increase. it's heading north. today is a dry day. unless it points north. we are still a day away on this as advertised. today is okay. in fact, i think mostly sunny toward the south bay. mostly cloudy toward the north bay. it will be fair to the south. temperatures will be in the 50s for many. here is sal. steve, good morning. right now we are doing very well. there is road work areas in the bay area. especially on 880. let's go outside and take a look at highway 4. this is a look at the traffic coming up to the grade. no problems. cold morning but light traffic. this is the same for highway 24 westbound driving up to the cold cott. and the morning drive on interstate 880 they are picking

up road work. it's 4:30 let's go back to pam. a search is under way for a missing boater in the south bay. he went out yesterday morning in the alviso marie know in san jose. he has not been seen sense. lorraine blanco is at the marie know where search grews are heading out with the tide. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a very big marsh out here in allovers sew -- alviso. any minute when the tide is right search and rescue teams will go in and try to locate the missing hunter. we just caught a private citizen another hunter going in to try to help out. it's a cold morning out here. the missing man is in his 30s and he's been out here since tuesday morning. the grandfather called police when he hadn't heard from him

all day. he noticed his grandson's truck is still here. there is a private company helping out. the sheriffs helicopter had mechanical problems and a coast guard copter had issues. >> the coast guard helicopter searched 75% of the area. we're looking at nine square miles. and that helicopter had mechanical difficulties. we're waiting for the third helicopter to come from san francisco. >> reporter: crews out here heard gunshots around midnight. they believe that could be the missing man trying to call for help out here. there is hope that there will be a rescue this morning. of course it's very cold out here and hypothermia is a major concern. reporting live at alive sew marina. that happened at the high

standards medical collective on vermont street shortly after 8:00 last night. employees and others were inside at the time of the robbery but no one was hurt. san jose police tell us two male suspects got away with cash and products before driving off in a car. anyone with information is asked to call san jose police. ktvu news has obtained court documents that shed new light on the domestic abuse allegations against san francisco's new sheriff. they detail video of mirkarimi's wife taken -- lopez also claims mirkarimi warned her he would gain custody of their young son because he is very powerful. >> none of us like to hear that people abused their power. but doesn't mean he caused the

situation. >> he is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow on demeanor charges of domestic violence, child endangerment, and persuading a witness. overnight the chp canceled a state-wide amber alert. the 16-year-old girl was found safe early this morning following her reported kidnapping in the city of solito last night. they are expected to release more information on the case later today. san francisco police say they need help to solve the murder of an elderly man opinion 83-year-old juan chen was beaten by a group of men. he died two months later. the attack happened near third avenue in the bay view district. a news conference will be hill at the crime scene at 4:00 this afternoon. there is a $100,000 reward being offered in the case. police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

himself hillsburg police have exhumed the body of a woman. new technology may give new clues. investigators decided to exhume the body after finding a list in naso's home. one of the entries on the list said quote girl near hillsburg. naso is charged with murdering four women in the 1970s and 1990s. 4:34. the search for victims on the sinking italian cruise ship has been halted indefinitely. it comes as a tape is released of the captain talking to the coast guard. wikipedia shut down at midnight. if you go to the sight you will find a message that says imagine a world without free knowledge. in a show of solidarity google

put a black box over its name. it's all to protest the stop online piracy act. under the bill your internet provider would prevent you from visiting websites that link to sites with illegal content. critics say it's too broad. >> it puts a big burden on internet companies to police the internet. when it's up to the content right holders. >> the bill is primarily backed by hollywood movie studios. they say it will protect intellectual property and jobs. vice president joe biden will be in san francisco for a fundraising luncheon this morning. the luncheon will be held at 11:30 at the bentley reserve on battery street. it costs between $2500 and $10,000 to attend.

the money raised will go both to obama for america and democratic national committee. governor brown will give his state of the state address. he's expected to use the speech to -- last year he appealed to lawmakers to put tax hikes on the ballot to close the state budget deficit. but republicans blocked the idea. now he's going straight to the voters. some political analysts believe he's making a mistake by holding the speech so early in the morning. >> i'm a little puzzled as to the decision. why he would do it at 10:00 in the morning as opposed to taking unfiltered prime time at 10:00 which other governors have done. >> after the address the governor will fly to southern california to drum up support for his tax plan. he will speak at los angeles city hall and meet with teachers in burbank. you can watch today's state of the state right here on ktvu channel 2. we will show that

live. at 10:00 this morning. if you can't get to your tv, don't forget we will be streaming it live on our website ktvu.com. 49er fans better limber up their keyboard punching or phone dialing fingers. tickets for this sunday's playoff game goes on sale today. season ticketholders get the first crack at 10:00 this morning. remaining tickets will be offered to the general public at 1:00 p.m.. you can only buy this through ticket masters. they are warning fans about going to unofficial sources. besides the high cost one person was taken into custody on saturday nights game on suspicion of selling counterfeit tickets. san francisco is proudly showing the support of the 49ers. each night red and gold lights will shine brightly at three famous sights. meanwhile mayor ed lee is in washington, d.c. for a conference. he's expected later today to

