rain yet. but itopethened storm door. what you are seeing is widespread shower activity. heaviest was in the santa rosa i didn't. vallejo, antioch and concord. this is one is a series of storms. there is one coming tomorrow that will have wind, heavy rape and small stream issues. when i come back, we will go to the computer models and show you the timing on the next storm. >> thank you. from bill let's go to jade hernandez who is live in the north bay. they are going to get hit the hardest here. >> reporter: yeah. it has been sprinkling all day. it is drizzling right now. you can see here. sanitation agencies, small businesses and residents are bracing for several days of

this wet weather. >> reporter: this crew measured the water and checked pumpitations -- pump stations. >> we have been looking at it and trying to predict how -- what kind of personnel needs we will have throughout the rest of the week and weekend. >> reporter: the gm says they are prepared for whatever the season brings. they fixed a 30-year-old pipe. >> 99.5% of the time, 99.9% of the time the water level doesn't rise very much or comes up a little bit and then goes back down. we found a woman who bikes to work year around and found an easy way out of the drizzle. >> put on my rain suit but my daughter picked me up. >> she is my mom.

she gave me life. least i can do, right? >> reporter: sounds nice. in an hour we will take you to a few businesses benefiting from this weather. there is one hot item that surprised even us. as i mentioned, it is drizzling at this hour. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. our coverage continues on our website. if you want to track the weather, log on to www.ktvu.com, click on the weather link for live radar. the domestic violence scandal around ross mirkarimi took a step forward today. he pleaded not guilty today. david stevenson is live with more. >> reporter: look behind me. court has just wrapped up. it was an emotional day as ross mirkarimi and his wife both shed tears as they fought to allow to bring him back to his

house. take a look. this was the situation with a lot of press. it was a circus like atmosphere as ellana lopez entered the court, she was followed by ross mirkarimi. he pled not guilty to one count of domestic violence, one count of endangering a child and one count of dissueding a witness. it stemmed from a altercation in which he grabbed her arm hard enough to give her a bruise. today ellana lopez said she is not a victim. she told the judge she said the violence is that i don't have my husband with me. this is the real violence. prosecutors called for another protective order. they said it wasn't the first incidence of abuse. they revealed text messages

indicated elt'em wanted to change -- ellana lopez wanted to change on thlocks on her -- change the locks on her home after the altercation with ross mirkarimi. in another exchange, ellana lopez spoke about a trip, she said ross mirkarimi fed us regularly. ellana lopez also indicated she wanted him to get therapy. you can see reporters leaving. prosecutors said a video showing abuse and saying we need help. they argued the bruise was from a argument but didn't constitute domestic violence. the judge granted a protective order. he ordered the sheriff to surrender his gun. they move for a spedy trial. a court date is set for monday to set a trial date and ross mirkarimi will have to appear

then as well. at sick, we will hear from a man who believes the case has political origins. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. the ex-wife of joseph naso took the stand in court today. judith naso answered questions directly from the 78-year-old. among them if he ever hurt her or talked about raping anyone. he is accused of killing afour women. ktvu's mike mibach talked to judith naso after today's hearing. what she said when he asked if she thinks joseph naso is a killer, coming up at 5:30. an occupy protest happening right now. ktvu's rob roth vive in berkeley to explain what is happening at the library is a small example of a bigger

issue. >> reporter: we are at the library where a protest is underway. the library closed at 5:00 so no one is supposed to be in here but dozens are still inside refusing to leave. >> reporter: the library was open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., now it is only open till noon. >> i am working on a thesis right now and i am using a book that i can only use ins the library. >> we are here to reclaim our space. we are here to study too. >> reporter: this afternoon students began inside the library. many professors came to support. >> once they cut back the libraries, they are undercutting our students to become educated. >> reporter: they haven't been able to replace the full time

librarian. >> the budget situation sets everything up. gives you fewer resources. the students say the hours are a example of what is happening. tuition going up and services gone down, from fewer classes to okay crowded classrooms. >> the first week of school. it is important that we assert ourselves. we are back. >> reporter: we are back live. you can see the students haven't left and there are faculty members with them. so far no police. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. the president says he is seriously considering a ratical proposal that would eliminate tuition. ed the inplan they would drop their tuition and students

