cloudy. rain developing. although there is already mist out there. heavier rain will be coming in. temperatures will be in the 50s. this is a mild air mass but it's also a much wetter system that coming in by this evening. here is sal. traffic is moving along pretty well around the bay area. you can see traffic looks good in most areas but it's wet out there as you mentioned. this is highway 4. traffic will be effected by the wet weather. the morning commute is not all that bad if you are driving on interstate 880 in oakland. the morning drive on the golden gate bridge is looking good. they are changing the lanes there you can see on the bridge to reflect southbound 4 and northbound 2. be cautious as you come down the toll plaza. now let's go back to the desk. topping our news this morning police in hayward were kept busy overnight. responsing to several drunk driving related crashes.

alex savidge is in hayward where one of the drivers is facing hit and run charges after crashing into a couple cars. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to you pam. police say this was a drunk driver that was flying down this residential street behind me. he slammed into three parked cars including this limb moe parked in the driveway. this is video you will see only on two. the speeding car also crushed the front end of a bmw. investigators say the suspected drunk driver got out and ran off. he may have been going 70 miles an hour on the wet roads and this morning we talked to the owner of one of the damaged cars. >> i heard a car dragging metal from down the street and then i was starting to have anxiety. and i heard it hit a car and then i didn't hear my alarm go off. i didn't know if it hit my car or not. then i looked out and it was

gone. >> reporter: you mean where you parked your car. >> yeah. >> reporter: hayward police say they eventually arrested the driver of the car. three blocks away from crash scene. his face was covered in blood. his head went into the windshield. he's facing charges of dui and hit and run. a hayward police sergeant told me this accident was one of throw dui related crashes his department handled late overnight. the continuing rain means slick roads. we were in berkeley overnight where you can see it coming down there. this morning we are tracking the rain and how it will effect your commute. steve and sal will have more throughout the morning coming up. also this morning dozens of occupy cal protestors continue their marathon demonstration inside a uc berkeley campus library. they took over the anthology

library. many faculty members strongly support the demonstrators and worked out a deal with campus police to prevent a crack down. but that deal is only good through this morning. and it's not clear what will happen next. in just about 90 minutes occupy protestors in san francisco will begin a day long demonstration in the city's financial district. their goal is to disrupt business at banks and other corporations involved in foreclosures. it will be one of san francisco's largest demonstrations since the iraq war protest ten years ago. occupy protestors in the bay area's three big 21s plan to take part in a national protest today. demonstrators in 100 cities plan to occupy the courts. now they are protesting the recent landmark u.s. supreme court decision that removed most limits on corporate spending in federal elections. occupy demonstrations are planned outside courthouses in

san francisco, oakland, and san jose today as well as across the country. the oakland city hall is set to vote next month on a controversial plan to protect the nation's fifth busiest port. protestors staged two huge demonstrations at port of oakland late last year. costing the port millions of dollars in lost revenue. it calls on city leaders to do everything possible within the law to make sure the port stays open during future occupy protests. critics say the plan would lead to more violent demonstrations and police estimate it would cost $1.5 million to insure that the port stays open the last republican debate before tomorrow's south carolina primary got off to a firey start. >> i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. coming up at 4:45 the question that had newt gingrich so upset. time now 4:34.

daly city police are asking for your help to track down a man that wandered away from his home. 66-year-old jaeson hhon has -- chon has been missing since yesterday morning happen he is unable to speak and write because of a medical condition. he has no identification or cell phone with him and lived in daly city for about a month. firefighters are battling a fast moving wild fire near reno that destroyed more than 20 homes. last night the fire could be seen from ten miles away from the downtown casino district. it started yesterday afternoon and it was fueled by 80 miles an hour wind gusts. flames came within miles of a school where vice president joe biden was actually speaking. now he was farced to cut his visit short. 2000 people are out of their homes this morning. that is down from 10,000 earlier. fire officials say there has been one fatality.