announce a friendly wager with new york mayor michael bloomberg. ktvu has you covered on game day. starting with return to glory. game coverage 3:00. after the game we'll see you again for a special point after. so full day of football. 4:38 is the time. let's check in with sal for a look at the early morning commute. >> already getting nervous. >> i'm sure. >> i haven't had the nerves since 1995 or '98. since the niners have been good. that is the last time. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute now. the traffic is doing very well on 80 westbound as you head out to the mccarthur maze. no major problems. it's off to a nice start. we've had road work on 880 right near downtown they may be picking it up. as i drove by they were getting ready to pick it up. that was a little while ago. it may be in the process of being removed. this mornings commute looks pretty good. not a big deal at the toll

plaza at all. the morning commute looks good on northbound 280 right through downtown san jose. speaking of big deals, here is steve paulson. sal, stop it. stop it. thank you, sir. we do have increasing clouds but as advertised last week usually the first system to breakthrough a very strong dry trend arrives later than sooner. that will be the case today. there are clouds and rain on the coast. but for most of our viewing area it's going to be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy to the north and mostly sunny to the south. it's still cold. not as cold. the higher clouds help. also fog returning to the coast. 30s and 40s. there are areas that are under a freeze warning. that is the santa clara valley. that goes until 9:00. lows in the 20s there. higher clouds won't get close down there until tomorrow. that's why the coldest temperatures will be focused there. increasing clouds. fog on the coast will work its way over to the coast.

it's going north. it's going north. heading north. it's going to stay north until thursday afternoon for us. the north bay will be the first to get in line. it will be a little warmer today. 57 san jose. morgan hill 58. a lot of mid 50s here with the cloud cover coming in. that will warm things up a little bit compared to yesterday. extended forecast increasing clouds today. more sun to the south. more clouds to the north. cloudy rain begins thursday. rain arrives late friday early sunday. >> we'll stay posted. snow is dumping meantime in the northwest and could get worse. the ripple effect it could have on bay area air travel later this morning. a gruesome discovery near the iconic hollywood sign. what two hikers found and what they will be looking for today.

san mateo bridge looks good here. we'll show you which areas of the bay are starting off well. and which areas are not.

good morning. we have mostly fair skies here. still cold. freeze warning out for the santa clara valley. there is rain to the north. it won't get here today. highs today with sunshine will be in the 50s. it is finally starting to look like winter on the west

coast. snow is falling near portland oregon and seattle washington. we are learning school has been canceled in the seattle and some other parts there. the snow is also making driving conditions hazardous on roads that have not been plowed yet. we understand alaska airlines have canceled most of their early morning flights at the portland and seattle airports. we just checked the bay area airports. the storm is not causing any delays here. that could change. pg&e failed to reclassify pipeline. pg&e says it wrongly classified 300 miles of transmission lines. the lines in question used to run through rural areas but now in densely populated areas. regulators ordered pg&e to check their lines following the 2010 san bruno pipeline blast. missing people has been

called off indefinitely. that decision was made after the cruise ship shifted slightly. the costa concordia hit rocks and capsized late friday. at least 11 people were killed. 28 others are still missing. an audio recording reveals the captain refused orders to get back on his ship after the crash. >> both of you go up then. you and your second go on board now. is that clear? >> commander i want to go on board but there are other rescuers. there no i called the other rescuers. >> it's been an hour you are telling me the same thing. now go on board. go on board. >> a judge released the captain from jail yesterday and placed him under house arrest. he faces charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship before all the passengers were rescued. law enforcement officials will gather at the white house in a way to fight home grown

terrorism. it's part of a man to help -- senior federal counterterrorism officials will present analysis of home grown extremist cases. police in richmond may not help out in future occupy protests. officers from richmond have come to oakland several times in recent months to assist in the occupy raid. but the richmond city council has passed new guidelines involving when and where police officers can respond to trouble in other cities. the guidelines urge richmond police chief to carefully evaluate all mutual aid requests that involve quote civil unrest situations. the secret service says occupy protestors are responsible for security scare at the white house last night. agents say one demonstrator threw a smoke bomb over the fence during an occupy demonstration outside the white house gate. the secret service also gave the all clear a short time

later. first family was out celebrating michelle obama's birthday at the time. jerry yang the founder of yahoo is leaving the company. no surprise by workers. but he said his 17 years at yahoo quote encompassed some of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of my life. he plan on per sue -- pursuing other interests. but they think it will benefit the company yang loves. >> giving up something is very difficult. >> stockholders are still angry that yang rejected a $47 billion microsoft buyout four years ago. bay area people looking for work may find what they want at a job fair in san francisco today. the job fair is being held at