would combinant to paying 5 hersh of their salary after graduation. >> that would be great for a lot of people. the burden. the headache of money. and when you graduate you are expected to do well. so i think it would be fine. >> graduates who make the mean salary would end up paying about the same as the current tuition. it may even be possible for the university to profit when grads end up making more money. a political bomb shell rocked rocked the campaign of newt gingrich. his former wife claims newt gingrich asked her for an open emergency so he could continue to see his mistress. >> we have been married a long time and he said yes but you want me all to yourself. >> she doesn't care what i do. he was asking to have an open

marriage and i refused. >> they divorced in 1999 and he married his girlfriend. newt gingrich refused to comment about her allegations. >> i am not going to say anything. my two daughters have already written complaining about this as inappropriate. both of my daughters are prepared to speak. >> this was her first interview since the divorce. she said she is speakerring out now to give voters more information. poms put newt gingrich in second place in south carolina and gaining on mitt romneych. newt gingrich did receive some other good news. rick perry dropped out of the race and endorsed newt gingrich. he announced the end of his campaign today and then through his support to newt gingrich. rick perry called newt gingrich a conserbative visionary and he also hinted at the personal

problems newt gingrich faced. >> we had our differences. which campaigns will have. and he is not perfect but who among us is. the fact is, there is forgiveness for those who seek god. >> the primary field is narrowed to four. newt gingrich, mitt romney, ron paul and rick santorum. and speaking of rick santorum. he receive-good news today. he may have won the iowa caucuses. a fally of votes shows rick santorum beat mitt romney by 34 votes. >> we feel very, very good. [ cheers and applause ] >> about what this win will mean. it says that we can win elections. we can organize. put together an effort -- >> officials say the final count may never be resolved because some results were

misplaced. coming up at 5:30, what mitt romney has tosay about rick perry throwing support to newt gingrich. tomorrow at the u.s. conference of mayors in washington d.c., they are planning to launch a program for the freedom to marry group. they are campaigning to overturn the marriage act and they are imagine pledging to make the case for same-sex marriage. members of the move on organization took aim at president obama's campaign office in oakland today. >> in california, the expected number of home foreclosures is expected to exceed 2 million by the end of this year. >> the group delivered 226,000 signatures in support of an investigation of wall street. they are urging the present tatake action against wall street -- to take action against wall street.

interest rates for new homes continue to fall. they are at 3.88%. how it doesn't mean much since most people have already refinanced. bank of america reported a huge boost. bank of america said it made $2 billion during the last three months of last year. on wall street, stocks moved higher as investors snapped up bank and internet related stocks. dow had its highest close since july. it is up 3.5%. the dow lost 12.64 points to 11,825.29. the nasdaq composite fell 40.49 to 2,725.36. a man drives his car into the muni tunnel, disrupting

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a wrong-way driver in san francisco forced a shut down of the muni system for hours. here is a picture that tells the story. his suv was stopped on the tracks. we have a map here. the driver entered the tunnel, sal castaneda is there live to explain why this happens more than you think. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. as a matter of fact, a lot of people were delayed this morning, they were wondering how a car could drive into this tunnel. you can see it is paveed. the guy kept driving, straight

into the tunnel. this is what his car looked like after getting stuck inside the tunnel. this morning witnesses say a man became impatient and went around the street car stopped. instead of making the turn he kept going. >> two blocks. he did get in there a long way. farther than he should have. the driver got stuck inside the tunnel, delays thousands of commuters. many who had to transfer to shuttle buses. money was able to reopen the tracks and resume service two hours later after pushing the vehicle. >> lot of people question how they could happen. we will do an investigation with the police department. >> reporter: police identified the driver as scott mitchell. he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, and failure to obey signs. muni workers took this picture

of the suv. this morning our crews caught another driver making the turn trying to head into the tunnel. many told us it is a matter of time before it happens again. >> too easy. they see all that open space so they assume. >> reporter: ktvu learned, in the other cases of people driving into the muni tunnels, all but one have been arrested for driving under the influence. one other thing we learned, is that the car that is still out there, on it had tracks, has not been removed. it will be removed tonight. live in san francisco, sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. president obama became the tourist in chief today. he announced a plan to encourage more foreign

