complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news. instead of being in front of a class, a bay area teacher is behind bars accused of having sex with a student and she was arrested on campus. the alleged sexual relationship between a livermore student and a 14-year-old student has shocked the community. ktvu's kraig debro joins us

outside the high school with more details. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. e-mails are going out to parents this afternoon. also new information on the investigation. detectives pulled an all- nighter and arrested the teacher, a popular math teacher right here in the parking lot. police say 40-year-old marie johnson was cuffed as she exited her car on her way to her job at granada high school yesterday. >> when she saw us and the suits were there, the detectives, i think she realized what was going on. >> reporter: the victim was a boy who was 14 years old at the time. the unidentified student was in johnson's class but wasn't at the time of the arrest. >> my daughter, she feels horrible because she says she is really nice with everybody. >> reporter: johnson is facing 24 counts of having oral sex and intercourse with a boy under the age of 14.

she is in jail with a bond placed at $1.8 million. most of the sexual contact, police say, took place in johnson's car. >> we have a crisis team. we can give support for our employee: the victim may need most of the help. a juvenile male who has sex with an older woman is not thought of as a victim. they are called names people say, you are not a victim. that the brutal battle for the victim. >> johnson is married and high a high school aim kid herself. she was working at the school a couple of years ago with two other 14-year-old boys who are at the school were allegedly victim of a sex crime performed by an older woman. >> thank you, kraig. san francisco police are investigating the city's first homicide of the year. officers found a man in his 30s

with a stag r stab wound to his chest around 2:30 a.m. the man was rushed sphroon general hospital where he was pronounced dead, 40 minutes later. if you have any information on the case, you are urged to call police a two-alarm fire did a quarter million dollars in damage at a home in san jose early this morning. the fire started around 3:30 in the attic of a house on green leaf lane east of the capitol expressway and south of aborn road. the people who live there were not home at the time and no one was injured. it took firefighters about two hours to put it out. there is no word on the cause. excitement is growing for the 49ers' first playoff game in nearly a decade. this is not just good news for the team and their finance, but it's also great news for businesses around the city.

>> reporter: good afternoon. 49ers is here. people are getting fired up here out on the streets for saturday's playoff game. let's take a look at some video from the niners' last game against the pittsburgh steelers, that win that we had. we talked to san francisco mayor ed lee who has a friendly wager with new orleans' mayor f san francisco wins, they'll get some creole shrimp and crab cakes. >> and sound like we have a better food basket. >> you might. we're going to see each other after ward, too. it's happening this saturday, of course, a 1:30 game. i'll be there. of course, i'm going to say it again. light out on new orleans. >> reporter: the blackout that happened at the steelers game should not happen again as pg&e has laid nearly a mile and a half of power lines.

abysses along fishermen's wharf received nearly a million new items. tickets are still available for saturday's game. we checked with stub hub and found that tickets range from $150 to 50 grand. we know that huey lewis will be performing the national anthem and when we asked mayor ed lee about his prediction for the game, he said that the 49ers would score 29 points and new orleans, all he could say was less. >> thank you, tara. >> 49ers fans have been sharing their photo with us as we get ready for the big playoff game on saturday. this comes from charleene and her four-legged 49ers fans. she is a season ticket holder and tale gates before every home game. >> we'd like to see your 49er fan photo. just up load them to photos at ktvu.com. be sure to watch channel 2 ktvu

for all the excitement. our coverage begins at 11:30 a.m. with a special pregame show, return to glory. kickoff for the niners-saints game is set at 1:30. you can watch the point after after the game live from candlestick. determined parents spent hours waiting for the clans to be one of the first to register for kin der garth en at a popular -- kindergarten at a popular santa clara school. but officials said the exhausting effort was just not necessary. >> holly chang, first in line got that spot by getting here at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. >> is my daughter going to get into the school? >> mike speed says that's a number game. >> only 120 places. there's sibling priority at well. so there is very limited

spaces. >> one parent who has done this before came with donuts. >> got to support the troops. >> reporter: as the sun came up, folks in the back of the line were left hoping for enough space. >> i hope so. i think they had like 120 seats. i hope he gets in. >> i didn't expect, you know, okay, frankly, but, now, let's see. >> crossing our fingers at this point. >> reporter: but was all this necessary? as the morning progressed, the line continued to grow. even though the principal told us he told everyone in that line last night and again this morning that no matter what, if they enroll their kids here, they will have a spot. the superintendent made that statement again saying they would open another class if necessary. >> they said, thank you, we have lots of coffee. >> that's a huge credit to the staff and the parent here at our school. >> reporter: then, just before 9:00, the moment came.