continuing rain and melting snow are triggering deadly nods in oregon. crime scene tape marks the area where a mother and her 20-month- old baby were killed yesterday. their car was swept into an overflowing creek. right now 17 rivers from salem to eugene are overflowing flooding streets and homes. a state of emergency has been declared in four counties in oregon. and people are being asked to leave their homes in many areas. the rain is in the forecast today which could cause more flooding. more flights are canceled today at the seattle tacoma airport because of bad weather. alaska airlines is grounding 50 flights and plans to operate 60% of its daily departures. yesterday alaska and horizon air canceled more than 300 flights in and out of seattle. it's all because of freezing rain that followed the big snowstorm there. 200,000 people are still without power and it is another snow day for school.

get ready. the 49ers are preparing to host the new york giants in sunday's nfc championship game and grounds keepers are preparing the field for possible rain. crews say the wind is in good shape. they also say the fields should be able to soak up any rain on sunday without getting slick. the nfc logo lines and end zones were painted yesterday. actually wednesday. and the field has been covered with a tarp. fans at sunday's title game will see an increased security presence. the nfl chief of security will be in attendance and says there will be a zero tolerance policy. san francisco police have increased staffing 25% for the playoffs. they plan to have extra officers both inside the stadium and outside in the parking lot. now police made 20 arrests during last saturday's game against the new orleans saints. time now 4:37. muni is using the overnight hours to remove an suv that ended up deep inside one of its

under ground tunnels. the driver drove down and crashed into a platform yesterday morning. 40-year-old scott mitchell was later arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. muni was able to push the suv off the side of the tracks. but crews were still removing it overnight and the trains were not running. 4:37 is the time. we have sal to keep an eye on that as well as any other commute issues. i definitely ran into water. rain in some areas. water is on the freeway. >> that is right. sometimes when that means traffic is not going to be good. we'll let you know. good morning, to you. let's go take a look at what we have on the roads and on 80 westbound as you head out to the mccarthur maze it looks pretty good. alsos morning commute is moving along nicely heading out to the bay bridge toll plaza as we normally see the toll plaza is light at this time. little be a light drive getting into the city along the bridge.

and this morning if you are driving on northbound 280 that traffic looks good getting up to highway 17. it's 4:38 let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. th moisture is in the air. there is drizzle out there and very foggy areas. you will clear it and it will be great. other areas you will hit a wall and it will be zero visibility. we will have a cloudy day. the next one is on its way. that will give us moderate to heavy rain. nothing too heavy yet. this will be afternoon, evening. i think the atmosphere is juiced upright now. much warmer on the temperatures 40s and 50s. now remember monday when we had teens. monday four days ago. now look. we haven't had any decent rain since december 14th. we got the resistance autoof the way of high pressure. cloudy rain foggy. heavier rain comes in this

afternoon. the mild air mass. the air mass is more mid latitude. not tropical but it's not a cold one. 50s an your temps to upper 50s and rain develops. extended forecast has rain today. we'll have a foggy saturday morning. we get a break on saturday afternoon. probably a little breezy there. sunday morning is okay. rain could make it sunday evening. just so you know. sunday evening. maybe the fourth quarter there. morning rain monday and out of here next week looks dry. >> i hope we're up by 20 points or so. 4:39 is the time. take a look at this. what you can see any way. we have good news for skiers and snow borders. this is a live picture this morning. eastbound 80. more snow is on the way. we just checked in with cal tran and chains are required. here's what it looked like last night. the snowplows were busy clearing the roads. it's a pretty sight though.

conditions on interstate 80 became trespass in some places. chp says there was a number of spinouts. take it easy if you're heading up to the sierra. >> we're glad to see it. skiers are glad to see it. it's great to see it. we need the water. >> cal tran says drivers will likely need chains for at least the next few days. so keep them in the drunk. 4:40 is the time. san francisco sheriff appears in court on charges of domestic abuse. what the judge decided and the well known former politician that came to mirkarimi's defense. plus why divers are taking a break from that critical rescue mission. good morning, traffic on northbound 101 looks pretty good approaching the 80 split. we'll tell you more about the wet morning commute on this friday morning.