travelers to make the united states their vacation destination. >> hello, everybody. i am glad to be at disney world. >> president obama held a town hall meeting in the florida sunshine and used the magic kingdom to announce his plan. he said his plan will let the world know america is open for business. >> we want to welcome you and to take steps to boost america's tourism industry so we could create more jobs in florida and across the country. >> under the plan they will form a task force to promote travel to the united states. the president also ordered to make it easier and faster for travelers to get visas. ktvu's tom vacar looks at the

new plan later. the sinking italian cruiseship. a domb squad broke through a window of the costa concordia cruise liner. that allowed divers to access the ship to search for survivors. the chapten abandon the vessal and the passengers and could be charged with manslaughter. >> i have heard that the captain left the ship first. this is not true. i am a witness. >> it has prompted concern here at home and now congress is getting involved. she is demanding new rules ensuring evacuation drills are conducted. they are launching their own investigation to review safety rules and training procedures.

the storm is causing problems in washington. the airport was closed but two runways are now open as crews continue to clear snow and ice. officials at sfo said as of right now flights arriving from seattle can be delayed up to 2 hours. they say there were 10 inbound and 10 outbound planes delayed today. today is the appetizer, tomorrow, maybe the main course? >> that's right. a series of weather systems. it is raining out there and causing problems on the afternoon commute. in santaotia, rain call -- santa rosa, rain falling. right now, south of the bay bridge, showers burlingame and because we are -- this is the first real rain, the roads, the

oils on the roads are just really, really slick right now. they are as slippery as you will see them so be careful. rainfall accumulation, not a lot but the door is open and that is the key. moisten of the atmosphere. the next system tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon, looks more potent. we will see more snow in the mountains. good news if you are a rain watching. in the mountains, it will be an issue for people traveling tomorrow. snow levels 6500 feet. but it will be nasty driving. lot of folks are going up this weekend. so it will be a nasty travel plan. weekend clouds, sun and showers will play into the playoff game on sunday. we will talk more about that as well. here is system number one. in the pacific, this reminds me of last year.

number two, lining up out here. it has -- that is why the snow levels are high, warmer air coming from the midlatitude. you are dealing with warmer overnight lows and higher water content in the snow and better rainfall accumulation for us. lot of moisture in the atmosphere. overnight lows mid-40s. not as cold as last night. in the mountains, the winter storm warning will be in effect. snow levels higher than you might expect but they will drop down next week. winter storm warning and we could see a couple feet of snow over the next 48 hours. back in a bit, we will take you through the bay area weekend and look at the championship football game. >> thank you. fisherman are pulling in a good catch after a delay to the start of california's far north coast. grabs fattened up and they are

looking norward to a good season. $3 a pound and that translates into higher commuter prices -- consumer prices. what the wife of joseph naso said today and what prosecutors said. also, apple's new move, what it is doing that could lighten the news for students.

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the company that invented the held hand camera filed for bankruptcy. kodak failed to sell its digital patents. they received a credit line to keep operating why it reorganizing. the days of lugging text books around may be over. apple is releasing their new e text books. >> they are heavy and you got to go through a lot of stuff to get your books. >> we don't have enough because there is so many students. . >> today apple launched its text book program. they will be available in a

special section of the itunes store and you will be able to download them. some students say it is about time. >> it is pretty cool. i don't have a lot of books and i don't have to carry it with me. >> i would lower the amount of weight our back packs carry and it would make having the transition from school to home seizure. >> schools will be able to buy the books also and students could be give an code to download them and apple rolled out two other programs, i books and itunes u, let teachers plan curriculums and share with students. . wikipedia is taking credit

for jamming congressional phone intos. they say 162 million people visited its blacked out sites that encouraged visitors to call congress. dianne feinstein's office reported a high spike in calls and the bill was placed on hold for now. ryan is secrust could be saying good-bye to american idol amch the -- idol: they are claiming he is getting his own network. mark cuban said they will be focused and it will focus on live entertainment. he sin the final year of a three year deal with american idol. he is charged with killing four women in northern california is today joseph naso went face to face with his ex-

