rain finally returns to the bay area and the umbrellas come out. tonight we are tracking more wet weather on the way tomorrow. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. we are on storm watch tonight with rain in the bay area and snow up in the sierra. it is a long overdue combination that suddenly ends a winter dry spell that's been lingering for weeks. bill martin tracking a second

storm that's headed our way. we're going to start up in the sierra. eric rasmussen already up in blue canyon where they are seeing some accumulation. >> you can see we already have a layer of snow and take a look, there's more of it coming down tonight. the stuff we have at blue canyon it's not all that deep. but a little high up i80. i spoke to ski resort operators during a season that's thankfully snow. in just a few hours, fresh snow piled up in places that have hardly seen any all season. >> we need the water and we need the snow. >> so it's kind of overdue.

>> oh yeah, definitely. >> reporter: it's also the need of chains. >> i'm thinking i should throw some on. >> reporter: by 6:00 driving became treacherous in places. signs warned of a 30-mile-per- hour in places. it's all hands for caltrans. they had 200 people on duty and 235 people when the fest plates started rolling. >> we got our sanders and we're just keeping it off the road. >> reporter: even for those putting in overtime all of this snow is a welcomed sight. >> we're glad to see it. skiers are glad to see it. the ski resorts are great to see it. it's great to see it, we need the water. >> back out here live, caltrans has told me it has seen a number of spin outs and minor wrecks but no mayor accidents. they said just like we have

here you should expect to be using chains out here for at least the next few days. eric rasmussen. >> here's another view of the snow. this is what it looks like from a caltrans camera giving us a live picture of squall valley. it's been snowing there all evening and we've watched it accumulate throughout the evening. and this is what we need. rainfalling in the bay area today. the afternoon commute was rainfall accumulations nearly an inch in santa rosa. elsewhere it's raining out there fairly hard in some places right now. the radar is not p p picking it all you have but i have reports in the north bay of consistent light rainfalling. continue all night, look for some wet possible in the morning commute. here's the big story. this is the first, the door is open. there's a bigger one sitting out in the pacific. we will look at that one and

how it will impact you on friday. the first rain in months caused trouble. they responded to one crash after another. >> reporter: within 10 minutes, 10 cars crashed within feet of each other on highway 101. >> we had two right behind us and three more behind that. >> reporter: because we were riding along with the fire department we were on scene at a three car accident when two other sets of vehicles crashed around us. >> it's the first rain of the season pretty much. once that happens you're going to see all these accidents. >> reporter: sirens started blasting in santa rosa after the rain started falling. >> we were at three different accidents in a five minute span. >> reporter: it turns out it's

not unusual to see a domino of accidents. it turns out it's not unusual after the oil gets wet. since the rain started today there have been 28 collisions in sonoma county. one of those accidents fatal. in santa rosa, patti lee, ktvu news stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. bill will be back with how the weather will affect this weekend's game. at this hour help is on the way as rain has just started to fall. gusts of up to 82 miles per hour pushed the fire across parch land. a state of energy has been declared in washo county and 10,000 people have been ored to evacuate. just a few minutes ago we learned that 10 homes have

burned. 10miles south of reno and the highway is closed in the area. the fire grew to nearly six square miles in just a manner of hours. we're told this area had not seen precipitation for 65 days. now to the campaign trail and the race for the republican president nomination. as rita williams reports not before one man dropped out and some potentially damaging information came out about another. >> reporter: the day started good for mitt romney. >> i was very honored and

humbled to have governor perry speak to well about entorsioning me. >> reporter: then the bad news, gingrich's second wife mary anne said in an interview when she learned her husband was having an affair with congressional aid calista, now wife number three, he was asking for a special request. >> he wanted a open marriage. >> i've been very open about needing to go to jesus for forgiveness. >> he needs to show that he's electable. >> reporter: university of san francisco political science professor cory cook says the republicans may have bloodied each other enough to make it easy for president obama to win

