding in toward napa. got a little bit of light rain over vallejo if we head to the east bay. got some moderate rain here as well. off to the east bay valley. how about pittsburgh and antioch. you should be seeing moderate rain. meanwhile, southern portions of the bay this morning. san jose as well as milpedas looking dry. so again, this is the system that will bring us this rain by the morning hour. by this afternoon, we'll begin to to dry out. we will don't with dry weather as we move into the first half

of the week. napa reporting half an inch. san francisco not too much but still a possibility to get more here. los cados looking at .33. cooler fair field, napa and santa rosa mid-upper 40s. our afternoon highs looking pretty good with partly cloudy skies. i say we take it right. it is the last weekend of january after all. 57 in oakland, we slide our way south a little bit. and 58 degrees expected in los cados. as we move through the forecast here, we will be improving, clearing out by tonight perhaps a little bit of fog. a.m. clouds as we start the morning tomorrow. temperatures in the afternoon will be rebounding as well. mid-upper 50s, today and into tomorrow. low 60s, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. the winds are picking up just a little bit this morning. we'll show you where coming up

in a few moments. a long time health clinic is helping to raise badly needed cash today to help keep those doors open. the martin clinic has helped the lesbian, gay and transgender clinic. the donations started to roll in and the clinic for now is open. there will be a fundraiser on mission street from seven to 10:00 p.m. that event is going to include performances, dj muse music. you can find a link on our website on ktvu.com under web links. police think maybe a dozen bank robberies in southern california are all linked. the unusual suspect police are looking for. nine years in the making, how a new library will do more than improve reading. let's take a live look outside. the sonol grade, pockets of the

bay area receiving rain. highway patrol already reporting traffic conditions. if you're headed out in the next hour, drive carefully, the roads are wet.

the rain, rain dropping our our windshield there. we have for you this morning. if you're getting out, please take it easy. it is slippery. giving you a live look at the port of oakland this morning. southwesterly breeze at about 10 miles per hour. in australia, a big storm

is blowing across the northeast section of that country. residents are now warned of heavy rain and cyclones. heavy rains that began last december have killed 35 people d damaged or destroyed 30,000 homes and businesses. now the response to the queensland crisis has be unraveled today. almost $170 million has been raised. police in north dakota have questioned a person of interest but have yet to make an arrest. a mother, two of her children and her boy friend were shot and killed yesterday afternoon in the small town of minot. less than an hour later, her mother, 13-year-old brother and her mother's boy boyfriend were found dead inside a trailer. and a man who is accused of

stealing -- of robbing several banks in the bay area is now headed north. the man is suspected of being in the 70s. it's it's also suspected the man could be wearing a mask with elderly features. san mateo congresswoman spear chatted with residents on the streets of san carlos saying today's meeting was symbolic. >> it's important to send the message that engaging with your member of congress will still continue. people that came out today, they want to have conversations with their member of congress and engage in a public debate. >> reporter: congresswoman

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of trying to assassinate. -- the former board director and others took overseas tripped paid for by foreign government. the commission sent a letter tuesday that said it found no wrong doing and closed the case. chinese new year festivities have started in the bay area.

san francisco first asian american mayor received an enthusiastic welcome in china town at the china new year flower fare. according to the chinese tradition, flowers are considered to be symbolic of wealth. and people gathered at the popular memel temple. it's dedicated to the god of literature and the god of war. a new public library is now open in east oakland. the library branch attached to two schools is filled with computers, stacks of donated books, dvds and study rooms. city leaders who came together spoke about the library that teenagers can use their eyes to a whole new world. >> i've come up through east los angeles, orange county, san

jose and i've seen the powers of libraries in communities like this one. >> a lot of my kids don't have dreams so i hope dreams start here. the library was a city vision that cost $14.8 million. today many people will celebrate the first ever fred koramatsu bay in the bay area. koram atsu grew up in oakland. he was ordered to go to an interment camp. the japanese american became a fugitive instead. his fight continued all the way to the supreme court. a federal court overturned his conviction in 1983. koramatsu died in 2005 and berkeley is going to feature a film of his life. in addition to the rain,

the opportunity of thunderstorms this morning. we'll take a look at where we are on our rain gauge, coming up.

bay area artists are helping to raise funds to help sarah shourd gain the release of her fiancee and friend who are still in custody in iran.