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complete bay area news coverage continues, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. angry moments in court as this woman testified in a hearing for joseph naso. that woman is joseph naso's ex- wife and today joseph naso had questions for her. mike mibach was in court and here now. >> reporter: she said she had not seen him in a couple years

but today judith naso looked him in the eyes as he fired questions right at her. >> i am glad it is over. >> reporter: judith naso and her ex-husband is joseph naso. >> reporter: do you feel he is capable of the crimes? >> i don't know. >> reporter: today judith naso testified in the hearing. they divorced in 1980 and today they were face to face. joseph naso representing himself, asked, did i ever threaten you. she answered no. did i punch you? no. push you? no. slap you? no. >> reporter: trying to portray himself as a nice husband. was he a good husband to you? >> reporter: joseph naso did i ever talk about raping anyone. she answered, well, you told me

how you were charged with rape. he says he performed the autopsy on one victim in january of 1977. today he testified she died from strangulation. he said a pair of panty hose was used. judith naso's dna was located on panty hose. joseph naso asked judith naso if she recalled "of her panty hose missing. she responded no but i did find a strange women in the house once. >> i think her testimony speaks for itself. the relevance will be put together when we argue this case on friday. you will see. >> reporter: and the preliminary hearing will

continue tomorrow night. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. the search continues tonight for a driver who fired shots at a undercover detective. this happened last night. the detective was conducting surveillance. he said the suspect drove towards the police car and opened fire. the detective was not hit. >> he is feeling lucky. he is -- had a lot of adrenaline flowing. now he -- i think everything issetting in but he is doing -- is setting in but he is doing great. >> the suspect was last seen on interstate 580. mitt romney is deflecting questions about his tax records and his personal wealth. mitt romney campaigned in south carolina today. when someone asked when he will

release his tax records, he said you will hear more about that in april and he was asked how he felt about rick perry dropping out and enderousing newt gingrich. -- endorsing newt gingrich. >> we will miss him tonight. >> they are facing off in a debate tonight. president obama gives his state of the union address next tuesday. you can watch the state of the union address right here onp ktvu, we will carry it live beginning at six p.m. tuesday night. the san francisco police are urging fans to keep cool.

they will have plenty of offers on duty. last saturday, 20 people were arrested. police are asking fans at sunday's game to report trouble makers by texting bad fans to 69050. giants quarterback, eli manning was back at practice today after battling a stomach bug. today he went through practice in new jersey preparing for sunday's game against the 49ers. >> and we have been inviting you to show photos. this picture by nancy parker. look at that chin. she calls him a die hard 49er fan. here is another picture of two teachers from mercy high school in san francisco. youcan see here. we would love to see your

photos. send them to us and your pictures may show up in our newscast. dozens of los angeles police officer are working working working to find the identity of a man whose body parts were found in the bronson canyon. officials are working to get a finger print. >> once a hand is dried out, they need to be plumped up before they can roll the finger prints. >> authorities are also working with police in arizona where a torso was discovered. they say it is not believed to be from the same person. new information about china town, the one thing that is happening across the country. and sobering information from the military. new numbers about how many soldiers are taking their own

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a sny report finds the number of soldiers committing suicide is down but violent crimes are up. the army says violent sex crimeinize creased 30%. and child abuse increased by

43%. 278 soldiers committed suicide last year, 304 the previous year. san jose medical center broke ground on an important emergency room expansion project. it will add 4500 square feet and brings the bed count to 42. it is part of their hospital expansion and renovation. >> the emergency department has gone from a quater community hospital to a specialty referral refurl center. >> the emergency department streets 62,000 patient as year. researchers are developing a new test to help detect colon

cancer. it would detect tumors by looking for markers in the patient's stool sample. a study suggests that tall men are less likely to develop heart failure. men over 6 feet tall were less likely to report a diagnosis. it appear as lot of teenage girls are clue less about their chances of getting pregnant. a third of them said they didn't use birth control because they didn't believe they could get pregnant. thought they happen thinking isn't clear, they didn't ask teens to explain their reasoning. the overall birth rate has been

falling and hit its lowest mark in 70 years. may bring a wind fall to the bay area, i am consumer editor tom vacar, what folks are saying, still ahead. and we got showers out there right now. they will linger into tonight, when they will spend can when the next round will begin.