in november. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now on the gop race. a poll conducted tuesday shows romney at 30% just behind gingrich. gingrich has jumped 11 points in just two weeks. rick santorum slipped to third, the fourth candidate texas congressman ron paul is at 13%. rick perry's withdraw and the days over development overshadow today's debate in the primary. that debate saw romney criticizing gingrich for repeatedly using the name of ronald reagan. >> you keep talking about the reagan revolution, i looked at the reagan diary, you're mentioned once in the reagan

diary. >> on the campaign trail, ron paul has repeatedly gone after santorum even calling him liberal. the two budded heads earlier tonight. >> just in the record, i wasn't thinking about you when i was giving my statement so you were overly sensety. the south carolina primary is set for this saturday. anonymous says it's launched it's largest attack ever. it's taking responsibility for taking down the government website. anonymous used a twitter account to announce it's actions. the group wrote the largest attack ever by anonymous. 5,635 people confirmed using loic to bring down sites. google stocks took a beating this afternoon when it's fourth quarter earnings

report fell well below analyst expectations. the news came as the stocks dropped more than $57 or 9% in afterhours ratings. google's shares went up. but analysts were estimates 20% growth. foreign exchange rates and changes for online updating has been blamed for the drops. 352,000 people filed for unemployment last week. that's the lowest number in six years. the unemployment rate should drop. the encouraging news about the jobs market helped the markets move higher for a third consecutive day. the dow rose 52 points. apple unveiled three

products it hopes will one day revolutionize textbook industry. i books 2 was enter tuesdayed in new york. it's a free app for reading interactive digital textbooks on the i pad. he also unveiled the e books author. >> really, really powerful stuff. it made it ease easier to update a novel on the i pads. >> teachers plan and share their curriculum. apple already has a few textbooks available at the new store called i books two, they cost $15 each. san francisco sheriff faces a judge on charges of domestic abuse. the comments during that hearing that caused him to break down in tears. back in 10 minutes with tomorrow's forecast. live storm tracker 2 it's going to be lit up on friday. see you back here. it's hanging from the

ceiling of a bar in san jose. is it funny or offensive. a civil rights group wants it to come down.

only on two, a doll hanging by a noose at a san francisco bar. lloyd lacuesta is live where he found out a hanging noose can

mean different things to different people. >> reporter: down the street is the old wagon saloon and grill. and it has a decoration. >> reporter: hanging up high in the bar, there's a doll with a noose around its head. the ncaa p says that a member was in the bar on martin luther king day and was offended. the bar is supposed to be the owner of the accomplishment. >> this is the saloon, his little way of trying to be quirky or funny. >> i'm not offended by that at all. it's not black. >> if that doll would be

african american but it's looks like a cartoon. >> ironically two blocks from the bar is a park. one man says the hanging doll represents that history. >> to me that represents the hanging of the kidnappers of the heart family there in the park over on st. james. no more no less. >> reporter: whatever the reason, the naacp wants the doll to come down. >> if we need to pull it down, that's something to consider. >> if not then we'll have to see what over steps we have to take to change the culture of this whole strip. >> reporter: reverend morris says he's called on the mayor to look into this and if need be he will seek a boycott of the bar. live in san jose, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news.

now to san francisco where a suspected drunk driver caused huge problems for thousands of nummi drivers. an impatient driver darted around a parked car and drove straight into a nummi tunnel. then he kept on driving for some distance before crashing into a platform. you see it there. nummi had to close down the tunnel which forced commuters on to shuttle buses. >> a lot of people question how this happened. we will certainly do an investigation. nummi was able to push the suv off to the side of the track and reseem service about two hours later. scott mitchell was arrested. newark police have identified the innocent victim kilned yesterday. the man who died was 69-year- old robert sheny of pleasanton. a small memorial was created

for him at the scene of that crash on mauri avenue in newark. three men were arrested and could be arraigned as soon as tomorrow. the men had broken into a home and took off when officers spotted them. the chase was called off long before the crash occurred. prosecutors in san francisco charged a shuttle bus driver in connection with a fatal crash at one of the city's most dangerous intersections. the driver is accuse of running a red light on octavia. the driver 64-year-old wallis richardson is charged with misdemeanor vehicle manslaughter. san francisco sheriff ross mikerimi was seen in front of the judge tore.