good morning. we have cloudy skies. foggy conditions out there. a little drizzly and misty. there is more rain on the way. highs today mild 50s. the crash happened yesterday in the southern helmand province. the six victims are u.s. marines. the cause of the crash is under

investigation. the rescue mission is once again on hold on the overturned cruise ship in italy. rescuers have been using explosives to blow a hole through that submerged window so that they can access the inside of the ship but divers had to be pulled back after concerns that the ship may be shifting. italian officials say the rescue will resume once conditions are safe. 11 people are confirmed dead. 21 people are still missing including a couple from minnesota. in election new this morning newt gingrich came out swinging in last nights presidential debate. he blasted the moderator for asking the question about gingrich's second wife's claim that he asked her for an open marriage. >> to take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primaries a significant question in a presidential

campaign is as close to despicable as anything i can imagine. >> gingrich then went on to say his ex-wife's claims are false. mitt romney took gingrich top task. >> i looked at the reagan diary. you are mentioned once. he said you had an idea in a meeting with young congressman and it wasn't a good idea and dismissed it. >> the south carolina primary is tomorrow. the campaigning moves on to florida. the primary there take place january 31st. meantime newt gingrich released his 2010 federal tax returns during last nights debates. they show he paid $994,000 in federal taxes on $3.1 million in income. during the debate mitt romney said he will release his 2011 tax returns when they are ready. probably sometime in april.

rick santorum said he does his own taxes and will release them when he gets back to his computer. ron paul said he does not plan on releasing his taxes because he would be embarrassed to put his income up against the other candidates. san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is being told to stay away from his wife and child. a judge issued the order yesterday when he went to court to plead not guilty to domestic violence charges. he's accused of a new years eve incident. prosecutors say text messages and video appear to show domestic violence against lopez. mirkarimi's defense says they had an argument. a san francisco mayor afrees. >> i know him, i know his wife and i know there is no domestic violence here. i'm supporting him in this difficult period. >> lopez also appeared at yesterday's hearing. telling the judge 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. a trial date will be set on monday. 4:47. the preliminary hearing against accused serial killer joseph naso continues today in marin county. the 78-year-old is accused of killing four women between 1977 and 1994. naso's ex-wife testified yesterday. they divorced in '80. >> when was the last time you saw him? >> oh it has been a couple years i think. >> do you feel he's capable of the crimes he's accused of? >> i don't know. >> joseph naso crossed examined his ex-wife and asked her did i ever talk about raping everyone. judith said well you told me once right after we were married about how you were once charged with rape. 4:48 is the time. the trial of a suspected gang member accused in the fatal

shooting of a father and his two sons begins in san francisco on monday. edwin is accused of killing tony and his son's michael and matthew in 2008. they were shot in their car while driving home from a picnic. prosecutors sharia most mistook one of the sons for a rival gang member. megaup load.com one of the most popular file sharing websites is shut down this morning. federal prosecutors are charging millions of illegal down loads of copyrighted materials. copyright lost a million dollars in material. before the site was taken it down it posted a statement saying most of the traffic is legitimate and charges against it are overblown. the hacker group unanimous is claiming responsibility for taking down the department of justice website.

anonymous calls it the largest hack attack ever. it also took down the site for the recording industry association of america. now we have a story you will only see here on two. a local civil rights group is demanding a san jose bar change some of its decor. hanging from the ceiling is a doll dressed in western garb. there is a myself around its neck. some say the doll represents the bar owner. >> it's a symbol of the deep south of hatred of oppression of being lynched or being murdered or hated just because you are black. >> i'm not offended by that at all. the doll is not black. >> the bar manager says the owner will consider taking down the doll. reverend moore is asking the mayor to look into the matter if the doll remains in place. 4:50 is the time. a list of the best places to work in the country is

released. the bay area company that came out on top. those guys didn't think i would do it. >> the impressive skills president obama showed off during a fundraiser at a historic apollo theater.