registration. and after more than 19 hours of waiting, there were no regrets from the front of the line. >> i can tell my daughter, you're going to be going. >> i wanted a guarantee, i wanted to be a number 11. >> a guarantee that will have her sleeping better. >> number 1, yeah. >> claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news a petition to turn clayton valley high into a charter school has won approval. charter status was approved for three years. the approval has bree conditions, many of which must be met by march. the charter conversion will take effect next fall ktvu has an exclusive look today at san francisco's first electric street car ready to roll again on city streets. the 1912 double ender street car will run on the f line from the castro to fishermen's wharf after a two-year overhaul in pennsylvania the historic street car had suffered water damage to its electrical system after being left in an open air

trolley yard in 2006. here is what the street car looked like when it was the first electric street car to run on city streets. pretty cool video there the double ender will be part of the 101st celebration of muni the state department reacts to shocking video of u.s. marines in afghanistan. cold this morning, mild this afternoon. sound like the same weather we had all week. but are we in for a change in mark tamayo is here with the forecast. [ male announcer ] southwest makes the call. man: please swipe credit card.

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is absolutely inconsistent with american values, with the standards of behavior that we expect from our military personnel and that, you know, the vast, vast majority of our military personnel, particularly our marine, hold themselves to. >> that's the latest comment today from secretary of state hillary clinton on a controversial individual ye seen by millions of people worldwide showing u.s. marines desecrating the bodies of taliban fighters.

leon panetta has ordered an investigation into the video. >> the pentagon press secretary tweeted that the secretary of defense called the president of afghanistan. we blurred the people out. but one of the marines said, have a nice takes buddy. the marines are part of a scout team that left afghanistan. >> we don't have to drop our trousers and wince on the bad guys. that's not within the skill sets. that's not what these fires are trained to do. >> a u.s. envoy is headed to afghanistan this weekend to try to advance peace talks with the taliban. a taliban spokesperson reportedly says this video is not going to hurt that effort

but there certainly are a lot of fears that it is going to increase anti-american sentiment in the region. reporting from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. a search is underway for a 15-year-old girl missing from san jose. police say raquel men ken menchaca may be held against her will by her boyfriend, leonel vargas. the car vargas is driving is described as a two-door, toyota, with the plate 5 hbx 454 and a search is underway for a 14-year-old girl who may be at risk. darlene singh was seen leaving her parents' home around 4:00. her family believes she took b.a.r.t. she texted a friend at 10:00

but has not been seen since she is 5'4", 100 pounds, with black curly hair and has olive complexion. her family says she may need help. mitt romney is still the target for those trying to win the gop nomination. >> the contest in south carolina is now a week and a half away and it's the last stand for some of these republican candidates. >> mitt romney still basking in the glow of his 2-0 record, hope that go south carolina makes three in his race to unseat president obama. >> he is leading us on the path of becoming like greece or italy. i'm convinced that we will be there. >> while his focus is exclusively on the president. >> south carolina takes credit

and i want you to take me. >> rick perry, jon huntsman, rick santorum all have to do well in south carolina. so does newt gingrich who is running tough new ads against romney. >> massachusetts moderate mitt romney, he can't be trusted. >> while polls show that romney is in the lead in south carolina, thinks not new hampshire and that can be a problem for ron paul, too. last time around, in 2008, more than 2/3 of south carolina republican voters identified themselves as conservative but 60% consider themselves evangelical christian, a tough crowd for romney. and then president obama whose white house job forum was more like campaign. >> if you look at what he has done versus what mr. romney did

at bain capital, he will win that. in washington, doug luzzader, fox news. an earthquake rattled northeastern japan today. the 5.2 magnitude quake was centered around 75 miles southeast from the fukushima plant, the one that wasseverely damaged in last year's earthquake. there is no tsunami warning. today is the second anniversary of the earthquake that ravaged the small island nation of haiti. the earthquake killed 300,000 people and left more than 2 1/2 million without homes. hundred ofs of thousands of people are still living in tent camps. >> i have lived here since january 2010. since we have been here, no one has come to talk to us, no one