>> reporter: this is the scene as mirkerimi appeared in front of a judge today. he pled not guilty. it all stemmed from a new year's eve altercation in which mirkerimi grabbed and bruised the arm of his wife. lopez came to court today to fight that order. she told the judge she wants her husband back home with her, quote i think the violence against me is i don't have my family with me. this country is trying to pull my family apart. this is the real violence. >> but prosecutors today revealed that lopez wanted to change the lops and wanted to know if police would arrest the sheriff. a video made by a neighbor shows lopez displaying a bruise

aáepb saying we need help. mirkerimi agreed that the bruise was after an argument but did not indicate spousal abuse. mirkerimi will have to stay 150 feet from his wife, son and home. now to italy where rescue crews are on a race against time as they try to locate 21 people still missing from a cruise ship. they focused on an evacuation route that is now 60 feet under water. this video shows just how difficult the e search must be.

there's bad weather in the forecast, a storm would delay recovery efforts and the ship could sink into deeper water. there are new allegations tonight about the actions of the captain scatino. a cook from the ship said the captain ordered dinner for himself and a woman after the ship hit the rocks. a new audio tape of the ship's communications indicates the officers were still reporting only an electrical problem, a full half hour after the accident. a few light showers out there still. it's coming down fairly consistently. it's a moderate to light rainfall. it will leave wet roadways in the morning. it overnight lows not in the 20s or 30s but in the 40s and even some low 50s. tomorrow morning, it's not frosty. it's not freezing in the bay area, just wet on the ground for your commute. tomorrow a stronger storm moving our way. you saw those reds and yellows move through. at least double what we saw today. so we could see over an inch to

two inches in the north bay. an inch to 3/ -- .35 of an inch in the bay area proper. more rain in the bay area forecast. more snow in the mountains. when we come back, the computer model, and we're going to run through because we have a big game on sunday and there is rain. what do you like most about the return of the rain? jenine robert says my car is getting a bath and we have an excuse to stay in for the night. and sarosh patel says, love the smell of rain on the ground. you can join the conversation. what joseph naso testified she saw inside their home. the 49er hat that started with a nugget of an idea. we'll meet the creators of this new craze.

there was some rivetting testimony during a preliminary hearing for accused killer joseph naso. naso's ex-wife took the stand as the two faced each other for the first time in years. >> i'm just glad it's over. >> reporter: her name is judith naso and her husband is accused killer joseph naso. >> do you think he's guilty of the crimes he's accused of? >> i don't know. >> reporter: judith naso testified in her ex-husband' preliminary hearing. they divorced in 1958 and today he angrily asked his wife, did

i ever hit you, no. >> punched you? >> no. >> it looks like he was trying to portrait himself as a nice husband. was he a nice husband to you? >> naso in cross-examination asked did i ever talk about raping anyone. she answered, when you told me once right after we married about how you were charged with rape. dr.erin jindrich testified today that the cause of death was -- naso asked his wife if she recalled any of her panty hose missing. she said no, but i did find a strange woman in the house once. she was that tall woman in the

living room. she asked, you mean the woman i had an affair with. she responded yes. >> i think the testimony speaks for itself. the relevant relevant -- relevance is going to be put together when we resume on friday. you will see. >> reporter: reporting in san rafael, mike mibach. prosecutors in contra costa county say they have identified three more victims of a school custodians. he worked as a custodians at several schools. authorities arrested him at his home. he pled guilty to several cases today he is being held on no bail. nato officials say the