money raised will help pay for costs associated with trying to free the two men. iran has set a trial date of february 6th for sean patel and shourd. shorud toll us right here on channel 2 news yesterday that she does not know if she will return to iran for the trial. and i was looking at radar just a few moments ago, and areas seeing light to moderate rain. we see the possibility of thunderstorms this morning before we do clear out. looks a little bright out there. we're maybe seeing breaks in the clouds. the storm bringing in some wind as well. that westerly wind coming off the coast 12-miles-an-hour. and into san rafael reporting 13 miles per hour with a gust at 16, even 20. notice as we move through the

morning hours, they begin to die down and will be between five to 10 miles per hour. it's just again the system now rolling through and rolling winds by sunday night we're going to be calm. with clearing sky, calm conditions we are likely to wake up with a little bit of cloud out there tomorrow morning. so, we're calling for rain this morning. but by the afternoon, drying out partly cloudy skies. mostly sunny skies by tomorrow. and our extended forecast, a.m. clouds a possibility. and may a little breezy between the hills. so we'll be tracking that for you. the temperatures sitting in the 50s today and tomorrow and low 50s for the rest of the forecast. security across north texas has been very tight leading up to super bowl xlv next sunday. along with hundred s of local

and federal authorities they've been busy preparing. >> makes us feel comfortable that they can take the skill they have and go out into the field for the next year and be comfortable if they are able to find anything we may encountered. the canine unit earned their badges after a 16 week training course. a star of the show glee has been tapped for a big honor, lynne michelle has been asked to sing america the beautiful before the super bowl. and you will see it all right here on ktvu a week from today. thousands of dogs are lapping up a lot of attention in daily city this weekend. the gold gate kennel club is hosting their annual dog show. that show includes more than 10,000 dogs representing more

than 130 breeds. the activities will also include a fly ball demonstration and an all breed fashion show. the golden gate show is the only benched show in the west. and that means visitors can actually meet up with the dogs and their owners. the future of certain sports at uc berkeley. what's happening tomorrow as athletic supporters try to get five cut sports reinstated. bay area residents do the slopes. what one bay area resident hopes to do to get people to the slopes.

this morning thousands continue to take to the streets of cairo egypt in anti government protest. and the u.s. is warning it's citizens to leave that country as soon as they can. welcome back to mornings on two, i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mike mibach. in egypt, thousands of demonstrators are once again going to the streets. ktvu's allie rasmus is live. >> reporter: the director of this mosque here in oakland says 25 to 30 of the people who regularly pray here are either from egypt or have family in egypt and obviously they are following the events going on in that country very closely. many flights right now are cancelled out of cairo's airport. the state department is recommending all americans in egypt should leave the country.

today marks the fifth day of protest in egypt. he has been the president there for nearly three decades. and protesters believe he is a corrupt dictator and are calling for reform to the egyptian government. we spoke to an egyptian man this morning. he says he thinks a lack of economic opportunity in his native country is what's behind the frustration. >> i am in a position with egypt. i came to america because there is no future back there. so that's the issue of all this. unemployment is incredible. >> now secretary of state hillary clinton is calling for a quote orderly transition to a quote real democracy. she spoke on several morning television shows this morning. the president is a long time ally of the u.s., but the state secretary's comments seem to suggest that despite that long

term alliance, the american government is sympathetic of the residents. >> those who have advocated a peaceful transition. where the egyptian people themselves get to express their views. >> reporter: now in the last several hours, egyptian military jets have flown over several cairo neighbors in an apparent attempt to restore order and make their presence known. but the civil and political unrest continues today for six days in a row. nearly a week of protest there. and supporters of the protesters in egypt took to the streets to show their own solidarity. bay area egyptians and other supporters called on the white house to condemn egyptian president who they called a dictator. the al-jazeera network is vowing to provide coverage of

the egypt protest despite the government shut down of its operations in that country. the broadcaster is using twitter to let people know how they can get their news through a different channel. the news agency is asking for support of journalists who will continue to report on these dramatic events. law enforcement will now begin a digital search of the delta mendota canal for any signs of 4-year-old juliani cardenas and jose rodriguez. the sheriff's department says it believes there are bodies in the canal. the highway patrol will search the canal by air while local law enforcement agencies will search by roadways bordering

that canal. and a man was arrested after pointing a fake rifle. the shooting happened yesterday morning after police answered to reports of a man -- >> however it looked very real. and the officers lives were in danger at the time. and they fired in defense of their lives and the lives of the other people that were in the home. >> neighbors say they were grateful the man did not have a real gun but they had a mixed reaction to the shooting. one resident said officers should have had a better way to deal with the mentally ill. police have not yet released the man's name. police say a 37-year-old man was killed yesterday

morning near capital and scoffield avenue. authorities hope witnesses can help track down the suspect. police say burglars entered homes by breaking into windows and prying open doors. mostly cash, julie and electronics have been stole -- jewelry and electronics have been stolen. and in one case, they took a car. brown says he prefers reasoning with californians instead. a recent poll found that a majority of voters agree with his call to increase income tax and car taxes. if that money will be used specifically to spare schools. public universities and health care programs from further cuts.