the holiday inn golden gateway. it runs from 11:00 this morning until 2:00 this afternoon. employers including unigon, san francisco chronical. potential employees are asked to bring several copies of their resume. mitt romney is responding to criticism about not releasing his tax information. >> from investments made in the past rather than earned an annual income, i get a little income from my book. but i gave that all away. and then i get speak evers fees from time to time but not very much. >> romney is former massachusetts governor and venture capitalist that put his net worth at a quarter of a billion dollars. he says he'll release 2011 tax return if he wins the gop presidential nomination. because most of his -- he says he's paying a federal income

tax rate of 15% which is about half of what many middle income families pay. 4:49 is the time. 23-year-old iraq war veteran charged with the killing of four homeless men is due to be arraigned today. he is accused of stocking and then stabbing to death at least four homeless men in orange county. prosecutors revealed that ocampo planned to kill again and picked his future targets. family says he became troubled after returning from his tour of duty in iraq. detectives will return to a famous landmark today following a gruesome discovery. two dog walkers found a human head near the hollywood sign. appears to have been killed recently. they plan to return to the park to look for more evidence. a 14-year-old oakland boy is in custody accused of sexually assaulting two women. ktvu talked to the boy's family

members after he turned himself in. the boy suspected of assaulting and robbing two 28-year-old women earlier this month. the boy's aunt says even though he's spent time in juvenile hall for robbery, he -- she does not believe the new charges he's facing now. >> now they said he did a robbery i might agree with him. but a rape and assault they need to stop putting them on him. >> the boy's family members say they are furious about the release of his name by police and contacted the naacp. 4:51 is the time. cracking down on tobacco. the tough new regulations considered that could outlaw cigarette sales in an entire east bay city. ktvu captures the arrest of a wanted man. why police were after him.

we have breaking news to tell you about right now. search crews have just found that boater that has been missing for nearly a day in the south bay. he went out about 8:30 yesterday morning in the mary no in san jose. a helicopter spotted him a short time ago. he has been taken to the hospital and we understand he's believed to be in good shape. again he went out yesterday morning and his grandfather expected him to return last night. he's a military veteran with a deployment in afghanistan. last night they heard gunfire but could not pinpoint the location. they believe it was the boater firing off a distress signal. we'll update that story throughout the morning as soon as we get more information. oakland police arrested a man accused of taking them on a

high speed chase. ktvu was there yesterday when officers caught the suspect. he ran up on the stairs of a home on humboldt street. it appears the suspect surrounderred after he had nowhere else to go. the chase started on interstate 580. he jumped out of the car in the fruitvale district and continued on foot. the dublin city council is cracking down on back sales. they asked the staff to come up with restrictions that would make it illegal to sell tobacco in most of the city. they are asking for the ban near homes, schools, parks, day care centers, and other places where children are. the ban will be voted on later this year and will be fazed in over three years. >> i know you mentioned this, but i went to google. they have a black thing over

their thing. >> we'll talk about that. piracy bill. >> exactly. it's not real until it happens to you right. >> right. good morning everybody. the traffic is doing well. i've also been listening to steve's forecast traffic wise tomorrow and the next day you may have to pull out your rain driving skills. i'll have steve explain when that will happen. just remember when it rains all bets are off. this is the bay bridge. this will be the last element here. we will go to steve right now. hello steve. >> i have new tires. my skills are very positive right now. >> the skills with the z? >> that is right. sal is right. tomorrow -- sal i deputized

him. it's not going to rain today. unless you are up north. it's going to be mostly cloudy toward the north bay. we'll have to wait for tomorrow before getting rain in here. san jose south will have to wait for thursday afternoon and evening. it will be mostly sunny today. there are 20s. i did see 29 at livermore. i saw 26 at bethel island. east and south there are cold readings. a lot of 30s. higher clouds will take the edge off here. still a freeze warning out from the santa clara valley. some fog is also inching closer to the coast as the system starts to increase. there will be heavy duty tolls. you can look at this as long as i do. that hasn't come anywhere near us. remember last week i said the first system to come through usually just comes in later.

everyone wants to jump on the band wagon. a cold morning. higher clouds. mostly sunny to the south and tomorrow will increase the clouds. that will bring rain in. maybe not even until the afternoon. this system has a ways to go. higher clouds. warmer to the south. forecasted highs coming up a little bit today. mid 50s to a few upper 50s. especially toward the santa clara valley. warmer than yesterday that is for sure. clouds roll in thursday. we'll go with the rain thursday night. break friday morning. next system will be friday night, saturday. i still think more wind than rain. >> all right we're watching closely. developing news out of the south bay. search crews found a missing boater near the community of al vie sew. a cold winter storm is causing problems in the air. the airline that is planning to cancel dozens of flights this morning.