chopper went down in the southern province of helman. american marines have a large presence there. this is the deadliest crash since 30 soldiers died last august. the u.s. soldiers say the number of suicides among soldiers are dropping. last year there were 278 suicide. that works out to five suicide every week. even though that number is down 9% compared to 2010. the army also reported that violent sex crimes and domestic violence have increased about 30% since 2006. and child abuse is up 43%. in sacramento california republicans failed today in a rare attempt to override a governor's veto. governor brown vetoed the bill

saying agreements had already been reached to keep nine parks open. the over ride vote failed along party lines. will rain make for a soggy field on sunday? bill is next with his forecast. you may have seen some of them at the stick. the 49er behind noggin nuggets and how he makes them by hand.

all week we've been monitoring the afc championship game come sunday. what we have is definitely a wet field. showers mainly in the later quarter to about the fourth quarter we're expecting rain showers. as we get to 5:00 or 6:00, a chance of rain showers there. the wind is coming across at 10

to 12 miles per hour. it's not a gully washer but definitely some rain chances as you get to the tail end of that game. back here in just minutes, with your five day weather in view. new at 10:00, debra villalon is live in oakley with the man who came up with this novel hat who says he can't keep up with the demand. >> reporter: it's a gold rush in his garage. these have been showing up in candle stick, soft foam hats stamped 49-karat gold and you can't buy them at any store. his garage is a factory. >> i had to just kind of wing it. >> reporter: and this lifelong 49er fan the creator. >> my goal dust right here. this is where the magic happens. >> he works for pg & e by day

and makes his noggin nuggets at night. >> reporter: he came up with his design. that's the cheese head color and they were just painting it. >> reporter: but the paint rubbed off. unacceptable. an art warehouse guided bell with materials and advise. >> it takes a special mind set for anybody to have the perseverance to see this through to its completion. >> these are all rejects. >> reporter: for a year, bell experimented with mold, foam and dies to get it right. >> this one was like wait a minute, i'm on to something here. >> reporter: and finally, last season he started selling his hat at games, $20 each, developing a website and taking

orders. but the nugget nation is still small. each hat takes an hour to make. >> i think it's gotten to the point where i need to start expanding up. >> tonight he's still in his garage tonight working. he has 100 orders waiting. he wants to keep this hat production here in the bay area. we're live in oakley, debra villalon. we've been inviting viewers to share photos showing their 49er pride. connie sent us this picture. and neil sent us this picture he took with frank during last week's new orleans game. eastman kodak filed for

bankruptcy today. for years it was synonymous with photography but it felt behind during the digital age. >> reporter: developing a picture in a darkroom is in danger of becoming a lost art. but kodak's contributions and preserving memories is a lasting memory. >> do i see kodak? i see an east man kodak there. >> reporter: pop culture critic showed us an album containing photos spanning decades all taken with kodak film. >> it's like mcdonalds going bankrupt. that's your memories, your history. that's your childhood. >> reporter: the change from film to digital images in recent years has led to a lost of anticipation. >> we had a week of photos and not knowing what you had.

there's something to be said of that. >> reporter: carlos arrieta is a photographer instructor who shoots pictures in film. >> it's one of the last american companies that people love. to lose an industry leader is a big blow not only to photographers but i would imagine for americans. >> this a m ericans. >> reporter: all of the pictures are shot on kodak and hopes it will emerge from bankruptcy. >> it's still amazing and a surprise. it would be sad to see the film go. >> reporter: the history of kodak is not black and white. the iconic company's survival will determine on what it does best, delivering quality photographs. a judge continued to block

the state of california from reducing inhome care payments to low income residents. a u.s. district judge said the 20% reduction would put elderly and disabled recipients at risk. state officials say the court delays have cost california $2 billion. they plan to appeal today's decision. the california supreme court is taking up the legality of medical american laws. a ruling is not expected though for several months but could have a major impact on dispensaries. a new business forecast shows three sections of the bay area are poised to add jobs. the san francisco, san mateo marin region could see a 5% increase. the figures come from the business forcasting center

located in stockton. a battle with riot police, the issue that had officers in south american aiming water cannons and tear gas at students. back in 10 minutes, live storm tracker 2, we'll look at the rain and the latest computer model as it rolls rain showers into the weekend and into next week. the new presidential push to bring students state side. how the executive order could have an impact here in the bay area. okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok?