it's back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. president obama showed off his singing skills during a fundraiser at the apollo theater last night. the event featured a performance by soul legend al green but president obama stole the show when he belted out a few lines of green's hit let's stay together. ♪ i'm so in love with you [ cheering and applause ] >> that is pretty good. he was cheered on by the crowd of about 1400 people.

he joked he couldn't sing like green but said he wanted to show his appreciation. google employees are hopefully happy to go to work this morning. their company was named the best place to work in the u.s. by fortune magazine. the reason for the number one spot is the company's increase in revenue and hiring over the past year. there are also many perks for workers including good food, bowling alley, and botchy ball courts. other bay area companies on the list. netapp. intuit. and salesforce.com came in at number 27. san francisco 49er fans are showing the team loyalty with new head gear. they are called nothingen nuggets. the soft foam hats with the 49er gold name on them are made in the garage of an oakley man. he came up with the idea two years ago. >> just kind of wing it. what if you just had a big gold

nugget on your head. and then 49 our gold rush. >> he admits the green bay packers cheese heads inspired him. he sells the hat ons a website for $25 each but he say he may soon need to move the operation out of his garage because he's getting so many orders. don't forget you can watch the big game on ktvu channel 2. here's the sunday lineup. our pregame coverage starts with return to glory at 2:00. kickoff is 3:30. following the game we'll have the point after with sports director mark and joe. get comfy and watch it all with us. sal, you need that gold nugget. you should have had that on your head this morning. >> i don't want to change anything. i don't want to start using that now. you know what i mean. sports fans can be superstitious. >> i see. okay. >> if i were to start wearing the nugget it would be next

season. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute now. traffic on northbound 101 as you approach the 80 split that traffic is moving nicely. no major problems on the lower deck of the bay bridge. also the morning commute looks good. we are looking very nice coming into the city. and if you are driving this morning on the south bay freeways, we're pretty good. we had a couple crashes in the wet weather. i want to remind you it is wet out there. plan accordingly. we may also have a wet commute according to steve. in fact, let's bring steve in right now. hello steve. >> hello sal. how are you? >> i'm good. >> we do have the wet streets. monday we had the record lows. clear, cold, 20s and teens. now we are cloudy and temperatures in the 40s near 50 degrees. that allows the next system to come in. it's roaring. this one will be stronger. the rain will develop. it will be a cloudy rainy day.

rain fall totals yesterday were okay. about what we thought. most of the north and far less as you head toward san jose. they only had .05 san jose. san francisco four tenths. kentfield almost three quarters of an inch. there will be more on the way. things are getting better. our system is inching closer and it won't take long to get this mist and light rain going. the heavy rain will come in later this afternoon. and also into tonight. 40s to 50-degree temperatures. it's a really mild air mass. you can see there goes our system as it begins to get closer. there is a lot out there. the bulk of this will be to the north. the first rain since december 13th. thank you. this system will move in. there is one more behind that. it looks like next week we go back to being dry. rain is developing here and the wind will pick up later on today. highs in the 50s. a lot of moisture in the air. it's not taking much. sea gal flaps its wicks and

creates dynamic now. foggy tomorrow morning and a break. sunday morning looks good. sunday night could be a little tough. i think maybe the second half we might have to deal with rain or after the game. monday morning rain and then out of here. next week back to dry. there be a lot of fog. >> we understand the field is ready. we'll have more on that coming up. also overnight a trail of destruction in hayward. the mess people are waking up to this morning after a suspected drunk driver tore through their neighborhood. occupy san francisco returns. how their day of protest will impact life in san francisco's financial district today.

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