has come to discuss what can be done to help us. >> half of the foreign aid has yet to be distributed. the president of haiti is pledging to double the government's effort to help rebuild the country former president bill clinton is in haiti and plans to participate in some of the memorial services today university of california campuses are about to become smoke free. you see regents plan to institute a smoking ban within the next three years. it also apply to chewing tobacco and tobacco sales. 8% of students and 10% of u c employees still smoke. there is no word on how schools will deal with violators we still have a burn ban. wood smokey myths particlets

and triggers pollution that can irritate those with asthma on otherrespiratory disease. thinks the 14th time that we had the air alert. and our weather story not changing too much for today. look what i was blocking there, the beautiful flag of the 49ers there with mostly clear skies, still plenty of sunshine for today, the game should be beautiful with mostly clear conditions and temperatures probably in the low to mid-60s right at candlestick. as you can see, today, clear skies out there, a little bit of fog touching the western tip of sonoma county, but still plenty of sunshine in the forecast. and temperatures, after a very cold start this morning, the coolest locations in the upper 20s, temperatures beginning to recover right now. fair field, concord and livermore, also oakland at 61. downtown san francisco in the upper 50s at 59. here is the latest satellite. you can see the clear skies out there and, of course, the calendar which we have been using a lot to show you the dry weather we have been dealing w

the dry weather pattern sticks around for the second week in a row and even into next week. even today. more sunshine, the dry weather pattern is here to stay and high pressure remains in firm command of our weather. by sunday, we'll bring in a few extra clouds, and also a dropoff in temperatures but that will be the change for at least the second half of the weekend. here is the bigger change developing as we head into next week. we will bump up rain chances by the 19th, 20th and 21st, all just a chance right now but we could have a big change in the weather pattern. here is the latest forecast model showing you all the problems. all of these high clouds will be moving into the bay area by saturday night into sun day today, lots of sunshine out there at 3:00. 66 to 67 degrees. once that sun goes dowrntion it cools off rapidly. by 7:00, readings back down into the 40s to low 50s. here ace look at the numbers.

santa rosa, 67. san francisco, 62. hayward, 25 and san jose right around 65 degrees and a look hate with your extended forecast and your weekend always in view, lots of sunshine for your friday, into saturday, once again, up to a cold start, at least for the morning hours. we do thicken up the cloud cover on sunday with a chance of some drizzle showing up sunday morning and partly cloudy skies on monday. no rain clouds yet in this extended forecast but things will be changing. tory, it has been remarkable, the first half of january could very well be dry across the entire bay area. but some changes are developing now later in the month. >> we'll keep our fishings crossed. thank you, mark. after a six-week delay, crab season is about to be open. biologists delayed the opening because crabs to be caught are not ready. bay area crabbers have pulled

in as many as 7 million pounds since they started fishing. california has seen a surge in millionaires. there are 13,000 people with incomes of more than $1 million in 2010 up 27% from the year before. millionaires also reported the largest income increase among all other texas brackets with .8% and they also saw the largest tax increases of 1.5%. just ahead, a check on stocks and a new jobless numbers are not good but there is a reason. and an employer is setting up shop. the name is still not known but many think they know who it is.

stocks have turned around and are up in the final hour oftrading. there is an up swing in the unemployment claims. but strong bond option. the labor department this morning reported a jump in the number of new jobless claims last week. about 399,000 people filed for first time unemployment benefits. that's up 24,000 from the week before. the increase is nearly five times when economists had expected after temporary holiday jobs ended.

this morning, realty track said that the number foreclosure filings fell to a three-year low. realty track says that's not always because things are getting better but more of a delay. stanislaus to see 1500 new jobs from a company that's keeping its identity secret. the town is actually patterson. ground breaking on the 1 million square foot warehouse is expected to happen in september. >> we have been asked by the potential end user to keep their corporate identity confidential at this point. >> they promise to announce the company's name when the deal is signed. many are speculate that go amazon.com will use the space as a distribution hub.

the unemployment rate tops 20% so hundreds of job would be a big boost to the economy no question about the california state gap >> it's there but it's big but it could be reduced by bay area mark zuckerberg, what he and facebook could be doing to tha could change the story for california. thank you for trusting ktvu for your news. see you next time the news breaks . have a good day.