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lease after 80 years. the local was visited by celebrities. >> we are asking the developer to come back to the table, join us for a drink and see if we can keep this constitution. >> the lounge could close as early as this march. with disney world as a backdrop, president oe -- obama announced a plan to entize people to the united states. >> we're going to see how to make it easier for foreign tourists to find basic information about visiting america. >> the president announced easing visitors to come to the

u.s. >> this will be a great destination for people all over the world. >> reporter: the white house is targeting two countries in particular, brazil and china with the tourism initiative. about a thousand students rioted with police in santiago. police responded with water cannons and tear gas. students are angry about the higher cost of higher education and they want the government to contribute more. police ended up arresting at least 20 demonstrators. in the arabian sea the u.s. navy has once again come to the help of the aranians. this is the third time recently that americans have helped

aranian on the arabian sea. and in london, the olympics security chief said there is no threat but they need to be prepared for anything just in case. the british royal marines will also be on stand by. the opening ceremony is set for july 27th. sarah burke has died after a ski crash 19 days ago. she was just 29 years old. burke was a four time winner x games champion and a pioneer for women in the sport of free style skiing. she helped get super pipe accepted into the olympic. that sport will make its olympic debut in 2014. the best place to work according to fortune magazine. the remarkable story of these twins, the genetics tests, the surgeries that saved

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uc berkeley students are staging a sit in inside a campus library at this hour. they're protesting reduced library hours and fewer services at a time when fees and tuition at university of california schools keep going up. the students told us they're conducting a teach in at the anthropology library. the library used to open from 9:00 until 6:00. but last month the hours changed and it's now open from noon until 5:00. only on 2, a new genetic test that's giving a set of twins a chance to win that they wouldn't have had just a year ago. the girls were born with a rare metabolic disorder. john fowler tells us about the screening that saved their

lives. >> reporter: charlotte and sophia thriving now. >> being new parents kind of denying they looked sick. >> reporter: charlotte especially lethargic and sick. her heel stick revealed some sort of disease. the hospital rushed charlotte and sophia to specialists ists. >> had it been another day, they may not have made it. >> reporter: stanford reported to this lab, that test normally takes a week. but within 2.5 hours they had this result unique to mma. >> what happens to them they become progressively lethargic, they go into a coma and if they're not treated quickly,

they die. >> reporter: doctors proposed to be the first twin infant liver transplant for mma. they were 14 months old. >> we enlisted them at the same time so they got the livers closely together. fortunately they both made it home for christmas. >> this disease can be confused for a common infection. the girls are well now but still need a shot. a new report a man who was found all the way across the country. jude hunter was found in new york. it's not known how hunter managed to get to new york. he disappeared last tuesday after missing his ride to a doctors appointment in oakland. the mayors of los angeles, san diego, new york city,

boston and houston will be the cochairs of a new bill. more than 70 mayors are joining the suit. a list of the best places to work puts google at the very top of the list. fortune magazine says that while google is famous for its many perks including free food, drinks and massages. the air quality is impeccable. second on the list is boston consulting. operating of embarcadero towers, and sas institute of north carolina and net app out of sunnvale also made it on to the top ten. still light showers out there. they're breaking up a little bit but there's more on the forecast tonight. so the morning commute will be