you can watch governor brown's state of the state tomorrow right here on channel 2. it's going to be part of ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. outreach workers help deter violence and crime. they call themselves old gang gangsters and young gangsters. they job their job is to help kids stay off the streets. >> because of me taking those wrong turns, i can teach others to not take those wrong turns. >> do they listen? >> sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. >> what can they do? >> help us change and get us jobs. get us off the streets. >> reporter: the out reach workers say that they don't

fear being on the street because there's a large support of the white jackets. supervisor david campos wants to give those kids free rides for the last three years of the school year and he wants to see if nummi can give all san francisco school kids free rides next year. a big day set for tomorrow. monday marks the university imposed deadline weather to reinstate baseball and three other sports. athletic supporters will sit down with campos administrators to submit final proposals for the reinstatement of the program. the university says it cut the teams to save the campus nearly $4 million annually. a ski train may be just the ticket to get more people up to squall valley. if that deal moves forward, bay area residents would be able to take a ski train to lake tahoe.

talks are under way but there is nothing official. if you are planning to head up to tahoe, we want to give you a live look outside. because those are what the roads are looking like right now. this is a live look at truckee, right now chains are required. winter weather advisory for the sierra lasting until 3:00. we are foggy, a little breezy out there. definitely cloudy as this rain continues to move through. a storm tracker for you, you can see the north bay definitely seeing the heavy rain at this time. we're going to turn on the buoys for a moment. because in and around san francisco, oakland area we are getting winds in and around 15 miles per hour. and they are again coming in from the southwest once they shift northerly we know that the storms are passing. for the moment, when southwesterly wind about 15 miles per hour from san

francisco as well as oakland. and we do have a small craft advisory for the bay area lasting through the afternoon as well. let's get a little bit closer and see where we are seeing some of the heavier rain between napa and vallejo. here you see highway 12 may be a little tricky at the moment. outside of that we've got a little bit of light rain over danville this morning, oakland, san francisco, the south bay is kind of hit or miss at this point. san jose reporting a little bit of rain. i want to back up a little bit, because that center of circulation is moving over the bay area this morning: and that's bringing enough instability to trigger thunderstorms. we're going to keep that in the forecast for the next hour or two. by the afternoon, that possibility for thunderstorms will do the same. your rain cast for your here. notice the north bay going to clear up first then the south bay. some areas, a few lingering showers but between 2:00 and 4:00 we are expected to be

mainly dry. we're going to be dry in the evening hours. we could see fog return to some of the north and east bay valley locations by tomorrow morning. temperatures this morning not bad at all. thankfully because it is cloudy and soggy out there. oakland 48 and napa 52, mountain view as well as hayward. you're afternoon highs for today, a lot like yesterday but it's going to feel better. 54degrees in and around napa for today. 57 hayward as well as mountain view. headed closer to the coast, mid- 50s. 55 san francisco, 57 degrees in oakland. five day forecast here, so we're getting what we need, right? kind of deficient when it comes to rain in january. so we take what we get. by tomorrow we're clearing out. temperatures mid-50s for the most part. bouncing back in the low 50s, tuesday, wednesday, thursday could be a little breezy in the hills. take a look at how much rain has fallen so far coming up in

just a little bit. uc police have arrested a tree sitter on attempted murder charge. they say matthew dodd invited the victim into the street and then attempted to slash his neck when the two argued. but dodd told the californians that he was protecting himself after someone tried to cut down the tree. the man was occupying the tree to protest changes at the park. five members of a drug ring have now been -- mitchell was shot when he grabbed an officers wrist. officers only found a small amount of marijuana and a handgun, his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit. but the judge ruled that officers responded with a

reasonable fear of death. time now is 8:40. real life war zones, recreated as troops get ready for deployment. we're going to take you to a training ground where hundreds of troops gathered this weekend. which part of the training helped the most. it is 8:80 in oakland. looking smooth on this sunday morning. highway patrol at this point just talking about one traffic collision recently out in the contra costa county area. drive safely. the roads are wet today.

>> wow, that's an ominous look there. we have rain clouds over head. a little bit of fog there in the distance. a live look at san francisco where it's a little tough to see. 53degrees at the moment. the plane is destroyed by the pilot managed to walk away with minor injuries. authorities in a texas airport says a plane crashed and hit a home then burst into flames. there were people in the home

at the time, but no one was hurt. one detective was hit in the upper body but fortunately his injuries are not to be life threatening. 60 to 70 officers have been searching the mcarthur area. a passenger train slam into a freight train about 125 miles southwest of berlin. german officials say the impact was so strong the passenger train was catapulted off the tracks. there are calling it one of the country's worse train wrecks and they fear that some of the 23 injured passengers were so severely hurt they may not survive. an in brazil, rescue workers are searching for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed skyscraper. it is believed that three workers are currently trapped. energy workers are trying to breakthrough the walls to find the missing workers. at least six other people were also injured.