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big city china towns are shrinking. many are moving to the suburbs.

nationwide 62% of asian- americans live in the suburbs. and that is up from 54%. this indicates discrimination and other barriers have declined. president obama's announcement of a plan to boost tourism could be big money and jobs. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live at peer 39. >> reporter: indeed. when it comes to white house initiatives, the program gets one attraction's seal of approval. >> reporter: this peer 39 attraction left out of the san francisco bay where the tourist industry was struggling to recover. >> not only did we get lots of visitors, local and from around the country, but it also just

changed the way we had to operate the marina. >> reporter: welcome news. >> i think that is huge for us. animal stories are globally common. >> no one wants to take in u.s. visa. one of the most difficult countries to get a visa for. >> reporter: americans we met today agree. >> yeah. i don't think it should be so hard. i think it is a good thing, get more people. spending more money. >> i think it is very important. especially a city here. >> reporter: if those worried about security issues. remember the u.s. enhanced security across the boarfor people coming into the country.

>> with the visas i think we are more careful than we happen years ago. >> reporter: travel experts say san francisco would benefit from chinese tourism. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> sarah burke died 9 days after being engined. tests reveal she suffered brain damage after crashing during a training run in utah.

storm number two, very light. not a big deal. the real impact is going to be in the afternoon. late afternoon commute and evening hours and strong winds. 6:00, 7:00, might be wet. the computer model, thursday at 10:00, scattered showers. tomorrow morning, friday, 9:00 a.m. see what i am saying?

doesn't look like anything organized. that is tomorrow morning. tomorrow night, here it comes. starting to rain. on the afternoon commute, that is significant rainfall and wind as well and snow in the mountains. highs tomorrow, you can tell it is a mild storm, mid-50s. the next 48 hours, the weekend, the field will be wet for the big championship game. there is a chance shower towardsther 4th quarter, but right now -- towards the 4th quarter. but right now looks dry. temperatures on the mild side. plenty of rain. tomorrow's storm, with the bay area weekend in view, most potent of all the storms we will see. >> couple days wet weather here. thank you. 911 operators got strange calls on a texas highway. a tiger on the roof of a

building. fire trucks raced to the see to find this a toy tiger. fire crews removed the toy. they were afraid drivers would look at it and not pay attention to the roads. santa clara county gets top marks marks for cepping people kick the habit -- for helping people kick the habit.

residents are being protected from the danger of second hand smoke. >> officials celebrated their new report card from the american lung association. they received straight as for its anti-smoking efforts. california received just one a, a d and two fs. inexcludeing a failing grade in tobacco prevention. some say it may be failing in their anti-tobacco programs but they are using shock tactics to try to get smokers to kick the habit. >> this is full of carbon from smoking. >> ad like this one are running in several states. they admit the images are graphic but it may be the only

way to get them to quit. >> the point is to save lives. we need to shock. make people uncomfortable. that is okay. >> the new ads come out later this year. they also launched their own campaign. the fda will spend $600 million on print and television ads as well as social media. coming up, 4,000 people have been forced to leave because of a growing wildfire in reno. and the fire is burning on the same night it is snowing in the sierra. we are tracking the rain at this hour, live team coverage in just 90 seconds.

complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. the first storm of the year is headed our way. we are on storm watch tonight. tracking the rain, wind, and snow. good evening. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. we have live team coverage. ktvu's jade hernandez is in marin county but we begin with

chief meteorologist bill martin. >> scattered showers out there. on it had afternoon commute. the significance of this first weather system, it has been dry, the roadways are slick. oils start to come up. in the heart of the afternoon commute and scattered showers. not heavy rain. this is the first in the series. light to moderate rain showers. the bay bridge is dry. and head south to san jose, scattered showers, morgan hill and gilroy. this is the first in a series. this is a small one. a bigger one is headed our way. i will get to that. right now to jade hernandez in marin county. >> reporter: that is right, actually it is a light rain out here. i can tell you, we are live, you can see right here, you can tell how the