wet roadways. occasional showers tonight, they linger into the morning. over the weekend, we have more showers in the forecast. the first rain of 2012, occasional light showers continue tonight. then we get this one teed offshore. friday's storms have more wind, more rain and more snow. it gets in here late saturday. and the heaviest rain will be over an inch in san francisco. it's not a 10 out of 10 but it's a solid 8-1/2. traveling to the mountains tomorrow night, dicey at best. you know it will be. so if you go early tomorrow if you're going to the mountains that's your best bet. here's what the shower activity looks. tomorrow morning there'll be a lit bit of wet on the roadways. there's friday at 8:00 a.m., a

little bit of relative activity. then a little more at lunchtime, check this out. it starts to light up. there's some wind developing, some rain. and then about friday at about 5:00 you see the afternoon commute then into the evening hours. so definitely a wet day tomorrow. if you have outdoor plans, if you're working outdoors, i don't think you're working outdoors. if you're running p.e. classes i don't think you're going to be doing it in the afternoon. it's going to be wet, in the mountains i mentioned the snow. snow levels remain pretty high. because these are mid-latitude storms. we're seeing snow on blue canyon. snow levels come up but they're still going to see a lot of snow. we're seeing 10 to 15-inches with that winter storm warning. what they're going to see in some places over a foot to 2 feet of snow. the forecast highs tomorrow, warmer because of the clouds and the rain. actually warmer isn't it like it has been. in the 20s.

with your bay area weekend, it shapes up like this. it looks like a january weather pattern. what you would expect. tonight's deal an appetizer, the main course tomorrow. the travel amount is going to be dicey. afternoon tomorrow is going to be dice dicey. >> winter weather is still taking a toll on many people in the seattle area. washington state saw heavy snow. many schools and businesses are also closed and up to 200 homes and businesses are without power. rain is expected in western washington tomorrow. possibly causing some flooding. the ice storm also caused problems at the seattle tacoma airport. roads and highways around the airport were temporarily shut down today. most outbound flights were delayed for several hours and that caused numerous flights to and from the bay area to be cancelled. hockey and college basketball coming up next with mark.

san jose's regional medical center is about to get bigger. the hospital broke ground on the expansion project. it will also boost the bed

count to 42. the medical center's emergency room treated 62 patients throughout the year. mark joins us now with sports. not a good night at all tonight for the sharks. >> as they said in the commercial, they tanked. probably the best explanation for the sharks tonight, flat. not feeling it at all in any phase of the game. ottawa winning for the first time since 2003. from the out set it looked all right. brad winchester one time will roost it home. downhill from there however. 1-1 in the second. eric carlson this guy is a teenager just 19 years old. his seventh goal of the year putting ottawa in front. 2-1, listless play for the sharks continues. collin greene first of two

goals for him. 4-1 the final. ottawa though they are hot. 7-0 and 2 on the road in their last nine games. you know sometimes you never know where your heros are going to come from. you figure all the recruiting and scholarships that go into putting a big time college program together. tonight it's a walk off two comes off the game with 16 points for cal and his name is robert thurmon. off the bench to do a big job. alan crab who is expected to put up big numbers also 16 tonight. just like thurmon. he will hit a leaner and they are taking it to washington. but the final five seconds, cal up just three. the huskies with one last shot at it. darnell gant was 0-8 and tonight just 0-9. cal still with a piece of first place in the pac10. able to make it to the game in

stanford. didn't show up either, they lost it 81-69. evidently the great northwest not a good place for california i can't bees to be. john stockton was there to see his son -- california guys to be. the play of the night may have come at halftime. stockton will check that out. a fan from half court she does it with one hand, just throws it up there. she gets $700 for that. not too bad. this suspect a bad play in the second half, as the zags blow by. they do going away against usf. meanwhile st. maries they've got it going on of late. they just keep setting them up and knocking them down. eight straight victories for

the gails. rob jones leading away with 17 and eight rebounds. the a's have signed johnny gomes to a five year contract. he's from casa grande high school there in petaluma. >> thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005.

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