the building fell after it was hit by strong wind and rain. time now the 8:45. earlier today, house secretary clinton is going to meet -- the u.s. is warning that continued aid for haiti's reconstruction from last year's earthquake is at stake. hundreds of military servicemen and women are getting real life combat training before the next deployment. those were real bombs being dropped there. the training is called red flag exercise where war zone scenarios are recreated. it only happens three time as s a year, and it's for all

branches of the military. >> that really helps us, because again we never fight as individual services, we always fight as joint forces. the military forces say often times this is the final stop for troops before deployment. new york senator charles shchumer is introducing a bill. the small inexpensive packets are bath salts are being used as

drugs. schumer is going to ban the bath salts. the sharks danny boyle was selected. he did help earn his team a point. the super bowl is set to kick off in one week but today the nfl returns to hawaii for the 2011 probowl. the niners and raiders had a few players selected this year including justin smith and zack miller. and a blind manmade history

today by driving a car around the daytona international speedway track. they were able to avoid obstacles. some which were being thrown in front of him. the giant's world series trophy is on display again. where you can see and take pictures with it. some of us will see more than a half inch of rain. we'll talk about where we've seen the most rain so far. here is a quick look at last night's winning lottery numbers. good luck everyone. never look a howler monkey in the eye.

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turn two years of service into a lifetime of experience. to all theeace corps volunteers past, present, and future, thank you for your service to your country and the world. here is a live look outside, you can't really see anything out there. but that is the bay bridge looking from san francisco. that's a little bit of fog, a little bit of rain. fogging up that camera i think. rosemary is going to have another look at your forecast coming in about five minutes. she's going to tell us which areas are seeing the heaviest rain right now. work is expected to resume tomorrow to deliver a 65-foot crab boat to its owner in princeton by the sea. this is a look at the phillys

when it came into the bay. that boat is now located near the half-moon bay airport. the nation's largest cable tv company has finalized a take over deal for universal. comcast closed the deal after a yearlong review. it gives comcast a 51% stake in nbc universal while ge retains 41%. it contains the universal parks in the united states and japan. hollywood's award season continues tonight. the fox hit show glee is nominated for the top comedy honor. and chris crawford and james lynch is also nominated in the

best actor and actress category. it was a surprise win last night for film director tom hooper. he won for his british tale the king's speech at the director's guild of america award. hooper was up against david fincher for the social network. and the two are going to go head to head again at the oscar where the king's speech leads with 12 nominations. >> today is the second day of open auditions in san francisco for extras for a big hollywood movie. and it is about a spread of a deadly infectious disease. some people said they wanted to audition because they thought it would be a fun way to go out and earn a few extra buck. >> a lot of them are younger than me. there aren't that many older people here. they'll need a few mature guys. >> filming is set from february 9th through the 17th in the city. casting agents are looking for

2,000 men and women of all sizes and ethnicities. they are also looking for local police and military service to help during the filming of the film. if you do want to try your luck, today's casting call is being held at the embarcadero. it's going to take place 2: till 3:00 p.m. you need to bring a pen and a photo. 11-year-old kyley can be seen here at her basketball game getting ready for tip off. when all of a sudden, yeah, that's her dad. he had been deployed for more than a year before this surprise. >> surprise. are you surprised? >> uh-huh. >> i came just to watch your game. >> that's so sweet. andrew ishmel was on an 11 month deployment. fans brave the cold for

their first chance to snatch up tickets for the 2011 season. >> i'll take it, thank you. a box office opening at 9:00 a.m. yesterday. individual tickets cost between nine and $8. the team is offering free hot dogs on thursday to 8,000 people each week. opening night is on friday april 4th against the seattle mariners. team launched a public tour of the trophy earlier this month. fans can take a professional picture with the trophy. then you can buy that professional picture online. if you're going to head outside, you will need an

umbrella or something warm. >> recreation this morning not good. we're seeing a little bit of this at times. although santa rosa at the moment looking pretty dry. this system will continue to move south and east throughoutmost throughout most of the afternoon then we will start to dry out. 42 in los cados. areas right around can concord not as much. this will continue and it looks like the north bay will probably get the award for most rain. likely to see 7-tons before the storm pulls on out of here but we need it. right. we need it. at the end of january we are still deficient. about two or three inches. >> looks like the workweek will

be smooth. it'll be getting what it needs to be done today and easy day tomorrow. >> that's right. back to work, a little bit of fog out there at the valley. but that's it. >> the probowl is going to air right here on ktvu at 4:00 p.m. >> and we're going to follow all the latest news on ktvu.com 24/7. click on that for any information throughout the day. that's going to do it for mornings on two. thank you for joining us. have a great day. >> have a great sunday. 0!ockñ?çóxo?ñ=çñññçvxqx?ñññ?óioy